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Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 6, 1937
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ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 32
Confederate Widows
May Be Put on Rolls
Of Security Benefits
Only Class B Widows Are
Eligible Under Present
Regulations
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Widows of Confederate veterans
in Washington County who have
been drawing a pension from the
State government will probably be
transferred to the social security
benefit rolls if they have reached 65
years of age and can qualify in oth
er ways in this new system of help.
Class B widows are eligible and
may be transferred, while class A
will not be included in the social
security set-up. Class B widows are
those in fairly good health who draw
$100 annually, while class A wid
ows are totally helpless and draw
$300 annually.
There is only one class A widow
ir. this county who receives the full
amount, and that is Mrs. Ellen E.
Norman, of near Creswell, widow of
the late Nehemiah Norman, of Com
pany H, 17th Regiment. She has
been ill for some time.
Class B are Mrs. Rennie V. Alex
ander, widow of Alfred M. Alexan
der, 14th Battalion, Cavalry, Cres
well; Mrs. Ella A. Bateman, widow
of Henry H. Bateman, Company H,
17th Regiment, of Plymouth; Mrs.
Ida S. Bateman, widow of J. I. Bate
man, Company G, 17th Regiment,
N. C. S. T., of near Creswell; Mrs.
Bashebiah Cannon, widow of R. Can
non, Company B, 3rd Regiment, N.
C. S. T., Roper; Mrs. Martha A. Har
ris, widow of James A. Haris, Com
pany K, 17th Regiment, N. C. S. T„
Plymouth; Mrs. Nancy K. Spruill,
widow of James A. Spruill, Company
H, Montgomery Blues, Plymouth.
It is understood that the state is
anxious to change those eligible from
the pension list to social security.
The usual custom of the board is to
allow about $8 month. Thus the
amount received by the pensioners
from social security would not vary
much.
However, it is certain that those
who are changed from the pension
rolls to the social security list would
receive as much, if not more, than
they get at present. They will con
tinue to draw their pension until
the change is made. Under social
security the state would pay only a
fourth of the amount that it now
pays them, with the Federal gov
ernment and county paying the dif
ference.
Bankers Join With
Government To Aid
Farmers Pay Debts
Voluntary Agreements Are
Reached in 977 Cases in
North Carolina
North Carolina bankers are join
ing forces with the government to
help farmers get back on their feet,
C. G. Hutcheson, RA supervisor for
Washington and Tyrrell Counties,
reports.
“Faced by a demand for standard
rehabilitation loans far in excess of
time available for that purpose, Re
settlement Administration employee;
in North Carolina are helping many
farmers rehabilitate themselves thru
private credit, or even without cred
it,” he commented.
Farm debt adjustment aid avail
able without cost through this
agency helps to bring the farmer’s
debts in line with his ability to pay.
Resettlement supervisors are help
ing farmers work out written, bud
geted farm and home management
plans that show how much can be
paid on old debts after family living
and farm operating costs have been
provided for.
Private bankers realize that sound
farming plans are just as important
as credit. They are often willing to
make small loans to enable farmers
to put their farms on a paying basis,
on the strength of adjustments
made through the efforts of local
county Farm Debt Adjustment com
mittees. i
A few farmers who ask for re
habilitation loans find that all they
need is debt adjustment and advice
in sound, up-to-date farm methods.
They are glad to get back on a pay
ing basis without borrowing more
money.
“The tact mai ims
creditors as well as debtors is borne
out by reports that just about as
many creditors as debtors over the
nation have applied for voluntary
farm debt conciliation assistance,”
Mr. Hutcheson stated.
Farm Debt adjustment aid avail
able through the Resettlement office
has helped debtors and creditors
reach voluntary agreements in 977
cases in this state. These adjustments
have brought $70,319 back taxes into
public treasuries throughout North
Carolina.
Homeand
club News
By Mary Frances Mismheimer
Schedule for Next Week
Wednesday, August 11, Scupper
nong Club, Pine Grove Club, and
possibly Cherry Club will have a
joint picnic at Pea Ridge.
Thursday, August 12, Chapel Hill
Club and Cool Spring Club plan to
have a joint picnic at Albemarle
Beach.
Friday, 13th, Mount Tabor plans
to have a picnic at Pea Ridge. Their
plans may be changed and join the
other clubs on August 11.
