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?NEWSPAHTODEVgm) TO THE UPBUILDMG OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume XIII. Number 36.
fipitford. Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, September 13, 1946.
$1.50 Per Year.
:1I0VS iriCREASE OVER PREVI
DUS YEAR
Nearly One Thousand Training Cowse To
I Pupils Register Dur-! Be Explained Friday
. . ing Opening Day
HertforthDowned By
Windsor In Playoff
Game Saturday 7-6
All white veterans of Perquimans JMie II IOII AHU tt iiiuaw
County interested in the Veterans ! Playing Finals tO De
Agrfcultural Training Course are j riu!.ol,:
asked to meet at the Court House in . Clde LhampiOIlSnip
Hertford 6n Friday night at 8 o'clock, :
&t which time the training course will Hertford lost the opportunity of
be explained by G. C. Buck, voca- playing in the finals of the Albemarle
Perquimans County schools opened
on a full time schedule on Monday of
thi week with a minimum of fanfare
and formal programs. Figures on
enrollment for the ooeninir day, as
released by P. T. Johnson, County tional teacher at -Perquimans High Baseball League play-off last Satur-
Supermtendent, showed ,uu pupus School
registered at the white schools, with
Perquimans Indians
Drilling Daily For
Opening Grid Game
Columbia Will Furnish
Opposition In Game
Next Friday Night
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no figures available for the colored
, schools.
This enrollment figure in the white
schools is slightly higher than last
year, according to Mr. Johnson, who
attributed the increase to the addi
tion of the 12th grade in the county
schools. The registration was com-,
pleted at the schools, with the pupils
paying fees, being assigned books and
courses for the opening term.
Consolidation of the New Hope
school was completed, with the first
'.three grades of the school being as-
signed to the Central Grammar
, School and the students of the
fourth through the seventh grades
being enrolled at the Hertford
, Grammar School. y
A big portion of the increase in the
enrollment is noted at Perquimans
High School, where 84 new , pupils
were registered to enter the eighth
grade. E. C. Woodard, principal, an
nounced a number of new activities
would be sponsored at the high
school this term, including the for
mation of a glee club, an increased
number of students in the band, and
additional interest in debating so
cieties. Teachers at the high school are E.
C. Woodard, principal, Miss Esther
. Evans, Mrs. T. L. Jessup, Mrs. C. K.
Holmes, Miss Mary Alice Cohoon,
Miss Franoelle Harden, Mias Annie
1 Garris. Mr Francss Sprarue. Mrs.
f Goldie H? Msekiha, G. C. Buck, Mrs.
F. T. Johnson, Mils' Annabelle Wood
and Miss Grace Chappell. The latter
With the first football game of the
season scheduled to be played on
Memorial Field next Friday night,
day night when the focal team lost a .September 20, the Perquimans High
Full oarticulars of the training will third game to the Windsor Rebels by bchool Indians are droning daily in
- j .l. fn,vh n c ,. H.tfnnl unn nnH Wt Drerjaration for that nrst game in
and Mr. Buck stated if at least ten the game twice, through costly errors,
veterans register for the course a Hitting safely twice in the first in
snecial instructor will be assigned for ning, Hertford took a one-run lead
COUNTY PAYS TRIBUTE TO VETERANS AT
HOMECOMING PROGRAM WEDNESDAY
Perquimans Band
Starts Rehearsals
Perquimans High School Band, un
der the direction of Burt Ainsworth,
began its second year as school got
under full schedule this week,
the class to be conducted here.
.and held the Windsor team scorelcG
The band now has 30 members,
with ten additional members expect
ed to be added within a very short
time. The band has made excellent
progress under the direction of Mr.
