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The Roanoke Beacon * jf if. jf .* jf * and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ VOLUME LI NUMBER 47 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, Noember 21,1940 Advertisers will find Beacon and News Columns a latchkey to ' 1,500 Washington County homes I ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics E. F. Still left Rocky Mount today by plane for Blytheville, Ark., where he joined his wife who had been vis iting there. A telephone message was received by Mr. Still yesterday that his wife's father. C. S. Stephens, died there suddenly yesterday. The Plymouth Colored School made its first eanvass for the Red Cross during the present roll call drive, and turned over to the local chapter $22.95 this week. Mrs. Walter Lloyd, chairman of the campaign here, was pleased with the report made bv Princi pal W. II. Berry and said that much credit was due to the school for its fine contribution. Joe Coker, who was driving the bus for the Arkansas A. & M. College foot ball team, of Monticello. Ark., when it struck a truck parked on Highway 32 last week, was still here today awaiting a new chassis for his bus. He expects it to arrive Monday. Lyman Roberts and P. H. Rob erts. sr.. are now in the county signing contracts for cucumber and onion acreage for the 1941 growing season. They have head quarters in VVomble’s Drug Store here. Those wishing to arrange for the production of cucumbers or onions for C. C. Lang & Son are urged to see either of them immediately. During the past week a group of hunters from Creswell and Asheville reported killing four bear while hunt ing in the Lake Phelps section of the Dismal Swamp. Those on the party from Creswell were R. T. Hopkins. Earl Midgette. Mack McGowan. Bob Davenport and Aaron Davenport. Representative W. M. Darden, of this County, has been assigned seat No. 2 in the hall of the house, the same he occupied last year during the legislature. The 1941 General As sembly will convene in Raleigh on January 8. Plymouth is one of several hun dred towns on the line of the A. C. L. Railroad to be listed in the official directory recently issued i by the company. The population, principal industries, products and types of new industries to which the town is especially adapted are listed in the book. Shearin Harris, of Albemarle, an associate in the law firm of which Lieutenant Governor Erskine Smith is a member, visited the Lions Club here last Thursday night. He has a two-year record of perfect attend ance. He was on his way to Edenton on a business trip. Iiifani Dies Here With Pneumonia -® Funeral services were held Tues day morning at Snead's Ferry, in On slow County, for Ivy Randolph Thorne. 3-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thorne, who died at the Monroe Street home of his parents Sunday night at 9:40. The Rev. Ran som Gurganus, Primitive Baptist min ister, officiated. Burial took place in an Onslow County cemtery. Pneu monia was the cause of the child’s death after an illness of 10 days. Mrs. Thorne and her small daugh ter. Louise, are ill with pneumonia at the present, but are reported to be improving today. Mr. and Mrs. Thorne came here in February, 1937, from Rocky Mount. They, with a small daughter. Louise, survive. "Golgotha” To Be Shown Here 16th The Lions Club of Plymouth has made arrangements to show on Mon day, December 16, at the Plymouth High ‘School auditorium, one of the most unusual talking motion pictures ever made, according to President P. W. Brown. The title of the film is -Golgotha,” and it is the first and only talking motion picture ever made of the fam ous Passion Play. The picture pre sents the immortal story of the cru cifixion of Christ in a spectacular and impressive manner. Critics have acclaimed it as the greatest picture ever made, accord ing to the club president, who said that this remarkable film should be seen by every man. woman and child in the community. A complete set of the finest talking picture equipment will be brought Next Thursday Will Be Observed as General Thanksgiving Holiday Here Practically all the stores and business establishments here, in cluding the Branch Banking & Trust Company, the ABC stores, the post office, and county and town offices, will be closed Thurs day of next week in observance of Thanksgiving Day. A major ity of the State are observing to day as Thanksgiving in line with the Presidential proclamation is sued a few weeks ago, but Gov ernor Hoey is one of about a doz en governors who held out for the traditional last Thursday in the month. At the post office next Thurs day, mail will be received and put in boxes, and rural delivery will be made, but there will be no city deliveries G. K. Harris, rural carrier for the local office, is