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VOLUME L—NUMBER 35
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 31, 1939
ESTABLISHED 1889
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Town
opics
Tax Collector P. W. Brown, of the
Town of Plymouth, said today that he
had been instructed to advertise the
property of 1938 delinquent taxpayers
and those who wished to keep their
names out of the list when it is pub
lished should pay their taxes im
mediately.
J. R. Manning said today that he
believed the smartest diplomatic
maneuver made by any of the Euro
pean nations now facing a war crisis
was that of Russia in "chiseling
Germany's Hitler's help from Japan,"
so that Russia and Japan would be
able to settle their own scores with
out outside interference.
E. F. Thomas, local grocer clerk
and consistent checker player,
who came here from Martin
County, is taking the lead in an
effort to arrange a checker tour
nament between Plymouth and
Williamston players for next
week. Included on the local team
would be Louis Hassell, Mr. Over
by, Edison Allen, John Weaver,
Mr. Thomas and others.
H. A. (Chubby) Liverman’s auto
mobile was damaged to the extent of
$175 Wednesday night, when a tire
blow-out caused him to lose control
of the vehicle in the narrow section
of Washington Street. The car ran
over the curb on the right, knocking
down a small tree and sign and then
smashed into a tree in the yard of
M. G. Darden. Mr, Liverman was
not hurt.
William S. (Bill) Clagon is one
of the 51 new patrolmen who
have been called to report in Ra
leigh at 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning and will be sworn into
office Saturday morning. They
will go on the state payroll Fri
day. Uniforms and equipment
for them have not yet arrived.
The additions Friday bring the
total of the state highway patrol
personnel to 170.
Secretary John W. Darden, of the
Washington County Chamber of
Commerce, said today that the or
ganization would resume work some
time in September after the summer
lay-off, and one of the projects will
be to make an atempt to get the lo
cal peanut plant operating again, if
possible.
Charlie W. Eiount, farmer of the
Mackeys section, said today that he
sold tobacco on a near-by market
this week and tha^ he and J. C. Tar
kenton averaged only about 10 cents
a pound. He also said he believed
the general average was about 12
cents for the day.
Publish Delinquent
Tax List Next Week
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Tax collections have been “pretty
good' since the tobacco markets
opened, according to J. E. Davenport,
tax collector for the county, who said
that he was unable to estimate the
total collected at this time, as set
tlement sheets would have to be
worked up first. However, the tax
collector said he had been instructed
to advertise the property of deinquent
taxpayers in September, and those
who do not pay their accounts by
Monday of next week will find their
names in the list that is to be pub
lished next week.
Mr. Davenport said taxpayers
could save themselves embarrassment
and extra costs by making payment
immediately, and also have their
names removed from the delinquent
list, which will be put in the hands
of the printer Monday.
Property on which the taxes have
not been paid will be advertised for
four weeks and sold at public auc
tion at the courthouse door here on
the first Monday in October.
Rocks Defeat Perrytown
Wednesday to Even Series
Manager Wade Hardison was in
mid-summer form here yesterday,
when he let Perrytown down with 3
measley hits, while his mates landed
on Charles and Miller for 11 safeties
to shut-out the visitors, 7 to 0. This
■contest evened the count between the
Rocks and Perrytown, each team hav
ing one in the semi-final post-season
play-off of the Albemarle League. Tire
next game is to be played in Perry
itown Saturday.
12 Additional Families To Be Brought
To Scuppernong Farms in Wear Future
Clients will be selected in the
near future for 12 units of land
now available in the Scuppernong
Farms project in the area north
of Creswell, it was announced to
day by T. W. Armstrong, manager
of the project for the Farm Se
curity Administration.
Houses will be constructed this
fall and winter to take care of
these newcomers, said Mr. Arm
strong, who also pointed out that
there are 15 vacancies on the co
operative farms for young mar
ried couples who may have had
little farming experience and
wish to make a start.
There are approximately 11.
000 acres of land owned by the
FSA in the development three
miles north of Creswell, adjoin
ing Lake Phelps, about 6,000 acres
of which are cleared and under
cultivation by cooperative and
unit farmers, Mr. Armstrong said.
The units vary in size from 50
to 65 acres to the family, which
cultivates its own individual tract
of land; while the cooperative
farmers work together on tracts
that range in size from 1,500 to
3,000 acres.
There are now residing on the
Scuppernong farms 75 families.
