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If',)!-)'! ,t . t i tA" r THE PERQUIMANS -WEEKLY, tffiRTft)RD, ftfrtTH CAfcbttlfrX; ffttf AYX?? 18, 3-95S. i: Social, Economic Progress " A look behind the figures for , -" ' the long-Wrm migration trend from the farm to the city and the ovei v all population shifts throughout the United States over ther last few decades provides a vivid picture of the change anT propria "Drought ' -About 'by the 'growth t-f b? econo , -Van4 thVidepjcansion I tfof importunity, , ."""X i ' The l-most " dramatic -of. thes Jchaps has occurred fre1 South. to, a;generaljon i5o t e South l,w?iSj still' nredominantly agricultur "al. " and Cotton . was. 3tiil K ing. It was" the only, broad Vegionjof the country. where the' Jiumbs of per- s4nhen,iivinof'aninadeup19545,,However; due to the'grtat mi 4han barf 'th.T'.p'opolaUbn.i expansion ,of the overall jw'pulatipn u. &. Department oi Ajtncumjre figures show tharW 19204 total of 51.3 per cent of' the population in (he South lived on farms as com "paredwith less thqw 0pr cent in the North Central States and un der 25 per cent in the West. Biggest Change In Sooth ' ' " ; The rapid growth of Industriali zation .below the. Mason and, Dixon line, has brought a 'fundamental -change. The number of - persons living-on farms in the South has declined by .more than 6 million since tiie beginning of the Twen ties 'and the total now represents ' little more. than a fifth. of .the. en . -., lire population of that region. The. . proportion a year ago was exactly ' 5 22.2 pex cest, according to the Ag : " .'rifultufe'-. Department, Combined . t" ' with :tbts 'higher - gariiings provided V Jt(bVsJpb in'-tmsfheaS; and industry, ' '.and diversification and mechaniza : :.'!tlon" of farm output, this popula tion i shift Jtigures vjmportantly . in the strides made by average income n ' " ............. ,.m 1 , irs a Purelobe !a premium qat&ty-PLUSt Iti to food it meets a requirements even where fheavy-iutyil V oil is recommended by pwcngtr car mamifactar en. It's to long-lasting it sattes yoa money.oo the qpartsycu don't add! Change over now for a cleaner more efSrient 1' motor with a longer; happier running life I , I 1 1 1 I i Askfo? year Fur-Sur Cscofd Book Church I V .1 ii" - levels in the South in recent yean. , Big population shifts have also occurred in other parts of the country. The number of persons living; on farms in the nation's bread-basket comprised by the North Central State's declined by more ban 3 million between 1920 Bhdrl964. tTiy proportion of farm to 'totl. popufetiprfjof that region showed -an even greater rate of de cline, from 29.7 per bent in 1920 to 15.2 per cent in 1954. ' ' r' ! ' Trend Other Reeioasr The number J persons- jtyijig h farms in Aleves declined hf only around 225,000 between 1920 and i " wo v"cp u rv..vr-. ! hiriy on Pacific Coast, the farm population last year represented only 9.1 per cent of the West's to- tal population as against 24.7 perl cent in. 1920.. The farm popula tion in the Northeast, which has I been in a downtrend Bince the last century, declined by - 600,000 be tween 1920 and 1954, and its pro portion of the total population fell from 8.6 per cent to 4.7 per ceni . Over all, the total farm popula tion' in the Unitde States declined between those years. ; byt more than 10 million in the 1920-54 period. Whereas the num ber of 'persons : living on fanms represented 30.1 per cent of the total U. S. population in 1920, the proportion was down to 13.8 per cent a year ago, the lowest ratio on .record. - ... t As matter of fact, even a sub stantial "proportion of those classi fied as. living on farms now earn their livelihood in outside pursuits. " WinsUr '0h Co. u'-A' H0NE r 3436 . - Street Hertford, N. C 1 OI -y' V Next To Perquimans High School . ' . i:ertfo,r;d,,n. c-; i. ' .V, ' 'felizabethCity ":on , ; 111 ii, -xl J -iJ hi Ok THE ADMIRAL COULDN'T. DO BETTER Hospital Corps-J man Robert Brown, of Clearfield, Pa., presents their young tar to .view for a happy Navy couple ' Center, Bethesda, Md. Brown is assigned to infant care The 1954 figures show that nearly 3 million