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