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opie§
Willis Bowen, local Farm Home
Administrator is attending a
three-day state-wide meeting of
FHA personnel in Raleigh. He
expects to return to Plymouth to
morrow evening.
Cards are being received by
local people from H. E. Beam and
L. E. Hassell, who, with their
families, are vacationing in Cali
fornia. Mr. Hassell wrote last
Saturday that he had been watch
ing gold-mining operations in'Yuba
River that day and that he wanted
to get a pocketfull of souvenir
samples to bring back to Plym
outh but didn't have the oppor
tunity. Folks out that way must
be pretty sharp if those two can’t
get away with anything.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Joyner and
children were in Garysburg last
Sunday to attend the funeral of
Mr. Joyner’s aunt, Mrs. J. A.
Suiter. Mrs. Suiter, 72. died in a
Richmond, Va., hospital Friday
following a lengthy period of
illness.
t
Mrs. J. J. Segerman is expected
back Friday from a buying trip
to New York City. She left last
Saturday with Leder Brothers
store managers from Wilson,
Goldsboro and Clinton to attend
a special showing of ladies’ fall
and winter ready to wear.
Douglas A. Collins, who recent
ly received his degree of Bach
elor of Science at North Carolina
State College, is spending a few
weeks here with his family before
leaving July 5th for Cleveland,
Ohio, where he has accepted a
position as ceramics engineer with
one of the largest firms in the
country engaged in the manu
facture of building materials.
Work was started Tuesday on
construction of a new store build
ing on East Water Street for
James W. Norman. The store is
to be occupied by the Great At
lantic & Pacific Tea Company
when the work is completed, pro
bably about the middle of Sep
tember. E. W. Faucette, of Boy
kins, Va., is the contractor.
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John T. West, 71,
• Poses* Saturday,
Funeral Sunday
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Well-Known Local Fig
ure Died in Hospital
After Long Period of
Declining Health
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Funeral services were held last
-Sunday from the Horner Funeral
Home for John T. West, 71, of
Plymouth, husband of Mrs. Ellie
Burch West. The services were
conducted by the Rev. C. G.
Bland, of Creswell, assisted by the
Rev. P. B. Nickens, of Plymouth.
Burial was made in Windley
cemetery.
Mr. West, a life-long resident
and well known throughout this
entire section, died Saturday in
a hospital in Washington after an
illness of three months. He was
confined to bed the last three
days.
He was the son of the late N.
S. West, of Tyrrell County, and
Victoria Swain West, of Washing
ton County. Mr. West was born
^kin Washington County on Septem
l^ber 7, 1877. He had lived here
all his life. He married Ellie
Burch, of Edenton, on October
24, 1903.
Mr. West was a prominent
farmer in the county, He was a
member of the Philippi Disciples
of Christ Church.
Besides his wife, Mr. West is
survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Minnie Davenport, of Elizabeth
City; Mrs. Ray Cooper, Mrs.
James Wells and Mrs. P. H. Rob
erts, all of Windsor; three sons,
John, Thomas and Richard West,
all of Plymouth; three sisters,
Mrs. Georgian Belch, of Roper;
Mrs. M. O. Etheridge, of Norfolk,
Va. and Mrs. L. L. Etheridge, of
Newport News, Va.; one brother,
Swainie West, of Tampa, Fla, and
21 grandchildren.
IWork Goes Forward
On Hospital Building
Work is progressing rapidly on
the new Washington County
hospital building being construct
ed on the lot next to the county
home on Washington Street. J.
T. Hardison & Son, of Washing
ton, are the contractors, and Mr.
Hardison said yesterday that the
work should be completed by
early fall.
The hospital will have the first
installation of radiant heating
through the floor to be reported
in this immediate vicinity. Cur
ved iron pipes are being laid on
crushed rock, and this will be
covered by four inches of con
crete floor. The building will be
heated in its entirety through th<
floor by hot water circulatec
through the pipes. All joints ii
the pipe will be welded. Con
trols for the heating system wil
be' located outside the building
which means that the inside tern
perature will be determined bj
outdoor weather conditions.
Practically everything abou
the new hospital will be fire
proof. The roof will be composec
of “Pyrofill,” a gypsum-base sub
stance, which is mixed and pour
ed about like concrete. It is i
light-weight fire-proof insulating
material. Over that a 20-yea:
tar-and-gravel outside roofini
will be laid.
