T'own
opics
Youth Activity Week will be held
at Plymouth Methodist Church
next week rather than the follow
ing week as previously planned,
the Rev. Jesse H. Lanning, minis
ter, announces. The first session
will be held next Tuesday night
and the series will continue on
through Friday night. Theme is:
“Youth and Christian Marriage,"
and the meetings are open to those
of high school age and those enter
ing high school next fall.
Pvt. Burl Walker is spending a
10-day furlough in Plymouth with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Walker, after completing his “boot”
training at the Parris Island, S. C.,
Marine Corps base. He entered the
service on March 25 and immediate
ly started on his 13-week basic
training course. He will return to
Parris Island the latter part of this
week and expects to be assigned to
an airman’s school for further
training.
T. W. Tarkenton, of the Pleasant
Grove section, barely missed re
porting the first cotton blossom in
Washington County. He called The
Beacon Monday to report he had
found a white bloom on his farm
Saturday morning, but L. L. Mizell,
of Roper, had beaten him by one
day, reporting a blossom on Fri
day, the 29th. Mr. Tarkenton said
he had four acres planted to cotton
this year, and it, along with other
crops on his farms, looks right good
at this time. His tenant is William
Pledger.
Several members and leaders of
Troop 383, the new Boy Scout troop
£ sponsored by First Christian
™ Church here, left Saturday morning
for a week-end trip to Hatteras
The group enjoyed fishing and
swimming and an all-round good
time was reported. They attended
Sunday School at Hatteras Village
Sunday morning and returned
home at about 8 p. m. that day.
Those making the trip were Scout
master Dale Beasley, Assistant
Scoutmaster David Williams, Com
mitteemen Alphonso Cox and Ern
est Hardison, and Scouts Ed Worn
ble, Logan Womble, Eddie Oliver,
Mike Atamanchuk, Connie Cox and
Jimmy Williams. Incidentally there
is room for about eight or 10 more
boys in the troop, Scoutmaster
Beasley said, and more such trips
are planned for the summer.
Several farmers and other agri
cultural workers from this county
attended the tobacco field day held
at the research station two miles
southeast of Greenville Monday
afternoon. Among them were Sid
ney Bowen, Willis Bowen, W. If.
Pruden, Joe Outlaw, David Crad
dock and Linwood Knowles. The
program included tobacco harvest
ing demonstrations by six compan
ies manufacturing harvesters, lat
est recommendations in fumigat
ing plant beds, test work on new
varieties, how to select the best
y analysis for the fertilizer dollar
’ and sucker control.
The Rev. T. F. Davenport of
Creswell, supply pastor, did the
preaching at the morning and eve
ning worship services Sunday at
the First Free Will Baptist Church
of Plymouth. The Rey. Herman
Wooten, pastor, was unable to fill
his appointment and called the
Rev. Mr. Davenport to take chtft'ge
of the services.
New Police Car;
Town Seeks Bids
Pleading hot weather, the City
Council held a brief session at the
Municipal Building Monday night
—the regular monthly meeting of
that body.
The meeting was presided over
by Mayor A. J. Riddle and all coun
cilmcn were present as follows: E.
D. Keel and W. C. Hall, first ward;
Jack B. Latham and Ralph Hunter,
second ward; J. D. Mallory and
J. B. Holliday, third ward.
No action was taken at the meet
ing and the only matter discussed
was that of obtaining a new police
car for the department. The new
vehicle will.replace the 1955 model
Plymouth which was bought in De
cember of 1954. Bids on the new
car will be opened at the next
meeting of the council, it was
stated.
Salk Shots Still
Available Remind
Health department officials here
are anxious for the public to take
advantage of Salk shots available
at the department on Washington
Street.
Miss Elizabeth Wood, county
health nurse, reported this week
that few were coming in for the
anti-polio shots.
It was also stated that the free
pre-school county immunization
schedule which was completed last
Friday was poorly patronized.
These shots, against typhoid,
smallpox, whooping cough and
diptheria, may be obtained now
at the health department each
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
between the hours of 1 and 4:30
o’clock.
