ADDITIONAL
SOCIAL NEWS
DR. AND MRS. J. R.
WHITE ENTERTAIN
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. White, of At
lanta, honored their daughter. Mary
Anne, on her seventh birthday on
Friday, December 29, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs W. R. White. Twenty
two little boys and girls gathered at
the White home with their gifts about
3 o'colck. After everybody had seen
the gifts opened numerous games
were played and contests were en
gaged in.
Dolls in baskets were given as fa
vors to the girls and books to ttie
boys.
Mrs. W. H. Peele assisted Mrs.
White in serving an ice course. Tire
dining table was centered by a snow
scene with Santa Claus attempting to
cross a pool. Sleds made of marsh
mallows, with cherries for wheels,
added to the effectiveness of the snow
scene.
MRS. MARY CAHOON
HOSTESS AT BRIDGE
Mrs. Mary Cahoon was hostess to
her bridge club Thursday evening,
with Mrs. A. J. Pemberton and Miss
Carrie Smith special guests.
Sandwiches, liors-d-ouvres and cof
fee were served.
Mrs. Nona Newman was high scor
er. Mrs. J. W. Read scored second
high.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to a judgment entered by
the clerk of superior court of Wash
ington County on the 3rd day of July,
1939, in an action entitled "The
Town of Roper against Mrs. Phalis
Barnes et al" pursuant to an order of
resale authorizing and directing the
undersigned commissioner to offer at
a public sale the lands hereinafter
described and in execution of said
duty, the undersigned commissioner
will offer at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash, the bidding to be
gin at $550.22, on the 15th day of
January, 1940. at 12 o’clock noon, at
the courthouse door of Washington
County in the Town of Plymouth, the
following described land:
Being situate in the Town of Rop
er. Beginning at J. E. Phelps corner
and running eastwardly with the
Phelps line 150 feet to the creek,
thence southwardly with the said
creek 275 feet to W. B. Mizell's cor
ner, thence westwardly 200 feet with
the Mizell line, thence at right angles
north 276 feet to J. E. Phelps’ cor
ner, the beginning. It being a lot on
Woodard Street in the town of Rop
er.
The last and highest bidder will be
required to deposit at least 10 per
cent of said bid as a guaranty of good
faith, pending confirmation, the same
to be forfeited for a non-compliance
with said bid.
This 14th day of December, 1939.
W. M. DARDEN,
dl4 4tCommissoiner.
FAMILY REUNION
HELD CHRISTMAS
Roper.—A very pleasant family re
union was held Christmas Day by
the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. j
Curies, near here. Those present j
were: Mr. and Mrs. John Curies and1
daughters, Margaret and Joyce Ann.
of Biscoe: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Curies and son. Jimmy Lee. of Rox
boro; Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Everett and
son. Vernon, jr„ of Norfolk: Mr. and
Mrs. Bailey Biggs and daughters,
Margaret, Emily, Ruth. Gloria, of Ro
anoke Rapids; Mr. George Curies, of
Roanoke Rapids: Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Curies, Roper; and Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Craddock and son, Bob
by. of Eden ton.
This occasion was the first the en
tire family had met together in 15
years, and it composed a happy group
of father, mother, sons, daughters,
and grandchildren.
GIVE PARTY AT
COUNTRY CLUB
An outstanding social event of the
holiday season was the dance given
by Miss Mary Elizabeth Bray and
Wilford Whitley at the Plymouth
Country Club Friday night from nine
until two o'clock.
Horns bells and whistles were given
to each guest during the grand
march.. Confetti was used in pro
fusion.
At midnight the seventy-five mem
bers of the younger set went to the
community building where they were
served punch, coffee, sandwiches, ca
napes, cookies and hors-d-ouvres.
This hall was attractively decorated
with pine silver bells and tall floor
candles. The long table in the cen
ter of the room held a large silver
bowl bearing tall white lighted ta
pers with greenery mixed in as a cen
tral arrangement. On each end of the
table there were tall gTeen and
white tapers burning in silver holders
with silver bells tied to them. Tire
New Year’s motif was accentuated.
