T'ownll
opicsjl
Justice of the Peace J. T. Mc
Nair, 72, broke his right arm in
a fall at his home on Third Street
here Monday afternoon. He was
on an 8-foot step-ladder that gave
way, throwing him on the arm,
breaking it between the elbow
and shoulder. Suffering from
shock, he was removed to a
fipckv Mount hospital later in
* day. He was reported to be
resting very well yesterday morn
ing and doctors were planning to
put splints on the break at that
time.
Chief of Police P. W. Brown
proudly announced at the city
council meeting Monday night
that he had become a grandfath
er for the fourth time. A son.
Michael Latham Brown, was born
to the chief’s son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D.
Brown, in Salisbury, Md.. last
Saturday, September 6, and
Charles can’t be any prouder of
the event than his daddy.
T/Sgt. Henry L. Dew, who has
served for the past two years
with the U. S. Armed Forces in
Japan, is expected home this
week-end, his wife reports. Mrs.
Dew, who is presently employerd
as bookkeeper at Belk-Tyler’s
here, said her husband landed at
Seattle, Wash., last Friday and
she had a telephone conversation
with him that night. Mrs. Dew is
resigning at the local store and
will be replaced by Mrs. Audrey
Hardison. The Dews have three
^jjildren. two boys and a girl.
Mrs. Jerry Hayes, of Plymouth,
was the winner in the Silver
Harvest Day drawing held on
Water Street last Saturday. Mrs.
Hayes’ name was called, she was
present and drew forth a 20
token entitling her to 20 per cent
of the money in the Treasure
Chest. The ticket was good for
$53. The jackpot for Saturday’s
regular weekly drawing has been
announced as $287. It is possible
for some lucky person to win up
to half this amount.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Hopkins
returned home late Sunday after
a five-day stay in Baltimore, Md..
where they attended the funeral
of Mr. Hopkin’s mother, Mrs.
Harry S. Brown.
Sgt. Ernest J. Hardison has
been visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Hardison, of Plym
outh, for the past month. He was
in Korea for 11 months serving
with the 73rd Heavy Tank Bat
talion. Sgt. Hardison will leave
Friday of this week for reassign
ment at Fort Jackson, S. C.
-,t Councilmen Percy R. Ashby, of
the first ward, was the only ab
sentee at the city council meet
ing Monday night, but he had a
good excuse. A captain in the
Marine Corps Reserve, Percy is
at Little Creek, Va„ for his two
weeks’ annual training tour. He
left last week-end and is expect
ed to return home the latter part
of next week.
Jack Owens is visiting his mo
ther, Mrs. C. D. Bratten, here
after spending the summer in
residence at the New Jersey
State Hospital, Trenton, studying
clinical psychology, and prior to
his return to his studies at Epis
copal Theological Seminary, at
Alexandria, Va.
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Group Registrants
Leave for Exams
K group of Washington County
men left this morning to receive
pre-induction examinations at
the reception center in Raleigh.
They traveled by special bus, due
to the size of the call, and are
scheduled to return to Plymouth
sometime tonight.
Names of those making the trip
were not learned, as new regula
tions prohibit publication of
names of those called for pre-in
duction. However, it is known the
call was for 27 men, half of whom
were to come from the list of
those who had been previously
rejected for failure to pass mental
tests.
The local draft board has re
ceived a call for eight men to re
port for induction on Wednesday,
October 22. This is the largest in
duction call to be received by the
board since it was reactivated
over two years ago. The county
has few calls this year, mostly
for one or two men.
The Roanoke Beacon
*★★★** and Washington County News ★★★★★*
A home newspaper dedicated
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,004 people.
iiimmi
VOLUME LXIII—NUMBER 37
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 11, 1952
ESTABLISHED 1889
"SEE—IT DOESN'T HURT EVEN A LITTLE BIT" |
That’s what Dr. E. W. Furgurson was saying as he put on
his coat after donating a pint of blood to the bloodmobile unit
at the veterans’ building here last Friday. Father Thomas A. Wil
liams, of Columbia, is at the table before making his donation,
and an unidentified lady (left) is next in line. Volunteer assist
ants in the background are Mrs. Ross Ayers Wood and Mrs. J. S.
