T'own
opies
Mrs. W. J. Woolard, of Plym
outh, spent last Wednesday in
Raleigh and saw her husband
take the oath of office as Repre
sentative from Washington Coun
ty in the North Carolina General
Assembly.
' The question of whether Hada
col might cause deafness was
raised in Superior Court here
Tuesday when a Negro man on
the witness stand during cross
examination stated that he did
not hear the impact of a nearby
wreck. Asked by the solicitor
what he had been drinking, he
replied, “Hadacol.”
Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nash
ville, is presiding over the two
week mixed January term of su
perior court here because of an
agreed exchange with Judge W.
C. Harris, of Raleigh, who was
originally scheduled to hold the
term of court.
Town workmen took the
Christmas lights down the first
of this week. Practically the
whole crew had been engaged in
repairing the sewer line on Wash
ington Street since before Christ
mas, so Paul Basnight got some
of them to come down Sunday
morning and started removing
the lights, finishing the job Mon
0y.
George M. Fountain, of Tar
boro, solicitor of the second ju
dicial district, took oath of office
before Judge Bone here Tues
day. Fountain was reelected tc
the office in the general election
in November.
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Allen took
their infant daughter, Donna, tc
a Greenville hospital Tuesday
where she is being giving trans
fusions for an anemic condition
caused by spasmodic stomach
Mr. Allen said the child respond
ed Well to the first transfusior
Tuesday night.
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Annual Seal Sale
Over $100 Short
*Of County Quote
Total Amount R e p o r t e c
Reaches $673.26; Leader!
Hopeful that Late Re
turns Will Put Drive Ovei
Although Washington Count;
is still short of its 1950 Christma;
Seal Sale quota, the Plymoutl
Woman’s Club, which conductec
the Seal Sale, is hopeful that thi
difference will be made up sooi
by the late returns now comini
in, according to Mrs. Bosii
Owens, Seal Sale chairman. To
tal amount reported on hand yes
terday was $673.20, $127.74 shor
of the quota.
Many of the late returns, sail
Mrs. Owens, are accompanied b;
brief letters of explanation. Fo
example, she added, one dono
frote, “I regret this delay, bu
am consoled in my tardiness b;
the fact that your committci
works the year round, not jus
during the Christmas season.”
Delayed returns, “with o
without explanation,” are stil
as welcome, Mrs. Owens stress
ed.
“We wish to repeat that it i
not too late for any county resi
dent to acknowledge his Sea
Sale letter,” she said. “As a mat
ter of fact, we are counting oi
those delayed returns to mee
our quota. The 1951 program o
our committee and its plans fo
the necessary expansion of it
tuberculosis control projects de
pend on our meeting that quota
“The campaign for funds fo
our fight against tuberculosis ii
Washington County is officiall;
conducted during the Christma
season, but the work of the com
mittee is not limited to any om
season. Its major projects go oi
12 months of the year.”
Mrs. Richard Norman, presi
dent of the Woman’s Club, sai<
lhat checks and returns can bi
Isiade out and addressed to Mrs
Bosie Owens, Seal Sale chairman
106 Winesette Circle, Plymouth
N. C.
The Roanoke Beacon
*★**★* and Washington County News ******
VOLUME LXII—NUMBER 2 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 11, 1951
ESTABLISHED 1889
Registrant Cannot
Enlist After Call
For Physical Test
Applies Whether in School
or College; Local Board
Explains Present Draft
Regulations
Local selective service officials
wish to reemphasize that once a
registrant has received notice to
report for physical examination,
he cannot valunteer for any
branch of the armed forces, but
must take his chances at the in
duction center. This applies whe
ther or not the registrant is in
high school or college, although
induction may be deferred at a
student’s request until the end of
the school or college term.
This particular regulation in
the present draft law is causing
many students to leave high
school and college to volunteer
in the particular branch of ser
vice which they prefer. Many
students—and parents — do not
understand why the boys are not
permitted to finish their school
year and then volunteer; but
they cannot do so under the pres
ent law, and there is nothing
draft officials, local or state, can
do about it unless the present law
is changed.
The local draft board office is
anxious to help registrants or
their relatives in any way possi
ble, it is explained. Any questions
about selective service regula
tions will be answered gladly at
the office from the Selective Ser
vice Manual, which is the final
authority except in unusual or
extreme hardship cases. And in
the latter event, local officials
will do all they can for the regis
trant if he has a legitimate claim.