Last Thursday the Piney Grove
Club had their regular meeting with
Mrs. Frank Tarkenton. Even through
the downpour of rain the faithful
members were present. Each mem
ber is trying to make a record for
attendance.
A most enjoyable meeting was
held by the Cool Spring Club last
Wednesday with Mrs. Joe Snell, the
president, as hostess. Mrs. Sam Lu
cas reported having completed the
home assignment.
The club decided to join Chapel
Hill Club in an annual picnic which
is to be held Thursday, August 12,
at Albemarle Beach. Miss Beatrice
Asby is to be sent to Raleigh to at
tend Farm and Home Week as a rep
resentative from Cool Spring Club.
Mrs. Gardner entertained the
Cross Roads Club Tuesday. In spite
of the rain good attendance was had.
Each members reported having can
ned a large amount of vegetables,
and a good clothing report was giv
en. Mrs. D. B. Chesson, president of
the club, is to be hostess next month.
100 Town Lots To Be
Sold at Auction Here
Friday Afternoon
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Nathan Allen Property Will
Go Under Hammer;
Free Prizes
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Sale of about 100 lots Friday at
the Nathan Allen property near the
county home will mark the begin
ning of the South Plymouth Devel
opment which will provide home
sites at popular prices and on easy
terms for those who wish to own
their homes.
The development will have streets
that will be extensions of Jefferson
and Madison Streets from the town
of Plymouth and with a street join
ing highway No. 97 and 64, inter
secting a road from No. 64 to the
Kieckhefer village.
This property is owned by W. E.
(Jack) Weede, but local interests,
including W. M. Darden, have an op
tion on it and are selling it to de
velop it into a residential section.
The extended streets will give it a
favorable location.
The auction sale is being handled
by the United Auction Company, of
Wilmington. W. C. Player is ad
vance man and has been here for
several days arranging for the sale,
which is to be held at 2:30 p. m. on
Friday, August 6, rain or shine.
Prizes will be distributed, includ
ing a building lot, an all-wave Ze
nith Radio and cash, all of which
can be seen in the windows of the
Southern Hardware Company. Cards
will be distributed. Prize winners
must be present.
“Plymouth is positively the most
progressive town in Eastern North
Carolina and has a great future and
this is a chance for the people here
to buy a site for their own home at
their own price and on easy tsrms,
said Mr. Plyler.
Cases Tried Tuesday
In Recorder’s Court
Recorder’s court Tuesday:
Devora Downing, negro, was sent
to the county farm for three months
for stabbing “Red” Linson.
Sandy Williams, negro, was fined
J25 and taxed with the costs for sell
ing whiskey
Nat Barnes, negro, was given six
months on the roads for selling
whiskey, suspended upon payment
of a fine of $35 and costs with the
requirement that he report to Re
corder Darden at intervals to show
good behavior.
Walter Bradman was fined $50 and
costs for operating an auto while
drunk.
Matthew Jones, negro, was sent tc
the roads for three months for re
sisting an officer.
Matthew Jones and Buster John
son, both negroes, were tried foi
gambling. Johnson was assessed the
costs and Jones was found not guilty
Duties of Preacher
Outlined in Sermon
By Rev. C. T. Thrift
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Large Crowd Attends First
Of Union Services Last
Sunday Night
“Ministers should learn why they
are preachers and the laity needs to
learn what preachers are for since
most of them seem to have failed to
grasp the meaning of a preacher’s
existence,” Rev. C. T. Thrift told
those attending the union services at
the Christian church last Sunday
night.
“The true preacher is primarily
God’s man and is not to ue measured
by popularity with the multitudes
by his fidelity. Because people pay
him or give him a living does not
give them the right to demand that
he preach to please them unless they
want the ‘whole counsel of God.'
“The preacher is an expert in mor
als and religion as well as others are
experts in law, medicine, education
and engineering. The layman is not
expected to know more than the
minister but is to follow his leader
ship.
“They have spent years in prep
aration and then have grown thru
the practice of their profession. His
advice should be sought in his field
as readily as that of experts in oth
er fields, and should certainly be as
readily followed in his superior
realm of effort.
