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T'own opics Dr. B. W. Cutler, of Plymouth, president of the Northeastern Dis trict Optometric Society, presid ed over a dinner meeting of the group held Wednesday night of this week at the Plymouth Coun try Club. The society is joining in observance of national “Save » k Your Vision Week,” March 7-13. Governor Umstead f>ecently issued an official proclamation concern ing its observance throughout the state. Mr. and Mrs. W. Frith Winslow and daughter, Ellen, Mrs. Louise • McGowan and Mrs. Ben A. Sum ner spent Sunday in Raleigh and attended the exhibition of por traits by state artists at the State Art Gallery. Mr. Winslow is one of 48 North Carolina artists rep resented at the exhibit which he declared to be moat interesting. It is the first exclusively portrait exhibit held at the State gallery. 9 A Plymouth man, W. A. Roe buck, was on the special Scottish Rite consistory committee which recommended purchase of a deep thermic x-ray unit. The unit has been purchased and located at Kafers Memorial Hospital, New Bern. The unit can be used to treat cancer and any skin disease where x-ray treatment is indicat ed, it was stated. Roebuck said the committee may later recom mend purchase of other units for hospitals in the area served by the consistory. Janice Somerville, a junior at the College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, Va., has been elect ed to Pi Delta Phi, honorary French sorority. Miss Somerville is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Somerville, of Plymouth. Francis R. Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Spencer, of Roper, made the dean's list at East Car olina College, Greenville, for the academic quarter ending Febru ary 27, it was announced last week by school officials. To be eli gible for the dean's list a student must obtain an average grade of not below 1. Young Spencer is majoring in industrial arts. Ottis Jackson, of Kings Moun tain, arrived in Plymouth Mon day night for an extended visit. A native of Plymouth, Mr. Jack son has made his home away from ft here for the past 25 years and for several years was an automo bile dealer at Kings Mountain. -4 Geodetic Survey Erects Steel Towers in Section -« The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has recently erected steel towers in this section in connect ion with a map survey, but few details are now available. Among locations of the towers are sites here, at the junction of N. C. 32 and the Turnpike Road, Jainesville, Macedonia, Mackeys and Edenton. The towers are placed so as to be in field glass view of each other along the line. -» Telephone Service Bus Station Topics * Of Roper Ruritans 9 Club Voles To Support Com mittee in Asking for Im provements; Rev. D. L. Fouls Speaker _-♦ Better telephone service for rural areas of Washington County and a bus station at Roper were topics for discussion at the March meeting of the Roper Puritan Club last Thursday night. The meeting was held in the high school lunch room with 25 mem bers present. The business session centered around objectives of the rural utilities committee of the club. Members voted unanimously to support the committee in asking the Carolina Telephone & Tele graph Company to provide better service in rural areas and also in asking Carolina Trailways to se cure a bus station in the town of Roper. Tom W. Norman is chair man of the committee. The rural church committee was in charge of the program. J. L. Rea, a committee member, introduced the speaker, the Rev. Dwight L. Fouts, pastor of Plym outh Methodist Church, who made an inspiring talk on the power of love, truth and other intangibles, pointing out that these were more important than the material things of life. President Ralph Hughes pre sided over the meeting, with Har old F. Brown leading the singing rnd Mr. Fouts making the invo cation. A delicious fish supper was served by members of the Roper High School junior class. Immediately following the meal I a new member, Vance Rcspass, was formally received into the club by Vice President Bryan Harris. The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 13,000 people. VOLUME LXV—NUMBER 10 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 11, 1954 ESTABLISHED 1889 | NEW SERVICE STATION AND BULK GASOLINE PLANT ON HIGHWAY 64 » 8 i Pictured here are the new Amoco Service Station and bulk plant of Dallas G. Waters on High ly 64 by-pass, near the Plymouth Drive-In Th atre. The station recently opened for business, although a grand opening is planned for a later date. Mr. Waters is operating the station and will also distribute Amoco products in this immediate area.