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brown | \ topics I *U:s:ns:5HSiS?nji A sure sign that spring is not far away was the reappearance on local streets last Friday of E. H. Liverman, who has been in Florida, Louisiana and Missis sippi since early in January. Mr. and Mrs. Liverman returned Wiursday night after visiting 6apt. and Mrs. R. S. Callis in Tampa, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. McClain in Meridian, Miss. They also attended the Mardi Gras in New Orleans while they were away. L. E. Hassell, of Roper, chair man of the Washington County Board of Education, and County Superintendent R. F. Lowry at tended a district meeting of the state association of school boards in Washington Wednesday of last week. J. A. Pritchett, of Windsor, member of the state education commission, was the principal speaker. Mrs. R. E. Dunning was called to Swan Quarter Sunday on ac count of the illness of her mother, Mrs. C. H. Carawan. It was re ported yesterday that Mrs. Cara wan’s condition was somewhat improved. A variation of the familiar father-and-son banquets will be held at Creswell High School Fri day night of this week at 7:30 o’clock, when a mother-daughter and father-son barbecue will be ^jld there. County School Su perintendent and Mrs. R. F. Lowry are planning to attend from Plymouth. Neva Salyer, member of the local Girl Scout Troop, showed true scouting spirit after she won a dollar for answering a radio quiz question correctly in Wash ingtrn last Saturday, while visit ing the station with local scouts, and turned the dollar over to the troop treasury. -4 Local Girl Heads District Beta Clubs Betty Jean Jackson, member of the junior class of the Plymouth High School was elected president of the Northeastern District of Beta Clubs yesterday at an an nual convention of the district Beta Clubs in Winterville. The local Re»fcJpft#’ norrfneJ t. her before gohflito the conven tion, then she gave her nomina tion speech at the convention. Fifteen schools from 11 counties in the district competed in the elections. As the result of becoming dis trict president Miss Jackson is now a candidate for the state presidency. The state Beta Club elections will be held in Raleigh, the later part of April. Farm Owners in Open Discussion | Farm owners under the Federal i Farm Home Administration pro-! gram from Washington, Tyrrell and Hyde Counties met in Plym-, outh last Wednesday and had a1 general discussion on farm eco nomy, fertilizer, corn, tobacco, soy beans, home practices and seeds approved and recommended by the State College extension ser vice. Willis Bowen, farm home ad ministrator of this area, led the ifecussion. S. E. Wilson, of Tarboro, field representative of the program and Margaret Fuller, of Raleigh, state supervisor jf home management of this district, gave their views on the various subjects. Red Cross Drive Nearly Complete County Red Cross Chairman W. J. Woolard said yesterday that all reports of the county 1949 drive were in with the exception of the Plymouth Industrial Dis trict and the Colored section of the county. Mr. Woolard announced last week that the county was over its quota within the five days sched uled for the drive. The county CitEmman and their canvassers for the cooperative work they put forth in the drive. He also wish es to thank the citizens of Wash ington County for their generous donations. Candidates For Legion Officers to Be Selected A nominating committee was appointed at the local American Legion meeting last Friday night to select candidates for the elec tion of new officers of the post to be held Friday night March 25. Members of the nominating committee are Bruce Bateman, p. W. Brown, Blount Rodman, Robert Tetterton and W. S. Dav enport Other routine business matters were taken up by the post members. The Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News ****** A home newspaper dedicated ;ij to the service of Washingrton jjj County and its 13,000 people. [I! VOLUME LX—NUMBER 11 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 17, 1949 ESTABLISHED 1889 Speaking Contest Here Tomorrow The district elimination in the soil conservation public speaking contest for high school studens will be held in the agriculture building here Friday afternoon, starting at 2 o'clock. There are 15 counties in the northeastern district, and contestants will be here from at least seven, that many having signified they would enter up to yesterday afternoon, according to County Agent W. V. Hays, who is making arrange ments for the contest. The contest is sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Associa tion. County eliminations