“Church people profess to love
their pastors and sometimes even
pay them liberally and yet pay no
attention to their teaching. They ap
parently profess to know more a
bout morals than the man of God
who is apparently needed only in
cases of sickness, funerals and some
times marriage.
“There would not be an ABC store
no Sunday movies, no beer shops, no
Sunday baseball games, no dances,
no rotten bathing beaches (espec
ially on Sunday) nor a single bridge
club if the preachers were consult
ed and their advice followed.
“Yet the owners and operators of
all these highly organized
evils are members of the church,
with one exception. He makes no
pretense of religion. While I despise
his business, I take off my hat to
him because he does not burden the
church with membership.
“Your sky-pilots are not your en
emies but your friends, and they
should make Plymouth clean in its
morals, warm in its religious fervor,
crowding the churches every Sunday
for worship and a substantial town
in material things,” concluded the
minister.
A large crowd heard the minister.
A larger crowd is expected at the
Methodist church Sunday night, with
Rev. N. A. Taylor as the speaker.
Those attending are recognized to
determine which church has the
largest membership present. Last
Sunday outside visitors outnumber
ed the local church goers.
Expect Mr. Norman
To Return Home by
Latter Part of Week
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Prominent Local Attorney
Improving From Auto
Accident Injuries
If nothing prevents, Zeb Vance
Norman, well known and well liked
attorney, will return home this week
end from a Washington hospital,
where he has been since he was in
jured in an automobile accident last
Wednesday.
Miss Barbara Norman reported
Wednesday that her father was re
covering and that he was expected
home by Saturday. However, it is
feared that he may not be able to
resume his law practice before the
first of September.
His return will likely be in an am
bulance, as his condition will not
permit him to sit erect, on account
of the dislocated hip, suffered when
the automobile in which he was rid
ing struck a bridge abutment after
a tire blew out.
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Sunday Services
At Saints Delight
By M. L. AMBROSE, Pastor
On account of the revival meeting
at Saints Delight Church which will
continue through the second Sunday
in the month, Zion’s Chapel peo
ple are asked to attend Saints De
light church on Second Sunday, Au
gust 8, there being no services a1
Zions Chapel.
On first Sunday in September
Saints Delight will meet with Zion’s
Chapel, the revival being in progres;
at Zions Chapel at that time.
Farm Notes
By W. V. HAYS, County Agent
The Plymouth Livestock Associa
tion shipped three good cars of hogs
last week, which brought 12.40 here.
This is a good price for hogs, and
we should handle our hogs in the
best known manner so as to have
them ready for market in early fall.
Hog prices should continue good
even up into October. A few
things are listed below which are
profitable if followed in swine hus
bandry: (1) Always keep an ample
supply of fresh water convenient for
the hogs and near to the feeding
place; (2) Always have the old sow
farrow pigs on clean ground. A
field of soy beans fenced in or a field
of corn and soy beans, pays better
through hogs than seed or hay.
Now is the time to put 100 pound
shoats on hard roasting ears. This
saves harvesting and considerable la
bor.
Always keep salt and ashes avail
able for sows and pigs in the feed
lot. Two pounds of salt to 10 pounds
of ashes is a good formula and is the
cheapest tonic we know about.
Sheep should be drenched at this
time of the year every two or three
weeks for best results. It wil cost
only about 1 cent per head. This is
profitable and favorable in keeping
god sheep in this section, where
sheep run on small areas. Lets of
our sheep die through the winter on
account of a weakened condition
due to stomach worms. Instructions
can be had at the County office by
merely mailing us a card.
Handle hogs carefully when bring
ing them in for shipment. Do not
hit with switches, sticks or clubs.
Waste meat caused by bruises a
mounts to 7 cents per hogs through
the entire United States last year.
Vetch is a wonderful soil-build
ing crop and should be planted early
to secure the maximum growth and
results. Seed can be bought now in
lots for less than 10 cents per pound.
These same seed will probably cost
15 cents in October. Buy or con
tract for your hairy winter vetch
seed now.
Compliance with the Soil Conser
vation program or land measuring
has begun. We will get this done
as soon as possible. Those who do
not have sufficient number of acres
in soil-conserving crops may plant
winter legumes and comply for pay
ment.
