CRESWELL CITIZENS ARE GOING
"ALL OUT" FOR AMERICAN RED
CROSS IN ITS MISSION OF MERCY
Some Busy Making Gar
ments While Others Con
tribute Liberally
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The residents of the Creswell sec
tion are making an “all out effort"
for the American Red Cross which is
now engaged in its mission of mercy
among the fighting forces of the
United States wherever they are bat
tling for this democracy.
The Creswell branch of the Wash
ington County chapter has prepared
a report of its efforts and it includes
production and contributions. The
report follows:
Following are making garments for
the sewing department: Mesdames
W. D. Peal, W. B. Gaither, O. D. Hat
field, O. C. Edwards, C. W. Willough
by, Ida Swain, D. L. Brady. C. N.
Davenport. Renzy Sawyer, Roy Lu
cas, Dezzie Phelps, Clyde Spruill, P.
B. Belanga. Janie Davenport, W. H.
Stillman. E. S. Woodley, C. A. Swain,
C. L. Barnes, David, Furlough, Frank
Swain, Misses Caroline Swain, Lona
Bell Weatherly and Hilda Clontz.
Miss Clontz has supervised the
making of six complete layettes in
the Creswell school home economics
department; 8 ladies dresses; 6 chil
dren's dresses; 10 hospital shirts.
Those knitting sweaters included
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HARDWARE AND SEED '
STORE
NEXT TO BANK
Mrs. Ida Hassell and Mrs. O. D. Hat
field. two each and the following one
each: Mesdames O. R. Armstrong,
C. N. Davenport, jr„ C. N. Davenport,
sr„ J. B. Davenport, Claude Murray,
E. S. Woodley, A. T. Brooks, M. A.
Ambrose, R. T. Hopkins, W. C. Owens
and Misses Elizabeth Rivers, Norma
Belanga, Nellie Hathaway, Virginia
Woodley, Roberta Pitts and Janie
Me Innes.
Crocheting shawls: Mesdames A.
L. Holmes. Hassell Tarkenton, Clyde
I Smithson, H. R. Stillman and Julia
Galloway.
Knitting socks: Mesdames Bernle
Alexander, W. A. Gibbs and G. A.
Overton.
Contributions for the Red Cross
War Aid Fund reported to date total
$199.05. Previously reported was $68
and tills week's report is $131.05. The
Creswell branch retains 15 per cent
for local Red Cross use.
The list of contributors follow:
$5 Contributors: Creswell Woman’s
Club, P. T. A„ Bible Class of Phillippi
Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Smithson. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Nor
man.
$4 contributed by a friend.
$2 contributors: Earl Davenport,
Carl G. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Swain, I. J. Alligood, sr.
$1.50 contributor: W. H. Stillman.
$1.25 contributor: A. R. Patrick.
$1 contrbutors: A. T. Brooks, Mrs.
A. T. Brooks, Miss Hazel Johnston,
Mrs. Lloyd Norman, Miss Elizabeth
Rivers, Mrs. Eva Bateman, John
Spruill, E. L. Cooper, L. T. Snell, L.
V. Sexton, Mrs. A. S. Holmes, Mrs.
R. T. Hopkins, Mrs. D. L. Brady, Miss
Hilda Clontz, Mrs. P. B. Belanga, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry, Bateman, C. L. Hop
kins, Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, Mrs. B. W.
Gaither, J. M. Davenport, Mrs. M. A.
Ambrose, T. R. Davenport, S. D.
Spruill, Julius Heller, P. B. Belanga,
John R. Ingold, Pepsi-Cola Perry, W.
S. Ainsley, R. E. Norman, H. W. Prit
chett, B. P. Spear, C. C. Cahoon, Mrs.
B. A. Willaiims( Earl Midgette, J. A.
Reynolds, H. R. Stillman, D. H. Fur
lough, Leon L. Davenport, R. W. Al
exander, Mrs. R. W. Alexander, W. D.
Peel, H. M. Starr, Mrs. J. M. Phelps,
Dr, J. M. Phelps, Mrs. Merle Alex
ander, Mrs. W. D. Moore, J. T.
Spruill, George R. Stillman, jr„ Mrs.
Willie Patrick, Mrs. Roy V. Patrick,
H. L. Harris, Dr. W. H. Hassell, Mrs.
Alice B. Savage, Miss Lera Smith,
Mrs. C. A. Ledford, Harry Barnes, jr„
Mrs. C. N. Davenport, jr„ Mrs. H. D.
Barnes, Mrs. Herbert Clifton, Miss
Leah Clifton.
50c contributors: Mrs. Carrie Gar
ner, Mrs. E. M. Ainsley, Mrs. C. H.
