2B Hertford County Herald III
> . A PAFEft WORTH WHILE
Volume XJ1L Eigljt Pages AJioskie, North Carolina, Friday, April 6, 1923 One Section No. 48
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HINES RESIGNS AS
SDPERWKNI?NT;(li
ROADS INHERTFORD
Commissioner* Vote To Ask
For Resignation; Worrell Is
Only *****
Against Request
Balance of Roads May Be Built
By Jameson Brothers,
By Contract
r
f. G. Hues, acting upon the
rechiest made by five of the
roy commissioners of the
county, on last Monday after
noon tendered his resignation
as fuperintendent of roads in
Hertford Connty. J. B. Worrell,
of Maneys Neck, was the only
member of the board who did
not want Mr. Hues' resignation
and he voted against Dr. Pol
lard's motion to request a resig
nation. Mr. Hines severed his
relation with the county imme
diately.
Trouble has been brewing
within the board for several
months, having its inception
last October, before the old
board retired. At that time., the
six commissioners deadlocked
on the proposition, and the is
sue had never come to a head
until last Monday, when a ses
sion was had for the purpose
of locating the Ahoskie-Pow
elsville road, following a clash
of opinions between Superin
tendent Hines and J. E. Garrett
number of the board from Ah
oskie township.
Since the new board came into ex
istence, there has been little or no
friction openly, but few, if any, meet
ings have been entirely free from
personal clashes between Mr. Hines
and members of the board, Mr. Gar
rett showing a particular dislike for
the superintendent?a dislike that
was returned by Mr. Hines. There has
been apparent dissatisfaction over the
results obtained from road work in
the county, and for the past five
months the board has been taking in
ventory of the work done, and gath
ering data and information upon
which to build seme permanent poli
cy of handling the half million dollar
bond issue.
Representative Lawrence came to
the rescue while in the late Legisla
ture by amending the county road
law, givng the board broader powers
in administering the affairs of office,
and leaving optional the question of
county or township unit of road work.
-Until that time, the law said a road
superintendent must be employed to
handle the construction work.
With the going of Hines as super
intendent and no action towards em
ploying a man for the position he has
been holding, the indication is a re
turn to a purely township system i?
so far af maintenance is concerned.
Township crews will be maintained,
to keep up the roads already built in
this territory. At present a ? road
building force is also assigned to each
township and construction projects
are under way.
Whether this system will be con
tinued is s matter of conjecture, al
though the odds are against it. For,
the board has asked the county com
missioners to take chaifee of all equip
ment and Inventory it. It is expected
that it will de disposed of at sale.
Jameson Bros., road construction
men, who are building the State high
way from Murfreesboro to Winton,
may finish the Job begun by Mr. Hi
nes. A. J. Jameson, senior member of
. the firm which is the largest road con
struction company in the South, was
in Winton Monday, to eonfer with
with the board and offered .to enter
intp a contract to build roads fat the
county. Nothing definite was done at
that time, but the proposition will be
taken up with the road builders.
What many bar# advocated from
? the beginning, that is, building a half
million dollars worth of roads by con
tract, may yet become the policy of
the board. Between 80 and 100 miles
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CO-OPERATIVE MEMBERS
FORM Aft ORGANIZATION
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Hertford County Members hold
Mne^ner of Winlnn m
iviHunf ?c vfrniOB on
Saturday
Farmers in this county have joined
themselves together with the avowed
purpose of securing better market
ing facilities, through the medium
of marketing associations. Last Sat
urday, members of the Tobacco and
flasa??&?ia2!sr&!
cutive committee to serve for the year
The following were , elected:
S.. ft". Winbome; Vice
Chairman for Tobacco Association,
B. N. Sykes, 0f Haurajlayijle; Vice
Chairman, for Cotton Association, R.
A. Holloman, of Aolandsr; Vice
Chairman for Peanut Association, J;
J. Vann, of Aulander; Secretary, R.
C. Mason, of Harrellsville; Executive
Committee, J. K. Parker for Cotton
Association, W. k. Thomas, for Pea
nut Exchange, and E. V. Grissom for
Tobacco Association.
The State Tobacco Association was
represented at the meeting by Mr.
