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VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 23
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 10, 1943
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Town
opics
Lieutenant (jg> James A Chesson,
jr„ Naval aviator stationed at Pen
sacola, Fla., spent last week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Chesson. sr., near Roper. An in
structor at the Naval Air Station in
Pensacola. Lieutenant Chesson was
on a cross-country flight when he
stopped over at Rocky Mount in or
der to pay a brief visit to his parents.
He was promoted from ensign to
junior grade lieutenant about three
weeks ago.
An appeal for additional volun
teers to man the aircraft observa
tion post here was issued today by
P W. Brown, district chief. Duty
at the post is not unduly arduous,
and volunteers are required to serve
only once every two or three weeks.
All those who are willing to help are
asked to give their names to Edward
S. <Ted> Blount, chief observer.
Today is the last day for mail
ing application for War Ration
Book No, 3. It is reported that
a large number have not com
plied with instructions in filling
out the blanks, and it is probable
that delivery of the new books
to them will be delayed. Book
No. 3 will be mailed directly from
the Charlotte office to heads of
family units between now and
early in August.
Charles P. Swain, of Roper, was
lecently promoted to the rank of cor
poral in the Army Air Forces. He
was employed by the North Carolina
Pulp Company here before entering
the armed forces. His father, Charles
E. Swain, still resides in Roper.
Washington County’s War Bond
quota for the month of June has been
set at $22,305, only slightly larger
than the quota for last month, ac
cording to H E. Beam, county chair
man of bond sales. It is estimated
that slightly more than $6,000 worth
of bonds had been sold up to today.
Mrs. J. T. Bateman underwent
several serious operations at a Wash
ington hospital during the past few
days. She was reported to be little
improved this week. Her son,
Thomas Bateman, of Washington. D.
C., and two daughters. Inez and Ru
by, were called to be at her bed
side last week.
Last week-end was one of the
quietest in some time, according
to Chief of Police P. W. Brown.
Coincidentally, perhaps, it was
also one of the hottest week-ends
prior to the storm Sunday after
noon; and, too, the ABC store
here was entirely out of whiskey
during the latter part of the
week.
Corporal William R. Hampton, jr.,
and Staff Sergeant “Sprat” Hardin
are visiting relatives and friends here
for a few' days. Corporal Hampton
has been stationed at Camp Wheeler,
Ga., but is now on his way to Camp
Hood, Texas. Sergeant Hardin is
located at Camp McCain. Miss.
Wilford Whitley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L Whitley, w'as taken to a
Rocky Mount hospital Tuesday af
ternoon for treatment of a nose in
fection. He was reported to be get
ting along very well today.
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Draft Board Issues
Final Appeal for
Farm Statements
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Most of Pelinquents Among
Farmers Between Ages
Of J8 To 45
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The Washington ^County Selective
Service Board this week issued its
"last call” to farmers subject to the
selective service law to file then- farm
statements. These statements are
supposed to have been filed with the
board before now, and most farmers
have complied, but there are a few
who have neglected to do so, and they
are urgently requested to get them
in immediately, so that they may be
properly classified.
The clerk to the local draft board
said yesterday that most of those w'ho
had failed to file statements were in
the age group between 38 and 45.
While they are not subject to the
draft at present, the age limit may
be raised at any time, and those who
have filed no occupational reasons for
deferment may find themselves in the
army before they have time to make
out such a statement.
Use - Tax Stamps
For Cars on Sale
Federal use-tax stamps, which
must be displayed on every mo
tor vehicle by July 1st, went on
sale in the local post office today,
according to John W. Darden,
postmaster. They cost $5 each,
and are good from July 1, 1943,
to June 30. 1944.
Every type of motor vehicle is
required to have the stamps, in
cluding automobiles, trucks and
motorcycles. It is presumed that
the owners of motor bikes are
also required to have them, al
though Mr. Darden said he was
not sure about them. However,
they are required to have state
licenses, an indication that they
are classed as motorcycles.
Jury List Is Drawn
For Superior Court
Term Next Month
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Judge Walter J. Bone To
Preside Over Session
Starting July 12
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Preparing for the July term of
Washington County Superior Court,
the board of commissioners last Mon
day drew the names of 48 citizens
who will serve as jurors The term
will begin Monday. July 12, with
Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nashville,
scheduled to preside.
The July term of court is a one
week session, and usually only crim
inal actions may be scheduled. There
are few civil cases on the calendar,
and it is expected that the court will
be adjourned after the criminal
docket is cleared. Farmers are gen
erally busy with field work at the
time this session of court is held,
which is the reason it is cut short
after the criminal cases are heard.