Fleming, while Mrs. Virginia Hart (back to camera) is taking
blood pressures.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
Bloodmobile Quota
Is Surpassed Friday
! Democrats Sel j
! District Meet j
Washington. — Congressman
Herbert C. Bonner said this
week that Martin will be host
county for the First Congress
ional District Democratic Rally
this year. The rally will be
held in the new Robersonville
High School gymnasium at 5
o'clock on the afternoon of
Thursday, October 23.
There will be a band concert,
speeches by state candidates as
well as by district candidates.
Later a barbecue supper will be
served. The Representative pre
dicted that due to the great in
terest in the coming national
election this would be the larg
est rally ever held in the First
Congressional District.
Mother of Local
Man Passes Away
Thos. F. Hopkins, of Plymouth,
was notified of the death last
Tuesday of his mother, Mrs. Har
ry S. Brown, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Brown, 56, passed away
at 2:10 o’clock Tuesday morning
in a Baltimore hospital after a
brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Hop
kins left immediately for Balti
more, by automobile.
Funeral services were held
Friday noon from the William
Cooke Mansion, Baltimore, with
the Rev. W. E. Reid, Methodist
minister of that city, officiating.
Interment followed at East Balti
more Cemetery.
Surviving besides her son here
are her husband, Harry S. Brown,
of Baltimore; a daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Shanahan, also of Balti
more; three sisters, Mrs. D. W.
Hurtt and Mrs. Rebecca Wiggs,
both of New Bern, and Mrs. J. W.
Warr, of Hamlet; a brother, L. K.
Gautier, of Maryland; and four
grandchildren.
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Teacher Lists Complete
At All County Schools
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Faculties at all schools in
Washington County are now com
plete, R. F. Lowry, superintend
ent of public instructions for the
county, said yesterday.
Late additions and changes in
clude the following:
Mrs. W. Blount Rodman, of
Plymouth, to teach the 7th grade
at Roper; Mrs. B. E. Bingham, of
Roper, to teach the 5th grade at
Creswell;
Raymond R. Purnell, of Sun
bury, replaces Inez Louis Ralph,
resigned, as public school music
and social studies teacher at
Creswell Colored.
No Parking on Part
Washington Street
Parking on both sides of Wash
ington Street, from Fourth Street
to the ACL tracks, will be illegal
as soon as signs now on order
are delivered and installed, it was
stated at the city council meeting
Monday night. An ordinance to
this effect was ordered drawn
up at the council meeting in Aug
ust. Town Attorney W. L. Whit
ley presented the ordinance and
it was entered into the minutes
at the meeting this week.
The new ordinance is effective
September 8. However, no at
tempt will be made to enforce
it until the signs can be erected.
Mayor Riddle said. Under its pro
visions violators will be subject
to a fine of $5 for every offense.
Heretofore parking has been
permitted on the east side of the
street only. Washington Street
narrows just beyond the Fourth
Street intersection, however, and
traffic has difficulty moving both
ways when cars are parked on
one side. For that reason the
council decided to eliminate
parking altogether on the narrow
portion as a safety measure.
Total of 151 Pints Secured
By Red Cross Bloodmo
bile Unit at Veterans Club
Here
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Optimism of local blood bank
leaders was proved well-founded
here Friday at the Veterans Club
when a total of 151 pints of blood
was secured from donors by a
Red Cross bloodmobile unit from
the Tidewater Regional Blood
Center, Norfolk, Va.
The quota, recently lowered
from 150 to 120 pints, thus was
handsomely surpassed and blood
mobile personnel and local lead
ers were elated.
Also, the splendid record com
piled in this county on the many
visits of the bloodmobile since the
program's inauguration in De
cember, 1950, was kept intact.
Chairman of the volunteer
services for the visit was Mrs.
W. R. Collins, of Plymouth.
Nurses who assisted during the
day included Mrs. T. W. Tarking
ton, Roper; Mrs. David Jones,
Mrs. R. A. Duvall, Mrs. M. F.
Phillips and Miss Elizabeth
Wood, county health nurse.
Other volunteer workers in
clude Mrs. R. M. Allen, jr., Mrs.
J. S. Fleming, Mrs. Ross Ayers
Wood, Mrs. John Williams, Mrs.
