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VOLUME LI—NUMBER 2
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 11, 1940
ESTABLISHED 1889
Town
opics
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Munson and
son, Gerald, of Clyde, N. Y., remark
ed while on a visit here last week to
Mr. a id Mrs. Floyd Hartung that they
nau enjoyed the ’‘mild" weather
while here . They explained that they
had seen the thermometer 15 below
zero up near the lakes.
Rehearsals have started on the
senoir play, “Tomboy,” a comedy
in three acts, which will be pre
sented in the high school audi
torium on Friday, January 26, at
8 p. m. Th eplay shows what
happens when a “Tomboy" dis
covers that this is a woman's
world.
Frances Jones, who is seriously ill
in a Rocky Mount hospital, is report
ed to be improving today, although
she is still very sick. Her mother,
Mrs. W. C. Jones, is with her. The
15-year-old popular high-school girl
was given a blood transfusion Wed
nesday after she underwent an op
eration for appendicitis recently.
Invited to play golf on the lo
cal course while holding court
here this week, Judge Q. K. Nim
ocks, of Fayetteville, said the rea
son he didn’t play was that he
wore a pair of tight-fitting shoes
on one occasion and followed a
match as a spectator, which gave
him about enough golf to last for
awhile.
Sam Adler is starting a sale during
the week-end in which he plans to
dispose of the men’s apparel that he
handles in order to devote his entire
store into a ladies’ ready-to-wear es
tablishment.
The county agent’s office said
today that they did not have any
further information about the to
bacco allotments, which it was
announced last 'eek would be
distributed to ir 'ividual growers
the latter part oi his week.
In listing the officials of the Grace
Episcopal Church elected recently, the
Beacon last week did not ca~”” the
names of the finance committ iy
are S. A. Ward, T. W. Ea» g
Clarence Ayers.
At a meeting of officials of ..
Ludford Memorial Baptist Church
here Wednesday night, it was de
cided to hold the annual spring
revival for 10 days beginning on
Wednesday, March 6, according
>• the pastor, Rev. P. B. Nickens.
jr«ai Sanderson has replaced Rob
ert Dunn as driver of the Bluebrd
taxi here. Mr. Sanderson said that
he might return to Kinston soon, but
that another driver would take his
place here.
Launch Campaign
For Funds io Fight
Infantile Paralysis
George W. Hardison Chair
man for County; Names
Local Chairmen
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The annual drive for funds to fight
infantile paralysis, usually waged in
connection with the celebration of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
birthday on January 30, got underway
in Washington County this week with
the appointment of township chair
men by Postmaster George W. Har
dison. chairman of the campaign in
the county.
At uie ueguiiuug ut tuc uuvc
year Mr. Hardison reminds prospect
ive contributors that 50 per cent of
all the funds contributed are retained
by the county organization to be used
in this work locally.
Last year $39.80 was returned to
Washington County to be used by
the organization for the war on in
fantile paralysis in the county. This
amount has remained on deposit in
the Branch Banking and Trust Com
pany here to be used when an oc
casion demands it.
t> Mr. Hardison pointed out that the
campaign is conducted by a non
political organization and that the
work is carried on for humanitarian
purposes alone, with everyone urged
to contribute as liberally as possible.
Chairmen for the townships, as
named by Mr. Hardison, follow: Plym
outh and vicinity, Mrs. Walter P.
Lloyd; Roper and vicinity; Mrs. Perla
Bray; Creswell and vicinity, Mrs. Ed
gar Woodley; Mackeys and vicinity,
Miss Jamie Riddick.
Contributors are urged to make
their contributions through their
township chairman so that proper
records may be kept, and Mr. Hardi
son also said he hoped to exceed the
amount raised last year, about $80.
The quota assigned to the county
this year is $130.
Rehoboth Church, Formed Nearly 100
Years Aco, Now Pari oi Roper Charge
After almost 100 years in the
Creswell Methodist Protestant
Church charge, the Rehoboth
church, located in the Skinners
viHe community, was recently
changed and assigned to the
Pleasant Grove and Roper cir
cuit, with the Rev. M. R. Gard
ner, of Roper, as pastor. The re
cent change in the charge was
made following the union of the
Methodist Protestant and Meth
odist Episcopal churches, effect
ed at the joint conference held
last year by the two leading de
nominations.
ytest Sunday, the Rev. M. R.
