T'owd
opics
Mrs. Annie Hooker and Mrs. Mil
dred Petroff, employees of Wash
ington County Hospital here, were
recently notified that they success
fully passed examinations given by
the N. C. Board of Nurses’ Regis
tration and Nursing Education En
larged, Raleigh. The two local wo
men took the examination* in prac
tical nursing, late in July. The local
announcement was made by W. A.
Oliver, administrator of the hos
pital here.
Irving R. “Squire" Davenport of
Mj Dardens is now serving as assistant
emergency loan, supervisor with
the B'armers Home Administration
here. Mr. Davenport, widely known
and liked, is to work in both Wash- ,
ington and Tyrrell Counties, with ,
headquarters at Plymouth. He has
taught a vocational agricultural
class for veterans at Jamesville for
the past 10 years and prior to that.
engaged in larming, so he is no |
stranger to the new work nor to
the farmers of this section. W. Wil-i
lis Bowen is FHA supervisor for 1
Washington and Tyrrell and Mrs. ■
Ernestine W. Basnight is office'
clerk. The office is located in the •
basement of the county courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. William Aikins
have returned home after a visit
with their son, Pvt. William Van
Aikins, at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, Aberdeen, Md. Pvt. Aik
ins is scheduled to complete his
training there on October 19. The
following day he is due to leave
for Fort Lewis, Washington, to em
bark for overseas duty.
#The two Plymouth banks were
not represented at the regular
quarterly meeting of the Eastern
North Carolina conference of the
National Association of Bank Audi
tors and Comptrollers, held at the
country club in Wilson last Thurs
day night. An audience of 110
bankers representing 38 different
banks in the conference heard Fd
|
ward T. Shipley, auditor, Wachovia
Bank & Trust Company, Winston
Salem, on “Automation of Bank
Operations.” Richard S. Atkinson,
jr., cashier of The Planters Na
tional Bank and Trust Company,
Rocky Mount, who is president of
the conference, was in charge of
the meeting. Three Wilson banks,
including Branch Banking and
Trust Company, were hosts to the
meeting. Just prior to the session
the board of directors of the con
ference held its regular quarterly
meeting.
The World Series created its
share of interest here, with many
baseball fans following the series
faithfully via television -sets or
radio. Both Yankees and Dodgers
had their loyal supporters here and
there were times of elation and of
gloom for both sides. It was an in
teresting series and the perfect
game tossed by Yankee Righthand
er Don Larsen Monday will make
^ the series stand out in memory a
” long time to come. Sets in The
Mayflower Restaurant, the police
station and fire department lounge
all had their patrons while the
series lasted.
Former Principal
Dies in Virginia
Lawrence Herman Hubble, form
er principal of Plymouth High
School, died at 1 o’clock last Sun
day morning at his home in Mar
ion, Va., it was learned here this
week. Details were not available, ■
but it is understood he died rather ,
suddenly, possibly as the result of
a heart attack.
Mr. Hubble succeeded J. W. Nor- ,
man as head of the local schools in
1927 and continued as principal
through the 1930-31 term. He had
taught here one year before be
coming principal. A native of Mar- j
ion, Va., he returned there in 1931
to go with the state veterans’ hos- j
pital in an administrative capacity
and continued with that institu- '
tion until his death. ]
Mr. Hubble was a member of the ]
Methodist church and funeral serv
ices were held from the Marion ,
Methodist church Monday after- ,
noon. He was also a member of ;
the Masonic lodge here for a num- ’
ber of years before transferring his
membership to Marion. He is sur
vived by his widow and one son, *
born while he lived in Plymouth, '
and a daughter.
Forum Meetings Sponsored \
By Catholics Next Week
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The public is invited to attend <
an Open House Sunday from 2 to
6 p. m. at St. Ann’s Catholic ■
Church, Edcnton, and three “in
formation forums” to be held at
the Washington County Courthouse
at Plymouth, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights of next week,
church officials announce. 1
Subjects for the forum meetings I
here were announced as follows: !