ob serving the holiday today, due to a postal ruling which does not permit deliveries on legal holidays decreed by the President. The churches in Plymouth are planning their Thanksgiving services Sunday as a rule, and it is not likely there will be any re ligious observance next Thursday. The plant of the North Caro lina Pulp Company will operate with a “skeleton crew” Thanks giving day, but the Plymouth Box & Panel Company and American Fork & Hoe Company plants will be closed. Schools of the county will close Wednesday afternoon and allow two days for Thanksgiving, re opening Monday morning. Volunteer Firemen Ask for Old Toys; Will Be Renewed and Given to Poor Drcision was reached this week by members of the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department to re pair and paint old toys for dis tribution among the needy chil dren of Washington County at Christmas, according to Assist ant Chief J. B. Willoughby and Carlisle Doughtie, who were ap pointed a committee to make ar rangements for collection and re pair of discarded toys. As their contribution toward lightening heavy hearts and pre venting the disappointment of children on Christmas Day, the firemen last year “renewed” scores of discarded toys contrib uted by generous people here and brought cheer to the hearts of many who otherwise would have been passed up entirely by Santa Claus. The firemen request those who have old or discarded toys which can be made serviceable by re pairing or painting, to bring them to the fire department head quarters or to notify any of the firemen immediately, so that they may be called for and work be gun as soon as possible. The re pairing and repainting will be done by members of the depart ment during their spare time be tween now and Christmas. Assistant Chief Willoughby said today that he hoped local people would respond immediate ly to the appeal for old toys, so as to give the firemen as much time as possible for the renovat ing task. Tomorrow night iFriday) the firemen will enjoy an oyster roast at which time they will more fully discuss the plan for repairing the toys. Half of Chapter Quota Raised by Workers in Red Cross Drive Here 'Christmas Carol' Here December 23 Dr. Frederick Koch, professor of dramatics at the University of North Carolina, will give his famous reading, "The Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, in the Plymouth Theatre here on Monday, December 23. The hour has not yet been decided upon. Shep Brinkley, owner of the theatre, is cooperating with the Junior Woman’s Club, which se cured the services of Dr. Koch for the occasion. The Woman’s Club will also assist. Tickets will be sold at 50 cents. Meeting of Teachers And Parents Held Here Last Thursday Situation Caused by Large Number of Absences Is Discussed A profit of $154 was made on the re cent Halloween Carnival conducted by the local school, it was reported at the monthly meeting of the local parent-teacher association held in the Plymouth High School auditorium last Thursday night. It was stated that $111 had been used to purchase library books suitable for every grade in the school, and window shades have also been bought for the voca tional agriculture room. Due to the large number of ab sences in the school, the committee which has been working with the school officials in attempting to se cure an additional teacher reported that this could not be done during the current term. Principal R. B. Trotman urged the parents to have their children at school as regularly as possible, ex plaining that one teacher would be lost next year unless the atendance showed an improvement. Mrs. W. A. Davidson reported on the visit she and Mrs. J. K. Reid, president of the local organization, made last week to the district P. T. A. meeting in Edenton. Principal R. B. Trotman was in charge of the program, which was featured by declamations by Asa Rogers, Phillip Liverman and Mar garet Bateman. L. W. Zeigler pre sented several selections by the sax ophone section of the band. Fanny Lou Winslow played the bell lyra, and Mrs. E. W. Furgurson presented a glee club group in two numbers. Following the meeting, the teach ers held "open house,” with parents visiting the classrooms. Miss Ruth McLemore and the economics class [served refreshments. Campaign Will Be Brought To Close Thanksgiving Day Donations of $100 Acknowl edged, With Others To Report Later -® With only about six days left be fore the campaign closes on Thanks giving Day, the annual roll call cam paign of the American Red Cross in Washington County has received con tributions totaling $100, according to Mrs. Walter P. Lloyd, roll call chair man. Mrs. Lloyd and the workers here in Plymouth, as well as in every other community of the county, were hard at work this week in an effort to