' ' S tania'tfl" Printing Co x Lotd3Llle, Ky. 4020Q OUIMAN EKLY I ME, F&K Vtt&jme XAVi-No. 3 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, January 16th, 1969 10 Cents Per Copy WE Pierce To Attend Farmers Short Course At State Bankers of North Carolina art continuing their award-winning service to agriculture through the sponsorship of the annual two week Short Course In Modern Farming at N. C. State Univer ' city. The 17th annual session Is set for January 20-31 in Raleigh. 1' Scholarships tor 1,814 young '.. North Carolinians Involved In ' agriculture have been provided 1 by IbeThometown banks since the short course began in 1953. This week, the County Key Banker tor Perquimans County, R, L. Stevenson announced that ,i Peoples Bank, 'Hertford will send ?1 young farmer to Raleigh for the short course. All expenses will be paid by the bank, 4 Attending the : short course : from this county will be Billy ,L Pierce, Route I, Hertford, N. C. a i. The short auru heorlna Holl ; day morning; January 20, ends on Friday, January 1 otal enrollment of more tna and A is expected. While In Raleigh . these young farmers from all s sections of North Carolina will learn to recognize and evaluate modern technology In a changing agri-business environment The program covers broad areas interest to agricultural leaders and specific commodity Informs uon. Mr. Stevenson was aDoointed! County Key Banker last year byl : J. raul rord of Belmont, presi- Mm of the North Carolina Bank' era Association. Mr. Stevenson Is Executive Vice Pres. of Peo ples Bank & Trust Company, r Hertford. N. c. Working with 4 him has been County Extension Chairman k. m. Thompson. , The short course is one of the numerous agricultural projects . sponsored by the NCBA. For 23 : consecutive years the Assoc la : tion has won a national award for its outstanding farm pro-l grams. Ccrp Reed Dies -Chowan Hospital 1 ConirlteeiiB Vftouie l, mea ruesony mornlngati 3:45 in the Chowan Hosnltal falJ lowing a long Illness. A native ofj rerouimans county, he was a son1 of the late Corprew Wilson and Mrs. nannie semner Reed. He was a retired farmer. member of Anderson Methodist Church and a member of Per qulmans Masonic Lodge 106 AF jus. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrue utcnneid Meed; two sons, Wallace L. Reed of Charleston. S. C. and Roy Lee Reed of Cov ington, Va. and six grandchildren. ; runerai services will be held inursaay morning at 11:00 am. in .the chapel of the Swindell funeral Home by the Rev. Nor man Harris . Burial will be In cedarwood Cemetery. J. K. Ibwbold Dies In fsw Jersey . James Kenneth Newbold, 87, of Bloomfleld, N. J. died Sunday morning in a Bloomfleld Hospital following a short illness. ? He was a native of Perquimans County and lived In Bloomfleld ' for the past 50 years. He was a retired produce dealer and the , son w vm mm nennein naynor ; ana uuinie mcmuiuu Newbold. Surviving are his wife, Mrs, Louise McKeUer Newbold: i vdat"hter, Mrs. Virginia Lowry a) or uoomneia; a son, James nen- nein newooia. ir. or nicnarason, lan Newbold of Wilmington; four sisters, mts. rannie newbold Wlnslow of Greensboro, Mrs. Mattie Newbold Wrlghtof Jarvls burs, Mrs. Helen N. Skinner of HerUori and Mrs. C. A. Withrow of Etr .1a, Va. and three grand A I jrsl nd Juris! service was c.3ictc 1 Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. i n f e Van-Tassel Funeral Home in Lloomfleld. C:rvicc3For . Lira. Yinslow Ft ral services for Mrs. Nr i P. Wlnslow, 80. of Route L Eel who died Wednesday t"-' , r -" held r'rly at t Friends Meet-I .. orkHocHn. pas f rir'is Meeting) r lbcaias. cas FriondsMeet- a r. 1 ) E 1 We Have In T try fee Church romraniedl ' t, organ- i made ofl .;s, white t I'arrill . Wi- M0W, . . 3 V. i s- Billy Pierce of Rt 3 , Hertford is shown being presented a check from Peoples Bank of Hertford by R. 8. Chappell. Doctor Badly Needed To Assist Only Physician With the selecting of the property for the Medical Facility in rerojiimans by the Medical Committee, it is expected they will get a doctor to help lighten the load of Or. t. p. Brinn, rer- qulmans County's only practlc lng physician. It may be a rather difficult Job, securing a doctor or two to locate here, lading lnare cent publica tion, of small places such as Per qulmans in dire need of practic lng physicians, the little councrs went ahead and built Medical a cilities to house the such, and some are still lacking doctors. Here in Perquimans County the situation is indeed a serious