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Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Liverman
plan to leave Thursday of this
week for an extended trip to the
Panama Canal Zone and to the
South American countries of
Chile, Peru and Ecuador. The
Livermans will visit their son
in-law and daughter, Major and
Mrs. Russell S. Callis, at Fort Gu
lick, Canal Zone. Incidentally,
Mr. Hilley slays he positively will
not take in any bulll fights on
this trip.
Announcement was received
here this week of the birth on
Friday, January 22, of twin sons
to Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Smith
son, of Falls Church, Va., at a
Washington. D. C., hospital. The
twins have been named William
Ammon Smithson, jr., and Leigh
Carlton Smithson. Mr. Smithson
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
C. Smithson, of Arlington, Va.,
formerly of Creswell. Maternal
grandmother of the twin boys is
Mrs. W. W. Whitson, of Arling
ton, Va., the former Miss Marion
Owens, of Plymouth.
Cadet Donald H. Somerville,
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Somer
ville, of Plymouth, achieved first
honor roll rating at Fishburne
Military School, Waynesboro, Va.,
for the academic month ending
January 28, it was announced last
week by school officials. To be
ft eligible for the honor roll, a ca
det must have a scholastic record
of no grade below 85 per cent.
Members of the Washington
County ASC committee, county
ASC Office Manager Miriam Aus
bon and Mrs. June Copeland, cot
ton clerk in the county ASC of
fice, will attend the district cot
ton meeting to be held Friday at
Tarboro. The meeting will be held
in the Edgecombe County Agri
culture Building, beginning at 10
a. m. The new State ASC com
mittee is expected to attend,
along with representatives of 24
Eastern counties. Similar meet
ings for other districts have been
scheduled, one at Raleigh Thurs
day of this week and another at
Charlotte Monday of next week.
Mrs. Isadella Hardison, mother
of Clyde Hairdison, of Plymouth,
is reported as “holding her own”
but remains critically ill in a
Williamston hospital. Mrs. Hardi
son, who lives near Jamesville,
$ • was taken ill at her home and
carried to the hospital last Thurs
day night.
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'College Day' Is
Reported Success
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“College Day,” observed at
Plymouth High School Monday
afternoon ,was reported a great
success by Principal J. S. Flem
ing.
Representatives of many col
leges and universities as well as
the United States Army and Air
Force were on hand from 1 to 3
p. m .and sophomores, juniors and
seniors were permitted to visit
three representatives each.
No report was available on the
number of students who plan to!
enter schools of higher learning
next fall. Most of these probably
have chosen Where they will go,
f> it was pointed out, but infor
mation gained will be especially
helpful to the sophomores and
juniors.
The following were represent
ed:
Woman’s College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, C. W.
Phillips; Shenandoah College,
Mrs. Mohn: United States Army
and Air Foirce, Arlice Atwood;
N. C. State College, E. H. Spain
and E. G. Thiurlow; Salem Col
lege, Miss Edith A. Kirkland;
Chowan College, President Orion
F. Mixon: High Point College,
Grady H. Whicker; Meredith
College, Miss Mary Bland Josey;
East Carolina College. Dr. Ed J.
Carter; Duke University, Brooks
M. Waggoner; University of
North Carolina. Ed French: St.
Mary’s School, Mrs. Meredith
Saunders; Guilford College, Char
les C. Hendricks; Greensboro
College, Clark Cahow; Virginia
Intermont, Bristol, Va„ Audrey
Hassinger.
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VOLUME LXV—NUMBER 6 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 11, 1954
ESTABLISHED 1889
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GOOD TURN-OUT FOR PLANT BED DEMONSTRATION HERE LAST WEEK
me anove pnoto was made last inurstlay afternoon cn the A. J. Kiddle farm near here and
shows part of the crowd which witnessed a demonstration in preparing pepper and tomato plant
beds. The demonstration was arranged by County Agent W. II. Pruden and conducted by A1 Ban
adyga. extension horticulture specialist from North Carolina State College. Mr. Banadyga can be
seen in the left middleground of the picture, explaining the various operations. There is little
doubt that he could have got the job for fixing just about every bed in the county, had he so de
sired. About 75 persons attended the demonstration, more than usual interest being shown prob
ably due to the establishment of a produce auction market here this year. — Polaroid 1-Minute
staff photo.
