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The Rev. P. B. Nickcns, of
Plymouth, is quite a magician
and it seems he had just pUt on
a program in a small town in
this section. One of His tricks was
taking six one dollar bills and
manipulating them until he held
in his hand a tidy sum. After the
program, an earnest young fel
low approached the showman
•land in all seriousness said: “I
wish you'd teach me that money
trick—you see, I’m heavily in
debt.”
Miss Janet Cox, of Rocky
Mount, Red Cross field repre
sentative was in Plymouth Mon
day to attend a meeting of the
county planning committee at the
Plymouth Country Club, pre
paratory to launching the annual
Red Cross fund drive in the coun
ty.
Policeman Foy Davenport pick
ed up a brown paper bag on one
of the streets here the other day
and found that it contained $2,039
in bills and a dime’s worth of val
entines. He turned the whole
business over to the Beacon to
advertise for the owner, who can
get it by proving ownership. Be
fore the rush starts, however, it
might be added that the $2,039
worth of bills is in “play money.”
Harold H. Brinn, formerly pro
prietor of the Band Box Beauty
Shop in Plymouth, entered two
models of hair styling at the style
’show in High Point recently and
won one first place and an hon
orable mention. He also received
a cup for “best in the show.” His
father, Harold C. Brinn, of Cres
well, has written Harold that he
must be slipping, getting only one
first place with two models.
Sgt. George E. Hassell, who has
been stationed at Petersburg, Va„
and Mrs. Hassell left Friday for
Fort Knox, Ky., where he will
attend preparatory school for
eight weeks and then be transfer
red to Officer Candidate School
at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he
will be in training for six
months. Mrs. Hassell is the form
er Lois Hardison, of Plymouth.
Rogers Byrd, a sophomore at
Wake Forest College, was initiat
ed last week into Sigma Chi so
9 cial fraternity. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Byrd, of
Plymouth.
The snow forced cancellation of
the scout parade planned for last
Friday afternoon, but the annual
Father-Son banquet that night
and the Boy Scout Honor Court
at Ludford Memorial Baptist
Church Sunday night were held
as planned.
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Lang to Contract
For Cukes Again
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A limited number of contracts
will be made by C. C. Lang &
Son for the production of cucum
bers in this section, it was an
nounced last week by C. W. Din
kins, manager of the local Lang
plant. No contracts were made
in this area last year, although
£ there was a sizeable acreage to
the crop under contract for sev
eral years prior to thgt time.
Those who wish to grow cu
cumbers are asked to get in touch
with Mr. Dinkins at the plant
on Brinkley Avenue here, or they
may see any of the following
agents: Dennis Chesson, Pleasant
Grove; Irving James, Piney
Woods; Connor Lee Woolard,
Pinetown; Blount’s Hardware
Store in Plymouth.
Mr. Dinkins said that the acre
age to be produced in the area
was limited, and contracts will
be made on a first-come first
served basis. Seed are expected
to arrive by March 15. Details
as to price, grades, etc., may be
obtained at the plant or from the
agents. ^
Boat Blaze Put Out,
Little Damage Results
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A fire alarm was sounded Mon
day afternoon about 1:30 o’clock
when Jack Williams' boat caught
£ fire, but Mr. Williams succeeded
™ in extinguishing the blaze with
a fire extinguisher which he had
in the boat.
The boat was tied up at the
waterfront back of the fire sta
tion. Mr. Williams was trying to
start the motor when it backfired
The Roanoke Beacon
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VOLUME LXII—NUMBER 7
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 15, 1951
ESTABLISHED 1889
Second Snow of Winter Herejtfdny
Friday, for the second time
within a week Washington Coun
ty was blanketed with a 3 inch
snow, but a bright sun the fol
lowing day and rising tempera
tures destroyed the evidence
quickly.
Flakes began falling early Fri
day afernoon and by nightfall
the ground was well covered. The
fall continued into the night and
was recorded at the Tidewater
Test Farm as a 3 inch fall. The
first sizeable snow in nearly
three years had fallen the prev
ious Saturday, it being recorded
as 3 inches also.
