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£>iiiiiiiHiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii& = A home newspaper dedicated § § to the service of Washington = | County and its 12,000 people. = ainiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimimiiiiitiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii The Roanoke Beacon * + * * * * * and Washington County News ******* iimiiiMmmiiiinnmmimimiimmnmiiimmiiimmmiir. | Advertisers will find Beacon § and News columns a latch-key to | 1,100 Washington County homes. fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiKHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 32 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 5, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1889 -•lllllllllllllllllllllll CONTROL NEGRO SCHOOL HERE IS MOOT QUESTION -® County Board and Local Board Refer Matter To Attorney General -® A controversy has arisen between the Washington County Board of Ed ucation and Plymouth Graded School district committeemen over the con trol and operation of the Washington County Training School, which is lo cated in the suburbs of this town. The Plymouth committee submitted to the board of education Monday a budget for the special chartered white school in Plymouth and also the ne gro school. This the county officials declined to adopt, as for the last two years the county administration has been supervising the negro school here. An agreement was reached between A. H. Stir, C. McGowan, and E. H. Hicks, of the Plymouth committee, and the entire board of education to draw up in writing and submit to At torney General Dennis G. Brummitt for a ruling on that matter so that a budget can be arranged and adopted for the school. The county organization assumed control of this school about two years ago and the officials are of the opin ion that an agreement was reached whereby the county control it, as the town could not build the school on account of finances, and also the town could not get Rosenwald aid, as did the county. The Plymouth district was created in 1903 by a special act of the legisla ture. A representative from the coun ty will meet representatives from the local school district and between the two they will draw up in writing and submit to the attorney general all the facts in the case. And the agreement also states that findings of the attorney general will seal the matter, as it will be final, from which neither will appeal. -® RETURN FROM WEEK IN CAMP ——« Twenty Members Creswell Club Enjoy Outing at White Lake -® By C. H. RABON Creswell.—Members of the Creswell chapter of Young Tar Heel Farmers came home Saturday after thoroughly enjoying themselves for one week at the Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Camp at White Lake. The boys were in competition throughout the week with nine other schools, in such sports as playground baseball, regular baseball, volley-ball, ,horse-.shoe pitching, and swimming meets. The boys had plen ty of pep during the week, and all took an active part in the games There were 20 boys that made the trip this year, and they are looking forward to the next camp season. The camp is owned by the Young Tar Heel Farmers of North Carolina. It is operated by J. M. Osten, one of the district supervisors of vocational agriculture. The boys were accompanied on the trip by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rabon and Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Armstrong. - CONVENTION IS HELD SUNDAY Group of Roanoke District Met with Scuppernong Church Last Sunday By Rev. J. M. Perry The Roanoke District Convention convened W'ith the Christian church at Scuppernong, near Creswell, Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31. Hon J. F. Latham, president, called the meet ing to o(rder Saturday morntag at 10:30 for transaction of business. Rev. J. M. Waters preached Saturday at 11 o’clock on the inspiration of the Bible, and Rev. J. M. Perry preached Sunday at 11 o’clock on the Deity of Christ. The convention was well at tended and adjourned Sunday at 1 p. m. to meet with the church at Terra Ceia October 29 and 30. -* Five Local Firemen At Convention in Hamlet Five firemen left here Tuesday for Hamlet, where they will attend the meeting of the North Carolina Fire men’s Association. They will return during the week-end. Those going on the trip are J. T. McNair, Bob lar kenton, Bill Styon, Charlie Jackson, and Bob Martin. -<t Halifax Farmers Get Good Price for Clover -«. Five Halifax County growers re cently sold 25,000 pounds of home grown crimson clover seed at a good price. Peanut Meetings in County Next Week OUICK WORK N I■> A unique method of unloading flour for the needy and transport ing it to its storage quarters in the basement of the courthouse here was used Tuesday by W. C. Brewer, welfare worker, when a string of unemployed two blocks long stood side-by-side and hand ed the flour from one to another. There were 175 unemployed peo pie working. It took them only 2 1-2 hours to unload the car. The flour was in 24-pound bags. The string of men reached from the Atlantic Coast Line siding to the courthouse, a distance of about two blocks. LEWISTON EVENS SERIES WITH WIN HERE TUESDAY -» Perry Morris Stingy With Hits, Locals Getting Only Three -$> Timely hitting by Lewiston, coupled with the three-hit hurling by Perry Morris, evened the series with Ply mouth Tuesday when the locals went down in defeat, 6 to 0, for their first shut-out against them this season. Slim Gardner allowed the visitors only 8 safe blows, but a couple of er rors by his mates, with the hitting of the visitors, spelled runs that proved his downfall. It w'as the best game played on the local diamond this sea son. Bill Clagon thrilled the crowd with a spectacular catch in the field. The box score: Plymouth Norman, cf . Mizelle, ss . Fields, 2b . B. Gurganus, 3b Clagon, rf . J. Gurganus, If Gardner, p . Dinkins, lb . Cesson, c . Hudson, lb . Blount . Totals Lewiston C. Joyner, 2b Glasgow, ss B. Joyner, c .... Texas, cf . ^1 orris, p . McCoy, lb . Dempsey rf Humphrey, 3b Hoggard, If Totals ABEHPOAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 5 29 0 3 27 16 2 ABRHPOAE ...511340 2 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 13 0 .0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 ...35 6 8 27 19 0 Summary: Runs batted in: Morris,' 2; Texas, 2. Three-base hit: Rogers.j Two base hits: Texas, 2. Sacrifices, McCoy, Glasgow. Left on bases: Ply-J mouth 3; Lewiston, 5. Stolen bases J Morris, Glasgow. Hit by pitcher: by Morris (Clagon); by Gardner (E. Joyner). Strike outs, by Gardner, 5; by Morris, 6. Bases on balls: Gard ner 1, Morris 0. Umpires: Brown and Simmons. -• Brother Of Mrs. Norman Signs Contract in Movies -<$ James Bell, of New York, brother to Mrs. Zeb Vance Norman in Ply mouth, has been signed for a part in the new Paul Muni talkie, “I Am a ! Fugitive,” it was learned from a clip ping taken from a New York daily ‘paper which carried a story and the i young man’s picture. Here is the paper’s story: “James Bell, who attained wide notice on the Broadway stage as the young convict who marched to the electric chair in “The Last Mile,” has just been signed for a role with Paul Muni in “I Am a Fugitive,” adapted from the prison story by Robert Burns. Mr. Bell, young stage actor, now bound for Hollywood, was seen last season on the main stem in Channing Pollack’s “The House Beautiful,” in New York. This film marks his screen debut.” Mrs. Norman and Mr. Bell were reared in Suffolk, Va. County Board in Regular Meeting Here Monday -'i, Washington County commissioners in session here Monday again voted unanimously to postpone the sale of delinquent taxes until September 1. They have been extending the time from June 1 each month. Reports were also heard from Farm Agent R. E. Dunning and Miss Eugenia Patter son, home agent. FORMATION OF EXCHANGE TO BE EXPLAINED —*— First Meeting at Creswell Tuesday Afternoon; Is Final Effort Peanut growers in Washington County who are contemplating sign ing an agreement with the North Carolina Mutual Peanut Exchange, Inc., (or the purpose of orderly mar keting of the lowly goober will have an opportunity at three meetings that will be held next week for organiza tion purposes. The first meeting will be held at Creswell in the school building at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on August 9, and on the same date at the Roper school at 8 in the evening. The third meeting will be held in the courthouse in Plymouth at 8 o’clock on the eve ning of August 10. Assisting Farm Agent R. E. Dun ning in the work will be J. W. Johan sen, marketing specialist, at the State College. Farmers in each section are urged to attend the gathering that will be held nearest to them. This is the time when it will be necessary to either organize or stop the efforts. Copies of the agreement have been distributed very well in th Lees Mill and Scuppernong Townships, and a number of farmers feel kindly