Out-of-town guests were Miss Ja
mie Osborne, Miss Mildred Everett
and Nun Everett, jr„ of Roberson
ville; Milton James of Williamston;
Red Liverman and Floyd Cahoon of
Columbia; Misses Anna Wood, Myda
Weaver, Doris Jean Leary; Edward
Stokeley, Tom Byrum, Dick Badham,
Joe Conger, John Martin Harrell,
Pete Everett, Durward Harrell of
Edenton; John Martin Forehand of
Murfreesboro.
Mesdames W. A. Davidson, Mrs. L.
W. Niegler, Mrs. B. G. Campbell as
sisted Mrs. W. L. Whitley and Mrs.
T. S. Bray, mother of the host and
the hostess respectively, in serving
during the intermission horn.
MRS. LLOYD OWENS
HOSTESS MONDAY
Mrs. Lloyd Owens honored Mrs. A.
j. Pemberton of Alexanderia, Va., and
Mrs. L. C. B. Young of Arkansas at
four tables of bridge Monday after
noon.
Refreshing fruit drinks were serv
ed in the dining room from a beau
tifully appointed table, centered with
a large silver bowl of fruit, with tall
burning tapers at each end. A salad
course was later served at individual
tables in the living room.
Mrs. T. W. Earle was awarded the
high score award an attractive flower
container gifts were presented to the
honorees.
Guests included Mesdames E. A
Harper, M J. Polk, T W Earle, E. L.
Owens, S. A Ward, jr . D J Brinkley,
Lloyd Horton. H. A. Williford. R. W
Johnston. Corinne Austin, Mary Ca
hoon, E. P. Still, A Papineau. L. C.
B. Young, A. J. Pemberton, E. G. Arps
and Mrs. P. M. Arps.
Mf.rshmallows holding tiny can
dles with names of the guests attach
ed were used as place cards.
Mrs. E. L. Owens assisted in serv
ing.
MRS. H. A. BLOUNT
HOSTESS SATURDAY
Mrs. H. A. Blount entertained a few
friends at bridge Saturday evening.
Tallies were distributed by Barbara
Davis and Mrs. Don Davis assisted in
serving a dessert course with coffee.
Mrs. J. R. White received the high
score prize and Mrs. Katie Caton the
low award. Mrs. Ben Sumner won
the bingo prize.
Those playing were Mesdames S. V.
Lewis. W. A. Davidson, R. A. Duvall,
Katie Caton. J. R. White. C. McGow
an, Ben Sumner, M. W. Spruill, J. R.
Campbell, T. L, Bray. C. L. Blount
and Miss Carrie Smith,
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MISS NORMAN IS
HOSTESS TO 21
Miss Barbara Norman was hostess
to twenty one of her friends Saturday
evening at a buffet supper.
The Norman home was attractive
ly decorated with winter greenery
and burning candles.
On the dining tables dishes of
hors-d-oeuvers were placed at each
end and in the center three burning
candles were arranged on a reflector
which was edged with Christmas balls
and evergreens.
After supper the crowd of young
people went to the Country Club
where they enjoyed dancing, return
ing to Miss Norman’s home later to
toast marshmallows.
Those attending were Misses Sa
rah LcLean, Virginia Norman, Virgin
ia Spruill, Claudia Burgess Evelyn
Arps, Meredith Johnston, Becky
Ward, Mary Elizabeth Bray, Jean
Cox, Carol Bateman, Stuart Thomp
son, Miller Warren, Ben Owens,
Blount Rodman. Jamie Ward, Billie
Spruill, Harold Brinn, Bill Davidson,
Dick Norman, Walter Burgess, Hugh
Jordan.
'Uncle Jim''Saw
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'Any producer who lias lo sell
a year's output at once Is some
times out of luck, but with the
crop loan program, which repre
sentatives of the State College
Extension Service will be glad to
explain, a farmer can wait for a
good market.”
GUEST HONORED
AT BRIDGE SATURDAY
Mrs. S. A. Ward. jr.. and Mrs. R.
