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I'T'OWOl | topics [I Lighting fixtures for the Plym outh High School and its new classroooms have been delivered, it was announced this week, and will be installed as soon as the painters have finished their work. Fluorescent lights will be placed in the new rooms, while the old building will be equipped with the regular-bowl-type fixtures. iVf The new roof for the Creswell High School auditorium has been completed, according to reports from county school officials, al though repairs are being contin ued on the roofing over the main section of the building. Repaint ing of the exterior of the school building is expected to be com pleted this week, they said. Completion of the orgariization of a woman's auxiliary to the lo cal Veterans of Foreign Wars post has been postponed until a state representative can be se cured to give assistance in the matter, officials here stated this week. The organization meeting, it was stated, would probably be held within the next 30 days. The stoplights and the proper amount of wiring necessary for their installation have been re ceived. Mayor Archie J. Riddle has stated, hut it doesn't seem as though the signals will be erected in the very near fu ture. The reason given bv the mayor for the delav was simple and to the point: there is a re grettable insufficient amount A nf mniirv in thp town till SO the traffic lights must wait. T Mrs. Ben Clark and daugh ters. Misses Carrie Lee and Wil ma Clark, former residents of Roper and now living in Chestc. Va.. visited friends in Plymouth last Monday. The Clarks left the county some 25 years ago and were passing through town en route to Chester from Morehead City, where they had been va cationing. Mr. Clark formerly was cashier of a bank in Roper. The post and national colors recently ordered by the Plym outh VFW have arrived. Com mander W. S. Davenport stated this w'eek, adding that, they will be used in all post rituals and parades. Both flags are of silk finished material and were pur chased at a cost of $300, he said Caps and rifles ordered by the organization have not been de livered as yet. Perseverance Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. of Plymouth, has replaced its Masonic emblem neon sigr over the entrance to the meet ing hall. The sign was hung there several weeks ago, but i1 was discovered that the desigr was entirely out of proportion so the whole thing was shipped back to the factory and adjust ed to meet the specifications ap proved by the order. —--4 Archie Modlin Is Hurt in Accideni -♦ Archie Modlin, resident ol Plymouth, sustained severe sc^lp and facial lacerations and other minor injuries when the motoi bicycle which he was riding col lided wtih the Chevrolet auto mobile driven by a Mr. Stillman white resident of Creswell, or the Williamston highway, near a .drive-in barbecue stand, Satur day around 8 p.m. Mr. Modlin was given treat ment by Dr. Claudius McGowan of Plymouth, his injuries necessij tating nine stitches in the scalp and three in the lower lip. The front wheel of the motor bike was completely destroyed, al though no damage was done to the automobile. No charges have been pre ferred, both men concerned pre ferring to settle the affair out of court. M. W. Spruill Is Named To Position in Rotary N. W. Spruill has been appoint ed by the board of directors of the Plymouth Rotary Club to serve as secretary-treasurer for the local organization, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of JS. B. Quick. ! County Still Sweating I In Record Heat Wave Plymouth and the county in general still swelters in the hottest spell of weather seen this year, local thermometers registering temperatures be yond the 100 mark for the past ten days, and with no prospect of cooler weather anytime in the near future, according to State reports yesterday. Several heavy rain storms gave temporary relief to some sections of the county last week end, but most were of too fcrief duration to do more than raise the humidity which, of course, ! made things just that much more uncomfortable. Meanwhile, in an effort to endure the heat if not overcome it, local citizens are heading for the beaches, or backyards according to taste and pocket book, or are flocking to the local drugstores and sitting in the cool wash of the electric fans, all of which are going full tilt The Roanoke Beacon ★ *★★★* and Washington County News ★★★★★★ SIGN UP FOR SECURITY TODAY WHERE YOU WORK THROUGH THE PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN VOLUME LVIII—NUMBER 34 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 21, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1889 Work Siarted on Garage Building For School Buses Foundations Poured and Wall Construction Is Begun; Plan To Finish Job in November Construction on the new county school-bus garage was begun last Friday, when concrete founda tions for the structure were poured, with erection of the brick i sidewalls beginning on Monday, Roy F. Lowry, county superin tended of schools, stated yester i day. The new building, located on Adams Street, is expected to be completed and ready for use within the next three months, or 'sometime in November, Mr. Low , ry said. Most of the materials : necessary to the building of the [ garage are now on hand, a load ! of concrete blocks being deliv ered Tuesday, the superintendent added. E. W. Faucette. general con tractor for construction of the Plymouth High School’s new the garage construction. Approx imately 15 men are employed on the project. Commenting further on the county's school-bus set-up, Mr. Lowry said that an additional three buses will be delivered for use by the schools after classes begin in September. Five new buses were put into use in the county during the 194f>-47 school year, he stated, and the addition al three will make a total of eight new buses. All are of the new and larger Chevrolet design, he pointed out. The increased size of the buses was one of the prime factors in making it necessary to build a larger garage for servicing the vehicles, since the roof of the old i building was not high enough to I provide clearance for taking the ! new buses into the workshop. -* Second Dragline ! Put in Operation •—!-♦—— A second dragline machine has been brought into Washington County and is being used to level spoil banks on the farm of Hoyt Davenport, near Creswell, Don ald B. Jones, county soil conser vationist announced this week. Mr. Jones said that the second machine may be moved to Tyr rell Countv after corrmletine the work on the Davenport farm if no further ditching projects are lined up for it in this county. The other dragline is currently at worK on the Walter Bowen farm in the Long Acre section, he said, where about 2xk miles of new ditches have been dug. Upon completion of the work there, the machine will be moved to the farm of N. H. Harrison in the same section, where ap proximately 2 miles of new ditch will be excavated. The Long Acre dragline is managed by a Raleigh concern, he said, while the Creswell machine operates out of Arlington, Va. Will Move Halsey Plan! To Edenfon Halsey Hardwood Company, of near Creswell, will move its plant to Edenton in the near fu ture, according to an announce ment made last week by Richard P. Baer, II, president of the con cern, who has signed a 20-year leasfe on 21 acres of land irt the Chowan capital. The plant was recently dam aged by fire, which necessitated rebuilding practically the entire outfit. Determining factors in moving the business to Edenton were that the site afforded ade quate water supply and fire pro tection, Mr. Baer stated. The business had been located in the Creswell section since 1940. C ontinue* Wednesday ( losing Rest of Month The operators and employees of Plymouth business houses will continue their Wednesday afternoon holidays through the rest of this month, instead of bringing them to an end after the opening of the Bright Leaf tobacco markets, as has been the custom. It has been announced that the half-holidays would be dis continued after next Monday, which will mark the opening of the tobacco markets in this sec tion. Research into the minutes of the Plymouth Merchants As sociation, sponsors of the Wed nesday closings, revealed that the mid-week holidays will continue through the rest of August. All Civic Groups in County Are Asked to Help Hospital Drive Farmers Asked Report Fires All farmers in Washington County have been asked to co operate with the State Exten sion Service in its study of to bacco-barn losses through fire by reporting all such fires to the farm agent. Details as to size, type of curer, and other information should be includ ed in the report. To date, only three barns are reported to have been been destroyed by fire in Washing ton County this season, all of them in the Roper section and two of the oil-burning type. The Extension Service is mak ing the survey in an effort to reduced tobacco barn fire loss?s in the state. Whisky Still Is Seized in Town A small but well-equipped whisky still was discovered and destroyed within the Plymouth city limits last Friday by County ABC Enforcement Officer L. L Basnight and his assistant, Clyde Snell, who reported that the moonshine factory