were held last week, and the county winners will take part in the dis trict contest here Friday. Coun ty winners received a $25 savings bond. The district winner will receive a $50 savings bond, while a $25 bond will go to the runner up. The district winners advances to the state finals, which will be held in Raleigh Friday of next week, March 25, starting at 10 o’clock in the morning. The state winner will receive a scholarship, and there are a number of other valuable prizes. Each speaker will be limited to 12 minutes in the district con test here Friday. The subject is “Proper Land Use and Treat ment—Its Effect Upon the Eco nomy of North Carolina.” Fred Green, secretary of the North Carolina Bankers Association, is expected to be present at the eliminations here. Counties included in the north eastern district are: Beaufort, Bertie, Greene, Hyde, Martin, Pitt, Washington, Camden, Cho wan. Currituck, Dare, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Tyrrell. Dennis Davis, Plymouth High School student, won the county contest held at Roper last! week and will represent Wash ington County. Ruth Ann Spruill, | of Columbia, will represent Tyr rell County, and is the only girl contestant in the group. Dare and Camden counties have informed Mr. Hays that they will not participate, while acceptances have been received from Beau fort, Hyde, Pitt, Washington, Chowan, Hertford, and Tyrrell Counties. Equalization Board Orders 12 Changes At Meet This Week !. | j Spring Season ] | Begins Sunday I The weather has been paying very little attention to the cal endar for the past three months. This section was blessed with spring-like weather through much of January and February, while March, thus far, has been cold and blustery. With the advent of spring next week, maybe things will get straight ened out and the weather follow a more normal course than it has for some time. According to tradition, spring comes on March 21st. How ever, the World Almanac, which likes to be exact about these things, says the vernal equinox, marking the official beginning of spring, occurs at 5:49 p. m., on Sunday, March 20th. At any rate, {text week marks the be ginning of the spring season, uri it will be very welcome throughout this region. Is Arrested Twice Within Two Hours -1 Last Saturday wasn’t the 13th, but it was an unlucky day for Milton Norman, colored, who operates a store in West Roper and is a part-time preacher also. Sheriff J. K. Reid caught him twice within two hours for dis pensing non-tax-paid liquor, and he drew a fine of $100 and costs on each count when he was ar raigned in recorder’s court here Tuesday. The sheriff and Patrolmen C. S. Sanderson were checking up on another man when they dropped into Norman’s store about noon and caught him dispensing the illegal booze. He was cited and told by the sheriff that it would be necessary to return later in the afternoon. When they got back about 2 o’clock, they found Norman pouring—but not tea— and he was booked again. -« Albemarle Schoolmasters In Regular Meet Monday Roy F. Lowry, county superin tendent of public instruction: Hd L. Furr, principal of the Creswell school: and J. F. Fleming, prin cipal of the Plymouth schools, at tended the monthly meeting of the Albemarle Schoolmaster’s Club in Elizabeth City Monday night. Mr. Lowry is president of the club and presided over the session. John A. Holmes, of Edenton, was principal speaker at the meeting. He was introduced by J. G. McCracken, superintendent j of the Elizabeth City schools. Nine Cited To Appear Be fore Board April 4th for Failure To List Prop erty Owned in 1948 -- Washington County Commis sioners met in the courthouse here Monday as a board of eouali-1 zation and review and made 12 adjustments in tax valuations.1 Thev also instructed the clerk *o i write 9 persons regarding their failure to list taxes for 1948 and ordered them to report to the next board of equalization and l review meeting scheduled for: Monday, April 4 at 10 a. m. in the commissioners’ room of the courthouse. Taxpayers asked to report at the next meeting are representa tives of Plymouth FCX Store, Manning Motor Company. H. E. Harrison Wholesale Company, Ralph S. Browning. C. J. Norman, Still Realty and Insurance Com pany. Pembroke Baker. Dr. L. W. White and Rose's 5 and 10 Cent Store. The 12 adjustments in valua tions were made as follows: C. W. Tautum, representing Rich mond Cedar Works, appeared and asked for adjustment on certain lands on account of timber being cut. Board members ordered that $500 be deducted on Bulls Bay tract and $1000 on the Sas safras tract. Both are in Skin nersville Townships. G. A. Overton, of