Monday, “What Your Catholic I
Neighbor Believes”; t
Tuesday, “How Your Catholic
Neighbor Worships”; i
Wednesday, “Why Your Catholic t
Neighbor Loves the Mother of 1
Jesus Christ.” t
The meetings here will be from 8 t
to 9 o’clock, the announcement r
stated. j
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
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A home newspaper dedicated
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,000 people.
VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 41 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 11, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1889
Season Opens Monday
On Squirrel and Deer
The hunting season opens Mon
day of next week for such game
is squirrel, deer and bear. It is ex
pected that county nimrods will be
jut in force, on deer stands and
iDer the squirrels.
The season on bear, deer and
iquirrel runs to January 1. The sea
on on ruffed grouse, which open
ed October 1, expires January 31.
Daily bag limit on squirrels is
light, with a possession limit of
6, and season limit of 100.
Daily bag limit for bear is 1
possession limit, 2, season limit, 2
For deer the daily limit is 1
possession, 1, and season, 2.
The open season for taking rac
coon and opossum runs from Octo
ber 15 to February 15 with the fol
lowing bag limits:
Daily, 1; possession. 2; season
20.
The open season on quail, wile
turkey and rabbit will come a bil
later, running from November 22
(Thanksgiving) to January 31.
Hid Sought for Drive
[n Favor Bond Issue
1;
| Scout Campaign
{Stands at $440
Amount turned in here to date
[ in the annual Boy Scout fund
drive is $440, Chairman Billy
Blackburn reported Wednesday.
Leading amounts have been
turned in by Borden Kornegay
($85) and Harold Whitley ($79).
A good many reports have not
been turned in, Blackburn stat
ed. A complete report will be
available the last of the week, it
is hoped.
Special Venire
Of 52 Men From
County in Hyde
Citizens from Plymouth and
Lees Mill Townships Are
Summoned by Sheriff in
Hyde School Case
Fifty-two county citizens were
summoned late Tuesday by Sheriff
J. K. Reid in answer to a court
order for a special venire from this
county to serve as jurors in Hyde
County Superior Court this week.
The term of court opened at
Swain Quarter Monday with Judge
Malcolmn Paul of Washington pre
siding. It was decided by the court
that a special venire would be
necessary for trial of a case in
which several Fairfield citizens are
suing the Hyde County Board of
Education.
According to scant information
received here the entire citizenry
of the county is aroused over pupil
assignments, the county board hav
ing assigned to the Engelhard
School pupils who would normally
be expected to attend Swan Quar
ter School in view of geographical
siuiauuri, rruviuusiy, u is unuer
stood, the children in the Fairfield
community had been allowed to ex
ercise free choice as to which
school they would attend.
Forty citizens from Plymouth
rovvnship and 12 from Lees Mill
make up the special venire. Listed
by townships, they are:
Plymouth Township — W. R.
Glass, jr., B. M. Lilley, D. Harold
Darden, George Barden, Atwood B.
Davenport, C. R. Bowen, W. H.
Phelps, jr., Harold Burbage, E. M.
Ricks, J. H. Jackson, jr., P. H.
Darden, W. R. Hampton, jr;
W. O. Phelps, Paul King, J. M.
Davenport, Henry T. Hardison, P.
1. Leary, Paul Sawyer, E. E. Lyle,
Leroy Simpson, Wallace B. Oliver,
David E. Craddock, Woodrow Col
ins, Cecil Clifton, C. A. Cratch;
Edward O. Sundeen, Homer Nay
or, Benton Livcrman, William A.
i’orter, DeWitt Darden, L. R.
Swain, J. E. Westray, Charles G.
Walker, H. D. Hatchcll;
Sam C. Styons, J. Chester Jones,
D. G. Hardison, L. E. Bowen, Foster
/. Lipscomb, Elmer W. Roberson;
Lees Mill Township—O. C. True
>lood, C. W. Snell, H. C. Harri
;on, Raymond L. Davenport, W. C.