one. Dr. T. P. Brinn, has been pulllntri an over-load here since the death of Dr. Carlton A. Davenport and! since. urJU a. ward ltaftoMs practice: A doctor in this situa tion is subject to breakdown of his own health brought on by overwork in attempting to pro- Rites Are Held For Mrs. Lane Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Easter Monds Lane, 82. who died Monday morning, were held Wednesday at 200 in the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. John Allen, pastor of Chappell's Hill Baptist church. "Near To The Heart of God and "under his wings" were sung by Mrs. KlngGeorge Byrum. Mrs. King George Byrum, Mrs. Hubert Byrum and Mrs. Loui pickens. They were accompanied oy Mrs. cnester wmsiow, organ' 1st The casket pall was mads on red carnations, white chrysan themums, and fern. Pallbearers were waddell Harrell. Aleon Spivey. James) Monds, Jav Parker, , Thomas Spivey and Jodie Bail. Burial was intheramllyCem etery. Rites Held For Mrs. Sutton Mrs. Etna Snrulll Sutton. 83. died Sunday night at 9:30 in Mor gan's Rest Home following along illness, a native or rerauimans IfTminv oil. m b jhmJiUmJri late Martin and Mrs. Susie Rob-1 erson apruiii and the widow of ueorge Lawrence Sutton, Sr. She was a member of the Bethlehem Christian Church. Surviving are three eons. Le- roy Sutton of WeeksviUe. Georsa Sutton, Jr and Clvde. Sutton ol Hertford; a daughter, Mrs. El- nora sawyer of Chesapeake. Va.: one brothers, Norwood Spruill of Norfolk; four sisters, Mrs; Susie Godwin of South Mills, Mrs. Dal lie Corprew of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. Effie Caddy and Miss Essie Spruill of Route 3, Hertford; 11 grandchildren andl9 great grand children. , Funeral service wnr koM Tuesday at 1:00 in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home of the ev. Norman Harris. "What A Friend Wa nia 1 Jesus" was sung by the men's chorus of the Hertford Bantiat Church. They were accompanied oy mts. cnester winslow orain- The casket pall was made ol white chrysanthemums, red roses and fern. Pallbearers were grandsons. Lawrence Sutton. EUly Sutton Flj'd lawyer, Jos Sawyer, Wade . -rs. SJiac; --nr orbea. i-..cl I r j ia L, Cemet t-bWa.- -;t,n. C. kride more medical services to Imore neoole. These are hard tects. but true. Dr. Brinn, has spent considerable time in trying to get a doctor to come nere. Monthly Report Of Hertford PD The he following monthly report tv. i u..rui for Ben L. Gibbs at the regulaq council meeting. Arrests made: Drunks 2; Assaults 2; careless and Reckless Driving 1; Larcenj of Shoplifting 1; Miscellaneoui Traffic Arrests 3; Miscellaneoui Arrests 7; Break! ngandEnterlnj Citations issued for Improper Parking I. Activi- tiAw IT1 all a Anowevittil aMflTmraorl, tWAelaa 2: Funerals Worked 5; Courtesies! Extended 117; Doors Found Un locked 8; Fire Calls Answered 6: Radio Calls 235; Street Lights; Reported Out 6. The Council requested the Po4 lice department to crack down on the 00 Minute Parking, after re -I ceiving request from the Mer chant committee of the Perqui mans County Chamber of Com merce. LSssionary Speaks At Bagley Swamp Wesleyan Church Rev. Donald Wood, a mission' ary of the Wesleyan Church td Zambia, Africa, will speak al 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Jan uary 19, 1969 at the Bagley Swamp Wesleyan Church, Hertford, Route 2. Rev. Wood Is on furlough after a term of missionary service in Zambia. He spent three and a half years in Choma Secondary School, serving as an instructor in addi tion to holding the position of deputy principal of the school. This school has 400 students. The remainder, of his term was spent as mission station superintendent Of Chaboboma Mission, also In Zambia. Chaboboma Is a large mission station, the Chaboboma District spreading over an area 100 miles in diameter. It is lo cated on the shores of Karlba Lake , the largest man-made lake in the world. The mission Is 45 miles from the railroad sta tion. There is no telephone or ra dio communication, and the roads are treacherous. There are about 15 Wesleyan churches In the Cha boboma District. Chaboboma Mission also has a 20-bed hospi tal. During malaria season there are as many as 50 malaria pa- Jtleots ... .. . . A Mr. wood wui ten about tnv area where ne nas laoorea, as people, and the missionary work being done there. Colored slides will be shown, i nere wui ne cur ios from the field on display. The pastor the Rev. VerlinBu- sick extends a cordial invitation to all in the community