Although footing was rather
treacherous for pedestrians and
the highways and streets slippery
for motor vehicle operators, no
wrecks have been reported here
as a result of the precipitation.
Sunday brought warmer wea
ther which has prevailed since,
and the last vestiges of Friday’s
snow were gone Monday.
Committee Approves
Bill for More Peanuts
10 Days Allowed
In Draft Appeals
Registrants are again remind
ed by the local draft board that
appeals from any classification
should be made within 10 days
after receipt of notice of classi
cation. A good many registrants
have been waiting until they
receive orders to report for pre
induction before furnishing the
board with any new informa
tion that may apply in their
cases.
In the past, the board has
been lenient in reviewing cases
after the time for filing ap
peals has expired. Board mem
bers have been advised by state
headquarters to discontinue
this practice, and each regis
trant is warned to report
promptly any new information
that may have a bearing on his
case or change his status. De
lay of more than 10 days after
receiving Form 110—notice of
classification—is considered a
waiver of the right of appeal.
Plane Wreckage
South of Here Is
Believed Moved
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Two-Engined Jel Bomber
Crashes Near Wencma
Last Thursday; All Crew
men Safe
It could not be learned here
yesterday whether or not the
wrecked plane which crashed in
a burned-over swamp near We
nona early last Thursday after
noon has been moved. It is be
lieved that the remains of the
large craft have been moved,
however, as a local policeman re
ported seeing what looked to be
part of the fuselage of a plane
being hauled by tractor-trailer.
The plane, an Air Forces B45
jet bomber, crashed about 10
miles south of Plymouth at
around 1:30 o’clock Thursday af
ternoon. It was said to be par
ticipating in northeastern air de
fense tests at the time. The three
crewmen aboard leaped to safety
and were later picked up, one
by a helicopter from the Eliza
beth City Coast Guard Air Sta
tion, and the other two by a heli
copter from the Marine Air Sta
tion at Cherry Point. The men
were flown to Langley Air Force
Base by way of Elizabeth City.
Maj. J. E. O’Neil, the co-pilot,
received a leg injury and cuts
about the head, but the other
two, Capt. J. G. Emmerson, the
pilot, and Capt. Roy L. Jackman,
received only scratches and
bruises.
Capt. Ralph Farrish, flying a
National Airlines plane to Nor
folk, Va., picked up part of a
message radioed from the plane
by the pilot, at 1 p. m., stating
that one of his engines was out
and the other afire, and that
the crew was preparing to bail
out. Farrish radioed the position
of the wreckage after spotting it
and the Coast Guard Air Sea Res
cue Units at the Elizabeth City
Air Station took up the search.
The rescue was directed by Lt.
J. J. Lamping, from Elizabeth
City, who circled over the scene
'in a B-17 Flying Fortress.
Roper Ruritans W ork
On Hut for Boy Scouts
The Roper Ruritan Club mem
bers have been busy this week
getting together materials to
build a scout hut, T. R. Spruill,
club reporter, revealed.
A solicitation committee, head
ed by Worth Chesson and Mitche
ner Banks, secured donations of
logs froms Robert Davenport,
Duard Chesson, Mrs. Angi, Mar
vin Spencer and L. E. Hassell,
sr. These logs are being hauled to
W. W. Mizell’s sawmill in Ro
per to be cut into lumber. Her
man Meyers donated labor in cut
ting and hauling the logs.
Barton Swain and Mr. Boney
have given land on the Cross
Road on which to build the hut.
The scout hut is the number
one objective of the Ruritan Club
this year and every effort is be
ing made to have it ready for use
by spring or early summer. Any
one in the community having logs
and lumber or other material
which they wish to donate is re
quested to contact Aubrey Dixon,
scoutmaster, Worth Chesson, as
sistant scoutmaster, or any mem
ber of the club.
Proposed Measure Would
Rescind 16 Per Cent
Acreage Cut, Boost Pro
duction
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At least a ray of hope was seen
in the approval by the House
Agriculture Committee last Fri
day of a bill to boost acreage al
lotments of peanuts of types
which are now in short supply.
