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J. T. Terry, district game pro
tector, of Plymouth, announced
this week that the 1951 fishing
licenses have arrived and persons
desiring to obtain new licenses
may do so.
Local Blood Bank leaders stat
ed this week that practically
every pint of blood donated dur
ing the recent bloodmobile visit
has been flown to Korea and that
the supply at the Norfolk center
has been largely depleted due to
the great need overseas. Blood
center officials were well pleased
with the local response, stating it
was as good as they had encount
ered in any town of comparable
size.
Misses Jeanne and Nina Still
man, of Roper, were on the honor
roll of students who made out
standing scholastic records dur
ing the fall quarter at East Caro
lina Teachers College, Green
ville, it was announced this week
by college officials. Requirements
for the honor roll are at least two
quality points per credit hour on
all work taken and no grade be
low “3.”
Mrs. Mancel Bradon left by
plane last Friday for San Diego,
California, where she will join
her husband, who is in the U. S.
£favy. Mrs. Bradon.will remain
|»ith him while he is in the states.
Walton Allen brought his son,
daughter and wife home from a
Washington hospital Sunday and
reports them to be doing as well
as can be expected. His wife be
came ill after their young son
had been operated on for appen
dicitis. The baby girl was hos
pitalized because of anemia. Wal
ton says he and his family are
deeply grateful for the many
kindnesses shown them by
friends.
While bird-hunting in the We
nona section last Saturday, the
dogs of Rudolph Beasley and El
liott Harrell jumped a bobcat.
The animal put up a terrific
struggle with the dogs, but was
shot by Beasley. The animal
measured about two and a half
^eet in length, the hunters said.
Club Women Meet
Here Wednesday
By FRANCES DARDEN,
Home Agent
Seventy club women repre
senting Hyde, Beaufort, Martin,
Tyrrell and Washington counties
met in Plymouth Wednesday at
the Agriculture Building. This
was a training school for mem
' bers of the executive board of
the 24th district and county coun
cil members of the five counties.
Mrs. George Bowen, president of
24th district, presided over the
meeting, giving the welcome and
devotional.
Miss Verna Stanton, assistant
state home agent, Raleigh, and
Mrs. Verna J. Langford, eastern
district agent, instructed the of
ficers in their duties. An execu
tive board meeting was held in
the afternoon and plans made for
the 24th district meeting which
is to be held in Plymouth April
12th.
Reserve Unit Here Declines
Invitation to Join MP Unit
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Capt. Charles Gardner, com
manding the 245th Engineers
Dump Truck Company, of Plym
outh, stated yesterday that his
outfit had received an invitation
to transfer to a military police
unit, along with other towns in
this section, headquatrers to be
at Ahoskie. However, the local
unit has decided to remain an en
gineer outfit, he said.
The unit here is assigned to the
Raleigh area, but is a complete
military reserve unit within it
self, Capt. Gardner said.
Local Vets to Stage Big
Dance Here; Offer Prize
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^ Officials of the local posts of
the. American Legion and Vete
rans of Foreign Wars stated this
week that they are planning to
stage a big dance here soon, at
which time they will give away
a new television set to some
lucky ticket holder.
The Roanoke Beacon
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to the service of Washington jjj
j| County and its 13,000 people. |Ji
VOLUME LXII—NUMBER 3 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 18, 1951 ESTABLISHED 1889
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Little Over Week Left to List Taxes
The tax listing month of Jan
uary is almost two thirds gone
and through noon Wednesday on
ly 781 persons had listed their ;
taxes with Plymouth Township
List Taker Clarence Blount in
the city clerk's office here.
County Tax Supervisor H. L.
Davenport, of Skinnersville, re
ported yesgterday that a total of
95 persons had listed in the other
three townships of the county— j
35 in Scuppernong, and 30 each
in Skinnersville and Lees Mill.