to hear Mr. Wood. Receives Painful Injuries In Fell Mrs. Robert L. Stevenson, wife of R. L. Stevenson, Executive Vice President of Peoples Bank & Trust company of Hertford, Is a patient In Norfolk General Hos pital following a fall In the bank last Friday morning. It is understood that the heel of Mrs. Stevenson's shoe caught in a raised piece of tile on the floor of the local hank, and caused her to fall face forward to the floor. In the fall, Mrs. Stevenson sutured a brokenelbow, and when her bead struck the tile floor, br!: k?r esse. Prize Money Not Arrived Yet Well folks, told you last week when i was so elated over re ceiving that card from The Read er's Digest, that said I'd been se lected to receive a LuckySweep- stakes "Check", that I'd let you know when it arrived, ; I reckon the check did arrive. and the only check I imagine that win arrive . . . came in onMon day morning, it looked beautiful believe me.lt was for $100.00 and it was a real beauty. 'Cept, for one thing! Kignt on the end. writ ten in fine print ... was not negotiable. Not knowing just what that meant, I dashed right down to the bank, and they TOLD ME, Ha. . Since writing about my good fortune, it seems everyone in Perquimans County, received the same thing, i Just was the first to tell about my being selected. (HaJ Everyone else was auiet about it. boon's the news broke about me being notlfled. more folks told me they had received the' same message. I've had so many telephone calls I couldn't begin to count them, folks wait ing for their checks or prize. Se cretly, i think everyone here that received a card - had big plans with the prize money. Many were going on trips, can you visualize this county with everyone taking on on a trip at the same time? And the spending boom, that was bound to result ... Why this place was going to really be buzzing. une man came into the office and said he was a winner too. He was getting one of the Mustangs. He was worried, said he'd have to pay tax on it that he had to get rid of his present car, and that he was afraid that folks were go Z, "fM 17,7 young for him at his ase. ing to say the Mustang was too tically in the county getting a message that they, had been se lected - suppose everyone had won. We'd been so lonesome here. that Is if they had all taken that dream trip. It would have looked like Ghost County. . I'll still keep you posted, as to wnat i near about that "check". ted States Postal Services, that I'd won. I've been real busy this week taking back all the new things that I'd bought and charged think ril just wait until the cash arrives to go on that Brand ing spree. Indians Drop 3 Perquimans traveled to Gates County Friday January 10th and came home with a triple defeat me girls, playing one of their best second halfs of the season were defeated 29-46. Winslow led the locals with 17 big points followed by Murray with 5. In the double figures for Gates were alph with 18 and Hathaway with, 13. , In the feature event the Gates boys combined speed, experience ana gooa shooting to whin the In dians 72-35. Cahoon and Watson pumped in 8 points each to lead the Indians. For Gates Askew burned the baskets for 21 points iouowea oy Moore with 12. in the J.V. game Gates de feated Perquimans bv 50 to 39. Wilson and Chappel led the In dians with 18 and 8 points re spectively. Carroll led the habv nuns witnu. Tl ... aJh " ' Davis Honored At Bstircnisni Discx x f " W. J. "Bui" Davis retired Vrom the N. C. State Highway Commission December 31, 1968 latter 48 years service with the Equipment Department Employees of Division una honored him at a retirement din ner held at the Perquimans High School Cafeteria Dec. 19. Special guests Included Otis Banks, executive secretary of the N. C. State Highway and Correc tion Department Employees' As sociation and Mr. J. u Mcuon- ald. Equipment Superintendent for Division 2, who commented on Mr. Davis's loyalty to the State in behalf of Mr. L. a Gun ter. State Equipment Engineer who was unable to attend. To show their high osteon, Mr. Davis was presented a retirement g!3 by his fellow employees along with best wishes for good health! ar.a trrr ness In his retirement. 