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
||j A home newspaper dedicated jji
ill to the service of Washington ill
llj County and its 13,000 people. Ilj
VOLUME LX—NUMBER 25
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 23, 1949
ESTABLISHED 1889
TOWN AND COUNTY OFFICIALS BOOST CELEBRATION
Pictured above are some of the town and county officials, civic-club leaders and others
pledged to boost the Washington County Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, to be held in Plymouth
September 18-22. The event will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the county
in 1799. Those in the photo are: Front row: Sheriff J. K. Reid, Chief of Police P. W. Brown; E. H.
Browning W. B. Liverman, Representative E. O. Arnold, L. N. Womble, and Moye W. Spruill:
second row W. H. Booker, T. F. Hopkins, Harold Whitley, Dallas Waters, Ralph Hunter. Richard
Mallory and City Clerk W. A. Roebuck. Not present when the photo was made were a number of
others pledged to help, including Mayor A. J. Riddle and officials of the local unions.—Photo by
Weaver's Studio.
Dates for Celebration
Mo ved Up One Week;
Begins September 18
I Tobacco Harvest
I Will Begin Soon
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Farmers in near-by counties
are reported to have started
harvesting the first of the 194S
tobacco crop this week. So fai
as could be learned here yes
terday, no Washington County
farmer has pulled any of the
new crop of leaf, although sev
eral are understood to be plan
ning to start next week.
Charlie Bowen, who has a
nice crop of tobacco on his farm
about a mile and a half south
of here on the Washington High
way, is planning to start “put
ting in’’ a barn next Monday.
Others in that general neigh
borhood probably will start
about the same time, according
to reports.
Rain Curtailed
DDT Operation:
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Frequent rains last week cur
tailed the activities of the DD'
sprayer unit crew of the Wash
ington-Tyrrell District Health De
partment as the fewest number o
houses were visited since sprayim
operations began in the count;
this season.
Only 37 houses in the Pea Ridg<
area were sprayed last week. Ii
the all other weeks the spraye
unit has been in operation, th<
number of houses sprayed aver
aged over 100. Persons in l1
houses refused the use of the DD1
apparatus. For the second con
secutive week no vacancies wen
found. Eight houses were fount
locked.
For the entire county, 1,51!
houses have been sprayed. Oc
cupants of 283 houses have re
fused to have their houses spray
ed. Only 16 houses were vacan
and 197 were found locked upoi
arrival of the DDT crewmen.
’j Plans Reviewed at Meet
I ing Tuesday; Beard
j Growing Contest to Be
: gin Saturday
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’ Executives of the Washington
County Sesqui-Centennial Cele
bration Commission met Tuesday
night and further advanced plans
for the forethcoming county’s
150th birthday party.
The dates of the celebration
have been moved up to include
September 18 through the 22nd.
It was originally scheduled for
September 25 through the 29th,
but a high school football game
scheduled here the 30th necesses
sitates grooming the field the
week before the game. The cele
bration spectacle is to be staged
five nights on the field.
Plans are just about complete
for the county-wide beard grow
ing contest, entitled “The Wash
ington County Brothers of the
. Bush League,” Inc. to begin Sat
urday morning. All patriotic
male residents of the county who
so desire may join the “bush
league.” “Bush grower’s” com
j mitteemen throughout the county
will register contestants. After
signing a pledge not to shave, the
- participant will be given a regular
membership certificate.
About three weeks before the
- date of the big celebration a
F “kangaroo court,” will be set up.
! A league member may then ap
' peal to the court for “shaver’s
permit.” “Shaver’s permits” sell
, for a small fee and are also sold
' to all men who are not growing
. beards. If a member of the league
, is cited to court for violations of
' league rules, he will be subject
f to a sentence, such as street
• sweeping, garbage truck detail
and other duties.
, As the contest advances nearer
j the big celebration days, further
interesting and exciting informa
tion for beard growers are to be
revealed.
At a performance of the spec
■ tacle during the celebration prizes
• will be awarded for various types
; of beards and mustaches, so that
1 the men with the very lightest
beards may be eligible to compete.
