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The Roanoke Beacon
4 •4-4-4 4 4 4 and Washington County News *******
VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 10
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, March 5,1937
Advertisers will find Beacon
and Newt columns a latch-key to
1.10C Washington County homes.
ESTABLISHED 1889
COUNTY HEALTH
NURSE TAKES UP
WORK THIS WEEK
Three Health Centers Will
Be Held Soon by Miss
Lillie Gaylord
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Miss Lillie Dean Gaylord, of Rop
er, began her duties here this week
as health nurse of Washington Coun
ty, working under the state health
department supervision.
Miss Gaylord has just returned
from-William & Mary College, where
she took a special course in public
health nursing to. add to her experi
ence gained in years of nursing in
this county and elsewhere.
Her office will be in the county
home .with office hours as follows:
Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4:30,
and every Saturday morning from
9 to 1:30 p. m. Those wishing to
meet her in the office should bear
these days and hours in mind.
She will engage in the regular pub
lie health work, starting with the
holding of three health centers that
are to be designated soon but which
are expected to be in Plymouth,
Roper and Cherry. Their mothers
may bring their children to be weigh
ed and diets prescribed and expect
ant mothers advised.
Later in the summer there will be
a pre-school clinic to examine the
children to ascertain those who need
treatment so that their health may
be good when they enter school. Al
so vaccinations will be given at the
proper time.
With the beginning ot the work
here this week state officials hope
to make Plymouth an operating base
for Tyrrell, Hyde and Washington
Counties, cooperating in a health
program that will mean something
to the people in this section.
If the plan goes through, then
there will be a nurse and clerk in
each of the three counties with a
public health physician in Plymouth
for the district and with a full-time
sanitarian. Already each county has
a nurse with Miss Mozelle Hendrix,
Plymouth, as district nurse.
Attending the meeting here last
week were Dr. G. M. Cooper, assist
ant state health officer, Dr. Roy Nor
ton, Dr. Thomas Worth, Miss Jose
phine Daniel and Miss Mabel Pat
ton. Present at a luncheon were the
state officials, the county commis
sioners and Dr. T. L. Bray, county
health officer, Dr. A. Papineau and
Dr. C. McGowan.
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Has Leading Part in
Play at Chevy Chase
Miss Beatrice White, of Plymouth,
will play the role of a Pilgrim in
an act entitled, “Don’t Miss the
Boat,” which will be presented in
the Chevy Chase school at Wash
ington, D. C., this month.
The young lady is a student in the
high school department of the in
stitution, having entered this year
when she came back to the United
Staes from Honolulu, Hawaii, with
her parents. Her father is manager
of the pulp division of the Kieck
hefer Container Company in Plym
outh.
It is understood that Mr. White’s
family will move to Plymouth as
soon as they can erect a home, which
it is expected will be located on the
highway east of Plymouth beyond
Chopick’s store. Possibly Miss White
will visit here this summer.
The act in which Miss White will
appear will be one in a series en
titled, “1402, and What Have You?”
which is a review of current politi
cal events embellished by a musical
score, with Miss White also appear
ing in a ballet chorus. The event will
be presented by the Chevy Chase
Mummers and Glee Club.
Hold Hog Feeding
Tests at Blaekland
The work with hogs at the Black
lamd Experiment Station at Wenona
lias been particularly outstanding
during the past year. One of the
feeding experiments has been a com
parison of mixtures of varying a
mounts of fish meal and cottonseed
meal, with fish meal alone as supple
ments to shelled corn.
Sixty-four pigs were divided into
four groups. The protein supple
ment for pigs in group one consisted
of fish meal alone; group two, a mix
ture of equal parts of fish meal and
cotton seed meal; group 3, fish meal
1-3 and cotton seed meal 2-3; group
4, fish meal 1-4, and cottonseed meal
3-4.
An average of two trials showed
that pigs fed the protein mixture of
equal parts of fish meal and cotton
seed meal produced more rapid
gains, required less feed per unit of
gain and were more profitable than
any of the other groups.
