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X. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, April 9, 1920 One Section ( No. 52
?emocratic
i,convention
I in winton
llrKates Elected to the State
I Convention and Chair
man Elected 1
B)N. D C. BARNES WILL
BECOME CANDIDATE
Hpresentative Win borne Will
I Support Rvaluation and
Oppose Suffrage.
?The democratic voters of HeVtford
Hunty met in county convention last
Hurday at Winton. The aMsting
Hi held in the office of &e register
I deeds, owing to the repairs thst
Ire being made to the interior of
B main auditorium. Thirty mem?
Hi of the party participated in the
^nvention which was called to order
?tw miuntes before twelve o'clock,
?airman Vann was unavoidably ab
Ht owing to skkneaa, and attorney
H? Boone of Winton had been del?
^Lted by him to open the conven
Bn. Hon. D. C. Barnes was made
^mporary chairman of the conven
?Forty eight delegates were select- |
? to represent the county at the itate .
Hivention ia Kil^ on Thursday,
Id many othees ware also aelceted
? represent the county at the eon.
Haaafonal, judicial anl senatorial con
Intions. The delegates were select-'
I by the township committeemen.
Htorney Boone, at the request of
H-. Vann tendered the resignation
? Jno. E. Vann as county chairman
Hiich was accepted. The executive
Hmmittee then retired and unan
Hiously chose Hon. David Collins Bar |
Ha as County Chairman of the execu- |
Hre committee in Mr. Venn's stead.
Barnes in his speeeh of acceptance ,
Hqressed the opinion that 1920 was
Hi important year in the matter of
He selection of the best material for
Hflce and urged an active interest
H all democrats. He supportsd the
?evaluation Act in its principle, op
Heed the ratification of the federal
Hffrage amendment, and was favor
Hle to good roads but did not favor j
?he expenditure of such large sums I
?a seme were advocating for good
Ipads, namely the $50,000,000 bond
ILue which was recently advocated
Ijy many road men throughout the
Representative Stanley Win borne
ddresstd the convention and asked
-lat he be instructed in matter* per
?ining to the revaluation act and the
atiftcation of the federal suffrage
mendment, the two principal meaa
ires that will be taken up at the spe
ial aaaaion of the legislature this
ummer. The convention informally
nstructed him to favor the Revmlua
ion'Act with certain changes as for
nstance the almination of the sec
ion granting a (300 exemption and
he lowering of the rate to such a
igure as not to make taxation bur- '
lensome. E. J. Gerock statwj that
'he had heard" that Hertford Coun
y property had been assessed sixty
>er cent higher than that in Bertie
bounty. Supervisor Culens who was
tresent "called him", stating that the
lertie assessment was Ave per cent
ligher than Hertford. ' Dr. J. H.
Mitchell of Ahoakie remonstrated and
limself utated authoritatively that the
Hertford assaasment was higher than
hat of Bertie, at als. Mr. Winbome
?rill alao oppose the ratification of
fcq suffrage amendment, a course that
the democratic voters of Hertford
3d , ? i
County. Mr. Winborne himself is
opposed to ratification on the basis
of states' rights.
The thirty delegates then called
upon Hon. D. C. Barnes to become
the party's candidate (or the legisla
ture in 1920. Mr. Barnes hesitated
to make a decision and did not want
to yield to the pressure. However,
attorney Wslter R. Johnson of Ahos
kie pressed him for an answer. The
convention then voted unanimously
for Mr. Barnes to make the race, that
gentleman Anally acquieacint- Thus
the business was settled and Mr. Bar
sea will make the race and become
the party's nominee. The convention
then adjourned.
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COMMISSIONERS
VOTE APPROPRIA'N
Hertford Commissioner* Vote
Appropriation for Farm De
monstration Work in Hert
ford County.
The Herald was not represented
st Commissioners meeting last Mon
day, the dsy set spart to hear the far
mers of Hertford County regarding
the appropriation for farm demon
stration work in the county. At the
March meeting of the commissioners
the apropriation was withdrawn, but
since that time there has been much
agitation among the farmers for s
return to farm demonstration work
in the county.
