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THE PERQUIMANS
' WEEKLY
v Published every Friday at The
Perquimans Weekly office in the
! Gregory Building, Church Street,
Hertford, N. C.
MATTIE LISTER WltlTE Editor
;Day Phone 88
'Night Phone 100-J
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November 15, 1934, at the post office
at Hertford, North Carolina, under
the Act of March 8, 1879.
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quest. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935. .
THIS WEEK'S BIBLE THOUGHT
TRUTH AND GOODNESS: For
the word of the Lord is right; and all
his works are done in truth. He lov
cth righteousness and judgment; the
earth is full of goodness o.f the Lord.
Psalm 33:4-5.
PERQUIMANS WOMEN KNOW
WHAT THEY WANT
They voted one hundred per cent in
the affirmative on the question of
whether their association wanted a
county home demonstration agent, at
the meeting of the Perquimans County
Home Economics Association on Sat
urday. That these women are going to get
what they want goes without saying.
They are just not going to stop until
they do.
They have their plans, very definite
ones. They expect to go before the
Board of County Commissioners at a
certain meeting in the not far distant
future, before the budget is arranged
for the next year,
They are not going in small num
bers, with timid, half-hearted request
for something they have little hope
of getting. There will be such a rep
resentation of women from all the
various communities of the county as
will show the Board of Commission
ers that there is a purpose back of
v nn tVio nnrf nf the farm
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women which must receive recogni
tion. They know what they want and
they believe that they have a right to
ask, and they expect to make their
position clear.
These women are well informed on
the subject of the expense of a home
demonstration agent. They are in
terested in the subject of taxes. Not
. ,a a-F viam wish AS to undulv tax
fie people of the county. They are
themselves a part of the county. They
Ire aware that only a very small pro
portion of the expense of a home
demonstration agent comes out of the
county. They know that if the county
makes the necessary effort, that both
the State and Federal governments
will cooperate and pay most of the
exnense. These women feel that
Perquimans County" is well able to
pay its small quota and to give to
the women of the county the benefit
of this service which most of the
counties of the' State are now receiv
ing. It doesnt take a prophet to fore
tell that the united effort of this
group of determined women is going
to result in Perquimans County hav
ing, as it should have, a county home
demonstration agent.
Quality Of Cotton Seed
Reported In Bad Shape
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Indications are that North Caro
lina's cotton planting seed for this
year is very poor, warns P..H. Kime,
plant breeder at the North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Some lots of seed are germinating
less than 50 per cent, especially in
the coastal plain area, according to
reports from tests made recently.
The damaged seed in the Piedmont
area is not quite as bad, Kime says.
The poor condition of the seed is
due largely to the wet weather last
September. Where cotton was open
at that time some of the seed rotted
and some sprouted in the lock. Con
siderable damage also occurred while
the damp seed was in storage.
Planting seed of low germination
results in uneven stands and low
yields, he warns, and growers whose
seed is bad should arrange to buy
seed of the standard varieties known
to do well in this State. H
"Those, who have not given their
seed the germination teat should do
so ,at once, he urges, so that if ne
cessary they may be able to get good
' seed in plenty of time for planting,
,- .When not too thick, it may be
poured over the silage, grain, or hay.
Jf ft is .very thick, it may be diluted
with water and then poured over, the
'feed with satisfactory results;- '
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Molasses is palatable to cattle, he
-; yr and will increase the animali'
appetite for the leeds on wnlch it Is
poured, particularly low grade rough-
Numerous . requests .. for . poultry
' louse and-brick broader plans indi
: eat that : XJatawba County farmers
' are preparing for another tT poultry
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PI . Mad For
(Being The Domestic Secrets of An
An American Housewife.)
