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H. E. Beam, cashier at Branch
Banking & Trust Company here,
attended a meeting in Kinston
Tuesday night at which plans
were discussed for conducting the
annual oratorical contest con
ducted by the North Carolina
. .Banking Association. John Stead
"man, of the Scottish Bank, Lum
berton, addressed the group and
compared conditions 50 years ago
when he was a schoolboy with
those of today. Mr. Steadman is
president of the bankers’ associ
ation. Subject of the contest will
be “The Big Change.” Details will
be available within the next
three weeks.
Mrs. Georgie Frost Barnes,
Washington - Tyrrell County
school supervisor, is in Tarboro
today attending a meeting of su
pervisors of the Northeastern
district at the Annex Building.
The meeting is in charge of Miss
Vera M. Keech, supervisor of
Edgecombe County Schools, who
is outgoing district president. In
coming president is Miss Annie
Lee Jones, of Greenville, Pitt
County supervisor. Dr. A. S.
Hurlburt, assistant state superin
tendent in charge..of instruction,
and Homer Lassiter, area super
visor with the State Department
of Public Instruction, are the
principal speakers.
R. F. Dowry, county superin
tendent of schools, left early yes
terday for High Point to attend
the Superintendents’ Winter Con
,4«rence being held at the Shera
ton Hotel with John Hough, presi
dent, in charge. Mr. Lowry is ex
pected to return to Plymouth late
Friday or Saturday. The three
day meeting ends Friday.
Joe David, who used to operate
a drug store here, was in town
for a while Wednesday of this
week. He was renewing acquaint
ances on the street in the after
noon and stayed over to attend a
surprise birthday party given for
the Rev. C. N. Barnett that night.
Joe is now working in a drug
Store at Kenly, in Johnston Coun
ty. He still finds a little time now
and then to fish, he reports.
Principal E. C. Woodard, of
Hertford, president of the Albe
marle Conference, presented the
Tri-Champion football trophy to
Plymouth High School at chapel i
exercises here yesterday morning.
Plymouth, Ahoskie and Perqui
mans, which tied for the confer
ence title during the recent foot
ball season, received identical
trophies emblematic of the
championship. Co-Captains Wil
liam Earl Phelps and Ken Trow
bridge accepted the trophy in be
nalf of the local team, and it is
being displayed, in the trophy
case at the school here.
When a defendant in Washing
ton County Recorder’s Court
Tuesday stood up to receive sen
tence he toppled to the floor.
Most spectators reasoned that the
man had fainted but Judge Gay
lord held that he had only feint-g
ed. Anway, a doctor was sent for
and upon arrival the doc examin
ed the man but couldn’t find any
thing wrong. Maybe he just
couldn't stand up to the sentence.
Slrong Effort To
Destroy Program
Cited by Rawlings
Virginia Man Scores 'Ridic
r ulous Proposal of Vested
Interests' To Do Away
With Peanut Support
In view of the well organized
and heavily financed outside ef
forts to confuse and discolor the
real issue in the peanut referen
dum on December 15th by some
with a vested interest in seeing
peanut producers receive disas
trous prices for their peanuts; it
is extremely important for each
producer to understand the sole
issue to be decided by producers
on December 15, declared Wil
liam V. Rawlings, Executive Sec
retary of the Association of Vir
ginia Peanut & Hog Growers, Inc.
The sole issue is whether pea
nut producers desire a support
level of 90 per cent or 50 per cent
of parity. The question of whe
Jfher or not producers must com
ply with adjustments in acreage
to avoid heavy surpluses in order
to be eligible for price support
is not an issue. Rawlings stated
that under existing legislation
neither the 90 per cent or 50 per
cent level of support would be
available to producers who har
vest in excess of allotted acreage.
Stating that the most often used
approach is to suggest to pro
ducers they would be much bet
ter off to “harvest all you want
to for just a little less price,”
Rawlings said the trick here is
who would assure the price would
be “just a little less?” Producers
remember what the price was
1 prior to our present support pro
gram and know there is no as
See PROGRAM, Page 12 ~~
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
A home newspaper dedicated
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,000 people.
