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; The President's program with
few.tVifCotot of the
United States continues to oversha
dow all other rational issues. His
appeal to the country in the form of
one of his radio "fireside chats" is
being; widely discussed. : Hearings on
his proposal .-: are ; drawing; large
crowds to the rooms of the Senate
Committee on the ' Judiciary. Pro
ponents1 and opponents of the mea
sure are drawing their lines for bat
tle. In other words, another im
portant chapter in American history
is being written, whatever that chap
ter finally record.
. In this connection it is interesting
to read the oath of members of the
Supreme Court. It follows:
"I do solemnly swear that I will
administer justice without respect to
tenons, and do equal right to the
poor and the rich; and that I will
faithfully discharge all the duties in
cumbent on me as Judge, according
to the best of my abilities and un
derstanding, agreeably to the Con
rf'atitution and 'laws of the United
States."
' Whatever may be the viewpoint
-of any individual with regard to the
present Supreme Court . issue, con
siderable stress must be laid on the
last sentence of the above oath read
ing "agreeably to' the Constitution
and laws of the United States."
From this it would seem that the
laws of the United States and the
laws are the acts passed by the
Congress and signed by the Presi
dent have equal standing with the
Constitution. The President con
tends that they have not been given
such standing by the eminent Sup
reme Court Justices, and here is the
bads of the current and widely-dis-
cussed issue.
Let me quote what others have
aauL.
The illustrious Abraham Lincoln,
declared in his first inaugural:
"The candid citisen must confess
that if the policy of the government,
upon vital , questions affecting the
whole people, is to be irrevocably
fixed by decisions ef the Supreme
Court, the instant they are made in
ordinary litigations between -.parties
. in personal actions the people wdll
- have ceased to be their own rulers,
having to that extent practically re
signed their . Government . into the
hands of that eminent, tribunal." .
The great Justice . Holmes, who
ever held aloft the light of justice
for all, said:
"It must he remembered that legis
lators are the ultimate guardians of
the liberties And welfare of the peo
ple in quite as great a degree as the
courts." . .. .. -. . .;'..,.;
Again Justice Hoknes said: i
"The first requirement of a sound
body of law is that it should corres
pond with the actual feelings and de-J
"The courts were Intended to en
dure for all ages to come and conse
quently to be adapted" to the various
arises in human ' affairs." '
These quotations from great stu-
. -dents of our . - government , deserve
stud v and thought ast our people
stand at the crossroads of national af
fairs. These statements : were not
made in ' the heat of debate. . ' They
were made by men who enjoyed nat
ional confidence, and by men woose
deeds merit that their words be re
membered. I cite them now because
they are timely.
Is the President correct in his con
tention that the Supreme Court has
not given due respects to the legis
lative will of the people t Are the
opponents of his program correct in
their contention that the Supreme
Court has always been risrht? Ans
wers to these questions will be found
when the people on farm and in
factory understand clearly the issues
involved and thunder out; their views.
They, and they alone, must answer.
Their rights must come first. And
the effort to put these rights linn
precipitated the present momentous
issue.
SPORTS TALK
I recently read that fertilizer men
think they should be able to sell
7,600,000 tons of fertilizer this year.
Inasmuch as Virginia, North Caro
lina and South Carolina farmers are
well up among; the leaders in the use
of fertilizers, almost 2,000,000 tons
being consumed in producing crops in
these states, the following article
published in The Fertilizer Review,
Washington, D. C, January Febru
ary 1987 issue, should be of interest
to the readers of my article:
Fertilizers Are Indispensable In Land
Conservation And Improvement
"In an address before the Associa
tion of Southern Agricultural Work
By "WHITIE"
After turning m a very success
ful basketball season for this year,
the Perquimans Indians will start
baseball as soon as the weather will
permit the warriors to take to the
diamond.
A few of the boys have been toss
ing the old apple around in the gym
limbering their arms up a little, but
it is a little too cold to venture out
on the lot. As soon as possible
though, the boys will be out working
into condition. The prospects for
this years team are very promising
and under the coaching of Carl
Rogers should turn out a winning
team.
Eula' Nixon stellar guard, for the
girls basket-ball team of P. C. H. S.
for 'two 'years who- graduated last
year, was given a guard position on
the first string All American High
School Team. This is quite an honor.
I looked over the list of players and
I found, that the next colsest state
in which a player was represented
was West Virginia. All of us re
meiriber well the splendid perfor
mances that Bula turned in on the
hardwood, and she deserves a place
on the All American.
Fertilizers Are Indispensable
By GUY A. CARDWELL
'Agricultural and Industrial .Agent
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
ages, have found their way. into the
sea are now 'being recovered by
quarrying and mining. Those which
have escaped into the air are being
recovered by chemical fixation.
"To recover these elements and to
recondition them for return to the
land is the task to which the ferti
lizer industry is dedicated. This in
dustry provides the materials for
maintaining the productivity of the
land; for making poor land good, and
good land better.
"Whereas we originally conceived
of fertilizers as tonics having only
temporary effects, we now conceive
of them as agents to be used in the
development of more , permanent sys
tems of land conservation and im
provement. Whereas we once ex
ploited the land without thought of
ers.on February 4, Dr. tinman K-lthe future, we are now betnnmnir to
Bear, Chairman of the Plant Food think of it as a heritage which must
Research Committee of The National
Fertilizer Association, stated that "by
far the most important natural re
source of any nation is its land. If
we exploit the land, we pave the way
to poverty. If we conserve and im
prove the land, we lay the founda
tion for permanent prosperity.
"The first step in land conserva
tion is to keep the soil in place. This
requires covering large acreages of
it with forests or with grass. It
also requires that constant attention
be given to the prevention of erosion
of that part of the land that must be
plowed.
