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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. ; HERTFORD, li. C, FRIDAY, 1 DECEMBER 10, 1948 P4.GE SIX if ? LOOKING AT .WASHINGTON ' (Continued from Page Four) compared with 50' cents today. Sugar went to 26.7 cents a pound, as a na tional average, against 6.8 cents to day. Ten pounds of potatoes cost $1.03 after V or Id War I; tliey sell now for about 40 cents. Lard went to i 42 cents a pound in July. 1919, com pared with 18.9 cents today. j Government controls, he reports,' have been responsible for the better. situation. This is indicated by the' contrast between certain controlled and uncontrolled products. Between' May and October, 1942, initial con trols were placed upon certain foods; others were exempted by Congress. Of eight major "controlled" foods none showed a greater increase than 5.1 per cent (bacon); bread showed no change and pork chops, sugar and potatoes declined. In contrast, "uncontrolled" foods jumped. Oranges, beans, carrots, lettuce and spinach rose 22 to 51 peri cent; eggs moved upward 42 per cent and "uncontrolled" butter increaseu 18 per cent. Higher They Go Further They Fall Control, as Mr. Strout reveals, is saving much money in war costs. He says that steel plates brought $180 a ton in World War I as against $42 today; copper sold for 37 cents a pound then as against 12 cents now. These examples demonstrate an & EXTRA i;;-. M SPECIAL m AT SIMON'S m K Ji I ww Racks of Ladies' fSlfit ' Winter Coats fiS9 jyM In Black and Tweed illilll S At Very Special P 3 ror a Quick Clearance, See These lL '1 1 Xj3f Coats while Shopping WWf$A j Saturday fej I o i ii n ire r Kl HERTFORD, N.C. MSA Good Used Cars Is your present car giving you satisfactory service? Driv ing conditions will change much during the winter months ahead ... so prepare now by trading your present car fcr a better .later model good Used Car. We have a large stock of clean, well cared for Used Cars which will give you perfect satisfaction. See them nowl 1941 Oldsmobile coach, custom built. Radio and heater, very clean. 1941 Plymouth 4-door special deluxe sedan. Radio and heater. 1940 Chevrolet club coudc Here is a real used car, ready to go. 1940 Dodge club coupe, very clean. Has some extras. See this one, 1940 Pontiac Coach. Has radio and heater. l In perfect condition. Towe Motor Co. SALES AND SERVICE Phone 2461 economic pressure that effects all; goods, including She tools machinery and stuff that farmers buy Per-, mitted to work, without control the level of "prices, of what the fanner buys wilt go high enough to rob, him of any possible sain through tempor ary increases in some products, se cured by a policy which may lead to general inflation. i Inflation is a dangerous factor in the economic forecast of our future. It will be followed, inevitably, iby a ,llpt. tt,AV citizen will become involved in a mad gamble of guessing. It will be bad to sell before the top and worse to hold on after the peak. Nobody will know what to do or how to preserve what ever capital he has. CllfCLE NO. THREE MEETS Circle Number Three of the Wom an's Missionary Society of the Hert ford Baptist Church met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. I. A.-. Ward. Mrs. C. R. Holmes was in cnarge of the program and reviewed the Missionary booklet "More- Than Conquerors," which was most inter esting. Twelve members were pres ent. Mrs. Ward offered prayer. After refreshments were served by the hostess, the group was dismissed. The January meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. G. R. Tucker. BUY WAR BONDS! 1941 Dodge custom 4- door sedan. Radio and heater. Perfect buy. 1941 Chevrolet club v Mi coupe, in periect me chanical condition. 1940 DeSoto club coupe. Has radio and heater. Excellent con dition. 