4 T'o wn i opicsj A former member of the Plym outh police force was recently named chief of police and water . works attendant at Swansboro. Patrolman A. D. Allen of the Jacksonville police department . was named to the post by the I Swansboro board of aldermen. “'We combined the jobs of chief of police and water works at tendant in appointing Mr. Allen," Mayor Lisk explained. “We be lieve him a capable man and be lieve he will fill the combined jobs well.” Allen has had more than 10 years’ experience as a law enforcement officer in his native Washington County and for 14 months has been a member of the Jacksoville force. Lawrence D. Jones, jr., left last Thursday for Raleigh, where he emplaned for Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, to begin training in the Air Force Aviation Cadet program. He had qualified for flight training by ! successfully completing the clas sification test at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., several weeks prev ious. Lawrence, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jones, of Plymouth, hopes to qualify as a pilot. He graduated from Plym outh High School in the spring of 1951 and attended North Caro lina State College at Raleigh for two years. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Liverman are spending some time again this year at Fort Gulick, Canal Zone, visiting their daughter, Mrs. Rus sel S. Callis, and Major Callis. It will be remembered that Mr. Liv erman attended a bullfight when he was down there on a visit last year and wrote friends here that it was the most brutal thing he had ever seen. Well, the same friend got a card this week, with a bullfighting scene on one side and a note on the other saying “Here we are again.” Mr. “Hilley” is enjoying the fine golf courses there and also the fishing. Golf ing and fishing, eh. Better watch out for that bull when he gets 'back. R. F. Lowry, county superin tendent of schools, left early this morning for Raleigh where he will attend the three-day meeting of the North Carolina Education Association. It is expected that the school supervisor and several ( of the faculty members of the various schools will attend some of the sessions. Mr. Lowry will return to Plymouth Saturday Miss Betty Davenport, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Daven port, of Plymouth, is represent ing Washington County in the “Big Change" speaking contest at Greenville today. Miss Davenport defeated speakers from Roper and Creswell at Roper last week to gain a place in the 16-county Group 1 elimination at Green ville. Winner at Greenville will compete at Wilson in the divis ional elimination next Wednes day. The finals are set for Raleigh on March 31. The contest is spon sored by the North Carolina Bankers Association. Mrs. GandersonTo Head Local FT A Again Next Year Mrs. Barnes Discusses Pre School Program, Points Out Ways in Which Par ents Can Help Officers of the Plymouth Par ent-Teacher Association re-elect ed for another year are: presi dent, Mrs. Ben Ganderson; vice piesident, Mrs. Paul Nickens; secretary, Mrs. John Williams; treasurer, Mm. Jack Horner. The slate was presented by Mrs. Woodrow Collins, chairman of the nominating committee, at the March meeting, held on Tuesday afternoon. The president an nounced that anyone finding it possible to attend the state con vention, to be held in Raleigh on April 6, 7 and 8, will please noti fy her. After the devotional, conduct ed by Mrs. Etta Hardison, the piogram chairman, Mrs. H. C. Carter, introduced Mrs. Georgie Frost Barnes, Washington County elementary supervisor, and she di:icussed a pre-school program for children entering school next September, and pointed out ways in which the parents can help the child make the transition from home to school less difficult. Par ents of children entering school next September will meet with Mrs. Barnea in the high school auditorium on Tuesday, March 30 at 3:30 p. m. to begin a course of study along these lines. Miss Perry's first grade won the $10 prize for securing the largest number of donors for the blood mobile last week. March attendance 'banners were awarded to: Mrs. Etta Hardison’s first grade; Mrs. Essie Lassiter's second grade; Mr. Selma Crof ton's second grade; Miss Nellie Tarkenton’s fifth grade; and Mrs, Ethel Gurkin's twelfth grade. The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** A home newspaper dedicated Iji to the service of Washington County and its 13,000 people. VOLUME LXV—NUMBER 11 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 18, 1954 ESTABLISHED 1889 JL MEMBERS OF PLYMOUTH CHAPTER OF NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY j Shown above are members of the Plymouth National Honor Society, a group requiring for membership high scholastic standing and outstanding qualities of leadership on the campus. Read ing left to right, front row: Jane Keel, Peggy Warrick, Sandra Estep, Jane Crofton, Gail Harri son; second row, same order: Mavis Boyd, Lynctte Modlin, Harriet Keyes, Eleanor Kinard, Ruby Lee; third row: Marilyn Shugar, Betsy Brinkley, Jane Swain, Barbara McNair, Alice Humphreys; fourth row: William Earl Phelps, Jimmy Jackson, Eugene Waters, Harllee Lyon and Joseph Hardi son.