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Construction work on the new
A & P store on East Water Street
has just about been completed,
but delay in receiving the asphalt
tile flooring material is holding
up plans for the store to move to
its new location, Howard Carr,
manager, said yesterday. It was
•irginally planned to occupy the
^ew store about October 20th.
but Mr. Carr said yesterday that
it would be two or three more
weeks before any definite an
nouncement could be made about
the opening.
Washington County had at
least 11 representatives at the dis
trict meeting of parent-teacher
associations held in Manteo Mon
day. Mrs. J. K Reid, of Plymouth,
was on the program, and others
who attended from the county in
cluded County Superintendent R.
F. Lowry. Mrs. K. S. Trowbridge,
Mrs. H. C. Carter, Mrs. E. M.
Leavitt, Mrs. J. S. Shugar and
Mrs. W. H. Leary, of Plymouth;
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morris, Mrs.
E. F. Meacham, end Mrs. C. N.
Davenport, sr„ of Creswell.
Marvin Roberson, of the Red
Hill section, plans to carry some
heavier ammunition the next time
he goes squirrel hunting. Last
Saturday, while on such a hunt
between Dardens and Jamesville
over in Martin County, he sud
denly found himself face-to-face
with a large black bear and two
smaller ones. Having only one
Iwickshot shell along, he used that
IR the largest bear, while the
others fled. Unable to get the car
cass out of the woods by himself,
he got a party of bear hunters
to go back for it, while he kept
one of the bear’s big paws as a
souvenir of the experience.
Raymond Leggett, local jewel
er, plans to present a set of Ma
sonic officers’ jewels to the 11
officers of Perseverance Lodge,
No. 59. A. F. & A. M.. next Tues
day night, in memory of his fa
ther, O. R. Leggett, who was an
active Mas'm. The jewels are
hand engraved on sterling silver.
A buffet supper will be served at
7 p.m. All Master Masons,
whether members of the local
lodge or not, are invited to at
tend.
H. Marion Ramsey has returned
home from a hospital in Raleigh,
where he underwent a triple sur
gical operation on his right foot,
jjle had a similar operation on
mis left foot in Jvnz ir46 V:s
many friend^ w/fi be«• glad */o
know that he Is at home recuper
ating.
Roland Hardison, 12-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Har
dison. of Dardens, killed a 10
prong buck Saturday afternoon,
opening day of the new season.
He was hunting with his father
on Roanoke River, near Plymouth
and killed the deer with a shot
gun. The young hunter killed a
buck last year, his father stated,
but it was not nearly as large as
the one he killed Saturday.
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Zone Meeting of Women's
Societies Here on 26th
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The fall meeting of the Wo
men’s Societies of Christian Ser
vice of the Plymouth zone will
be held at the Plymouth Method
ist Church next Wednesday, Oct
. ober 26, starting at 10 a.m. Large
delegations are expected to at
tend from churches in Washing
ton, Tyrrell, Martin, Chowan and
Perquimans Counties. All women
k of the church are cordially invit
“ ed.
Members of VFW Post
To Meet Here Tonight
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Member of the Bosie Bateman
Post, No. 4023, Veterans of For
eign Wars, will meet tonight at
8 o’clock in the courthouse, ac
cording to Ralph Hunter, post
commander.
Further advancement of t he
veterans’ building project, Armis
tice Day plans, bingo games and
boxing matches are subjects to be
discussed by the VFW members.
Ask Donations Corn
To Friendship Train
Plans are underway to prepare
Washington County’s donation to
the Christian Rural Overseas Pro
gram, known as CROP, a railroad
car containing shelled corn from
the county, which will make up
the “Friendship Train,” to dis
tribute items to the needy people
of Europe.
Five men throughout the coun
ty have been appointed by L. E.
Hassell, sr., and the Rev. B. E.
Bingham, county co-chairmen of
the project to canvass everyone
in the county. These men are: H.