’ Different types to be grown may
be, mutton chop, side burns,
heaviest, longest, most humorous,
Van Dyke, most luxuriant full
face, blackest, reddest, greyest
1 and all types of plain mustaches.
(See SESQUI, Page Seven)
Robert Sawyer Is New
t Police Chief at Roper
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Robert Sawyer was recently
, elected police chief and tax col
lector for the Town of Roper, it
was learned here yesterday. He
was sworn in at a special meet
: ing of the Roper council last night
and entered upon his new duties
l immediately. Mr. Sawyer suc
• ceeds George S. Whitfield, who
■ resigned recently.
i Other Roper town officials are:
[ T. R. Spruill, mayor; J. R. Swain,
• Wade Hardison and W. Barton
: Swain councilmen; and A. R.
Phelps, city clerk.
Marrow's Place
At Roper Burns
Sunday Morning
Good Work by Firemen
and New Truck Pre
vents Spread; Origin of
Blaze Not Determined
The filling station, dance hall
and restaurant owned by Dan
Marrow in Roper was almost to
tally destroyed by an early morn
ing fire Sunday. A Plymouth
taxi driver discovered the fire
about 3:30 Sunday morning and
turned in the alarm. By the time
the firemen arrived, flames were
breaking through the roof and
little could be done to save the
structure, although spread of the
fire to adjoining buildings was
prevented by good work of the
fire department.
No estimate of the damage
could be had here yesterday, but
the owner stated it was only
partially covered by insurance. It
is not known whether the build
ing will be rebuilt. Of concrete
block construction, the interior
was said to be just about a total
loss, although the walls are still
standing. Origin of the fire has
not been determined.
(See ROPER FIRE, Page Seven)
Farmers Vote July
23 on Leaf Quotas
Washington County AAA com
mitteemen are meeting in Plym
outh today to complete arrange
ments for holding the flue-cured
tobacco marketing quota referen
dum on July 23. Tobacco grow
ers in the six flue-cured tobacco
states will vote then on whether
they approve marketing quotas
for one year, for three years or
if they are opposed to quotas al
together.
Date of the referendum, Satur
day, July 23, was set last week
by Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan, according to
information received here from
R. R. Bennett, extension tobacco
specialist at State College. Grow
ers will have three choices: (1)
If they approve marketing quotas
for the years 1950, 1951 and 1952;
(2) if they approve quotas for
1950 only; or (3) if they are op
posed to quotas.
The agricultural adjustment act
of 1938, as amended, requires the
proclamation of a marketing quota
whenever it is found that the total
supply of flue-cured tobacco as
of the beginning of the marketing
year exceeds the reserve supply
level as defined in the act. The
1950 quota will be proclaimed on
or about July 1 of this year.
Whenever a quota is proclaim
ed, a referendum must be held to
determine whether growers are
in favor of or opposed to the
quota. Price support for tobacco
is given only when quotas are in
effect. Quotas are in effect only
when approved by two-thirds of
the growers voting in the referen
dum. Except for 1939, when they
were disapproved by the growers
and prices consequently dropped
sharply, marketing quotas have
been in effect on flue-cured to
bacco every year since enactment
of the 1938 AAA act.
At the meeting of committee
men today, it is expected that
polling places will be designated
for the various farming communi
ties, pollholders will be appoint
ed and other arrangements made
for holding the election on July
23. Time for opening and closing
of polls also will be designated.
There are 297 growers of tobac
co in Washington Ciunty, accord
ing to the local Triple-A office.
In addition to them, a number of
landlords and others also are
eligible to vote in the referendum,
bringing the total eligible to
around 325.
There will be no voting by mail,
it is stated. Landlords who share
in the proceeds of the 1949 crop
are eligible to vote, but not if the
land is rented. Where several
members of a family participate in
the production of tobacco, regula
tions provide that the “only mem
ber or members of such family
eligible to vote are members of
the family who have independent
bona fide status as operator, share
tenant or share cropper and are
entitled as such to share in pro
ceeds of the 1949 crop.”
In the last referendum, held
July 12, 1946, three-year quotas
were approved by 97.1 per cent of
the growers voting. Washington
County voted almost unanimous
ly for the three-year plan. In
North Carolina, 177,500 voted foi
the three-year quotas, 1,671 voted
for one-year quotas, and 2,075
voted against quotas. Total voted
was much smaller in other states
as follows: South Carolina, 27,
481; Virginia, 26,028; Georgia, 17,
722; Florida, 4,159; and Alabama
89.