The law requires that all pro- ;
perty owners list their property
for taxes and that males between
the ages of 21 and 65 list their
polls. For this, the law provides
absolutely no extension of time
beyond the normal listing per
iod (the month of January) and
failure to comply subjects the
offending party to a 10 per cent
penalty provided by law.
Mr. Blount stated that there
were about 2200 property owners
in Plymouth township and so just
a bit over one third have listed
thus far. He urges that all per
sons not having yet listed do so
at once and not wait for the final
week. Several persons in the
township will have farm reports
to submit, Blount said, and that
will require as much time as the
listing of property.
City Clerk W. A. Roebuck re
ported yesterday at noon that
the job of listing taxes was about
half finished. He said that some
thing over 600 persons had listed
out of about 1300 property owners
within the city limits.
County Hospital Fills
Long-Felt Need Here
| Tax Collections j
j Reported Good j
County Tax Collector E. J.
Spruill reports that tax col
lections thus far in January
have been as good as usual and
he points out that January is
usually the best month for col
lections, there being two ob
vious reasons for people to pay
their taxes in January. First, it
is the last month before inter
est accrues and second, people
who have her n paying their
taxes in January each year for
several years continue to do so
because they can list county
taxes as an item in figuring
their income tax.
Recommendations
Of Minor Nature
Suggested by Jury
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Need of Repairs Cited at Ag
riculture Building, Coun
ty Home and Health De
partment Here
The report of the Washington
County grand jury to the Janu
ary term of superior court here
stated that the jails and county
home had been inspected and that
inquiries had been made con
cerning the condition of school
busses.
The report said that the jail
was well kept and clean. How
ever, it recommended that some
rooms be painted and new stool
seats be furnished for the bath
room at the county home and
health department.
The health department was
found in good condition, but it
was noted that the outside of the
building was badly in need of
paint. The roof of the agricul
ture building was found to be in
bad shape, leaking and in need of
repairs. Repairs recommended
by the last jury have not yet been
made, it was reported.
The jurors found that all jus
tice of peace reports are being
made satisfactorily and monthly
reports and fees are being turned
in to the county auditor and pro
per records are being kept.
A list of delinquent guardians,
administrators and executors was
turned in, the number of delin
quents being 11, 10 and 9, I'espec
tively.
The report was signed by the
foreman, L. W. Gurkin, sr.
Heavy Docket Expected in
Recorder's Court Tuesday
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A heavy docket is expected to
be prosecuted before Judge Ed
ward L. Owens in recorder’s
court here next Tuesday, since
it will be only the second session
held in the past five weeks. Court
was suspended Christmas week
and a heavy docket was disposed
of the first week in January.
Then for two successive weeks no
court was held because of the
two week term of Washington
County Superior Court.
Free Cancer Clinic
Is Set for Tomorrow
The cancer detection clinic for
this area will be held Friday of
this week, January 19, at the
Health Center in Elizabeth City.
Registration will begin at 1
o’clock and continue until 2:30
it. was announced Monday.
Examinations will be given
without cost and are available to
men and women 35 years of age
or over, regardless of race, creed
or color. In addition, those who
are under 35 are eligible for ex
amination if they have one of the
recognized “danger signals of
cancer.
Physicians agree that the most
effective way to save sufferers of
cancer is to detect the disease in
its early stages. This can be ac
complished only if every man and
woman will cooperate by asking
for periodic cancer examinations.
Individuals should become famil
iar with the danger signals of
cancer so that he can receive
treatment promptly in the event
he has the disease. Upon request
the clinic will be glad to send
free booklets explaining cancer
symptoms. Address requests to
Cancer Clerk, Health Center,
Elizabeth City.
Total of 460 Patients Ad
mitted Since Opening on
Last May 19; Over 100
Babies Delivered
The need and usefulness served
by a county hospital center offer
ing complete facilities to the resi
dents of the county is emphasiz
ed in statistics on record at the
Washington County Hospital
here.