top the mark of $200 reached last year, and she urges those who can to con tribute liberally. The workers are es pecially anxious to secure as many of the $1 annual memberships as pos sible. Mrs. E. S. Woodley is chair man of the workers operating in Cres well; Mrs. Frank Wilson heads the work in Roper; and Mrs. J. L. Rea is leader for the Wenona section. Contributors are being reminded that during the August floods in this state the Red Cross spent $90,316.13 for the relief of 2,091 families in 18 counties, 12 in the western and 6 in the eastern part of the state. Mrs. Lloyd said that “it is possible for the Red Cross to respond instantly to all calls for disaster relief because of the annual renewal of memberships,’’ and she urges everyone who can to participate as contributors in the roll call campaign. The following workers have assist ed Mrs. Lloyd in Plymouth: Mes dames E. G. Arps, Percy M. Arps, Joe Arps, Miriam Kimbrough, Jack Read. T. W. Earle, Bobby Martin. Wade Johnson, Clyde Hardison, Wilmer Chesson, D. J. Brinkley, Leroy Bate man, Ed Heritage and Miss Doris Williams. The American Fork & Hoe Com pany heads the list of Plymouth con tributors with a $5 donation, and the following have purchased $1 mem bership certificates: Mrs. J. W. Rath, F. D. Simmons. Mrs. R. A. Williford, J. F. Allen, Con nie White, S. H. Carrow, B. M. Lewis. H. C. Jackson. C. T. Coffield, A. R J. A. Hufton, M. G. Waters, Ethel M. Modlin, J. C. Jones, Thomas Carrow, Arps. P. W. Brown, H. E. Beam. J. R. Manning, J. B. Willoughby, W. A. Roebuck, Pete Hampton, C. O. Kelly, S. D. Davis. Hassell Brothers Bakery. H. C. Owens, J. A. Bowden, Abe Ad ler, Blanche Swain, Roanoke Beacon, Dr. C. McGowan, Lloyd Owens, Dr. .Wade Johnson, Harold Brinn, Maur ice Smith, W. L. Riggin, Mrs. Lyman Mayo, H. A. Williford, L. H. Lowe, L. S. Thompson, J. W. Norman, H. H. Allen, Bill Davenport. Lyman Mayo, E. D. Keel, Plymouth Oil Company, Emily Waters, Sam Scherr, Dave Kul man, Raymond Leggett. M. W. Spruill, W. J. Mayo, Edwin Willough by, Robert Campbell, E. H. Liverman. Z. V. Norman, Percy M. Arps, and Dr. T. L. Bray. Other names will be published next week. C. W. Burnham To Return Here To Live in Future It was learned here this week that C. W. Burnham, formerly of Plym outh, and who married the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bateman here, is planning to return here from Wind sor, where he has been located for some time, and enter the insurance business. Mr. Burnham is well known here, where he played baseball with the local team for several seasons. He was a right-handed pitcher. The Windsor town officials offered Mr. Burnham the job of chief of po lice there at a salary of $100 months ly, but he has declined the appoint ment, according to reports reaching here. Final Riles Monday For Fred J. Knight Al Episcopal Church Well-Known Local Citizen Died Saturday in Hospi tal at Washington Funeral services were held at Grace Episcopal Church here Monday aft ernoon for Fred Jone Knight, 54. who died Saturday at noon in a Washington hospital. The Rev. S. E. Matthews, rector of the church, con ducted the services at the church, and the local Masonic lodge had charge of the rites at the grave. In terment took place in Grace church cemetery. A descendant of a prominent Co 'onia! family. Mr. Knight was born in Edgecombe County .July 8. 1887. but for the last 28 years had lived in Plymouth, where he married Miss Liz zie Goelet about 25 years. Active in the local Masonic lodge and Grace Episcopal church. Mr. Knight was a familiar figure in the undertakings of these fraternal and religious or ganizations here. For about 30 years Mr. Knight was express messenger on the Atlantic Coast Line passenger train between Plymouth and Tarboro. Four years ago he underwent an operation from which he never fully recovered. In addition to his widow. Mrs. Lizzie Goelet Knight, Mr. Knight is survived by three sisters. Mrs. C. B. Glover. Newman, Ga. Mrs. C. L. Jenkins, of Raleigh; Mrs. W. A. Thig pen, of Glenlyn. Va.; two brothers. Will R. Knight, of Brooklyn. N. Y.; and Ed L. Knight, of Glenlyn. Va..; and an uncle. W. A. Jones, of Rocky Mount. -® Funeral Monday lor Mrs. Martha Swain At Christian Church Native of This County, She Died Sunday at Home of Daughter in Durham Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Frances Swain. 