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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N.'C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1935. PAGE SEVEN tAUFORIHA STATE: J HAS 85TII BIRTHDAY .Coforful P,fcriWinaS. His i tory Are RecalUd. - Washington, D. C America's first , push of statehood to the. Pacific, sig nalized by California's admission to the Union in 1850, and marking one of the yon tig nation's .early steps toward be coming an oceno-to-ocean power. Is 85 years old. "California has been celebrating the eighty-fifth year of its attainment of statehood with Admission day, a state holiday, bat the occasion also recalls one of the most important and colorful periods in the history of the United States as a whole;" says the Nattonal ,A Geographic society. ..w ;,:-..v "Gold rash days, the opening of the great West, and establishment of a ' r ;ea state government on tne :oast all belong to the era of ago. ' -' i California was admitted to ft3hCTJmon in 1850, it meant a long jump. The nearest state to California was Texas. California was a sort of outlying 'Island' surrounded by vast territories which In some cases were not organized into states until as much as 60 years later. "In fact California was believed to be an actual Island or group of Islands' ircprly Spanish times before it had beenmuch explored. Though its coast was touched in 1542-43 by Spanish nav igators, California was not settled un til 1760. Spain then added it to ber Mexican territory to forestall occu pation by England or Russia. v '"Distance and sparseness of settle ment kept California from ever devel- . oping close ties either to Spain or to Mexico. Many Americans went to Cal ifornia to settle, and there was strong sentiment for annexing California to tbeUnlted States both among these im migrants and among Americans at home, where the doctrine of the 'mani fest destiny' of American westward ex pansion was taking hold. Gold and the Mexican War. "Gold and the Mexican war made Cattfornia a part of the United States. No? long after the declaration of war on Mexico, American forces in Cali fornia hoisted the United States flag, and the area was formally ceded to this country on February 2, 1848, un der the treaty of pence. Mexico also ceded territory that now Includes Ne vada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and part of Colorado, receiving In return a cash payment of $16,295,000. "Only a few days before California was ceded to the United States, James W. Marshall had made his famous dls- of cold at Sutter's mill on the Jkairican river near Coloma. In a few -Tcn0 WC VUlllVIl 11AH uau wao uu. f the end of 1849 it is estimated that 80,1)00 men had flocked to California. The large majority of them were Amer icans, and the territory became Ameri can in fact as well as In name. "Meanwhile the slavery question was coming to the fore. The Union had a balance of 15 slave states and 15 free. When California began preparing to seek statehood, there were strong ef forts to make it a slave state, but when its constitution was framed slavery was prohibited. California was admitt ed to the Union September 9, 1850. "California has made phenomenal progress since the days of '49, when red-shlrted gold miners kept order by rough and ready methods and there were fewer people In the whole state 'jtUan live today in the state's capital cliB Sacramento. 11 and oranges now have an annual vaiue greater than the gold that Is dug each year from California mines. Re cently, however, there has been a re vival of Interest In gold mining, and many of the unemployed have made few dollars a day by primitive mining meiAods resembling those used by the Forty-Nlners.' A 8tat f Many "Firsts." . "Second In area among all the 48 states, California Is first In ' many things. It has the highest mountain in the United States outside Alaska- Hi. Whitney and the, lowest point In the country Death valley. Its motion picture industry leads the world. It ha&tne world's largest telescope, the lOWTfHnstrument-at Mi Wilson ob servatory of the Carnegie institution. The new huge 200-inch telescope of the California Institute of Technology will be-moDDted on Mt raiomar in the pthern part of the. state. . , V-kMkmeleB, with Its suburbs, cot- territory than any other city nlted States, though it la fifth .- illation. Many of California's famous big trees,- the sequoias, art t Vilder than the pyramids. ; ,t , , - "California leads "all states' in' lrrl Igatlon, which ha turned vast areas of -"'its arid land Into rich "fruit and vege- .irt'e farms. It produces all the borax In ue untiea Mates, ana most m . can pes." ty Address Fails to Dismay Postal Men cr, Mlnn.A letter written and posted m Finland and addressed only "Mm fiannl A. Barju, Route 1. Box 41. U. & A" has been received by Mm Harjo near here despite the fact that the city, county or state was not desig nated. " . ' ' ' ' . ' Post office authorities In New York, knowing of Scandinavian and Finnish jettlements In Minnesota, forwarded :be letter to Minneapolis. Authorities here recalled that a large Finnish set vment In the state Is in Otter Tall; ity and addressed it to New York' Uiii3. The post office