Another provision in draft
regulations which the local of
fice has been called on to ex
plain recently deals with re
quests for 3-A classification and
, deferment when marriage was
contracted after the registrant
had received notice to report for
, physical examination. In this
, case reclassification in the defer
1 red status is not possible, it is
■ explained. After any registrant
, receives notice to report for pre
induction physical examination
it is practically a closed case. He
cannot enlist in any branch oi
1 the armed forces, and he cannol
1 be reclassified in a deferred class
I if the reason for deferment is
; contracted after such notice has
1 been sent out.
Otis A. Chesson
Resigns Office on
Draft Board Here
: Served as Member Since
June 9, 1942; Resigna
fion Will Become Effec
• live on January 15th
Otis A. Chesson, farmer ol
Lees Mill Township, recentlj
’ submitted his resignation as e
J member of the Washington Coun
1 ty Selective Service Board, it was
learned at the office of the boarc
1 Tuesday. Mr. Chesson, whose res
j; ignation on account of ill healtl
' is to become effective Januarj
15, has served on the board long
1 er than any other person in the
county. He was appointed earlj
• in June, 1942, and was sworn ir
at the first meeting of the re
| organized board on June 9, 1942
Two other members of the
’ board have tendered resignation;
within the past few months. A
W. Davenport, of Cherry, who be
1 gan his service at the same time
with Mr. Chesson, resigned ear
' ly last fall; and Robert L. Tet
1 terton, Plymouth contractor, re
’ signed in December after servins
as chairman since October 1942
■ In his letter of resignation, datec
See O. A. CHESSON, Page 7
I "WAN" RABBITT FOR CRESWELL YOUTH IN KOREA |
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ff .
L* V.
Sgt. Victor U. Davenport, of Creswell, trades a pocketful of
wan (Korean currency) to South Korean woman for a rabbit that
he and his buddies will enjoy “Tar Heel style,” no doubt. The
sergeant is on duty with the Far East Air Force 4th Fighter Inter
ceptor Wing in Korea.—U. S. Air Force photo.
Launch Polio
Here Next Monday
Regular Meeting
Of County Board
Is Held Monday
Business Despatched in two
Hours; Vote Mosquito
Control Out in 1951 in
County
•
One of the shortest sessions in
many months was held at the
courthouse here Monday by the
board of county commissioners as
they transacted the routine busi
ness at hand with despatch. The
session lasted a scant two hours,
according to Register of Deeds J.
Robert Campbell, clerk to the
board.
The clerk was instructed to
write R. Markman, highway di
visional engineer, regarding a
problem in the Mt. Tabor section
of the county. It was said that,
during heavy rains, water from
the Scuppernong River has been
backing up in the swamps and
canals and the clerk was in
structed to request relief before
1951 spring planting time.
It was decided that tax list
takers in the county would re
ceive 10 cents for each farm re
port properly filled out and ap
proved by the state ;otherwise,
the list takers are not to be paid
from county funds.
W. S. Ainslcy was reappointed
Scuppernong Township constable
for a period of two years.
E. J. Spruill, county tax col
lector, reported $19,098.00 collect
ed in his office during the month
of December.
It was unanimously agreed that
no appropriation for mosquito
control in the county in 1951
would be made.
Two county men, W. A.
Knowles and Orlo Rath, were
allowed payment for 5 pigs,
weighing about 45 pounds each,
reported killed by stray dogs. The
pigs are to be paid for at the rate
they were listed on the tax books.
Mrs. Frances M. Darden, home
agent, and W. V. Hays, county
agent, tendered their reports of
work done in December.
Duties of Jury Expluined by Judge
In a forty minute charge to
the members of the grand jury
at the opening of the January ses
sion of Washington County Su
perior-Court here Monday morn
ing. Judge Walter J. Bone, of
Nashville, urged the jury to use
its powers of presentment caut
iously and with good judgment,
avoiding prejudice.
The jurist also stressed the im
portance of secrecy among mem
bers of the grand jury in their
deliberations. He said that the
jury should report its findings i
to the court, but avoid discussing j
jury business with persons not.
members of that body.
Judge Bone listed the duties of
the county body as passing upon
bills of indictment, making pre
sentments and making certain
public investigations. He defined
bills of indictment and present
ments. and stated that the pur
pose of the jury was to hear wit
nesses in indictments and pre
sentments and to determine whe
ther or not there was probable
cause. He stressed that the juror’s
duties had nothing to do with
deciding the question of guilt or
innocence, that being within the
province of the petit jury.