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo Pupils Leave Sunday For National Capital Will March in Azalea Parade The Plymouth High School hand has received an invitation to take part in the 1954 Wil* mington Azalea Parade to be held Saturday, March 27. The invitation came in the form of a letter from Fred J. Boukniglit, chairman of the Band Commit tee, to Jack Horner, local Band Boosters president. The letter stati.. he 1951 festival parade promises to be the largest and most at tractive in the history of the event and added that there is a strong possibility that the parade will be televised. The local band has accepted the in vitation and plans are now be ing made to charter buses and raise the necessary funds for the trip. Blood Program Is Pointed as Proof Of Red Cross Aid -+ Mrs. Woodrow Collins, Pub licity Chairman for An nual Fund Drive Here, Is sues Statement t— Mis. Woodrow Collins, publici ty chairman for the annual Wash ington County Red Cross fund drive, this week issued a state ment praising the activities of the Red Cross and its local blood project in particular. "The Washington Co-unty Red Cross chapter i* quite busy at this time getting ready for its annual financial campaign and it is hoped that local residents with the help of other parts of the county will put the drive over in the one week whirlwind campaign begin ning next Monday,” Mrs. Collins said. “Everyone is familiar with the operations of the Red Cross, as is the case with most large organi zations,” she continued. “Wash ington County is proud of her success with the blood program. See RED CROSS, Page 12 Principal J. S. Fleming Re leases Names of 41 Slu denis Registered for 3 Day Trip Forty-one students from Plym outh schools will leave by char tered bus Sunday for a three-day sight-seeing trip to the nation’s capital, Principal J. S. Fleming, director, ha/i announced, Mrs. Helen W. Peele, of the faculty, will serve as chaperon. The group is scheduled to leave Plymouth at 7 a.m. to visit Mount Vernon tutu ihe Naii^.ai A*, port enroute and to arrive in Washing ton at 5 p. m. Visits to the Con gressional Library, Union Rail way Station and Lincoln Museum (old Ford’s Theatre) are slated for the evening. On Monday the agenda calls for visits to the Bureau of En graving and Printing, Washing ton Monument, Smithsonian In stitute, National Museum, Feder al Bureau of Investigation, the wv,uP House, Blair House and the Capitol in the morning and the National Gallery of Art, Rock Creek Park. National Cathedral, Embassies, Pan American Build ing, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Robert E, Lee Mansion, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Amphitheatre and Jef ferson Memorial in the afternoon. Tho return trip will begin at Potomac Park Motor Court which is in the heart of tho sightseeing district of Washington. Names of students registered for the trip were released by Mr. Fleming as follows: Martha B. Rodman, Peggy Jackson. Brenda Warren, Marion Ragl and, Marylan Ragland, Kath rye Keel, Wynne Lindsey, Jackie Polk, Carol Owens, Mary Ata manchuck, Mary Stuart Joyner, Margaret Simpson, Alice Cul breth, Claudia Walker, Peggy Leary, Charles Watnon, Warnie Gur kin, John Wayne Ange, Jimmy Fleming, Golden Simpson, Johnny Gilbert, A. Cox, George Waters,] Larry Allen, Joe Ezzell, Gilbert Tetterton, Lowell Bowen, Johnny j Marrow, Billy Bowen, Thomas Sanderson, Lloyd Owen, Harvie Hill, Al lan Ganderson, Conley Carter, Wingate Kimbrough, Robert Lov ic, George Bagley, Owen Bishop, Eddie Overton, Michael Garrett and Sandy Williams. List of Jurors Drawn For April Court Term The list of jurors to serve dur ing the April civil term of Wash ington County Superior Court was drawn by the county com missioners in regular session here and consists of 39 names. Fifteen persons from Plymouth Township were drawn for jury service, 10 from Scuppernong, eight from Lees Mill and six from Skinnersville. The list, by townships, follows: Plymouth: M. V. Holbrook, Aron E. Davenport, C. J. Dough tie, Lyman Elks, O. C. Manning, H. H. Reason, Lucius G. Simpson, Willie Arnold, J. H. Boone, Louis N. Sitterson, Edison Towe, Shel ton McNair, Jack Harden Britt, L. W. Bowen, jr., and William T. Maitland; Scuppemong: A. J. Furlough, James T. Davenport, John G. Woodley, Irving Ambrose, Joseph A. Furlough, Mitchell E. Spear, J. R. Davenport, Leroy M. Com stock, Melton C. Phelps and Mer rett Halsey, jr.; Lees Mill; H. G. Spruill, Al bert Hufton, James H. Satterth wf.ite, T. H. Rosenthal, . R. C. Chesson, Freeman Clark, William F. Allen and C. W. Pierce; Sinnersville: Albert Ross Hol ton, M. B. Davenport, J. J. Saw yer, J. W. Cahoon, J. H. Prit chard and Leamon Moore, jr. Dimes Campaign Completed With Net of $3,108.00 County Director Thos. F. Hopkins Releases Com plete Breadown of Funds, Expenses Another highly successful March of Dimes campaign has been completed in Washington County. All reports have been turned in to County Director Thos. F. Hop kins and the books show a total of $3,350 04 raised. Expenses of conducting 'he drive were held — ouii; $2&s.