c-n.v ..r Pulliahed every , Friday ,t' The Perquimans Weekly office 'la !' the Crr-ory Building, Church Street, Hertford, N.,Ji ,7T'.ru:rSt HATTIE LISTER WHTTE-dltor Day Phone 111 h ,1 88 Night Phone ..-...-,r..,:v ..:,, .:. ioo-j SUBSCRIPTION RATES i One Tear Z-l-lH-L Jl $16': Six Months . -.75c Application; for ' entry as second class matter pending. Advertising rates famished by re quest, t " FRIDAY, DECEMBER 211934. THIS WEEK'S BIBLE THOUGHT i' .THE PRINCE OF PEACE: For unto us a child is born; and the gov ernment shall be upon his shoulder; arid his name shall be called. The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6. WE WELCOME CHRISTMAS ? CAROLS Thai the goocji old custom" of sing ing Christmas carols in the open air on Christmas eve will be followed in .Hereford this year, is good news. . lihe many good things, this cus tom is'old. It was followed in other lands centuries ago. It is one of the many old things which it is good to . cherish, one of the old customs it is ". good to follow. i ;' , The Perquimans High School Gles Club, under the direction of Miss Kate M. Blanchard, it is announced, : will visit outside the homes of a ' number of persons in Hertford who aVe more or less shut in, and sing carols. Have you ever listened to clear young voices 'singing, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear," "Silent Night, - Holy Night," "O Come, All Ye; Faith ful," or "0 Little Town of Bethle- - hem" as the singers stood out under the stars on Christmas "eye? f May be vou have heard it from a'' room' where you had been shut; within the know how beautiful it sounds. -' Miss Blanchard, who is an accom- - piioiicu uiututiau, wut wm una utwio so much for the: young people of , Perquimans toward teaching them the appreciation of good music, is to be commended for her efforts to bring Christmas cheer to those who will listen with pleasure to the Christmas music, as are also the young folks who compose the Glee Club. , 1 BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED " r The Tdesday fldge1 Qub was en- tertalned oii Tuesday Kdght' of this 4 week by Mrik PL. Bostick at the ; home e Mrs. ,T,.C. .Blanchard, with f the, following Members; present. Miss : Kate' M; Blanchard, Mrs. E. W, lord V fey, Mnf. R. M. Riddick; Mrs S. f P. f. Je3up,Mrs;t.. B, Sumner, Mrs. B. G. , - Ko'cnce,'and' Mrs. Vv Ni'DardeV. i j H In" honor of Mrs. T. a Blahchard's . birthdayTa surprise Was given her by , adding' a table for Rook, at which 5 those playing 'besides 7 Mrs-., Blanch ard, included Mrs. J. If. Towe, Sr.J . Jurs. &ue Nixon - and Mrs ,R. -T. uar' e. '"-. r" . ' rim purlchng with tiny, .cnndlr - r v .;.. " . ,"(?:' -' r-.aiice DyrarSr4- " OW - glorious ! How wonder full thought Dan, an Invltn j tlon for Christmas!, Christ imas with Rose Marie!, K Vyj Dan had been an orphan lat the same school with Rose Marie and a creat friendship had " sprung up ' between them. She had since been adopted by a kindly family in the East, but had always kept In touch with her old friend, Danny. Now the Invitation for Christmas. Dnn had never been Invited anywhere for this one great holiday and his whole being was stirred with great expectation. Danny bad al ways had a most ' pleasant Christmas at the orphanage. J Many generous per sons had helped " inake It so4 but ho :"had never been to a ' real "honest to goodness" home Christmas celebra tion. His heart baped with Joy. Wonder bow It will be ! Wonder who'll be there! Oh boy, I can't wait!", "Let's see,'' pondered Dan. "How old Is Rose Marie? She was twelve when she left and that was five years ago. Why. she must be seventeen, and a young ;: lady ! , Wonder bow she looks ! Wonder If she still blinks those hazel eyes and shakes her 'molasses 'candy' hair about like she used to do.". ' . . .Some 4ayV later "Sin Ibnojbhere of eompletr CftrtainaA.'Joy pemded the' cosy home .or foe ' OayloVdr T&ux: I End' ivwioeC .'The turkey iwltog la' the 'iMkd-. tb''frei:'lufletyff lul cooUM-'Were' bete froitevend tintedtk tb tSirlsfmali itolorsn Some hours later, all was a hushed lietaee athUtOe family, eAted:abut the1 lightedntree awaited the, guest of tte'-evtngft 'rf. ff -rlf Soon there were footsteps crunching the snow and . the next moment the lond peal of the doorbell. Father met ' Dan ' with the cordial welcome of "Merry Christmas, my boy. I presume this Is Danny bur Rose's old friend from Rye Junction. ' TbenSIoetUrsrilaWe, tiialr faces- 'tn'etttiied In Christmas fsniilcs, "reached for Danny's oiitstrotcliel hands, slmultaneocsly. Danny had never In nil the movies beheld anyone as lovely ns Rose Marie. y "Why, Rose Marie, you are wonderful, simply wonderful '. The same eyes, the I