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CHERRY Philip Spruill is in the Columbia hospital for treatment. Wendell Spruill and W. C. Spruill visited Philip Spruill Sunday after noon in Columbia hospital. Edsel Barnes, of Norfolk, was home visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H O. Barnes, for the week-end. Miss Iris Spruill, of Norfolk, is spending a few days with her mother. Mrs. E. F. Spruill. Misses Mildred Woodley and Eliza beth Overton spent the week-end in Plymouth with Mildred's sister, Mrs. Dorothy Chesson. A large crowd attended the fune ral and burial at Mount Hermon Church of little Nita Davenport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davenport, who died in Columbia hospital last Friday. Mr. and Mrs A. W. Davenport have returned from Washington, D. C., where they have been visiting their children. They were accompanied on the trip by Avdlett Morris and his little daughter. Diane. Bryan Daven port. son of B A. Davenport, return ed with them to visit his grand par ents foi the summer. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Davenport and little daughter. Sandra. visited friends in Newbern Sunday. Chester Davenport is at home from the army for a few months with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Daven port. Mrs. Essie ^rown. of Swan Quar ter, is spending sometime with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Daven port . Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Colston and little daughter, Harriett, are spend ing a few days with Mrs. Colston's father. D. A. Phelps. Branch Library Is Now Open ai Mackeys Maekeys.— A branch of the Wash ington County Library tji&cler the su pervision of the State Library Com mission. is now ready to serve the public of the Mackeys community. The library is located in the store U. S. Diet Standards Studied PRICE INCREASES REVEAL BEST FOOD BUYS flour, cereals 9 Y# milk 15°/o lean meat, poultry, nsh l7*/» vegetables, fruits not aUumcst tf*'t/Ud I 3'/» sugars 19</« tomatoes, citrus fruit* 26^ *«-■ 28% ledumes 28% fats 32% potatoes 36^4 leafy green, yellow vegetables 37*tT Food price ncreasej November, 1941, compared with November, 1943 THE average price increase for a moderate cost adequate diet for a family of four, for one week, has increased 24 per cent in the past year, according to the National Dairy Council. The foods chosen were based on dietary standards set up by the Bureau of Home Econom ics, United States Department of Agriculture. The prices were from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. Average price increases of each group of foods were computed from the latest retail prices in 51 cities compared to the same period of the previous year. The smallest price increase, 9 per cent, was for flour and cereals. Milk was the next smallest with an increase of only 15 per cent. The price increase for fats varied from 16 to 63 per cent with an average of 32 per cent. Among all fats butter with 16 per i cent showed the lowest i4 'rease. room of the Mackeys Methodist Church and will be open Wednesday afternoons from 5 to 6 o'clock and Saturday afternoons at the same hour. There are a number of good books for young people and more are 6 facial Id. S. *1 NORTH CAROLINA WAR BOND QUOTAS FOR JUNE WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1.—Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secre tary of the Treasury, today made known June War Bond quotas for the 3,070 counties in the nation to all State and County War Savings Staffs. The June quota for the State of North Carolina is $3,190,500. The county quotas, based upon a substantial increase over May quotas, are expected to reach ten per cent of income when the nation goes on a billion-dollar-a-month War Bond basis in July to help meet the war cost. “Everybody, every pay day. ten per cent,” is the battle cry throughout the country. You can buy War Bonds at your Bank, Building & Loan Association, Post Office and at many department stores. Quotas by counties are: Alamance, $98,100; Alexander, $7, 600; Alleghany, $3,600; Anson, $75, 200; Ashe, $9,900; Avery, $6,000. Beaufort, $42,600; Bertie, $34,900; Bladen, $18,600; Brunswick, $7,600; Buncombe, $338,800; Burke, $67,900. Cabarrus, $97,900; Caldwell, $45, 600; Camden, $2,400; Carteret, $40, 400; Caswell, $14,800; Catawba, $120,000; Chatham, $26,700; Chero kee, $45,800; Chowan, $17,400; Clay, $2,800; Cleveland, $105,700; Colum bus, $43,900; Craven, $61,300; Cum berland, $153,900; Currituck, $3,000. Dare, $4,200; Davidson, $93,000; Davie, $16,700; Duplin, $31,900; Dur ham, $153,600. Edgecombe, $316,100. Forsyth, $622,300; Franklin, $30, 700. Gaston, $247,300; Gates, $16,700; Graham, $2,800; Granville, $66,300; Greene, $8,200; Guilford, $648,300. Halifax, $110,600; Harnett, $41,300; Haywood, $41,800; Henderson, $46, 