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PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY EDITION r GATHER DATA ON EARLY AMERICANS ( Professor Seeks Proof They Crossed Bering Strait. Edmonton, Alta.—Seeking to solve the problem of who were the orig inal inhabitants of the North Amer ican continent, Prof. W. L. Bliss of the University of New Mexico visited Edmonton to confer with Dr. J. A. Allen, head of the University of Al berta geology department, and to gather data on his theory that North American races originally came from Asia by crossing the Bering strait and traveling south through .Alberta. N Dr. Bliss hopes to find many links for this theory in a study of Alberta province and the MacKenzie river valley. He contends that there have been no reasons to suppose that the first people originated there and says “it is generally accepted that American cultures are the result of a number of migrations from Asia.” The professor bases his theory on the fact that the Bering strait is on ;ly 60 miles wide at one point and 30 fathoms deep. Geological history has indicated that the two con tinents broke away at this point and sank into the sea, erasing the land bridge. Proof that the original habitation of this continent was Asiatic is con -Ifirmed by discoveries of Oriental relics in Mexico and the southwest ern states. The Indians’ physical resemblance to Asiatics and the dis tribution of languages in North ; America has led Bliss to believe that they spread out in a fanlike direction south and east from Alas ka. Anthropologists further believe .that migrations from Asia came at different periods. Investigations re peal a certain type of Pueblo Indian that possessed a narrow head, and another type with a round head, hinting at a possibility of more than one migration. According to an thropologists, man has lived on this continent for more than 12,000 years. Dr. Bliss has spent many years on research both in America and Asia. When his investigations are com pleted here, accompanied by Dr. Allan and A. Haynes, University of New Mexico student, he will con tinue northward along the MacKen zie river into Alaska. Spinning Wheel Earns Living for This Family Rushmore, Minn.—Mrs. Martha Odens, who carded her first pound of wool when she was eleven years old, is in favor of the old spinning wheel. She still follows the pattern of grandmother’s day and earns a comfortable living for herself and children by carding and spinning wool, which she knits into a variety of articles. Her market, she says, reaches as far as Illinois. Her out put last year, she said, included washing and carding the wool for 11 comforters, 118 pairs of mittens, and 18 sweaters, all of which she knit herself. In her spare time she finds leisure to crochet lace and in sertions for pillow cases, and fancy tops for sofa pillows. > Mrs. Odens’ first tutor was her grandmother, who acquired the art in her native Germany. The wheel she now operates was purchased for her by her late husband 21 years after she had “worn out” the one she had used for years previous to that time. ■ l(>wr| , „ Nazi Ancestor Worship Is Spreading in Germany Berlin.—Ancestor worship such as that practiced by the Japanese and Chinese has appeared in Germany along the Baltic sea coast, notably in Mecklenburg, which has become the center of extreme Germanism and neopagan experimentation. The head of the National Socialist party in Mecklenburg has ordered that unused chapels be transformed into "ancestral halls.” Here ances tral tablets will be placed, contain ing the names and symbols of fam ilies in the vicinity. A regional cultural director of the party recently dedicated such an ancestral chapeL It was deco rated with a swastika and the cere mony opened with a Chopin pre lude. The party official delivered an address and then "received into the community of all Germans” Six children of a local family, v Like ceremonies are taking the place of Christian marriage and baptism In coast villages. ; Britain Opens Fattening School for Its Recruits I London. A new “fattening school” for British army recruits, Binfit, is to be started in as a result of the suc id by an experimental shot. thot school opened with ested, undernourished were put on a diet of fresh milk and barley fresh air and light ex put on an average of n weight and one inch surement in six weeks, spot is turning out “re in for the army at the fusion-welded boiler—the first of its I ELECTRIFICATION OF FARMS SPREADING IN NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES *>■-- .. ♦ Chairman Bagley Says Rural lines Increased 39% In N. C. Electrification of farms during 1937 increased 39 per cent in North Carolina but only 19 per cent in the nation, the North Carolina State Ru ral Electrification authority was told by its chairman, Dudley Bagley. I Bagley reported that since July 1, 1936, a total Os 8,211.2 miles of rural lines have been built in the State for 45,426 customers. The authority unanimously re elected Bagley as directo- of rural electrification, D. 5. Weaver as sec retary, and J. M. Grainger as en gineer. The first meeting of the authority east of Rocky Mount will be held in Manteo August 26, it was decided. I ALL EYES THIS WAY!! I READ THIS THRILLING NEWS AW W WJI VI IB m Tidewater’s Largest . j. LtiutM LAUNCHES GIGANTIC STOCK CONSOLIDATION AND Warehouse Removal Sale - - - WITH A CRASHING OF PRICES THAT Wli THUNDER ACROSS THE STATE More Than SIOO,OOO Worth of Fine New Furniture, Rugs and Home Furnishings... All Go to the Public For a “Mere Fraction” of Today’s Actual Factory’s Cost. Sale Now On! Soon To Close! Don’t Miss It! Extraordinary SPECIALS HOSTESS SET One lot regular SI.OO 8-piece beautiful amber tone crackle glass modern style hostess sets, with large service tray. 8-piece set com- A PJ plete 47C jmmmw END TABLES One Lot—sl.7s style, mahog any or walnut finished tudor style End Tables. To sell (while they last). One to a customer. Sale Qp* price, each -OOC ■——ww CASSEROLES One lot regular $1.50 — large size “Never Crack.” Heat retaining, earthenware Casseroles ... to sell while they last. Sale Wg price) each—— __ / O C \ I— —r M ONE TO A CUSTOMER 19-PIECE WATER SET ■ One lot regular $1.95 — 19- ; piece first quality fluted ■ glass Water Sets. All pieces of large tea and beverage ■ sizes. Sale price, Qg OPEN EVERT EVENING II THIS WEEK UNTIL ■ I 9 O’CLOCK t . The September meeting will be held at Hendersonville late in the month. The authority approved a $lll,OOO addition for the Edgecombe-Martin Electric Membership Cooperative, providing 107 miles of rural lines for 420 customers. Bagley said the co operative's original 35 miles of lines were already “paying their way.” Bagley’s report estimated that the cost of all rural power lines built in the State during the three years end ing June 30 was $8,396,732.55. He said 6,467.70 miles of lines had been built or authorized by public Utilities, 565.90 miles by municipali ties, and 1,151 by the Federal Rural Electrification administration. Only 21 per cent of the counties now have less than 5 per cent of their farms electrified, he reported, whereas 83 per cent of the counties were in that class in 1929. THREE-PIECE LIVING ROOM SUITES One Lot—Regular $79.50 three-piece beautiful “Qiteen Amne” style, full spring constructed Liv ing Room Suites, consisting of large Sofa, jA Chair and Lounging Chair. All pieces co veredßß^ 'U M B all over in good quality rust and green Tapestry ® or Friezette. SALE PRICE, PER SUITE P 88 Other Fine Suites 1-3 to 1-2 Off > .. SENSATIONAL SALE FINE BEDROOM SUITES Regular $98.00 four-piece Beautiful Hqgenot Walnut Finish Bedroom Suites, consisting of^R large Dresser, large Chest of Drawers, _ M 'B Dresser and beautiful Bed to match. SALE nr 8188 PRICE—4-piece Suite P 75 Other Fine Suites 1-3 to 1-2 Off SACRIFICE SALE FINE DINING ROOM SUITES 3 Only—Regular $139 00 beautiful 9-piece Ameri can Walnut Veneer Dining Room Suites—con sisting of large Gothic style Buffet, China Closet, JBV beautiful oblong 6-foot Extension Table, 5 Tap- flpHk B estry covered seat Side Chairs and one Host ® Chair to match. 9-piece Suite. SALE PRICE 89 Other Fine Suites 1-3 to 1-2 Off Inner Spring ... MATTRESSES A. J. Legum again takes the lead in the most spectacular Inner-spring Mattress value. These were intended to be sold at $29.50. Attractive ticking heavily felted, -with resilient springs—it’s a value you cannot afford to miss. While they last for only, £ ty *7*7 each $ lui / / j BED OUTFITS One Lot—Regular $25.00 Standard make Metal Bed Outfits, consisting of two inch continuous post steel Bed, good quality Coil Springs, 60-lb. roll edge Cotton Mattress. Outfit complete, while they last. Sale y d»1 QQ Q price 10.00 * EASY “CREDIT TERMS” TO ALL 4 A. J. LEGUM “The Furniture Man With a Conscience” 336-338 Church 8t„ Norfolk, Va. j" THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C. Edenton Logical City To Have Hog Market 1 More Hogs Sold During i First Half 1938 Than l All of 1937 A " . More hogs were sold cooperatively ■ by North Carolina