Figures released by Mrs. David
E. Jones, RN, superintendent of
nurses at the hospital, show that
since the institution opened its
doors to receive patients last May
19. a total of 460 patients have
been admitted. Represented
among these patients were five
counties besides Washington, and
five states other than North Caro
lina.
Counties, other than Washing
ton. from which patients have
come are Beaufort, Martin, Ber
tie, Pitt and Columbus. States
represented, besides North Caro
lina, have been Virginia, Penn
sylvania, New York, Illinois and
Michigan.
The number of babies deliver
ed at the hospital in the less than
eight months of its operation to
tal 109—76 white and 33 colored.
Before the hospital was open
ed, county residents were large
ly dependent on hospitals in ad
joining counties such as Martin,
Beaufort and .Chowan, for com
plete hospital facilities.
The hospital is located on a
site to the left of the street lead
ing out to Washington and is at
the outskirts of town. It is a mod
ern structure with an exception
ally smart appearance, and con
tains 20 beds, located in 2 private
and 9 semi-private rooms. Eight
of these beds are reserved for
colored patients, and the other
12 are available for white pa
tients.
The hospital was built under
supervision of the Medical Care
Commission and with federal,
state and local funds. Although
there are at present no resident
doctors, the institution is served
by a fine staff of visiting doctors
which includes Drs. T. L. Bray,
Claudius McGowan, Alban Papi
neau and E. W. Furgurson, white,
and L. S. Mitchell and C. W. Wal
ker, colored, all of Plymouth; W.
H. Harrell and J. M. Phelps, of
Creswell; Surgical consultants,
Drs. Frank Wood, of Edenton,
James Ramsay, of Washington,
Newsom F. Battel and E. S.
Boyce, of Rocky Mount; obstetri
cal consultants, Drs. John C. Tay
loe, of Washington, and A. T.
Thorp, of Rocky Mount; X-ray
consultants, Drs. R. H. Hackler,
of Washington, and Stewart W.
Gibbs, of Rocky Mount.
Schedules have been worked
out whereby these several doc
tors serve the hospital at various
hours, but they are also available
in emergencies.
Local Organist Will Give
Benefit Recital Here Soon
Mrs. Marie Newland, radio or
ganist of Plymouth, will give an
organ recital at the First Christ
ian Church Friday evening, Jan
uary 26, at 7:30 o’clock, it has
been announced.
No admission will be charged \
for the recital but an offering;
will be taken for the benefit of
the polio fund, it was said.
Vocal numbers will be render
ed by Mrs. Frances Lucas, Misses
Betty and Myrtle Jackson and
Jane Crofton. Everyone is invit
ed to come and enjoy this evening
of music.
Pineviile Preacher to Hold
Service at Nazarene Church
Revival services begin next
Sunday night at the Church of
the Nazarene here, with preach
ing by the Rev. Doyle C. Smith,
of Pineviile, church officials
have announced. The meetings
will continue through January
31, with services beginning night
ly at 7:30 o’clock, it was said.
The services are being an
nounced as good old-fashioned
gospel singing and preaching and
all persons are extended a cord
ial welcome to attend.
USDA War Board
To Be Organized
In This County
C. W. Bowen and H. L. Res
pass, jr., Named Chair
man and Vice-Chairman
Respectively
At the cotton conference held
in the agriculture building here
Monday night, steps were taken
to reorganize the United States
Department of Agriculture War
Board for Washington County.
Two Plymouth men, C. W.
Bowen and H. L. Respass, jr.,
were named chairmen and vice
chairman, respectively, and they
will announce appointment of
other members of the board soon,
it is expected.
Members will be chosen from
among the county PMA commit
tee, soil conservation leaders.
FHA, vocational agriculture
teachers, county agent and home
demonstration agent, and other
workers in the extension service,
it was said.
