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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937
III WASHINGTON
WHtt;
IS
TAKING
PLACE
BY
UNITED STATESENATOR
1932, when the farmer faced an al- j
most hopeless situation.
The condition of the farm popula-,
tion in this country has come to be .
an index to conditions generally. Agr
!ii1fiiwk - nrSioa a-ro nan nil v found
be a barometer of the purchasing
power of the great cross-sectioy of
Americans. And the improvement
today indicates strongly that gains,
have been made and is most en-1
couraging to members of Congress
who are primarily interested in suing
the legislative machinery of the Gov
ernment to preserve those gains and
further improve the status of rural
America.
Traveling Around. America
BIRTHDAY PARTY
A Ji:Y.l.r..1 l:tliltir -narfv WAS
1 I UCIlguuuI uii uiuaj r" . -
fjffpi- -.'WriSince the adjournment of Congress, given in honor of Miss Mary Lane at
members are giving more real atten- her home near Cumberland, inurs
tion to studies of the farm problem ' day evening. Many games were en
than perhaps any other phase of joyed. The honoree i-eceived many
pending legislation. The word pend- beautiful and useful gifts. Delicious
inr can be used because the farm' ice cream and cake was served.
problem will be the first order of. Those present were: Misses Celes
business at the next session, or at a ta Godwin,
.. i . , i i j i 11 i . . i
special session snouia one ue caneu
by the President.
Such studies disclose some cheer-
Katherine and
ful factors with reference to the
"general improvement of agriculture
ince 1932. Farm cash income has
moved upward eighty-five per cent
jfarm prices are up seventy-five per
ejt-T&red, farm sales have been
Hint toi 'half farm wages have in
' creased seventy-five per cent, and
farm real estate values have gained
sixteen per cent.
'Thta there is reason lor tne siaiw- (
' r6it that agricultural progress has
Seen during the first four years of
the administration of President
Roosevelt and it strengthens the de
termination of all concerned to main
tain those gains.
In agriculture, as in industry,
'greater strides in some sections have
been offset by less favorable trends
in others, but the general improve
ment has undoubtedly been felt
throughout the country. In 1932, to
bacco was selling on the average at
ten and a half cents per pound, and
on July 15, 1937, it was bringing
nearer twenty seven cents per pound.
In 1932. cotton was down to six and
a half cents per pound and on July
15. 1937, was at 12.4 cents per
pound. Corresponding improvement
is noted in a wide variety of agri
Tcultural commodities.
"tj' Cash income available for farm
- Jamily . living, .after deductions for
. wae-ea. o Derating expenses, taxes
And interest,. increased even, more
rapidly during the .four-year span
from 1932 to 1936, than did cash in
come as a whole. Cash income avail
able to the agriculture population for
living from 1932 production was $1,
473,000,000. From 1936 production
it was $4,475,000,000. This was 204
per cent above the 1932 depression
low and within eight per cent of its
1929 level.
Of course, the gain in income dur
ing this period was somewhat offset
by an increase in the price of things
the farmers buy. But allowing for
Ttn increase of sixteen Der cent in
prices farmers pay for commodities
and services used in living and pro
duction, the purchasing power of
cash income from farm production
was sixty per cent greater in 1936
than in 1932. Allowing for an in
crease of thirteen per cent in the
price that farmers pay for things
used in living, which did not advance
quite as rapidly as the price of com
modities used in production, the in
crease in purchasing power between
1932 and 1936 was even greater.
Tn other words, the disparity bet
ween the Drices the farmers get for
their commodities and the prices at
which they buy has been greatly
lessened, although not entirely at
-the goal that is sought.
The improvement in farm estate
values is also significant and along
with a reduction in forced sales, is
certain to bring new hope to those
who live on the farm. There are
mnnv other evidences of a widespread
"improvement since the dark days of
Esther
Perrv. Audrey. Ethel and Leona
Lane, Marion Sawyer, Margaret
Lowe, Delia Mae Twine, Katherine
Smith, Margaret Tadlock, Hazel
Madrey, Alma and Julia Lane, Leona
Baccus, Bessie Jay Ward and Mary
Lane, honoree. Harold and Howard
Hurdle, Lawrence and Ervin Perry,
Linwood Lane, Vick Stallings, Gus
Story, Harvey Copeland, Milford,
Ray and Elwood Twine, Willard, Ro
bert and Rothie Hurdle, Leroy Smith,
James Tadlock, Elsberry and Luther
Whedhee, Calvin and Winford Lane,
Odell Baccus, Wilton Stallings, wm
ton and Oliver Layden. Milton, Wil
lis and Spurgeon Lane, and James
Byrum, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lane,
Mrs. Charlie Lane and Mrs. J. J.
