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Volume XXII.
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 191.T
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USIEI HEWS.
Aonooncem tnts Leading Soclai i
E? ents General and Personal :
News Briefly Told. J
Mr. W.S. Deloatch. who teach
es at Rehoboth, spent Saturday
and Sunday in town,
Miss Ruth Dowell spent from
Friday afternoon till Monday A.
M. with relatives and friends in
Rich Square and Ahoskie.
Miss Mary Parker, who teach
es in district No. 44, north of
town, spent the past week end
in town, the guest of Mrs. J. J.
Parker.
Mr. C. C. Parker is on the
sick list.
The local Farmers' Union has
changed its time for meeting
from Saturday afternoon to Wed
nesday evening before the sec
ond and fourth Sundays of each
month. This organization is be
coming very popular among our
farmers
Rev. Lloyd Paiker of Wood
land, spent Friday night in the
home of Mr. C. W. Draper.
Parker's big brick store house
is nearing completion. The fin
ishing touches are being applied,
and it will be ready for occupan
cy in the course of a few weeks.
Rev. W. B. North. Ph. D., fill,
ed his regular appointments i.i
the Methodist churche3 here
Sunday. He preached thought
ful and practical sermons to
large congregations.
A missionary program of un
usual interest was rendered by
the Fourth Department of the
Epworth League in the Metho
dist church last Sunday evening.
The subject of the program was
"The Call of Christ to the
Church." Mf. R. L. Scott was
the leader. Excellent addresses
were made by Messrs. Ralph
Parker and D. A. Parker, and
Dr. W. B. North, the pastor, af
ter an appropriate outline was
made by the leader. The lead
ing musical number was a quar
tette sung by Misses Lina Gray
and Lota Lee Draper and Messrs
B. H. Parker and Stanley C. Dra
per. A Baraca class will beorganiz
ed in the Methodist Sunday
School next Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. A long list of char
ter .members is expected. A com
mittee from the Baraca class of
the M. E. church of Rich Square
is expected to be present and as
sist in effecting the organization.
Trie young men of the communi
ty are cordially invited to join
the class next Sunday.
One of the leading social
events of the season was a Val
entine party given by Miss Lota
Lee Draper and Miss Lina Maie
Gray in the home of Mr. C. W.
Draper last Fridav evening. A
goodly number of guests were
present. Quite a number of out
of town friends had been invited,
but on account of the very un
favorable weather, the only out
of town guest wis Rev. Lloyd
Parker of Woodland. An unu
sually interesting contest was
held during the evening. The
successful contestants, to whom
a beautiful boquet of pink, white
and red carnations was awarded,
were Miss Clara Vaughan and
Stanley C. Draper. The leading
feature of the evening was a
supper. About 10:30 the guests
were escorted to the beautifully
decorated dining room, in the
center of which was a table load
ed witb fruits, candies, cakes,
delicious Hanbury Ice cream,
etc."'
The Graded School win appro
priately Celebrate. George Wash
ington's Birthday next Friday.
An excellent program consisting
of music, addresses, recitations,'
etc., is being prepared for the
occasion. The program will be
public, and it is earnestly desired
that the patrons and friends of
the school will attend the exer
cises if possible. Time for meet
ing, 2:30 o'clock, in Graded
School Auditorium.
Mrs.. J. J Parker deligbtfullv
entertained the young people of.
the town in her home on Satur
day evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Mary Parker. The
evening was most pleasantly
spent by all present. The lead
ing features of the evening were
two interesting contests, and a
sumptuous supper. In the first
contest the prize, which was a
box of delicious candy, was award
ei jointly to Miss Lillian Pope
and Stanley C. Draper; the prize
for the second contest was a
beautifully bound volume of
Longfellow's Poems, and it was
awarded to Miss Clara Vaughan.
It was an evening of great en
joyment to all present.
The Third Department of the
Epworth League will render a
Literary Program in the home of
Mr. C. Deloatch next Friday
evening, as follows:
Subject: George Washington.
Leader Mr. R. L. Scott.
Musical Selection.
Address. The Character of
Washington Stanley C. Draper.
Recitation, Washington's Birth
dayMagenta Parker,
Musical Selection.
Dialogue Lee Parker and Dtis
Rose. ;
Recitation, Tommy's Queries
Jennings Rose, i
Quartette Misses Maie Gray
and Ruth Dowell and B. HPa.r.
ker and Stanley C, Draper .
An interesting number by Miss
Lillian Pope.
Social hour.
The program will begin at 8
o'clock. At 7 o'clock the business
meeting of the League will be
called in Mr. Deloatche's home.
All the Leaguers are expected to
be present.
woodland News.
Rev. J. W. Downey preached a
very interesting sermon here on
Sunday morning. He also filled
his regular appointment at
Creeks ville Sunday afternoon'.
