THE PEBQTJIMANS WEEKLY, HEllTFOED. NORTH CAIIOLINA. KTHCAT. NOVEMBER 16, 1956. PAGE THREE J JitToEcsB L :::jGFrc!;!:m r - , ' ' '. With the expected Cncern over the damage to, the soybean crop affecting the ''many farmers of .the Albemarle 'area, a group of pro ducers and agricultural workers met in' Elisabeth City last week- end W perfect arrangements' that might ease the problem. Efforts are being made to secure some new arrangement in the grading of the crop, along with some help from the Commodity Credit Corporation. An application has been made to the State ASC Committee for per mission to borrow money .from the CCC on stored beans. It was point ed out at the meeting soybean buy ers have expressed the opinion soy. beans' 'from this . area, this season are suitable, only for oil purposes, and since crushers have limited storage facilities, loans on soybeans :i ! AT Hertford Hardware & Supply Company will permit farmers to store the beans and market them at a time which will not cause a "flood" of the market and a collapse of the price' level. A . v. R. : M. Thompson, ' Perquimans Farm Agent, reported this week it is as yet unknown if this loan ar rangement will be permitted but he stated in the event it is, farmers will be notified and he urges soy bean producers to take advantage of the opportunity to stabilize the marketing of soybeans this year. Bride-elect Honored At Several Parties GXtQTIB ' v ill mvMB Miss Alvis Perry, whose marri age to Burwell Riddick Winslow will take place Saturday, November 17, was honored with a coffee hour and shower at the' Whiteston Com munity Building Friday night, No vember 2. : Hostesses were Miss Johnnie White, Mrs. P. E. Whslow, Jr., Mrs. Merrill Winslow and Mrs. Clyde Lane. , ; '',": The building was beautifully decorated with arrangements of yellow fall flowers and autumn leaves. The coffee table was cen tered with an arrangement of yel- J low niums in silver bowl flanked by yellow candles in silver candelabra. - Coffee was poured by Mrs. Lewis S tailings of Hertford. ' Miss Perry received many love ly gifts. n.--i- l .III !. ...1,1 l il.. . II , ft "We've a Story to Tell to the Na- tions" was sung and the Circle was dismissed with the benediction. Delicious refreshmenes were ser ; ved by the hostess. Peanut Forecast Is 294 Million Pounds N. C. peanut production as of September 1 is estimated at 294 million pounds compared with 204 million pounds in 1955 and 287 mil- ; LiMiici; urrtKi i ; THIS $29.95 BLOWER - Ah 1 v :. .ir.vJ "', i,.' , m fa m. mm' " ts NOW ONlYtf WiTIS EIOME HEATERS Mrs. Maebelle Winslow entertain ed with a dinner party at her home near Hobbsville honoring Miss Perry and Mr. Winslow on Sunday night, November 4. . ::: r . , The home was Tjeautifully dec orated with mixed fall flowers. The bride's table was centered with an arrangement of yellow mums in a silver bowl and flanked by can dles in five branches candelabra accented with tiny wedding bells. Covers were laid for 18 and a delicious ' four-course dinner was served. .' Miss Perry, was presented a gift of crystal. . Mrs. James Ward and Miss La nelle Ward honored Miss Perry with a tea on Saturday afternoon, November 10, at the home of Mrs. Ward. The home was decorated with mixed fall flowers and light ed candles. The tea table was cov ered with a cutwork cloth and cen tered with an arrangement of yel low mums and candles. Russian Ktea and coffee was poured by Miss Inez Perry, assisted by Mrs. Paul Ward. Others serving were Mrs. Maebelle Winslow, Miss Donnie Ward and Miss Patsy Ward. Miss Perry was presented a place setting of silver and crystal in her chosen patterns. ' ' ' CIRCLE MEETS The Blanche Meekins - Circle met Friday night, - November 9 with Mrs. Joseph Rogerson. ' The meet president. After the business mat ing was called to order by the ters were taken care of and the re ports from various committees giv- c7. . v v . , ... .v...... r. ;: :.;,v.. .r,:,..:,..., v : J i - ""iW A Big Check For Christmas : . ;; Your3 ;For Easier Giving In 1957 ,.