An important function of the
board would be to determine
cases for deferment where regis
trants living on farms in the
county applied for such defer
ment. It was said that the only
cases which may be considered
for deferment will be dairy farm
workers and extreme hardship
cases. The latter cases were de
fined as being those where a
farm owner is totally incapacitat
ed and has a son of draft age who
is and has been for some time do
ing farm work. It was pointed
out that if such registrant had
not been working on the farm but
began working at some recent
time, the case would not be con
sidered an extreme hardship
case.
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Rites Sunday for
Mrs. J. M. Brown
Funeral services were held in
Statesville Sunday afternoon for
Mrs. J. M. Brown, 69, mother of
Mrs. W. V. Hays, of Plymouth.
Mrs. Brown died in a hospital at
Greensboro early last Friday
morning after a serious illness of
several months. She had been in
the hospital for about a week.
Mrs Brown was a native of
Statesville and lived there much
of ^cr life. A number of years
ago she came to Plymouth with
her husband and lived here for
several months, making many
friends in the community who are
grieved to learn of her passing.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniver
sary last October. He was a suc
cessful business man, retiring
several years ago, and both he
and Mrs. Brown are widely
known throughout the state. Mrs. I
Brown was a loyal member of the
Methodist church since early
childhood and very active in af- !
fairs of the Broad Street Meth
odist Church at Statesville.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Bi own is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. R. E. White, of Arabia, j
who was with her when the end
came last Friday, and Mrs. Hays,
of Plymouth. She also leaves a
sister and several brothers and a
number of grandchildren.
Drive in Progress
To Raise Funds for
Infantile Paralysis
County Director Thomas
Hopkins Gives Statistics
to Show Urgent Need of
Polio Funds
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The annual March of Dimes
campaign officially opened in
Washington County Monday and
posters advertising the drive are
now on display in nearly all busi
ness establishments. Efforts to
raise money to be used in the in
cessant fight which must be wag
ed against dread infantile paraly
sis will continue through the
month of January. Directing the
campaign this year in the county
is Thomas F. Hopkins, of Plym
outh.
Pointing out that the cumula
tive cost of caring for polio pa-'
tients soars tremendously each
year as new cases are added, the
county director added that in
creasingly larger amounts are
needed to cope with the load of
old and new cases.
“There is only one answer to
this new polio challenge,” Hop
kins said, “that is to make this
present campaign the greatest
ever.”
In the past three years the
treasuries of hundreds of chap
ters of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis through
out the county have been deplet
ed as the result of some 100,000
new cases of polio.
“We are now faced with a stag
gering polio patient load,” the di
rector stated. “No matter what
the 1951 polio season may bring
in the way of epidemics, we know
that we will be responsible for
thousands of patients from 1950
and earlier years.
“Costs of caring for new cases
are high—we all know that, but
old cases usually are even more
expensive because they are the
seriously - affected long - term
cases. It goes without saying that
we cannot abandon even one of
these, if there is the slightest
hope f_r improvement,”
The"&mpaign director sstid^
that in addition to the various
types of prolonged and costly
treatments required, thousands of
patients need new appliances,
braces, new wheelchairs and oth
er equipment essential to every
day life.
“Many hundreds each year I
must live encased in respirators,
with nurses constantly in attend
ance; these are the most costly
cases of all,” Hopkins said. “Their
care may range from $7,000 to
$10,000 a year, and sometimes
much more.”
Hopkins revealed that in the
13 years of its existance the Na
tional Foundation has spent some
$94,000,000 in patient care, al
most two-thirds of it in the last
three years.
“Even this is not the full bill,
since many thousands will look
to us for help in 1951, if they
are to continue their lives under
conditions as normal as science
and money can make them,”,.
Hopkins continued. “We cannot
let them down; we must open our
hearts as never before in the 1951
March of Dimes.”
Classes Crowded as School
Here Starts New Semester
The Plymouth High School en
tered upon its second semester
on Tuesday of this week, accord
ing to J. S. Fleming, principal.
