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PAGE SIX THJE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N . C, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940 t. V 'l Til is nusirjESS OF mqm S : t Pi 4 r-.vv' : n ev a "SUCH NICE SUDS" "Such nice suds!" Ever hear yout used to the limit no matter if thai mnw or maybe it would be your extra blanket meant an hour's extra grandmother say that, looking at a zinc wash tub full of warm soapy water? AA. vou know wnai np If you vou A thoughtful look came women Jn general, no matter wh'al part of the State they, . come from," Goodman said. lA few" axthe' head line speakers are! Governor and Mrs. Clyde R, Hoey, Governor-tNominate J M. Broughton, R. M. Evans, adminis trator of the AAA,: sad Jonathan Daniels, outstanding North Carolina editor and author. $i,620 year; junior' artistic litho-! retary of tiie feoard vcf U. S. .Civil Who Knows? I Ar into her eyes as i the foamy stuff in' her water soaked hand and went on: I guess I'll just wash out that slip cover off the big chair," or "I've been panting to wash those blankets on Jim bed and off she'd go to fetch that some thing extra that had no place m that week's washing but was now included because Bhe couldn't bear to waste those nice suds. Perfect suds weren't easy to ob tain in those days of rain barrels, stove-top water heating and home- That neneci u- 1. What position did -Prime Min ister Winston Churchill hold during the World War? - 2. What is the eize of the U. S. public debtT , 3. What is the TownBend Plan? 4 The President of what South iwwii( other day didn't hesitate to let American country i'm tub full of IiveJ in Juiy i hard work for a woman already worn out with the week's accumula tion of dirty clothes. Rut now a dav's nice suds are taken for granted and the young woman I heard use the expression the a bis: porcelain sparkling suds go down the drain pipe. She was dressed in blue slacks and a iaaea, dui Decerning, no and there was a blue ribbon round her fair short hair. She was almost1 ' done with the washing that morning I when I dropped in to see her and was J I as fresh as a daisy, planning a pic nic with her husDand and children1 . for that afternoon. She was putting ! 1 the last of the colored clothes 1 electric wringer when 1 'I'hnr. neneci rnrnnirn cne tion of hot water and properly maae inva(ied her basement wash room soap that every good housekeeper and aa she reached for the last gar knows loosens dirt as if by magic, ment ghe lifted some of the suds in didn't always happen when water i her f resh pmk-nailed hand and made was hand dipped or hand pumped that old-fashioned remark, and every quart of it heated on the But then she shrugged her slim big boiler it took two people to lift! shoulders as she reached down to to the top of the cook stove; when1 puu out the plug "I have so much the sway-back cake of home-made ! g0O(j hot water that with these soap soap had to be shaved and soaked j flgg I always get nice suds. So in a small amount of water before it what's the difference?" could go into the tub full of water in that one little remark, was the or into the hand-power washing whole story of what our modern in machine, dustrial system has meant to the A tub full of warm suds was to be ; women of America! Entertained Members Of Art Club At Belvidere Home Mr. and Mrs. L. Jay Winslow en tertained their daughter, Mrs. R. M. White, of Norfolk, Va., and members of Her art club at their beautiful home in Belvidere on July 11. Among those presen twere: Mrs grade sulphur dust is satisfactory ii the particles will pass through a 325 mesh. "The rate of application should be from 16 to 30 pounds of sulphur pei acre, the exact amount depending upon the size of the plants. The treatment should be made either in the early morning, when it is calm and there is some dew on the plants, the late afternoons after a It is necessary to avoid winds 5. When did the British acquire Hong Kong from the Chinese? 6. Mexico held an election for President last week. When will the results be proclaimed? 7. British-French warships fought off the coast of Africa last week. How long has it been since British and French fleets fought each other in a major naval engagement? 8. When does the fiscal year of the Federal Government begin ? 9. What three supply routes are i available to Chiang Kai-Shek in hisj war against Japan? THE ANSWERS 1. First Lord of the British Ad miralty. 2. The public debt of the U. S. on June 30 was $42,967,000,000. 3. A proposal that the Govern ment pay its elderly citizens sixty or more years old a monthly pension of $200 in a form of money that must be spent within the month. 