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Drama and Action In "Gun For Hire" When Paramount's new thriller drama. “This Gun For Hire." reaches the screen of Plymouth Theatre next Wednesday it’s likely, so 'tis said, that moviegoers will view it from the edge of their seats—it's that excit ing. Starring Veronica Lake and Rob ert Preston. "This Gun For Hire" al so features Laird Cregar and the new screen discovery. Alan Ladd. The latter's portrayal of the killer who falls for Veronica Lake has started a wave of enthusiasm for him. While Ladd chills the blood in his killer role. it is warmed again by the pres ence of fiery-eyes Veronica, who scored in "I Wanted Wings” and again in a comedy role in "Sullivan's Travels." "This Gun For Hire" is a tension packed story of a professional killer who's gunning for the head man of an Axis spy ring who double-crossed him. At the same time police are gunning for him for a series of mur ders. During this sizzling chase. Ladd .as the killer, meets Veronica, undercover agent for a Senate com mittee, decides to kill her and then changes his mind when he falls in love with her. That softens him up for Robert Preston, dectective, who is Veronica's boy friend. 'JakmfHews about, tfiG AAA and, atfi&'u €XT€NSION WORK Much of the uneasiness and mis ery caused hop farmers by disease can be eliminated with some study and planning. One of the biggest problems is that of breeding. Sows kept on the farm should all be bred at the same time. Naturally the pigs will come together, can run to gether. be fed together, since it does not make so much difference which sows they nurse, they will all be ready to be trimmed and vaccinated at the same time. Several times within the past few months I have been called to see sick hogs where I was told that they could not have cholera because this lot of hogs had been vaccinated about 30 to 40 days ago. In most cases some of those hogs were very small nursing pigs when vaccinated. Good results, es pecially when lifetime treatment is used, may not be expected on nurs ing pigs. A quarantine pen should be used for sick hogs, \accinated hogs, or hogs recently brought to the farm. After twenty one days vac cinated hogs should be removed from NOTICE! Stockholders Meeting The annual meeting of the mem bers and stockholders of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association will be held in the Council Chambers of the Town of Plymouth on the 14th day of October, 1942, at 8 p. m., for the pur pose of attending to such business mat ters as may come before the organiza tion This the 23rd day of September, 1942. ALL STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING PLYMOUTH BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION By MARTHA HORNTHAL, Secretary quarantine pen and put on clean i ground or pasture. This quarantine I pen is just as dangerous tor young pigs after 30 or 40 days as the worst case of cholera across the fence on : a neighbor's farm. There is too much money involved in a good shoat now : to take any chances. Report sick hogs immediately to the county of fice when cholera is suspected. Dr. John W. Woods, a Federal Veterinar ian spends each Wednesday in Wash ington County on contagious diseas * es among hogs and we will get him to your farm as soon as possible after trouble is reported. Swine sanitation is one of the ma jor problems of hog raisers. Swine sanitation is briefly raising hogs on clean ground. Have the pigs far rowed on either a new piece of ground or on a field that has been cultivated since hogs have run on it. Where possible green, succulent legumes should be available in this pasturage. This is necessary to the health of the sows and pigs and be sides should reduce the amount of protein supplement fed. Pigs far rowed on clean ground have a chance to get some growth and are eating well before they become in fested with internal parasites. In fact these pigs get such a start to wards growing that the worms are not a hazard. When this method of sanitation is practiced it is not necessary to worm. Worming, as a rule, has not proven satisfactory. There is a new method of worming pigs by putting a drug called Fheno thiazine in their feed. This has been reported as giving good results and is the only recognized drug recom mended for this type of treatment. Even this is unnecessary, pigs should be born on clean ground. MACKEYS William Smith (Bill) Davenport, who enlisted in the Naval Reserve six months ago, graduated in radio from Bliss Elictrical School in Wash ington, D. C.. last Friday. He left immediately afterwards for Califor nia, where he will take another course in a radio school at Los An geles. Hallect Ward Everett left Saturday for Norfolk to join the merchant ma rine. Mrs. Elmer Davenport and daugh ter, formerly, of Greenville, are mak ing their home in Mackeys for the present. Mr. Davenport has enlist ed in the Naval Reserve. John Robert Davenport, of the par atroops. now stationed at Camp Bragg, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Daven port. Mrs. Nan Everett and Mrs. John REGISTRATION BOOKS FOR GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3rd WILL BE OPEN PROM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 UNTIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1942 Washington County citizens whose names are not now on their respective books, and who desire to vote in the general elec tion Tuesday, November 3, must register during the period from October 10 to 24, 1942. Precinct registrars are as follows: PRECINCT WENONA PLYMOUTH LEES MILL