Spoolman of Lewiston, and the Cot
ton Association by J. C. Jones of War
renton. These two men explained the
plans of the association, and helped in
the organization of the county asso
ciation.
The members of the Association
who attended the meeting expressed
much confidence in the two' Associa
tions, and were satisfied with the man
ner in which the sales of the crops
have been handled by the officers and
directors.
The Cotton and Tobacco Growers
Association are now preparing to
make a third payment on the cotton
and tobacco of their members, and
the cheeks for this payment are going
to be sent through the county local
organisations.
The Peanut Association is working
hard to increase the membership of
its organisation and thereby gain
control over a majority of the crop.
Manager De Pencier has just return
ed from a trip through Georgia, where
he has secured members to a co-op
erative association there.
The first skirmish in the Associa
tion's suits against cleaners for re
straining trade was held in federal
courts last week. The petition offer
ed by the dleaners to dismiss the ac
tion was over-ruled by Judge Groner;
and the Association wak ordered to
file specific allegations.
LADIES HOSTS AT
EASTER EGG HUNT
Meadames W. H. Basnight and P.
E. Dokca gave an Easter egg hunt
Monday at 10:80 a. m. to the little
folk of the community.
Over 200 candy eggg were hidden
in the woods on the town suburbs.
There was much fun and a great
scramble among the children trying to
find the moet eggs. Earl Forbes won
first prise and Sadie Mulder second
prize. Those enjoying the hunt were
Earl Forbes, Aisle Gerock, Sadie Mul
der, Rachael Collins, Sidney Bowers,
Joseph Copeland, Harold Deering
Copeland, Henry Leary Copeland,
Jennings Myers Bobby Copeland, Lila
Frances Mitchell, Lellie Mitchell, T.
H. Sinclair, Marguerite Odom, Cath
erine Chapin, Pauline Savage, Fran
ces Boyette, Louise Boyette, Virginia
Boxeman, May Marsh Boseman, Mary
Rives Parker, J. E. Parker, Mildred
Parker and James Hotibe.
of road have already boon built in the
county, leaving to be built approxi
mately 250 miles. Jameson Brothers
may get the contract to finish the Job.
If the balance of the bond issue is
spent on contract work and Jameson
Brothers get the Job, the county road
equipment will figure In the trans
action, the contractors having ver
bally agreed to take it over at a price
to be agreed upon. A tentative price
of $1,500 per mtte was suggested by
the road contractors.
Mr. Hines, ex-superintendent, has
not yet announced his plans for the
future, although he has been offered a
position with Jameson Bros., the conq
tractors who are flgurng on the work
in the county. The HERALD haa
learned that the new position would
carry with it a salary of $600 per
month end expenses. Mr. Hines, how
ever, has not accepted the position,
end will not announce his plans for
$0 or $0 days.
Ahoskie Rats In
tianger Of Lives
Mifq Anna Man Wright Here
This Week Explaining Rat
Killing Campaign
I If the young ladies and women o<
Ahoskie knew there were two rat^
lurking in some dark corner nearby/
ready to create a "scene" by coming
from oat their hiding places, andt
promiscuously flitting around there
would be little necessity for calling
attention to the necessary business
of' providing an exterminator for;
these rodents. '
Miss Anna Mae Wright, of Ports
mouth, Va., known in 22 states she,
has visited as the pretty "Pied Piper",;
has long ago discovered that there
are on an average of two rats to
every person in every town of any
size. She has alio found out that
tips* rata are not particular about
whose home or place of business they
browse in, just so long as they can
get something to live on.
Mies Wright in spending a few days
in Ahoskie conducting a rat-killing
campaign, the method being an ap
proved preparation of calcium car
bonate mixed with appetizing foods
?the kind usually laid waste by the
hungry rat. She has conducted dem
onstrations here this week, showing
how effective her rat killer is.
Her work is similar to campaigns
put on at other towns and cities in
the State. Wherever she has been,
the woman's clubs or other civic or
ganisations have heartily joined in
the war against rats, after learning
just how destructive this tribe is to
every community. According to gov
ernment estimates, in Ahoskie there
are about 8,000 rats or 2 to everj'
person, and the estimated damage
done by them, through fires, disease
spreading, and food destruction goes
well above $6,000. In fact, estimates"
are that it costs about that much to
feed them.