The Roanoke Beacon
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A home newspaper dedicated
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VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 27
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 5, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1889
NEW PLANT:
Construction work is nearing completion on the liquid
alum plant being constructed here by Tidewater Construc
.. ._ , .... ,tion Company for the American Cyanamid Company, as
Ph®J° above shows. The plant is located across the highway and railroad tracks just back of the
N°rth .Caro ina Pulp Company filter plant, and Cyanamid officials hope to have it in operation shortly
fninr#£he d,d f ,°.f Ju The overhea<l pipe line in the above photo will move the liquid alum directly
into the plant of the pulp company.—Staff photo.
Board of Education
Buys Two More Lots
First Cotton
Blossom Here
L. L. Mizelle of Roper became
the first farmer to turn in a cot
ton blossom at The Beacon office
this season. Mr. Mizell sent in a
white blossom Thursday morn
ing of last week.
The blossom was discovered as
he sprayed his fields for control
of boll weevils. The blossom
came from a field on the old
Blount farm between Plymouth
and Mackeys. Mizell described
his crop as “pretty good.”
Reunion Banquet
Of Class of 1951
Set on Saturday
First Reunion of Class To Be
Held at Fellowship Hall
Of Plymouth Methodist
Church
j There has been a change in
plans for the reunion of the 1951
Plymouth High School graduating
class, it was announced this week.
Last week it was announced that
the reunion banquet would be held
at the Veterans Building here. It
was announced this week that the
banquet will be held at Plymouth
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall,
served by the church circle.
Time of the banquet is 7:30 p. m.
Saturday of this week.
The reunion will be the first the
class has held.
Present plans are for a reunion
of the class every five years, it was
said.
A good many of the 33 members
of the class are expected, along
with husbands, wives and special
guests. About 40 persons have sig
nified their intention to be present,
according to John Mack Bowen,
class secretary who sent out invi
tations and is in charge of arrange
ments.
Other class officers include
See REUNION, Page~12
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Hudson Riles Are
Held on Saturday
Last rites were conducted Sat
urday at 3 p. m. from Saints De
light Church of Christ, near Roper,
for Richard (Dick) Hudson, 71, of
Roper. The Rev. T. E. Cayton of
Edenton officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Hudson, a retired farmer and
son of the late William and Eliza
beth Lilley Hudson of Beaufort
County, died at 1 a. m. Thursday
in Washington County Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Eloisc Swain Hudson; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Vida Gardner of Plym
outh, Mrs. Ethel Harrison of Tar
boro and Mrs. Ruth Gessery of Nor
folk, Va.; a son, Harold Hudson of
Plymouth; one sister, Mrs. Mattie
Ange of Roper; two half-brothers,
Johnny Hudson of Plymouth and
Bryant Hudson of Norfolk, Va.;
three half-sisters, Mrs. Maggie Hus
ton.and Mrs. Jessie Matthews, both
of Norfolk, and Mrs. Hattie Mid
gette of Plymouth.
Board Moves To Gain More
Land in Still Acres; Ap
prove Contract for Audit
Of Records
The Washington County Board
of Education Monday approved the
purchase of two lots in Still Acres
owned by Plymouth Presbyterian
Church for $500 each.
The church at one time contem
plated using the lots for building
purposes, it is understood, but later
erected a building on a lot on East
Main Street. The action taken Mon
day by the board is subject to ap
proval of church authorities, it is
understood.
The board held a two-hour ses
sion, beginnig at 10 a. m. It was
presided over by Chairman J. W.
Norman of Plymouth with all mem
bers present as follows: Sidney J.
Hassell and J. Whitford Swain,
both of Koper; P. B. Belanga, Cres
well; and Mrs. K. S. Trowbridge,
Plymouth.
The board approved the contract
of Frank L. Greathouse to audit
the board of education records and
those of the individual schools at a
cost of $250, same as usual.
Request for Admission and Ap
plication for Change in Pupil As
signment forms were also ap
proved.
A resolution was passed by the
body requesting Tyrrell County
Board of Education to assign some
20 or more pupils living in the
Lake Phelps section of Tyrrell
County to Creswell school for the
coming school year, as in the past.
Require Signal
Before Passing
A rule of the road which
escapes the notice of many
motorists was emphasized in re
corder’s court here Tuesday of
this week when two motorists
were assessed court costs for
failure to give signal to pass.
The law requires that the driv
er of a vehicle intending to pass
another vehicle on the highway
first sound his horn if in the
daytime, and change the head
light beam as a warning if driv
ing at night. Many motorists fail
to observe the rule, patrolmen
say.
