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" 1 . PAGE TWO THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1U1 THIS COSINESS IT SUSAN THAY1H THE BEST FOOD FOR THE MOST PEOPLE AT THE LOWEST COST .... They went foraging sometimes those soldiers of the American Revo lution whose rations consisted only of "beef, rice, biscuits, milk, peas and beer" according to records in the office of the Quartermaster Corps in Washington. For meals were often skimpy for hungry young men and always monotonous in a time when supplies were limited by the season and crude methods of transportation. A soldier in the jirmy commanded by General Washintrton would rub his eyes if he could be at mess in any of the camps where American boys are being trained today. Golden or anges from tropical lands, fresh peas although it is only April, lettuce and tomatoes and half a fried, chick en apiece with potatoes and gravy, and ice cream for dessert! What is this anyhow? A banquet or a sol dier's dinner? Much has happened in the 165 years since the Continental Army marched to victory. A pioneer peo ple has become a great industrial na tion and the food industry, through new methods of preservation, stor age and transportation has reached a point where we are better fed than any people have ever been before in the history of the world both in our homes and in the training camps. Fast refrigeration trains and trucks rush the products of Florida and California to the cities of the North and East so that we can all have green vegetables and fresh' fruit all winter long. Other foods are "quick frozen" at the point of origin, with all of their flavor as well as their food value intact. Still others are put up in tin, or glass or cellophane for indefinite keeping or are stored in great electric refriger ator plants made possible by another phase of Industry. No one single thing has made the food industry, of the United States the most efficient in the world, but a series of developments brought about by men and women working diligent ly under a system of free enterprise to achieve the results they believed were possible. Technicians in the great commercial laboratories, ex pertts in the canning companies, fruit and vegetable growers and live stock men, transportation specialists have all striven to bring the finest products of the best gardens, farms and ranches to the largest number of people at the lowest possible cost. That, in a nutshell, is the story of what a free industrial system is able to achieve. And in sharp contrast between the limited rations of the army that won for us our independ ence and the .balanced diet of the army of 1941 that is making America strong, we have a clear picture of what has happened. The end is not yet as each month brings still more developments in the keeping and transportation of foods so that we women, as well as Uncle Sam, can go on to still better, easier, more completely nourishing meals for our families. Farmers Helped Under Lime Act North Carolina's 1941 lime law, "streamlined" by the General Assem bly to give farmers greater protec tion, requires that all manufacturers make strict guarantees for their pro ducts and pay growers for any defi ciencies of ingredients, D. S. Col trane, assistant to the Commissioner of Agriculture, said today. "All sections of the new lime law are clarified and specific provisions are made for labeling of liming ma terials in order that the farmers may be given more direct and useful information to be used in more in telligent buying,'' Coltrane said. "The magnesium and calcium con tent of lime, the fineness of the ma terials used as checked by 'screen tests' together with the acid-neutralizing value for correcting soil acidity are paramount labeling require ments under the new act. All guar antees must be stated on the tag oi bag, and in the case of bulk ship ments the guarantees must accom pany the invoices. In addition to requiring payment for any deficiencies of materials found after chemical analyses, the manufacturers are required to regis ter each brand of lime sold. Seizure of illegal goods and revocation of registrations are permissible under the regulatory provisions of the act "The present law is written so as to permit the cooperation and assist ance of the North Carolina Experi ment Station in coping with liming problems that may arise in the fu ture," Coltrane explained. "With the clarification of the old act, the addition of new labeling re quirements, I believe North Carolina now has a lime statute that is fair to the farmer and gives equal protection to the honest manufacturer." AUTO AND PERSONAL LOANS See Us Personally Before Purchasing an Automobile. No Investigation Charge. PERSONAL LOANS FOR EVERY NEED HERTFORD BANKING COMPANY MEMBER FDIC HERTFORD, N. C. IUETT U WMHE MDIU fig mm IF THEY'RE 6000 ENOUGH TO DRIVE IN ON THEY'RE VALUABLE TO US. SEE HOW MUCH ACTUAL CASH WE CAN 6IVE YOU FOR THEM ON THE PURCHASE OF NEW U.S. TIRES We're offering M auh wrings oa row old tire and we'll ap ply the Mrinc to new U. t. Sfar Tire. That! ml newt-.' ttptaill? whoa tqm consldtf lint you re selling gwnuliw U. S. Tire bMU tot their extra ekid end blowoa pro tection, their extra loos mil are. Tike adraiifaa of thle loccroow. imntmnjmaiywmna-mKn Joe & Bill's Service Station "Where Service Is Pleasure" ROAD AND WRECKING SERVICE I W ' HERTFORD H C t Lesjza Crop Ho. 2 In llaUoii North Carolina ranks second in the Nation in the production , of clean lespedeza seed," WV T, .Wesson, Jun ior statistician of the State Depart ment of Agriculture,' reported yes terday. Production of clean lespedeza seed last year totaled 19,152,000 pounds 22 percent under the previous year. Federal-eState Crop Reporting Ser vice summaries indicate that grow ers last year sold 34 percent of their lespedeza seed to dealers, 10 percent to other farmers and held 13 percent for future sales. "North Carolina farmers held 43 percent of their clean. lespedeza seed produced in 1940 for planting this