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thepehquimans: , 4 weekly, ' Published every .Friday t rThe Perquimans Weekly fflce In . the Gregory Building,' Church -Street, Hertford, N. C. MATTIE LISTER WHITE Editor Day Phone J. : -88 Night Phone' . u-100-J ' : " ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 One Year j.Z ?1.25 ' Six Months 75e Entered ' asv second class' matter November 16, 1934. at the post offlcl at Hertford,- North Carolina; under the Act of March 8, 1879. ' i: Advertising rates foirotahed. by re quest, V '''t:f V" : ' FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ' 27, 1936. BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK THE GOALS OF THE SPIRIT! But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteous ness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life 1 Timothy 6:11, 12. THANKSGIVING God has two dwellings; one in heaven and the other in the meek and thankful heart (Isaac Walton) The worship most acceptable to God comes from, a thankful and cheerful heart. (Plutarch) God's goodness hath been great to thee. Let never day nor night unhal lowed pass but still remember what the Lord hath done. (Shakespeare) If one should give me a dish of sand and tell me there were particles mn in it I miriit look for them mnA earch. lor them I ii flnMHL Bitd be un-l able to detect them; but let me take a magnet and sweep tnrougn b, ana how quickly would it draw to itself the almost invisible particles by the mere power of attraction. The un thankful heart, like my finger , in the sand, discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day, and as the maget -finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings, only the iron in God's sand is gold! (Henry Ward Best of air it is to preserve every thing in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanks giving, and for every breath a song. (Gesner) Father pf all mercies, we thine un worthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory; and we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth thy praise not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, so that' at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer) Mrs. John Sanford Honor Guest At Tea The outstanding social event of the season in Hertford was the delight ful tea given at the home of Mrs. Thomas Nixon, on Church Street, on Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Nixon and her two daughters. Mrs. Walter H. Oakey, Jr., of Hertford, and Mrs. Braxton Dawson, of Elizabeth City, as joint hostesses, honoring Mrs. John Sanford, of Mocksville, who is the house guest of Mrs. Nixon, and of Mrs. Edmund T. Jillson, of Hert ford. The entire lower floor of the spac ious and beautiful home was attrac tively decorated for the occasion with tasteful arrangements of autumn leaves, cut flowers and ferns, and was lighted by tall candles. The guest were greeted at the front door by Mrs. Clyde McCallum and were introduced to the , receiving line in the drawing room by Mrs. W. T. Brown. In the receiving line were the honorees, Mesdames John San ford and Edmund T. Jillson, and the hostesses, Mesdames Thomas Nixon, Walter H. Oakey, Jr., and Braxton Dawson. Mrs. C. A. Davenport-received in the living room. . In the dining room, where a pro fusion of roses in tall vases were ar ranged, the dining table was covered with a lovely cloth of imported lace and . the centerpiece was formed by an artistic arrangement of yellow roses. ; Mrs. T. J. Nixon, Jr., 'and Miss Mae Wood Winslow poured tea, and those serving included Mrs., Emmett Winslow, Mrs. R. N. Hines, Mrs. W. A. Williams, Mrs. Sidney Elliott, Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee. all of Hertford. and Mrs. John McMullan and Fent ress Horner, of Elizabeth City. ' About eighty guests called during the afternoon, including a number from out of town. ... .., . MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED K . Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reed announce the marriage of their daughter, Elis abeth Lindsey, to Mr. . Noah. Felton, Jr. . The ceremony took place pn Saturday, November " it, at Suffolk ACCIDENTS. IFUIO. - CAUSE MANY DEATHS U. S. Bureau Starts Om- ' paign to Cut Hazards. ' Washington. Accidents 7 In . h e home cause more' fatalities every year than occur in industrial plants. While the accident rate in factories is steadily decreasing, no such prog ress has yet been made in reduc ing home accidents, '? Carelessness, ignorance and a want of any proper feeling of responsibility are doubt less important factors in this lam' entahln condition. ' (... iiv r$t-,t In a publication just issued en- titled s'TSafetyrfo