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VOLUME LV—NUMBER 36
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 7, 1944
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Charles Brown, son of Chief of
Police and Mrs. P. W. Brown, en
listed in the Army Air Corps at Dur
ham last Friday. He passed his ex
aminations and returned to Durham
today to be sworn into the service.
He made a Very good grade on the
Air Corps screening test given in the
local high school last spring.
First Lieutenant Joe Leggett re
turned yesterday to his station at
Washington, D. C . after visiting rela
tives here for a few days. Lieuten
ant Leggett is in the Army Air Corps
with the Air Transport Command.
He entered the service about 18
months ago as a private and has
been advanced rapidly to his pres
ent rank.
Members of the county board of
commissioners, county board of edu
cation and the town council will hold
their September meetings next Mon
day. The county board meetings will
begin at 10 a.m. in the courthouse,
while the council will meet at the
municipal building Monday night at
8. The meetings were postponed from
last Monday on account of the Labor
Day holiday.
County tobacco farmers are
said to be catching up with their
curing and grading operations,
and it is likely that the next two
weeks will see greatly increased
sales from this region. The crop
was very late, and some farmers
are not quite through curing yet,
but County Agent W. V. Hays
said yesterday that most of them
had already completed the har
vest and had already chopped the
stalks.
Drivers of school busses in the
county will meet at the Plymouth
High School Wednesday of next week,
September 13. Mrs. Alice Futrell. of
the state division of safety, will meet
with them to instruct and examine
the drivers. The meeting will begin
at 9 a.m.
Lumber is being placed on the lot
for the new Methodist parsonage
here, and work will get underway
within a few days, a spokesman said
yesterday. The work will be done by
the Weaver Construction Company,
of Greensboro, the same firm that is
planning to build the 40 houses au
thorized by WPB for employees of
the North Carolina Pulp Company.
Beginning this week, the local
Lions Club will resume its regular
program of having meetings every
week. During the summer months
the club met only twice each month.
A ladies' night program is being pre
pared for next week, with Mrs. Henry
S. Ele.v, of Suffolk, Va., past president
of a national women's organization,
as the principal speaker.
A Virginia car failed to make the
highway turn at the intersection of
Main and Washington Streets here
at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, ran
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Funeral Today lor
Mrs. G. W. Chesson
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Died at Her Home in Roper
Section Wednesday
Night
Mrs Nicie Ann Chesson. one of the
oldest and most highly respected citi
zens of the Roper section, died at her
home there at 10 o’clock Wednesday
night after six months of declining
health, the last three weeks of which
she had been confined to her bed. She
was 80 years of age and a life-long
resident of the county.
Daughter of the late George and
Ann Spruill Swain, Mrs. Chesson was
born in the Roper section on Febru
ary 9. 1864. She was married to the
late George W. Chesson. who pre
ceded her to the grave a number of
years ago. Mrs. Chesson was a faith
ful member of the Roper Baptist
church for years and active in all its
organizations as long as her health
permitted.
She is survived by one son, Wilmer
Chesson. of Plymouth; and two
daughters, Mrs. R. C. Peacock and
Mis. L. H. Ambrose, of Roper. She
also leaves two sisters, Mrs. W. L.
Lucas and Mrs. Roxana Swain, of
Plymouth.
Funeral services are being held
from her late home at Roper this af
ternoon at 4 p.m., by the Rev. S. B.
Wilson, of Creswell, pastor of the
Roper Baptist church. Interment will
be made in the family cemetery, near
the home.
Farm Bureau Membership Drive Now
Underway; Barbecue on Friday. 15lh
The Washington County Farm
Bureau's annual membership
drive got off to an excellent start
this week, according to President
.T. Roy Manning. Last year the
bureau had a total membership
of 321. and Mr. Manning said
that up today about 35 per cent
of the old members had renewed
their membership and several
new ones had been secured.
The bureau is holding its an
nual barbecue dinner and meet-.^
ing here Friday of next week.
Farmers are asked to be in town
by 10 o'clock. A prominent
speaker will be heard at 11 o'clock
and the barbecue dinner will
he served members at 12 noon.
By that time the membership
solicitors hope to have the goal
of 500 members reached, M®
Manning said.
