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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. Cy- FKUiAT SEPTEMBERS, 1945-
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945
I OtJTINd
lr VIGNETTES
By. Peter Carlton
again. No one pays any: attention,
thinking they are - fooling. , Young
Tltehaw thought so, too, at first, out
then swims the 80 feet to them.
iucHH hd Wies jthe oft WBQimoYed-to-marker bnirthe stock still
could swim to a place where she could contains 'top much moisture for ship-
Hertford's Loss
For the past two years Hertford
has hummed with the extra activity
created by having the air station lo
cated at Harvey Point, and a bright
spot was added to the town with the
opening of the USO Club for the use
of service men and GSO girls, who
served as junior hostesses at the club.
The fact that the base has closed
and the USO has suspended operation
is, indeed, a loss for Hertford, not
only from a selfish monetary point-of-
view, but the closing ol tne Dase ana
the USO means that Hertford will
lose several well known residents who
have made Hertford their home dur
intr these years.
The men and officers stationed at
Harvey Point were an asset to the
town. Unlike other towns located
near Armv and Naw stations, we had
practically no trouble created by the
service personnel and those ol tnem
who resided in Hertford took a de
cided interest in community affairs
during their stay here.
Many words could be written re
garding the benefits the town derived
from the USO Club, but it is with
much regret that soon we will lose
Edgar J. Hill, club director, who plans
to return to his native Pennsylvania.
During his stay here the USO direc
tor was active in civic club work,
school work and general community
activities, all of these in addition to
his duties at the USO and his leaving
will be a loss to Hertford.
These things, however, must hap
pen, and this newspaper stops to say
farewell and gooe3ucfc to all those
good folks who have lived among us
during the short period that the base
and the USO was in operation.
Why People Leave
Rural Areas
Senator George L. Radcliffe, of
Maryland, is disturbed over the war
speeded tendency of the nation's pop
ulation to leave the rural areas for
city life. He thinks there is a "very
great need for people to go back to
rural areas."
The drift from the farm has con
cerned many people for many years
but it continues unabated and there is
little chance of stopping the trend
until the economic rewards that come
to farmers make agriculture more at
tractive as a soume of each.
The country has become a very at
tractive place of residence since mo
dern inventions and developments
have made it possible toenjoy elec
tricity, telephones, radios Snd other
conveniences on the farm. Not least
of the contributions to better living
in rural areas have been the automo
bile and good highways.
The only catch in the scheme of
living for farmers is that it takes
cash to secure electricity, telephones,
radios, automobiles and other conveni
ences. While a large number of ag
riculturalists have all of the items
mentioned, there are many others who
lack the wherewithal to purchase
them.
This brings us back to the basic
complaint of farmers, that their in
comes do not equal those of other in
dustries. This does not mean that
every farmer should have the same
pay as every mechanic but it does
mean that farming, as an occupation,
should present the same opportunity
for money making that exists in
other lines of human endeavor.
The income of agriculture has been
well below that of other economic ac
tivities. Constituting one-fourth of
the population the residents of rural
areas have not enjoyed anything like
one-fourth of the national income;
Despite the increase in farm income
during the war years, there has been
little progress on the equalization of
prospective and comparatice farm incomes.
Not Really Jobless
The official statement that two mil
Hon men. and women are now out of
work in America has caused some
alarm. But we need not assume that
these workers have been thrown into
the streets and are begging for bread.
If they are looking for Jobs, they
won't have to look long. There are
plenty to be had, so far.
No, most of the 2,000,000 who quit
bench or assembly line should not be
in bad straits at all. Reports from
California and the Northwest, where
I know a boy. From outward ap
pearance he is Just like any boy you
would 'see' around town!' Just a' boy:'
You might see '' him peddling' news-
Daners ox running errands. Just
little fellow with glasses and a very
plain fape,' He ; might, even have a;
cow-lick sproutin' at the rear of his
head, and maybe a strand of straight
hair, straw-colored, pushing down
over his riitht eye. You might per
haps, just on chance, take notice of
him because he is quiet and serious
of mien. Maybe when you could get
him to say anything you would be
impressed by his courteous but most
brief responses to your questions. He
mis-lit even say a few words like
yes. sir; sir 7 or no, Sir." or a mo
ment or two you might suspect that
he came from that section of the
country which is noted for the brevity
of speech of its natives, but no, the
inflection of his voice and his tonal
qualities would place him right back
again as the little boy you often see
around the town or city.
