Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUHTY-S ONLY NEWSPAPER . * PAPER WORTH WHILE NOT A BALKER, BUT A PUSHER VOLUME X. (EIGHT PAGES) AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY9, 1920 (ONE SECTION) No 39 " WAREHOUSE I AND DRYING PLANT PLANS Farmers Warehouse Will Be Enlarged Before Next Season. i RE-DRYING PLANT WILL BE ERECTED ALSO Stockholders of the Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse at Their Annual Meeting Vote to En large and Also to Build Re Drying Plant.?Declare IS Per Cent dividend. The stockholders of the Far mers' Tobacco Warehouse Com pany in their annual meeting held last week voted to double the size of their lrage ware house here, in time for the op ening of the 1920 season, that opens some time,about the 1st. of September. It was also vo ted to erect a re-drying plant, and committees were appoint ed to solicit st6ck for the pro posed plant. Enthusiasm mar ked every action of the meet ing, and it is confidently expec ted that before the next season opens facilities for taking care of the tobacco crop will be es tablished in Ahoskie. When the new addition is made to the Farmers' Warehouse it will give a warehouse 150 feet front by I 260 feet back, making one of the | largest if not the largest house in ! any of the smaller markets of the entire State. This addition is made necessary owing to the fact that the warehouse as it now stands does not provide sufficient floor space to take care of the daily sales, and provide for the packing of the tobacco. * ^ At this meeting a dividend of 16 , per cent, was declared .and checks for this amount will be mailed to the stockholders- on the 15th of this month./ The' warehouse was leased b yMr. C, H. Phaup on a graduated scale, whereby the stockholders were guaranteed ten per cent on their in vestmnt. In addition to that amount for every half million or fractional part of half million over and above a million and half pounds sold, an extra 2 1-2 per cent, was to be paid. The records of the warehouseman re vealed a total of over two million pounds sold on that floor alone, the exact figures being about 2,026,00ft. The other warehouse sold about six , hundred thousand pounds before it closed earlier in the season. These figures show that Ahoskie has doubled as a tobacco market dur ing the period of one year, the 1918 totals amounting to some less than a million and half pounds. A great deal more tobacco was produced in this section in 1919 than in any pre vious year, and, notwithstanding the unfavorable weather, farmers were i generally pleased with the results of ' their first planting. Many others are expected to raise some tobacco in the year 1920, and when the sea son has ended for 1920, the total sales at Ahoskie will no doubt show another substantial increase. 1 ?' r The stockholders will meet again within ? few days, at which time further steps will be taken to com plete arrangement* for the bui]ding of the added floor space, and an or ganization for the purpose of estab lishing a re-drying plant will be fi nally perfected. Send upf your job work for the ytkr 1920. J, ELIZABETH PEOPLE ARE MAKING EFFORT FOR CHOWAN COLLEGE "What Are You Coin* To Do" A Straight Question AtM Ben Ci ty People at Chowan College Meet ing?Seeking Fund*. * Elizabeth City, Jan. 6^?The mass meeting held at the Alkrama Thea ter Sunday night, in the interest of the move for securing Chowan Col lege, for Elizabeth City, was well at tended in spite of the bitter weater. Dr. G. W. Clarke, chairman of the special Chowan College committee, presided, and during the course of the evening, made a stirring appeal to the citizens at Elizabeth City in the interest of the move. His address "What Are We Going To Do About It?" put the question squarely to the town, and made the audience realize that the work of ! securing the college must be pushed to a finish if Elizabeth City expects, , as she confidently does, to win in a race that a number of North Caro lina towns have entered. Five minute talks were made by C. E. Thompson, M. L- Sheep, J. H. Aydelette, W. A. Worth, J. C. B. Eh ringhaus and W. L. Cahoon, all of whom set forth in glowing terms the advantages, financial, intellectual, and spiritual that would accrue to the town in bringing the college here. | A canvass is bein made of the town [ for securing funds, and confidence is i daily growing in the final success of the undertaking.?Virginian-Pilot. POWELLSVILLE