This number will be increased
eventually to approximately 150,
the manager said.
The community center; where
the families have their recreation
and social activities, has a large
building located on the shores of
Lake Phelps, near the old Collins
plantation mansion, which has
been partially restored by the
FSA and leased to the State, to
gether with a narrow strip of
land, or Pettigrew Park.
Old Cemetery at Lake Phelps Cleaned
And Repairs Made by U. N. C, Officials
Recondition of the cemetery '
near Lake Phelps was done this
week under the supervision of A.
R. Ifollet, head of the engineer
ing department of the University
of North Carolina. Besides Mr.
Hollet. there were four other men
who helped to lay cement beds
under broken stones in the grave
yard and the cross on the grave
of General James Johnston Petti
grew was cemented in place. All
of the graves were cleaned.
The graveyard was once in
charge of St. Pauls Episcopal
Church at Edenton, but, during
the rectorship of the Rev. R. B.
Drane, was conveyed by the
church to the university, which
agreed to keep the stones, walls,
and grounds iri good condition.
Through the years following
the cemetery has been neglected,
but Miss Mary Johnston Petti
grew. of Tryon, recently asked
the Rev. C. H. Ashby. Edenton
Episcopal minister, to see that
the place was properly cared for.
Manager T. W. Armstrong, of
the adjoining FSA Scuppernong
Farms project, said that 50 feet
of land adjacent to the cemetery
would be put in good condition.
Labor Day Program
Outlined for Monday
f PUT OFF MEETINGS |
Since the first Monday in Sep
tember falls on Labor Day, the
Washington County Board of
Commissioners and the Board of
Education will meet on Tuesday
at 10 a. m„ instead of the usual
first Monday.
J. R. Campbell, chairman of
the county commissioners, and C.
N. Davenport, jr„ chairman of
the board of education, said it
was felt better to delay the meet
ings another day rather than to
conflict with the holiday.
School al Creswell
Starts Term in New
Building This Week
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County Board of Education
Gets Release of Structure
From Contractor
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Lessons were being taught today in
the new Cresweil school building, fol
lowing a hurried meeting of the Wash
ington County Board of Education
Monday, when arrangements were
made with A. J F x ’•epresr ntatlve
of F. A. Thompson, the contractor,
for immediate occupancy of the
structure.
A check for $4,450 was given to Mr.
Fox with a promise that a check for
$4,930 would be sent as soon as it
was received from the Public Works
Administration on their grant of
$22,500. A letter from regional PWA
offices indicated the check would
soon be sent. The final payment of
about $4,000 is not due until after
the building is inspected and ap
proved by the state architects, and
this action is also expected shortly.
The final payment is to be made by
the Federal agency, and it is expect
ed that it will be made without any
delay as soon as the building is ap
proved.
The school at Cresweil would have
been completed and ready for use last
term if the payments from the Fed
eral agency had been made on time.
Construction was finally completed
last spring, but occupation was held
up by the contractor pending receipt
of the final grant from the PWA.
Colored Field Day Friday
At Scuppernong Farms
Creswell.—The Weston Mutual As
sociation, a negro cooperative unit of
the PSA Scuppernong Farms project
at Creswell is holding its first an
nual field day and picnic tomorrow,
September 1.
Several of the State’s leading agri
cultural specialist are expected to be
present and speak to those assembled.
Lunches are to be brought by those
attending. Games will be played and
local athletes will perform. A base
ball game is scheduled for the after
noon.
The general public is invited for a
day of inspecion and a day of fun, ac
cording to Manager' T. W. Armstrong.
Parade, Addresses,
Baseball Game Are
High Lights for Day
James F. Barrett, of Atlanta,
Ga., AFL Official, To Be
Principal Speaker
Workers from all over Washington
County are invited to participate in
the Labor Day celebration, sponsored
by organized labor groups here, to be
held in Plymouth next Monday, with
a parade, speeches, baseball game,
and other events scheduled for the
day.
Headlining tne activities oi me aay
will be a speech to be delivered in the
courthouse at 11 o’clock by James F.
Barrett, of Atlanta, Ga„ publicity di
rector for the southern division of
the American Federation of Labor,
and an orator of wide renown.
Prefacing the speech by Mr. Bar
rett will be the invocation by Rev. R.
H. Lucas, with W. L. Whitley, local
attorney, making a short address.