was located about 100 yards from the Ameri can Fork & Hoe property on West Water Street. Two barrels of mash, amount ing to approximately 100 gallons, were dumped out and the still equipment destroyed by the two officers. The operator of the still was absent when Mr. Basnight and Mr. Snell called, but re ports as to the identity of the mail ui men aic nuw uemg m vestigated. Mr. Basnight said that this was the first still he had seen in a good while that was located in side the Plymouth city limits. -4 Couple Is Married On Radio Program -» Since a “man-on-the-street” radio program was inaugurated here several weeks ago, a great many persons have appeared on it, but last Saturday’s perform ance was unusual in that for the first time in Washington County, the marriage of a couple was broadcast. ^William John Knox and An nie Marie Modlin, both residents of Jamesville, £ame to Plymouth last Saturday to be married, but had no idea that the ceremony would be a public affair. W. T. Freeman, justice of the peace who performed the ceremony, persuaded them, however, to al low him to read the marriage ceremony over the radio program broadcast from here each Sat urday. The young couple, reluctant at first, finally agreed to his propos al and were rewarded with wed ding presents in the form of credit vouchers at several local stores which are sponsors of the program. Immediately after the cere mony, the newlyweds left for a honeymoon in South Carolina. The marriage was witnessed by a large crowd which gathered to hear the broadcast and by the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Modlin, of Jamesville. -« VFW To Hold Meeting In Courthouse Tonight The Plymouth post of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars'swill have a regular meeting in the court room of the county courthouse tonight at 8 o’clock, Post Com mander W. S. Davenport stated Monday. He requests all mem bers to attend. Tentative Plans Made for County-Wide Organi zation Made at Meeting Monday Night -• The eight members of the steer ing committee recently chosen tc investigate the possibilities of se curing a hospital for Washing ton County under the State’s medical care program met in the county courthouse on Monday and selected representatives oi all civic, business and religious groups in the county to become members of a Hospital Commit tee whose work with the pro gram would consist of securing the interest and cooperation ir every way of the entire popula tion of Washington County in ob taing a much-needed hospital foi this section. Members of the present steer ing committee will contact the organizations and request the ap pointment of a representative tc the committee. Groups to be con tacted include such county-wide organizations as the Women’s Clubs, the Parent-Teacher Asso ciations. the American Legior and Veterans of Foreign Wars groups, the American L.gior Auxiliary', all churches, the Mer chants Associations, the home demonstration clubs, ahd al schools. Representatives \«ill also be selected from the governing bodies of Roper, Creswell, anc Plymouth as well as from the various departments of the coun ty government. Industries which will be requested to name mem bers to the Hospital Committee are the North Carolina Pulp Co. Atlas Plywood. American Fori and Hoe Company', and Ropci Lumber Company. Civic organizations such as the Lions and Rotary Clubs, and the Masonic Order and Eastern Stai will be contacted. Farming organizations such a: the Farm Bureau and the Ropci Ruritan Club will be reaues.ted te send delegates as will the union: in the county’s industries. Members at large will includ< all doctors, E. O. Arnold, Corbet Swain. Harry Barnes, Hubert Da venport, Carl Heyncn, Z. V. Nor man, and John Darden. At present, the steering com mittee is making arrangement for a Hospital Program rcpre sentative from Raleigh to attend the next meeting and to explair the program. As soon as the ar rangements are completed, date for the meeting will be set. At the recent meeting of the "^SeTlHX)ipiTALrPageT) Kelly Gay Dies Suddenly Today Funeral services will be held held from Horner’s Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p. m. for W. Arthur Gay, 46, of Plymouth, who died suddenly at his home here today at 6 a. rn. The Rev. P. B. Nickens will officiate at the services. Interment will be made in the Farmville Cemetery where members of the Perse verance Lodge AF & AM will be active pallbearers and North Carolina Pulp Company electri cians honorary pallbearers. Mr. Gay was employed in the electrical department of the pulp company and was a member of the local Masonic Lodge and