Pulp Wood To Be Received at
Kieckhefer Site Next Week
Pine pulpwood will be received as
the plant site of the Kieckhefer Con
tainer Company begining next week
it is understood. V/eather conditions
have retarded the progress on the
plant, and it is thought that pulp
wood would be received by the first
of March, but the date has now been
moved to next week.
A crane has arrived and will be
set up to aid in piling the pulpwood
as it comes in. James Stewart &
About Town
“Next Sunday is family day at
the Methodist church. Every mem
ber of every family connected with
the church is urged to attend Sun
day morning. Family groups will
be especially welcome,” said Rev. C.
T. Thrift, pastor.
J. Corbitt Swain, lormer tax col
lector of Washington County, is em
ployed as an inspector by the Kieck
hefer Container Company. He w’ith
Walter Miller, chief accountant, and
Manager Clarence White are the on
ly members of the office force that
are here at present.
Bids w'il be received in Raleigh
at the office of the State Highway
and Public Works Commission on
March 16 and 17 for grading and
surfacing 1.31 miles from Plymouth
to pulp plant of Kieckhefer Contain
er Company.
Edwin Willoughby and Phillip
Liverman were guests of the Lions
Club as boys from the Plymouth
High School with special recogni
tion paid them for scholastic and
other qualifications. W. C. Meyer
and J. E. Frye were special guests
also. New members were L. E. Has
sell and J. M. Clagon.
“Through an error concerning at
tendance the name of Glenna Ange
was omitted from the honor roll of
the sixth grade of the Plymouth
school,” according to Miss Ruth
Modlin, a teacher, who regrets the
error.
Dr. J. M. Phelps, who operates the
Creswell, hospital, was in town the
other day attending to business. J.
E. Cutler, a partner in the Plymouth
Shoe Store, was here on business
from Washington. H. G. Walker was
here to place an ad announcing the
dissolution of the Creswell Produce
Exchange, of which he was an offi
cer.
Henry Gaylord has resigned from
the employment of the State High
way and Public Works Commission
after a tenure of service of about
five years, during which time he was
at the head of the unit of the prison
system that was located in this
county. When seen this week he ha-.i
no plans for the future.
W. E. Blount was in Norfolk du -
ing the week-end, where he placea
a tombstone in th eForest Lawn Cem
etery to the memory of Jessie Ward
Brinkley, daughter of Mrs. Sally
Brinkley, who also died some time
ago. Dr. T. L. Bray was administra
tor of the estate and was in charge
of the purchase of stones for both
the child and mother.
J. R. Manning, who will be man
ager of the Sinclair Service station
next to the Plymouth Motor Com
pany believes that the station will
be completed and ready for opening
by next week. It is thought that
Oscar Davenport, of Jamesville, will
be in immediate charge of the sta
tion.
P. W. Brown has been busy this
week supervising the clearing of the
streets of the heaviest snowfall that
has been recorded this year. Next
week the names of 1935 delinquent
Tow nof Plymouth property tax
payers will be advertised. “Parse"
urges all to pay up to avoid the pen
alty.
Jurors Chosen for
April Court Term
Jurors chosen for service in the
April term of Washington County
Superior Court follow:
Plymouth: C. E. Hassell, C. L. Sit
terson, A. R. Modlin, W. W. Ayers.
C. H. Robertson, Jesse R. Bateman.
Lees Mills: J. A. Jackson, L. D.
Davenport, P. M. Ambrose, A. D.
Ange, H. D. Davenport, J. Wesley
Marrow, jr., L. S. Brey.
Skinnersville: J. B. White. Roy V.
Patrick, L. G. Ayers, E. W. Patrick.
Scuppernong: Joseph Woodley, J.
W. Hare, Thomas F. Davenport, A.
J. Davenport, L. D Phelps, Lindsey
T. Snell.
Company officials have moved into
their new office building on the
grounds. They are expecting about
100 skilled workmen and laborers
to be here Monday.
Chief P. W. Brown and a com
mittee from the Lions Club were to
day gathering information about
boarding places and rooms for the
newcomers. Anyone having a spare
room should communicate with the
James Stewart & Co. officials at
once.
LINDSAY WARREN
GAINS PRESTIGE
IN U, S, CONGRESS.