Though not definite assurance of
increased acreage allotments for
1951, the news was nevertheless
welcome to farmers of Washing
ton County and this section who
have been hard-hit by acreage
cuts on peanuts.
The bill would direct the Sec
retary of Agriculture to increase
acreage allotments in sufficient
strength to get production in line
with market demands.
The only types of peanuts said
to be now in short supply are
the Virginia and Valencia types
—the kinds which go into the edi
ble trade. These types are grown
principally in Virginia, the Caro
linas and Tennessee. Other types,
such as the smaller Spanish pea
nuts, are used in the manufac
ture of peanut butter and for
crushing into oil.
A provision that acreage allot
ments could not exceed those of
the year 1947 was removed by
the committee, it was said. Ano
ther amendment provided that
allotments for 1951 through 1954
shall be based on the average
acreage harvested for nuts dur
ing the five year period 1945-49,
or a state’s share in the national
allotment for 1950, whichever is
the higher figure.
The associate director of the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion, John C. Lynn, of Washing
ton, told the agriculture commit
tee that congressional action prior
to this year’s peanut plantings is
imperative.
Other witnesses who appeared
before the committee and urged
speedy action included Rep. Bon
ner, of North Carolina; Thomas D.
Odom, of Suffolk, Va„ who repre
sented the Virginia-Carolina Pea
nut Association; the president of
the North Carolina Farm Bureau,
(See PEANUTS Page 12)
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Shoot Announced
By Wildlife Club
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A shooting match and steamed
oyster supper will be held at
Roper on Saturday, February 24,
E. E. Harrell, of Plymouth, presi
dent of the Washington County
Wildlife Club, announced yester
day.
Mr. Harrell stated that officials
of the club and others interested
in wildlife welfare in the county
will be present, but emphasized
that the affair is open to the pub
lic, and any interested persons
are invited to attend.
The shoot will begin at 3
o'clock, it was said, but other
details have not yet been com
pleted. The supper will be a dutch
affair and will be served at the
Roper school at 6 o'clock.
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To Collect Paper
And Old Clothing
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Dr. Alban ^apineau, skipper oi
the Plymouth Sea Scouts, an
nounced this week that arrange
ments have been made for two
trucks to pick up waste paper and
old clothing in Plymouth Satur
day.
The local Boy Scout troops will
cooperate with the Sea Scouts in
making a canvass of the entire
town, including Stillacres and
The Village. Papineau said. The
canvass will begin Saturday
morning and is expected to last
a good part of the day.
The clothing which is colllect
ed will be shipped overseas for
the relief of unfortunate persons
it was said. Anyone having waste
1 paper or items of clothing to con
tribute should have them ready
1 Saturday when the solicitors call
A sound car will be used to ad
; vertise the drive. Also, anyone
l having waste paper at any time
which they would like to dispose
, of is invited to leave it in the
■ shed behind the D & N Laundry
which has been provided for this
purpose.
Expect To Start
Red Cross Drive
About March 1st
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Quota tor County Set at
$2,470; Roy Manning, jr.,
of Plymouth, Named to
Chairmanship
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Roy Manning, jr., of Plymouth,
who has been named chairman
of the Washington County Red
Cross drive for 1951, stated today
that tentative plans call for the
campaign for funds to open some
time around March 1.
The goal for the county has
been set at $2,470, which amount
is $335 higher than the goal for
last year. Manning pointed out
that the amount has been increas
ed because of the blood bank
project. Each visit of the blood
mobile costs about $130, provid
ing sandwiches and other refresh
ments for blod donors and other
expenses.
Miss Janet Cox, Red Cross field
worker from Rocky Mount, met
with the county committee Mon
day evening at the Plymouth
Country Club. Others attending
were Manning, Robert M. Bruce,
Joe Peele and Nyal Womble.