Edward L. Owens To
Run for State Senate
FOR STATE SENATE |
EDWARD L. OWENS
Baseball Meet ai
Edenlon Tonight
Plymouth is expected to be
represented at a meeting in Edcn
ton Thursday night, of this week
when efforts will be made to re
vive the defunct Albemarle
Baseball League.
The circuit afforded good base
ball to fans in this section for
many yeans and was regarded as
one of the fastest semi-pro
leagues anywhere, at one time.
The meeting will be held at the
Chowan County courthouse and
representatives from Plymouth,
Edenton. Hertford, Elizabeth
City, Windsor and Colerain are
expected to attend.
It is understood that present
plans for reorganization of the
loop call for use of local player
talent only. In former years, the
league was a paradise for col
lege players and many of the
Albemarle’s graduates went on to
success in professional baseball.
It is thought that either Gilbert
Vaughan or Ted Pinner, or poss
ibly both, will attend from here.
Time of the meeting has been
announced as 8 o’clock.
Propose Higher Hail
Insurance Rate Here
A proposed filing of rates on
Crop Hail insurance by the North
Carolina Fire Insurance Rating
Bureau would affect 38 counties,
among them Washington.
The proposal would decrease
costs in 16 counties and raise the
cost in the other 22 counties.
Washington County is listed in
the latter group.
Commissioner of Insurance
Charles F. Gold has announced
that a public hearing is scheduled
for February 16 in the office
of the commissioner of insurance,
300 Labor Building, Raleigh, to
consider the review of rates as
filed by the bureau. This hearing
will be held at 2 p. m.
According to the proposal the
amount of crop hail insurance
cost would bo decreased approxi
mately $130,305.60 in the 16 coun
ties and increased about $332,
039.85 in the 22 counties. The net
inerpocp nroposed thus would be
$201,234.25.
Included in this filing is a
proposal for a new type crop
hail policy which combines the
present skeleton policy and most
of the stipulations and conditions
of insurance appearing on the
back of the present application.
Other counties listed in the
group with Washington in this
immediate area include Bertie
and Martin.
Former Judge of Recorder's
Court Here Files Monday;
Says County Due Repre
sentation This Year
Edward L. Owens, Plymouth
attorney and former judge of the
county recorder’s court, Monday
announced he will be a candidate
for one of the two positions as
state senator from the second sen
atorial district, subject to the act
ion of the Democratic primary on
May 29.
In making his announcement,
Mr. Owens said he felt Washing
ton County was entitled to repre
sent ion in the state senate at the
next session, and that it would
be hiis purpose to serve the best
interests of the section. The late
W. Roy Hampton was the last
state senator from Washington
County, serving in the 1945 Gen
eral Assembly.
Mr. Hampton, by custom, was
entitled to return for the 1947
session; but failed of reelection
when Beaufort County had a
senatonail candidate who ran “out
of turn.” By unwritten agree
ment, one of the two larger coun
ties in the district, Beaufort or
Martin, provides one of the two
senators from the district, the
other coming from owe of the five
smaller counties; Washington,
Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare or Pamlico.
Each senator usually serves two
terms.
The smaller counties had no
representation in the last General
Assembly, Martin and Beaufort,
furnishing the two senators. Mal
colm C. Paul, of Beaufort, has
since been appointed to the sup
erior court bench and will not bo
candidate this year. The other
senator, Hugh G. Horton, of Mar
tin, has served two consecutive
terms and is not expected to be
a candidate.
L. H. Ross, a Washington at
torney, has announced for one of
the positions, and it is understood |
Martin B. Kellogg, of Dare, is
also a candidate. I). V. Meek ins,
See OWENS^ Page 7~~
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Quota Raised for
Democratic Event
It was not known as The Bea-1
con went to press who would
represent Washington County at
the annual Jefferson -Jackson Day
dinner Saturday night in Raleigh.
Carl L. Bailey, chairman of the
Washington County Democratic
executive committee, stated that
who would go had not been de
termined.