farm-residents, or a fifth of the entire farm population of working age, vyere employed in non-agricultural occupations. Effect on Income Levels One of the significant results of the decline in the farm population shows up in , the income, ; figures translated to "a per capita basis. Though the number of active farm ers is down to the lowest level in decades, production in general is at near-record levels. Much of the growth of farm income between the Twenties and now mav, reflect the big rise in pricesover the last dec ade and a half, but a good deal al so represents increased , efficiency and more production of livestock, with an assist 'from Government support operations. For the three decades from 1924 to 1954, total cash receipts from farming (excluding Government payments nd off-the-farm income) rose from; $10.2 billions to $30 bil lions, an increase of practically 200 per cent Adjusted for the change irt the farm population figures in the period, however, the per capita cash income from farming was more than four times as high fast year as it was in 1924, rising from only $328 billion in 1924 to $1,368 Mast year. ' - ' ' The difference between the rise will be guest speaker at the .Sjat in total and pep '.capita- income isiurday nightibsnquet.; The prans even mor,jmarkpd in the. South, lare to have'an Occupations npA':Mg- where aggregate cash, receipts from farsaiBg iweWk Wiwl per cent be. ""ftweehT924 and 1954 but on a per .capita basis .were; up '313 per cent. fhev margin 'is least, in'.the West, where- ovet-alV cash' receipts from brming were Op 276 per cent in tne iyz4-b4 period un.1 on a per capita basis were 315 per cent higher. t HOSTESS TO BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. T. B. Sumner was hostess to her bridge club Tuesday night at her home on Front Street. Those playing were Mesdames V. N. Dar- den, J. 0. Felton, B. G. Koonce, W. G. Wright, Nathan- Relfe, J. R, FutrelL Miss Thelma Elliott and Miss Kate Blanchard. The high Score prize went to Miss Elliott. A sweet course was served. : HOSTESS TO BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. J. Dillon was hostess to her bridge club-Wednesday night at her home on Grubb Street. Those playing ,hfcsIdes'Mthe' hostess"; were MesdameS 'Viyian Mathews" J. L. Harris EMbn v Wuislow, Charjes Murray; 1). Jged,' Jpr5John Cos ton and Miss JDorcas Knowles, The high score prize' went to Mrs. Har ris 'and jthe 'floating v prize-' J was avarded 'Mrs. Mathews A' sweet course was-served. - TRY A WEEKLY CLASSIFIED Any "" ) : -A I J 'j-.JUMHw?any. ; at the National Naval Medical : one of four land-based corpsmen J for Navy dependents. ePWClub Elects Officers For Year New officers for the year 1955 56 were ' ' elected at the May business meeting of the Perquim ans BPW Club when it met at the new home of Mrs. Roxanna Jack son Thursday night. They, are: President: Mrs. Emily. T.'illarrel), who will be serving, her' second year; first : vice president, Mrs. Roxanna Jackson; second .vice' pres ident, Mrs. Atha Tunnell; treasur er, Mrs. Wilma Hurdle; recording secretary, Miss Hulda Wood, and corresponding secretary, Mrs. Dora T. Riddick. . ; : . Mrs. Harrell presided over the meeting and announced that the State Convention will be held in Raleigh, June 10, 11, 12. The fol lowing delegates were elected to attend: Mesdames Harrell, Roxan na Jackson, Mary S. Lane and Miss Hulda Wood. Mrs. Alice Towe, State Educa tions and Vocations ChairmanAn- nounced that the State Convention this year will highlight this cdm- 1 mittce since the National Chairman (of this committee, Cylvia Sorkin, .ocations Exhibit when mem'mbe! will present interesting hobbies. Following the reports of varl qufl committees the meeting" Jad adjourned.;.. -; After ftpenitig.. housewarming gifts, Mrs. "Jackson invited the members to the candle lighted dining room where a:. suit prise party was given' in honor pf Mrs. Towe - who was ' reeentiy;sk lected the Club Woman of tjjp Yean-' '-';-' A' ' ',- "'..