VOLUME LXIV—NUMBER 50 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 10. 1953
ESTABLISHED 1889
Peanut, Cotton Vote Next Tuesday
Peanut and cotton growers of
Washington County will go to the
polls Tuesday of next week to
vote on the continuance or dis
continuance of marketing quotas
for peanuts and the imposition of
quotas on cotton.
A two-thirds majority vote is
necessary to insure quotas on the
two crops, peanuts for the years
1954, 1955 and 1956 and cotton for
1954 only.
There will be three polling
places in the county, at Creswell,
Roper and Plymouth. Farmers of
Creswell, Cherry and Mt. Plea
sant communiting will vote at
Mike Davenport's garage at Cres
well. Pleasant Grove and Roper
Farmers will vote at Knowles
Grocery Store at Roper, while
the polling place for farmers of
the Plymouth and Long Acre
communities will be at the Agri
culture Building here.
The polls will open at 8 a. m.
and voting will continue to 5 p.
m. Farm operators, tenants and
sharecroppers all are eligible to
participate in the referendum.
Should the referendum on cot
ton and peanuts carry, it would
mean that the two crops will be
supported at a price which is 90
per cent of parity, cotton for next
year and peanuts for the next
three years. Failing to carry
would mean that government
support levels would drop to only
50 per cent of parity.
Planters Bank Begins
Business Here Today
| BANK PRESIDENT
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Archie W. McLean, of Rocky
Mount, president, heads the list
of Planters National Bank &
Trust Company officials who
are in Plymouth today for form
al opening of their first branch.
Mr. McLean, formerly vice
president of the Wachovia Bank
& Trust Company of Charlotte,
has been president of the Rocky
Mount institution since 1950.
Mrs. Trowbridge
Named President
Women's Council
Organizational Meet Held at
Grace Episcopal Church
Here on Friday of Last
Week
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Mrs. K. S. Trowbridge, of the
Plymouth Presbyterian Church,
was elected president of the
Plymouth Council of Church Wo
men at an organizational meet
ing in Grace Episcopal Church,
Plymouth last Friday.
The meeting was attended
by representatives of the wo
men’s organizations of the Bap
tist, Christian. Episcopal, Metho
dist and Episcopal Churches of
Plymouth. Mrs. Thomas S. New
bold, president of the North Car
olina Council of Church Women
and Mrs. C. C. Todd, past presi
dent, addressed the group and
helped in the organization of the
local council. Outlines and plans
of the council, which will be af
filiated with the state organiza
tion, were made. Meetings of the
council will be four times a year,
including an annual meeting.
There will be an official repre
sentative from each participating
church. Wives of the ministers are
ex-officio members of the board.
Projects and programs to be car
ried out throughout the year were
discussed. Particular emphasis
will be placed on the three serv
ices sponsored regularly by the
council; World Day of Prayer on
the first Friday in Lent; May
Fellowship Day the first Friday
in May and World Community
Day the first Friday in Novem
ber.
The group decided to choose a
secretary-treasurer at the next
meeting of the council which will
be called by the president early
in 1954.
Special Gifts Announced in
Connection With Formal
Opening With Open House
Until 7 P. M.
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A new enterprise made its
debut on the local business scene
today.
A crowd conservatively esti
mated at between 150 and 200
persons filed into the Plymouth
unit of Planters National Bank &
Trust Company here within the
first half hour after the formal
opening for business at 9 o'clock
despite a steady drizzle from
Jupiter Pluvius.
At least 50 persons stood in line
outside the main entrance before
the opening and customers were
at both drive-in windows when
the new bank officially opened
for business.
The striking interior was made
even more lovely with a profus
ion of beautiful bouquets from
various firms as expressions of
congratulations on the opening of
the new banking business here.
Early patrons received gifts
from the bank and souvenir
favors were distributed through
out the downtown business area.
Several officials from the home
office of Planters National in
Rocky Mount were on hand to
greet patrons as they entered.
Contributing to the gala occas
ion was the Plymouth High
School band which marched down
from school in the rain and stood
on East Water Street facing the
bank, resplendent in the new uni
forms, to serenade the opening.
The opening not only means
another new business enterprise
for Plymouth but also marks the
first time in nearly two and a
half decades that the county has
had more than a single bank to
serve its business needs.
At one time there were two
banks each in Plymouth and Cres
well and one at Roper serving
this county and section. The only
other bank presently in opera
tion in Washington County—
Branch Banking & Trust Com
pany—has served the town and
county continuously since estab
lishment of the Plymouth branch
in 1925.
