T'own
opics
The county recorder’s court did
not convene Tuesday, because the
April term of Superior Court was
in session. All the cases scheduled
for last Tuesday are to be carried
over to next Tuesday, according
to Judge W. Ronald Gaylord.
Mrs. Wesley Marrow got the
point of that old adage, “Never
strike at a bee,” that is the point
of the bee’s stinger, Monday,
while she was helping with an
Easter egg hunt on the Methodist
Church lawn. The bee stung her.
She didn't know what had hap
pened at first and fanned the air
with her arms. The bee got mad,
and really gave Mrs. Marrow a
bad time.
Two small boys were peering
into a store window last Friday
afternoon, which was decorated
with an Easter bunny and candy.
One little boy said to the other,
“You know the Easter Bunny is
coming Sunday.” And the other
little boy replied, “Yes, we’ll have
to be good until Sunday.”
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Local stores and business
houses will join in closing Wed
nesday afternoon starting next
week and continuing through
the summer months. Heretofore,
there has been some division,
some stores closing and others
remaining open. They got to
gether last week, however, re
maining open the Wednesday
before and Wednesday after
Easter and closing all day
Easter Monday.
F. M. Bowers, committeeman
of Plymouth Boy Scout Troop 84,
who originated the idea of hav
ing the first annual Easter egg
hunt for town children on the
Scout Hut property last Sunday,
has come up with another idea.
Since there were five Easter egg
hunts in Plymouth during the
week-end, each sponsored by a
different organization, he suggests
that these organizations pool their
efforts next year and hold one
big Easter egg hunt on the hut
property as there is plenty of
space and good places to hide
the eggs.
E. H. Liverman reports that a
trencher began preparations for
laying tile on the old county farm
this morning. The trencher will
be in operation this afternoon
and probably for the next five
ft or six 4iy; Mr. LiVemuMi iaid. -
Those who have difficulty in
knowing how and where to park
could benefit by following the ex
ample of Plymouth volunteer
firemen. They park so they can
get away quickly in case of fire.
A week or so ago, Miller War
ren, Phillip Liverman and Earl
Bowen, all firemen, were at a meet
ing where a number of cars were
parked. There was no fire call,
but after the meeting the three
firemen had parked in such a
way that they were out of the
area before the other cars moved.
County's Cancer
Drive Still Lags
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Contributions to the county’s
annual cancer drive fund cam
paign under the American Cancer
Society are “trickling in” accord
ing to Mrs. W. J. Woolard, county
commander, who reports that only
$210 of the $800 quota has been
turned in. The campaign ends
the last day of this month.
All contributions handed in
have come from the town of
Plymouth. No other section of
the county has made any kind
of a report, Mrs. Woolard said.
Any person in the county who
has not been solicited and wishes
to contribute can do so by mail
ing their donation
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Fire Saturday Damages
Sofa In Hotel Building
Fire from a carelessly placed
cigarette caused approximately
$35 damages to a sofa in the union
office in the Brinkley Hotel
building Saturday night shortly
after 7 o’clock, according to Mil
ler Warren, Plymouth Fire Chief.
I No New Draft ]
i Quota Received I
The official draft holiday,
which included February and
March, is continuing' unofficial
ly, according to Mrs. Lorraine
Hunter, clerk to the Washing
ton County Selective Service
Board.
Mrs. Hunter said yesterday
that the board had received
no official word of the holiday
continuing, but neither have
any orders or quotas for men
from this county been receiv
ed.
Recently, a high Army of
ficial expressed the personal
opinion that the draft holiday
would continue indefinitely, at
least as long as enlistments hold
up at their present rate.
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
A home newspaper dedicated
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,000 people.
VOLUME LX—NUMBER 16
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 21, 1949
ESTABLISHED 1889
Abandon Local Bus Service May 15
Discontinuance of local bus ser
vice by May 15th was announced
yesterday by Nicholas Ataman
chuk, owner-operator of the local
line, who said local patronage had
been disappointing since he began
operations here last December
16th. The announcement was
contained in a formal notice mail
ed to Town of Plymouth officials,
as required by terms of the
franchise.
The bus service has proved a
great convenience to many local
people, especially those who live
in the several villages around the
edges of the town. Mr. Ataman
chuk has been operating two bus
ses on a half-hour schedule, run
ning from the Pines, east of Plym
outh, through the town, out to
Little Richwood Village, the Red
Hill section, country club village,
and to and from the pulp mill.