R. Davenport, of Scuppernong
Township; Mitchner Banks, of
Lees Mill Township; W. W. White,
of Skinnersville Township; E. H.
Liverman, Plymouth Township
and C. S. Heynen, of Wenona.
These CROP committeemen will
go from house to house and ask
for corn. However, if the person
does not desire to give corn, he
may donate cash or some other
produce, which will be exchanged
for shelled corn. Any person who
is planning to donate cash to the
program, may mail it to Mrs.
Frances Darden, of Plymouth,
secretary and treasurer of the
county CROP program.
Plans are to load the railroad
car at Plymouth on December
3rd. Any time, money or effort
spent in the loading of the car
will be greatly appreciated, the
chairmen said.
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 42
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Plymouth, Washington County, North Caiolina, Thursday, October 20, 1949
ESTABLISHED 1389
23 Civil Cases Set
For Superior Court
Here Next Week
Will Convene Monday With
Judge Leo Carr, of Bur
lington, Presiding; 10 Di
vorce Actions Monday
Twenty-three civil cases have
been set for trial at the October
term of the Washington County
Superior Court, which will con
vene here next Monday morn
ing, The term is for the trial of
civil cases only and is scheduled
for three days, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Judge Leo Carr,
of Burlington, is scheduled to
preside over the court.
Ten cases set for the opening
day deal with suits for divorce.
All the other cases are varied in
nature. Three cases are on the mo
tion calendar and may be tried
at anytime.
The calendar follows:
Monday—Webster Hudson vs.
Millie Hudson, Ethel Keys vs.
Ivory J. Keys, Lewis Cherry vs.
Alice Cherry, Russell W. Harri
son vs. Mona J. Harrison, Louise
L. Robinson vs. James A. Robin
son, Annie Hoggard vs. Jack Hog
gard, Abram V. Davenport, jr.,
vs. Ruth G. Davenport, Claudius
McGowan vs. Louise A. McGow
an. James W. Roberson vs. Ernes
tine Roberson. Herbert H. Hardi
son vs. Edna Earl Hardison, Ed
ward L. Owens vs. N. S. Railway
Company. Edward L. Owens vs.
N. S. Railway Company, and Ro
telia Kenny, et al vs. Henry J.
Woolard.
Tuesday—W. H. Oliver vs. C. E.
Ayers. Pacific Fire Insurance
Company vs. C. E. Ayers, J. S.
Shugar vs. Seaton Davenport and
H. C. Cutrell, J. D. Vick vs. Wil
bur Davenport, et al.
Wednesday—Pearlie Lee Phelps
vs. Willie Wilkins Winfield, et al.
Motion Calendar—Philip Vail
vs. J. T. Bateman, George Sitter
son, et al vs. J. T. Bateman, In re:
the will of Mamie Hassell, and
O. A. Chesson vs. Rufus Hopkins.
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Wm. M. Sawyer
funeral Monday
Funeral services were held for
William Monroe Sawyer, 53. of
Plymouth, husband of Mrs. Lil
lian Sawyer, from the Holly Neck
Christian Church Monday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment
was in the church cemetery. The
Rev. Walter Armstrong, pastor,
conducted the services.
Mr. Sawyer died at his home
near The Pines at 2:45 a.m. last
Saturday. His health had de
clined for the past year, and he
had been confined to his bed for
the past three months. Son of
the late William and Martha Saw
yer, of Washington Co., he was
born in Tyrrell County on Janu
ary 5, 1896, and moved to this
county as a youth. He came to
Plymouth from Roper about five
years ago, to work in the plant of
the True Temper Corporation. He
farmed while living in Roper.
He married Miss Lillian Has
sell, of Roper, on March 24, 1928.
He was a regular attendant of the
Holly Neck Christian Church un
til he became too ill to attend.
Besides his wife, Mr. Sawyer
is survived by one son, Warren,
and two daughters, Minnie Mae
and Louise Sawyer, all of the
home.
