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J. L. Rea, president of the Wash
ington County Farm Bureau, L. E.
Hassell, jr., of Roper, and W. T.
Freeman, of Plymouth, were in
Raleigh yesterday to attend a to
bacco meeting.
Leland S. Thompson, chairman
of the official board, and Jesse H.
Lanning, minister, are delegates
from Plymouth Methodist Church
to the North Carolina Annual Con
ference which will be in session at
Greenville Monday through Friday
of next week.
Dr. A. L. Whitehurst of Plym
outh, Jerry Ashwill, district scout
field executive, of Williamston, and
Dan Hardison of Robersonville
were among those who attended
the East Carolina Council execu
tive meeting and budget meeting
held Wednesday of this week at
East Carolina College, Greenville.
Dr. J. L. Messick, president of the
college and a leader in the council,
presided.
National Safety Council 3-Year
Safe Driver awards were recently
received here by Postmaster J. C.
Swain and presented to six postal
drivers at the Plymouth office.
Getting awards were Wilmer Ches
son, Zeno Lyon, Merritt Browning,
Eddie Swain, J. Hollis White and
Ivey Mixon. The combined years
of driving without an accident of
this group adds up to quite a total,
it was said.
A party fishing from the boat of
L. W. Gurkin, jr„ at Nags Head
last week-end reported good luck
with bluefish, getting no less than
1 250. The group included L. W.
Gurkin, sr., Warnie Gurkin, P. W.
Brown, W. A. Roebuck and guests
from South Boston, Va., and
Ayden.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Mclver of
Plymouth returned home Monday
after visiting Mrs. Mclver’s son,
Bobby Davenport, who is a patient
at Valley Forge Army Hospital,
Phoenixville, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
lver report that Bobby is improving
nicely. He was flown in two weeks
ago from a German hospital where
he had been a patient for two
weeks. He served overseas for 17
months at LaRochelle, France.
Friends who would like to send
cards may address mail to Sp/3
Robert W. Davenport, US 53 236
568, Valley Forge Army Hospital,
Ward 20, Phoenixville, Pa.
Rainfall Trials
2.62 Inches Here
First heavy rains of the month
fell in this county late Sunday
and Monday and were of tremen
dous value to gardens and crops.
The Sunday rainfall began after
6 p. m. and thus was counted in
with Monday’s rain on records kept
at the weather station at Tidewater
Research Station near here. Total
precipitation was recorded at 2.62
inches.
High temperature readings,
which daily had been in the low
90’s dropped to 89 degrees on Mon
day. The day was humid but the
air was cleared by the Monday
afternoon rain.
Highest reading so far this
month was the 95-degree mark
posted on June 14, according to
weather station records.
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Will Replace Two
Bridges in Marlin
The North Carolina Highway and
Public Works Commission last
week called for bids on the con
struction of bridges across Sweet
Water and Gardners Creeks on
Highway 64 between Jamesville
and Williamston.
The new bridges to replace the
present overhead steel structures
will be of two-span concrete con
struction with a 28-foot roadway.
The structures will be about the
same length as those they replace.
Bids will be opened about Tucs
day, June 26, and will be reviewed
later in the week. No cost estimates
were mentioned.
Temporary bridges are to built
across the creeks while construct
ion is in progress to maintain traf
fic without interruption, it was
stated.
Scout Court of Honor
Held Saturday Night
Three members of Plymouth
Boy Scout Troop No. 264 received
advancement at a special court of
honor held Saturday night at Plym
outh Presbyterian Church.
Joe Ezell, jr., was advanced to
first class scout, while Lyman Ma
yo, jr., and Charles Gurkin were
advanced to second class scout.
Two others, Charles Walker and
Frank Lowry, scheduled for ad
vancement, were unable to attend.
Also, four scouts were present
who will be advanced at the next
court of honor to be held at First
Christian Church July 22, it was
said.
The court of hoonr was presided
over by Wilmer Chesson, master of
Perseverance Lodge; Jerry Ashwill
of Williamston, district scout exe
cutive; and Walt Furlong, neigh
borhood commissioner.
Presentation of the charter to
the new troop recently formed
here and sponsored by First Christ
ian Church had been scheduled to
be held also, but the charter did
not arrive and so it will be pre
sented later at a special meeting
at First Christian Church, it was
stated.