the Household the national bureau of standards at tempts to combat this situation by discussing the Hazards arising in the home and by pointing out what can be done to avoid the accidents which result from carelessness and Inattention to proper precautions. - : Various Hazards. The hazards from falls, from the use of gas and electricity, from fire and lightning, from the use of chem icals, as well as those of mechan ical origin, are fully treated and many useful suggestions given for eliminating the avoidable hazards and for properly meeting those which seem to be unavoidable. The practical method for the resuscita tion of persons who have come close to death through drowning, asphyxi ation, or electrical shock is ex plained. Many of the accidents which are now occurring, it is point ed out, can be avoided by the proper construction of bouses to resist fire, by proper precautions in the use of gas and electricity, by good house keeping, and by conformity to the other suggestions made in the Pamphlet Precautions are decribed intend ing to give for each class of hazard a series of suggestions phrased gen erally in a positive form. In some cases, however, negative rules have been given to insure cautions rather than fear against conditions which involve risk. Particular emphasis has been laid upon the reasons for certain risks. ' Eliminating Risks. It 4s pointed out in some cases how a risk can be wholly or in part eliminated, for instance, having the frame of an electric washing ma chine permanently grounded. In this case, a person may safely touch a washing machine even if the floor is wet, as any accidental contact of a live electrical part with the frame of the machine will blow a fuse, which is the safety valve of the electrical system. Certain - household appliances which have been recently intro duced into American homes are con sidered in the circular; and numer ous illustrations are included which aid greatly in understanding the text Arab Strike Cuts Cost of Wives in Palestine Jerusalem. One of the strangest results of the Arab "strike" in Palestine is a fall in the price of wives. Prices once ranged from $45 to $250, according to the age, size, and other attractions of the woman. Now they have dropped to a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $150. The reason is simple. The strike has interrupted the normal work of the village women, such as Working in the fields and bringing eggs and vegetables to the town for sale, and marriages, therefore, are being postponed. Another reason is that the strike has caused a lack of purchasing power among the Arabs. Giant Redwood Statue to Honor Chief Sequoia Napa, Calif. Chief Sequoia; one of the most distinguished- of Amer ican Indians, is to be immortalized in General Grant National park near here. The Napa chamber of com merce has taken the initiative to set aside one of the giant redwood trees which later will be carved into a giant. statue, of the chief. The stump of the tree when it haS beCri stripped of its top and all foliage will be 75 feet high, with a diameter at the base of 30 feet. . It is planned to leave 25 feet of the' tree at the base as a pedestal and to carve the figure out of the remaining 50 feeU C. A. Covey will be the sdulptor. " 1 ... . Expect Crowded Jails .. . , . Bowling GreenrWyb.-Go )ti work or go' to Jail la' the ' 'Wood bounty commissioners', .uljunatura to relief clients, after farmers complained that they could not obtain sufficient help . for the tomato 'harvest.'- "trr Hungry Honey Bees " VnDroiuth: Relief Alba, Mich.' Even the busy little honey bees, have gone on the dole, or maybe they call it drouth' rdietfM'f.f The dry weather Is the reason. There haven't been enough flow ers for the bees, so beekeepers have had to feed their charges sugar. ; One owner said he gave his , bees 5,000 pounds. ., Ernest Pettifor, who keeps his bees in town, said 'he needed only 500 pounds : because his bees used, neighboring flower '.gardens as cafeterias.'' Beekeepers hope that late milkweed and clover will furnish letiough honey to keep the' bee through the printer. Stimulated Retail Tirade "Heaviest Since ; :1929 Is Now Predicted Retail trade, stimulated' by holi day buying moved briskly-ahead of last year's .volume .with most sections preparing" for the heaviest .business since 1929,' according to reports to the Department of. Commerce from the principal v cities of the country. While activity on the' West . Coast had not been seriously affected by the strike situation, r grave appre hension was felt in the event of a contribution . of the . disturbed condi tion, f ,ftr; ; v t , Freer distributions, of additional money in form