Our farm tour must have been a
success. A number of people have
asked that we make this an annual
affair. We also had a request from
10 farmers on this trip that a tour
through the western part of this
state be planned about the first week
of September. We estimate about a
three-day trip through this state and
possibly on up ino the mountains of
Virginia to cost about $20 each. We
can secure a comfortable bus and
possibly make the trip within this
figure. Any farmers interested in
making this trip please get in touch
with the county office.
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Sow Crimson Clover In
Hull About August 15
Crimson clover, if sown in the
hull, should be planted on or before
August 15. They may be scattered
between the rows of cotton, corn or
tobacco, covered lightly, using a
bout 30 pounds to the acre. Cleaned
seed may be sown during the latter
part of August and only 25 pounds
used to per acre. However, it is
well to ru nthe cultivator first and
then sow the seed, or sow the seed
first and cover with a fine-ttoth cul
tivator.
Cut Cowpeas for Hay /4s
Pods Begin To Yellow
The best time to cut cowpeas for
hay is when the first pods begin to
yellow. This gives a hay of high
quality with not too much woody
material. Cure as rapidly as pos
sible because over-curing causes the
leaves to fall off and leaches out the
green color.
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Windsor Boy Killed By
Lighting There Saturday
Windsor.—Edwin Whitley, 10, was
instantly killed when struck by
lightning Saturday night in a severe
storm which struck Windsor be
tween 8 and 9 o’clock.
The child was sitting on the floor
playing. The lightning seemed to
come in the window, burned the
clothing from the child’s body, and
ignited the nearby bed.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Whitley. Mr. Whitley is a
merchant here.
Program Presented
At Local School 49
Years Ago Reviewed
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Event May Be Recalled by
Some of Older Residents
In This Section
Below is a sketch of a program
that was presented in the Plymouth
High School Thursday evening,
June 7, 1888, and among those who
read it some may be able to pay,
‘Yes; well do I remember the night
that Herman Hornthal, Ailen La
tham, Blanche Barden and the rest
of us were happy young participants
in those closing exercises.”
Others may read and remark, “And
such was Plymouth then. No auto
mobiles with glaring headlights and
blaring horns; no pavement to re
sound to the footfall of unfamiliar
folk; no bright electric lights to
show a garish light, but a happy
gathering of friends whose lives had
not been awakened to the new or
der of things.”
“This Twentieth Century has
whirled us out of the quietude, tran
quility, simple living and happy
friendships that made up the lives
of the folk who lived in Plymouth
back in 1888, and into a ruthless
heritage of 1937. The topics import
ant to folk in that age are apparent
ly of little interest in this epoch.”
Declamations: “Nature’s Gentle
men,” by George Washington Wa
ters; “North Carolina,” by James
Percie Cooper; “Drunkards Not All
Brutes,” by Herman Hornthal; and
“John’s First Speech,” by Onward
Rupert Leggett.
Dialogues: iviarK Twain ana me
Interviewers,” by Messrs. Latham
and Hornthal; ‘‘Our Country’s
Wealth,” by Misses Hassell, Leggett,
Owens, Latham, Barden and Ben
nett; “The Art Critic,” by Misses
Newberry and Latham; “The Rain
bow,” by Misses Leggett, Hassell,
Owens, Cooper, Latham, Barden, and
Latham.
Readings: “Sophia’s Victory,” by
Miss Vonnie Evestine Leggett; “What
I Live For," by Miss Susan Beasley
Cooper; “The Duty of Forgiveness,”
by Miss Blanche Walker Barden;
“The Child and the Moon,” by Miss
Ethel Brittania Chesson; “Not One
Child To Spare,” by Miss Addie
May Latham; “The Children’s Hour”
(Longfellow), by Miss Martha Lou
ise Latham; “Huldy’s Pumpkin Pies”
by Miss Lucille Owens; “Love in a
Balloon,” by Miss Eva Pauline Has
sell; “A Word To Our Girls,” by
Miss Lydia Lewer Hassell; “Elsie’s
Child,” by Miss Myrtle Ernestine
Bennett; “Help Me Across, Papa,”
by Miss Aileen Inez Latham; “The
Case of Young Bangs,” by Miss Belle
Fagan; “How a Blacksmith Was Con
verted,” by Miss Adelia Skittle
tharpe; “Put Yourself in Her Place,”
by Miss Mattie Pugh Latham; “Get
ting in the Wrong Room,” by Miss
Charlotte Elizabeth Newberry.