E. H. Lloyd, Mrs. J. S. Shugar,
Mrs. W. R. Klass, jr.; and Mrs.
James H. Ward.
Local leaders stated that
thanks are due the Plymouth Wo
man’s Club for preparing and
serving delicious refreshments to
donors.
Included among those who gave
blood were many persons who
have donated on three and four
previous trips of the bloodmo
bile to the county, it was said.
A complete list of such donors
will be available for publication
soon, it was promised.
Bloodmobile personnel express
ed themselves as highlv pleased
with the club as a location site
for the visit.
Important Meet
Of Post Friday
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An important business meeting
of the James E. Jethro Post of
the American Legion is sched
uled for Friday night of this
week at the Veterans Club here,
it is announced.
The Donkey baseball game to
be sponsored by the Legion Post
and Bosie Bateman Post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
the forthcoming dance will be
important items for discussion, it
was said.
The baseball game is advertis
ed for the night of Wednesday,
September 17, at the local ball
park, and the dance will be held
at the Veterans Club Saturday
evening, September 27. Proceeds
from both entertainments will go
to the building fund of the club.
Friday’s meeting is set to open
promptly at eight o’clock and a
full attendance of the post mem
bership is urged.
Painfully Burned While
At Work Here Tuesday
♦
Philip Swinson, of Jamesville
Rt. 1, was back on duty at Man
ning Motor Company here yes
terday after treatment for pain
ful injuries suffered while on the
job Tuesday afternoon.
Swinson was in the act of
lighting a gas furnace on the
radiator vat at the shop when gas
blew back and burned the right
side of his face and head and his
right hand. He was treated at the
Plymouth Clinic and released.
Busy Session of
Counly Board Is
Held on Monday
Commissioners Vote Unani
mously To Borrow $18,
000 from State Literary
Fund for Schools
The Washington County Board
of Commissioners held a busy
session here Monday at the court
house, taking up several import
ant road matters, letting a fur
nace contract, drawing jurors for
October court, and hearing the
usual reports.
Present for the session, post
poned a week because of the La
bor Day holiday, were Chairman
Frank Brinkley, of Plymouth; H.
W. Pritchett, of Creswell; J. C.
Knowles, of Roper: H. L. Daven
port, of Skinnersville; and A. R.
Latham, of Plymouth.
The board entered into a con
tract with Alton Pinkham, local
plumber, for the latter to tear
down the old coal-fired furnace
in the courthouse building and
replace it with an oil-fired fur
nace, together with all pipes and
fittings—a “turn key” job, it was
explained.
The clerk to the board, J. Rob
ert Campbell, was instructed to
write to W. Guy Hargett, of
Richlands, a state highway com
missioner, asking to have investi
gated and corrected the following
road troubles:
1. A road known as “Woodland
Road,” starting at railroad and
going east, about a mile of which
is not properly tiled and drained,
it was said: 2. From Saint’s De
light Church on to the W. C.
Davenport farm, a road known as
the “Walker Wood Road,” lack of
drainage; 3. Lack of drainage on
the Holly Neck Road leading to
Jim Warren Furlough’s farm; 4.
About a mile above the Macedon
ia settlement near Roper and
from Highway 64 leading east on
the north side of the highway to
Skinner Canal adjoining the state
farm.
The board endorsed a petition
for the state to take over and
maintain a certain road running
parallel to ‘C’ Canal near Wenona
and ending at Highway 99, lead
ing from Highway 32 to Pantego,
a distance of five miles along ‘C’
Canal.
Jurors for the October term of
See COUNTY BOARD, Page 5
PTA Will Hold First
Meeting Next Tuesday
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The Plymouth Parent-Teacher
Association will hold its first
meeting of the new school term
next Tuesday evening at the high
school, Mrs. Ben Ganderson, pub
licity chairman, has announced.
The meeting will open prompt
ly at eight o’clock, Mrs. Gander
son said. All members, prospec
tive members and other interest
ed school patrons are urged to
attend.
Local Church Group Will
Hear Greenville Minister
♦
Presbyterian Church leaders
here have announced that Dr. J.
W. Hassell, of Greenville, will be
the guest speaker at the regular
morning worship service here
Sunday.