1 - ' - "-s r. A 1 I crr2LJ Five Generations Show in the above photo are five gertSratlons. Reading left to right is Steve Lane, Mrs. J. B. Ayscueand Sheri and Mrs. W. E. Bagley and Mrs. William Lane. Susan Harrell Nominated For Katherine Reynolds Scholarship Alumnae committees appointed for every county in North Caro lina are this month interviewing Ithe 249 nominees for the Kather ine Smith Reynolds Scholarships at the University of North Caro lina at Greensboro, serving on the Committee for Perquimans County are: Mrs. R. S. Monds, Jr.. chairman; Mrs. U k. Holmes Hayes Completes Army Training Army Private Vatson Hayes, 21, whose mother, Mrs. Hazel Hayes, lives in Winfall, N. C, completed nine weeks of advanced infantry training Dec. 13 at Ft. Polk, La. His last week of training was spent in guerrilla warfare exercises. During his guerrilla training, he lived under simulated Vietnam conditions for five days, fighting off night attacks and conducting raids on "enemy" villages. He was taught methods of removing booby traps, setting ambushes and avoiding enemy ambushes. Other specialized training in cluded small unit tactics, map reading, land mine warfare, com munications, and firing the M-16 rifle, M-60 machine gun and the 3.5-inch rocket launcher. iLooki'ng Ineaeaaesaa ' '' . J; JANUARY 1941 LOCAL DRAFT BOARD HAS QUOTA READY TO LEAVE FOR CAMP: Francis E. Willey, Aubrey Umphlett, Francis Jess up, William A. Bogue and Roulac Webb are the five men chosen to fill Perquimans County's draft quota for January 7, according to J. R. Stokes, chairman of the local draft board. AVERAGE POPULATION OF PRIVATE FAMILIES LOWER than 1930: According to pre liminary figures released by the Department of Commerce, the Sixteenth Decennial Census indi cates that the average number of persons in the American family is continuing to become smaller. According to the figures released the North Carolina average has declined 4.9 in 1930 to 4.5 in 1940 J. ' C. BLANCHARD GIVES BONUS TO EMPLOYEES: A Christmas bonus totaling nearly m HIWHMIU vnHUU 9 If VBVllhVM by J. C. Blanchard & company, Inc. to its employees. Declaring 1940 to be an outstanding year in volume of business J. C. Blan- cnara sux.expresseatnaiutsior vnuiiujrcv - iaJuiK3t auuii niuwii made such a successful year pos- sible, and expressed thanks to the . nihlir for Its natronaee. MARY ONELLA RELFE WEDS JACK BRINN DECEMBER 16 Characterized by dignity and simplicity, the eddlng of miss Mary Onella Relfe and Jack El liott Brinn took place in the Hert ford Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, December 23, at 3:00 o' clock, with the pastor, the Rev. R. F. Munns, officiating. Only immediate families of the couple were present at the wed ding including Mr. and Mrs. N.A.I Relfe. Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mr. and Mrs. John Broughton, Jr., and Mrs. J. R. Hooks, of Fremont. ' FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. J. H. TOWE HELD ON THURSDAY: Funeral services were conducted Thursday after noon for Mrs. i J. H. Towe, Sr., age 65, widely known resident of Hertford, who died ruesdav even ing at her home, where she had resided many years. Surwliur are six children: Mrs. Jacob L. White, J. H, Towe, Jr., Lawrence, Martin and Mary Towe, of Hert- and Mrs. Henry Stokes, Jr. Susan Harrell is the nominee for Perquimans County, an out standing member of her high school graduating class, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles M. Harrell, Jr., and Is a member of the senior class at Perquimans High School. Twelve scholarships are awarded to each freshman class. The awards, covering board, room, tuition, fees, books and miscellaneous expenses, are val ued at $1,400 and are renewable for four years of study. The selection of Reynolds fi nalists was delegated to the Alumni Association of UNC-G by the Reynolds Foundation when the program was initiated in 1962. District committees were ap pointed to serve this function. J rh , Reynokls Scholarships were established by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in memory of Mrs. Katharine amith Key nolds, a Woman's College (now UNC-G) alumna, wife of the founder of Reynolds Tobacco Company, and mother of the late R. J. Reynolds Jr. v The Foundation recently made a grant of $67,200 to support the awards during the 1969-70 aca demic year at UNC-G. Backwards ford, and Mrs. J. M. Eason on Newport News, Va., two sisters Mrs. J. M. Saunders and Miss Eugenia Davis, of Portsmouth, Va., and three brothers, Carson Davis, of Manteo, Ralph and Er nest Davis, of Portsmouth, Va. and ten grandchildren. The ser vices were conducted at the home by the Rev. R. F. Munns, pastori nf thBHnrtfnrrtMothnHi.tnM.roh Burial was in Cedarwood Ceme tery. Pallbearers were: Winslow, R. D. Elliott E Leiim tJ. n5l T. P. Brinn, W. H. Pitt, Robbins