The $150 quota set for the coun
ty was raised and forwarded to
Dinner Chairman John D. Lar
kins, jr„ the latter part of last
week, entitling the county to
three seats ait the Democratic
party affair.
The dinner is to be held in the
ballroom of the Sir Waiter Hotel.
The feature address of the even
ing will be delivered by Senator
Bpesserd Holland, of Florida.
Mr. Bailey, County Representa
tive W. J. Woolaird and Woodrow
Hollins, all of Plymouth, repre
sented the county at the annual
3 inner last year.
Coffee Drinkers
Here Fare Beltei
Than Most, Showr
Still Five Cents a Cu]
Across the Restauran
Counter; Sales Steady
Grocers Say
You can still get a cup of cof
foe far a nickel in Plymouth . .
and the higher price of coffee ii
the stores hies not noticeably re
fleeted itself in smaller volumi
of rallies.
That wais what a Beacon re^
porter discovered in a checl
made here Wednesday morning.
As reported in the daily pres:
Leon Israel, vice president of th<
New York Coffee and Sugar Ex
change, told a Senate Banking
subcommittee this week thar
there is no hope for a dip in coif
fee prices so long as the demanc
remains normal. And norma
seems to be what it is here.
Coffee prices wont up her<
about three weeks ago but then
has been no slackening in sailei
according to managers of several
local grocery stores who wen
interviewed Wednesday.
Housewives m-ay be trying t<
get a few extra cups out of eacl
pound but they are still buyinj
coffee at about the name pace, i
was learned.
Coffee prices have gone to ;
dollar a pound and over in man;
stores and it is reported that somi
See COFFEE, Page 12 ~
I Farm Allotments
On Cotton To Be
Upped in County
Provision Referred to as
"65-40-50" for Additional
Acreage Allotments to
Farms Explained
Congress recently enacted leg
islation amending the act govern
ing determination of national,
state, county and farm cotton
acreage allotments. The new leg
islation increases the national cot
ton acreage allotment from 17,
910,448 acres to 21,379,342 acres.
Under the amendatory legisla
tion the 1954 cotton allotment for
North Carolina would be increas
ed by 96,193 acres.
The state ASC committee, ex
ercising am option provided in the
legislation, will apportion most
of the additional acreage direct
ly to farms, based on the acre
age devoted to the crop in 1951,
1952 and 1953.|
Farm allotments will be in
creased where necessary to pro
vide each farm with an allot
ment of the larger of either 65
per cent of the average for the
three years, or 40 per cent of the
highest acreage planted in any
one year during the three-year
period, except that no allotment
will be increased to more than
50 per cent of the total farm
cropland.
i Any acreage remaining after
1 all farms have received allot
ments under the “65-40-50” pro
vision will be allotted to county
committees for making adjust
ments to take care of hardship
, oases, it wais said.
Legislation also provides that
farm allotments which will not
' be used may be released for 1954
| or peramently to the county com
mittee and re-allotted to farms in
1 the county for which no allot
ments have been established. A
farm releasing acreage for 1954
, will be given credit for having
planted such acreage unless no
cotton was planted on the farm
in 1953 and 1952.
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Local Woman's Club To
Sponsor Variety Show
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, The Plymouth Woman’s Club
will sponsor a local talent var
iety show here Thursday night,
February 25, Miss Elizabeth
1 Wood, club president, announces.
The ;lhow will be staged at the
high school auditorium with cur
tain time set for 8 o’clock. A
nominal admission charge will
, be made and proceeds will go to
, the club building fund.
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Two Grass Fires at Once
Here Wednesday Afternoon
Local firemen had two grass
, fires to fight ait one time early
Wednesday afternoon. One was
back of Hampton School and the
other across from Golf Road Ser
, vice Station in front of the store
, formerly operated by James
Hardison.