By NATALIE ABBOTT
A dark hall, ualighlcd and unfurn
ished except for an umbrella
stand, is not a very nice approach
to your house. I decided something
had to be done about mine, so I
crocheted a little mat in a bright
color to put on the table. I'd put it
under the card tray If I had a card
tray. I haven't, so I use it as a mat
for a very bright and cheery flower
vase. This ono is crocheted in mer
cerized crochet cotton and is made
of many little cartwheels joined to
gether. You can make it any shape
you want, but I choose the six-sided
one because my table is rectangu
lar. Here Is how I did it.
Materials: Mercerized crochet
Mre 30 in self-shading or solid col.
ors. Steel crochet hook No. 7.
Wheel Motif: To begin, ch 6 and
Join with si st to form ring. 1st
row: 12 8 c into ring thus made, si
gt into 1st B c. 2nd row: Ch 6 (to
count as 1st d c), 1 d c in next
s c, ch 3, and repeat from . Join
with si st to 3rd st of ch-6. 3rd row:
In each sp, 2 s c, 3 ch, 2 s c, for
entire round. Join with si st.
To Join Motifs for a Square. Cro
chet 1st and 2nd rows of a second
wheel as directed above, joining
this second wheel to the one just
made as follows: 2 s c in 1st sp,
ch 1, si st to a p of first wheel, 2
s c in 1st sp of the unfinished
wheel, 2 s c in next sp, join p's,
then finish wheel as first one. Make
a third wheel as before, completing
only the 1st and 2nd rows, and
place it so that it will form the 2nd
row of a square, leaving 1 p be
tween the Joining of the two
wheels. Join and finish. Start a
fourth wheel and place to complete
square. Join 2 p's as before. When
ready to make the 3rd p, ch 3, and
si st to free p of adjoining wheel,
ch 3, si st to free p of next wheel,
ch 3, si st to free p of text wheel.
Ch 3, si st to fourth wheel forming
square. Make 2 s c in sp of unfin
ished wheel. Continue and attach
remainder of wheel's at p's as be
fore till square is completed. Add
other wheels to make square or ob
long as large as desired. To finish
outer edge, attach thread to first
p after the corner, p, J s c, In this
p, ! ch 4, s c in next p, ch 4, 1 d c
In next p, 1 d c in 1st p of next
wheel, ch 4, 1 s c in next p, repeat
'from making 1 d c in corner p's
with ch-8 between. Over each ch
loop make S s , 1 p, S 8 c.
To Join Motifs for a Circle: Make
complete wheel for center motif
i and tie a thread to Indicate Its po
sition. Make 1st and 2nd rows of a
i second wheel and join to 2 adjacent
p's of center wheel as follows: 2 s c
in In 1st sp of unfinished wheel, ch
1. si st to a p of center wheel, ch
Through Capitol Keyholes
By BESS HINTON SILVER
LIQUOR AND GOVERNORS
Some astute political observers in
Raleigh express the opinion that
passage of any bill to call a referen
dum on the question 'of liberalizing
North Carolina's bone-dry liquor laws
by the present legislature would
wort decidedly to the benefit of the
potential candidacy of Clyde R. Hoey,
silver-tongued Shelby orator, for
governor next year. These political
wise-acres figure that Mr. Hoey
would lead once more the fight
against liquor and that he would be
successful. They say that this would
be interpreted as a mandate from
the people and that the Shelby attor
ney would be handed the Democratic
nomination for governor on a figura
tive silver platter.
DOUGHTON The boys who are
supposed to know their political stuff
have doped it out that the fate of the
sales tax may have more than a'little
to do with Congressman R L. Dough-
ton's devision on the campaign to get
him in the gubernatorial race next
year. Mr. Doughton led the " fight
asrainst the sales tax in Congress
just a few years ago. If the present
General Assembly adopts a sales lax
as a necessity he would either be
forced to support it or revoke -himself,
the dopesters say. It looks like
the legislature is going to re-enact
the sales tax and you can make your
bets on Congressman Doughton. -
A. H. GRAHAM Meantime,
friends of Lieutenant Governor A., H.
