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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
UnWed Mothers Sterilization Bill
introduced By Del. Pennington

mothers also provides legal ma
chinery for notice, consent,
hearing and appeal. Under it the
local welfare superintendent
would apply to- the Judge of the
Circuit Court. or other court of
record, to initiate procedures.
The other bill would establish
local boards of eugenics to deal
with potential parents with a
record of mental disturbances
The court would name the board
to which local welfare super
intendentS won d apply TO
initiate procedures.
Hearings Started
Tho bills have been started
through the public hearing phase
this week Opponents were
heard early this week. with Ra-
leigh Hobson. Richmond Wei
fare director. calling it. cruel
and thurman Proponents Will
be heard later
Herbert &. Ross, of Richmond
representing the Virginia League
Of Local Welfare Executives,
said the bill on unwed mothers
would put local welfare directors
in an generous spot" 1t would
give them unlimited authority
with no responsibility, he charg-
ed.
DR.. Pennington said t h e
mother of illegitimate children
commits an offense against
the child she is bringing into the
rid with the shaWoW Of
bas.aI dy.'
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s7,95o.ooo A Yeor
$7.950.ooo Yeor
Food, Transportation Take AZ
Per Cent Of Family Income Here

Where does the money go?
How does the Prince Edward
County family spend its income
and for what?
Latest facts and figures. cover
ing fiscal 1859, show that local
residents are devoting AZ per
cent of their available cash. after
settling with the tax collector,
for purchases of food and for
private transportation The latter
includes purchases of automo-
biles, motorcycles ard boats. to-
gether with maintenance fuel
and oil.
The findings are contained in
the annual survey Of the Stan
dard Rate and Data Service,
covering all parts of the country.
Detailed for each area is its
spending pattern during the
twelve months ending July |,
1859.
Almost Halt
In Prince Edward County, the
survey shows, the amount spent
for food and transportation came
to $3.50 900 in the year.
Of this. 1904 900 went to local
stores selling food for home use.
Restaurant a ! e S are not IN
Guided.
Purchases of automotive equip
ment and accessories represent
ed another 1861 900.
Gas fillng stations took the re-
naming 81 PAS 900.
Combined, they represented AZ
per cent of the years total retail
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1000 Feet OF
Pipe Line Going
In 3 Directions
Site Purchased
For New Water
Storage Tank