p'T'rTn n,you may easily keep her alive Hoffler, - m "LJHV UI1U VVIUI IVIlUt Ml BILL JESSUP ENLISTS IN MA RINE RESERVES: Julian C Jessup, widely known among his "' "nY,,"u:"!r ?i".l uicuuaas urn lias cmiDlcu ill the U. S. Marine Reserves, and is fiiihlArt tn rail nn .Tiilv flr LOCAL BOY GRADUATES8 FROM ARMY FLYING SCHOOL IN ALABAMA: Flying Cader Fen ton H. Butler, Son of Mrs. G. W, Butler, is to graduate from the Air Corps Advance Flying school, it was announced this week by Col. Floyd E. Gallowey. Air Corps, the school commanH dant Birth Announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Owens wish to announce the birth of a son Mar shall Richard Owens Jr. born on Friday, December 27, at the Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City. LOCATION OF NAVAL AIR BASE , EXPECTED IN SHORT TIME: According to an announce ment made this week in Wash- inotnn. Sac. nf thA Now Knnv Iq expected to reveal uie location of the $5,000,000 air base very shortly, included lor considera tion will be the sites submitted by Perquimans in the bid for the base. Chamber Directors To Meet Monday The Board of Directors of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday night, January 20th, 1969 at 7:30 Ip.m. at the Municipal Building. ah board members are urged to attend. Hertford Town Boqrd Endorse John Mircliner The Hertford Town Board meeting here this week, passed a resolution endorsing the appoint ment of John Mftchner for High way Commissioner for the Dis trict. W. T. Elliott, chairman of the Hertford ABC Board reported that the sales at the Hertford Store in December 1968 amounted to $27,567.80, an increase of $1,876.05 over December 1967. After hearing a 'written re quest from the Merchants Com mittee of the Perquimans Cham ber of Commerce, the Board in structed the Hertford Police De partment to crack down on viola' tions of the 90 minute parking in the business district. The Board discussed the pos sibility for future planning, for (the employing of Electrical and Water Main Engineers, to make a study of Hertford's systems, in order to keep abreast to the increase usuage. The Board adopted an ordln ance to annex the area as adver tised, of the Berry property. A public hearing on the annexation of the Berry property was held last week and no one appeared to oppose. On the Public Hearing per taining to the rezoning of the Berry property, on the South side of the By-Pass, the Board ap proved the zoning from highway business to residential district Monnie Divers Observes At Chapel Hill Miss Monnie Divers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Divers, visited Memorial Hospital at Chanel Hill. N. C. last week, to observe the Histology Lab as a part of her training as a Histolo gic Technician. Miss Divers is training at Al bemarle Hospital in Elizabeth! Citv. under the supervision ofl Dr. Jerry Pickrel, Pathologist. Cures Are Worse Than Diseases R. A. WINSLOW There is currently much talk about Hong Kong flu and the difficulty of finding cures for it and similar seasonal sicknesses. We should be glad of medical progress, however. Consider the following cures contained in Nicholas Culpepper's School ofl Physick, or the English Apothe cary, printed in London in 1659 and handed down in a local ram ily for untold years. "For a Pleurisie. Boil Horse- dung in white Wine till half of white Wine is consumed, then strain it, and sweeten it with Sugar, (the Wine I mean, not the Horse-dung) and let him that hath the Pleurisie drink a draught of it, and go to bed and cover himself warm. "It is an excellent remedy for the Cough, to wet the soles of " u, iS night gOing tO bed. the feet with spirit of Wine at The Chin-cough is easily curvu u ule I" 'J unuuieu wiui it, spit three or four times into -1 :e xi i x .1.1 i . . jiL into the mouth of the same Frog, 2 , in a little water. "For the Sciatica, take a gal-l Ion of urine, I suppose it were best of the party that is dis- eased, boil it, and scum it well .... . .. ,u ,t Mil W MCOl illCII LfUk LV It a quart of black Snails, such you shall fmde in the med- dows without shells, boil them together till it be thick like a Poltiss, then spread it upon a cloath, and apply it to the grieved place. "An excellent remedy for the rues ... the conceit of which pleases me very well, is this; take a gray Cat, and cut her throat, then flea her and roast her, and save her grease, boil the blood and the grease together. and anoint the Piles with it as hot as you can endure it; this seems to