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Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, October 16, 1931
ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME XLII—NUMBER 42
OVER 150 IN CAST
OF HOME-TALENT
PLAY NEXT WEEK
“College Flapper” Will Be
Staged for Benefit of
Literary Club
On next Thursday and Friday night
the modern comedy, “The College
Flap-per,” will he staged at the high
school auditorium under the auspices
of the Literary Club. It promises to
be one of the bigggest events ever
staged in this community, and include
a cast of over 150 local people. It is
a modern, up-to-date college comedy
with a thrilling football story. Even
one who has seen the show claims no
i tie can afford to miss it.
The star football player of Bula
Bula College is supposed to be at a
special football practice, but instead is
in the sorority house making love to
his girl, which is entirely against the
rules laid down by the coach. The
coach, Bonnie Coburn, sends Monk,
the trainer, played by Clyde Cahoon,
over to the sorority house to find
Jerry. Jerry sees him coming, and
knows he will be expelled from the
team if caught there, so with the help
of his girl, Jean, played by Jacquelyn
Williford, and the freshman, Bill,
played by Bill Clagon, he hides in the
housemother's room. The old house
mother has left, and the new one is
coming the next day, and has all her
clothes there, and in order to sneak
out of the sorority house puts on the
housemothers’ clothes, but in trying
to escape is discovered in the outfit,
and mistaken for the housemother.
Jerry’s atenipt to escape from this pre
dicament so he can play in the game
brings on a series of extremely funny
situations.
There are many funny situations.
Jerry’s girl, Jean, gets mad because he
makes love to the other sorority girls,
especially Nellie, the little freshman
girl, played hy Leah Davidson. Pro
fessor Gaddis, played by Bob Tarken
ton, who has been in love with Dean
Howard for 30 years, forsakes her and
proposes to Jerry, as the housemother.
George, played hy Gene Still, and
Monk, the trainer, spend a lot of time
running after Jerry trying to get him
over to the football field to play in the
game.
The college president, played by
Jack Davis, and his wife, palyed by
Louise Duvall, ad dignity to the cast,
and the two freshmen, Bill and Brick,
played by Bill C'lagon and Dick Ches
son, complete the cast.
The hit of the show, the Flapper
Chorus, consists of a group of busi
ness men, who portray famous college
girl types, such as Peaches Browning,
Sorority President, Spinster School
Teacher, Cleopatra, famous movie stars
and many other such prominent char
acters. The flapper chorus of leading
prominent business men will be the
sensation of the show.
Besides the flapper chorus, there is
the alumni glee club, who open the
show, and give a lot of entertainment
singing old-time songs, that every one
likes to hear. These men portray the
modern college type, and are dressed
in knickers, sport sweaters, and vari
ous college styles. The firemen have
t’rt'lfcented to lake part in the glee club.
Another big feature of the show is
the curtain raiser, entitled “I he Ba >>
Pagent,” in which over 100 children
between the ages of 5 and 7 take part.
A special dramatic reader is used, she
gives the reading and the children fur
nish a very effective background by
providing some of the lines and play
ing parts in pantomime. The baby
pageant is something new in enter
tainment and exceptionally god.
roper school
NEWS OF WEEK
Football Game Friday With
Columbia; Grades Elect
“Parents”
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Roper, Oct. 14.—Roper and Colum
bia high schools will play a football
game Friday afternoon, October 16,
on the local gridiron. The contest is
expected to be a very exciting one.
This will be Roper’s third game of the
season.
The Roper Parent-Teacher Associa
tion held a meeting on October 2, at
which time the association decided to
elect a class “mother ’ and father
for each grade in the school. These
“parents” are to take an interest in
both the classroom work and in the
social life of their respective grades
It is believed that this will tend tc
bring the children, teachers, and par
ents more closely together. I lie fol
lowing parents have been elected:
First grade: Mrs. J. B. Hurley and
Mrs. E. N. Riddle; Fifth grade: Mr
W. W. White, and Mrs. W. G. Bell
sixth grade: Mr. W. W. Haskett anc
Mrs. James Leary; seventh grade, Mr
E. M. Chesson and Mrs. Jim Chesson
eleventh grade: Mr. and Mrs. J. C
Tarkenton.
At this writing, parents for the othei
grades had not been elected.