Seupoernong Township, was allowed a $500 re duction in value of his farm prop- i erty. Mrs. Mary A. Arnold, of Lees Mill Township, was allowed $30 on her property, because the | highway department took three-1 fifths of an acre for highwav j purposes. Earl Davenport. of Scuppernong, was allowed an adjustment on his property be cause of fire. His theatre is to be listed at $5,000 instead of the present listing. The theatre and airplane hanger is listed at $9,000. Commissioners chanced the valu° of the home property of George (See TAX CHANGES, Page 10) Number Guests Invited To Jaycee Meet Friday —4 Members of the Plymouth Junior Chamber of Commerce will be hosts to a number of prominent citizens of Washington County at their regular dinner meeting tomorrow night at 7 o’clock in the Christian Church Annex. They will attend the meeting to discuss a proposed sesqui-cen tennial celebration of the found ing of Washington County to be given here next fall. Nyal Womble, president of the Jaycees, urges every member to be present at this important meet ing. Roper Ruritans Plan Amateur Show 25 th The Roper Rurilan Club is planning to sponsor an amateur talent show Friday night, March 25, at 8 o’clock in the Roper High j School Auditorium. Charles Mizell, who will emcee the show, is rounding up the tal ent. He reports that already he has received entries from Plym-; outh, Jamesville, Farm Life, Cres well and Roper. Mr. Mizell asks any person who wants to be in the show to phone him at 313-11 Roper. Persons entered in the show j will show their talents for many, prizes, including a grand prize of $15, second of $10 and a third of $5. Eight other prizes are being offered including a door prize. | Committees planning the sho e , are: Prizes, L. E. Hassell andj Leon Bray; advertising, T. R. Spruill and H. F. Brown; talent, C. E. Mizell and Joanne Stillman; doormen, Jake Swain and L. E. Hassell, jr.; tickets, Mitchner Banks and Barton Swain; cakes, | T. W. Norman; concessions, Jim' Rae and Bryan Harris; judges, Roy Stillman and others to be announced; stage manager, T. N. | Norman. Joyner Resigns as Business Manager Of Ball Club Here -« Expected Directors Will Hold Meeting in Near Future to Choose His Successor « W. H. Joyner this week for warded his resignation as busi ness manager of the local base ball club to the board of direc tors and President A. J. Riddle. Mr. Joyner exDlained that he would not be able to devote the time necessary to the job and said he was resigning early so that the club would not be handi capped in getting ready for open ing of the season. Mr. Joyner has served as di- I rector and business manager of the baseball club since it was or- \ ganized last year. In his letter of resignation, he expressed a willingness and desire to con-! tinue working for the club, al though he stated he did not have sufficient time to continue as business manager. President Riddle said yesterday that he had just received Mr. Joyner’s resignation and that he had no one in mind as his sue-1 cessor at that time. It is likely that a meeting of the directors will be called within the next few days to appoint a new business. manager and take steps to secure' a playing manager to operate the club this season. W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Wood- \ land, last week resigned as presi dent of the Albemarle League, and it will be necessary for the league directors to choose his successor within the very near fu ture, as there are a number of matters to be worked out before the opening of the season around June 1st. Old Barn at Lake Burned Monday Plymouth and Columbia fire! departments were called to Petti grew State Park Monday morning at 11 o’clock as a large four-story barn, said to have been construct ed by slaves between 1750 and' 1800, burned to the ground. The origin of the fire was not; definitely known. However, eye witnesses told Plymouth Fire Chief Miller Warren that the fire started in the top of the build ing. Workmen had been clear ing and burning brush around the barn earlier in the morning. Fire Chief Warren said that possible a spark from the brush fire ig-1 nited a bird’s nest in top of the barn. The barn was one of the oldest I historical shrines in Washington County. ♦ Work Underway On Ball Plant According to recent leters from officials of the Mahanoy Citv Pa., baseball club, Mike Koons. playing manager, will arrive ir Plymouth the latter part of next week to complete arrangements for that team to hold its spring training here this year. Players are supposed to arrive here the last week in March, remaining for three weeks, and possibly longer, for conditioing and