There was no damage.
| CHECK FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS SWELLS POLIO FUND j
IVc can always handle a check like this,” Tom Hopkins is
probably thinking as he accepts check in the amount of $1,099.36
from Principal J. S. Fleming. The money was raised in the Plym
outh schools and represents a substantial part of the county goal
in the annual March of Dimes campaign. Mr. Hopkins, who is
county chairman of the drive, slated this week that more than
$3,000 was in hand toward the goal of over $3,500. Principal, facul
ty and students were highly lauded by the county chairman for
their splendid efforts.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
Many Local, District, State
Offices at Stake This Year
1 MARCH OF DIMES QUEEN AND RUNNERS-UP
Miss Jo Hobbs was crowned Washington County March of
Dimes queen for 1954 during intermission of the annual March of
Dimes ball held last Saturday night at the Veterans Club here.
Miss Hobbs, center, was crowned by Miss Mary Alice Kelly, one
of the runners-up. Shown at right is Miss Mary Frances Peed,
runner-up.—Polaroid 1-Minutc staff photo.
County Polio Drive
Passes $3,000 Mark
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Parking Meter Receipts for i
Rest of Week Donated; Jo j
Hobbs Crowned March of j
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The 1954 Washington County
March of Dimes fund has gone
over the $3,000 mark amd is still
growing with prospects of possi
bly as much as $150 more when
the “test tube” coin receptacles
are collected Monday of next
week, Chairman Thos. F. Hopkins
reports.
With a number of local chair
men to be heard from it is now
believed that the goal of more
than $3,500 for this county will be
reached before the drive is
brought to a conclusion.
The annual March of Dimes
Ball, held last Saturday night at
the Veterans Club here was re
ported as a big success in every
respect and the net profit real
izer from the project was report
ed by Mr. Hopkins to be $103.20.
The dance was well attended.
During intermission, Miss Jo
Hobbs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Hobbs, was crowned as
1054 March of Dimes queen at ap
proximate ceremonies. Miss
Hobbs was attended by a court!
of 19 princesses and was crowned I
by the runner-up in the queen’s
content, Miss Mary Alice Kelly,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Kelly.
The Town of Plymouth has an
nounced that all parking meter '
receipts Thursday, Friday and j ■
Saturday of this week will be do-. :
nated to the March of Dimes. |
This is expected to swell the total '
considerably. ‘
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Farm Consulfani j
Works With Bank!
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James Moore, Martin County s
native now living in Windsor, is ;
serving as agricultural represent- i
ative and consultant with Plant
ers National Bank and Trust |
Company, dividing his time about <
equally between the Plymouth
and Ahoskie banks.
Mr. Moore is a graduate of |
Jamesville High School and of
North Carolina State College, Ra
leigh, where he majored in voca
tional agriculture.
Prior to assuming his present
duties January 1 of this year, Mr.
Moore worked for a year with
the Soil Conservation Service in j
Martin County. (
His work with the local bank
embraces assistance to farmer pa- f
Irons of the bank in all possible l,
way, dealing with farm loans,
representing the bank at various
agricultural meetings and work- i
ing in close conjunction with s
ather local agricultural agencies 1
to improve agriculture in this :
county. c
Farmers who wish to discuss 1
financial problems or in other *
ways secure assistance such as
help in farm management are in- c
yited to contact Mr. Moore. 1
Not To Observe
Holiday .Friday
Friday of this week is the
anniversary of Abraham Lin
coln’s birth but no holiday will
be observed here. The post of
fice and banks will remain open
as will other offices and busi
ness houses.
Monday, February 22, is a
national holiday and will be
observed by post office, banks
and federal offices, however.
‘•They are so close tog-ether
(Lincoln’s and Washington’s
birthdays) they won’t let us
take but one,” Cashier H. E.
Beam, of Branch Banking &
Trust Company remarked.
Arrest Here Aids
Solve Robberies
An arrest made here recently
ay Game Warden J. T. Terry
wiped (o unravel evidence which
,cd to tihe arrest o.f four teen-age
>oys in Martin County in con
nection with a series of robber
os there in recent weeks.
