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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington Connty and its 12.000 people. VOLUME L—NUMBER I Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, January 6, 1939 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Although Carl L. Groves, formerly manager of the local unit of the American Fork & Hoe Company heTe. has been gone for close to three years, he retains his membership in the lo cal American Legion post and con tinues to return during the holidays to visit friends here. He is connect ed with a handle and tool plant in Elkin. W. Va. Harry Chopic, jr., who has been employed in Williford's Yellow Front Market here, has accepted an insur ance job with a company which has a number of local policyholders and started to work this week, succeeding Cleveland Cratch. A canvass for §300 to continue the affiliation of the Washington County district of Boy Scouts in the Eastern Carolina Council will be started very shortly, accord ing to Carl L. Bailey, who will be chairman of the committee to raise this money. Fred Knight, local baggage clerk on the Plymouth-Tarboro Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train, has re turned from a Tarboro hospital, where he has been for some time undergoing treatment. Mr. Knight is well known here, where he has made his headquarters for many years. The Plymouth Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday night at 8 o’clock and the fath ers and mothers of the school children are urged to attend, ac cording to Mrs. J. W. Read, pres ident, who explained that the night meetings were being held to afford the fathers an oppor tunity to attend. Observers at the courthouse re ported that Attorney S. A. Ward, jr., who served as prosecuting attorney in recorder’s court for the first time Tuesday, attended to the business in the manner of a veteran, handling the affairs very r oothly and coop erating with the c irt in every way to take care of the docket promptly. Red Liveraian and Luther Arm strong have been elected co captains of the Plymouth High School basketball team, as re ported by Carl Bailey, jr., and Duckie Lloyd, who also said that Coach John Weaver had 16 boys out for the first practice of the season Tuesday night. R. W. Johnston, who gets around the county a lot, said today that it appeared now that many of the large farmers who were financially able would increase their tobacco acreage but that he did not. bejieve therf would be so much of an increase in the county over the 1,500 acres usu ally planted. Members of the Plymouth Mer chants Association are holding a meet ing Thursday night following the meeting of the Lions Club, which is adjourning at 8 o’clock for the trades men to attend to their business. E. H. Liverman, president, was hoping for a large attendance. ■-*-<6 Darden Gets House Seat No. 2 as Ward Is Elected Speaker -3> Drew Mythical Seat No. 120, Holder of Which Gets Speaker’s Place -<$, By a narrow margin of two votes, D. L. Ward, of New Bern, emerged as Democratic choice for the office of Speaker of the State House of Rep resentatives ; and as a result Repre sentative W. M. Darden, of this coun ty was assigned to Mr. Ward’s orig inal seat, No. 2. The session began Wednesday in Raleigh. Before the session began Represen tative Darden was assigned to the mythical seat No. 120 in the House, which actually has only 119 seats. The holder of No. 120 usually gets the seat vacated by the representa tive who is elected speaker of the house. Mr. Ward defeated Victor S. Bry ant, of Durham, and W. E. Fenner, of Rocky Mount, who were candidates for the speakership at the Democratic caucus Tuesday night. The choice of the caucus was elected without op position from the Republican minor ity in the house. Mr. Fenner, who occupied seat No. 8, withdrew after the second ballot Tuesday night in favor of Mr. Ward. Then by two votes Ward defeated Bryant, who occupied seat No. 1. Through this method of seat as signment Mr. Darden managed to se cure a choice seat in the House. He left Tuesday morning to be present at the Democratic caucus that night and the opening session Wednesday, when Governor Hoey delivered his message at a joint session. Mrs. C. W. Tatem Dies in Columbia Funeral services were held Satur day in the Columbia Episcopal church for Mrs. C. W. Tatem, with Rev. Sidney Matthews, of Washing ton, and Rev. John Hardy, of Wil liamston, officiating. Interment took place in a Columbia cemetery. Mrs. Tatem, wife of former Repre sentative C. W. Tatem, of Tyrrell County, died Friday afternoon. She had been in ill health for several months, but was thought to have been on the road to recovery. Surviving is her husband and the following children: Mrs. Alma Disos way, Miss Helen and Miss Polly Tat em, of Columbia: and Mrs. P. M. Arps, of Plymouth. Pulp Plant Workers Here To Get Group Insurance Officials of the North Carolina Pulp Company have recently made group insurance available to