train ing. Considerable work has been done on the local park in the past week or so. The field has been disked, new dirt placed on the infield, the pitcher’s mound rounded off, and one dugout has been placed in the ground. The other one is to be similarly fixed this week, additional grass is to, ; be sowed in the outfield, water lines and drinking fountains in stalled in the dugouts. Winners of Safety Contests at Plant Here Get Rewards -* Series of Dinners for Shift Workers Without Loss Time Accident in Four Months A series of informal dinners is planned for shift workers of the North Carolina Pulp Company, starting last night and continu ing through April 1st, acorcding to W. H. Gaylord and R. E. Bow en, who are in charge of arrange ments. The dinners will be given in honor of winning shift work ers in the continuing safety cam paign at the pulp plant, and awards are to be given winners for the period which ended last December 31st. All members of shifts which did not have a loss-time acci dent for the four-month period ending December 31st will be special guests at the dinners. The first dinner was held last night at the pulp mill barbecue pit and pavillion located near he Hampton Fishery. Others are scheduled for March 18th. 23rd, 25th, 31st and April 1st. Mr. Gaylord said that special gifts would be awarded to all members of two shifts. One of the shifts is headed by Jennings Ward and Sammy Nash, which has gone for one year without an accident involving loss of time from work. The other, headed by Lloyd Jordan and Hugh Rob erson, has been since October 1, 1947, without a loss-time accident. Each member of these two shifts will be given a cigarette lighter with his name engraved on it. -4 Meet To Organize Rural Scout Pack * .. A training session for the or ganization of a rural Cub Scout Pack will be held in the home of Mrs. Perry Turner on the Washington Highway tonight at 7 o’clock. George Brown, of Roanoke Rapids, field executive of the East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America, will be in charge of the training meeting. Newman Allen is the cub master, Harold Bowen, assistant cubmaster, Mrs. Perry Turner, den mother, Joe Newberry, chair man of the pack committee and Willis Bowen, Artis Midgett and M. H. Williams, members of the pack committee. Auto and Tractor Involved in Crash No one was injured, but con siderable damage was done to a 1948 Pacard car which was side swiped by a farm tractor on the Woodland Road, near Roper, last Saturday night. The car was owned and driven by Sam Pill mon. colored, of Ahoskie, while! the tractor was owned and operat-1 ( ed by John Thomas Ange, white, of Roper Route 1. According to Patrolman C. S. Sanderson, who investigated the ; accident, the tractor sideswiped the car on a curve in the road, i almost completely demolishing < one side of it. Damage to the i car was estimated at $400. A < warrant was issued for Mr. Ange, ■, charging him with operating a i motor vehicle while under the i influence of intoxicants. The ac- i cident occurred about 7 o’clock ; Saturday night. VFW To Elect Officers Tonight In Courthouse ' Local Veterans of Foreign Wars will elect new officers at their meeting in the courthouse tonight at 8 o’clock. The officers will i assume their duties in April. Final arrangements of the • series of bingo games to be spo.i- 1 sored in conjunction with mem- i bers of the American Legion are ' scheduled to be worked out. County Board Requests Action on 3 Local Bills I Politic** Here Sion i o Warm Up This Year Although the municipal elec- i tion is less than two months off. town politics are slow to begin warming up this year. Not a single formal announcement of candidacy has been made, al though a few members of the council have discussed infor mally whether or not they in tend to run. Mayor A. J. Riddle said this week that he wasn’t making any statement yet. Following the city council meeting last week, George H. Harrison, of the new second ward, and W. H. Joyner, of the first ward, indicated that they expected to be candidates for reelection. A. J. Byrd, who is now in the second ward, said that he had two terms and that was enough for him. Councilmen E. D. Keel, of the first ward; and J. S. Brinkley and Harold Whit ley, of the old second ward, have made no statement as to their intentions. Rumors had it at one time that Councilman Harrison was planning to run for mayor, but he said last week that this was not true, although he was going to run for councilman again. Several other names have been mentioned as possible candi dates for mayor, but none of those mentioned are ready to make any commitments so far. Fire