(Sandy). Graham are leaving no stone
unturned in smoothing' put the ground
for him to maxe the raqe. iqr, gov
ernor. Man v friends of ihe second
high man of North Carolina .'express
confidence that , neither : Hoey , oi
Doughton will make the race and that
Mr. Graham will .be the next governor
of North Carolina." It's aU being
Jcept very quiet but so far. the. Sen
ate's presiding officer Tiasti't " done
anything that observers classify as r
political mistake and he, has said that!
nis ,iuck wniv xne. juenerai Assembly
.probably may nave decided, influence
on his decision in the gubernatorial
contest" , , 1 J -
GASOLINE TAXES It looks like
everybody and his brother want to
i get their hands into tax money paid
by automobile and track owners, of
My HaU,i. i "
w .... yTK"m
2, 2 c in same sp, 2 8 c In next
sp, ch 1, si st to next p of center
wheel and complete as first wheel.
Make a third wheel and join to next
2 p's of center wheel and also to
the adjacent p of second wheel.
Then complete wheel. Add 4 more
wheels joining in the same manner
as the third wheel. Add other rows
of wheels as desired.
Finish outside of circle as fol
lows: Attach thread to 3rd free p
on any wheel, 1 s c in this p, ch
4 , 1 b c in next p, ch 4, 1 d c clus
ter In next p (to make a d c cluster,
make 3 d c in same st always hold
ing the last st of each d c on hook,
then thread over hook and take oft
all remaining loops), ch 4, 1 tr clus
ter in next p, (to make a tr cluster,
make tr in the same st always hold
ing the laBt st of each tr on the
akehook, hen thread over hook and
take off all remaining loops), 1 tr
cluster in 1st p of next wheel, ch
4, 1 d c cluster in 2nd p, ch 4, 1 s c
In 3rd p, ch 4 and repeat from . ;
Continue around circle. SI st to i
center of 1st ch-4 loop, ch 5, 1 s c
in next cr-4 loop, and repeat from
to end of round. Ch 4 and make 1 tr :
cluster In this 1st ch-6 loop, ch 3,
1 tr cluster In same loop, ch 3, 1 tr :
cluster in same loop, ch 4, 1 s c In
next ch-5 loop, ch 4, 1 tr cluster In (
next ch-5 loop, repeat from to end i
of round. Finish outer edge with 4
s c in each ch-4 loop and 3 s c and
p in each ch-3 loop.
To Join Motifs for Hexagon:
Make and join five wheels as for;
the circle, then add another row of I
wheels (12 more wheels), and fln-
InBh outside circle as follows: At
tach thread to 3rd free p on any
wheel, 1 s c In this p, ch 4, 1 8 e
in next p, ch 4, 1 d c cluster in next
p, ch 4, 1 tr cluster In next p, 1 tr
cluster In 1st p of next wheel, ch
4, 1 d c cluster in 2nd p, ch 4. 1 d e
cluster In next p, eh 4, 1 tr cluster
in next p, 1 tr cluster in 1st p of
next wheel, ch 4, 1 d c cluster In
next p. ch 4, 1 s c in next p, cn 4,
and repeat from around. Finish
the edging as for edging around
circle.
North Carolina. Around legislative
halls can be heard many different
proposals for using gasoline and li
cense money for other purposes than
roads. Some want it to pay local
government debts; others to establish
employment offices and others for the
schools. But the State's roads, espe
cially the secondary highways are not
in the pink of condition and legisla
tors from rural counties know that
Also some bridges still levy tolls fo
passage. It's likely to be a merry
fight before the question of diversion
of highway funds is settled.
MORE" MONEY The General As
sembly has been in Raleigh long
enough for it to become apparent
that the membership favors boosting
salaries of public school teachers even
higher than the recommendations' of
15 per cent made by Governor Ehr
inghaus. The tutors will get it if the
legislature can find the money bu
finance committee meetings have in
dicated that no members have dis
covered a tax gold 'mine.
