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4' PAGE FOUR THE PERQUIMANS EEKJ Slid5 PntiKsTiaiL ttmrv , Fridav-. fit Th Perquimans Weekly ' office in the Gregory Building, Church Street, Hertford, N. C. ' MATTIE LISTER WHITE Editor Day Phone Night Phone .88 .100-J SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year 81-25 Six Months 75c Entered, as second class matter November 15, 1934, at the post office at Hertford, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates furnished by re quest FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937. PERQUIMANS LIVES UP TO REPUTATION , Perquimans County's reputation for hospitality was upheld on last Thursday, -when the local camp of the Woodmen of the World were hosts to the Convention of the Tide water Association of the organization in a manner which the people of the county may well take pride. Not only the members of the W. O. W. but the people as a whole were cordial in their welcome. Mayor Silas M. Whedbee on the part of. the Town of Hertford ex tended to the visitors very possible consideration, making special prepa ration of the town lot for the fish fry at which the local camp enter tained ; making special arrange- ments ior parsing cars; clearing uic streets for the parade; providing ice and lastly, expressing the warmest and the most cordial of personal greetings from the stage. Manager Horace Jones turned over to the Convention the State Theatre, giving the visitors the most com fortable and the most convenient meeting place in the town. In fact, wherever there was oppor tunity every citizen expressed, by word and deed, the most cordial welcome to the visitors and there was evidence of the feeling on the part of the visitors that they were among friends. As for the Wood choppers themselves, they really put on something great in the way of entertainment when they gave the fish fry. Sizzling hot fish from the big pans on the river shore couldn't have been more deliciously prepared to say nothing of the bread, slaw, salads and pickles which the women had prepared at home. And the men served that meal- in a way to make their women folk wonder. It was a big day and everybody had a good time. Let's have more such meetings in Hertford. PRECIOUS FREIGHT ON THE HIGHWAYS Once again, as school days begin, to the already heavy traffic on the highways of North Carolina, are add ed thousands of school busses, buss es hauling daily over the highways and byways their precious human freight. Precious? Yes, but is it any won der that those thousands of parents in North Carolina who daily see their children carried off in school busses wonder, and fear as they wonder, if the proper valuation is placed upon the loads of children so casually transported? Under the present . system it is necessary for economic reasons that the bus drivers be taken from "the ranks of the school children them selves. The school superintendent and members of the school board, who see the error of this system- as well as any one else, are powerless to do other than to pick the best available boys for these jobs. That responsibility for the lives and safety of thirty or forty children in some cases carried over poor roads, is too much responsibility to place on the shoulders" of any boy of high school age, is: common belief among those most vitally -interested in the welfare of the school children. It must be admitted that the boy drivers in Perquimans County have done the job well in the past, as well, perhaps, as would an older man, and credit is due them. However, too much r annot be said of the necessity of impressing upon these young ' bus drivers the ser iousness of their responsibility, res ponsibility for. the safety of the most precious freight . committed to the charge of any driver. DO YOU KNOW fehat at one time it was considered polite: for guest to wipe their fingers oil the f tt&lecbth. This was before j i rwr cijys or utaries Vil jtx F'tncc, in whose reign (able vs r-Irirt.it for grown-ups were -iWINFALL NEWS ' Mr. and Mrs, A. R. Winslow, Jr., and their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. W; 0. Honeycutt, of Raleigh, spent the week-end. at Virginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Opel White and daughter, Sally Anne, have return ed home after visiting relatives here. Fred Winslow spent' Sunday with his wife at Virginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bagley, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bagley, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Dillman and Mrs. Roy Bag ley went to Nags Head Sunday. Mrs. W. F. Morgan, Mrs. D. P. Stallings, Mrs. A. A. Hughes, of Edenton, Miss Mammie Stallings and Poole White motored to Nags Head Sunday and attended the pageant. Misses Annie Bee Hollowell and Elizabeth Hollowell, of Norfolk, spent Sunday with Mrs. Pearl Chalk. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Pike, Miss Bertha Chappell and Edgar Lane went to Windsor Sunday afternoon to see Mr. and Mrs. Haywood White. Mr. and Mrs. Claude White and Mrs. F. W. Humphlett spent Tues- day in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Henderson aiid children, of Norfolk, visited Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pike and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Overman Sunday. Miss Gladys Ward is spending the week in Elizabeth City while her sister, Miss Ruth Ward is a patient in the Hospital there. Miss Ward's condition is improved. Mrs. A. A. Hughes and Miss Fran kie Barber spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perry near Winfall. W. F. Morgan motored to Nags Head Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Barber returned Friday from the Duke Hospital. Mrs. A. A. Hughes and Mrs. Mol- lie Barber spent Wednesday with Mrs. T. C. Perry at Belvidere. ' Jessie and Raymond Stanton went to Durham Sunday to see Garland Stanton, who is a patient in the Duke Hospital there. Rov Bagley of Washington, D. C, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs C. A. Bagley. Miss Helen Morgan returned home Sunday. She was accompanied hone by her sister, Mrs. H. C. Byrd, whom she has been visiting. Mrs. Berta Hobbs is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Powell. Elbert Jordan went to Duke Hos pital Monday to receive treatment. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Paul Jennings and Mrs. F, W. Lowry of Elizabeth City enter tained at a delightful surprise birth day party Wednesday night for Mrs. Bessie Chappell at her home near Belvidere. The room was beautifully decorated with summer flowers Games were played. A color scheme of pink and green was carried out in the decorations and refreshments. The dining table was covered with a real lace cloth centered with a love ly birthday cake. Mrs. Chappell was the recipient of a basket of lovely and useful gifts carried to her by her grandchildren. The hostesses served a delicious ice course, the favors being baskets of mints. Those present including the honoree were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Nurney Chappell, Mrs. Purvis Chappell, Mrs. Elbert Chappell, Mrs. Laura Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Chappell, Mrs. Norman Chappell, Mrs. George 0. Chappell, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Chappell and son John, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lamb and son Roy, Mrs. Oliver Twine, Lilian and Horace Twine, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Twine, Mr. and Mrs. Bucher Chappell, Misses Estelle Chappell, Novella Chappell, Eunice Chappell, Kathryn Lam.b, Agnes Ward, Messrs Thomas Chappell, Harvey Chappell, John Ward, Mrs. L. R. Parker, Miss Catherine Parker, Mrs. Scaff, Miss Mary Monds, Mr, and Mrs. Paul Jennings and children of . Elizabeth City. Those sending gifts were Mrs. George A. Chappell, Mrs. Fernando Chappell, Mrs. Lizzie Copeland, Mrs. Milton Copeland, Mrs. Annie Monds. rOR THIS f HEAVY SItVIR PUTfO ROGERS SERVING SPOOri VM ' OUR PRICE Palmolive 3 for 18c Red Super Suds 3 for 25c (For Washing Dishes) Blue Suner Suds i 3 for 25c (For Washing Clothes) Octagon Soap Dctagon Powder Oct a con Chios .6 for. 28c I1S for i4c 2:forVl9c 1 for 9e r ; Octagon Cleanher mw' mum-mi wy rn I Octagon Granulated 2 fo 19c t . Octagon Toilet L6 for 28c -1 .Save Octagon -Coupon Fo y V Valuable Premiums, : J. G Blanchard & Co. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, Timely Questions On Farm Answered Question: How can I renew an old pasture? Answer: Cut down all weeds and shrubbery and scratch the soil with a heavy spike-tooth harrow or disc set almost straight to a depth of two to three inches. Then apply from two to four hundred pounds of a 4-8-4 mixture in the Coastal Plains or an equal amount of a 4-12-4 in the Piedmont and Mountain sections and 'reseed with the desired seed mix ture. If the old pasture is badly in fested with obnoxious weeds it is ad visable to break the land and grow some crop before reseeding it to pasture. Question: How many pullets can I safely put in my 20 by 20 laying house? Answer: Each laying bird shpuld be allowed at least four square feet of floor space and npt more than 100 pullets should be put in a 20 by 20 house. It is possible to house more than 100 pullets in this size house, but to do so will cause the birds to crowd and result, in slow growth. Overcrowding also makes 'the birds susceptible to colds and in many cases results in epidemics of roup There is also a possibility of the pullets developing cannibalism when over crowded. BETHEL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. G E. Bagley and children, Virginia and Margaret, of Roper, visited Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Chappell Sunday. Miss Lottie Mae Harris, of Engle hard, is visiting Miss Nolle Williams. Mrs. Henry Simpson and children, Elizabeth and James, of Norfolk, Va., are visiting her mother, Mrs W. C. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward and little daughter, Kathryn Anne, spent Sunday in Washington, N. C, with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davenport. Mrs. Mattie I. Charlton is visiting friends and relatives at Creswell. Mrs. Lydia Howell, of . Norfolk, Va., is visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ward spent Sunday at Williamston with relatives. Miss Lucille Long has returned from Greenville, where she attended summer school at E. 0. T. C. Hubert Tarkenton has returned to his home at Elizabeth City, after a visit with Elmer Tarkenton here. BELVIDERE ROUTE 1 Mrs. Fernando Chappell and son, Tilson, and Eunice Chappell spent Thursday with Mrs. Chappell's moth er at Sunbury. Miss Agnes Ward returned home Saturday from Potecasi, where she has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. C. Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rountree, Mr. and Mrs. Isreal Lane and Oliver Chappell attended, the Friends Yearly Meeting at Woodland last week. Mr, and Mrs. Carroll Ward visited Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Chappell Satur day night. Mr. and Mrs. Nurney Chappell spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perry, in Norfolk, Va. McCoy Phthisic spent the week-end in Edenton with his brother andt sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. HayWood Phthisic, ' Mrs. Bessie Chappell and children, Estelle and Novella, are spending a few. days this week with Mrs. F. W. Lowry, in Elizabeth City. f4t - i ' TT' ty -r-r s . ... a r m . . m I 1.1 CaA QUI " - JL-a tOT - - I I EDENTON. UX: N. C FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, Time To Plant Tall And Winter Gardens Farm families Who wish to enter. the fall and winter garden contest.. sponsored by tha State College ex tension service re. urgc,d. to start planting their gardens as soon afi poBBiuie. The first step recommended by ex tension specialists is that of prepar ing the. soil t.nd supplying it with plenty of stable manure or other or ganic matter. Among the vegetables that may be planted in August are: Broccoli, mus tard, Swiss chard, endive, lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, turnips, cairots, beets, celery, collards, snap beans, lima beans, sugar corn, and tomatoes. Rroecoli. cauliflower, and Chinese cabbage may be planted in hills 15 inches apart, or the seed may ne sown in plant beds and transplanted later. Side dress the plants with nitrate of soda three to four weeks after transplanting. Sow celery in plant beds and cover with burlap or heavy paper, but remove the covering as soon as plants appear above grouni. Trans plant to field 6 to S week3 later. Set plants in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart. Celery will not mature in acid soil.' Wood ashes or hydraVid lime uroaa cast over the soil .i month before plants are transplanted will aid in maturing the celery. Sugar corn should be planted early in August except in sections where frost is delayed. Lettuce may be sown in seed beds partially shaded during the day. Cover bed with a layer of woods lit ter and water thoroughly once a week. Transplant to a partially shaded plot, and give a side dressing of nitrate of soda a few weeks later. Animals For Exhibit Need Good Attention Cattle to be exhibited at fairs, this fall should be given extra at tention until show time, according to John Arey, of State College. Good feeding, which should have been started some time back, should be continued to put as much healthy flesh on the animals as possible. In addition to fitting the animals properly, they should be trained to the halter so they can be handled well in the show ring, Arey continu ed. Good animals are often placed "down the line" because it is impos sible for the leader to show them to best advantage. Entries in the livestock exhibits are expected to be both numerous and of high quality this year, Arey added. HERTFORD ROUTE 1 Among those visiting the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Willie Manning Harrell at Burgess Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Barrington and little son, of Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. Carl ton Cannon .and children of Hert ford, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Harrell and daughter of Great Bridge, Va., Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Harrell, Mrs. Gar land Stanton, Miss .' Polly Batemah, and Miss Katherine Elliott, of Hert ford, Route 1. . Garland -Stanton 18 a patient at Duke Hospital. The condition of , C. M. Umphlett, who is 'all at .? his home, remains about the same,'. x" -' ' , Mrs. Helen Hassell, who has . been visiting family and friends Jn Hert ford, has returned to. her home in Charleston, S. C. J .w n n wi i 4 1937 HOPEWELL NEWS Mr. hind Mrs. Charles J. Fleetwood Mil mam AlKostM .nj) .jtniMrtvA. i M fan rww.-s RmuUv f their home MeTnnhiB. Ten- - vfcit to his brother, J. M. - Fleetwood and family and the families, of his, bIs jfrs. A. F. Proctor and Mrs. M T. Griffin, Misses Madge and Eunice Long and Howard and Ambrose Long went to Fort Raleigh Saturday and attended the showing of the pageant "The Lost Colony." Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Proctor visited in Windsor, Va., Monday. The Fleetwoods, Proctors and Grif fins went to Fort Raleigh and saw the pageant Wednesday. Miss Jakey Norris, of Richmond, and Mrs. Hughes, of Elizabeth City, spent a day recently with Mrs. A. F. Proctor. J. M. Fleetwood and family, C. J, You children who are old enough to go to school will find that we're young enough to supply you with everything you want . . . everything you need to start the term right and to sail right through a happy school year. BOOK BAGS BLACK, COLORED INKS LUNCH KITS ALGEBRA Pencil Sharpeners and Everything For the Classroom BLANCHARD'S,, SINCE 1832 HERTFORD, N. C J. C. Blanchard Co., Inc. 105 Years of Service Quality Merchandise . Right Prices HERTFORD, N. C. f: . , . JED BUGTCILE Ride It For Health! Ride It For Economy! !:$-PccUct Kmvc3 . Sciscor3 . , . FirMights . . . RcIIcr L-iates . Tiaia Eire and ,.v, J.JC Fleetwood and f amilyvof '- Memphis," and Mrs.' M.' T," Griffin and children went, to Virginia Beach and Ocean V View Thursday. J i f ; Quite a number from - this place went to 'the Bethel S. S. picnic at ; Eden House Beach Tuesday. ,- T - Miss 'Francis Gertrude - Fleetwood , left. Saturday for Chinquepin to -re- sume her duties in the school faculty; Charging her husband with cruelty, Mrs. Isabelle ; Mitchell, of Mount Vernon, N. Y.; who weighs 230 pounds, sued for divorce when he bought a midget automobile. Objections to Chinese The reason a foreigner finds it so difficult to speak and. understand Chinese is: The meanings of various words depend on the tones in whichi they are said. These tones need not be taught natives , They come nat ural, hence are hard to teach for eigners. 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