Attendance at the court of honor
Saturday night was described as
"fair.”
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
A home newspaper dedicated iii
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,009 people, sj
VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 25
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 21, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1889
NEW CROP:
This photo, made last week, shows two crews of harvesters at
work on the 60-aerc experimental crop of lettuce planted by
Reed Devaney at his farm on the Turnpike this year. Each
crew handles six rows at a time, the packing being done in the field. This was the second trip for the
harvesters, and it was estimated one or two more pullings remained. The harvester on the left was built
by Devaney and Miller Warren on the frame of a tobacco harvester, while the rig at the right was de
veloped by State College experts for the crop. Final returns are not in yet, but Devaney expects the
crops will show a profit despite the cost of developing special equipment for harvesting and spraying
the lettuce preparatory to shipment. Quality is said to be very good.—Staff photo.
Crop Prospect Better
Result of Recent Rain
Third Shots Are
Available Here
Third anti-poiio shots for those
who had their second shot at
least seven months ago are now
available at the health depart
ment here, it was announced this
week.
Shots will be given Tuesday
and Thursday of each week be
tween the hours of 1 and 4:30
p. in., Miss Elizabeth Wood,
county health nurse, stated.
Install Officers
At Joint Banquet
Here Last Week
Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Pas!
District President, Wind
sor, Installs Junior, Sen
ior Woman's Club Slates
Plymouth Woman’s Club and
Plymouth Junior Woman’s Club
held a joint banquet Tuesday of
last week in the Episcopal Parish
House which was also attended by
members’ husbands and friends.
Newly-elected officers of both
clubs were installed by Mrs. Harry
L. Smith, past district president, of
Windsor.
Officers installed for the Wo
man’s Club were Mrs. W. H. Joy
ner, president; Mrs. W. A. David
son, first vice president; Mrs. Ray
mond Smith, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. Harry Browning, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Elmer
Browning, recording secretary; and
Miss Ida Davis, treasurer.
Junior Woman’s Club officers
are Mrs. Raymond Sawyer, presi
dent; Mrs. Ada Virginia Cohoon,
vice president; Mrs. Borden Kor
negay, recording secretary; Mrs.
Paul Frymier^corresponding secre
tary; and Mrs. Earl T. Owens, treas
urer.
Mrs. W. R. Rogers of Greenville,
the new district president, was
recognized.
Mrs. Hilda Roberson presided
over the meeting and gave the wel
come. Invocation was spoken by
the Rev. Edward M. Spruill, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church.
Miss Nyal Womble rendered
solos with Miss Beulah Cratch as
accompanist.
A delicious barbecued chicken
dinner was enjoyed by the group.
Soybean Outlook Said Best
In Years at This Time;
Marked Improvement in
Both Field, Truck Crops
As a result of rains during the
past week, the crop outlook in
Washington County is reported to
be better than in several years.
This applies to both truck and field
crops, according to W. T. Freeman,
a partner in the local produce auc
tion market, who keeps in fairly
close touch with farming opera
tions throughout the section.
He said soybean prospects at
this time are the best they have
been in many years. Peanut grow
ers generally report splendid
stands and the dry weather up to
last week kept the grass out re
sulting in cleaner fields than usual
Tobacco also is progressing well,
with harvesting to begin in another
couple of weeks or so. Corn and
cotton are also reported to be do
ing well.
The season is just about over for
several vegetable crops. Mr. Free
man said he and Cedric Davenport
had about 10 acres each in bush or
snap beans, and the price has been
very good, about $3.50 per bushel
basket. The yield was short on ac
count of the late cold season, but
producers should realize some pro
fit, he indicated. A few farmers,
including Barton Swain and Charles
Snell of the Roper section, raised
May peas this year, and it is re
ported the return was better than
usual, all things considered.
Several farmers tried cabbage
on a commercial basis this year
and did fairly well. Mr. Freeman
had about 10 acres, but said Tie
didn’t get the yield others did.
Luke Daniels and John Furlough
had one acre from which they har
vested 10 tons of cabbage in a
single day.
Cucumbers will be ready to start
moving in about another week, it
is reported. Freeman said a buying
station would be maintained
here, but no attempt would ba
made to have an auction market
for them. The auction market will
handle peppers, howevers, which
should begin moving about July 5,
according to the present outlook.