-V 1 Next' year don't let the Santa-season, take yous " by surprise. Join our 19S7 Christmas club now. ... Afake 'a small deposit every week; and little by , ' little, Vur. savings grow till you. have a good- sized check . . . endugh to cover all your Yuletide buying, including a gift from you-to you! w 1 V CLUBS FROM 25c TO $5.00 WEEKLY - - i-,y ,.v. ---. f?.,;:',H;.'::'.v -J.. . . Iv W-- te f. , HjjW Jimmy G. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Jones of Route 3, Hert ford,' was promoted to Marine Ser geant on October 1 at the Marine Barracks of the Miramar Naval Air Station,'San Diego, Calif. Sgt. Jones graduated from Cen tral High School in Elizabeth City, before entering the service in July, 1953. en the Blanche Meekins- Circle and the Bright Jewels took as their pro ject to buy 2 curtains for the church and the circle also decided to fix baskets for the sick and shut ins for Thanksgiving. Mrs.. Pres ton Nixon gave the devotional, reading the . 28th chapter of Job, 12-15 verses and prayed the United Nations Prayer. Charlotte Mat thews had charge of the program based ; on "The United Nations" lion for the 10-year average, ac cording tojthe N. C, Crop Reporting Service. If a crop of this size is realized, it will be the largest since 1952 when slightly more than 300 million pounds 'were produced. The rop is mostly good to ex cellent and indications are for a yield of 1,500 pounds per acre com pared with lust year's low yield of 1,075 pounds and 1,218 pounds for the 10-year average. The low WE PAY Prices Top FOR YOUR CORN SOYBEANS PEANUTS damage brought about by hurri canes. ; . '',".' TREE PLANTING RECORD ' An all-time tree planting record for any single group has been es tablished by the southern pulp and paper .industry. Over 231 million tree seedlings were planted or dis tributed by this group in 11 south ern states during 1955-66. i f , The Southern Pulpwood Conser vation Association, which conducted the tree planting survey, announced that this is the third year in suc cession that the pulp and paper in dustry has planted more trees than they cut over a similar period. TRY A WEEKLY CLASSIFIED X n nr?rM? . vT i w. e ouy oogs iany Place Your Order Now For PFISTERS SEED CORN For Early Spring Delivery! J. F, Hollowell & Son PHONE 2841 WIN FALL, N. C. m MkW MMM m M' :y " ' loe & Bill's Service Station Ray White, Prop. 1 J 1 . H'l lh gfoffleraut, CfiirWv WMier V-S v ':-.' -J - ; . . Announcing the most glamorous car in a generation! You never; looked or felt asgood in m anyfning before Other cars have changed models ; ; . this one changes - motoring. Look at its rich, racy Hne9 . . at the long, , low silhouette . . . at the dramatic upsweep of the rear fenders that plume back from the waist like the wake of a hydroplane. It's a streak of a car with the elegance . . of the boulevard and the spirit of the speedway. Get into this car, drive it into traffic or out on the open ' highway and you enter a new domain of travel. In the 1957 Chrysler, with its new Torsion-Aire Ride, motion has a new "feel". And wait till you toe the throttle. A new Pushbutton TorqueFlite Transmission teams with a mighty airplane-type V-8 engine, developing up to i 325 horsepower, to give you a new high:velocity , getaway matchless passing power when you -need it. Come in this week and visit our showrooms. See and dri ve the most completely new car of the year' Torsion-Aire Ride pours the road under you! Try Chrysler's new Torsion-Aire Ride and you'll think some of the laws of gravity, motion and inertia have been suspended in your favor. No more rock and roll. No more pitch when you stop. Chrysler's new torque rod suspension and lower center of gravity . give you a brand new ground-skimming "feel" " of the road. The wheels ride the contours . . . ' ' but you don't. The road just pours under you. b T.br Company, Inc. Phone 2461 Hertford, N. C.

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