W. Johnston entertained at two ta
bles of bridge for Mrs. A. J. Pember
ton, house guest of Mrs. Corinne Aus
tin; Mrs. Bruce Bateman, house
guest of Mrs. T. W. Earle: and Miss
Carrie Smith, Florida. Saturday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Johns
ton.
Guests included Mrs. D. J. Brink
ley, Mrs. A. J. Pemberton, Mrs. Bruce
Bateman. Mrs. T W. Earle. Mrs.
Lloyd Horton. Mrs. Lloyd Owens, Mrs.
Corinne Austin, Mrs. H. A. Williford
and Miss Carrie Smith.
Mrs. D. J. Bringely was high scor
er. The guests of honor were pre
sented prizes.
THEATRE PARTY
LAST WEDNESDAY
Miss Fanny Lou Winslow enter
tained ten boys and girls at a theatre
party on Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 20.
Upon their return from the thea-1
tre an ice course with nuts and can
dies was served from a beautifully I
decorated table. A filled Christmas
stocking was given to each guest.
MRS. L. S. THOMPSON
ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mrs. L. S. Thompson was hostess
at a very pretty party Friday evening
when she entertained her bridge club,
carrying out the New Year motif.
Mrs. H. A. Wiliford, Mrs. J. R.
White of Atlanta and Miss Elizabeth
Norman were additional guests.
Each table was centered with a
snow man made of cotton extending
a Happy New Year greeting. Minia
ture buckets filled with bath salts in
which tiny bottles filled with perfume
were submerged were given as favors.
Mrs. Jack Frank compiled high
score and received attractive costume
jewelry. Mrs. J. R. White won a jar
CRESWELL
Bobby and Donald Sheek have re
turned to Gerard College In Phila
delphia after spending the holidays
with their mother. Mrs. J. M. Phelps
Mr. and Mrs. R T Hopkins and
family have returned home after a
few days visit with relatives in Rob
ersonville and Roper.
Mr. and Mrs. C W. Gregg and
children are visiting relatives find
friends in Norfolk, Va.
Miss Sarah Mann Alexander of
Elizabeth City, spent the week-end
with Miss Elizabeth Peal and with
her father. Will Alexander.
Josh Woodley, of Newport News,
was home for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Phelps and Miss
Virginia Phelps, of Raleigh, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Phelps
during the holidays.
Jewel Davenport has returned to re
sume his studies at State College af
ter spending the holidays with his
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J H. Reynolds have
returned to their home in Norfolk af
ter spending the holidays with Mrs.
Reynolds’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
D. Hatfield.
Miss Theda Hopkins has returned
to Meredith College. Raleigh, after
spending the Christmas holidays with
her parents. Mr. and C. L. Hopkins.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Brock and
children returned Monday to their
home in Stoneville after spending the
past week with Mrs. Brock’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Holmes.
Miss Florence Litchfield returned
to Richmond, Sunday, after spend
ing the holidays with her father, R.;
L. Litchfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smithson and |
son, Ammon, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Walker in Washington.
Friday.
Preston Woodley has returned to
State College after spending the
Christmas holidays with his parents, |
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Woodley.
Mrs. A. S. Holmes and Mr. and
Mrs. B. W Brock were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Walker in
Washington Friday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Peal has returned to
resume her studies at St. Mary’s, Ra
leigh, after spending the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Peal.
Robert Bateman has returned home
after a few days visit with Harry
Walker, jr.. in Washington.
Billy Wells Bateman has returned
home after a few days visit with
Mack Blue in Coinjock.
Messrs. John A. Blue, Mack Blue,
and Vernon Blue were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. N. Davenport, Sr., and
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Davenport Mon-1
day.
J. C. Gatin, jr., has returned home
after spending the Christmas holi
days with his father, J. C. Gatlin, Sr.,
in Wilson.
of cookies as the bingo award and
Mrs. H. A. Williford was presented a
linen handkerchief as the visitor’s
prize.
A delectable dessert course was
served.