The jurist pointed out that an
important duty of the grand
jury is to weed out all unjusti
fiable prosecution of persons
within the county, as well as to
see that those deserving prosecu
tion are dealt ’with. He defined
felonies and misdemeanors, list
ing the four capital offenses in
this state—murder and burglary
in the first degree, arson and
rape. Judge Bone also explained
the various types of assault and
showed how larceny can be either
a felony or misdemeanor, depend
ing on the amount of money or I
property involved.
The only two inspections now j
required of grand juries in North
Carolina, the judge said, are in
spections of the county jails and
county home. The body should
determine, he said, whether these
institutions are in a safe, sani
tary condition, whether the pur
pose for which they exist are
properly carried out, and whether
they are properly managed.
At the end of the charge, W.
S. Aihsley was sworn in as offi
cer to the grand jury and the
body retired to the jury room for
the transaction of business.
Various Committees are tc
Carry Out County Cam
paign Announced by Hop
kins; Great Need Shown
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A full slate of March of Dime:
committees has been drawn uj
in readiness for the annual ap
peal for polio funds January 15
31, It was announced this weel
by Thomas F. Hopkins, of Plym
outh, county compaign director
"Through the early organiza
lion of these committees we now
are prepared to conduct a stronf
campaign for a great cause—th<
fight against infantile paralysis,’
Hopkins said.
“The need for funds this yeai
is greater than ever,” the countj
director continued. “The pas'
two years alone cost the Nations
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis $47,000,000 in March of Dime:
funds for patient care through
aut the nation. There have beer
more than 100.000 cases since
January 1, 1948.
“Knowing the need,” Hopkini
stated, “our committee worker:
have planned a great variety o:
activities so every person ir
Washington County will have ar
opportunity to contribute to th<
1951 March of Dimes.”
Committees have been an
nounced as follows:
Special gifts committee: Ec
Davenport and Ralph Hunter, co
chairmen; school committee: Rev
P. B. Nickens; house-to-house
committee: Mesdames Thomai
Hopkins and J. M. Gilreath
theatre committee: Plymoutl
Woman’s Club members, Mrs
Dick Norma:), president; specia
events committee: J. H. Ward
Percy Ashby and Stewart Saun
ders; distribution, display anc
collector committee: W. J. Wea
ver, Bob Howe, Roy Manning
jr., and James Boyce; promotior
committee: Paul Hardison anc
Russell Turner;
Creswell campaign committee
Mrs. Mike Davenport and Rogei
Davenport; Roper campaign com
mittee: Mrs. Beulah Gaylord anc
Rev. B. E. Bingham; Colored cam
paign committee: chairman, o:
Plymouth: A. R. Lord.
Campaign treasurer: Melvir
Boyd; Publicity chairman: Jamei
L. Bond.
Farm Bureau Meel
Is Well Attended
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The regular quarterly meetin;
of the Washington County Fain
Bureau at the Agriculture Build
ing here Friday night was wel
attended, President E. H. Liver
man, of Plymouth, reports.
Keen interest was manifest b;
those present, Mr. Liverman saic
and the movie, “Tractor Care,
which was shown as a feature o
the evening's program, was en
joyed by all.
The next meeting of the burea
will be held Friday eveninf
April 6, it was decided, and :
will be a supper meeting wit
the ladies invited to attend. Ar
other movie, subject to be ar
nounced later, will be shown an
it is hoped to secure an abl
speaker to discuss insect pests t
the farmer.
Criminal Docket
Cleared Tuesday
And Court Quits
Civil Calendar lo be Called
Next Week; Cases Slated
f o r Thursday, Friday
Moved Up
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Washington County Superior
Court opened Monday morning
with Judge Waiter J. Bone, of
Nashville, presiding. By Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock the crimi
nal docket had been cleared and
court was adjourned to recon
vene next Monday morning for
the trial of civil cases. Civil cases
which had been scheduled for
hearing Thursday and Friday of
this week will be carried over
to Monday, with the sequence
maintained cy} the calendar, it
was explained.
There were no capital cases on
the docket and most of the 19
cases disposed of were assault,
trespass, larceny, affray, etc.
Disposition of criminal cases
was as follows:
Array Rhodes, affray, judgment
absolute against bondsman, Har
vey Harper. R. H. alias Lefty
Downing, fraud and false pre
tense, capias and detainer to is
sue. Carl Junior Vaughan, lar
ceny, capias and detainer to is
sue. Ike Pailin, assault, six
months suspended on condition
he not assault his wife, violate
no law, and pay costs. Joseph
alias Jim Dick Patrick, assault,
nol pros with leave.
