T'own
opics
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A St. Patrick’s Day dinner !
dance for club members will be
given Saturday night, March 12,
at. the Country Club of Plym
outh, according to announcement i
by the entertainment committee I
this week. The dinner will be
at 7:30, with dancing from 9 to 1.
^Reservations should be made with
TMrs. James B. Kinnear by noon
Friday.
Revenue from parking meters
showed an increase last tveek,
collections totaling about $135
when the coin traps were empti
ed last Friday morning. That was
the best week since the first one,
when $147 was realized. A few
autoists still try to use dimes.
Chief Brown stated, which is
wasted efforts, as the type meter
used here .registers only pennies
and nickles.
Former Mayor and Mrs. Eu
gene F. Still left this morning for
their home in Blytheville, Ark.,
after spending about a week here
with friends. Mr. Still was presi
dent of the Plymouth Box &
Panel Company until its sale in
1946 to the Atlas Plywood Cor
poration, and he also was mayor
of Plymouth when he left early
in 1947 for Blytheville, where he
now operates a Lincoln-Mercury
automobile agency.
No meeting of the Plymouth
Lions Club will he held this
week, on account of the basket
ball tournament now in pro
egress. The meeting will be
made up on the fifth Thursday
night, when the club is not nor
mally scheduled to have a ses
sion, according to Harold Whit
ley, president of the club. Other
meetings this month will be
held as usual.
Four generations of a family
ate dinner Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Bowen in
the Long Acre section. Present
at the meal were Tillie and Bruce
Bowen, daughter and son of Mr. I
and Mrs. Bowen: Mr. and Mrs. I
Frank Askew, Mrs. Bowen’s fath- !
er and mother: Mr. and Mrs. Ben- !
nie Bowen, Mr. Bowen’s parents;
Mrs. Martha Bowen and Mrs.
Joanna Bowen, Mr. Bowen’s
grandmothers and Mrs. Annie £.
Bowen, Mrs. Bowen’s grand
mother.
Most of the time it is the older
person who gets mixed up as i
to what day the day is, but this
^jme a high school student wasn’t!
sure. Carolyn Ayers jumped out
of bed hurridley Saturday morn
ing and prepared to go to school
only to find that the day was
Saturday and no school scheduled
for that day.
Rites Sunday for I
Mrs. NoraWrighij
Mrs. Nora O. Wright, widow of
the late W. J. Wright, of near
Jamesville, died last Friday af
ternoon at 4 o’clock at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. D. D. Co
burn, near Dardens. Mrs. Wright
70, years old, had been in failing
health for about a year and had
been confined to her bed for the
past five weeks.
Daughter of the late William j
and Nannie Rogcrson Gaylord, I
Mrs. Wright was born in Martin
County on August 28, 1878, and
lived in that community practi- i
cally all of her life. On Janu- ]
ary 5, 1898. she was married to I
W. J. Wright, who preceded her
to the grave some years ago. Mrs.
MWright was an active member of
the Corinth Free Will Baptist
Church for many years.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. D. D.
Coburn, near Dardens. Interment
was made in the Wright family
cemetery. The services were con
ducted by the Rev. W. B. Har-1
rington, of Williamston. assisted
by the Rev. J. O. Lone. Metho-1
dist Minister of Plymouth.
Mrs. Wright is survived by one '
daughter, Mrs. D. D. Coburn, of
Jamesville Route 1; a son. Surry
Wright, of Gerald, Mo.: one sis
ter, Mrs. E. G. Walters, of James
ville; two brothers, E. H. Gay
lord, of Jamesville; and W. II.
Gaylord, of Plymouth; three
grandchildren and one great
grandchild. !
JNorfolk Southern Not
Seeking Train Removal
Representative Herbert C. Bon
ner this week wrote The Roanoke
Beacon that there was no founda
tion to the rumor that the Nor
folk Southern Railroad had ap
plied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for permission to
withdraw its operations on the
Mackeys Ferry-Columbia branch 1
of the railroad.
Representative Bonner said the
rumor originated in Columbia and
Tyrrell County and that County |
Representative C. W. Tatem had ,
written him for confirmation. The
Congressman took the matter up
with the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which stated that no 1
such application had been filed |
with it.