Also, a change in place of meet
ing has been announced by the
group. The Presbyterians have no
church building in Plymouth and
have been using the old Legion
Hall on Water Street for their
meetings. The meeting place
Sunday wil be the auditorium of
the Agriculture Building on
Adams Street. Time of the morn
ing worship service is 11 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited.
SCENE AT PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL AS NEW TERM BEGINS
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Local high school students “break for home” shortly after the final gong on the second day
of the new school year. Main entrance to the high school building is shown, along with an angle
shot of the annex, and one of several bicycle racks is on the right. All county schools began the
new term on Wednesday of last week, with enrollment at a new high figure. At the end of the
third day, there were 36 more students in high school here than on the same day a year ago.—
Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
Son of Plymouth
Couple Has Close
Brush With Death
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Small Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Price Escapes In
jury When Thrown From
Car in Highway Wreck
♦—
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Price, of
Plymouth, are really thankful for
the well-being of their two-year
old son, Eddie.
The lad had a close brush with
death Sunday and miraculously
escaped injury; the parents don’t
know whether to thank their
lucky Aars, the boy’s, or both
Mr. and Mrs. Price and Eddie
were on their way from Suffolk,
Va., to Portsmouth with Mrs.
Price driving the family car—a
1952 Mercury newly purchased—
and Eddie asleep on the back seat.
They were on U. S. 17 between
Suffolk and Norfolk and ap
proaching an intersection. Mrs.
Price slowed down for the stop
light ahead, preparing to make a
left turn onto the Portsmouth
highway.
The car directly behind the
Price machine skidded on the
slippery pavement and crashed
into the rear of the Mercury with
such force that it threw open the
right rear door of the car and
hurtled Eddie onto the pavement
some fifty feet away,
Mrs. Price screamed to her
husband that the boy had been
thrown out of the car. Traffic
both ways halted. The little fel
low got to his feet and went
around in circles, dazed by the
impact. The parents were sur
prised that he was able to get to
his feet, but even more surprised
to find no sign of injury.
Later, after the Price family
had returned to Plymouth, the
boy was examined by Dr. Bray
and no injury was discovered.
Mrs. Price says the child is not
even bruised.
Damage to the new Mercury
was estimated at $250 and to the
front of the other car—a 1950
Buick .sedan—a like amount. The
driver of the Buick, a Richmond,
Va., man, admitted he was at
fault and offered to make satis
factory adjustment. The investi
gating patrolman made no arrest,
citing in his report the slippery
condition of the highway.
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Enrollment in Schools
The table below shows the enrollment in all Washington
County schools at the end of the third day for the school years of
1951-52 and 1953. It gives the number of pupils enrolled, by schools,
for elementary and high school departments, as well as totals for
schools, races, school districts and the grand totals for the county.
White Schools
Plymouth .
Roper
Creswell
1951-52
Ele. H.S.
675
240
354
208
83
126
Total
883
323
480
Total, White ...
1,269 417 1,686
Colored Schools
Plymouth - 373
Brooks . 12
♦Deep Bottom .. 12
Morrattock - 50
123
496
42
12
50
Total, District 1 .. 477 123 600
J. J. Clemmons
Macedonia -
Mount Delane ..
Sound Side .
197
114
67
78
84
281
114
67
78
Total, District 2 _
Creswell ..
Total Colored ....;—
Grand Total -
456 84 540
207 60 267
U40 267 1,407
2,409 684 3,093
1952-53
Ele. H.S. Total
244
80
133
670
243
353
914
323
486
1,266 457 1,723
390
28
99
489
28
44
462
214
108
54
109
99
88
44
561
302
108
54
109
485
210
1,157
2,423
88 573
49 259
236 1,393
693 3,116
* Consolidated with Plymouth and Roper schools this term.
Enrollment Increase
Is Shown by Schools
23 More Registered Third
Day of New Term; Larg
est Increase Shown by
Local White High School
At the end of the third day of
the new term, a total of 3,116
pupil? had been enrolled in all
Washington County schools, it
was learned Monday from County
Superintendent R. F. Lowry.
Total enrollment is 23 larger
than on the same day last year,
but the increase is somewhat less
thiffi expected bj school authori
ties. '' ' ^
Enrollment was up at the three
white schools in the county, while
a loss was shown by the colored
schools, which included a number
of small units. This reflects a
trend that has been followed in
the county for the past three
school years.
