Hertford County Herald
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VOLUME X. (Ten Pases) AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1919 (ONE SECTION) NO. 31.
TUBERCULOSIS
ON A DECLINE
IN THIS STATE
Reduction of More Than Fire
Hundred Death* From
Tuberculosis
FIGURES COMPILED AT
STATE SANITORIUM
Other States Show an Increase
in Deaths from the White *
1 Plague
Sanatorium, November 11.?A re
daction of more than five hundred in
the number of deaths caused by tuber
culosis in North Carolina for 1919 as
compared with 1918 is indicated in
the tentative figures just compiled at
the State Sanatorium for the treat
Vmertt of tuberculosis, these figures
covering the first half of the present
year.
The total number of deaths re
ported during the first six months
this year is 1,428, which would in
dicate a total for the year of 2,856.
The total number occurring in 1918
caused by tuberculosis was 3,391.
The indicated reduction for the year
is 535 ,the most remarkable record
ever recorded since accurate statis
tics have been kept by the State.
Past experience teaches. State au
thorities say, that a few delayed re
ports will be received, some extend
ing as far back as six months .that
therefore it is probable that the to
tal number of deaths this year from
tuberculosis will be greater than that
indicated by reports so far received.
At the same time it is felt that the
number of these delayed reports
will not be sufficient to prevent the
record of this year from being a most
exceptional one.
The situation in North Carolina is
very different from any other sec
tions of the country. In nearly all
there has been an increase in cases
and deaths from tuberculosis this
year. Particularly in New York
State has the increase been so great
as to cause considerable alarm, and
a redoubling of the efforts at pre
vention and cure. North Carolina
has had a steadily decreasing number
of deaths from this cause during the
past few years, the reduction as be
tween 1915 and 1918 having been
S91. The marked reduction this
year whan other sections have been
showing an increase following the
epidemic of influenza is causing much
gratification among the health work
ers.
Another interesting ract disclosed
by these figures is that the number
of deaths among white people was
greater by thirty-four than among
the negroes. The death rate from
tuberculosis among the negroes has
n!ways been much higher than among
the whites, and in spite of the much
ftmaler portion of the population that
is black the total number of deaths
among the negroes has been each year
greater, there being over two hun
drd more last year.
Buncombe leads the list with a to
tal of 261, of which 102 wars sol
dier patients at the government hos
pital at Oteen, and nearly all of the
others non-residents of the State.
The next highest are 64 in Forsyth,
64 in Guilford, 63 in Mecklenburg,
46 in Wake. April is shown to be
the worst month for fatalities, a to
tal of 269 occurring In that month.
North Carolina waa among the first
of the states to take definite steps
In fighting tuberculoma, the act pro
viding for a state sanatorium having
been passed by the General Assembly
of 1907, and the sanatorium opened
YOUR NEXT !
SUGAR WILL
COST 18 1-2 C.
Price of Sugar Now Available
I* Set at 18 1-2 Cent* by
Government
NORTH CAROLINA WANTS
SOME GEORGIA SUGAR
North Carolina Not Receiving
Her Share of Sugar, She
Sars
Washington, D. C.?A price of 18
1-2 cents per pound is placed on New
Orleans sugar which is now available
to the trade according to advices re
ceived by Senator Simmons from
the sugar division of the food admin
istration here.
Under the price that has been fix
ed the retailer is allowed, one
cent per pound, while the wholesale
merchant is permitted to receive one
half cent per pound. The wholesal
er purchases the sugar from the re
finer at 17 cents per pound, thus
comprising the total of 18 1-2 cents
to the trade.
The sugar equalization board with
headquarters in New York is now
considering the complaint of North
Carolina people that their state is
not being fairly treated in receiv
ing a proportion of sugar allottments
from the Savannah, Ga., refinery,
and the eastern refineries. The Tar
Heel dealers object to Louisana su
gar, and they want their share of
the product handled through the re
fineries of the east and Georgia.