Protection Film Showings in County To Be Seen at Schools;' County Had Smallest Loss in History Year Ending Last June 30 County Forest Warden S. F. j Darden is showing moving pic-1 tures dealing with protection of woodland from fire at schools throughout the county. He has two films that make up a one hour show, and plans to continue making the rounds until he has shown them in all schools of the county, white and colored. Mr. Darden reminds land own ers that it is necessary to secure a permit for burning over land until June 1st. The fire season extends from February 1 until June 1, and during this time every precaution should be taken to prevent brush fires from spread ing, according to the warden. Permits for brush burning may be secured from deputy wardens located in practically all sections of the county. Washington County had the smallest forest-fire loss of any of the 11 counties in the north eastern district for the year end-1 ing last June 30th, Mr. Darden stated. Only 10 acres were burn ed over in the preceding 12 1 months, not only the least for the! 11 northeastern counties, but also! the least in the history of the county, according to the warden.! Joint Meeting of Rotary in Edenton Potary Clubs of Plymouth, Edenton and Windsor held a joint dinner meeting in Edenton last Thursday night celebrating the ending of a three -month attend ance contest among the three clubs. The .Vindsor Rotarians won the contest and Plymouth and Edenton were the hosts. A member of each of the three clubs represented gave a speech on some phase of Rotary work. Carl L. Bailey, of Plymouth, talk ed on the history of Rotary clubs and the fellowship it has develop ed. John A. Pritchett, of Edenton, told of the establishment of good friendship in the Rotary. John Holmes, of Windsor, explained the development of a new club. James Wood, president of the Edenton Rotary dub, was in charge of the meeting. ♦ Creswell Seniors Present Annual Play March 31st Creswell.—Seniors of the Cres well High School will present their annual class play, a three act comedy entitled “In Again, Out Again!” on Thursday evening, March 31, at 8 o’clock in the Cres well High School auditorium. The public is cordially invited Stores Unable to Agree on Hours Plymouth stores are still ob serving a varied schedule of opening and closing hours on Wednesdays. One group of merchants is closing at noon, another group is remaining open all day, and a few more are opening an hour early and clos ing at noon. A meeting was held Tuesday morning in an effort to get them together. With 22 pres ent it was pretty generally agreed that a mistake had been made in starting the Wednes day closing before Easter, but neither side was willing to backtrack, and the meeting wound up right where it start ed. The stores that are re maining open are making ar rangements for their clerks to get a half day off each week, for the most part, and it is be lieved all of them will fall in line on the Wednesday closing after Easter. Jesse C. Knowles Hurl in Accident -♦ Jesse C. Knowles. 63. of Roper, member of th~ Washington Coun ty Board of Commissioners, was painfully injured last Saturday evening when his car was struck by another on the highway at Roper. He suffered a cracked bone in his neck and was badly bruised on the right leg. Although in bed since that time, he was reported to be considerably bet- j ter yesterday afternoon. Mr. Knowles was driving slow ly on Highway 64 about 7:50 Sat urday night, headed east, when his car was struck by another, driven by Emanuel Norman, jr., colored, of Roper Route 1. The Norman car first struck a parked car belonging to Carlton A. Phelps, also of Roper, caromed off and hit the Knowles car in the | rear, knocking it almost 90 feet down the street into a telephone sole, according to Highway Pa-j trolman R W. Young, who in- ! instigated the accident. Mr. Knowles was the only per son injured, but an estimated $350 damage was done to his car, ibout $20 damage to the Phelps car. and another $350 damage to :he Norman car. the investigating officer reported. A warrant was ssued for Norman, charging him ivith operating a car while under the influence of intoxicants. He svill be given a hearing in re corder's court as soon as Mr. Knowles is able to attend. Dig Up Human Bones on Lot Here Workmen excavating for the foundation of the new Belk-Tyler store on the old Hampton lot on Water Street here yesterday morning unearthed what appear to be fragments of a skull and human bones. They were found about 3% feet below the surface of the ground and had been there so long that the air caused them to disintegrate. Last week the workmen