Funeral Services
Here Tuesday for
Prominent Native
Mrs. Gertrude W. Landing
Was Resident of Plym
outh for 45 Years; Died
Monday
Mrs. Gertrude Woodard Landing,
member of an old and prominent
Washington County family, died at
2:10 a. m. Monday in a Norfolk,
Va., hospital.
Mrs. Landing, 81, was the wife
of Louis Sparkman Landing and
resided at 1533 Morris Avenue,
Norfolk.
She was a native of Roper and
the daughter of the late John Wes
ley Woodard and Harriette E.
Downing Woodard and was born
March 10, 1875. She was a resident
of Plymouth for 45 years, going
from here to Norfolk where she
made her home for the past 20
years.
She was married at Roper in
April of 1904 to Louis Sparkman
Landing. Mrs. Landing was a mem
ber of the Church of the Epiphany,
Norfolk, Va., and had been at one
time a member of Grace Episcopal
Church of Plymouth.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Landing Kenworthy
and Mrs. Gertrude Landing Gillc
land, both of Norfolk; one son,
Harry Taylor Landing, also of Nor
folk; two grandchildren, Miss Ruth
Kenworthy and Thomas Albert
Gilleland, jr., both of Norfolk.
Funeral services were held from
Grace Episcopal Church here Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. Offici
ating was the Rev. Joseph Buch
anon of Norfolk. A large crowd, in
cluding many persons from out of
the county, came to pay their last
respects. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
The remains were left at Horn
er’s Funeral Home here until one
hour prior to the service and then
carried to the church.
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Legal Whiskey Sales in
County for June Given
Legal whiskey sales in Washing
ton County pushed toward the $16,
000 mark during the month of
June.
Figures just released by Manager
W. C. Styons of the Plymouth ABC
Store show total sales of $15,666.60
for the period.
The Plymouth store had receipts
for June of $14,302.15; while at the
Creswell store the total was $1,
364.45.
I Change Methodist
Ministers at Two
County Churches
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Conference Sends Eason to
Washington, Aitken to
Duke Hospital; Lanning
Returns Here
Two Washington County minis
ters and churches were affected by
changes made at the North Caro
lina Annual Conference of the
Methodist Church, which conclud
ed its session with reading of ap
pointments last Thursday night in
Greenville.
Churches directly affected were
in the Creswell and Roper charges.
The Rev. Everett Eason, who has
been pastor of the Creswell charge,
was assigned to the Washington
Circuit, and he is to be'succeeded
at Creswell by the Rev. W. B. Gre
gory.
The Rev. P. Wesley Aitken, who
has been pastor of the Roper
charge, was given an assignment
as chaplain at the Duke University
Hospital in Durham. He will be
succeeded at Roper by the Rev.
Leon W. Ross.
The Rev. Jesse H. Lanning was
returned to the Plymouth church,
and is entering upon his third con
ference year here. Actually, he has
been in Plymouth only a little
more than a year and a half, mov
ing here from Graham in Novem
her, 1954, but the church changed
the time of its annual conference
from October to June starting in
1955, so Mr. Lanning received his
second asignment here about a
year ago and is now starting on
his third conference year.
The Rev. W. S. Davenport, a
Mackeys native, who has been
serving churches in the JamesviUe
charge, was returned to that charge
for another year. Formerly en
gaged in the hardware business
in Plymouth, Mr. Davenport is al
so attending Louisburg College
while serving churches of the
Jamcsville charge, preparatory to
making the Methodist ministry his
life’s work. He continues to main
tain his residence in Plymouth,
where his wife and children reside.
The Rev. Dwight L. Fouts, who
was pastor of the Methodist
Cnu>ch here for five years .mmiili
ately preceding Mr. Lanning, was
again assigned to the First Church
at Mount Olive, where he has been
since leaving Plymouth in Novem
ber 1954. He is also entering upon
his third conference year there.
The Rev. T. R. Jenkins, another
former pastor of the Plymouth
Church, was assigned to Jackson
ville for the coming year. He has
served churches in Beaufort and
Burlington, in addition to Jackson
ville, since leaving Plymouth.
a number of Washington County
people attended sessions of the
annual conference at Greenville
last week, including Mr. and Mrs.
Lanning and Mrs. Louise McGowan
of Plymouth.
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Tobacco Markets
Opens August 23
Tobacco markets of the Eastern
Belt will open Thursday, August
23, for the 1956 selling season.