NEWS. The B. Y. P. U. met at the Baptist Church Sunday night. New officers were elected. The school started here Monday on the mid-winter term. Hiss Moye, of Greenville, is the only new teach er, filling the two vacancies. Miss Hattie Tayloe left Monday for her school near Windsor. Miss Irma Mizelle, of. Windsor, was in town a short while Monday enroute to her school near here. We are gfcd to have in oar town Mr. Walter Early and family of Cre mo. They are residing on Cherry Street. Dr. J. B. Ruffln and C. R. Overton were in Baltimore this week. Mr. E. R. Carter, of Tarboro, was in town last Wednesday night. Mr. J. E. Jordan and family left for their new home last Wednesday? Jackson Springs, N. C. We hate to lose these good friends. Mr. Johnnie Baker (of Colerain, has accepted the position of clerk 'witl) the J. E. R. Perry Co., for the ensuing year. Miss ijicie Tayloe is at home after spending the fall season in Freder icksburg, Va., as trimmer for the J. T. Lowery and Company. Misses Lina and Irene Bass are at home on a visit. The weather was the coldest of the season here Saturday night. The roads are all unreasonable for this time of the year. Mr. Slias McKeel returned to Char lotte Wednesday to resume his stu dies. Mrs. Mollie Rayner has been very feeble on account of a fall. She- is very much better, we are glad to say. Mr. fl. S .McKeel returned to Oak Ridge Monday to be at his post of du ty, being teacher in that institution. Mr. Winston Ruffin and Clarence Early left Saturday for Mars Hill, where they will resume their work. Mr.'J. Leon Alston spent the Xmas holiday! with his sister, Mrs. J. Baron Keeter, of Grover, N. C., formerly Miss Mary 4l*ton. Mr. A. Cotton Moore spent the. hol idays with' hi* parents here. He hos ? position in Wilmington, N. C. Mr. Gus Rayner, whd lives in Tex as, spent Christinas with his mother. He left Monday for his home in that State.' 8m that the label on year paper Is dated in advanee, if you want the Herald to continue coming to yoor home. Renew your subscription. LAW-ENFORCE MENT DAY ON JANUARY 18TH Governor Bickett Seta Apart Sunday, January 18, At Special Day. MINISTERS URGED TO READ PROCLAMATION Sunday, January 18, Designat ed "Law-Enforcment Day" ?Federal Officer* Should Be Given Co-operation l?y State Officers?Crystallize Public Sentiment. Sunday, January 18, the second day after the Eighteenth Amendment to the Federal constitution becomes ef fective, outlawing liquor from the Un ited States, was set apart in a pro clamation issued on Tuesday of this week by Governor Thomas Walter Bickett as "Law-Enforcement Day," and the people of the State are call ed upon to unite in their determina tion to back the authorities that have set about to enforce the laws. Min isters of the gospel are ask^d to read the proclamation from their pulpits, and urge their people to unite in ma king the law effective. fhe procla mation is as follows: "On January 16th., 1920, accord ing to the action of the citizens of this nation, the fundamental policy of this Government regarding the li quor traffic will change, and, accord ing to our Federal Constitution, it will be unlawful to manufacture, sell transport, impqrt, or export intoxi cating liquors for beverage purposes in the United States. Under the pro visions of the law-enforcement code passed, by Congress October 28th, 1919, the Internal Revenue Depart ment is charged with the enforce ment of this law, and Mr. Roper, the head of this department, is appealing* to citizens and state officer* to give the Federal officers full cooperatioh in the work. "Now, therefore, I, Thomas Wal ter Bickett, Governor of North Ca rolina, by virtue of the power and I authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim that Sunday, January 18th.p be set apart as "Law-Enforcement Day," and I request that the minis ters of the State, on that day, read this proclamation to their coagrega tions and call on them to cooperate with the officers for the enforcement of our National and State anti-liquor laws. "Done at our city of Raleigh, this | the 6th day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun dred and twenty and in the one hun dred and forty-fourth year of our Am erican Independence/ i ? Stnrtljr Cold Lately. Since last Saturday, Ahoskie and vicinity has experienced some of the coldest weather in many days. Last Saturday night and Sunday there were slight flurries of snow, but the ther mometer was down a little too low for the snow to keep up very long. Since Saturday night the thermometer has been continouslf low, but as the week advances the temperature is slightly tempering. No Great Act of Heroiam Required If some great act of heroism was necessary to protect a child from croup, no mother would hesitate to protect her offspring, but when It is only necessary to keep at hand a bot tle of ..Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and give it as soon as the first indi cation of croup appears, there are many who neglect It. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is within reach of all and is prompt and effectual. * CONSIDERING PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOTEL AT AHOSKIE . | Contractor Was in Ahoskie This Wools Conferring With Local Capitalist Retarding Construction of Impror ed Hotel. A well known contractor of New- j port News, Va., was in Ahoskie Wed- | nesday of this week conferring with Mr. J. R. Garrett, of this city rela tive to the construction of an impro ; ved and modern hotel building for 1 Ahoakie. The plans as outlined by > this contractor called for a three sto- j ry brick structure, containing sixty i , rooms, -to bj located on corner of Main and Mitchell Streets, aimost directly opposite the present hotel building here. , The estimated cost of the build- j ing, including running water in ev- 1 ery room, steam heat, and other ne cessary conveniences, was about one hundred thousand dollars. It is re 1 cognized that Ahoskie needs a new hotel, and when it is constructed it will be fitted with all conveniences. Ahoskie is in sore need of better ho- i tel facilities, there being only on here I at present, which is totally inadequate to take care of the hotel patronage in the town. Ahoskie.is the center of a large territory for many travel ing men, especially those who travel out of Norfolk. Many of them make Ahoskie their central point, and for this reason the hotel business here i is unusually lucrative for the Size of the town. There is always a great demand for rooms here, too, and it is hoped that the needs of both trav eling public and local roomers will soon be met by the construction of a hotel of sufficient proportions to take care of the demand. CANADIAN PAPER MAKERS . MUST MEET REGULATIONS. I Ottawa, Jan. 6.?The Governor General signed an order in council today authorizing the minister of cus 1 toms to refuse export license to man ufacturers of newsprint paper who re fce in my territory and that I will have the pleasure of coming back oc casionally. * As soon as a suitable man can be secured he will be placed in the Coun ty as my succesaor and I sincerely hope he will meet a hearty welcome and continue the work that I have started with the farmer* and be able to accomplish a great deal more good | than I have done. E. W. GAITHER. Renew your subscription. ^ ' ' 't f BANKERS INA ! MEETING AT WASHINGTON! Head of Reserve Bank Board Warn* Banks not to Scram ble for Deposit*. )? HARDING MAKES APPEAL TO NATION'S BANKS % Conference Between Federal Reserve Board and Officials of Clearing Houses Held on Tuesday?Do Not Want A Higher Interest Rate on De posits. Washington, Jan. 6.?Discount ra te* were discussed at a conference here today between federal reserve board officials and representatives of clearing houses over the United States. The bankers particularly dlscusied with the board members the' relationship between discount ra tes of federal reserve banks and the rate of interest paid banks in the lar ger cities on balances of out-of-town banks and individuals. An appeal to the bankers of the country not to raise interest rates bn deposits in a scramble for out-of town balances was made by Governor Harding ,of the Federal Reserve board. He served gaming that the federal reserve board dirf not recog nize any relations between the redis count rates of federal reserve banks ar|d the interest rates paid by mem ber Hanks on deposit and gave no-1 tide that the board would be free to ra|se or lower its rediscount rates whenever the industrial and commer cial situation might require such an action. About fifty bankers were present. After Governor Harding had com pleted the remarks they went into question of interest rates. Governor Harding predicted that a further increase over the present re discount rate of 4 3-4 per cent at the federal reserve baitk of New York would be necessary, but he protested against a "scramble for deposits." 