Messrs. C. J. Vaughan and W.
C. Swindell went to Norfolk
Monday on business.
Mrs. Annie Boone of Jackson
is spending some time here with
her daughter, Mrs. H. P. Dun
ning. Mr. Dan Holloman left Mon
day to accept a position in Frank
lin. Va.
MiBS McNemar' was entertain
ed at the Harrell House while
here.
Mr. C. W. Parker, Jr. left
school last week on account of
the illness of his father. He re
turned Monday.
Several from here are expect
ing to attend the Brown-Outland
marriage at George Wednesday
night. '
Mesdames Q. H. Cooke and L
C. Copeland spent last Wednes
day in Rich Square
A Psalm of Lite.
From the Nordheim View
Lives of poor men oft remind
us honest toil don't stand a
chance; the more we work we
leave behind us bigger patches
on our pants. On our pants once
new and glossy now are patches
of different hue; all because sub
scribers linger and won't pay up
for The View. Then let all be
up and doing; send in your mite,
be it ever so small, or when the
blasts of March shall strike us
we. shall have no pants at all.
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A SIX MONTHS' SCIIUOL.
The .People Demanding That the
Country Boys and (ilrls be Given
Better Opportunities.
The time has come when our
State cannot afford to neglect to
provide a longer school term than
heretofore. We all know that a
six months' school term is need
ed, as the greatest number of thts
boys and girls of our State get
their education in the public
schools. North Carolina is a great
State and ean be made greater
if we educate the mass of people
in' schools, of six months with
compulsory education; that is the
only means whereby they can
ever hope to be trained and edu
cated. jThis question of an additional
two months to the public school
term is a great one and is being
discussed with much interest by
men of every calling all over the
State. Some of the schools of
the State have a five months'
term, and only a few a six months'
term. What we want is that the
school term shall be the same
length in every county in North
Carolina. Now is the time to take
fold of this great question and
do al. we can for the enactment
of a longer school term. The
country boys and girls of North
Carolina today have a poorer
chance for education than chil
dren anywhere else.in the United
States except New Mexico. North
Carolina is giving the country
fbbysand girls a school term of
onlv ninety-three days, whil . local talent in the auditorium of
some other States are giving one ! the High School building on Fri
hundred and seventy and onejday,. evening. Feb. 28th Thu
hundred !and eighty days. Why play is a good one, full of clean
can't we do as well? There is no
reason why we can't come up to
the standard. If the county su
perintendents would urge the
board of education, the school
committeemen and other citizens j
who are interested, to see or
write their representatives to use
their influence for the passage of
thisdaw, I am sure it would mean
its enactment at this session of
the Legislature. Other interests
have had their way in North Car
olina regardless or what Happen
ed to the country bovs and girU;
and the people propose now to
demand that the country boys
and girls shall have their v ay re
gardless of what'bappens to oth
er things. We must all join to
gether in demanding that the
Legislature of North Carolina
shall not adjourn this spring un
til it has made absolute and un-
aualified provision to furnish at
least a six months' school term
for every boy and girl in our
State, y
Ruth Palmer Waff.
Woodland. N. C.
India's Cottcn-Crop forecast.
The Economist. London England.
The recently issued official fore
cast of the Indian cotton crop
gives the area and estimated
yield up to the end of November.
1912 It is stated that the seas
on has been favorable except in
parts of Bombay Presidency and
Hyderabad, where tracts suffer
ed from insufficient moisture.
The total area under cotton
cultivation in India at the period
named is returned at 20,941,000
acres, or 8 per cent more than on
the corresponding date of 1911,
and the yield at 4,330,000 bales
(of 400 pounds), a gain of 40 per
cent. Owing) to the major por
tion of the crop in southern In
dia being sown later than else
where, the returns to the end of
November are necessarily below
the final ones. : t
Severn news.
Messrs. R. E. Barrett. Ern-stj
DeLoatch and Spier Edwards o j
Boykins, Va., were seen on our
streets last Tuesday.
Mr. L. T. Spence of Conw&v, i
i i. i i i.. i 1
uuw wuu was uiieui our uuys iaii
year, was a visitor here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wnite.Mrs
Clayton Long and Mr. Aichie
Pruden motored over to Mur
freesbjro last Monday to call on
the young ladies from here who
are students at Chowan College.
Mrs. Cuarley Edwards and
children of Kelford are visiting
her mother, Mrs, India Johnson.
Messrs. W. H. and G. W. Pru
den, who have been suffering
with rheumatism the greater part
of this year, are still confined to
their rooms.
Miss Stanley of Garysburg and
one of the Northampton teachers
visited her friend, Miss Maud
Harris, last Saturday.
Owing to the bad condition of
the roads on account of the snow,
the teachers of this district failed
to meet here last Saturday as
scheduled. A number of the pa
trons of the school had gathered
to welcome the teachers and they,
with what teachers did come, en
joyed the the feast of good things
provided and then, dispersed to
their homes.
Mr. P. W. Edwards spent last
week in Richmond, Va., attend
ing the Grand Lodge of Masons.
Under the auspices of the Bet-
, terment Association and for the
benefit of the school, the play,
' "Next Door" will be given by
fun and laughter aud all who
wish to enjoy an evening of
pleasure are invited to come. Ad
mission 25 and 15 cents. Reserved
seats 35 cents.
Be Careful Where You Buy Yuur Cot
ton Seed.
Many farmers will be looking
out for new varieties in cotton
seed. This is well, but try them
in a small way until you see how
they are adapted to your soils
and climatic conditions. How
ever, in selecting the new seed,
be careful to inquire if the cot
ton is free from antnracnose or
boll-rot. This is a disease that
can be easily introduced by pur
chasing seed from careless or un
scrupulous dealers. Every State
should enact a law similar to the
South Carolina law against sell
ing diseased cotton seed. In fact
the law should apply to all seed?.
Anthracnose is costing the cot
ton growers of the South millions
of dollars annually. I have seen
fields this year where 25 per cent
or more pf the bolls were affect
ed. Be sure and plant only seed
that are free from the disease,
and on land that did not grow
cotton last year and you will not
be troubled with it. The fungus
cannot live in the soil over a year,
but will live in the 6ed as long
as three years. Avoid this cotton
disease . as you would a disease
affecting livestock. A stitch in
time frequently saves more than
nine,- T. B. Parker, in the Pro
gressive Farmer. '
Wanted, No Amatoer. ,
Edith And Flora were spending
their . summer vacation in the
country. . ,
"Do you know,''' said Edith,
"He. told, me that he had . never
kissed any girl before.'
"What did you tell him? asked
Flora." '
-Why," replied Edith, "I told
him I was no agricultural exper
iment . station.", Harper's Ba
aaar.' , , ' , . .
TARIFF REVISION.
Tbe South Not Wholly Freed from
Fetish of Free Trade, Which Be
longed to Institution of Slavery.
Tariff revision under Demo
cratic rule seems to be taking its.
usual course, to some extent Ar
ticles of Southern make are put
down, and those of Northern
make are more or less upheld.
We muke no complaint in this
matter against our Northern
friends, for the fault rather rests
upon and witb our representa
tives in Congress. It is propos
ed to make a very decided cut of
the tariff on cotton goods, while
th.9 late news is that the tariff
on woolen goods remains almost
the same. Southern representa
tives in Congress have moved in
some degree away from th? old
fetish of free trade which be
longed to the institution of slav
ery, but e are not yet wholly
freed from it. Without any quar
rel whatever with the woolen
trade, w know, it could better
stand a cue than the Southern
cotton goods could. Our repre
sentatives in Congress have been
so long advocating free trad?,
that; it is hard for them to re
fuse to acquiesce in a cut on
Southern products towards a
free trade basis, but meanwhile
Northern Congressmen get the
highest tariff possible and hold
to it While the Southern Con
gressmen are pursuing a theory,
and let the practical results go
in deference to the theory, the
Northern representatives are
pursuing practical results and
getting them. Charlotte Obser
ver.1' '
Hfloton Locals.
Mea9rs. I. H. Jenkins, J. H.
Lee and E. L Banks w$re in
Norfolk last week on business.
Miss Ruth Vann of Chowan
College spent last week at home
in order to have some dental
work done.
Mr. Louis Daniel, having fin
ished his law course at Chapel
Hill, has returned home where
he will practice.
Mr. E. F. Banks has been on
the sick list, but is improving
now.
Mr. F. E. Hines. near Winton.
lost a very valuable horse Sunday
night.
Mr. Leonard Story has accept
ed a position on the steamer,
Carolina.
Miss Gladys Broarne spent
from Thursday until Sunday at
home on account of the illness of
her mother.
Mr. D. P. Harris made quite a
short trip to Murfreesboro last
week.
Miss Chlorine Liverman spent
last week in Norfolk.
Mr. John E. Vann is still im
proving but has not been able to
return to his work yet.
Miss Ina Mitchell of Chowan
College spent last Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Rev. D. P. Harris filled his
regular appointment at the Chow
an Church Sunday.
Mr. Adrian Mitchell went - to
Norfolk last week on business.
Miss Ruby Cowan of Cofield
spent Sunday with Miss Pearle
Jenkins.
A charter has been issued for
the new bank and the stockhold .
ers are preparing to go to work. .
The lot has been boughty It is
the place known as the Old Fair
son Store.
North Carolina Day was ob
served at the Winton Graded
School Feb. 6th. There was quite
a full attendance for such anv oc
casion.