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It's Our Job Until the Last Service Flag Comes Down—Give Liberally to the War Fund
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Capt. G. R. Salyer, who was sta
tioned in Oregon with the postal
service, has received his discharge
and arrived in Plymouth yesterday
(Wednesday). His wife has been
living with her mother. Mrs. W. F.
Ausbon, but the couple will make
their home in Hampton, Va.. where
Capt. Salyer is to be a postal clerk in
the post office.
Chief Petty Officer Russell Har
rison. of the U. S. Navy, is home on
30-day furluogh. He is planning
to remain in the Navy, although
eligible for discharge, and will re
turn to a shore station in Califor
nia at the end of his furlough.
Members of the Elizabeth City Bar
Association will be hosts to lawyers
of the first judicial district at a
meeting to be held in the Pasquotank
courthouse Friday morning at 11
o’clock. Willis Smith, of Raleigh,
president-nominate of the American
Bar Association, will be the princi
pal speaker. Following the business
meeting members of the bar will en
joy a fish fry near Elizabeth City.
Ernestine Whitley, of Plymouth,
was elected treasurer of the sopho
more class at East Carolina Teach
ers College, Greenville, at the re
cent student elections, according to
an announcement from the ECTC
news bureau.
His many local friends were glad
to see Cecil M. “Bugs" Beasley, of
Tampa, Fla., here this week. He is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Sam Beas
ley, and sister. Mrs. Jerry Hays, for
a few days.
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C. Dennis Loane, a former resi
dent who has been living in New
York for a number of years, is vis
iting friends in Plymouth.
A. B. Ferguson, state sanitarian for
this district, was here last week in
conference with Dr. C. McGowan and
members of the health department.
S. H. Clark head of the local U. S.
Employment office was in Raleigh on
business last week.
The Washington county health
department is proud of the posses
sion of a new refrigerator in which
to keep vacines. The ice box is a
9-foot Westingliouse.
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Fire Department Is Called
Out Here Twice This Week
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The fire department has had two
calls this week, due to overheated
and smoking oil burner stoves.
Sunday, there was trouble at the
home of Dr. C. McGowan, but there
were no flames when the fire truck
arrived. The over-heated oil burn
er was soon under control and no
damage was reported.
Tuesday, the fire department re
ceived a similar call from the resi
dence of W. C. Jones on East Malp
street. An oil burner was smoking,
but nothing was damaged.
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Local Methodists
At Annual Meet
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Conference Sessions Being
Held in Goldsboro, Start
ing Today
Three representatives from Plym
outh are attending the annual North
Carolina Methodist conference in
Goldsboro this week, beginning to
day and lasting through Sunday.
Those attending are the Rev. T. R.
Jenkins, Z. V. Norman and W. F.
Veasey.
Mr. Norman is the lay leader for
the Elizabeth City district and is at
tending the annual meeting of the
conference board of lay leaders. Mr.
Veasey is an alternate delegate. Both
MfT Norman and Mr, Veasey will re
turn in a day or so, but the Rev. Mr.
Jenkins will remain for the entire
conference and Mrs. Jenkins will join
him over the week-end.
The North Carolina Methodist
conference, which is actually the
East Carolina division, is comprised
of seven districts. The Rev. Mr.
Jenkins who has been in Plymouth
only two years is expected to return.
The Roanoke Beacon
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VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 45
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 8, 1945
ESTABLISHED 1889
! Despite Lack of Organized Effort for
| Victory Loan, Bond Sales Increasing
Although no organized efforts
have been made in the county
thus far in support of the Vic
tory Loan campaign, now under
way throughout the nation, bet
ter than one-eighth of the E
bond quota has' already been
sold in Plymouth alone, it was
learned this week. The coun
ty has an E bond quota of $98,
flOO. and up to today, the local
bank had sold about $9,000
worth of bonds and the post of
fice $1,200 worth.
Against the overall quota of
S177.000, about $28,000 in sales
are reported, or about 18 per
cent. This includes $1,100 worth
of G bonds, $16,000 worth of
treasury certificates, more than
$10,000 in E bonds, and a few
other types.
The campaign will officially
end on December 8, one month
from today, but sales through
out the months of November
and December will he credited to
the quota.
War Fund Donations
One-Fourth of Quota
Few Merchants at j
Meeting Tuesday i
Only one member of the mer
chants association was present
at the meeting scheduled for 2
o’clock in the mayor’s office
Tuesday afternoon, besides the
president and secretary.
As this did not constitute a
quorum those present were un
able to attend to any business.
The question of closing the stores
Monday in celebration of Armis
tice Day was brought up. but no
vote could be taken on the mat
ter.
There was a round table dis
cussion on the lack of attendance
and it was the consensus that
the merchants association, should
disband or have an active or
ganization. It was thought,
however, that a wide awake or
ganization could do much to im
prove business conditions here.
Unice ol ttaiionmg
Board Here Will Be
Closed December 15
County Board Declines To
Provide Office Space for
Local Clerk
The local office of the War Price
and Rationing Board will be closed
about December 15, according to in
formation received from the chief
clerk, Mrs. Sabra Reid. After that
date all applications for rationed ar
ticles will be handled from an area
office to be maintained at William
ston. That office will serve the three
counties of Martin, Washington and
Tyrrell.
The OPA agreed to keep a clerk
on duty after date in this county to
furnish blanks, replace lost books,
and assist returning service men in
securing their allotments of rationed
articles, provided the county would
furnish office space and a few sup
plies without cost to the OPA. How
ever, the county commissioners Mon
day declined to furnish the space and
supplies.
The rationing board office in the
county courthouse here was to have
been closed by the last day of this
month, but authorities decided it
would be kept open for at least two
weeks longer
The personnel at the local office
is subject to transfer to some other
office, but all state they are tired of
rationing the public, worrying with
price control, checking food, mak
ing reports to the government and
inquiries of the consumer.
Those now in the office here, in
dddition to Mrs. Reid, are Miss Eliza
beth Bray, price clerk, who has been
with the board for a year and a half,
and Miss Ruby Booth, food clerk,
who has been with the organization
over a year.
Fall Federation Meeting oi County
Home Clubs Will Be Held Saturday
The annual federation of the
Washington county home dem
onstration clubs will meet in
Plymouth, Saturday afternoon,
November 10, at 3 o’clock in the
Agriculture building.
The main address will be giv
en by Miss Gordon, extension
specialist in house furnishing,
from Raleigh. Mrs. Frances Dar
den, county home agent, urges
all club women to come out and
hear Miss Gordon, who has al
ways given practical talks, full
of helpful suggestions ft>r the
homemaker. A housing special
ist from the extension division
at State College is expected to
attend and bring slides to illus
trate the lecture.
Reports from the various clubs
in the county will be heard on
home furnishing, poultry, cloth
ing and canning.
An important item |pf busi
ness is the installation of offi
cers. Mrs. Roy Chesson, of
Roper is the new president, Mrs.
Joe Snell, secretary and Mrs.
Herbert Sawyer is treasurer. The
out-going officers are Mrs. W.
V. Hays, president; Mrs. Carl
Hynen, Wenona, vice president;
Mrs. Jim Allen, secretary; and
Mrs. Steven Davenport, of Cres
w«U, treasurer. Mrs. Hays will
preside at tbs federation Satur
day.
Still No Reports
From Many Areas
Contributions Received by
Chairman During Past
Week Total $256
Donations received in the United
War Fund Drive during the past week
have raised the total actually on
hand to about $1,300. or a little more
than one-fourth the county quota of
$5,000, Shep Brinkley, chairman, said
yesterday. However, reports are
complete from only a small fraction
of the county so far, and Mr. Brink
ley is more hopeful that the goal
may be reached.
Mr. Wright, field representative of
the National War Fund, was here
Wednesday, and he recommends that
the campaign be completed by
Thanksgiving Day, if possible. An
nouncement probably will be made
next week as to the closing date of
the drive in this county.
A representative of the American
Federation of Labor appeared before
members of local labor unions at a
meeting Tuesday night and urged
them to support the movement. Mr.
Brinkley said yesterday he had not
been advised what methods would be
used by the locals in canvassing their
members, but that they were expect
ed to take some action very soon.
A total of $256.39 in additional
contributions to the fund was report
ed during the past week. It is un
derstood that a sizeable amount "has
been collected in various sections
which has not yet been reported.
In the past week the Plymouth
High School turned in $135.89; and
Mrs. G. B. Furbee, chairman for the
Wenona section, reported $56. Other
donators were Plymouth Oil Com
pany, $25; Mr. and Mrs. Myron Ko
walzuck, $5; W. F. Veasey, $2; Lee
Davenport. $1; Mrs. Claude Oliver,
$1; Mrs. Robert Ayers, 50 cents; Dave
Kulman $20; and A. J. Riddle, $10.
Through an error in last week’s
Beacon the Sydenstrickers were cred
ited with $100, which should have
been listed as a donation by the lo
cal unit of the American Fork &
Hoe Company.
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Pulp Making Topic
At Meeting of Lions
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Ed H. Hill Explains Pro
cess; Club Members To
Visit Local Plant
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Lion Ed H. Hill, of the North Caro
lina Pulp Company, made an inter
esting talk on pulp and paper mak
ing at the regular meeting of the
Lions Club last Thursday night.
Using charts, he explained each step
of the process, from the tree in the
woods to the finished product. It
was one of the most interesting pro
grams presented at the club in re
cent weeks.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr. Hill suggested that a future
meeting of the club might be de
voted to a tour of the local mill. D. B.
Kuhe. resident manager of the plant,
invited the club members, and it was
agreed that this be done at some fu
ture time.
Lt. Wm. A. Davidson, jr., USNR,
was a guest of the club.
Following the regular meeting, the
club directors held a brief session;
and Chairman R. H. Lucas, of the
blind committee, held a meeting of
his group.
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Drivers' License Examiner
In Plymouth on Thursdays
James Boyce, license inspector for
the State Highway Patrol, is at the
police station in Plymouth every
Thursday for the purpose of exam
ining applicants and issing drivers’
licenses. The hours are from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. This reminder is issued
due to the fact that some confusion
has arisen as to the day he is in
Plymouth. It is Thursday of each
week.
Local Legion Post
Announces Plan for
Armistice Program
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Veterans of Both World
Wars Urged To Take
Part Monday
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By J. B. McNAIR
As Armistice Day, November 11,
falls on Sunday this year. Monday,
November 12 will be observed all over
the United States.
It has been the custom in Plym
outh for the past several years to
observe the day with a big parade
and other ceremonies presented by
the James E. Jethro Post 164 of the
American Legion. This year the
same procedure will be followed.
Each man or woman who saw serv
ice in either World War 1 or World
War n is asked to take a part in the
celebration here by marching in the
parade. Everyone who is in Plym
outh is urged to meet at the high
school building at 10 o’clock that
morning. Please wear your uni
form. If you are still in service and
are at home on leave we want you
to march in the parade.
The parade will form on Washing
ton street in front of the high school
building and will start the march
down Washington street at 10:30, to
ward Main street, then East on Main
street to Adams street, North on
Adams street to Water street, and
West on Water street to the front of
(See LEGION POST, Page 4)
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Site Is Being Sought
For School Here by
Board of Education
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Definite Plans Not Possible
Until Suitable Location
Can Be Found
Due to the fact that W. F. Credle,
director of achoolhouse planning,
was in Chlcam at an architect's
meeting, he vuagMe to meet with
the county board W education at its
regular session Monday.
Mr. Credle is expected to make a
trip to Plymouth within a few days
and will at that time accompany W.
F. Veasey, county school superin
tendent, and members of the county
board on a survey of other school
buildings in this area. He also will
remain over for a call meeting of
the board next week, according to
present arrangements.
Mr. Credle will assist the super
intendent and board members in de
ciding on blueprints selected from
sketches being drawn up by Macon
G. Norman, Richmond, Va., archi
tect. Mr. Norman has promised to
have a number of sketches ready for
the special meeting of the board.
A number of sites have been sug
gested for the new high school build
ing in Plymouth, but nothing was
decided at the meeting Monday, Mr.
Veasey stated. However, he pointed
out that it will be necessary to de
cide on the location before accept
ing plans drawn up by the architect,
as the blueprints must fit into the
contour and other features of the
site.
The board lias decided definitely
to include three projects in the im-'
mediate building program. Remodel
ing and construction of additions to
the present high school building,
which will then be used for the ele
mentary grades; construction of a
new high school building; and con
struction of a Negro school for Cres
well.
Members of the board voted on
the school holidays for the remain
der of the year in the county. The
schools will be closed both Thursday
and Friday, November 22 and 23, for
Thanksgiving: and they will close on
Thursday, December 20, for Christ
mas, reopening on New Year’s Day.
I Few Farmers at
| Rotary Meeting
Only seven farmer-guests were
present at the Rotary meeting
Tuesday night, held in the so
cial hall of the Christian church,
although about 30 had been in
vited. This was the first of a
series of such meetings planned
by the club to improve the rela
tionship of farmers and towns
people of the section.
A barbecue dinner was served,
and as the Rotarians had Ar
ranged for four times as many
guests quite a surplus of food was
left untouched.
Carl L. Bailey welcomed the
guests, and several informal
talks were made. Shep Brink
ley, president, called for a re
port on the proceeds from the
show which played in Plymouth
last Friday under auspices of the
club. About $300 was reported
above expenses.
Sale of Vacant City
Property Is Talked
At Council Meeting
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Will Be Advertised as Soon
As Proper Procedure
Determined
At the regular meeting of the City
Council Monday night, held in the
mayor’s office, the councilmen voted
to offer for sale the vacant lot lo
cated hetween the fire department
ouilding and Z. V. Norman's office.
Councilmen present were A. J. Rid
dle, Durand Keel. H. E Harrison and
J. W. Marrow, in addition to Mayor
E. F. Still and City Clerk Moye W.
Spruill.
It was explained that an offer had
been made for the vacant lot. An
advertisement is to be prepared ask
ing for the acceptance of sealed bids
on the lot, with the applicants stipu
lating the kind of building they pro
pose to erect and for what it would
be used. The bids will be received
for a definite period and opened at
a future meeting of the council, with
the right reserved to reject any or
all bids.
Mayor Still asked for a report from
the standing committee on the in
vestigation of the petition received
from the Red Hill section at the last
meeting of the town council. At mat
time a delegation appeared before
the city board, asking for improve
ments in drainage, streets, more
lights. They claimed that since the
Red Hill section was Incorporated
they had been paying town taxes but
received little benefit in return.
Tire committee reported that some
of the requests as outlined in the
petition should be granted, and the
council voted to make the necessary
improvements in the Red Hill section
as soon as electrical equipment and
labor could be obtained.
Dr. Claudius McGowan appeared
before the council and asked for im
provements in the lighting of streets
throughout the town. He asked also
that the merchants or some organi
zation provide the public with toilet
facilities. Dr. McGowan pointed out
that such provision is sadly lacking
here. The matter was tabled until
the next meeting, on the third Mon
day in November.
C. Clyde Hardison
Gets G-E Agency
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C. Clyde Hardison, local manager
for the Virginia Electric & Power
Company for the past eight years,
announced this week that he had
secured the local agency for all Gen
eral Electric Company appliances
and would leave the employ of the
power firm between now and the first
of the year to go into business for
himself.
Mr. Hardison so far has been un
able to secure a building, but has a
G-E refrigerator on display at this
time in the show window of the Dav
enport Hardware Company. He ex
pects to have other items in the line
in the near future, including home
freezer units, radios, ranges, water
heaters, as well as numerous smaller
appliances. By that time he hopes
to secure a building in which to lo
cate his new business.
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Chickenpox Keeps
Many Out School
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Epidemic in Local Com
munity Said Not Seri
ous by Doctors
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An epidemic of chicken pox in
Plymouth has been reported by the
district health department, with a
number of cases in the elementary
school. All of the cases are said to
be light, but the children have stayed
out of school until it was considered
safe for them to return.
The Hampton school reported that
no accurate record has been kept of
the cases, but a number have been
absence due to chicken pox , How
ever, they were not considered seri
ous and the children did not stay out
long.
Some pupils have returned to
school, but others are still absent,
due to illness from the disease or
caution in making it safe for those
who have not had chicken pox. It
was pointed out that the epidemic,
which was not ovei a wide-spread
area, has been nothing to be alarmed
about, as the disease is always light
and of short duration.
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Long Acre Chapel Church
Homecoming Day Sunday
The long Acre Chapel church will
observe its annual Homecoming Day
on November 11, it was announced
this week. Tire Ange Trio will sing
at the special services, and a free
dinner will be served on the grounds.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Southern Albemarle
Association To Meet
In Columbia on 15th
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HEADS DELEGATION
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W. L. Whitley, presidemt of
the Southern Albemarle Associa
tion, will head the delegation
from this county to the general
meeting of the association, which
will be held at Columbia Thurs
day of next week, November 15.
Highway Program
Endorsed by County
Board Here Monday
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Variety of Other Matters
Considered at All-Day
Regular Session
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At the regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners, held
in the courthouse Monday morning,
it was decided that Washington
County would stand behind the over
all highway program of the Southern
Albemarle Association. The com
missioners passed a resolution to
empower the association to speak
the sentiment of Washington Coun
ty in matters of main highways lo
cated within the association.
It was decided that a request would
be made to the state highway depart
ment to construct and maintain the
highways outlined in the overall pro
gram of the association, as adopted
by the county commissioners last
year. However, A. L. Latham made
a motion, seconded by J. C. Knowles,
that they recommend that the high
way commissioners consider high
way 99, leading from highways 32 to
264. as the number one project for
Washington County.
The commissioners also decided to
ask for a slight change in the rout
ing of the proposed highway to by
pass the town of Plymouth, starting
at the Lucas Dairy on highway 64
and extending eastward to rejoin the
present 64 routing at Juniper Lodge.
The road as now surveyed will leave
about 25 feet of land, worth noth
ing to anyone, between the railroad
See HIGHWAYS, Page 4'
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Dr. Furgurson Expects To
Return Here First of Year
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It was learned this week that Maj.
E. W. Furgurson expects to be re
leased from the Army Air Corps Me- j
dical service about the first of the
year, when he and Mrs. Furgurson1
and little daughter will return to
Plymouth. Dr. Furgurson was as
sociated with Dr. A. Papineau in'
operation of the Plymouth Clinic be
fore he entered the service in 1942.
He served overseas in the China- J
India-Burma theater of war for
about a year and a halw. Recently
he was assigned to the regional hos
pital at Greensboro as assistant at
tending surgeon and assistant chief
of obsterics and gynecology.
Road Program To
Be Given Impetus
County Has 25 Delegates:
Hoped Many Others
Will Attend
W. L, Whitley, of Plymouth, presi
dent of the Southern Albemarle As
sociation. is urging a full attendance
from Washington County at the first
general meeting of the assoc;ation in
several years at Columbia Thursday
rf next week. The principal matters
'or discussion will concern road pro
jects and other items of importance
to this entire section.
Twenty-five delegates have been
appointed by the Washington Coun
ty commissioners and all others who
attend from the county have been
designated as alternates The asso
ciation is composed of four coun
ties, Washington. Tyrrell, Hyde and
Dare, and each has 25 votes on mat
ters coming before the body.
The morning session will begin at
11 a.m.. after which a lunch will be
served t.o all visitors by the Tyrrell
County hosts. The afternoon ses
sion will follow. Mr. Whitley said
yesterday that arrangements for the
program were in the hands of the
Tyrrell County committee and, al
though he did not know who had
been secured as the principal speak
er, he would be of state-wide promi
nence.
During the business session, new
officers are to be elected. Due to
storms and travel restrictions, no
meetings have been held since the
war started, and the old officers have
continued to serve.
It is expected that the meeting will
devote most of its attention to the
road program, adopted some years
ago and reaffirmed at a meeting of
the executive committee at Columbia
in July of last year. Efforts are be
ing centered on resumption of work
on four projects that will complete
the linking of the county seats of
Hyde. Tyrrell. Dare and Washington.
A special roads committee from the
association held a meeting with state
officials Tuesday, including the gov
ernor and the highway commission.
While no definite promises were
made, newspaper reports are to the
effect that the delegation was as
sured action in the immediate fu
ture This delegation is expected to
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Woodrow Collins
To Get Discharge
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Mackeys Young Man Was
Prisoner of War for
Over Year
Technical Sergeant Woodrow R.
Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond I Collins, of Mackeys. recent
ly was transferred from the First
Air Forces base at Seymour Johnson
Field in Goldsboro to a separation
center to receive an honorable dis
charge from the Army Air Forces.
Sergeant Collins was captured by
the Germans in February of last
year and was liberated by the Rus
sians on May 1 of this year. Gun
ner on a heavy bomber, his ship was
forced down in occupied France, and
he remained with the French under
ground forces for several weeks be
fore he was captured by the Nazis.
In civilian life Sergeant Collins
was a bookkeeper prior to his entry
into the service on July 29. 1942. He
went overseas on November 3, 1943,
is an aerial engineer and returned
to this country June 30. 1945.
He holds the Purple Heart Medal,
the Air Medal and the European
African-Middle Eastern theater rib
ion with one bronze battle star. He
is married to Mrs. Mildred W. Col
ins, of Rougemont.
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Monday To Be Observed as Armistice i
Holiday by Bank and Offices Locally !
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All county offices in the court
house and most government offi
ces in Plymouth will be closed
Monday in observance of Arm
istice Day, as November 11 comes
on Sunday this year.
The Office of Price Adminis
tration rationing board an
nounces an official holiday Mon
day and will be closed all day.
The U. S. Employment office
also will observe a legal holiday.
W. F. Veasey, superintendent of
schools, will observe a holiday
and his office will not be open
j officially.
The Branch Banking and
Trust company and the Post Of
fice will be closed all day, and
the local draft board office will
be closed Saturday and Mon
day.
There will be no city or rural
deliveries, and the post office
windows will be closed, but mail
dispatches will be made as us
ual.
There was some discussion
about local stores closing for the
day, but up to noon today no ac
tton had been taken: and. so far
as could be learned, they will
be open for business as usual
I Monday.