1 d H' t v i V 't . s i , THE PERQUIMANS TVEEKLT. RTPORD. N. a, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937 PAGE THREE 4 J- $1,090,779 Raised By 1937 President's Ball " A total of $1,090,779.23 was raised by the 1937 National Birthday Balls for . the President, Colonel Henry L. -Doherty, national chairman of the movement .since its inception, has an nounced in making public the report of the treasurer, Keith Morgan. Of this amount $952,293.39 was re presented by the more than 3,800 parties held in cities and towns throughout the United States, Colo nel Doherty said. Telegraphic birth day greetings to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, organized by the West ern Union and Postal Telegraph Com panies, accounted for another $80, 106.19 and the remaining $59,379.15 represented private contributions. Under the plan of distribution locai committees were permitted to retain 70 per cent of the amount raised for their work in the fight against in fantile paralysis, while 30 per cent was sent to the national committee for presentation to President Roose veltftor the Warm Springs, Ga., Foundation. IN HOSPITAL Miss Emma White, of Belvidere, is a patient at the Norfolk General Hos pital. Her condition is considered very grave. Miss White's sister, Miss Clara White, is with her. Elizabeth City Visitors Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Markham and Mrs. Wallace Brumsey and her two children, Wallace and Margaret, of Elizabeth City, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E. White on Sunday. 17.95 to 24.75 DOUBLE CH SINGLE CREASTHD , V, Preferred style 'for town and, business, in the preferred colors end patterns. , . J. C BLANOTARDt & CO., INC. : "DlancJiard's" Since 1882 , s IIEHTFORD, N. C I Cthe SNAPSHOT CUIL Photographing Home Made Hollywood Miniature 'Sets' -I. f - This was not photographed In the wilderness but on a table top In the home of an amateur photographer. The "lake" Is a mirror. AS ALMOST every motion pic ture goer knows, the Hollywood studios are continually fooling us these days with scenes photo graphed in miniature, such as a vil lage street, a castle in Spain, a rural winter snow scene, a ship at sea, an airplane wreck and what not else. So cleverly are these miniature "sets" designed and photographed that in the picture their lack ol re ality defies detection, and when we are let In on the secret, we do not miud at alL Indeed we admire the achievement Have you ever tried creating miniature scenes yourself and photographing them with your own camera? It's tun. Depending upon your skill, artistic ability and the materials you employ, you may construct and photograph miniature sets in your own home that will rival the semblance of reality achieved in Hollywood; or, if you prefer, you may create scenes of fantasy, comedy or burlesque to compare with a "shot" in an animat ed cartoon. For a "still" camera, this is really nothing else than table-top photog raphy, such as has long been prac ticed by amateurs, but which now is photographically much easier for the amateur than it used to be, be cause of the recent introduction for home use of more powerful artificial lighting. At least for table-top pho tography you can very cheaply with two or three of these brighter home flood light bulbs rival the lighting equipment of Hollywood studios, and, what is more, do good work with an inexpensive fixed-focus cam era, provided you use a portrait at tachment to secure the necessary close-up focus. CROSS ROADS J Mrs. Herbert Dall and children spent Saturday in Suffolk, Va. Miss Alma Winslow and Miss Christine Fowler, of the Chicod school faculty, Pitt County, spent Sunday with Miss Winslow's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hobbs and sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Boyce, at Hobbsville, and visited Mrs. Dorsey Hollowell in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Perry and sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Slaughter, in Norfolk, Va. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Byrum and Miss Vashti Bowman were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Morgan, at Winfall, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Overman, of Gatesville, spent Sunday with Miss Margaret Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Perry visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Chappell, at Chappell Hill Sunday morning. Mrs. W. G. Shaw and daughter and Miss Mildred Green, of Wagram, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wmborne. Nelson White, of Kinston, and Mrs. Alfred Perry visited Mrs. Z. W Evans Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown, of Bethel, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nixon. Atwell Felton, who is working at the Z. W. Evans mill, spent the week-end at his home at Roduco. . Mr. and Mrs. Lee Leary visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Perry Sunday after noon. . " Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott, of Suffolk, Vs., visited Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott Sunday afternoon. Miss Elise Hines and Robert Win borne, of Suffolk, Va., : spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Winborne. Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Whichard, of Edenton, and Mrs. J. 6. White, of Center Hill, visited Mr. and Mrs B. W. Evans and Mrs. Z. W. Evans Sun day afternoon. r w j ;f j , ' Miss Mabel White and friends, of Norfolk, Va., visited Mrs. -Z.Y; W. Evans Saturday, morning. ' Mrs. J. G. 3Prry .of Rocky, Hock, and her guest irom Albemarle, were supper gueBts of Mrs.4 E. N.' Elliott Wednesday evening. - m i ., , k , , '.( , Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Evans and sons visited Mrs. Lena Asbell Sunday afternoon. ; ;. . ', Mrs. Tim White", 4 of Center ,Hill, and Mrs. Mattie Evans visited .Mrs. Z. W. Evans Saturday afternoon. ,Mr. and Mrs. R. H Hollowell and ' I Constructing one of these sets re quires, of course, a certain amount of time and patience, with the ex pense depending upon the materials you put into it. Very amusing scenes may be created, however, without introducing elaborate de tails. Here are a few suggestions for the materials: White or light gray cardboard makes "sky"; a mirror makes a lake; twigs and small plants make trees and hedges; moss serves for grass; chalk, salt or flour for snow; toy automobiles, trains, boats, air planes, houses, human and animal figures may be obtained at the flve-and-dlme store. If you are handy with tools, you can fashion various "props" yourself, using soft wood, or you can use plastic modeling materials. A few points relative to the pho tography: Working at close range, the depth of field of the lens Is not likely to be great, so, in building your set, keep the elements within as short a distance, front to back, as possible. You get the best effects by using the lens at a small opening. Better make about three "shots" of a set ting, varying the exposure time, to be sure of obtaining a perfect nega tive. Focus exactly. You will have a lot of fun play ing with the light. Sometimes a single strong flood light will give you what you want. Again, you may want one figure to stand out bril liantly with everything else sub dued. For this a large piece of card board with a hole in it will provide a spotlight Panchromatic film gives the test rendering. JOHN VAN GUILDER Mr. Barnett visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Blow, in Edenton, Saturday night. David Nixon is confined to his home with malaria. Mr. and Mrs. George Peele and taby, of Rocky Hock, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hollowel! Miss Annie Belle Privott left Mon day for Greenville to resume her studies at E. C. T. C. James Turner, of Norfolk, Va.. visited B. W. Evans Sunday morning. Jess Wilson spent the week-end with his sisters, Mrs. Z. W. Evans and Mrs. B. W. Evans. Miss Margaret White Byrum, Hil !er Fahey Byrum and Carroll Byrum. Jr., visited Mr. and Mrs. V.'. H. Win borne Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. J. Hollowell and Jlrs. J. C. Leary visited Mrs. Ralph Hollowell Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott and Mrs. W. G. Shaw spent Tuesday in NoWolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollowell and son were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Leary, Sr., in Rocky Hock, Sunday evening. CENTER HILL Mrs. Oscar James Parker, of Nor folk, Va., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert. Bunch. Mr. Parker was here for the week-end. Mrs. Tim White visited Mrs. Z. W. Evans, near Cross Roads, Saturday afternoon. Miss Beulah White and Miss Mary Esther Belch left Tuesday for E. C. T. C, Greenville. Mrs. J. G. White spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Z. W. Evans and Mrs. B. W. Evans, near Cross Roads. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Boyce vis ited Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Leary, Sr., in Rocky Hock, Sunday afternoon. ; J. N. Boyce is confined to his home by illness. ' , Rev. Frank Gale' and Mrs. W. N. Ward spent Monday in Norfolk, Va. Bernke Smith, of Plymouth, spent the week-end with his family at the home of Mr. wid Mrs. B. H. Goodwin. Miss Maty Winborne Evans spent Tuesday night with Mrs. J. G. White. They, had as their guest for iiupper Miss Myra Boyce. Misses Inei and ' Vera, Newby Perry, from Sign Pine, spent Mpnday afternoon with Mrs. W. F. Cale. ' George DrexeI,"of Wisconsin,! con tinues to work as a farm hand at $15 per month, although he has fallen! heir to an estate worth several mil-1 lion dollars. '""? - ; ' ' Home Agent Submits Two Timely Recipes Many Perquimans women have ex pressed a desire for recipes for Three Fruit Marmalade