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Mrs. Clyde Smithson Entertains Woman s Missionary Society of Creswell Baptist Church in Its Regular Meeting Tuesday Creswell.—The Woman's Mission ary Society of Creswell Baptist church was delightfully entertained Tuesday afternoon, when it met for the monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Clyde Smithson, with 15 mem bers and 2 visitors present. Mrs. A. C. Harris, president, con ducted the devotlonals and presided at the business session The topic for the month wfas “Think on These Tilings: Whatever Things Are Hon est.” The society decided to have study of the mission book on Wednesday afternoon. March 4. Teachers of the book will be Mesdames A. L. Holmes. C. L .Hopkins. Clyde Smithson. A. C. Harrison and Fred Smith. It was announced that home mission and Annie W. Armstrong programs would be presented at the church Friday evening, March 6. Mrs. C. L. Hop kins and Mrs. Clyde Smithson were appointed program chairmen for this service. The program for the month was ef fectively and very impressively pre sented by Mrs. Smithson, using as her topic “Honesty." The heart of the W. M. U. was rep resented by a larg ered heart, com posd of individual rims placed on a white background by the various speakers as they concluded their talks. The following members were introduced, each making a brief ex planation of a particular topic: Mrs. H. W Norman. Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs A. C. Harris, Mrs. A. L. Holmes, Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, and Mrs. A. H. Tucker. At the conclusion of each talk, Mrs. R. T. Hopkins, pianist, softly played a hymn significant to the thought of the speaker. Mrs. A. L. Holmes concluded the program with a prayer. The March meeting will be held with Mrs. C. L. Hopkins. Mrs. Smithson served an attract ive chicken salad plate, hot coffee, candy and heart-shaped mints sug gestive of Valentine. -® Let This Be Your . . • i No. 1 Resolution for 1942 Help Defeat the Aggressors by put ting your savings— regularly—in U. S. Defense Bonds and Stamos. - *. - •ft Get Your Share of— U. S. Defense BONDS-SUMPS FOR CONGRESS Jack Edwards. Greenville at torney and former legislator, this week announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives, subject to the Democratic primary in May. ROPER -- Carl Brey. jr . who is working in Wilmington. Del., is home for a few days. Mrs. Lloyd Lucas and daughter. Dorothy, was here this week-end, vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gaylord, sr. Miss Eva Chesson spent the latter park of the week at Mars Mill Col lege with friends. Mrs. D. E. Poole spent last week in Mars Hill and Asheville. Mrs. John Phelps. Mrs. Myrtie Mar row and Minnie Gay Marrow spent the week-end in Portsmouth. Mrs. Raymond Tarkington, of Edenton. is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. rPank Tarkington. W. V. Gaylord is working in Eliza beth City. The athletic association sponsored a dance at the Community Building last Friday night. Miss Rosebud Gaylord and a friend from Greerville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gaylord, sr.. last week-end. Potter Dixon visited his mother. Mrs. George Dixon, during the week end. The Roper band sponsored a Val entine Carnival Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Turner spent the week-en din Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Highsmith and Mrs. Joe Oliver and Mrs. Deldee Nor man spent Cunday afternoon in We nona. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Goldie Pitt, of Tarboro. visited Mr and Mrs. J. O. Highsmith recently. i PEI1DER Quality Icon Stott’X Look for These Nationally Advertised Quality Foods LAND O’LAKES BUTTER, roll, lb. 41c cube, lb. 43c AUNT JEMIMA Pancake FLOUR, pkg.10c Buckwheat FLOUR, pkg.13c LIBBY’S FAMOUS MEATS i Corned Beef, 2 No. 1 cans... 47c Potted Neat, 2 No. 1 cans... 13c Vienna Sausage, 2 No. I cans 25c KRAFT’S MAYONNAISE, pint 29c CAMPBELL'S Tomato SOUP, 3 No. 1 cans.... 23c MILK 3 tall cans. 25c MEDIUM SIZE PRUNES 2 lbs.13c Double Fresh—Golden Blend COFFEE, 21-lb. pbgs..39c Triple Fresh—Our Pride BREAD, 2 large loaves.17c JUICY Grapefruit, 3 • 11c 2 BUNCHES Fresh Carrots.13c Maine White Polai's, 10 lb. 33c GREEN Cabbage, 4 lb. 17c Jack Edwards, of GreenviLt;, Enters Race for Congress -<$> Herbert Bonner, Incumbent, And Marvin Blount Al ready Candidates Jack Edwards, Greenville attorney, announced Tuesday that he is a can didate for Representative from the First Congressional District, subject to the Democratic primary on Satur day May 30. Mr. Edwards' entry makes the race for this office a three cornered one. since Representative Herbert C. Bonner has already an nounced he is a candidate for re election, and Marvin K. Blount, also of Greenville, recently announced his candidacy. Mr. Edwards said that he would make a “thorough canvass of the district, going direct to the people as far as it will be posisble to do so in the length of time now before me." Mr. Edwards moved to Greenville from the Albemarle section of the district. He was born in Hertford, finished the public schools there and attended the University of North Car olina. His course of study was in terrupted by his service in the Army during World War I, but he returned to the university, finished his law course and was licensed to practice in August, 1925. He began the prac tice of his profession in Greenville in October of that year. He repre sented Pitt County in the 1933 Gen eral Assembly and served as secre tary for four years to Hallet S. Ward, while the latter was representative from the first district in Congress. Mr. Edwards was formerly treasurer of the Pitt County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee and a member of the state finance committee of the Young Democratic Clubs. He is an Episcopalian, secretary of the fifth district Democratic judicial commit tee, vice president of the Pitt County bar, member of the American Legion, the Society of Forty and Eight, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His late first wife was the former Miss Camilla McMullan, of Edenton, by whom he has one daugh