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VOLUME X. (TWELVE PAGES) AHOSKIEL NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER-24, 1919 [ Mtfk'fe.V .1- (ONE SSCffoffrH, * NaT 28
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COTTON PRICE !
SHOULD HOLD
PRESENT LEVEL
Official* of the American Cot
/
ton Association Warn
Farmer*
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THE FIRST TIME IN HIS
TORY FARMER DICTATES
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Farmers Should Join the Asso
ciation and Perpetuate th?
t Present Price
(Special to the Herald)
Raleigh, N. C.?"Don't let the pres
ent price of cotton fool you into a
false sense of security," is the warn
ing cotton association officials attend
ing the big mass meeting in Raleigh
Tuesday send out to the cotton far
mers of the State. "The present
good prices offered for cotton are
the direct result of the Cotton Asso
ciation, and should there be a relax
ation of the efforts of the cotton far
mers and others interested in get
ting a fair price for cotton, the price
would crash worse than it*has in ma
ny yean."
As further proof that the Associa
tion work is being reflected in the
good price for cotton, the officials
point out that the price began to
increase soon after the work of the
old reduction campaign last spring
was well under way. It has held
, steady all through the year, until re
cently when President Wannamaker
announced that the cotton planters
did not intend to increase the acreage
cooperation of the best business and
professional brains of his community.
If this program is carried out, we will
see forty cents cotton before another
crop is harvested, says President Wan
namaker of the cotton association.
This is the first time in history
that the cotton farmer has held the
whip hand, and he is holding this
throhthe efforts of the organiza
tion of cotton farmers, merchants
and business men. Should he relax
his efforts and fail to carry forward
the splendid work already done by
the Association, the cotton planter
will fall back int? the old ways of
having to send nls cotton to market
and taking anything the buyer wants
to offer him. And the prices offered
are based on Wall Street prices, fixed
by men, who ,in most instances, have
never seen a bale of cotton.
Organization and warehouses will
solve the problem once and for all
time. The American Cotton Assoc
ciation is the best means of getting
the organization for cotton warehou
se; .for through the Association the
cotyon farmer secure* the aid and
unless they were assured that ? f*ir
price would be paid for the staple.
This announcement was made at the
New Orleans World Cotton Confer
ence, and for the first time this year
cotton climbed over the 35 cent
mark.
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SECOND LYCEUM ATTRACTION
WILL BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK
The second number of the local
lyceum course will be given in the
auditorium of the Ahoskie high achool
on next Monday, the 27th. A mus
ical trio, capable of giving a first rate
entertainment will do the entertain
ing on that night.
A large crowd is anticipated, and
a good attraction to promised by the
ladies of the Betterment Association
woH are promoting the lyceum' pro
gram here.
COMMUNITY
FAIR HELD
AT MENOLA
-Menola Held Its First Commu
nity Fair on Saturday, Oc
tober IS
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SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
WAS IN MUCH EVIDENCE
Wonderful Exhibits of Agricul
tural and Livestock Pro
ducts
The Menola School District held
their First Community Fair at the
new school building Saturday, Octob
er 18, and to say it was a great suc
cess is putting it mildly.
While the exhibits were all that
'could be desired the community spir
? it displayed was superb. Every one
| in he neighborhool put their whole
heart into the work and worked as
(a unit. Co-operation was in the air
l from start to finish. They couldn't
i even be content with having a first
I class fair but had to get the road trac
i tor busy and Videned a mile of road
iand had it well graded and dressed
up like a new doll for the occasion.
The quality of the pantry supplies
was as good as could be found at any
fair and the variety was not lacking.
The fancy work, canned goods, gar
den products and art exhibits were
especially good. The young folks
put on an excellent exhibit in the ed
ucational department.
The men would not be outdone by
the ladies and children, so they put
on some thorobred exhibits of hogs,
seed corn, and cotton. They have
taken to the thorobred idea and when
| the showing was over they held a
meeting with the County Agent and
'decided to organize a thorobred seed
club.
j The thin? that started this club
was a little cotton exhibit. Some en
terprising farmer raised some Wan
namaker's Cleveland Big Boll Cotton
last season and made two bale* per
acre. This year nearly every farmer
in the Menola section has some of
this cotton. One farmer picked one1
hundred bolls of this cotton and one
hundte< bolls of another variety and
weighed- the cotton picked from each
hundred bolls. The Wannamekers'
Cleveland Big Boll weighed 25 oun
ces and the other weighed 15 ounces,
making a difference of 10 ounces to
' the hundred bolls. These farmers
will agree to put their whole crops
in this one variety of cotton next
reason and some will get the pure
bred seed fresh from the breeders
and raise under the direction of the
County Agent and the plant breed
er from Raleigh, and keep the nei
ghborhood supplied with seed only 1
generation from the original every
year.. All seed that will be sold for
planting will be inspected and gin
ned according to the instructions of
the State Department of Agriculture.
