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T'OWIll opics Mr. and Mrs. J. W. House and daughter, Jacque, returned home Friday from Miami, Florida, where they attended the showing of the new Oldsmobile. They were i accompanied on the trip by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd West, of Home- I ville, Va. T/Sgt. Byron H. Gasaway has returned to duty in Korea after enjoying a week’s leave in Japan. , Sgt. Gasaway is now assigned to the Marine All Weather Squa dron in Kunson, Korea. He has been serving there since May of this year. His wife, the former Patricia Jean Spruill, of Roper, and son, Michael, are living with his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Konrad, of San ford Heights, Oregon. Ken Trowbridge, Plymouth High School tailback, received honorable mention last week when the Greensboro Daily News announced its annual All-State schoolboy football team. No class A high school had a player in the first-team selections, but four Albemarle Conference players were on the honorable mention list. In addition to Trowbridge, they included Howard Williams, Hertford fullback; Chet Roger son, tackle and Dickie Newsome, quarterback, of the Ahoskie In dians. Eight persons from Washington County attended a North Caro lina State Employment Associa tion meeting at the Martin Coun > ty courthouse in Williamston Tuesday night of this week. They were Herbert Allen. Bryan Har ris, Elwood Allen, James L. Rea. sr., Mrs. Lillian Bishop, Leonard Davenport, S. F. Darden and J. T Terry. Mr. Terry was named sec ond chairman of this district. By proclamation of Governor Scott, all banks in the state will be closed Thursday and Friday, December 25 and 26, in obser vance of Christmas. All patrons of the local bank please note. Principal J. S. Fleming, of Plymouth High School, announ ced this week that the high school band will perform at a Good Roads celebration to be held Thursday of this week at Slades ville, in Hyde County. A 175-pound cow sturgeon was caught in Albemarle Sound last Saturday morning by the Griffin brothers, Mackeys fishermen. They had the big fish in a truck on the streets here about noon, attracting a large number of cur ious spectators. The sturgeon, which did not contain any roe, was caught in an ordinary gill net, and its value was estimated at about $30 by Mr. Griffin. Mentioning that Tarboro and Edenton, by invitation had re cently jointed the Albemarle High School Athletic Conference, Plymouth School Principal J. S. Fleming recalled that the confer ence had its birth in the office of the Superintendent of Bertie County Schools, Windsor, Decern-' ber 2, 194(1. Plymouth was repre sented at the organization meet ing by A. L. Owens, chairman of the Plymouth district school committee, and the high school principal. The conference today is rated as one of the strong ones in the state. -4 Longer Hours To ■ Begin Next Week -4 Plymouth stores will begin ob serving longer shopping hours for the Christmas season on Fri day, December 19, Thos. F. Hop kins, president of the Plymouth Merchants Association, announ ces. Stores will remain open nightly until 9 o’clock from that time un til Christmas, Mr. Hopkins said. Store will be closed Christmas Day and the following day—Fri day, but will reopen for business Saturday morning at the usual hour, it was said. At a recent meeting of the as sociation it was voted to remain open to business on New Year’s Day. -t Announce Enrollment for Third Month at School -♦ Total enrollment for the third month of the 1952-53 session at Plymouth schools has been an nounced as 935 by Principal J. S. Fleming. The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** A home newspaper dedicated III to the service of Washington County and its 13,000 people. VOLUME LXIII—NUMBER 50 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 11, 1952 ESTABLISHED 1889 WHAT THE WELL-DRESSED CAR WILL WEAR imii SAROLIKA UCSJKE PUT2& fcy [.■■■,¥k'V&w? of hotsr rmcxM. L. ;<« Fifrbftr, Omaisci-aaor NORTH CAROLINA 53 100001■ R1001 NORTH CAROLINA 53 ■■ NORTH CAROLINA G3 NORTH CAROLINA 53 B-40201BI-56101B750-001 NORTH CflHOUNR S3 NORTH CaRDUNO S3 TH'JCn-NC S3 jisssm i:R.?7A7: T5.W. n F-58801BS-77001 NORTH CttROI INfl S3 NORTH CflRSLINR S3 "tom® awagx* mcK Z-1001 NORTH CftRGUNA S3 Kixvictij s&c&sffiS&t. SQKWlW &&&!£* c?r *8ftXg£K K-84501B 201 cl H-1801 NORTH C.nPni S3 S3 ^^B N3TI0NCL 5; r.RO 33 ^^B HOBf- SAPOUNA S i cexi«AC* smm m*hr*. P-32822 ?MMANENT .Itc.. Mirni, \wm> UkXW'6F3s^s’. uioi?;-loiioi?f|0-2201 OKAt^A fcOtCUCTSLE What the properly licensed motor vehicle and trailer will carry in 1953 is shown in this photo from the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Next year's tags, which went on sale December 1 throughout the state, are black with orange numerals and let ters. Only one plate is required and it is to be attached to the rear of the vehicle. Licensing officials expect a record sale of 1,175,000 tags. Thev may be purchased in Plymouth at the office of the Carolina Motor Club located at The Etheridge Company. Children Dependent On Christmas Fund TO HOLD REVIVAL