employees of the local plant, it was announced this week by O. II. Cox, general manager, The form of group insurance made available here has been enjoyed by a large majority of employees at the companys other plants for a number of years, according to Mr. Cox, who said the insurance is underwritten by the Travelers Insurance Company at a very low premium cost. The insurance is issued on a co operative basis, with the cost being shared by the company and the em ployees. It furnishes protection for the sole benefit of the employees and their dependents in case of death, non-occupational accidents and sick ness. It was learned that 90 per cent of the local employees have taken ad vantage of the opportunity to secure the insurance since the company pre sented the plan, which became effect ice December 23. Mr. Cox said that all new em ployees will be given the same ad vantages after they have been in the employ of the company for a period of 90 days. Technicality Holds Up Using Creswell School | NEW BOARD MEMBER 1 v/ The Board of Education of Washington County Monday named Roy C. Chesson as mem ber of the local school board at Roper to succeed J. C. Knowles, who became a member of the board of county commissioners in December. Mr. Knowles has long been iden tified with the school work at Roper and served as a member of the board of education for about six years. He is widely known as a successful farmer, church man and school worker. Mr. Chesson is also well known throughout the county and his appointment was looked upon as a wise choice by observers. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bachman Injured In Wreck Saturday —$— Mr, Bachman Reported in Critical Condition Early Thursday Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bachman, of Columbia, promirfeni in school work of the State, were injured, Mr. Bach man probably critically, in an acci dent near Bethel last Sunday, when the car Mrs. Bachman was driving turned over. Reports Thursday morn ing were that Mr. Bachman was in a coma and his recovery was con sidered doubtful. Mrs. Bachman suf fered severe face abrasions and cuts, but is expected to recover. Both are in a Tarboro hospital. Mr. Bachman received a fractured collar bone, fractured ribs, and a crushed vertebra. He developed pneu monia Tuesday, which was causing attending physicians much concern. According to Mrs. Bachman, she and Mr. Bachman, with a negro boy, were returning from Greenville, S. C„ where they had been enjoying the Christmas holidays with a son, Gus Bachman, and his family. They had stopped in Tarboro for an hour shak ing hands with friends and were on their way to Creswell when a truck rushed upon the Bachman car and Mrs. Bachman pulled out to let it pass. She was unable to right the car before it plunged into the ditch. Originally from Pennsylvania, Mr. Jaachman was city school superin tendent in Tarboro in 1920-21, leaving there to become county school super intendent for Tyrrell County. He also formerly taught at Creswell and was married to Miss Annie Mae Walker while there. -® Tuberculosis Control Work Will Be Topic —*>— Lantern slides, illustrating the causes and effects of tuberculosis, ac companied by explanations by Dr. A. Papineau, wil be a feature of the meeting of the Lions Club Thursday night, when a large gathering is ex pected by President W. L. Whitley. For some time the local physician was on the staff of the State Sanitor ium, and he has a number of slides that can be shown with his talks emphasizing the work being done to control tuberculosis. Last week visitors to the club in cluded R. L. Coburn, of Williamston; Dr. J. E. Bonner, Hopewell, Va.; Dr. L. I. Case, of the extension service at Raleigh; C. L. Groves, Elkin, W. Va.; J. R. Campbell, local grocer; and Em mett R. Grandy, chemist at the North Carolina Pulp Company. Continue Drive To Secure Eastern Star Chapter Here Mrs. D. R. Satterthwaite has been designated by district officials as a leader in the attempt to organize a local chapter of the Eastern Star, an auxiliary of the Masonic fraternity. Mrs. Satterthwaite hopes to have enough members to perfect an or ganization by February. It will require 25 women members, all of whom must be mothers, wives, or sisters of Masons, for the chap ter to be organized. Nineteen names have been secured as prospective members. Hope To Make New Building Available Within Few Weeks —®— Classes Resumed Last Monday In Old Structure; Good Weather Is “Break” -® A technicality has arisen, causing delay in occupation of the new $82, 000 public school building in Cres well, but officials hope they can soon remove the obstacle and have the children in the new structure within a few more days. H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction, believes that after a few more finishing touches are put to the building and some other mat ters cleared up that the school will be available for classes very shortly. The hold up now has to do with funds due by the