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Plan Homecoming Service
At Long Acre Next Sunday
Homecoming services are sche
duled to be held at the Long Acre
Chapel Christian Church next
Sunday. The Rev. Harold Tyer,
pastor, plans to be in charge of
the services. The public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Hog tliolcra C ausing
(oneern to Producers
Hog cholera is causing: con
cern among swine producers in
Washington County, it was
learned this week from County
Farm Agent W. V. Hays. Mr.
Hays said he had been vaccin
ating hogs steadily for the past
week, using about a case of ser
um daily. Each case of serum
will vaccinate approximately
120 hogs, he stated.
The farm agent said that di
sease thus far seems to center
around the Pea Ridge, Cres
well and Newlands sections,
with an outbreak reported a
few days ago just over the line
in Beaufort County, near We
nona. A number of hogs have
been lost in the county.
The serum is regarded as a
positive preventative for chol
era, but it is not always effect
ive where the disease is already
prevailing, especially in its lat
ter stages. Some hogs have
been cured by use of the serum,
it is stated, but usually when
the disease is in its early stages.
Veterinarians and students from
veterans’ agriculture classes are
helping with the vaccinating,
Mr. Hays stated.
Rainy Season Hurts
Many County Crops
Lions Club Will
Meei ai School
The Plymouth Lions Club
wil hold its weekly meeting to
night at 7 o’clock in the high
school lunchroom, it was an
nounced yesterday. All mem
bers are urged and advised to
attend; if for no other reason,
to hear about what has happen
ed to those who failed to be
present at the last meeting of
the club.
Louis K. Day, of Rocky
Mount, governor of Lions Dis
trict No. 31-C, 'was principal
speaker at the session last week.
He made an interesting talk on
Lionism, interspersing it with
some humorous stories. He also
outlined the plan of organiza
tion of Lions International and
various features of the organi
zation's work.
Estimate Dozen
Deer Killed in
County First Day
Fewer Hunters Take Part
Than Usual, According to
Game Protector; Several
Non-Resident Parties
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Squirrels gained a respite from
hunters last week-end, when the
deer season opened Saturday, and
the huntsmen took to the river,
swamps and woods after the larg
er game.
Not as many persons partici
pated in opening-day deer hunt
ing as in previous years, accord
ing to J. T. Terry, county game
protector. He said this was be
cause of reports before the deer
season opened that many deer
were dying throughout the state
from some unknown disease.
However, after he made a check
in this county, he found no evi
dences of the disease killing deer.
Mr. Terry estimates that about
a dozen deer were killed in the
county last Saturday. He was
unable to make an accurate re
port, as no records are kept.
Those known killed were bagged
in the Wenona and Turnpike sec
tions and up Roanoke River. He
said that hunters seemed to be
covering more of the county this
year and not gathering at the
same places as much as they did
previously. Four bear were also
reported to have been victims of
hunters on opening day.
A number of people from oth
er sections hunted in the county
over the week-end, and there
were at least three out-of-state
parties. A group of hunters from
Tennessee, who have been com
ing to this section for the past
several years, again visited the
county. Then there were parties
from Ohio and Illinois here on
their first trips. The game war
den said another hunting group
from Illinois was expected to ar
rive this week-end.
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Roper Youth Held for
Breaking and Entering
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James William Edward Owens,
17, colored, of Roper, is being
held in the Washington County
jail on probable cause of break
ing, entering and larceny, found
in county recorder’s court here
Tuesday morning. His bond has
been fixed at $1,000.
He is charged with breaking
and entering the house of Cora
Graves, colored, in Roper and lar
ceny of personal property of A.
J. Strong, her grandson. Owens
was still in bed when arrested
by Robert Sawyer, Roper chief
of police, Monday morning.
Picking of Peanuls Getting
Underway With Advent
Of Windy, Cooler Spell
Yesterday
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The cool, windy weather that
prevailed yesterday for the first
time in recent weeks revived the
hopes of farmers waiting to be
gin picking peanuts, according to
County Agent W. V. Hays. A few
had started picking, anyway, but
it has been too wet and too warm
in most instances.