The county organization has
not yet been perfected, the chair
man said, adding that he hopes
to be able to complete it by ear
ly next week. At present, only
five of the prospective 14 divis
ion chairmen have been appoint
ed, Manning said. Industrial,
business and residential chair
men will be named for the town
of Plymouth and. for each of the
communities in the county, it was
said.
Another meeting is planned for
next Monday night at the May
flower Restaurant here, but com
plete details were not available
this morning.
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Leaving Sunday to Attend
Atlantic City Convention
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Roy F. Lowry, superintendent
of Washington County schools,
will leave Sunday for Atlantic
City, N. J., where he will attend
the American Association for
School Administrators conven
tion. He will be accompanied by
W. F. Veasey, formerly of Plym
outh and now head of Beaufort
County schools; Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. West, of Washington; and Earl
Funderburk, superintendent of
Elizabeth City schools. Mr. West
is superintendent of Washington
City schools. They expect to re
turn next Thursday.
Ashby Is Named to
Succeed Joyner as
Member of Council
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No Action Taken To Name
Successor To Willette;
Passage of Two Local
Bills Is Favored
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Percy R. Ashby was appoint
ed a member of the city council,
succeeding W. H. Joyner in the
first ward, at the monthly meet
ing of the council Monday night.
The council also passed resolu
tion asking for legislation on a
couple of local matters and dis
cussed a variety of other matters
at the session, which was post
poned from the Monday before
on account of the illness of City
Clerk W. A. Roebuck.
Two members of the council
had become disqualified since the
previous meeting of the board,
Councilman W. H. Joyner moving
out of the first ward and J. Max
Willette, of the third ward, leav
ing Plymouth for Arlington, Va.,
where he is now employed. Ash
by's appointment for the unex
pired term of Mr. Joyner was
suggested by E. D. Keel, also of
the first ward, and approved
unanimously.
No appointment was made for
the third ward at the session, and
Councilman J. A. Holbrook, re
maining member from that ward,
was requested by the mayor to
talk with people in his section
and make a recommendation by
the time of the next meeting. The
terms of both Mr. Joyner
and Mr. Willette will expire in
May, when the municipal elec
tion is to be held.
The council voted to request
County Representative W. J.
Woolard to introduce two local
bills in the legislature. One is an
enabling act that would authorize
the city council to levy not to
exceed 10 cents per $100 of pro
perty valuation for recreational
purposes. R. E. Bowen, who made
the proposal, explaining that such
a levy is not contemplated but
some such legislation is needed
to legalize even the collection and
payment of light bills for use of
the baseball park here. In the
part, it has been the praclice^of
•the town to collect for the light
bill from organizations using the
park, since the bill is charged to
the town, an dthe town then pays
the power company. Such prac
tice is not legal without special
legislation, Mr. Bowen stated.
Councilman J. A. Holbrook voted
against the motion.
The other local bill proposed
would set a deadline for the fil
ing of candidacies for town of
fices prior to the municipal elec
tion. Two years ago, it was learn
ed that there was no such dead
line and a candidate for council
man or mayor could have filed
right up to the day of election,
which would have necessitated
reprinting the ballots.
The dangerous railroad cross
ing on West Avenue was dis
cussed at some length, and City
(See COUNCIL Page 7)
Monroe Street Likely
New Route for Trucks
Several district officials of the
state highway commission were
in Plymouth Monday conferring
with Mayor A. J. Riddle about a
proposed new truck route in the
town designed to eliminate a lot
of heavy traffic from streets on
which schools are located here.
The group, headed by District
Commissioner W. Guy Hargett,
of Richlands, and including the
district engineer and others from
Greenville, were favorably im
pressed with the proposal and
have agreed to get the work
started in the immediate future.
Mayor Riddle said it is propos
ed to widen and surface Monroe
Street from its intersection with ■
New Highway 64, in the Brink
ley Forest section, north to where
Monroe intersects with Main
Street. This would provide a
route for lumber and pulpwood
trucks headed to and from the
pulp mill, and enabling them to
by-pass the Plymouth High
School and Hampton School
buildings. At the present time
such trucks come up Washington
Street to Main, passing both
school buildings on their way to
the mill.