The text of Mr. Atamanchuk’s
letter, addressed to the Town of
Plymouth, follows: “I am com
pelled to state that the city buses
operated by me under franchise
here have been a losing propo
sition ever since I began opera
tion. The people are not patro
nizing the buses, and I have been
compelled to operate at a great
loss ever since I began. I will
be compelled, as much as I re
gret to do so, to surrender the
franchise, and I propose to dis
continue operation by the 15th
day of May, 1949. I am giving
you this notice as per the terms
of the franchise.
"I am sorry that I have not
been able to make a go if it, but
I have done my very best and
have been to considerable ex
pense and loss in the effort.”
Albemarle League to
Open Season June 1
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| Dog Vaccinating
| Now Underway I
Paul Basnight and Foy Dav
enport, the dog-vaccinating
team for Washington County
this year, reported yesterday
that approximately 425 dogs in
Plymouth Township were vac
cinated the first three days of
the campaign this week. They
are at several points in Lees
Mill Township today, and will
wind up their work in Skin
nersville and Scuppernong on
Friday,
The number vaccinated in
Plymouth Township is slight
ly less than last year, when 486
were treated. However, it is
expected that a few late-com
ers will have their dogs vac
cinated within the next few
days. Owners who fail to have
their dogs vaccinated are to he
prosecuted, according to Sheriff
J. K. Reid.
Local Draft Board
Has Classified 449
Registrants So Far
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Has 315 More To Go Be
fore May 31; Classifica
tion Cards Are Being
Mailed Out
Classification cards are going
out to selective service registrants
in the county, more than half of
whom have been classified thus
far, it was learned yesterday at
the office of the local board. Miss
Lorraine Hunter, clerk to the
board, said that 449 have been
classified thus far, and there are
315 more to go. The classifica
tion work must be finished by
May 31, according to present di
rectives.
Mrs. Hunter stated that many
registrants do not understand the
classification cards now going out,
and several persons have report
ed to the office under the im
pression that the cards were in
duction notices. Others who were
classified as 1-A are now coming
up with marriage certificates,
necessitating their reclassification
into 3-A. She asks all registrants
who get married to report this
fact to the board immediately,
bringing the marriage certificate
as proof.
The classification record at the
local board office here stands as
follows: Registration, 448 white,
415 colored, 863 total; under 19
years age, 43 white, 54 colored,
97 total; classified registrants, 222
white, 227 colored, 449 total;
1-A (available for military ser
vice), 64 white, 57 colored, 121
total; 1-C (now in service), 2
white; 2-A (occupational defer
ment), 1 white; 3»A (deferred be
cause of dependents), 22 white, 19
colored, 41 total; 4-D (ministerial
students), 2 white; 4-F (physical
ly or mentally disqualified), 29
white, 95 colored, 124 total; 5-A
(registrant over 26 years of age),
36 white, 31 colored, 67 total.
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Automobile Turns Over
On Highway Last Night
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Delbert Scott Burns, of the
USMC at Edenton, was arrested
for drunken driving last night,
and Thomas Pazos, also of the
USMC at Edenton, received a
broken right arm, when the 1938
Dodge'driven by Burns, churned
into the soft shoulder on U. S.
Highway 64 just east of Plym
outh about 11 p. m. last night and
rolled over several times. Three
other occupants of the automo
bile, all from the Edenton Marine
Base, were not injured. The au
tomobile was a total wreck, ac
cording to R. W. Young, state
highway patrolman, who investi
gated the accident.
Plymouth Gets Names of
22 Players in Draft at
Meet of Directors Held
Here Monday Night
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The Albemarle League will
open on Wednesday, June 1, it
was decided at a meeting of league
directors held at the Mayflower
Restaurant here Monday night.
David Holton, of Edenton, was
assigned the task of working out
a schedule, to be presented at the
next meeting for adoption. A
70-game regular playing season
was agreed upon, to be followed
by the play-offs between the top
four teams. It was decided to
schedule six games weekly, Mon
day through Saturday, with Sun
days left open for play-offs of
rained-out or postponed games.
A lengthy discussion preceded
a drawing for players of the ‘‘Big
Five” colleges—Carolina, Duke,
Davidson, N. C. State and Wake
Forest. A vote resulted in play
ers from all other colleges being
classed as free agents. Players
of the Big Five schools may deal
only with the teams drawing
their respective names.