Ainsworth, and is expected to be an
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which Columbia High School will belaaaea auracuon ai an n..me iuu.,
opposing the Indians. , Smes lms lal '
Coach Max Campbell held the first
Roy L. McMillan Was
Guest Speaker; Pro
gram at High School
Perquimans County welcomed home
its veterans of World War II in a
cording to E. C. Woodard, principal, gala program held Wednesday after-
scrimmage session on Monday of this
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
ailU IlOlU UIC TT He" . -o-
until fho fourth when the Rebels got week and has been putting the play-
to Webb for three hits and scored jers through strenuous practices each
three runs to lead the game 3-i. Inday since. About lorty Doys are re
the last half of this inning HerU'ord porting for the practice sessions and
tallied twice to tie the score, dur
ing the last half of the fifth the lo
cal team scored three more run3 to
gain a comfortable 6-3 lead. Up to
this point Hertford had hit safely six
times to "Windsor's three. Two er-
. OPA ceiling prices on meats went rors on the part of Hertford allowed
into effect on Tuesday, and with the
action came news that housewives
could expect meats to be scarce at
their favorite markets. Livestock
markets report sales have dropped,
and big packers state the return of
OPA prices will mean a shortage all
over the nation. Officials of the Ag
riculture Department in Washington
talk of still higher OPA prices in or
der to avoid a return to rationing of
meats. It is reported in Borne quar
ters that the current scarcity is not
expected to last more than a month,
even under present prices.
The United States has presented
Yugoslavia with an indemnity bill for
$400,000 to compensate the families
of five American fliers, killed when
their plane was shot down by Yugo-
lTav flo-htAro A .rATwvrt from t.hp Eu
ropean capital states that Tito, dic
tator of the Yugoslav, is willing to
9$.tVC tbe,.deKthL f the fliers, but
balk's at paying Ot&Xj. "S. for loss of
the two planes involved.
Windsor to score once in the seventh
and two hits and three errors in the
eighth gave Windsor another big in
nine and three runs, which moved
Windsor into the lead 7-6. Reeves
replaced Webb on the mound in the
last part of the seventh and in the
eighth Reeves hit a two bagger but
was unable to score. This hit in the
eighth was the only one collected by
Hertford during the last four in
nings.
Near the close of the game Hert
ford Manager M. G. Owens entered a
protest against the eligibility of Roy
Allen. Windsor shortstop, this protest
having been previously entered fol
lowing the Monday night game. A
directors' meeting was called by the
league president for Sunday morning,
but following a meeting of the Hert
ford team officials, it was decided to
J , Hertford Grammar School Miss
Mary Sumner, Mrs. Ruth S. Winslow,
Mrs. Jenkins Walters, Mrs. Cecil W.
White, Miss Mildred Reed, Miss Ruth
Elliott and Mrs. Mary W. Chappell,
Central Grammar School Aubrey , large cities of the nation,
f: MeGinnua. Mis Marcraret S. White. ! able goods aboard ships in
i Mrs. Mary W. Winslow, Miss Altessa
Ik Winslow, Mrs. Lucille L. White, Mrs.
Bertha Lane, Miss Johnnie White,
Miss -Nancy Darden, Mrs. Ruby S.
, Winslow and Miss Elizabeth Stephens.
Six County Fair To
X strike bv maritime workers in
the U. S. is causing havoc in several
Perish-several
harbors have reached the decay stage
and stores in many cities are suffer
ing from lack of goods to sell. New
York is reported hardest hit, with
foodstuff and other items reaching
the bottom of stockpiles. The situa
tion in New York is made worse due
to a strike of some 25,000 truck driv
ers in that city.
the coach stated he has no idea, as
yet, just who will be in the starting
line-up next week. Chester and Cecil
Winslow Jack Symon, Earl Winslow,
Tom Perry, Bill ElTTott, Bobby Keat-
on, Emmett Elmore, Robert Evans,
Lloyd Dail, . Howard Broughton,
Carlton Hurdle, Chappell and Eure
are battling hard for first place line
positions while Jimmy Sawyer, Jo
siah Smith, John Ward, Edward
Lane, John Hunter, L. C. Elliott, Bill
Boyce and Sidney Layden are looking
the best in the back field.
The team received a blow last
week ,when it was discovered that
Dan Berry, star back on last year's
squad, would be unable to play due
to an ankle injury received last sea
son. Another vacancy which the
coach is finding it difficult to fill is
the fullback position held last year
by George Wood, but several play
ers are showing up well in this spot,
and one of these will win the posi
tion. A schedule of nine games has been
arranged by school officials for this
season. The Indians will play six
home games, ana win nil three en-iDants
Field Meetings Held
In County Last Week
noon and evening. l ne ipsuviues
opened with a big parade which start
ed at 2 o'clock, with the marchers
parading from the Hertford Gram
mar School down town, then out to
Memorial Field at Perquimans High
School.
