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Home-Club Notes Rv Mrs. MART F PVRDEN, Flome Aerrnt Schedule of Meetings Tuesday—Cherry Club with Mrs. Marvin Spruill at 3 o'clock. Wednesday—Roper Club, with Mrs. Joe Nowarah at 3 o'clock. Thursday—Chapel Hill Club, with Mrs. Edna and Clyde Latham hos tesses at 3 o'clock. Friday—Field work Saturday—Curb Market at 8:30. Poultry Report Beech Grove Club: eggs sold. $191.70: chicks 350 Cross Road Club: eggs $144 55: chickens $13: chickens 470. Cool Spring Club: eggs, $198.70; chicks 675. Piney Grove Club: eggs $81. Dairy' Report Beech Grove Club: $24.75. Cross Road Club: $21.44 Cool Spring Club: $20. Piney Grove: $6. House Furnishing Mrs. B. M. Snell, house furnishing leader, of Beech Grove Club, report ed : one room redecorated—the room and the furniture being painted. She made two home-made rugs for the floor. Mrs. W. H. Oliver, same club, re ported all out buildings white wash ed, a new fence and it white wash ed and painted a porch. Mrs D O. Patrick, same club, painted one room and papered one room, painted 4 floors and made 4 pairs curtains. Mrs. M. L. Bowen and Mrs. Ambrose painted 3 rooms, re-upholstered 3 pieces of furniture, painted 2 pieces and white washed trees and outbuildings. In Cool Spring Club Mrs. S. B. Lucas reports having made slip cov ers for 3 chairs, painted kitchen and has new' linoleum. Mrs. Riddick is going to prevent flies by getting a new BBdatagyffiaB8»qBS>s<asBwii»MiirnaMiMMMMaMawM»M«Ma Some Good Clean Bargains In Used Cars 1941 Chevrolet 2-Door Sedan 1941 Ford 5-Passenger Coupe 1938 Chevrolet Coupe 1937 Chevrolet 2-Door Sedan All in First-Class Running Condition Good Tires See Us H You Need a Good Used Car HOUSE CHEVROLET COMPANY Jack W. House, Mgr. Plymouth, N. C. PACKED IN W OOD An enormous amount of wood is needed to pack supplies for ouf armed forces, especially for overseas shipment. Mr. f’armer. Lncle Sam needs your saw logs and pulpwood AY?IF . . . there's a shortage of wood. screen door. Mrs. John Stillman re ports a new top on the house. Others reported 11 chairs painted, a swing and 5 flower pots. Piney Grove Club. Mrs. A. M. Ches son has a new brooder house. Oth ers reported a chest of drawers, lamp and radio table. Mrs. Tom West of the Cool Spring Club set out ten peach trees. Mrs. J. W. Marrow, of the Cross Road Club, set out six currant plants. Mrs. P. H. Darden, set out 12 Boy senberry and Youngberry plants in Alba Club. In Beech Grove Club 95 pounds | paper and 1 gallon fat saved and $25 ; bond bought. Four pounds fat from Cross Road | Club. $2850 Bonds in Cool Spring Club. — Flavoring First Vanilla and other extracts give a more even and lasting flavor to cakes and cookies if they are added to the fat when it is being creamed, home economists of the U. S. Department of Agriculture report from a recent mixing and baking test. So add : flavoring first, instead of last, as most j recipes direct. MACKEYS H. W. Everett, of the United States Maritime Service is spending several days with his mother. Miss Ludie Mae Grift in. of Norfolk, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Griffin. Mrs. Bill Davenport and little Miss Betty Davenport, of Richmond, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Collins, was the week-end guest of Mr. and was the week-end geust of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Chesson. Miss Ellen Marriner. of Roper, and Richard Taylor, of Camp Davis were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bunch Saturday evening. Miss Bradley and Janice Nortli cott. of Edenton spent the week-end j with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Britton. Mrs. Mary Alexander, of Washing j ton is visiting Mrs. C. E. Ambrose. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Everett made a business trip to Edenton Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Mayo and son of Norfolk, visited relatives here Sunday. -$ Returns from Robersonvllle Mrs. C L. Blount returned Tues day from Robersonville. where she visited her brother, who is ill. IT’S THE BREAD FORME! No wonder growing boys and girls say “More, please!” Give them plenty of this good bread. Aren’t we all looking for foods that taste better ...richer in flavor? That’s why most mothers buy this finer loaf. Extra fresh for every meal. PORK LIVER PATTIES J lb. pork livr Vi cup chopped onion* J Egg • Fat VA teaspoons salt A cup dry bread crumbs Put liver through coarse grinder of food chopper. Mix with onion, egg, salt and bread crumbs. Form into 8 small patties, about 3A inch thick. Brown in fat. Cook for about 6 min utes per side. Too long cooking will develop a strong flavor. Patties may be wrapped in bacon and broiled. 