<H, weaving a net of $3,106. The complete breakdown of funds and expenses was released by Mr. Hopkins this week. Sour ces of funds and amounts are as follow: Plymouth—house-to-house can vass, $541.56; March of Dimes Ball, $150.20; business contribut ions, $249; parking meter donat ions (three days), $85.56; white schools, $1,099.36; coin collectors, $246.49; colered school, $97.74; Roper—.white schools and com munity, $169.93; colored schools and community, $100; Creswell — white and colored schools and community, $500.20; Mackeys—$65; Wenona—$45 ; Total—$3,350.04. Expenses were listed as follows; Orchestra for March of Dimes Ball, $75; prizes, $25; tickets for dance, $4.50; national supplies, $120.75; miscellaneous. $16.79; total, $242.04. Mr. Hopkins was assisted in the drive by the following general organization throughout the county: „ County treasurer, Nick Ange; publicity chairman, James Bond; Plymouth business solicitations, Melvin Boyd: Plymouth white schools, Rev. C. N. Barnette; Queens committee chairman, Mrs. Dick Norman; Plymouth colored chairman, A. R. Lord; material distribution, A. J. Ange, Steve and Larry Hopkins and Lowes Moore; Cresrwell white chairman, Mrs. Gladys Davenport; Creswell colored chairman, P. W. Little john; Roper white chairman, Mrs. Beulah Gaylord; Roper colored chairman, E. V. Wilkins; Mackeys chairman, Mrs. Herbert Chesson; Wenona chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stoteaberry. Again, the county director ex pressed his deep appreciation of the fine response and his thanks to everyone who cooperated to put the annual campaign over the top. -* — Another Bridge-Canasta Party Set for Club Here -1 The auxiliary of Bosie Bateman Post No. 4023, Veterans of For eign Wars has yielded to popular demand and will stage another bridge-canasta party at the Vete rans Club here, auxiliary offic ials announced this week. The party has been set for Thursday, March 25, at 8 p. m. A nominal admission charge will be made and interested persons are requested to get their own tables up and notify Mrs. Hazel Hedgebeth, phone 419-1. The party staged here recently by the auxiliary was a howling success and since then officials have been besieged with requests for another such event. A large attendance is anticipated. Farmers Asked To (Report Unplanted Acreage to A S C Any Part of Cotton or Pea nut Allotment May Be Released for Reapportion ment, Committee Says Those farmers who have cotton and peanut allotments and who do not plan to plant all or any part of their quotas are asked to report to the Agricultural Stabili sation Conservation office in the Washington County agriculture building so that the acreage might be .reapportioned to others who have been drastically reduced. It was explained that the farm er who is willing to reapportion his allotment will not lose his quotas, but that they will be re tained and returned to him at any time. It is understood that a farm er who does not plan to use any part or all his allotment will be in line for reduction next year if that portion he does not plant this year is not reapportioned. The fallowing statement rela tive to allotments was recently released by the ASC committee: Any part of your 1954 farm peanut acreage allotment on which peanuts will not be pro duced may be voluntarily releas ed by you “for 1954 only” for re allocation by the county commit tee to other peanut farms in the county. If you intend to harvest in 1954 an acreage of peanuts less than your allotment, it is to your advantage, as well as to the ad vantage of other peanut farmers in the county, for you to contact the county committee immediate ly and release to the committee that part of the allotment for your farm that you do not intend to re in 1954. The release for 1954 only of any part of the peanut allotment for your farm will not operate to educe the allotment for the fan i for 1955 from what it other wise would be unless the farm becomes ineligible for an old farm allitment in 1955 because no p£a ry. . were picked or threshed on tlwrV&rm in 1952, 1953, or 1954. In many instances farm opera tors who did not harvest an acre age of peanuts in 1953 equal to at least 75 percent of the peanut al lotment for their farms and who did not release the unused portion of the peanut allotments to the county committee will find that the 1954 peanut allotments for their farms have been reduced. If you intend to reduce your peanut acreage or to go out of the business of raising peanuts permanently, it is recommended that you come to the office of the county committee