The quality of peanuts is said
to be the best in years, but the
yield is another matter, varying
according to the nature of the
soil and the rotation plan fol
lowed, Mr. Hays said. The yield
is best on light, sandy soils, while
ranges up to very poor on ex
tremely heavy clay types of land.
There has been entirely too much
moisture throughout the growing
season for a good crop and a
heavy yield. The government
support prices for peanuts this
year averages around IOV2 cents,
depending on the grade.
The farm agent said that pos
sibly two-thirds of a normal to
bacco crop was realized this year,
certainly not over that figure.
Some of the best farmers had al
most total crop failures, accord
ing to Mr. Hays, while a few re
port that they had exceptionally
good crops. Practically all the
tobacco in the county has been
sold, which is a good thing, as
quite a number of markets are
closing this week. The price av
erage for the season will be un
der 50 cents a pound.
Some soy beans are beginning
to move to market, with farmer’s
stock bringing about $2 per bush
el. The weather has been too
wet for this crop, also, and soy
beans as a whole are said to be
disappointing to growers this sea
son.
The corn crop in the county is
reported to be fairly good, al
though there has been some dam
age where the crop was “beat
down" by excessive rain. “Brown
spot,” a plant disease that has in
creased noticebly since hybrid va
rieties of seed have come into
general use, is said to be causing
some loss. Agronomists are hop
ing to develop a strain that is re
sistant to the “brown spot” dis
ease, but Mr. Hays says this is
possibly a year or more away.
The farm agent said that check
ing on results for the 100-bushel
corn contest was to begin this
week. Plenty of farmers will
have yields ranging from 70 to
100 bushels to the acre, he stated,
but only about a dozen or so are
expected to pass the 100-bushel
mark, due to too much rain again.
J. E. Davenport
Heads New Firm
J. E. Davenport, of Mackeys,
this week announces the opening
of a' new storage warehouse in
Plymouth. Located on the Nor
folk Southern Railroad and the
new section of Highway No. 64,
several blocks west of the inter
section with Highway 32, the new
building was completed in time to
handle peanuts and soy beans of
the 1949 crop.
Mr. Davenport announces that
he will buy peanuts and soy
beans, as well as handle govern
ment storage of peanuts. He will
also sell wood and coal, fertiliz
ers and lime of all kinds. He is
a lormer partner in the f armers
Cotton & Peanut Company here,
and has been engaged in buying
produce and selling fertilizers in
the county for a number of years.
Mr. Davenport also announced
that H. L. Davenport, of Skin
nersville, would be his agent in
that section of the county for the
purchase of soy beans, and they
invite county farmers to get in
touch with them before selling.
Hazards on School
Bus Routes Being
Checked in County
Only Three Reported on
Nine Routes Surveyed So
Far; Ordered by County
Board of Education
Three road hazards on Wash
ington County school bus routes
have been reported to County
Superintendent Roy F. Lowry
within the past few days, it was
learned yesterday at the office of
the board of education. The list
of danger points is being forward
ed to state highway officials for
correction, he stated.
Reports on school bus hazards
existing in this county were re
quested by Mr. Lowry in a letter
mailed to all principals last week.
The letter contained instructions
aimed at preventing a Washington
County school bus tragedy similar
to the recent one in Nash County,
where seven children were killed
and 14 injured.
Up to yesterday Mr. Lowry had
received reports from two prin
cipals, covering 9 of the 26 bus
routes in the county. The princi
pals were also notified of the
seating capacity of each of the
buses being operated and they
were directed to arrange for ad
ditional trips if the buses were
being overloaded. An overload of
25 per cent of the rated seating
capacity of each bus is allowed
by state regulations.