-..' The table which was covered with a cutwork linen tablecloth was ceni tered with a cake decorated in the colors of the club, green and gold. Refreshments of chicken salad sandwiches, mints, peanuts, punch and cake were served to the fol lowing members present: : Misses Hulda Wood, Kate Blanchard, TheU ma Elliott and Dillwyrt Denton. Mesdames .-Haprell, Towe, Jackson Mary'S. Lane, Sally Lane, Atha Tunnell, Dora Riddick,. Race Cos ton, Essie Burbage,' Minnie Wtltria Hurdle, , Viola Nachman, Harriett Gustafson and Betty Swindell. ; ,( j "'" '."'. Antique . , : ."My Jiusband has the strangest hobby,'; jsaid, Mrs. Smith to a friend, "and I never knew anything about it. until yesterday. I found Wilis desk a queer looking-ticket inscribed , Mudhorse 10 to 1. 1 I asked him what it was and he told- me it was a relic of a lost race. Isn't it interesting?" ' mmmm Cens!isS';;;rvisor; in 7" nun Urges Businesses To Submit Reports 'Collection of reports in the 1954 Censuses of Business, Manufactur ers and Mineral Industries, which are being conducted nationwide by the Bureau of the. Census,, Depart ment of Commerce, now is moving into the heme--stretch. Thirty-eight temporary fleld of? fices, established early this year to conduct these ' Censuses, are ' con centrating ort the task of working themselves out of a Job." These of fices will be closed 6s soon as all business men have filed their re ports and these reports have been checked and relayed to Washing ton.' ' :' Among these field offices the one covering this area is that of Census Supervisor Albert G. Mil ler, located at Chartotte, N. C. Here 19 employees are at work processing reports received to date from 44,000 establishments. They are aiming for completion of the job in the next few weeks when reports from a remaining 9,000 establishments have been received. Registered "letters &rd being sent to -establishments which have not filed their reports in compliance with Census law,' formally notify ing them that their reports have not been received despite several previous, reminders Shd 'that these reports mtttt. beiiu-fied Promptly in accoirfahcwitn'tne haw! In a statement addressed to heads of 'business establishments in this area, Census Supervisor 'Mil ler pointed, but ' thht'the,,. Census Bureau, like any well-conducted business' is trying to avoid unneces sary delays and added expense aris ing from such delays. . "Delays are costly both in terms of added expense and the loss of time that cannot be recovered," Su pervisor Miller said. "In our bus iness of collecting and publishing statistics1 timing is very important. Those business men who have de layed filing their reports probably do not realiiel that statistics are aperisiutble'; commodity and de crease in; value as -they .increase in age.., ;, :: ! ' Auxiliary Selects fwotr Girls'. State iTh'e! Alnertcan Legieri3Luxilia'ry oi the i Wijliam iPaul Stallings Post 125, met Friday night, May 6, at the home;! Mrs: Margin Towe with Mrs. Elizabeth Skipsey as joint hos tess. ,;V; ; : The president, Mrs. Helen Skin ner,' presided over the business ses sion, -using- the regular opening ceremony. Routine reports were given by various committees. The Americanism Chairman, Mrs. Joe Nowell, reported first prise in the Americanism Essay went to Jo Pat Stokes. . Two, high school jun iors were selected to attend Girls' State at Greensboro College. . These were Sarah Elizabeth Sutton and Nancy Bagley. Plans were made for the annual Poppy Sale on May 28. Mrs. Les sie White, Poppy -Chairman, had charge M the program and gave a very impressive tajik on. .poppies, f ollowing the meeting a sociaL hour was enjoyed during which the hostesses served "re&Hhments ' to the 13 members present. 