toward the organization. These people have until September 1, 1932, to sign these contracts and forward to the officials if they are interestd in this method of selling their peanuts. In signing the contracts the peanut grower agrees to deliver to the ex change all marketable peanuts pro duced by him or for him, provided the nuts are in marketable condition, ex cept those peanuts that are to be used for personal use or for feeding to live stock. The exchange will make ad vances on the peanuts at such prices as found advisable by the board of directors of the organization. The exchange will sell these peanuts through this or any other central mar keting association of which the ex change is a stockholder. Deductions will be made from the revenue for the commodity to cover advances, cost of transportation, handling, grading, shell ing, processing, packing, storing, in suring, selling and marketing such pea nuts; and for organization, operation, and maintenance not exceeding 5 cents per 100 pounds. Partial payments on any pool may be made from time to time as market conditions and proceeds of sale justi fy. Final settlement will be made aft er the closing of any pool as soon as practicable. All peanuts will be han dled either through a seasonal or op tional pool. Inferior or damaged pea nuts at delivery will make the owner subject to a penalty for this loss. The exchange will sell these peanuts to borrow money on the nuts in their custody and shall exercise other rights of ownership without limitations. Fail ure to deliver the peanuts to the ex change after signing for them would make the grower liable to one-half cent a pound for liquidated damages for the breach of contract. If the exchange brings any action whatsoever by reason of breach or threatened breach thereof, the grower shall pay all costs of court, costs for bonds otherwise, expenses of travel ing and all expenses arising out of or caused by the litigation and reasonable attorney fee expended by the associa tion. Unless already a member, the grower becomes a member by purchas ing one share of common stock at $2. The exchange will make rules pro viding for the standardization of the grades as established by the United States Department of Agriculture. The grower must notify the exchange prior to making any crop mortgage or other obligation covering the products men tioned in the contract. The contract also sets forth that no other written or oral agreements are valid. After one crop of peanuts has been delivered to the exchange, either party may cancel the contract on May 15 of any year thereafter by notifying the other party in writing of this intention with such notice being given during the month of April immediately prior to the effective date of cancellation. The contracts hold for a year at a time. If the signatures of peanut growers representing a fair estimate of at least 100,000 bags, or 10 million pounds of peanuts grown in this state are not secured by September 1, 1932, the a greement shall be automatically can celed, and each subscriber will be so advised. SEEK FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS IN THIS COUNTY —♦— Zeb V. Norman Urges State To Improve Route 97 To Pantego -« Representative Zeb Vance Norman appeared before the highway commis sion in Raleigh July 20 in the inter est of the improvement and paving of Highway No. 97 from Plymouth to Pantego. The full commission heard his appeal and stated that they would take the matter under advise ment. Mr. Norman had been there tofore personally by Chairman Jeffres that as soon as the money was avail able the commission would make some improvements on this road. Mr. Norman based his appeal on the grounds that it is a much traveled road and ought to be paved, it being a crossroad between Nos. 90 and 91; that Washington County has only one outlet to other parts of the state at present and that is westwardly, toward Williamston; that the purpose of the Federal appropriation is to primarily provide employment for the large num her of idle people. While the highway commission did not indicate what it would do in re spect to improving this road, Mr. Nor man feels that a substantial appro priation will be made for this project. He expects to go with a delegation from Washington County to Scotland Neck to lay the matter more impres sively before Highway Commissioner Leland Kitchin. LOCALS DEFEAT GRIMESLAND, 5-3 -e Half-Holiday Game Here Wednesday Draws Crowd of 300 Plymouth laid down a barrage of 11 hits, while