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VOLUME XLVII1—NUMBER 47
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November 19, J9.'i7
ESTABLISHED 1889
Large Steel Barge
To Be Used by Mill
For Shipping Pulp
275-Foot Craft Is One of
Largest; To Be Towed l»y
650-Horse Tug
Shipments of paper pulp will be
made from the mill here to the north
by water within about two weeks, it
is expected.
The North Carolina Pulp Company
is awaiting delivery of a 275-foot
steel barge, said to be one fo the
largest of its kind ever built.
It will be 40 feet wide, 20 feet deep,
and will have a capacity of 2,500
tons. The barge is being built in
Wilmington, Del., and may arrive
here within 10 days, it is said.
A 650-horsepower Diesel tug, ob
tained in New York under a lease
arrangement, will be used in towing
this barge. It is expected that ship
ping the pulp by water will be con
siderably less expensive than it has
been to ship it by rail.
This will be slower, however, and
rail shipments will probably be con
tinued. at least for the present.
The barge will take the Inland
Waterway route, and so will not have
to cross any open water on the way.
Consider Improving
Municipal Building
Estimates are being prepared by
officials of the town of Plymouth
upon a request by the Lions Club to
determine the cost of improving the
muncipal building which faces down
Washington Street.
Commander P. B. Bateman ad
vanced the idea that the American
Legion might wish to aid the Lions
in this matter, as he, as a member of
the Lions Club, first made the sug
gestion, which was pressed by Carl
L. Bailey.
Some wanted to paint the front
a lighter color, while the majority
seem to be in favor of stuccoing the
building with a light shade for the
top and a darker shade at the bot
tom.
Still Working on
School Financing
County officials continued their ef
forts this week to raise the necessary
money needed to finance the new
school for Creswell. but without suc
cess.
It is thought that an extension of
time may possibly be granted by the
Federal Government.
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The official opening of the new Plymouth Country Club and Golf Course has been set for Thanksgiving
Day. There will be a reception at the club house in the afternoon, two golf tournaments, and a dance in the
evening. The golf course has now been in use for about two weeks, but there is still some work to be com
pleted on the elub house. Everything will be in readiness by next Thursday, however, it is expected.
Club To Be Officially
Opened Thanksgiving
“Open House,"’ Two
Golf Tournaments,
Dance Are Features
Full Day’s Program of Activi
ties Outlined by Special
Committees
Two golf tournaments, an "open
house” reception in the afternoon,
and a dance at night are features of
the official opening of the Plymouth
Country Club and Golf Course to be
held Thanksgiving Day, Thursday of
next week, it was announced by W.
W. Henderson, president of the club,
and members of the entertainment
committee.
The golf course has been completed
and in use for about two weeks, and,
while there is some work yet to be
done on the club house itself, offic
ials expect everything to be in readi
ness for the opening next Thursday.
Announcement of the official open
ing followed a meeting of the club
trustees held Monday night, when
various committees were appointed
to handle the details. Another meet
ing of the trustees will be held next
Monday to perfect the plans now be
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Plymouth Man Dies
Of Unusual Malady
Claire Wilson Was
Victim of Blood
Clot in Abdomen
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Sudden Death Attributed To
Ptomaine Poisoning Be
fore Autopsy
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Claire Wilson, whose sudden death
this week was at first believed due
lo ptomaine poisoning, actually died
as the result of "mesenterick throm
bosis,” according to Dr. T. L. Bray.
This, the doctor explained, is an
-unusual type of sickness caused by
blood clots in th emesenterick artery
so that gangrene in the abdomen
results.
Mr. Wilson had been working at
ihe pulp mill, and, as his lunch was
stolen Sunday, he purchased a sand
wich. Shortly after, he began to
feel sick and Dr. Bray was called.
The doctor instructed his family to
get in touch with him if the man
did not soon become better, but was
not called again until late Monday.
He ordered him to be taken to the
hospital at Rocky Mount at once,
and he left shortly after in Nurney s
ambulance accompanied by his wife.