The principal speaker will be intro
duced by W. H. Townsend, spokesman
for the organized groups here. C. A.
Fink, of Lexington, president of the
State Federation of Labor, who was
scheduled to attend, wired Wednes
day that he would be unable to get
here.
The parade will start at 10:30 a. m„
with John D. Bain as parade mar
shall. Leading the column of march,
which will include floats, will be the
Plymouth High School Band, under
the direction of L. W. Zeigler, who
this week is instructing the young
musicians for the occasion.
Forming at the Masonic Hall,
across from the Water Street Serv
ice Station, the parade will proceed
south along Jefferson Street to
Brinkley Avenue, east to Washington
Street, north along Washington to
the community building, east along
Water Street to thr Episcopal church,
south to Main Street, then to the
courthouse, where the program will
be presented.
Efforts are being made to have
floats sponsored by merchants in the
parade, and it was said a number of
the business establishments will have
marchers carrying placards.
Between the hours of 10 and 1 in
the morning, all stores and business
houses will be closed, and the local
schools will also be closed during this
period. Because of the long route of
the parade, it was thought better not
to urge the school children to march.
The North Carolina Pulp Company
will observe the day as a general holi
day, with work ceasing in the plant
at 12 o’clock Sunday night and op
erations being resumed Monday night
at the same hour.
At 3 oclock in the afternoon, the
Pinetown All-Stars will engage the
Plymouth Rocks in a baseball game
at the new park. An added attrac
tion will be a prize drawing. Plym
outh and Pinetown played to a 2-2
tie here earlier this summer, and this
game is expected to prove interest
ing and a close contest is looked for.
Secretary F. D. Simmons, of local
No. 356, International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers, said today that everything
was shaping up for a big celebration
in Plymouth and urged workers of all
classes to join in the celebration.
J. H. Newkirk is chairman of the
Labor Day celebration committee and
can furnish information about the
program. W. H. Townsend has been
named spokesman for the unions.
O. F. Magee is president of local No.
356 and will preside over the events.
The evening service at the Chris
tian church on Sunday will pay spec
ial tribute to labor. The pastor, Rev.
N. A. Taylor, will be the speaker. Re
served seats will be arranged for
groups of workmen who wish to at
tend in a body.
Revival Services at Mount
Pleasant Closed Sunday
Creswell.--Revival services conduct
ed at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church by
the Rev. Mr. Dempsey, of Portsmouth,
assisted by the pastor, Dr. G. A. Mar
tin, were concluded Sunday morning.
Candidates for baptism from Mt.
Pleasant and the Creswell Baptist
churches were baptized in an impres
sive servie at Colonial Beach Satur
day afternoon, by Dr. Martin.
Traveling Library
Will Be in County
During September
Schedule for Bookmobile Is
Announced; 4,000 Books
Are Available
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Pour thousand books will be avail
able for distribution in Washington
County during the month of Septem
ber by the North Carolina Library
Commission under the sponsorship of
the Thursday Afternoon Literary
Club. This project was made possi
ble through the National Youth Ad
ministration.
Each week from 400 to 600 books
will be distributed. By special request
a book not included in the list car
ried by the bookmobile may be secur
ed for a person. The bookmobile, a
light delivery enclosed truck, will be
on the streets for inspecion all during
the week.
Plymouth will be served through
the local library on the second floor
of the courthouse at all times, and
the bookmobile will be in the various
sections of the county during the
week according to i the following
Monday, September 4. 11, 18 and 25
8:15 to 8:45, Plymouth: Snell’s
Store (near Lucas' Dairy).
8:00 to 11:20, Plymouth High
School.
11:30 to 12:00, Plymouth: R. S.
Browning's Store (near County
Home).
1:30 to 2.00, Alba: Jim Allen's Gate.
2:30 to 3:45, Wenona: Golden Wil
liam's Store.
Tuesday, September 5, 12, 19, and 26
8:30 to 9:30, Westover: Skyles’
Store.
9:50 to 10:30. Mackeys: Davenport's
Store.
11:00 to 11:30, Mackeys Fork: J. S.
Davenport’s Store.
11:35 to 12:00, Pleasant Grove:
Clinton Tarkenton's Store.
1:00 to 2:00, Roper: Phelps' Service
Station.
2:10 to 4:00, Roper High School.
Wednesday, September 6, 13, 20, & 27
8:30 to 9:10. Mill Pond Road: Mrs.