Lane.
WIBll lilpifl
few . ....
fill!
' 11 f ioa (if act Ian
3M
FLOWERS THAT WERE AN INDIAN MAID
suitors visited the Goddess
CENTER HILL
Mrs. Ray Carter and baby, of
Richmond. Va.. are visiting her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Furry.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hollowell ana
children, of Sunbury, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Copeland
and son. of Edenton, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Byrum.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bunch have
moved to Edenton. Their many
friends rea-ret to see them leave the
community, but wish for them much
happiness in their new home.
Melvin Bunch, of Norfolk, Va.,
is sDendine sometime with Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Perry.
Miss Frances Ward, of Edenton,
is visiting Misses Dorothy and Kitty
Perry.
THE fragrant flowers bordering
tfilj zianftl aAAiftfnf ti an Dili
dent legend were once a beautiful
Indian maid. They are the floating
gardens o( Xochlmllco, near Mexico
City, on the route or the rail-water
circle tours between New York," the
Central Americas and Mexico. "
The story goes-that there was
once -an Indian girl of humble rank
named tquicaxbchitl who was 'so
beautiful and. virtuous that famous
warriors, kings' and men of great
wealth came from tar and neap to
seek her band. The girl, however,
spurned all thsse men of rank, tor
she loved a boy of the village with
whom she had grown up. And she
believed that he loved her. Hoping
to hasten his declaration of love by
a display of Industry. Iqnlraxorhitl
arose every morning before sunrise
to sweep clean the flower-covered
lanes which led to her cot: a so.
In the meantime. . her rejected
of
Trickery, crowding her temple day
and night, moaning over their un
requited love for Iq.uicaxocb.itl. Fi
nally Che eoddess. tired of trying to
console them," and jealous because
It was their love for a mere mortal
which brought them to her visited
the girl and pronounced this sen
tence upon her: "Because of thy
foolish pride thou ! shalt live until
the end . of the,, world' chaste and
pure. No mortal shall ever wed thee.
And the paths which thou has swept
so industriously shall Je but canals
of water with flower gardens float
ing upon t'aem. In these watery lanes
man shall search for thee and And
only flowers and perfume. Thou
shalt be called 'Xochlmllco."' And
th3 next day at sunrise It was found
that Iqtilcaxochltl and her family
and their cottage had disappeared
and in ihsir place was a cluster of
lioaMn? elands covered with frr
gr:nt flowern.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim White and chil
nvc.n attended the nageant at Roa
noke Island last week.
Mrs. J. C. Byrum and children
visited Mrs. R. O. Furry Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Oliver Jordan, from near
Elizabeth City, spent Wednesday as
the guest of Mrs. J. S. Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Smithson and
son, of Edenton, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
IsLnc.
Mrs. Cameron Boyce is spending
the week in Rocky Hock with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Leary.
Mr. and Mrs; J. N. Boyce and
Miss Myra Boyce spent Tuesday!
afternoon in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Jim Baker has returned to j
her home in Norfolk, Va., after a
visit with relatives here. j
George Ellis, of Newport News,'
Va., spent the week-end with his
mother, Mrs. Ida Ellis. i
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bunch and son,!
of Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bunch.
Mrs. Jack Jennette and baby, of
Elizabeth City, spent Saturday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boyce and Miss
Myra Boyce visited Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Parker, at Sunbury, Sunday
evening.
av '" Mr5. E".cer.c Je. :.:':?.."! wa
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Byrum, Sunday.
Miss Juanita Riddick, of Nortoix
General Hospital Norfolk, Va., and
friends visited Mhw Myrtle Byrum
Tuesday evening.
Miss Sara Mae Chappell, of Beivi
dere. is visitinsr Miss Syble White.
Fred Walston, of Tarboro, spent
the week-end with Rev. and Mrs
R. E. Walston and attended the
pageant at Fort Raleigh Saturday
night.
Mrs. J. S. Turner, Misses Kathleen
Ward, Gertrude and Myrtle Byrum
spent Friday in Hertford.
Mrs. Carey McClenny, of Green
Hall, i3 visiting Mrs. Herman Lane,
and her parents, Mr. and Mrs.- T. E.
Jornigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Smithson and
mn Mim. H. F. Lane. Mrs. W. H.
Lane and Miss Lois Hope Lane vis
Hon relatives in Elizabeth City on
Sunday afternoon.
Revival services are in progress at
Center Hill Methodist Church this
wm1i. Rev. U. B. Slaughter, Pre-
nidinv Elder of this District, will
preach the closing sermon Sunday
morning.