The protest has been laid before
the board by T. H. Holmes .presi
dent of the North Carolina Whole
sale Grocers' Asaociation. Senator
Simmons has been advised that a re
apportionment is being made and
that early relief may be reasonably
expected."
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GOVERNMENT WILL ISSUE
QUOTATIONS ON COTTON
AND COTTON SEED SOON
Washington, D. C., Nov. 12.?To
give producers and others informa
tion regarding actual cotton values
and prices in their local or nearby
important markets, the Bureau of
Markets of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture is inaugurating
a cotton price quotation service and
will issue reports from Ave important
points in the cotton belt. Cottonsed
prices also will be covered.
The first report is to be issued
from Memphis, Tenn., for tht dis
trict imemdiately surrounding that
point; other reports will follow from
district headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.
New Orleans, La.; Charlotte, N. C.;
and Dallas, Texas, for the teritory
imemdiately surrounding each of the
points.
Optimistic Thought
Snnbonins of hopt' will drlvn away
the mists of snspeuse.
for patients in 1909. It has since
been enlarged and Improved so that
it now cares for about four hundred
patients each year and is considered
on* of the most efficient institutions
of the kind in the United States. In
addition two counties have establish
ed county sanatoriums, and two oth
ers are considering the same move,
these latter being Guilford and the
county of Wake. In addition there
has been an actively waged campaign
against the disease by means of lo
cal dispensaries, clinics, nurses and
an ever broadening educational cam
paign maintained by the Bureau of
Tuberculosis of the State Board of
Health and materially assisted by the
State Red Cross Seal Commission,
the latter work being financed by
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals
each December.
OPEN THE DOOR
AMERICAN LEGION HAS
. ITS FIRST CONVENTION
Henry D. Lindsley, of Textt, Perma
nent Chairman?Legion to Af
fect America Widely
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 10.?The
first convention of the American Le
gion got under way smoothly here
today, although as Chairman Henry
D. Lindsley, of Texas, expressed it,
"the convention has no powers and
I hope no legion will ever have a pro
gram.
The importance of decisions which
would be expected of the various
comittees was emphasized, however,
by Mr. Lindsley when he declared the
legion would affect the trend of tho
ught of the American people as has
no other organization ever done.
The report of the advance commit
tee of the legion advocating laws
to curb the activities of radical ali
ens, investigation of the critical in
dustrial situation and the definite
pronouncement as to what legisla
tion ex-service men' may *jcpect pf
Congress, was presented by Chair
man Lindsley and Secretary Eric
Fisher.
Massachusetts was awarded 65 vo
tea, the largest of any state delega
tion, by the credentials committee.
The committee seated four delagates
from Mexico in addition to those
from states in the union.
Henry D. Lindsley, of Texas, was
chosen permanent chairman of the
convention, and Sergt. Jack Sullivan
of Washington, Vice-Chairman, with
other officers of the legion continued
during the convention. Bennett
Clark, of Missouri, was nominated
from the floor for vice-chairman but
was defeated.
ERROR ABOUT TAXES
The Herald was in error laat week
when it stated that a discount would
be allowed to those who pay their
taxes in the month of December. It
should have been adiscount allowed
to those who pay in November. Tax
es during the month of December
will not be discounted, but will be
flat. After December and until the
month of April taxes increase at the
rate of 1 per cent each month.
We call your attention to the warn
ing by Sam Vaagfcrt la this iss
You save by paying your taxes in
the month of November.
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Should eB Restricted
Many physicians believe that any
one who has a bad cold should be com
pletely isolated ttf prevent other mem
bers of the family and associates
from contracting the disease, as colds
are about as catching as measles.
One thing sure?the sooner one rids
himself the lees the danger, and you
will loko a good while before you
And a better medicine than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to aid you
tn curing a cold. adv
I HOUSE REFUSES TO SEAT
VICTOR L. BERGER
Wisconson Socialist Barred by Vol*
of 309 to 1?Seat Declared
Vactnat?New Election
Washington, Nov. 10.?Victor L.
