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The lawyers in attendance were
jokingly talking about lining
Ronald Gaylord when he appear
t about twenty minutes late. lor
the weekly session of Washing
ton County Recorder’s Court here
Tuesday morning. “His Honor”
replied that he had been “about
the Master’s business.” Most of
itthe real work incident to the
position is done before and afer
court-sessions, the judge has ob
served.
March came in sort of in-be
tween, neither lion-like nor lamb
like. Several local persons were
discussin gthe weather late Tues
day and one man was of the
opinion that the day was not
typical of March. Another hast
ened to express a contrary opin
ion, saying that the wind was
rather strong at times during the
day. Wednesday, though, was just
a perfect spring day.
Town workers took advantage
of the Wednesday afternoon lull
and the bright sunshine this week
to renew the paint on the park
ing space lines along Water
Street. There weren't a whole lot
of cars parked on the street at
the time but what there were
gave Officer Paul Basnight a
chance for a little exercise, re
parking and pushing them out of
the way, etc.
County Superintendent of
Schools Roy F. Lowry is expect
ed to return to Plymouth some
time Friday of this week after
a week’s absence. Mr. Lowry left
last Friday for St. Lo-uis, Missou
ri, where he attended1 the meet
ing of the American Association
of school Administrators, which
began Saturday.
An announcement from Ahos
ie this week stated that plans
were being completed for the or
dination of John C. Owens, Plym
outh native who is deacon in
charge of St. Thomas Episcopal
Church there. The service is set
for Monday, March 28, with Bis
hop Thomas H. Wright, of Wil
mington, to be in charge. Several
clergymen of Episcopal churches
of the area are expected to at
tend the ordination service.
Roper Woman Will Visit
Relatives in Casablanca
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Phelps,
of Roper, spent Sunday night
with Mr. Phelps’ aunt, Mrs. Cora
Arnold and family, in Portsmouth,
Va. Mrs. Phelps was enroute to
Casablanca, Morocco, to visit her
parents and other relatives whom
she has not seen in eight years.
Mrs. Phelps emplaned at Nor
folk, Va., Monday for New York
where ishe spent the night, leaving
Tuesday by plane for Casablanca
where she waa due to arrive
Thursday of this week. She ex
pects to leave Casablanca for the
return trip March 22.
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College Choir To
Be Here March 13
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The Wake Forest College choir
will present a musical program
in the Ludford Memorial Baptist
Church on Sunday night, March
13, at 8 o’clock. Dr. Thane Mc
Donald is the director, and there
will be thirty eight voices in the
choir.
This is one of the outstanding
musical organizations in the coun
try, and the local church feels
highly honred to be able to have
the choir appear here.
This is the first time that the
choir has sung in Plymouth, and
the members of Ludford Memor
ial Baptist Church extend the
public a cordial invitation to come
and enjoy an evening of great
an inspiring music.
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Federal Tax Man
Here Next Week
A representative of the Inter
T nal Revenue Service of the fed
eral government will be here next
week to give any advice or as
sistance needed by inoome-tax
paiyers. No charge will be made
for the service.
The representative will be at
the Plymouth post office next
Wednesday and Thursday. He was
scheduled to be in Williamston
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
Income tax returns for the cal
endar year 1954 must be filed not
later than April 15, with the U. S.
District Director of Internal
Revenue for the district in which
the taxpayer lives or has his prin
cipal place of business.
Even though taxes have been
withheld from wages, all taxpay
ers must file annual returns on
or before April 15, as provided
by law. The old March 15 dead
line has been moved up 31 days.
Any person whose total income
in 1954 was $600 or more must
file. Those entitled to tax refunds
will not receive them unless they
file and the sooner the return
is filed the sooner the refund
will be mailed.
The Roanoke Beacon
**★**★ and Washington County News
A home newspaper dedicated rji
to the service of Washington SO
County and its 13,000 people. Hi
ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME LXVI—NUMBER 9
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 3, 1955
County, Town Bonrds Meet Mondny
Regular monthly board meet
ings will be the order of the day
Monday of next week.