Gardner, of Roper, will hold the
first service in the old church
under the arrangement effected
by the union of the two denom
inations.
For years the Methodist Pro
testant congregation held sen
ices under the sponsorship of
the denomination before the pres
ent church building at Rehoboth
was erected in 1853, with Joseph
Norman, sr„ and Thomas Nor
man, sr., of the Skinnersville
section, taking the leadership in
the movement. Joseph Norman
gave the tract of land on which
the old church now stands.
River F rozen Wednesday; Local F oiks
Disagree as to When It Occured Before
Cloudy and warmer is the fore
cast for Friday, but today none
of the weather observers here- !
abouts was willing to predict
when the three weeks spell of ex
tremely cold weather, which has
gripped this section, would termi
nate in a general thaw.
The past three weeks have pro
vided one of the longest cold
periods in this county for many
years. Wednesday morning the
Roanoke River was frozen over, i
with a light skim of ice extend
ing from bank to bank. There
is some disagreement as to just
how long it has been since this
occurred before. One man said
there was a light film of ice all
the way across the river in 1935,
another said it froze over in 1926,
but all of them agree that the
“big freeze" took place during the
winter of 1917.
During that first winter after
this country entered the World
W'ar, the ice was thick enough
to support the weight of a man,
and many people walked across
at that time. It was even said
that the late “Captain” Charlie
Weeks drove his Model T Ford
all the way to Jamesville on the
ice.
Ice in the river Wednesday was
not very thick, and it was brok
en up early by the passage of two
boats.
Since there has been no gen
eral thaw, the damage to water
pipes in many homes has not
yet been realized. There has been
discomfort, but little real suffer
ing, reported by some of the poor
who did not have sufficient fuel
to heat their homes during the
extended period of unusual wea
ther in this section.
Superior Court Will
Resume W ork F riday
Forestry Meeting
At School Friday
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A forestry meeting will be held in
the vocational agricultural class room
of the Plymouth Hgih School Friday
night at 7:30. when S. F. Darden,
Washington County forest warden,
will discuss his work in this county.
As an added attraction a silent mo
tion picture depicting the forestry
work in the State will be shown.
W. S. Moore, vocational agricul
re instructor in the school will be
■harge of the meeting. Mr. Moore
urges those who would like for
him to get them some chicks and
fruit stock at a cheap price to see
him about it on Friday night or as
early as possible.
Robbery Here Last
Month Is Solved by
Arrests in Martin
Quartet Jailed at William
ston Admit Robbery of
Standard Station
The robbery of the Standard Oil
Company’s service station here on the
night of December 13 was believed
solved this week, when Martin Coun
ty officers arrested four persons and
secured confessions to a series of rob
beries, including the one here. The
men arrested were Dennis and Bill
Wynne, young white men of Cross
Roads Township, Martin County:
Grandy Pemberton, of Mount Gilead,
and Lorenzo Wiggins, both colored,
the latter a 16-year-old Williamston
boy.
Working on a tip secured by Offi
cer J. H. Allsbrooks, of the William
ston police force, the Martin Coun
ty offcers picked up the young rob
bers one by one, questioning them
separately and securing confessions
that cleared up a whole series of
thefts in that section as well as the
one here. At a preliminary hearing
in Williamston this week, the quar
tet was bound over for trial at the
next term of superior court. After
they are tried for the robberies there,
it is probable that they will be
brought here to answer for the serv
ice station thefts here.
The local service station was rob
bed of two slot machines, four auto
mobile tires, and a quantity of cig
arettes, cigars and candy, none of
which was recovered. Some of the
loot from the Martin County rob
berise was found and returned to the
owners when the men were arrested.
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Building and Loan Directors
Meeting Wednesday Night
Directors of the Plymouth Build
ing and Loan Association Wednesday
night approved a loan to Miller War
ren, who plans to construct a $5,000
duplex apartment house on Brinkley
Avenue next to the residence of E.
E. Harrell.
Criminal Docket Is
Cleared Wednesday
After Day and Half
Begins Trial of Civil Calen
dar Tomorrow; 8 Cases
Set for Next Week
The January term of Washington
County Superior Court convened on
Monday, with Judge Q. K. Nimocks,
of Fayetteville, presiding, and, after
completing the criminal docket in a
day and a half, it recessed Wednes
day morning until Friday, when work
will begin on the civil calendar, two
cases being scheduled for trial dur
ing the remainder of the week.