The ambulance had hardly leached
Jamesville when he died. An autop
sy performed by Dr. Bray, with the
assistance of Dr. Papineau, revealed
the cause of his condition.
Mr. Wilson had been in Plymouth
about 10 years and was married less
than a year ago. Until recently he
was working at the handle factory.
Mr. Wilson was originally from In
diana. He was 29 years of age and
leaves no children.
The funeral service was held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the
Christian church and interment w'as
at the Windley Cemetery.
Honorary and active pall bearers
-will consist of the members of the
Plymouth Fire Department, to which
he formerly belonged.
[ GRANDFATHER AGAIN]
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Har
dison became grandparents again
this week, with the birth of a
little girl to their daughter, Mrs.
Samuel Ruark, of Raleigh.
The postmaster and his wife
now have four grandchildren, the
first three being triplets born
eight years ago to their daugh
ter, Mrs. Gershon Leiberson, of
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Ruark, formerly Miss
Hope Hardison, has lived in Ra
leigh now for about six years,
and this is her first child.
Mi*, and Mrs. White
Celebrate Golden
Wedding Tuesday
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Skinnersville Couple Have
Lived 48 Years in Wash
ington Countv
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Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White, of Skin
I nersville, observed their golden wed
ding anniversary this week.
Tire couple were married 50 years
ago Tuesday by the Rev. W. Lowe at
Rehoboth M. P. Church and went to
Edenton for a wedding trip, cross
ing the sound on the old “Haven
Belle.”
They lived two years in Edenton.
| then returned to Skinnersville,
where they have spent the past 48
years.
Mr. White is now 82, 13 years old
er than his wife, but both have en
joyed excellent health all their lives.
He has a vivid recollection of Civil
War days, and especially of the bat
tle between the Confederate ironclad
I “Albemarle” and three Union gun
boats, which occurred in the sound
| within view of his grandfather's
1 home.
f FIRST BASKETBALL I
A double-header basketball
game with boys’ and girls’ teams
from Bath High School coming
to Plymouth to play the local
teams wil lopen the season on
December 17, according to pres
ent plans.
The Plymouth High School
team is entirely separate from
the town team this year and is
being coached by Douglas Starr,
the agriculture teacher.
C. T. Thrift Attends
Church Meeting at
Raleigh This Week
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Plymouth Pastor Has Made
Remarkable Record in
Two Years Here
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The Rev. C. T. Thrift, who for
two years has been pastor of the
Methodist church in Plymouth, left
Methodist conference at Raleigh.
At this time he may be assigned to
return here or to take a church in
some other community. During his
stay in Plymouth, Mr. Thrift has
been so successful in his administra
tion of church finances that a $1,500
mortgage was paid off and the church
is now free and clear of all debt.
In addition, a number of contri
butions have been made to assist
Methodist missionary work and for
educational porposes. Before he came
here the church had been attempting
to reduce the mortgage, but with lit
he success.
He is also credited with adding
119 new members to the church. Mr.
Thrift came to Plymouth from Park
ton, and is a native of Virginia.
Liquor Sales Show
Gain in October
Over September
Total Receipts §8,694.20 at
Two Legal Stores in
This County
Liquor sales in Washington Coun
ty for October showed an increase of
$1,718.35 over September, with the
total receipts last month reaching
$8,694.20.
The two stores in this county li
censed to dispense whiskey are turn
ing in as much or more revenue than
was predicted before the ABC board
was organized in the county.
The continued increase of sales is
believed to be due to the coolness of
the weather, which prompts the use
of the stimulants.
Tobacco towns and places where
football is played on a large scale
have seen their liquor revenue mount
month after month in the fall sea
son as those who go out for sports
also go in for drinking.
This county’s revenue compares
favorably with other counties near
by, as Martin, with a population of
three times the number in this coun
ty, sold a little over twice as much
whiskey, reporting sales of $18,859.75,
with a $5,000 increase over Septem
ber.
Chowan, with less population than
Washington, reported total sales of
$7,576.65. The gross business for the
26 wet counties in the state during
the month of October was $818,677.
Prom this business the state has col
lected $154,193.93 since the tax be
came effective May 1.
