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Published every Friday at The
v; ' Perquimans Weekly office in The
Hertford Hardware Building on 1
. - the North Side, Court House
Square, Hertford, N. C.
Lucius Blanchard, Jr. lEditor
Day Phone 88
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1938
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK
LOVE SURVIVES ALL: Many
waters cannot quench love, neither
can the floods drown it: if a man
would give all the substance of his
house for love, it would utterly be
contented. Song of Solomon 8:7.
VERY WORTH WHILE
It wasn't Edison or Marconni, but
someone once said, "Every cloud has
a silver lining," so the next time your
favorite radio program is interrupted
by static or the announcer's voice
with a "Special News Bulletin,'' re
member this little incident which on
Sunday night proved radios wortti
to mankind in more than mere pnases
of entertainment. It proved that
radio, more thany anything that has
ever gone before, is capable of saving
lives, alleviating suffering, ana eas
ing distraught minds.
For Weekly readers who may have
missed the incident we refer to, nere
is what happened: In Philadelphia,
it seems that two jars of honey mix
ed with a deadly portion of arsenic
had disappeared from a parked car.
The owner was frantic, realizing
that he alone knew that the jars la
beled "honey" were sure to destroy
human life if used as a food, its only
evident use.
The mixture was to have been used
in the extermination of rats but not
human rats such as the one who stole
it from the car.
Hour after hour, at thirty-minute
intervals, the warning went out by
radio ... to the unknown thief or
anyone else who may oddly come into
possession of the deadly mixture,
"If found it may prove fatal. All
persons are urged to exercise ex
treme caution," said the announcer
time and again through the broad
casting hours of Sunday night.
The warning was sent over the air
by the division of public safety, Phil-1
adelphia, and The Weekly sincerely
hopes that the "right'' person was
one of the millions who heard the
strange bulletin. No other medium
of communication, we believe, could
possibly have notified so many people
in such a short space of time.
ONLY HUMAN
Holding a public office and trying
to please all concerned is a tough
assignment even for the most tactful
diplomat, so, when a group of unas
suming business men, elected to sta
tions of guidance in their community,
occasionally reach an unpopular deci
sion, let us consider for a moment
that they are not, and do not pretend
to be, seasoned politicians.
The idea of moving the town office
to a spot in the business section pro
bably was presented to the city
councilmen as a plan which would
immediately bring down loads of pub
lic acclaim. "After all," they proba
bly said, "other cities have their
municipal headquarters in the busi
ness section. Surely Hertford vill
like the idea."
Their first error was in not sound'
ing out public sentiment on the pro
ject first, which is shown by the peti
tion as not favoring the move at alL
Then, when they learned all ol a
sudden that the idea was not nearly
so popular as they anticipated, plans
had gone too far to back out.
"An office on the highway will
strengthen our chances of getting a
State Highway Patrolman,'' was the
next item which sounded like a clinch
ing argument for the move down
town. Had they stopped to consider
this for a moment the councilmen
other, since patrolmen in both Eden'
,'V tonJbnd Elizabeth City fire headauar-
terld Jin offices oft the$igkwM
ever, local poUcemeh will Ve f fbv&eal
with headquarters in the downtown
would haveTealied that an oqicel
office.
So, again we say the commissioners
are human like ourselves, and being
't bo ere subject to being1 swayed by
x- what sounds like a good proposition
j- at the time, and subject to making
w' decisions which sometimes strike an
unfavprable notet
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. OUR SENTIMENTS
v Salutations, congratulations, reet
rfr ings, and other expressions of appro
fif. val are hereby extended, the Elizabeth
f City Chamber of Commerce. -
" All ' these " noble thoughts are
! brought on by the chamber's adver
y tisement in lest week's issue of The
i Perquimans Weekly. "Before You
h Chjss the' State LineTry to Buy, It
at Home," said the ad and we agree
' with' them wholly. 'Part .of Every
'' Dollar Spent In North Carolina Helps
After Dark
DID YOU KNOW
THE LIGHT YOU SEE
BY IS REDUCED FROM I
Or LIGHT WHEN IRE
SUN 15 SHIKING
Vs
WHEN YOU
DRIVE A CAR
AT NIGHT
REMEMBER!
.IB
a KaAW HEADLAMPS PROVIDE
Vs 4 ONLY ZOO FEET OF AOE-
QUATE VISIBILITY
?,V A k " ON A WET OR FOGGY
AT 50 MILES PER HOURu
200 FEET 15 COVERED Sv
IN ABOUT Z SECONDS I
wS.
Build Your Roads, Maintain Your
Schools!"
