North Carolina Newspapers

t. z rr.rJiANs wekki-v n-r.Tr, n. c, Friday, January '14, wss PAGE PIVET z::::: l?jzzz reta to Cover Span Cu"t at , Grand Coulee.' . Vshingtoni Completion' of a steel bridge across the Co , r.Lla river at the site of the Grand ' ,ov;I:a dam, which will .serve its .-urposa and disappear beneath tons jcf concrete within six months, was reported to Harold L.,Ickesr secre- , tary pf the. Interior, by. John C. ' (Page,, commissioner of reclamation.' i The bridge is 3,000 feet long and ;175 feet high and contains 7,000 tons ,of steel. Three standard-gauge rail; road tracks cross the bridge, which ! extends from the two great concrete mixing plants at the- west and the -,east:-'abutments;lt' is" one of the busiest fridges in the world, Bince a relay of trains are moving back and "forth .' across? it continuously, .hauling concrete in four-cubic-yard buckets for placement In the dam. Already nearly 6,000,000 tons of con crete has been handled by cranes wi it -fi iriiiuia himiiil nn iiib nrin Da serve the, workmen far below,.-, :x. J ' Despite the tact ttat the bridge' cost more Jhan $500,000. and will be swallowed up in the concrete of the dam its construction' was justified , with' the explanation that It is the most' .efficient means' devised, and less expensive than any other meth od proposed, for, placing the enor- mous 'yardage of concrete required over'- the'- dam foundation area, which, is 500 feet wide and 9,000 iert long . v ,' : From . the - high bridge, cranes swing buckets loaded with eleven tons of comcrete to any point within a strip-125 feet wide across the '' School in Pennsylvania Huntingdon, Pa. ' John D. Pen ntogton, Pennsylvania's welfare sec retary, has announced Jhat the ex perimental stage of his' ''philosophy of constructive friendship without . indulgence" at the Pennsylvania In- - dustrial School for Boys is complete jed and that the practice will be made permanent - The plan,' begun by Pennington, a retired naval officer and former federal ; prohibition-- administrator, included elimination of dungeons wnere inmates were sent, , onen lor petty ofrenses, solitary cell s, "short" diets, long work periods and , lard labor' chores. - r: :. ; - Tnvn ta f ai 1 4vt-4e-9 vea----W mmvm -.4 j to reduce sentences and gain extra credits in merit ratings through study and conduct. - Guards were - instructed, ;to promote - friendship ' . among the. boys,' act less harshly in criticism and permit more asso- cuaon of inmates among them- selvest;i;:srt - The new system has attracted na tionwide attention of crime students x and penologists. r,5istake in Seed, Wheat . . HMMIUUUUI f VIVJI Palmer, Alaska. Matanuska col . oniats, farming the government's ; u(wn wre uni wgt a jeui . worths? f - All 'Seed wheat - boucht bv : th Alaska 'Rural Rehabilitation corpo- rauon, governing ooay oi tne col ony, for re-sale to the Matanuska pioneers,, was found to.be winter in- . stead or spring wheat. ' i - r - ! . Aireaay pianiea, .n win noi pro " duce until next year.; A shortage of feed for an estimated 50,000 chick ens and several large - flocks of geese, ! " ducks ivj.aadji turkeys ' was The situatkm was further compli ' .eated by the fact that much of the whet was planted on land rented for Cis year ony.f Since the wheat will not produce until . next year; some colonists raised the question of who wUl.be entitled to the crop.; . Vlrsi5iaCityVi2.out 1 j Tutet Keeps Costa Down . EsifDrd'VaThis Virginia town cf 4,:: J population, which recently C. - tea us eightseth birthday, ( :.blished a widespread repu- r i a city without taxes. , S a 1:3, citizens of 1 have paid no local tax as i what:ver. Civis Jesders i il.la to rutilr.;l -aoi civic -rat. t, , ' i rw:at 1 ' i, hs Utf . -tl. , . 1 ij LzZ durlBj C;s - r':-.-: have "A ly I i':zi r - t i 3 ' ;. ' 5 i a.. ?'