There are some 200 acres of pep
pers in Washington, Martin, Beau
fort and Pitt Counties, most of
which is sold on the local market.
Freeman said there were possibly
25 acres to the crop in this county,
i There are about 200 acres of
watermelons in the county, it is
said, and they should begin moving
to the markets around the middle
of July. Freeman said the auction
market here may try handling them
this year. I
The rains during the past week
greatly improved the outlook for
all crops, according to Mr. Free
man. Up to then, the- section was
very dry, and another week with
out rain would have caused ser
ious damage.
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New Sialion May Open in
About Six Weeks, Stated
An oil company official here
from Edenton this week said the
new station at the corner of Main
and Washington Streets would
probably be opened in about six
weeks or so.
A delay has been caused by a
mix-up in the porcelain order, it
was explained.
No announcement has yet been
made as to who will operate the
new business, but it was intimated
that an announcement will be forth
coming soon.
Jaycee Group To
Leave Saturday
For Kansas City
Three Cars From Here To
Join State Jaycee Cara
van in Asheville for Trip
To Convention
The Plymouth delegation to the
national Junior Chamber of Com
merce convention at Kansas City,
and their ladies, will leave Plym
outh in three cars Saturday at 9
a. m. for Asheville where they will
join the North Carolina caravan.
The group will spend Saturday
night at Asheville, Sunday night at
Paducah, Ky., and are scheduled
to arrive in the convention city at
4:30 p. m. Monday. They will have
a patrol escort all the way, it was
said.
An elaborate Jaycee “Get Ac
quainted Party” will be given at
7:30 p. m. Monday through court
esy of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company.
Upwards of 10,000 Jaycees and
their wives are expected from all
over the United States and its ter
ritories.
Hospitality booths offering re
freshment and travel information
will be set up by Jaycees in Kan
sas and Missouri.
Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium
will observe Jaycee Day Sunday
and the Junior Chamber of Com
merce will be honored at pre-game
ceremonies with the Kansas City
Athletics and the Boston Red Sox
playing at 2 p. m. The Athletics
will be at home all week and night
games with the New York Yankees
are scheduled next Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday.
The various states will give their
customary parties Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, including North
Carolina’s watermelon party. Wed
nesday morning a miles-long pa
rade through the city will be
staged. It will be one of the biggest
parades in the United States, Jay
cees said.
Election of national officers will
be held Thursday and Kansas City
steaks will be served at the inau
gural banquet that night. The in
augural ball will follow and will be
the final event.
Going from here will be Mr.
and Mrs. James Boyce, Mr. and
Mrs. John Lilly, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Basnight, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Hunter and Carl L. Bailey, jr. The
group will come back by the north
ern route and arrive in Plymouth
late Sunday.
Albemarle Youlh Rally
Al Berea Church Sunday
The Albemarle Youth for Christ
Rally, made up of the Churches of
Christ in the Albemarle section,
will meet Sunday at Berea Church
of Christ, near Hertford, it is an
nounced.
Time of the meeting will be 3
p. m.
The public is cordially invited
Will Be Closed
All Next Week
The local draft board office
will be closed all next week, the
clerk, Mrs. Lorraine Hunter, has
announced.
Mrs. Hunter will be out of
town all next week and therefore
urges that anyone having press
ing business at the board come
in by Friday of this week. Hours
at the board are from 9 a. m. to
lp.m.
Expecl To Begin
Work on Streets
In Couple Weeks
Short Stretches of Nine
Streets Affected; Powell
Bill Funds Will Be Used
To Pay for Work
Surfacing and resurfacing of
several blocks of streets here is
expected to get underway within
about two weeks, it was learned
this week from Chief of Police
P. W. Brown. He said the grading
and leveling up had already been
completed, with the asphalt sur
facing to be done by workmen of
the State Highway & Public Works
Commission.
Payment for the several projects
here will be made from Powell Bill
funds received by the town last
year. The state’s asphalt plant at
present is located about 10 miles
north of Winfall, and the work
here, as well as some in Roper,
will be handled from there, it was
stated.