, SAFETY It now appears certain
that some sort of automobile drivers
license, measure will pass the legisla
tore and become law. Several mea
sures have been introduced and the
committees on roads of House and
Senate will, reduce these to a com.
mittee substitute. If it is reasonable
the chances of passage are good but
it is, generally agreed that with any
effective drivers license lav must go
a substantial increase in the number
of state . highway patrolmen to en
force it ' ' ' :
. MARATHONS The - bffl v of Dr
John TBurrusj' senator' fiom Guil
ford County,' to abolish "walkathons
and dance endurance contests didn't
make the motion picture operation
angry- one bit The ' film ' exhibitors
can figure that a 'lof-of 4imea-anc1
'quarters gpjnginto the walkathonfe
will not come back to the picturf
shows. 1 Outside that also, there has
oeen mucn oDjetftion voiced to wane
athons d from many sections of the
'State. :t.'"5j?f;!S
FILLING STATIONS Representative-W.
L. Lumpkin, . of Franklin,
wants a tax to reach filling stations
operated in chains by oil companies,
or others, something after the man-
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I ner of the chain Store tax." He hopes
: hi get urounu. urn posmpiuty oi leas
ing such statona to individuals by a
provision in the revenue law "which
would make the tax he has in mind
apply to stations operated or leased
by the same company.
ON THEIR TOES Heads of state
departments and institutions ' are
making good use of the hearings ac
corded them by : the appropriations
committees of the House and Sen
ate. In most cases the - Advisory
Budget Commission cut their requests
and having been on what they con
sider near starvation rations for the
past two years (and' not much
wealthier the two preceding years)
the boys and girls hope to impress
the appropriations groups with the
gravity of their situations.
FOUNTAIN In some quarters on
Capitol Hill the wags are asking if
former Lieutenant-Governor R. T.
Fountain, of Rocky Mount, is a poli
tical fountain of youth. In Raleigh
last week Mr. Fountain admitted to
newspaper men that he is "seriously
considering" running for the Senate
in opposition to Senator Josiah W.
Bailey , next spring. Mr. Fountain
seriously considered running for gov
ernor quite a while before stepping
across the line that made him a can
didate in 1932. There is considerable
opinion that Mr. Bailey will also face
opposition in the person of Governor
Ehringhaus, but the governor is hold
ing his peace on the subject.
NEW STAR Arising in the poli
tical heavens in the star of Senator
Harriss Newman, of New Hanover,
shining on the office of lieutenant
governor. From close personal
friends of the chairman of the Sen
ate committee on finance come word
that he will make the race. Senator
Newman is silent. If he runs he will
face potential opposition from two
other senators, W. G. (Cousin Willie)
Clark, of Edgecombe, and President
Pro Tem Paul D. Grady, of Johnston.
Definitely in the race is former Sen
ator McNeill, of Fayetteville, a foe
observers believe cannot be safely
discounted.
SALES TAX If membership of
Senate and House finance committees
is any index to the complexion of the
General Assembly the three per cent
sales tax will be enacted without pro
longed opposition. Of course, there
will be violent opposition but the
votes in committee do not indicate
any real threat of defeat or an im
passe on the retail levy. Practically
all proposals against the sales tax
have been promptly voted down in
committee meetings.
SLOT MACHINES Past legisla
tures have attempted to run slot ma
chines out of the State by passing
laws against them. The present leg
islature is of the same mind but since
the penal laws have not been success
ful, according to many members, this
General Assembly hopes to tax them
out of existence. That explains the
upping of taxes on the little ma
chines with holes for your nickels,
dimes and quarters rather than any
hope of increasing State revenues.
Dates Set For Civil
Service Examinations
The United States Civil Service
Commission has ' announced open
competitive examinations as follows
Engineering draftsman (highway),
$1,800 a year, Bureau of Public Roads.
Junior medical officer (interne), St
Elizabeth's ' Hospital, Washington,
D. C.
Associate supervisor of elementary
education, 23,200 a year. Indian field
service.. , ...r
The closing' date for receipt of ap
plications for these examinations is
February 18, 1935.