ter. now a student at East Carolina Teachers College. His present wife was the former Miss Mary Shepard Parker, daughter of Surry Parker, formerly of Plymouth and now of Pinetown. where he is a prominent lumberman and manufacturer. His parents live in Hertford, where his father, W F. C. Edwards, is promi nent and well known. HOLLY NECK Mrs. Eva Holton and daughter. Alean. with Mrs. Dellie Phelps and Mrs. Minnie Wilson visited Mrs. Thomas Basnight, who is a patient in a Washington hospital, Saturday. James H. Jethro, of Plymouth, was the week-end guest of Thurman Riddick. L. F. and J. S. Davenport were in Plymouth Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Davenport and little daughter. Mrs. Dellie Phelps and Thomas Basnight visited Mrs. Thomas Basnight, who is in a Wash ington hospital, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davenport and children, of Pleasant Grove, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Neva Riddick and family. Miss Elsie Marriner has returned home after visiting her brother, D. A. Sawyer. S. B. and S. L. Davenport were in Plymouth Saturday. Mr and Mrs. J. S. Davenport and children were guests of L. F. Daven port Sunday. AT PLYMOUTH THEATRE NEXT WEEK The atmosphere is somewhat frigid when Rosalind Russell comes home to find her husband. Don Ameche, entertaining Kay Francis. It's one of the amusing scenes from "The Feminine Touch,” new “love tan gle” comedy at the Plymouth Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. Employee Purchase Of Defense Bonds Is Arranged by A & P Under Plan 65,000 Employ ees Voluntarily Agree to Wage Deductions New York—The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company has completed arrangements for facilitating the voluntary purchase of defense bonds by employees through pay check de ductions, John A. Harford, president of the company, announced today. The company has approximately 65, 000 full time employees in the United States. Under the plan employees may au thorize deductions from their pay checks and the bonds will be issued through Federal Reserve banks and post offices. The company will de duct the money each week and pur chase the bonds. The bonds will then be mailed to the employe-purchasersl The plan encourages the purchase of bonds by simplifying the proced ure whereby employes may make a systematic contribution to the na tion’s war effort and at the same time establish a reserve fund for the future. MACKEYS Miss Evelyn Chesson, of Oxford, spent the week-end with her mother. Mrs. Alma Chesson. Hallett Everett and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Colinns spent the week-end in Washington City. Mr. and Mrs. Bunt Long spent Sunday in Jamesville. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Davenport and Miss Mary Davenport drove over to Windsor Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Josh Griffin were in Plymouth Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Davenport, Fred Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Rey f ■ cat I All HEADACHE When your head aches and nerves are Jittery, get relief quickly, pleas antly. with Capudlne. Acts fast be cause It’s liquid. Use only as directed. 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Mr. and Mrs. Harris Chesson spent Sunday afternoon with relatives in Bertie County. -« Iceland is “devoid of trees and bushes, but has plenty of green grass and rock," according to a U. S. Ma rine stationed there. "Maltese Falcon" Is Scheduled at Local Theatre on Sunday Humphrey Bogart Featured In Story of Search for Prized Statuette The Plymouth Theatre’s new fea ture attraction, here Sunday, will be “The Maltese Falcon,’’ starring Hum phrey Bogart. Adapted for the screen from the Dashiell Hammett novel, the film is a well-concocted mystery drama with a liberal dash of comedy and romance. For “The Maltese Falcon,’’ War ner Brothers have assembled a fine cast of season performers. Besides Bogart, there is charming Mary As tor in the romantic lead, Gladys George and Lee Patrick to give her some competition with the hero, Peter Lorre, in one of his most sin ister roles, Sydney Greenstreet, well known stage actor, from the cast of the Lunt-Fontaine play, “There Shall Be No Night,” Elisha Cook, jr„ Je rome Cowan, Barton MacLane and others. Centering around the search for a porcleain statuette of fabulous value, the story of “The Maltese Falcon,” is one of the most intriguing mys tery stories ever written. From the Choice of the Wheat Crop Comes LIGHT WHITE FLOUR To Choice Cooks H. E. Harrison Wholesale Co. PLYMOUTH AUTOMOBILE LOANS!! We will lend you money on your car or refi nance your balance due and make your payments smaller. Bring your car over and talk with us. INSTALLMENT LOANS SAVINGS INDUSTRIAL BANK ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. MEMBER F. D. I. C. THE AMERICAN WOMAN - what is her time and energy worth in 1942? EyjORALE is a woman's job. The home is Ameri ca's first line of defense. You've heard it, you've read it, you've said it yourself. And now in the New Year, things being what they are ... those words are a challenge to today's American Woman. And now, as always, she will meet them not only with spirit, but with resource* fulness. New demands upon her time, energy, and budget bring a new appreciation of the constant helpfulness and thrift of her Electrical household servants . . . for her time, energy, and money can be used to greater advantage than doing the things which Electricity will do for a few cents a day! prapEEENSE BUY UNITED STATE* ' SAVING* /Bonds Band Siam ps Her problem is dual in 1942: Home must more than ever be a refuge from the turmoil of the outer world; yet she must find time for many demands outside those welcoming walls. Electrical servants not only contribute greatly to the comfort, con venience, and livability which her home must offer . . . but they free her, too, from many hours of household drudgery. ; Electrical servants are thrifty, efficient, safe, and fast. Use them—to do a big job —better! YOUR ELECTRICAL DEALER.OR VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER CO.
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