Town Hires Firm
To Work Out Bond
Refinancing Flan
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North Carolina Municipal
Council To Attempt Sat
isfactory Settlement
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The Plymouth City Council this
week approved a contract with the
North Carolina Municipal Council,
Inc., of Raleigh, under which the
organization will a ttempt to work
out a refinancing plan to assist the
city in meeting its bond interest and
sinking fund payments.
Approval of the contract followed
a lengthy special meeting of the
council on Wednesday evening.
It is expected that if the plan
drawn up by the firm is satisfac
tory to the council, it will be ready
for submission to the bondholders
within a few months and may be put
into effect within a year or two.
The plan probably will be based
on a proposition for the scaling down
of interest requirements for a few
years in order to make it possible for
the town to pay off some of the prin
cipal so that in future years the debt
service requirements will be less, it is
expected.
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400 Delinquent
Building & Loan
Shares Problem
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Treasurer M. W. Spruill Asks
Subscribers To Pay or
Give Them Up
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City Clerk M. W. Spruill, who was
recently made treasurer of the Plym
outh Building & Loan Association,
announced this week that entrance
fees and weekly installments have
been paid on about 600 shares of the
Association stock.
There are another 400 shares, how
ever, on which neither the entrance
fees, nor any installments have been
paid, he said.
"I wish those who subscribed to
these 400 shares would either begin
making their paymnets or notify me
that they wish to drop out so that
we can sell their shares to other in
vestors,” he said.
Payments on all shares are receiv
ed by Mr. Spruill at the city clerk's
office.
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School Lunch Room
Opens in December
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The new lunch room for Plymouth
High School will probably be open
ed the first of December, Principal
R. B. Trotman announced this week.
Lunches will be served for as little
as 10 cents. The food will be pre
pared in accordance with reccimmen
dations of the State Board of Health.
There will be soups, sandwitches,
milk, and vegetables.
The lunch room will be non pro
fit making and is to be made possible
by cooperation with the WPA, which
is to provide necessary operators.
Special Services at
Creswell Churches
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Dr. G. A. Martm will conduct the
union Thanksgiving service in Christ
Church, Creswell, next Thursday
morning at 10 a. m. and the public
is invited.
There will be a Thanksgiving Day
service at Philippi church at 7:30 in
the evening, with the Rev. Warren
I Davis, of Washington, conducting
I the regular pastor, Rev. Mr. Bennett,
announced this week.
Bird and Rabbit
Hunting Season
Opens Saturday
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Migratory Waterfowl May Be
ftiiot With Restrictions Be
ginning November 27
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The hunting season for birds and
rabbits opens in Washington County
on November 20, and Federal regula
tions permit shooting of migratory
waterfowl, beginning on November
27, according to Game Warden Tom
Terry.
With good hunting reported after
the opening of the bear, deer and
opossum season on October 1, the
call for county and state licenses
here has been far ahead of any in
recent years.
Already close to $1,350 worth of
permits have been issued this fall,
and it is expected that at least anoth
er $500 worth will be sold before the
close of the season.
State regulations permit the
shooting of quail from November 20
to February 15 and wild turkey dur
ing the same period. The season for
ruffed grouse opens also on Novem
ber 20. but closes two months sooner,
on December 15.
The federal laws permit shooting
of duck, geese, jacksnipe, and coot
from November 27 to December 26,
but close the season for sora, rail,
marsh hen, and gallinule on Novem
ber 30.
There is no open season, however,
on the wood duck, ruddy duck, buf
flehead duck, redhead duck, canvas
back duck, brant, Ross’s Geese, swan
or snow geese.
Migratory waterfowl must not be
hunted without purchase of $1 duck
stamps by those over 16 years and
it is illegal to hunt over baited areas
or to use live decoys. Waterfowl
may not be shot before 7 a. m. or
after 4 p. m.
It is also illegal to use any fire
arm except a shotgun not larger than
10-gauge or an automatic or hand
operated repeated shotgun capable of
holding more than three shells.