The date, along with opening
dates for other belts, was announ
ced Thursday of last week from
Myrtle Beach, S. C., where the
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
held its 12th annual convention.
Dates were set by the board of
governors of the association. They
are: Georgia-Florida Belt, July 25;
Border Belt, August 7; Eastern
North Carolina Belt, August 23;
Middle Belt, September 4; and Old
Belt, September 18.
The Eastern, Middle and Old
Belt dates were set on a tentative
basis and are subject to change, it
was explained.
The South Carolina Warehouse
Association, which is not a member
of the Bright Belt Association, de
cided several days ago to open
markets in that state on August 2.
County 4-H Members Win Awards
In Camping at Manteo Last Week
County 4-H Club members com
piled a good record at the Roanoke
Island 4-H Club Camp at Manteo
last week, Assistant County Agent
Joe Outlaw reports.
The group from this county, con
sisting of 17 boys and 17 girls,
camped with delegations from
three other counties — Tyrrell,
Hertford and Pamlico. Out of eight
certificates awarded to boys and
girls for most improvement shown
in various categories of camping
three went to members from Wash
ington County.
Mr. Outlaw said he regards this
as an excellent record.
Certificate winners from this
county were Elton Ange, jr., of the
Plymouth club, most improved in
recreation; Tommy Hassell and Ha
zel Gurganus, both of the Roper
club, most improved in beginner
swimming.
Also, members tried out for
speaking parts at the Vesper Serv
ice held Friday night and of five
selected one—Eli Spruill from the
Creswell club—was from this coun
ty.
Mr. Outlaw said in the handi
crafts class each member who at
tended the camp made a wall lamp
and shade, while the boys also
made small electric motors.
No sickness was reported during
the stay in camp. Mrs. Tommie
Tarkenton of Roper, adult leader
who with Mr. Outlaw, accompan
ied the county contingent, served
as camp nurse.
A tour of the island was enjoy
ed by the campers. They visited
Wright Memorial Tower and Joc
key Ridge and made a tour of The
Lost Colony.
The group also attended the
dress rehearsal of the Lost Colony
pageant held at Fort Raleigh in
Waterside Theatre Thursday night.
The pageant opened for the season
on Saturday night.
The county campers left early
Saturday and arrived here at noon.
Those who made the trip were
Emily Kay Bickerstaff, Wayne
Davis, Mary L. Mizell, Jesse Barnes,
Ruth Patrick, Hazel Gurganus,
Mary Helen Tarkenton, Linda
Chappell, Jeanette Armstrong, El
ton Ange, jr.;
Eli Spruill, Alice Culbreth, Jac
kie White, Douglas Mallory, Frank
Skiles, Kay Morris, Fay Morris,
Annette Mobley, Logan Womble,
Ed Womble, Janice Styons, Billy
Skiles, Tommy Harrell, Raymond
Felton Swain, Rodney Simpson;
Michael Mizell, Margaret Simp
son, Mary Alice Simpson, Robert
Dickerson, Rita Styons, Evelyn
Ruth Ambrose, Gary Ayers, Bo
Lindsey and Mary C. Miller.
j Nearly 5 Inches ICain
j In t'ountv Last Month
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Total precipitation for the month
of June in this county was 4.86
inches, about normal, or slightly
better for the period.
Records at the weather station
at Tidewater Research Station near
here show that some precipitation
came oil 11 days of the month. j
Biggest rain came on the 18th |
when the fall was measured at
2.G2 inches. Next, largest rain was
that of the 28th, .78 of an inch.
Other readings for the month:
June 1—.22 of an inch; June 2—
.32 of an inch; June 3—.02 of an
inch; June 14—.13 of an inch;
June 19—.03 of an inch; June 23—
.08 of an inch; June 25—.02 of an
inch; June 29—.11 of an inch.
Mercury 90 or Above
16 Days During June
High of 95 Degrees Posted
On Three Days During
Period; Heal Stretch of
Eight Days
If you thought June was a hot
month here you were so right!
Figures obtained from the wea
ther station between Plymouth and
Roper show that the temperature
climbed to 90 degrees or above on
16 days during the 30-day period.
On three days the mercury hit
95 degrees, on three other days the
high reading was 94. The low read
ing was 70 degrees or above on
nine days of the month. On 10
other days the low reading was in
the high 60's.