Total 895 Names on County
Tax List; Number Pay Up
Advertisement of delinquent
taxes of property owners in Wash
ington County, which started in
last week’s issue of The Roanoke
Beacon, totaled 895 names, against
the 703 names of last year, or 192
names more this year than of last.
Compared with other counties
throughout the state, Washington
county makes a very favorable
showing. Taken as a whole, from
the various exchanges that come
to the Beacon office, is about on
a par with other counties in the
matter of delinquent taxes. She is
betler (ff than some, and a shade
worse than some.
However, of the 895 persons
TAX RATE SOON ]
County officials announced here
yesterday that they were of the
opinion that they would fix the
county-wide tax rate and be ready
to announce it to the public in
next week’s Roanoke Beacon, a
piece of information the public has ]
been looking forward to for some :
time.
No information as to what the
rate would be was divulged, but
there is a feeling that the rate will
be some lower than it was last
year.
FORMER COUNTY
FAMILY SLAIN BY
NEGRO BURGLAR
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Green Davis And Family
Found Murdered In Their
Maryland Home
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Green Davis, 55 year old man, and
family who were all slain just before
dawn Sunday morning at Taylorville,
Maryland, by a negro, lived in Plym
outh years ago, having moved away
from here about sixteen years ago.
Mr. Davis and family are well re
membered in Plymouth.
We clip the following news story
sent out from Snow Hill, Md., this
week:
Orphan Jones, 60-year-old Negro,
confessed slayer of a Taylorville fam
ily of four, was held at Baltimore for
safekeeping today as State's Attorney
Godfrey Child marshaled his case a
gainst the farm hand for presentation
to the grand jury Monday.
There had been no demonstration
against the Negro, but authorities
deemed it best to remove him. He
was slipped out of the jail here last
night and rushed to Baltimore under
heavy guard.
Jones’ confession was wrung from
him late yesterday after 16 hours of
grilling. Police said* he admitted
robbery was his motive when he slew
Green Davis, 55; his 38-year-old wife,
Eva, and their two daughters. Eliza
beth, 15, and Mary Lee, 13 with a
shotgun and a pistol before dawn Sun
day.
Police said Jones confessed he
went to the Davis farm house early
Sunday morning, crept up to the far
mer’s room anti killed him and his
wife with a 16 gauge shotgun. When
the girls awoke in another room he
went down and shot them with a pis
tol.
Schedule of Prices On
Curb Mart Saturday
21c
25c
30c
20c
1-2
Special for Sat., chickens, lb.
Eggs, per dozen .
Butter, lb.
Cream, per pint .
Turnips, bunch (must weigh 2
lbs.) . 7c
Turnip salad, peck 15c
Beets (must weight 1 lb.) bunch 5c
Potatoes, Iirish, per lb. 1 l-2c
Potatoes, Sweet, peck 17c
Collards, lb. 4c
Butter beans, quart 25c
Country bacon . 14c
Dressed hens, lb. . 27a
Dressed broiler, under 2 lbs. 30c
Curb market opens at 8:30 in base
ment of courthouse. Standard scales
used to check every weight of every
article sold, beginning with Saturday
Local Residents Hunt
Bears in Wenona Section
Sheriff Joe Reid, John White, and
Attorney Carl L. Bailey went on a
bear hunt in the Wenona community
Wednesday morning of this week. Ii
an interview with Sheriff Reid here
following the hunt, the sheriff stated
that they saw five hefty bears, bui
were unable to get within shooting dis
tance.
Various other sportsmen are also go
ing in quest of bears at this time, anc
it is expected that many people wil
have new bear rugs before the seasoi
is over.
whose taxes are advertised this
year, the majority of them, it is
believed, will pay up before time
for selling the property. This
proved true last year.
One of the main reasons why so
many people have failed to pay
their taxes this year is due to the
same cause as of last year, namely,
the heavy taxes on land, as com
pared with the revenue received
from farming. Taxes on farmers,
heme owners, and real property
holders is all out of proportion as
compared to other forms of wealth.
Governor Gardner says, “Taxes
on property must be reduced. This
is one clear mandate of the peo
ple.’’