In an optimistic letter to mem
bers. the president this week
wrote: “It appears that the war
with Germany will be over in the
next 60 days and with Japan in
the next six months. We all know
what happened to us after the
last war. and if we don't have a
stronger organization than ever
before the farmer again will be
the first to have to put up with
low prices." Farmers may join
the bureau at the office of the
county agent or by seeing Mr.
Manning or any other officers
and solicitors.
Billy Wells Bateman
Of Creswell Reported
Missing Over Franee
Rationing Guide
For Coming Week
Meats, Fats.—Red stamps A8
through Z8 and A5 through G5,
good indefinitely.
Processed Foods.—Blue stamps
A8 through Z8 and A5 through
L5 good indefinitely.
Sugar.—Sugar stamps 30, 31,
32, and 33 each good for five
pounds indefinitely. Sugar stamp
40, good for five pounds of can
ning sugar through February,
next year.
Gasoline.—A-ll coupons, good
through November 8.
Fuel Oil.—Period 4 and 5 cou
pons, good through September
30. New period 1 coupons now
good.
Shoes.—Airplane stamps 1 and
2, good indefinitely.
211 Absentee Ballots
Mailed by Chairman
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21 Have Been Marked and
Returned; One Is Mailed
To Saipan in Pacific
Walter W. White, chairman of the
county board of elections, said yes
terday that so far 211 absentee bal
lots have been mailed by him to men
and women from the county now in
the armed forces. Twenty-one of the
ballots have already been marked and
returned to the board for the Gen
eral Election in November.
Mr. White said that most of the
applications were coming to him
through the office of the secretary of
state at Raleigh. Applications have
been received for ballots to be sent
to soldiers and sailors in all parts of
the world. One of the ballots has
already been mailed to a local young
man. David A. Hurley, jr„ on the is
land of Saipan, recently captured
from the Japs, and the American out
post nearest the Japanese mainland
at the present time.
Others have gone to men in tire
service in the European theater of
operations, which includes those on
the Italian, French, and Belgian bat
tlefronts and will likely include some
on German soil before so very much
longer.
Relatives of men in the service who
have not yet applied for the ballots to
be sent them are asked to do so as
soon as possible. An application blank
is being printed on another page
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Large Crowd at Labor Day
Dance at Albemarle Beach
The dance held Monday night at
Albemarle Beach attracted one of the
largest crowds ever to attend a dance
there. Music was furnished by Hal
Thurston’s orchestra. This was the
last big dance of the season, although
the beach will remain open until next
Sunday night.
{ Roper Cannery Is Kept Busy; Total of j
) 1,300 Quarts Fruits-Vegetables Canned j
Roper is being kept pretty busy
un the regular canning days, it
was learned yesterday from R. B.
Forbes, principal of the school
there. He said that approxi
mately 300 quarts of vegetables
I Lad been contributed and canned
for the school lunch room, besides
about 1,000 quarts of fruits and
vegetables put up for individuals.
The cannery is operated under
the supervision of C. H. Floyd,
vocational agriculture instructor
in the high school there, and
Mrs. Jasper Swain is in charge
of the work on the regular can
ning days, every Tuesday and
Thursday. A small charge is
made for the cans and service
when canning is done for indi
viduals, while women volunteers
from the community help with
the canning done for the school
lunch-room project.
J. \V. Marrow’, sr„ contributed
sufficient tomatoes to can 100
quarts, and others in the com
munity have also been very
liberal in donations of foodstuffs
for the school lunch room. The
vegetable season as a whole was
very unfavorable, due to lack of
rains, but more fruit than usual
has been available this year.
On Italian Front
Past Two Months
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Was Pilot of P-47 ‘Thunder
bolt’ Fighter; Missing
Since August 18
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Creswel.—Second Lt. William 'Bil
ly) Wells Bateman, of the United
States Army Air Forces, who has been
stationed in Italy for the past two
months, has been missing in action
over France since August 18, accord
ing to a message received last week
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Bateman, of Creswell and Norfolk,
Va., from the War Department. Lieu
tenant Bateman is the fifteenth
Washington County man on the list
of those missing or killed in line of
duty during the present war. Four
others were on the missing list at
one time or another, but since have
been reported to be prisoners of the
enemy.