Cost of the local projects is esti
mated at about $6,600. The con
tract calls for the following work:
Surfacing of 700 feet on Truman
Avenue: one block each on Fifth,
Sixth and Madison Streets; Jeffer
son Streets, from Water Street to
the river, between the post office
and Plymouth Furniture Company;
one block of Cranberry Street in
Little Itichwood, resurfacing about
425 feet of West Avenue east of
Highway 64; and resurfacing about
150 feet of Crescent Avenue in
Stillacres.
A thicker surface is to be laid
this time than heretofore, it was
stated, the asphalt mixture being
increased from 150 to 200 pounds
per square yard. This will make
the surface about 2J inches thick.
Similar work done here in the past
has not held up too well in many
cases, and it was decided to try
to improve it.
The town crew of workmen, un
der supervision of Chief Brown,
have been engaged in patching
holes in local streets for the past
th ee weeks. They used 17 loads
of asphalt in the patching opera
te .s, and considerable impr, ve
ment is reported.
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Bookmobile Posts
Record Last Week
The colored bookmobile last week
had the highest circulation it has
enjoyed in Washington County, re
ports Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon, di
rector of Pettigrew Regional Li
brary.
On Monday, June 11, Mrs. Baby
lon states, 200 books were check
ed out and there were 21 new regi
strations. Tuesday, June 12, the
circulation was 186.
All Negroes in the county are
urged to take advantage of the
service offered, Mrs. Babylon re
minds. The librarian is Mrs. Verdie
Alexander and it is her hope to
serve all who want good books.
She carries about 1,200 books for
both children and adults, Mrs.
Babylon says, and if other books
are wanted she will secure them
and bring them next trip or mail
them.
The bookmobile librarian also
serves the colored branch library
in Plymouth, stopping there once
a month so that the librarian, May
tor Simon, may get any books she
wishes for the library from the
bookmobile.
The branch is open Tuesdays and
Saturdays from 3 to 5 p. m. Any
book desired, if worthwhile, may
be secured from the library. If it
is not in the collection it will be
borrowed on inter-library loan from
the State Library or perhaps the
Library of Congress.
Will Attend ASC
District Meeting
Washington County ASC person
nel will attend a district meeting
at Williamston Thursday and Fri
day of this week at which the new
soil bank program will be explain
ed.
Those who plan to attend from
here include Miss Miriam Ausbon,
county office manager; Florence P.
Oliver, treasurer; Phyllis Gauthier,
office assistant; and J. C. Snell,
Plymouth, 0. A. Chesson, Roper,
and Leon L. Davenport, Creswell,
county committeemen.
Only last week R. Flake Shaw,
executive vice president of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau, was
urging farmers to study the soil
bank plan for possible benefits this
year. ,
Some who got a preview of the
program at Farm and Home Week
at State College recently have said
it will be possible for the 20 to 30
j acre farmer with a salaried job to
turn all of acreage into the soil
bank and conservation pools and
forget his farming.
| Children Begin Getting |
| Pre-School Shots Today I
The county's annual pre-school
immunization schedule begins here
Thursday of this week. Typhoid,
smallpox, whooping cough and
diphtheria vaccinations will he
given free at the scheduled places
and also will be available each
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
at the health department, located
in the old county home building.
Patrons arc requested to bring
their children to the most conven
ient place listed in the schedule
and are urged to be on time.
Hours at the health department
each 'Tuesday and Thursday are
from 1 to 4:30 p. m.
The schedule:
Thursday, June 21 and 28—9:30
to 10 a. m. at Wiley Radcliffs
store, Wenona; 10:30 to 11 a. m. at
Free Will Baptist Church, Long
Ridge Road.
Friday, June 22 and 29—9 to
9:45 a. m. at Dick Chesson’s store,
Westover; 10 to 10:30 a. m. at Will
Davenport's store, Mackeys; 10:35
to 11 a. m at T. W. Tarkenton’s
store, Pleasant Grove; 11:15 a. m.
to 12 noon at Roper Community
House; 1:30 to 2 p. m. at Johnson
Spruill's store, Newland Road; 2:15
to 2:45 p. m. at Nune Esso Station,
Creswell; 3 to 3:30 p. m. at Scup
pernong Christian Church; 3:45 to
4:15 p. m. at Brownie Goodman’s
store at the “Y.”
