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**