James Bell, jr., assault with
deadly weapon, 3 months on
roads. Doris Ruffin, trespass, con
tinued. Hugh Josh Downs, driv
ing drunk, continued. Curtis Mc
See COURT, Pag«fl2
Over $2,000 Paid
From County Fund
Aids Polio Cases
Seven Patients from Count)
Aroeri Through Fiirfd:
Raised in Polio Drive:
Here
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A total of $2,374.52 has beei
paid out for the benefit of coun
ty polio cases by the Washingtoi
County Chapter of the Nationa
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis, the secretary-treasurer, Mrs
Frances M. Darden, of Plymouth
reports.
The balance in the bank to th<
credit of the county fund nov
stands at $1,626.04, Mrs. Darder
said. The total amount expendec
includes assistance to seven pa
tients, two of whom are still hos
pitalized, but does not includi
money spent on behalf of Gray
son L. Davis, who is still in th<
hospital, no statement of expense:
in this case having being receiv
ed. Davis, 11 year old son of Mr
and Mrs. J. W. Davis, of Plym
outh, was stricken December 27
1950.
Listed below are the individua
cases, and the amount spent oi
each:
Rachael Williams, of Creswell
(still in hsopital), $1,084.59
Thomas David Furlough, $382
.80; Lossie Alberta Spruill, $34.11
Josephine Brown, $82.74; Ken
neth Hopkins, $369.59; Mari*
Baynor, (still in hospital), $375.
21; and Jimmie Walker, $45.48.
Thos. F. Marriner
Buried Saturday
Thomas F. Marriner, 80, 01
Roper, RFD, died Thursday, Jan
uary 4, at 1:15 p. m. at his hom<
following an illness of sever
weeks. He had been in declininj
health for the past two years.
Mr. Marriner was the son o
; the late Jim Marriner and Mar;
Eliza Biggs Marriner and wa
born in Washington County, Sep
. tember 23, 1870. He was a life
, long resident of the county.
On January 2, 1898, in Cherry
Mr. Marriner was married to Mis
^ Virginia Caroline Tarkenton, o
Cherry, who survives. He was
[ retired farmer and a member o
i Holly Neck Christian Church.
Surviving, besides the widow
I are 5 daughters, Mrs. R. E. Wil
- son, of Greenville; Mrs. A. \
Atkinson and Miss Ethel Marri
r nor, of Richmond, Va., Mrs. 1
. J. Curies, of Roxboro, and Mr!
’ R. V. Clarke ,of Manakin, V:
f four sons, W. E„ T. E., and Otti
- E. Marriner, of Roper, and Rich
ard M. Marriner of Plymouth; 2
l grandchildren and 3 great grand
, children; and one brother, Lew:
t Marriner, of Roper,
i Funeral rites were held at Hoi
- ly Neck Church near Roper Sal
- urday afternoon at 2:30 o’cloc
1 with the Rev. Walter Armstrom
e pastor, assisted by the Rev. Wa
o ter Kudnell, of Roper. Burial foi
lowed in the church cemetery
Officials Outline Reasons
For Increase in Valuation
•4
Committee Appointments
For Local, District Solons
Representative W. J. Woolard,
of Washington County, was ap
pointed vice chairman of the
house committee on drainage and
also placed on eight other legis
lative committees, it was an
nounced yesterday in Raleigh by
Speaker Frank Taylor. Following
is the list of his committee ap
pointments: Banks and banking:
conservation and development;
counties, cities and towns; fin
ance; manufacturing and labor:
penal institutions; public welfare;
and veterans’ legislation.
Committee assignments for the
tw'o senators from the second dis
trict, Hugh G. Horton, of Wil
liamston, and Sam Campen, of
Pamlico County, were announced
Monday. Senator Horton drew
the chairmanship of the commit
tee on cities and towns and is a
member of the following: courts
and judicial districts; proposi
tions and grievances; education;
finance; judiciary 1; rules; elec
tion laws; and university trustees.
Senator Campen is on the fol
lowing committees: propositions
and grievances; agriculture; ap
propriations; conservation and
development; education; public
roads; rules; and university trus
tees.
Plymouth Youth, 18,
Is Reported Missing
tddie L. baker Missing
Since December 6, Par
ents Here Advised Yes
terday by Army
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Baker, of
Plymouth, Route 1, were advised
yesterday morning that their son.