"Permanence of location of land is
highly important, but it alone does
not guarantee --permanence of pro
ductivity. Losses of essential .plant
food elements are constantly taking
place as a result of crop removal; of
the leaching action of drainage
water; and of the oxidation by micro
organisms of organic reserves.
"Those elements which, in past
Glancing over the records of other
high schools for this years basket
ball performances I found that the
Hertford Indians are up near the
top. . Although the Indians probably
played as many or more games than
the other team in this section they
turned in a very good record Out
of 21 games the Hertford quint won
14 and dropped 7, two of these de
feats were games that required an
overtime period.,...,'
Nixon Indian top scorer, turned in
194 points for. the season and was
named on the second all tournement
team in the gold medal tournement
in Elizabeth City this season, j '
- BURGESS NEWS
Mr. and ' Mrs. Herman- WinsW
and family spent Sunday with' Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Basnight. " -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthews. Mr.
and Mrs. WendeH Matthews, Mr. and
Mrs. Matt Matthews, Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Matthews, Mr. and . Mrs.
Moody Matthews visited Mrs. S. P.
Matthews Sunday. Sirs. Matthews is
recovering from an attack of ifio.
Miss Veima Overton is spending
sometime with her grandmother,
Mrs. Abe Lilly, near Burgess.' Mrs.
Lilly is sick.
Mr. and Mrs. John CaphpeU, Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan Matthews called on
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Basnight Sunday
afternoon. "
Mrs.Spurgeon Simpson was in
Hertford" Saturday shopping. :
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Spivey went to Elizabeth City Satur
day. . ' ;a;0;
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be passed on unimpaired from gene
ration to generation. To that end,
fertilizers are indispensable."
ENTERTAIN HONORING
DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY
cream, cake and mints. 1
Those enjoying the evening's en
tertainment were: Miss Blanche
Cartmrright, honoree, Misses Laura
Belle Cartwright, Hazel Mae Smith,
Beatrice Benton, Eleanor Jordan,
Y. W, A. HAS MEETING
The Y. W. A. Society of Bethel
Baptist Church met Thursday even
ing with Mrs. W. P. Long, at her
home near Bethel. The president,
Miss Ruby Keaton, gave the devo
tional and a short orosram was iriv-
Lucille Cartwright, Eunice Harrell, en with several members; taking part.
Sallie B. Wood, Maude Cartwright, Those present were: Misses Rulby
Annie Mae Matthews, Catherine Har
rell, Daisy Matthews, Frances Bundy,
Elizabeth . Caddy, Katharine Hen
dricks, Maxine Griffin. Molly Mack
Riddick, Annie Maude Miller, Myrtle
Lee Nixon, Eleanor Eure, and Lil
lian Ray Perry; Messrs. James Har
rell, Vernon Harrell, Clifford Lane,
Benjamin Smith, John Elmer Wood,
William Cartwright, Tracy Winslow,
Howard Winslow, John Newby Wins
low, Louis Norman Chapped, Jeff
Pierce, James Pierce, Clarence Pirece,
Edward Copeland, Luther Whedbee,
Woody Bundy; Mr.
Eure and Curtis Eure, Mr. and Mrs
Keaton, Pencie Ward, Blanche Good-
winn. Esther Ward, Louise Tarkenton,
and Margaret Standin; O. C. Long,
Jr., William Hobbs and Edgar Long.
After a short business session, the
hostess, assisted by her daughter,
Miss Evelyn Long, served refresh
ments. The April meeting will be held
with O. C. Long, Jrt
as if you were to live one
years, pray as it you were
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hundred
to die tomorrow. Franklin.
Fat should be very hot for frying
and Mrs. George ! meat or fish,, and the result will not
'be greasy.
Moody Harrell, Carolyn and Dean To keep th metal tops of salt
Harrell, Mrs. J. H. Harrell, Mrs. shakers from corroding cover the
Vernon Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. Odell inside with melted paraffin. While the
Cartwright,
Cartwright.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. paraffin is cooling, the holes may be
opened with a pin.
Honoring their daughter, Blanche,
on her lb'th birthday anniversary,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cartwrig-ht de
lightfully entertained Saturday even
ing at their homo near Snow Hill.
The xolor . scheme of pink and
white was carried out artistically in'
the decorations and the refresh
ments. After several games, the guests
were invited into the picturesque
dining room, the central attraction
of which was a large birthday cake
in 'pink and white, with 16 candles
aglow. Here Mrs. Cartwright, as
sisted by Mrs. Vernon Winslow, Mrs.
Odell Cartwright, Mrs. Moody Har
rell and Mrs. George Eure, served
the guests beautiful plates of c-
WREE GoOd FisDo
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I Beginning Saturday morning and con
I tinuing as long as they last, we will give a
bowl and two Gold Fish FREE to each cus
tomer who spends $1.00 or more for medicine
or toilet articles.
Roberson's Drug Store
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The new O" Ford (fflustrated)
la the thriftiest car in all Ford history!
Drive ft all day on a tankf ul of gas r
owners report 22 to 27 miles per gal
lon. And h carries the lowest Ford
price in years.
yet the new thrifty 60M V-8 is as big
tad roomy, as well engineered as the
85. You get the same all-steel body
, . ' jurithi safety ' glass throughout The
lame new quietness and beauty.; The
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. Ford brakes. The same large luggage ,
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And it's a real performer I Like most
cars it bows a bit to the brilliant "85"
Ford V-8 in pickup and top speed but
you will be amazed at what it will do
just the same. The thrifty "60" V-8 Is
a car you will own with pride and
drive with pleasure. A car that will
save you not Just pennies but dollars!
A car that's built so fine and priced so
low you will have to drive it to believe it
exists. Your Ford dealer invites you to
drive this ear yourself. Call him today.
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