FIVE CASES ARE
TRIED IN COURT
HERE TUESDAY
Colored Man Held for Su
perior Court on Two
Charges Robbery
John Arthur Bowen, alias Kid
Bowen, 24-year-old colored man, was
tried on two counts in Recorder’s
Court here Tuesday, charged with en
tering and larceny. The first count
charged Bowen with having entered
the Norfolk Southern depot here some
time ago and taking a quantity of silk
dresses belonging to a local merchant.
The second count charged him with
having stolen a truck belonging to
A. L. Owens.
The defendant was bound over to
superior court on both counts, prob
able cause having been found. His
bond was fixed at $2,000, and, accord
ingly, the defendant is still in jail.
J. E. White was tried on bad check
charges and found guilty. Prayer for
judgment was continued until October
20, 1931. f J
Essie Downing and Frank Johnson,
both colored, were tried on charges of
entering and larceny, and both were
found not guilty.
Henry Riddick, 47 year old colored
man, was tried on charges of refusing
to kill a mad dog, and was found guil
ty. A thirty day road sentence was
suspended on condition that the de
fendant pay T. C. Burgess the sum of
$60. The defendant appealed to the
higher court.
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Jim E. Doughtie Passes at
His Home Here Yesterday
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Jim E. Doughtie, 61 years of age,
died at his home here Thursday morn
ing a few minutes before 4 o’clock,
following a prolonged illness. Funeral
services will be conducted at the home
Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock with
Rev. Richard Lucas, officiating.
Mr. Doughtie was well known in
Plymouth and had many friends here,
he having lived here practically all his
life. Besides his wife, the deceased is
survived by three children, Mrs. Ray
mond Peal, Carlyle Doughtie and Miss
Virginia Doughtie. Also one sister,
Mrs. Alex Brinkley.
Interment will be made at the
Brinkley cemetery.
Plymouth Fire Company
Staging Trial and Comedy
The Plymouth fire department is
staging a rather unusual entertainment
at the city high school auditorium here
tonight at 8 o’clock. A court scene
will be enacted at which two local
citizens will be tried. It is expected
this will prove one of the most inter
esting plays seen here in a long time.
There will also he a black-face com
edy in two acts, monologues, recita
tions, and other features. The admis
sion is only 10 and 15 cents. The pub
lic is urged to come out and enjoy an
evening of wholesome entertainment.
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Chapel Hill-Zion Club In
Regular Meet Thursday
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The Chapel Hill-Zion club held its
regular meeting at the home of Miss
'Mary Mizell last Thursday afternoon
with a large attendance.
1 The meeting was opened by Mrs.
Fannie Robertson, acting as president,
after which the minutes were read by
the secretary. The meeting was then
turned over to Miss Covington, who
gave a very instructive demonstration
on draperies.
After a delightful social hour, Miss
Mizell served delicious refreshments.
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Musical At Local Methodist
Church To Be Given 25th
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j The Plymouth Methodist church
'will have a musical Sunday, October
25, it was announced here yesterday.
1 Full details and program of this mu
sical vcill be announced next week. It
I is understood that an outstanding or
ganist will give a recital among other
I things.
PLYMOUTH ZONE
MEETING HELD IN
WINDSOR, OCT. 7
Large Representation of
Methodist Women At
Sessions
The Plymouth Zone meeting was
held in Windsor on Wednesday, Oc
jtober 7th, with a large representation
present, the zone leader, Mrs. M. B.
IGillam, presiding and Mfts. W. H.
| McClees acting as secretary.
The morning devotional was con
ducted by Mrs. P. O. Lee, her theme
being, “A Life Lost in Service Is a
Saved Life.”
1 Mrs. W. H. Darden extended a
hearty welcome and Mrs. L. B Har
rison graciously responded, followed
bv greetings from the zone leader.
| Splendid reports were given from the
adult societies, children’s work, and
zone superintendents. Mrs. R. H.
Willis, district secretary, presented 1
plans of work for the zone for the next ,
quarter.
Greetings from the Baptist and
Episcopal missionary societies of
Windsor were brought by Mrs. E. L.
Gatling and Mrs. R. W. Askew. The
zone leader welcomed the members of
the Lewiston auxiliary as visitors.
Special music was rendered as fol- '
lows:
Solo, Mrs. C. L. Spivey.
Duet, Mesdames Sykes and McClees.
Solo, Mrs. Wesley Foreman.