Evangelist M. B. Elliston, of Greensboro, who will conduct revival services at the new Ad ventist Church on Washington Street in Plymouth, beginning Sunday, December 14. Small Attendance At National Guard MeelingHeldHere -♦ Battalion Officers Meet with Small Group To Discuss Formation of Guard Unit In Plymouth At a meeting of persons inter ested in forming a National Guard unit in Plymouth, held Monday night at the Washington County courthouse here, an informal dis cussion of the plan was held and some temporary assignments of key positions were made Twelve persons attended the meeting. If and when a unit is organized here, it will be known as Com pany C, 167th Military Police Bat talion, North Carolina National Guard. A minimum of 40 men is needed to form the unit and 18 are now in sight, it was said. If organized, the urit would be un der the command of Captain Chester Brewer. At present, there are three companies of the 167th battalion in this section. They are Head quarters Company, Ahoskie; See GUARD, Page 5 Estimated 250 to 300 Fami lies in Prospect of Bleak Christmas Without Some Outside Aid An estimated 250 to 300 fami lies in Washington County are dependent largely upon the gen erosity of county citizens and in stitutions for a merry Christmas The figures were obtained from the Washington County Welfare Department. For those families, Christmas would be bleak in deed were it not for such pro jects as the Empty Stocking Fund, sponsored annually here. Perhaps typical of these needy families is one case on record at the welfare department in which an 18-year-old boy is listed as the sole support for a rather large family. The mother is too old to work and is a recipient of old age assistance checks. These help, of course, but are inade quate to support a family of any size, especially in these times of high prices. The father has been dead for 12 years. There are 7 younger children who must be fed and clothed, most ot them 01 school age which means added expense. This family manages somehow but when emergencies arise, must have assistance. With out some outside help, there could be no Christmas for them. There are plenty of others in the same boat, according to Mrs. Ursula Spruill, county welfare superin tendent. To the end that there be no empty stockings in Washington County this Christmas, the Plym outh Rotary Club is again spon soring the Empty Stocking Fund. Last week it was announced that estimates showed some $1, 500 would be required to meet the minimum needs in the county. A great part of this amount is now in hand but more is needed. Also, there is a pressing need for contributed items of foodt clothing and toys. The deadline for contributions of such items is Wednesday, De cember 17, Leroy Ange, chair man of the fund, has announced It was pointed out that the items should be on hand by that date in order to allow time for proper packaging in time for Christmas delivery. All persons having contribut ions to make to the Empty Stock ing Fund are urged to deliver them to the welfare department at the courthouse here or call Mr. Ange or H. E. Newland to have ,the articles picked up. Name PMA Delegates Friday Night -i A community committee nomi nation. meeting of the PMA will be held in the agriculture build ing here Friday evening of this week, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Purpose of the meeting is to nominate three members of each community PMA committee, two alternate members and a delegate and alternate delegates to the county convention which will elect the county PMA committee on Friday, December 19. County PMA Secretary Miriam Ausbon has pointed out that the meeting is an extremely import ant one to farmers. Responsibility for local prosecution of the na tional farm program will rest in the hands of Production and Mar keting Administration committee men during the coming year. Miss Aus'bon said that PMA committeemen would be called upon to work with tobacco and peanut marketing quotas, con servation practices, farm price supports and to assume additional duties related to farm production goals and other defense problems. Following the nomination meet ing, farmers will vote Thursday, December 18. Beaufort, Marlin Become Members Albemarle Group -* Southern Albemarle Associ ation Now Embraces Six Member Counties; Annual Dues To Be Asked • The Southern Albemarle Asso ciation, active for many years in an effort to secure bridges over the Alligator River and Croatan Sound, recently increased its member counties from four to six. With the action of Beaufort and Martin County boards of com missioners to accept an invita tion to join the group, those two counties were added to Washing ton, Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare as members of the bridge associa tion. For a number of years, the Southern Albemarle Association has not called on its member counties for any dues because there was no particular need oth er than the regular entertainment at annual and executive meetings This year, however, with the prospects of introducing legisla tion and following; it through, it