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News *★★★★★
H A home newspaper dedicated
!l to the service of Washington jjj
jj County and its 13.000 people. j:j
VOLUME LX—NUMBER 10
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 10, 1949
ESTABLISHED 18S9
OBSERVE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
The first anniversary of the use of the new Baptist Church
Building, archtect’s sketch of which appears above, will be ob
served with a special program of service Sunday. The 11 a. m.
service will be broadcast, and other services are planned at 3:30 ,
6:30 and 7:30 p. m.
County ‘Over’ on
Red Cross Quota
Merchants Not i
Opposing Bill ji
Officials of the Plymouth
Merchants Association stated
this week that the organization
was not opposing enactment of
proposed 75-ccnt per hour
minimum wage law, now before
the National Congress. At a
recent meeting of the associa
tion, a form letter was read ask
ing individual members to write
their representatives in op
position to the bill, and there
was some discussion, but the
matter was dropped without
any action being taken.
W. B. Liverman, president of
the merchants association, said
yesterday that, so far as he could
learn, none of the local business
firms had written or pursued
the matter any further.
Special Services ai
Baptist Church to
MarkAnniversary
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Remodeled Building Was
First Used Year Ago;
Program for Day Out
lined by Pastor
By P. B. NICKENS, Pastor
Next Sunday. March 13. prom
ises to be a great day in the life
of the Ludford Memorial Bap
tist Church. Of course there
have been other notable days as
well. One thinks, for example,
of that great day when the late
Enoch Ludford and his good wife, I
together with the small group
of- Baptist then in Plymouth, de
cided that with God’s help they
would build a church at the cor
ner of Washington and Third
Streets. It was surely a day
never to be forgotten when the
first worship services were held
in the new brick structure. That
was a notable day, also, when the
local congregation, now growing
rapidly, decided to buy the prop
erty of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stell
for use as an Educational Build
ing. And surely that was a day
long to be remembered when the
church in conference made the
decision to remodel the church
building in order that it might
be enlarged and beautified. And
it was a great day in the life of
the church when, after eight
months of worship in the county
courthouse, the first service was
held in the newly completed
structure. It was on that Sun
day, March 14, 1948. that the first
service ever to be broadcast from
Plymouth was carried by Station
WRRF. of Washington.
And now on next Sunday the
local Baptist Church marks the
first anniversary in the new
church plant. And, also, next
Sunday has been set aside as
"Decision Day.” On this Sunday i
we are hoping to reach a great
number of the unenlisted and un
saved people of the town and
community. The day will begin
with Sunday School at 10 a. m.,
M. W. Spruill, general superin
tendent. Our goal is 200 persons
present. Morning worship fol
lows at 11 o’clock with the pastor
preaching. This entire service
will be broadcast over Station
WRRF, of Washington. At this
service there will be special
(See BAPTIST, Page Ten)
Total Not Yet Deter-,
mined, But Chairman
Says More Than $1,950
Goal Collected
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Washington County topped its
$1,950 goal in the annual Red
Cross Drive within the five days
set for the ‘whirlwind” cam
paign last Saturday night ac
cording to W. J. Woolard, county
chairman.
Washington County is the
second county in this district to
top its Red Cross Drive quota
according to Miss Janet Cox. of
Rocky Mount, Red Cross field
representative. Hertford County
went over its goal on the second
day of the campaign.
The total collection in Washing
ton County cannot be determined
yet as all the cash has not been
turned in. however 6 of the 12
county sections have reached and
topped its goals, with possibly
more doing the same, when final
tabulations of their donations are
made.
Mackeys. Plymouth residential
district. Plymouth business dis
trict. Plymouth industrial dis
trict, Country Club Village and
Roper have exceeded its goals.
W. F. Winslow, chairman of the
Plymouth residential district re
ports that his canvassers turned
in $408.45, which is $108.45 more
than the $300 goal, and is the
highest margin over a quota re
ported.
Total collections from Little
Richwood. Skinncrsville, Wenona,
Creswell, Pleasant Grove and the
colored section of the county have
not been itemized, reports Chair
man Woolard.
Funeral Tuesday
For C. G. Phelps
Christopher G. Phelps, 63, died
at 2:45 Sunday afternoon at his
home in Creswell, following an
illness that extended over sev
eral years. His condition was con
sidered serious for about a week
before the end came.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Enoch Phelps, he was born in
Washington County on May 17,
1885. Ho became a carpenter and
went to Tyrrell County to live
after reaching manhood, return
ing to make Creswell his home
about 19 years ago. He was a
member of the Philippi Church
of Christ.
The funeral was held from his
late home Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 by the Rev. G. C. Bland, his
pastor, assisted by the Rev. B. W.