and for Duchess Salad, according to Miss Gladys Ham rick, home demonstration agent, who says there is nothing in the way of "sweetning" that can be up at this time is enjoyed in winter more than the simple winter time marmalade. Use one orange, one lemon and one grapefruit, chopping all up to gether, both the fruit and the rind. The fruit must be cut very, very fine but not ground. Measure, then add 3 cups of water for each cup of chopped fruit and rind, and allow mixture to stand overnight. Next morning boil the water and fruit until the bits of rind are ten der, about 20 or 30 minutes. Cool and measure, adding cup for cup of sugar. Dissolve thoroughly and al low to stand again overnight. Next moring allow the mixture to boil un til it reaches the jellying point, when the juice will hang in two drops from the spoon. Pour into sterilized glass es and seal. One orange, one grapefruit and one lemon call for about 10 cups of su gar and will make 10 glasses or 5 pints of marmalade. This is delicious as a sweet sand wich for lunch, or on toast for break fast. Duchess Salad This is delicious either as a relish or as a sandwich spread. 1 quart sweet peppers, red and green. 1 quart cabbage. 1 quart onions. 1 quart cucumber pickles. 4 medium sliced pods of hot pep per. 1-2 cup salt. Grind, the sweet peppers, cabbages, onions and pickles and boil for 30 minutes, stirring to prevent burning. While this is cooking prepare the fol lowing dressing: 1 1-2 cups flour, sifted before mea suring. 3 cups sugar. 2 tablespoonsful dry mustard. 2 quarts vinegar. Mix dry ingredients, add the vine gar and cook until it thickens. Mix with vegetables. Put into sterilized jars and process 15 minutes. TOP NOTCH ENTERTAINMENT ASSURED FOR STATE FAIR While agriculture will be para mounted at the North Carolina State Fair to be held in Raleigh October 12-1 fi, there will be no lack of top notch entertainment, Manager J. S. Dorton declares. "I realize that the primary pur pose of fairs since they started thou sands of years ago has been to re- The New Amazing MADE It Staples, Pins or Tacks Call, Phone or Write tor Demonstration Prices from T CLggmn flBJB MSB KB. up Fully Guaranteed For Sale By .'. -"V --r !(,. Jhe Perquimans Weekly fleet accurately the agricultural pro gress of the community," said the veteran fair operator from Shelby, "but the thousands of people who at tend our modern fairs also want to be amused and diverted. With these parallel ideas in mind, we are ex erting every effort to give pleasure loving North Carolinians the best bargain,! they ever had in fair enter tainment." To emphasize the agricultural angle of the exposition, Manager Dorton has announced that $14,000 in pre miums would be awarded North Car olinians with successful exhibit at the fair. This figure represents an in crease of over 10 per cent above last year's total awards. BELVIDERE CLUB MEETS Mrs. W. T. Smith was hostess Wednesday afternoon to the Belvi dere Home Demonstration club. The meeting opened with the song "Grow ing Cotton," followed by the club col lect in union. Seventeen members answered at roll call. Miss Hamrick reminded the mem bers of the canning contest next month. A very welcomed guest was Mrs. Thomas .Nixon, who presented to the club a useful gift as second prize won for household hints handed in by the club members in the spring. This gift, a nice large dust pan with at tached handle, ca;ne through Hert ford Hardware and Supply Co., to whom members extend thanks and appreciation. Plans were formulated for serving plates at the October District Fede ration meeting, the proceeds of which are to be used on the community SEE US FOR YOUR Hardware Needs PITCHFORKS . . . FORK HELVES FENCE WIRE . . . HOLE DIGGERS Repairs For Hole Diggers Heaters . . . Stove Pipe and Elbows HEAVY HEATER LINING A Full Line of Paints Carolina Hardware Co. HERTFORD, N. C. FASTE HERTFORD, N. G ' Will Rogers' Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS T AINT going to Chicago any ays to nu neighbor in lows he got back from a visit. "Oh. ain't you? Wbafs (he mat ter with Chicago?" "WeU," he says, "maybe if s me and maybe it's Chicago, but I ainl fit to take the ri&k. I went down there last week and got my leg broke in four places." "Well, thafi like you," says the neighbor. It's time you'd learn U stay out of them places, or anyhow to stay out of the fourth one aftci they'd broke your leg already in all three of the others. I'd sav rfs jusl as much jour fault as Chicago's." tmeA3Ui Nowa Vcstura. Inijt hou.se. A short business session followed, after which the hostess served hot chocolate and cake. What was no doubt a happy ann' versaiy was recently reported by a Missouri newspaper, the item ending with this sentence: "At the last table sat prandpa and the birthday cake, beautifully lit up." ILL KUJ wneof

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