is apparent that funds will be needed and the member counties will be called on for their an nual dues in an amount that has been customary heretofore—$250 from each county. Sale of TB Seals Far Below Quota; To Mail Reminder —♦— Amount Now in Hand Re ported To Be Under $500; Reports from All County Schools Not In -♦ Mrs. A. L. Jackson, chairman of the Washington County Christ mas Seal Sale for 1952, said yes terdaw that reminder cards would soon be mailed to county residents who had not responded to the seal letters sent out some time ago. The seal sale is being conducted in the county this year by the Washington County Tuberculosis Committee, under sponsorship of the Plymouth Woman’s Club, Mrs. Jackson said. Funds from the 1952 campaign will be used for the association's 1953 tuberculosis control project, including x-ray clinics, assisting tubercular patients and educa tional programs in the schools. The quota for the county in the present campaign has been set at $850, Mrs. Jackson reported. To ward this goal only $480.92 has been reached thus far. the county chairman stated. Mrs. Jackson said that reports have not come in from all schools in the county. She expressed the belief that the county will reach its quota before the drive is ter minated. The seal sale opened in the county on November 17 and is due to close December 25, the chairman said. Already the counties of Beau fort and Martin, in accepting membership in the association, have agreed on the amount of dues that they will pay in princi pal. The officers will call on the remaining four boards of county commissioners personally in this regard at their next meeting, it was said. -t Society Charter For School Here -» A charter to establish a chapter of the National Honor Society at Plymouth High School has been granted by the national council. Principal J. S. Fleming an nounces. The National Honor Society is the only national school organiza tion which encourages and recog nizes qualities of leadership, out standing achievement and con scientious endeavor in American youth, it was said. The engraved charter for the local chapter will be individually inscribed and sent to the school when it is completed, the princi pal has been notified. Charter No. 4715 was awarded to the Plymouth school. Local School Lunchroom Is Very Well Patronized -♦ The Plymouth High School lunchroom, which is rated 97 per cent in sanitation, had an average number of 636 patrons for the third month of the present school year, Principal J. S. Fleming has announced. New Induction Call Received There will be no pre-induc tion call on Washington County for the month of January, Mrs. Lorraine Hunter, clerk to se lective service board no. 95, re ports, but a call for induction of five county registrants in January has been received. The five men are scheduled to leave on the morning of Wed nesday, January 7, for the re ception center at Raleigh to be inducted into the armed forces. Of the sixteen county regis trants who left here Wednes day of last week for the recept ion enter to be inducted, all passed, Mrs. Hunter reported. One registrant failed to report for the call. He is Claude A. Bains( of Plymouth. Firemen Answer Two Calls Here Monday Evening -« Dwelling Destroyed in Sand Hill Section; No Damage In Dust House Fire at Plywood Plant -1 Local firemen really had a busy night Monday. Just as they were gathering up the hose at the scene of one fire, a call was received to go to ano ther. The first call came around 8 p. m. Firemen found a dwelling house in the Sand Hill section back of the Country Club golf course beyond saving. However, they successfully battled the blaze which had spread to near by houses. The razed building was owned by the A. L. Owens estate and was the residence of Eley Arm stead, colored. No one was at home at the time of the fire. It is understood that all furniture and clothing in the hovse were tofWil |h**<fcre. There was no in on the property. t Plymouth Fire Chief I. • ren said origin of the fire is not known. Residents claimed they left no fire in the building. The chief commended the action of several younsters who stamped out a grass fire near the burning house. The second call of the evening was to a fire in the dust house at the Atlas Plywood plant at the opposite end of town. The fire was put out without any appreci able damage having been done, Chief Warren said. Firemen were out on the two calls for about an hour and a half. -♦ Demonstration on Treatment Fence Posts To Be Held -* Extension Specialists To Show Two Means of Treating Posts at Norman Farm Next Thursday A practical demonstration on treating fence posts and construc ting fences will be held on Dick Norman’s farm near the Miller Warren Allis-Chalmers Garage located on the Mackeys road, one mile from Plymouth, Thursday afternoon, December 18th, at 2 o’clock. Howard M. Ellis, extension ag riculture engineer, and W. T. El lison, extension forestry specialist will be here to conduct the dem onstration. The demonstration will show exactly how to treat farm timber such as pine, sweet gum and other