Davenport, A. B. Snell;
W. Barton Swain, W. B. Chesson,
V. J. Hassell, Otis Marriner, M. E.
Spencer, A. R. Phelps.
Two Registrants Leave for Service1
Two registrants of the local draft
ioard, James Ronald Pritchett and
Sdward Lee Stotesbury, left by bus
Wednesday of this week for the
laleigh Reception Center and in
luction into the Armed Forces.
Two other registrants called for
nduction at the time requested
ransfers to other local boards,
’hey are George Erdelji who is
ransferring to a Chicago, 111.,
ioard, and James Earl Haislip who
equested transfer to Salisbury,
Id., according to information re
leased by Mrs. Lorraine Hunter,
local board clerk.
Mrs. Hunter said the board here
has been notified by state Selective
Service headquarters, Raleigh, that
no calls either for induction or pre
induction will be made upon the
board here during the month of
November.
The clerk also calls attention of
married men of draft age to a cer
tain regulation which requires that
registrants at all times keep the lo
cal board posted on their marital
ind/or family status. For example, ;
Mrs. Hunter added, under Select- l
ve Service regulations for a mar- (
vied man who is examined, accept- ;
jble and ready to go, induction will l
ae postponed if he is a father, pro
vided he so informs the board in 1
;ime. If he waits to receive his in- 1
luction orders before apprizing the 1
joard of his family status, it will
ie too late; he will be inducted (
inyway. Such registrants are urged 1
o keep the board informed at all 1<
times. j
School Improvement Com
mittee Sponsoring Cam
paign To Get Out Favor
able Vole in Election
Methods of waging a campaign
in favor of the $500,000 school
bond issue were discussed Monday
night at the second meeting of the
Washington County School Im
provement Committee in the court
house here. The finance committee
was directed to raise an additional
$350 to finance the campaign, and
various duties were assigned to
several other committees.
James H. Ward, chairman of the
committee, presided. Samples of an
8-page booklet citing statistics on
the need for additional school fa
cilities were presented, and it was
voted to have 7,000 printed for dis
tribution by mail and through the
schools.
The booklets will be mailed to
I all post office and rural boxhold
ers in the county, probably next
; week. Then 3,700 copies will be dis
j tributed later through the schools,
each school child being requested
to take one of the booklets home to
his or her parents. The booklets
will also be distributed at civic
club and similar meetings between
now and time of the general elect
ion on November 6, when the bond
issue will be decided by county
voters.
Those who favor issuance of the
bonds in order to get additional
school buildings in the county arc
asked to make donations to the
campaign being waged by the eom-j
mittee. Contributions should be
given or mailed to J. Roy Manning,
jr., chairman of the Finance com
mittee, Plymouth.
Parent-teacher associations, civic
clubs, labor organizations and oth
ers interested in better schools are
requested to take the matter up
with their memberships and for
ward any funds raisd to Mr. Man
ning. A good response will make it
unnecessary to have a large-scale
money-raising drive, as the amount
needed is relatively small for so
important a matter
The canvassing committee re
ported that names of all register
ed voters are being secured, and
and an effort will be made to get
in touch with each one personally
and appeal for a “yes” vote on the
bond issue. Local sponsors of radio
advertising will be asked to give
part of their time between now
and the election to appeals for a
favorable vote on the bond issue,
although the committee voted not
to buy any time, due to lack of suf
ficient funds.
In addition to the booklets, circu
lars favoring the bond issue are to
be distributed through the schools,
according to Miss Sue Underhill,
chairman of the poster and hand
bills committee.
Carl L. Bailey, jr., chairman of
the get-out-the-vote committee, said
a chairman is being sought in each
community to help in this work. He
appealed to PTA groups, civic and
women's clubs to help by arrang
ing transportation committees and
baby-sitters for mothers who will
wish to vote.