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To Lead Job Reorganizing
Executive Departments
Federal Government
The recent death of Representa
tive James P. Buchanan, of Texas,
has resulted in advancement for
two North Carolina representatives,
Lindsay C. Warren and William B.
Umstead. Mr. Umstead nows be
comes the ninth ranking member of
the appropriations committee, and
Mr. Warren will probably become a
dominant force in shaping Roose
velt’s program for reorganization of
the executive departments, which is
second only to the judicial reform
question as a controversial issue.
Months will probably pass before
any definite conclusions are reached
on such controversial questions as
placing complete discretionary pow
er in the hands of the President,
creation of two new cabinet posts,
sweeping civil service reform and
abolition of the office of Comptroller
General.
However, the committee is report
ed to have already taken an attitude
in opposition to the President's pro-1
posal to increase salaries of the
more important governmental po
sitions, including those of Cabinet
members.
Prompt Report of
Forest Fires Urged
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“It is to the interest of every
farmer and land owner to report
any forest fires as soon as they are
observed so that help can be rushed
to the place of the fire in time to
prevent the spread of the flames,”
said Forest Fire Warden Stuart F.
Darden.
“Loma H. Boyd is employed on
the observation tower now and is
ready to assist in reporting all fires.
So as soon as you see a forest fire
call tower phone 256-1 or S. F. Dar
den 298-1 and report it. Call on
me at any time that I can be of
help.
“Let’s all cooperate to prevent for
est fires, as they destroy forests
which are ready cash today, either
in sawmil logs or pulp wood. The
county and state is cooperating to
j revent these forest fires and need
yc.ur help in reporting them.”
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Confer on Scout
Troop for Town
A group from here, including Dr.
Alban Papineau, will go to William
ston Sunday afternoon to confer
with John G. Sigwald, of Wilson,
executive of the East Carolina Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America, to
get further information regarding
the organization of a scout troop
here.
Dr. Papineau and Rev. N. A. Tay
lor, scoutmaster, and a group of in
terested citizens will meet here in
Dr. Papineau’s office Thursday night
to prepare for the conference with
the scout executive and to plan
their future efforts.
This organization is for every boy
in this section who will subscribe to
the Scout oath and regulations. It
is being sponsored by the Men’s
Club of Grace Episcopal Church,
\ith ministers of the churches and
church workers of all denominations
helping in the movement.
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Thomas Hopkins
Dies Suddenly
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Skinnersville.—Thomas Hopkins,
74, died suddenly at his home here
last Wednesday. He had been sick
for some time, but his death came
suddenly as he feel from a chair
dead. Heart trouble was assigned
as the cause of his death. Burial
took place on the Hopkins farm
Thursday.
Surviving is a widow, Mrs. Laura
Foley Hopkins, three sons, Thomas,
Grady and Darius Hopkins, Eden
ton. Will Swain, of Pleasant Grove
community, officiated at the funeral
Homeand
club News
' By Mary Frances Misenheimer
Schedule for Next Week
Monday, Busy Bee Club
Tuesday, Hoke Club.
Tuesday night, Roper club.
Wednesday morning, Roper 4-H
clubs.
Thursday, Chapel Hill.
Friday, Beech Grove.
Saturday, Morrattock
Saturday, 8:30 a. m., curb market,
t’cr.'t forget to visit cu*b market
1: r -esh vegetables and meat.
Joe Browning’s sales amount
c_. to $11.75 Saturday. Mrs. Brown
ing, of Hoke Club, usually leads the
sales.
County Bridge Club is growing.
Attendance was higher at the last
meeting than it has beet before.
Each member took an active part in
the meeting and made it a success.
Mrs. W. B. Chesson entertained
the Pleasant Grove Club Tuesday.
Due to sickness among the club mem
bers, very little club work has been
done tlie first two months of this
year, but better and more work is
being planned for the rest of the
year.
Mrs. Will Swain was elected food
leader of the club.
The members of Swain Club re
ported a good deal of work being
carried on in the club. The yard
leader, Mrs. Skyles, had an excel
lent report. Many shrubs have been
planted, regardless of the rainy
weather.