soft woods by a cold method using penta chlorophenoi. Information will also be given regarding the treating of local timber for fence posts with creosote. The posts will be peeled by homemade equip ment and placed in a homemade vat any farmer can construct on his farm. After the demonstra tion on treating fence posts is completed, Mr. Ellis will show the easiest and most prac.ical way to construct a fence, set the cor ner posts, gate posts, brace the fence, and stretch the wire. This is one of the best demon strations that the extension serv ice has to offer as it shows a pro cess that is easy to do on every Washington County farm and is practical as well. Since there are between 500 and 750 new acres of improved pasture that were seeded in the fall of 1952, farmers have a need for new fences, the county agent, W. H. Pruden, points out. This demonstration can materially help them in plan ning their future fence systems. All farmers and other interested people are invited to attend. Bloodmobile Here F riday; More Donors Are Needed NOT ALL HUNTERS RETURN EMPTY-HANDED | - __1 Lewis Styons is posed above with a nice 8-point buck he shot last Saturday morning on a hunt in the “Wonderland" section near Vann Swamp, between Canals No. 5 and 6. The boys who carried the buck out two miles to the highway said he weighed not less than 200 pounds, but other experienced hunters in the group estimated the weight around 175 pounds. On the hunt with Styons were J. E. Adams, A. J. Hardison, Elmer, Marion and William Styons.—Polaroid 1-Minutc staff photo. Local Group Attends Phone Rate Hearing Mayor Riddle Represents Town of Plymouth at Public Hearing of Tele phone Case at Raleigh -♦ Mayor A. J. Riddle, who repre sented The Town of Plymouth at the opening of a public hearing before the State Utilities Com mission in Raleigh Tuesday con cerning a rate increase asked by the Carolina Telephone and Tele graph Company, said that no Ktiqn was taken at the meeting. Man teleohon* company’s side 0B»the isstfc wts heard. Riddle said, and State Utilities Commis sioner Stanley Winborne said that the case would be reopened at another meeting to be held sometime in January or Febru ary. The telephone company has been granted five rate increases since 1945 and is now asking for a sixth, company officials declar ing that it must charge its custo mers an additional $2,283,844 a year in order to show a 7.5 per cent return on investment, which the company claims is necessary in order to attract capital and continue its expansion program. Customers of the company in this part of the state, alarmed at prospects of further increases, have formed a special protest committee to fight the proposed rate increase. The committee was formed by representatives of about 18 muni cipalities, two counties, various civic organizations, and three military installations within the 41-county area served by the tele phone company. Mayor Riddle said no local action has been taken concerning a committee proposal to levy 10 f cents a telephone in each protest ing community to raise funds to retain expert witnesses, make special studies and, if necessary, furnish court costs. Since the proposed rate increase for the telephone company was first publicized in September, the Washington County Bar Associa tion, the Plymouth Lions Club, the Roper Ruritan Club, the Plymouth City Council and possi bly other county groups have gone on record as opposed to any increase. Those from Plymouth who at tended the Tuesday hearing, held in the Hall of the House of Repre sentatives, besides Mayor Riddle were County Representative W. J. Woolard, Plymouth Town Councilman J. A. Holbrook and J. B. Parvin. -4 Explorer Scout Meeting Here Next Tuesday Night An Explorer Scout meeting will be held at the Veterans Building here Tuesday evening of next week at 7:30 o’clock. Commander Joe Boone of Bosie Bateman Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, an nounces. The VFW sponsors the explorer scout troop here. The meeting will be attended by Howard K. Hunter, district scout executive. Also, all VFW members in advisory offices are asked to be present. Jack Pierce, scoutmaster, along with Hunter will outline various trips and activities which explor er scouts may undertake. Explorer scouts are in the age group from 14 to 18 years. ! New Town Tagsj i Go on Sale Herej ■■•■•••••••••••■I City Clerk W. A. Roebuck announced that the city auto mobile license tags—750 of them—arrived Monday from Baltimore, Md., where they are made, and went on sale im mediately. This is the same number that were ordered last year, Mr. Roebuck paid. Tjse desdHyk displaying the JM-w u*Jr-T'tags, required of ail vehicle owners living within the city limits of Plym outh, is February 1, 1953, after which any vehicle owner not displaying the new tag will be subject to prosecution. Price of fiie tags is $1, Roebuck said, advising all drivers to get theirs at once. Alligator -Croalan Group Members in FavorTollBridges Will Seek Legislation at Next Session of General Assembly; Decided at An nual Meet Friday Construction of toll bridges