there happened1 o know that the Hahrjus reside neari ' er, and. the letter was sent there, , r r J$36 Master De Luxe arid Standard Chevrolets are Replete with New Features ' '" ml. ; la 1 "'t ; '' ' """" ' "" ' of the hardy or semi-hardy crops and the soil will be in better shape for later plantings. WIDER. SPACING FOR. Pof ATOES Spacing sweet potato slips 12 inch es apart on the row produced 200 bushels per aorevof marketable roots on the farm of J. H. Carter in Union County, near Waxhaw, while 14-inch spacing produced only 190 bushels. GOOD PRICE FOR SUCKERS When tobacco growers of the Pate town section of Wayne County had their crop destroyed by hail this summer, they re-fertilized the tobac co, selected the best suckers for growth and sold some of the leaf this fall for $40 a hundred. New Matter De Luxe and Standard Chevrolet! for 1936 show marked advance in appearance and in engineering. Perfected hydraulic brakei, high compression engines with full-length water jackets, and balanced carburetion are among the mechanical improvement. The solid steel Turret Top Fisher body is now mtd on the Standard at well as the Master De Luxe models. Either Knee-Action or conventional springing may be had in the Master models. The illustrations shew: Top left, the Master De Luxe sport sedan, with built-in trunk; top right, the re-styled, deeply moulded radiator , grille, used on all models; lower left, the simple arrangement of Chevrolet's perfected hydraulic brakes, all models; and, lower right, a Standard sedan. Russians Equip Plant for New Type Tractors Moscow. Five years ago the first Soviet made tractor- left the conveyor of the Stalingrad tractor plant Eleven months later a tractor plant with a capacity of 50,000 machines a year had, been built In a country where the sickle, the wooden plow, and the flail represented the age old "equip ment" of agriculture. The tractor plant was the first plant to apply the American system of mass production. In the course of five years the plant has produced about 150,000 tractors. The cost of production has been greatly reduced.. The cost of a tractor has dropped twice since the first year of work. In addition to wheel tractors of 15 to 20 horse power, the plant will short ly start production of caterpillar trac tors of a special design. Farmer Rids His House of Three Swarms of Bees Toledo, Ohio. Oley Semark, who said he was just as afraid of bees as Mrs. Edna Bond, whose farm he works, held his breath "for eleven minutes' and reSorted to creosote to rid the Bond house of bees. Not one, but three swarms, found their way inside on suc cessive days. Four beekeepers said they'd, have to tear off the side of the house. Then Oley took a deep breath and went to work, carrying dead bees out by the bucketful Court's Job Is to Find Definition for Rubbish Bucyrus, Ohio. When is rubbish rubbish Is the controversial question before the courts here. For ten years there has been a pile of bricks and stones half a block off the main street In downtown Bucyrus. It belongs to Attorney Alfred S. Leu thold. The city council ordered him to move it or show cause why. Leu thold promised he would, and then changed his mind. When the city fathers learned, they ordered city trucks to remove the pile. Leuthold stopped that with a tempor ary injunction, and now the court must decide when rubbish is rubbish. Red Cross Has Busy Year; Statistics Impressive; Services Varied Figures gathered at random from the year's report of the American Red Cross reveal the magnitude of the "work being carried on by that organization. Red Cross workers assisted 54,306 veterans; 687 Red Cross Public Health nurses paid 921.455 visits to 186,326 patients; 98.441 first aid cer tificates were Issued while 46.693 persons were trained in life saving. Volunteer workers produced 3,102, 843 surgical dressings, with 80,901 volunteers being on active duty throughout the year. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Hertford Banking Company At Hertford, North Carolina, to the Commissioner of Banks at the close of business on the 1st day of November, 1935. ASSETS 1 Loans and discounts . $196,968.76 2 . Overdrafts , , None 3 United States Government obligations, direct andor fully guaranteed, : ... 66338.18 4 Other bonds, stocks and securities 201,205.20 Total loans and investments (Items 1 to 4) $465,012.14 6 Banking House, $10,000.00; furniture and fixtures, $5,000.00 15,000.00 7 Real estate owned other, than banking house . 4,500.00 8 Cash in vault, exchanges,' cash items and balances with other banks 127,908.93 11 Other assets 7,089.43 Total assets $619,510.50 LIABILITIES 12 Deposits of individuals, partnerships or corporations payable on demand or within 30 days , $217,360.89 13 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships or corporations . payable after 80 days or subject to more than 80 days notice 265,650.23 14 Public funds of states, counties, school districts, municipali ties or othenpolitical subdivisions 19,078.43 15 United States Government and postal savings deposits , 82,118.66 Summary of Items 12 to 16, inclusive: (a) Secured by pledge or loans andor invest ments $ 47,072.04 (b) Not secured by pledge of loans andor in vestments . . 