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Within 20 days after 500 hogs had
been shipped from Georgia to the
Scupernong Farms, hog cholera broke
out. This was about the first of De
cember. This began to spread out
through the county We had a little
trouble in Cherry, in Pea Ridge sec
tion, around Mackeys and in Plym
outh and Wenona In fact, this trou
ble has practically covered the coun
ty. The price of hogs being low, our
farmers are not making any especial
effort to vaccinate and control this
outbreak. It will probably spread
more widely before it is brought un
der control. We had practically the
same trouble with two lots of feeder
cattle shipped into the county last
fall. We have these cattle straight
ened out now and doing all right.
Sweet potato growing in connection
with tobacco crops was pushed this
past year and some of these potatoes
are now going to market. We have
two outlets for cured potatoes. One
through a state cooperative market
ing association and another through
local buyers. It Is now possible to
add $300 to $400 to the farm income
on tobacco farms wrhere approved
practices of handling sweet potatoes
are carried out. A bam or a car of
potatoes is now bringing about $500.
Requests for limestone furnished
by the government under the agricul
tural program have been very grati
fying. Indications are that more
lime than ever before will be used
on Washington County farms in the
1940 crop year.
About 65 per cent of the applica
tions for payment for the 1939 crop
year have been signed. All these ap
plications are now ready and avail
able for signature in the county of
fice. Tobacco allotments have been
worked out and sent to Raleigh for
approval. Raleigh tells us that these
will be approved and returned to the
counties so that farmers may know
definitely by the tenth of January
what acreage they may expect for the
1940 crop year.
We have begun to clean tobacco
seed and have been making prepara
tions for certified seed for those
farmers who want them.
Maps of plots cultivated on farms
will be made for Washington Coun
ty farmers between now and plant
ing time, provided requests for them
are mailed in during the month of
January. Maps will be made only
for those requesting them
A tobacco growers' short course is
offered at State College January 16
to 19 inclusive. This short course
treats of fertilizing, cultivating, seed
ing beds, curing and grading of to
bacco, as weil as other phases. It is
intended to give information which
will enable farmers to produce more
and a better quality of tobacco. This
should be worth while and profitable
to any who can afford the time. The
expense is negligible. Application
blanks may be secured at the coun
ty office by those expecting to at
tend.
The next cooperative hog sale at
Plymouth will be held Tuesday, Jan
uary 16. Hog prices are now begin
ning to pick up and prices should,
according to a study of market trends
over a period of years, gradually In
crease, with February 20th as about
the top of the spring market, as far
as prices go. The export trade, to
gether with the world war conditions
might influence the market one way
or the other.
To Out CUSTOMERS: \
We Wish To Anonunce That
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
SWIFT & COMPANY’S
"RED STEER"
FERTILIZERS
We have a large stock on
hand, which includes plant bed
goods.
We Have Received Supply of
Cole Planters
Enter Your Order for One of
These Fine Planters Now
FOR
Cabbage Plants
_Come In and See Us_
OUR STOCK OF T. W.
Wood & Sons SEEDS
Will Arrive Around January 15
BLOUNTS
HARDWARE AND SEED
STORE
NEXT TO BANK
Condensed Statement of Condition of
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
PLYMOUTH, N. C.
At the Close of Business December 30, 1939
Resources
Cash and Due from Banks.$7,063,793.05
Obligations of the United States—Notes. 4,048,000.00
Obligations of the United States—Bonds. 7,645,470.46
Fed. Land Intermediate Credit Banks Obligations 1,431,328.71
North Carolina Bonds. 467,400.41
Municipal and Other Marketable Bonds. 1,333,997.83
Loans and Discounts.
Accrued Interest and Accounts Receivable.
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures, and Real Estate, Less
Depreciation Reserve (Tax Value $344,635.50).
21,989,990.46
2,364,277.81
121,557.36
234,479.70
$24,710,305.33
Liabilities
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Capital Stock—Common.$ 400,000.00
Capital Stock—Preferred. 100.000.00
Surplus. 750,000.00
Undivided Profits. 371,007.87
Reserves. 307,250.00
Dividend Payable January 1,1940 8,000.00
Unearned disc. & other liabilities . 51,512.54
Deposits. 22,722,534.92
$24,710,305.33
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(Estimated value of assets charged off not included above—$107,765.92)
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licit your Business, Promising Every Accommodation Consistent With Sound Banking.
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