An air show was staged immedi
ately before the parade A squadron
of 60 planes from the Norfolk Naval
Air Station performed diving tacii s
and other stunts above the town for
about 15 minutes before returning to
their station.
The parSde was directed by Roulac
Webb, chairman of the parade com
mittee, and was made up with of
ficial cars carrying the program
County Agent L. W Anderson held i
.......I...... i f. ohiu- invinar
' , , L,- k ' i ,,; 'speakers, members of the band of the
methods of establishing and treating f ' ,
Pm-miimans " ihcimimii, v,m La.,,c ..
permanent pastures to Perquimans
County farmers on August In. Ihe
morning meeting was held on Roy
Chappell's farm at Bethel and in the
afternoon on the farm of L. L. Lane
in the Whiteston community. The i
Extension Service and the Albemarle
Soil Conservation District have been
cooperating with these land owners i
in the establishment of pasture deni-j
onstration plots.
J. Frank Doggett, hxtension Soi,
Conservationist of the North Carolina
State Extension Service, spoke at
these meetings. Mr. Doggett em
phasized the importance of proper
fertilization, use of the right kind of
seed and proper maintenance in a
good pasture program. He stated
that it was a waste of money to use
nitroiren on uermanent pasture which
Hprtford desired
to withdraw the protest. gagements away from home. Ihe inR to observe lh
. 'arhfiriii inr hiric most nf tho rpnma u u 1..4..
This action placed Windsor and , " " , " " . r grown. h
Edenton! who defeated Colerain three lp,ayed Jas yeart' T'"5 Washlng- Pe'8 fa d,ue ,
U finl ,f .ha ,-" HI lllUMl arm ninun 'i
mc unon ui iu: I j u.. i;;n: . J .. .
ut?ni ityiactru uy iiiiaiiiMun auu
Vinvp rlovpr or lesDedeza as these le
gumes will furnish an adequate I program committee, followed
amount of nitrogen for the other 'announcements regarding the
It una narticularlv interest- 1 gram ami introduced distir
through the courtesy of the ships
commanding officer, Captain C. L.
Green. Following the Navy band
were the Cirl and Boy Scouts, then
the Perquimans High School Band.
Approximately 150 veterans marched
behind the Perquimans Band. The
veterans ere followed by a number
of Armv and Navy vehicles.
Following the parade, the veter
ans, their families and friends went
into the High School auditorium for
the formal welcome home addresses.
The program opened with the Na
tional Anthem, followed by invoca
tion given by the Rev. C. W. Duling.
The address of welcome was given by
the Rev. I!. C. Reavis. who also paid
high tribute to those veterans who
lost their lives in the war.
F. T. Johnson, chairman of the
with
pro-
hed
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out of four games, in
play-off. The final round of games
i. i c.,,i., ,. uh (Franklin, Va.
Edenton winning 6-3.
The league championship was de
cided Wednesday afternoon when the
Edenton Colonials won from the
Windsor Rebels, the victory being the
fourth in as many played of the sev
en-game series.
Open September 24
To provide education and entertain
ment for the people of the six North
eastern counties of the Albemarle,
the Eastern Fair Association of
Elisabeth City will, open its first an
nual Six County Fair at the associa
tion's fair ground on the Weeksville
road on September 24 for five big
days. , : '-yW ,
The premium book, . issued, this
week, shows a well rounded program
will be presented by the Fair Asso
ciation each day. More than $1,000
will' be offered in premiums. In ad
dition to free acts and a big fire
works display every night, the pro-
. gram calls for the Elizabeth City
High School Band to give a concert
, on Tuesday, September 24, and an
. automobile show the same day. Har
ness horse racing will feature the
program on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, and motorcycle races will
. be held on Saturday.