Miss Mary Rhodes Copeland gave
a beautiful reading, the thought being, ,
“We Are God's Only Messengers.” |
Mrs. M. B. Baum gave an interest
ing talk on “Young People and Mis
sions,” expressing the thought, “Let
Us Have the Loving Spirit of Jesus :
to Find the Lost Sheep.”
Mrs. Leigh Sheep, of Elizabeth
City, conducted the noun-day medita- |
tion, her subject being, “Women of
Past, Present, and Future,” emphasiz
ing Christian home influence.
Dinner was served on the church
lawn.
Rev. J. Bascom Hurley led the aft
ernoon devotional, reading the 16th
chapter of St. John’s Gospel, followed
by prayer.
J We were very fortunate to have the
secretary of the N. C. Missionary Con
ference, Mrs. W. C. Chadwick, of
New Bern, N. C„ who brought us a
beautiful message, urging the women
to pray and work for new evangeliza- :
tion of America. Mrs. Matthews, as- i
sistant district secretary, of New Bern,
was also present.
A brief business session was held,
at which time the present officers were
requested to serve until spring, and
Mrs. L. B. Sutton was appointed
treasurer. Report front courtesy com
mittee was given by Mrs. J. Bascom ,
Hurley.
Williamston extended an invitation
to the meeting in the spring.—As re
ported.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEET HELD 11TH
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But Two Sunday Schools
Represented; Held With
Rehoboth Church
l Skinnersville, Oct. 13.—The Skin
nersville District Sunday School Asso
ciation met at Rehoboth Methodist
Protestant church on Sunday after
noon, October 11, at 2:30 o clock. |
Scuppernong and Rehoboth were the
|only churches represented. Due to the
'sudden illness of the president, Mrs.
Henry Norman, Rev. J. C. Russell
'took charge of the meeting.
| Several important business matters
jot' the association were discussed. The
jmeeting was considered a success, and
; the association will meet at the Oak
Grove Baptist church the first Sunday
in November.
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Mrs. Johnston Opens Class
In Piano and Organ Here
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Mrs. Laura Smith Johnston, an
nounces that she has opened a class
in piano and pipe organ at her home
in Main Street here. Preparations for
a candle-light Christmas recital arc
to begin immediately.
Mrs. Johnston has received a teach
er’s certificate and a graduate s di
ploma from the Southern Conserva
tory of Music, Durham, and has also
studied at the Damrosch Institute of]
Musical Art, New York City, and is
considered well prepared for the
teaching of music both to advanced
j students as well as those of the pri
I mary and lower grades.
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Local Agents Attend
Meeting in Pinehurst
Messrs. S. A. Allen and H. \\ . T ar
] kenton, local agents of the Metropoli
|tan Life Insurance Company, attended
a state meeting of agents at Pinehurst
last Thursday. These gentlemen re
' port a very excellent time, the meet
ing having been held at the Pinehurst
! country club.
School Building' at Cherry Is
Destroyed By Fire Saturday
ENROLLMENT IN
COUNTY TOTALS
2,373 LAST TERM
1,119 White and 1,254 Col
ored Children Enrolled
1930-1931
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The State School Facts for Septem
ber divulges some interesting facts
concerning the school population, en
rollment, and attendance in North
Carolina. Washington County, for in
stance, for the school term of 1929-30
had a total school enrollment of 2,373.
Of this number, 1.119 were white chil
dren, while 1,254 were colored chil
dren.
Probably few people in the county
realized that Washington County had
more colored children of school age
than white children. But, according
to these figures, there were 135 more
negro children in school in this county
during the 1929-30 school term than
white children.
The average, daily attendance in the
State has increased very rapidly during
the last 30 years, in fact more rapidly
than the enrollment has increased,
which means that those children on the
rolls of the schools of today attend
much better than those on the roll
thirty years ago.
There were 206,918 children in av
erage daily attendance during 1899
1900. This number represented 51.7
per cent of the total enrollment of
school children in North Carolina of
that year. Thirty years later, 1929-30,
there were an average of 672,895 at
tending school daily in this state, or
77.6 per cent of the 866,939 children
enrolled.