Willoughby, Mrs. Renzy Sawyer, W.
L. Davenport, Mrs. Prank Swain, A.
L. Holmes, Mrs. H. R. Davenport, J.
W. Furlough, E. P. Swain, Mrs. Guy
PLEASANT GROVE
Miss Virginia Tarkenton with a
party of friends attended the Rose
Bowl game at Durham New Year’s
Day.
Mrs. Effie W. Gurkin, Jack Gurkin,
Mrs. L. D. Collins and Mrs J. c.
Tarkenton visited friends in Plym
outh Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. White, Mrs.
W. B. Chesson, Miss Margie White?
and Richard Lucas were in William
ston shopping Friday.
Mrs. Edgar Chesson, of Plymouth,
and Mrs. Bettie Spruill spent Wed
nessday with Mrs. L. D. Collins.
Mrs. Clara Snell. Mrs. Glenwood
Spruill and Miss Jamie Riddick were
the guests of Mrs. W. B. Chesson
Wednesday.
Mrs. H. G. Spruill is spending some
time in Hopewell, visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. White were
the supper guests of Mrs. Effie W.
Gurkin Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Pommering and
son, Douglas, of Norfolk, were the
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Tarkenton Wednesday.
Mrs. W. R. Chesson and son. Larry,
and Dock Furlough accompanied
Mrs. Grady Phelps to her home in
Suffolk Sunday. Mrs. Phelps has been
here for sometime visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Furlough.
Rev. G. C. Wood rendered a very
inspiring sermon at Pleasant Grove
Church Sunday morning, his subject
being “She hath done what she
could.” Matthew 14-8.
CHERRY
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Spruill, Mrs.
D. F. Davenport, and Mrs. Steve
Davenport were in Hyde County last
Sunday.
The Rev. R. N. Pitts filled his reg
ular appointment at Mount Hermon
church last Sunday.
Arthur Spruill continues very ill
at his home.
The Tobacco Tags will present an
entertainment at Cherry school Tues
day night, January 13, at 7:30. The
public is urged to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul King, of Plym
outh, attended church at Mount
Hermon Sunday.
Miss Reba King, of Plymouth,
spent a few days last week with Miss
Miriam Davenport.
Combs, W. D. Moore, Z. H. Phelps,
Mrs. W. C. Owens, Mrs. Janie Dav
enport, J. S. Davenport, Clyde Dav
enport, Miss Christine Lawrence, Miss
Kate Ogilvie, Miss Yolanda Leonard.
D. J. Johnson, Mrs. Rennie Alexand
er, L. M. Davenport, E. Pritchett,
Mrs. E. Pritchett, Julian Holton, R.
C. Cooper, J. B. Hathaway, A. H.
Tucker, Miss Alive Gatlin, Mrs. Sadie
Stillman.
Donations less than 50c were $7.20.
Colored contributors: Meret Halsey
$1, Flora Martin $1, Albert Ashe $1,
I. B. Hornablue 50c, Charlie Ashe 50c,
Grant Harris, 50c, Johnny Phelps
50s, Henry L. Blount 50c. Donations
less than 50c totalled $2.35.
U. S. Narine Corps Now Enlisting Men
Of Over 30 Years of Age for First Time
For the first time since the
present emergency has come into
effect the United States Marine
Corps is now enlisting men be
tween the ages of 17 and 35.
Prior to this the Marine Corps
was enlisting men who had not
reached their 30th birthday.
This fire year difference in age
is expected to bring many men
into the rank of the Marine
Corps. Since the outbreak of hos
tilities many men between the
ages of 30 and 35 were told that
they were too old for the Marine
Corps and were turned down. All
of these men are now urged to
come back to the Marine Corps
Recruiting Stations and enlist.
The Marine Corps is also now
enlisting all former Marines who
have not reached their 35th
birthday and are not married.
These former Marines who have
some clerical experience will be
retained if they so desire, for re
cruiting duty. These Marines are
reuqested to report to the Ral
eigh Marine Corps Recruiting
Station for reenlistment.
The Marine Corps Reserve is
now open, with unlimited vacan
cies for those that desire to enlist
in the reserve.. These men will
receive the same pay, promotions
and other advantages that the
Regular Marines receive.. The
only difference being that the
Reserves will serve till the du
ration of the emergency and then
will be released.
Three Times as Many Boy;
Scouts Now as in First !
World War
Boy Scouts of today are just as
eager and efficient in serving their
nation as the Scouts of 1917-18. Dur
ing the World War there were 420,
006 Scouts and leaders. Today there
are almost 1,500,000 Scouts, Cubs and
Leaders.