Following is the jury list as drawn
by the county board at its meeting
Monday:
Plymouth Township: Herbert J.
Sawyer, George T. Sexton, L. W.
Tetterton. Robert L. Bateman, Bon
nie M. Lilley, Berton F. Ange, Wil
liam Ronald Tetterton, I. T. Sawyer,
David A. Hurley, sr., H. L. Owens,
Sam C Styron, Edgar Bateman, J.
H. Mizell, Kenneth Allen, S. E. Beas
ley. C. E. Ayers. E. H. Blatz, H. A.
Holbrook, H. L. Horton, E. R. Ches
son.
Lees Mill Township: E. R. Oliver.
W. A Knowles, J. L. McAllister, M.
C. Furlough, H. W. Tarkenton, C.
M. Robbins, W. J. Vaughn, Dan I.
Marrow. W. R. Price. M. S. Phelps.
C. M. Marriner, L. H. Hardison, J. F.
Carter
Skin’nersville Township: Thedia
Alexander, T. D. Basnight, A. M.
Chesson, M. F. Davenport. R. E.
Patrick.
Scuppernong Township: Archie
Craddock, N. C. Herrington, W. W.
Bateman, J. R. Davenport, Woodley
Ambrose, Russell E Davenport, D. H.
Ambrose, Roy U. Davenport, L. W.
Bateman, Phillip E. Ambrose. Arthur
W. Furlough. v
Revival Begins at
Mackeys Sunday
A series of revival services will be
gin at the Methodist church in
Mackeys Sunday afternon. June 13.
at 3 p. m.. it was announced today
by the pastor, Rev. G. C Wood, of
Roper. Services will be held each
night during the following week at
8:30 p. m. John C. Brinson, min
isterial student at Duke University,
Durham, will conduct the services,
and the public is cordially invited to
attend. The revival will be conclud
ed Sunday. June 20th, according to
the pastor.
A Daily Vacation Bible school will
also be conducted at the church in
Mackeys next week by Mr. Brinson,
starting Monday morning at 9 o’
clock. Classes will be held from 9
to 11 a. m. each morning during the
week, the school being brought to a
close Friday. Tire cooperation of
parents is earnestly requested in hav
ing all children of the community
enrolled in the school.
Almost Entire Winter's Supply oi Coal
For Schools oi County Placed in Bins
Practically the entire winter’s
supply of coal for Washington
County schools has been received
and put into the bins, it was
learned from County Superinten
dent H. H. McLean this week. A
total of 339' j tons has been dis
tributed, Mr. McLean said. About
another 100 tons will be need
ed if the winter is severe.
Wood is usually used in the
rural schools of the county, but
the superintendent said it was
likely that coal would be used
in some of them during the com
ing term if heaters can be se
cured. The difficulty of securing
wood in recent winters has caus
ed authorities to consider mak
ing the change.
Heating systems or stoves us
ing coal are in use in the white
and colored schools at Plym
outh, Roper, Creswell and Cher
ry, and the coal received re
cently has been but into bins at
these places.
The coal strike has raised the
possibility of coal rationing being
instituted throughout the na
tion next winter. It was for this
reason that county school au
thorities were anxious to get
their supply in early, and Mr.
McLlean heaved a sigh of relief
when the last of the 339 '4 tons
was received and placed in the
bins Tuesday of this week.
Three Cars Spring
Lambs Sold at Co-op
Sale Here Tuesday
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Farmers From Four Coun
ties Take Part; 370
Lambs Shipped
Three carloads of iambs were han
dled Tuesday at the cooperative
spring lamb sale held here for pro
ducers of Washington and three ad
joining counties. A total of 370
lambs, the weight aggregating 26,990
pounds, was shipped in three cars to
a New Jersey commission firm. The
price received by the growers will not
be determined until final returns are
received from the broker, but Jersey
City quotations for Tuesday ranged
from 12 cents for common lambs to
17 cents for choice, and it is believed
returns will be based somewhere
around these figures.
The county agents from Tyrrell
and Hyde, H H. Harris and J. T.