of Ludford Memorial Baptist Church. He is a native of Farm ville and the foster-son of the late Jesse and Laura Gay. He had lived in Plymouth for the past six years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Fowler Gay, and son. Bill Duke Gay, both of the home: and five sisters, Mrs. Margaret Burnett of Baltimore, Md.: Mrs. A. A. Stewart of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. Boyd Parker of Wilmington, Miss Sue Gay of Wilmington, a*d Mrs. Haywood Butler of Norfolk, Va. School Lunches in County Will Cost 20 Cents This Year -+ New Charge Is Higher Than Last Year, Due to Slash in Federal Fund Allocations Prices set on lunches to be served school children in Wash ington County’s school lunch rooms during the coming school year were placed at 20 cents per plate at a meeting of the County Superintendent, Roy F. Lowry, and principals of the county’s schools held in the courthouse on Tuesday. This price represents an in crease of five cents per plate be yond the amount charged for the school lunches during most of the 1946-1947 school term, it was pointed out. An increase in price w^s made around the middle of March and county school offi cials. considering the sharp re duction of federal reimburse ments in the school-lunch pro gram, deemed it wise to continue the 20-cent charges. The ansount of reimbursement paid by the federal government, through the State agency, dur ing the 1946-1947 year was nine cents per plate. However, the allocation of funds, under the lunch program, to North Caro lina was reduced by more than half which necessitated the re duction of per plate reimburse ments to a maximum of five cents per plate and made an increase in charges necessary. Another charges increase an nounced to the principals on Tuesday was the raising of high school book-rental fees from $2.40 to $3. This action was made necessary by the increased cost of labor and material in the man ufacture of the books, it was ex plained. Bus drivers and routes were al so discussed by the group at the Tuesday session, Hal L. Furr, principal of the Creswell School, revealing that the nine-driver quota allowed the Creswell sec tion had not yet been filled. Principals J. S. Fleming and H. B. Forbes of the Plymouth and Roper Schools stated that all the drivers allowed their respective schools had been employed. Plymouth has five drivers and Roper six. A meeting of the principals qf the colored schools in Washing ton County was held with Mr. Lowry on Wednesday at which time the same subjects and an nouncements were discussed and made as at the Tuesday meeting. -4 Funeral Service Held for Infant -t Graveside services were con ducted in the Bateman Cemetery last Thursday at 4 p. m. for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sandy of Plymouth, who was born and died in a Washing ton hospital on Thursday. The Rev. E. B. Quick, pastor of the First Christian Church of Plym outh officiated at the funeral ser vice. Survivors include the parents; Mr. and Mrs. Garney Bateman, maternal grandparents; Mrs. Ella Bateman, great-grandmother; and R. A. Turner, great-grand father. -4-1 “Duel in Sun” To Be Seen Here Next Week -♦ The management of the Plvm outh Theatre has announced that a program change has been ef fected for the picture to be shown next Thursday and Friday. "Duel in the Sun,” heralded as one of the most outstanding motion pic tures of the year will be shown at that time instead of “Wake Up and Dream,” as had been adver tised, they stated. ■■■■■■•■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a | Third Barn Is j j Burned Friday j The third tobacco curing ham fire in Washington Coun ty this year occurred on the farm of Joe Nowarah, near Roper, last Friday about 4 p.m., it was reported Monday. The fire, which started from an un determined origin, wa$ discov ered only after it was well un derway. The barn was equip : ped with a stoker-type curing unit. The amount of the loss has not yet been estimated. The other two curing barn losses also occurred in the Rop er section, one bam belonging to L. S. Brey and the other to ' J. C. Tarkenton. Tobacco Markets in Belt Will Start Sales Monday. County Crop Little Late Only One Change For Negro School Is Made in Plans -4 Will Place Boiler Room On Ground Level; Bids Will Be Called for in Near Future -* The sole change to be made in the state-approved blueprints for the projected new Negro high school at Creswell will be to place the boiler room on the ground level with the classrooms and administrative office, Roy F. Lowry, superintendent of Wash ington County schools, stated this week. The original plans called for