Mid-term examinations were
completed Monday, and the
school started right off on the
second half of the year’s work
the next morning.
Enrollment continues to in
crease in local schools, Mr. Flem
ing said, making the shortage of
classroom space more acute. Ten
or twelve new students have en
tered in the past few days, and
Tuesday there were 47 students
present in each of the two fifth
grade sections.
C.L. Blount Is Named
To Head Draft Board
Clarence L. Blount, of Plym-1
outh, is the new chairman of the
Washington County Selective
Service Board, having been elect- i
ed to that position at a regular
meeting of the board here Tues
day night. Mr. Blount’s appoint
mment as a member of the local
board was announced last week
by the office of the state director,
following his nomination by a
group composed of the chairman
of the county board of elections,
the county superintendent of
schools and the clerk of the su
perior court.
Mr. Blount is a native of Plym
outh and has lived here prac
tically all his life, except for 14
years when he was cashier of a
bank out of the county. He retir
ed in 1947 after having been em
ployed since 1940 by the North
Carolina Pulp Company.
Mr. Blount was appointed to
succeed Robert L. Tetterton,
Plymouth contractor, whose res
ignation became effective Janu-'
ary 1st after he had served as j
chairman of the board for more
than seven years. There is still
one vacancy on the local board,
O. A. Cheason, of Roper, having
tendered his resignation recently
to become effective January 15,
after upwards of eight years’ ser
vice. Mr. Chesson agreed to serve
until his successor could be
chosen. Dr. J. M. Phelps, of
Creswell, is the third member.
IT To Z Drivers Musi!
I»et Permits Iteiteued!
Persons whose surnames be
gin with U, V, W, X, Y and Z
should now apply for renewals
of dirver’s license, the North
Carolina Department of Motor
Vehicles reported this week.
Motorists who obtained renew
al of their driver’s licenses in
1947 under the re-issuance pro
gram and whose birthdays fall
early this year should also ap
ply.
Motorists who are uncertain
about the expiration date of
their licenses should refer to
the lower right hand corner of
their present liccns cards. These
motorist will be permitted to
seek seeond renewal 30 days in
advance of the expiration date,
which falls on their birthdate.
The majority will have sur
names beginning with A or B,
hut a few will fall in other al
pha helical groups.
Approximately 180,000 North
Carolinaians are included in the
U, V, W, X, Y and Z group.
Persons seeking second renew
als are estimated at 85,000 or
90,000.
To avoid the last minute rush
of the U, V, W, X, Y and Z
group, which expires June 30,
the Department suggests that
applicants come early.
15 Men of County
In Induction Call
On February 5th
Rescind Ban on Publishing
Size of Calls and Names
Of Men; Board Has Busi
est 15-Day Period
A directive from state head
quarters’ received this week by
the local selective service board
rescinded an order issued in De
cember forbidding publication of
information relative to draft calls
on the county. This makes it pos
sible to review work of the board
since the first of January, which
constitutes the busiest half month
in recent history of the group.
Since January 1st, the office
of the board in Plymou.h has
handled the registration of phy
sicians and dentists, one large
pre-induction call and two calls
for induction. This is in addition
to the registration of youths as
they reach the age of 18, which
averages from 15 to 25 each
month, board meetings, and other
ronii|p m Mere. 0 '
This weA the board received
a call for 15 Washington County
men to report for induction on
Monday, February 5. Notices are
going out this week to the men
being called up for service and
should be in their hands by Sat
urday.
The first call filled in the
county in 1951 was for five men
to report for induction on Jan
uary 4. Four left on that date, as
follows: Herman Edgar Hooker,
jr., Plymouth, Wade Andrews
Phelps, Creswell, and Francis
Ray Spencer, Roper, all white;
and Chester Lee Cooper, colored,
of Roper. The other man called,
William Edison Rodgers, colored,
formerly of Creswell, was trans
ferred to the local board at New
ark, N. J., for induction, com
pleting the quota.
