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tage' Fduk' - 1.7. , Perquimans Weekly Published every Friday by the Perquimans Weekly, a partner ship conaiating 4 of Joseph G Jampbell and Max R. Campbell, ol Hertford, N. C. VIKX CAMPBELL -Editor North Carol WIS ASSOCI SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Entered as second class matter November 15, 1934, at postofdcr ht Hertford, North Carolina, un der the Act of March, 1879. One Year LW , Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, etc, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. ' Advertising rates furnished by request. FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1947. As a general nil it secures results, even if not everything that the teach ers desire, at least mora than could be secured .from the tints-honored and dignified approach of the profes-1 aion to US' question ox pay. Considering the problem recently a three-man -committee' in Norwalk, Conn., called attention to the nation wide nature of the school emergency. It was pointed out that since 1939, 1350,000 teachers have left the profes sion, that 126,000 positions are now filled by persons of substandard qual ifications and, that students attending teachers colleges have dropped from 22 per cent in 1920 to 7 per cent There is only one solution to!; the so-called teacher crisis. Those in control of our schools must admit the justice of the teachers' complaints as to compensation. The matter should be corrected by an upward adjust ment and whatever additional expense is involved must be met by increased income for school purposes by taxes, or otherwise. There is nothing else to do. If the nation, or. the people of any county, like Perquimans, want good teachers, the salary scale must be advanced. Facts About Farmers The economists tell us that the farmer hit his peak prosperity in 1946 and that the outlook for 1947 involves lower prices. Nobody knows, not even the far mer, what is in store for agriculture after 1948, when all Government guarantees may be withdrawn. Much depends upon tihe carry-over pf the arious crops and the condition of world affairs which will largely gov ern demands for American crops. It is very interesting to note that the American farmer has had some good years, but when somebody talks about an income of more than $14, 000,000,000 in 1946, the readers should compare this with the nation al income of more than $161,000,000, 000 and recall that more than 26, 000,000 Americans live on the nation's farms. Raise Teachers' Pay Throughout the United States, in cluding Perquimans County, the school teachers are dissatisfied with their annual stipends. They are tired of generous praise and beginning to insist upon compensation. There is no doubt of the fact that the teachers have a case. Between teachers and adequate compensation has been a bulwark of apathy and the technicalities connected with the acquisition of sufficient funds to pay them salaries commensurate with the economy in which they live and labor. There have been strikes by teach ers in various sections of the nation. Groups of teachers have become tired of waiting on the appearance of a miracle end have resorted to the primitive use of force, applying the slogan, "no increase, no teaching. Opportunity Knocks Opportunity is knocking at the door of Hertford For years one of the chief topics of conversation on the Corners and in the stores has been that Hertford needed and should get more industry Now the opportunity of obtaininl a new industry for Hertford is being presented and it should be the aim of every business firm, and public spirited citizen to do everything with in reason to help move this industry into our community. According to information at hand the chief obstacle to be overcome, in obtaining the new industry now seek ing a site in Hertford, is the proper housing facility for the manufactur ing unit At the present efforts are being made to provide this facility but the community should not let this obstacle stand in the way of bringing this new industry into our town. The Weekly urges its readers to notify Mayor V. N. Darden of any and all assistance they will provide in helping to bring new industry into Hertford. Certain concessions, sometime, must be provided for new industry moving into new locations and if our town of ficials can offer manufacturers some of these concessions it will help great- lv to decide the issue. Let's all get behind this opportunity and make it a reality. Cost Of Living Soars Do you . remember the argument and debate over price control last Summer before the Congress of the United States put the axe to the de vice that, it was hoped, would hold down the cost of living in this coun try? You know what happened to con- SEED PEANUTS SHELLED Seed Peanut Shelter now open. All peas picked for planting. You may save time by having yours shelled early. SATTERFIELD & HOLTON EDENTON, fa. C. ' PHONE 394 trols but , the question , Is, Do yon realize . what has happened to the price of living T The purpose of this article la to bring you up to cate as the month of March gets underway. In June, 'before price control was ditched, the cost at living index, com piled by the Federal, peserva bulletin, stood at 133,9: It soared to 153.3 by the end of December and prices con tinue to move upward, with many ec onomists, predicting, that the. peak will not be reached until June when the cost of living may touch a new It is worth noting that uie eost 01 tfvinir index stood at 117 in 1942. It moved up only 16.3 points until, June, 1946 and it shot up 20 points; in the first six months that price control was adandoned. ; It is also significant that in Canada and Great Britain, where' prices are still held in line by government con trols, the cost of living has not in creased precipitately. In Oanada; for example, the index figure moved from 117 in 1942 to 127 at the end of Dec ember. In Great Britain, according to the Federal Reserve bulletin, it moved ud from 200 in 1942 to 204 at the end of December. , What is the present prospect? Hogs, corn and wheat are at new heiarhts. Rents are to go up. Lumber has advanced recently around ten per cent. Production in nearly all lfties is increasing but demand apparently continues, being above available sup ply in many things. Let us look at the meat situation. When controls were abandoned it was said that the law of supply and demand would take care of the sit uation, that there was plenty of meat in the country and that prices would be in line. Well, authorities say that the present supply of meat is tapering ofT to. the point of scarcity which is in line with the predictions of gov ernment officials many months ago. We do not attempt to pass judg ment upon the relative justice of in creases in various lines. If one com modity gets a fat increase,, others may be expected to try for similar increases. Without controls there is no end to the spiral which boosts the cost of living by decreasing' what a dollar will buy. It also makes cer tain a new series of wage demands, based upon increased living costs, which may mean additional J labor tie-ups, dislocation of production and an economic system thrown out . of gear. , analysis and', recommendations ale furnished by the SUte Department William Skinner of the Old Neck Community had the Technicians work ing with the Albemarle Soil Conser vation District stake out two ditches to grade on his farm. The crops on these two fields suffered considerable damage in .1946 and 1946 due to lack of proper drainage. V., '! ,, S. J. Mansfield in the Bear Swamp section of Perquimans County is seed ing one and one-half acres of 'per manent pasture this spring. Mr. Mansfield is following the seeding and fertilizing recommendations of the Extension Service and the Dis trict in establishing this pasture. Danger Spots Removed During Farm Clean-up "A place foi everything and every thing ia its place" is a prims safe ty rule, states Professor David S. Weaver, head of the Agricultural En gineering Department, State College, who emphasized this wees the 1m portance of a thorough clean-up on the farm to promote efficiency and safety. Disorder is responsible for putting one out of every five victims in the hospital, according to -a study con ducted a few years ago by the Na tional Safety Council, Professor Weaver says, explaining that the largest single cause of injuries, other than the personal factor of poor judgment is disorder. The time spent now to eliminate farm danger spots through clean-up efforts may result in the saving of many days lost through accidents during the rush season later on, Pro fessor Weaver points out No far mer, can afford to lose the services of farm help through accidents. Now is the time to mend broken steps, remove cluttered accumulations from barn, alleyways and, other suit able places for forks, scrapers, rakes, brooms ' and other equipment Floors should be repaired and kept free from obstructions. Ramps may prove de sirable to overcome the hazards of different floor levels. Left doors, feed chutes, broken ladders or stair ways may need repairing or protec tion. With spring "just around the cor ner," now is a good time to get the said mortgage deed, bears date May 2S, 1323, and is registered in the of fice, of the Register of Deeds of Per quimans County 'to wk n,. page 113, 1 shall on April, 23, 1947, at 11:30 A. ML, offer for sale at public Auction, for cash,, at the Court House doojr in Hertford N," the property .con veyed to nt in said mortgage deed:.. ' Lying and being in Hertford, Hert ford Townships bounded on the north ; by,"Grubb Street, West by Ida Hasr kett, South Jy T. C. Blsnchard, East by Charles Johnson, Known as, the' Neppin Overton lot 1 - f Dated and posted March 24, 1947, HENRY CLAY STOKES, mar28Apr4.1U . Trustee. - BEST QB AEIT-SE ED farm shop in order and to repair fWAPANOKR NEWS hammers, axes and other tools that Lieut and Mrs. . L. Forlenberry Loose material, unused lumber and and children of Fort Story, Va.; were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Yeates. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Starlings spent Tuesday morning in Hertford on business. ' ' " Chief Carey Quincy and Mrs. Quin cy of Norfolk were the week-end guests of his parents. Mrs. J. D. .Yeates and daughters spent Monday in Portsmouth, Va, David Lewis has returned to Wil more, Ky., where he is a student at Asbury Seminary, after spending the spring holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Quincy, Miss Ann Lee Quincy and Mrs. flattie Fisher of Norfolk visited Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Quincy Sunday. SOIL CONSERVATION NOTES H. F. Long of the Winfall Com munity had soil samples taken on his farm for fertilizer recommendations by Soil Conservation Service tech nicians. Mr. Long realizes that to get good yields it is necessary to supply the proper plant food. Soil tmir-Gs fine The Following Policy Was Adopted and Placed In Effect at Our Store March 1,1947 All Charge Sales are due and payable the l)th of the following month. All bills not paid by this datlMlJorceIf us to discontinue credit until the bill is paid ih full. The above policy will be absolutely observed unless previous arrangements are made before tered on our books. -"if; AW'-1 is en- , k ,,' " a - 4,..,.' S . . , if a- wmM "TRADE HERE AND BANK TEE DIFFERENCE' farm equipment stored carelessly may become hazards. Accumulations of barbed wire, broken glass, discarded machinery increase the possibility of trouble and detract from the farm stead appearance. . j TAX CALLECTIONS Tax paymenU of 138,640,057,860 in 1946 set a non-war high record and made 1946 the third highest tax col lecting year on record, according to the Treasury Department In 1945 collections amounted to i43,352,?:6,- 621 and in 1944 they totaled 142,125,, 986,550. Individual income tax pay ments ;in 1946, the. largest revenue source, accounted for $17,883,601,388. uia$sippaLepsf FOR SALEV-SLAB WOOD, SHORT lengths. $4.00 per cord. Phillips Bros. Mill. Bethel. N. C. ltc You Can Dapd On Our Good Germinating Seed H - Maine Grown Potatoes Field and Garden Corn ' Bush and Pole Limas Bush and Pole Snaps White and Yellow Onion Sets Cabbage - Kale - Collard - Rape l Early and Regular Soy Beans JVilt Resistant Watermelon Large and Small Cantaloupe Wood's Grain Pasture Mixture Lespedeza and Other Grasses Oats -Rye Grass -Lawn Grass All Varieties Garden Seeds Insecticides and Seed Treatments Sprayers and Spray Materials PLANT fill HYBRID CORN FUNK'S G135 EXTRA EARLY FUNK'S G717 MEDIUM EARLY FUNK'S G714 AVERAGE EARLY LET US HAVE YOUR ORDER TODAY Mail or Phone It If You Can't Bring It i Queued E3 fiffduBie Co. EDENTON, N. O; SUFFOLK, VA. NOTICE NOTICE OF - AVAILABILITY SURPLUS GOVERNMENT AIR PORT PROPERTY. The War Assets Administration, .Office of Real Prop erty Disposal. Charlotte Regional Of fice, hereby gives notice that it has available for disposal under the sur plus property act of 1944, as amend ed, War Assets Administration regu lation 16, al amended and other ap plicable regulations and orders, the following airport 'property which has been declared surplus to the needs of the Federal -department or agency having control of same. ' " t'Harvey Point, Navy Auxiliary Air Station,? located in Bethel Township, Perquimans County, North Carolina, containing 160 acres of land, more or less, together with II building, Terms and conditions of disposal and all other necessary information concerning the property will be fur- nisnea upon requeQt t uus uue n- ional office. . . . v ' .: Acquisition of such property is sub-. ject to the following priorities in the 1 Agencies or tne r eaerai uovern- Reconstmupxttllnsnce. corpora tion 1 for : re-sale t smaU sUte and local governments. f5-JK-: " s The time for exercise oz priorities shall ba a period of ten days after the date of i first jpublicatioB of this notice. '"i4f':lVy! f 1,1 To be entitled to consideration all proposals, both from priority holders and non priority holders, must he submitted xm'. forms obtainable at the above regional omce and must -arrive a said regional office within ten days after the , first publication of this notice. v'',!l":i- fii-r ' "i - WAR ASSOTS -ADMiNISTRATlON, Charlotte Regional Office,, Si? South : ; Tryon Street, Charlotte, N. v. , ' , NOTICE , . ' ale ef V&!uable Property " By virtue of a mortgage deed exe cuted to me ty Xlilet Overton and Beauty In Your E3dtiie ' '. , 1 ' '. s ',s-to yi ' tr It's $prfngnwi time"to clean up and dres up yourhonieM Wevhave'.just jeceivd ashlpment of Living Room Suitsir'f 5 that wilt , and sectheS' ill add charm' and comfort to yqifri?ome. Come in 'j' hhedtfittsLV .' 't'f V" ft' - Jt1 r t - . 't Lamps will ' meet ' yotr every tbfsr ' today ' - ' r select several at our reasonable t r r f i j' h I, " J need See 3" s prices.-. .( , C; '., v V t j ' jiiN.IV ' -t rt. ' P 7;!" 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