The drawing was conducted in
inverse order of the standing of
the clubs at the end of the sea
son last year. Elizabeth City got
first choice, Plymouth was second,
Hertford third, Windsor fourth,
Colerain fifth, and Edenton sixth.
Plymouth drew the names of
22 players from the Big Five
varsity squads. McClenny, Wake
Forest pitcher, was the first play
er selected by W. H. Joyner,
league director representing
Plymouth. Other players drawn
by Plymouth include the follow
ing:
From Wake Forest: Warren,
first base; Brooks, first base
catcher; Matney and Hoey, out
fielders; and Eschen, infielder;
from Davidson: Torrence, White
hart and Blanks, pitchers; Erwin,
outfielder; from Duke: Ayers,
Straunch, Kline and White, pitch
ers; Falwell, infielder; from Caro
lina: Gurganus, catcher; Gaston,
Nicholson, pitchers; Brookshire,
infielders; from State: Utley,
third base; Cathey, pitcher; Liv
ingston, second base. '
(See BASEBALL, Page Twelve)
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Little Interest in
Election at Roper
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Very little interest has been
shown thus far in the Town of
Roper election, set for May 3rd,
according to Aubrey R. Phelps,
town clerk. Mr. Phelps said yes
terday that so far no one had of
ficially filed for mayor or any
of the three council posts which
are to be filled, and only a few,
of any, have registered since the
books opened last Saturday.
The registration books are at
the home of Mrs. Helen Phelps,
just across the street from the
polling place, and they will re
main open until 9 o’clock Satur
day night, April 23. Saturday of
next week, April 30, will be chal
lenge day.
The deadline for candidates to
file for office is Thursday, of
next week, April 28. Written
notice of intention to be a can
didate should be filed with the
city clerk.
Frank E. Bratlen
Passes After Brief
IllnessWednesday
One of Town’s Oldest and
Most Highly Respected
Citizens; Rites This
Afternoon
Frank E. Bratten 85. one of
Plymouth oldest citizens, died at
his home here Wednesday morn
ing at 2:30 after an illness of only
a few hours. Mr. Bratten had
been up town the day before and
apparently was in good health
until he became ill Tuesday night.
Son of the late John A. Brat
ten and Deborah E. Bratten, Mr.
Bratten was born in Beaufort on
December 1, 1863. He came to
Plymouth to live when he was
a small boy and remained here for
the remainder of his long and
useful life. He was married to
Miss Mary E. Allen about 50 years
ago, and she, with two children,
survive.
Mr. Bratten served mail car
rier for a number of years, later
going with the old Wilts Veneer
Company as a watchman and con
tinued in that capacity when the
mill was taken over by the Chica
go Mill & Lumber Corporation
and still later by the Plymouth
Box & Panel Company. He had
been in retirement for the past
several years.
He wag, one of the oldest mem
bers of the Plymouth Methodist
Church and was a regular at
tendant of its services over a
long period of years. As a young
man he was widely known as the
drummer for the Naval militia
company formerly stationed here.
The funeral will be held from
his late home on Monroe Street
here this afternoon at 3 o’clock,
with the Rev. J. O. Long, pastor
of the Methodist church, in charge,
assisted by the Rev. P. B. Nickens,
pastor of the Baptist church. In
terment will follow in the Bate
man cemetery.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary
Allen Bratten, he is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Ed Jackson;
one son, Albert Bratten, four
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Apply for Potato
Price Aid by 13th
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Washington County farmers
who have one or more acres of
irish potatoes for market, and
who wish to apply for price sup
port, are required to pay their
service fee at the county AAA of
fice not later than May 13, ac
cording to Miss Miriam Ausbon,
secretary. The minimum service
fee is $3 per application up to
3.3 acres. Over that amount the
fee is 90 cents per acre.
Any farmer who plants irish po
tatoes without having a goal set
up should report to the county
office at once, so that the acreage
can be measured. This is neces
sary before any application for
price support can be considered.
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Legion Meet In Hall
Slated Friday Night
A rtieeting of the members of
the James E. Jethro Post No. 164
of the American Legion is slated
for tomorrow night at 8 o’clock
in the Legion Hall.
Few Actions Tried
Ai Short Session
Of Superior Couri
Two Divorces Granted;
Four Other Cases Act
ed Upon; Judge Ches
ter Morris Presides
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A three-day civil term of Su
perior Court scheduled here this
week proved to be only about
one day as the court convened
Tuesday morning, recessed at
noon until Wednesday morning,
and finished the term before
noon Wednesday.