SKINNERSVILLE SCUPPERNONG I < . REGISTRAR W. L. FURBEE, WENONA Mrs. HERMINE RAMSEY. PLYMOUTH (At Office on Water Street) TOM DILLON, ROPER Mrs. M. A. WHITE, SKINNERSVILLE J. A. COMBS, CRESWELL SATURDAY, OCT. 31, WILL BE CHALLENGE DAY ABSENTEE VOTING Application for absentee ballots are now being received by the Chairman of the Washington County Board of Elections. Qualified electors now serving in the military forces who de sire to vote for United States Senator and Representative may do so without being required to register, but application for this type of ballot must be made to the Secretary of State, Raleigh, N. C. Those who wish to vote for County and State officials must be registered in their respective precincts, and application for ab sentee ballots made to the Chairman of the County Board of Elections. W. W. WHITE Chairman, Washington County Board of Elections Roper, N. C. Mother of Rescued Flier Writes Note of Thanks To Rescuers Recalls Parachute Descent of Ensign Wist Near Plymouth In July When Ensign Robert L. Wist, of Webster. S. Dakota, flying one of four Navy airplanes from Florida to Norfolk, ran into a heavy thunder storm almost directly over Plymouth on the afternoon of Sunday. .July 26. bailed out after his ship had dropped from 10.000 feet to under 4.000 feet, he descended into the swamp be tween Warren Neck Creek and Roanoke River, some three or four miles west of here. After wandering in swamp and water nearly six hours, trying to make his way downstream to the river, he was rescued by Rob ert S. and Van B. Martin who. in their speed boat, were searching for him in Warren Neck Creek, and af terwards spent the night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Manning. The flier's mother, Mrs. Lawrence B. Wist has written a letter of ap preciation to Mr. and Mrs. Manning, thanking his entertainers, his res cuers and the people of Plymouth for what they did on behalf of her son. She wrote: "Ever since our son. Bob. was res cued and cared for by you and the kind people of Plymouth on July 26, I have wished to write you expressing our sincere and humble thanks for all you and others did for him. Words seem so inadequate, tho. and I'll have to confess, it left me shaken for a time. “We realize his being alive and back on the job is due to the alert ness and speedy work of those who gave time and effort in searching for him. “You have saved the life of one flier. You may take this as rou tine duty for the duration, but we here at home, his Dad. his brother, Burton, <who will soon be in the service also) and this-devoted, an xious mother of his—we salute you. one and all and will never forget you. “Carry on Plymouth. N. C. May God bless you, and all of us with a speedy Victory and a lasting peace!” -* Newspapers Offer Prizes lo Promote Scrap Metal Hunt -<s> This County Eligible To Compete for War Bonds To Be Given Away ——-® Seeking to encourage the collec tion in North Carolina of every pos sible pound of scrap metal to help meet the nation's war needs, a group of North Carolina newspapers is of fering prizes for the best records made. The purpose is also to sup plement and encourage all activities of agencies gathering this vitally needed war material and to make North Carolina one of the first states in the nation to complete an exhaus tive clean-up. Prizes are announced as follows: $1,000 War Bond to the county re porting the greatest total poundage of scrap metal collection per capita. nie Everett left Saturday for Norfolk. Mrs. John Forbes Davenport, sr., Mrs. George Sawyer and her son, of Shawboro, Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Davenport and their infant son, of Plymouth, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Davenport Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davenport, Mrs. W. S. Davenport, and Miss Elise Davenport went to Hertford Sunday evening. Dallas Ketchem. of Richmond, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Collins. Little Miss Betty Blount Daven port, of Richmond, spent the past week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Collins and Mr. and Mrs. Edison Davenport. Miss Mary Davenport and Mrs. William Smith Davenport, of Rich mond. were in Mackeys this week. -® Visiting in Bethei Mrs. Pauline Bateman is visiting relatives in Bethel. IN MEMORIAM CORINTHIA ESTELLE BOWEN Written by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bowen and family. ’Way out in a country graveyard, Where the birds have no need to fear. Lies a grave, and how we love it, For it’s that of our dear little girl. Death came one year ago today And took our dear little girl away; We miss you. dear, here at home; We miss the sweet smiles of your face. Now we are sad and lonely, We wish that you could stay. But that which God has given, He doth also take away. You were kind to everybody, To your playmates you were ever true. Did we love her? O, so dearly. And I know she loved us, too. In our minds we see you Up in that heavenly home; And we know that you are sitting On the right hand of God’s throne. Days of sadness still come over us; Tears of sorrow will always flow. But sweet memories keep her near us, Yet she’s with God who loved her so. But some day we hope to join her, In that better world above, Where we can clasp our arms around her. With God in His kingdom of eter nal love. Unexpected Blackouts May Be Trials Or Real Enemy Raiders Approaching Brazil having declared war against the Nazis is reported t* be expecting attack and is pre paring to resist the foe. It is possible that Russia and Great Britain, aided by the United