Lloyd G. Jordan
Dies Suddenly;
Funeral Today
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Victim of Heart Attack:
Was Foreman in Paper
Mill at North Carolina
Pulp Company
Funeral services will be held
for Lloyd Garfield Jordan, sr.. this
afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Jor
dan home cn Wilson Street. Ser
vices will be conducted by the
Rev. P. B. Nickens, of Plymouth
assisted by the Rev. Mr. Powers
of Richwood. Va. Burial will be
made in a cemetary in Richwood
Mr. Jordan died suddenly of £
heart attack at 12 midnight Wed
nesday, just after finishing a shifl
as a paper mill foreman in the
machine room of the North Caro
lina Pulp Company. He became
48 years of age two weeks ago
Weil liked throughout the com
munity. Mr. Jordan was especial
ly popular among workmen at
the pulp mill.
He was the son of the late Mr
and Mrs. John Jordan, of Naples
Italy. He was born in Naples or
June 6. 1901. Mr. Jordan marriec
Esta Jane Harris, of Richwood
Va.. on September 2. 1922.
He had worked at the pul;
company here for the past eigh
years, having previously workec
in Richwood. Va.
Besides his wife, Mr. Jordan i:
survived by two daughters, Mis;
Lulladean Jordan and Mrs. Kath
leen J. Nobles, both of Plymouth
two sons. Lloyd Garfield Jordan
jr., of Richwood. W. Va., ant
Thomas C. Jordan, of Plymouth
two sisters, Mrs. Doyle Kessling
of Panama City. Fla., and Rost
Jordan, of Macon. Ga.; four broth
ers, Thomas Jordan, of Hopewell
Va.. Guy Jordan, of Camden, Ark.
Robert Jordan, of Georgetown, S
C., and John Jordan, of Macon
Ga.
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Bible School Finals
Here Sunday Nigh
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The Plymouth Christian Churcl
Vacation Bible School commence
ment is scheduled to be held ir
the church auditorium Sunda;
night at 7:30 p. m„ reports Mrs
Henry Hardison, director of thi
school.
Besides getting certificates o:
attendance, children from eacl
department of the school wil
show exhibits.
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Colored School Here
Gets Music Teachei
Dorcas C. Johnson, colored, 01
Pulaski, Va., has signed to teach
music in the Plymouth Colorec
School for the school year 1949
50, R. F. Lowry, superintendent
of county schools, said yesterday
Miss Johnson graduated frorr
Virginia State College at Peters
burg, Va., in May. She is alsc
qualified to direct a band.
Typhoid Clinics
In County From
July 5th to 29th
Schedule Is Outlined by
District Health Depart
ment; Vaccinations Are
Free ^
The Washington-Tyrrell Dis
trict Health Department will be
gin its annual clinics for the pre
vention of typhoid Tuesday. July
5. continuing through Friday. July
29. Miss Elizabeth Wood, health
nurse announced Tuesday.
Also all county children who
plan to start to school this fall
and have not received the neces
sary vaccinations for diphtheria,
whooping cough and small pox.
are urged to get vaccinated at
this time.
Plymouth residents may appear
at the health department offices
in Plymouth on Thursday after
noons from 1 to 4 o'clock and on
Saturday mornings from 9 o'clock
to 12 noon, throughout the sum
mer.
The pulp mill will have its own
schedule of vaccinations at the
mill first aid station, starting July
11 and continuing throughout the
month. Employees are request
ed to watch the bulletin board
for a schedule of hours which
vaccinations will be given.
Schedule of hours and locations
of clinics conducted in the coun
ty are as follows:
Tuesday, July 5, 12. 19, 26:
9:30 a. m. to 10:15 a. m„ Wenona
residents at Wenona Filling Sta
tion: 10:45 a. m. to 11:30 a. rr...
Macedonia residents at Macedonia
School.
Wednesday, July 6. 13. 20, 27:
9:45 a. m. to 10:15 a. m.. Long
Ridge residents at Mt. Olive
Church; 10:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m..
Little Richwood residents at
Church of the Nazarene.