II town manager E. l.. Quisen-
berry and public works supper
intendent H. W. Derey are hav-
ing Pipe Dreams. it is GER
tainly excusable.
The town work force will lay
approximately 1000 feet of pipe
in near future. expanding and
improving the town water sys-
tenn in three directions.
The first 1850 feet of pipe are
already in the ground, with only
IS hours of work by the town
force.
Down Catlin
The first expansion is being
made down Catlin Street, rum
ming six inch line from Put
ney Street past Church Street.
The new water main will serve
the town dump and the Recrea-
ton area. and can be tapped
INTO by the School Foundation.
when the new building is con-
structed in the area.
Two local firms, w. j. Bloom
field and Son, Inc. and w. w.
Dickerson. have donated tn e
equipment and workmen to dig
the ditch for the water line.
The town will make its west
ward expansion of the water line
this year as time and weather
conditions permit. The westward
line will be an eight inch line
going past the llnderpass on
Route 400 on the intersection of
the Egg Grading Plant road. In
will extend the present line
$500 feet. The new line will
m k that area ideal for de-
velopment of industrial sites.
New Tank Location
The town has also purchased
the site for the new water stor-
age tank. that will be built after
the new westward line is run.
The council has talked in terms
of a million gallon storage tank,
and apparently will construct
one of that capacity.
The site purchased is the one
recommended by the consulting
engineers. They surveyed seven
sites, ard recommended this one
as the best.
The site is one-half acre on
the Walker property. on top of
the hill beyond the underpass.
The property some years ago
was used as school. Being To-
Gated on top of the hill. the
storage tank will not have to
be as high, which means it
can be constructed more eco
nomically.
When the new tank is erected.
the present town water storage
capacity will be doubled-in-
creasing from the present two
tanks Of 100000 gallons each to
two million gallons.
Across Bridge
The third water line addition
this year will be a northerly one
over the Appomattox River,
when the new bridge is COM
pleted. Actually this will re-
place a present line that crosses
under the river. The new line
will be 800 feet of eight inch
pipe. It will be connected to the
new bridge rather than running
under the river. as the present
line does.
Laying the pipe is not as
easy as it looks. One length of
the six inch ipie weighs ap-
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volumes which came to $l9.024.-
600, q gain ever the $18 $50 600 of
the previous year
Such strong consumer spend
ing. so soon after emerging from
a depression, is attributed to
firm confidence on the part of
the general public of good times
ahead
Baying Increases
In general, they reasoned, Jobs
have been steady and wages
moving upward. despite some
temporary Setbacks Conditions
were about right therefore, to
get some Of those big ticket
items that they had been putting
off buying, even though it meant
an increase in their lnStallment
debt. Besides, prices would be
higher later on. 50 The thing to
do was to buy now.
AS a result the SRDS figures
show retail stores in Prince Ed
ward County had sales that
amounted to 1885 per local
household
This topped the average in the
United States as a whole OF 4,047
per household. In the South At
lantic States it was SO 1853.
Of the $l9,024,oo0 in total re-
tail business locally, the princi-
pal part, other than that garner
cd by food and automotive stores
vert for general merchandise,
1880 900, apparel, 1892 900 home
furnishings, $583, 900, and drugs,
$677 600.
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That course Of action will
leave the Chest with virtually no
reserves. We're treading right on
the line now, and next year will
be critical one"
There is reason for gratifica-
ton, however, he pointed out. In
falling short only S511.02 against
a goal of s18.975, the Chest
workers had accepted an 10 per
cent increase in the 1859 goal and
then were only four per cent shy
of achieving it.
Trouble Spot
Joseph H. James, who directed
the 1859 campaign. put his fin
ger on the Employees Division
as the biggest hurdle to complete
success. Its hard to diagnose
why this group fell so much
short Of its quota" James said.
Perhaps the employees are hit
at home in the residential solicit
tation. 1t certainly is difficult to
get this group together to pre-
sent the Chest story at their
places Of employment.
We We're a little disappointed
in the attitude of some business
MANAGERS. They didn't give and
their workers didn't. If the
Prince Edward Community Chest
IS to succeed, we must get the
cooperation Of everybody. No
small group can do this big job
alone James said.
Both Wamsley and James ex-
pressed approval of results fol
lowing the admission of the
county A m erican Red Cross
Chapter into Chest participation.
1T was highlight of the year"
said Wamsley. James said lit
was a proposition which proved
mutually helpful Our support
and friends helped them. and
their assistance and friends GER
tainly helped us, James de-
clared.
Reports Given
Wansley combined separate
activity and service reports of
the participating agencies into
single review of what each ST
given to the Chest provides in
support Of the community and
its organizations.
The Chest 81 is distributed in
this manner, he said: Southside
Hospital, 81 cents: Red Cross, II
cents; Recreation Associa ton, 10
cents; Boy Scouts of America,
nine cents. Salvation Army, six
cents. R. R. Motion Recreation
Association, Southside Hospital
Auxiliary and Farmville Library,
four cents; Farmville Reading
Room and Children's Home So
ciety of Virginia; three cents;
United Fund of Virginia, two
cents, and Prospect Girl Scouts.
one cent, Chest operating ex-
penses take the last four cents.
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MEETING
Continued from Page One)

$3.50, Gloss Gibbs; 39-40, Leland
A. Dudley; 40-41, Dan Berry; 41-42,
DR.. J. w. Miller; 42-43, Nollie
Shelton; 43-44, Leland A. Dudley;
44-45, J. NJ. Long; 45-46, Thos. E.
Spencer; 46-47, Dallas Cutren;
47-4S, Patrick Simmons, Jr.; 48-49,
P. d. Midget, Jr.; 1880, Warren
Harris, Jr.; 50-51, Leon Balance;
51-52, Harold Jarvis, Jr.; 52-53,
Reginald Mckinney; 1854, Joe
Swindell; 54-55, P. D. Midget, III;
$3.50, George w. O'Neal; 56-57,
Orville Balance; 57-58, Rev. Angus
Cameron; $3.50, Edgebert McKin-
ney; $500, P. T. Long; 6O-61, Earl
Pugh.
An interesting event is assured
all with an entertaining program
and bountiful meal. Several special
guests are anticipated.
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WANCHESE PERSONALS

Mrs. Darrell Daniels has return.
ed home from the Albemarle Hos
pital, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Louisa Williams has return
ed from Norfolk.
Mrs. Arnold Daniels was in Nor,
folk Friday.
John Barnett and Jessie Barnett
are patients in the Marine Hospi.
tai, Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Raspberry anC
children of Norfolk spent the week
end with 1t. and Mrs. Dallas Mid
gett.
Mrs. Ralph Fleming of Ports
mouth, Va, was the week enc
guest of her mother, Mrs. Mollie
Baum.
Mrs. Geo. H. Quidley and Mrs
Geo. Baum were week end guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Phillip H. Quid
ley at Madison.
Geo. NJ. DUDLEY of Madison i:
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Geo. H. dudley.
Mrs. Harley Rose of Norfolk has
returned home after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Daniel:
spent the week end in Norfolk.
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PUNGO HOSPITAL NEWS