In connection with the opening,
officials announced a series of
gifts for patrons. According to the
announcement there will be “gifts
for the first 100 depositors, 100
special gifts for depositors of $100
or more, 10 savings accounts
given to lucky depositors on
opening day and other gifts to
our friends and guests.”
Personnel of the bank have
been on duty since December 1st
and many townspeople have visit
ed the quarters in advance of the
opening.
The first drive-in bank for this
immediate section, the new insti
tution is handsomely finished
and equipped throughout. There
are two drive-in windows so
equipped that patrons can trans
act any normal business without
getting out of their automobiles.
Surfacing of the drives was
completed Monday of this week
and shrubbery has been set,
greatly enhancing the outside ap
pearance. A lighted corner sign
identifies the bank, replacing the
temporary sign which was erect
ed on the lot prior to start of
construction. Reflecting flood
lights have also been mounted on
the lawn.
Optional Stock Now
Offered by B&L Here
Issuance of a new type of cer
tificate, known as optional stock,
was announced this week by the
Plymouth Building and Loan As
sociation.
Z. V. Norman, Plymouth attor
ney who heads the building and
loan organization, made the an
nouncement. Mr. Norman pointed
out that the amount and regu
larity of payments are left to the
option of the stockholder in the
new type stock.
Payments may be made as the
subscriber desires and annual
dividends of three per cent are
compounded semi-annually and
when payments and dividends
amount to the total of subscribed
stock the amount may be with
drawn by the stockholder or a
certificate of full-paid stock will
be issued to him.
Mr. Norman called attention,
also, to the fact that loan appli
cations are now accepted daily
and long-term loans may be se
cured if desired.
Numerous Matters
Discussed Monday
By Town Council
Highway Officials Handle
Sireel Surfacing Work for
Town's Share of Powell
Bill Funds
Street surfacing, roofing for
the new fire department building
and several routine matters were
discussed at some length by mem
bers of the Plymouth City Coun
cil at their December meeting
Monday night. Mayor A. J. Riddle
presided, and all members of the
council were present, as follows:
E. D. Keel and W. C. Hall, first
ward; J. B. Latham and George
W. Harrison, second ward: J. B.
Cruickshank and John F. Daven
port, third ward.
Mayor Riddle reported that he
had talked with N. W. Spruill,
district engineer for the highway
commission, and had reached an
agreement to have street surfac
ing projects approved by the
council last month completed for
the amount of money the town
received from Powell Bill funds.
This means total cost of the seven
projects approved will be $14,
322.77, the town’s share of Powell
Bill funds.
The work is to be done by the
highway commission, and Mayor
Riddle said he had been promised
the work will be started as soon
as possible.
The seven projects include
Winesett Circle: Darby Circle and
Country Club Drive; resurfacing
part of Golf Road; two blocks in
Brinkley Forest subdivision; two
blocks in Little Richwood; one
block in Stillacres; and three
blocks on Adams Street, between
Fourth and Seventh Streets.
The council voted not to allow
U-turns at the intersection of
Adams and Water Streets, inter
section of Water and Washing
ton Streets, and intersection of
Water and Jefferson Streets. Po
lice Chief P. W. Brown was di
rected to have signs installed at
these intersections, after which
no U-turns will bo permitted
there.
The Virginia Electric & Power
Company was granted a release
from any liability for damage
that may occur as a result of in
stallation of Christmas lights in
the business district.
W. T. Freeman advised the
board by letter that he would not
be willing to pay more than $25
per month after January 1 for the
office space he now occupies in
the City Market building. The
council voted to receive sealed
bids for rental of the office, which
will be considered at its January
meeting.
Three bids were received for
roofing the new fire department
building. However, there were
some details to be cleared up be
fore letting the contract, and a
SeTcOUNCIL, Page 7
Board of Education
Accepts Tile Bids
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The Board of Education of
Washington County at its meeting
on Monday, voted to accept the
bid of the Rocky Mount Tile Com
pany of Rocky Mount to install
quarry tile in the toilets at the
Plymouth Colored, Roper White
and Creswell Colored Schools for
$1,975.00. The Board also accepted
the bid of A. G. Pinkham to do
the plumbing work in connection
with the job for $652.00. As a part
of the bid, the two contractors
agreed to do the work during the
Christmas holidays from Decem
ber 19 through January 3, 1954.