From reports received from others
who were present ?at the meeting it
appears that the advocates of the
demonstration work outnumbered the
opponents about twenty-five to one,
in the representation of farmers ap
pearing before the board. And, ss 1
has been predicted in this paper the !
commissioners rescinded their action !
of the previous month and farm de
monstration in Hertford County will
continue. Mr. H. L. Miller will con
tinue his work in the county.
E. W. Gaither, former county de
monstrator, now district agent, ap
peared before the Board and gave
a summary of the work accomplished
while in the employ of the County and
urged a continuance of the work in
the county. Mr. Gaither is re
ported to have come in for some rath
er sharp criticism, especially regard
ing a lump shipment of wool made
for some of the faiinerm of the coun
ty last fall. Commissioner Eley who
has been leading the flght against the
appropriation still believed that the
majority of the people in the County
did not want the appropriation made.
However, he stated that th? commit
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sioners could not do otherwise than
make the appropriation, as an oppor
tunity had been given to all to make
known their desires. The advocates
were there but the opponents were
very conspicous by their absence.
iMunnca Mm Co to Itjw Oroiean*
Mr. E. D. Cooper, Manager for this
State and Virginia, Pan-American
JUfe Insurance Company, left Mon
day, heading a party of thirteen, for
New Oreleans, to attend the annual
meeting of the 9200,600 Club, which
is composed of those agents of the
company who have written that
amount of insurance during the past
year. Mr. Cooper is well known lo
cally, having written much insurance
in and around Ahoskie.
, Among those who will make up the
party are the following: J. C. Ward,
Barlow Harrell, Z. T. Sawyer and
Herbert Eason of Elisabeth Cfty, C.
B. Hewett, J. M. Commander and B.
F. Crutsinger of Norfolk and H. R.
Eubanks of Oak Grove, Va. There
will also be among the party severft
Jadlea
% The Fighting Quaker s
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DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
NOT TO RECONSIDER
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Dover, Del., April 7.?No effort
mi made in the lower house of the
Delaware legislature for a reconsid
eration of laat Thursday's vote on
the resolution to ratify the suffrage
federal amendment today. Repre
sentative Lloyd, republican anti-suf- .
fragist, who last week introduced a
resolution designed to gain control
of the suffrage resolution in the event
Representative Hart refused to call
up the measure, asked leave toaay to
withdraw his measure from the house
calendar. The request was granted
unanimously.
The only hope of the suffragists
now lies in favorable action by the
senate. A ratification resolution in
the hands of the senate committee
but no indication has been given that
it would be reported out.
Should the upper branch pass the
resolution, opponents of suffrage de
clare it would have no more chance
in the house than it had last week.
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TILES TAKE TIME TO
WORK IN SOME SOILS
i lie anuria in neavy ciay sons new
time to *how their value, according
to the North Carolina Extension Ser
vice. Farmers should not be discour
aged by the lack of immediate resp
onse an land that it tile drained.
8oai*in?ta, it takes two or even
three years before any striking results
are shown from the underdraining of
such types of soils. Tile drainage by
admitting air into these soils, causes
physical chances to take place so that
the water percolates through and do
reach the tile, but these changes can ,
not always be made during one saa
son.
I This is shown by two installations
made on the farms of C/C. Bennett
and Mrs. G. D. Ingram in Anson coun
ty about four years ago. When first
put in, the results secured ware not
up to expectations. However, the
soil gradually "opened up" and now
the tile drained areas are the best
drained tracts on these farms recently,
j In an inspection trip to these farm*
>recently, F. O. Bkrtel, of the Drain-'
age Division, interviewed the owners
and was shown a well drained tract
of 8 acres on the Ingram farm, that
last year produced about 11 bales of
cotton. Both owners are now well
| satisfied with the results of the drain
age and aro emphatic in their state
|ments that even n slow, heavy soil
of this type, tile drainage pays, rfnd
are planning the installation of con
siderable more tile.
?
4- F. Lever, at the recent North
Carolina Drainage Convention, stat
ed that not one southern farm home
In ten has fanning water and not one
In twenty has a lighting system.
ASK FOR FEDERAL QUAR
JIXTINE AGAINST TEXAS
Washington, April 7.?Sharply con
flicting proposals for meeting the pink
boll worm pest, which has attained
a foothold in certain Texas cotton
growing areas, spreading from Mex.
ico, and has also broken oat in Louis
iana, were presented today before the
federal hortteoltaral board by state
officials from nearly all of the cotton
growing states. Representatives out
side of the state of Texas demanded
that a federal quarantine be invoked
against the whole of Texas, unless
its citizens agreed to abolish cotton
growing completely in infested areas
for three years.
The Texans, led by Governor Hob
by,presented a counter plan, to allow
cotton planting this year under strict
regional quarantine, with a promise
to prohibit the cropping in 1921 if
the boll worm appears.
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-| MURFREESBORO NEWS
Miss Florrie Barnes spent the week
end with her parents in Newseme'a :
Va.
Miss Aarabella Gore of Rockingham
is visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Brew
er , j J
Mr* Alfred RvTft and son. Edwin a
?re spending the week with relatives
and friends in Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. John Evans spent
Easter with friends in Franklin.
Mr*. E. I. Ballard, who has been
visiting her sifter, Mrs. Earl Dsven
poVt, has returned to her home in
Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Lloyd Lawrence attended Ma
dam Tettrazni's recital in Norfolk last
Wednesday. Mrs. Lawrence is spendin
the holidays with Miss Edith Abbott
at Covington, Va.
Miss Irene Davenport of Franklin
is visiting her brother, Captain Da
venport.
Miss Lillian Alford, a student of 1
Chowan College, spent the caster hol
iday^ with Miss Dcrrtt CMtty: 1
Mr. Lloyd J. Lawrence was in the
city of Baltimore last week attend
ing to legal business.
Dr. J. B. Brewer spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gardner
at Franklin.
Miss Besais Davis of Pendleton
was the guest of friends here last
Saturday.
Mrs. C. P. Pierce, nee Miss Laura
Griffith, of Rocky Mount spent Easter
with her brother P. W. Griffith.
Miss Mollie Davis spent the week
end at her home near Pendleton.
Mrs. Pettyjohn of Norfolk is visit
ing relatives and friends here.
Messrs. Kent Myers, D. T. Drake
and Billie Cooke of Newsoms were
callers in town last Sunday.
Miss Ruby Banks, a member of the .
Mapleton Graded 8chool, spent Mon
day with frienda her*.
Miss Bemice Barrett entertained
?.f*w friends last Friday evening In
honor of her 17th birthday. They
were served with delicious course of
cream and cake.
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Reaolve now to keep that garden
busy all summer?eat from It now
and nest winter to*.
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'EANUT GROWERS i
HOLD A MEETING
eanut Grower* Met Last
Week and Decided to Begin
Operation of Cleaners in Two ^
States.
The peanut growers of Virginia
nd North Carolina will enter the
eanut cleaning business and under- 1
ike the direct marketing of their
eanuts. This decision was reached
t a meeting held in Suffolk today,
'hursday, April 1, with about four I
undred growers present. The min
num capital stock was placed at the
urn of 1260,000 with ens-half mil
on as the goal to be reached.
Thf meeting wa ^presided over b;
V. J. Storey, president of the Pea
lut Growers Association, which was
?
nerged into the exchange with the
hortened name of the Peanut Grow
irs Exchange, Inc. The par value
if the shares of stock was increased
rom Ave to fifty dollars and the mem
>ers limited to 100 shares. The re
tort of J. Frank Fooahe, Secretary
ind Manager of recant experiments
n selling peanuts through grocery
tores, indicated by big possibilities
or increased consumption of peanuts.
Plans will be worked oat it once
'or th? direct marketing of peanuts
ind growers will figure in the remain
ler of the 1919 crop. Today's meet
ng of the growers was representa
ive of the growers' continued interest
ind they were here from all counties
>f the two states and their reports
>howed that the market had made de
sided gains this week with ten cents
tteing freely offered for jumbos and
with bunch now selling nearer to the
iumbos than at any previous times
luring this season. Few Spanish now
-emain in the hands of the growers,
vhile their holdings of Virginians is
?itimated to be between 26 and 50
>er cent. Th^ growers are confident
he market will now advance o the
lighes price of the season.
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Pag* Men Are Very Active
A Page for Governor man visited
thoskie for several days last week
ind as a result many Page buttons
ire in evidence upon the lapels of
Vhoskie voters. In fact, Page seems
?o be making good progress herea
>outft. W. R. J^inaon is looking out
'or Page's interests in this neck of
.he woods. "A Business Han for
lovemor" is a good slogan with which !