That's the idea we've had in mind
all along. "If you cannot Find It in
Your Home Town You Can Surely
Find It in Elizabeth City,'' and we
like that, too. We'd love to buy It
in Elizabeth City, if it isn't in Hert
ford, and advertising of this sort is
winning much favorable mention for
the body and building good will for
the town.
And over in Elizabeth City, if you
don't find it there, try Hertford be
fore you cross the State line. In
other words, spend that Christmas:
bankroll in .North Carolina
if you !
possibly can. Other states
do not 1
help us maintain our schools or keep
our roads in repair.
TIME TO ACT
Rpvnt.v-fnnr tippHv fnmilips flrp !
facing a dreary Christmas, and . . .
Christmas is only nine days away. A
little time in which to do an awful
lot of thinking and giving. It will
take the cooperation of every person
in the county to cut that number of
families down to nothing-.
And while we're on the subject,
there are only seven more shopping
days until Christmas. So, look out
don't let it catch you napping.
MARY TOWE CIRCLE MEETS
The Mary Towe Circle of the Hert
ford Methodist Church met Monday
evening at the home of Miss Mary
Towe with Mrs. W. H. Pitt as joint
hostess.
The president, Miss Mary Towe,
presided over a short business session
in which the Society decided td send,
food to some needy families at Christ
mas.
Miss Mary Towe had charge of an
interesting Christmas program with
Mrs. Martin Towe, Miss Mary Wood
Koonce and Miss Jeanette Feilds tak
ing part.
During the social hour names were!
drawn and each person was presented
with a lovely gift.
The hostesses served delicious re
freshments to the following. Misses
Jeanette Feilds, Hilda Knowles, Ruth
Davenport, Mattie Butler, Mary Wood
Koonce, Patricia Stephens, Bernice
White, Helene Nixon, Ruth Nachman,
Spivey Roberson Katherine Jessup,
Sara Brinn, Grace Knowles, Elizabeth
Knowles, Mary Elizabeth Feilds, and
Mrs. Martin Towe, Mrs. Edgar Feilds,
Mrs. Morgan Walker and Mrs. J. H
Towe, Sr.
WINFALL NEWS
,J.Mr.'ani
Mr. and
.Irs.
mman - spent
Tuesday in, Norfolk, Va.
and PollfjBakfr werej
5n Elitatfett 'City on '.TutjdftfjP ; 1
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jordan and
little daughter spent Sunday in
Washington, N. C, with Mrs. Jor
dan's parents. '
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. White
spent Sunday at Chapanoke with Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Elliott.
Mrs. Luther Nixon, Mrs. M. M.
Dillman, Mrs. Charlie Bagley, Mri
David Trueblood and Mrs. Bill Baglty
were in Elizabeth City recently, I-
Mrs. William Bryan, of Oxford, is
the guest of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and MrsrF. S. Winslow.
Mrs. Johnny LaneuMrs.Nonie Nowr
ell and Miss Myrtle Umphlett were
in Elizabeth City Friday. ' V
' Mrs. Aubrey Umphlett is spending
some time with her parents at New
land.,. : ' J -'f ' f
f Somebody , ought , to invent- a dry
cleaning process for jokers. ,
.bvmce
THAT S
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TO.
A FRACTION OFi '
1 FOOT-CANDLE AFTER
JLfit V M MAS SET l
WHO KNOWS?
1. When did the Spanish civil war
begin? (
2. Is there a monkey colony in the
Western Hemisphere?
3. How much money did John D.
Rockefeller give away?,
4. What is meant by China's
"scorched earth" policy?
5. Who is known as "Cactus
Jack" ?
6. What American explorer tis now
in theAntarctic ? ;
When does VJongress convene
I 8. Does the Waee and Hour law
permit employees to sue. for wages
angLovertime payments improperly
withheld?
THE ANSWER'S
1. July, 1936.
2. An effort is being made to es
tablish one on the island of Santiago.
3. $531,000,000.
4. The destruction by fire of every
thing useful rather than permit it to
fall into the hands of the Japanese
5. Vice-President Garner.
6.
7.
Lincoln Ellsworth.
January 3, 1939.
Yes.
Timely Questions On
Farm Answered
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Question: What is the best fer
tilizer to use on newly planted fruit
trees ?
Answer: One-half pound of ni
trate of soda or its equivalent should
be used on apple and nut trees the
first year and one-quarter pound of
soda on the peach, pear, plum, and
cherry trees. If the commercial 5-7-6
mixture is used the application would
be two pounds for the apple and nut
trees the first year and ,one pound
for the peach, pear, plum and cherry
trees. The fertilizer can be applied
at any time during the dormant sea
son up to within a month of blooming
time. 1
Question: How much skim milk,
clabber, or buttermilk can be used as
substitutes in the paying ih??