Cora Davenport's Gate.
9:50 to 10:20, Beasley: Hollyneck
Church.
10:50 to 11:20. Skinnersville: Joe
Pritchett’s Store.
11:30 to 12:00, Pea Ridge: Still
man’s Store.
1:00 to 1:30, Skinnersville: Alex
ander’s Service Station.
2:00 to 2:45, White's Chapel.
3:00 to 3:45, E. Pritchett's Store.
Thursday, September 7, 14. 21, A 28
8:15 to 8:45, Cayton’s Service Sta
tion.
9:05 to 9:40, Walter White's Store.
10:00 to 10:30. Hoyt Davenport’s
Service Station.
11:00 to 2:00, Creswell High School.
2:20 to 3:00, C. N. Davenport's
Store.
3:20 to 4:00. Paul Belangia's Gate.
Friday, September 8, 15, 22, & 29
9:15 to 9:45, Woodrow Harrington’s
Service Station.
10:15 to 12:00, Cherry School.
1:00 to 2:00, Scuppernong Farms:
Mrs. Leslie Davenport's Gate.
2:30 to 3:00, Mt. Tabor Church.
3:30 to 4:00, Mrs. Sam Spruill’s
Gate.
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Announce Dales oi
Open Seasons For
Various Type Game
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Regulations Recently Made
By State Department
Are Outlined
Some changes were made in the
hunting seasons on various types of
game for this year, according to a
schedule announced recently by the
State Department of Conservation
and Development, through J. T. Terry,
game protector for Washington Coun
ty. A brief summary of the open sea
sons, as they apply in Washington
County follows:
Bear: October 1 to January 1, ex
cept in cases where these animals
preying on stock or crops of farmers;
Deer: October 1 to January 1;
Squirrel: October 1 to January 15;
Rabbit: November 30 to February
15. with no bag limit;
Quail: November 30 to February
15; in six counties, Craven Duplin,
Jones, Lenoir and Onslow, hunting
for quail will be permitted only three
days a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, the other days being
"lay days” as requested by sports
men in those counties;
Wild turkey: November 15 to Feb
ruary 15;
Opossum and raccoon, for hunting
with dog and gun only, from October
1 to Ferbruary 15:
Opossum, raccoon, mink and musk
rat trapping season: November 1 to
February 15:
No otter may be taken at all this
year, the season being closed all over
the state.
Mr. Terry also pointed out that it
was lawful to place or set wire fish
buckets (as described below) for the
purpose of taking catfish, carp, suck
ers, and gars in certain inland waters
but only baskets constructed as fol
lows may be used: length, 5 feet; di
ameter 18 inches; material: 1 inch to
U/2 inch poultry wire over wire hoops;
funnel- 8 to 10 inches long; funnel
opening to basket: not more than 1l/2
inches. The license for each such
basket is 25 cents.
Several Changes in
Operation of School
Here Are Outlined
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Daily 10-Minute Chapel Per
iod Arranged; Other
Announcements
Announcement was made today by
Principal R. B Trotman, of the lo
cal schools, that a chapel program to
include 10 minutes for devotionals
daily, would be resumed in the local
institution after a lapse of several
years. Other announcements con
cerning the operation of the schools
were made as follows:
Schools will open 5 minutes earlier
this year than last, with the opening
bell ringing at 8:25. After three 1
hour periods, the school will recess
for lunch at 11:45, reconvening at
12:40. Classes will be dismissed at
3:30, as usual.
A unit of credit will be allowed for
public school music and another unit
for band music this term, if it is
earned, the principal said. Last year
only 12 unit was allowed for band
music and none for public-school
music, since tire latter course w'as
not available.
Three courses in the afternoon will
all be elective, permitting time for
extra-curricular activities, such as
debating, athletics, dramatics and
other like projects, provided a rating
of 75 or more is maintained on three
of the four regular courses.
If the weather continues moderate,
the schools will continue to operate
on the schedule announced, but, due
to the early opening if the temper
ture becomes too warm, the open
ing will be set for 8 o'clock in the
morning, allowing 20 minutes for the
lunch recess, dismissal following at
1 o’clock.