year, with 38 percent for Spring planting and five percent for later seeding," Wesson said. "While North Carolina is an im portant lespedeza seed producing state, the crop is still relatively new to our farmers," he added. "Lespe deza was planted in Union County in 1915 as a soil-improving crop. Three years later, a few farmers began cutting the crop for hay. And, in 1923, it was reported that growers were saving seed for their own use and selling surplus seed, "In 1928, lespedeza acreage for seed covered 4,000 acres; whereas in 1928, a total of 145,000 acres were harvested for seed. Increased use of combines have brought growers greater savings of seed." Wesson explained that "the drought in the southern piedmont counties last season cut the yield of lespedeza considerably, with addi tional losses being incurred because plants were too short for harvesting with combines." I .Mrs, W. A. Perry visited Mrs. Z. W, J&vans Monday morning. j Eugene Perry, of Norfolk, 1 Vil, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and, Mrs. W, A. Perry, ;;v Mr. and Mrs.-M, L. Hofler, of Brayhall, visited Mr. and Mrs, E. N. Elliott Sunday evening. Miss May Belle Edwards went to her home at Whaleyville, Va., for the week-end. '.f;'1 . Miss Esther Elliott was tne supper guest of Mrs. W. H. Winborne Sun day: evening. Miss Marian Fiske spent the Eas ter holidays with her mother at Moyock. ' Mrs. W. H. Winborne and Miss Final Rites Held For Aged Negro Funeral services were held Sunday for Albert Dail, 70, aged Negro who died at his home on April 8. Burial was made in the Hertford Cemetery. Dail, for many years, was employ ed by the Major-Loomis Company, and of late did much work for white families in Hertford. He held the respect of both the white and Negro people of Hertford. Funeral Services Held Last Thursday For Charles Madre Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon at the Mount Sinai Baptist Church for Charles H. Madre, 76, who died at his home near Belvidere, on April 8. Mr. Madre was a well-known and respected citizen of his community and had long been interested in the affairs of the county. Survivors include his widow, Eli zabeth Lane Madre; one son, Alva Madre; one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Osterking, of Portsmouth, Va., and a brother, W. F. Madre. CROSS ROADS NEWS . Mrs. Mattie Evans spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. W. A. Perry. John Welch, of Chicago, 111., spent the Easter holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Welch, Sr. Mrs. W. A. Perry and Miss Annie Coffleld called on Mrs. W. T. Craft Thursday afternoon. Miss Helen Evans, of Manteo, spent the week-end with Mrs. Z. W. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Elliott, of Suffolk, Va., spent Monday with Mr and Mrs. E. N. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Spann and children, of South Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Willie Warren, of Norfolk Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Troy Toppin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Byrum. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. By rum, their son, Edward, and daugh ter, Doris, of Hertford; Mrs. Her bert Dale and children and Miss Delcie Jordan and brother visited them in the afternoon. Miss Beulah Byrum, of Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Byrum. Miss Lois Savage has returned to Knoxville, Tenn., to resume hei teaching after spending the ' Easter holidays with her father, J. L. Savage. Mrs. Lindsay Evans had as her supper guests Wednesday evening Mrs. , T. W. Elliott and daughter, Charlotte, Misses Esther Elliott and Lois Savage. ; . Miss Dorothy Bragg spent the Easter holidays with Mrs. Cameron Boyce, at Center HilL Miss Louise Holcomhe spent the Easter holidays ' with friends at Pembroke. , C. O. Myers went to his home in South Carolina for the holidays. 8-PAGE COMIC BOOK ' : IN COLOR NEW FEATURE i More fun! , More thrills! Begin ning with the issue f Aopril 20, the Baltimore Sunday American will in troduce as an added feature an 8- Page Comic Book printed in full color. Don't miss this new feature in the - . The American IVeeWy1 (he Mir magazine distributed with the Baltimore American On Sale at AD Newsstands - Esther Elliott visited Mrs. J. ' C Perry, in Rocky, Hock, Wednesday afternoon. ; . t ( ? Miss Bonnie Rows , went (0 her home , in Elizabeth City, . for the week-end. ' ; ? ., 1 ( 1 . Mrs. J. W. Elliott, of Suffolk, Vs., and Miss Esther Elliott visited Mrs W. W. Bunch and Miss Sallie Elliott Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Riddick and children, of Kinston, spent the . week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Byrum. Mr. and 'Mrs. Watson Blanchard, of Greenville, and C. W. BUmchard. of Norfolk, Va., spent, the week-end with Mrs. C. W. Blanchard. Miss Helen Blanchard and Nick Vourlaa, of Norfolk, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Blanchard Sunday, afternoon. - . .... . , a r i -Mr, and Mrs. K. L. Copelana , ana w son, of Norfolk, Vs., Mr. and Mrs. -Francis Hicks and son, of EdentotSf were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs -' j. a. irnie. Miss Louise Dale, of Wilson, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dale. ? v Bertram Hollowell spent the week " end in Roanoke, Va., and was accom panied home by his wife and son.' Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Jordan, of Raleigh, spent the week-end with Mr. , and 'Mrs. Isaac Jordan, iSr. baif.'oeehowthot .J mmmr it point changes th appearance or i room! hi if 1 m m 11 W . M WW How perfectly bcouMful? -and just think , how economical ! - So easy to keep clean with soap and water TODAY uk for color omrtl. See tko (lorloiu eMortment of beeutlful, hmnnoniob color ehadee available In thia Ideal paint for walla and woodwork of eheraung homee ATHEY'S INTERIOR GLOSS 0. M. RTHEY HINT CO. Malta, Ml. t o 7 5Rf7 all Hertford Hardivare & Supply Go. 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