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I ' it it jMMMMMM M ! I Week-nd Here jttiw Betty Wilcox, of Norfolk, Va., was the week-end guest of Miss Bath Hollowell. -Sunday Here Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wright and little daughter, Ann Cannon, of Eli-ftotk-City, were guests of Mrs. Wrighfs parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Everett, Sunday. Returns To ' Duke Zach White returned to Durham Sunday to resume his studies at Duke University, after spending the spring vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. White. Here From New Hampshire Dr. and Mrs. Earl Sikes of Han over, N. H., Hollowell C. Nixon, a student at State College, and his friend, Fred Suthall, of Charlotte, were guests during the week-end of Mrs. T. S. Nixon, Jr. Mrs. Sikes re mained for a longer visit. A Sunday Here Mr. and Mrs. Noah Gregory, of Norfolk, Va., were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bass, Jr. Week-end In Norfolk Mrs. Ben Thach, of near Hertford, spent the week-end in Norfolk, Va.. with her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Thach. Sunday at Mackeys Mrs. B. F. Bray spent Sunday at Mackeys with her sister, Mrs. Tom White. Concludes Visit ' (Miss Winnie Winslow returned to Winston-Salem Sunday, after spend ing several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Winslow, at Whiteston. Week-end Al Home Miss Anne Bardlift, of Richmond, Va., was the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bar clift. Home For Week-end Ray Jordan, of Gatesville, was the wiejsi-end guest of his parents, lb. and Mrs. Jordan. Week-end at Albemarle -Miss Bernice White and Irvin Nixon spent the week-end at Albe marle as guests of Miss Gladys Hanrick. Visiting In Raleigh Miss Jean White is visiting her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Barefoot, at Raleigh. Durham Visitor Mrs. M. I. Hobbs, of Durham, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blanchard, this week. Home For Week-end iMiss Hulda Wood of Tarboro, and Miss Elizabeth Wood of Columbia, were week-end guests of their moth er, Mrs. Baker Wood. Week-end in Elizabeth City Miss Jeannette Fields spent the week-end in Elizabeth City as the guest of Miss Naomi Bagley. Visiting In New Bern Mrs. J. J. Lane went to New Bern Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Wilford Boyce. Concludes Vacation Miss Nita Newbold went to Con cord Friday to be the guest of I SPECIAL PRICES ON NEW dm Gats t Choose Your New Spring' Hat From Our Large Stock ALL NEW STYLES ALL NEW SHADES Mrs. Jake hite friends a few days before returning to Greensboro to resume her studies at W. C. U. N. C. Miss Newbold spent part of her spring vacation as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newbold. Week-end Here JUr. nd ,Mrs. J. H. Thrower, of Littleton, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Vick. Tarboro Visitor Mrs. S. B. Procert of tarboro, was the guet of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Campbell several days this week. Week-end Here Miss Joyce Harrell, a meniber of the school faculty at Littleton, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. M. Harrell. Returns To W. C. U. N. C Miss Anne Tullis Felton returned to Greensboro Sunday to resume hei studies- at W. C. U. N. C, after spending the spring holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Felton. Sunday In Norfolk Mr. and Mrs. Bill White, Mrs. Bob White and Mrs. Kelly White spent Sunday in Norfolk, Va. Sunday Here Mr. and Mrs. Owen Morgan and children, of Raleigh, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hefren. Week-end Guests Mrs. George Lattimore, of Kings Mountain, and Shelton White, of Ra leigh, were week-end guests of their mother, Mrs. R. T. White. Week-end At Home Miss Elizabeth Knowles, a member of the Washington, N. C, school fac ulty, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Knowles. Tuesday In Norfolk Mrs. W. H. Pitt, Mrs. T. S. White, Mrs. C. W. Morgan and Mrs. G. E. Newby were in Norfolk, Va., Tues day. Expected For Week-end Miss Nancy Darden, a student at E. C. T. C, Greenville, is expected by her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Doug las Darden, for the week-end. Here This Week Mrs. I. H. Wainwright, of Rich mond, Va., was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Wm. Mardre, Tuesday and Wednesday. To )Spend Week-end Here Miss Mary Morrie, student at E. C. T. C, Greenville, will spend the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Morris. Here Sunday Mr. and Mrs. E. D. White and children, Hilda and E. D., Jr., of Suffolk, Va., were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White. Undergoes Operation Sam Long, employee of