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i A t, , r THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. &. FRIDAY, ?ULY 19, 1940 PAGE THKEfc 4 n a. TIIEWAYS: HAWS SEAPLANE TEF1DER 8,900-Ton Vessel Dub C bed For Inland Wa ters of Mystery; As sist ant Secretary's Wife Christens Down the Perquimans River, ap proximately ten or twelve miles from Hettford, lies the Albemarle Sound. At the eastern extremity of the Al bemarle Sound, at Kitty Hawk or nearby, is the site of earliest avia tion attempts by the Wright Broth ers. The Albemarle Sound, at its west ern end, is the site of a naval battle between Union and Confederate forces somewhere in the vicinity of the mouth of the Roanoke River. The Albemarle Sound is simply load ed down with historic secrets and bursting with the answers to such questions as "What became of the Lost Colony?" and "Did Virginia Dare live to grow up?" The Albemarle, if it could speak in a language other than the murmur ing of waves against the shore, or if we could translate the Sound's way of speaking, would reveal the ans wers to all these cherished mysteries. We aren't so sure we'd like that. There's something about a mystery, whether it's the howling of an un seen spirit we call "The Wampus" or what became of the Lost Colony; a mystery is always at its best when it remains a mystery. , And so leaving the mysteries of the Albemarle to perplex coming generations, we come down to the real purpose of this piece . . . The U. S. S. Albemarle, an 8,900-! ton seaplane tender, named for the Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, has slid down the ways in Camden, N. J., after being christened by Mrs. Lewis G. Compton, wife of the As sistant Secretary of the Navy. The vessel, he first unit of the United States Navy we can recall to be tagged with the name of one of the nation's oldest sections, will be delivered to the Navy early in 1941. It will service squadrons of seaplanes off the New Jersey coast. To one not versed in the vernacu-1 In. f o).;r.Jk..9linn 1... f ho i U. S. S. Albemarle is not made clear by the listing of "8,900-tona." But if 8,900 tons means the vessel isn't too large to navigate the waters of the Albemarle Sound and tributaries, the hope is expressed that the sea plane tender will some' day visit the waters for which it is named. Page someone who knows 'Idmething' about ships in the language of "tons." HERTFORD CLUB MEETS The Hertford Home and- Garden Club met with Mrs. Mark Hathaway Friday afternoon. The meeting was called to order by the president and "A Song of the Open Country" was sung, after which the Collect was repeated. Roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Miss Frances Maness, home agent, gave a reading on the Jane S. Mc Kimmon Loan Fund. She also dem onstrated cleaning and refinishing furniture. Mrs. W. D. Landing was unani mously elected to represent the dub at Home and Farm Week in Raleigh. The hostesses, Mrs. Mark Hath away and Mrs. George Fields, served ice cream and cake. Members present were: Mrs. C. M. Harrell, Mrs. Z. A. Harris, Mrs. Nor man Elliott, Mrs. H. C. Barclift, Miss. Frances Maness, Mrs. William Elliott, Mrs. Ernest Reed, Mrs. B. T. Wood, Mrs. George Fields, Mrs. Wilson Reed, Mrs. W. D. Landing, Miss Helen Gaither and Mrs. Sey more Chappell. The August meeting will be held with Mrs. Z. A. Harris. By FRANCE8'MANESV Home Demonstration Agent Miss Wright Honored At Lingerie Shower And Buffet Supper Miss Merle Blanchard delightfully entertained at a lingerie shower and buffet supper on Tuesday afternoon, July 9, from four until six, in honor of Miss Gordon Wright, whose wed ding will take place August 20th. Those present honoring the bride- elect, including the hostess and the honoree, were: Misses Merle Blanch ard, Gordon Wright, J. Brown Hud gins, Virginia Hollowell, Catherine Blanchard, Minnie V. Carter, Marie Riddick, Dorothy Hollowell, Kathryn Hollowell, Beatrice Rountree, CQarine Wiggins, Kathryn Hathaway, Anne White, Mrs. L. Wright and Mrs. J. Thomas White. Miss Wright was the recipient of many lovely gifts. LUCKY MAN A physician says coffee is harmful if used in .moderation, imagine thre or four saucer a would be reasonable. not We day Bowring, Okla. Harry Keefer, 34-year-old ranch hand, is lucky and he knows it. Recently, while riding his mowing machine over a gas line, the line exploded, throwing him