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo. Nearly 200 Respond To Bloodmobile Call Loses Car While j Al Church Here! Local police reported that a 1949 Ford auto belonging to Bob Howell, of Plymouth, and stolen here Sunday night was found abandoned on the road side near Robersonville. Howell drove the car to church Sunday night, parked it and went Into the church. When he came out following the serv ice his car was gone. The key was not left in the ignition switch but the car was started by crossing the wires, the re port stated. The investigation is continuing. Bateman's Garage Broken Into and Robbed Last Week -4 - Safe Drilled and Valuable Papers, Diamond Ring And Small Amount ol Money Taken -« A thief of thieves gained en try to Lewis Bateman's garage between Roper and the “Y” last Wednesday night or early Thurs day morning by breaking the glass to a side door and unlock ing the door from the inside, then drilled open the safe and ran sacked it, Sheriff J. K. Reid re ported. The robbery was discovered early next morning by Bateman, who lives nearby, when he open ed the place for business. Valuable papers, a few silver dollars and half-dollar pieces and a half-carat diamond ring were reported missing A palm print and fingerprints were obtained from a glass water jar and the handle of a stew pan which were on top of the safe, it was stated. The robber or robbers used gloves on the safe, Sheriff Reid said. Bateman had not kept much money in the safe since an at tempted robbery in the early 40’s when Bateman, suspicious and alert, shot the intruder to thwart the attempt. Miss Ethel idiys First Grade Takes Donor Prize; 38 First-Time Donors Re port To Unit Here On its thirteenth visit here last Wednesday, the Red Cross blood mobile unit got the second-high total for the county when 174 pints of blood were donated. There were 195 persons who showed up to offer blood, but of these there were 21 rejects. There were 38 first-time donors and of the 195 reporting to the center 61 were women. The $10 prize for most donors secured was won by Miss Eihel Perry’s first grade with 24. Mrs. Essie Lassiter’s second - third grade was runner-up with 20 do nors. Refreshments were donated and prepared by the American Legion Auxiliary and the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy. Volunteer clerical and canteen workers were Mrs. W. Blount Rodman, Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. E. H. Lloyd, Mrs. Perry Tur ner, Mrs. Joe Peele, Mrs. J. S. Fleming, Mrs. Lillian Shugar, Mrs. W. R. Klassi, jr., and Mrs. W. R. Collins. Volunteer nurses were Miss Elizabeth Wood, Mrs. Ed Stewart and Mrs. J. W. Allen. First donor was Mrs. Dwight L. Fouts. In the school contest Mrs. Fouts was credited to a neighbor’s daughter. The second quarterly visit of the bloodmobile to this county will be June 14. Donors were listed as follows: Mrs. D. L. Fouts, Mrs. Beulah B. Bickerstaff, A. J. Newberry, Nor man G. White, H. C. Carter, H. E. Perkins, Thomas P. Sanderson, Jack B. Willoughby, Mrs. Louise S. Stalls, M. Clifford Ange, Mrs. Edna Elks, George S. Grimes, M. Solomon Carpenter, Roy F. Low ry, Thomas G. Gardner, Harry L. Barnhill, Melvin C. Stalls, W. George Waters, Clayton E. Rag land, J. Rudolph Beasley, Victor Alexander, Lyman Elks, Herbert V. Sawyer, Albert D. Cuthrell, Belhaven, James D. Mallory, Co field Smith, John Henry Small wood, Ervin Hassell, E. Clarence Bowen, Mrs. Lillian D. Carpen ter, D. Lawrence Jones, Melvin H. Boyd, John F. Davenport, Aug ust F. Do9cher, Joseph H. Boone, C. Thomas Burgess, Fenner T. Waters, Curtis D. Johnson, Cleve See DONORS, Page 10 Whitford SwainFiles For Board Education Education Board Member J. Whitford Swain, of Roper, paid his filing fee here last Friday as a candidate to succeed him self on the five-member county school body. The office is not an elective one but appointment is made by the state legislature. The term is for six years. Terms of tlm other four members of the county board of education have longer to run. The terms are staggered so that at all times at least three members of the body will be ex perienced. Mr. Swain’s current term be gan April 1, 1953, when board membership was increased from three to five members. His term is for two years, expiring April 1, 1955, while two other members, Mrs. K. S. Trowbridge, of Plym outh, and P> B. Belanga, of Cres well, were appointed to four year terms. The remaining mem bers, Chairman L. E. Hassell, of Roper, and J. W. Norman, of Plymouth, were appointed to six year terms. No ether candidates filed since the last report, County Board of Eelections Chairman W. T. Free man reported yesterday, but it is understood that other candidacies have been announced. Industrial Work Shop To Be Held Next Wednesday -4 Represenlalives From Com merce and Industry Di vision of Slate Board To Meet With Local Leaders -1 Representatives of the Com merce and Industry division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development will meet with local leaders at the county courthouse Wednfv^ day night of next week to mil 1 