placing the boiler room in the basement of the building, he said, but a consultation with Richmond architects had shown that instal lation of the heating unit on the same level with the classrooms would prove more convenient and less expensive. The next step, Mr. Lowry said, would be to complete specifica tions for the structure, after which bids for the job will be solicited. ' Construction is to be gin as soon as possible after the contract is awarded. The building will be construct ed of concrete blocks and will contain eight classrooms, princi pal’s office, lunch room, library, and auditorium. It will be lo cated on the new 15-acre site re cently purchased by the board of education for that purpose Mr. Lowry said present plans called for the building to be com pleted and ready for use by the start of. the /ear. Local Se3 Scouts See 'Lost Colony' -* Ten members of the Plymouth Sea Scout Ship Albemarle left here last Saturday at 6 a. m. for Manteo where they attended per formances of the “Lost Colony” symphonic drama. Local Sea Scout Leader Dr. Alban Papineau has stated. Those who took the trip and attended the pageant were Jun ior Pierce, Alvin Tuten, George Lyle. Wendell Ange, and Alvin Owens, all apprentices; Horace Ange, ordinary; Jimmie Barnhill, cabin boy; E. W. Smithwick, mate; Joe Vail, mate: D. Alban Papineau, skipper; and W. T. Hopkins, guest. ---* County Delegates At 4-H Festival -♦ Misses Jean Stillman and Dot Ambrose, members of the Cres well 4-H Club left here Monday for Raleigh where Miss Ambrose will represent Washington Coun ty in the Health Pageant which will be held tonight in Riddick Stadium, on State College camp us, as a feature of the North Car olina 4-H Club Week being cele brated there this week. All county 4-H Health kings and queens from the State will take part in the pageant. A special bus was chartered to convey the 4-H representatives from Washington, Hyde, Beau fort, and Pitt Counties. -4 Cost of Library Work In County Over ,$2,000 — 4 In her annual report to the State Library Commission, Mrs. ' H. G. Harris, Washington County librarian, stated that cost of oper ating the county library here dur ing the 1946-47 fiscal year was $2,723.30. Of this amount, $1,933 was contributed by the State, $600 by the county and $360 by the Town of Plymouth. Total number of books lent for home use during the period, she added, was 13,191. Local Legion Post To Hold Meeting Friday The James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion will holcrtits regularly scheduled meeting this Friday at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall in Plymouth. Post Com mander W. Ronald Gaylord has announced. He requests all mem bers to be present for the ses sion. Hours Fixed for County Schools Principals of the white schools in Washington County set the daily opening and closing times for the class schedules at a meeting held with the County Superintendent, R. F. Lowry, here Tuesday morning. The Plymouth Schools will begin the daily work at 8:45 a. m. and will stop at 3:15 p. m. The Roper and Creswell Schools, both adopting the same schedules, will "take in” at 8:30 a. m. and end classes at 3 p. m. It was emphasized that the schedules are tentative and may be changed as necessary. If changes are made, however, they will be minor ones, it was pointed out. Cannery in Roper Announces Hours ——♦ The Roper Community Can nery will be open from 9 a. m. jntil 12 noon all of next week, starting Monday morning, offi cials in charge of the concern have announced. They added that the cannery will accept food for processing only during the hours mentioned. In the past year, they said. 8. 271 cans of meats and vegetables were processed which included the preserving of corn, string beans, lima beans, squash, toma toes. and field peas as well as a number of fruits such as peach es, fieg. yt'jip a also; Anticipate mucit i "onlT_ the The cannery was organized and put in operation in July 1945 for the preservation and conserva tion of food for families in the Roper community. Since that time, cannery officials say, 22, 192 cans of fruits, vegetables, and meats have been processed there. Stillacres To Get Refuse Collection Residents of the Stillacres sec tion of Plymouth have been as sured that the city garbage col lectors will make the rounds of that area next week to collect and haul away refuse, Plymouth city officials have stated. They added that apparently the collectors had no idea that any one had moved into the homes that have been built and are still in the process of being put up in Stillacres for, according to one resident of the section, not one garbage