After starting off with a high of
91 degrees on June 1 there was a
comparatively pleasant period be
tween the 2nd and the 7th with the
high reading ranging from 71 to
80 degrees. It reached 90 on the
11th and was that hot or hotter
for seven consecutive days. During
that period the lowest the temper
ature was recorded was 60 degrees.
Then, beginning on the 22nd the
mercury hit 90 or above on eight
straight days to close out the
month in a hot spell that carried
right on over into July.
The complete high and low read
ings for the month follow: 1—91,
68; 2—78, 65; 3—71, 53; 4—80, 56;
5—79, 69; 6—80, 58; 7—75, 51; 8—
83, 64; 9—85, 58; 10—87, 54; 11—
90, 68 12—91, 67 13—92, 60; 14—
'Jb, A, ”*5—94, 7», It-—94, 67; 17 -
92, 70; 18—89, 68; 19—73, 65; 20—
79, 62; 21—88, 62! 22—93, 72; 23—
95, 74; 24—94, 66; 25—95, 70; 26—
90, 67; 27—92, 74; 28—92, 71; 29—
90, 70; 30—89, 67. Whew!!!
Observe Holiday
In Various Ways
Now that National Independence
Day (Fourth of July) is once more
history, holiday lovers are looking
forward to Labor Day—next break
in the old grind.
County residents observed the
Fourth in various ways. Many went
to the beaches in an effort to beat
the heat, some spent the time fish
ing, boating, just joy-riding or play
ing golf.
A number of Plymouth and
county persons attended the an
nual celebration at Belhaven which
featured a free fish fry, beauty
contest, water sports, baseball,
speaking, band concert, parade,
fireworks, street dance, etc.
Tobacco Curing
About To Start
It was talked here this week
that one or two farmers in the
county had begun barning tobac
co, but the county agent’s office
had no definite word on it.
In some sections it was noted
that older leaf has “buttoned
out” low, while some farmers re
port an average to good crop.
Some “putting in” was reported
in neighboring Martin County
the last of June.
Monday Equals
High Readings
Monday was reported to be the
hottest day of the year in North
Carolina, but id this county it
only equalled high readings on
three days in June—that is, ac
cording to figures recorded at
the weather station at Tidewater
Rescrch Station near here.
The high reading Monday was
recorded at 95 degrees—that’s
plenty hot, understand. But on
June 14, 23 and 25 the mercury
reached that point, records at
the weather station show. Mon
1 day’s low reading was 70 degrees.
Sunday the high was 91 and the
low 66.
County Growers
To Take Part in
Crop Referendum
Vole on Marketing Quotas
For Wheat To Be Held
Friday, July 20; Program
Explained
A i ' ••"ndum of wheat growers
iii the l. • i commercial wheat-pro
ducing area will be held on July
20, it is announced.
The referendum will decide two
questions concerning the 1957
wheat program: Whether market
ing quotas, with penalties on ex
cess wheat, arc to be in effect for
the 1957 wheat crop and also the
level of price support available for
“cooperators.”
At least two-thirds of those vot
ing must approve if quotas are to
be in operation.
If the quotas are approved, price
supports will be available to each
farmer who complies with his farm
wheat acreage allotment at a level
between 75 and 90 per cent of pari
ty; if quotas are not approved,
price support will be available to
such farmers at 50 per cent of pari
ty, as provided by law.
The referendum vote will be on
quotas, not aloltments, it was
stressed.
Acreage allotments will remain
in effect for the 1957 wheat crop
even if marketing quotas are dis
approved.
Farmers who would be subject to
quotas—those in commercial wheat
states who have more than 15
acres of wheat on a farm for har
vest as grain in 1957—are eligible
to vote in the referendum.
Legislation provides that wheat
marketing quotas must be pro
claimed and a referendum held
among growers in years of abnor
mally excessive supplies.
iho wheat supply for the mar
keting year beginning July 1, 1956,
is now estimated at almost two
billion bushels of wheat, with well
over a billion bushels carried over
from previous crops. This supply
would meet all our anticipated
needs—domestic and export—for
the next two years; it is 71 per
cent more than what the law speci
fies as "normal.”
When the total supply of wheat
is so large that it exceeds the nor
mal supply by more than 20 per
cent, the law directs the Secretary
of Agriculture to proclaim market
ing quotas for the following wheat
crop. This was done on May 14.
fi rowers themselves, however
will make the final decision on
whether to use quotas for the 1957
crop.
