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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C. FRIDAY. JULY 26. 1940
THIS BUSINESS
SUSAN THAYER
"LEGEND OF BRAVE WOMEN"
-There's a stirring: story in the an- picture and the radio. It was all!
rnals of almost every old American! very pleasant and easy and we took!
..mijr i-uiweriuug suiue urave ances-1 to our new way of life with enthus
tor. as a woman who rose tn orpnt ! iaam nj k,,i;,.,i (,- v,
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f J. C. Delegate To
fif. A, Meeting Goes
To Pine Bluff, Arli.
K. A. Williams, Teacher
From Winf all, Includ
ed In Trip With Other
Leaders
PACE SEVEN
City, was the recent week-end guest mont Soil Conversation ExDeriment win k. ni , A
of her sister, Mrs. H. N. Ward. I Staton at AthenT Ga., cSuS f weDl planted,- Lee declared.
T. J. Dilday spent a few days in' testa to demonstrate this method of conclusion, he suggested that
the community last week visiting j reforesting old fields or cUy trail North Carolina farmers try this
inenas. areas. metnod of controlling
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parks, Miss Ger- "Seeking an economical way ol
w uat uaia IICUDIOV i cuiaritni m..A .1 ...
visited Mrs Harriet Parks, of near Si chSed 3
2 SIS? rn; M"l Pa8! Pounds of pinl needle fiter f
vimrcu uii iier arm adiarent nmnHs Tn fi .v. .
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prnninn in a
of the major agricultural nmhiom.
of the State.
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hpfl It h v mivaH onnnfnt: j i i
, j "cgcuiuun ueveiopea.
rs. Martha Nixon, her son, Har-, including more than 1,600 shortleaf
ry, and daughter, Mildred, of Em- seedlings
believed that the ereat Announcement nf tha nffi.-oi
days when women could be of use Worth Carolina delegation to the
to this country were all in the past. ' sixth national convention of New
But today once more it is neces- j Farmers of America at Pine Bluff,
sary for the women of this country Ark., August 3-7, was made by S. b'
to take their places beside the men if Simmons, A. & T. College, state sup
the freedom we have hitherto taken ervisor of vocational agriculture foi
for granted is to be maintained for Negroes and national executive sec
ourselves and for our children. This : retary of the organization
heights, of power at some crisis in the
- family's history.
. Perhaps she was the wife of some
early New England colonizer who de
fended her home against the Indians
"during her husband's absence. Per
haps she went West in a covered
" -ftvii miu nviftcu BD IIUIU Hjs Mil V ill
Jer meniolk proving up on the "1"e we " not "re to ngnt or . u. setzer, Jr., of Dunn; H.
"Claim" given them by the govern- .the 8oU or carrv the banner oi Parker, of Pleasant Grove, and Ralph
uenu remaps sne was orije of tha w DUic icmuw uutpuoi amp, oi ivings Mountain, will re- sons A
scnooi leacners wno maintained " . c UWBI' FUW 1CCI,L uie ixe in the national Quarter Mrs. T. J
atanaarns or rirAnrv in o wmnfA wcoyuno in a iemocracy aKncuicurai moirincr rnntct fhf r- i i
i. .. . A."vi,j i. . . i , .. 0---0 v wit vv . i j iviirnarii . or near
pona, Va., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Ward and Mrs. H. N.
Ward Sunday.
Miss Regina Byrum spent Satur
day night with Miss Juanita Lane.
John Ervin Copeland went to New
port News, Va., Monday to accept a
position.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Chappell visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hollowell Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Goodwin, of
Chuckatuck, Va., were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ollie Jordan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Midvette and
sons, Allan and Norfleet. of Swan
Hoskins and son,
Edenton, visited i
lings from each pound of mullch.
"The study will observe for several
years the survival and height growth
of the seedlings resulting from thic
simple and inexpensive scattering of
pine needle litter over the bare area
to a depth of about one inch.