487,136.17 (c) Total deposits $534,208.21 25 Interest, taxes and other expenses accrued and unpaid 2,318.07 27 . Other liabilities '.- - 1,603.48 26 Capital account: , (b) First preferred stock sold to R. F. C. 250 . shares, par $100 per share, retirable at $100 per share , $ 25,000.00 (e) Common stock," 250 . shares, . par $100 per . share - 25,000.00 Mf) Surplus : ; 12,600.00 ; (g) Undivided profits-net .-- -U. 16,972.40 4 f (hi Reserves for depreciation , - , 2,800.00 h (k) , Retirement fund for preferred stock or capital - y notes and debentures : - 208.84 Y Total, Including capitat.ajecount ! $619,610.60 State of North Carolina, ' l 3 , j, , v County of Perquimans. . "s ' s ' t iw PiHHlr TabIiW. OifliL Johnson. Director, and Chas. Whedbee, Director of the Hertford Banking Company, each personally appeared before me this day, and, being duly sworn, each for himself, says that the. forego ing report is true to the best of his knowledge and belief . k ,. '.'" - . J - R. M. RIDDICK, JR, Cashier. Director. - , ; t ', CHAS, WHEDBEE, Director. u ? l Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 8th day of November, 1935. (Seal) - - : WM. H. HARDCASTLE, , Notary Public. - My commission expires August 25, -1936.' ?tr .-.-. Timely Questions On Farm Answered Question: Is it all right to use : young rooster for breeding that was hatched and raised at home? Answer: If you plan to use the rooster with the farm flock it would be best to change. In using this rooster you would be sure to do in breeding and this is a bad practice and will result in the offsprings that are low in vitality and still lower in egg producing qualities. The safest plan would be to get a good vigorous male from some other flock. Be sure, however, that the new male is healthy and comes from good blood lines. Question: How long should a hog be off feed before killing? Answer: Hogs should not be fed at all for at least 24 hours before they are killed, but should have plen- ty of fresh water. In this way the animal gets. rid of the contents of the stomach and intestines and insures a good bleed when the animal is slaughtered. The meat will also cure better when the small blood ves sels are free from food products and blood. -The animal should never be excited or overheated before killing as this produces a feverish condition which prevents proper bleeding and causes the meat to sour while in cure. Many Mecklenburg 4-H club boys have selected swine for project work next year in an effort to produce more meat at home. FOR SALE A Cart and Wheels 1 Turn Plow 1 Cotton Plow Several articles of household and kitchen furniture. Mrs. R. K. Lane Route 1 HERTFORD, N. C. (Bear Swamp) Question: When should land V prepared for planting early garden crops ? Answer: Where the land has clay subsoil it should be plowed in the fall for best results. The freez ing and thawing during the winter months will pulverize and mellow thf j soil. Fall plowing will also aid in the destruction of insect pests and plant diseases. On heavy soils, or soils that are not well drained, bed should be thrown up at the fall plow ing. By breaking up the land in the fall, earlier plantings can be mades Shivering with Chills Burning with Fever Stare Relief for Malarial Dont try homemade treatments or faewfangled remedies I Take that good old Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. Soon you will be yourself again, for Grove's Taste less Chill Tonic not only relieves the symptoms of Malaria, but destroys the infection itself. The tasteless quinine in Grove's Taste less Chill Tonic kills the Malarial infec tion in the blood while the iron it con tains builds up the blood to overcome the effects of the disease and fortify against further attack. The twofold effect is ab solutely necessary to the overcoming of Malaria. Besides being a dependable rem edy for Malaria, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is also an excellent tonic of general use. Pleasant to take and absolutely harmless. Safe to give children. Get a bottle today at any drug store. Now two sizes 50c and $1. The $1 size contains 2 times as much as the 50c size and gives you 25 more for your money. if r ADD Sftair VaBues at IBDaiiicliiiard's This Week MEN'S BLUE SERGE They are really much better than the aver age suit selling around $25. They're better in style, in tailoring and in fabrics. Just a look at these suits and you will decide it's worthwhile to buy two and we know we will not be able to offer them so reasonably again. only You can be sure of getting the tie you want to match that suit of yours here. We have a large selection of Crepes, MQgadors, Foul ards and Satins to choose from Priced from 5 Up TIME for FELT HATS New snap brims . . new Tyrolean models . . . new Hom burgs and semi Homburgs . . . new colors jind head fitting fea .tnres. You're sure of getting the hat that looks best on you rt "Blanchard's." -2.0 flERE IS THE HOSE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL .. WISE SHOPPERS MEN'S DRESS SOCKS All new patterns, pair... .25 103 TEAKS OF SERVICE QUALITY MERCHANDISE ONE PRICE (SL'-pLAHOHIAEUn) & (0. I
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