!t , t::AV DAKGER une Seconal - v -j i - "Put this question to tea ot jvu. friends who drive: "When on are going 40 miles an hour oa a dry. level road, what Is the shortest distance la which you eaa bring your ear to a fall stopr If they are average, seven will say they can stop In 40 feet or less; two Will gness somewhere between 40 and 10 feet; and one will be so un certain that he won't hasard a gaesa. It is surprising to diacover how Httla the average man knows about the first principle ot good driving. Ton can assure your friends that it the? do stop their cars In less than 40 feet treat a speed of 40 miles an hour, it win be because they have rammed into a brick wall or a tele phone polel Only aa automobile with very good brakes can stop in less than 80 feet from this speed, and it is Impossible for any' car t" A New Team of ALLAN JONES and JEANETTE T'"" ',w- , . mil ... mm , , - - ' ' -f j-ni J V. i.-.l i - A' . ?: . . v. y,. , . . - , , -V - " 't " ; J-ir ! mi - i-wt m isil,MMS)lS-'awta--awaeaMMaajaBStlSlS STATE THEATRE FRIDAY Each recent year oas orougac w; the screen a finer i type 'v of musical picture and 1037 is no exception, "The Firefly,". Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's im pressive adaptation of Rudolf Friml's memorable ; operetta, : witii : Jeanette MacDonald in her seventeenth musical triumph is Hollywood's new offering at the . State Theatre.",- , VI 1 Oil efVII-CO lta miuicm u j aa the star's leading men delighted, Allan Jones and Warren William the audience, ' -' - - 'The Fireflv' nresents a powerful story; of dramatic romance, , as well AD vAick far remarkable music. M-G-M has gone t the limit in its set tings and in the artistry of presenta tion. i . i ; ' ' ; Hunt Rrnvmbertr " and Robert - Z. LcT..rd produced 1 and' directed,.' re- 67, and m e c; yon or wis r the cbEilL-tlui'" surt3Bed ! iMitimv 'Iviiwl wtnrtnir . rnllA bor: of a year ago,,,l'he, Great I . '.i scene ' la the ni-Sierras ani t".;rs made on C.rty torsive seta prjr.t the sweeFirj drame of oM f:. a.a ia v. renoi vr.ts x,apo leon mss defeated ,by V.'." l--on at Victoria. - . Seven thrillin2 tzzzi: t" .ers, "xl xXt) c- five of them-ironi t3 c ' 1 operetta, feature. -rCe i ?. oi-s were written ey, i j for the fihn." KLi heautifullv and si. 1 I " e a Firefly," "Ke o Leu , :s Away" and "When a I '-U ; r'-"cking at Your Heart" in - '3. - s f '-'gs "A ' r ) -y-r -' wiih - 1"j 1 - .n's v AT HIGH SFEED5 i AT hsgh Speeds IOOM5I JAM ON BRAKES! t 151 (eel more needed to stop Minimum total 291 feet (Tr lri Mmfrty Strttom) stop In 60 feet on an ordinary road because it will skid farther than that with all four wheels looked. The pictorial chart above shows the danger ot driving at high speeds. At 55 miles per hour a car travels 81 feet in the single second during which the driver's eyes might leave the road to glance at a road sign or to look at an instrument on the dashboard. Once he sees a danger ous situation ahead, the car travels 59 feet daring the time it takes him to get his foot from the accelerator to the brake. And then, even with good brakes, he cannot bring the vehicle to a stop In less than 151 feet. , Many drivers pride themselves on how fast they can make then cars go; It Is much more Important for theui to know how fast they can Singing Lovers MacDONALD in The Firefly" ana 'i-uesaay. 'New .-Blue and . Gold." colorful and spirited i story of life at the United States Naval Academy, with a timely emphasis -on the football ac Mv.tt.tM nf the famous trainins1 school, -. Robert, Young heads a cast of film favorites in the new nicture. sharing honors with James Stewart, Lionel AeeA a aaava vf wtvuvu m.w-h -- -rMv Burke. Others in prominent roles Barrymore, .Florence Kice and umie include Tom Brown,' Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Kelly and Barnett Parker. , Tk mtnrv. a. nnvpl hv fieonre Bruce. has been acclaimed by naval officers the truest drama ever written about we historic academy.:'. It deals , poig-nAntlv- ibM th rfvfttfori '.Af' cadets plefrJ to their country service, the stern discipline, thathriUing' aports manship'of (we i Navyfs,,? footbaJJ gameav'and'the Idviuof.twO- players tor; tne sister . iwetr quarter,Daeav. , As' art 'kce footBanu recruit fronva Southern college .'who is5 indifferent to the traditional ideals' of the fam ous institution, : Young is given an cr"oruri'ty to play a telling role. I --y scenes for ."Navy Hue and CvII v : s f Imel on the grounds of t"i Ar C. -IT., r . "3 echocl. frra Wood i ili ted-Jctl alvice from ' r Karvcy S. IT&ialip, tJ: g. on Navy aequences and Cli i:, captain cf the U. S. C. f::'.