R. S. Jor dan, underwent an appendectomy on Saturday. He is reported to be get ting on nicely. Attend Game Among Hertford people who at tended the N. Y. Giants-Cleveland Indians baseball game in Tarboro on Wednesday were: A. W. Hefren, Claud White, Carroll Berry and Charlie Skinner. A LARGE SELECTION OF Felt or Straw Hats SPECIALLY PRICED AT , $1X3 each 1 Lot of 48 Hato EACH WORTH Sl.CO Special at 59c NICE SELECTION OF Felts, Straws and Ribbon Hats IN ALL NEW SHADES tin J! J Tolloli fm At Grammar School PTA Lunch Room Part Plan to Acquaint School Patrons With Operation of Rooms And Matron Service The Works Progress Administra-. tion, m attempting to better acquaint Mr4 and Mrs. Public with the activi ties of the lunch rooms and the ma tron services provided in -several of the county schools; is planning to hold "open houjse" in all WPA lunch rooms. W. G. Stancill, of Williamston, dis trict supervisor, thought up the idea and forwarder it to the local spon sors. The lunchroom committee of the Parent-Teacher Association look ed the plan over and decided it was pretty good. This committee will sponsor the event and "open house" will be from April 15th through the 19th. Mimeographed letters will probably be sent to all school patrons inviting them to visit the lunch room and ma tron service projects. Visiting hours, according to Mrs. Cook, foreman of the local lunch room in the Woman's Club house on Academy Street, will be from nine a. m. until three p. m., on the dates mentioned above. Each visitor will be served a glass of iced tea and a sandwich and the lunch room cook will be instructed and trained to give information to the visitors. Eiach visitor will be asked to register. '' There are lunch rooms in the Per quimans County High School (not WPA operated and not included in this plan) one in Winfall at the Cen tral Grammar School, one at the colored school in Hertford, and one at the Hertford Grammar School. Matron service is provided in all schools at the Hertford Grammar School. CIRCLE NO. FOUR MEETS Circle Number Four of the Wom an's Missionary Society of the Hert ford Baptist Church met on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Marie Gregory, chairman. Mrs. Tom Perry gave the devotional. Mrs. Irvin White was in charge of a very inter esting program, the topic being "Unchanging Moral Standards." After the business session, a so cial hour was eAjoyed with the hostess serving a delicious salad course. Those present were Mrs. Robert White, Mrs. Tom Perry, Mrs. Irvin White, Mrs. J. A. Perry, Mrs. John Moore, Mrs. G. C. Buck, Mrs. J. E. Everett. WOODVILLE . M. U. TO MEET The regular meeting of the Wom an's Missionary Union of Woodville Baptist Church will be held on Tues day, April 16, at the church. Mrs. W. H. Matthews v. ill be in charge of the program. (D)f Lai(ifie9 JSjssiy T - SALE SPRING DRESSES $4.98 Dresse. SALE DRESSES ;1 $2.88 Sold for $3.98 WASH DRESSES , 49c V" Nothing Charged or Sent on Approval , V tAt Sale Prices MORE ABOUT WES 5M, V'fc U3 1 ' (Continued Irrom rage One) be adhered to, by all good Democrats in the interest of preserving the substance of Democratic government. Senators from other districts con sisting of a single or two counties have served longer, but I have not been made aware of a variation in the First District covering a large area or seven counties, all of north eastern North Carolina. The custom should be maintained. "If nominated, I shall support a measure, reducing; th jBaJfift fuc, by one-third and elimination of exemp tions. I shall, work for a new law making compulsory the allocation of funds available for highway mainte nance and construction, on the basis of need in view of rounding out a Statewide system of roads, rather than the present rule of , area and population. Also," that a larger por tion of funds of the Highway Depart ment be spent on farm-to-market and farm-to-school roads to the end that these roads shall be safely usable me year around. "If elected, I shall work Jn har mony with the Representatives of the various counties in the District. I take it a Senator will not inject him self into purely local matters, pecu liar to a single county. "It is obviously impossible for me to see all the voters in the District. I shall see as many as I can. Of necessity, I must rely mainly on the support and effort of my good friends and those citizens favorable to my candidacy. "I am deeply grateful for the warm response my announcement has met with thus far in all parts of the District, and I shall be forever grate ful to the good people for their votes, support and encouragemnet." HOSTESS AT BRIDGE LUNCHEON Miss Ruth Hollowell charmingly entertained at a bridge luncheon at her home on Church