Mrs. R. T. Robbins was hostess to
the club. She reported having six
rooms painted, the floors refinished
and the kitchen improved. The
demonstration was held in her nice
kitchen.
The Creswell Club was entertain
ed by Mrs. W. C. Owens, who lives
in Tyrrell County. Mrs. Beltie Dav
enport assisted in giving a demon
stration of a leafy vegetable salad.
Each member gave a report of the
work done since the last club meet
ing.
Miss Pauline Smith visited the Al
ba Club Friday. She was very much
impressed with the good work being
done by that club. A large crowd
attended the meeting, which was
held with Mrs. T. S. Allen. A good
report was given by the garden lead
er, Mrs. J. E. Bowen. Mrs. Charlie
Bowen, the food leader, assisted in
giving the demonstration.
All of the members enjoyed a pic
ture contest.
The canning demonstration has
been set for March 26 instead of
March 12. Plans were changed in
the Raleigh office.
“Grand Club*' Has
Its Second Meeting
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The “Grand Club,” which had its
initial meeting one month ago, met
Tuesday, March 2, at a banquet and
read a portion of the constitution
and by-laws and passed on them.
The officers are Herman Spencer,
president; Hubert Allen, vice presi
dent; W. C. Chesson, secretary; and
Gilmer Ayers, treasurer. These and
the chairman of each committee go
to make the promotion body, who
say they will strive to make the club
one that is of great service to Plym
outh and her community.
The first project of service is to
establish a safety patrol, composed
of boys worthy of responsibility to
insure greater safety for our school
children on their way to and from
school. A committee was appointed
to secure arm bands and caps to
equip boys for this service.
Those eligible for membership are
men between 17 and 35 who have
high ideals.
Wholesale Firm
In New Location
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The H. E. Harrison Wholesale
Company is about settled now in its
new home at the old winery build
ing near the union station, to which
place the firrw moved last week.
Mr. Harrison will carry a more
varied and much larger stock in his
new quarters, which affords him
more room and is much more con
venient. His firm purchased a rear
section of the building from Clyde
McCallum, an oil dealer.
Mr. Harrison now has six em
ployees, compared with five at his
downtown location and is in posi
tion now to give a much faster and
better service.
CUCUMBER SEED
TO BE AVAILABLE
HERE NEXT WEEK
Total of Around 700 Acres
Already Signed for
Planting
Seed for those planting cucumbers
with the C. C. Lang & Son, Inc., firm
in Plymouth will be distributed next
week so that growers may have their
seed in time for planting around
April 15, it was announced here to
day by P. H. Roberts, jr„ manager.
These seed will be delivered to
those who have signed to plant 700
acres of cucumbers, so far, but Mr.
Roberto hopes that there will be
enough signed by planting time to
run the total acreage up to at least
1,000. Two pounds of seed are
needed for an acre.
Weather forecasters and almanacs
are predicting favorable conditions
for the growth of vine plants. A
number of growers are expecting a
good profit on their cucumbers by
planting on time and expecting to
harvest them on time.
Already 32 tanks have been erect
ed on the plant site on Brinkley
Avenue opposite- the brick kiln.
There are yet 50 more to be brought
here and to be erected, making the
total number of tanks 82, and if
more are needed they can be se
cured.
Work is expected to start around
the middle of March on the erection
of a principal plant building, includ
ing an office 90 by 200 feet and a
salt house 24 by 36 feet. Already
the town has made running water
available to the site.
Everything is expected to be in
readiness here by the last of May or
the first of June, when the harvest
ing season begins and the "cukes”
are brought to market for sale. Un
signed growers are urged to come
in and sign at once so that the firm
will know how many cucumbers to
prepare for.
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Special Service at
Christian Church
“Have you ever read the New Tes
tament in one day?” If not, come to
the Christian church March 13 and
you will be privileged to hear the
whole of the New Testament read.
Each member is requested to visit
the church on that day for prayer.
Personal workers organized last
week to visit every member, inform
ing them of the program and assur
ing them a way to get to the church
if they do not have a way of their
own. The newly organized men’s
club members are to furnish their
cars and their time to make this a
great advancement in church life.