Woodard, respectively, assisted Wash
ington County Agent W. V. Hays
with the sale, which was handled
through the Plymouth Mutual Live
stock Association. L. I. Case, animal
husbandry specialist from State Col
lege at Raleigh, graded and marked
the lambs. Prof. Robert S. Curtis,
marketing specialist for the N. C. De
partment of Agriculture, was also
here and made arrangements to buy
nine buck lambs to be added to his
flock. Observers at the sale includ
ed H. L. Meacham, director of War
Bond sales for North Carolina, and
Thompson Greenwood, of Raleigh,
who handles publicity for the state
department of agriculture.
The sale was described as one of
the best, although not the largest,
ever held here. Last year two sales
were held, while Tuesday’s sale is
the only one planned this season.
Prices are generally expected to be
about a cent a pound higher than
they were a year ago.
Hyde has the largest number of
growers, while Washington County
producers shipped the largest num
ber of lambs. The breakdown by
counties is as follows: Tyrrell, 12
shippers, 104 lambs: Hyde, 16 ship
pers, 103 lambs; Beaufort, 5 ship
pers, 51 lamsb: and Washington, 10
shippers, 112 lambs.
Jersey City quotations for lambs
Tuesday were as follows: choice, 17
cents; good. 16 1-4 to 16 1-2 cents;
medium, 15 1-4 cents; and common.
12 cents. Market steady.
Local Legion Post
Elects Officers at
Meet Last Friday
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J. Richard Carr Is Elected
Commander; Succeeds
B. G. Campbell
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New officers were elected for the
coming year by the James E. Jethro
Post, No. 164, American Legion, at a
special meeting last Friday night.
Delegates were also elected at the
same time to the 25th annual con
vention of the North Carolina De
partment of the American Legion,
which will be held in Charlotte June
21 and 22.
J. R. Carr was elected commander
of the local post, succeeding B. G.
Campbell. M. W. Spruill, Ronald
Coburn and J. A. Bratten were elect
ed vice commanders, and J. E. West
ray was reelected adjutant.
Delegates to the state convention
are J. E. Westray, chairman: B. G
Campbell and J. R. Carr. Alternates
are W. V. Hays, J. B. Willoughby and
R. L. Tetterton.
Others officers elected at the meet
ing last week are as follows: Finance
officer. P. W. Brown: service officer,
M. W Spruill: guardianship officer.
P. B. Bateman; sergeant at arms, J
H. Swindell: chaplain, D. A. Hurley;
historian. P. B. Bateman; athletic of
ficer, P. W. Brown: child welfare of
ficer, J. B. Willoughby: Americanism
officer. Goldie Simpson: national de
fense officer, P. W. Brown; graves
registration officer. R. L. Tetterton:
employment officer, J. C. Swain; boys'
state officer. B G. Campbell; Boy
Scout officer, C E. Ayers; member
ship chairman. P. W. Brown; pub
licity officer, B G. Campbell: and
chairman, Sons of Legion, J. B. Wil
loughby.
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Creswell Observers Urged
To Attend Meeting Friday
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By Mrs. SIDNEY SMITHSON
Creswell.—Earl Davenport, chief
observer of the Creswell Observation
Post, urges all citizens living in and
around Creswell to attend the meet
ing Friday night in the Creswell High
School Building, at 8:30. w'hen Cap
tain Dewitt M. Smith and Sergeant
C. G. Lehner, of the Army Air Forces
Ground Observer Corps, will have a
message of importance for you. There
will be a picture shown free of
charge.
Let’s show our appreciation for the
work they are doing and have a large
attendance at this meeting.
If you have a member of your
family serving our country, I know
you will want to attend this meeting.
Red Cross Issues
Appeal for Help
Volunteers are need by the Red
Cross here to help make surgical
dressings, according to Mrs. R.
A. Duvall, who is in charge of
this work for the local chapter.
A room has been set aside for
making the dressings at Red
Cross headquarters in the Har
ney Building, and those who
wish to help ire asked to report
at the room between 2 and 6 and
8 and 9 p.m. daily.
Mrs. Duvall got the work un
derway Tuesday of this week,
and the room is open daily be
tween the hours listed above.
The dressings will be prepared
for use in any emergency which
may occur locally. Workers are
urgently needed, and Mrs. Du
vall urges all who can to help.
No Relief Forecast
In Near Future for
Beef Shortage Here
Delegation Is Named To
Call on State Authorities
In Raleigh
The beef situation—or,rather, the
lack-of-beef situation—in Plymouth
was discussed at.some length last
Thursday afternoon at a special
meeting of the loi’al merchants, sev
eral members of the rationing board
and representatives of local industrial
organizations. However, there was
little definite information forthcom
ing which indicated that any im
provement could be expected in the
immediate future.