35 County Boys, Girls
To Attend 4-H Camp
Group Will Leave on Mon
day of Next Week for
Roanoke Island 4-H Club
Camp at Manteo
Thirty-five 4-H Club members
from Plymouth, Roper and Cres
well will leave Monday of next
week for Roanoke Island 4-H Club
Camp at Manteo.
The group will travel by bus, the
Roper High School activity bus
having being secured for the trip.
The bus will leave the Agriculture
Building at Plymouth at 11:30 a. m.
and will pick up Roper club mem
bers at 12 noon at Roper School,
then stop at Earl’s Place at 12:45
p. m. to pick up the Creswell con
tingent. The schedule will be close
ly followed, it is emphasized, in or
der to reach a 2 p. m. ferry at
Sandy Point.
Cost of the entire week which
includes board and room, trans
portation, handicraft material and
insurance will be $15 per club
member, 'll club members who
have started their project and have
project records up to date are eligi
•i!, to a*’ ;.d carip
'inose maktMjj the trip are re
minded to take bathing suit, play
clothes, tooth brush, soap, towels,
sheets and a blanket. All members
should bring a coat or sweater,
also.
An enjoyable week has been
planned, Monday through Satur
day, that offers recreation and
some instruction in swimming, elec
tricity, games and handicrafts. Dur
ing the week a tour will be made
of Roanoke Island.
The group from this county will
include 17 girls and 18 boys.
Services Today
For Miss Jones
Funeral services for Miss Cor
nelia Jones, 85, of Plymouth will
be conducted from Jamesville
Christian Church Thursday at 3
p. m. by the Rev. C. N. Barnette,
assisted by the Rev. Jesse H. Lan
ning. Interment will be in Brown
Cemetery, Jamesville.
Miss Jones died at 8:30 a. m.
Wednesday at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Lula Spruill, of Plym
outh. She had been confined to her
bed for a week, and had been in
declining health for the past two
years.
Miss Jones was born in Martin
County January 31, 1871, daughter
of the late Simon and Elizabeth
Brown Jones of that county. She
had made her home here for 411
years. Miss Jones was a member |
of Jamesville Christian Church, i
She leaves one sister, Mrs. H. C. I
Spruill of Plymouth; a brother,
Thomas B. Jones, of Clarksdale,
Arizona; several nieces and nep
hews.
Legion Meeting Slated on
Thursday Night at Eight
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The regular meeting of James
E. Jethro Post No. 164, American
Legion, will be held Thursday
night of this week at the Veterans
Building, it is announced.
The meeting will open at 8
o’clock and all members of the
post are urged to be present, Com
mander P. W. Brown stated.
| HERE TONIGHT |
Marvin E. Evans of Wilson,
district governor of Lions In
ternational, will serve as install
ing officer when the new slate of
officers for Plymouth Lions Club
is installed Thursday night of
this eek at X. c . Episcopal
Parish House. ^
District Governor
To Install Lions
Officers Tonight
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J. W. House, Sr., New Presi
dent of Plymouth Club;
Meeting To Be Held at
Parish House
J. W. House, sr., will be installed
as president of the Plymouth Lions
Club Thursday night of this week
at the Episcopal Parish House. The
meeting will begin at 7 o’clock.
i Other officers and directors to
he installed for the coming year
are Dr. A. L. Whitehurst, first vice
president; It. D. West, second vice
president; H. O. Lovic, third vice
president; James H. Lindler, secre
tary-treasurer; Morris Brobst, lion
tamer; Walter E. Oakes, tail twis
ter; Dr. E. W. Furgurson and Rev.
R. L. Combs, one-year directors
and Jack Strader and Henry J.
Bragg, two-year directors.
District Governor Marvin E.
Evans of Wilson will serve as in
stalling officer. Governor Evans
has served the Wilson Lions Club
as president, secretary-treasurer,
second and third vice president,
Lion tamer, numerous committee
assignments and has served as de
puty district governor and zone
chairman.
The new district over which he
is governor embraces the counties
of Northampton, Hertford, Gates,
Bertie, Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe,
Martin, Beaufort, Hyde, Washing
ton, Tyrrell, Dare, Chowan, Perqui
mans, I’asqotank, Camden and Cur
rituck.