Mr. Linwood Knowles offered him
self and his car for 10 hours on this
busy day to take members to and
from the church.
This day will precede the revival
which begins March 14 and runs to
March 23th.
The pastor will begin reading at
3 a. m. and will read for an hour;
then he will be relieved by another
reader and so on until the whole
has been read. An incomplete list
of readers is as follows: W. F. Win
slow, Zeb Vance Norman, Rev. Roy
Respass, H. H. McLean, F. W. Zeig
ler, W. H. Paramore, E. H. Liver
man, W. R. Gayloid, W. L. Whitley,
J. W. Darden, E. W. Joyner, Mrs. N.
A. Taylor, Dr. A. Papincau, Rev. C.
T. Thrift.
3 Cases Tuesday in
Recorders Court
W. T Alexander, 46, white, was
given his choice of 30 days on the
roads or costs of the court in an ac
tion charging him with violating a
town ordinance in recorder’s court
Tuesday.
A charge of reckless driving a
gainst C. S. Hufton was nol prossed.
James Baucum, 40, colored, was
given one year on the roads for as
saulting his wife, Loteate Baucum,
; and daughter, Marion Wilder, with a
shotgun during the past week-end.
Restricted Building
I Zone Here Enlarged
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Restrictions on buildings in the
I Town of Plymouth will be incrcas
I ed probably, with the announce
ment that the city council has en
larged the area of the fire zone, in
which buildings must conform to
certain regulations to prevent fires
and other hazards.
The district has been extended
from Madison to Monroe Street and
from the water’s edge to 200 feet up
the other streets, with the exception
of Washington Stret, which will be
300 feet.
Street To New Plant
Site Will Be Widened
Farm l\otes |
By W. V. HAYS, County Agent I
Hog feeders hr.ve *r: -1 the br;.
outlooks for a profitable feed; .*
period that has been o-'Tv-rior.ced ;r
a number of years. A geed many cf
our farmers have taken advantage
of cheap hogs being offered for "ale'
and should realise a good profit on
their feeding operations. It is pos
sible to buy 100-pound shoates at;
this time and buy the feed necessary !
for finishing these hogs and realise
more profit in this operation than
did the man who raised the pigs
There is one thing to be remem
bered, however, and that is hogs
should be started on corn and fish
meal by the time they reach 100
pounds to insure their being hard
This means $4 per head less for oily
hogs than a hard hog will bring at
this time. In other words, the dif
ference in price at this time will
buy practically enough corn to put
the additional 100 pounds on the
shoate.
There are a number of good bred
gilts in the county for sale, and quite
a few of them are listd in the county
office. Anyone wishing to buy
such gilts can get information rela
tive to them at the county office.
Pure-bred hogs at the big sales in
the Central West are selling any
where from $150 to $750 each. This
is one of the best barometers for
hog men we know of and should in
duce farmers who have surplus pigs
to save an extra good gilt or two.
Lots of people may be surprised
to learn that Westover Farm, locat
ed here in the county, owned by Mr.
J. G. Staton at Williamston, and op
erated by Clyde Robbins and Victor
Bernd, is one of the largest private
ly operated pure-bred Hampshire
hog farms in the South. More than
50 pure-bred sows are maintained
on this farm, and from it pure-bred
Hampshire boars and gilts are ship
ped all over the country. This week
several fancy gilts bought at some
of the big northern herd sales were
added to the breeding herd. The
price paid for some of these gilts
was more than some farmers have
received this year from an entire
truckload of hogs. We should take
Our scales have been installed at
ur scales have been installed at
the A. C. L. depot, and our first co
operative hog sale was held Thurs
day. We will ship again either Sat
urday or Monday. Those farmers
who have finished hogs for sale any
time in the next few months should
list these hogs at th county office so
they can be notified in ample time
for delivery. Prices look mighty
good, with prospects for higher
prices during the next 60 days and
possibly through the summer
months. Shipments will be con
tinued through these months.
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Used Furniture To
Be Sold bv Norman
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James W. Norman, owner of the
Norman Furniture Company, has
announced the rental of the old
Plymouth Mercantile stand on Wa
ter Street for the operation of a used
furniture store.