Hie Chamber of Commerce listened
to Miss Wright's plan of campaign
Tuesday night, and endorsed the
work, both in spirit and co-operation.
All day Wednesday she called upon
the business people of the town and
outlined the plan of extermination.
The calcium carbonate will be dis
tributed through the drug stores of
the town, where directions for mix
ing can be secured also.
Directions for poisoning rats:
To one teaspoonful of barium car
bonate powder mix with 8 or 4 spoon
fuls of any kind of food a rat will
eat. For absolute results use three
kinds of bait mixtures separately and
continue with whichever they eat sev
eral nights or until they disappear.
* SATURDAY WILL BE ?
* TAG DAY IN AHOSKIE ?
? . ?
* Get oat your nickels, folks; ?
* and, if yon don't have the change *
* make it equal to size of the coin *
* or the bill! Saturday will be *
* collection day for all such coins; *
* and, if you expect to be in Ahos- *
* kie, bring along some loose *
* money with you. *
* Several young ladies of the *
* town will circulate around the *
* town Saturday with tags, selling *
* them for five cents and above. *
* The revenue derived from the *
* sale will be turned over to the *
* fund for a marker to the Hert- *
* ford County veterans of the *
* World War. ?
* The U. D. C. chapter here is ?
* putting on this Tag Day pro- *
* gram, and its officers expect to *
* raise a nice sum for the marker *
* fund. Don't" disappoint them. *
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COLE RAIN PEOPLE WANT
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Colerain, April 4?The regular
meeting of the Colerain Parent
Teacher Association, has been post
poned from the 6th to Thursday the
12th inst. and will be held in the
Reading Room at 8 o'clock that night.
After businea meeting including a
report of finances by treasurer, there
will be a report from meeting of
County Board of Education by Dr. L.
A. No well, exhibition and explanation
of blue print of echool building by the
building manager. The 190 per cent
father discussed by R. B. Lineberry.
Poem, "Father and Son", by Mrs. C.
W. Beasley. "If I am ID Bred, How
About my Child", by Mrs. Dora
Saunders. Poem, "My Boy", by Mr.
C. B. Morris.
NECESSARY FOR FARMERS
TO TAKE STEPS IN TIME
Boll Weevil Control Measures
Which Should Be Observed
This Year
While we are not expecting any
really serious damage from the cot
ton boll weevil this year, we have no
guarantee that he won't injure us
some and possibly quite a bit of
weather conditions are as favorable
for him as they were last year, I
have (pardon the personal reference)
farmed in Southern Mississippi for
several years under boll weevil con
ditions and can truthfully say that the
only safe way to figure the weevil is
to expect the worst and every year
and work accordingly. Then If he
lets you by with only a small damage
jus^eonsider yourself lucky and don't
think you have mastered the boll
weevil problem.
There are certain things that every
farmer can and should do every year
that will greatly lessen the danger of
severe lose from the weevil. Among
these things are the following:
1. Thoroughly' prepare the seed
bed before planting the cotton. This
is much more important than trying
to get the cotton planted so early.
From the first to tenth of May are
probably our best dates for planting.
2. Use plenty of commercial ferti
liser, 600 to 900 pounds per acre of
a good high grade material. If you
use a ready mixed fertiliser, mix 60
to 100 ponds of soda with your other
fertilizer per acre. A second applica
tion of fertilizer rarely, if ever, pays
under weevil conditions, for whether
it's soda or what not, it tends to cause
a late growth which is undesirable,
for the weevil is going to get the late
boUs.
3. Plant one of the big boll varie
ties of cotton, either the Wanna
maker Cleveland or the Mexican big
boll, and be sure that you plant good
pure seed. To get them from a re
liable breeder is by far the best way.
Plant at least one bushel of seed per
acre.
4. Plant the cotton in 3 foot or 3
foot, 3 inch rows and leave it thick
in the drill, two to four stalks every
hoe width part. This thickening of
the cotton will tend to dwarf the
stalk and canse it to fruit earlier,
which is what you want. Besides, all
tests go to prove that it will greatly
increase the yield. The thick spacing
is very important.