72, who died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock in the home of a daughter, Mrs. W P. Lucas, in Dur ham, were held in the Plymouth Christian church Monday afternoon, with the Rev, Griffith Hamlin, pastor of the church, officiating, assisted by the Revs. P. B. Nickens and R. H. Lucas, Baptist ministers. Interment took place in the Lucas cemetery near here. Mrs. Swain, the daughter of Wil liam Sullivan and Matilda Browning Sullivan, was born and reared in Washington County. In 1886 she was married to Walter B. Swain, of Wash ington County, who preceded her to the grave bv 12 years. Since girl hood she had been an active member of the Plymouth Christian church. In 1920 she left Washington County and lived for a time in Virginia before establishing her residence in Durham. Mrs. Swain had been in ill health for the past five years, and had been confined to her home for about eight months. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs W. P. Lucas and Mrs. Odie Lanham, of Durham: four sons, W. A. Swain, Petersburg, Va.; H. A. Swain. Charles ton, S. C.; W. C. Swain, of Victoria. Va.; and Roy W. Swain, of Plym outh. She also leaves a brother, J. G. Sullivan, of Greenville; three sis ters, Mrs. C. A. Numey, of Norfolk: Mrs. W. A. Ward, of Washington, D. C„ and Mrs. W. W. Satterthwaite, of Plymouth; and 13 grandchildren. Pall-bearers were H. A. Swain, W. A. Swain. W. C. Swain, Roy W. Swain W. P. Lucas and Cecil Swain Lucas. Two Painfully Hurt When Auto Crashes Into Train An automobile operated by Marvin Hardison, of Martin County, with Sylvester Ange, of this county, as a passenger, crashed into a freight train .standing across highway No. 32 at the union station here last Friday night. Both occupants of the car were cut by flying glass but neither was seriously inujred. The car was completely demolished. Sheriff J. K. Reid investigated the accident and reported that Hardison said he "didn't see the freight cars until too late to stop.” Beacon To Be Day Earlier Next Week The Beacon will be published one day earlier next week, due to the annual Thanksgiving holiday falling on the regular publication date The paper will be printed and pul in the post office Wednesday afternon, but will not be delivered on the rural routes or to those who get their mail by city carriers until Friday morning. All correspondents are asked to get their copy in one day earlier, and those who have notices of any kind to appear next week are asked to remember the change in publication schedule. The Beacon office, as well as stores and prac tically all places of business in Plymouth, will be closed all day Thursday, November 28. Advisory Committee For WPA Organized Here Last Tuesday To Help in Planning Suit able Program of WPA Activties Here A Washington County Advisory Committee of the professional and ■ ervice division of the Work Projects Administration was organized here iast Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs. I. P. Hodges, district director, and Mr Harriett B Harris, adult education supervisor, explained the duties of the organization to the 23 persons present at the courthouse. Mrs. Hodges explained that the duty of the committee was to oper ate in an advisory capacity in survey ing the county and planning a suit able program for WPA activities, as well as to present to the people the WPA professional and sendee division activities. Walter H. Paramore was named chairman: Mrs. C. N. Davenport, sr . of Creswell. vice chairman: Mrs. Kathleen S. Nobles, secretary. Mem bers of the committee are: H. H. Mc Lean. Miss Ursula Bateman. Miss Elizabeth Campbell. Mrs. W. H. Par amore. D. E. Poole. Mrs. W. W. Bate man. Dr. S. V. Lewis, E. G. Arps. Mrs J. K. Reid. Mrs. Lula Jackson. Mrs. • lack Read. Mrs. C. E. Ayers, Mrs. Mary Owens, J. W. Darden. Mrs. B G. Campbell. P. w. Brown. Mrs. A C. Harris. Mrs. E. S. Woodley. The WPA officials also showed the following statistics regarding the number of workers engaged in proj ects in the county as follows: lunch rooms in Creswell, Plymouth. Roper and Macedonia schools. 14 workers; matron service. Plymouth high, gram mar and colored schools. 5 workers: surplus commodity clerk, Plymouth, 1 worker; community service: libra ries, Creswell and Roper schools and Plymouth public library. 3 workers. The number of persons awaiting assignments follow: Creswell, star route, one white woman, cook: Plym outh, three colored and one white woman, laborers; Plymouth. R. F. D.. one colored and one white woman, laborers; Plymouth, route one: One white woman and one colored woman, laborers. Mrs. Hodges explained that the pro fessional and service division listed the following projects in the 26 coun ties of the district: Welfare projects: augmented serv ice. health, housekeeping aid. lunch, canning and gardening, sewing, sur plus commodities and matron service. Community projects: Adult educa tion. art. handicraft, library, music, recreation, visual aid, writers. Records and research projects: co dification. cumulative, historical rec ords, county indexing, municipal gov ernment survey, police records. Little Girl Dies Here At Home of Parents Funeral services were to be held to day for Patricia Elaine Hardison, 6 month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Hardison, of Jefferson Street, who died yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock as the result of pneu monia. The Rev. E. O. Everett and the Rev. Paul B. Nickens were to of ficiate. Burial was to be made in the Windley cemetery. The child had been sick for only six days. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hardison; a sister, Sandra Anne Hardison, 3 years of age; and a brother, Stewart M,'Go',van Hardison, 1 year old. Pall-bearers were H H. Allen, Fred ■Lloyd. Francis Holil, and J. T. Ter ry. Bear Hunter Is Accidentally Shot One of a group of hunters from the western part of the State whose name could not be learned here was reported to have suffered a severely injured leg when a shot fired at a bear ricocheted and struck him late Tuesday afternoon. It was reported that the bullet, from a high-powered rifle, killed the bear, then hit some object, thought to have been a stump, ricocheted and struck the hunter in the leg. He was treated here and then taken to a Washington hospital. The bear, which weighed about 300 pounds, was killed by the same shot. National Education Week Observed in Local Schools National Education and Book Week was observed last week at the schools and public library here. New books were on display in the library and scores of posters made by school chil dren w’ere also shown. It could not be learned today who won the high school poster contest Creswell Group Applies For Red Cross Chapter Creswell.—A decision w-as made by those present at a meeting held at the home of Mr.- A C. Harris, roll call chairman for Creswell, to peti tion the Red Cross for a chapter here Twenty have already been signed up as active members although no can vass has yet been made County Has Quota Of 2 Men in First Draft Next Month Ink Musi Be Used To Fill Oui Forms E. S. Blount, chairman of the Washington County Selective Service Board said this week that a great many questionnaires were having to be returned to regis trants because they had been filled out with pencil. The board chairman calls attention to the regulations which require the blanks to be hilled in either on a typewriter or in ink. and he says the board positively cannot ac cept them unless this requirement is met. It is reported that some criti cism has been directed against the board because men with only i one dependent have been placed in the same class as men with a number of dependents. Mr. Blount explains that men with dependents, whether one or a dozen or more, are all assigned to Class 3 under provisions of the se lective service act. and the local board has no discretion in the matter. It is not considered like ly that anyone in Class 3 will be called for service, anyway, so that it makes no difference whether the registrant has one or more dependents. Two Arrested Here After Accident for Hit and Run Driving Paul Hardison Injured Sat urday Night When Struck by Car At a hearing in recorder's court Tuesday morning. Miss Melinda Lin ton, 20. and Joseph Goddard, 40, of Jamesville, were released under bond of $200 each for their appearance at the January term c" superior court to answer to charges of hit-and-run driving as the result of an accident which occurred on Washington Street here Saturday night. Paul Hardison, 21, was painfully .injured about the leg when he was caught between the Goddard car, driven by Miss Linton, and the parked car of W. C. House. It was alleged that the couple left the theatre Saturday night about 9 o’clock and got into their car, which was parked just above the theatre. Miss Linton was driving and appar ently became excited when she start ed to back out of the parking place, as the car backed all the way across the street and struck the machine belonging to Mr. House, causing it to run up on the sidewalk, narrowly missing Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Ward, jr„ who were passing at the time. It was said that Mr. Hardison, who was crossing the street, attempted to get out of the way of the backing car and jumped on the rear bumper of the House machine, where his leg was lacerated when the two automo biles came together. Miss Linton and Mr. Goddard said they became frightened and left the scene, leaving the car in which they were riding. This caused the charge of hit-and-run driving, as they failed to render assistance to Mr. Hardison, who was injured in the accident. The House car ran across the side walk and bumped into the residence of E. R. Jackson. In another case before the record er. Mr. Goddard was charged with drunken driving and given three months on the roads, suspended up on payment of a fine of $50 and costs. He noted an appeal and his bond in this case was fixed at $200. --<£ Thanksgiving Play at Creswell Wednesday Creswell.