Original essay: “That Our Daugh
ters May Be as Cornerstones Polish
ed After the Similitude of a Palace,”
by Miss Hope Hunter.
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District Dentists
In Meeting Here
Treatment of pyorrhea pockets
was explained in a lecture-demon
stration by Dr. D. B. Mizelle, of
Windsor and Charlotte, to the score
or more dentists of the first district
group which met in the community
hall last Monday evening.
Dr. W. H. Johnson, local dentist,
was host to the group. Dr. W. I.
Hart, of Edenton, is president and
Dr. R. L. Powell, of Ahoskie, secre
tary. Dr. L. G. Lancaster, of Wind
sor, responded to the welcome ad
dress made by Dr. Johnson.
Dr. S. V. Lewis, district physician
of Washington, Tyrrell and Hyde
Counties, and Dr. Alban Papineau,
of Plymouth, were guests of the
dentists.
Mad Dog Shot at
Creswell Store
Creswell.—No one was bitten, but
there was a scramble for a while
here last week when a mad dog en
tered the store of Charles Barnes
foaming at the mouth and snapping
at everything.
Mrs. Barnes hustled a four-year
old son, John, into the kitchen and
closed the door and screamed. A
Negro passing could not make the
dog leave the living room, where he
had taken a stand. Mr. Barnes
came in later and shot the animal.
Swain Farmers Vaccinate
Birds Against Chickenpox
Poultrymen of Swain County be
lieve that a “stitch in time saves
nine” and many growers have had
their poultry flocks vaccinated a
gainst chickenpox.
Chamber of Commerce
Idea Is Gaining F avor
About Town
Among the six men from this sec
don sent in for enlistment is the
Vavy is Thomas Edwin McNair, son
)f Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McNair, of
Plymouth. There are still vacan
:ies. Applicants must be between
he ages of 17and 25, good physical
aondition, at least 7th grade educa
ion, have parents’ consent and no
aolice record.
“Last year some of the business
nen would not contribute to a fund
:o advertise our market and town,
ind business remained in a slump
luring the fall and this year $11,000
s being spent in advertising our to
bacco market,' as everyone contrib
jted,” said S. Lee Braxton, chairman
)f the board of trade and a member
)f the city council of Whiteville.
“Pete” is 14 years old. Two cars
tave run over this bird dog, and in
uries sustained cause him to limp
around like an aged person. He is
he property of Dr. C. McGowan,
vho owns four others. Patients en
;ering the physician’s office can usu
ally see him lying around. Flies do
tot bother him there.
Now comes Patrick Healy, jr., ex
acutive secretary of the North Car
alina League of Municipalities, ask
ng for a copy of the special edition
af The Beacon issued when the Sou
hern Albemarle Association met
aere in April. “This will be of great
telp to us in presenting a true pic
;ure of your community,” writes Mr.
rlealy.
Harry E. Stephens and Arist Pier
atos are renovating the building on
Water Street formerly occupied by
he Central Cafe and will open a
:afe there on or about Saturday,
August 14. They are bringing in
lew equipment and arranging for
he interior to be remodeled and re
Jecorated.
W. G. Bailey, of Wilson, will open
i 5c to $5 store in the Landirag
luilding on Water Street. Mr. Bail
:y was at one time manager of Oet
inger’s store in Wilson. He has
nanaged a number of chain stores
iut picked Plymouth for his own
interprise. He hopes to be ready
:or the trade by September 1.
Mrs. Blanche Hwain, owner of the
Woman’s Shop here, has returned
rom a monih’s vacation and has
ipened her store for business again.
While away she visited the markets
ind purchased her fall merchandise,
she hopes to put on her fall style
show in the new theatre on Wash
ngton Street.
Bugs Beasley is “priming” his co
lorts for a battle Sunday with the
Edenton Braves at Brinkley Park
lere. Norman Mayo, an outfielder
ind slugger, will be missed as he is
iway at a CMTC at Fort Bragg. But
ihere will be a good game, argue'
Manager Bugs.
The supply house in front of the
lew agriculture building will be
noved to the old schoolhouse to be
jsed as a dressing room for athletes,
rhe town and county both have
lontributed some toward the ex
pense but Bugs Beasley still needs
about $15 to finish the job. Who
will contribute?