Berger, of Milwaukee, socialist, was
denied his seat in the house today
' by an overwhelming vote ,the house
holding he was inelgible for member
ship because ot his o(f n opposition
| to the war.
The vote to upseat Berger was 309
to 1, Representative Voight, Repub
lican, of Wisconson, being the only
member to support the Wisconson
socialist, either during the debate
or roll call.
' After denying the seat to Berger
the house declared that the seat was
vacant,* holding that Joseph P. Car
ney, Democrat who contested Ber
. ger's election, did not receive a plu
rality in the election last year. 1
Without a record vote the house also
directed Speaker Gilette to notify the (
Wisconson Governor of the vacancy
in the state election, so that a spe
I cial election may be caled to choose
; a new member.
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NEBRASKA DEFEATS CHOLERA'
The work and vigilance of fifty coun
ties and their farm bureaus in Ne
braska, supplemented by the coopera
tion of the United States Department
of Agriculture, and the vetinary prac
titioners, have made the state practi
cally free from hog cholera. From
an annual loss which formerly amo
unted to millions of dollars, the loss
es from cholera during the current
year aggregate but a few thousand
Hollars. The hog-raising sections of
the State are now thoroughly organ
ized and practically all of the farmers
report the appearanoe of hog cholera
as soon as the outbreak is evident.
Vaccfnaltjon now follows promptly
any outbreak, and resuts in the dis- [
ease being, localized and quickly erad
icated. The control measures have
been executed so promptly during the
year that the tota] amount of hog
cholera serum has been materially
reduced. As a result several serum
plants have large supplies on hand
the State plant having a considerable
amount and one private plant report
iabout IS,000,000 cubic centimeters
in its possession.
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Mr. P. LaDuka, Farmer, Says, "You
Bat Rats Caa Bits Through Metal
"I had feed bins lined with sine
last year, rats got through pretty
soon. Was out $18. A $1. package
of Rat-Snap killed so many rats that
I never hare been without it since.
I collie dog never touched RAT-SNA
You try it. Three sises, 25c 50c.
and $1. Sold and guaranteed by Z.
V. Bellamy, C. J. Gerock and E. J.
Bell ? Company.?adv.
Watch the label on your paper.
SERNICE MEN
CAN RENEW
INSURANCE
Ex-Service Men Can Have In
?urane Reinstated More
Easily
DEPARTMENT MAKES A
MORE LIBERAL RULING
All Men Can Be Reinstated
Before December 31,
This Year
Washington, D. C.?A aeries of de
cisions issued by the Director of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance with
the aproval of the Treasury provi
des more liberal conditions for re
instatement of lapsed or cancelled
policies of insurance.
The provisions of Treasury Decis
ion No. 47, allowing eighteen months
from the date of discharge for renin
statement upon payment of two
months' premiums on the amount of
insurance to be reinstated, are re
tained. That decision is liberalized,
however, by a new provision that men
out of the service are permitted to
reinstate by merely paying the two
months' premiums without making a
statement as to health at any time
within three calendar months follow
ing the month of discharge.
After die three months following
the date of discharge have elapsed,
a statement from the applicant to
the effect that he is in as good health
as at the date of discharge or at ex
piration of the grace period, which
ever is the later date, wil] be requir
ed together with a written applica
tion for reinstatement and the ten
der of two months' premiums on the
amount of insurance he wishes to re
instate.
In order to give all former service
men whose insurance has lapsed or
has been cancelled, a fair chance to
reinstate their insurance including
men who have been out of the ser
vice eighteen months or more, and
who are, therefore, barred from re
instatement under the former ruling,
a special blanket ruling is made that
allows all ex-service men to reinstate
their insurance before December 31, i
1919, provided that each applicant ,
is in good health a* at date of dis- j
charge or at expiration of the grace
period .whichever is the later date,
and so states in his application. Of
course it is necessary that he tender
the two months' premiums on > the
amouni of insurance-lie wishes to
reinstate.