Next week, eight civil cases are set
for hearing. The jurors will return
on Friday of this week, for it is at
this time that the most important
civil actions will be heard.
The following criminal cases were
disposed oi:
R. S. Bulluck, 55, white, reckless
driving. Case continued.
J. O. Lucius, ^2, white, abandon
ment and non-support. Capias is
sued and continued.
Wallace Baum, entering at night.
Committed to State Hospital.
Bill Daniels, white, damage to.per
sonal property; 60 days in jail, sus
pended upon good behavior for three
years.
James Langston, 32, white, aiding
and abetting in damage to personal
property. Continued.
Sandy Williams, colored, violation
of prohibition law. Accepted record
er’s court sentence to roads.
Nathan Griffin, 30, colored, viola
tion of liQuar law. Continued.
Earl R. Westerling, fugitive from
justice, case dismissed.
Zion (Cheek) Bowser, 31, colored,
assault with deadly weapon. Case
nol pressed with leave.
Lizzie Bratts and Joe Manley, vio
lation of liquor law. Continued.
Spear Pittman Lynch, 52, colored,
reckles sdriving. Appeal from re
corder’s judgment withdrawn.
Sam Hoover, 27, colored, assault.
Called and failed to appear for trial.
James D. Blount, aiding and abet
ting in larceny; nol pros with leave.
Willie Bishop, 24, colored, assault
with deadly weapon. Continued.
Mrs. H. W. Swain
Dies at Her Home
In Skinnersville
Funeral Held Monday for
Highly Respected
Citizen
Funeral services were held Mon
day for Mrs. Henry W. Swain, 65,
highly respected citizen of the Skin
nersville section, who died at her
home there Saturday evening at 6:30,
following a short illness.
The Rev. Sulon Perree, Methodist
minister, of Creswell, conducted the
service, assisted by the Rev. M R.
Gardner, pastor of the Roper Meth
odist circuit. Interment took place
in tie family cemetery of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Daven
port, in the Skinnersville community.
Mrs. Swain appeared to be in good
heaLh when she ate dinner late in
the afternoon, but about 6 o’clock she
became violently ill and died soon
thereafter. It was reported that a
strose of paralysis was the cause of
her death.
Mrs. Swam was a member of the
Rehoboth Methodist church, becom
ing affiliated with it several years
ago while the Rev. R. L. Hethcox was
pastor.
She is survived by her husband,
H. W. Swain; three daughters, Mrs.
Jack Thomas, of Washington Coun
ty; Mrs. W. P. McCraw, of Norfolk;
four sons, H. L. Swain, of Weeksville;
Laddie, Cortez and Wheeler Swain,
of the Skinnersville community; and
ona sister, Mrs. Maggie Davenport, of
Washington County.
Merchants Here Ask
For Improved Bus
Service to Columbia
Restoration of Midday Bus
Service Sought in Move
ment Launched Friday
The Plymouth Merchants Associa
tion, in session here last Friday night,
passed a resolution urging the Nor
folk Southern Bus Corporation to res
tore midday bus service between Co
lumbia and Plymouth,
It was brought out during the
meeting that when the company in
augurated the new schedule for buses
through here from Washington to
Norfolk, the noon bus. which has
been a great service to persons trav
eling between Columbia and Plym
outh, was discontinued.
Under the new schedule a whole
day is required for the round trip
from Columbia to Plymouth. The
morning bus leaves Columbia at 9:05
and reaches here at 10:05. There is
no bus returning directly to Colum
bia until 9:20 at night. However,
it is possible to leave here at 6:25
p. m., and, by changing at Pea Ridge,
get to Columbia a little over an hour
later.
The merchants asserted that the
present schedule tended to drive busi
ness to towns across the Albemarle
Sound, as better service was given in
that direction from down the county
than that to and from Plymouth.
The merchants are asking for res
toration of the bus which left here
at 11:40 for Columbia, returning at
1:50 p. m.
Grand Jury Should
Present Violations
Known To Members
Nimocks Says Presentments
Should Be Made on
Own Volition
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“As the fountain head and source
of criminal law, the grand jury is an
integral part of the machinery of the
law, and the peace, good order and
morality of Washington County de
pends upon you,” Judge Q. K. Nim
ocks. of Fayetteville, told the 18 men
who will serve in the capacity of
grand jurors for the January term of
coun which opened heie Monday.