"If only one-fourth of the existing
seedlings live for five years, the area
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Every Sunday with the
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the big magazine distributed with the
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mill! no- rnrmvumifii k,r PUU1IC opinion. ' De tie d. Ahnslria Viin-li .:n
staunch belief in the amenities of-1 . We mu8t realize clearly what it is send a quartet to represent the State rpnt kh, ' '
mat arives us our umnnn -nriviloroa in tho noflnn.l t.i
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their mother, Mrs. H. N. Ward, on a
.life. Ferhaps she took over the
management of the farm and kept it
producing during the years that her
husband was at war.
In this country we are rich in the
legends of great women who stood
shoulder to shoulder with their hus
bands in the settlement and develop
ment in the country. But during the
last two generations, women as a
Whole have been more served than
serving their country! This was
largely due lo ir.a ei'.'e.ts of Ameri-VW-i
ustry which freed woman
frftni household drudgery by Droduc-
.ing a .ist of household conveniences
in this country as women and as hu
man beings and through personal
, conversation, as well as club study
I and civic meetings, help to build up
the needed bulwark of opinion in
favor of those three national tradi-!
tions which are the backbone of our
Freedom representative democracy '
. . . civil and religious liberties, and
tree business enterprise.
Women in the past have risen to
the occasion in every national emer
gency. Isn't there every reason to
in uie national nnarff o;r,rr;
Horace Copeland, of Enfield, will be
the official representative in the na
tional public speaking contest. ,
Teachers making the trip include
J. J. Lanier, of Pleasant Grove; J.
G. Leonard, of Windsor; John
Spaulding aod George Crenshaw of
Clarkton; B. T. Elliott, of White
ville; Harvey Hargraves, of Chad
bourne; S. C. Anderson, of Rocky
Mount; R. E. Fitzgerald, of Nash-!
ville; J. L. Bolden, of Wise; Leroy
jonnson, ot H-nheW; K. A. Williams.
u i- .i. . i , ! """oru, iv. A. vviniams
believe that the women of today care of Winf all; James Faulcon, of Ahos
as much what happens to their
country and will be willing to do
and brought her
j . r . , rr in i" saving it irom tne tyr-
2Lf fS1""16!14 the develop" an"y whose adow ls over the rest
ment the automobile, the moving of the, world?
PON TO SHINE AGAIN ON ALBEMARLE'S
BOOTLEGGERS AS LIQUOR PRICES SOAR
onal Defense Tax Puts Government Stuff Out
ui iteacn oi fciim Focketbooks; Norfolk Under
Kie, and W. I. Johnson, instructor in
rural engineering at A. & T. Col
lege. In addition, J. Archie Har
graves, publicity director of the na
tional organization, and Mr. Simmons
are making the trip.
On the way to Arkansas, the North
Carolina delegation will make stops
at Smith University, Charlotte; Lin
coln Academy, Kings Mountain; At
lanta University, Tuskegee Institute,
AHa.; and will cross the Mississippi
River at Vicksburg, Miss. En route
home, Fisk, Tennessee A. & T., and
the itinerary includes Mok,
MRS. PARKS' SUMMER SALE!
Begins Friday, July 26 Continues
Ten Days
In order to give my customers an
opportunity to purchase new mer
chandise at sale prices, I have bought
a complete new line of dress mater
ials, including sheers, silks, prints.
Have also a choice selection of other
things for this sale. Be sure and
come in to get your share of the
savings to be had here. Can only
quote a few prices:
Blue Buckle Overalls, pair $1.10
49c Silks, per yard. 3)c
20c Prints, yd. 15c; 11c Prints 9c
25c Ladies' Panties 21 c
Men's 25c Shirts and Shorts, each 21c
All 5c Articles, 2 for 9c
All 10c Articles, each 9c
Sugar, 10 lbs. 4KC
White House Vingear, per gallon 25c
Ladies' Pure Silk Hose, 75c, now 65c
This is Your Sale! Come and Save!