This used furniture store will be
operated separate from his present
modern furniture store on the cor
ner of Washington and Water
Streets. Used furniture will be pur
chased, sold, and exchanged.
The Norman and Paul Funeral
Home will be located in the new
quarters also. The place will be
renovated, painted and repa’red, and
it is hoped that the place can be oc
cupied by March 16. ^ ,
Only One Bidder
For House Moving
P. W. Brown, chief of police, an
nounced today that George Rogister,
of Scotland Neck, had been the only
house mover to become a bidder
for moving the negro houses back
from the road in order that the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission may open a 35-foot
right of way for a road to the pulp
plant.
The cost, Mr. Brown said, would
be close to $800. At first it was
thought about 17 houses would be
affected by the right of way, but the
State has decided to move the three
houses on the left side, increasing
the width on one side only.
seventeen Houses in
Colored Section To
Be Moved Backward
p-tscr.t Conn te Road Will
E o W x d .r. nv 3 From 1G
To -0 Feet
Negro resident: al:ng the road
leading from Monroe Strict to the
corporate iin.it: of the Town of
Plymouth arc understood to feel
kindly toward the efforts manifest
ed by the town to get their homes
moved back farther from the road.
This road leads from Monroe
Street to the Plymouth works of the
American Fork & Hoe Company,
around the end of it to the pulp
plant site of the Kieckhefer Contain
er Company and on by that to the
Kitty Hawk ana Slade Fisheries.
There ate estimated to be about
17 houses occupied by colored folk*
in the line of the road, but it is not
definitely known just how many
will have to be moved, but it is
thought that most of them will be
moved backward.
The State Highway and Public
Works Commission wants a 35-foot
right of way from Monroe Street to
the fishery. There is already pave
ment from Monroe Street to the
American Fork & Hoe Company
plant. However, this pavement is
only 16 feet in width.
It is understood to be the inten
tion of the state highway commis
sion to construct a paved road 20
feet in width from Monroe Street to
the fishery, widening the present
16-foot pavement to 20 feet. Hie
remainder of the right of way will
be dirt shoulders.
An ordinance has also been passed
by the town of Plymouth prohibiting
junk yards within the limits of the
town. G. C. Cottle, of Washington,
is said to be operating one now, but
it will be forced to move.
Local Girls Lose
First To Hobucken
Plymouth High School girls’ bas
ketball team lost their first game
out of 14 starts when they were
eliminated in the second round at
the tournament held in the East
Carolina Teacher’s College at Green
ville last Thursday.
The Hobucken high school girls
from Pamlico County edged out a
23-22 win over the locals. Alberta
Clagon whipped one into the bas
ket that came as the whistle blew,
but too late to count. Tire girls got
off to a good start, but were over
taken by the opposition in the last
half.
The Plymouth girls had defeated
3ear Grass, from Martin County, in
the first round of play, to gain the
privilege of playing the second time.
Jamesville, near here, also had a
team among the 28 squads present
for the event.
Jack Swain Resigns
As Game Warden
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Jack Swain, for a year game war
den of Washington County, has re
signed his job, but an appointment
has not been made to date of a suc
cessor. Several are after the posi
tion. A number stood the exami
nation here a year ago, when Mr.
Swain was given the job.
Mr. Swain has become superin
tendent of a logging crew in Bertie
County for the Plymouth tBox &
Panel Company and went to work
this week. HLs resignation, of course,
took effect at once.
Representative Harry Stell has
been apprised of the resignation of
Mr. Swain, and it is thought that Mr.
Stell, with others, will determine the
proper person for the job and will
aid in securing their appointment.
It is reported the job pays $80
monthly.
Banquet for Mrs.
Beasley Postponed
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Weather conditions and sickness
have caused the postponement of the
banquet that was to be held here
for Mrs. C. W. Beasley, of Colerain,
president of the 15th district of
Woman’s Clubs in North Carolina.
The junior and senior Woman’s
Clubs were to join to fete the lady,
but it is thought now that the ban
quet will not be held until March
16, when the regular meeting of the
1 Junior Woman’s Club is to be held.