of salary and wage Increases and continued flow of extra dividends, together with buoyancy of Security and commodity markets gave substantial stimulus to trade, accord ing to New York report which said department store sales were 17 per cent "greater than - last year. ' The .tendency 'was to , better quality of merchandise, V. wliile . business was good from basement departments to higher prices apparel. A 20 percent in toy purchases was estimated with shortages of certain items preventing heavier gains. Business activity in Philadelphia was much stronger with department store sales 5 percent high er than the previous week and 18 percent over last year. Exceptional ly good retail gains over the pre vious week and last, year, due to cooler weather and holiday interest, were reported by Houston, Indiana polis, Louisville, Memphis and Omaha. The outstanding factor in business at this time is the prospect of one of the greatest holiday seasons in re cent years. The Department of Com merce recently estimated that sales made during the holiday buying sea son of November and December would be within 10 percent of the 1929 total. Estimates of department store turn over show that holiday sales in these establishments amounted to more than $800,000,000 in 1935. This com pares with a Christmas volume of more than $1,000,000,000 in 1929. With a conservative estimate of an approximate -15 percent . increase in Christmas purchasing through de partment stores this year as com pared with 1935, the holiday sales volume of these stores alone should exceed $9,200,000,000 in 1936. WHITESTON NEWS Elmer Chappell and his son, Fred die, of Portsmouth, Va., visited at the home of J. C. Winslow Saturday. Arthur Chappell of Portsmouth was a week-end visitor in the home of J. C. Winslow. M MnJ H f IT r . r .1. aim iuio. van ouivey 01 niCK ory, Va., were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs. Spivey's narents. Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Winslow. Mrs. Arba Winslow had as a sup per guest on Saturday evening Dr. Raymond Binford of Guilford Col lege. Dr. Raymond Binford of Guilford College and his two companions, stu dents at the college, and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. White were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsev Winslow Sunday. Mary S. Winslow of Norfolk is spending some time in this commu nity visiting relatives and friends. Leland Winslow, who has been con fined to his bed for some time with a broken leg, is able to be out and walk with the aid of crutches. Carrol Jolliff of New York City spent Monday night with Raymond Winslow. Jesse T. Winslow received painful but not serious injuries last week when he fell off a load of corn. MR. KOONCE AT HOME B. G. Koonce, who holds a position in the WPA office in WUliamston spent the week-end wit his family in Hertford. . f , .A ..... : Wili Rogers' Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS THE English tell lots of stories . about - American .tourists bee. cause there's a lot of American tourists over there all the time..The Jokes is always on the Americans;! in the English stories. Well, he's one about English' tourists in America. The young inan fiat was just out of Eton was with r his dad, and they come to look' America over from the? corner of Broadway' and Fourteenth street The .young fellow had brought his amateur movie along, and he was having the time of his life. 1; i , l But they got. into a communist ; riot at Union Square, and the cops : .noticed the boy's dad was a foreign er, so they started beating him up. ; The kid ran into a little store and -yelled, "Oh, I say I The bloody con-., istables are lolly well going for the IGovernor! They have got him un- 'der. and they're beating him with their truncheons 1" : , ; L ' . V "But we aint' communists here," ' 1 Says the store-keeper. "What' do , you Want us to do about St x" ' . M "Sell me some film for my pocket J i cinema, of course! What a ripping1 " ipicture I rjz-? my , Jravehm Arcunii America . ft; t " " Grati LmHTM Snoot fkot A COFFIN OF FEATHERS AND EMBROIDERY ELABORATELY embroidered Jack ets, feather mosalo faces and nandsoma bead-dresses adorned the case in which chiefs of the Idea Em pire were buried. The one pictured here was photographed In Lima by a Detroit photographer, taking one or the 39-day cruises to Peru and Chile. Back in the days when the countries over which the Inca ruled were called the "Four Quarters of the Universe," burial customs were quite as unique as those In vogue centuries ago along the Nile. In inca tombs m immles are dis covered Inside a case like the one shown here, or sitting In slut I low baskets