—The children of Gallilee Mission at Lake Phelps will give a Thanksgiving play at Christ church here Sunday evening. November 24. at 7:30. Miss Lona Belle Weatherly will direct the play. One White and One Colored Man Will Be Called Into Service However, Volunteers Will Take Care of Immediate Requirements The Washington County Selective Service Board has been notified that it will be required to furnish two men. one white and one colored, for the first draft early in December, and Chairman E. S. Blount said today that Randolph Minton, white, of Roper, and Edlow Spruill, colored, of Plymouth, will likely be the first from this county to be inducted under the terms of the selective service act, if they pass the required physical ex amination. Both are volunteers. Ac cording to present plans Minton will leave on December 11 and Spruill on December 13 to begin their year of military training. It will likely be some time before anyone from Washington County is actually drafted into the service, ac cording to present prospects, as there are more than 15 volunteers at the head of the list now. Gordon S. Step ney. white, of Creswell, and Walter Norman, colored, of Roper, have vol unteered since the last list was pub lished last week. The board met last Friday night and classified 49 registrants, bring ing to 99 the number of question naires that have been checked and the registrants classified. Of the 49 classified Friday. 21 were placed in class 1, including 11 volunteers; 2 in Class 2; 25 in Class 3; and 1 in Class 4. Clerk S. A. Ward pointed out to day that classifications were tenta tive in some cases. For example, a person may be placed in class 1 and then a physical examination may re sult in him being placed in class 1-B which shows he can be subject only to a limited training program. If a person develops an illness or a con tagious disease, as shown by the phys cal examination -he may be trans ferred to class 4 from any oilier class However, Mr. Ward said that in the event a change in classification oc curs, the registrant will be immedi ately notified. Following is an explanation of the four classes into which registrants are placed, based on the answers in their questionnaires: Class 1—Those persons available for immediate military training and service in the land or naval forces: Class 2—Those persons deferred be cause the public interest is best served by them staying at their usu al work. Class 3—Those persons deferred be cause others are dependent upon them for support. Class 4—Those persons deferred by the law itself or for physical dis ability. or other reasons. The list of the 49 men classified by the board last Friday night follows, giving order number, name, race and See DRAFT QUOTA. Page~4>~ Another Routing for U. S. 17 Is Proposed A report out of Elizabeth City this week has it that there is a posisbil ity of the Federal Government rout ing a new path for U. S. 17 through the heart of the Dismal Swamp, elim inating Elizabeth City from the ar terial highway. The report said that the new route contemplated using the Albemarle Sound bridge. It has been reported more than once in this section that there was talk of routing the highway directly from the foot of the bridge on this side of the sound to Washington, pos sibly by way of Wenona. WPA improvements to the Hinton Turnpike in Pasquotank County were construed by some as being the first, step in the plan to straighten out this route for military reasons, as army and navy suplies would be moved over it up and down the coast. Snow Last Saturday Was Earliest Ever Remembered Here by Older Citfrpns Residents of Washington Coun ty were greeted last Saturday morning by the first snowfall of the season, and while it was not sufTieient to cover the ground, it was heavy enough to be recorded as the earliest snowfall in the memory of some of the oldest cit izens of the town, including C. V. \V. Ausbon, "7-year-old clerk of the superior court. Mr. Ausbon said a few years ago he remembered a heavy snow fell here on Thanksgiving day, the last Thursday in November, but that the snow here last Sat urday. November 16, was the ear liest he had ever seen a snow. At 7 o’clock Saturday morning the mercury stood at an unofficial 34 and although it mounted dur ing the day it showed no tenden cy to pass the 50 mark, and the forecasts called for freezing tem perature Saturday, although Sun day was fair and warmer. The snow began falling Satur day morning about 8 o'clock. It continued for about an hour and quickly disappeared. A snow heavy enough to re main on the rooftops began fall ing at Wilson and Elm City at 6 a. m. and three hours later Eliz abeth City reported its first snow of the year. Snow fell In the western part of the State ear tier in the week.
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