According to recent tetters irom
him, Lieutenant Bateman had been
on at least eight missions over enemy
territory since he was assigned to the
Italian theatre of war in June of this
year. He was pilot of a P-47 “Thun
derbolt”.fighter airplane. Before go
ing into the service he graduated
from Creswell High School in 1941
and attended Campbell College and
N. C. State College at Raleigh for a
year and a half. His parents moved
recently from Creswell to Norfolk,
where they now live at 6411 Sewells
Point Road.
Lieutenant Bateman enlisted in the
Air Force in the fall of 1942 and was
called into service on March 8, 1943.
His course of training included sev
eral weeks at the San Antionio
Aviation Cadet Center, Texas, and
from there he went to Pine Bluff,
Ark., for primary training. He re
ceived basic instruction at Indepen
dence, Kans.. and advanced train
ing at Aloe Field, Victoria, Texas.,
where he graduated on January 7,
1944, receiving his wings and com
mission as second lieutenant.
After a brief leave with his par
ents in Creswell. he was assigned to
an air field in Florida for tactical
training. In June of this year, he
went overseas, going first to North
Africa and later to Italy, where he
had been only a short time before be
ing reported missing in action.
He was an outstanding student and
athlete in the Creswell High School
and had many friends in the com
munity who are hoping that he made
a safe landing and will soon be lo
cated.
Ammon Smithson
Given Promotion
Has Been in Foreign Serv
ice Since October of
Last Year
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Cieswell.—William Ammon Smith
son, of Cieswell. was recently pro
moted to the grade of sergeant in
the Army of the United States, it was
learned this week from his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smithson. It is
understood he is now in India, where
he has been since going overseas in
October of last year.
In a recent letter to his parents,
Sergeant Smithson said he had been
in foreign service since October 4,
1943, and that he had “only” 16'/2
months to go until he can think about
returning home—“unless this war
ends before then, which I don’t think
it will." He continued, “Time is go
ing pretty fast, and I only hope it
will continue until I can get back
home—then I want it to go slow for
a while.”
In the same letter, the sergeant
told of going to an Indian movie re
cently. He said that during the show
the picture was stopped for a while
and boys came through the theatre
selling hard-boiled eggs.
Housing Project Is
Being Held Up by
Legal Technicality
Arrangements Complete for
10 at Village, Eut Others
Being Held Up
The status of the housing develop
ment planned here was still in a
somewhat muddled state today. Ar
rangements have been completed for
building 10 of the 3-bedroom houses
in the country club village, as well
as 3 of the 2-bedroom houses on East
Third Street Extended, but a few
legal technicalities remain to be
cleared up before work can be start
ed on the other 22 houses to be lo
cated inside the town.
It is necessary to secure the sig
nature of a man now serving in Eng
land with the Army Air Forces be
fore title to some of the East Third
Street property can be cleared. At
torneys are trying to locate him. and
it is believed the technicalities will
have been complied with in a few
more days.
There still remains the problem of
getting sewer and water connections
to the Third Street porperty, as lo
cation of the 30 houses there depends
on these facilities being made avail
able. The survey authorized last
month by the town council has not
yet been made by the special com
mittee, and no estim,*:e is available as
to the cost of the pr ject.
The contracting firm is beginning
to get impatient over the delay, it was
unofficially learned, as it is ready to
send its crew here and begin work
immediately. It is likely that work
will begin on the 10 houses in the
village, and another site is under
stood to be under consideration for
the other 30 houses unless the legal
and other difficulties surrounding the
Third Street property are cleared up
very soon.
Theodore Wallace
Dies at Mackeys
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Funeral Tomorrow for Vet
eran of First World War;
Died V^tiltaesday
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Theodore B. Wallace, prominent
resident of Mackeys and an overseas
veteran of World War I, died at his
home Wednesday afternoon at 3:30.
following a period of ill health that
continued for about three years. Fif
ty years of age, he had been in bed
for three weeks.
A native of Beaufort County, Mr.
Wallace had lived in Mackeys for 13
years, going there from Craven Coun
ty. He was bridge foreman for the
Norfolk Southern Railroad. During
the first World War, he participated
in the major battles at Argonne For
est and the breaking of the Hinden
berg line.