The counties included for the fair
are Lhowan rerquitnans,, rasquo-
Another royal family faced exile
this week, following elections held in
Bulgaria. . where only slightly more
than four per cent of the voters cast
ballots in favor of a monarchy. Nine-
year-old Simedn II, last of the Co-
burg dynasty which has ruled Bul
garia for 70 years, will leave the
country this week with his Queen
Mother and sister. Tftey win go io
Egypt to join the king's grandfather,
ex-King Emmanuel oi iuuy. me
Bulgars, in the election, voted for a
republic, but the election was a vic
tory for Soviet Russia, which nas
dominated the government since over
running the nation during the war.
Two former GI's, tellers in an Ok-
latwtm r.itv hank, captured a 25-
year-old bandit after he had robbed
the bank of 38,46Z on Monday. - ine
bandit forced the bank vice presi
dent to fill a satchel with big bills,
then he left by a back door. The
vt.eran . mva chase and capturea
the bandit -after a pedestrian had
knocked a- gun from the bandit s
hand with a rock.
Town Board Sets Tax
At Meeting Monday
The season schedule follows:
Sept. 20 Columbia here.
Sept. 27 Franklin here.
Oct. 4 Edenton here.
Oct. 11 Williamston here.
Oct. 18 Tarboro there.
Oct. 25 Ahoskie there.
Nov. 1 Elizabeth City there.
Nov. 8 Plymouth here.
Nov. 15 Scotland Neck here.
At a meeting of the Board of Com
missioners for the Town of Hertford
held Monday night a tax rate oi
$1.10 per hundred dollar valuation
j . 1 . n i
was set ior me current nucai yci.
This rate is the same as levied by
the Town Board for the past several
years.
Adoption or the rate was 3UDje :t
to any change made necessary
through the setting of the current
budget, which will be acted upon af
ter the audit is completed of the 'town
books next month.
A I event icuutiiuu an Dicvuiv " "', " j .
tn customers suDDlied bv the Town of i "ouisi.
Hertford is causing a reduction in
revenue of the Town as compared to
the last three years. However, it was
the opinion of the Board, despite this
loss of revenue that the tax rate
would be sufficient to cover the bud
get finally adopted.'
tank, Camden,' Currituck and Dare. , funeral SerVlCeS
I., y. '.
A premium list "of products grown in
these counties has been . worked out
and cash' prises offered in each class.
Members of the 4-H clubs of. these
Counties are urged to enter their spe-
; cialtiea in the , ; special 4-H Club
classes. t
. AH white school children will be
j admitted to the fair, free on Wed-
nesday and all colored school, chil
' dren will be admitted free os Fri
day. , ' ''I'",
' The directors of theFair Associa
tion invite participation by all of the
j: people of the six counties, .
V SERVICES AT HOLT . ' ....
TRINITY SEPTEMBER 15
s ' The Revv.vK.Tvp).!?aeite;'l
Holy Trinity Church in Hertford, an-
; nounced today that services would be
resumed at Holy Trinity on Sunday,
September 15. Holy Communion will
be held at ft A. M., Church School at
'.10 and morning prayer at 11 A. M.
On leave 'w " V,i
V -ry Lewis, who has been serv-
ir- - ' 'i t' r""i forces on foreign
f , Ii f t L'j t. iw.al leave
' .: it stlc"- 'ter.
Ainsley Services
Conducted Monday
,i;ffr(.m in iruests. including: I on cress i an llcr-
of Mr. Chap- jbert ('. Homier and John A ' ! nn.
differences in commander of the First American
fertilizer ap- 'Legion District.
plied. i Major W. H. ia)!byt,r, produced
Mr. Doggett pointed out that it is 'Roy McMillan, guest speaker for th-
better to seed lespedeza, Dallis grass ! program. Mr. McMillan is past na
and white clover in amounts as rec-j tional vice commander of the Ameri
ommended by the State Experiment Jean Legion a 'id Past State Corn
Station than to buy prepared pasture , mander. He praised the veterans for
mixtures. These three species have! their service to their country and the
been found to be particularly good 1 manner in which they enabled the na
for this section of the State. jt'on to win final vktnry.