Of the 14 cases called, 8 were
continued until the next term of
Superior Court, two divorces were
granted and four other cases were
acted upon. Judge Chester Mor
ris, of Currituck County, presid
ed over the court.
In the suit of Edward L. Owens
against P. H. Darden and Joe
Oliver over timber rights, Mr.
Owens and Mr. Darden com
promised before the case reached
the jury. Mr. Owens is entitled
to all the timber under 12 inches
and Mr. Darden has the right to
all the timber over 12 inches.
He has until March 18, 1951, to
remove the timber. This judge
ment however is not to be in
terpreted as a settlement of the
controversy between Edward L.
Owens and Joe Oliver, and the
cause is retained.
Junior Spruill, of Roper, was
ordered to pay W. E. Knowles
and R. R. Knowles, trading as
Knowles Grocery Company, of
Roper, $758.58, together with in
terest.
A non-suit was entered in the
case of O. D. Hatfield and Wil
liam T. Hatfield, executors of the
will of O. D. Hatfield, against
Earl Midgett, of Creswell.
Lyman Elks, of Plymouth, and
Maurcelean Strickland Elks; Wil
lie W. Mizell and Hyacinthe Mi
zell, of Roper, were granted di
virces in seprate cases upon two
year separations.
(See COURT, Page Twelve)
End Pre-School
Clinics Monday
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The Washington-Tyrrell Dis
trict Health Department will com
plete its schedule of pre-school
clinic vaccinations for county
school children next week.
Tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock, Creswell Colored School
children are to report to the
school for their vaccinations.
Creswell White School children
complete the scheduled clinics
Monday morning by reporting to
Creswell High School at 10
o’clock.
Miss Elizabeth Wood, public
health nurse, says, that any child
who has missed or will miss be
ing checked on the scheduled
dates, may appear at the district
health office in Plymouth for
vaccinations on Thursday after
noons or Saturday mornings.
Last Friday 35 Roper Colored
School children were checked for
vaccinations, bringing the county
total to 187 children vaccinated.
Used Furniture
Store Is Opened:
The Davenport Furniture Com- ■
pany, a new firm specializing in
used furniture and new floor <
coverings, is opening for business ‘
here today. Located on the second 1
floor of the Davenport Hardware '
Company, the new business is '
under the direction of Raymond *
B. Smith, who has had several !
years experience in the furniture ‘
business and in the installation ;
of floor coverings. ,
A complete line of used furni
ture of all kinds will be carried
in stock, Mr. Smith announces,
as well as new linoleum and wool
floor coverings. Some of the stock ]
is being moved into the store to- 1
day, and the remainder is ex- 1
pected within the next few days. 1
Mr. Smith invites all his friends s
to call on him at his new loca- ’
tion. i
Five More Candidates for
Town Council Announce;
All Wards Have Contests
| Total of 995 Register!
(For Flection Hnv 3rd!
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Registration books for the
town election will close at 9
p. m. Saturday, and local citi
zens are again reminded that
they must be registered by that
time if they wish to vote on
May 3rd, regardless of whether
they have voted before or not.
Past registration does not count
this time, as completely new
registration has been ordered.
Up to noon yesterday, a total
of 995 persons had been reg
istered in the three wards.
Registrar Clarence Blount, of
the first ward, reports 343
names on his book: Mrs. C. A.
Cratch had registered 413 in
the second ward; and Mrs. Ray
Brown reported 239 names on
the third ward book. Most of
the registrars said that they
expected to add a few more
names, and it is regarded as
certain that more than 1,000
names will be on the books by
9 o’clock Saturday night, when
the books close.
Saturday, April 30, will be
challenge day, and the election
will follow on Tuesday, May 3.
Local Bill Killed
By Committee in
Senate Last Week
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Local Attorneys Block
Measure Requested by
County Board ;OneNew
Bill by Arnold
One new local bill was intro
duced by Representative E. O.
Arnold last week in the General
Assembly. It would validate all
prior acts of the deputy clerk of
superior court of the county, but
does not apply to any litigation
now pending in the court. The
bill was introduced last Friday
and referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
Two other bills introduced by
Mr. Arnold sometime ago were
passed by the senate and ratified
during the week. They were HB
864, relative to the Scuppernong
Drainage District, ratified April
13; and HB 1056, relating to di
vision of ABC profits between the
county and towns of Creswell and
Plymouth, ratified April 13.