Mayor Riddle said that as s»on
as this project, is completed, a I
traffic signal light will be placed
at the Monroe-Main Street inter-!
section. Signs also will be placed
directing all truck traffic to use
the alternate route.
Little Rainfall, Mild
Weather in January
Did you think that January was
' a rough month? It really wasn’t,
' according to figures released at
: Tidewater Experiment Station.
The average maximum tempera
ture for the month was 58, the
average low reading was 34, and
the rainfall totaled just 1.10
inches.
The highest temperature re
corded during the 31 days, ac
cording to the weather observer
at the station, came on the 20th
with a reading of 75 degrees. The
low reading was recorded on the
10th—16 degrees. That was the
only time the mercury dipped un
der 20 degrees, although there
were 13 days during which the
low reading fell below 30 degrees.
On 15 days, the maximum read
ing was 60 degrees or above. The
sharpest drop in temperatures
occurred on the 17th when the
high reading was recorded as 61
degrees, and the low reading was
21 degrees, a drop of 40 degrees
within a period of less than 24
hours.
Thus far during February, the
lowest temperature reading has
been 6, recorded on the 4th. The
lowest maximum reading for any
day in the present month was a
reading of 30 degrees, recorded
on the 9th. Summer-like weather
ushered in the month, but it was
short-lived. The maximum read
ing for February 1 was 76.
! Two(oiiBiiv KillsAre
t
j Pending in AswkinblT
Representative W. J. Woolard
got his first two bills into the
house hopper during the past
week. Both were measures re
quested by the county commis
sioners and should go through
without any difficulty, since they
are purely local measures apply
ing only to Washington County.
The first bill, HB 253, intro
duced last Thursday, would “au
thorize the board of county com
missioners of Washington County
to turn into the general fund cer
tain delinquent taxes upon col
lection of the same.” This is a
bookkeeping measure that au
thorizes turning delinquent taxes
for 1949 and prior years into the
general fund, instead of apport
ioning them to the several funds
set up in the general tax levy.
The bill was referred to the com
mittee on counties, cities and
towns. Reported favorably, it was
passed in the house Tuesday and
sent to the senate.
His second bill, HB 283, is “to
fix fees to be collected by the
register of deeds of Washington
County.” It was referred to the
committee on salaries and fees.
Polio Campaign
Now Over Quota
Gross Amount Raised Here
Stands at $3,300, County
Director Thomas Hopkins
Announces
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With returns still trickling in,
Washington County’s polio fund
drive for 1951 had grossed $3,300
as of yesterday noon, Thomas F.
Hopkins, county director, reveal
ed. With a report from Roper ex
pected and with small amounts
from various sources continuing
to come in, it was virtually cer
tain that the goal of $3,000 over
and above expenses would be
realized.
Director Hopkins explained
that the county organization had
set for itself a goal of $3,000 net,
while the actual quota given the
county by the national organiza
tion was $2,797.81, the exact
amount raised in the county cam
paign the previous year. The
county quota for 1950 was $2,400.
Hopkins said a net amount of
$130 was realized from ticket
sales to the Presidents Birthday
Ball which annually climaxes the
polio fund drive and which was
held Saturday night in the Plym
outh High School gymnasium.
The danpe had been postponed
from thtj^re* oua ?-turd ay be
cause of had weather.
A report was received from the
Creswell community since the
last published report in the cam
paign, Hopkins said. The amount
reported raised at Creswell was
$382.64, $308.47 of which was
raised at Creswell school. A total
of $62.92 was realized from con
tributions placed in the iron lung
receptacles in places of business
in Creswell, while the Creswell
Woman’s Club and the Mt. Her
man Sunday School made contri
butions of $5 each. The Creswell
High School students contributed
or raised $60.50 and the faculty
contributed $20. The lower grades
in the school raised a total of
$144.33, with the pupils of Mrs.