from the seat into the path of the sickle. He was dragged 300 feet before the tractor struck a post and stopped. " Wnen his wife answered bis cries for help, she found him keeping a herd of fifty Brahma steers at bay by hitting them in the nose with his hat. Taken to a hospital, it was found that his only injury was a badly lace rated ankle. I am well-pleased with the inter est shown in Farm and Home Week. I am sure that those planning to at tend will not regret taking the time. Reports show that a very interest ing program has been planned. I be lieve you will be interested in know ing something about plans for the Home Management and House Fur nishings part of the Farm and Home Week program. Mrs. Esther Gordon Shepherd, who has been doing graduate work in House Furnishings in Cornell this past year, is going to conduct two classes one, Expressing your per sonality in your home through color, in which she is going to use illustra tive material to show the effect of color and successful ways of using it in the home; another, Equipping the home for the small child, in which she will discuss storage and furnish ings. Mr. Henry S. Johnson of Colum bia, S. C, will discuss Keepers of the Family Pocketbook one day and another day Guarding the Family Pocketbook. The mattress project which has been going on in the State will be varied and combined with slip covers. Miss Whisnant and Mr. Starnes will give a demonstration on The Mat tress Goes into the Living Room. In this class Miss Whisnant will dem onstrate the building of a day bed and also how to slip cover it. Miss Gordon says that last year so many people were interested in the tour to the home of Col. and Mrs. Harrelson that they are repeating it this year. This is listed on the pro gram as Beauty in the Home. These are only a few of the many interesting discussions and demon strations that take pla.ce during Farm and Home Week, July 29 August 2. I hope that you will de cide to attend. Tobacco Growers vii f Vote Saturday Oil Quota Quest Flue-cured tobacco growers will go to the polls Saturday and decide whether they want three-year mar-j keting quotas, one-year quotas, or no quotas at all. They also will be de ciding to a large extent the price they will receive for their 1940 crop of tobacco, it is pointed out by E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive office of N. C. State College. If quotas are approved for a three-year period, 1941 through 1943, the Federal Government has promised to protect prices of the 1940 crop "at or slightly above last year's 14.9 cents per pound level." The Triple-A officials also have an nounced that if three-year quotas are voted, the allotments in 1941 will be the same as in 1940. Recent amendments to the Crop Control I Law provide that no quota can be re duced more than 10 percent from the 140 .allotment during the next three years. If one-year quotas are voted,, Floyd said, the Federal Government will not be able to protect prices at the 14.9 cent level the 1939 crop brought, and allotments for 1941 will be reduced 10 percent. Without any quotas, predictions of the price the 1940 crop would bring range from 4 to 10 cents per pound. Floyd said that any person who will share in the proceeds of the 1940 crop of flue-cured tobacco is eligible to vote in the referendum Saturday. Community polling places will be set up, to be opened not later than 9 a. m., and to close not earlier than 5 p. m. It will require a vote of two-thirds of those casting ballots to put three year quotas in effect. If two-thirds or more of those voting do not favor three-year quotas, but the total of the three-year and one-year votes is two-thirds or more of the total vote cast, then one-year quotas will be in effect. Bernice Davis of Barnes, Kan., is i collecting one dog from every state, in the Union. SINGING ROBBERS Tacoma, Wash. Bored with the quietness of his hotel lobby recently, Tony Wilson approved when a group of seven men gathered around a music box in the lobby and began singing, humming and. whistling His joy was turned to sorrow, how ever, when he discovered that their singing was a cover for their actions they had removed the back of the machine and emptied the coin box, getting $8. QUICK WAYS TO MAKE PERFECT JELLY Now you can make jelly in a jiffy through modern recipes and sugges tions of an expert. Housewives planning to stock their