5. Cultivate the cotton shallow and
often, once per week if possible. This
will hasten the fruiting which is what
you want.
The things mentioned above are the
most Important for the farmer to get
in mind right now. Other control
measures, such as picking up and de
stroying the first squares, destroying
the early weevils, dusting with cal
cium arsenate etc., will be taken up
as the season advances.
I would strongly urge every farmer
who can give some personal attention
to such matters, prepare to do some
dusting on a small scale this year for
the experience he will gain in WHEN
and HOW to spray. The spraying
may not be necessary from an
economical standpoint this year, but
the experience will be well worth
while for next year.
If you will make up your mind
right now to learn, and to put into
practice, all the practical information
that we have regarding Control
Measure of the Weevil, or decide to
quit raising cotton altogether, you
will be a lot better off five year* from
now.
If you wish to get the addresses of
firms selling Calcium Arsenate or
Dusting Machines, 1 will be glad to
furnish same upon request.
H. L. MILLER, County Agent.
BUSINESS CHANGES
TAKING PLACE HERE
D. L. Thomas and son, Julian
Thomas, have rented from Z. V. Bel
lamy his entire stoek of goods and will
conduct the business at the same
stand, in the stoee recently acquired
by the Ahoskie Department Store.
Mr. Bellamy, who is also proprie
tor of the Ahoskie Ice Cream Com
pany, is temporarily located in the
Pepai-Cola Company's home In New
some's Block. He will soon begin
operations on a larger scale than ever.
another new citizen
Bora to Mr. and Mr*. Walter L.
Curtis, Tuesday, April 8, a baby girt.
Subscribe to tbo HERALD?|1.80
AHOSKIE POSTOFF1CE IS
SETTING HIGH RECORDS
Sales of Stamps' and Money
Orders Show Large Increase
During First Quarter
Receipts from sales of stamps
and money orders at the Ahos
kie postofflce' provide another
indication of the tora of pros
perity that is reigning here;
and which is in line with cOhA
tions throughout the country at
this period. According to post
master A. T. Willoughby there
is no indication of hard times
at this office, which supplies a
very large territory in this and
Bertie county. He says "the
peope are spending money here
as freely as they did last fall up
to the holidays."
Stamp sales for the quarter ending
March 31, 1923 amounted to $2,075.
4$. During the same period of 1922
the total sales were $1,767.19, the net
gain for this year being $898.27, or
an increase of 17 1-2 per cent
The biggest quarter receipts ever
made in the Ahoskie postofflce, ac
cording to Mr. Wflloughby*s records,
was the last one in 1922, which show
ed stamp sales of $2,166.64, while the
other business of the postofflce kept
pace at the same rate of increase.
Money order writing at the office
here has also increased to large pro
portions since the advent of 1923.
The increase in that department has
been even greater than in stamp sales,
the increase over that of the first
quarter of 1922 being approximately
20 per cent. ?
Notwithstanding the addition of 46
new lock boxes this year, thd demand
has increased to such extent that
others may have to be installed.
Every box in the office is rented and
there are many who are clamoring for
boxes. f
There are 166 lock boxes in the
office here, in three different sixes,
which rent at 45, 60, and 76 cents,
respectively. Of that number, 136
rent at the lower figure, and from
which the department realises $60.75
per quarter. Twenty-two boxes that
rent at 60 cents bring a total of
$13.20 per quarter; and 8 boxes at
76 cents total $6.00, making the en
tire revenue from box rent $79.95
per quarter.
If the present rate of sales keeps
up during the year, Ahoskie may se
cure rating as second class postofflce.
April business, according to Mr.
Willoughbg, has started off fine.
* JOSEPHUS DANIELS *
* CANNOT COME APRIL *
* ______ ?
* Former Secretary of the Navy ?
* Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, *
* will not be able to apeak in Hert- *
* ford County in April, according *
* to a letter received by Misa Myr- ?