4. Roberto M. Ortiz, of Argen tina, on account of ill health. 5. In 1841. 6. In September. 7. The last previous major sea battle between Britain and France was off Trafalgar in 1805 when Nel son destroyed Napoleon's fleet. 8.. On July 1st of each year. 9. Through Indo-China, through Burma and through Asiatic Russia. The first has been closed by Japan. grapherf $1,440- year; negative cutter, '$1,800 a year; Junior -copper plate map engraver, $1,440 ' year. Appropriate experience .. it necessary for these positions. - Applicants must have readied their 20th, but must not have passed their 53rd, birthday. Apprentice copper plate map en graver, $1,260 'a year; apprentice ar tistic lithographer, $1,260 a cyear. Applicants must have had 6 months of appropriate experience, -which may include apprenticeship. They must have reached their, 16th, but must not have passed their 21st, birthday. Psychophysiologist, $3,600 a year; principal, $5,600 a year; senior, $4,600 a year; associate, $3,200 a year; assistant, $2,600 a year; Na tional Institute of Health, Public Health Service. , Applicants must have completed certain college study and must have had appropriate re search or teaching experience, or graduate study. They must not have passed their 53rd birthday. Full information as to the require ments for these examinations, and application forms, may be obtained from C,T. Skinner, secretary of the Board of U. S. Civil Service Exami ners, at the post office or custom house in this city, or from the Bee- Service1' Examiners at'' any; " flrst-or second-class post office. ' FOR BIGGER PROFITS USE Purina Fggus We Carry a Full line of Feeds for Poultry And Livestock Perquimans Feed And Seed Store Located on Church Street in the Broughton Building Next to Gulf Service Station JOHN BROUGHTON, JR, Owner FDistrdkks; Auto Painting r Body and Fender Straightening , V Wrecks Rebuilt AUTHORIZED DuPont Shop 312 N. Podndexter Street ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Johnnie Pearson MANAGER WIS DO COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING I i or in rain. Z. D. Brownley and daughter, Helen; ' duri' the operation. However, if Civil Service Examinations Mrs. M. G. Hite and daugnier, Peggy; Mrs. H. E. Martin and son, Linwood; Mrs. R. M. White'end son, Jay, and Miss Julia Miller Chappell, all of Norfolk, and Miss Mary Eli zabeth White, of Hertford. The hosts served a delicious old fashioned country dinner of fried chicken, home-cured ham, a variety of vegetables and ice cream and cake. rain .occurs within 24 hours after the dust is applied, the applications iust be repeated." Special Invitation To Farm-Home Week Dusting Of Peanuts Proves Profitable Dusting of peanuts to control the leaf spot disease should begin at once, 1 says Howard R. Garriss, Extension) plant pathologist. This practice hasj netted growers as much as $15.30 per j acre in experimental demonstrations, A special invitation to farm peo ple to attend the thirty-seventh an nual Farm and Home Week program at Ns C. State College July .29 August 2 is extended by John W. Goodman, assistant director of Ex tension, and Miss Ruth Current, State home agent. They are co directors of the event. "Whereas, the largest attendance at previous Farm and Home weeks has been from Eastern North Caro lina, we are hoping this year to have more rural people from the western Goodman said. he said. Garriss reported that early appli- j part of tne State,' cations, made at two-week intervals, .(Tne program has been designed to have proven the most profitable. In attract more delegates from the pied previous years growers have applied mont an(j mountains." the first of three treatments on or about July 25. "However, this year, we are recommending four treat ments, the first to be made as early in July as possible," he stated. Last year tests of the four-appii-i 8U;h as lespedeze, and the clovers, cations-per-season method resulted; wm he held under the leadership of in yields of 509 pounds more nuts per , competent agronomists and farm acre than yields trom plots, and increases from For instance, he said, the agrono my and horticulture conferences on Thursday will be of special interest to fanners of the Western part of the State. Discussions of legumes, I ience aDDlications-per-season demonstra tions were 459 pounds more nuts per acre. "Control of peanut leafspot by sul phur dusting also substantially in creases the yield and quality of pea nut hay," Garriss declared. "The material used for sulphur dusting of peanuts is a specially prepared 'dust ing sulphur' which is conditioned for sticking to the plant. Any good untreated aents. Then L. R. Neel. associate the three-', editor of the Southern Agriculturist Auto Quiz No. 5 ANSWERS ' 1. d. no apparent defects. Many drivers, after an accident, will insist that the gas peol stuck, or that the .brakes suddenly failed or that something else wept wrong. Actually, from 93t4o95 per cent of all vehicles involved in accidents are fonn.d to be in ap parently good condition with no major defects noted in steering, braking, lighting, eta - 2. b. 18 to 24 years.