Enclosed with the letters to
principals were maps of the coun
ty, and each principal was direct
ed to mark the location of any
road hazards discovered on the
map and return it to the county
superintendent. The three hazards
reported thus far are said to be
minor in nature, and corrective
steps are expected to be taken in
the immediate future.
Mrs. Ellie West
Funeral Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellie
West, widow of the late John T.
West, of Plymouth, were held
from the Horner Funeral Home
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock,
with the Rev. J. D. Waters, of the
local Christian church, in charge,
assisted by the Rev. Paul B.
Nickens, pastor of the local Bap
tist church. Interment followed
in the Windley cemetery.
Mrs. West died suddenly Friday
night about 11:45 o’clock at the
home of one of her daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Davenport, of Eliza
beth City. She was 64 years of age.
Daughter of the late Richard D.
and Martha Spruill Bunch, of
Chowan County, she was born in
that county on December 2, 1880.
Married to the late John T. West,
of Plymouth, she spent most of
her life in Washington County,
and only two weeks ago left to
make her home with her daugh
ter in Elizabeth City. For many
years she was a member of the
Plymouth Christian church.
Mrs. West is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Minnie Daven
port, of Elizabeth City; Mrs. Roy
Cooper, of Jamesville; and Mrs.
P. H. Roberts, of Windsor; three
sons, Tom. John E. and Richard
D. West, all of Plymouth; and
one brother, R. E. Bunch, of Jar
visburg.
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Visits Reduced by
Area Rent Officer
T. G. Bunting, representative
of the Goldsboro Area Rent Con
trol office, will be at the F. II. A.
office in the courthouse every
other Friday, starting with Fri
day of next week, October 28. His
hours on the days he is here are
from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Mr. Bunting succeeds John
Proctor, of the Greenville office,
who has been coming to Plym
outh every Thursday. Due to re
duction in appropriations for
maintenance of rent controls, it
has been necessary to reduce the
personnel engaged in this work,
which accounts for the longer in
terval between visits here.
Rent controls on residential
property are still in effect in the
town of Plymouth, but the re
mainder of the county was de
controlled some time ago.
Peanut Growers May Call
For Marketing Cards Now
All farmers who have planted
peanuts to sell this year must
have marketing cards before tak
ing them to market, according to
information received from the
county Triple-A office.
The AAA office now has the
cards ready for growers, and they
may call for them at any time.
Architects Appointed for
School Building Program
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Meeting of Baseball
Fans ( ailed Monday
An important meeting of the
stockholders of the Plymouth
Athletic Association, operators
of the Plymouth franchise in
the Albemarle League, will be
held next Monday night, Presi
dent A. J. Riddle announced
yesterday. The meeting will be
held at the Legion Hall and
will start at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Riddle said that plans
for the next year must be dis
cussed and decision reached as
to whether the local club will
be operated again. The past sea
son will be reviewed and other
matters discussed. It is import
ant that all those interested in
baseball again be present, and
all stockholders are urged to at
tend.
Mr. Riddle said that a meet
ing of league officials was to be
held later next week to decide
on whether or not the league
will attempt operation again
next year, and it is necessary
that officials of the local club
know how sentiment here is
before making any commit
ments.
Halloween Event I
Plans Talked at
Meeting of PTA
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'Farmers' Market' and Car
nival on Program for Oc
tober 31; Use Funds for
Improving Grounds
Members of the Plymouth Par
ent-Teacher Association met in
the high-school auditorium yes
terday afternoon to develop ways
and means to raise money for the
completion of the sidewalks on
the school grounds and beautify
the yards, open the school library
for student and teacher use. and
report other business activities.
Further details of the associa
tions' “Farmers' Market Day” and
the Halloween carnival, to be
held on Monday, October 31, were
announced by Mrs. H. C. Carter
and Mrs. W. J. Mayo, co-chairmen
of the event. Proceeds will go
Ao the ground-improvement fund.
Donations of some kind of farm
products are being asked for the
children to sell at the market.
Students should bring the non
perishable products to school on
Thursday, October 27, and perish
able goods should be brought on
Monday mornftig, October 31.