The board approved the low bid
submitted by the W. M. Wiggins
Company to install for $2,836.00
a heating plant in the Plymouth
School Gymnasium.
The meeting was held in the
offices of the county superintend
ent of schools at the courthouse
and opened at 10 a. m. All board
members were present as follows:
L. E. Hassell, Roper, chairman;
J. W. Norman and Mrs. K. S.
Trowbridge, Plymouth; P. B. Bel
anga, Creswell; and J. Whitford
Swain, Roper.
Commissioners in
Routine Session
Here On Monday
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Hubert L. Davenport Reap
pointed as County Tax
Supervisor for 1954; Re
ports Heard
The county commissioners dis
posed of a number of routine
matters in the regular monthly
meeting here Monday, reappoint
ing Hubert L. Davenport as coun
ty tax supervisor for 1954, hear
ing routine reports and taking up
the usual road matters.
Mr. Davenport, a commissioner
himself, was reappointed in the
capacity of tax supervisor on mo
tion of Commissioner Pritchett,
seconded by Commissioner J. C.
Knowles.
The board will meet again on
Monday of next week at 7:30
p. m. to appoint tax listers for
the several townships.
The board voted to request the
State Highway Comission to con
struct a new road and maintain
it, beginning at the state-owned
park in Scuppernong Township
between the 30-Foot Canal and
Herring Canal and continuing in
a straight line to the old road.
A petition was also received
and approved to be forwarded
to the highway commission ask
ing that improvement be made to
a certain road from the “Gus
town" Road to the R. A. Gibbs
and Percy Craddock farm, being
400 yards in length and lying in
Scuppernong Township.
The clerk was instructed to
write to McMullan and McMul
lan, attorneys, in Washington,
stating that the board would
again take up at its next meet
ing December 14 the matter of
selling them 988 acres of county
owned land in the Wenona sec
tion and that the board would
write them about the matter.
The clerk was also directed to
wri: 'e highway commission re
questing fimf w6tk bi speeded
up oA a vond which runs from
Highway 32 at Shadberry Lane
north about half a mile to Albe
marle Sound and along the sound
shore seven tenths of a mile to
a point 100 yards south of the
Sound Bridge on Highway 32.
Routine monthly reports were
spbmitted by W. If. Pruden, coun
ty agent, Mrs. Frances M. Dar
den, home agent, and E. J.
Spruill, county tax collector.
Spruill reported the sum of $22,
119.09 collected by his depart
ment during November.
The renewal bond of Mr.
Spruill, who is also county audi
tor, was received by the board.
The commissioners voted that
$35 be sent to the Caswell Train
ing School, Kinston, as a Christ
mas Fund donation.
All members of the board—
Frank L .Brinkley, chairman, and
A. R. Latham, Plymouth: J. C.
Knowles, Roper; H. L. Davenport,
Skinnersville; and H. W. Pritch
ett, Creswell, were present for
the meeting.
Cantata Set Here
Sunday at Church
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The choir of the First Christ
ian Church will present the Sa
cred Cantata “King of Kings” by
Daniel Protheroe on Sunday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock.
The Cantata consists of three
parts—The Promise of the King,
The Coming of the King and the
Adoration of the King. Part One
opens with the bass solo “Behold,
the Days Come” which will be
sung by Charles Hutchins. The
Phillips Brooks words “O Little
Town of Bethlehem” sung by the
Women’s chorus opens the second
part. The third part opens with
the entire choir singing “Fairest
Lord Jesus” and ends with the
chorus “Hallelujah, Amen.”
Soloists will be Mrs. Frances
Lucas, Misses Myrtle and Betty
Jean Jackson, and Charles Hutch
ins. Mrs. Harry Newland, organ
ist and director.