The "county commissioners will
hold their sessions at the court
house, beginning at 10:30 a. m.
Board Clerk J. Robert Campbell
reports no special business on the
agenda with the exception of ap
pointing persons to carry out the
dog vaccination program in the
county. Oliver Lucas, of Plym
outh, and Hilton C'hesson, of Cres
well, were appointed by the com
missioners last year.
The county .board of education
will also convene Monday morn
ing at the courthouse. Whether
or not to formally accept the bid
of A. M. and H. M. Kochelis for
certain obsolete school property
will come up at that time. The
customary 10-day period in which
such bids are -held open for possi
ble upset bids having expired, it
is thought that the $900 Kochelis
bid on the farmer Mt. Delane
school site will be formally ac
cepted by the county board.
The Plymouth Town Council^
will meet Monday night at o
o’clock at the Municipal Building,
with Mayor A. J. Riddle presid
ing. The mayor said one of the
topics at the meeting is expected ;
to concern certain Plymouth
streets. He said water had got
under the surfacing on Crescent
Drive in the Stillacres section and
on West Avenue and that the
surfacing was breaking up. The
mayor said asphalt could be ob
tained from a plant near Sunbury ]
and what to do about the situation •
is expected to be discussed ;
To Break Ground
Sunday for New
Church Building
Nothing Wrong
With Surprise
A. J. Byrd, who operated a
clothing store here for about
six years, got the kind of sur
prise last week which is al
ways pleasant. A young girl
who shall be nameless in this
item sent Mr Byrd a money
order for §10 with the following
note:
“I know you will be surprised
to hear from me but I have to
do this since I got saved. I am
_ _ that owed you
$9 and some few cents but I
am sending you §10. That was
1943. Hope you are all well.
Thank you.” Mr. Byrd opened
the store in 1943 and went out
of the clothing business early
in 1950. ^ ^
Roper Cub Scouts
Hold Supper High
School Last Week
Two Other Events Held in
Observing National Seoul
Week; Pack Organized ir
December
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The recently organized Rope:
Cub Scout Pack marked Nations
Scout Week with three events
Ten of the 14 members attendee
Sunday services at Zion’s Chape
Church of Christ, aocompaniec
by Mrs. Raleigh Smith, Mrs. L. E
Hassell, jr., and Mrs. W. V. Gay
lord, den mothers. Twelve scouts
accompanied by Mesdames Smitl
and Gaylord, took a sight-seeins
trip to Bath Saturday where :
local Boy Scout acted aa guid<
as the group visited places of in
tcrest.
The Blue and Gold pot lucl
supper was held at the Rope:
High School cafeteria Thursday
night of last week with cub scout
and their parents attending.
Jackie Spruill acted as toast
master. T. A. Hood, principal o
Roper High School, pronounce:
'the invocation and the grouj
sang “America.”
A delicious supper, served buf
fet style, was enjoyed by cul
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Ceremony io Follow Morn
ing Service at Christian
Church; Hope To Be in
New Church by 1956
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A special ground - breaking
ceremony, brief in nature, for the
new First Christian C'huroh
building in Plymouth will ibe
held immediately after the regu
lar morning service Sunday, it
was announced yesterday by the
Rev. C. N. Barnette, minister. The
program will be held at the lot
where the church is to be built,
in the 300 block of East Main
Street, and members of all con
gregations in the community are
invited to (attend, Mr. Barnette
stated.
Decision to start construction
work on the new Church struct
ure was reached a few weeks age
after completion of details in con
nection with selling the lot where
the present church is located, al
the corner of Washington anc
Mam Streets, The -old lot was
purchased by Edenton represen
tatives of the Gulf Oil Company
and, under term! of the sale
agreement, the congregation is
to relinquish possession of the
present location by February 1
1956. The present church build'
ing remains to be sold, with the
purchaser to be obligated to re
move it within 30 days after it is
vacated, by the church group.
