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PAGE TWO THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, ' HESTFOiriD, N. C, TZD V5T, F FT' 3 3, 1943. 1 - ' increasEd mcoce Of Poliojn Nation Reports of the increased incidence of polio in the United States, parti cularly in Texas, California and Ar- Iranans- are cominflr in but North Carolina is well below the average cases were reported for the single for the country as a whole, it is point ed out by Dr. J, W K. Norton, State Health Officer. Dr. Norton cited the fact that, through July, only 100 cases of polio had been reported to the North Carolina State Board of Health, as compared with 1,098 for the same period last year, when the largest epidemic of our history oc cured. Dr. Norton-also stated that only 42 WATCH YOUR FLOORS SPRING TO LIFE! Transform Them With Athey's WATER PROOF FLOOR AND DECK ENAMEL Athey's Floor and Deck Enamel gives a. sturdy, shiny enamel finish a smarfer, more attractive appearance, able to withstand any weather and wear. 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More Than 2,C Field workers In Red Cross Service Serving United States Troops at Hundreds 01 Posts Reporting on expenditures last vear of $17,000,000 for armed forces, the American Red Cross has disclosed that more than o nnn Tl i ... i.uuu iveu ross new workers are sitm serving United States troops at hundreds of Army and Navy posts throughout the world. The Red Cross report shows more than 2,000 field workers currently serving at 1,300 military installations and 123 military hosratala in this ountry and overseas. It was only during the peak years of World War 71 that a larger number of Red Cross workers served in the field. The duties of a Red Cross field di j rector at Camp or Hospital are broad ly defined as helping solve personal or family problems that affect the morale and efficiency of servicemen or that cause their families anxiety. They are as varied as the locales in which they are performed. N. C. State Fair October 18 To 22 Prizes totaling more than $35,000 are listed for the 1949 State Fair in premium books being distributed this week by Dr. J. S. Dorton, manager of the annual exposition, which will be held at the spacious fairgrounds near Raleigh October 18 through 22. This is the largest premium .list ever offered by the State Fair and is $10,000 greater than the sum of ac tual awards made last year. "We already are receiving inquiries from prospective exhibitors," Dr. Dor- ton said, "and all indications point to a record-breaking list of entries in all events." This year's program will follow the same general pattern of previous fairs. Tuesday, the opening day, will be Wake County School Day and Fri day will be Young North Carolinian's Day. when school children from all over the state will have an opportun ity to see the fair free. The James-K. Strates Shows will return for their second year on the midway and spectacular'' new per formances have been booked for the grandstand show and revue through George A. HamkL Jack Kochman's Cavalcade , of Thrills, which always draws capacity crowds, has been en gaged for a death-defying exhibition of dan-devil driving Wednesday af ternoon of fair week. Harness races will be held Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons and auto races Saturday, afternoon. " v Wright Brothers Stamp Scheduled c.17 According to a letter to The Herald from Congressman Herbert Bonner the first day sale of the , Wright brothers stamp will be held at Kitty Hawk. The new stamp will' be re leased on December 17. x Immediately after Postmaster Gen oral, J. M. Donaldson announced that the Post Office Department would issue a special ttanip commemorating tne return or tiie , wngnt brotners plane from England, Mr. Bonner personally urged him to use the Kit ty Hawk Post Office for the first sale. After several discussions and correspondence, Mr. Bonner was ad vised by Mr. Donaldson on" August 31 that -the new stamn will be releas ed on December 17, with the first day of sale opened at the Kitty Hawk Post Office. , . ; ',' On BaaaaaBBaaaBBaaaaaiaaaaaaaat ONE MINUTE SPORTS OUIZ . . 1. Who won the recent All Star-Pro college charity football game ? 2. What was significant about the scorer 3.. Who won the last Feller-New- houser pitching duel? 1 v 4. How close had Boston, come to New York (A: L:) by August 15th? 5. How long had it been, at that time, since Casey Stengal had said the Red Sox were out of it? THE ANSWERS: 1. The Pros. 38-0. 2. It was the most lopsided score of all such contests. 3. Bob Feller 4-3 in ten innings; 15th August. 4. Three games behind in mid-Au- gust; .,, ' ... 5. (Eight weeks earlier Stengal had said Boston was , out of the race. , -; ; Announcement! We take pleasure in an nouncing the opening of our Meat Market' at Winfall, N, C. 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