For 1957—the third successive
year, the national wheat acreage
allotment has been established at
55 million acres. This is the “mini
mum” level specified by law under
present conditions of heavy sup
p y Ai average yields, this acreage
allotment would produce about 860
mdlion bushels. This would be
slightly less than the expected dis
appearance of wheat during the
year. 6
This national allotment is allocat
ed to states and the state allot
ments to counties according to the
average wheat acreage in each state
See BEFE*EN»UM/iKgnr
Commissioners in
Routine Meeting
Here on Monday
Roberl E. Bowen of Plym
outh Appointed To Fill
Unexpired Term of Ayers
On Hospital Board
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Several matters of routine busi
ness were considered by the coun
ty commissioners in the regular
monthly meeting here Monday.
In the absence of Chairman
Frank L. Brinkley the meeting was
presided over by Commissioner
Hubert L. Davenport of Skinners
ville, acting chairman. Other com
missioners were present including
J. C. Knowles of Roper, A. R. La
tham of Plymouth and Philip M.
Spruill of Creswell.
The commissioners moved to pro
hibit the sale of beer and wine in
the county between the hours of
11:45 p. m. Saturday until 7:30 a.
m. Monday of each week. A reso
lution to that effect was intro
duced by Commissioner Spruill,
seconded by Commissioner Know
les and passed.
I Robert E. Bowen of Plymouth
was named to fill the unexpired
term of the late C. E. Ayers on the
board of trustees of Washington
County Hospital. The motion was
made by Commissioner Latham and
seconded by Commissioner Know
les. The term expires November
30 of this year.
E. J. Spruill, county auditor and
tax collector, was appointed to act
as treasurer of funds to be used in
construction of the addition at
Washington County Hospital. Com
missioner Knowles made the mo
tion and it was seconded by Com
missioner Latham.
The board appointed J. A. Ches
son to the county welfare board ef
fective July 2 for a term of three
years. Commissioner Knowles made
the motion which was seconded by
Commissioner Latham.
Clerk J. Robert Campbell was
instructed to write to John E. Pi
land, eastern district agent of State
College Experiment Station and
furnish him with excerpts of the
minutes of the June 22nd meeting
of the commissioners regarding
endorsement of W. V. Hays to suc
ceed W. H. Pruden as county
agent. Pruden resigned effective
July 1 to devote his time to private
business. Hays formerly served as
county agent here from 1933 to
early in 1952.
E. J. Spruill, county tax collect
or, reported the sum of $4,341.47
collected by his office during the
month of June.
An offer from the Federal Civil
Defense Administration of aid in
mosquito control spraying in the
county was declined, it being ex
plained that the county budget has
already been approved and that no
funds were earmarked to have the
work of spraying for mosquito con
trol done.
The clerk was instructed to write
to the highway department asking
that two ditches be cleaned out.
One ditch runs from the Nathan
Allen farm on the Hollis Road to
NO 32 .about eight miles south of
Plymouth, while the other runs
from Pea Ridge black-top road
through the Jimmy Tarkenton field
near the Sound Bridge
lhe clerk was also instructed to
write to the highway department
concerning a county road known as
the Beasley Road which begins at
a church on the Holly Neck Road
and runs to Banks Road, the length
about 1.2 miles. The contractor do
ing the black-top surfacing of the
Holly Neck Road in Skinnersville
Township has informed the board
that the highway department can
effect a saving of $10,000 by sur
facing Beasley Road now rather
than waiting until a later date.
Swimming Classes
Sel at Club Pool
The Plymouth Country Club an
nounces that swimming lessons for
teen-agers, younger children and
adults will be available at the club
pool three days each week, begin
ning Tuesday of next week.
Classes will be held each Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday until
further notice, it was stated. Class
es for teen-agers begin at 9 a. m.,
for children at 9:30 a. m. and for
adults at 10 a. m. and 6 p. m.
Instructress will be Mrs. William
Stox of Plymouth.
A nominal charge will be made
per lesson. Also, private lessons
will be given by appointment.
All interested persons are re
quested to register at the pool.
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To Hold Service Sunday
Afternoon al Morrallock
Services will be held at Morrat
tock Primitive Baptist Church,
near Plymouth, next Sunday after
noon, July 8, at 3:30 o’clock, by
Elder S. R. Boykin, of New Bern,
the minister. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend.