kHertford County Herald ID COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST CAROLINA 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. 1 i 8m that the label on your paper is dated In advance, if you want the ?mid to continue earning to your 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 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. 0 -| 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. 0 Reaolve now to keep that garden busy all summer?eat from It now and nest winter to*. % '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. 0 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. 9 ? 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. 0 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 ? 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, front ' 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.