The public is cordially invited
Santa Claus To Make His
Annual Visit Here Friday
1 BOOKKEEPING DEPARTMENT AT NEW BANK HERE
This picture shows a portion of the bookkeeping department
of the Planters National Bank & Trust Company, which is open
ing for business in Plymouth today. On the left Mrs. Vonnie
Midgette is operating a posting machine, while Mrs. Dorothy An
derson is at the keyboard of the proof machine and check sorter
at the right. Micro-filming equipment and viewer are shown in
the background. All furnishings and equipment at the bank are
new and of the latest design.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
150 Pints Blood Goal
Of Bloodmobile Unit
Red Cross Bloodmobile Unil
From Regional Center To
Make Last Appearance of
A minimum of 150 pints of
blood will be sought here Mon
day of next week. when the ted
terly visit of 1953 to Plymouth
and Washington County.
The bloodmobile will set up for
operations at the Veterans Build
ing near the Washington County
Hospital and donors will be re
ceived between the hours of 11
a. m. and 4:45 p. m., it is an
nounced.
The visit is again being jointly
sponsored here by the James E.
Jethro Post of the American
Legion and the Bosie Bateman
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Refreshments will be provided
by the VFW Auxiliary.
Attention has been called to
the continued urgent need for
whole blood and blood plasma
for the gamma globulin program
and for the use of civilians. Part
of the blood collected during the
visit here Monday will go into the
local blood bank.
More than ordinary means have
been employed here to stimulate
an interest in the coming visit of
the bloodmobile unit. Plymouth
High School's band has turned out
in an effort to help, a booth
manned by volunteer students has
been set up to solicit pledges, and
a canvass has been made.
It is hoped that a large number
of persons, both white and color
ed, who have not given blood
time after time, will donate blood
on this visit in order to relieve
those who have borne the brunt
Corn Survey Being Made
On All Farms of County
A survey is being made in
Washington County of all farms
to determine whether or not corn
was planted during the three
year period 1951-53.
Cooperation of farmers is urged
by the county ASC office which
is having the survey made. It is
requested that each farmer have
the information available when
he is contacted by the reporter
who has been asked to help with
this work.
The corn survey must be com
pleted by Tuesday of next week.
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rjf*'.le from the Tirie
.Jill Woo-' Cent' .
makes his last quar
I visit after visit
| Veterans Class j
j Deadline Soon |
Attention of veterans is called
to the fact that those interested
in enrolling; for
mg' class s gt •
school :iust
not later than Monday of next
week.
All applications must be
cleared through the state office
by December 20 and it is neces
sary in order to have time for
clearing that the deadline for
[ making application be set at
December 14. Classes will start
January 1 at the Jamcsville
school. Those interested should
immediately contact I. R. Dav
enport, Dardens, or V. B.
Ilaire, vocational agriculture
teacher at Jamesville.
SomeFromCouniy
At Soil Meeting
Held in Greenville
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County Supervisors, Conser
vation Workers and In
terested Farmers at Pitt
Meeting
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By II. E. NEWLAND
“Will a Man Rob God? Yes ye
have robbed me. But ye say,
wherein have we robbed thee?
In tithes and offerings." With
this quotation from Malachi, Jim
Sargent of the Soil Conservation
Service, in speaking to the joint
meeting of the Pamlico and
Coastal Plain Soil Conservation
districts, went on to explain
“Why Soil Conservation.” On
Friday from 2:30 o’clock until
8 p. m. supervisors, farmers, bus
iness and professional men as
sembled in Greenville to report
conservation progress and discuss
conservation problems and ex
plain the needs of Greene, Edge
combe, Pitt, Martin, Beaufort,
Hyde, Dare, Tyrrell and Wash
ington Counties to the State Soil
Conservation committee.
One of the members of the
State Committee is Jim Graham,
president of the N. C. State As
See SOIL MEET, Page 7
Lag in Christmas Fund Donations
James Boyce, chairman of the
Empty Stocking Fund for 1953,
stated late yesterday that dona
tions of food, clothing, toys and
cash were “slow.”
Boyce said an all-out effort
would be made to raise at least
$1,500 need to provide Christmas
cheer for needy persons within
the county.
The chairman emphasized the
importance of those persons who
wish to take care of cases noti
fying Mrs. Ursula Spruill, county
welfare superintendent, in order
that there be no duplication of
effort.
The Plymouth Rotary Club. [
sponsors of the Empty Stocking j
Fund, will be glad for individuals j
to take needy cases and help out
but the point is that the welfare
department be notified of the in
dividual’s intention so that the
name may be crossed off the huge
list of needy families to be helped
by the club project.