Monday of this week, January
15, the county filled its largest
induction call since the local
board resumed its operation last
fall. The call was for 25 men, and
21 actually left on the bus Mon
day. There was no transfer, two
postponements, and one registrant
died after notices were sent out.
The call this week was almost
equally divided between the
races, 13 notices going out to
white registrants and 12 to color
ed. Plymouth had the largest
number called, 4 white and 5
colored, for a total of 9. Roper
was next with 7, 4 colored and
(See DRAFT Page 7)
Colored Child Is
Seriously Injured
Willie Jane Johnson, 4 year old
daughter of Ernest Lee Johnson
and wife, colored, of Plymouth,
remains in serious condition at
the Washington County Hospital
here, according to Dr. E. W. Fur
gurson.
The girl is suffering from a
fractured skull, intra-cranial
hemorrhage and concussion and
fractured right leg sufferd last
Thursday aftrnoon shortly after
5 o'clock when she is reported to
have darted in front of an auto
mobile driven by Jerry Polk, of
Plymouth. The car struck the
child down and skidded to a stop
some distance away, it was said.
Polk, an employee of N. C.
Pulp Company here, was return
ing home from work. The acci
dent occurred at the corner of
Main and Monroe Streets. It was
said that a group of small chil
dren had crossed from one corner
of the street to another and the
Johnson child apparently decid
ed to remain where she was, then
suddenly changed her mind and
darted into the path of the on- j
coming vehicle.
The accident was investigated
by Policeman Allen, of the city
force. No charges have been pre
ferred.
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Three Doctors
Register Here
Three physicians were regis
tered Monday at the office of
the local draft board in the sec
ond . special registration of
medical men by selective ser
vice. They were Drs. E. W.
Furgurson and A. Papineau, of
Plymouth, and Dr. J. M. Phelps,
of Creswell. Dr. Robert L.
Mohn, Plymouth dentist, reg
istered at the first registration
last October 16.
The doctors registered are
men under SO years of age who
are not members of any reserve
component. Drs. Furgurson and
Phelps saw active duty during
World War II. At the present
time Dr. Phelps is a member
of the county selective service
board. Other physicians In the
county arevotpfev*. age limit
set for the registration.
Thanks Expressed
For Boots Donated
In Clothing Drive
Miss Alva Rose Hardison
Gets Letter of Apprecia
tion From 16-Year-Old
Austrian Girl
A clothing drive for the relief
of persons in war-torn countries,
put on in the fall of 1945, has re
cently brought a nice letter of
thanks from Austria to Miss Alva
Rose Hardison, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Arthur Hardi
son, of Plymouth. The letter, from
a 16-ycar-old Austrian girl, ex
presses god will and apprecia
tion for a pair of galoshes con
tributed during the campaign by
little Miss Hardison.
Text of the letter, as translated
from German, is as follows:
“Dear Little Friend Alva:
“I received your boots. Lots of
thanks. I lost your address and
have just found it. You will be
surprised to receive a letter from
me. I am Austrian and live close
to the Blue Danube, close to
Vienna. You’ll be able to find
this on the map. I’m sorry that
[ have to write everything to you
in German, but I can’t write that
much in English. I hope that
someone can translate it for you.
‘Dear Alva, you are 12 years
aid. I was born October 13, 1934,
and am 16 years old. I have
blonde hair, gray-green eyes, and
slender, about 62 inches tall. 1
vill send you a picture of myself
as soon as I find out that you re
ceive this letter. Please send me
a picture of yourself.
“I have four brothers. The old
est one’s name is Gottfried, and
ae is 14 years old. Erich is 12,
(See THANKS Page 12)
Superior Court Is
Working on Civil
Actions This Week
Court Reconvenes Monday;
Two Divorces Granted,
Six Judgments Awarded
by Noon Wednesday
Washington County Superior
Court reconvened here Monday
morning for the trial of civil ac
tions, following adjournment last
Tuesday afternoon when the cri
minal docket was completed for
the January term. The civil doc
ket had not been completed late
yesterday.