Red Hudson held the op position to 6 safe blows, as Plymouth defeated Grintesland, 5 to 3, Wednes day in a half-holiday game that drew 300 fans. Tom Norman thrilled the crowd with a spectacular catch in center field. B. Gurganus came out of a hatting slump with a double and a triple, scoring both times. Satterth waite w'ith a double and single shared batting honors with R. Elks, who an nexed two bingles, in leading the Grimesland boys. The box score: Plymouth Norman, cf . Fields, ss . Goodwin, 2b B. Gurganus, 3b Clagon, rf . J. Gurganus, If Hudson, p. Dinkins, lb Mizelle, c. Blount, rf AB R H PO A E 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 110 0 0 1112 0 0 1 14 1 0 0 2 6 1 0 10 10 0 0 Totals ...35 5 11 27 10 0 Grimesland ABRHPOA* D. Elks, ss R. Elks, 3b ... Satterthwaite, Simmons, 2b Hardison, p . E. Elks, If . Proctor, lb Gaylord, cf Manning, rf 10 0 1 12 2 2 0 2 8 3 112 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 10 0 Totals .34 3 6 23*12 2 * Runner out when hit by batted ball. Summary: Runs batted in: Fields. Mizelle, Blount, E. Elks. Three-base hit, B. Gurganus; two-base hits, Fields Mizelle, J. Gurganus, Gaylord, B. Gur ganus, Satterthwaite, Dinkins. Sac rifice hit, Dinkins. Passed ball: Mi zelle. Wild pitches, Hardison 2; left on bases, Plymouth 5, Grimesland 4. Strike outs, by Hardison 6; by Har dison, 7. Umpire: Brown. Post Office At Gum Neck Will Be Abolished Soon The Post Office Department has no tified Representative Lindsay Warren that the post office at Gum Neck will ■ be discontinued at an early date, and I says that the patrons can be ade quately served on the rural route from Columbia. The Department further says that over 80 per cent of the pa trons of the office state that they would prefer service by rural carrier. 25 YEARS f v J For the first time in a quarter of a century, Captain Ben Clifton here saw his brother last week, when John Clifton, of Philadel phia, walked into his home. And during this time Captain Ben had not heard from his brother, and could not recognize him when he walked into his home. Captain Ben is a retired light house keeper here. And he is also a Primitive Baptist minister. Field Day at Blackland Test Farm Last Thursday Success COMPLETE LIST LOCAL FACULTY —«■— H. B. Mulkey Will Be In Charge of Science De partment Here -®— The teaching staff of the Plymouth city schools as it is tentatively made up at the present time includes H. B. Mulkey, of Westminister, S. C., grad uate of Clemson College and the Uni versity of North Carolina. During the last two years Mr. Mul key has served as instructor in the University of North Carolina and has seven years’ experience. He will be in charge of the science department of the Plymouth High School. Other teachers in the high school include Mrs. Doris Thompson, French and history teacher; E. S. Christen bery, coach, principal, and teacher of mathematics; Miss Thelma Getsinger, English teacher; Miss Lucille Parker, teacher of mathematics and Latin. Grammar school: Miss Nevie Pick ett, seventh; Miss Annetta McLean, sixth; Charlotte Grimes (new teacher from Washington), sixth; Miss Nel lie Tarkenton, fifth; Miss Edna Mi zelle, fourth; Mrs. Katherine Harrison third; Mrs. Esther Whitehurst and Miss Elizabeth Norman, second; Miss Ursula Bateman, first; Mrs. E. H. Hicks, piano. E. H. Hicks, who has served as sup erintendent of the city schools in Ply mouth for two terms, will return a gain. Mr. Hicks would also super vise the negro school should it be turned over to the city committee to control and operate. ———9 RETURN FROM SHORT COURSE —*—_ 4-H Club Short Course At J Raleigh Success; Women Urged To Attend Next -$ By Miss Eugenia Patterson Those who attended the 4-H short course at State College last week re port a wonderful trip. There was a select group of boys and girls there, and a most wonderful spirit shown throughout the whole week. We were very proud of the honors that were carried off by our district. Miss Velma Cutler, of Beaufort County, was crowned queen of health for the whole State. Our friends over in Pasquotank were on the job. There were large delegations from nearly all the eastern counties. We were just sorry that each of you couldn't have enjoyed the week with us. Ail the women in the county are urged to make preparations to go to the woman’s short course, which will be held at State College August 29 September 2. The expenses will be $4.25, plus transporta)ttj|bn. T^iis, I will guarantee, will be the cheapest and best vacation for the money any where. It will be inspiration as well as informational. You will meet lots of nice people and enjoy knowing. 