There was some lively competition
between the owners of famous ani
mals that is so closely associated with
the colored race, and sometimes call
ed the "pestle tailed' animal. They
were all there, grey, black, and bay
long and tall, lean and lanky, long
legged and round and the judge had
to scratch his head many times be
fore making his decision. The round
| one won.
Those family cows were there, too
:but that counfounded tick had taken
so much of their vitality that every
one was bringing on their two and
half gallon cow. Every time the
judge looked at one she would apo
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In the midst of Its multifarious war duties the American Red Cross did
not neglect Its obligations to the ctvUlu.~i>a|Mi)?tlon at home. Throughout
the conflict It maintained Us Hurray of Public'Health Nursing," Instruction In
first aid, home nursing and sanitation/ and disaster relief. Particularly In
their work for the babies was effort by puMlc health nurses Important. The
accompanying photograph shows a Red Cross fiublfe health nurse Instructing
a mother In the proper preparation of the baby's diet.
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CAROLINA BASEBALL
LEAGUE WILL BE OR
GANIZED FOR 1920
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Winston-Salem, Oct. 21.?Presi
dent W, G. Bramham, of the old Ca
rolina Baseball League, spent the day
here discussing with local lovers of
the game the question of forming
another |eague. He announced that
assurance might be given that either
a strict State of Virginia-Carolina
league was assured. He declared
that he had never seen so much in
terest in tthe game as is being mani
fested and expressed by the people
in the cities he had visited the past
few weeks. He has also been de
luged witji messages urging the cal
ling of a pieeting to discuss the mat
ter. At the meeting to be held in
Durham qp the 29inst Mr. Bramham
is convinced that ah organization will
I be perfected. The North Carolina
towns suggested to com > > e ' * new
League include Winston-Salem, 'Dur
ham, Greensboro, Raleigh, and either
Rocky Moftnt. Wilson'.or frayetteville.
I Several vjk-ginia~ cities ^are^eVarA^ring.
to'get in the game, deoi*red'Mr. Bram
ham, who stated that,if>a sufficient
number of. Carrf^aHiSi ts 'could not
be secured* tfle'n twojjr more Virgin
ia cities ffl^ould be taken in. Win
ston-Salem will send a committee to
Durham nqxt week and it is pretty
safe that ^he Twin-City will have a
team in he field wljen .his ymps calls
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"play ball" next spring.?Greens
boro Daily (News. ta .
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BERTIE CtoUNTY FAIR WILL
BE HELD NEXT WEEK
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The first Annual Bertie County
Fair will bf held in Aulander on the
30th and 31st of this month, which
is next Tlyirsday and Friday. The
promoters ?f thin fair have made ar- 1
rangementsjfor a wide variety of free
attractions, but they have spared not
an effort in the attempt to make it
a drawing card more for the agri
cultural exhibits .and the - livestock
exhibits. These will be among"the
very best of any fair in' tfiis entire
t section bf the State. /
\, As announced, in this paper last
week, the Navy Band from the Nor^
| folk Navy Yard will furnish music
at the fair.
logize like' the house Wif? does when
the precaher calls about dinner tiii'e
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and shd hasn't any fried chicken.
Menola'is budding a dipping vat and
next year these cows will have a dif
ferent tale Jo tell. .< ]?'
The rain kept many good animals
at horn*, wlpch speak* well for the
way Menola farmers are taking care
of their goo^etock. They didn't al
ways eare if the stock did take thtf
weather but it is different now.
If any other community wants to
knw how to (pell cooperation and (fit
the true definition of tlje word they
can get either by folowing the exam
ple set by Menola at this their First
Community Fair.
A VISITOR.
WORLD NEEDS MILLIONS
OF BALES COTTON SAY
ASSOCIATION PRESDENT
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Raleigh Oct. 21?A mass meeting
1 of cotton growers, merchants and
j others interested in the raising and
j marketing of cotton was held here
? this morning for the purpose of stim
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j ulating interest in the organization
i in this State for North Carolina di
visiop of-the American Cotton Asso
ciation.
Governor Thomas W. Bickett, Ja
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mes S. Wannamaker, president of the
American Cotton Association, and J.