Meanwhile, with the campaign
for usable articles of food, cloth
ing and toys as well as cash with
which to buy more of the same
lagging, the deadline approaches
at which time wrapping and par
celing of Christmas gift boxes
will begin. That is Friday ol
next week. The Agriculture
Building is being used to store
articles for packaging and the
work of packaging will also be
done there, it is understood. De
livery of packages will be made
at Christmastime by volunteei
workers.
At a meeting here Wednesday
night it was decided to hold i
final meeting of the workers ir
the drive Tuesday of next weet
at 8 p. m. at the courthouse. Wort
details will be assigned at tha'
time.
Due To Arrive at 4 P. M.(
Accompanied by School
Bands; Free Candy Will
Be Given Children
Friday is the big day!
Yes, to the youngsters of
Plymouth and adjacent areas
Friday will be just about as big
a day as Christmas morning.
They’ll see what Santa brought
them come Christmas morning,
but Friday afternoon they’ll see
Old Saint Nick himself.
All arrangements have been
completed and everything is re
ported in order for. the annual
visit to Plymouth of the merry
old gentleman from the North
Pole. The visit is being sponsored
by Plymouth merchants and a
gala parade featuring white and
colored school bands has been
arranged in his honor.
Thos. F. Hopkins, spokesman
for the merchants’ group, stated
late yesterday that it is a certain
ty that Santa will come to town
well-stocked with candy for
Plymouth’s small fry set. The
storied dispenser of good things
to good folks is scheduled to ar
rive here in mid-afternoon and
he will travel into the town busi
ness section by jeep. His arrival
at the junction of Water and
Washington Streets is set for 4
o'clock and he is expected to re
main there for the space of an
hour or so during which time he
will give out free candy to the
kiddies.
Again, it is emphasized, par
ents of children are asked to
please instruct them on the neces
sity of maintaining orderly con
duct while Santa is the town’s
guest. If children who are down
town for the parade and visit will
line up and patiently await their
turn, everyone will be given an
equal opportunity to receive
candy and it will no doubt make
a much better impression on Mr.
Claus than otherwise.
Also, all children are urged to
bring their letters informing
Santa of their wants for his later
Christmas Eve visit.
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Services Held for
Charlie W. Bowen
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Funeral services were held
from Union Chapel Free Will
Baptist Church Wednesday after
noon at 3 p. m. for Charlie W.
Bo\yen, 66, of near Plymouth.
Officiating were the Rev. L. A.
Ambrose, of Creswell, and the
Rev. C. N. Barnette, of Plymouth.
Burial was in Windley Cemetery.
Mr. Bowen suffered an attack
and died near his home Tuesday
morning at 8:45 o’clock. For a
good while he had served as
chairman of the county PMA
(now ASC) committee and he
was to have attended a meeting
later that day.
A county native, Mr. Bowen
was born October 31, 1887, the
son of the late George W. and El
len Bateman Bowen, of this coun
ty. He was married at Plymouth
December 29, 1909, to Miss Mabel
Weed, of Plymouth, who sur
vives.
Mr. Bowen was a prominent
citizen of the county, retired
farmer, and a member of Union
Chapel Church.
Surviving, other than the
widow, are two daughters, Mrs.
Clyde Revels, of WiUiamston. and
Mrs. Carl Roberson, of Plymouth;
three grandchildren; a sister,
Mrs. Sallie Lloyd, of Bethel; and
two brothers, George W. and
Jesse E. Bowen, both of Plym
outh.
The remains were left at Hor
ner’s Funeral Home here until
an hour prior to the service when
they were carried to the church to
lie in state.
Belhaven Exhibit
Creates Interest
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The paintings of W. Frith Wins
low, recently exhibited at the
Fannie Mebane Ralph Memorial
Library in Belhaven, attracted
much favorable attention from
art lovers in that and surround
ing communities, it is reported.
Among paintings displayed
there were several Nags Head
scenes as well as other land
scapes and a number of por
traits.
The Winslow exhibit was
brought to Belhaven through the
efforts of Mrs. W. E. Bateman,
jr„ art chairman of the Belhaven
Library Association. Mrs. Bate
man, herself a painter, has been
largely responsible for the grow
ing interest in art in the Bel
haven area.