Service men who reinstated their
insurance by payment of all back
premiums prior to July 25, 1919,
when the decision requiring payment
of only two months' premiums went
into effect, upon Written application
to the Bureau may have any pre
miums paid in excess of two applied |
toward the payment of future pre-1
mlums. For example, if after a pol- j
icy had elapsed for six months, a
man reinstated and paid six months
premiums instead of two, he may se
cure credit for four months' pre
miums.
The provisions for reinstatement
| do not protect a man until he actual
ly reinstates. If he waits he may not
| be in as good health as he was at the
j time of discharge and consequent
; ly may not be able to secure rein
statement.
Don't put off reinstatement. Do
it now!
Do You Enjoy Your MmIi?
If you do not enjoy your meals
your digestion is faulty. Eat moder
ately. especially of meats, maatie?te
your food thoroly. Let five hours
elapse between meals and take one of
Chamberlain's Tablets immediately
. after supper and you will soon And
I your meals to be a real pleasure?adv
REAL ESTATE
AND BUILDING
ACTIVE HERE
Ahoskie la at Present Exper
iencing Greatest Era in Its
History
REAL ESTATE VALUES ?
UNUSUALLY HIGH, TOO
Contractors Have All They Can
Do for The Next Twelve
Months
^ever has such a building boom
been manifest in the town of Ahos
kie as there is at the present time.
Along with the building fever is alao
linked the activity in the real estate
market, the two going hand in hand
in the development of the town.
Building lots for both residences and
I
busines houses are at a premium in
Ahoskie, and the many land salea
reveal the fact that the people of
Ahoskie and also the people who have
kept in touch with the growth of the
town have faith in the future of the
town, both as desirable place to live
and a profitably place in which to
conduct a business venture. *^fn the
majority of cases the lota being sold
here are bought by natives of the
town, who in turn sell them to the
outsiders for handsome profits, even
though the proverbial whispers are
heard on every side that land values
are abnormal and can not remain at
the present high level, 'ihat is true
so far as the abnormal prices are
concerned; but, too, the growth of the
town is abnormal ,if one is to judge
its growth by the past few years pre
vious to ,1919. In fact, when the
thing is sifted down, one may reas
i onably expect even higher land val
! ues in and around Ahoskie.
The large brick atructure of J. O.
Sessoms on Main Street ia rapidly
taking shape. There will be six apart
ments to this building and, so great
is the demand for space that every
one of them haa been contracted for
by business concerns. One or two
storage warehouaes and possibly two
brick garage buildings will be con
structed here in the near future.
Other business houses will be con
structed here in the early part of the
year" 1920, the only requisite being
the material and labor.
There are several dwelling* now
in the course of construction. Local
contractors are so burdened with
work, that they do not hesitate to
tell prospective builders that they -
have all that they can do for the
whole of the year 1920. The hand
some new Baptist parsonage is a boat
completed on the outside; Mr. Edd
Greene has broken the ground for
his new home in East Ahoskie; Mr.
W. H. Miller will construct a new
residence in the same section in the
early part of the year; Mr. Joe Phelps
of Colerain has purchased a site ad
joining that of Mr. Greene and will
build soon. Two or three brick bun
galows will be built in Ahoskie just
as soon as the material can be secur
ed, and many others apt waiting for
the same reasons. "Altogether, the
building boom was never so great
^n Ahoskie. ?" -
Ahoskie is fast becoming the real
town of northeastern North Carolina
and ,ln its growth, is leading the sec
tion between the Chowan and Roa?
oke rivers.
He rves*of Smell Note.
Id ?plt* <>f the vast mechsnlrsi Im
provement* of the nge. the Se?t nlarni
dock Is "till sweet perfume n<
frying Itaci -.-.uJ T '!nlo pimliv