Pvt. Eddie C. Baker, 18, had
been missing in action in Korea
since last December 6. The young
man was with a heavy artillery
unit attached to the Seventh In
fantry Division, according to last
reports.
The telegram received Wednes
day by Mrs. Baker was signed by
, Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, ad
jutant general of the army, and
i reads as follows: “The Secretary
1 of the Army has asKeu me to ex
press his deep regret that your
son, Pvt. Baker, Eddie C., has
bem mifr in Korea
; since 8 December, 1956. Upon re*
, ceipt of further information in
> this office you will be advised
immediately. Confirming letter
follows. The unavoidable delay in
i notification is regretted.”
The youthful soldier, not quite
i 18 years old, enlisted in the
Army on September 29, 1949.
Prior to that time he attended
school in Plymouth. His parents
live on the Satterthwaite farm
about two miles south of Plym
outh. He left the east coast on
August 6, last year, arrived in
Tokyo on August 21st, and went
on to Korea early in September.
His parents have received a
number of letters from young
Baker, the last about Thanksgiv
ing. It was dated November 15th
and stated that he was in the
Changjin reservoir area in north
ern Korea, not far from the Man
churian border. He said that
things were quiet at that time,
but the weather was extremely
cold, about 40 below zero, and
that he had suffered from a froz
i en hand. He asked his parents to
pray for him at that time,
i Baker is the third Washington
County casualty officially report
ed from Korea and the second to
; be reported missing in action.
Pvt. John Clinton Blount, 18
year-old colored boy, whose par
ents live less than half mile from
the Bakers, was reported missing
last week. Pvt. Benjamin Westley
Bailey, jr., 19, colored, also of
Plymouth, was reported wounded
in late September. At least two
1 other county men have been
wounded, according to unofficial
reports.
Funeral Services
For C.S. Ambrose
Funeral services were conduct
’ ed Wednesday afternoon at 3
o’clock from Phillippi Christian
Church for Caleb S. Ambrose, of
Edenton, who died Tuesday mor
; nine at 12:30 at his home there.
| Mr. Ambrose was a native of
Washington County, having mov
« ed to Edenton from Plymouth
six months ago. He was a retired
farmer.
’ Son of the late J. B. and Sallie
Barnes Ambrose, he was born
August 27, 1886. He was married
■ | December 22, 1909 at Roper to
, Miss Allie Alexander, of Cres
. well. Mrs. Ambrose survives him.
j Other survivors include 2
daughters, Mrs. W. H. Hadley, of
0 Williamston, and Mrs. Theodore
Ange, of Plymouth: one son,
s Claude Ambrose, of Norfolk, Va.;
and 2 grandchildren.
Services were conducted by the
- Rev. Dennis Warren Davis, of
< Plymouth, assisted by the Rev.
!, Reece Turner, of Creswell. In
- terment was in the cemetery of
- Philippi Church, of which the
deceased was a member.
Slop Paid Oif |
In This Case jj
Plymouth Policeman Foy !
Davenport has made one profi
table trip, if he never makes
another.
The local officer had driven
over to Windsor Monday night
and was returning when it
happened. A car immediately
in front of Davenport’s vehicle
struck a mink on the fill near
Williamston, as the animal was
in the act of crossing the road
from one side of the swamp to
the other. The car continued on
its way but Foy Davenport
stopped, got down and loaded
the mink’s carcass aboard.
Now, even a dead mink is not
a pleasant pa^- ^ia^ nd three
other persons rime with Foy
made all manner of fun at his
expense. But upon arriving in
Williamston, Davenport con
tacted a local fur dealer and
sold his picked-up prize for $19.
And, laughing last, no doubt he
laughed best.
Sgt. Leon C. Ange
Given Silver Star
For Heroic Action
Citation Issued for Extra
ordinary Heroism in Ko
rean Battle Action With
24th Division
Notice that a Washington
County soldier in Korea had been
awarded the Silver Star was
given in a letter from the soldier
—Sfc. Leon G. Ange—to his sis
ter, Mrs. Raymond Barber, of
Plymouth. Mrs. Barber received
the letter last week.
Ange, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
H. Ange, of Plymouth, is a vete
ran of World War II, having
spent 26 months overseas. He re
inlisted in the service August 7,
1947.
The letter to Mrs. Barber
quotes the citation for extrordi
nary heroism in action in Korea.