CURB MARKET
IN COURTHOUSE
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Moves To Winter Quartets
Saturday of This
Week
The curb market will open its doors
next Saturday in its winter quarters,
the basement of the courthouse. The
members of the market last Saturday
discussed plans (or improving the mar
ket and it was moved and passed that
every person selling, on the market
would he required to wear a white
dress. The market can not score in
the rank with the other markets of
the state unless certain standards are
maintained, and this is one of the re
quirements. Each member agreed that
it would be even cheaper for them to
wear the uniform rather than other
dresses that cost somewhat more.
Every effort possible will be put
forth to get the products offered for
sale up to standard. Grading of prod
ucts will be especially stressed.
Weights will he supervised and a set
of standard scales will be installed for
Saturday’s opening, on which every
article bought must be checked as to
its weight before sold.
The streets will be checked to en
force the town ordinance, and all per
sons selling before 9:30 will he re
ported to the town officials.
It is the desire of every club mem
ber to make this market the best in
the State.—Reported.
PERMIT KILLING
1 DOE IN BERTIE
Provision Limited to Bertie
County, State Game
Warden States
According to a notice published in
Bertie County last week by C. H.
England, State game warden, one doc
may be inclu led in the bag lim.t of
four deer this year. This provision
applies to Bertie County only, the
notice stated.
The permit to kill one doe was a
dopted by resolution of the directors
of the Department of Conservation
and Development in accordance with
the game law amendments of the last
legislature.
In a letter to the game warden of
that county, K. A. Ruffin, Mr. Eng
land states that notice of the change
is being made in response to one or
two inquiries he has received from
justices of the peace and others inter
ested in hunting in this section.
Home Agent Announces
Schedule for Next Week
The home demonstration agent an
nounces that her schedule will be as
follows for next week:
Monday, Albemarle; Tuesday, Pleas
ant Grove; Wednesday, Swain: 'I hurs
dav, Creswell; Friday, Alba; Saturday
| curb market.
( WIN FIRST GAME I
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The Plymouth High School
football eleven won their first
game of the season here last Fri
day afternon, when they scored a
touchdown in the first five min
utes of play against the light Wil
liamston high school team. The
final score was 6 to 0 in favor of
Plymouth.
The Plymouth gridders outplay
ed the visitors throughout the en
tire game, and their goal was not
threatened at any time.
LOCAL CITIZENS
KILL BIG BEAR
NEAR ROPER
Bear, Weighing 150 Pounds
Killed Early Thursday
Morning
Ihe first big black bear of the sea
son killed by Plymouth hunters oc
curred Thursday morning. Sheriff Joe
Reid, John Darden, Louis Hassell,
Bob Johnson and H. Herbert Am
brose were the gentlemen who bagged
this bear. The bear touched the
scales for 150 pounds.
Upon returning to Plymouth with
the bear’s hide and one of his front
feet shortly before 12 o’clock Thurs
day morning, Jonh Darden was ex
hibiting the bear’s foot to the local
populace. Mr. Darden brought the
animal’s foot into the Roanoke Bea
con office and Bob Johnston was say
ing that he shot the deceased bear two
times, whereupon Harry Stell, Wash
ington County game warden walked
into the office and nabbed Mr. John
son for going hunting without any li
cense.
Mr. Johnson will be tried before
Justice of the Peace John Darden.
The bear was considered a very big
one for this section, and the hunters
state that they saw eight of them,
though they only killed one. Mr. Dar
den declares that he shot a bear and
that lie fell in the swamp and was
afrait to go to him. and therefore was
forced to wait until the other hunters
came up. Then when they went to the
place where the bear had fallen, he
was gone.
Scuppernong Club Holds
Regular Meet Monday
The woman’s club of Scuppernong
met at the home of Mrs. E. Pritchett
Monday afternoon. After the devotion
als were conducted by the president,
Miss Coving, home agent, took charge
of the meeting.
i An interesting and instructive dem
onstration was given on draperies, the
kind for each room, and the way to
hang them. She displayed a large as
sortment of samples and curtains, and
showed the relative value of curtains
to the rugs and furniture in a room.
After the demonstration. Miss Coving
ton cut patterns to be transferred to
burlap in making hooked rugs. Sev
eral ladies are planning to dye old
materials and make hooked rugs.
j There was no special social period,
jas all were so interested in rug mak
ing and the time was taken up in this
'manner. After the demonstration,
!Mrs. Pritchett served fruits. The next
'meeting will lie held at the home of
|Mrs. I. J. Alligood.