White patients Oct. $40: John
Thomas, Mrs. Maude Logan, Mrs
Vera Austin, Mrs. Lula Warren
Mrs. Christine Stotesberry, Jesse
Davis, Mrs. Laura Keaton of Bel
haven; Mrs. Ophelia Allen, George
Hodges and Mrs. Kathleen Whitley
of Pantego; Mrs. Dorothy Keech
and Mrs. Eva Woolard of Pine
town; Julian MCGOWAN and Mrs
Sue Tetterton of Bath; Mrs. Bar
bara Williams of Engelhard; Ma
con Credle of Swan Quarter and
Foy Midgette of Scranton.
Colored patients: Charlotte
O'Neal.
Births
White: Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley
Duane Williams of Engelhard, a
daughter, Sherry Kimberly Will,
liams on Oct. 5. Mother was the
former Barbara Annette Pugh.
Colored: Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Douglas Griffin of Pantego, a son
Melvin Douglas Griffin on Oct. 2
Mother was the former Hattie
Ruth Stephens.
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WESLEY EDWARDS, 81,
PASSES AT SIDNEY

Wesley Edwards died at his
home in the Sidney community,
Wednesday afternoon following a
long illness. He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Edwards was born in Beau
fort County and spent his entire
lifetime in the Sidney Yeatesville
area. He was a member of the Sid
ney Free Will Baptist Church and
served for several years as chair
man of the Beaufort County Board
of Education.
Surviving is one son, J. Frank
Edwards of Sidney; six daughters,
Mrs. Rosa Newby of Bath, route
one; Mrs. Cora Ferrell and Mrs.
Howard Gurganus of Portsmouth,
Va; Mrs. E. T. Harris of Wash
ington, and Mrs. w. C. Blackmon
and Mrs. William H. Dixon of Ply
mouth; nine grandchildren, Six
great grandchildren and one great
great grandchild; and one sister,
Mrs. Neva Latham of Pinetown,
route one.
The body was taken to the
church one hour prior to the fun
eral services which were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. David Gaskins
assisted by Rev. Raymond Alexan-
der, pastor of the First Christian
Church of Washington.
Pallbearers were Bill Poole,
Johnny Brinn, Lee Paul, Edwin
Roper, Dallas Paul and Frank
Daw.
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SWAN QUARTER BOY is
WITH ARMY IN GERMANY

MANNH Elm, German
(AHTNC).-Army Specialist Four
David E. Pegram, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward A. Pegram, Swan
Quarter, N. c., participated with
other personnel from the 10Th
Quartermaster Battalion in Opera
ton Flash Back in Europe. The
12-day exercise ended Sept. 80.
The exercise tested the efficiency
of Seventh U. S. Army Support
Command units under actual field
conditions, and involved NATO
land, sea and air forces.
Pegram, personnel specialist in
the battalion's Headquarters De-
tachment in Mannheim, Germany,
entered the Army in September
1857 and arrived overseas in
January 1859.
The 2O-year-old soldier is a 1857
graduate of West High School.
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MRS. LEON SMITH is
BRIDGE CLUB HOSTESS

Mrs. Leon Smith was hostess to
her bridge club on Thursday night
at her home on Cedar Street. The
playing area was lovely with ar
rangements of foliage and berries
used with orange candles and nap
kins.
Club members playing were Mes
danes: NJ. L. Andrews, Andrew
Hodges, Paul Dawson, George
Clark, Frank Keaton, julie Purvis
and Mrs. Charles Midgette was a
guest.
During play the hostess served
iced drinks and assorted crackers
at the conclusion she served snick-
erdoodle and coffee.
When scores We're added Mrs
George Clark had high score, Mrs
Paul Dawson low and Mrs. M. l.
Andrews bingo. Mrs. Midgette re,
ceived the guest prize.
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SALVO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Gray and
daughter, Penny of Norfolk spent
the week end with Mr.. Gray's Sis
ter, Mrs. Perry Farrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coy Anderson and
children, Charles and Carolyn of
Elizabeth City spent Saturday
with Mrs. Anderson's mother, Mrs
Melvina Whidbee.
Mrs. Kitty Gray and son, Wes-
ley spent the week end in Man
teo with Mr.. and Mrs. Manning
Gray, Mrs. Pattie Smith and
Mrs. Frances Gray.
Mrs. Maria Hooper and son.
Edward are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Barnett in Columbia,
S. C..
Mrs. Arkansas Hinnant who has
been living in Portsmouth, Va.
has moved back to Salvo.
Elwood Hooper of Manteo is
visiting here.
Irene Midget, who has been a
patient in Norfolk General Hospi-
tai, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. anl Mrs. Burtis Hooper and
children, Hilda and Kenneth, spent
Friday and Saturday in Elizabeth
City with Mr.. and Mrs. Coy An
derson and Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall
Whidbee.
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sTUMPY POINT PERSONALS