1 hope you can go. 1928 Class oi Jamesville Has Reunion at Beach -*—— The class of 1928 of the Jainesville High School enjoyed a beach party 1 at Rea’s Beach near here Sunday eve ning, with 10 of the 17 seniors en ' joying the occasion. Water sports | were enjoyed before President David I Modlin made the invocation as the participants gathered for the dinner that was spread picnic style on impro vised tables. Present were Irma Knowles, Mrs. T. B. Sykes, David Modlin, Hilda Modlin, Herbert Sexton, Onward Gaylord, Watson Waters, Paul Sykes and Carl Brown. The party assem bled at the Standard station before leaving for the beach. -9 Building Soil Fertility Discussed in Bulletin ——• Methods of building the soil fer tility of North Carolina farms and the part played by legume crops in doing this are discussed in the light of re cent research y Prof. C. B. Williams, head of the department of agronomy, and published by the North Carolina experiment station. The two publications are agronomy information circulars numbers 68 and 69, and copies may be had free of charge by, readdrs of ijhe Roanoke Beacon on application to Mr. Wil liams. Fertilizer mixed at home with lime stone is giving him excellent results with cotton this year, reports J. D. McLurd, of Crouse, Lincoln County. [ schools OPEN 12th v/ Public schools in Washington will open September 12 for an 8 months term, it was announced here today by E. H. Hicks, sup erintendent of city schools, who left this week with Mrs. Hicks for about a month’s vacation. They will go to Johnson City, Tenn., for a while, where they will visit the parents of Mrs. Hicks, and from there they will proceed to Anderson, S. C., where they will visit the relatives of Mr. Hicks, returning here about the first of September. FREIGHT RATES ON POTATOES IS BASIS PROTEST Association Asks County To Help in Presenting Argument "The present situation relative to freight rates on potatoes from points in Eastern North Carolina is serious, and it is disturbing the officials of this organizaton,’ writes Samuel F. Dick inson, of Wilson, secretary and man ager of the traffic department of the Carolina Shippers’ Association, to George W. Hardison, chairman of the Washington County Commissioners. “This association handled the cases involving these rates before the Inter state Commerce Commission for sev en years. During this time it pre vented increases being made and the crops moved at lower rates during this time. The commission rendered its decision November 21, 1931, and found that reasonable rates from all points in Eastern North Carolina should not exceed the rates from the Norfolk ' section by more than 4 cents per 100. “The Virginia section, as you know, j is in competition |wj|th Waphingjtton County shippers. The railroads have not only refused to publish rates on the basis found reasonable by the In terstate Commerce Commission, but have published rates on a basis that will mean increases that will average $20 per car. “If the proposed rates go into ef fect next season, which they will if immediate action is not taken, it will cost growers and shippers in Wash ington County approximately $3,600. There were 188 cars shipped from this county in 1931. This association asks that Washington County pay the sunt of $35 as its part of the expense in handling this case. ‘‘The income of this association is no longer sufficient for it to continue handling these cases. However, it has filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking an ad justment of rates on the rates on the basis found reasonable by the com mission. Enough money to proceed is necessary. Counties that ship pota toes are asked to pay the cost of the A. H. Stier, C. McGowan, and E. H. cars shipped in 1931.” TWO CHILDREN ARE DROWNED —♦— Funeral Held in Jarnesville Last Week for Little Marcia Bowen -• Dispatches reaching here carried the information that with hands clasped together as they had run along the beach to the water, the bodies of two six-year-old girls were recovered in Stony Creek, near Baltimore, on the night of July 28 at a picnic party. They had been dead for hours. The girls were Helen Pugh, of 2809 Elmwood Avenue, Richmond, who was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Helen Jordan, in Baltimore, and. Marcia Bowen, of Jarnesville, a visitor for the last two 1 weeks at the home of Mrs. Minnie Berry, Baltimore. The Bowen child’s body was taken back to Jarnesville, where funeral serv ices were held last week, with Rev. Gilbert Davis, of Plymouth, officiat ing. Rev. Lucas To Preach At Christian Church -® Rev. Richard Lucas, pastor of the Baptist church here, will preach the morning sermon at Ithe Christian church here Sunday at 11 o’clock. Mr. Lucas is well known here, and is con sidered a pulpit orator of repute de spite the handicap of blindness. Music will also be a feature of the meeting, with Walter H. Paramore singing a solo. SEVERAL FARM EXPERTS TAKE PART IN EVENT A. D. McLean Is Principal Speaker; Many Events Of Interest -« W enona.