Son of the late Levin and Amanda
Waters Wallace, he was born in
Beaufort County. He was a member
of the Methodist church at Mackeys
for a number of years.
The funeral services will be held
from his late home Friday afternoon
at 3:30 p.m.. by the Rev. G. C. Wood,
of Roper, pastor of the Mackeys
Methodist church. Interment will
be made in the Wallace cemetery,
near Pinetown. Members of the
James E. Jethro Post of the Ameri
can Legion will serve as pall-bearers.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Bessie W.
Wallace, he is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Charles Ulbinsky. of
Philadelphia, Pa.: a son, Murrill Wal
lace. of the U. S. Army, stationed at
Fort Bliss, Tex.: three brothers, Alex,
Finney and Mayhew Wallace, all of
Pinetown ;and one sister. Mrs. Hiram
Boyd, of Pinetown.
Former Resident
Dies in New Jersey
Funeral Service To Be Held
Here for John L. Burt,
Of Wilmington, Del.
John L. Burt, former resident of
Plymouth and a veteran of the First
World War, died suddenly at his
home in Wilmington, Del., at 4:30
Tuesday afternoon, according to a
message received yesterday by his
sister, Mrs. Eva Ainsley. A heart at
tack was given as the cause of his
death. He was 43 years of age.
Born in Roper on January 19, 1900,
Mr. Burt was the son of Mrs. W. T.
Burt, of Plymouth, and the late W.
T. Burt, He lived in this county un
til World War I. and after he re
turned from the service went to Wil
mington. Del., where he has since
been employed as a shipyard engin
eer. He was a member of the First
Christian church here.
The remains will arrive in Plym
outh Saturday afternoon about 2
o'clock, and the fune’-al will be held
from the First Christian church here
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with
the Rev. E. B. Quick, pastor, in
charge. Interment will follow in the
Windley cemetery. Members of the
local American Legion post tyill serve
as pall-bearers.
Local Health Board
Outlines Efforts To
Improve Conditions
Says Other Agencies Re
sponsible for Carrying
Out Regulations
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A spokesman for the Washington j
County Board of Health this week i
addressed the following open letter to |
the public, regarding that agency’s;
efforts to improve local sanitary con- i
ditions:
"The county board of health feels
that the public should be acquainted
with the facts regarding its efforts to
improve sanitary conditions.
"ft has been know'n for some time i
that certain unsanitary conditions;
exist in the town of Plymouth. More j
especially, we refer to privies where
flies breed and spread infection to |
our homes. The county board of j
health has made several recommen- ;
dations in the past in an attempt to j
correct these deplorable conditions.
"Last spring several privies were
found in particular to be serious haz
ards to health. In some cases, the
owner cooperated and the privy was
made sanitary. However, some have
refused to comply with the law. As
a result of this, the state board of
health sanitarian. Mr. Furgerson,
made an investigation here recently.
He found that the town has the prop
er sanitary ordinance, but that the
state board of health has no author
ity to prosecute violations unless the
town amends the law to permit the
health department to enforce it. This
town ordinance is now being amend
ed so that the state board of health
can prosecute in court those who re
fuse to correct conditions which en
} danger the health of the community.
| "There has been one case of typhus
j fever in the county recently. This is
spread by infected fleas on rats. Any
attempt to reduce the rat population
'which is tremendous) would have to
have the close cooperation of every
citizen, as it not only involves the
use of rat poison, but involves keep
ing all garbage in covered containers
where rats cannot enter. In addition,
garbage pails would have to be fixed
so that dogs cannot tip them over.
“In the last analysis, the county
board of health can recommend and
advise. The carrying out of proced
ures to improve sanitation rests with
other agencies.”
Final Rites for Roy
Lucas at Creswell
Retired Merchant Died Last’
Thursday in Veterans'
Hospital at Hampton
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Creswell.—Funeral services for Roy
Lucas, 51-year-old retired merchant,
were held at this late home here Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock by the
Rev. Perry F. Baldwin, pastor of
Philippi Christian church. Interment
was made in the Windley cemetery
near Plymouth.