It is very likely that you wou)d
never think that this boy of thirteen,
bespeckled, gangly, was a hero. And
from contact with this boy, you'd feel
he hadn't thought of such a stigma,
as anyone who was "all boy would
classify such a title. "A hero
humph. For shovin' three girls out
of the water? Ate you kiddin'7, he
might say. How could you feel like
a hero if you were never afraid one
bit that three drowning girls ranging
in ages from 14 to 16 would, perhaps
in their frantic desires to be saved,
grab hold of you and drown you, too ?
And even if the so-called "law of
averages" was taken into account,
was it possible that one out of three
would grab a fatal hold on him?
Let's see, that means that if the law
were to work, at least one of the
three girls might make' this fatal
move.
One day someone would say, "Did
you hear how that young Titshaw
boy, who is a Boy Scout, saved those
three girls out of the Pasquotank
River near 'old Brick House land
in'?" and before you could answer
yea or nay, he. would go on, "He
doesn't talk about it, but the kids
were speaking among themselves and
I overheard it.
By this time you could just see
everyone settling themselves and get
ting ready for a long tale. But Mr.
Story-teller would disappoint the lis
teners because he didn't know too
much about it himself. Why? Be
cause there's a catch to it at first as
you'll find out. And it all has to do
wfcltffr murfup'of a code ofihoior,
chivalry, knighthood or some such
stuff but "wait a minute, that's a
funny way to put it. You just said
this kid didn't believe in hero stuff,"
would be the words shot at you.
"That's right," you would quietly re
ply if you were to back up the story
teller. Then you'd let the story teller
go on before you finished what you
were thinking. "Three girls, few
weeks ago out on a stump. One
testing water to see how deep she
loses her balance falls in pulls
other two in. One could swim fairly
well, but couldn't because the other
two kept pulling her down. One
drifts avay, goes down again and
many have left the plane plants and
shipyards, assure us on that point.
Nine out of ten of the workers have
money in the bank, tin boxes full of
war bonds, and the best cars they
could buy. And they're on their way
home, principally to the Middle West.
The scene is largely being; repeated
along the Atlantic seaboard.
Many are not looking for jobs and
shouldn't be classified among the
jobless. Most of them did not work
for wages before. They were their
own bosses, or housewives, or went to
school. Now they will go back to one
of the little houses you passed last
week on your first "free-gas" trip into
the country. You remember, the
little empty houses with weeds grow
ing around them. Now they will be
painted and have some new plumbing.
The weeds will be plowed under and
flowers will spring up in the yard.
Some war workers are having to
hunt new jobs. But many so far are
of this type they will reopen the
roadside garages, stands and stores.
They will re-employ themselves.
Christian Science Monitor.
TUteoCtoiST
FOR SALE 8x32 TRACTOR TIRE.
Used slightly. See L. P. Chappell,
Belvidere, N. C.
Stand and walk out- He grabs the
ether and tows her in where, a young
swimmef lent aliand to walk her out
The third 'girl who went "down again
ahd afain and again,, was expertly;
seized by Bflly Titshaw and towed to
shore.
. The" speakeK stops. The drone of
his voke ceases. You're shaken out
of your revery ' by the question, "Is
that all ? Tour mind flashes back te
many things; "What was th answer1
to tne eaten r ..wnat snout this cooe
of honor? Chivalry bah, stuff and
nonsense." WelL those little things
may not mean much to grown ups.