6 patties. ! HAMBY £michu6 BREAD YOUR 3 MEAL-A-DAY CEREAL MORNING. »JN90N, .NIGHT Announce Local School Activities The Commencement program will begin with class day exercises in the form of Senior May Court on the high school grounds at 5 p.m. Friday, May 19 The public is invited to at tend. The Baccalaureate sermon will be heard Sunday morning, May 21, at 11 o'clock in the Plymouth Theatre. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev Lee A Phillips. All churches are cordially invited to attend and make this a union service. The seniors will have their gradu ation exercises Tuesday morning. May 23, at 10:30 o’clock in the Plym outh Theatre. An invitation is ex tended to the general public. The senior class observed sneak day" Wednesday of this week. This is a senior privilege, i.e., the class is allowed, as a whole, to miss one day of school during the year, and this day is kept secret. ROPER Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Boney, of Nor folk, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Parker, of Williamston. spent the week-end with Mrs. Alice Spruill. Mr. and Mrs. Brantley Peacock, of Washington. D. C., are spending some time here as guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Peacock. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Piercy and son spent Sunday in Aulander. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Mizelle and Mrs. J. W. Chesson spent Friday in Norfolk on business. L. B. Windley, jr., of Portsmouth. Va.. spent last week here as guest of Mrs. Roger Chesson. Frank Grady, of Edenton spent Sunday here the guest of Miss Irene Davidson. A1 Hooker and Carl Lair, of the U. S. Coast Guard, Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end here with Mrs. A. R. Hooker. Miss Donnie Blount, of New York city, is spending sometime here. Miss Beluah White, of Creswell, spent the week-end here with Mrs. J. H. Gaylord, sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gaylord, jr., spent Thursday in Washington shop ping. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Highsmith and Mrs. Launa Harris spent Monday in Robersonville. Worth Poyner. of Norfolk, spent the week-end here. Mrs. L. L. Mlzelle spent Thursday in Rocky Mount on business. Nathan Spruill, of Norfolk, spent last week here visiting his mother, Mrs. Alice Spruill. Mrs. N. W. Spruill has returned home after being operated on at Park View Hospital. Mrs. Roger Chesson and children spent last week in Portsmouth, Va., she returned on Monday. ' Bubble” Chesson is spending some time in Portsmouth, Va.. visiting grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Windley, sr. J. H. Gaylord, II. of Norfolk, Va., spent last week here with his family. Mrs. Oscar Trueblood spent Satur day in Portsmouth shopping. -®-' FERTILIZER Fertilizer consumption in the Unit ed States has increased about ten fold in a little more than 60 years and more than 40 per cent in the past five years, reports the National Fer tilizer Association. HAY Don't lose the value of your hay by late cutting, improper curing, ex cessive handling, or poor storage, says Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of Extension agronomy at State Col lege. COTTON Spinning tests of cotton receiving an extra 100 pounds of muriate of potash per acre will be made this fall, reports Dan Holler, Extension cotton marketing specialist at State College. -<•> INCOME The total Income of U. S. indi viduals in 1943 was more than double the 1935-39 average, with expendi tures for goods and services at only 63.8 per cent of the total, reports R. W. Shoffner of State College 5 Vj The Next Time Call for LIGHT WHITE FLOUR and Your Baking Will Show a Decided Improvement H. E. Harrison Wholesale Co. PLYMOUTH K ■ J Uses of Soybeans And Cheese Making Topics at ‘Meeting FSA Supervisors Attend Session April 27 in Windsor Associate FSA supervisors held a workshop on. Uses of Soybeans and the Making of American Cheese, on Wednesday of last week, April 26, in the home agent' laboratory in Wind sor. The counties represented at this meeting were Nash. Pitt, Edgecombe. Wilson, Martin. Beaufort. Bertie. Hertford. Gates, Perquimans, Cho wan. Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank. Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington. Miss Myra S. Scull, associate district FSA supervisor, was in charge of the meeting. The purpose of this type of meet ing is to train supervisors who plan to give similar demonstrations to FSA families in their respective coun ties. This is just one means of super vising families in carrying out their farm and home activities. There will be a number of families who will be contacted on individual basis and given this supervision and help. Miss Clara Robertson, home agent, and Miss Hannah Spruill, assistant home agent in Bertie county, and Miss Mildred Pigg, home agent in Martin county, were invited to at tend the demonstration. B. E. Grant, county agent, of Ber tie county, and Mayon Parker, of Parker Brothers, publishers, Ahos kie, were invited in for luncheon. — ■ <«> To Return From Atlanta Mrs. Jack Peele and son will re turn home from Atlanta. Ga. to night. -* Spend Week-End in Norfolk Mr .and Mrs. Don Overman spent the week-end in Norfolk. -® GINNERS N. C. cotton ginners will hold dis trict meetings at Gastonia, Raeford. and Scotland Neck on May 9. 10, and 11 respectively. Farmers are invited to attend these meetings on better ginning methods and practices. CRESWELL Alton Harris, jr., Leland Alexander and Roger Davenport spent the week end in Norfolk. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pritchett and son Charles jr.. of Newport News, Va., spent the week-end with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Pritchett. Cpl. and Mrs. Bill Sanner and lit tle daughter Joyce of Raleigh, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Mil ton Starr. Mrs. Sanner is the former Virginia Phelps, of Creswell and Ra leigh. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Phelps, of Ra leigh were in Creswell for the week end as guests of Mr. Phelps' father, Mr. John Phelps and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Starr. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Jordan have received word that their son Pvt. John Jordan has arrived safely in England. Pvt. Jordan is attached to the Finance Department of the U. S. Army. Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Bobby) Woodley, of Norfolk. Va., are in Creswell with Mr. Woodley's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Woodley. Robert will leave for Richmond. Va.. May 8th, to be sworn into the U. S. Navy. Mrs. Woodley and their lit tle daughter. Mary Alice, will make their home in Creswell. Dr. Tom Basnight. of Ahoskie, Mrs. Ida Byrum. of Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. Lazell Brey of Elizabeth City, and Mrs. Paul Davenport and child ren, of Elizabeth City and other lo cal persons visited E. Pritchett Sun day who is ill at his home here. Miss Iris Spruill visited her mo ther, Mrs. Bessie Spruill this week. Mrs. Rom Norman and children Kitty and Jo Ann are in Newport News, Va., visiting relatives. Miss Marion White spent the week end in Tyner with her parents. Miss Elizabeth Peele. of Aulander and Welmet Johnson, of Plymouth, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Peele. -(0 CHINCH BUGS Many fields of small grain in Pitt County show adult chinch bugs at the rate of about 1 to 50 per foot of drill row and severe damage may result, says J. Myron Maxwell, Ex tension entomoligist at State Col lege. ______ Graduation Oilts TO CHERISH FOR A LIFETIME Watches FOR GIRLS AND BOYS Fountain Pens, Cravat Sets, Bel Buckle SeisJ Bill Folds, and Many' Other "Wanted" Gilts. FOR THE GIRLS: We have Lockets, Stretch Bracelets, Charm Bracelets, Crosses and Chains. In fact, you’ll find in our stock the gift which will be an evarlasting reminder of this momentous occasion. DON G. DAVIS JEWELER
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