Gaither, Episcopal minister of
Creswell. Interment was made
in the St. David's Cemetery near
Creswell.
Mr. Phelps is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Dezzie Sawyer
Phelps, of Creswell; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Thomas O. Tarkington,
of New York City, and Mrs. Carl
Crumpler, of Clinton; one sister,
Mrs. S. J. Woodley, of Creswell;
and five grandchildren.
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Frigidaire Demonstration
Planned Friday Afternoon
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Miss Frances Maness, home
economist, of Norfolk, Va., will
give a demonstration of Frigidaire
automatic washers, dryers and
ironers and discuss hard-water
problems in the agriculture build
ing here Friday afternoon at 2:30
p. m., according to announcement
this week by C. E. Ayers, local
dealer. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Review Board
Meets Monday
Property owners of Washing
ton County are reminded that
the county commissioners and
the county tax supervisor will
meet in the commissioners' room
at the courthouse here next
Monday, March 14, as a board
of equalization and review'. The
meeting will begin at 10 a. m.
Persons who desire to regis
ter complaints or ask for ad
justments in their property
valuation are urged to be pres
ent at the meeting, as it will be
difficult to secure corrections,
even if they are deemed justi
fiable by the board, after that
time.
Town Property Is
To Be Offered for
Sale on April 18th
Proceeds Would Be Used
To Build Fire Depart
ment Buliding and New
Town Offices
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Sale of several pieces of real
property owned by the Town of
Plymouth was ordered by the city
! council by a. three-to-two vote at
1 its regular meeting Monday night,
i The city attorney, W. L. Whitley,
was directed to advertise the
j property for 30 days and offer it
at public auction, both as a whole
and divided into several parcels,
and report the bids to the council
for acceptance or rejection.
Councilmen A. J. Byrd, George
■ W. Harrison and W. H. Joyner
; voted for the sale, while it was
! opposed by Councilmen Harold
i Whitley and E. D. Keel. Council
man J. S. Brinkley was presiding
as mayor pro tern and did not
vote on the proposal.
A bill authorizing the sale was
recently enacted into law by the
I General Assembly. A previous
| attempt to sell the property was
halted when it was found the
council lacked authority to go
through with it. At that time a
.bid of some $32,000 was received
for the fire department, laundry
i and town office buildings, all of
which are to be included in the
| new sale.
Mr. Whitley is advertising the
property at auction on Monday,
April 11, at noon, in front of the
courthouse door. It is emphasized
that this will not be a forced sale,
and the council expressly re
serves the right to accept or re
ject any or all bids. Prospective
purchasers are invited to suggest
manner of dividing the property
into parcels suitable to them, al
though the sale that brings the
most money is most likely to be
accepted.
Proceeds from the sale, if it
is confirmed, will be used to re
model the city market building
and house all town offices there
and to build a new fire depart
ment building. Council members
said that the property would not
be available to purchasers until
these arrangements could be com
pleted.
The property offered for sale
includes two lots on West Main
Street in addition to the approxi
mately 100 feet fronting on the
north side of East Water Street,
bounded on the other three sides
by Adams Street, Roanoke River
and Leder Brothers lot. Build
ings on the latter tract Include
those housing the town offices,
D. & N. Laundry and Fire depart
ment, as well as a small ware
house or two.
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Draw Jury List
For April Court
Tho names of 24 Washington
County citizens were drawn by
the county commissioners at their
meeting Monday to serve on the
jury list for the April term of
superior court. The term, for trial
of civil cases only, will begin
Monday, April 18. and continues
for one week. Judge Chester
Morris, of Currituck, has been as
signed to preside.
Names of tho jurors, by town
ships, follow:
Plymouth: H. J. Bateman, Lyn
wood Modlin, J. F. Bowen, Geor
ge Chesson, H. E. Boyd, C. R.
Bowen: Lees Mill: L. C. Allen,
Thomas E. Marriner, A. J. Ed
wards, L. R. Davenport, Asa F.
Johnston, Seaton M. Phelps: Scup
pernong: David Furlough, H. P.
Barnes, J. R. Davenport, Jen
nings M. Davenport, Leon L.
Davenport, Thomas J. Furlough,
Carroll R. Spruill, Arley ?.
Phelps, M. C. Edwards: Skinners
ville: L. M. Davenport, jr., J. W.
Furlough and Harold Patrick.