WPA, and it is be lieved that as soon as a little red tape can be straightened out that the building will be ready for occupancy. School authorities expressed regret that they were unable to have the building ready for the children when classes were resumed Monday after the Christmas holidays, but when the technicality arose they felt it should be properly, handled before the doors were opened. In the meantime, the children re sumed their work Monday in the crowded and inadequate little brick building that stands near the hand some new structure. The weather for the past few days has not been as uncomfortable as usual at this time of the year, which is a decided ‘ break” for both children and teach ers. Every effort is being made to expedite m itters so that the students may be in the new building as early as possible, certainly before a period of bad weather arrives. -® State Building and Loan Officials To Be Here Next Week —♦— Hoped Visit Will Revive In terest in Sale of Fifth Series Stock • A revival of interest in the lagging sales of stock in the fifth series of the Plymouth Building and Loan As sociation is hoped with the visit here next week of Martin Guardian, of Raleigh, executive secretary of the North Carolina Building and Loan League, and Wheeler Martin, of Wil liamston, president of the league. President E. P. Still, of the local association, announced that the state building and loan officials would visit here with his organization and then would speak to the Lions Club next Thursday night. In the meantime, only about 10 share of stock in the new series have been sold, and Secretary M. W. Spruill declares there is apparently little interest in the new series so far. The directors have not canvassed for sales as in the other series, it is believed, but the steady increase in interest manifested by the more than 100 active stockholders indicates that the organization is progressing very nicely. -qp.., ■ Several Cases Tried In Court Tuesday A sentence of two months on the roads was meted out to Raymond Clifton, 43, white, in recorder’s court Tuesday, when he was found guilty of assaulting Mary Clifton, his daugh ter, with a stick while under the in fluence of whiskey. A second charge of assaulting his son, Delbert, while drunk, and with a pistol in his pos session, was dropped. The two cases in which L. H. Lucas and M. L. Bowen each charged the other with an assault with a pistol ended abrupty when verdicts of not guilty as to both were returned. Willie Norman, charged in three cases with larceny of chickens and turkeys, was given three years on the roads, and his accomplice in one or more of the thieving attempts, John W. Downing, was given 12 months at the county farm. Sidney A. Ward, jr„ prosecuted the docket in the basence of the regular solicitor, R. w. Gaylord. County Board Holds Monthly Meet Here Tuesday Afternoon —*— Approve Petition for Adding Connty Road To State Highway Sytein -<t> — The Washington County Commis sioners. in session here Tuesday, ap proved a petition for an addition to the State Highway road maintenance system and immediately passed a res olution asking the Highway Commis sion to take over the newly recom mended two-mile strip in the sec tion near Plymouth. This road, be ginning at Saints Delight Church on the Mackeys Road and running south through the farms of O. M. Chesson, James A. Chesson, and E. H. Chesson, to the cross roads near Roper, has been used as a public road for about 20 years and serves eight families. The commissioners also decided to investigate the complaint of Dr. L. W. White, of Suffolk, who claims that his farm near Plymouth is listed too high on the tax books. He will be given a hearing, along with others who may wish to have their valua tions considered, according to their complaints. The commissioners also decided to pay the premiums of bonds of elect ed officials of the county, as has been the custom in the past. It was first decided by the commissioners that each official should pay for his own bond, but, after further considera tion, it was decided that the county should pay the bond premiums. Liquor Laws Keep Joe Credle, Aged Negro, in Trouble —<&— Caught Last Saturday Night With Keg of Non-Tax Paid Whiskey -« The ever-changing liquor laws of North Carolina continue to make an offender of Joe Credle, aged negro, as he was arrested again last Satur day night on a charge of possessing non-tax-paid whiskey. Joe drinks very little whiskey him self and is widely respected among both the white and colored races, but officers say that selling or dealing in whiskey is “a habit or disease or something” as he can't leave it alone. He never gives the officers any trou ble but sits silently and meekly by as his bond is being arranged, which is usually signed by a colored friend. And his lawyer almost invariably is P. H. Bell, who has defended him on liquor counts a number of times. Several months ago a case in which Joe was the defendant went to the supreme