1939 Studebaker 4 door sedan. An eco nomical good used car. 1940 F o r d deluxe coach. Runs like new car. See this one. Ij Hertford, N. C. t t"SALUTE,TOy17ffi.RIAKNES? Mari a scc;:e . showiir lyn Biaxweil, illiam Lundigfan, 'Fay' Bafater and Wallace' Beery in li.t tc S' Health Department Gives Report X-Rays Made Here Recently The X-rays made in Perquimans County on November 16, 17 and 18 have been read by Dr. P. P. McCain, superintendent of the North Carolina Sanatorium. Four hundred and ninety-three X-rays were made in the county, two school children were i'ound to be in need of sanatorium care, and two school children were found with active childhood type of tuberculosis who will be able to arrest this condition with proper care. There were also twocases of arrested adult type tubeculosis. The parents, pa tients and family physicians have; been notified regarding these chil- dren. In addition to these, 29 chil- dren and four adults were found to havp rritH tnhprviilriaifj of the childhood type. The parents and phy- toe Agricultural Program in Perquim sicians of these children, -and the ans County were announced this week adults will be notified as soon as it is by AAA- office as follows: possible for the Health Department County committee: Dr. E. S. White, staff to do this. This means that chairman; Milton Dail, vice chairman; only four, or slightly less than l'John Q. Hurdle, regular member; ner cent of the X-rava" showed active I Stephen D. Banks, first alternate; tuberculosis, and 7.5 Der cent of the: chest X-rays showed evidence of tu- berculosis. The Health Department will work, now, on trying to find the previously unrecognized cases of tuberculosis that have caused these four active cases of tuberculosis and the 29 chil dren whose tuberculosis is now appar ently arrested. The generous cooperation of the 1 uberculosis Seal Sale Committee, the doctors who.se offices were used, and the State Sanatorium made the X-ray clinic possible and successful. The purchase of Christmas Seals this year will further Tuberculosis t Con trol Work during the coming year. Miss Ruth Medlin Weds Cadet James Hintenach Miss Ruth Oneida Medlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Medlin, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Hertford, and Aviation Cadet James Douglas Hintenach, U. S. A. Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hintenach, of Baltimore, were married on Decem ber 4th, at 7 o'clock, at the Epithany Episcopal Church, at 40th Street and Arlington Ave. The double ring ser vice was performed by the Rev. Geo. F. Packard The bride was lovely in a' winter an's Missionary Society of the Hert white dress, a gabardine wool made , ford Baptist Church met Monday in the two-piece effect. Her acces sories were fushia and black and her flowers were orchids. Miss Faith Ingle, of Baltimore, Md., was maid of honor. IShe wore a gray velvet dress with black accessories and her flowers were gardenias, V Corporal Rawlinirs Hintenach of the U. S. A. Signal Corps, brother of the groom, was best man. A reception was given by the groom's uncle, A. H. Bartholomaei, executive of the Bendix Radio Air craft Corp. The couple then left for a short wedding trip to Philadelphia. The bride attended P. C. H. S. and JUST Arrived CARLOAD OF EXTRA GOOD HORSES &M0LES All Well Broken and Ready For :-WorU ; YOUR INSPECTION INVITED Water St Phone GO-W : , Edcnton a tr m.te to a gallant flghti ig lorce, and Tuesday. is noV employed by the Bendix Radio Aircraft Corp. The groom is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, and was formerly a tool designer for the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co. Cadet Hintenach is now stationed at the Albright College in Reading) Penn., and on completion of his course, he will be commissioned a second lieutnenant in the Army Air Forces. When he is transferred to Maxwell Field, Alabama, his bride will join him there. Results Of Election Committeemen Are Announced By AAA - Tn results of the election, held on December 2, for electing county com- mitteemen to govern and administer Anderson E. Layden, second alternate. Belvidere Community: Clarence Chappell, chairman; Walter T. Now ell, vice chairman; C. T. Rogerson, regular member; Thomas