When the three girls, who named
themselves, Evelyn Spruill, Shirley
Jordan and Vina Mae Tillett, all of
Elizabeth City, come up and tell you
themselves about it, you learn he was
shielding them from being scolded by
their parents. Then you go on dream
ing and asking yourself, "What is a
hero?"
tho crop has. largely moved ty truck
to nearby -points. In' the Southeast
seme shelled Spanish have'1 already
ment to distant.' points. -Current
bookings are" far in excess of avail
able supplies. A fair future demand
continues for Spanish for delivery in
September, October . and . November,
but demand for futures beyond that
time has been very light. Also there
have beet) almost no bids for future
shipment of Runners. All sales on
Spanish have been reported at the
ceiling-' of 14Hc f.o.b. in the- South
west and l4Kc in the Southeast.
Favorable Weather
Helps Peanut Crop
Very favorable weather in the Vir
ginia-Carolina area during the past,
two weeks has greatly improved crop
conditions for peanuts.
Demand for new crop peanuts for
immediate shipment has been very
good in all sections. In south Texas
SOIL CONSERVATION NOTES
Soil Conservation plans were com
pleted last month for W; B. Jordan,
P. E. Lane, J. L. Proctor, Ed Garrett
and Shelton Manlev;
Henry J. Bragg, Soil Scientist with
the Soil -ConServaUo Service; has re
cently mapped the soils on the1 farms
of th following1 land' owner: Guy
Webbi Clarence DailJ W. ft Madre; TL
JE. Madre, Jake White, Adrian Smith,
Lewis Smith, T. W. Nixon, L. W.
Smith and Nathan Trueblood. Map
ping the soils is one of the first steps
in working out a soil conservation
plan on a farm.
The farmers in the Bagley Swamp
neighborhood have recently petitioned
the supervisors of the Albemarle Soil
Conservation District for assistance
in helping them solve and overcome a
drainage problem affecting their
lands.
NEW HOPE' IEY7S
. Mr. and f Mrs,A JArchle'' Bard iff. of
Norfolk are visiting friends' and rela
' fives, here for -n few dtfys ' ,
' Mr. and 'Mrs.' J. At Sawyer, end
Mrs. Robert RubhinS and little "daugh
ter spent Sunday-K I;orfJSv v:";iU.ig
friends." , .. . , . .... ,
Miss Celts. Blanche Bail ha return
ed to Washington, D. C.v.rft she
will resume her work as teacher of
science in , Elliott High- School after
spending the summer with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. DaiL ,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Banks of Nor
folk spent th week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Bircfort Banks."
Mrs." W. Wi Spencer, who has been
a patient in- DeP" ' TTors-l? Mors
folk; has- returned home. Her- condi
tion is much improved.
, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit BaYclift. and
children; Patsy, and William, have re
turned to their home in Washington,
D. C, after spending- several, days
with" Mrs Barclift "s parents, Mr; and
Mrs; W. E, Dail. They were aceom
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RICHARD D. DIXON
CONTRACTOR
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
HARVEY POINT, N. C.
INSURE
AGAINST LOSS
BY
Death -Accident -Illness
FULL LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE
EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS
ACCIDENT AND HEALTH PROTECTION
Hospitalization -Surgery
Any Licensed Hospital In United States or Canada
Includes certain surgical conditions practiced' by family phy
sician. Also policies for family groups, including nurses' fees
MRS. V. A. tIACOifl
Office : Court House Square In J. C. Blanchard ft Co. Building
Residence Phone 3131
WANTED HISTORY OF PER
quimans County. Please state
price, condition of book and year of
publication. Write Merle M. Rich
ards, Daily News, Robinson, 111.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Executrix of
the estate of William E. Bogue, de
ceased, late of Perquimans County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the es
tate of said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned at Route 8, Hert
ford, N. C, on or before the 11th. day
of September, 1946, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their' recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment
This 11th day of September, 1946.
' MARGARET BOGUE, J
Executrix j William E. Bogue.
Septl4,21,280ct5,12,19 -
Good Cover Crops
Good cover, crops mean much to your
farm, that's why you should choose the
right type and kind of cover crop seed
to plant this Fall . . . it is almost time to
plant the seed, so we suggest you come
to our store and select your seed from
our supply.
WE CAN SUPPLY
YOU WITH
Clover-Wheat -flva -II vaGrsss
Heftf orcl 1 iimipKQo
'Trade Here AWtonk?ftypff
HJ&KIrUKD, N.
f WL;a Sawyer4 USN, spent the
week nd wih his mother, Mrs. j.-E.