There was some discussion about
a mass meeting at the courthouse
here prior to the election, at which
outside speakers would be secured,
but no definite decision was reach
ed about the matter. Several speak
ers have been provided by the
speakers’ bureau of the school im
See BOND ISSUE, Page 5
Miss Ausbon Sets
Forth Exposition
Re ASC Confusion
Says ASC Administrative
Officer A. P. Hassell Told
Her Policy Was To Re
place Women Managers
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Miriam Ausbon, county ASC of
fice manager here, takes issue
with the statement in Tuesday’s
News and Observer that “the re
port that women were being re
placed apparently originated in
Washington County ...”
The statement appeared in the
column, “The Farm Observer,"
by Bill Humphries, News and Ob
server farm editor.
Humphries wrote: “There still
seems to be some confusion about
whether ASC county managers
who are women are being replac
ed with men. So I talked with
Horace Godfrey about this again
. . . The State ASC Committee,
...... TT. 1__ AT /'-'vTI _1_i_I ..
policy of replacing its women
county managers with men. And
this should clear up the matter
once and for all.”
But, according to Miss Aus
bon's story, it fails to clear up
anything.
Miss Ausbon has spent 17!£
years working with the federal
agency and during that time has
compiled a record above re
proach, the facts show. She has
been commended time and again
for the way in which her office
has been administered.
Miss Ausbon explains that dur
ing the summer the press of work
was almost unbearably heavy,
that she was almost completely
exhausted and that she approach
ed J. L. Kelton, district field man,
and stated that she would like to
be relieved of the responsibility
of office manager provided that
she could receive the position of
chief clerk instead.
Miss Ausbon, after discussing the
matter with family freinds, later
reconsidere dand decided to re
main on as office manager.
Kelton, who made his home at
Edenton while serving this dis
trict, was transferred to the Ra
leigh district later, and O. C. Bur
ton succeeded him as field man
for this district, embracing 12
counties.
The minutes of a meeting of
the county ASC committee, held
here on September 11, show that
Miss Ausbon was offered the job
of chief clerk at her present sal
ary and that this was approved
by the county committee. She
said that for this meeting she
failed to receive the usual notice
from the state office, that she did
not even know what the meeting
was to be about. She said that A.
P. Hassell, administrative officer
with the state ASC office, told
her and the committee that it
TV t* J VI iv. II i5 telle Uilltc
to replace its women county of
fice managers with men.
Mr. Godfrey, state ASC admin
Sc^r^S^AUS BOnTp^I ()
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Final Check-up Meeting
Of Farm Bureau Monday
The annual membership drive of
the Washington County Farm Bu- !
reau is lagging a bit, it was re
ported this week.
The second weekly check-up '
meeting was held Monday night at 1
the Agriculture Building but some
af the solicitors failed to attend, !
it was said. j
It is now planned to hold the '
final check-up Monday night of ‘
next week and all solicitors in the
campaign are requested to please 1
3C present and prepared to sub- ’
mit complete reports.
Th membership goal is 305 this
rear.
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Seoul Troop Members Camp
3ul ai Columbia Last Week
Boy Scouts of Troop 383 here .
-eport a fine time the past week- ,
■nd on a camping trip to Legion j
Beach at Columbia. Those making (
‘he trip included Logan and Ed j
IVomble, Larry Browning, Ray
Nobles, Connie Cox, Jimmie Wil- ;
iams, Ronald Mendenhall, Assist- j
ml Scoutmaster David Williams ,
rnd Jerry Ashwill of Williamston, ;
icout field executive. ;
AKEDOWN:
The Sea Explorer Ship “Albemarle” made its shake
down cruise down Roanoke River and out into Albe
thn»tiu - , i , ■ ,, , marie Sound last Saturday, leaving at 9 a. m. and re
5i.d Lovic were on the hHd'e w i aftcrn00"' Skipper Alhan Papineau and Mates Billy Hopkins and
on the foredeck member of the crew on the flying bridge and others lined up
craft meue shL was ^Led hvP^e»d. SWT *hl' in t,le abov<‘ photo. The 63-foot former air
lv overlnuied and minted ti. y i?-Ca - ‘t,ca Scouts from the Navy last spring and has since been thorough
recent v installed after twin ea r’ 'S ,'°'V powcreil h> two 225-horsepower Gray marine diesel motors,
Ko fino installed after twin gasoline engines were removed. Performance last Saturday was said to
members XnfCI#hAhrt prope,|ers arf a litt,e to° large aid will be modified for more speed. Five officers, 15
members of the crew and one former Sea Scout were on the trip last Saturday.-Staff photo
School Eond Issue
Gels Endorsement
At Veterans' Meet
Dr. E. W. Furgurson and
J. H. Ward Speakers;
Plans Made for Dance on
Saturday, November 17
A number of important matters
was acted on Monday night at a
joint meeting of veterans’ organi
zations :,nd their auxiliaries held
at the Veterans Building here. W.