ccruft for a ruling as to whether or not an informant must be named by the officer requesting a search warrant from a magistrate. The "high court upheld ABC Enforce ment Officer L. L. Basnight, who re fused to name his informant. Officers say they are informed that Credle has been mixed up in the whiskey business for years, starting during the prohibition era and con tinuing up to now. He is getting along in years, but every now and then runs into law to be charged by officers with selling illegal whiskey. Policeman Paul Basnight nabbed Credle Saturday night with a keg allegedly containing non-tax-paid whiskey. Officers Installed At Masonic Lodge -9 Pastmaster Tom W. Snell installed the new officers of Perseverance Lodge, No. 59, A. F. & A. M., at the meeting Tuesday night with appro priate ceremonies. For 30 years Mr. Snell has applied himself to Masonry and he is said to be well up with the work. Officers installed follow: H. H. Mc Lean, master: D. A. Hurley, senior warden; L. A. Larkkin, junior war den; B. G. Campbell, treasurer; John W. Darden, secretary; J. L. Knowles, senior deacon; T. B. Brown, junior deacon; L. E. Jackson, tiler; R. H. Lucas, chaplain; D. W. Beale and S. F. Garrett, stewards. Dr. C. McGowan, retiring master, was presented an emblematic ring as his preference to a pastmaster’s jewel. -® Miss Olga Gardner To Leave Employ of Railroad Here -1 After 18 years of employment at the local Norfolk Southern Railroad Company station, Miss Olga Gardner, daughter of Mrs. Sally Gardner, will conclude her work during the week end. Succeeding her will be “Tip” Warren, of Washington, who exer cised his seniority privilege with the company in replacing Miss Gardner. Miss Gardner has the privilege of exercising the same seniority privilege in about four other places, but she had not decided what she would do his week in view of the fact that most of the work at the other places would be outdoors, while her work here was mostly in the office. Mr. and Mrs. Warren were both connected with the Washington, N. C., station some years ago, but his wife left the employ of the company when it began decreasing the per sonnel. She is a sister of L. S. Thompson here. County’s Tobacco Acreage Is Likely 7 o Be Increased Present indications are that there will be an increase in the acreage of tobacco planted in Washington Coun ty this year, the office of the county agent having already cleaned enough tobacco seed for an average of 5.000 acres. However, the two bushels of seed cleaned so far does not necessarily mean that 5.000 acres will be planted, against the 1,543 acres in 1938, as most farmers are now tripling the amount of seed sown in plant beds on account of blue mold, pests, and other things that prevent growth and development of plants. As a general rule, there are 3 table spoonfuls of seed to the ounce, 16 ounces to the pound—about one quart—and 32 quarts to the bushel. And two tablespoonfuls will sow about 100 square yards of plant bed. Since the advent of blue mold and the prev alence of other diseases and pests, it has become the custom to plant from 200 to 300 square yards of plant bed for each tobacco bam. w'hich will take care of from 4 to 5 acres. Although an increase in the total acreage is expected in the county, observers do not look for a greatly enlarged crop, as the soil conservation program and difficulty in financing greatly increased acreages will tend to hold it down, despite the large amount of seed already treated at the agent's office. Superior Court Opens Session Here Monday Judge Thompson To Preside; Fifteen Cases on Docket -9 Two Cases Involve Deaths; Mrs. Swain To Be Tried For Attempted Murder ——9 Fifteen criminal cases have been set for trial next week in the Wash ington County Superior Court, which convenes here Monday with Judge C. Everett Thompson, of Elizabeth City, scheduled to preside over the two weeks' mixed term. Uncluded on the docket are two cases involving deaths, several as saults, liquor law violations, and oth er infractions. There are also 13 Civil cases. Lundy Chambers, 39, white, will be tried on a charge of slaying Hardy Vanhorn and has been in jail for several months in default of a bond of $1,5000. A preliminary hearing was held in recorder’s court and prob able cause found. Pauline Swain will be tried for ad ministering poison to her husband, Abijah Swain, and for conspiracy to murder him. In a deposition made last summer she accused Mrs. Ains worth and Walter Skittletharpe of being implicated, but they were ac quitted in recorder's court. Russell Swain, 23, white, appealed from a six-month sentence on a lar ceny charge and will face this count in superior court. O. L. Gdwin, 24, white, and Edi son Godwin, 19, white, of Creswell, are charged with stealing two calves from Joe Pritchette and selling them to B. Perlin, of Norfolk, Va., for 5 cents a pound, netting them $30. Roy Lucas, 45, white, Creswell mer chant, will face a charge of violat ing the prohibition law in an appeal from the judgment of the recorder’s court, where he was found guilty and sentenced to six months on the roads. Eugene Spruill, 25, cc'.ored, will be tried for reckless operation of a mo tor vehicle and causing the death of Aaron Norman, who was killed when a truck operated by Spruill turned over on the Mackeys road in October, crushing Norman to death. J. O. Lucius, 22, white, appealed from a decision in recorder’s court, that he pay to his wife the sum of $7.50 weekly after he was found guil ty of abandonment and non-support and will be heard in the superior tribunal next week. L. H. Lucas, 44, white, will be tried for damaging the crops of his ten ant, M. L. Bowen. Nicholas R. Daniels, of Jamesville, colored, will be tried for reckless op eration of a motor vehicle. His was the auto which struck and knocked the car of Mrs. Nathan W. LeGrand, of Hamlet, across the tracks in front of an aproaching train here last week, a serious accident being narrowly averted. He was found guilty in re corders court but noted an appeal. R. S. Bulluck, 55, white, will again face the charge of damaging the car of J. E. Parnell by the reckless op eration of a motor vehicle. In re corder’s court he was given 30 days’ suspended sentence upon payment of the costs and $14 damage to Parnell’s car, but appealed. Charlie Simmons, colored, 40, ap pealed from a three-month sentence in recorder’s court on a charge of assaulting Mollie Simmons with a deadly weapon. S. B. Davenport, of the Pleasant Grove section, is charged with forci ble trespass and removing logs from S. A. Holton's place. Baby Chick Buyers Can Get Free Help The services of the vocational agri culture department of the Plymouth High School are being offered free to those who wish help in securing baby chicks, according to W. S. Moore the instructor. Mr. Moore said most profits on chicks were made by raising them for early broilers and that now was the time to secure the baby chicks in or der for the to become early broilers. The chicks that Mr. Moore will as sist producers in getting are pullor ium tested and were hatched from eggs certified as free from danger of white diarrhea. These chicks should be healthy and profitable, he says. | FARM BUREAU MEET ] v. j An arrangement has been made to have J. T. Cooper, of Raleigh, assistant secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, as prin cipal speaker at the meeting of the Washington County Farm Bureau to be held in the agricul ture building here at 7 o’clock next Wednesday, January 11. County Agent W. V. Hays says that Mr. Cooper will help revive interest in the farm bureau lo cally so that the farmers may have some aid in adjusting them selves to the new farm program. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Spruill Win 1st Prize For Decorated Home Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whitley Second; Six Given Hon orable Mention First prize of $3, offered in the Christmas decorations contest spon sored by the Senior Woman's Ciub, was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Spruill for the attractive appearance of their brick home opposite the courthouse, it was announced today by Mrs. W. A. Davidson, president of the club. The well-decorated home on Main Street of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whitley came in for the second prize of $2, according to the finding of the judges, whose identity was not disclosed, and for whom Mrs. Davidson was speak ing. Honorable mention was given to the decorations at the homes of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Bray, Mi', and Mrs. O. H. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Nor man, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Blount, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Sumner, and Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Midgett. Some of these homes were not eligible because the rules of the contest specified that decorations should be put up by a certain date and some of them did not get their displays up in time. Sev eral of those ineligible were really Jutstanding, Mrs. Davidson said the judges reported. Last Christmas the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whitley won the first prize. The Woman's Club plans to continue the contest each year, and it is believed the competition will jecome stronger as more home own ers enter into the spirit of the occa sion. Survey Being Made Of River Channel A hydrographic survey of the Ro anoke River from the mouth to the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company will be concluded by next weke in preparation for dredging to deepen the channel, it was learned today from W. B. Cuthrell, survey man of the party of six. The men were on the U. S. E. D. "Shirley,” a small boat used in mak ing the survey. It was reported that three shoals would have to be eliminated in order to get the channel at least 12 feet deep from the plant to the mouth of the river. The crew came