I "We need more livestock in the ; The benediction was given by the
county in order to obtain a better bal- Rev. .1. I). Cranford.
lanced 'farming program," the county After the speaking the veterans
agent pointed out. If we have live- an(j t h -i i- immediate families were
Stock we must have pastures and treated to a huge barbecue supper
they should be established before too 8erve(j Memorial Field.
Benjamin Franklin Ainsley, 54,
died suddenly of a heart condition at
him home in Hertford last Saturday
night at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Ainsley was a member of the
board of directors of the Major
Loomis Lumber Company and active
in the company's affairs up to the
time of his death. A native of Wash
ington County, he had resided here
for a number of years.
much livestock is added so it is not
Thi:
as followed bv a soft ball
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necessary to ouy expensne n:. Kame between the Army veterans ana
The county agent and the Soil Con- the -avv veterans.
servation District will be glad to help . Tn(, program closed with a public
any farmer establish or improve pas- street dance held on Church Street,
tures.
Johnson-Harrington
Vows Spoken Aug. 17
'music for the dance being provided by
I the members of the USS Wiscon
sin hand, which had furnished music
during the parade and following the
I barbecue supper. The band was one
of the best dance bands heard here
in a number of years and the danc
ers, as well as the spectators, thor
oughly enjoyed the splendid mus.c.
Trueblood Rites
Conducted Tuesday
The marriage of Miss Mary Spen- !
cer Harrington, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Harrington of Aberdeen,
and William Harrell Johnson, son of
Mrs. Charles Johnson of Hertford
He was a member of the Hertford was solemnized at 8 o'clock August
Church and of the Per- 17, at the Page Memorial Metnooisi
T j xt ? a c st. a K IfThiirtfth in Ahprnpn. 1 he Itev, o. . '
quintans xjuuge, v, r . r. at, t. iti. j -
iilvfvinflr ova hia urifo Mr a Mar. Loner officiated.
tha West Ainslev: one 'son. W. F ' Prior to the ceremony Mrs. Fred-
Ainsley; one adopted son, J. H.'erick Peak, organist, played "Some
.Tones: two dainrhtprs Mrs W. H. i thiwr Blue," composed by the bride
t wr 1 r T l ii .a "InHnn 1 rrn I .ft 1 1 rtV '
Mannews ana Mrs. x. u nrown, an '. " " Uh Pprnimi,K Count v Wildlife
Siar. airs. . ":
,,f ( luh will ho el? at t'v (. ourt Mouse
I love You m nemorn ai o ciock vveunesuay
of Norfolk, Va., and one sister, Mrs. Truly,"
D. L. West of
grandchildren.
Local Wildlife Club
To Elect Officers
The regular quarterly meeting of
of Hertford: four brothers. W. S. and Maria" and "Evening
J A Ainslpv nf Crpnwpll I. A Ainn- ! Charles E. Johnson, sister-in-law
i . cii-i jii i it o a: i ! Va Itnislaa-ionnm on rtcr
iey vi omioviue anu n. o. rv...B.Cy ... . Reotemher 18. it was announc-
L,eiDestraum anu 1,1 , , , ni i
pH tnHn- hv w H O'ikpv. Jr.. nr-psi
Columbia and six .cause sister of thp , dent of ' the local organization.
I all. I'urcj uirn oil mcuiucio ui
For Mrs. Kate Russell
Mrs. Kate Norman Russell, 60,
wife of Charles Russell and daughter
of the late Urant and Martha jane
Morgan, died at her home in Hertford
Sunday evening after a long illness.
Besides her husband, surviving are
three sons. Allan, ot New York, Char
lie' of, Norfolk and Faul Russell of
Hertford; Ave .daughters, Mrs. Annie
Schaff of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Louise
White, Mrs. .Pauline . Morgan; . and
Thea Russell, all i. of - Hertford, and
Mrs. Eula Dudley c-f Hickory; three
sisters, Mrs. Janle .Watklns Of Ports-
mouth, tflnl. wait bkmwi uia nn.
Enla ; Russell of Hertford; " three
brothers, Will of Edenton, Grant of
Port Thomas and Memtt morgan i
Norfolk, v : J f, -.v
' PuneralV service swere conducted
under the direction of the Lynch Fun
eral Home at the Berea Church, New
Hone. Tuesday afternoon at Z o'clock.
