TA' i LIGHT
T1IK i'-QUILlANS WLLIILY, I." ' VC?M, N, C, 1 "ID AY, JAMV-"Y 1 . 1
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,' "With fire destroying more than
$100,000,000 worth of farm property
in Araerfca during 1947, thd Nw
' .Year calls for farmers of Perquimans
County to put fire prevention and pro-
taction practices to work vigorously
this year," County Agent I. C, Yagel
. declared today.Jij:? $i;:?
i Urging farmers to be prepared in
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that we are going" "to ' successfully
combat fires in 1948. is to take all
1 " possible steps to prevent fires and to
provide; all possible protection against
fires. A glance at last year's fire loss
t. record should convince alt farmers
, that fires don't always happen to the
4 1 other fellow.",, ,
County Agent' Yagel offers a five
, point program which fanners could
use as a guide to better fire protec
tion! and prevention. ""The best way
, to guard against fire is to plan a
safety program.; The following sug
" : geetions have worked in the past
1 Fanners can use them during 1948 as
a basis for effective protection
L-Keep your farm, clean. Good
housekeeping in and around all build
ings will automatically get rid of fire
hazards. ,
v 2. Make regular checks on all elec
trical equipment and circuits: - Worn
electrical wiring should be replaced;
; 8. Keep all heating units in good
condition. Hake sure chimneys and
flues are free of cracks. , ,
4. Cure hay and grain and manure
properly. Stored hay should be in
spected regularly for odors, smoke,
gas and beat all warning signals. -
,, s. Make sure there is equipment
on farms with which to combat Area
Approved fire extinguishers should Joe
in every home and outbuilding. Make
sure they are inspected regularly and
that every member of the family
knows how to use them. .
"Fires are preventable, and as for
fire protection, let's not have too little
late in '48.. Let's all get busy and
make American farms the safest place
to liveMUfti Yagel concludes.- ' V
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
The Executive Committee of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Baptist Church met Thursday night,
January 1, with Mrs. V. N. Darden as
hostess." I iA;-U-':k'
by Mrs. Mark Gregory. Mrs. X A.
Ward presided, and business for the
new year was discussed, i At the close
of the meeting the hostess served de
licious refreshments. ,
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Keel an
nounce the birth of a son, born Mon
day, January 12, at the Medical Cen
ter, Elizabeth City. Mother and son
are getting along nicely.
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On Or. before midnight, January 81,
employers who are subject to-the in
surance provisions of the Social Se
curity Act will send to the" govern
ment their payroll tax returns cover
ing October," November and Decern
be:1947;,;4.,:yv:.i?.K;v..
Mr.: Employer, the law applies to
every business or industrial establish
ment even though it has but one em
ployee either, full or part time. You
can save yourself time and trouble byf
making certain that the name, account
number and - wage earnings of each
worker' employed bjT you during Oc
tober,1 November and December are
shown, on your tax report r-
Mr. Employee,' you can save your
self and your family the possible loss
of future benefits if you cooperate
with your employers by seeing that
m mv rL ZV?y?"T PPears on your account
number card. If you have not given
this information to your employers,
School for the tfon-the-farm". trIv
ing, and is composed of the following
veterans r. - John E. Cbappell, Louis
N. Chappell, Harold H, Copeland,
Preston M. Copeland, Charlie' Lr Dail,
Leroy A. PaiL Milton Dail, Jr, Rob
ert A. Harrell Milton E. Jordan, For
rest E. Lan4, :Lloyd A. Lane, Robert
L. Lane, Elton P. Layden, David L.
Nixon, Thomas D, Nixon, Edgar W,
Roberson, Thomas G. Rogerson, Ad
rians' J. Smith, Jr Louis L.' Spivey,
Wendell L. Stalling, Jarvis G. Ward,
Jake L. White,' t Carl V. Winslow,
George G. Winslow, Jesse E. Wins-
low, William E. Winslow, Winston J.
Winslow and Francis N. Jessup. .