The salaries named are subject to
a deduction of not to . exceed 6 per
cent during the fiscal year, ending
June 80, 1935, as a measure of econ
omy, and also to a deduction of 8tt
per cent toward a retirement annuity.
: All states except . Vermont, ' Vir
ginia, Maryland and the District of
Columbia have 1 received less than
their quota of appointments in the
apportioned . departmental, service in
Washington, D. C. .Of the positions
named, only engineering draftsman is
affected by the state apportionment
.' Full information may be obtained
from '- the secretary of the -United
States Civil Service Board of Exam
iners at the ; post office: or. custom
house in any city which has post
office of the first or the second class
or .from the United States Ciytt Ser
vice Commission, Washington, D. C.
GUERNSEY BREEDERS TO
' . . MEET NEAR GREENSBORO
4 The North- Carolina Guernsey
Breeders -Association, will hold its an
nual meeting at the "Sedgefleld Inn
near Greensboro, on Tuesday, Febru
ary 5, it was announced by T. H.. An
trim, secretary-treasurer. .
An interesting and Instructive pro'
gram has - been arranged, Antrim
said, - with addresses by prominent
speakers and members of the staff at
the Peterboro oflcs.
LIKE GRADING PllA.N -IN
MARKETING EGGS
More Careful Practices Are
Found Profitable.
Br R. E. Cray, Poultry Extenslob Spacldlit.
Ohio Stat Univerlty.-J-WNU Servlcs.
Each year more eggs are marketed
on a graded basis. Along with this
trend it is noticeable that poultrymen
are taking better care of their; eggs.
And we are finding that the farm prac
tices leading to better quality are ao
more difficult to follow than many of
the practices now in rogue that lead
to poorer quality.
Eggs, like milk, deteriorate. Be
cause the egg comes In a sealed pack
age, and Its appearance seems much
the same whether kept under good
conditions or poor conditions, farmers
hare come more slowly to those prac
tices that make for quality.
Here are the four practices poultry
men say lead to good quality:
Remove all cockerels from the
flock as soon as the breeding season Is
ended.
Use good laying ration. It happens
that the best laying rations also are
proving to be the rations that give
quality and, when the eggs are fertile,
hatchablllty.
Produce clean eggs, by using good
litter In nests, on the floor, and cov
ering dropping boards with wire net
ting. Gather eggs frequently. One poul-
tryman reports saving time by gather
ing four times a day. He had less
washing to do, he explained.
Guinea Fowls Marketed
like Other Game Birds
The- marketing season for gvinea
fowls is during the latter part tf the
summer and throughout tn fall. At
this tuns the- demand fa tn eity mar
kets I for young birds weighing from
one to tw pounds each. As the sea
son advances, the demand1 fs for
heavier birds:
Guineas ace marketed as game birds
and, like game birds, are usually sold
on the market unplucked; although
hotels and restaurants buy rhem
plucked! There are three varieties of
guineas; white; pearl, and lavender,
and although' they were probably one
of the earliest domesticated: fowls; they
still retain.) many of their wild char
acteristics They can be- raisedi prof
itably on most fann where the ysuog
birds are allowed to- range, picking up
waste grain- and1 Insects; MJssoari
Farmer.
Warns Poultomeiioiilodina
Because production of eggs with a
high Iodine content is quite- easy, and
lately has become somewhat off a fad,
California poultrymen. have been ad
vised by Be H. Jl Almqjuist, research
assistant to poultry husbandry. Uni
versity of California to- proceed cau
tiously along this line. "The- principle
guiding much of this work," he said,
'seems to be that if a small amount
of Iodine In- eggs is desirable, a large
dose of it would be much) better. This
is following the- same rule which
caused the Indian buck te fcfil himself
with cough- medicine.1? Minimum and
maximum iodine requirements of lay
ing birds and growing chicks, accord
ing to Doctor Almquist are not known,
and tratll they are, eeastderabie can
Men tn the use ef tedrae; supplements
It to be recommended; a said.'