a survey of the industrial situ ation in the county. In a letter this week to John W. Darden, of Plymouth, E. E. Huffman, industrial analyst with the department, assured that one or more representatives from the department would be present. The meeting has been scheduled for 8 o’clock. Mr. Huffman wrote in part, “It is not our intention that these workshop meetings should be large for we usually find that we have a freer and more infor mal discussion if the group is held down to 15 or 20 people rather than in a larger group. “These workshops are in the nature of a round-table discuss ion and there is not to be any speechmaking or other formal activities.” It was suggested that the may ors of Plymouth, Roper and Cres well be invited, along with the county commissioners and repre sentatives from the various civic clubs of the county. Mr. Darden explained that the workshop meeting will seek to determine just what industries the county would be fitted for and what tyeps of industry would be acceptable here. -4 To Elect Officers at VFW Meeting Tonight -4 A new slate of officers to serve for the coming year will be elect ed at the regular meeting of Bosie Bateman Post, No. 4023, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the Veterans Club here Thursday night of this week. The meeting will open at 8 o’clock and a full attendance of members is requestetd by Com mander W. J. Weaver for this important session. -4 Colored'Scouis Meel at Roper Colored Boy Scouts and scout ing leaders of the Wasmarty dis trict were guests of the Washing ton County Union School at Roper Tuesday of this week. A day-long session of intensive training was presented under the supervision of Assistant Field Scout Executive Ashwell and Sainer, of the East Carolina Council. About 75 boys were in the group, representing troops from Roper, Columbia, Plymouth. Oak City, and Williamston. Both the two executives and the visiting scouts said they had an enjoyable and profitable day. At the conclusion of the boys’ session, the men’s divisional com mittee held a meeting in the gymtorium. M. W. Bryant, of Creswell, presided over the meet ing. Survey Committee Visits Schools of County Last Week — ■+ Five-Man Body To Make Recommendations C o n cerning Construction Pro jects for Various Schools -♦ A survey committee of five well-known educators visited all the schools of Washington Coun ty Wednesday of last week to make a study of construction needs, County Superintendent of Schools Roy F. Lowry reports. Members of the committee are Dr. L. W. Jenkins, chairman, and Dr. E. J. Carter, both of East Carolina College, Greenville; B. M. Morrison, educational consul tant, division of school planning, State Department of Public In struction; J. M. Dunlap, resource use educational consultant, De partment of Public Instruction; and J. L. Dupree, superintendent of Bertie County schools. The committee was appointed by the State Board of Education School House Planning division, at the request of the county board of education, to make recommen dations concerning what con struction projects to undertake at the various schools in the county. The committee will submit its re port at a later date, Lowry stated. The State Board of Education hal allocated the first 25 million dollars of the State School Plant Construction and Improvement Fund of 1953. Washington Coun ty’s total grant is $154,760.99. The county is to get $100,000.00 as its part of the 10 million dollars that was allocated on the basis oi $100,000.00 to each county and $54,760.99 which is the county’s pro rata part of the 15 millior dollars based on the average daily membership in the county durini the 1951-52 school term. From the total of $154,760.99 the State is reserving one-eightl of 1 per cent or $193.45 for admin istration and $01.68 as the esti mated expense of selling bonds making a total deduction o j.$275.31, leaving a nrv allocate. to Washington County of $154, ' 485.68. No formula has yet been an nounced to distribute the othei 25 million dollars to the adminis trative units. Red Cross Drive Begun in Couniy -« Residential solicitations in Plymouth in the annual Red Cross fund drive open Thursday of this week. The business and county solicitations were begun Monday by a corps of volun teer workers, County Fund Chairman D. Marvin Weaver re ports. Mr. Weaver announced appoint ment of two new chairmen in communities where the original ly-named chairmen declined to serve. Mrs. Vance Respass will serve as Skinnersville chairman in place of Mrs. W. W. White, and Wade Hardison accepted the chairmanship at Roper after it was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Russell Chesson could not serve in 'that capacity. Mr. Weaver stated late Wed nesday that figures would be available for publication next week, concerning the campaign. -+ Annual Senior Play Will Be Staged Next Thursday The annual senior class play will be presented in the school auditorium at Plymouth High School Thursday night of next week, it has been announced. A three act farce by Jay Tobias, the play is entitled, “Bolts and Nuts.” Curtain time has been announc ed as 8 o’clock and a nominal