! Thursday, July 7. 14. 21. 28:
9:30 a. m. to 10 a. m.. Mackeys
residents at Davenport's Store:
10:15 a. m. to 10:45 a. m.. West
over residents at Dick Chesson’s
■ Store; 11 a. m. to 12 noon, at the
. Roper Community Building.
■ Fridays, July 8, 15, 22, 29: 1C
a. m. to 10:30 a. m., Mt. Tabor
! Church; 10:45 a. m. to 11:30 a
m.. Newland residents at Spruill’s
Store; 11:45 a. m. to 12 noon,
Cherry residents at Barnes
Store; 12:15 p. m. to 1 p. m., Cres
well residents at Creswell Sand
wich Shop; 1:45 p. m. to 2:15 p
m., “Y” neighborhood residents a1
Goodman’s Store; and at 3:30 p
m. to 4 p. m., Tommie Tarkenton’s
Store.
Liquor Sales Off
Again Last Month
Washington County's liquor
sales for May, which totaled $15,
978.65, were 23rd in the state, ac
cording to a report received from
Raleigh this week.
Liquor sales in the ABC coun
ties were off nine per cent in
May, State ABC chairman R. W.
Winston, reported. Liquor sales
have declined all over the coun
try. In North Carolina tHere
has been a continuous drop with
the exception of April, which
showed a slight increase in the
same month last year. Gross
whiskey revenue in the ABC areas
totaled $3,243,290.60 in May this
year, against $3,554,869.65 in
1948.
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Acreage Checks
Near Completion
Two-thirds of all the tobacco
and peanut acreage in the coun
ty have been measured thus far, it
was reported yesterday at the
Triple-A office. Miss Miriam
Ausbon, chief clerk, said that by
today the state spot-checker will
have completed his spot checks
on measurements turned in by the
community reporters.
Comparatively few farmers
were found to have overplanted
their allotments. There are 289
farms in the county on which to
bacco is grown, while peanuts
are produced on 664 farms.
Fill Two Performance
Dates for Local Band
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The Plymouth High School
Band, which has been practicing
regularly since school dismissed,
has two performances dates to fill
within the next two months.
July 4th the band and majoret
tes are to play and perform at the
Water Festival in Belhaven. Au
gust 10 band members anc
. majorettes are to take part in the
, homecoming festivities at Mann:
Harbor.
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j Mayors Endorse
! Celebration Plan
Mayors Reynold Spruill, of
Roper, and William Alexander,
of Creswell, joined Mayor A.
J. Riddle, of Plymouth in ex
pressing their hope that all the
residents of Washington Coun
ty will join together with a
great patriotic spirt to make
the celebration of the county’s
one-hundred and fiftieth anni
versary as large a success as
possible. The mayors each of
fered his whole hearted co-op
eration in any way to help car
ry out the plans of the sesqui
; centennial.
The mayors urge every Wash-*
ington County male to “throw
his razor away Saturday morn
ing and join the “Washington
County Bush Growers League.”
Commend Farmers
For Promplness in
ReporiingAcreage
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Sign-Up Completed Well
in Advance of June 30
Deadline; Over 890 Re
ports Received
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Miss Miriam Ausbon. chief
clerk in the AAA office here said
yesterday that she wished tc
commend Washington County
farmers for their cooperation in
filing acreage reports promptly
Reports have been received by
the office from every one of the
more than 890 farm operators
with 10 more days to go before
the June 30 deadline.
Prompt response by the farm
ers will make it possible for the
AAA office workers to complete
the job of compiling and com
puting the figures for each indi
vidual crop in plenty of time. The
complete report for the county
• will be ready by June 30, Miss
Ausbon said yesterday. Any
future acreage allotments thai
may be imposed on any of the
major crops in the county will be
based on the figures now being
compiled.
Two Local Men ai
Legion Convention
Robert L. Tetterton and P
Bruce Bateman represented tht
James W. Jethro Post, No. 164
at the American Legion state de
partment convention in Raleigh
this week. They left Sunday and
remained over for the final ses
sions Tuesday night, when new
officers were elected. W. C. God
win, of New Bern, is the new de
partment commander.
Dr. J. M. Phelps, of the Lake
Phelps Post, Creswell, was elect
ed vice commander of the third
district, which includes Wash
ington County. H. L. Swain, of
Williamston, is the new district
commander. Mr. Tetterton was
named alternate delegate to the
national convention of the Legion,
which will be held in Philadel
phia later in the year.