R. Winslow, alternate. Nicanor Community: John T. Lane, chairman; Oscar R. Winslow, vice chairman; L. L. Lane, regular mem ber; E. S. Winslow, Percy Winslow, alternates. Bethel Community: S. P. Mathews, chairman; W. L. Madre, vice chair man; K. b. Lhappell, member; Wins-' ton E. Lane and W. D. Perry, alter- nates. Hertford community: J. E. Hunter, chairman; V. C. Winslow, vice chair man; W. O. Hunter, member; H. IS. Lane and J. D. Chappell, alternates. New Hope Community: C. E. Sut ton, chairman; C. A. Butt, vice chair man; Seth Long, member. Durants Neck Community: William A. Chappell, chairman; T. Hoyle Jones, vice chairman; E. Earl Morse, member; H. H. Caddy and Charlie Dail, alternates. Parkville Community: George W. Jackson, chairman; Lewis A. Smith, vice chairman; Clarence E. White, member; Adrain J. Smith and Wal lace Morgan, alternates. CIRCLE NO. FOUR MEETS Circle Number Four of the Wom- 1 evening at the home of Mrs. Fred Mathews. The meeting was opened with the hymn Joy to the World." Mrs. J. P. Perry offered prayer, and the IStory of the Birth of Jesus was beautifully told by Mrs. ET W. Mayes. Thirteen members were pres ent. After the meeting, officers for the coming year were elected. HOSTESS TO BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. J. E. Winslow entertained the members of her bridge club on Mon day evening at her home. Those play ing were Mesdames C. A. Davenport, J. H. Futrell, H. A. Whitley, Louis bold and Mrs; Fordham, and Miss Mae 1 Wood ' Winslowi i . High score " prize went to Mrs. FutrelL The hostess served a dainty salad course. ' SURGES? CLUB MEL IS The Burgess Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. Chas. Ward, Sr., on Wednesday afternoon. The meet ing was called to oraer Dy tne presi dent, who read the 100th Psalm. The Club repeated , the Lord's prayer in unison and "Follow the Gleam" was sung. The minutes of the last meet ing were read and the roll was called. A Thanksgiving program was giv en, as follows: Hymn "Count Your Blessings," by Mrs. Josiah Proctor, Mrs. Sidney Layden and Mrs. Winston E, Lane. iceading "War-Time Thanksgiving ITS LATER TITAN k' ..oX'.'i.w.y.- -v Yes, indeed, folks, there's til Christmas, so it is time for -urn. Vh &Tz J smart this year to give practical GIFTS. Wartime has cut out so many things we used to take for granted . . . and limited our supply of items. Buy Gifts that will save later in wearing ap parel for the giver and receiver. ' " . '' fV Shop At Blanchard's These FOR Vanity Sets Shoes Dresses Lingerie Handkerchief Sets Sweaters Slips All Kinds of Gift FOR Arrow Ties .. Sox Leather Jackets Bill Folds Handkerchief Sets v Sweaters Shoes FOP THE A Few Toys Boys' Suits Indian Suits All. Kinds of SHOP ERLV for best, selection and to be assured ot filling vruir vntre list. Our u jnlies Are (miner fast l' " - J.C.DLAt;CllllRD&,CO.,lfC; ) ft Blanchard's". . Sine .1831 a.' .m -. HERTFORD. N. C on the Home Front," , by Mrs, Jcsjat ' Plane for the Christmas party were, made and the following committees were appointed: v, , Entertainment, Mrs. J, B Baanigh and Miss Frances Maness. Program, Mrs. jtosiah Proctor, Mr Sidney Layden and Mrs; Winston J Lane. ' $ ".H" Mrs. Charles Ward, Sr., conduct a contest with Mrs. Sidney. Layde, and Mrs. R. G. McCracken .W m prizes. Mrs. J. B, Basnight, assisted by v Miss Mary Gaither, conducted a aem- onstration on meat canning. ; The hostess served ice cream and cake to the following: MeBdames Josiah Proctor, Sidney Layden, J. Basnight, Winston E. Lane, Tomnue, . Matthews, R. G. McCracken and H. Davenport, Misses Delia Overton and ; Mary Gaither. ' y YOU THINK only 12 more shopping days un- ; you to do your shopping. It is if' We Suggest Gifts HER 1 Robes " - -.v. Hosiery , Coats -Table Sets Table Ware Sportswear Gowns s Goods For the Home HIM Suite Overcoats Gloves ' Sport Clothes ; ? Shaving Sets Suit Cases ;. Hats ifV KIDDIES Wagons VAVVWVJT UU1W r H A, Clothing Play Games f iV f A t 6 if' 4. ft 1 0 4" ,
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