The jurist pointed out that he had
no “pet theories regarding enforce
ment of the law, as one part of the
statute is equally important with an
other.”
One duty of the grand jury that is
growing obsolete, he said, is that of
making presentments and it is be
coming so because of non-use. “As
you come from the various sections
of the county, it is impossible for the
law to be consistently violated without
your knowledge, and your sworn du
ty is to present through the grand
jury to the court those you see and
those you have knowledge of who vio
late the law in any form.”
The jurist pointed out that this was
a responsibility that could not be
shifted, "and you can not prosecute
your enemies and shield your friends
because the solemn oath you took
would forbid this and you could not
do this and uphold the law.”
In closing the jurist called atten
tion to the fact that justices of the
peace should make reports on the in
formation of each case they handle to
the clerk of the court.
He also instructed the grand jury
to inspect the county home, school
buses, offices of public officials, jail,
and school buildings and not to fail
to censure any person who is incom
petent in office and not fear to praise
the officers who are filling their
places meritoriously.
The judge also asked the jurors to
investigate the jail to determine
whether or not there is a separate
compartment for the placing of mi
nors under 16 years of age so that
youngsters of this age may not be
forced into contact with older and
hardened criminals.
Who Was Hunting,
Bear or the Nan?
Willie Ambrose, of the New
lands section of Washington
County, told W. H. Clark, of
Plymouth, a story of the bear
that bit the man in the Cres
well section some time ago and
Mr. Clark relayed the story to the
press this week.
The way Mr. Clark understood
the event as told to him by Mr.
Ambrose was on this wise:
A hunter stepped out of his
car to follow the dogs on a hunt,
and while he was standing with
his back toward the woods, a
bear came up and bit the hunter’s
leg as he scrambled for his wea
pon.
The bear then took to the for
est with the pack of dogs close
to his heels and it was reported
that eventually the animals lost
the trail and Old Bruin continu
ed on his way.
Meantime, the injured hunter
hied himself to a physician to
have his injured leg dressed.
Mr. Clark said Mr. Ambrose
did not mention the name of the
unfortunate htutter.
Property Owners in County Are Listing
Property Faster Than Usual This Year
Property owners in Washing
ton County today were listing
their real estate and personal
property with the tax listers in
the various townships much fast
er than was the case last year,
but with only 17 more days to
go, there are still hundreds who
have not yet recorded their hold
ings as of January 1st.
Plymouth Township was prob
ably leading the other districts,
with an estimated 250 persons
having visited the courthouse,
where Mrs. M. W. Spruill is list
taker for the town and Sidney A.
Ward for the county. Mr. W'ard
estimated there were about 2,000
tracts of real property to be list
ed by about 1,200 owners in the ]
Township, with about 20 per cent
on the books thus far.
Reports from other parts of
the county indicate that the oth
er list-takers, Including E. W
Chesson. of Lees Mills; VV. VV
White, of Skinnersvllle; and P. B.
Belanga, of Scuppernong. are
getting along much faster this
year than they did during the
first 11 days of !a<-t April, when
1939 listing was underway.
County Tax Supervisor E. F.
Swain said today that all per
sons who owned personal proper
ty, especially automobiles, should
be sure to list their property be
fore the lists closed; otherwise
they will be penalized. Special
efforts are being made this year
to get the name of every property
owner in the county on the tax
books.
First Auto Fatality of
1940 Occurs Monday
Roy Alexander Dies
When Car Leaves
Road, Crashes Tree
Car Completely Demolished
In Accident Near Roper
Late Monday
Washington County had its first
highway fatality of the new year last
Monday night, when an automobile
operated by Roy Alexander, 33-year
old white man of Roper, swerved from
Highway No. 64 about a mile and a
half west of Roper and crashed into
a tree, resulting in the death of the
well-known employee of the North
Carolina Pulp Company who was rid
ing alone in the car at the time.
Corporal T. B. Brown, of the State
Highway Patrol, and Coroner W. H.
Peele investigated the accident, and
t was agreed that the machine must
have been traveling at a high rate of
speed when it left the road on the
left side, struck one tree and then
crashed into another. The second
:.ee, said to have been about 10
inches in diameter, was uprooted by
the force of the impact and the car
almost totally demolished.
un icers saia ine accident occurred
about 10:45 Monday night, and when
they arrived at the scene the young
man was still breathing although he
died about 20 minutes later before
the arrival of a wrecker, which was
used to lift the machine from the
body of Mr. Alexander.