$8,942 for Streets in
Three County Towns
The three incorporated towns
in Washington County will re
ceive a total of $8,942 for main
tenance and construction of streets
from the North Carolina High
way & Public Works Commission,
acocrding to figures furnished by
department officials this week.
The allotments come from a
special $2,500,000 fund set up by
the recent legislature, and com
pare with a $1,000,000 fund pre
viously allowed each year for
this purpose.
The allocations are based on
three factors: one-third each on
(1) population; (2) state highway
mileage inside the corporate
limits; and (3) recommendations
by the division engineer. It is
provided that the allotment be
applied first to streets which form
a part of the state highway sys
tem and, secondly, on “streets
which form important connecting
links" to the state highway sys
tem, county highway system, or
farm-to-market roads.” If any
funds are left at the end of the
year, the balance is to accrue to
the credit of each city and town
for the ensuing fiscal year.
Plymouth, with a 1940 popula
tion of 2,461 and a highway mile
age of 3.67 miles, was allotted
$5,942. Roper is next, with a
population of 716, mileage of 0.80,
and an allotment of $1,620. Cres
well, with a population of 459,
mileage of 0.75, is to get $1,380.
Resurfacing of several streets
in Plymouth was approved last
year by the then District Com
missioner John Clark, of Green
ville, but the work was held up
until a hot-asphalt plant could
be located in this section. Mr.
Clark told town officials this
spring that the funds were still
credited to the town and that
the work would be done. How
ever, it is not known how the new
district commissioner will view
the commitments made by his
predecessor.
Draft Board Here
Classifies 795 Men
Through May 31
Urge Eighteen Year Olds,
Ex-Veterans To Reg
ister On Time; Men
Who Marry Reclassed
Washington County Selective
I Service Board. No. 95. has 795
! classified registrants, according to
!a report that Mrs. Lorraine Hunt
} er, clerk to the board, was re
j quired to send in Tuesday. Of
‘those classified. 419 are white and
' 376 colored.
Breaking down the number
classified it is found that 83 white
persons have been classified 1-A
and 66 colored persons have re
ceived that classification, making
the total for the county 149; 1-C,
6 whites, no colored, total 6; 2-A.
one white, no colored, total one;
13-A. 51 white. 65 colored, total
116; 4-A. 186 white. 85 colored,
total 271: 4-D. two white, no
colored, total two; 4-F. 43 white,
120 colored, total 163: 5-A, 47,
white, 40 colored, total 87.
Mrs. Hunter says there are no
delinquents to report, as those
who were announced delinquent
several weeks ago have all notifi
ed the draft board of their where
abouts. She wishes to notify
registrants who get married to
report immediately to the draft
board, so their classification can
: be changed.
Mrs. Hunter urges young men
to register within five days after
their eighteenth birthday.« Ex
service men are also required to
| register with the board within 30
; days after receiving their dis
j charge.
' Although no draft quotas are
being filled at this time, men sub
. ject to the draft must comply with
the laws governing registration.
Those who fail to do so will be
I classed as delinquents and are
! subject to severe penalties if the
| failure to register is deliberate.
Red Hill Now Has
Water and Sewer
Installation of water and sewer
lines in the Red Hill section was
completed this week, according
to Chief of Police P. W. Brown,
who supervised the job. It was
first planned to have a contractor
do the work, but later it was de
cided to let town workmen do the
job under the supervision of Chief
Brown, and a saving of consider
able proportions was effected.
According to the chief, 3,300
feet of sewer line were laid, and
4,100 feet of 6-inch water mains.
These will serve approximately
100 lots in that section, about half
of which now have houses on
them. Connections for seven
1 homes had been completed up to
yesterday afternoon.
Rolarians Here
Rev. E^ Spruill
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Rev. E. M. Spruill, secretary
treasurer of the Plymouth Rotary
Club, spoke to Rotarians Tuesday
night about his trip as a delegate
to the 40th annual convention of
Rotary International held in New
York City last week.
Mr. Spruill reported there were
3,635 clubs represented at the
convention from all over the
world.
Other local Rotarians who at
tended the convention were Wil
liam E. Waters, Clarence E. Ayers
and Edward L. Owens.