shelves with jellies should follow the advice of Mrs. Christine Frederick, famous authority on household efficiency. Don't miss her special article in the July 28th issue of The American Weekly the big magazine distributed with the Baltimore American On Sale at All Newsstands Ueek-end Specials Saturday Is Bargain Day In Our Store BE ON HAND TO GET YOUR SHARE OF THESE SPECIALS MEN'S GOOD r " " LADIES' NEW Vlork Shirts Bedroom Shoes I , . JOff V , : , . . MENSnW BOisC: LADIES' VOILE and SHEER Shifts ;qwSps v Drusses : : I , .1 : MEN-S.AND BOYS' POBB 6lUt FIRST QDALTTT ' ' k i f'ki V FlJLIi FASHIONED FJId Shirts r Hose ' "STORE OF . VAl-UfiS" J Jpu J Cotton Acreage In State Up 10 Per Cent Reduction In Tobacco Planted Responsible For Increase North Carolina farmers had 10 percent more cotton in cultivation on July 1, 1940, than they did a year ago, according to the report released by Crop Reporting Board of the De partment of Agriculture. The 1940 acreage was estimated at 829,000 and, with the exception of last year, is the lowest acreage for North Car olina since 1878. The acreage plant ed this year, however, is 30 percent less than the ten-year average (1929-38) crop. North Carolina shows the third largest increase a mong the cotton states for this year, being exceeded only by Arizona and New Mexico. The heavy reduction in the tobacco acreage was primarily responsible for the increase in the acreage de voted to cotton. In some of the major eastern tobacco counties, cot ton plantings increased as much as 40 percent over those of last year. The acreage in , rfon-tobacco produc ing counties remained about the same as that of 1939. With less than average rainfall during June and with extensive mop ping for weevil control, weevil dam age as reported on July 1st was considerably less than it was this time last year. For the entire Nation, the acreage of cotton in cultivation on July 1st was estimated to be 2 percent great er than a year ago, but 28 percent less than the ten-year average plant ings. The acreage this year is plac ed at 25,077,000 a; compared with 24,683,000 last year and a ten-year average crop (1929-38) of 34,929,000 acres. The major cotton states showed little change from last year's plantings. FIFTH BEST CUSTOMER If France should be cut off from the American market, the United States would lose its fifth best cus tomer for farm products, says the U. S. Department of Agriculture. . KILLED AT TARGET SHOOT! '"Vinelandi vN, J. While target shooting 'hefV" 'his home with two mends, Charles K. Hadden, 16, was instantly killed when the -.22 calibre rifle of one 6f his companions, 3ohn Williams, 15, accidentally discharged, the bullet entering Hedden's right shoulder and. puncturing his lung. The Woman Of It . Banker What can I do' for you? Mr. Jones-I ah would like to get a little loan on the $25 I paid down on my car. DOG RAMS CAR South Bend, IwL -When . a huge dog rammed into' his ar, it cost Frank tM. Segety ' $12 for "repairs. The dog wasn't even hurt f ' , - t When he flew i under jt plow, five-yenr'-old Robert -Vandyntf of Parsons, Kan., waa biirledv ondefr. 14 Unches of soil but escaped without injury. . , hi THAT'S UDEBE DPI1 !" i"7 You add to your own enjoyment and protect your right to drink GOOD beer when you chooaa to drink it only in those retail eatabltshments that are clean, inviting and LAW-ABIDING. Investigation has proved that the great majority of North Carolina's retail beer outlets are decent, re spectable places of legitimate business. However, there are bound to be a certain small number in the group who are "black sheep" in that they per mit anti-social practices in their place of business or indulge m them themselves. Desiring to eliminate the objectionable places, the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Com mittee has cooperated fully with law enforcement officials and to date 90 of them have lost their licenses and several score others have been denied new licenses because they refused to "clean up" during the past year. So . . . when you say: "That's where we'll go!", be sure it is the RIGHT kind of retail beer outlet Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee EDGAR H. BAIN, State Director 813-817 Commercial Building 'XJOOOOOOC( Raleigh, N. C. 33EB 0 mm f ' ' : ' 1 , Hbllowell GhevroltGds, I I 1 i,t,'-'- i &4 f
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