—Scientific farming, even in a depression year was extolled as one of the important methods of aid ing in supplying food for the family and the nation, even though crop val ues are low by speakers who blended their oratory with beneficial exhibits in making the eighth annual farmers’ field day here Thursday a success. The program had Angus D. Mc Lean, of Washington, scheduled as the principal speaker for the occasion, with His colleague. Carl L. Bailey, of Rop er, both Democratic candidates tor the State Senate from this district, presiding over the meeting which had an attendance of more than 1,000 farmers and farm women from all over this section. Music was furnished by James Am brose s string band of Belhaven. In vocation was made by Rev. J. Bascom Hurley, of Roper. F. E. Miller, Ra leigh, director of state test farms in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, made the welcome ad dress and introduced the chairman. Another celebrated speaker on the pro gram was William A. Grham, of Ra leigh, Commission of Agriculture in North Carolina. A livestock program for the black lands was discussed by Earl Hostet ler, professor of animal husbandry of the North Carolina Experiment Sta tion. Remedies for soil troubles was the subject of L. G. Willis, soil chem ist of the division of agronomy of the experiment stations. Pastures for eastern North Carolina were discussed | by L. I. Case, of the division of ani mal industry. J. L. Rea, jr., assistant director in charge of the Blackland Station here, made the announcements. An after noon program was presided over by Miss Eugenia Patterson, home agent of Washington County. Tables were provided for the large crowd who did not buy barbecue from Bob Melton, of Rocky Mount. Other refreshments were sold on the grounds. A horseshoe pitching contest, with a first prize of $2 and a second prize of $1, was under the supervision of R. E. Dunning, farm agent of Wash ington County. A hog judging con test under the supervision of W. V. Hays, of Tyrrell Coutv, had as its first prize a pure-bred Poland China gilt and a second prize of $2. A sheep judging contest with a prize of $2 and $1 was in charge of J. E. Foster. Exhibits were supervised as fol lows: Agronomy, W. H. Rankin and L. G. Willis, of the division of agron omy; beef cattle, sheep and hogs, J. E. Foster and L. I. Case, division of animal industry; better seed, W. H. Darst and G. K. Middleton, North Carolina Crop Improvement Associa tion. The veterinary display was under the supervision of Dr. William Moore, of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture; entomology, Dr. R. W. Leiy, North Carolina Department of Agriculture; farm machinery, S. S. Clapp, representing the International Harvester Company. The central committee was com posed of the following: J. L. Rea, F. E. Miller, E. P. Welche, W. V. Hays, iR. E. Dunning, H. V. Latham, Miss l Eugenia Patterson. Marshalls were | A. P. LeFever, Bryan Harris, Holland i Allen, Herbert Allen, and Carlos Man ning. Tours to the experimental plots were conducted by Earl H. Hostetler. J. E. Foster, W. H. Rankin, H. B. Mann, L. G. Willis, L. 1. Case, and J. L. Rea. -• Winslow Enlarges and Remodels Store Here -® Doors to the store of W. F. Win slow here will open Friday with a remodeled and enlarged building that is crowded with S and 10 cent articles. The middle partition of the store has been removed and new counters have been put in the aisles. The rear of Mrs. C. McGowan’s hat shop is being used for a storage place for groceries that will remain in the same space that they occupied. However, the same amount of grocery stock will be continued. Mr. Winslow was in Baltimore last week, where he purchased a good sup ply of toys and other 5 and 10 cent novelties that he will use to increase his stock. All that is usually found in a "dime store’’ will be kept by Mr. Winslow.