The senate committee on courts
and judicial districts last week re
turned an unfavorable report on
HB 926, providing for automatic
transfer to superior court of all
cases when a jury trial was de
manded in recorder's court. This
bill was introduced at the request
of the Washington County Board
of Commissioners. However, a
group of local attorneys who op
posed the measure went to Ra
leigh recently and succeeded in
having the unfavorable commit
tee report returned. This ef
fectively kills the bill for this
session.
Continue To Spray
DDT In Plymouth
DDT spraying in the town
limits of Plymouth by the Wash
ington-Tyrrell District Health De
partment is in full swing, accord
ing to Delbert Allen, sanitation
officer, and it probably will be
three more weeks before the task
is finished.
Through Saturday, 123 Plym
outh houses had been sprayed, '
43 persons refused to have their
houses sprayed, 35 were found !
locked and none were vacant.
For the entire county, 437 houses
have been sprayed, 109 were not ,
sprayed because of a negative
answer, two were found vacant
and 65 were locked. 1
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VFW Meets Tonight In
Courthouse At 8 o’Clock
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Members of the Bosie Bateman ,
Post No. 4023 Veterans of Foreign
Wars are scheduled to meet to
night at 8 o'clock in the court
house. The main topic of discus
sion will be the resumption of 1
work on the construction of the 1
veterans building.
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Secure Blanks Before Making Bond Bequests
A new method of submitting re
quests for the State Highway
Commission to take over main
tenance of rural roads has been
worked out by the commission,
according to J. Robert Campbell,
register of deeds and clerk to the
Washington County Board of
Commissioners
In the future, when residents
of any area wish to have the
state take over maintenance of a
road, it will be necessary to ap
ply to the register of deeds for
a formal application blank. This
blank must be filled cut in de
tail, signed by the petitioners and
submitted to the county commis
sioners for their action. If ap
proved by the commissioners, it
will then be forwarded to the
State Highway & Public Works
Commission.
The blank form to be filled out
by the petitioners contains space
for the signatures of all persons
who live on both sides of the
road for which work is request
ed. When the property is owned
by married persons, both hus
bands and wives must sign, and
each signature must be witnessed.
It is also required that the peti
tioners grant to the highway com
mission a 60-foot right of way
for the road. When the request
is for hard surfacing, a building
line is to be established 50 feet
from the center of the pavement
on each side.
Mr. Campbell stated that use
of the special form is made man
datory by the highway commis
sion. If requests are submitted i
as in the past, they cannot be
considered until the form is
properly executed, which means !
a delay of about 30 days unless
the form is secured in advance, i
He will be glad to furnish the ]
blank forms to any county citi- ■
zens who wish to submit a re
quest for the county board to i
approve and forward to the high- 1
way commission. ]
) Hospital Bonds [
! Sold This Week !
Washington County hospital
bonds sold very well Tuesday,
according to observers, when
the $50,000 issue was disposed
of at an average rate of in
terest of 2.6833 per cent. The
sale was conducted by the Local
Government Commission at Ra
leigh, and the bonds were
bought by Vance Security Cor
poration, of Greensboro, and J.
Lee Peeler, Inc., of Durham.
The first $11,000 of the issue
was sold at an interest rate of
294%; the next $14,000 at 6%;
and the remaining $25,000 at
l'/2%. The average of slightly
less than 294% was about the
last issue of county bonds soM
about a year ago.
Offer 6-Day Trip to
New York in June
For School Pupils
Fifth and Last in Series
Of Educational Excur
sions Planned by Local
School This Term
Reservations are now being
taken for Plymouth High School
students to go on a six day trip
to New York City from June 20
through the 25th. This is the
fifth visual education excursion
planned for Plymouth students
this school year. Other trips
have been to Williamsburg, Va.,
Washington, D. C., and two to
Raleigh.
Present plans call for 37 stu
dents to leave Plymouth the
morning of June 20th by charter
ed bus. A visit to Mt. Vernon
will be made that day with the
afternoon and evening free to
tour Washington, D. C. The stu
dents will stay at the Washington
tourist camp at East Potomac
Park.
The second day the group of
students will travel to New York
City by way of U. S. Highway 1
through Baltimore, Md. and Phila
delphia, Pa. The remainder of
that day, two more days and
three nights will be spent in New
York City. The students will be
lodged in the Belmont Plaza
Hotel, just across the street from
the famous Waldorf-Astoria.