B., Cannon, a banker, of Spartan
burg, S. C., were the "principal spea
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The spealcers^ at the. m_ee|iog Jbat
was not largely at^qded, emphasiz
ed the necessitf^ft^ .^jTBantejitiotv of
the rural south, not only for fttcoyrn
? upbuilding and growth but for actual
preservation. . j . - ? ? - '
Mr. .Wannamaker went into the^
Cotton,situ4tiori)>?t some length, jia*- |
ing an english
conference at New Orleans recegtljf
that the world now needs 65,00<fc000
bales of cotton. Half the world- ^
naked, he stated; and.the demand for
. cotten for the next. 20 years .will be
greater than the growera can supply.
Mr. Wannamaker expressed (he ab-j
solute nead for'ofganizaticm'to get.
a fair-price for-the' product.
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FARMERS UNION WAREHOUSE
i WILL PROBABLY BE USED
FOR COTTON ASSOCIATION
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Plana fire now under way to con- I
vert jtherbrick structure of the. Far- f
men' Union . Warehouse Company
i into a storage warehouse for the
American "Cotton ' Association.? The ?
building was. sold at public auction >
last Week, and was bfdded in by S. T
Hare of Harrellsvile. However, some
hitch ihas" arisen in the settlement,*?
and as a conBe<mtnce a meeting of
thf stockholders has beet) c'aled for
Saturday of "this week, ftml at th*t
time lone fuj^her^^iaposition- of-the -
propertjj-jjrill' biejnade. ' T
The l9cal orgagrxer^of ,the.;.Apjer
ican. Cotton issociation^are lenideav-^
ing to have the present stockholder#/
T JlTi3 a ,5* ^
transfer.'.their stock, andeni*rg4 its '
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scope *o as to meet the;requirements i
of th^ Stale foa'nshouse system.
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TOBACCO * MjAR&feT.-CLOSES
, OWACCOUNT - COF FAIRS
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The' Ahoskie tobacco- market, ctos
? ed" toi the cunrent week^ after I
1 Wednesday's saTes/dn account <*f the |
State and Hertford County Fair.
| Several of the buyers and others
connected with the warehouse are at
! tending the State Fair at Rlaeigh.
Large breaks have been in order
forthe past week, and It ia more than
probable that 2,000.000 pounds of
tobacco has bean told on the local
market thil season.
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HAS COME TO I
NORTH STATE
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Boll Weevil Has Made H*t Ap- 1 I
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pearaitc?, in Columbus
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NOT EXPEOTtD TO DO; I
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VERY MUCH DAMAGE
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H# Is Expected "lioWfMake Hi?
Pretence Ffelt Ye?r After
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(Special to the Herald)
Raleigh, N. C.?Though the cotton
boll weevil hai now appeared, there
ii no need for alarm on the part of
the cotton farmers, says M. R. W.
Leiby, Assistant Ehtomolofcist of the
North Carolina Experiment Station. I
It has still time to spread from Co
lumbus County over a considerable
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portion of the southeastern part of
the 'Stated butlt'is doubtful if the
weevfl can do much 'damage. before
year after -ne*$.
can do tlfj; ne^y'eaV^ijiVifijpeiwi on
ho* it is knifed o'ut during the pres
ent winter by injury froip the paid.
The entotnofbgists- '$ 'the''North
Carolina Experiment;" Station ljav^
1 been .constantly-in-*touch with 'the
I progress ..of the ~wy+U since 1M2.
, It qtrtived in Bowth Carolina in 1918,.
and its presence in this-State was no
surgrijje.^ The ? Experiment. - Station
is*planning to keep in constant-touch
with its progress anji to aid cotton
farmers in e*ejy ^ray possible to'f*>m?
?bafeil^ tava#es rt Wfe wee*U.
^/those places .where ap
4tt*.-hoWT<rt.evHl
fronft^O tfi go per certfc Tfee weevHs'
thfcir eggs iTT-th^ ydMnfr s^u
aj;es,f>hd the- gr^l)s\h^t^ipg from
these eggs-eat^oUt theiaqiiaces, pre
ventljtjf. them i from becolftiijg full
growfji^bolkj of.tottqn. i
It has been demonsttated that.-mV
ny. diir#ftent^a^.can. be-employed to
combat; the. ^jfeyO. among which
might be stated.frequent circulation,
growing"' early .eottoo varieties, hand
picking, the,weevils earl yifi-the
son,^apd .poisoning them during the
grovyin^ geaa^n. W- ^~ T./''
I ^,|t iB,vft<^knajwn\ye^V^wtaif the
w?eviUwill be a blessing- in. disguise
because,jn ubvery:?tate-where It haa
sjpearedfarmers ha*e #ore*d ftS"*!
leu cotton. *rtd dWowtf/r 'tfcelf1
crops 'JSP?:,"
returns on\tll'J{r tfiyiltWentt ' -(|
In -ihla .week;* ?rfehttftn'-?to<K '
?' stesy } gi^iftjr'-lletaAfd NnforfniUoiV ?