and release permanently all or a part of the 1954 peanut allotment established See ACREAGE, Page 7 -♦ Pre-School Survey Will Be Discussed A discussion of the pre-school survey of children who will enter school here for the first time next fnll will feature the regular meet ing of the Plymouth Parent Teacher Association next Tues day afternoon at the high school. The meeting will be held in the auditorium and will open at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. Georgie Frost Barnes, Washington-Tyrrell school super visor, will give an outline of the course of study and pre-school program which she will conduct here for children who will enter school next fall as beginners. A full attendance of PTA mem bers is urged by the president of the group, Mrs. Ben Ganderson. It has been announced that a nur sery in charge of Mras. Elva Rid dick will be provided in one of the classroms to take care of small children of PTA members. Red Cross Drive for $2,750 Opens in County Monday Hoard of Equalizaiioat! To Meet Here Holiday I t : The Washington County Board of Commissioners will sit as a board of equalization and review Monday of next week for the purpose of examining and re viewing the tax listings of each township for the current year. The meeting will be held in the office of the commissioners at the courthouse here and is scheduled to open promptly at 10:30 a. m. All matters relating to the equalization of property listed or the correction of any existing er rors that may have been found in the abstracts should be brought to the attention of the board at the meeting, it was said. The transaction of any other business in compliance with the Machinery Act of 1919 will also be in order during the special meeting, it was pointed out. The board will also hear any offers that anyone may wish to make on all or parts of certain county-owned lands in the Weno na section which are up for sale. At the regular monthly board meeting March 1. the commis sioners rejected bids on the land received at public auction Febru ary 8. Commissioner Race Gets Another Entry Philip M. Spruill, Farmer of Cherry Section, Enters Race for Board From Scuppernong At least a three-way contest is assured in one local political race in the coming Democratic pri mary. Last Thursday Philip M. Spruill, farmer who lives in the Cherry section, came to town, paid his filing fee, and announced himself a candidate for county commissioner from Scuppernong Township. The action made three hats in the ring for the post. Previously, Douglas W. Davenport, farmer of the Lake Phelps section, and In cumbent Harry W. Pritchett, Crcswell merchant, had ennounc ed for the post on the county bo-ud. The newest candidate for the office is a native of the Creswell section where he has engaged in farming for several years. Mr. Spruill is a member and strong supporter of Philippi Church of Christ, So far as could be learned here, he is seeking public office for the first time. The Beacon has not received any statement from him to date. Rumors this week were to the effect that at least one other can didate will file to make the race for county representative. Dr. J. M. Phelps, Creswell, Creswell physician and surgeon, and E. O. Arnold, merchant and farmer of the Pea Ridge section, have al ready announced for the office. Street rumors also have it that incumbents will face opposition in the races for sheriff and clerk of dourt, but no announcements had been made late yesterday. Unit Gels 174 Pints on Visit Thirty-three first-time donors and what was described as “wonderful response” from the ladies aided materially in boosting the amount of blood donated on the bloodmobile unit visit here Wednesday to 174 pints, 24 pints over the quota. Out of 194 who showed up as donors, 20 were rejected. Re freshments were furnished and served by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Legion Auxiliary. Further details will be publish ed next week. j TO PREACH HERE !'T. K O' - for of Old 4, profes Interpre t-ition and Hebrew at South eastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest, will preach at the morning and evening hours of worship in the I.mlford M< mortal Baptist Church next Sunday. The pub lic is extended a very cordial invitation to come and hear this distinguished scholar and preacher. Hail Insurance Rate on Tobacco Hiked in County Per Acre Cost Increased From $4 to $4.50; Lower Rate in Beaufort County Of $4.50 to $4 Washington County is among the 22 counties in the state in which the cast of hail insurance on tobacco has been 'raised, pur suant to a filing made by the North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau with the Depart ment of Insurance. The old per acre rate of $4 has been upped to $4.t>0 in this coun ty. The filing