same hair, oh, I" "Here, here, you young people, you are forgetting .It's Christmas. Merry Christmas,' Dan I Merry Christ mis,' Sow Marie !" shout Dadjjfi;.. "-, ;.,', , J-i Them followed an " - "i" -V' m reai now ...!. .,.. ,. -y Everywhere Uanny'B eyes miomI to aa In EOlden lettermi''4M ry " ajflstmas, Dan,r; '-Merry11 Chrlrt- MaDlir!. J1;' :'-T":ft-f. VJ??. ei;rit'rB NewiMPwr Union. IV,,: iu Canries Rusty Needle ; Springfield, Mass.l-A'tt X-ray exami nation at a local hospital has revealed 'a crochet needle, three inches long, in the left leg of Mrs. -Rose Gordon. The needle, In a rusty condition, had been lodged .In the limb for M. years. Y p k .The") victim sustalneoV the accident when ii child ten years old In Russia, but for many years the Injury was for gotten Several weeks ago, however, the woman suffered from 'serious complnlnt.'wbteh the- doctors diagnosed j rteumaUsiBil;:;&. The X-ray disclosed the needle, deep j imbedded In the surrounding tissues. : i.. ' ' ' y I:ruUir..ae-rit Topeka KnThe great drouth jln the West mayf prove ,a, Insunnount-, eble difficulty to many, human beings, Let Mother Nature, as sal. has pro vlJIed means for , ber .charge fa mr- vlve-, i?rO;;tJ-'.A$ .(.' 'Jz-t.-.ti.-tZiJ ( Lee Larabee of the. Kansas state flab and gac?e" cor MzAak reports tt" be species "ftf, C I I 1 1 feared jlhcef the dry spell, MtH t .cou-r' it possessed of only cr-i i. - I !B its side u J s taepracucauy drylstrau.i-?: li " ?5, f ' r 'vV'M'', she.'neve':k:t.J,rT-t',' : t ? nearly sixty years of numlcJ I; t he'?rflrst'move';'herB rahj -r Claimed : !"Ain it pisbt;.o t..: folks think up now s days klss' t IniKiiln like thnt.'? i J V lira.;:. .West,". ho nns ;yl!ve;l tu t P'inn!l'ris of ; North Cv" ; .' '1 1 1 ' 1 fl;i! r oilier (7 I i resit: X- , mm ' J 4 V -f ;rivaiiiiiiiii iiii ii -- SPORTS TALK By "Whitie" The girls' and boys' basketball teams took both ends of a double header from Sunbury last Thursday afternoon. The P. C. H. S. boys went to town over the visitors to the tune of 21-8. The girls rolled up a score of 44 over their opponents. For the boys Harris was high scorer. Ruth Nowell took scoring honors for the girls. The Perquimans boys scored an other victory Monday night over Cho wan,; High School, the score being 26 to 16 Plum Pudding Made by Heinz . . , Lotely Gelatins Fit'brtV':''';'--'-.- Dill iQumjars-: ditoSaiice ThttaBte teBrr' ' ;:,:.-v: , Baker's Cpnut ! Milk or Moist Pack' 'rr.?.-".? :-' Pet Milk -Irradiated Wilbur's Cojblaie Half-pound cake Mince In bulk Oysters ;Dry pack' 2 ..ii - . . , - ' .. ti u V aThe Employees and Management of v :t) . Morgan's Modern;,GrStwt:r4 --P'-IT - 'rt; k wishyouamost'cheery,(aristoa8.' ff , ' a And what a feast it will be, if your foods fJrgf J ' 'AMn F.?i.$ f . ft : and delicacies come from MORGAN'S Gro- ' I jt.Si!) lf ' -.j eery. Our money saving prices will cer- ' TW '. ('r 'M fftMi'' VW tainly help to make it truly a MERRY 'J -M-'' ' ' .''' ' "' ; Christmas as well. Come in and take ad- - yC'jP jfi ft , , ISf W""""' ' 'O. vantage of the unusual bargains in holi; . ; ""TJi (' , , , :M J day foods - tnat are now being offered to - - J n, -iSPJJ irv 7li ' IjpSiiceii -' prlli?2 'Vvrizz, lb j p! 2 ScrUtl:......: mi Fruit Cbctail, I --..lgs, Cr u 3, . Af Is o. 2 ( ,2 f u. i;YKavmgPcac l 4 m The game looked more like a foot ball game than basketball. ' . t Harris and Sutton' held the spot light in scoring, Claude Brlnn played an all round good game. The local high boys are redeeming their very unsuccessful football sea son this year by playing good bas ketball The Indians have won two out of the" three gftmes played. The P. C. H. S. basketball teams have no games during the Christmas holidays. .After the -holidays they will again start training on the hard wood. " i;i.i!itl!' It is tough, that the flashy player In a small college, does not get the ",p: if-. Pound 4 ' ' S cans kW'--: ; J W pounds H sm-i.-ji..'V.-..-.'-v;v' Quart 1 1, fjw.f ' . .11 4 c OOC. . , ' ...n a frim - in n ri . SSI'" Mi"1 I BB "V.' ' ' ST ' 1 :f nc i cf-f 3 cf t'a lare c&l- it..'; , was 6-1 i fcr: i I ' -II colic: t I t L. v .3 )tMrawi iC31 i CI.. 1 LIachreI a Li AH Ani- dim- k. w l f ; We think we have the . largest - selection 1 we NEW" PATTERNS , , NEW COLORS I Be Sure To See Them Many other gifts I throughout the store. We will appreciate 1 1 visit from you to .our, I store. STORE OF HERTFORD, N. C. - -i- .1 Del Monte - . 1 - . W . Pure Creamery ' , 111. RolLr o! '. 1. s IT. :r j ' ) a r i about v V Mv.y- a VALUES SI 1 t,.- 1 .1x ..:) ; a- ' ' ' ' ! f'ff-'. 4 , 14 tf 0 IqBulk; ':' r : 1 -. J 1 i'.". 1 3 . t f t1 t r 1 ' "" l cr'', :

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