Members of the church have
been planning -for a new build
ing for several years. The plan:
began to take definite shape ir
January of last year, when i
building fund oampaign was
launched, during which over $75,
090 was pledged by members o
the congregation. Church official:
said that by the time the worl
was actually started, during the
next week if weather permits, the
group will have about $40,00(
; cash on hand, with the remaindei
to be financed over a period o:
- years. Total cost of the building
is estimated at $160,000 to $175,
000, with equipment and othei
: items expected to swell the tota
• investment to around the $200,
■ 000 mark.
i The lot on which the new build
ing is to be constructed is 150 bj
. 400 feet in size, extending througl
' the block from Main to Thirc
Streets. The building itself wil
, contain some 16,000 feet of flooi
space, including the sanctuary
. social hall, Sunday school rooms
I etc. Robert L. Tetterton, the con
Se^NEW^CHIJRCH^PagieTo
Note Progress in ;
Conservation for •
County Last Year1
Report of County Supervi
sors to Recent Quarterly i
Meeting of Pamlico Dis
trict Is Impressive
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The Washington -County super
visors’ report made to the recent
meeting of the Pamlico Soil Con
servation District supervisors
here shows considerable progress
made during 1954.
The whole-heated cooperation
of all agricultural agencies—FHA,
Extension, vocational agricultur
al teachers, ASC and private in
dividuals, especially dragline
operators—made it possible for
the. supervisors to report to the
farmers, businessmen and other
taxpayers, that more progress has
been made along conservation
lines.
More land ia being used within
its capabilities and more conser
vation practices have been estab
lished on the farm land of Wash
ington County tha-n in any year
■since the Pamlico District was or
ganized in 1946.
The co-unty now has one soil
conservationist and one conser
vation aide.
The ACP administered; by the
county ASC committee secured
federal funds to sha-re in the cost
of conservation practices such - as
open ditch drainage, pas*-.! -
seeding <and winter cover crops.
Approximately $80,000 was made
available. The FHA informed its
borrowers about the SCD pro
gram and encouraged the borrow
ers to ask for assistance in work
out out basic soil conservation
and water management plans for
their farms.
Sec"PROGRESS, Page 10
Raiding Officers
Seize Ten Stills
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Ten liquor stills and a quantity
of sundry supplies and' equipment
fell to raiding officers in this
county during the month of Feb
ruary, according to -a report sub
mitted to the ABC board by Chief
Enforcement Officer Robert Saw
yer, of Roper.
A total of 14 still sites was raid
ed during the period and in ad
dition to the stills captured, 75
barrels, 13 worms, four vats, 14
cooling barrels, nine gallons of
whiskey and 5,250 gallons of mash
were listed as confiscated.
Taking part in one or more
of the raids in addition to Saw
yer were Sheriff J. K. Reid, W.
C. Styons, W. S. Ainsley and
state and federal officers.
ARCHITECT'S SKETCH OF PROPOSED NEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH HERE
Here is the architect’s sketch of the proposed new First Christian Church, the ground-break*
» ing ceremony for which is scheduled following th? regular church service Sunday morning. The
j, new church is to be located in the 300 block of E ist Main Street, the lot extending through the
c entire block to Third Street. Main part of the church is shown at left center, with Sunday school
3 rooms, educational and recreational facilities in a double wing at the rear. Total floor space of the
' structure is in the neighborhood of 16,000 square feet, and it is estimated the complete plant and
1 equipment will cost around $200,000. Construction work will start within the next week, weather
1 permitting, and about six months will be required to complete the job. Jack D. Liverman is the
architect and Robert L. Tetterton is contractor.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
Parents Queried
On Possible Use
Of Salk Vaccine
Health Department Here
Sends Out Form Letters
To Determine Amount of
New Polio Drug To Ask
Form letters are being mailed
by the Washington County Health
Department to parents of first
and second grade students on
which parents may indicate a re
quest that their children be given
the Salk vaccine for poliomye
litis. Parents are urged to fill out
and return the letters to the
health department as soon, as pos
sible, Miss Elizabeth Wood, coun
ty health nurse, stated yesterday.