Mrs. Laura S. Johnston has moved
her piano studio to her home, and
those who wish to take piano music
under her direction must apply for
permission to visit her home for les
sons.
bince hve courses are available in
the school, the principal urges that
only four be taken by students, in
order to leave time for the other ac
tivities. This number of courses, with
the elective units, will give sufficient
credits for graduation, although it
was explained that entrance require
ments for different colleges varied,
and it would be advisable to choose
courses required by the college the
student wished to enter.
A flat rental fee of $2.40 is made
for high school books this year, mark
ing a departure from the fees charged
per books last term. This will result
in less expense for books for a ma
jority of students.
School Bus Drivers
Pass Examinations
Given by Patrolman
25 Drivers and Substitutes
Take Tests Here Last
Monday Night'
Twenty-five young boys took the
examination for school bus drivers,
given by Patrolman Tom Brown last
Monday night, and every one of them
passed the test and received his cer
tificate. However, there were four
of the number who proved their qual
ifications to drive but did not possess
driver’s license. The patrolman did
not have authority to issue these, and
the four were required to appear be
fore the regular license examiner for
the state here Thursday.
Included in the number passing the
test Monday night were 22 regular
drivers and 3 substitutes, the latter
also being required to pass the test.
The boys were asked 50 questions con
cerning the operation of motor ve
hicles, traffic and other related mat
ters to impress upon them the neces
sity for care in transporting their
charges daily to and from school.
Those taking the examination and
the schools for which they are to
drive are as follows:
Creswell: Thomas Spruill. Harold
S. Woodley, Odell Furlaugh, Leland
Barber, Forest Snell, John Collins,
Harrell D. Spruill, Louis Spear, Wil
son Armstrong.
Roper: Williams R. Biggs. Marion
Spencer, Herman L. Myers, Julian
Davenport, Herbert H. Curies, Joseph
Pritchard. William C. Riddick. Mur
rell Wallace, Grady Hopkins, Joseph
Cox, James McAllister.
Plymouth: James Waters, J. E.
Nooney, Bill Satterthwaite, James
Rhea, Ellis Newberry.
Patrolman Brown said that he ex
amined each of the school buses and
found them all in excellent condition.
He praised H. H. McLean, county
superintendent of schools, and me
chanic Edison Allen for their work in
having the equipment in such good
condition.
Tax Books for Current
Year Being Prepared
County Auditor E J. Spruill said
today that the 1939 tax books were
being compiled now and that notices
would be in the mail to taxpayers on
October 4, as required by law.
Two young ladies are working on
the books at this time and Mr.
Spruill was sure that the work would
be completed and notices in the
hands of taxpayers before the Oe
tober date.
County Schools Begin
New Term Yesterday
EAGLE SCOUT |
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Ducky Lloyd, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter P. Lloyd, recently
completed his tests and was
awarded Eagle Scout rating by
the county court of honor. He is
the third Eagle Scout to qualify
from the Plymouth troop. The
others were Wilford Whitley and
Douglas Gurkin.
Tobacco Prices for
Past Week Continue
At 16-Cent Average
Low Figures Causing Bitter
Disappointment Among
Farmers of Section
Tobacco price averages on markets
in eastern North Carolina during the
past week ranged around the 16-cent
mark, with offerings said to be im
proving in quality. While the price
is proving a bitter disappointment to
the growers, few of them are out
wardly voicing their disapproval and
a relatively small number of tags are
being turned.
Farmers in Washington County are
said to be dividing their, sales among
both the smaller and larger markets
in an effort to find a place where
their better tobacco will bring the
premium they feel they are entitled
to, but so far their efforts have not
availed them much increase in price.
The crop in this section is the best
the farmers have ever raised, both in
quality and yield, but unless there is
a marked upturn in prices, they
stand to make very little from it.
In some quarters it was said the
crisis in Europe had caused a drop
in the average, with some of the Brit
ish companies in particular showing
a marked inclination to buy very lit
tle.
Robersonville, regarded along with
Williamston and Washington as
among the best of the smaller mar
kets. Wednesday did not get above the
16-cent mark, but sold a large quan
tity of leaf both Tuesday and Wednes
day.
The Williamston market, on the
first few days of the week spurted
above the average for the belt, prices
there holding just a little under 17
cents.
Greenville Wednesday had an of
ficial average of $14.44 per 100 for
sales of 1,146,752 pounds. The bor
der belt market at Lumberton sold
1.132,772 pounds for an average of
$17.04, but since the season there is
several weeks ahead of this section,
much of the up-stalk tobacco is be
ing sold, while lugs and tips with
occasional second primings are being
marketed in this belt, holding the
general average down.