Day-time tours will be con
ducted up-town, down - town,
around Manhattan Island by boat
and a visit to Radio City. Night
visits will be made to the Music
Hall in Radio City, to sevral radio
broadcasts and to Coney Island.
Free time will be allotted to stu
dents to visit places of special
interest.
The fifth day the party plans
to return to Washington and stay
at the tourist camp, returning
(o Plymouth the sixth day. J. S
Flemming, high school principal,
plans to accompany the students.
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"Youth for Christ" Rally
At Powell Point Church
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Creswell.—A “Youth for Christ’’
rally will be held at Powell Point
Church of Christ at Harbinger on
Sunday. April 24, at 3 p. m.
Harold C. Turner, professor at
Roanoke Bible College and also
minister of the Elizabeth City
Church of Christ, will be the
principal speaker. His theme
will be “Christ for the World."
There will be soloes, duets,
Bible quiz and other inspiring
features, and all the young peo
ple are urged to attend.
Six Candidates for Two
Posts in Second Ward;
Three Each in First and
Third Wards
Interest in the town election
on May 3rd is picking up rapidly,
and there are now a total of 13
candidates in the field for the
seven offices that will be at stake.
Mayor A. J. Riddle, who announc
ed last week for reelection, is the
only candidate thus far who has
no opposition.
The second ward has a banner
crop of candidates, with six men
now in the running for the two
positions as councilmen. The six
are: John E. West, Robert E.
Bowen. Henry T. Hardison, Geor
ge W. Hardison, Wesley W. Hardi
son. and G. R. Leggett. Mr. Har
rison is the only member of the
I present council from this ward
who is running for reelection.
The first ward has three candi
dates for two positions, W. H.
Joyner, E. D. Keel, incumbents,
and E. Ludford McNair. The
third ward this week picked up
a contest, when Woodrow R. Col
lins, of the country club village
announced he would be a candi
date. J. A. Holbrook, of Little
Richwood. and Max Willette, of
the country club village, had pre
viously announced.
Announcements this week made
certain there would be a contest
in each of the three wards. It is
also proposed to vote on the
parking meters. Mayor Riddle
stated last week, although the
manner in which this referendum
will be conducted had not been
definitely decided. So far as can
be learned, any vote taken on this
proposition would be purely ad
'hfpry, aad the cpujiciLjnembers
X?*•!**!£“*?s
The four hew candidates in the
second ward who have announced
since last week’s issue of the
Beacon are as follows: Henry T.
Hardison, of Jefferson Street,
employee of the North Carolina
Pulp Company, who is making his
first bid for public office; Wesley
W. Hardison, also an employee
of the pulp company, who is mak
ing his first try for public office;
George W. Harrison, plumbing
contractor and present member
of the council, who is in the race
for his second term; and G. Ray
mond Leggett, local jewelry store
proprietor, native of Plymouth,
who has served several terms as
councilman in the past although
he is not a member of the present
council.
In the third ward, Woodrow R.
Collins is the new candidate. He
is a veteran, purchasing agent for
the North Carolina Pulp Com
pany and is making his first try
for public office.
With contests in every ward
assured, and registration near
ing the 1,000 mark, it is now re
garded as certain that a record
breaking vote for a town elec
tion can be expected on May 3rd
Several other candidates are re
ported to be in the making, and
it is expected that the lists will
be complete by next Thursday,
as preparations for printing the
ballot will be started by that
time. Notices of candidacy should
be filed with City Clerk W A
Roebuck.
Creswell Stores Close
Wednesday Afternoons
-♦
Creswell —The stores of Cres
well w,ii close each Wednesd
afternoon at 1 o’clock, beginning
on the first Wednesday in May,
the 4th, according to announce
ment this week. The cooperation
of patrons by shopping early is
requested.
| Benefit Operetta |
i Set For Tonight j
’The Gypsy Troubadours,” a
two-act operetta will be pre
sented tonight by members of
the Plymouth High School Band
in the school auditorium at 8
o’clock. A special presentation
is scheduled for this afternoon
for the elementary students of
the high school building. Pro
ceeds from the operetta will go
towards payment of band uni
forms.
Mrs. Ethel G. Hopkins will
direct the operetta with Mrs.
K. S. Trowbridge accompany
ing: at the piano.
During the intermission, the
winners of the king and queen
of the band contest will be an
nounced.