Members County
Board in Regular
Meeting Monday
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Send Letters To Legisla
tors Asking Support for
Health and Education
al Proposals
Members of the Washington
County Board of Commissioners
allocated $1,500 to the county for
mosquito spraying, at their month-1
ly meeting Monday. Dr. Claudius
McGowan, acting district health
officer, and Delbert Allen, dis
trict sanitary officer, spoke to
the members in behalf of the mos
quito control plan.
Members of the board decided
to send word to Representative E.
O. Arnold, in Raleigh, to help
support the state health program
and to support the bill that was
introduced this week asking ap
propriations for the fiscal year.
Letters were also sent Senators
John C. Rodman and Samuel M.
Campen to support the State Aid
Educational program.
A petition was received, ap
proved and sent to the state
highway department asking for
maintenance of a road beginning
on the Long Ridge Road about
3% miles from Plymouth over
the Beaver Dam swamp to the
right up to Peter Moore’s Road
and continuing to U. S. Highway
64, covering a distance of 2 miles.
E. L. Blount was employed as
janitor of the courthouse and
county agriculture building ef
fective immediately and through
June 30.
E. J. Spruill, county tax col
lector, reported that $8,911.60 had
been collected from taxes during
February. Mrs. Mary Frances
Darden, county home demonstra
tion agent gave her report for
February.
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83 Per Cent of All
County Dwellings
Sprayed Last Year
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Hope To Begin Program
Early This Year; Coun
ty and Towns Asked to
Cooperate
More than 83 per cent of all
the dwelling units in Washing
ton County were sprayed with
DDT last year as part of the coun
ty-wide program for control of
flics and mosquitoes, according to
figures submitted this week by
Dr. Claudius McGowan, district
health officer, who hopes to make
the program even more effective
this season.
Dr. McGowan said that prep
arations were underway to begin
the spraying work as early as
considered practical this year.
Through cooperation of the coun
ty commissioners, the health de
partment has secured a power
sprayer, which will make the
spraying much more uniform and
effective, acording to Dr. Mc
Gowan and D. D. Allen, county
sanitarian, who is to be in charge
of the work.
The health department figures
showed that 2,754 dwelling units,
out of a total of 3,315 in the coun
ty, were sprayed last year. Of
the remainder, there were 272
who declined to have their homes
sprayed, 104 were reported vacant,
and 185 were locked when the
spraying crew arrived. These
figures also show there are 1,066
dwelling units in the Plymouth
City limits.
The Washington County com
missioners Monday agreed to put
up t o same amount, $1,500, re
quired last year. The Plymouth
City Council Monday night left
it up to a committee to report on
whether the town should co-1
operate. Plymouth last year gave
$800 toward the spraying pro- j
gram; ltopcr contributed $129 and |
Creswell $75. Dr. McGowan is J
requesting each municipality *o
make the same contribution again j
this year.
Board of Education
Approves Recent Sale
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Members of the Washington
County Board of Education met
Monday and approved the re-sale
of the Pritchett School building
to W. T. Phelps, of Creswell, who
made a bid of $1,200. The bids
for the building had been raised
three times previously.
Roy F. Lowry, superintendent
of county schools, reported some
general repairs on the schools.
Macedonia and Brooks schools
have new porches. The fire es
cape at Hampton School was fix
led. A floor in the Roper School
1 has been repaired.
Council Names Officials
For May Town Election
IVn Stitrvs Itniiain
Open tin Hedne^ilav
A majority of local retail j
i establishments are now observ
; ing Wednesday half-holidays,
starting last week, as voted
unanimously at a merchants as
I sociation meeting in February.
However, several others this
week announced changes in
their schedules, at least until
after the Easter season.
Five firms announced this
week that they would remain
open all day Wednesdays until
April 27th, when they will start
their Wednesday half-holidays,
j The five are: Byrd’s Clothing
Store, Leder Brothers, Allen’s
Grocery, Ganderson's Quality
Shop and Crown’s—Clothiers.
The same five also will be clos
ed all day Easter Monday,
April 18. Previously, the mer
chants association had voted to
remain open Easter Monday.
The Pender and A & P food
stores announced this week that
they would open at 8 a. m. and
close at 12 noon on Wednesdays
during the summer months.
They have been opening at 9
a. m. and closing at 1 p. m. on
Wednesdays. Other local stores
open at 9 a. m. and close at 12
noon.