The choir tong "Rock of Agea" and
"What a Friend We Have I Jesue."
Pallbearers were Eli ani Charlie
Lene, George RusselUvBllly Jackson,
l!a(K?y trathews and Tom Matthews.
m . . . m.-ui.j Kuneml services were conducted Drme, was ni)u 01 huhui a... v -
diZnVg atT Jbtt8mn;nbr0ther
at the home in New Hope after a BC Reavis u
i o Jjyiiuii 7 unci a i siuijic, miciii- .
'!iv. r : t a m fiatro W fathnr. wore a trown of wl11 be ele
He was a native of Pasquotank- '. f-.W with a tia-ht Wednesday.
.j i ir..: Dak. i huhb inanaea enmasse uiiu uunuucieu i "''-" J - " . i -r-i . nT:
the club and sportsmen interested in
the projects of the Wildlife group to
attend. Officers for the ensuing year
be elected at the meeting next
County, but had been living in
quimans County for the past 65
years. He was the son of the late
John and Sallie Munden Trueblood, a
member of the WOW of Hertford
and a member of the New Hope
Methodist Church. ,
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Re
becca Williams Trueblood of New
Hope; three daughters, Mrs. L. E.
Umphlett, Mrs. J. 'i. liSmo ana rare.
F. T. Eure, all of New Hope; two
sons, W. A. Trueblood of New Hope
and Nathan Trueblooo or JMizaDein
fHtv! 2fi grandchildren. 12 great-
rarj4hilHrnn. several '. nieces and
s. ,
nephews. . 1j'
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday, afternoon at 8 o'clock in the
New Hope Methodist Church by the
Rev, J. D, Cranford. Burial followed
in the family plot , f,, '
From Greenville ;
. Mm. Inm GrecoiT. who has ,been
living in Greenville, is here and plan
ning to make her Home in neruom.
ppr. 1 sons attended enmasse and Conducted
the lodge ritual at the grave. Ihe
choir sang "Rock of Ages" and "What
a Friend We Have In Jesus."
Pallbearers were A. W. Hefren,
Claude White, Dr. T. P. Brinn, Paul
King Jewel McCleese, C. r . Sumner,
V. N. Darden, C. P. Morris and W.
H. Pitt.
Interment was made in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
bodice, and long sleeves which ended
in a point over the hand. The high
voke was of marquisette with a lace
bertha giving an off-the-shoulder ef
fect and had a full skirt which ex
tended into a long train. The three-
The Wildlife Club, organized
throughout the State last year, now
has 100 chapters in North Carolina
and the work being carried out by the
members of the various clubs is re
ported to be excellent, and tending to
W. M. S. TO MEET
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Baptist Church will meet Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
church. Members are asked to please
note the change of time.
The Rev. W. W. Finlator of Elixa.
beth City will be the guest speaker
at this meeting.
Returned Home
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie La Belle re
turned home Saturday at East Hav
en, Comu, . after spending the past
week with Mrs. Louis nacnmau.
I: I a: I i i ii
tiered veil of bridal illusion was,""F'" u,.t,B ..,....B ....
worn with a coronet of orange bios- sporismeu. .....
soms and the bride carried a bouquet One project being pushed by the
of utenhanotis and roses, centered , u.e Fa
with orchids and showered
stephanotis and tube roses.
Mrs. Johnson was araduated from
Aberdeen High School and received
her Bachelor of 'Science degree from
Women's College of the University of
North Carolina. The bridegroom re
ceived his B.S. degree from Wake
Forest College and is now attending
medical school at the Virginia School
of Dentistry.
with ration of the game and fish adminis
tration from the Conservation Com
mission. The Wildlife group con
tends the Conservation Board has not
and does not place sufficient time and
finances into this part of the program
and the organization desires a sepa
ration of game and fish program
from the rest of the conservation
program.
Inquiries have revealed that many
members of the Legislature, which
til i ; t .1. : .....
. . uynirst win meet in wanuary, yvn uui ww.
Miu Jean Howard left this weMCI-"-l " "
to continue her studies at N. a Wo-General Assembly is exited when
man's College, Greensboro. the proposal comes before the House.
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