Beef has been very nearly impos
sible to secure at local food-handling
establishments for several months,
due to a numbei of conditions pe
culiar to this section. For one thing,
two of the principal sources of beef
for local retailers .efore the shortage
became acute some time ago have
gone out of business. Other distrib
utors are having difficulty in supply
ing their former uu, tomers and hence
are not taking on any new ones.
This leaves Plyt outh in the posi
tion of having beef quotas which
local markets are simply unable to
have supplied. The trouble is not in
the quotas; it is in finding beef to
fill the quotas.
At the meeting last week, it was
decided to have a delegation from the
association accompany Carl L. Bailey,
chairman of the price ceiling panel
of the ration board, to Raleigh to
see if the Food Distribution Admin
istrator could be prevailed upon to
do something about the local situa
tion. C. L. Morrison, of the North
Carolina Pulp Company, was also to
accompany the group; with H. A.
Williford and Ralph Browning named
to represent the merchants associa
tion.
No definite date was set for the
delegation to go to Raleigh, and some
doubt is expressed as to whether such
a trip can hope to accomplish much,
as Mr. Bailey has previously been in
consultation with the food distribu
tion officials, and they hold out lit
tle hope for relieving conditions here
unless a slaughter house can be es
tablished in the community.
Establishment of a slaughter house
here would require an outlay of sev
eral thousand dollars, it is indicated;
and it is considered doubtful that
anyone could be interested in such a
project, in view of the fact that es
tablished concerns of this nature are
closing because they cannot make
ends meet.
All of which means that there is
no immediate relief in prospect, so
far as getting more beef is concerned
Local merchants are doing the best
they can. but the little driblets of
beef being received do not last long
The markets, as a rule, naturally
take care of their regular customers
first, and that leaves little beef to
be sold to consumers who “shop
around" for their supplies.
Cucumbers Will Be
Received This Week
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The local plant of C. C. Lang &
Sons will start receiving the new crop
of cucumbers this week, it was an
nounced yesterday by C. W. Dinkins,
the manager. Farmers are getting
ready to pick cucumbers, and Mr
Dinkins expects to receive a number
of loads the latter part of the week.
There are about 500 acres of cu
cumbers in the Plymouth. Columbia
and Hertford sections under con
tract to the Lang firm. Receiving
stations are located at all three
points, and the cucumbers from the
Columbia and Hertford sections will
be brought here and processed at the
local plant.
The manager said that the pres
ent outlook for the growers is con
sidered very good. A fairly good
yield is expected, with the peak of
the season to be reached around the
first to fourth of July. The plant
will continue to receive cucumbers as
long as the quantity justifies. As a
rule the season ends about the last
of July.
Board of Education
Allowed $5,500 for
Repairs To Schools
Amount Will Take Care of
Most Pressing Needs
For Present
Washington County commissioners,
at their regular meeting Monday,
made $5,500 available to the county
board of education to take care of
urgently needed repairs to a number
of school buildings. This matter has
been hanging fire for several months,
pending definite estimates of the
amount needed to maintain the vari
ous buildings and keep them in ope
ration.
Several months ago, when the new
board of education members took
office, they made an inspection trip
of all the school buildings, and it was
determined that a unmber of them
would have to be repaired very short
ly in order to keep them from abso
lute ruin Only a limited amount of
funds was available from the coun
ty’s current revenue, and the board of
education was asked to reduce the
amounts to a minimum and make
specific recommendations.
This was done, and the county
commissioners Monday made the
amount needed ,$5,500. available. It
is expected that the repair work will
be undertaken immediately in order
to have all the buildings in good
shape before school opens next fall.
The county board, at its meeting
Monday, also handled a number of
routine matters. Arrangements were
made to keep the county recorder's
court operating by raising the pay of
the judge to $80 per month. In re
turn, Edward L. Owens agreed to
continue as judge without the serv
ices of a regular solicitor.
The county sinking fund came in
for some consideration by the com
missioners. The law requires that a
certain amount be set aside each year
from current revenue to take care of
county bonds as they come due. Mo
ney put into this fund cannot be
used for any current expenses, and
since it is laying idle in the bank, the
board decided to invest $10,000 of it
in War Bonds. This will enable the
county to earn from $20 to $25 per
$1,000. and at the same time make
the money available to the govern
ment for war purposes.
Arrangements were made for work
on the 1943 tax books by employing
the following to compile the neces
sary information: Mrs. George Har
rison, jr., Mrs. Mattie Swain, Miss
Jean Chesson, and Miss Barbara
Norman.