Usp of the new vaccine is con
tingent upon its being licensed '
for administration by the Nation- ,
al Institute of Health, it was ex
plained. If approved, the vaccine ,
is expected to be available for
distribution during the month of
April.
Enough vaccine to innoculate
9 million first and second grade
children in the nation is being
manufactured by the National
Foundation and will be distribut
ed without cost for use through
state and local health agencies.
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, state
health officer, in a statement is
sued earlier this week, said about
half of the county health de
partments in the state .have al
ready filed requests for the vac
cine.
If the vaccine becomes avail
able, each unit must furnish its
own equipment and personnel,
for administering, it was said.
It is important that all par
ents who wish their children to
be given the vaccine let the health
department know in order to de
termine what amount to request.
To complete vaccinations, each
child is to receive three innocu
lations of tihe vaccine over a per
iod of five weeks.
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Local Fees Bill
? Passed in Hovse
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The local bill known as Hou.e
Bill 253 which was introduced in
the House two weeks ago by Rep
resentative J. M. Phelps, of Cres
well, was passed in the Hous •
Thursday of last week and was
received in the Senate the follow
ing day and sent to the Commit
tee on Salaries and Fees.
The bill would “fix certain fees
of the register of deeds of Wash
ington County for recording maps
and chattel mortgages and also
fix the probate fee of the clerk i
of superior court of Washington
County for chattel mortgages.”
Fees would be set for photosta
tic copy of map at $4; $1 for re
cording map and 75 cents for reg
istering regular chattel mortgage
form. Fee for probating chattel
mortgage by the court clerk i
would be set at 25 cents.
Conference Is Set
On Sewage Item
Mayor A. J. Riddle stated this
week that another conference i.
due to be held here Wednesday
of next week to attempt to thresh
out the matter of dumping sew
age near the True Temper Cor
poration plant.
A town sewer line project was
halted last December when True
Temper officials.raised objections
to the proposed dumping in the
river near the plant. Several con
ferences have been held since that
time between True Temper rep
resentatives, state sanitary engin
eers and town officials.
The meeting next Wednesday
will be held in the offices of Nor
man and Rodman, local attorneys,
and is set to open at 10 a. m. Z. V.
Norman is attorney for True Tem
per Corporation.
Mr. Norman has been notified
by letter that a representative
from the engineering section,
Sanitary Engineering Division of
the State Board of Health will
attend the meeting. Others ex
pected to be present include an
engineer from the Cleveland,
Ohio, offices of True Temper
Corporation, possibly the district
sanitary engineer, and town of
ficials.
Creswell Agriculture Shop
Announces Public Service
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The Creswell agriculture shop
will be open to the public each
Monday afternoon, if they so de
sire, it is announced.
Every effort will be made to re
pair and maintain farm equip
ment, and the shop will remain
open on this schedule so long as
the public takes advantage of the
opportunity, it was explained.
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BLOODMOBILE’S COMING—Red Cross
(ARC Photo)
Bloodmobiles like
this one travel thousands of miles yearly to obtain the blood
so vital in keeping Americans alive and happy. Your blood is
needed now, and the Bloodmobile will be at the Veterans Club in
Plymouth next Wednesday, March 9, from 10:30 a. m. until 4:30
p. m. Be present to give a pint of blood.
Next Wednesday Set
As ‘Blood Donor Day’
Regular Quarterly Visit ol s
Red Cross Bloodmobile I
Unit To Be Made at Vet- ;
erans Club \
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Wednesday of next week will
be “Blood Donor Day” in Plym
outh.
This is the day on which the
Red Cross bloodmobile from Tide
water Regional Blood Center
makes its regular quarterly visit
to the county.
The set up, as usual, will be at
the Veterans Club and hours dur
ing Which donors will be received
have been announced as 10:30
a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Person wishing
to give blood but who do not
have transportation may obtain a
way to and from the bloodmobile .
unit by telephoning the Veterans
Building after 10 a. m. next Wed- 1
nesday or by calling Manning
Motor Company, it was said.