Ariswerr This depends upon ; the
amount available on the farm. If
three gallons are available each day,
this amount may be used as a substi
tute for all the dried milk products,
one-half the fish meal, and. one-half
the meat meal recommended M the
mnk'proddcfe'eaW dky!to-100 .fiens.
The success of these suhstittifcinbuii
CL., i : . ... Sr. f J
wii.fttpenfl, Ma. ineregaiaruy ioi
tne leeding a.iT, it .n fatrntWY'
is not availaUe at all times no sub
stitutions should be made. '
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QuestioniV When should lettuc
plants be set In -ttie field? 'tftii
Answer? ror. tne early . eprtng
crop m. Eastern Norjh Carolina -the
plantjhoW;b"
mont and lower Mountain sections the
plants are . set ia the field in late
February and ;i early Marcb iiWucK
care should b take tnsplantmg
lettuce , to the : 'field. The ' tapf Wots
should be set Straight in;the ground
ind tb4 plants' aetto about the depth
they grew In the bed. Do not cover
the growing; bud and do not set weak
oi diseased plants Ear)y ptentmg j
necessary : as lettuce that does not ma
ture before hot 'weather' is usually of
poo quality' and often does not head
tl 1114 'f'. U iJ
David, the
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Shepherd
By MoUy Chltfick
UfOXJ can't go out to tend the
,v8heep tonight, Judah,"iDa
; -vid heard the choke in his
mother's voice. "The lion's claws
have wounded you sore. I will find'
someone to send out with them.
nered to David after his father had)
fallen into a-troubled sleep. "It will!
make him sick unto death if he goes
out on the plain."
"Fear not, mother. I will go. Now
that I am fourteen, I can prove my
self a man. I will go, like my great i
forefather, David the long."
Rebeccah bade him good-by ten
derly "Had I a son older, I should
send him. But you are all I have.
Take care. The lion may return."
So David drove his father's flock
out onto the plain where the shep
herds watched their flocks by night.
The cool breeze from off the moun-
tains made him draw his cloak close
www
Suddenly over the hill before h9n
he saw a group of men approaching.
about him. He kept his staff in his,
hand, even as he sat on the hard
ground watching his flock.
Suddenly over the hill before him
he saw a group of men approach
ing. That was a surprising thing,
to see men wandering about at
night. But there was nothing alarm
ing in their action. They seemed
filled with excitement and joy.
Now one of them called: "Who is
this, guarding his sheep here? Oh,
is it you, David, son of Judah?
Come with us. We have seen your
star, brighter than any star of the
morning. It is moving, and we are
following it. Come with us."
David was on his feet, listening
with boyish excitement to their tale
of the words they had heard from
the heavens, as an angelic host
praised Jehovah. His heart burned
within him, and he was eager to
accompany . the band of shepherds.
Then he heard one of the young
lambs: "Ma-aa-aa." The answering
bleat came from a distance. The
mother had wandered off in search
of tender morsels. David heard
again his mother's warning and re
plied: "I have come to guard my fa
ther's flock. I cannot go with you."
"We left our sheep, David. This
is the king we are about to see. We
must go. You are a fool to stay here
with these few sheep, when the king
is to be seen."
"I came here to tend this flock.
It is not mine, but it is my task,"
was his only reply.
When they saw that he would not
accompany them, they made haste.
At first his excitement over the
tale the shepherds had told him kept
him awake. But gradually his eyes
grew heavy. He was almost asleep
when he heard the "Ma-aa-aa," of a
young lamb again. He jumped to
his feet, conscious that he had for
gotten to hunt up that wandering
mother. With staff in hand, and his
sling ready to use, he listened in
tently for a moment. Then he saw
the sheep, standing some distance
from the others, its head raised lis
tening to something he could not
hear. But David knew what there
was to be found there. With the star
light shining full, upon it, crouched
a lion ready to spring. ,
' Swift as the David of old, the" lad
swung his sling, and the stone went;
straight into the head of the crouch--,
'ing animal. i,rv.;:'
s !"I am glad, my son; that , you
were so faithful," his . mother
praised him in the morning. ,4 Your!
father was beside himself, wild wlthN
.his illness, and had-J, not been -able
:$!feU him yotpwerer withvthe; fiocksC
' hV wouid BAvei gbnei duV siaknfia -th
wad:' And now yoUhaw stein, a pfr&i
Your fame will go before footA
'But-wctherIvdidijuut-aet'iflii'
king,": and David's voice trembled
s "Do you pot think the king would
have scorned lad who would de
ert his post tt duty, from idle cutk
osity? Nay,, my son, you have done
your task .. faithfully and well, and
proved ymtfse man.'' , ftM
Bethtoheni Once Viplmportaiit?