- Recent figures indicate that the most dangerous ages are 18 .and 19; that drivers under 20 and over 60 have the highest accident rAteer! 3. False. You should move him only enough, to prevent his being run -over again, then make him comfortable and call an ambu lance Hundreds of deaths are caused by the bungling of well meaning hut ill-advised by-stand era whose, first thought ia to put the," injured person in an 'automo bile and rush him to, the hospital. This ofte.n result "in compound fractures .concussions, punctured and superintendent of the Middle Tennessee Experiment Station, will tell "What Legumes can Mean to North Carolina." The horticulture program will fea ture discussions of peaches, sweet potatoes, beekeeping, and vegetable and fruit disease and insect control "Of course the major part Of the Farm and Home Week program will be of interest to farmers and farm The United States Civil Service Commission has announced 1 open competitive examinations for the positions listed below. Applications must be on file with the Commis sion's Washington . office not latex than August 5 if received from states east of Colorado, and not later than ; August 8, 1940, if received from Colorado and States westward. The salaries given in each case are sub ject to a deduction of 3 percent. Engineering draftsman (aeronauti cal), $1,800 a year; chief, $2,600 a year; principal, $2,300 a year; senior, $2,00 a year; assistant, $1,620 a year. Applicants must have had cer tain high-school study; and, except for the substitution of study in aero nautical engineering, must have had elementary drafting training or ex perience. They must not have pass ed their 53rd birthday. Engineer, $3,800 a year;, senior, $4,600 a year; associate, $3,200 a year; assistant, $2,600 a year; va rious optional branches. Applicants must have had study in an engineer ing course in a recognized college, and proiessional engineering exper- They must not have passed their 55th birthday. Senior inspector, boat construction (wood hulls), $2,600 a year; inspec tor, boat construction (wood hulls), $2,00 a yeir; Navy Department. Ex cept for thjs substitution of college study in naval architecture, i or ap prenticeship as. ship-fitter or boat builder, applicants must have had ex perience in the inspection or testing of wood hull construction work. They must not have passed their.; 63rd birthday. ,l Senior artistic lithographer," $2,000 a year; artistic lithographer, $1,800 a i year; assistant artistic uthograpner, UARSWT: SHOE RERAIR Complete line of I riffiii's Shoe lolislieo KV f ' - ' ' ? r . 1 ' . v ' Mail Orders Given Immediate Attention , . Return Postage Paid - V . ' 1 ; SHoe, Rebuilding Doije, By Qualified Meri H IT II (C E 2 By Order of the Perquimans County Board of County Commissioners I Will advertise all unpaid 1939 real estate taxes August 1st and sell same on Monday, September 2nd. Please make settlement now and save this additional cost of advertising. J. EMMETT WINSLOW, Sheriff Puts more miles in every toiik The JfW 1940 A J GO "V mm? iiiii You pay money for gasoline. ' for gallon, nd stretches but that poorer Yougetmileagerow gasoline. The more into extra miles, mileage you, get from it, the less it costs. And, in addition to all these new features, The more performance you get along with you get the chemical bonus that mates this that mileage, the more, you get for your new gasoline distinctly different frou any money -- other. It's Pure Oil's famous chemical com- That's why so many people around here hination that works at you drive to reduce have switched or are switching to new excess motor carbon. , , 1940 Sol venized Pure-Pep. It "still costs no more than regular at This pepped-up, modern motor fuel our station where you see the big, blu actually .weighs more,- gallon for gallon. and-white Pure Oil sien.vv":,l-;.V. r r It therefore gites you more power, gallon ; l " Try it todayand note the difference. 1 ' ment- talus only JO minutts I , costs only $t money back If, not satisfied Hertford, N;G. 'te.tr y " i, r I Mi L 'dp V 4 '.-7 3 1 r "V , -SI . A f r v ',n;', Jungs I if it A 'tXf'fii'n ". ills Btfi! V , 4 t " f yj' I
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