Mr. Lucas, prominent retired mer-'
chant and veteran of the First World j
died in the Veterans Hospital at;
Hampton, Va.. Thursday following an 1
illness of about three and a half,
years, the last five months of whicli I
he was confined to his bed. Son of :
the late L. H. and Martha Lucas, of j
Plymouth, he was born in Washing
ton County on August 28, 1893, and
lived in the county throughout his
life.
On April 2. 1918. while in Texas,
he was married to Miss Marie Dare,
of South Bend, Ind., who survives
him. For many years he was a faith
ful member of the Philippi Christian
Church, of Cherry.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Marie Dare |
Lucas, he is survived by two sons,
Everett Lucas, of the U. S. Army, who
is stationed at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, i
and Ronnie Lucas, of Creswell; one [
daughter. Miss Lazette Lucas, of j
Creswell; a brother. Milton Lucas, of j
Norfolk; four sisters: Mrs. Emma
Spruill and Mrs. Ethel Ange, of
Plymouth; Mrs. Blanche Phillips and
Peggy Lucas, of Norfolk, Va
Cannot Trap Fish
At Lake Phelps
Ruling Received by Game
Warden From Official of
State Department
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In response to a large number of
requests, County Game Protector J.
T. Terry last week secured a ruling
on the legality of setting fish traps
and baskets in Lake Phelps. The
ruling, issued by John D. Findlay, as
sistant to the commissioner of game
and inland fisheries, is as follows:
“Under the present inland fishing ;
regulations, it would be unlawful to I
take fish by any means whatsoever out
of Lake Phelps other than by hook
and line or rod and reel. In order
to permit the setting of baskets in
this lake, a special permit would
have to be issued by the commission
er of game and inland fisheries or the
board would have to adopt a speci- |
fic regulation in this connection. Ac- J
cording to our records, neither ac- !
tion has been taken.”
Local Students Askea
To Register at School
Friday o£ Next Week
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Hunting Seasons
Same as in 1943
It was erroneously reported last
week that the squirrel season
would open this year on October
15th. According to County Game
Protector. .1. T. Terry, the season
for taking both deer and squir
rel open at the same time this
year, October 1st. the same as
in 1943.
The Department of Conserva
tion and Development game reg
ulations have not yet been pub
lished. but it has been announced
by the game division that practi
cally all hunting seasons will be
exactly the same this year as they
were last year. The department
announced some changes earlier,
but they aroused such a storm of
protest that the dates were
changed back.
No Canning Sugar
After September 30
Applications Must Be Filed
Before That Date; Large
Amount Allotted
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No applications for canning sugar
will be received after September 30,
it was announced this week by Mrs.
J. K. Reid, chief clerk in the office
of the Washington County War
Price and Rationing Board. Ail those
w-ho have not applied for sufficient
sugar to can or preserve all the fruit
they plan to put up this season are
advised to make their applications be
fore the deadline, Saturday, Sep
tember 30.
A tremendous quantity of sugar
has already been allotted by the
board for canning and preserving
fruits this season. There has been
a shortage of vegetables, due to the
seasons, but it has been a banner
season for fruits, judging from the
special canning sugar allotments al
ready made by the rationing board.
Nephew of Roper Woman
Receives Army Air Medal
Roper.—First Lt. Billy Aldridge,
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Aldridge,
of Hamlet, and nephew of Mrs. J. W.
Marrow, of Roper, a bombardier sta
tioned somewhere in England, was
awarded the Air Medal recently. He
has been overseas for a little more
than two months. Shortly before
going overseas. Lieutenant Aldridge
was married to Miss Catherine M.
Churrach, of Pennsylvania, a second
lieutenant in the N'my Nurse Corps.
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High School Students To
Hold Mass Meet Tonight
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It was announced yesterday that
there would be a mass meeting of all
boys and girls who will be in high
school thus year at the courthouse
tonight at 8 o'clock. This will be a
very important meeting, and all high
school students are urged to attend.
The nature of the meeting was not
explained, but high school students
who have any interest in the school
are asked to attend the meeting in
the court room promptly at 8 o'clock
tonight (Thursday),
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James Snell Final Rites
At Rehoboth Tuesday
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Ski^nersville.—James Snell. 70
years of age, died at his home in Bel
haven Monday after an illness of sev
eral years, it was learned here this
week. Mr. Snell married Miss Jenny
Foley, of the Skinnersville section,
and he also has a sister, Mis. Liny
Chesson, living at Pleasant Grove in
this county
The final rites were held Tuesday
afternoon, with interment being made
in the family plot at Rehoboth church
beside his wife and only son.