i States, is keeping Hitler’s air power so well occupied just now that no Nazi planes will be. avail able to send across the ocean, but the unexpected must be guarded against. Every time the Japs meet any of the U. S. armed forces in conflict, win or lose, they always report a victory to the little yel low men at home, keeping them enthused so that they think continually of sending an air fleet to take possession of Wash ington. They may realize that such a feat would not be easy and will wait yet awhile before making the effort, but some of the ultra-viriolic might not be willing to wait. So Americans should beware of the unexpected. Should the Germans fly over Brazil and the Japs over this nation’s capital they would doubtless be working in unison and try to make strong assaults. On their way to Washington with murder in their thoughts the Japs might be tempted to drop a few bombs on any lighted area they were passing over. Suppose the flyers were ap proaching Plymouth and were detected by some of the house top watchers who would send out an alarm, what would the people of Plymouth do? At the sound of the sirene they would put out all lights and remain in dark <1940 Census to be used as to county populations.) $500 Bond to county reporting the second largest collection per capita. $100 Bond to county in each con gressional district reporting largest collection per capita. $300 Bond to business firm turning in largest poundage of scrap metal. $150 Bond to individual delivering largest number of pounds. $75 Bond to local junior organiza tion delivering the largest poundage. $50 Bond to local junior organiza tion delivering second largest pound age. I $25 Bond to local junior organiza tion delivering third largest pound age. It does not matter whether the scrap metal is given free to the gov ernment or sold to dealers. It all counts in the prize competition. The main purpose is to collect all the scrap for war use. Each contestant should get receipts to show the coun ty salvage committee, which within the county will be in charge of the program, and which, with the local chairman of Civilian Defense, shall designate the prize winners. ■-« Don’t be a "jackrabbit driver” by swooping ahead as soon as the light turns green—this may waste one gal lon of gas out of every four. ness until the enemy had passed on. That is what they should and must do. Practice makes perfect, so un expected blackouts have been ordered. None will know of any in advance and the people must act without asking questions. Air Raid Warden P. W. Brown insists that obedience be instant and absolute, for it may not be a trial blackout; the enemy may really be approaching At any hour of any night in the near future the Plymouth sirene may sound an air raid warning. All street, store and house lights must be extinguis ed at once; cars on the streets must be turned to the curb and the lights switched off; pedes trians unable to reach their homes in a minute or two had better stop under a tree or in the shadow of a porch and wait there until the "all clear” is sounded. Those are the orders and they must be obeyed. XKI'VNEKSVILLE George Holton who has been spending :• vacation with his par ent Mr and Mrs S. A Holton re turned to h.- w ;rk in Pittsburgh, Pa., last Saturday. Fred Bateman who is with the U. S. Coast Guard at New London, Conn , was horn.' last week visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bate man. Mrs. Sailie Davenport spent Sun day with C. V. White and daughters Misses Alice and Eva White. Mr. and Mrs. Walter White were the Sunday afternoon guests of Rev. G. C. Wood and daughters in Roper. Misses Alice and Eva White, Mrs. Sailie Davenport and Mr. C. V. White were the guests of Mrs. Myrtle Blount and family on Sunday after noon. Mrs. S. A. Holton. George Holton and C. V. White were in Edenton on Wednesday afternoon of last week Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Everett were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mre. Ben Snell, jr.. at Cross Roads Sunday They were also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry. Starr Everett in Roper Sundav afternoon. Be Sure to See Our Complete Line ot Mebane-Royal Springs And the New Long-Life KINGSDOWN Felt Mattress The KINGSDOWN, for many years lead er of the Mebane-Royall line, was made of Felt long before the advent of the inner spring. As a Felt Mattress its quality is un questioned—it embodies exclusive features of construction included in the KINGS DOWN Innerspring. Comfort, long life and beauty are inherent qualities. Today, when every bit of steel is needed for War material—the Kingsdown Felt is com ing back into its own again. We invite and urge you to let us point out its advantages. NORMAN FURNITURE COMPANY We Did It Again! Broke All Records Since 1919 Monday Sold 222,014 Pounds For st yj $98,453.30. Official Average.t » * It was a banner day for Robersonville, and the best of all, friends, there are more to come. So load up and come on any day for your high est sale of the year. ALTON WHITE Martin County 240 lbs. __ @ __ 46c 166 lbs. __ @ __ 48c 244 lbs. @ 48c 280 lbs. __ @ __ 48c A. E. SMITH “T/te Hog Mon” 170 lbs. __ @ __ 46c 252 lbs. @ 47c 212 lbs. __ @ __ 48c 300 lbs. @ 48c 216 lbs. __ @ __ 48c 240 lbs. @ 48c EVANS and JACK WARREN Martin County 290 lbs. __ @ __ 48o 236 lbs. __ @ __ 1 St 266 lbs. @ 48i* FIRST SALE FRIDAY -AT THE Red Front WAREHOUSE SECOND SALE MONDAY - At The - CENTRAL WAREHOUSE Central & Red Front Warehouses JIM GRAY, ANDY ANDERSON and CHARLEY GRAY Props., Red Front and Central Whses. Robersonville