always with several sua cos around them in the form m ex quisitely molded and painted pottery SPORTS TALK By "WHITIE" There have been a few games scheduled for both boys and girls basketball teams, but none as yet to be played until after Thanksgiving. The teams are continuing to play the locals and are in tip top shape. The Lady Indians and the boys basketeers hope to rise and shine this season. Hattie Pearl Nowell has been chosen captain to lead the P. C. H. S. girls team this year. Nowell plays the center position and is the only veteran of last year's championship team. Eldon Winslow was made captain of the boys team. Eldon, who played one of the guard positions last year and turned in some good perfor mances, will direct the team from the same position this season. Again last Saturday Old Man foot ball pulled a bunch of tricks from his bag of pranks and tumbled many teams from the top ranking. The greatest upset of Saturday was probably the defeat of North western, who was in the undefeated ranks, by Notre Dame. After an unsuccessful early season, I ITJ oa D e s S Just Received ' -Fresh Western Mules $ "k 'I i" ' ' ' .. ' ' . ,j - -'.' ' ty vr -l i' 1 ' w-.TT .. .. lx-ism.r. w.i! . .f. Y f' Vr , r.Ns.-'? 7 V --srrmm' II W'-- '','' " ;? ; Terms: Cash or Credit WE GUARANTEE nn n eon UD ifS Hertford, N. C. J.. J T: W.Wilson .-4 f t ' V i Jars. Bodies were generally burled In a sitting position with elbows on knees and chin on hands, then wrap, ped carefully In great quantities of cotton which In turn was wrapped In coarsely woven cloth which served to form a tight easing. This was bound round and round with strips of cloth in lattice work formation, and the whole covered with a color fully embroidered Jacket A face . fashioned from feather mosaic work was then added which was topped by an elaborate feather headdress. The one Shown here has a face done In liny orange feathers with a blue feather nose, and a headdress of large white feathers in tan shaped style Resting In the dry sands of Peru, both the fabrics and their con tents are wonderfully well preserved. this team crushed the mighty Army team and came back again this past Saturday and defeated Northwestern. Notre Dame took advantage of each of the scoring chances and pushed over 27 points to Northwestern's r In this column lastweek it was pre dicted that Notre Dame would defeat the Northwestern team. , 'j Fordham, who was undefeated but tied once, saw her Rose Bowl hopes become a funeral march as the Geor gia Wild, Cats held the Fordham ele ven to a, 7 to 7 tie, the second tie of the season, for Fordham. . This prov ed to be another major upset I miss ed this one in last week's prediction. Marquet, another top notcher, was knocked off her perch in Saturday's game.' ; , , A . world of upsets, but that is what makes football what it is today. It won't be long now before the picking of all state,; all southern and all American teams begins. With the coming of Thanksgiving, the football season is practically clos ed for the year, except for the classic Rose Bowl game on New Year's Day. And many players will be singing their swan . song . . on the Day ' of Thanks. v " -J A great .back from a great school, i TJ on D es;S a Car Load of t SATISFACTION1, ; ra n Frank M. Wilson; j "Ace" Parker, will carry ti 1. . fr the last . timo on -Tl.i- T.ke ahnuU take State easily and Caro-' i lina will take an eaby one f-om Vir- J ginia. ' , .'t, . ; After the snibKe oi oauia faars on Thanksgiving the bids will I j &ent out and we will know the pWs ifor the New Year's Day affair. A pleasant Thanksgiving to all, , BURGESS NEWS Mrs.'C. B.,' Parker and Mrs. N. C. -Spivey went to Elisabeth ' City on v Friday,r I - Mi-Tend Mrs. Joe Dail were guests of IMr; and Mrs. S. P. Mathews on Sunday. .f V ' c' ' ' 1 c - Miss Ruth l Spivey , Winslow, ' of -Hertford, spent Friday . night with ' her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Basnight. , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mathews attend ed the, family reunion at the home of 4 Mr. and Mrs. Rob Keajon, in. Bethel, .. on Sunday.- Other rektives visiting ' the iamily were Mr. and Mrs. How ard Mathews of Norfolk and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin, Benton, of Route Three. - ' Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Basnight were the guests of Mr. ; and : - Mrs.' Neil Spruill, in Durants Neck, on Sunday. . Jew Suit s and I ..'k. .'..v. .Hi" "L.'i. -1. ', . .... BuyYoui' SuitsHefe! '-' Biggest Selection For You t Ut, t v To Pick Front T .. ' 'GREYS , BftOWNS.i BtUE ' 'S -CHECks V STPJPES ' AH $IZCS , M, 1 . 11 Nl HERTFORD, H. C. 1 ! v Jy- e . i t i 'It if - l ft, fV i 'ft