,Th4 two classes of veterans at Per
quimans County High School are be
ing taught by G. C. Buck, teacher of
Agriculture, and " assisted by C. . R,
Vann,. Emmett B. Xong and F. A-Mc-Googan.,
c??"'. .V"''--iv'.'-ijf.--
The veterans who -have been in
training for one year are as fcrlkws:
Calvin Banks, ; William' W. Bundy,
George W, Baker, Garland J. Bunch',
William E. Hobbs, Spurgeon T. . Lane,
Carl W. Lewis, Johnnie F, Layden,
Odus C. Mansfield, Joseph B. Perry,
John Q.. Riddick, James S. Rountree,
Quinton T. Stallings, James R. Stoke-
ly, Joshua A. Sutton, Joseph H. Stal
do so at once. If you do not have a i lings, Lyndon O. White, Clinton R.
Social Security account number card, j Winslow, William E. ; Winslow and
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
A penalty of one per cent will be added
to all unpaid 1947 taxes, due the Town
ofHert&rd, on February 1st u ! L
To avoid this penalty, please make set-:
tlement for 1947 taxes before February 1. '
TAX COLLECTOR, TOWN 0 HERTFORD
OWUI OCUUJIAbjr jWWWU UUUIVH VWUp
apply for one immediately. You can
get the application blanks from your
local post office and you should send
the completed application to the So
cial : Security " Administration, 520
Flatiron Building, Norfolk 10, Va. As
soon as you receive your card, show
it to each employer you have had dur
ing October, November and Decem
ber, 1947.
J. E. D'Auteuil, field representative,
from Norfolk, will be here on Janu
ary 14, at the Welfare- office in the
Court House from 10 A. M. to noon.
Anyone desiring any information or
"V . , n fi .j
assistance on social oecuniy mailers
should feel free to call.
John E. Wood.
VFW To Sponsor Dance
For Polio Campaign
:; Mamhora nf tViR Perauimana Post
of Veterans of Foreign Wars, meet
ing on Monday night voted to spon
sor a public dance, at a dateto be
announced later this month, 'the pro
ceeds to be donated to the Perquimans
Infantile Paralysis campaign.
Henry C. Stokes was appointed to
fill the post as quartermaster of the
VFW, replaced George Fields, . who
resigned. ; !;
New Class Of Veterans
Organize For Training
A new class of veterans baa been
organized at Perquimans County High
Masonic Master
Names Officers
W. Fi Ainsley, recently elected as
Master of the Perquimans Lodge, 106
A. F. & A. M., named officers to fill
appointive posts following installation
of elected officers recently.
The new master named C. R. Vann
as senior deacon, G. A. White, junior
deacon, Bill Miller, senior steward,
Ralph White junior steward, W. A.
Hoffler, tyler and G. C. Buck as
chaplain. . i"
, Hiss ' Georianoa ', Roberts' was
moved from the A")emarle I'o ' .1
to the home of her i ...ter anj trc r-
ni.i.r Lolvidere, on edne3Jay. a
Eeerts is ' recuperating from i.
j-.--ks suffered in an autoraoh''i ac
c".nt - ' ' ' ;
Breams -Come Trae
County Farmers Urged
To Buy Seed Early , u
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Good seed of all kinds will be "high
in price and hard to get this year,
according to I. C. Yagel, county
agent Perquimans County farmers
are urged to get their seed early. The
County Agent's office is now accept
ing orders r for Certified Coker 100
Wilt cotton seed. Farmers desiring
seed of this -type should; place their
order early. 1
. Every woman dreams of a modern kitchen, complete- !
1 with Electric Range and Electric. Refrigerator '. "
after months' of waiting those dreams caff come true
-v . we have on hand, jeady for immediate delivery, a l
, . number of , - "., i
Vestinghouse and Crosley Ranges
Vestinghouse Electric Refrigerators
r Come in today and inspect - these new model ,appli- - r
, ances . . . select yours and have it installed immedi- r
ately .... make those dreams come true. . '
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