'We do not see why a raise in re discount rates should bring a scram ble," he said. The federal reserve bank rate increases are only tempo rary, whereas relations of the bank- j en, with their customers are suppos ed to be permanent." "No customer should be led to look upon deposits aa an investment, and the banks should not Took upon de posits as a liability." ? Competition by bankers with the investment market was not conducive to sound banking, Governor Hard ing said.?Associated Press. Mr*. C. S. Godwin Dies. Mrs. C, S. Godwin, wife of a prom- " inent farmer of the Center Grove section, died at her home on last Tuesday night about nine o'clock. Mrs. Godwin's death was sudden and unexpected. The day before she wan up and about her duties, only having recently recovered from a severe ease of smallpox. She was taken slightly ill on Tuesday morning; and about six o'clock that afternoon she was suddenly stricken with severe pains that developed into perenitis, which overcame her at nine o'clock. Mr. Godwin himself is just recover- i ing from smallpox, and his small boy is still very sick from the same die- : ease. She leaves her ^*fand. several daughters and sons, and other clote relatives. * ? ? . ?66 has proves it will euro Mala ria, Chlllt, and Fever, Biliou. Fever C-ildt and LaCrippe.?adv. FARMERS-ATLA N TI Cy BANK OPENS ASKEW VILLE BRANCH BANK oooetaoin shrdlu cmwfyp cmfwypw Farmers-Atlantic Bask Ha* A Branch Bask at AibwJiu? \, Initial Opening A Succcu. The Farmers-Atlantic Bank, of Ahos kie, and the youagest bank in Hert ford County, has branched oat, so to speak, when on the first day of this year, the Farmers-Bank of Askew ville was' opened for business, with promise of a good business from the very start. The total deposits on the opening day amounted to twenty thousand dollars, with a steady in crease since the opening day. Sev eral of the stockholders of the parent bank went down to Askewville on January 1st., and together with the new stockholders and officers of. the branch bank, enjoyed a get-to-gether feast and joined in the formal open ing. Souvenirs were presented to each depositor on the opening day. Mr. L. S. Mizelle, who has been working with the bank in Ahoakie for the past three months has charge of the Askewville bank; the other at- ** ficers of the bank being Dr. C. G. Powell, President and W. D. White, Vice-President. The Farmers-Atlantic Sank," altho the youngest in the County, is not the youngest in total resources, their last report shewing them to lead all others in the county. Their growth has been phenomenal but has been steady and dependable. The two Ahoskie banks both now have branch institutions in our ad joining county of Bertie, the Bank of Ahoskie having a flourishing bank at Powellsville. UNITED STATES LEADS IN COTTON CONSUMPTION Washington, Jan. 6.?The United States consumes more pounds of raw cotton and spins mdre pounds of cot ton yam than any other country, according to a report of til* Tarjff Commission which has conducted a special investigation, and today an nounced its conditions on the im port and export trade in the cotton yarn in relation to the tariff. The United States producea more than 99 per cent of the cotton yarns re quired for domestic industry in fact the import and export trade togeth er do not amount to one per cent of the domestic production, the re port says. The commission found that importa of cotton yarn are mainly supplemen tal and, as a whole, have been lit tle influenced by such variations in tariff rates as have'been made in the last thirty years. 0 Census Enumerator for Ahoski* \ 1 Mr. Lather C. Williams, who has recently appointed Census Enumer ator for Ahoskie Township, this week began his work here. He has been engaged in the work for several daya and expects within a short time to complete the work of taking the cen sus. Many close questions, especially in the ease of the young (T) woman are required to be answered. But. Mr. Williams has sworn to keep se cret what he thus finds out .so no one rteed have any fear about divulging the required information. It i* ne cessary thai all questions be answer ed correctly and promptly. Son* Fine Pork Killed mm AkoeUe. Mr. Rufus Miller ,a successful far mer residing on route 8, kad "heg killing" last week, sevetal pork being killed on Tuesday. One of the perk weighed 520 pound* and ten others killed on the name day averaged I?7 pou.uis Wbo will btmX that? I jj