Mrs. D. L. Meekins of Hender-
son, and Mrs. W. S. Hooper of
Washington, D. c., visited Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Meekins Wednesday.
Mrs. L. w. Best was in Eliza
beth City Wednesday.
Mrs. A. L. G. Stephenson and
Mrs. R. w. Joyner of Rocky Mount
spent Wednesday night with Mrs
Florine Hooper and Mr.. and Mrs
C. E. Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hooper, Sr.
were in Norfolk Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Best and
Mrs. Lucy Best were in Columbia
Friday.
Mikey Payne, U.S.C.G., Norfolk
is home on leave with his parents
Mrr. and Mrs. Clyde Payne.
Ivey Hooper of Norfolk visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Hooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Nixon OF
Engelhard visited Mr.. and Mrs. C
E. Payne and Mrs. Bette Nixon.
Mrs. Grace Golden and Shelis
are making their home in New
Symrna, Fla, for the winter
while Mr.. Golden is shrimping il
| Florida waters.
Those from here who saw thu
pictures of the Youth Caravan il
Engelhard in Europe last year from
! North Carolina, and chaperoned b!
the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Au
man, pastor of First Methods
Church, Hertford, We're: Mesdame
Alton Best, William Gray, Bill,
Gray, Florine Hooper, Donald Mid
gette and Geo. Wise, Sr. Thos'
from the M.Y.F. We're Sally Best
Jack Gray, Pam Wise, Carol Hoop
err, Colleen Hooper, Ann Hooper
Steve Midgette, Dian Payne, Chri
Payne, and Donna Midyette.
Home Demonstration Club Meets
Mrs. Florine Hooper was hostess
to the Stumpy Point H.D.C. Thurs
day at 8 pm. Mrs. Beulah Gaylord
County Agent, talked on Strength
ening Family Ties". Discussion o!
family problems with teenager
was interesting and profitable. A
demonstration on drawn work ant
hemstitching was given by Mrs
Gaylord.
Refreshments of coffee and no
cinnamon buns were served to sew
en- members and one visitor. Th'
next meeting will be Nov. 6 a
two p. m. with Mrs. Willie Hoop
er.
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EAST CAROLINA SENIORS
BEGIN STUDENT TEACHING

GREENVILLE. - East Carolina
College, beginning its 196O-1961
student teaching program, has 153
senior men and women gaining ex-
perience during the fall quarter in
classrooms of public schools in
Eastern North Carolina.
The work now being done by the
seniors covers instruction from the
first through the twelfth grades,
Assignments of seniors at the
college who are now doing student
teaching have been announced by
DR.. J. L. Oppelt, director of stu
dent teaching at East Carolina
Area students who are participat-
ing in the fall program, listed with
their teaching assignments, are:
Grady Stone Austin, Hatteras,
Tarboro H. S., health and physical
education; Robertson NJ. Mckinney
of Scranton, Greenville Junior H; gh
School.
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JOHN ETHERIDGE GUARD

John Etheridge Guard, 73, died
Monday night at the family resi-
dence in Poplar Branch after a
long illness.
He was native of Poplar
Branch and had lived in Currituck
County all of his life. He was a
retired farmer and merchant, men,
Der of the Powells Point Baptist
Church, son of the late John E.
and Martha Baum Guard and the
husband of Cora Richie Guard.
Besides his wife he is survived
by two sons, William Guard Of
Great Bridge, Va, and John Guard,
Jr., of Poplar Branch; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Martha Herndon of At
lanta, and Mrs. Nina Guard Whip
pie of Berkely, Calf; IS grand
children and two great grandchil-
dren.
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TOURNEY
Continued from Page One)