Cases disposed of before Judge
Walter J. Bone, of NashvUle,
through Wednesday noon, includ
ed two divorce cases and six oth
er actions, as follows:
Absolute divorces were grant
ed Erma Phelps Cooper from
Shelbert Willis Cooper and Lil
lie M. Harris from Howard Har
ris.
P. H. Darden was granted a
judgment against Jesse T. and
Margaret Hawkins in the amount
of $121.75 with interest from Jan
uary 7, 1950, until paid. The de
fendants were taxed with the
court costs. It was also ordered
that Darden was entitled to im
mediate possession of household
and kitchen furniture of the de
fendants described in a chattel
martgage to Darden and seized
by the sheriff under claim and de
livery process. W. M. Darden,
counsel for plaintiff, was appoint
ed commissioner to sell the furni
ture and satisfy the judgment.
In the case of L. Shugar versus
Mrs. C. B. Holmes alias Sarah
Holmes and K. T. Holmes, plain
tiff was awarded $49 judgment
against Mrs. Holmes, and adjudg
ed not to recover against W. T.
Holmes. Costs of the action were
charged against the defendants.
J. S. Shugar was awarded a
$375 judgment with interest
against C. C. Cooper.
John Lutz, trading as John
Lutz and Company, was award
ed a judgment of $78.25 with in
terest from January 3. 1948 until
paid, against Don G. Davis, who
was taxed with court costs.
M. G. Brown Co., Tnc., was
awarded a judgment $200 with
interest from April 21, 1949,
against Dr. Claudius McGowan.
Court costs were taxed against
the defendant.
E. W. Patrick was given a
judgment of $250.77 against H.
E. Ambrose, in a case which con
sumed an entire day. The suit
involved a dispute over settle
ment for timber sold by the plain
tiff to Ambrose.
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Sale of Licenses
Proceeds Slowly
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License sales at the branch of
fice at The Etheridge Company
here continued slow, with sales
for the last four sales days of last
week totaling only 125, an aver
age of about 31 sets per day.
Only eleven more sales days
remain before the deadline for
displaying old tags on motor ve
hicles in operation, and the in
evitable last minute rush for the
1951 plates seems to be in pros
pect.
Manager finest Etheridge of
the local branch office urges all
persons not having obtained the
new state license plates to hurry
and get the job done before the
press of time. This will make it
easier on all concerned, it was
pointed out. .
A breakdown of sales released
Monday shows that 902 sets of
plates for automobiles have been
sold here; 8 sets for motorcy
cles; 137 for private trucks- 25
for farm trucks; 75 for small
trailers; and 13 for commercial
trailers.
New plates must be displayed
on all motor vehicles which are
operated on and after February
1, or the owners will be subject
to prosecution under the law. Pa
trolmen will begin citing delin
quents to court who are caught
operating vehicles without the
new plates, beginning February 1.
Plant Bed Sowing Is
Slower This Season
Sowing of tobacco beds in
Washington County is thought to
be somewhat slower generally
this season than was the case a
year ago. It was estimated that
by January 20 last year most of
the beds in the county were al
ready sown and County Agent
VV. V. Hays was warning farmers
that they could expect a shortage
of plants as a result of the early
sowing. His prediction materializ
ed and many farmers were both
ered about setting out their to
bacco by a serious shortage of the
plants. Many growers were forc
ed to bring in plants from ad
joining counties.
This year, a shortage of cotton
cloth used on the beds has de
i ''eloped. Whether this will affect
farmers in this county could not
be learned. Local merchants who
carry the cloth have sold out their
supply and whether more can be
obtained is conjectural. Perhaps
most( farmers have already ob
tained their needs for use in pre
paring beds later.