J. Weaver presided at the session,
with cor .. nders of the American
Legion .. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Z; well as auxiliaries of the
two groups, heading their respect
ive delegations. About 50 persons
were in attendance.
By a show of hands, those pres
ent unanimously endorsed a favor
able vote for the $500,000 school
bond issue to be voted on in the
general election. They also dis
cussed cooperation with the coun
ty veterans’ service officer, made
plans for a veterans dance on Sat
urday before Thanksgiving, No
vember 17; and decided to try hav
ing a teen-age dance at the club
every Saturday night, in addition to
the regular Wednesday night teen
age club program now being spon
sored. It was also voted to buy
some additional kitchen equip
ment.
Dr. E. W. Furgurson and James
H. Ward, of the Washington Coun
ty School Improvement Committee,
made brief speeches about school,
needs in the county and asked for |
support in securing a favorable.
vote on the bond issue at the gen-J
eral election on November 6th. Fol-,
Inwincr thnir talk rr»nrMPnf ntivps *
jf the four organizations present
jnanimously voted to endorse the
novement.
Ten big turkeys are to be given
is door prizes at the pre-Thanks
jiving dance on Saturday, Novem
Der 17. The following committee on
irrangements was appointed for
;he dance: Shelton McNair, Ray
nond Smithwick and Ronald Tet
lerton. Melvin Boyd and David
Williams were named to the pub
Sec^VETERANsTpage^fo ~~
ixpect Peanut Threshing
Job To Start Next Week
Barring rain or other unfavor
ible weather, peanut threshing
vill probably commence on a
imited scale in this county some
ime next week, local observers
hink.
Peanuts dug early in the season
ippear to be cured out about
■nough to permit picking to begin
ioon, it is thought. Meantime, dig
ting continues on the later plant
ngs.
jiraveside Rites Today
For Grinstead Iniant
Gradeside rites will be held here
it Windley Cemetery Thursday of
his week at 2 p. m. for Glenda Kay
Urinstead, infant daughter of Mr.
ind Mrs. J. B. Grinstead of Pan
ego.
The child was born at 2:30 a. m.
Wednesday at Washington County
Hospital and died there that after
toon at 2:30 o’clock.
Survivors, other than the par
:nts, include two sisters, Bernice
Irene Grinstead and Sharon Louise
Grinstead, and a brother, Kenneth
Honroe Grinstead, all of the home.
Registration To Start
Saturday for Election
Registrars and All Polling.
Places in County Same as
They Were lor September
8th Special Election
Registration books will open
Saturday of this week, October 13,
and remain open through Satur
day, October 27, during which
period all eligible persons who
i have not already registered may
! do so. Those who have reached
! vn\tng age but who have never
' registered and ... ners^ as who
hav<?. char od L sir s of resi
j donee amT haw not roistered
their present voting precinct
must do so during the 15 days
the books are open, from October
13 through the 27th, in order to
be eligible to vote in the general
election on November 6, it is
[ pointed out by W. T. Freeman,
| chairman of the Washington
County Board of Elections.
Registrars are required to be
at their respective polling places,
on each of the Saturdays during
the registration period, October
13, 20 and 27, for the registration
of those qualified. On other days
during the registration period,
the books will be at the homes or
places of business of the regis
trars and qualified voters may
register there if they prefer.