here from Norfolk and have been about 30 days making the survey. -«-— Creswell Club Nets $23 Profit on Dance Creswell. — Improvement of the school library is being sought by the Creswell Woman's Club, which is making every effort possible to raise money to be used for this purpose. A dance sponsored at Hoyt's Cafe Friday night netted a profit of $23.10 for the club. Other efforts will be made in the near future to increase the amount in the treasury, so that when the children enter the new school at Creswell they will have a creditable library available soon aft erwards. One obstacle to the money-raising efforts of the club is the fact that no auditorium is available here, as the doors of the new school building have not been opened yet. Drainage Project for Newlamls Section of I liis <bounty Sought -- Would Benefit Hundred- of People; Approved bv Sanitary Officer Drainage of thousands of acres of farm and timber lands along the Scuppernong River in the Newiands section of Washington County is be ing sought by John W. Darden and a score of citizens of that section, who met Wednesday in Cherry to get the movement for this project started. Approval of the need for this drain age has been secured from J. A. Fer ree, sanitary engineer for the district health office here, and T. W. Arm strong, manager of the Scuppernong Farms Project of the Farm Security Administration, who with Mr. Dar den rode over the territory Wednes day. Mr. Darden stated that a survey would be made by the mosquito con trol division o fthe WPA. and that he believed, as the result of correspond ence with government officials, that the project is almost as good as ap proved, as the need is so great and would benefit so many people of the county. The starting point of the project would be at Bull Pond and continue into the Scuppernong River near Cherry, a distance of a few miles, which will drain thousands of acres of farm and timber land which are now covered with water at certain season of the year. Among some of the farm lands it would afTect would be the old Idle wild Farm and Stewart Woodley’s place. There are several hundred families that would be benefited by such a drainage program, and Mr. Darden was of the opinion that more than 1.000 persons would be directly or indirectly benefited. Study Plans for Big Homecoming Event In Section This Year John W. Darden and D. V. Meekins To Present Ideas To Albemarle Group ^ * . . «. ,/v Preliminary plans for the Southern Albemarle Association's homecoming celebration, to be held during the summer of this year, in Washington, Dare, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, were discussed here last Sunday aft ernoon by John W. Darden and D. V. Meekins, of Manteo, chairman of thedM committee. Their ideas and suggestions for the tP event will be presented to the execu tive committee of the organization within th next few days, and then work will begin on plans to put over what is hoped will be a mammoth celebration. C. W. Tatem, Columbia, president of the organization, has been urged to call the executive committee, in cluding the vice presidents of the or ganization. together to consider the plans. W. L. Whitley, as vice presi dent, will represent Washington County. An index card system will be start ed to secure the names of persons who formerly resided in the region and who have moved away, and invi tation will be sent to each of them to return during the celebration. Members of churches, civic, women’s clubs, fraternal orders, and other or ganizations will be asked to furnish the names of those who have lived in the section within the last 50 years so that they can be sent invitations to return. In addition to the invitations, it is planned to have lithographed adver tising matter proclaiming the advan tages and resources of the section, sent to these former residents. Mr. Darden said that other tenta tive plans would be withheld until the committee laid their plans before the executive officers of the associa tion. J. K. Manning Starts One-Man Campaign I' or New Hotel Here Says Opening of New High way Will Make Hostelry Paying Business ——• Asserting that he is fully convinced of the necessity of a modem hotel in Plymouth, J. R. Manning, local aut mobile dealer, has accepted the of interesting men with the capital to finance such an ing during 1939. 4 Alert to the needs of the ity to make it progressive am perous, Mr. Manning has sought the money among local people with the funds to invest, and says it may now jp necessary to look elsewhere Mr. Manning insists that' with the completion of Highway No. 91 in a few months, there will be an in “ the number of transients thiough here, and that this, with oth f1 attlactions and a strategic loca tion, will make such a hotel a pay ing investment. * He -also says that if a local person could be persuaded to erect a hotel such a structure would remain as a monument to the builder for many years.
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