700; Hertford. $33,200; Hoke, $12, 600; Hyde, $3,500. Iredell, $98,400. Jackson, $18,900; Johnston, $56, 900; Jones, $4,900. Lee, $65,000; Lenoir, $127,800; Lin coln, $52,700. McDowell, $45,800; Macon, $16, 800; Madison, $14,800: Martin, $36, 100; Mecklenburg, $932,500; Mitch ell, $8,800; Montgomery, $25,200; Moore, $38,000. Nash. $28,500; New Hanover, $249, 300; Northampton, $15,400. Onslow, $22,000; Orange, $86,300. Pamlico, $5,000; Pasquotank, $82, 100; Pender, 316,800; Perquimans, $10,500; Person, $38,600; Pitt, $158, 300; Polk. $17,100. Randolph, $53,700; Richmond, $48, 200; Robeson, $86,000; Rockingham, $81,900; Rowan, $172,800; Rutherford, $54,700. Sampson, $34,900: Scotland, $52. 000; Stanly, $95,800; Stokes. $9,900; Surry, $68,700; Swain, $6,500. Transylvania, $17,200; Tyrrell, $2, 700. Union, $80,400. Vance, $66,300. Wake, $493,100; Warren, $28,900; Washington, $14,900; Watauga, $11, 500; Wayne, $161,400; Wilkes, $21, 400; Wilson, $188,300. Yadkin, $9,100; Yancey, $7,600. U. Treasury Department TRADING AT HOME Means More Than Just SATISFACTION ★ ★ * ★ While we can furnish you the goods you want at prices that will make trading at home satisfactory, there is a good deal more to spending your money with us than just that. The Plymouth Merchants Association is composed of the sort of concerns and bus inesses that help in a big way to pay local taxes, to help maintain our churches and schools, to chip in on every movement for the betterment of the community in which you and we all live and work. Every time you trade with us you make it possible for us to do just that much more in the way of these community matters that are so vital to all of us. ★ ★ ★ ★ PLYMOUTH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Home and club News By Mrs. Mary F. Darden Monday: County Bridge Club. Tuesday: Pleasant Grove Club Wednesday: Swain Club. Thursday: Creswell Club Friday: Alba Club. Saturday: Curb Market. Poultry Report Hoke Club: chickens sold $7.20, eggs $221.75. Roper club: eggs sold $71.45, 150 chicks. Chapel Hill club: eggs sold $43.20. 600 chickens and 130 turkeys. Scuppernong club: eggs sold $385.50. chickens $47.23, turkeys $4.25, 271 chicks, 30 turkeys. Dairy Products Mrs. Bennie Hardison of Hoke Club reported having bought a milch cow. Mrs. Robert Porter sold $8.75 of dairy products. Others in the Hoke Club sold $4 worth. Members of Chapel Hill Club sold $39.50 worth of milk and cream. House Furnishing Mrs. W. A. Wlzelle, Hoke club, re finished a table and three chairs, re upholstered four chairs. Mrs. Wilson, Roper Club, painted one room and two porches. Mrs. Ml zell painted kitchen and kitchen fur niture, two curtains and two shades. Mrs. Joe Nowarrah papered one room. Mrs. W. V. Gaylord: Venetian blinds, rug, slip covered one chair, two rooms painted and an oil store. Mrs. Grimes of Chapel Hill Club, painted nine chairs, a suite of furni ture and 6 pieces of furniture. Mrs. Roberson, painted kitchen, papered one room, covered chair and trunk and two pairs curtains. Mrs. Belanga, of Scuppernong Club reported, front porch screened, one screen door, refinished three floors, moved one out house and made a brooder house out of it. Mrs. Nooney reported making a brooder house out of an old building. Others reported two lamps, four screen doors, one rug, three pieces of furniture painted. Clothing The club women are using cotton for their entire wardrobe these days. Some lovely cotton dresses have been shown at the club meetings. 17 dresses were reported made In Scuppernong club and 32 other gar ments. Mrs. Nooney reported making two suits out of feed bags. Mrs. Belan gia reported having made two dress es and saving $7. by making them. Chapel Hill Club members reported 19 dresses and 21 other garments made. Two other garments were made for the Red Cross by Mrs. An nie Bateman. Roper Club members reported hav ing made 15 dresses and 19 other gar ments. Hoke Club members reported 34 garments made. Mrs. R. C. Jackson has made a lap spread for the Red Cross. Busy Bee Club The Busy Bee Club is growing by leaps and bounds. Several new mem bers are joining each meeting time. The members reported one house painted, wall papered one room, two large rugs, three small ones, painted four tables, three chairs, porch set painted and one new window, 217 ba by chicks, 35 garments made. The garden leader reported getting beans from her garden. Other members reported a good garden. expected soon. For adult readers there are books of light fiction as well as some of the best non-fiction, Joint Hostesses At Bridge Thursday Evening Mrs. E. F. Thoma Clar ence Ainsley entertain roup of friends at bridge Thui A high score prize war .. r: ed to Mrs. J. E. Thrailkill. of California, who is spending sometirr< Mr S. F. Darden won the bit.