The market is to be located on
the vacant lot next to the home
economics building. In case of
rain, the market will be set up
in the gym. The market will be
open from 10 a.m. until all the
products are sold or until the car
nival begins at 7:30 p.m. in the
gym. Plymouth residents are re
quested to patronize the market to
boost the funds for improving the
school grounds.
At 7:30 p.tn.. the annual Hal
loween carnival will begin in*the
gymnasium. At 8:30 the best cos
tumed boy and girl will receive
cash prizes of $1 each. The grades
at the Hampton school and Hamp
ton Annex will be in charge of
the food concessions, while each
of the other grades through the
high school will have a booth.
Proceeds of the carnival also will
be used for ground improvements.
In an effort to keep the library
open in the high-school building,
Mrs. J. S. Fleming, head of the
library committee, asked for par
ents to volunteer as librarians.
(See PTA MEET, Page 12)
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Creswell Juniors
To Present Play
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Creswell.—The Junior Class of
Creswell High School will pre
sent its annual play, "Don’t Take
My Penny,” Friday night of this
week, October 21, in the high
school auditorium at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. T. D. Woodley and Miss Ma
tilda Alexander are directing the
production. The public is urged to
attend.
The cast of characters follows:
Sally, a maid with a purpose,
Janice Spruill; Norman Porter, a
publicity man. Dallas Davenport;
Penny, a pretty little miss, Mitzi
Phelps; Caleb, her absorbed fath
er, Maurice Oliver: Mark, her
farm-minded brother, Edward
Sawyer; Mavis, her attractive sis
ter, Ruth Holton; Lydia, her busy
mother, Renia Mae Phelps; Joan
na, her loyal girl friend, Ann
Moore: Kerry, her resourceful
boy friend, A. W. Alexander;
Greg, his pal with ideas, Jon
Barnes: Gram, just herself, Mari
lyn Spruill: Monsieur Henri, a
French designer, Joseph Hopkins;
Claire, Elsie, Lucile, pretty mod
els, Marjorie Tarkington, Mary
Estelle Woodley, Dora Lee Am
brose; Red, a delivery boy, Jim
my Davenport; Harrison Day, a
young author.
j 26th Pay Day ior j
j School Teachers j
Next Wednesday, October 26,
is pay day for school teachers
in the county, their second of
the current term, it was learn
ed yesterday at the office of the
county board of education. It
should also serve to stimulate
business in the county to some
extent, since more than $30,000
in checks are to be distributed.
The county has a total of 107
teachers and supervisory per
sonnel, and the total payroll for
the first school month amount
ed to S30.265.10. The amount
paid out for the second month
will be about the same, pos
sibly a little larger, it was stat
ed.
Waller R. Swain
Passes in Roper
Walter R. Swain, prominent
Roper citizen and husband of
Mrs. Nettie M. Swain, died at his
home last Friday morning about
1 o'clock. He was 73 years of
age and had been in declining
health for four years, although he
had been confined to his bed for
only one day.
The funeral was held from the
late home Sunday afternoon at
3 o’clock, with the Rev. B. E.
Bingham. Methodist minister, of
Roper, in charge. Interment fol
lowed in the Zions Chapel cem
etery.
Son of the late John and Har
riett Davis Swain, of Washington
County, he was born in the coun
ty on June 6, 1876, and lived in
the same section all of his life.
He was married to Miss Nettie
Mae Knowles, of Mackeys, who
survives him.
Mr. Swain was a well known
farmer in the Roper section of
the county and for many years
was a member of the Saints De
light Christian church, the Roper
Ruritan Club, and he also had
served on the town board of com
missioners. About six years ago
he was injured when a horse ran
away with him, and he had lived
in semi-retirement since that time.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by one daughter, Mildred
R. Swain, of Roper; one son. Bar
ton Swain, of Roper; one brother,
McCoy Swain, of Pittsburgh, Pa.:
and two sisters, Mrs. B. C. Bray
and Mrs. T. R. Chesson, of the
Westover section.