Reports of the county farm and
home demonstration agents were re
ceived and approved by the commis
sioners. all of whom were present
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Spell of Midsummer
Weather Ended , by
Wind, Rain Sunday
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Number of Farmers Lost
Work Stock Last Week
Account of Heat
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The unusually late and cold spring
ended abruptly last week and the
section was abruptly plunged into
mid-summer weather several weeks
ahead of schedule, according to the
calendar. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday were all extremely hot days,
but the heat wave was broken Sun
day afternoon by thunder showers
which were general throughout the
county.
Thermometers here Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday recorded tempera
tures as high as they reached all of
last summer, according to reports.
Many farmers lost work stock during
the hot spell, not less than 8 to 10
mules dying in the Roper section
alone, according to people from
there.
Wenona was visited by a severe
wind and electrical storm Sunday af
ternoon. reports stating that field
crops were damaged and several
houses unroofed. There was some
wind with a little rain here, but no
serious damage was reported.
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Masons of District
Meet Here June 16
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A Masonic district meeting will be
held with Preservance Lodge. No. 59.
here Wednesday afternoon of next
week, at 4 o'clock, it was announced
yesterday by H. H McLean, district
deputy grand master. Representa
tives from the seven lodges in the
district, including those at Aurora.
Washington. Belhaven. Swan Quar
ter. Englehard. Farifield and Plym
outh are expected to be present.
The grand master and grand sec
retary are also expected to be pres
ent. A letter received by Mr. Mc
Lean this week from the grand mas
ter stated that in the event he could
not attend, he had designated the
Rev. C. K Proctor, superintendent of
Oxford Orphanage, to represent him
at the meeting here.
In addition to delegations from
lodges in this district, Mr. McLean
has also invited leading Masons from
Williamston and other near-by towns
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Rationing Board Here
Is Being Reorganized;
New Members Added
Box Rent To Be
Higher July lsl
After July 1st. the cost of a
lock box at the local post office
will be higher, it was learned
this week from John W. Darden,
postmaster. The increase was
ordered by the Post Office De
partment at Washington and
goes into effect when the box
rent again becomes due, on July
1st.
There are three sizes of boxes
at the local post office. Hereto
fore they have rented for 45 cents
per quarter for the small box,
60 cents for the medium size box
and 75c for the large box, or
drawer. Beginning July 1. the
rates will be 60 cents. 75 cents
and SI per quarter, respectively.
Mayor and Council
Members To Begin
New Terms of Office
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H. E. Harrison and W. A.
Roebuck Are New Mem
bers of Council
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The Plymouth City Council was
supposed to be sworn in and enter
upon a new term at its regular meet
ing Monday night of this week, but
the meeting was called off, due to
absence from town of Mayor B G.
Campbell. The postponed meeting
probably will be held Monday night
of next week.
Two new members of the council
will take office when the group is
sworn in, Henry E. Harrison, of the
first ward .and W. A. Roebuck, of the
second ward. Mr. Harrison will suc
ceed A J. Riddle, while Mr Roebuck
fills a vacancy on the board created
when C. E. Ayers moved from the
second ward to the village nearly a
year ago.
Mayor Campbell will be succeeding
himself for his fourth consecutive
term. Councilmen E. E. Harrell and
G. R. Leggett, of the third ward, will
be entering upon their second terms;
and James W. Norman, of the sec
ond ward, will be entering upon his
fifth term.
After taking the oath of office, the
mayor and councilmen will proceed
to perfect the city organization for
the coming two-year period by elect
ing an attorney, clerk, police force,
fire chief .and various other officials.
So far as known, no changes in the
present organization are contemplat
ed.
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Revival Series at
Nazarene Church
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Tlie Rev. Joseph Finger, pastor of
the local Church of the Nazarene,
announces that a series of revival
services will begin at the church here
Monday night of next week and
continue for two weeks, ending Sun
day, June 27 Tire pastor will do
the preaching and Misses Arnie and
Royal, of Kannapolis, musicians and
singers, will lead the singing.
The Church of the Nazarene is lo
cated on the second floor of the
building occupied by Byrd's Cloth
ing Store. The public is cordially
invited to attend all these services.
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Only One Accepted Out of
Draft Group From Here
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Only one man was accepted for
military service out of the group of
five, representing the June white call
from this county, who went to Fort
Bragg Monday. Carl McLean Mod
lin. of Plymouth, was accepted and
chose the Marine Corps as his pref
erence for service.