a>?ut rtheboil ^efrif isljeirig'prlnt-'
cit. Those who-are interested in th?
matter will do weH to wrfte to the
Extension7 Service for a copy of thtr"
publication' 1
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GOYERNOft BICKETT OPENS
STATE FXlR WITh SPEEtH
Governor Bicicett "opened the State
Fair in Baleigh Tuesday with ? ten '
minutes speech. In , the brief ad
drei that M made, he took opportu
A; ? vr
nity to again congratulate the late
State legislators on thair-Vassage of
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the Revaluation Act, notwithstaading
(he fact that some of the "Old Guard
Democrat* of the State are friahtng
that the Governor would stay hands
off this question. Some of the lead
er* in the Republican party are des
tined to use this m an argument ag
ainst the present administration of
the State's affairs. However, till
Govrenor believes in giving "The De
vil his dues* and Intends pointing oat
the good effects of the late legisla
tion st every oportunity he iets.
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AT WINTON
Hertford Count? " Fair I? Pro*
?ng Popular, and Is Mak
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' in8 Progr?H
EXHIBITS' ARE MAIN AT
-iiti a*;.- 4 Mt. <?. >,*
? _ TRACTIONS * AT FAIR
Vfcx '"-A? ? ;t
G?od Raciris, Biltooiv Ascen
sion?, Guideless Wonder
and Fir?work*
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The Second Annual j^ertford Coun
ty Fair is in full blagt in Winton.thia^
week, beginning on Tuesday, and des
tined to close tonight. Tolerably fa
vorable weather is on hand, and large
crowds are attending daily. Jitneys
both at Cofield and Ahosl^i^ are do
ing a landslide , business . taking the
fair visitors hither and thither to the
grounds. In point of <?ttg^jftnce ^ad
interest the Second Annual^ Fair will
far eclipse the one that was held last
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year, the first year.e? the county fair
in Hertford County.. _ ,, j O?
The free atrractiops at, the fair
are drawing points for many who.no
doabt^would otherwise stay at home.
The midway is chock full of various
"side shows'", fortune tellers and the
othor Amusements that would neiss
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sarily go. with a carnival the size of
(he one that iSjjn Winton this week.
It requires, fifteen solid" carloads to
transport this.jqggregatlon. Among
the most DQpufaf of the attractions
included in this carnival is the guy
that rides^fi*' mf>V*$ycle around the .
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? T+tfNiinly^baHtfcm vascensions are |
tttfWfs^tf minyjjjfoayiiltis who are at
& nil i nfSji-.- The Norfolk Na
vy "???^some dejightful
?music "Thursday " nlgfit* Hon. Jno.
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H." 9mall made-an excellent speech,
a^tTw' oWij^openrng of the fair.
" Pi'ffeji' ?Arf?' mos{ successful and
popular f?ee attraction was ithe^Wfl-'
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liant display of fireworks by-Uve S?er
lingworth -jGonipany on Wednesday
nitfbt. A'mehK ^>nfe of the best
aa3 mo3ti*""thrtllfi?g of ? these ex
hibits were the "Falls of Niagya"
a'hd the battle of "Asgonne forest." 1 1
tfhe* several displays ,'tlfcjt showed so j
plainlycolors of the American,
flag 'also woji!,grf?t iiyey with the
vast thrCm? rWt, Witnessed ^he firs-f1
works ^ ?**- '
TfcqJ-MHff ptagraoi this, year far j
?W> ::*T, hteoiFr
out J^ds that of -last year, iw the Mr *
Aso^ion-haj {atety?bi*o?ne~i rtwn
t'l'i- of the N'Stihn^J Trotting Aaao- i
ciaHon., -Keen ind spirited coniVH 4;
?o* 1*> dfveibpetf <r Wnifte ?
Of this JjTd othet sections ,?f thf fou
fe J^UhinV port tn the race* each
(fay,The GaMeleas Wonder, the an-'
inial that created so'mucli excitement,.J
Vt fiai^laat'year," is back agaip,'
and' if* again '? the ciiiel attraction
at'tlSef?lir This hyr*e ,no doubt,
is in a^clato by fWm*elff in that he
makes thk**rounds" of1 the race track
without driver, and makes good tint*
at that.
However, with all these objects of
interest, the greatest feature of the
fair is the wonderful exhibits of fam
and home exhibit*. Hertford Cow
ty being one of the be*t farming ?t
tions of the entire State, *how* it*
product* up well at the fair. Thla
feature of the /air it the one that
will perpetuate the yearly erenta, and
naturally the farmer* and their wi
res are proud to exhibit their pro
duct*. all of which are good, even
though they all do nof
priIW' / r