The bloodmobile visit is again
being sponsored jointly by James
E. Jethro Post of the American
» auid fhr Bosie Bateman
Post, veterans -ol Foreign Wars.
Refreshments for blood' donors
will be donated By the American
Legion Auxiliary and by the Ma
jor Lewis Charles Latham Chap
ter, United Daughters of the Con
federacy.
The Plymouth Woman’s Club,
as usual, will supply the needed
clerical help.
A prize of $5 is being offered
to the grade at Plymouth White
Schools wihich is represented by
the greatest number of blood
donors.
The quota "for the visit is 110
pints but it is hoped that the
amount will be exceeded, since
military demands for blood are
now more urgent than in recent
months, it was explained.
It was also stated that there
is a needi for as many donors of
Blood Type O as possible during
this visit o£ the unit.
The following information con
cerning blood: and blood plasma
was released in connection with
the bloodmobile visit for what
it may be worth to the public:
The life-sustaining properties of
both blood cells and plasma can
See BLOODMOBILE, Page 10
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Edgar W. Ayers
Dies Wednesday
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Edgar W. Ayers, 87, of Plym
outh, died at 10:10 p. m. Wednes
day night at Washington County
Hospital after a long illness. He
had been a patient at the hospital
for three weeks.
He leaves his widow, Mrs.
Sarah Roughton Ayers; one
daughter, Miss Vera Ayers, of
New York City, who was at his
bedside when 'he died; two sons,
Clarence E. Ayers, of Plymouth,
and Jewel Ayers, of Florida; and
one grandchild.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete early Thursday morn
ing.
Pepper, Tobacco!
Beds Promising j
County Agent W. H. Pruden
had a good report after spend
ing Wednesday morning of this
week about the county inspect
ing tobacco and pepper plant
beds.
Mr. Pruden said he noted that
pepper plants were sprouting
and that tn a few instances they
were cracking the ground. Also,
tobacco plants seem to be com
ing through nicely, he com
mented. “So the recent cold
spell didn’t kill them,” the
county agent enthused.
iVyaiie De Loache
Speaker Tuesday
AyClu ^.Meeting
Rotary, Lions and Jaycees
Hear DuPont Representa
tive's Address on Prog
ress in America
“The born of plenty in the
United States gushes forth an en
gulfing tide of better living be
cause Americans have learned to
convert knowledge into product
ion, ” Wyatte F. De Loache, South
ern Manager of the Du Pont Com
pany’s Extension Division, said
in a talk to members of the Plym
outh Rotary Club, Lions Club and
Jaycees at a joint meeting Tues
day night. The session was held
in the Fellowship Hall at the
Methodist Church:, with about 75
members of the three clubs in at
tendance.
Rotary President C. N. Barnette
presided at 'the meeting, with
Jayeee President A. L. White
hurst and Lion President J. F.
Keyes taking part in the pro
gram also. Carlyle Gay, public
relations director for the Plant
ers National Bank & Trust Com
pany, of Rocky Mount, introduc
ed the speaker.
Displaying a variety of new
products to emphasize his points,
Mr. De Loache showed how this
country’s unique ability to pro
duce derives from two princi
pal factors: tools and motives.
“No nation on the face of the
earth has such an abundance of
marvelous and efficient tools as
do we Americans,” he said. “This
explains why the average indus
trial employee today who works
but forty -hours a week can pro
duce more, earn, more, own more,
and live better than, his grand
father could working 72 hours a
week.
“Tools, the speaker continued,
“come from people who are mo
tivated to supply them—the in
vestors. The reason they do this
their motive, is the hope of re
See DE LOACHETPagTlO
Slate Annual Red
Cross Fund Drive
Week of March 14
Meeting of Various Local
Chairmen Scheduled for
Friday Nighf at Court
house; Creswell Sponsor
The annual fund drive of the
Washington County Red Cross
chapter is slated to open Mon
day, March 14 and continue for
me week, Dr. A. L. Whitehurst,
>f Plymouth, chapter chairman,
announced today.