-K team as expert en -ridSron .:r . ' 5 . - fi ' t i C'-Ert eppears as a r pman v ip from a 'p and r Lt first, Co an error r who was , h claired, and forr-s a i Arr,:y in t it Air 1.3 5 c 1 PIIAPANOKE NEWS : fMisa Lizzie BeB Long has-returned to her home after spending1 several days rith her sister, Mrs. Crafton Russell."! tin-p: -.i t r MrS; 'John Synions ' was in ' Elisa- WK nft.Tf-nn; hnrfripRB VriAvri . , Mrs", j;"tCWilpn Was in Elizabeth City Friday, afternoon. , v,, v V; . ; ' little Ifelen Goodwin is cohvales-cing- from.tneaslek : She has-been ill several Weeks.) ; ,. ,,: iV . .Mr: and' Mrs.Elihu Lane were dinner guests of Mr; and Mrs. Charlie Lane Sunday. ' " ' ; - Mrl and - Mrs, G. W. Alexander, Missea' Mattie Meade Alexander and Susia" Mae i Wilson jipent Saturday tended."Rosalie". at the Carolina. ' )Miss Elizabeth. Goodwin is spending several days 'With her brother, Craf torfEusaelij And Mrg. Russell. ' "- Mrsi Steve Godfrey, of Woodville, who has.' been very ill at her home with pneumonia, is better. Mr., and Mrs. C. P. Quincy and family have moved into their new home. . Crawford Wilson, of Norfolk, Va., is expected home Friday to spend two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. .Wilson. Mrs. Z. W Evans and Jesse Wilson and J. C. Wilson spent Sunday after noon with Mrs. J. M. Wilson, at Weeksville. Mrs. Grizelle Moore, of Winfall, was visiting friends here Wednesday. Miss Hilda Byrum and Robert Hur dle motored to Portsmouth, Va., on Friday. Little Miss Beulah Lane is quite sick with measles this week. Mrs. Bertha Whitehead spent Wed nesday in Elizabeth City. Mrs. Daisy Perry spent Wednesday in Elizabeth City. MISSIONARY UNION MEETS The Woman's Missionary Union of Piney Woods Church met Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Way land White, near Belvidere, with Mrs, White and Mrs. Warren Spivey as joint hostesses. Seventeen members answered at roll callwith a Bible sentence con taining the word "Build." Mrs. S. M. Winslow read the Bible message and sentence prayers follow ed. Mrs. Linwood Winslow conduct ed the day's lesson from the study book "Mecca and Beyond, using demonstrations to impress her points, Miss juarjorie White gave an in teresting Missionary reading, "Why Foreign Missions?" On behalf of the stewardship department of the Society, Mrs.'K J. Winslow conducted an exertisey tfctheme of which was "Do You JKnow What You Possess?," following "this Was' a duet, "Give of Your Best to the Master," by Rev. J. .C. Trivette and Mrs. Winslow. During the social hour the hostess served fruit jelly and cake. Those present were: Mesdames F. C. White, H. P. White, R. R. White, J. M. Copeland, H. E. Copeland, V. C. Lane, and L. J. Winslow, Misses Clara, Margaret and Lucy White, and Olive Layden, and Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Trivette. r . a-.cf r.-:orricr.Jt.llcvton-bep OM V SNOW HILL NEWS : Mrs. . Mason Sawyer, and daughter, Barbara Lee, of Old Neck, have re turned home after staying several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. 'M.."Cartwright.i. . ' ; Mrs. I4ui8 Proctor " and son, of Burgess, visited Mrs. E. S. Lane re cently.' ' - . i Mrs. Vernon Winslow visited Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Winslow, at Beech Spring, recently. : ; Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Harrell and family-spent Saturday afternoon in Hertford. ; . . Mr. and Mrs. Moody. Harrell and dadghter, Carolyn Dean, spent Friday iiu Elizabeth City. Mrs. Jack Sawyer, of Old Neck, visited Mrs. D. M. Cartwright and Mrs. Mason Sawyer Thursday after noon. Miss Lucille Cartwright spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Mason Sawyer, at Old Neck. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Harrell, Sr., Mrs. Rufus Harrell and daughter, Anne, of Norfolk, Va., visited rela tives and friends here during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Harrell and Miss Eunice Harrell were in Hert ford Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Jordan spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Chappell, at Belvidere. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood visited Mr. and Mrs. Fentress Harrell, at White Hat, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. C. Tuttle, of Norfolk, Va., is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Cartwright, of the Hertford Highway, visited Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Cartwright Sunday evening. LADIES COUNCIL HAS MEETING The Ladies Council of Bethlehem Christian Church held its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. J. Ed Lane at her home on Pender Road Friday evening. The president, Mrs. E. Y. Berry, presided. At the con elusion of the business session a so cial hour was enjoyed during which the hostess served jelly, cakes and apples. Those present were Mesdames R A. Perry, Reuben Stallings, Willie Lane, V. L. Proctor, E. Y. Berry, Our January Sale Is Coming Soon We will offer the most outstanding values in history based on present markets. WATCH FOR OUR CIRCULARS They are coming. Wait and stock up. J. C. BLANCHARD & CO., INC. "BLANCH ARD'S" SINCE 1S32 tmmmm (mm mm w" . v , - V-A J-J V'iiO'aUUp I O Stephen Elliott and J. E, Lane'. ' Vir. tors were E. Y. Berry,.: J, B. Perry, Willie Lane and J. Ed Lane. ' ' The next meeting: will be held with Mrs. V. L. Proctor on February 11, at 7 o'clock P. M. BETHEL W. M. S. MEETS The Woman's Missionary Society of Bethel Baptist Church met on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. L. A. Proctor, near 'Light Nixon Fork. The president, Mrs. M. T. Griffin, led the devotional. Mrs. S. M. Long was in charge of a very interesting pro gram with the following members taking part: Mrs. C. T. Phillips, Mrs. Seth W. Long, Mrs. R. S. Chappelf, Mrs. J. C. Hobbs, Mrs. Maryjgafe man and Mrs. R, D. Creecy. " During the social hour the hostess served fruits. Those present included! Mesdames M. T. Griffin, R. S. Chap pell, W. D. Perry, M. M. Dail, R. D. Creecy, A. F. Proctor, O. C. Long:, J. C. Hobbs, C. T. Phillips, Seth W: Long, J. P. Chesson, Mary Hayman, S. M. Long, Annie Goodwin, W. P. Long, and L. A. Proctor, and Miss Gertie Chappell. BELVIDERE ROUTE 1 Mrs. E. L. Chappell continues to remain by the bedside of her aunt, Mrs. Emily Copeland, at Woodland. Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Trivette return ed home Saturday at the conclusion of a week's visit with relatives in Winston-Salem. Mrs. James E. Maxwell, of Indian apolis, Ind., and Chicago, 111., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Winslow and attended services at the Friends Church Sunday morning. We welcome the family of L L. Winslow, who have recently moved from Hertford to our village. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boyce at their home in Hertford on Tues day, January 4, a daughter, Patsy Priscilla. DANGEROUS It is dangerous to sell a SUBSTITUTE" for 666 Just to make three or four cents more. Customers are your best assets; lose them and you lose your business. 666 is worth three or four times as much as a SUBSTITUTE. mm See r,n9 CA, m. -fefU. It, : Ba3Ku tii treat Km MWlal can, 1m five separate wheel bete lengtba, with, thktyae hatk awdela, Chevrolet bow efen txch tor every trade. 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