The city of Bethlehem, birthplace'
of Jesus Christ, wes : considered
least important among ancient Pal
estine towns before the Nativity.
,But tradition has It that the birth
place of Jesus was desecrated by a
pagan temple of Adonis before the
Emperor Constantino built the Basil
ica of the Nativity in A. D. 330.
The Basilica is one of the oldest
churches in Christendom and ha3 a
history 1.C33 years Hi. The origi
nal bu.;---'? 13 bxu staijifia's cut, it
feasts -: lty:t?jy' vv.j
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CHAPANOKE NEWS
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Mrs. W, H. Elliott and Mrs. Raleigh
Lee Bytum were.' in Elizabeth City
Tuesday morning.' ' ' f t
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Branch and son,
of Portsmouth, Va., spent ' Friday
night with Mrs. Branch's 1 -mother,
Mrs. P. I Griffin. , ' ,
. Mrs. John Symons enterained :as
guests at dinner on Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Parker and Mrs Bertha
Coppersmith, of Portsmouth, Val; Mr.
and Mrs, Everett Bright, Mrs. Pattie
White and Mrs. Daisy Perry. ,
Miss- Cora Layden, of Hertford,
and Miss Hazel Brightpen,Satur-
aay nignt witn Mrs.' uaiBy rerry.
Emmett Stallings, of Portsmouth,
va., spent the week-end here with his
family.
Miss Al Whitehead spent Saturday
in Elizabeth City.
Misses Hilda and Ardell Byrum
were in Elizabeth City on business
Monday.
Mrs. Madison Trueblood, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Trueblood and . chil
dren, from near Winfall, visited Mrs.
Louis Lane Sunday afternoon.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS MEETS
The Judson Memorial Sundav
School Class of the Hertford Bantist
Church met Friday evening with Mrs.
u. K. Anderson.
The president. Miss Pattie Rofffir-
son, presided, and after the business
NOTICE TO ALL AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
By order of the Town Council of the
Town of Hertford at their regular
meeting held on December 12th, 1938,
it was ordered that air automobile
andor truck owners residing in the
Town of Hertford shall purchase li
cense tags for the Town of Hertford,
and have same on automobile andor
truck on or before, January 15th,
1939. Said license tags are available
at the town office.
Town of Hertford
By W. G. Newby, Clerk
Jrlm MM Brt IW IWiM Wb. a Kt M- K-h. K.
8.
WHY NOT TRADE AT
FOR YOUR
SALE OF . . .
MEN'S CLOTHING
$15.95 - $19.75
Plenty of them for you
I to select from in any style
ana size.
For Your CHRISTMAS
GIFTS We Have Plenty
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SHIRTS . . . NECKTIES
SCARFS ... ROBES
HANDKERCHIEFS
SOCKS
Sale of Ladies
, COATS
r...i-..i cuii- r a.
ucauuiuipixn rniiia ana vrur nonaay unc
uit' antr
i Silk Underwear
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? ;JChi!drcn!s sDrrsscs and Snow Suits
v( Shoes For the Family V ;
meeting a Christmas program -rendered.
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During" the business 'meeting new
officers for the- coming, year , v.?r9
elected as follows: President, , Mrs.
D. M. Jackson; vice president, . Miss
Katherine Campen; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. Bessie War; secretary,
Mrs. Wilford Boyce; treasurer, Mrs,
Charles Johnson; reporter, Mrs, Tom
my Miller. ,5 '
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During the social hour the Tiostesa f
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served a delicious sweet Course.
Members attending were Mrs. Chas,
Johnson, teacher, Mesdames ; Wilford
Boyce, Tommy Miller, Josiah, Elliott,
Bessie Ward, Sidney Layden, Arthur
Wliite, D.'; M. Jhckson, G. R, ' Ander
son and Charlie Elliott, Misses Pattie '.
Rogerson and Katherine. Campen. -" C
Two visitors, Mrs. R. A'. Sutton and "
Mrs. Tom Sutton were also-preseni,'V,
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ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB
Miss Helen Morgan charmingly en-n
tertained the members of her bridge , v" ,
club on Tuesday evening, December , i'
6th, at her home. , , ,4,Jt
Prizes were awarded to Mrs.'C. B.'
Holmes for high score and - to Mrs.,,1,
Henry Clay Stokes for low score! v f.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess to the following: Mes"
dames T. L. Jessup, Henry V, Clay '
Stokes, George Barbee, Charles' EA ' I,
Johnson, C. R. Holmes, and Misses -
Elizabeth Knowles, Mary Sumner and
Alma Leggett.
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