The victim was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. Alexander, of near Roper,
who are well known throughout the
county. Besides his parents, Mr.
Alexander is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Merrial Norman, and
one small child. He also leaves two
brothers, Tom and Grady Alexander,
and five sisters: Mrs. Robert Rough
ton, of Washington County; Mrs.
Louis Temple, of Portsmouth; Mrs.
Fred Smith, of Creswell; Mrs. Mary
Garner, of Washington County; and
Mrs. Nannie McCay, of Wallacetown,
Va.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at the Scuppernong
Christian church, with the Rev. L. B.
Bennett conducting the last rites, as
sisted by the Rev. R. O. Respass. In
terment took place in a cemetery near
the church.
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Local Box and Panel
Firm Operating at 60
Per Cent of Capacity
Business 30 Per Cent Better
Than Year Ago, Accord
ing To Mr. Still
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Business is about 30 per cent bet
ter this year with the Plymouth Box
Sc Panel Company here than it was
at the same time last year, it was
learned today from E. F. Still, presi
dent.
Mr. Still said this particular per
iod of the year was usually just an
average time in the plywood box and
panel business but that this year the
furniture factories were finding busi
ness better and they were in turn
keeping the panel makers busy.
This week there are 378 persons
employed at the plant here, the min
imum wage being $12.60 weekly. This
figure, however, is not an index to
the total payroll, Mr. Still said, as
the wage paid workers varies consid
erably between the skilled and un
skilled classes. He did not divulge
the amount of the total weekly pay
roll.
The plant is operating about 60
per cent of its capacity, it was said,
not counting Sundays, on which day
the plant is never operated. The
plant is now operating on two shifts
of 42 hours each weekly.
The local plant was originally val
ued at $1,000,000/ making it one
the largfst of its kind in the countrv,
and since the new machinery was ui
stalled there a few years ago it is
generally regarded as one of the best
equipped anywhere.
Town Council in
Meeting Monday
The Town Council of Plymouth last
Monday night appropriated $25 to be
donated on the purchase of a bass
horn for the Plymouth High School
Band.
The board appointed A. J. Riddle
and P. W. Brown to investigate the
cost and materials necessary for lay
ing off a street on the property of
T. C. Burgess connecting Latham
Lane and Third Street. Such a street i
will probably have to be graded and
drains laid.
Two lots on Jefferson Street, form
erly owned by Mrs. Griffin Norman,
will be taken over by the town for
the taxes due, and the town attor
ney was requested to look into this
matter.
Proposal To Change
Highway Numbers
Meeting Opposition
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Only Change Wanted Is
One To Bring U. S. 17
Through Here
Opposition is being manifested
here by some civic-minded persons
to be a request received by the State
Highway and Public Works Commis
sion to change to No. 32 the numbers
of highways in this section direct
ing tourists from Washington over
the Albemarle Sound bridge to Eden
ton and Suffolk.
The preference here is that the
newly opened highway now known as
No. 97, be designated U. S. No. 17 or
U. S. 17-A so that tourists may con
tinue to follow the coastal route
south.
The request received by the com
mission would make the following
roads be changed to N. C. No. 32: No
97 from Douglas Cross Roads to
Plymouth: No. 64 to Sound bridge;
No. 172 to Edenton; No. 32 from
Edenton to Suffolk.
John W. Darden, secretary of the
Washington County Chamber of Com
merce, says reports were that the re
quest to the commission, which would
route trafiic by Edenton to Suffolk,
came from Edenton citizens but pub
lic denial of this has been made by
some prominent Edenton citizens.
Anyway people in this section, ac
cording to Mr. Darden, want to have
the highway designated as No. 17 or
17-A.
Services Are Announced
By Rev. Wood Gaither
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Creswell.—The Rev. Wood Gaither
announces the following calendar of
his Sunday services:
11 a. m., St. Andrew’s Church, Co
lumbia.
7:30 p. m., Christ Church, Creswell.
Galilee Mission will continue to
have Sunday school each Sunday aft
ernoon during the winter.