Viola Smithson leading with
$20.60. Next were the pupils of
Mrs. Steve Daxenport with
$19.25. Others were as follows:
Mrs. Marshall Woodley’s pupils
$18.11; Miss Gladys Davenport’s
pupils, $15; Miss Matilda Alexan
der’s pupils, $12.10; Mrs. Lyle
Woodley’s pupils, $7.63; Mrs. A.
H. Tucker’s pupils, $7.45; Mrs.
P. B. Belanga’s pupils, $7; and
Mrs. Jennings Davenport’s pupils,
$6.50.
A successful campaign was
waged at Plymouth colored and
district schools, under the direc
tion of Miss V. B. Spruill and
the eighth grade at Plymouth.
The total amount collected in the
drive was $207.50.
Samuel Jeannette of the seven
th grade, taught by Miss Monta
gue, reported $9.35, the highest
(See^POLIO DRIVE Page 12)
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Occupants Unhurt
As Car Overturns
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Rodger John Sass, 19, of Ken
more, N. Y., and a girl compan
ion escaped with only bruises and
minor abrasions when the 1949
Ford convertible in which they
were riding turned over at about
2:30 o’clock Tuesday morning on
the Roper-Plymouth highway
near the Honey Dripper Club.
Damage to the car was estimated
at $800 by Patrolman Carl Gil
christ, of Plymouth, who inves
tigated the wreck.
According to Gilchrist’s report,
Sass apparently fell asleep at the
wheel and was aroused when the
car left the road on the left hand
side. In suddenly swerving to the
right, the car left the highway
and plowed into the front yard
of a residence, narrowly missing
a parked truck loaded with logs.
The convertible turned over once
and landed upright, throwing
both Sass and the girl from the
car. They were brought to Plym
outh where they received first
aid treatment at the Washington
County Hospital.
No arrest was made.
To Call 35 For |
Exam March 5lhI
Thirty - tive Washington
County registrants will be call
ed to report for pre-induction
examination on Monday, March
5, it was learned at the office of
the local selective service board
yesterday. Notices are being
prepared and will go out to the
men within the next week. The
men will leave Plymouth at
7:30 on March 5 and go to Ra
leigh for examination, presum
ably returning that night.
The local board also has been
informed that IS of the 25
young men from this county
who received their pre-induc
tion physieals on February 2
were found acceptable for ser
vice. There were 3 transfers
and 7 failed to pass.
Selective Service
Board in Meeting
Hcrc-Slus Week
Records of All Registrants
Checked by Auditors;
Some in 4-F Will Be Re
examined
The Washington County Selec
tive Service Board held a meet
ing Tuesday with auditors from
state selective service headquar
ters who were making a com
plete check of all records in the
local office. New regulations and
directives were explained to the
board in detail, and classification
and availability reports were
brought up to date.
The board is taking steps pre
paratory to reclassifying a num
ber of county registrants. This ap
plies particularly to some of those
in the 4-A and 4-F groups. It is
indicated that some registrants
previously rejected for physical
defects will be reclassified in 1-A
and returned to induction centers
for another examination with fu
ture pre-induction groups.
The new report of availability
and summary of classification of
the local board eliminates all
reference as to race. Heretofore,
the availability report has shown
the number in each class by race,
but there will be no distinction
in this respect from now on, it is
stated.
Following is the availability
| report and summary of classifi
! cation as of February 13:
| Total living registrants, all
■ ages, 1,138; total under 19 years,
j 124; total classified, all ages,
: 1,001; 1-A examined and accept
able, born in 1929, 15: same, 1930,
31; same, born 1931, 29; total ex
amined and acceptable, 75.
| 1-A, not examined, 40; 1-A,
postponed, college, 4; 1-C (in
ducted), 20; 1-C (enlisted), 38;
1-C (discharged), 8; 1-C (re
serve), 4; 1-D, 3; 2-A, 9; 2-C, 1;
3-A, 126; 4-A, 195; 4-D, 4; 4-F,
252; 5-A, 232; total canceled, all
ages, 4; total deceased, all ages,
2.