The county had its largest
total enrollment for the first
three days at the start of the
1950-51 term, when 3,130 chil
dren were enrolled, agains 3,116
this year. However, three years
ago, the colored enrollment was
I, 412, against 1,393 this year,
while the white enrollment in
creased from 1,718 to 1,723. !
Most of the increase in enroll- I
ment this year over last year
came in the high school depart
ment of the Plymouth white
schools, which was up to 244 from
208 last year. The local elemen- I
tary school showed a drop of 5
pupils, leaving the Plymouth
schools with a net increase of 31
pupils. Roper High School lost
3 pupils, but the elementary de
partment there gained three,
leaving the total enrollment
exactly the same as last year,
323. Creswell gained 7 in the high
school and lost 1 in the elemen
tary department, leaving a net
gain of 6, and a total increase of
37 for all the white schools in
the county.
Wide variations were shown in
figures from the colored schools.
J. J. Clemmons school at Roper
had a gain of 21, including 4 in
the high school, and Sound Side
gained 31, while all other colored
schools showed losses. The Plym
outh colored schools lost 24 from
the high school but gained 17 in
the elementary department, for
a net loss of 7. The Deep Bottom
school in the Plymouth district
has been discontinued since last
year, some of the pupils being
transported to Plymouth and
some to Roper, partially account
ing for the increased elementary
enrollment here and at Roper.
As of last Friday, white schools
in the county had a total enroll
ment of 7,823, of which 457 was
in high schools and 1,266 were
in the elementary departments.
Colored schools had a total en
rollment of 1,393, with 236 in the
high schools and 1,157 in elemen
tary departments. Total enroll
ment was 3,116, divided 693 in
high schools and 2,423 in elemen
tary departments. A table is pub
lished on this page, comparing
the enrollment, by schools, for
the current term with that of a
year ago.
No Meeting of Education
Board Yet Held This Month
♦
No meeting of the Washington
County Board of Education has
been held thus far in September
and County School Superintend
ent Roy F. Lowry said yesterday
that possibly no meeting will be
held until the first Monday in
October.
Services Today
For Mrs. Brown
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Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon of this week
at three o’clock for Mrs. Mary
Ausbon Brown, 61, of Plymouth.
Services will be conducted at
Plymouth Methodist Church, of
which she was a member. Offici
ating will be her pastor, the Rev.
D. L. Fouts, assist ;d by the Rev.
E. M. Spruill, rfr-to- of Grace
Episcopal Church i^r«..
Mrs. Brown difed Tuesday af
ternoon at 5:45 o’clock at the
Washington County Hospital af
ter an illness of two months.
She was a native and lifelong
resident of the county, daughter
of the late William Mizell Aus
bon and Mary Tarkington Aus
bon. She was born August 25,
1891.
Mrs. Brown was married in
Elizabeth City May 12, 1912, to
John S. Brown, of Plymouth, who
survives.
Other survivors include three
sons, Hugh Brown and Joe Brown,
both of Plymouth, and Brownie
Brown, of Burlington; a daugh
ter, Mary Ausbon Brown, of the
home; a brother, Roland Ausbon,
of Kittrell; a half-sister, Mrs.
Esther Lane, of Hertford; and
three grandchildren.
Interment will be in the Meth
odist Church Cemetery.
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Young Skater Is
Hurt on Monday
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No doubt Frank Bickerstaff, Jr,,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bicker
staff, of Plymouth, figures he
can't win. Already, in the past
twelve months young Frank has
suffered a broken finger on his
right hand, later a broken right
hand, then an appendectomy.
Now, to “cap the climax,” as
they say, the youngster comes up
with a broken right clavicle (col
larbone). And he came within an
ace of getting run over to boot.
It happened Monday night
around eight o’clock while he and
several friends were roller-skat
ing on Jefferson Street near his
home. A bolt on one of his skates
gave way causing him a hard fall
to the pavement. An oncoming
car swerved just in time to avoid
striking the prostrate boy, thanks
to the frantic screams of the
other skaters.
Frank was treated at the office
of Dr. T. L. Bray and, although
in considerable pain, is reported
improving satisfactorily.