MRS. ROY PARKS, Ryland, N. C. j
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SEED OUTLOOK !
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nMr T 1 r T V -r ' nuci - ienn.; Nashville, 'Jenn., where Me-1 1 01 lne turoPean war-
cover Dealers Keported Preparing" to Invade karry Medieal Colle?e win be visited United statS farmers may be earned i
MofL-At WJfU Tl T.- i . and the Great Smol, m.: 1 "Pon to produce a larger Dortion of i
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Market With East Lake Product
North Carolina.
American seed supplies than thpv
have for many years.
I lars for five srallons at tha oMin ,.n
i ' bg thirty doHars m retail sales, i Pine Needle Mulrh
pnce upon ia time there wag some- wide-open cut-outs on into the su
uus cauea rroniDmon. JNoDody hnru0 nt xrf,,, ..-.,. .... , ,
knew exactly what it was. but whi 'aa aiier ioaa 1.7 ... . ' xivtwic itiuh.ii
Prohibition was laughingly in effect of swamp-distilled moonshine liquor. Hve-throurii ZE; nT!"? Hebs Reforestation
moonshiners in theEast Lake Ms-' Nj;fo!lk throats were very dry. j still stomach raw corn distill Z
'T&Za ? : - V1 P18 of T 0t breath-taking beiore yesterday if they're convinced Mulching with pine needles, or pine
eimden Coupty were: thick - as EjW e njrn-runner-usually a! it's six months old ... and they can I Btraw. to Perve moisture and hold
politicians around a polling place. In mafter driver with a taste for thrills be convinced. Five zalflons win the Soil is familiar in manv Darts of
ivVogv5i to??- r anger- bring thirty dolla cents a' North Caroflina, but this practice
received, aoout Sdo which he SDent Dint . . . well nnj. n, :. j. 1 will w onotVi
BRING IN YOUR OLD TIRES TODAY! IF
THEY'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE IN
ON, THEY'RE WORTH MONEY TO US!
See how much tctual cash your old tires will
je you on the purchase of new U. S. Tires. It's
the golden opportunity you've been waiting for
to equip your car with the extra blowout and
skid protection of longer wearing U.S. Tires.
lesser numbers they inhabited all the
counties of this section.
Jlum-runnere in leather jackets
and leather caps who looked like
nothing in the world so much as rum
runners, bought light speedy cars
aid burned up the Dismal Swamp'
Canal road between Elizabeth City
ana Norfolk.
V Everybody was perfectly familiar
...... v..w vv HIM I
"pdfy-loads," and with the addled
Federal Agents the rum-runners had
a merry time. The boys in the
Leather Jackets fought with the
Federal men. forced their rrs int.A
4iijrfies along the highway, killed one
Sl. t.a,. ' f tlttM 1 ...
v vu ui viicui aiiu ruareu witn
- -K"" tf'"" . wen tinner rn nrma fn.
1 ana motner 'Atnj nquor with war tax added I u- Extension soil conservation-spr.tig-leaf,
he donned The Coat Th eFederal Men are anticipatinir ist of N- c- state College.
Zur&fl&i the.'Pnn-1lf to his something, too, fnformed Norfolk A pine needle mulch will stimulate
! w. I ? T ttWU l0k likei SUrces tel1 us- To" every in-, reforestation of eroded and- denuded
LZ l -j 8XLle? When act-1 dication that more "agents" will be area- he state- This has been prov-fi!.-H
B- WCre With aIled back t0 duty the Merry, en conclusively in tests, and score.
Annffcl"' . Chase. of farmers have reported a growth
Another driver, on familiar in vs,,vt- ... l - . 1 . . ..
oil tv, n. j i i " . " wnere most of the v "c lleeb ln areas wnere they
tLl ! i T and b3Tays of NorfoOk, Albemarle's moonshine .roes. thP have covered ditch banks or idle
ABC Board is seriouslv Hispnsa;nn nhis with pine straw.