Watch the Water Supply
Water -feaaratas' for poultry are
often' eovates expenslTa appliances.
Those whe keep only a small flock
are apt te think ordinary .open vessels
which can be bought for. a small frac
tion of their cost will do as .well The
great advantage of the fountain Is
that it keeps, the water much longer
at 'the temperature it was when put
In, and that In summer there Is very
little evaporation from It On a hot,
dry day water win evaporate from
open drinking .vessels ao fast that
they may be dry long before the tune
when they are uraally refilled. Where
the attendant is away front bone all
day, the consequence Is hat the birds
are without water when they need it
moat,
r Poultry, Affairs
" Poultry nooses should be ventilated
at the top.
' .' Poultrymen have found it costs Just
as much to feed a nonlaymg hen as it
does a high producer.
The good layer has a long, slightly
carved keel, . a deep abdomen and
body, a broad, straight, smooth sack,
good - chest ' development, straight
sides, ' with the ' width ; "carried back
from the hip bone to the stern.' ' 1
Most of the hens In a flock can be
kept lar laying-until late fall,, when
they should" be-allowed to rest, about
jlariweek
fellow corn la much more valuable
for scratch teed than white corn, h
contains vitamin A which is so nec
essary for poultry growth, j ; 5
-'Poultry experts hare found-. that
fowl pox, commonly known as "sore
head," Is cc:.d by a . microscopic
g:mi a.Tcct'r j tie sLla and mucous
mc ..tvz ' xllli tswlx
Molasses Makes Good . ' ,.
Substitute For Corn
-A moderate 'amount of cane ino-
lasses, or black strap may be sub
stituted for .torn in feeding - dairy7
cattle when' vcorii prices V are high, "
says "John A? Arey, extension dairy
man at State College. ..' -yr
Although not as ..valuable, pound
for pound, as corn meal, he says, the .
molasses will serve as well as -corn
when a moderate amount is used and
little or no difference will be sen in
the milk flow. ...
"In one feeding test he said, "'ve ,
found that 4 4-5 gallons of molasses
una ihe same milk producing value as i
a bushel of shelled corn-;. We also
found that molasses acts as a ionic
for the animals." .
From a fourth to a thiitf of a gal
Ion of molasses is the proper daily
ration, Arey points out Many dairy
men find it. advantageous to give the
animals ononmt each feeding.
Craven County farmers have ap
pointed a legislative committee to
consult with their representative in
the General Assembly in ' regard to
legislation affecting- agriculture.- -
Have your cottonseed tested now.
If it fails to germinate properly, it is
advisable to buy good seed before
planting time.
HOW ONE MAN
LOST 22 POUNDS
Mr. Herman Runki's of Detroit
writes: "A few lines of thanks from
a rheumatism sufferer My first
bottle of Kruschen Salts- took all of
the aches and swelling? out of my
joints with my first bottler r went
on a diet and lost 22 pounds and now
feel like a new man."
To lose fat safely and; quickly-take
one-half teaspoonful of Kruschen
Salts in a glass of hot water before
breakfast every morning a- quarter-
pound jar lasts 4 weeks. Get it at
Anderson's Drug Store or1 any drug
store in America.
If not joyfully satisfied' after- the
first bottle money back. . aifor
Rupture
H. L. Hoffmann, Expert, former
associate of C. F. Redlich, Minneano-
Iis, Minn., will demonstrate-without,
charge his "Perfect Retention-Shields'
ELIZABETH CITY
Monday, February il
At the Virginia Dare Hotel1.
From 10 A. M. to 4 E Ml.
Please come early.
Evenings by appointment
Any rupture allowed to protrude-
is dangerous, weakening the whole
system. It often causes stomach :
trouble, gas and backpaihr.
My "Perfect Retention- Shields'"
will hold rupture under any- condition s
of work and contract the opening in
a short time. 1
Do not submit to avoidable opera-.
tions and wear trusses that will en ,
large the opening. Many satisfied
clients in this community; No- mail '
order.
HOME OFFICE "
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