To Begin Classroom
Work September IB
Pupils Also Asked To Pay
Required Fees Prior To
Opening of School
Principal Roy I. Boyd, of the Plym
outh City schools, announced yester
day that a .series of registrations will
be held at the local white schools Fri
day of next week. September 15, in
order that pupils and teachers may
get as many of the preliminary de
tails over with and enter immediately
upon class-room work when the
school officially opens the following
Monday. September 18
Ail teachers will be on hand on the
25th to register the children who will
attend schools here this year. The
registration for those who will be in
the first through the third grades
will be held in the Hampton Academy
Building from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and
from 2 to 4 p.m. Those who will en
ter the fourth through the twelfth
grades will register at the high school
building during the same hours.
'The purpose of the pre-registra
tion is to enroll all students plan
ning to attend Plymouth schools this
year, and to collect the necessar;
fees." Mr. Boyd stated. "At the time
of enrollment, each high school stu
dent will be expected to pay a $2.40
State book rental fee. The elemen
tary students will be expected to pay
$1.20 as a supplementary reader fee,
and all students pay $1 as a supply
fee.
“It is hoped that all students and
parents will cooperate to help make
the pre-registration a success.
The Plymouth schools plan to run
a full day of class schedules on Mon
day, September 18th. The lunch
room will be open and will serve its
regular noon meal during the lunch
period '
County Cattle Hit
By 'Swamp Fever'
Several Herds Affected; 10
To 15 Head Said To
Have Been Lost
County Agent W. V. Hays reported
this week that many herds of cat
tle in the county had been affected by
anti-plasmosis, or “swamp fever,” in
recent weeks. The agent and Dr. A
J. Osteen. Williamston veterinarian,
have been kept busy for the past
week or so treating the affected cows.
When treatment is begun in time,
most, of the cattle is saved. Mr. Hays
said, but 12 to 15 head have been
lost thus far. Dr. Osteen is endeavor
ing to get the Mayo Foundation, of
Rochester. Minn., interested in the
local situation, and have a crew of
their veterinarians come here to in
vestigate the cause and treatment of
the disease.
According to the county agent, the
disease affects cattle in much the
same manner that malaria does hu
mans. The treatment, too, is simi
lar. he says. Several herds in the
Lake Phelps region have been affect
ed. and there is a scattering of the
disease throughout the county.
Heating Engineer To Go
Over School Heat System
H. H. McLean, county superinten
dent of plblic instruction, said yes
terday that he had written to the
(company which installed the heat
1 ing plant in the local high school
building and asked that, their heat
ing engineer be sent here to check
over the equipment and determine, if
possible, what repairs are necessary.
Officials of the company had ad
vised that it would be necesary to se
cure such an engineer before a re
pair crew would be sent here. It is
hoped the equipment can be check
ed and tlie necessary repairs made
before cold weather sets in, as the
plant was totally inadequate during
the last school term.
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Congressional Disirici Rally Likely
Be Held in Plymouth During October
It is probable that the First
Congressional District Democra
tic rally will be held in Plym
out sometime during October, it
was learned this week. A meet
ing of interested party leaders
was held at the courthouse Mon
day night and a tentative com
mittee on arrangements selected
alter it had been decided to try
to have the meeting held here.
VV. R. Hampton was named
chairman and .1. R. Campbell
secretary.
Selection of the place and time
of the district gathering is up to
the chairman of the Democratic
state executive committee, and
Mr. Hampton is in Raleigh today
to see about the matter. There
are I t counties in the district,
and most of them have had the
district rally since it was last
held in Washington County.
If the meeting is held here, it
will be attended by most of the
candidates for state and district
offices. including Democratic
nominees Gregg Cherry, for gov
ernor: Clyde Hoey. for United
States Senator; and many other
prominent party leaders. It is
confidently expected that Plvm
outh will get the rally, and that
announcement to this effect wilt
be made in the next day or so.