included a new crop hail policy for tobacco providing coverage for loss by fire, aircraft, lightning, and livestock until the tobacco is cut or primed. These perils have not heretofore been covered. In addition, a new en dorsement termed] “Excess Over 10 per cent Loss” was filed. This in effect is a 10 per cent deduc See INSUBANCETPagrTr^ -4 | THESE CRESWELL SOLDIERS COMPLETING AIR FORCE BASIC TRAINING I ■ —---I mwmL-Jf / Hrwi/HHr laisc^ I The four young men pictured above all hail from Creswell and all are completing their basic training course at Lackland Air Force Base, the “Gateway to the Air Force,” near San Antonio, Texas. Their basic military training is preparing them for entrance into Air Force technical and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific evaluation of each soldier’s ap titude and inclination for following a particular vo-ation or career. Shown, left to right, are Ronald L. Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barnes; James M. Clifton, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clifton; William R. Peal, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Peal; and Alvah W. Alexander, jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Alexander. One-Week Whirlwind Cam paign Planned Under Di rection of Fund Chairman D. Marvin Weaver -♦ The organization has been per fected for the annual Red Cross fund drive in Wr vdngton County and a whirlwind campaign will be opened Monday of next week, Fund Chairman D. Marvin Wea ver announced, today. An overall county quota of $2, 750 will be sought. The c nvass of the Plymouth business area will begin next Monday and con tinue through Wednesday, it was said. All Plymouth residential area groups will kick-off on Thursday and continue through the following wee':. The industry division wUl get underway next Monday and continue through the following week. The county and Negro divisions will concentrate their efforts on finishing up their solicitations during the week of the 15th. The organization and individ ual quotas were announced by Mr. Weaver as follows: Ralph Hunter, county chapter chairman: Mrs. L. D. Jones, exe cutive secretary; Mr. Weaver, 1954 fund chairman: Mrs. Wood row Collins, publicity chairman; Counity area chairman and workers and quotas— Plymouth: business and pro fessional, D. Marvin Weaver, chairman; J. Roy Manning. James H. Ward, Melvin Boyd, Raymond Smith and Bob Howell, quota $550; Residential: Plymouth proper, Mrs. Lloyd Owens, $400; Rich wood, Miss Ida Davis, $25: Still acres. Mrs. C. McGowan. $50; Brinkley Forest, Mrs. Walton Swain, $25: Red Hill. Mrs. Ar thur Hardison, $25; East Main Street Extension, Lyman Mayo, $25; Winesett Circle, Jack House, jr., $25; The Pines, Mrs. E. B. Jones, $25; County: Maokeys, Mrs. Cedric Davenport, $75; Pled!*►» Grove, Mrs. W. W. Phelps, $25; Roper, Mr. and Mrs. Rusnell Shesson, $200; Skinnersville, Mrs. Walter White, $25; Cresweil, Gilbert As hy, $250: Cherry. Mrs. J. M. Dav enport, $25; Long Ridge, Mrs. Fos ter Ange, $25; Wenona, Mrs. Glenn Furbee, $25; Negro county chairman, E. V. Wilkins, overall quota, $500; Ply mouth schools, A. R. Lord; Plym outh residential, Mrs. Gladys Has sell Pettiford; Roper, T. A. Wil kins: Cresweil, P. W. Littlejohn (tentative). Plymouih Girl Is County Winner in Speaking Contest Miss Belly Davenport To Represenl County in Ihe Group I Elimination at Greenville Next Thursday -* Miss Betty Davenport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davenport, of Plymouth, will represent Washington County in the Group I elimination at Greenville next Thursday of the speaking contest sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers’ Association. Miss Davenport won first prize, a $25 savings bond donated by the local banks, in the county contest held at Roper Wednesday afternoon. Second prize, $10 in merchandise donated by Belk Tyler’s of Plymouth, went to Graham Barnes, of Creswell, and third prize, $5 in merchandise, donated by L. S. Thompson, Ply mouth, was awarded to Becky Gaylord, of Roper. Judges were the Rev. D. L. Fouts, D. Marvin Weaver and Mrs. J. F. Jordan. Subject of the contest is "The Big Change.” Winner in the group contest next week will compete with oth er Eastern group winners in the Division contest at Wilson March 24 and the winner at Wilson will go to the finals at Raleigh on March 31. Counting prizes won in the var ious eliminations the State winner will receive a total of $1,625 in prizes. The finals winner receives $1,00 at Raleigh, while second prize is $500, and third is $250. -♦ Everett Appointed To Roper School Committee Henry Everett has been ap pointed by the county board of education to succeed Aubrey Phelps as a member of the Roper school committee, it has been an nounced. Mr. Phelps resigned.