Rate Reducl onsFor
/. E. P. Customers
in Effect January 15
Rates Apply :c Residential,
Commercial and Hot
Water-Heater Users
A mi : s ordered
t 'lira b~ the .. ginia Elec
tric and Pow r Compai will effect
iving 1 >0 to $40,
030 month.. tor eastern north Caro
iiie light : . 1 power • r omc-rs. it was
ia 1 j o h r 2 today fol
ic" ' the i uar. ? of a statement
announcing the lower rote costs. The
new schedule, recognized as one of
the lowest, if not the lowest, in North
Carolina, becomes effective on the
fifteenth of tills month. I; is under
stood that the adjustment provides
a uniform rate throughout the com
pany's entire operating system, giv
ing the small user at the rural cross
road the ame advantage when it
comes to buying light and power as
is afforded tire large user in the big
city.
The new residential rate is five
cents for the first 50 kilowatt hours,
3'2c for the next 100 and one and
one-half cents for any and all ex
cess as compared under the old rate
with 5>2 cents for the first 60 kilo
watts 3*2 cents for the next 60 kilo
watts, 2 cents for the next 60 and
one and one-half cents for the excess.
Owners of hot water heaters will
receive a flat reduction of 50 cents.
The commercial rate, starting at
512 cents under the old schedule, will
be reduced to 5 cents under the new.
The small customer, using around 600
kilowatt hours a month, will see his
bill drop from around $27.75 under
the old schedule to about $26.50 un
der the new, a saving of SI,25.
The rate reduction is about the
tenth granted one type or another or
all its customers by the Virginia Elec
tric and Power Company since it en
tered this territory nearly thirteen
year., ago.
The company serves this North
Carolina territory: Halifax, North
ampton, part of Edgecombe, Hertford,
Bertie. Gates. Chowan. Pasquotank.
Perquimans, Currituck, Dare, Martin,
Washington and Tyrrell counties.
No Indicimenis Are
Considered Ly Jury
Ai Court This Week
No Presentments Returned:
Recommend Repairs To
Several Schools
For the first time in many years,
the grand jury for a term of Wash
ington County Superior Court did not
consider any bills of indictment, nor
did they-make any presentments, dur
ing their two days of - race here this
week.
The group visited the schools, jails,
pri; on camp, county home, and other
public institutions and for the most
part found everything in order.
However, they did recommend the
repairs to following school buildings:
Cherry white school, repairs to porch:
Brooks colored, repair.- to porch unci
replacement of window panes; Cher
ry colored, roof and windows need
repairing; Sound Side colored, roof
repairs; Backwoods colored, roof re
pairs, porch and floor: Roper colored,
repairs to first and second story
floors; Macedonia colored, repairs to
roof, porch and steps.
The school buses had been exam
ined the week prior to Patrolman
Tom B. Brown, and they were found
in good condition by both the pa
trolman and the grand jury. The
rand jury found the county home,
■ ail, courthouse and other pubiic
ouildings in excellent condition.
An examination oi the record:? of
Auditor E. J. Spruill revealed that
all justices of the peace in the county
:xcept two had made their reports.
W. J. Mayo signed the report as
foreman, with the following men
•omposing the remainder of the jury:
Hilton Comstock, A. R. Watson. S. L.
Davenport, T. S. Lucas, E. M. Smith,
J. F. Carter, Leon Alexander, Dennis
A Phelps, L. E. Ambrose, D, W. Fur
augh. Earl Furlaugh, A L. Holmes.
Claude Erinn. H. I. Browning, H.
J. Bateman. T. L. Williams, and Gar
ney Bateman.
January 31st Is Final Bats for Making
Applications tor 1S33 Cotton Pay! ten %
The closing date for the filing
of applications for the 1939 cot
ton price adjustment payment is
January 31, it was announced to
day by County Agent W. V. Hays,
who urges all farmers entitled to
do so to be sure they have signed
their applications and made
themselves eligible for the pay
ments.
So far as is known, there will
be no extension of time for fil
ing applications, and none signed
after this date will be accepted
for transmittal to the Washing
ton, D. C., office, which passes on
them and authorizes payments,
Mr Hays said.
Most of the applications from
farmers of Washington County
have already been signed and
;ome payments made, as is evi
denced by the fact that to date
(hecks totaling S12.102.92 have
been received and distributed
to farmers in th ecounty, accord
ing to the county agent.
However, Mr. liavs aid, th< re
are a few applications as yet un
signed, and any farmer in doubt
as to whether he has t ■
plication should inquire about the
matter at the county office at
once. Every assistance will be
; given to see that al; nl..led to
j the payments get them.