Royal Mix-up In
Raleigh Over Bills
For Town Streets
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Washington Conniy Towns
Would Get $14,798 for
Streets Under Terms of
Powell Bill
The towns of Washington Coun
ty stand to get approximately
$14,798 for improvement of their
streets under provisions of the so
called Powell bill, calling for a
$5,000,000 appropriation for use
of municipalities in building and
maintaining streets, according to
the division of statistics of the
State Highway Commission. The
Powell bill, sponsored by 28 sena
tors, has passed both the senate
committee on roads and the com
mittee on appropriations, but
probably faces a rocky road be
fore it comes to a final vote in
tht senate and house.
According to highway commis
sion statisticians, basing their es
timates on the 1940 census, Plym
outh would get $10,016; Roper,
$2,914; and Creswell, $1,868. Act
ually, if the bUl is enacted,
Plymouth probably would get
more than the amount stated and
the other two towns less; since
1950 census figures then would
be available and the rate of
growth of Plymouth during the
past 10 years has been greater
than the state average, while that
of Roper and Creswell has been
less. The funds would be apport
ioned strictly according to popu
lation under present provisions
of the bill.
The bill, scheduled for consid
eration in the senate yesterday,
would send the individual alloca
tions from the $5,000,000 fund di
rectly to each town’s governing
body for use on streets which do
not form a part of the state high
way system or county road con
nections. The state highway com
mission would continue to main
tain all streets forming part of
its highway system inside muni
cipalities.
The highway commission op
poses the bill on the basis that
all current highway funds are
badly needed for maintenance of
the state’s primary highway sys
tem. The measure takqs $5,000,
000 from highway funds without
providing for any additional
revenue to replace it.
Several alternative proposals
are before legislature. Portending
possible disagreement when the
Powell bill reaches the house,
Representative Royster and 21
of his colleagues have introduced
a measure calling for a referen
dum on whether the highway
commission shall have full re
sponsibility for all city streets
at the cost of 1-cent increases in
the gas tax.
(See STREETS Page 12)
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Haywood Overton
Funeral Tuesday
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Funeral services were held at
Saint’s Delight Christian Church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 p. m. for
Haywood Overton. 32, of Mack
eys. Mr. Overton was found
in a dying condition Sun
day night at around 10:30
o’clock, his body lying along the
edge of the pavement near the
intersection of Highways 64 and
32 between Roper and Creswell.
The cause of Overton’s death was
not been determined.
The son of Marty E. Lilley and
the late H. B. Overton, he was
born in Washington County Aug
ust 1, 1918, and had lived in the
county all his life. He was a
farmer by occupation and a mem.
ber of Saint’s Delight Church.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. Walker Perry, pastor of the
church, and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are his mother; Tour
sisters, Mrs. Tom Sawyer and
Mrs. Bonnie Lilley, of Plymouth.
Mrs. Woodrow Phelps, of Mac
keys, and Mrs. Nellie Spruill, of
Norfolk, Va.; three brothers,
Richard Overton, of Washington,
Seaton Overton, of Plymouth, and
Broughton Overton of Roper;
and his stepfather, Thad Lilley,
of Plymouth.
Income Tax Man To
Be Here Next Week
It has been announced that
Charles L. McCauley, of Wash
ington, deputy collector for the
U. S. Department of Internal
Revenue, will be in the Plym
outh Post Office Wednesday and
Friday, February 21 and 23 for
the purpose of assisting taxpay- '
ers in preparing and filing feder
al income tax returns. Hours will
! be from 9:30 a. m. to 4.30 p. m.
Returns are required by law
• to be filed by all persons hav
ing an income of $1,000 or more
annually and must be filed with
the U. S. Internal Revenue De
partment or its deputies on or
before March 15.
State Deputy Collector E. Ross
Froneberger, of Williamston, will
be at the office of the clerk of
Superior Court at the courthouse
; here on Monday, Tuesday and
l Wednesday, March 5, 6 and 7 to
1 assist taxpayers in filing their
state income tax returns, it has
been announced. Persons having
annual incomes of $2,000 or more
are required by law to file.