10 gain votes and the slogan is hav
ng a wonderful following.
The intersts of the other two can
lidates, O. Max Gardner and Camer
in Morrison are being well taken care '
>f in the county, although we have >
lot learned who has charge of the 1
ampaign for the latter in this county. 1
Ion. D. C. Barnes of Murfreesboro (
? avuni ?? luuih; i iibii man iui uu?,
jardrter, airf Wr W. R^n ai this
:fty is {ateng~eafw?5f filsrnte rests
n Ahoskie Township. Sentiment in
Vhoskie and vicinity is mgstly con?
Ined to Paler and Gardner. The
Page worker* here claim for their
nan nine opt of ten of the local votes
rat the Gardner men are inclined to,
ook upon this statement as somewhat
oo broad. Gardner sentiment is gain
ng ground here.
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Old Bony Scrub.
joodbye, old Bundle, bony scrub,
rhe time demands a better breed.
Ifou eat enough, but there's the rub,
fou never pay for half your feed
3o after all these yean we part,
But pray remember M you go.
[f this should break your bovine heart
fou broke my purse long ago.
?Virginia Extension.
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It cost $2,94 more a hundred lbs.
to produce pork from lousy hogs than (
From hogs free from Ilea, according
to government experiments at Belta
rllle, Md.
Send your job printing to
the Herald office.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
WILL BE OB
SERNED HERE
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Clean-Up Week to Be Obienr- ,
ed in Ahoskie We?k of
April 19th.
EVERYBODY REQUEST
ED TO CO-OPERATE
Housekeepers, Business Men
Will Be Assisted by the
Town Cart.
The we?k beginning Monday, April
19th will be observed sa Clean-Up
Week in Ahoakie, according to advices
of Mayor Walter L. Curtis. During
that week all housekeepers sre urged
snd requested to clean up sll the rub
bisk, weeds and other obstructions
about their premises, and thus co
operate with the town authorities In
making the town more attractive and
free from the rubbish and fllth that
might cause the apread of disesse.
It is highly important that the clesn.
ing be done before the warm weather
comes, in ordsr to keep down the
stenchy odors, and that the sanitation
of the town be kept up to the ?ep
notch
All houaakeeperswho will cleaa
the rubbish and place it on bfck s**aet
in front of hoir homos will lift
cd by the town in the matter of haul
ing it away. The town cart will car
ry it off provided it it placed on the
streets in some kind of receptable so
that no extra effort will be necessary
to get to it
Merchants and business men in
general are also requested to clean
up the alley ways and put them in
proper shape for the spring and sum
mer season. Clean out the fly brood
ers and leave nothing that would
help to spread disease, or aid in th?
breeding of flies and other germ car
riers^, All such rubbish that cannot
be burned should also be placed in
a place where the town scavenger can
get to it easily and cart it away.
The streets of the town will re
ceive a thorough cleaning during that
week, and the' town authorities are
very desirous of a thorough coopera
tion during the week of the 19th.
While this has been set apart as
"spring house cleaning day" it should
in no wise hinder anyone froia giv
ing his place a cleaning prior to that
time and should never be taken to
mean that you are not to clean up
but once a yaar. A good idea la
to keep your premises free from the
disease spreaders snd germ breeders
the year around.
A Gardner for Gomaw Club
A "Gardner for Governor Club"
is in the process of making within
Ahoakie and within the next ten days
Gardner workers expect to have en
rolled aa member* a large majority
of the democratic voters in Ahoakie
Township. Petitions are now being
circulated and freely signed. A
meeting will be called within a few
days at which time offcers will be
elected for the club and the campaign
for Gardner hereabouta will be taken
up in earnest.
The club members expect Hon.
Max Gardner to visit Ahoakie before
the June primary and apeak to the
club and other democratic voters ef
Hertford County. The date for the
speaking will be announced later,
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Relieve* Rkaematic Psiaa.
"I am subject to rheomatinn and
when I have a spell of it oae or tw?
applications of Chamberlain's Uni?
ment relieves the pain and makes reet
and sleep possible I would not at
all think of doing without It," writee
Mr*. C. Owsley, Mnh. rtly, Mo.