Copies of the game laws, which ex
plain in detail what is permitted and
what is illegal may be obtained from
Game Warden Terry in Plymouth or
from any of his representatives who
sell game licenses.
Lions Club Joins
Business Men in
Protest on Mail
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Resolutions Adopted Urge
Renewal of Coast Line
Mail Contract
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The Plymouth Lions Club and the
Merchants Association joined this
week in protest against any change
in the mail service.
Both organizations have taken the
position that if the contract for car
rying the mail between here and
Tarboro is taken away from the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad and gi
ven to star route carriers it will soon
mean the elimination of passenger
and express service as well on this
line.
In a letter addressed to Postmas
ter George W. Hardison, T. C. Bur
gess asked him to speak for the mer
chants and general public of Ply
mouth.
"At a meeting of the Merchants
Association on November 11, it was
brought to the attention of the mem
bers that the Postal Department is
considering the taking of mail off the
Atlantic Coast Line train between
Plymouth and Tarboro," he wrote.
"A resolution was unanimously
adopted protesting this proposal on
the grounds that the Merchants and
public as a whole will be better serv
ed throughout the year if the mail
is carried as at present on the morn
ing and evening trains of this line.
Therefore we request that the mail
be continued with the two Atlantic
Coast Line trains in and out of Ply
mouth, and that you bring this mat
ter to the attention of the postal au
thorities, explaining to them that we
need this service, especially since
Plymouth began growing so rapidly
as a result of the recent construction
of a large pulp mill here.”
11 Children Secure
Glasses From Lions
Glasses for 11 children have been
purchased and presented to those
needing them by the Lions Club of
Plymouth. And these school children
wrote simple but effective words of
appreciation, which were read at the
last meeting by the club secretary,
Rev. N. A. Taylor.
The glasses went to children in
Roper, Creswell, Cherry, and Plym
outh, following a clinic sponsored by
H. H. McLean, superintendent of
public instruction with a Washington
N. C. doctor in charge of the clinic.
Farmers Getting First
Federal Peanut Money
I HEADS FARM BUREAU I
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W. D. Phelps has been elected
president of the Washington
County Farm Bureau, County
Agent W. V. Hays announced
this week.
Lee Hassell is the first vice
president, and Frances Beasley
secretary and treasurer.
The next meeting will be held
at 2 p. m„ December 11, in the
assembly hall in the Agriculture
Building.
“This is a good organization
and should be well supported by
the farmers of Washington Coun
ty,” Mr. Hays said.
J. J. Brinkley Wins
$20 First Award at
Weekly Drawing
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Every Number Is Promptly
Claimed This Week; Two
Colored Winners
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First prize of $20 in the Wednes
day drawing of cash awards put up
by Plymouth merchants went to J. J.
Brinkley, of Plymouth, this week. Mr.
Brinkley is the father of Shep Brink
ley, theater manager.
Mrs. C. C. Baker, of Plymouth, won
the first $5 prize; Richard Garrett,
colored, of Plymouth, received the sec
ond $5 prize; and Mary Brooks, of
White City, won the third.
Fourth prize of $5 went to Mrs.
Clarence Blount, of Plymouth, on a
ticekt she was holding for a friend.
A good-sized crowd was on hand
for the drawing and for the first time
in several weeks every number called
was promptly claimed. Last week
three persons lost the $20 first prize
by failing to present their tickets.
Myrtle Hopkins Makes
Greenville All-Star Team
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Myrtle Hopkins, who last year
played forward on the girls basket
ball team at Plymouth High School,
has made the all star team at Green
ville, Miss Louise Brinkley announced
this week.
Official Openiug of
Local Warehouse
Made Wednesday
Farmers May Receive $6,500
On Peanuts Sold During
Past Two Weeks
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Washington County farmers began
receiving money this week on pea
nuts placed in storage at the Plym
outh warehouse of the Peanut Sta
bilization Corporation.
By Monday between 1,500 and
2.000 bags had been brought to the
warehouse, but the first payments
were not made until Wednesday.
Prior to the official opening of the
warehouse peanuts had been accept
ed as a convenience to farmers who
wanted to get them under cover.