me pretty rational, because a Cat is a Beast of Saturn. "The inner skin of the Gi. ard of a Hare, dried, and beaten w powoer, and taken inwardly. is the greatest strengthener of a weax stomach, and talnnr nf digestion that is. "The best remedy for Witch craft that I know in the world is this; take a stalk of Amara dulcis, leaves and all, and let the party bewitched wear it about their middles next their skin.d "If an Adder be crept into la man's body, which is a (thing though it happens but seldom, yet it may happen, therefore the cure is not amiss; this do, Take a handful of Rue, and bruise it and boll it In the urine of Ithe party, and let him drink the decoction, and it will make the Beast make more haste out than Ut did In." or(R-6). The Board voted to ask for bids for a new Police car. The 1965 Plymouth Will be traded at the time. The opening of the bids received will be at the regular February meeting. 17-Year-01d Jailed In Hobhsville Theft A 17-year old Hobbsville boy Raleigh Pernell Morris, was jail ed and charged with breaking. entering and larceny arter he turned himself In last week following the robbery of the Clifton Stallings store in Joppa Community. The boy was arrested by Sheriff W. H. Eure who recovered $277.71 in cash stolen from the cash register in the store. Mrs. Stallings (the former Hazel White) the owner's wife, said she went to open the store and noticed a fork handle protrud ing from the front door lock. It is said she remarked to an as sistant that it appeared someone had tried to get it. She said she called the sheriff after discover ing the robbery. Before the sheriff arrived, it is understood that Morris, who lives within sight of the store, went to the store and told Mrs. White "he had done something he shouldn't have". When the sheriff arrived, the youth turned over bills from his pocket and led the sheriff to more cash hidden under a board in the store's produce shed. Morris was jailed under a $5,000 bond, awaiting a pre liminary hearing in the January term of District Court. King Street PTA Monday Night The regular P.T.A. Meeting of King Street Elementary School will be held Monday night Janu ary 20 at 7:ld, according toW. Gilliam, Pres. Parents who are interested in the well being of their children should be present. The program committee is in charge of Monday night's meet ing. Your presence will be greatly appreciated. Penny Wise And Pound Foolish "I'm sure you have heard that old adage about belng"penny wise and pound foolish". How often does it apply to you?" states Mrs. Ha Grey White Home Economics Extension Agent. If you aren't careful, it can be applicable almost every trip you make to the grocery store. And, in this age of rising prices, 'can you afford to have this happen? tach of us likes to feel we are "getting a bargain". But when is a bargain a bargain? That's the question we need to think about for a few minutes, so let's take an imaginary trip to the grocery store. Let's go first to the fresh pro duce area and see if we find any thing for quick clearance. Will you have lost food value due to age and storage? Can you use the product before it spoils? Is the special due to-it's being in season and plentiful? is it in the amount your family can use without growing tired of it?At the breads and cakes area, we often find sales. If it is on sale. it may be a special; If It is" Quick clearance" see if you can deter mine how old it is. A week old cake on sale for a few cents less may be costly in family satisfac tion, a Anytime one sees a"SDeciar'. it is time to do some fast arith metic. For example, soup that usually sells for 239f could go on special at 499C - or an in crease of 6C a can. This means the homemaker needs to be alert to prices. In addition to prices, she must be alert to labels, for example, one for beef stew may read "con tests" beef, potatoes, carrots. broth, etc. another can the same size, weight, and price, may read contents beef broth, potatoes, carrots, beef. Unless you read and know that contents are listed in. descending order, you may pick can No. 2 and be very un-: pappy about the small portion (of beef present. Could Be... Lieutenant Colonel Daniel M, Rodv. Divisional Commander nf the Oregon-Idaho Plvision of The Salvation Army, remarked thaU "A noted playwrite said once: 'From the actions of people, It seems as If this planet must be the insane asylum for some othet world.' While that is an extreme statement, it seems at times as if . it comes close to home."