Terry arrested Billy Barnes, 19,
icir shooting a coot out of season,
1 un-ting out of season and on Sun
lay, the boys wan tried by Mag
stra-te C. M. Beasley and fined
ilO and costs. It was said thad
James, Willlia.m Roberson, 16,
and Jamies Moore, 18, had practi
■nlly wrecked a cabin on Conab.y
'reek owned by a group of Plym
*uth sportsmen. It was reported
hat the boys had shot through
ho caibin with a gun, broken bot
les, wrecked beds and furniture
rhile camping out on the creek,
Bin Reason, 19, Moore, Rober
on and Bobby Mims, 18, were
irrested by Martin County Sher
ff M. W. Holloman
No effort has been made to
►rosecute the boyis here for de
troying property, Beasley said.
Several Contests Have De
veloped on District and
Slate Levels; To Fill Nine
County Offices
Although the Democratic pri
mary is still some 15 weeks away,
there are signs that the political
pot is beginning to “bile” earlier
than usual in Washington Coun
ty this year. There are nine strict
ly county offices to be filled at
the primaries and elections in
May and November, to say noth
ing of various district and state
offices.
Washington County offices to
be filled include the following:
representative; sheriff; clerk of
superior court; three members of
the board of county commission
ers, from Plymouth, Lees Mill
and Scuppemcmg Townships; one
member of the board of educa
tion, from Skinnersville Town
ship; solicitor of recorder's court;
and coroner. Also to be nominat
ed and elected this year are Rep
resentative in Congreas; superior
oourt solicitor; two state senators
from the second district; United
States Senator, state treasurer,
insurance commissioner and sev
eral other state officers.
While no one has formally filed
for any of the county offices,
there are several candidates in
the field for district and state
positions. The filing deadline for
state senator and county offices is
Saturday, April 17. at 6 p. m., it
was learned yesterday from W. T.
Freeman, chairman of the county
board of elections.
Other important dates in con
nection with the primaries May
29 are as follows: Registration
period begins May 1 and contin
ues through May 15; May 22 is
challenge day, with the primary
to follow the next Saturday, May
29. Filing fees are 1% of the an
nual salary of the offices for
which the candidates file, with a
minimum of $5 for offices on fee
bases which do not amount to
$500 annually.
Bach candidate is required to
sign the party affiliation pledge,
agreeing to abide by the results
of the primaries and to support
persons nominated in their re
~ See POLITICS, Page 12
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Windsor Woman to
Talk ai PTA Here
A good attendance is expected
for the February meeting of the
Plymouth Parent-Teacher Associ
ation to be held Tuesday night
of next week in the high school
auditorium. The meeting will
open at 8 o’clock.
It will be “Fathers’ Night’’ and
besides the attendance banners
usually awarded, prizes will be
given to the rooms having the
largest number of fathers pres
ent.
Mrs. Clara Bond Bell, of Wind
sor, will bo the featured speaker.
Mrs. Bell, who is child welfare
worker with the Bertie County
Department of Public Welfare,
will speak cn the subject, “How
the County Welfare Department
Works through the School and
the Home in Aiding the Abnor
mal Child.”
A story and music hour will
be provided for small children
while their parents are attend
ing the meeting.
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ABC Board Reinstates
ABC Officer Last Week
The Washington County Alcho
lic Beverage Control Board, in its
regular monthly meeting here
last week, reinstated Robert
Sawyer, of Roper, as Washington
County ABC enforcement officer.
Control work had previously
been suspended here for a brief
period.
County Quota Crops
To Be Pre-Measured
The State Agricultural Stabili
ation and Conservation commit
ee has determined that official
ire-measurement on all quota
rops for 1954 will be offered to
armers in each county.
Farmers will be required to de
iosit with the county ASC office
ufficient funds to cover the en
ire cost of the pre-measured
creage wijl be rechecked by a
ifferent reporter to determine
hot the farmer has planted with
i the pre-measured area.
No reporter will be allowed to
o pre-measurement work in his
ome community and will not be
allowed to measure allotment
crops for compliance on any farm
that he pre-mcasured officially
or unofficially.
The rate of deposit for pre
measurement has been set at a
minimum of $2 an acre or $10 per
farm, whichever is larger.
Miss Miriam Ausbon, county
ASC office manager, states that
farmers who are interested in
the pre-measurement of their
quota crops should make appli
cation to the county office prior
to the closing date for accepting
requests for pre-measurement
which has been set as Monday,
March 15.