A meeting of the various chair -
nen will be held at the court
louse here Friday night of
.his week to decide Whether a
tick-off supper will be held or
rot and to iron out other details
>f the campaign, Dr. Whitehurst
said. The meeting is scheduled' to
begin at 7:30 o’clock.
Dr. Whitehurst attended the
regular monthly meeting of the
Creswell Raritan Club Monday
night and explained the program.
The Ruritans voted unanimously
to sponsor the fund-raising effort
in that community and Harry W.
Pritchett was named chairman
and Richard Ambrose co-chair
man.
The Roper Ruritan Club will
hold its regular meeting Thurs
day night of this week and the
Red Cross chapter chairman said
a Red Cross representative would
be on hand to explain the pro
gram at the meeting.
In citing the important funct
ions of the American Red Cross,
Dr. Whitehurst declared, “Mem
bership in the Red Cross is as
surance that no matter what hap
pens in this uneasy world, you
are not alone. Working with you,
serving with you—and for you—
are millions of your neighbors.
"You join a fellowship dedi
cated to the relief of human suf
fering. Your effort—your contri
bution—no matter what its ex
tent, becomes a great, meaning
ful force because it is strengthen
ed and supported by many others
who also join and serve.
“The annual campaign is fun
damental and vital. Through the
appeal to the the American peo
ple, Red Cross not only increases
its membership and secures the
funds necessary to continue its
work but, ailso, by renewing and
strengthening membership, it in
creases the number of active
members—the volunteers — who
do the major part of the Red
Cross job.
“Through your membership in
the Red Cross, your helping hand
is extended to people in distress.
Equally important, you help peo
ple to help themselves and their
neighbors by providing the re
sources through which the Red
Cross trains millions of Americans
in first aid, water safety, home
nursing and other voluntary serv
ices that improve the welfare of
our communities.”
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Veterans Sponsor
Dinner This Week
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The local veterans’ organiza
tions will again sponsor a barbe
cue dinner at the Veterans Club
Saturday of this week similar
to the event there a month ago, it
is announced!.
Barbecue or brunswick stew
dinners will be served with cole
slaw or salad, potatoes, coffee and
combread', beginning at 11 a. m.
and continuing until 9 p. m. Price
is $1 per dinner, with plates avai
lable for small children at 50
cents.
Proceeds from the event will be
used to reduce the indebtedness
on the club building where the
dinner will be held, it was stated.
Thie veterans, who wholeheart
edly support all community acti
vities, are urging the public to
come out and eat with them on
this date.
Dinner tickets may be obtained
from any member of the sponsor
ing organizations, James E. Jeth
ro Post of the American Legion
and Bosie Bateman Post, Vete
rans of Foreign Wars, or at Boyd's
Firestone Store.
Plan Observance of 4-H Club Week
A series of 4-H Club meetings
will be held next week by way
of marking National 4-H Club
Week which began Saturday and
continues through Sunday, Coun
ty Agent W. H. Pruden and Mrs.
Frances M. Darden, home agent,
who supervise the county 4-H
Club program, have announced.
The first meeting will be held
at the Agriculture Building here
Tuesday night for Plymouth 4
H’ers. Thursday night Roper 4-H
Club members will meet at Roper
High School, and Friday night
Creswell members will meet at
the high school there.
Mr. Pruden and Mrs. Darden
will attend each of tihe meetings
which will be recreational in na
ture. The members will be taugh
new games, songs and dances, it
was said.
The 4-H Theme and Pledge are
being highlighted during nation
al club week. The theme is “Im
proving Family and Community
living,” while the pledge is as
follows:
“I pledge my Head to clearer
thinking, my Heart to greater
loyalty, my Hands to larger serv
ice, and my Health to better liv
ing, for my club, my community
and my country.’’
There are 2,058,144 boys and
girls from age 10 to 21 years en
rolled in the 86,660 4-H Clubs.
They carry out practical projects
in farming, homemaking and re
lated fields
There are eight clubs in this
county, junior, intermediate and
senior clubs at Plymouth and
Creswell, and junior and senior
clubs at Roper.