Six men were suposed to leave
Monday, but an appeal was entered
by Earl Meredith Rea, of Creswell.
and only five were in the group which
left at that time.
Eight Panels Set Up
To Direct Various
Phases of Program
Chairmen of Panels Com
pose Executive Group to
Administer Rationing
The Washington County War
Price and Rationing Board is in the
process of complete reorganization, it
was indicated this week. Eight pan
els have been set up to handle the
various phases of the rationing pro
gram. instead of one board of three
of four members being charged with
the entire responsibility, as in the
past. Under the new set-up. it is ex
pected that the chairman of each
panel will become a member of the
executive committee which will ad
minister the entire rationing pro
gram.
Eugene F. Still has agreed to serve
as chairman of the executive group
for the first three months, with Ed
ward H. Hill as vice chairman. It
is understood that three members of
the old board have agreed to rotate
in the offices of chairman and vice
chairman at three-month intervals.
All sections of the county are rep
resented in the membership of the
several panels which will administer
the rationing program Appointments
to the panels were made by a com
mittee of three men: E. G. Arps, as
chairman of the board of county
commissioners; W. B. Cox, as acting
clerk of the superior court: and P.
B Bateman, as chairman of the
county Civilian Defense Council.
While the membership of the sev
eral panels has been announced, the
names of the chairmen who will
comprise the executive committee,
are not yet ready for publication. All
of the new panel members are to
qualify and be sworn in as soon as
possible, in order that they may im
mediately enter upon their work.
The following have been appoint--—
cd to serve on the various panel*:
Gasoline Panel: A. J. Riddle, W. L.
Whitley and Edward H. Hill, all of
Plymouth:
Tire Panel: W. L. Whitley, Edward
H. Hill and Frank Brinkley, all of
Plymouth;
Food Panel: C. L. Morrison and H
H. Allen, of Plymouth; C. L. Barnes",
of Creswell;
Fuel Oil and Heating Panel: C. E.
Ayers, B. G. Campbell and J. W.
Norman, all of Plymouth:
Miscellaneous Commodities Panel;
H. E. Harrison. H. A. Williford and
L. S. Thompson, all of Plymouth;
Price-Ceiling Panel: Carl L. Bai
ley and J. E Westray, of Plymouth;
W. T, Freeman, of Roper;
Hearing and Trial Panel: P. H.
Darden and Z. V. Norman, of Plym
outh; Clyde Smithson, of Creswell;
Community Service Panel: B. W.
Gaither, Creswell; H. H. McLean and
W. H, Booker, Plymouth; L. E. Has
sell, Roper; Miss Emma Felton, Lake
Phelps; Harry Barnes. Cherry; J. L.
Rea Wenona; and W. B. Davenport,
of Mackeys
Creswell Family
Has 4 in Service
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Corporal Winfred Comstock, son
of Mr. and Mrs. M. L Comstock, of
Creswell ,was recently promoted to
the grade of sergeant in the United
States Army. At the time of his pro
motion he was stationed at Fort Ri
ley. Kan . but he was afterwards
transferred to a Texas post for a
brief stay and is now stationed in
Sante Fe. N Mex Sergeant Com
stock was inducted into the Army at
Fort Bragg in July of last year.
His bi-other, Julian Comstock, was
promoted to corporal while stationed
at Elgin Field, Fla., in January.
Mr. and Mrs. Comstock have four
sons in the service, the other two be
ing Hallet Comstock, of the United
States Navy, and Private, Hilton
Comstock, who is on duty with the
Army outside of the United States.
20 To 25 County School Bus Drivers
Cel Certificates After Safety Course
Mrs. Alice Futrell, of the
Highway Safety Division, re
cently conducted a series of
schools for school bus drivers in
this county. About 20 to 25 driv
ers, including boys and girls and
one or two adults, attended the
courses, which were held May
26, 27 and 28. The first school
was held in Plymouth, the next
at Roper and the final one in
Creswell.
The course of instruction in
cluded lectures on safe driving,
rules of the road, proper method
of signalling, and other safety
factors. In addition each driver
was given a road test before be
ing awarded the certificate which
entitles him to apply for po
sition as school bus driver. A
written examination was also
given. The certificates issued
are good for one year, and must
be renewed by attending similar
schools every year.
Mrs. Futrell expressed herself
as well pleased with the showing
made by the would-be drivers
in the courses conducted in the
county.