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Donkey Baseball Game
Set Here October 28th
The Plymouth Lions Club is
making arrangements to sponsor
a donkey baseball game Friday,
October 28, at 8 p.m., in the local
baseball park.
Members of the Lions Club will
meet a team of Plymouth All
Stars. Proceeds from the game
will go to the Lions’ activity fund.
Leslie N. Boney and Sons,
Of Wilmington, Already
At Work on Tentative
Proposals
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The Washington County Board
of Education last week employed
the firm of Leslie N. Boney &
Sons. Wilmington architects, to
plan and supervise the school
building program to be undertak
en soon in the county. Their selec
tion followed a conference here
last Friday between board mem
bers and the elder Mr. Boney and
one of his sons, Leslie N. Boney,
jr.. who made a preliminary sur
vey of conditions and needs in
the county.
The Wilmington firm has had
considerable experience in design
ing and constructing school build
ings. one of the local officials
stating that it probably had done
more of this type of work than
any other similar firm in the state.
They have already started work
on tentative plans, according to
information received this week,
and it is expected they will have
preliminary sketches ready for
consideration at an early meeting
of the board of education.
County school authorities em
phasize that work now being done
is purely tentative, and that a
definite program will be deter
mined only after estimates of the
cost can be brought into line with
the amount of money expected
to be available. However, the sug
gestions made by the survey com
mittee appointed by the state de
partment of education are being
followed as closely as possible, it
was stated.
The architects were asked to
begin work on tentative plans for
a new colored school building at
■Roper, which will include 22
classrooms, in addition to rooms
for a home economics depart
ment. science department, library,
industrial arts department, and
possibly a band room, as well as
a combination auditorium and
gymnasium. Under the plan of
consolidation recommended by
the survey committee, this build
ing will serve 480 elementary
pupils of District 2. and 256 high
school pupils from all parts of
the county. The number of pupils
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New Man Heads
County Soil Work
Harry E. Newlands has been
named soil conservationist for the
Washington County unit of the
Pamlico District, it was an
nounced this week. He will main
tain his office in the Agriculture
Building in Plymouth and work
in the county with the county
supervisors.
Mr. Newland has been soil con
servationist for Davidson County
for the past 12 years. He is a
graduate of Purdue University,
Lafayette. Ind., and has taken
graduate work at Cornell Uni
versity, Ithaca, N. Y.
The new conservationist plans
to bring his wife to Plymouth as
soon as they can find a house. He
succeeds Donald B. Jones, who re
signed here to take a job with
the Bureau of Agriculture Eco
nomics in Raleigh.
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Band io Play at Even! in
Williamston Next Week
The Plymouth High School
Band will make its second out
of-town trip of the school year
next Wednesday by going to Wil
liamston to participate in the an
ual Harvest Festival Parade. Two
weeks ago the band marched and
played in Tarboro for the 4-H
Day program.
Members of the band will leave
at 12:30 p.m. by bus for William
ston. The parade is scheduled for
2 p.m.
County Liquor Sales
Decline Last Month
Sales in the Washington County
ABC stores followed the trend of
stores throughout the state last
month by selling considerably less
liquor than during September in
1948, accord to Robert Winston,
of Raleigh, state ABC chairman.
Sales in the county totaled $15,
029.15 last month, against $19,
312.10 a year ago.
For the entire state, liquor
stores sold $3,882, 997. 05 worth
of alcoholic beverages in Septem
ber, compared to $4,023,137.65
during the same month last year.
In only five counties were sales
reported up from 1948.
The 3.5 per cent decline in
state liquor sales during Septem
ber came after a five per cent
drop in August, an eight per cent
drop in July, a five per cent drop
in June and a nine per cent drop
in May, all compared to the same
months last year. ABC officials
say the declines reflect the down
ward turn in general economic
conditions.