Mixing legal and illegal whiskey
and a little too much beer brought
nine inebriates to jail during last
week-end. The number continues to
increase weekly. Chief P. W. Brown
and his men are determined to
break up public drunkenness.
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Phillip M. Ambrose
Final Rites Friday
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Funeral services were held Fri
day for Phillip M. Ambrose, 45, who
died Thursday following a lingering
illness. Rev. M. L. Ambrose offic
iated. assisted by Rev. N. A. Taylor,
at Zions Chapel Christian church,
near Roper.
Surviving is a widow and the fol
lowing children: Raymond, Bennie,
and Herbert Ambrose; brothers, Wil
lie Warren Ambrose, Hampton; Leh
man and Wilson Ambrose, Norfolk
Julian Ambrose, Wilmington, Del.
sisters, Mrs. Steve Long, Norfolk
and Mrs. Dewey Phelps, Creswell.
Mitchell Farmers Average
$7.07 Per Head for Lambs
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The first cooperative shipment ot
lambs ever to move out of Mitchell
County brought farmers an average
of $7.07 per animal recently.
Paid Secretary for
Reorganized Group
Suggested by Some
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[John W. Darden Outlines
His Views on Perfecting
Reorganization
Pressing the idea that the cham
ber of commerce should be reorgan
ized in Plymouth, as advanced in an
interview last week with Zeb Vance
Norman, Recorder John W. Darden
adds his theory of a workable or
ganization.
His idea is to have a paid secre
tary that should receive not less
than $25 monthly, making him the
central figure in every effort for the
good of the town, and he will work
with an executive committee chosen
from the board of directors.
Any member hearing of a matter
that would be of civic interest to the
town would pass it along to the sec
retary. Any correspondence or in
quiries received would be submit
ted to the secretary. The executive
committee would meet weekly if de
sired to consider matters.
Then if the matter was of such
proportions to warrant it the secre
tary could call a special meeting for
any night. Then and there the idea
advanced or the problem to be con
sidered could be presented to the
membership.
Annual dues should be payable ev
ery three months. Regular member
ship meetings could be held every
three months. The organization
should be a Washington County
proposition and not for Plymouth
exclusively.
Bulletins should be issued and the
members informed of the work reg
ularly. Pamphlets could be printed
with good reading matter and pic
tures showing the advantages of
Plymouth. These could be inserted
by merchants in each letter that
they mail out of Plymouth.
It is too difficult to get the mem
bers together weekly. Yet, a good
live executive committee and secre
tary could whip the matters into
shape for the approval of the mem
bership when they were called to a
meeting. This would eliminate con
fusion and a waste of time at a
meeting.”
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Collection of Water
Accounts Under New
System Is Ordered
Delinquert Accounts To Be
Dividtd Into 12 Equal
Installments
Flatly demanding that delinquent
water users in Plymouth pay their
past-due accounts, the City Council
las instructed Clerk M. W. Spruill
•o begin a new system of collecting
water bills in the future so as to col
ect the $1,100 in delinquent accounts
hat piled up in the last three years.
The new method involves the di
vision of the past due accounts into
not more than 12 equal payments to
ae collected along with the regular
sills that are issued monthly, and
rails for the discontinuance of serv
ice to those who fail to pay both
their current bill and the payment
sn the arrearage by the 15th of the
nonth".
There will still be a discount of
10 per cent allowed on current bills
to customers who pay their bills by
the 10th of the month. Each delin
quent user will be advised by a form
letter issued by Mr. Spruill of the
total amount of their arrearages and
their monthly payment.
Also from now on there will be a
cut in deposit charge of $3 and those
who have their service suspended
upon failure to pay their bill by
the 15th will be charged $1 before
they are reinstated or the water re
connected.
Possibly more city water is being
used in Plymouth now than ever be
fore because of the influx of con
struction workers and new families
who have moved here. Yet there is
a group who owe back water bills
that Clerk Spruill must collect in
order to balance the water accounts
piled up since June 30, 1934.
If a good number are cut off this
will not affect the town’s revenue
very much, as there has been such
an increase in water users and in
the amount of water used that there
will still be an increase and the city
council has instructed Clerk Spruill
to bear down on the delinquents or
to stop providing them with free
water at the town’s expense.