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Jaycees Canvass Tuesday
For Blood Donor Pledges
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About 14 members of the Plym
outh Junior Chamber of Com
merce were active Tuesday night
canvassing for pledges to give
blood Wednesday at the bloodmo
bile set-up, it ig reported.
Book Circulation
Increases, Report
j Library Officials
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Book Circulation al Wash
ington County Public Li
brary for Month of May
Totals 813
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The circulation of books at the
Washington County Public Library
has increased since the library
moved to its new home, it is re
ported.
For the month of May—and the
library was closed some of the
time in order to be moved to the
new building — 813 books were
loaned. That is an average of 90
books per day.
Mrs. Eugenia R Babylon, di
rector of the Pettigrew Regional
Library with headquarters at the
library here, reports that people
are enjoying the beautiful sur
roundings and spaciousness of the
new library.
“Patrons are invited to browse
all they wish and to stay as long
as they wish,” says Mrs. Babylon.
Magazines are available for both
adults and children. They may
either be read in the library or
they may be checked out for a
week and taken home.
Certain rules are necessary,”
Mrs. Babylon stated, “and it is re
quested that they be observed.
Quiet is the general rule in all li
braries since there are those who
wish to concentrate and study, so
patrons are asked to confine con
versations to a minimum. The tele
phone is for business only and no
long distance calls are permitted.
Foods and beverages are forbidden
for they disfigure books and furni
ture. Books are checked out for
two weeks and may be renewed
unless there is a waiting list.
Books in the rental collection are
on the librarian's desk. The charge
is 2 cents per day. Reference books
are to be used in the library only.
Suggestions are invited and wel
comed.”
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Acreage Check Is
Near Completion
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Local ASC officials this week ex
pressed confidence that the acre
age measurement of county crops
under allotment control will be
completed by the June 30 deadline.
It was reported Wednesday that
54 per cent of the work has been
completed and turned in at the
county office here and that the re
mainder is in process. Nine report
ers are working on the job in ad
dition to two spot-checkers and the
county compliance supervisor. The
State spot-checkers also visit the
county to see how the work is go
ing and check on accuracy of re
ports.
It was said that less farmers have
been found to have overplanted
their allotments this year than was
the case a year ago.
Crops under control include to
bacco, peanuts, cotton, corn and
wheat.
The county has compiled an ex
cellent record in past years in com
pleting the acreage check ahead of
the deadline.
Large Crowd for
Special Service
A large crowd attended special
dedicatory services for the new
Education Building at Creswell
Mehtodist Church Sunday, it is re
ported.
The building, consisting of five
class rooms, two rest rooms, pas
tor s sutdy, choir room, kitchen
and assembly hall, was recently
completed at a total cost of $12,
500. The figure included equip
ment, it was stated.
Dr. Maynard O. Fletcher of
Washington gave the dedicatory
address at the 11 a. m. service.
The special meeting was presided
over by the Rev. W. E. Eason, who
has served as minister of the
church for the past two years.
Open House and dinner followed
the service.
0. N. Davenport is chairman of
the building committee and other
members of the committee are
Miss Matilda Alexander and Paul
B. Belanga, sr.
Bloodmobile Gets 169 Donors Here
The third best total in the his
tory of the local blood bank pro
gram was racked up here Wednes
day when the Red Cross bloodmo
bile secured 169 pints of blood on
its regular quarterly visit to Plym
outh.
Respondees totaled 191, but
there were 22 rejects.
Orchids were given and refresh
ments were served to blood donors.
Refreshments were bought and
served by the VFW Auxiliary.
Clerical help was supplied by the
Plymouth Woman’s Club.
Leaders were high in their praise
of the yeoman work of three color
ed citizens, Lonnie J. Young, Mel
vin Cordon and Mrs. Gladys Has
sell, in securing 37 colored donors.
Several others responded but were
rejected for one reason or another.
The total of 169 donors included
48 first-time donors, it was said.
The total secured Wednesday
has been surpassed only on two
of the previous 21 visits to this
county since the blood bank pro
gram was begun in December of
1950. Highest total was 189 pints
secured on the fourth visit—on De
cember 13, 1951. Next came the
total of 174 pints on the 13th visit
to the county—March 12, 1954.
Leaders were elated at the re
sponse Wednesday.