dug up what appeared to be a thigh bone. The bones unearthed yesterday: were small in size and probably j were those of a child or woman, I according to those who saw them, j Bill Ange had the skull frag ments in his overcoat pocket yesterday afternoon and said that he intended to see it was return ed to the earth in a fitting man ner. Mr Ange had told the workmen last week that they would probably dig up some skeletons, as he said a graveyard formerly was located in that | general locality. According to Mr. Ange, a Colo nel Beasley once had an impos ing residence on the site, and the home was used as a hospital by Federal forces which occupied the town during the Civil War. He said it was possible that the re mains dug up this week were those of a victim of the numerous skirmishes and battles that took place here during the North South struggle. Would Stagger Terms of Commissioned Elimi nate Jury Trials in Re corder’s Court While meeting as a board of tax equalization and review here Monday, members of the county board of commissioners also dis cussed several proposals which they are requesting Representa tive E. O. Arnold to have enacted into law during the current ses sion of the legislature. The clerk was instructed to write the rep resentative and ask him to in troduce three bills for passage rs soon as possible. The first bill requested would make it mandatory that a case be automatically certified to su perior court in the event a de fendant in recorder’s court re quests a jury trial. Another bill requested was for provision to be made for assign ing 10 per cent of the net profits of the Creswell ABC store to the town of Creswell. the funds to be used in providing police pro tection there. The county ABC board would be required to make quarterly settlements with Cres well on this basis. A bill was introduced by Rep resentative Arnold Monday night which it is believed takes care of the ABC matter, except that it reads 15 per cent instead of 10 per cent. Mr. Arnold’s bill amends the 1947 act by striking out a provision that division of the funds is contingent upon towns in the county providing police protection considered ade quate by the ABC board. It also provides that towns in the coun ty receive any portion of the 15 per cent allocation which they may not have received since January 1, 1944. This would re quire immediate payment to the town of Creswell of 15 per cent of the net profits of the Creswell stdi e Jsnua^y 1', ‘ttie town of • Plymmrth Mr already received 10 per cent of the profits of the store here, and this bill evidently would require the ABC board to pay it the remaining 5 per cent of net profits since Janu ary 1, 1944. The third bill requested by the county commissioners would pro vide four-year terms for county commissioners, with a mimimum of two to be elected each two years. This would be accomplish ed by electing one commissioner each from Plymouth, Lees Mill and Scuppernong Townships in 1950 for a four-year term; and one commissioner each from Plymouth and Skinnersville Townships for a two-year term. After the 1950 general election, all elections would be for four year terms. This would stagger the terms so that two commis sioners would be elected one time, three the next time, and so on, all for four-year terms. The board members also en dorsed the State educational aid program and Governor Scott’s road program, now pending in the General Assembly. The clerk was instructed to write Representative Arnold and ask him to make arrangements for the board members to confer with Governor Scott any time at his convenience next week re garding appointment of a high way commissioner from this dis trict. The commissioners previ ously have endorsed Mr. Arnold for this appointment. Cub Scouts To Meet At Hut Here Tonight Plymouth Cub Scout Pack 84 will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Scout Hut tonight at 8 o’clock. The den with most parents present wdll receive a prize, according to the Rev. E. M. Spruill, cubmaster. Lake Phelps Legion Post Meets Monday There will be a meeting of the Lake Phelps Post, No 391, Ameri can Legion, in the school building at Creswell Monday night at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Dr. J. M. Phelps is com mander of the post, and H. S. Woodley is adjutant. Williamston Colored Band Plays Friday The Williamston Colored High School Band will give a concert in the Plymouth Colored High School tomorrow night at 7:30 o’clock. The program is being sponsored by the Progressive Club :>f the Mount Hebron A.M.E. Zion "hurch. The public is cordially nvited to attend.
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