farmers during the > first half of 1938\han during the en tire year of 1937, according to H. W. ' Taylor, extension swine specialist at 1 State College. Ten of the 15 markets where swine are sold through local cooperative l marketing associations reported that : from December 1, 1937, to mid-June, • 1938, they shipped 48,419 hogs that I brought $765,974.42. On 14 markets last year, 48,297 hogs were sold for . $951,561.70. When reports from all 15 markets , for the first half of this year are i tabulated, Taylor continued, the total amount received for hogs will run considerably above the figure for all of 1937. Last year the hogs averaged 196 pounds apiece and sold for $10.40 a hundredweight. This year the aver age weight was 193 pounds and the price was approximately $8.21 a hun dred pounds. Hog prices this year were affected by the general business conditions and an increase of swine production over the country. The 10 markets from which reports have been compiled so far are at: Tarboro, Plymouth, Warsaw, Wash ington, Four Oaks, Shawboro, Eliza bethtown, Greenville, Cofield and Lumberton. The marketing associations are lo cal organizations composed of grow ers and are operated by members elected to serve as officers. They are assisted by county farm agents and the extension swine specialist, who has devoted much of his time to this phase of cooperative marketing during the past year and a half. The associations sell direct to the packing companies who submit sealed bids for the farmers’ offerings. Ar rangements are being made to have trained men from the U. S. Bureau of Simmons ... PORCH GLIDERS One Lot—Regular $29.50 Simmons Porch Gliders, with water-repellant cushions. Ball-bearing with stabilizer, and wide arms. Extra heavy metal frame, coil spring foundation attractive colors. Sale price while Ain AC? they last, each X«J • O Simmons... y STUDIO COUCHES A most spectacular purchase of Sim mons’ fine Studio Couches made such values possible. Never before have we gathered such a fine group of high grade STUDIO COUCHES and offered them at such huge SAVINGS. Each of them is attractively upholstered—each can be converted into two twin beds or a double bed. Get yours d*o >f Cf A Nowr <pZ4.DU Agricultural Economics grade the hogs for hard, soft, or oily pork. Edenton needs a hog market. Lo cated right here in a belt where they can be grown at such low cost, be cause of this section having such fine , lands, bottoms and swamps for hog raising, this county, in fact all this section is overlooking a market for a product that can be produced here at lower, or as low, cost per pound as anywhere in America. The farm ers and hog growers of the State of North Carolina during the first six months of the year, sold and collect ed almost a million dollars for their pigs. And, while general prices were down this past six months, because of general business conditions, the pigs brought an average of nearly 9 cents per pound on the hoof. In this fine country, where we raise cattle, hogs, vegetables, poultry, in fact, anything grown or raised in the temperate zone of North America one should not overlook a single money crop, one that will bring in a profit, and as it has proven in other sections of Eastern Carolina, we can raise them as good, and much cheaper, and Edenton should have a hog market. FREE! 100 Fine.... ALARM CLOCKS During Sale .... • These fine Clocks will be hidden in different pieces of Furniture on the various floors of our store . . . and set to alarm at different times during the day. Whoever happens to be nearest a clock when the alarm rings becomes the owner of the Clock. Absolutely Free Extraordinary SPECIALS METAL BEVERAGE STANDS One lot—sl.9o large size. Rigidly constructed 4-post, double deck, round top, acid proof. Metal beverage stands. Sale price, each C —mm FINE TROUGH END TABLES One lot, regular $2.98, extra strong, large size Gothic style, mahogany and walnut i ’ : finished Trough End Tables. Sale price, A 1 Af\ each x #Tri/ —w I COCKTAIL LAMPS One lot, regular $3.50 solid ; maple, combination bridge lamp and cocktail tables, with beautiful parchment finished shade. Priced dur ing our sale, qm complete . X »OD d FINE VELVET I I THROW RUGS I ■ One lot, regular $2.95 extra * 9 heavy deep pile Throw Rugs. I H Beautiful Oriental, conven- I 9 tional and floral patterns. 1 9 Your Choice while A Q • 9 they last, each O C B A Small Deposit Will Secure Any I il Article. Goods Stored Free 1 Wanted § PAGE SEVEN
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