Chapel Hill Chih Sponsors
Entertainment Here Friday
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The Chapel Hill Home Demonstra
tion Club is sponsoring the appear
ance of "The Smiling Mountaineers,"
with Uncle Mose and Happy, in a
program at the Plymouth High
School auditorium Friday night at 8
Enrollment on First
Day Is Satisfactory
Throughout County
Increases Over Last Year
Recorded in Roper and
Creswell
The three large white public schools
in Washington County opened Wed
nesday. with Plymouth the only one
in the trio that did not show an in
crease in enrollment over last term’s
first day. according to figures by the
principals.
Plymouth at the opening of the
1938-39 term had a total enrollment
of 572. which dropped 5 this year to
567, with 400 in the elementary and
167 in the high school. However, the
figures show there were 22 more en -
rolled in the high school on opening
day than last term. The decline in
enrollment is reflected among the
primary and elementary grades.
At Creswell, there was an increase
of 29 in first-day enrollment, with a
total of 493. More are expected to
enter later. There were 357 in the
elementary department and 136 in
the high school. Principal A. T.
Brooks said this morning that the
opening was successful in every par
ticular. especially since they were in
their new building.
Principal D E. Poole expects about
75 additional to enter Roper school
within the next week to raise his en
rollment from 366. which is 13 more
than entered opening day last term.
There were 256 in the grades and
110 in high school this year. The to
tal breaks the record for enrollment
at this school.
Principal R. B. Trotman, of Plym
outh, said the students were more
evenly distributed among the grades
than ever before in his experience.
Addition of the twelfth grade makes
it possible for students not to over
burden themselves with studies in or
der to finish the high school course,
thus helping both the teachers and
pupils.
Children intending to enter school
are urged by the principals and coun
ty superintendent H. H. McLean to do
so immediately.
Club WomeiiHold
Picnic Tuesday
Inclement weather reduced the
number expected to attend, but 75
persons braved the rain last Tuesday
to attend the Washington County
home demonstration club picnic at
Albemarle Beach.
Mrs. C. N. Davenport, Sr., president
of the county federation of clubs, pre
sided at the meeting. Cherry, Mt. Ta
bor, Alba and Creswell club members
enlivened the program with several
stunts. Mrs. Edison Davenport, of the
Pleasant Grove Club, gave a read
ing.
Miss Naomi Skyles was recognized
as the county 4-H health queen and
was roundly applauded when present
ed.
J. P. Criswell, extension specialist
in hnd use planning, made a short
talk and then turned to direction of
the group singing and games
Gives Instructions As To
Use of Allotment Cards
Farmers of Washington County
are urged to cooperate with cotton
ginners and buyers by showing their
cards each time they gin or sell cot
ton. so that reports can be correctly
made, County Agent W. V. Hays said
today. This action will also be of
great help to the county office in
keeping farm records.
The county agent, said cotton mar
keting cards are personal property
and should not be loaned to any per
son for the purpose of ginning or sell
ing col ton in their name.
Instructions have been issued to
the county agent’s office, Mr. Hays
said, to withhold future payments
where there is misuse of cotton mar
keting cards, as the cards are not
transferable.
Town Puts New Trash Truck To Work
And Outlines Schedule for Collections
All garbage and refuse matter
must be placed in containers and
kept in the back yards of resi
dences in Plymouth, so that it
can be removed on Tuesday and
Friday of each week by the new
truck, recently put into operation
to care for garbage disposal, ac
cording to Chief of Police P. W.
Brown.
Trash and garbage will be re
moved daily from the rear of
stores and other places of busi
ness in the downtown section, he
said.
The officer said that in larger
yards, where the truck could be
conveniently operated, the ve
hicle will be driven into the yards
where the trash will be loaded.
However in yards where the
truck cannot be driven, town
employees will carry the trash in
the container to the nearest point
where the truck can be operated.
In operation here for the last
few days, it appears now that
more trash can be moved in a
shorter time than was possible by
the carts. It was said that al
though the outlay has been con
siderable for the truck, in the
long run it would be less expen
sive.
It was emphasized that trash
not placed in containers will not
be moved by the town force, as it
cannot be handled very well in
this manner. Residents are urged
to place all refuse matter in gar
bage cans or containers in their
back yards and keep a path open
so that it may be moved rapidly
and without delay.