at The Carolinian on Saturday eve
ming. Hospitality hours and cocktail
parties will also be among the
social events following the fish
ing competition each day.
Preston indicated that if the
weather and fishing remain good
during the first two days of team
competition that a record-breaking
number of persons will be partici-
pating in the open individual event
of Saturday, third and final day
of the tournament. An entrance fee
of $1.00 will be made to individuals
competing on Saturday for the
valuable prizes and awards.
Teams scheduled to take part in
the events of Thursday and Fri
day and the State from which they
come follows:
North Carolina: Albemarle An
glers Club, Anchor Surf Fishing,
Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, Eliza
beth City Surf Fishing Club, New
Hanover Fishing Club, Pasquotank
Wildlife Club, U. S. Navy Rocket
Detachment, Duck, N. c., Nags
Head Surf Fishing Club and the
U. S. Naval Facility Fishers of
Cape Hatteras.
Virginia: Peninsula Anglers
Club, Virginia Beach Anglers Club
and Tidewater Anglers Club.
New Jersey: Anglers Club of
Absecon Island, Barnegat Dunes
Fishing Club, Darlington Rod and
Reel Club, Fishing Mermaids,
Holmesburg Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association, Merchantvitle
Fishing Club, New Jersey Beach
Buggy Association, Ocean City
Fishing Club, Pennsauken Sports
man Club, Sea Horse Surf Fishing
Club, Shore Surf Club, South Jer-
sey Anglers Club, South Jersey
Squid Hounds, 25 Sons of the
Beaches, Victor A. A. Fishing
Club, the Woman's Surf Fishing
Club of New Jersey, and Margate
City Casting Club.
New York: Beachcomber Surf
and Gun Club and USNR Training
Command Fishing Club of Floyd
Bennett Air Base.
! Pennsylvania: Eastern Rod and
Reel Club, North Philadelphia Surf
Club, the Penn Mutual Anglers
Club, and Lower Merton Rod and
Gun Club.
Also participating will be the
Tri-State Anglers Club made up Of
Anglers from Maryland, Virginia
and North Carolina.
Unless conditions change this
should be a very successful tourna-
ment as catches in the surf for
channel bass (puppy drum) whit
ing, trout, bluefish and other
species were improving daily dur
ing the first half of the week.
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MACS HEAD RESIDENTS
LOSE BROTHER IN DEATH

Claude Bryan Ives, 64, died
Tuesday noon at the family resi-
dence in Elizabeth City. A native
of Pasquotank county, he was the
husband of Mrs. Eleanor Hall
Ives, a veteran of World War l,
and member of the Seth E. Perry
Post No. "a, American Legion and
the First Baptist Church. He own
ed and operated the Albemarle
Garden Nursery for 20 years. Sur
viving besides his wife are one
daughter, Mrs. Eleanor O'Leary of
Elizabeth City, one sister, Mrs.
Dan Harris of Kill Devil Hills; two
brothers, Ray and Charlie Ives,
both of Nags Head, and two grand
crildren.
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MATCHA PUNGO CLUB
MET ON TUESDAY

The Matcha Pungo Garden Club
met at the River Forest Manor in
Belhaven at 1890 pm. on Tues
day October II, for a luncheon
meeting. Mrs. Sarah Latham pre-
sided. Year books We're distributed
and the meeting was opened by
repeating in unison the official
collect of the Garden Club of North
Carolina. During the business ses-
sion the shrubbery sale was set
for Friday, November 4. Anyone
desiring shrubs should call either
Mrs. Jesse Taylor or Mrs. NJ. l..
Windley on or before October 27.
Mrs. Latham announced that the
District Garden Club meeting will
be in Rocky Mount on October 16,
and urged attendance by as many
as possible. Five members must be
present in order for a club to re-
ceive credit. The luncheon table
was centered with lovely all
white arrangement of gladioli and
spoon chlysanthemums. Mrs. Rad
Jones, in charge of the program
"Indian Summer" presented six
beautiful dried arrangements with
samples of many varieties of ma
terials that may be gathered in
the garden and along the roadside.
Her lecture and demonstration
covered methods of drying and diff
fernt stages of gathering material.
1t was most enjoyable as we'll as
informative. Eighteen members
were present.
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MANTEO COLORED P.T.A.
PLANNING MANY EVENTS

At its regular meeting Tuesday
night, the Roanoke School P.T.A.
scheduled a number of events, ac-
cording to the president, Mrs. Mel
lie Daniels.
There will be a chicken dinner
at Roanoke School Oct. 90. The fol-
lowing week the membership drive
will begin. Parents will sell candy
and cakes on Dec. 20 at 8 pm
The dinner on Oct. % is to raise
funds for school encyclopedias,
and a SPECIAL invitation is issued
for this cause.
Regular meetings of the P.T.A.
will be held first Tuesday of each
month.