collection has been made there since June 13, the date when the complainant moved in his new home. During that time, persons liv ing in the new residential dis trict have had to haul their own garbage and dump it “some where” or pour kerosene over the stuff and burn it. Town of ficials, however, have said that :hese desperate steps will no onger be necessary. *• -♦ Charles Gagneaux Visits Airplane Base in Florida Among the members of the 3lymouth Sea Scout ship who nsited the Naval Air Station at racksonville, Fla., recently was Charles Gagneaux, of Roper. Oth ers attending from the county vere Alvin Tuten, jr., Horace G. Knge and George E Lyle, all of Plymouth. To Begin Sale of Sioek! In Baseball Club Soon j ueiiverv ol the 4»o stock share certificates recently or dered from Richmond engrav ers by the Washington County Athletic Association will be made during the. latter part of this week, Archie J. Riddle, leader in the organization, has stated. M. Riddle said further that as soon as the certificates are received, a special session of the Association will be held and machinery set up for the sale of the stock shares. Cost of one share will be S25. A trea surer and selling committees will be appointed at the meet ing, he said, which is expected to be called some time next week. The charter of incorporation, applied for by the Association's attorney, Carl L. Bailey of 1 Plymouth, was granted, deliv ; ered and filed last week. Small Amount of Weed From This County Ex pected To Be Offered At Opening Auctioning of tobacco moves into the Bright Leaf Belt next Monday when the 15 markets in the flue-cured leaf section of the State begin their first sales of the season. Reports from Border markets and from the warehous es in Georgia and Florida, how ever. indicate that prices paid per pound this season will fall short of last year's 50 cent open ing average, average prices being paid in those markets earlier this week running between 40 and 44 cents per pound. Most of Washington Countv’s farmers are looking forward to opening dav with keen interest nevertheless since tobacco is the major cash crop produced in t’—is section 'and will bring in the greater portion of their 1947 in come. Most of the tobacco in the county is a bit late this year so in all probability but little of it will be taken to market for the opening sales Curing operations in the countv are expected to be well on their way toward com pletion in the next few weeks, however allowing the selling of Washington County tobacco to reach its peak. Some few growers in this coun ty will journey as far as G een ville, Kinston, or Wilson to sell their product, but the greater number will patronize the Wil liamston. Washington, and Rob ersonville warehouses. The 1947 crop of flue-cured tobacco in Washington County falls somewhat short of the re cord-breaking yield per acre grown last year, - though some to contrary, •“•aRr' tevere jolet jgpps eairl®^ the Spring which necessitated re plantings, although an abundance of rainfall in June and July was invaluable in helping the crop catch up to its usual schedule. Viewed as a whole, indications as of August 1 pointed to an al most record-breaking crop in the Bright Belt, second only to the 1946 crop. It appears though that the crop while somewhat light in w-eight, will make a good qual ity of cigarette tobacco. The belt is scheduled to open with a four-hour sales day, but will revert to a three and one half hour day when the Middle « Belt opens on September 15. Selling rate will be 400 baskets per hour for each set of buyers and the maximum weight of each basket 250 pounds. Commodity Credit Corporation loans will be attainable this year through the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation with grade price loan rates for flue cured tobacco to average 40 cents per pound ft-hich is 90 per cent of the Jul? 15 parity price. For untied tobacco, the loan rate is four cents per pound below the rate for tied tobacco of the same grade. Last year 99 sales floors oper ated in the Bright Belt, but this year, the number of floors is ex pected to top the 100 mark. Revival Will Close at Saints Delight Sunday -« Concluding a week’s revival at the Saints Delight Church of Christ on the old Plymouth Mackeys road, services will be held Sunday morning at 11 o’clock by the Rev. R. F. Butler, pastor, and the Rev-. P. E. Cayton, evangelist. Following the morning service a basket dinner will be held on the grounds. This is not the an nual homecoming gathering, but all members and friends of the church are invited to attend.
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