* tie Swindell, eounty home dem- *
* onatrator. Miss Swindell had *
* planned to have Mr. Daniels *
* speak at Winton in interest tl *
* General Improvement Campaign *
* among the county schools. She *
* has received the following letter *
* from him: *
* "I had hope to be able to come *
* down to Eastern North Carolina *
* in April, but I find that I am so ?
* pressed with duties that I must ?
* deny myself the pleasure. I trust *
* it is only a pleasure deferred *
' ? and that I shall have the pleas- *
* ure of coming one of these *
* days." *
" *
ISSUES FOLDER
The Chamber of Commerce haa
just issued the "Tusca-ROARER", a
publication published' "Every-Once
in-a-while". Frank P. Meadows, Sec.
of the chamber is responsible for its
appearance, and the HERALD takes
the glory for its beauty of printing,
being in three colors, and artistically
ornamented. On the front leaf is an
Indian head, designed by Secretary
Meadows, printed in red. The Farm
ers-Atlantic Back uses the back sheet
for advertising purposes. One of the
inside pages is given over to a re
cital of pertinent facts and figures
about Ahoalde and the Roanoke
Chowan section, while the other has
printed on it the April Calendar,
drawn up and originated by Mr.
Meadows. It is a neat piece of work;
and has made a hit with those who
have seen it.
REAL ESTATE WILL
BE VALUED SAME
AS NOW ASSESSED
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W. A. Thomas of Cofieid Ap
pointed Supervisor During
Year at a Salary of $100
Per Month
DIPPING VATS WILL
BE TAKEN UP LATER
Sheriff Ordered to Take Inven
tory of Road Equipment in
The County
There wil be no revaluation
of real estate in Hertford
County this year, say the com
missioner's. At last Monday's
meeting in Winton, the board
voted to allow the assessment
of property remain as it now
stands on the list books, which
is S3 1-3 per cent below the val
uation placed upon county
property in 1921 under the
Bickett Revaluation Act.
The following resolution was
adopted by the commissioners:
"It appearing to the board of
commissioners of Hertford
County that the present exist
ing assessed valuation of real
estate is as nearly correct ac
cording to the value in money
of the same as could be arrived
at by a re-assessment thereon,
now, therefore be it resolved by
the said board, that the assess
ed valuation of the real estate
in Hertford County be contin
ued in force, subject to equali
zation during the current
year."
W. A. Thomas, prominent farmer
of Cofield and a man who is thorough
ly familiar with property valnes in
the county, was appointed to fllJL the
office of tax supervisor for the year
1928, at * salary of $100 per month.
He will appoint township supervisors
who will aid him in his work of equal
izing the values placed upon real es
tate in the county. In deciding to
continue the present valuation of
property, the commissioners of this
county have done what has been the
popular thing with other county
boards in the State. In a very few
instances has any county ordered a,
new assessment for this year.
Next in importance and interest to
the county board was the matter of
building dipping vats. Definite ac
tion on construction of vats has been
deferred until the exact number to be
built has been ascertained. The six
commissioner* were appointed to de
cide upon the number and location of
vats in each township, and they will
report at a later meeting. Approxi
mately forty vats will be required, it
is thought.
Cement for construction of vats
was ordered purchased from J. N.
Vann A Brother, of Ahoskie, at |3.30
per parrel. The cement will be used
aa needed and paid for out of the
county funds.
Wilson A Co., of Suffolk, installers
of the heating system at the court
house were requested to make certain
additions and changes to the plant
before receiving the balance due by
the county to them. The commis
sioners employed a plumbing inspec
tor toj? over the joi, and he reco
mended further work to be done be
fore ft be accepted by the county.
The road commissioners having
taken an inventory of the road equip
ment in the county, they made A re
quest upon the county board to order
the sheriff to take charge of the
equipment on hand add inventory
same. The commissioners ordered
the Inventory made, with its ultimate
sale in view.
This action was the last of a busy
day's session, in which many bills
against the county were approved and
ordered paid.
ICE PLANT AT WORK
The new engine of the Ahoskie Ice
end Coel Company has been ^hugging
away daring the last few days, al
though continuous operation has not
beffnn for the SDrinor and summer.
This company has recently installed
a crude oil engine With which to drive
its machinery.