Registrars and polling places
in Washington County are the
same as they were for the special i
general election on September 8,
Mr. Freeman stated. It is not
necessary for those who have j
previously registered for county I
primaries and elections to regis- j j
ter again, unless they have moved ,
from one precinct to another. I.
However, registration for town1 j
elections does not qualify voters,
as separate books are required.
Registrars and polling places j
are as follows:
Plymouth Precinct No. 1: Mrs. <
James H. Ward, courthouse. <
Plymouth Precinct No. 2: Mrs.! 1
Tom Darden, Plymouth High (
School Building. j
Lees Mill Precinct: Mrs. T. 1
W. Norman, Roper Community
Building.
Skinnersville Precinct: Del
bert Patrick, Brownie Goodman’s I
store. i
Scuppernong: John Combs, 1
Highway office in Creswell. ]
Wenona: H. J. Furbee, residence
of IT. J. Furbee in Wenona. I
Sea Scouts Get First!
Cruise on New Ship I
Twenty-one persons were aboard
the S. E. S. Albemarle for her first
shakedown cruise, a short cruise
down Albemarle Sound Sunday.
The 63-foot former aircraft res
cue boat was secured from the
Navy last spring and two 225 horse
power Gray Marine diesel engines
were recently installed. The ship
performed well, Skipper Alban
Papineau reported, but the propel
lers are too large for the engines
and will be modified in the inter
est of greater speed, it was stated.
The ship stopped briefly at
Edenton before returning to her
home port. Those aboard for the
cruise included Skipper Papineau,
Mates Billy Hopkins, Bud Lovic,
| George Lyle and Wade Brabble,
Eddie Ricks, a former Sea Scout !
who was special guest, and crew \
members Mack Graham, Frank
Dew, Harvey Hill, Buddy Harrison, 1
Colon Bowen, Bobby Lovic, Henry
I Bragg, Michael Mizelle, Warnie
i Gurkin, Golden Simpson, William ■
I Whitley, Monty Hardison, Russell ■
Bland, Eddie Dawley and Conley
Carter, cabin boy.
There are now 23 Explorer
Scouts registered, Skipper Papin (
eau reported. Lyman Mayo, a mem- j
her of the ship committee, was re
cently commissioned a mate but ;
was unable to be present for the i
cruise. Several Scouts had to work <
and were unable to go. t
j Agency Record j
j In County Good j
Folks must be pretty honest
in Washington, D. A. Simmons
figures.
Mr. Simmons, Columbia man
who is with the Production
Credit Association, stated this
week that in 11 years with that
agency in dealing with county
borrowers *><■ >iad '•■a J.,d to
close out on loan. ■•„Ato lose
a cent in li ears i-; Tjf ,n any
business, it was agree*,
Rites on Tuesday
For C. W. Baker
Funeral services for Charles
Wesley Baker, 53, of Plymouth,
Rt. 1, were conducted from the
home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
3’eloek by the Rev. Herman Woot- s
en, assisted by the Rev. M. L. Her- 1
rmg. Interment was in Oakdale <
Cemetery, Washington. i
Mr. Baker, husband of Mary i
Elizabeth Hardison Baker, died at
11:40 p. m. Sunday following an i
llness of nine months. He was a '
lative of Pitt County, born March t
!3, 1903, and was the son of Lizzie
tones Baker of Plymouth Rt. 1 and '
he late Dock Baker of Pitt County. {
Mr. Baker moved to this county
rom Pitt County in 1937 and had a
nade his home here since that a
ime. He was a retired farmer, and f
member of Plymouth Free Will r
laptist Church. I
He leaves, other than his widow t
nu nis rnotner, two daughters, V
Irs. Ned Nolley of Washington t
nd Mrs. Lester Norris of Plym- t
uth; two brothers, Bryant Baker I
f Plymouth and Harry Baker, of (
Jewport News, Va.; and five grand
hildren. t
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viorrallock Church Not i
To Have Service Sunday 1
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It was announced this week that I
he usual Sunday afternoon serv
ce will not be held at Morrattock
Primitive Baptist Church, near
dymouth, next Sunday, October
4. The minister will be away at- *
ending the annual association !
commissioners To
Review Drainage
Projecis Friday
Special Meeiing With Col.
B. C. Snow, Department
Of Conservation and De
velopment, at 2:30 P. M.
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The county commissioners will
meet Friday afternoon of this week
in a special sej*ion with Col. B. C.
Snow of Raleigh, chief engineer
of the Water Resource Division,
Department of Conservation and
Development, to review the drain
age projects for the county.
The meeting is scheduled for
2:30 o'clock in the commissioners’
room on the first floor of the coun
ty courthouse.
Only three drainage projects
have been approved for the county
ind federal funds will be available
for these. They are designated, 1,
Deep Run; 2, Mill Creek; and 3,
Conaby Creek.
Sf nrtincf nn i n t fnr Dmion
is the intersection of Mackeys
Creek a mile downstream from the
bridge on US 64 and NC 32 in the
City of Roper. Stopping point is
the bridge on US 64 and NC 32 in
:he City of Roper.
Starting point for Project Two
is defined as .3 mile from that of
Project One. Stopping point is half
a mile from that of Project One.
Starting point for Project Three
is the bridge at the city limits of
Plymouth and .7 mile northwest
if US 64 and NC 32. Stopping point
is a fork in drain 500 feet north
if county road which is 1.4 miles
last of NC 32. The county road
intersects NC 32 about a mile
southeast of Plymouth.
In the original application for
federal aid submitted by the com
nissioners the sum of $300,000 was
isked to complete a number of
munty projects. Only $10,000 was
dlocated and the three projects
mtlined above were approved.
Several interested county citizens
ind Soil Conservationist Henry J.
3ragg later met in Washington
vith Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ier of this district to seek a larger
dlocation for drainage work in this
■nunty, hard hit in the hurricanes
if last year.
It is expected that Col. Snow will
irovide the commissioner Friday
.vith an application for s*supple
nen< to the amount of federal aid
drevrdy allocated, it was said.
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Loan Close! Here
Needs More Items
Plymouth Woman’s Club is spon
oring a project to build up the
ledical Loan Closet at Washington
ounty Hospital so as to have many
seful and needed articles avail
ble to the public.
The Loan Closet committee, in a
leeting Tuesday morning of this
icek, submitted a report showing
he following articles now on hand:
One each, bedside commode,
■ iicci mail, ruDDer snect, bedpan,
air children’s crutches.
All of the above listed articles
re on hand to be loaned out and
ny one of them may be borrowed
ar a period of three months by
laking application* either to Mrs.
Irsula Spruill, Washington Coun
' Welfare superintendent, at the
Welfare Department; Miss Eliza
eth Wood, county health nurse, at
ie Health Department; or to Mrs.
'urand Keel of Plymouth Woman’s
lub.
Anyone having such an article
> donate to the closet should con
>ct either of these ladies. It will
e greatly appreciated, the public
; assured.
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■ocal Church Enlerlains
Albemarle Union Meeting
I* irst Christian Church here was
ost Wednesday of this week to
tie meeting of Albemarle Christ
in Missionary Union. Representa
ives from 12 counties in the dis
rict attended.
On the program were Wilbur
Vallace of Robersonville, presi
ent; Harold Tyer of Bath, vice
resident; E. Leon Roebuck, Wash
ngton, secretary; and Delbert Saw
er, Washington, treasurer.
Theme was “Our Year of Empha
is on the Christian Ministry,” and
norning and afternoon sessions
vere held. Prior to adjournment,
nnouncement was made that the
tate convention will be held at
ireenville November 13-15.
iomecoming Sunday ai
Ml. Zion Church, Roper
Sunday will be observed as home
oming day at Mt. Zion Church,
toper, it is announced.
All former ministers, member*
nd friends of the church are in
ited to attend, according to a
tatement from the present mlnis
er, the Rev. L. E. Ambrose.