Requests Are Many
At Session of Council
Water and Sewer Line'
Extensions Most in De
mand; Number Matters
Acted Upon
The Plymouth City Council had
a very lengthy session Monday
night, hearing a half dozen re
quests for services of one kind
or another in addition to order
ing sale of several pieces of town
owned property and setting up
the machinery for holding the bi
ennial municipal election on May
3rd. Mayor A. J. Riddle was
unavoidably absent and Shep
Brinkley, mayor pro tern, pre
sided, with all six members of
the council present. The meeting
finally adjourned about 10:30 p. n.
Atwood Tetterton, owner of six
acres of property in the southern
part of town, asked the council
to aid him in securing an outlet
and laying off a street to reach
his holdings. He was told to se
cure a map of the property and
make arrangements with other
property owners for a street de
jdicated, after which the town will
see what it can do.
I Reynolds May, of Greenville,
[ representing a firm which wishes
to begin immediate construction
I of 15 new housese on the old
pulp mill ball property, asked the
council to consider extension of
water and sewer lines to the pro
posed development. There were
several matters which must be
cleared up before any action can
be taken on Mr. May's request,
and Councilmen George Harri
son and A. J. Byrd and Chief of
Police P. W. Brown were dele
gated to meet with Mr. May
Thursday morning to get some
definite information about costs,
etc. An engineer from the state
health department also is to meet
I with them.
D. D. Allen, county sanitarian,
! representing District Health Of
ficer McGowan, requested a con
tribution from the town to carry
; on the DDT spraying program
! again this year. Councilmen E. D.
Keel. W. H. Joyner and Byrd were
appointed to consider the mat
ter and report to the council at
a later meeting.
Fire Chief Miler Warren had
letters quoting prices on a 40
foot extension ladder needed by
the fire department. On motion
of A. J. Byrd and George Harri
son, it was voted unanimously *:o
order the ladder at a cost of
$272.20. The fire chief explained
that the department did not now
have a ladder that would reach to
the roof of any building in the
business section on Water Street,
; (CetTciTY COUNCIL, Page 10)
Banquet-Dance At
Roper Next Week
I Plans are about complete to
J hold a banquet and dance in
j honor of the Roper High School
I basketball teams at the high
school Friday night, March 18,
according to Roper school of
ficials.
: The banquet will be held in the
school lunch room. Basketbad i
awards will be given to 11 boys
on the high school basketball
(team by members of the Ruritan
Club. A group of young Roper
I women. called “The Station
j Wagon Set,” will give awards to
14 members of the high school
girls’ basketball team.
Following the banquet a dance
will be held in the school gym
nasium with thi J. J- Clemmons
High School orchestra furnishing
| the music.
Three Johns; j
How One Jon j
According to Moravian cus
tom, the youngest son in a
Moravian family should be
named John. Mr. and Mrs.
John McCloud, of Roper, Route
One, have three boys named
John “Buck,” John “Booger”
and John “Stinkey.” They were
given the nicknames so when
“John” was called three boys
wouldn’t answer simultaneous
ly.
Saturday morning Mrs. Mc
Cloud gave birth to a 11 pound
girl. Dr. E. W. Furgurson, phy
sician in charge, told the father,
that this was one McCloud
child who wouldn’t be named
John. The smiling father an
swered, *Oh, yes she will, her
name is Jon.”
Last Rites For
Linda Winesette
Held Yesterday
Leukemia Victim Buried
In Fairmont Cemetery,
Large Floral Offering
for Popular Youth
Linda Loo Wincsotte, 17-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Winesette. died at 6 a. m. Tues
day in a Charlotte hospital. There
had been slim hopes of her re
covery from leukemia that kept1
her bedfast the last three weeks j
Funeral services were held
vesterday at 3:30 p. m. in the
First Baptist Church, of Fairmont.
She was interred in the Fair
mont Cemetery. The Kcv. P. B.
Niekens. of the Ludford Memorial 1
Baptist Chureh. of Plymouth, of- ]
firiated at the services. He was
assisted by the Rev. C. P. Herring. j
pastor of tlie First Baptist Church
of Fairmont, together with the j
Presbyterian and Methodist min
isters of Fairmont. Members of!
the Fairmont senior high school ]
class acted as pall-bearers.
Miss Winesette had been living
i in Fairmont with her sister, Mrs. r
Pittman Fisher, and was attend-,
ing the high school there when it
was learned she had leukemia. ,
She was born in Wliitcville on :
May 13, 1031 and spent most of !
her school life in Plymouth until ;
J last fall, when she moved to her
sister’s home in Fairmont. The
young lady was a frequent visitor |
in her sister's home.
Miss Winesette was active in
school functions and was a mem
ber of the Ludford Memorial Bap
tist Church here.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vived by five sisters: Mrs. Pitt- !
man Fisher, of Fairmont; Mrs. W. 1
A. Greene and Mrs. Edward I
(See WINESETTE, Page 10)
Parent-Teacher Meeting 1
Here Next Wednesday
Plymouth Parent-Teacher As- '
! sociation is scheduled to meet 1
next Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. in 1
the local high school auditorium. 1
The Plymouth High School Band 1
under the direction of Mrs. Ethel
G. Hopkins will play for the as- '
sociation. Roy F. Lowry, super- i
intondent of county schools, plans
to talk to the group about state
legislative activities concerning ]
education. Mrs. K. S. Trowbridge :
is in charge of the program. :
Entirely New Registra
tion Ordered and New
Polling Places Are Des
ignated in Two Wards
Arrangements for the munici
pal election in May were com
pleted at the city council meet
ing Monday night by ordering a
I new registration, appointing reg
istrars and judges of election, and
(designating new polling places for
the reorganized second and third
J wards. A mayor and six council
i men, two each from the three
wards, are to be chosen at the
■ election, which will be held on
(Tuesday, May 3.
Reorganization of the wards
makes a new registration practi
cally mandatory, council members
were told by Town Attorney W.
L. Whitley. He explained that
due to the many changes, it
would be impossible to use the old
registration books, and unlimited
confusion would follow any at
tempt to revise or copy them.
It will be necessary for every
one who wishes to vote in the
town election to register while
the books are open from April
19th through April 23rd. No past
registration will be counted. Reg
istrars are required to be at the
polling places each Saturday dur
ing the registration period from
9 a. m. until 9 p. m., and in ad
dition they' may register those
who apply at other times during
this period.
Polling places were set up as
follows: First ward, Washington
County Courthouse: second ward,
office of Roanoke Coal Company
on West Water Street; third ward,
Arrants’ Garage on Wilson Street
Extended.
Registrars and pollholders were
appointed as follows: First ward,
Clarence Blount, registrar; E. A.
Harrison and R. W. Johnston,
judges of election; second ward:
J. T. McNair, registrar; T. E.
Ainsley and W. S. Hardison,
judges of election: third ward:
Mrs. Ray Brown, registrar; Rev.
J. F. Miller and C. E. Ayers,
judges of election.
Native of County
Dies in Hospital
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from
Zions Chapel Christian Church at
| Roper, for Mrs. Rosa Davis Wil
liams. of Portsmouth, Va., native
of Washington County, who died
Saturday afternoon in a Ports
mouth hospital. Mrs. Williams,
•12 years of age, had been in de
clining health for about six
months and was confined to her
bed for the past five weeks.
The funeral was conducted by
| the Rev. Dennis Warren Davis, of
j Plymouth, assisted by the Rev. M.
II,. Ambrose, of Washington, and
| the Rev. J. E. Brooks, of Norfolk,
Va. Mrs. Williams was an active
| member of the Christian Church
for a number of years.
! Daughter of the late Mr. and
I Mrs. Mack Davis, of Roper, Mrs.
Williams was born in Washing
ton County on November 26. 1906.
She lived in the county until
about 20 years ago, when she
moved to Portsmouth, following
her marriage on July 20, 1929, *o
Robert Lee Williams, jr., in Nor
folk, Va.
Mrs. Williams is survived by
her husband: one daughter, Pa
tricia Ann Williams, of Ports
mouth, Va.; one brother, Clyde
Davis, of Virginia Beach. Va.: and
three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Mar
row. of Roper; Mrs. Vernon Pi
land and Mrs. J. R. Bryan, of
Portsmouth, Va.
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Conservationists
Map Area Farms
H. J. Bragg, of Washington,
soil scientist of the Pamilioo Soil
Conservation District embracing
Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde and
Beaufort Counties finished a week
of individual farm mapping Fri
day in Washington County for
conservation surveys.
He surveyed 35 farms on this
trip and expects to be back in
the county the last of this month
or the first of April. Of the 856
farms in the county 170 are under
the soil conservation farm plan
and 50 more are being processed.
Don Jones, county soil conser
vationist, says that any Wash
ington County farmer interested
in working out a farm plan under
the soil conservation method,
please make their request to him,
so that their farm will be on the
schedule of the next survey.