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m ml Met
SMOOTH TIRES MtE DANGEROUS! IET US SAFETY-CHECK TOUR TIRES TODAY I
Joe & Bill's Service Station
Pleasure'
lietar.mt '..
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"IS SEL!G
. k wiMMr I' ,
oi una 1 ll
proper, took over th i
- - ' All Kliej
outskirts of the Tidewater Metro
polis and delivered it to the con
signee who in turn took it to a
basement and siphoned the stuff into
.pint bottles and made it available, to
those Lry Norfolk Palates.
Most of the glamour in distilling
and rum-running went out with Pro
hibition, but a, few
shiners kept in practice and in bus-
.--u.j iv.uwinj
tne threat of bootleg competition. So
are the officers of Uncle Sam's Al
coholic Tax Unit. "Cheap" whiskey
in Norfolk is now high and the high
priced stuff at ABC stores is out of
sight.
Uncle Sam, out to replenish his
treasury to meet the cost of Na-
AnDefinS as we PrePre 'or
A. Hitler & Company, has boosted
f'owwc miiu in dus-; i xiiuer & uoi
inaoo i 11 . ... ...
w w U44ii why ann nnnMi nm wniairav to nc x
for a break. They tell us all things! The Old DomWonou to ralsemo
come to him who waits, and the1 money r schools, has tacked
oreak for unemoloved HiRtiii othfir t
Kii.cjib lij i.n M iwroi mi
came recently with the National De
fehse Tax.
Now, again, in the secluded pri
vacy of cypress swamps and juniper
, owoiuus win reeK again
with the scent of stale mash, . and
Leather-coated Hell Drivers are al
ready tuning up their cars for more
thickets the smok. Z V.,"? ?" for
era' fires is scheduled to climb once; ington Highway. But W
MmWiu r. anm PocKetbooks that
T the moonshiners' demnH
ah wiiuiiifirR in UaaII. i . 'i-i t , .
. "vuvia ana; in
Portsmouth and in Newnort
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other little groups are whispering.
iney ere tallong 'about gallons
.u tjuans ana jwnts, and most es
pecially about money. And why not?
Thejtuff that cost six to eight dol-
FOR BIGGER
PROFITS
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Purina Feeds
We Carry, a Full line
ot Feeds for Poultry
And Livestock '
t ' i' el
PortjuimuisFectl
ilfiil Send Store
Located on Church gtreet In (hi
Bronghton Euing Next to
JOHN BROUCHTCN, JR, Owner
me National Defense Tax is in
feet everywhere.
ef-
RYLAND NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Stafford and
children have returned to their home
in Norfolk, V&t, after spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dempsey Copeland.
v Mrs. N. H. Howell is visiting rela
tives and friends in Norfolk. Va.
Mrs- W. J. Tweedy, of Elizabeth
-Jyjpft '"'Vhf e Ser.k-e Is a
Lee said that the Southern Pied- BJcJ. . I'i r. (Jlw, X. c.
rmr.
Auto Quiz No.' 6
ANSWERS
1. c. getting as' close as possi
ble to the right curb or edge of
the road. This allows drivers
coming behind you to know what
you intend to, and lets, them pass
on your left if they intend to go
straight ahead. Of course, you
should give a hand signal, too.
2. v b,i low beam. :Fog consists
of tiny drops of water which act
like tiny mirrori. They cannot be
pierced with a beam of light; ia.
stead they , throw the light right
hack at the driver. Therefore, the
low beam which 'points downward,
should be ased.)f '" v ' v . '
. 3. False. Cartion mtmmrtA vam
is odorless. Von' cant a tt.
smett it or taste it so beware.
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KEEPS MILK FRESH
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STEADY 35 COLD
WITH 85 HUMIDITY
KEEPS MEAT MARKET.
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you to select the EXACT COLD you
want for your foods; then holds tempera
tures true gives you the "right" cold
and humidity for each kind of food.
Youll want to see this new feature! Why
not drop in TODAY?
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