Boys and young men, as members
of Boy Scout Troops, Senior Scout
groups and Cub Packs are having an
important part in present-day na
tional defense activities. Already they
have displayed their ability to carry
out projects.
The latest is one which Scouts, by
many years of experience, are well
equipped to tackle. At the request
of Leon Henderson, administrator of
tire Office of Price Administration
and Civilian Supply, the entire mem
bership has been enlisted in the na
tional defense waste paper campaign.
Waste paper is the principal raw
material used in the manufacture
of paper board boxes sorely needed in
increasing quantities for packing
many defense materials. The Scouts
are extending the drive beyond the
limits of the paper board industry’s
drive.
For years Scouts have collected and
sold waste paper as a means of earn
ing money for camp. Scout uniforms
and equipment. One troop at Flush
ing, N. Y„ has been earning twenty
dollars each month to enable its
Scouts to go camping.
The Scouts are "knee deep" in waste
paper collections now and they will
continue their efforts for some time.
One Troop alone has collected four
and a half tons.
President Invites Help
Last April President Roosevelt ask
ed the Scouts to distribute and place
posters announcing the Savings
Bonds and Stamps for Defense, say
ing, “it is most important that these
posters be distributed promptly thru
out the country.”
Here is what actually happened.
Within a few weeks the Scouts placed
845.826 small posters in 11,550 com
munities. Then Secretary Morgen
thau had them place 400.000 large ea
sel posters on display and finally the
Scouts placed 7,500 posters of the
small billboard type at theatres and
railroad stations.
During the 140 baseball games of
the major and minor leagues on Au
gust 28 more than 4,000 Scouts dis
tributed 263,939 pieces of defense
bond material to those at the games.
Shortly afterward the Office of
Production Management and the Of
fice of Civilian Defense invited the
Boy Scouts of America to join in the
national aluminum collection cam
paign. Officials of the OPM and the
OCD as well as governors and mayors
have indicated that in literally hun
dreds of cases Boy Scout Local Coun
cils were responsible for the organi
zation of community drives. In many
instances the Scouts furnished the
only available literature used in the
drive. Incomplete reports show that
nine million pounds of aluminum had
been collected by Boy Scouts in 9,491
communities.
Canvassed 400,000 Homes
A serious housing shortage in con
nection with defense projects in four
teen New England towns brought a
project to the Scouts from the Office
of Emergency Management. With
cutomary thoroughness Boy Scouts
called at 400,000 homes, listing them
as to availability in solving the de
fense housing problem.
During the World War Scouts dem
onstrated boy power trained and or
ganized for service. Their effective
ness was immediately recognized by
national, state and local public offi
cials. They were given responisble
assignments.
Scouts sold 2,350,977 Liberty Loan
Bond subscriptions totalling $354,
859,262 and War Savings Stamps at
over $52,000,000. They located over
20.000.000 board feet of sorely-needed
walnut, collected a hundred carloads
of fruit pits and distributed over 30,
000,000 pieces of government litera
ture.
List Your
Town TAXES
IN JANUARY
Mrs. M. W. Spruill is acting as Tax
Lister for the Town of Plymouth with
the Tax Lister in the courthouse at
Plymouth during the month of Janu
ary to list the real and personal prop
erty of the residents of the Town of
Plymouth for taxation. Please be sure
your property is listed during the per
iod to avoid penalties.
PLYMOUTH
Town Council
Condensed Statement of Condition of
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
PLYMOUTH, NORTH CAROLINA
At the Close of Business December 31, 1941
Resources
Cash and Due from Banks. $10,730,571.91
Obligations of the United States. 15,581,304.18
Fed. Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures. 180,000.00
Federal Land Bank Bonds. 317,586.31
North Carolina Bonds. 739,622.60
Municipal and Other Marketable Bonds. 1,835,868.67
Loans and Discounts.
Accrued Interest and Other Assets.
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures, and Real Estate
(Tax Value o$298,150.00) .
29,384,953.67
2,973,184.83
114,342.60
256,117.71
$32,728,598.81
Liabilities
Capital Stock—Common.400,000.00
Capital Stock—Preferred. 100,000.00
Surplus. 750,000.00
Undivided Profits. 460,436.90
Reserves. 307,250.00
Dividend Payable January 1,1942 . 8,000.00
Unearned disc. & other liabilities . 50,601.90
Deposits . 30,652,310.01
$32,728,598.81
Upon the Strength of the Above Statement and the Backing of Our Directors, We So
licit your Business, Promising Every Accommodation Consistent With Sound Banking.
Sound Banking and Trust Service for Eastern
Carolina