Section Jefferson
Street Set Aside
For Skating Area
Action Taken at Council
Meeting Monday Night;
Variety of Other Matters
Given Consideration
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Plymouth town councilmen
considered a number of matters
at their postponed meeting Mon
day night and wound up with a
lengthy discussion of the audit
report, the session lasting until
around 10 o’clock. The regular
first Monday meeting fell on La
bor Day this month, which was
the reason it was postponed for
one week. Mayor A. J Riddle
presided and five council mem
bers'were present: E. D. Keel, of
the first ward; H. H. Allen and
Ralph Hunter, of the second
ward; J. A. Holbrook and W. J.
Weaver, of the third ward.
George Aycock. representing a
Belhaven firm, sought an order
for a ‘bush and weed hog” dem
onstrated to the mayor and some
councilmen recently. He said it
could be used in clearing off va
cant lots, a matter which has
been giving local officials con
siderable trouble for some time.
Price of the outfit was quoted at
$1,560 for the tractor and $410
for the “hog,” less 5% for a mu
nicipality.
Mayor A. J. Riddle recom
mended purchase of the outfit,
but councilmen decided to call for
bids, since there are several mak
ing the equipment. Mowing ma
chines generally are not satisfac
tory on vacant lots here, as scrap
iron and other obstructions cause
trouble. According to those who
saw the weed and bush hog dem
onstrated, it should be just the
thing, as it is not subject to
breakage as easily as a mowing
machine. It was pointed out that
when the machine is used on va
cant lots that need cleaning, cost
of the work will be added to the
property owner’s tax bill.
An appeal was granted to
designate one block on Jefferson
Street, between Fort WHliams
and Brinkley Avenue, as a skat
ing area for children between
6:30 and 8:30 p. m. each night.
Signs are to be placed in the
street at each end of the block
during the skating period, warn
ing motorists to be careful of the
skaters. The request was made
by Henry Hardison, supported by
a petition signed by all residents
on the block. It was stated that
some grown person would super
SerTOWNTco{jNCIL~Page 10"
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Jurors Named for
Court Term Here
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The Washington County Board
of Commissioners drew the jury
list for the October term of Su
perior Court here at their meet
ing Monday at the courthouse.
The list is made up of the
names of 30 county citizens, 14
of them from Plymouth Town
ship. Seven are from Lees Mill
Township, five of Scuppernong
Township and four from Skin
nersville Township.
The name of just one woman
was drawn, a resident of Plym
outh Township.
The jury list follows:
Plymouth: Thomas Burgess,
Burton F. Ange, S. B. Lucas, W.
H. Wynn, C. W. Bowen, William
G. Smith, Mrs. J. C. Smith, T. H.
Whitley, James H. Styons, H. J.
Bateman, Tim L. Warren, James
E. Hardison, Hallet W. Everett,
W. S. Hardison.
Lees Mill Township: C. J.
Belch, Norman L. Spruill, L. A.
Parrisher, C. D. Spruill, Johnnie
A. Everett, William Marriner,
Ronda Lee Davenport.
Skinnersville Township: C. S.
Hufton, Heber Alligood, Russell
Swain, Paul Tarkenton.
Scuppernong Township: Syl
vester Ambrose, William I. Am
brose, Jennings M. Davenport, W.
H. Stillman, R. A. Gibbs.
The court, a one-week civil
term, will convene here Monday,
October 20.
Enters $100,000 Suit
Against Town Roper
It is understood that a suit for
$100,000 actual and punitive dam
ages has been filed in Federal
Court at Washington against the
mayor and city councilmen of
Roper, both as a group and in
dividually.
The action was brought, it is
said, by Dr. William Davis Butts,
Newport News, Va., Negro at
torney who was active in the re
cent Washington County school
suit on the side of a group of
intervenors at Creswell.
The suit arises out of an inci
dent which occurred on the pub
lic streets of Roper during the
time the school suit was pending.
Butts alleges, it is said, in the
complaint that Police Chief Rob
ert Sawyer, of Roper, inflicted
actual injury as well as causing
the complainant mental anguish
by an assault with a blackjack
on the streets at Roper.
Sawyer, at the time of the in
cident, stated that he atempted
to arest Butts for blocking traf
fic, but no arrest was made, and
no warrant ever drawn, it was
said.