Tooder? ,! - HJ l
t IftfSb," Maude Simpson Who. has
beenHrfor several days, la much improved...-.,'
.. ,. V ;
Lad Nearly Chokedr ,
While Lying IhUtd
! Due To Stomach Gac
: One lady said a few days ago that
she used to be afraid to go to bed at'
night. She was swollen with stomach ,
gas, which ' always got ; worse when
she went to -bed, and the gas would;
rise up in her throat: after; she lay ;
down and would " nearly choke her." ,
She couldn't lie flat Had to prop
herself up on pillows. Recently this
lady; got INNERrAID and 'now say a
gas is gone; stomach feels fine, bowels '
are regular and she can go to bed and
sleep soundly.
INNER-AID contains 12 Great
Herbs; they cleanse bowels, clear gas
from stomach; act; on sluggish liver
and kidneys. Miserable people soon
. ,- iwi uuiwwii u over, cjo uon t go on
rZrvJT H?' pZZZ suffering! Get INNER-AID. Sold
pail, whVhad?8pent the summer with by. all Drug Stores here in Perquim- -her
grandparents. ans County. adv.
STATEMENT
HANOVER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW YORK 8, N. Y.
Condition December 31, 1944, 'As Shown By Statement Filed
Amount of Capital paid in cash :- $ 4,000(000.00
Amount Ledger Assets, Dec 31 previous- year Total 22,346,434.10
IncomeFrom Policyholders, $9,227,882.30; Miscellaneous,
$2,168,009.14 . Total 11,895,891.44
Disbursements To Policyholders, $4,173,688.86; Miscellan.
eous, $1,861,126.83 Total 9,684,815.69
Fire Premiums Written or renewed during year -
a ,642,494.77 - In Force 15,980,395.41 '
All Other Premiums Written or renewed during year, V
,$9,456,892.76 . In Force 7,210,190.59,
ASSETS
Value of Bonds and Stocks $20,484,968.20
1,300.00
li733,070.32
Cash in Conmanv's Office
Deposited in Trust Comnanies and Banks not on interest
Agents' balances, representing business written subsequent to
Octobeif 1, 1944
Agents' balances, representing business written prior to October
i, in ;
Add Ceded Reinsurance Balances Payable
1,108,962.47
39,978.80
24,618.07
43,180.35
39,433.33
Bills receivable, taken for fire risks
Interest and Rents due and accrued
All other Assets, as detailed in statement 1,126,014.42
Total $24,581,609.62
Less Assets not admitted , 140,250.88
Total admitted Assets 2 $24,441,258.74
. LIABILITIES
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims - 2,676,945.00
Unearned premiums :; 7,970,352.60
Salaries, rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees, due or accrued.. 15,000.00
Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county and muni
cipal taxes due or accrued ; 305,000.00
Contingent commissions or other charges due or accrued : 60,000.09
Reinsurance and return premiums due other companies 577,817.97
All other liabilities, as detailed in statement 1,799,660.74
-) i i
Total amount of all liabilities except Capital $13,404,666.21;
Capital actually paid up in cash $4,000,000.00
Surplus over all liabilities 7,036,692.63 '
Surplus as regards Policyholders 11,036,692.5$
Total Liabilities $24,441 ,258.74
Business In North Carolina During 1944
Fire Premiums received . . $33,942;-
All other Premiums received -..-.a. -i&t-- 27,342; ' "
Losses incurred Fire 29,187; Paid $27,422
Losses incurred All other. r ... 10,149; -Paid 10,042
President, Fred A. Hubbard; Secretary, Edward L. Cofill; Home Office,
111 John Street, New York 8, N. Y.
Attorney for service: Wm. P. Hodges, Commissioner of Insurance,
Raleigh, N. C.
(Seal) State of North Carolina Insurance Department.
Raleigh, May 31, 1945.
I, Wm. P. Hodges, Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby certify that the
above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Hanover Fire
Insurance Company of New York 8, N. Y., filed with this Department, show
ing the condition of said Company, on the 31st day of December, 1944.
Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above Written.
WM. P. HODGES, Commissioner of toaurar ce.
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
HARTFORD, CONN. .
Condition December 31, 1944, as Shown By Statement Filed
Amount of Capital paid in cash . , $ 12,000,000.00
Amount Ledger Assets, Dec. 81 previous year $119,720,398.21
Income From Policyholders, $54,479,465.29; Miscellaneous,
$5,139,411.35 . Total 69,618,876.64
Disbursements To Policyholders, $24,205,980.24; Miscellan
eous, $28,362,341.96 Z-w Total 62,568,822.20
Fire Premiums Written or renewed during year
$41,948,638.82 1 . In Force 71,873,816.80
All Other Premiums Written or renewed during year,
$36,246,143.06 L ..-..In Force 27,931,782.80
ASSISTS
value of Real Estate
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks or other collateral
Value of Bonds and Stocks iL-.--.i.
vasn in company? umce i,., ,. ---,1
-3,259,164.4
667,167.99
18,000.00
98,744,168.01
11.089.7S
Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest. . 14,796,024.04
Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest 1,449,177.29
Agents' Balances, representing business written subsequent to
Agents' balances, representing business written prior to Oc
tober 1, 1944 ' .-w Jii-. ::
Deduct Ceded Reinsurance Balances Payable
Bills receivable, taken for fire risks i.-
Bills receivable, taken for other risks i ;; .vl-v
interest and Rents due and accrued
All other Assets, as detailed in statement -
Total . .
Less Assets not admitted
Total admitted Assets.-.y.
' . liaril:
Net amount of unpaid, losses and claim
unearned premiums
8,411,864.33
3656.34
-1,456,995.55
;-. 161.575.24
8,809.28
88292.18
83,106,704.08
iii:$159,752,00r8O
68798.05
1169.184.6095 iM
Salaries, rents, expenses, bills, accounts,
Mtimatea amount payable, for Federal,
mcipai taxes aue or accrued
Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued
au vuier usuiiiiieg, as ueiaueu in statement..
, fees, due or awuedisj; -200,000.00
, K-tate. county ana'mu''L-A-'; ?r '
..-"ii. " ' . . . "ft
,000,000.00
2KA.orin.nn '
, TotaJamountef all liabflities except 'CipVjp;
upiuii aciusuy para up in casn-i-w.iSiz,MW,iMJU.w,5r
!C!.1V.l..a m.m. ll 111.1134.:M . . . . ' i DA AAA AAA AA V
ourpius , as regaros. roucynpiaers: l?,j.,(Mfiflfj:fil
1 ..h.i'j.r4
K in j. liianiiii.m
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R2.nnonfl0.on -x S
.Ay-LjiW..".-!.;.'
:$16?464,609,2&
Wrl8, BaaJwiisis In North Carolina Darin 1444
Fire Premiums- received Jij-wi,--4ii--i$407,097;. ''. f
All-Mother ''Premiums recdved:lii-i.1:i463,567;:,?4tej'i
Lessee Incurred Fire LiiJjLlj '146 .545 : . PaidI
Losses incurred-iAll other ...l.-: . aSK.?!? PM . 884.47)1
President, . C. S. Kremer; Secretary John . M. Holmes; Uome Office, 690 ;
Asylum Ave.r Hartford 15,,Ckmn:i-;f--' 'ri.-'-i--.v-v-V':.'vi," -v ,- ..v-xji.-"-:.
' ; ' Attornejj for ;.-eryice.tWm.; ip..; Hodges, Commissioner ;ot Insurance
itaieism. in..' .
(Seal),. State 'of North arolina-Insurance Department':'?
; vlwm. r. Hodges, Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby certify that the M ? 5 ,
above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of tV.e Hartford Firo'j
Insurance Company Of Hartfdrd 15, Conn., filed with tl ? t c'artment, show-- f
?ng the condition of said Compsny, on the 81st day of Lecemter, 1944. . ;
f .: Witness" my hand and official sal, the dajr and year above written. : " -
1 , 't . ,WM. P. HODGES, Commionor of Insurance. H