-<; award and Mrs. J. W. Darden - , -d low An ice course with min: and nuts was served. Guests included Mesdames J. E. Thrailkill, S. F. Darden, ,J w. Dar den, C. A. Cratch, J. S. B vvr. Hen ry Hardison, Carlyle Dr ..Me. Myr tle Herring. Blanche iron and Williams. Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton Is Hostess to Society Pleasant Grove.—M: J. C. Tar kenton was a most charming hostess to the Pleasant Grove Woman's So ciety of Christian Service at her love ly country home Thursday afternoon. The entire lower floor was en suite, with baskets and bowls of lovely sum mer flowers, which presented a pic turesque setting for the occasion. The regular business program was presided over by the president, Mrs. W. B. Chesson. opening the meeting with prayer. The secretary, Mrs. W. W. White and the treasurer. Mrs. Ef fie W. Gurkin rendered their reports, a letter from Mrs. Glen Pendelton, district chairman was read. The worship service and following program was omitted during this hour a surprise miscellaneous shower was sponsored in honor of Miss Mar gie White bride-elect. A contest was sponsored with the inscription "Hap py-Bride" in the form of a cross word puzzle. Mrs. L. D Collins be ing the first to assemble the puzzle w-on a lovely picture, which she most graciously presented to the honoree. Mrs. Howard Davenport played on the piano several selections of bridal love songs, while Mrs. Frances C. MACKEYS Mrs. Johnnie Everett spent last week with her parents at Lake Land ing. Mrs. Reynold Davenport and her infant son, Reynold Slade, left Satur day to visit relatives in Goldsboro. Mr. and Mr-: Harold Glover and little Miss Barbara Glover, of Bei haven, were visiting friends in Mac keys Sunday afternoon. Miss Sadie Stillman and Mr. Ar Hutchins and Mi.-s Agnes Spruill came in with a huge and beautifully decorated basket of lovely gifts and presented them to Miss White. The hostess served a course of block ice cream, cake and iced drinks. Mrs. A J. Byrd Entertains Bridge Club Thursday Mrs. A. J. Byrd entertained her bridge club Thursday evening. Mrs. J. S Brown and Mrs. J. E. Thrailkill of California were visitor.; Club high score prize was won by Mrs. Dan Satterthwaite. Mrs. Jack Horner received the traveling prize and Miss Nancv the bingo award. The visitors prize went to Mrs. J. S. Brown. Punch was served during the pro gressions and later a dessert course was enjoyed. chie Barber, of Creswell, were guests of Mrs. Josh Griffin Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Cobum, of For Sale! 440 Acres oi Land in Washington County, North Carolina Will be in Plymouth on July 8th ready to receive any and all bids on this farm. Reason for selling is because it is too far away for me to handle. For further information, write HARRY L. TOPPING BOX 662 KANKAKEE, ILL. Plymouth were dinner guests of Mrs. T E Ainsley Sunday. Onward Griffin .spent last week in Plymouth. Mr- P. I Collins, Mrs. William .Oavenpor and little Miss Betty Davenport left Friday for Richmond Mr and Mrs Edison Davenport. Mrs V. S Davenport, Mrs. Mittie Hassell and Miss Mary Davenport went ro Windsor Sunday afternoon. PIES Apple - Peach - Raisin Mince Meat - Cocoanut 10* EACH HASSELL Bros. BAKERY BALANCED MEALS SPEED VICTORY BEHIND the battle lines in this war is a vital "home front" where civilians serve America. And for this job, we must be "armed" with those all-important "weap ons"—good health and high morale. American housewives are helping build healthier citizens and happier homes by co-operating in this nationwide nutritional effort. We are proud to have a small part in helping them. Because the housewife, who is now using cheap electricity, is giving her family full food value for every dollar spent at the grocer's. And she is able to save more M I L K—One quart for children and one pint for adults. Or cheese or evap orated or dried milk. E00S—At least 3 or 4 a week; cooked any way you choose or in made dishes. time and energy for other household and national wartime activities. Let's keep those "home fires" burning. Take care of your Electric Range! BREAD OR*CEREAL— Whole-grain products or enriched white bread and flour; macaroni, spaghetti. MEAT, POULTRY OR FISH—One or more serv ings daily. Dried beans, peas or nuts occasionally. VEGETABLES — Green, leafy or yellow; one big helping or more a day— lome raw, some cooked. BUTTER, FATS, SWEETS —Vitamin-rich fats, pea nut butter and similar spreads. ORANGES, TOMATOES, GRAPEFRUIT — or raw cabbage or salad greens —at least one of these. OTHER VEGETABLES, FRUIT, potatoes, or other vegetables or fruits in sea son every day. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
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