over Alligator River and Croatan Sound, preferably by the state, was favored by members of the Alligator-Croatan Bridge Associ ation at their second annual meeting, held in Belhaven last Friday morning. Thirty members attended from six counties, in cluding three county representa tives and one of the second dis trict senators. No formal action was taken to put the association on record in favor of toll bridges, but a round table discussion brought out the fact that all those present favored the toll plan for constructing the two bridges needed to complete U. S. Highway 64 and 264. All present, including the four legis lators, pledged their cooperation in securing legislation authoriz ing the bridges at the session of the General Assembly which convenes in January. Dr. W. T. Ralph, of Belhaven, heads the legislative committee of the association, and he was dele gated to work with Southern Al SccpBRIDGES~Page^ 5 Local Blood Bank Leaders Oplimisiic Thai Quoia of 125 Pinis V/ill Be Secured Friday -♦ A Red Cross bloodmobile unit from the Tidewater Regional Blood Center, Norfolk, Virginia, will be in Plymouth all day Fri day of this week in an effort to obtain blood for civilian and mili tary use, part of which will go into the local blood bank. The unit will be located at the veterans building near the Wash ington County Hospital and blood donors will be received from 9:30 o'clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon, Ralph Hunter and Newman Allen, co-chairmen of recruitment, have announced. A quota minimum of 125 pints has been announced and local blood bank leaders are hoping for a strong response to the urgent demand. Blood is much-needed at present, it has been pointed out, from the standpoint of both civil ian and military uses. The visit of the bloodmobile unit to Plymouth Friday is being sponsored jointly by the James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion and the Bosie Bateman Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with the Plymouth Wo man's Club responsible for serv ing refreshments to blood donors as in the past visits of the blood mobile to this county. Mrs. James H. Ward is in charge of pledge and apointment cards. Anyone desiring to volun teer to donate blood during the hours of the unit’s visit may con tact any one of several down town firms. These are: Plymouth Furniture Company, Davenport Hardware Company, Davenport Appliance Company, Norman Furniture Company, Economy Auto Supply Store, Jewel Shoppe, Leder Brothers and House Chevrolet Company. It has been explained that the blood is good for only 18 days and that if it is not used within that time it is sent back to the blood center for immediate use before it becomes Outdated. Blood bank leaders said special thanks are due E. M. Leavitt and L. J. Darby, of North Carolina Pulp Company here, for their kindness in letting employees of the plant off without loss of time in order to give blood during the several visits of the unit to this county. Leaders are urging the general public in this area not to over look the unit visit here Friday. They point to the high casualty lists arising out of the Korean conflict and the urgent national demand for blood with which to save lives. Transportation will be available for donors who desire it in order that everyone who wishes to do nate blood may find it conven ient to do so. A car equipped with loudspeaker will probably be used during the day to advertise the visit, as on past occasions. Anyone desiring transportation to and from the bloodmobile unit should call 454-1. The quota on the last previous visit of the bloodmobile to Plym outh—in September of this year —was 150 pints. This quota was reached. Local leaders urge that the same strong response be made on the visit Friday, despite the fact that the quota has been low ered somewhat. It is sincerely hoped that the fine record made by Plymouth and Washington County since inauguration of the bloodmobile program here will be maintained Friday. ♦ Legion Meeting Friday Night at Vets BAilding -* The regular meeting of the James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion will be held Friday night of this week at the Veterans Building here. The meeting will open at 8 o’clock and a full attendance of the membership is urged. All veterans are invited. Roper Firemen Seek Donations for Needy The Roper Fire Department will again sponsor the Empty Stocking Fund in that communi ty, it has been announced. The firemen will assemble at the Fire Department Saturday night of this week, at 7 o’clock for the purpose of making a house to house canvass for contribut ions to the fund. Money and arti cles collected will go into the Washington County Empty Stock mg Fund to bring cheer to needy county families. At 7:15 p. m. Saturday the Roper church bells will be rung to notify citizens of the communi ty to have donations ready for the house-to-house canvass which is scheduled to begin at that time. Contributions of money, cloth ing and food will be accepted, it was said. RopeT citizens are urg ed to have contributions ready that evening.