Call For Livestock ; : ;
Made By Morrison
, Fill "North" Carolina wfth pure bred
cattle," swine and poultry and check
the shipments of meats; poultry 'and
eggs Into th State. ' North "Caro
linians are raising nothing bui cash
crops and then, spending all .the
money they make for food which
comes from other places, and for
commercial fertilizer to put under
cotton and tobacco.
Thus did Cameron Morrison, form
er Governor and Senator, and now J
nrivate farmer ana cattle oreeaer, i
sum up the great need for' North
Carolina agriculture in an address
before the annual summer meeting of
the Jersey Cattle" Club held last
week at State Gpjieg&; ,
Mr. Morrison urged the cattlemen
present to band together to adver
tise their good animals so that the
State might establish a reputation
for its herds. Partial to Jerseys, the
speaker said they would turn feed
into more dollars than any other
dairy breed. He said it were possi
ble for the State to become a second
Isle of Jersey.
"Fanners still form the great sta
bilizing influence in this country, and
if ever it needs to be saved from de
moralization and ruin, it will be the
stable. God-fearinsr courageous neo
nle of the farms and villains who
will save it," Governor Morrison de
clared.
He stated that another great need
of North Carolina at present is a
closelv knit organization of farmers
They should organize for their own
well-being, he said, and then they
could secure anything that they wanted.
Mr. Morrison declared that farm
animals are needed in any well ba
lanced program and that the produc
tion of cash crops alone will never
make a happy and. prosperous coun
tryside.
OAK GROVE SOCIETY MEETS
The Woman's Missionary Society
of Oak Grove met on Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. W. H. Overman.
Mrs. W. W. Lewis led the devotional
and Mrs. C. P. Quincy led in pray
er. Hymn, "Footsteps of Jesus,"
Was sung. Talks on, "Christian Mis
sions and Rural Life" were given
by Mrs. George Jackson, Mrs. C. P.
Quincy and Mrs. Emmett Stallings.
The Book of Acts was studied by the
society. The meeting was dismissed
by Mrs. Jackson.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting. The following
were present: Mesdames Addie
Bright, H. G. Baker, George Jackson,
W. W. Lewis, W. H. Overman, C. P.
Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
'By WILL' ROGERS v
HPHERE was a new efficiency man
A took charge "of an Iron foundry
In Ohio lately. He posted a lot of
new signs to make the men work
.mA. rtn 1cm soiH "Anv man
caught smoking- round this foun-.,
dry will De nrea immeuiajeiy.
So, one day; as the new efficiency
Sanager was walking in to hang up
a hat, he seen a man in overalls
smoking a cigarette where some
goods was being unloaded.
"Here," says the manager, "you
seen that sign over there, didnt
you
"nn I earn It"
"Well, I'm going to make an ex
ample of you. What's your pay per
week?"
"Thirty-five dollars."
"All right, here's a week's
"The man stuffed the thirty-five
bucks into his pocket and said
Thanks."
"Now, go," says the efficiency man.
"Tou're fired. That's the way I dis-
pose of such Inefficiency."
"Well, excuse me," says the man,
but I ain't fired that I know of. I
work for the express company. ,
I'm lust waitln' here for to get this
receipt signed. But I appreciate the
thirty-five bucks, anyhow."
Amaiin Hm Frtraru. Tne.)
Quincy, Emmett Stallings, Walton
Lowe, John Sawyer, Johnnie Saw
yer, Jr., J. W. Ferrell; Misses Hazel
Bright, Doris Baker, Gracie, Mattie
and Addie Mae Ferrell, Mildred
Lewis and Ruby Story.
Presidents, Sons of Ministers
President Grover Cleveland was
the son of a Presbyterian minister
and succeeded Chester A. Arthur,
nrhnan father was an EoiscoDal cler
gyman. President Wilson's father
was a Presbyterian minister and
President Hoover's mother was a
Quaker preacher.
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I We are now paying from 45 to 35 cents '
$ per hundred pounds for Scrap Iron delivered i
11 at yard located on North Granville Street.
V We have scales conveniently located on
the yard. We also buy Brass, Copper, Auto
;f mobile Batteries and Radiators.
EDENTON, N. C
Cool as an Ocean breeze
Today (Thursday) and Friday,
September 2-3
WILL ROGERS
Robert Taylor
-in-
Handy Andy
With MARY CARLISLE
and PEGGY WOOD
. Act News
Saturday, September 4
Bob Steele -
'Doomed at Suridowll,
Vigilantes No. 11 '
Our Gang Comedy i
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 6-7
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
SaraWa"
With LIONEL BARRYMORE
and UNA MERKEL v ,
.' ' ' .News-.' - :
Wednesday, Sept. 8 ,
' f Patricia Ellis ,
Warren. Hull ";i
. "Rhythm In the
'fv;qoudsi;;,(,
' Comedy and Travelogue
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9-1
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