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J' "'''."fc;' THE PERQUIMAlls WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1940 PAGE THREF v4 1 ' A "a 1 n 5 .f. -1 ltmXV7i:il TIRHvhII III AlllllinrT lilVPn , , .-. - - w. His Balanced Program Of Progress Speaks Saturday After noon Before Capacity Crowd At Perqui mans Court House ABOUT SCHOOLS "Every Road Improve ment Brings Era Of Increased Prosper ity" Candidate Says; Fifty Millions For Roads As Allen J. Maxwell, candidate for the Democratic nomination for l, 'Governor of North Carolina, recall- r ed at the court house here Saturday . . that he received practically no sup '. port in the Albemarle eight years -Vf' ago, he expressed extreme pleasure at the support that is obviously his ifc "in the same section today. W. E. Dail, member of the Board ' of Education, introduced Mr. Max it well to a crowd that taxed the courtroom for space they stood in the aisles, the door, the bar and sat in the windows. "You think of ac curacy, and honesty when you think of Mr. Maxwell," Mr. Dail said, and it was indeed these qualities that impressed the audience as Mr. Max- Your for this exceptionally moderate price. 50 PC SERVICE $0095 FOR 8 ASK ABOUT OUR BUDCJET PAYMENT PLAN LOUIS SELIO ELIZABETH CITY'S LEADING JEWELER E YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT WILL BE GREATLY I I m APPRECIATED EERQUMftNS,:GOUNTy well went on in a husky voice to out line his program for North Carolina. He was particularly gratified that the program he proposes has drawn such unqualified support from the women of North Carolina. "We should accept the tax struc ture as it is," he said, "because with better roads expansion of business will take care of increased needs The amount available for roads in the next four years, without upset ting the present tax system will be more than fifty million dollars." He advocates no new or increased taxes, but does "not know the kind of arithmetic that can cut taxes with one hand and spend more with the other, as some of my opponents propose." Getting on to the roads of North Carolina, Mr. Maxwell said they need two things; to be made wider and safer, and to extend the benefits of all-weather roads. "Only 26 per cent of North Carolina farmers live on hard-surfaced roads," he remind ed. "And the farmers deserve this consideration while more money is available. " Highway revenues, he said, will amount to $34,000,000 next year. While spectacular oratory and wide hand-waving was lacking in Mr. Maxwell's speech, it was the plain hard statement of cold facts and figures that impressed the- down-to-earth audience of farmers and small town business men who heard him Saturday. Every school bus route, he said should be an all-weather road, and added that the weather of the past year has made- North Carolina con scious of the need for new roads "Get the Farmer out of the Mud,'' has become my campaign sflogan, Mr Maxwell added, "and my program has become so popular that most of the other candidates have adopted it." "Every venture North Carolina has made in road improvement," he said, "has been followed by an era of in creased prosperity. Why not con tinue it? And why not vote for the man who originated the program and knows where the money can come from to carry on without increasing taxes?" He urged home markets for diver sified home products. "North Caro lina shipped enough animals and pro duce from North Carolina last year and then bought them back as fin ished products to make a gross profit here of ten million dollars in process ing plants." Mr. Maxwell advocated further stimulation of the public health ser vices, especially in the schools. "We do not appreciate or realize the number of diseases that have been eliminated through public health ser vice. 'But it should be intensified . . . beginning in the first grades," he said. As he spoke of the schools, which the State took over at the bottom of the depression, cutting salaries and oDeratincr costs, he also spoke of Democratic Primary May 25 s Vote ISl For (C AMIPIELIL salary increases for teachers and re tirement. He predicted that the next legislature will take a forward step toward improvement of the school system in the direction of practical education. "Three per cent of all school chil dren in North Carolina go to col lege," he said, "and while their training should not be neglected, more consideration should be given to training for the ninety-seven per cent who never expect to go to college." While much progress has been made in home economics, farm school and business departments, the scope and character of these needs to be extended, he said. Mr. Maxwell was ashamed of the job North Oaroflina is doing in the way of giving one course (many years old) to students on North Car olina and its history. "There ought to be more about North Carolina in Lthe schools and what it is today," he urged, "for the combination of soil, climate and topographic attractions make North Carolina one of the most desirable states in the Union. In ten years the population of our State has increased 24 percent. The last figure before that, when North Car olina began to open up with roads to the outside world, showed a six per cent increase in population." "I want to promote a balanced program of progress for our peo ple," he ended, "and I pledge to you everything that is in me to carry out the program. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell had lunch with Mrs. Thomas Nixon. Mr. Max well was suffering with a cold and rested there for a short time before speaking at 3:30. National Cotton Week Set For May 17 to 25 Cotton is North Carolina's No. 2 cash crop; cotton is one of the neces sitities of life; cotton is the most versatile and widely used of all fi bers. That is why Miss Willie N. Hunter, Extension clothing special ist of N. C. State College, urges peo ple of the State to support National Cotton week, the producer-consumer event which will be celebrated May 17-25. "This annual campaign is held to stimulate increased consumption of cotton goods, and this year mer chants of all types, individual and chain stores, are planning special window displays and bargains in cot ton goods during the nine-day pe riod," Miss Hunter declared. The Southeastern Chain Store Council, through its North Carolina representative, P. D. May, is taking an active part in the campaign in this State, and the North Carolina Cotton Council!, of which T. B. Up church, Jr., of Raeford, is leader has heartily endorsed, the event. Miss Hunter points out that cotton contributes something useful from infancy throughout life of every per son. The infant's first clothes are cotton, and of whatever age, "we wear and use cotton in some form or another." Other specialists of State College point out that this year, above all others, increased domestic consump- EVERY MINUTE HE IS IN RALEIGH HE WILL BE WORKING FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF PERQUIMANS C. M. T. C. To Stress Life Saving At Camp Swimming Lessons To Be Gixen All During Training Period This Year As a step toward the reduction of the annual loss of life in the United States by drowning, all trainees attending the 1940 Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Bragg who cannot swim will be re quired to take swimming lessons, it was announced by the, Camp Area Commander. Swimming has been given an im portant place in the sports and ath letic program prepared for the 750 trainees now being enrolled for the C. M. T. Camp opening here Jun6 12. Included in the sports schedule will also be baseball, softball, volley ball, boxing, tennis, horse shoe pitching, and track and gymkhana events. Near the C. M. T. Camp area at Fort Bragg is located the large Mc Fadyen Lake, which will be open to the trainees for the thirty days they are at camp. Competent instructors will be on hand and organized class es formed to teach non-swimmers to swim and tu improve the form of weak swimmers. A swimmer's test will be given at the outset of camp, and a trainee failing to pass this test will be required to enroll in one of these classes. For the more advanced swimmers I a Red Cross Life Saving Course will be given with instruction four af ternoons a week. Candidates who complete this course will be given the American Red Cross Senior Life Saving emblem. Life guards will be on duty at all times to render assistance if neces sary, or to enforce swimming regu lations at the lake. Trainees will be required to furnish their own bath ing suits or trunks, but the Govern ment will supply all other athletic uniforms and equipment. tion of cotton will be vital to Tai Heel farmers. The European War has cut off export markets, and with tobacco llotraents restricting pro duction of North Carolina's No. 1 cash crop, scores of farmers are re turning to cotton as a source of ma jor income. Among uses of cotton listed by Miss Hunter are: Clothing and ac cessories; curtains, bed linens, and other household necessities; ropes, twine, nets, tents, awnings, belts for machinery, sails, surgical dress ings, explosives, photographic films, celluloid products, and various by products such as livestock feed. W ffll I N0 OTHER CAR Regardess of Price COMBINES 4 N ALL THESE CHEVROLET QUALITY FEATURES I Sl fe3) Ml N0 OTHER CAR Regardess of Price CAN MATCH CHEVROLET IN PUBLIC DEMAND MASTER 83 ; -Si . ollowell Chevrolet: Co. BALLAHACK NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Goodwin and daughters, Marie and Lillian, were week-end guests of Mrs. Good win's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Dail, at Tyner, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Copeland, of Matthews, Va., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Goodwin, Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Goodwin, Levi See Us For Your Needs In . . . Riding or Walking Cultivators, Cultiva tor Points and Steels, Tractor Points and Steels. WE HAVE THE AYER'S PEANUT PLANTER Peanut Weeders, Weeding Hoes, Repair Parts for Planters and Cultivators Protect Your Investments With . . . Insect Powders and Sprays Ousters and Sprayers Hertford Hardware & Supply Co. "Trade Here and Bank the Difference" HERTFORD, N. C. WHY PAY DflOR WHYIlil HERTFORD, N. C. Goodwin, Mrs. Sidney Goodwin and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Under wood, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Spinnei and Miss Tempie Spinner, of Carrol ton, Va., visited Sidney Goodwin at Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, Sunday. 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