Here is how it reads:
“With the 24th Division in Ko
rea: Sfc. Leon G. Ange, while
a member of the 34th Regiment,
24th Div., distinguished himself
by extraordinary heroism in ac
tion near Chungdia, Korea, on
July 12th, 1950. Sfc. Ange was
occupying a combat position with
his platoon when it came under
heavy small arms, automatic
See SILVER STARTpage 12~
Drop in Revenue From ABC
Stores and Loss in Rail
road Valuation Makes
Action Necessary
An expected protest against
the 20 per cent increase in real
property valuation, ordered in
this county last month, failed to
materialize Monday at the regu
lar meeting of the county com
missioners. Several property
owners were at the courthouse
before the meeting began with
the announced intention of mak
ing a protest, but left without go
ing before the board after talking
to the tax supervisor and other
county officials.
It was learned that those who
opposed the valuation increase
favored upping the tax rate to
raise the additional revenue
needed. According to E. J. Spruill,
county auditor, this method will
not take care of requirements in
some cases.
The tax rate is levied accord
ing to the ampunt needed in sev
eral different funds, the auditor
explains. The constitutional limit
for the county general fund, for
instance, is 15 cents on the $100
valuation. Due to loss of reve
nue from sources other than ad
valorem taxation, and facing a
probable decrease in real estate
valuation this year, a levy of 15
cents on the $100 valuation will
not raise enough to care for gen
eral fund requirements. Another
fund which might be affected is
that for the county hospital,
which is limited by statute to 10
cents on the $100 valuation. Re
gardless of how much the tax
rate might be increased, not more
than 15 cents of the levy could
be used for general county pur
i poses or 10 cents for the hospital
; fund.
More than $200,000 in real pro
perty valuation will be lost this
year by the Norfolk Southern
Railroad taking up its track from
Mackey’s to Columbia, a consid
erable portion of which lies in
this county. In addition, the audi
tor points out that ABC store
revenue has decreased by 50
per cent in the past two years
and is not expected to be any lar
ger this year. For the 1949 tax
year the county received $40,000
from legal whiskey sales. Last
year this source yielded only
I $20,000, exactly half that for the
I preceeding year. Decline in liq
uor sales and higher state and
federal taxes account for this loss.
The loss of $20,000 in ABC re
venue is just about the same as
would be the loss of $1,176,000 in
property valuation, based on a
I tax rate of $1.70, same as that
levied last year in the county.
Add this $1,176,000 to the $200,
00 loss in railroad valuation, and
the result is $1,376,000; or slightly
more than the $1,200,000 which
the county commissioners esti
mate the 20 per cent horizontal
increase on real property will
produce. Higher valuation on au
tomobiles this year probably will
See^VALUATioNTPage~12
pi r i m
aciieiy unairman
To Address PTA
-—
Mrs. W. H. Bryan, state PTA
safety chairman, of Ahoskie, will
be the speaker at the regular
monthly meeting of the Plymouth
Parent-Teacher Association next
Wednesday. The meeting will be
held in the high school auditor
ium and will begin at 3:30 o’clock
in the afternoon.
Local PTA leaders pointed out
that the subject of safety is of
vital importance to parents,
especially those whose children
have bicycles. A large attend
ance of parents, teachers and
other interested persons is urged.
Someone will be provided to care
I for small children during the
meeting, it was said.
1,035 License Plates
Issued Here to Date
With only 17 sales days re
maining before the deadline on
displaying new state license
plates, only a little more than
one third the number of plates
expected to be sold at the local
branch office have been disposed
of, Ernest Etheridge, manager,
stated. Total sales Tuesday were
reported to be 1,035 sets of lic
ense plates. Last year, approxi
mately 2,970 sets were issued
through the local branch office,
and it was expected that more
than this number would be sold
here this year.
New plates must be displayed
on all motor vehicles which are
operated before the 1st day of
I February, or they will be sub
ject to prosecution. Patrolmen
■ will begin citing delinquents to
| the courts who are caught ope
; rating motor vehicles without the
new plates, beginning February 1.
1.
Of the 1.035 license sets issued
up to Tuesday, 812 were for pas
senger cars, 8 for motorcycles, 113
for private trucks, 21 for farm
trucks, 68 for Class Z, or small,
trailers, and 13 for Class C, or
commercial, trailers.
Office hours at the branch of
fice, located at the Etheridge
Company in Stillacres, are from
9 a. m. to 4 p. m., the early clos
ing being necessitated by daily
reports of sales which must be
mailed by 6 p. m.