DIVERSIFYING
PAYS FARMER
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In the Ledbetter section of Rich
mond County, W. B. Dawkins stands
(nit as a farmer who, operating on a
comparatively small scale, makes a go
■ of diversification.
“I suspect that Mr. Dawkins makes
more out of sorghum syrup than out
I of cotton,” says L. L. Osteen, local
higli school teacher of agriculture. “He
cultivates about 150 acres of land, but
he puts only 25 to 30 acres of it in
I cotton. He produces soi ilium cane
syrup and several other variety prod
ucts for market. He keeps a half
do/en good brood sows and market"
hogs and sausage. Grain, beans, and
hay are his major field crops. He
milks five to six cows and sells but
ter. and there is a big flock of chickens
on his place.
Lespedeza Makes Friends
| In Columbus This Season
T.espedera has made lots of friends
i in Columbus County this season due
to the high yields of quality hay pro
duced. J. R. Yates, of Chadbourn, cut
two tons of cured hay from one and
i one-fourth acres last week.
PLANS MADE TO
RESUME SCHOOL
WORK MONDAY
Temporary Quarters Are
Secured; Loss Partially
Covered by Insurance
The Cherry School Building, a two
story wooden structure, comprising six
classrooms and an auditorium, was
completely destroyed by fire unknown
origin Saturday about 1 o'clock. No
one was at the school building at the
time, and it is not known how the fire
started, but it is thought that it prob
ably started from the engine which
was used in pumping water.
The building was valued at $12,000
and the furniture and equipment at
$2,000, James W. Norman, county sup
erintendent of education, stated here
yesterday. The county had $5,000 in
surance on the building and $500 in
surance on the furniture and equip
ment.
1 empurary quarters are being ar
ranged this week for housing the
school students in order that the school
may continue. It is understood that
school work will be resumed Monday
morning. A store room and lodge
hall at Cherry are being converted in
to class rooms. Approximately 150
children are enrolled in the school.
No information was available here
today regarding the erection of a new
building, but it is understood that
Cherry citizens are demanding a new
school building.
REPORT IS MADE
BY ROPER CLUB
Enrollment At Present Is
17; Summary of Work
Accomplished
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By Mrs. L. D. WILSON, Secretary
Miss Covington thought l>est for
various reasons to reorganize the Rop
er club, which she did last December.
Eleven members were enrolled. In a
short time this club numbered 21. An
other club was organized in the com
munity, we lost a few members, and
some have moved from the town, re
ducing our membership.
It has really been an uphill business
keeping our membership up to par.
We now have an enrollment of 17. It
may be a little difficult for you to un
derstand, but 11 of these arc new mem
bers.
Pictures have been rehung in four
homes. Floors refinished in two
homes. Walls done over in one home.
Kitchen furniture painted in one home
A leader has given a demonstration in
50 per cent of the meetings. They
were very helpful. Two members of
our club attended the yard tour.
Six members have planted shrubs
and flowers and otherwise improved
their yards. Every member has paid
federation dues. Three members at
tended the district federation meeting.
The garden leader reported she had a
year-round garden and has grown 25
different vegetables. Eight of these
vegetables were planted in successive
crops, assuring a supply throughout
the season. The new varieties of seed
distributed by Miss Covington were
planted and shared with the club
members.
The canning leader attended the
meeting in Greenville. A total of 1.
101 quarts of fruits and vegetables
have been canned by the women of
the club.
ROAD BILL WILL
AID THIS STATE
State Would Get $2,400,000
Should Congress Pass
Appropriation Bill
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Raleigh, Oct. 8.—North Carolina
would benefit by approximately $2,400,
000 should Congress pass the proposed
$100,000,000 road appropriation bill be
ing sponsored by the American Asso
ciation of State Highway Officials, ac
cording to figures of John D. Wal
drop, state construction engineer.
Waldrop has just returned from Salt
Lake City, where the association con
ference adopted the legislative pro
gram.
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Local Eleven To Play
Columbia Next Friday
The Plymouth high school football
team will play Columbia here next
Friday afternoon, October 23, in what
is expected to prove a real football
battle. Therefore, it is urged that
everybody keep this date in mind and
come out and see the game.