With the government paying 3 1-4
cents a pound, the farmers who had
deposited peanuts before the ware
house was officially open stood to re
ceive from $5,000 to $6,500 on these
alone this week.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 more bags
are expected to be brought to the
warehouse for grading within the
next few days, and as most of this
year’s crop in Washington County
has been of good quality, it Is ex
pected that these will nearly all come
up to the required standard, U. S.
No. 3, or better.
There is reason to believe that the
price of peanuts will improve from
now on, according to Mr. Hays, who
expects that commercial buyers will
have to pay better than present prices
if they are to obtain enough peanuts
to meet their needs after the govern
ment has taken off the market all
that are offered at 3 1-4 cents.
The unfavorable business condi
tions reported spreading in industrial
sections of the country will tend to
restrict buying, however, he said.
Present indications are that from
20.000 to 25,000 bags of Washington
County peanuts will be sold to the
Stabilization Corporation at the
Plymouth warehouse, across the
pickle plant, he said.
This warehouse, which is now be
ing operated by W. H. Clark, is the
former Tidewater Tobacco Ware
house.
Urge Farmers To Cut
Pine More Carefully
I 223 HOGS SOLD HERE I
The price of hogs fell off just
a few minutes before the auction
held in Plymouth this week so
that bids were reduced 25 cents.
Three carloads, including 223
hogs were sold at a price of $8.90.
It is not likely at present that
the price will fall much lower,
according to County Agent Hays,
but the price at this sale was
less than half of that in some
sales held here earlier in the
year, he said.
Rehearsals Start
On Little Theater
Drama This Week
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C. O. Armstrong. R. B. Trot
mnn. W. C. Anderson and
Mrs. Starr in Cast
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Rehearsals began here this week
for the Federal Little Theater pro
duction of the stage and screen hit
‘'Smiling Through.”
Coach Cleaton O Armstrong, of
the Plymouth high school will take
the part of Uncle John, played in
the moving picture a few years ago
by Leslie Howard.
Principal Robert B. Trotman will
take the part of Dr Harding, and
Mrs. Mary Fagan Coley, of Dardens,
will play Kathleen Dungannon, the
part taken in the movie by Norma
Shearer.
William C. Anderson, a member of
the State Highway Department force
here at present, will also be in the
cast, as will Gilmer Ayers, who is to
take the part played by Frederick
March in the screen production. Mrs.
Douglas Starr will have the role of
Mary Clare.
Present plans call for the presenta
tion of the play in the high school
auditorium on Friday evening. De
cember 3
Scenerv will cost about $25. cos
tumes about $10. royalties about $25
i and incidentals close to $15.
Small Profit in
Present Methods
Forester States
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Land Owners Could Double
Income by Practice of
Conservation Methods
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Only a few farmers and land
owners in the state are cutting pulp
wood according to approved forestry
standards and many are sacrificing
much future income for a little pre
sent cash.
This is the conclusion of P. H.
Claridge, assistant state forester who
has just been on an inspection trip
through a number of counties where
pulpwood is being cut in large quan
tities.
He visited Beaufort, Washington,
Warren, Halifax, and Rutherford
counties.
"Some of the large pulpwood som
panies have formulated definite cut
ting rules which they are sending
out to all farmers and landowners in
their buying area,” he found.
"But these rules evidently had not
reached the hands of the landowners
in the areas visited or else had been
ignored.
"And exception was found in Ru
therford county where one landown
er had left a large number of vigorous
young trees for re-seeding. But this
case was unusual.
"A number of landowners inter
viewed said they were clearing their
land for cultivation. But this appears
to be a step in the wrong direction
as there is generally conceeded that
there is too much land under culti
vation now.”
And State Forester J. S. Holmes,
in a statement this week advises far
mers that they can obtain four times
as much revenue from their wood
lands by adopting a more careful
policy.
“Landowners with a large acre
ages of pine timber who are now
thinking only of selling this timber
for pulpwood, would do well to save
some of these trees for saw timber
and lumber,” he said.
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