1 Fund Drive Starts For Negro.4-H Camp i The 4-H - Club." Foupdation of North Carolina,' Inc., is sponsoring the building of a 4-H Club camp at Hammocks Beach, Onslow Coun ty. - This project was started in 1951, with 52 counties of the state participating. During the lfet four yean more than $37,000 has been raised and plans are now progress ing to complete the camp this summer. An additional $37,000 is needed to complete tho project. Citizens - of Perquimans County will be called on to assist in rais ing the necessary funds. A cam paign to raise $600 in Perquimans, which is the local goal, is now in progress under he direction of W, C. Stroud, "Nefrro Fartn Agent He is being assisted by local 4-H Club leaders and members. Stroud stated 'the camp, when completed, will house 1,800 4-H Club memberf s eactf season. He added the fund farapaign now', in progress wilHcijirie to a close n May 28, which is the deadline for each- county, in renortinar contribu tions to the -State 4-H Foundation Offioe. The public is asked to par ticipate in the,' drive, helping the 4-H'ers to secure their camp. I could never think well of man's intellectusi.or ' moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his cDCImISI AnIS!ll2iThe & .. . .... ... Chairman o (he' Democratic Hah KnTTnn .OrT!ll70Tinniti ul Committee, Paul M. BuUer, UU11UII I Ul ICIICUIIUII At An Early Date Cotton fertilizer should be ap plied early for maximum benefit, according to J. A. Shanklin, State College extension cotton specialist. One of the most important steps to adequate fertilization of cotton, Shanklin says, is side-placement. "It has been proven time and again that side-placement of fertilizer will result in about a -17 per cent increase in cotton yield, compared with the traditional method of us ing the fertilizer below seed at planting time, hide-placement is even more advantageous in a dry season." If you don't have equipment for side-placement, then put the fer tilizer in the row about 10 days be fore planting and mix it with the soil thoroughly, Shanklin advises, "Cotton absorbs the greater part of its nutrients during the first half of its growing period," he points out, "so it is necessary to get top dressings of nitrogen and potash on early, or at about tlie time of chop ping." Thus, you will be assured of early Sjetti ii- of squares and. Dolls, and oi getting the jump on the boll weevil. Early placement of fertilizer can mean about 300 to -400 pounds more seed cotton per aero, Shanklin be lieves. . , Young Democrats Meet In Concord On Saturday, May 21st The Young Democratic North Carolina will hold Clubs of a State- wide meeting and ra y on Satur- NOW IN STOCK Large Supply Of SHEET-ROCK ASPHALT ROOFING ASBESTOS SIDING INSULATION WOOL GLIDtfEN PAINTS Armstrong's CEILING TILE Harris Plumbing & Building Supply Co. PHONE 5401 - r - 4or trw5rS -V" Hollowell Chevrolet Co. who is making his first official visit to North Carolina. There will be no registration charge for the Concord rally, and the cost of the turkey dinner will be only $1.00 per plate. Ticket requests should lx sent to Miss Carolyne Goodman, Cabar rus County Court House, Concord, N. C. Further details are. available frdm Young Democratic Clubs. 75th June German In Rocky Mount on Friday, June : 10th The Carolina Cotillion Club's June German, oldest dance of its kind in the country, will be 'held at Rocky Mount on Friday, June 10, for the 75th year. Howard otrandberg, Jr., presi dent of the club, announced that colorful and controversial Stan Kenton and his 20-piece orchestra will provide music for the diamond anniversary of the all-night dance, Featured vocal soloist with the orchestra will be Miss Ann Rich ards. Clearance Sale Of All Remaining Stocks of SPRING COATS AND SUITS NOW y2 PRICE SHOP AND SAVE THIS WEEK AT WHITE'S DRESS SHOP HERTFORD, N. C. Positions Open FOR MAN AND WOMAN The Town of Hertford is now accept ing written applications for consid eration in filling the positions of Town Clerk and Assistant Clerk. Bookkeeping experience helpful. Apply in writing not later than' 5 P. M., Monday, May 23, 1955, to the Town Clerk, Town of Hertford, North Carolina. do You'll make all kinds of excuses to spend more time in your OK Used Car. It's the kind of car you'll drive with pride and confidence because it combines handsome appearance and reliable performance. Thoroughly inspected and recondi tioned, it's warranted in writing by the dealer. 7,-. ..... , .. ... . .. . , - , Sold only by an ATTTA ,TI?T 5tl( Vlbt Also Used Parts For AU; Makes and Models Carlton R. Nixon GARAGE W1NFALL, N. C. Phone 4950 So your OK Used Car is terrific- you have to sleep in it, too? 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