Street on Satur day in honor of Miss Betty Wilcox, of Norfolk, Va. Spring flowers were effectively used in decorating the house. Following several progres sions, Miss Alice Roberson was awarded high score prize, while Miss Wilcox was presented a guest prize. Invited guests included Misses Anne Tullis Felton. Alice Roberson. Ruth Winslow, Mae Wood Pierce, Jean Newbold., Frances Newby, and Betty Wilcox, honoree. SHOWER FOR MRS. BROUGHTON -Mrs. Sidney Broughton was1 hon oree at a delightful -party Tuesday night, when Mrs. Ralph E. Whitj Mrs. M. J. Gregory, Mrs. Tom Perry, Mrs. Robert White, Mrs. Thurman White and Mrs. Matt Matthews were joint hostesses at the home of Mrs. Ralph E. White. Mrs. Broughton, who recently lost all her dining room and kitchen fur niture in a fire which damaged her home on Grubb Street, was pre sented with a beautiful china dinner set by the hostesses, and in addition there was a shower of gifts by the guests which- included practically all j (17 Beginning Friday, April 12 ONE RACK OF SILK DRESSES Odds; and Ends Values to $3.00 SALE SILK DRESSES $2.44 Values $2.98 BUYNOW... SAVE ' "STORE OF. of the smaller articles used in a kitchen. Ice cream and wafers were served. Those present included Mrs. Sid ney Broughton, the honoree, and Mes dames G. R. Tucker, Clinton, Eley, R. A. White, W. E. White, W. F. Ainsley, ' B. W. Pennington, T. E. Madre, B. L. Gibbs, J. E. Everett, Jimmie Stagings, Josiah Elliott, E. W. Mayes, G. A. White, Ellie Good win, C. 0. Fowler, T. E. Raper, Jake White, Charlie Vann, W. T. Elliott, Martin Swift, R. A. Sutton, Z. A. Harris, W. E. Hoffler, G. C. Buck, J. A. Perry, J. C. Moore, J. J. Moore, and Walter East, Misses Edith Matthews, Helen Homer, Nettie Lee Gregory, and Mamie Stallings. . GIRLS HI-Y CLUB .MEETS The Girls Hi-Y Club of Perquim ans County High School met at the home of Dorothy Perry in Durants Neck on Tuesday evening with Janet Murray and Minnie Wilma Wood as joint hostesses-. After the (business meeting, the Club enjoyed a social hour which ended in an out door weiner roast with' punch and cake being served. ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. George Barbee was hostess to her bridge club Friday evening at her home. ' Those playing were: Mes dames Charles E. Johnson, Charles Williford, C. R. Holmes, Tommy Jes sup, Miss Mary Sumner, Miss Helen Morgan and Miss Kate Blanchard. High score prize was awarded to Mrs. Jessup while Mrs. Johnson received State Theatre HTlM Friday, April 12 pusciiu im - JANE BITAR (Alt WTMI WATXI MOItlS EtDII ALIIIt IORAID HAGAR COMEDY ACT Monday and Tuesday, April 15-16, , J V ALSO Wednesday, April 17-"- ' .. MATINEE 3 P. M. Stan Laurel " i'; .', Oliver Hardy -'Flying Deuces" V- TT m 1M Through Saturday, SALE SPRING DRESSES hi'. X i5 SALE ALL WOOL SKIRTS AND SWEATERS $2.00 Values i" WASH DRESSES 88c VALUES'1 S Wamc rinTlMtlfMl MM V "U. i .i i.i-- second high; Ttie floating prize w;,i received by 'Miss Morgan, i i,, -t'J . A delightful sweet course 'wa served. ' ' ' - .;. CIRCLE NO. TWO -MEETS, -j' Circle Number Two of the Wom an's Missionary Society of the Hert ford Baptist Church met with'' Mrs. C. 0. Fowler for the regular montht-' ly meeting. The meeting opened ) with the members singing the hymn . "We Have A Story To Tell To.th$ Nation." In the absence of i the chairman Mrs. R. A. Sutton preside ed. Mrs. B. W. Pennington offered ; prayer and Mrs. C. E. Loveland gay s the devotional. The closing prayer was made by Mrs. T. E. Raper. A! the conclusion of the business meet ing a social hour was enjoyed during whioh the hostesB iseryed delicious . ice cream and cake. t . Members present were Mrs. R. A. Sutton, Mrs. 1. E. Raper, Mrs. C. E. Loveland, Mrs. L. B. Sitterson, MxskI E. A. Byrum, Mrs. B. T. Wood, MuV V. A. Holdren, Mrs. Tommy.. Miller,? Mrs. B. W. Pennington, Mrs., M. Hi,. Medlin, Mrs. W. T. Elliott, Mrs.lC; s. x' yimxzi t mis. o. u. uuaii, ainf f t visitor, Mrs. E. H. Arnette. i. SAME BIRTH DATE Denton, Md. With the arrival of-a- son one minute before midnight,' March 14, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Griffin and son all have the same; birth date March 14th. f , Three hundred and thirty-one ped estrians were killed in North Caro- una last year. Saturday, April 13 tCTBfq-intyrn "Daredevils of Red Circle" No. 7 msa n issa y , to amo-oiPWTR4urtrs 1 Wu1fWFt VWj ,. IAN HUNTER NEWS . Thursday and Friday, April 18-19 . James Cagney Pat O'Brien Also ACT NEWS ! 'i ! t Wese t 9 April 20 , SAIJS SPRING J COATS and SUITS Sold for 0.oA SALE TOPPED SUITS $4.44 J ,S6idfor $5.95 and $6.95 1 Nothing Charged, or. Sent on Approval I "Fighting 69 th" At Sale Prices I - ; HERTFORD, N; C.
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