admission charge will be made. Opening of Swine Market Here Set for Next Monday Offer Number Prizes J\t Opening of Marketi The management of the Plym outh Hog Market is offering some valuable prizes in connection with its grand opening Monday morn ing of next week. An automatic hog waterer will go to the person bringing in the first load of hogs, while the one bringing a load the greatest dis tance will receive a roll of four point barbed wire, it has been announced. Additionally, prizes will be given for the three largest loads of hogs. First prize will be a fence control, second prize a hog catch er and third prize an automatic hog waterer. Also, free drinks will be avail able to customers and spectators, it was stated. The market will open to re ceive hogs at 7 a. m. and business will continue daily except Satur day until 5 p. m. Saturday closing time is 12 noon. A good-sized crowd is antici pated for the opening. Few Changes Made In Property Listings Meeting as a Board of Equa lization and Review Here Monday, Commissioners Approve Changes —« Sitting as a board of equaliza tion and review at the courthouse here Monday, the commissioners of Washington County heard two citizens relative to changes in their tax valuations. Several oth er changes were also ordered by the board, and citizens affected by the order may appear before the board at 7:30 p. m. March 25 to show cause why these figures should not stand on the tax books as set. Also, the board reviewed all bids made on the seven tracts of county-owned property in the Wenona section and voted to ac cept the highest offer of $5,000, made by J. B. McMullan, Wash ington attorney. Mr McMullan •as , ven 30 days — which to check the title on the Registered Estate land. Present for the meeting were Chairman Frank L. Brinkley, and Commissioner A. R. Latham, both of Plymouth; H. L. Davenport, of Skinnersville; J. C. Knowles, of Roper; and H. W. Pritchett, of Cresfwell. The two taxpayers appearing before the board were W. V. Hays, of Plymouth, and H. L. Lewis, of Roper. The latter ap peared for E. R. Lewis estate and said that timber had been sold and cut off the woodland during 1053. The board found that the valuation placed on the tract in 1947 to be $970. In 1951 the coun ty had an increase of 20 per cent on all real estate valuations, rais ing the figure to $1,164. The com missioners voted to list the cut over timberland and woodlands on the 1954 tax book at $12 per See LISTINGS, Page 10 I To Show Method I ! Potato Bedding] County Agent W. H. Pruden has announced that a sweet po tatoe bedding demonstration will be held next Monday at 10 a. m. on the farm of J. A. (Jimbo) Chesson, three miles from Roper on the Cross Roads. The demonstration will show the proper methods of bedding sweet potatoes as well as treat ing sweet potato seed. An elec tric hot bed will be installed showing the proper bedding method for this type bed. The demonstration was scheduled, Pruden stated, because of in creased interest in sweet pota to production in the county and the receipt of several requests. j Special Service j 1 By Post Office j •■■■■■■■■■■■a An employee of the Plymouth post office was on duty Mon | day at midnight to cancel mail | to be dispatched to the inter nal revenue department, in or der that late filers might get in under the wire, Monday midnight being the legal dead line for filing. Postmaster J. C. Swain re ports that of 26 pieces of such mail, six pieces had no post age whatever, and the remain ing 20 pieces were short of post age in each instance. The reve nue department will not accept mail which is short of postage so local postal employees paid the extra postage to seder that the mail T^ght gsittogiMb. The p. ^tina.stei service. incidentally, the last letter was dropped in the slot at 11:55, five minutes ahead of the deadline. Albemarle Group To Meet Here in April, Announced -f Exact Dale of Executive Committee Meeting of the Southern Albemarle As sociation Not Yet Set -♦ The regular quarterly meeting of the executive committee of the Southern Albemarle Association, now overdue, will be held in Plymouth “sometime between the 15th and 25th of April,” it was learned yesterday. The Washington County Board of Comissioners will be host to the six-county meeting and Har ry W. Pritchett, of Creswell, who is vice president of the group for Washington County, will have charge of arrangements. Some 50 representatives from the counties of Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and Wash ington are expected to attend. The date of the meeting is ex pected to be announced after Pritchett confers with Dr. W. T. Ralph, of Belhaven, president of the association, it was said. Among the chief topics of in terest that will be before the meeting will be the state’s plan for bridges, and the improvement of U.S. 264 in Hyde County. Sev eral state highway officials will be invited to be present. See MEETING, Page 10 Brinkley and Knowles Announce " ___ _f Frank L. Brinkley, of Plym outh, and Jesse C. Knowles, of Roper, this week announced they would be candidates to succeed themrelves on the Washington County Board of Commissioners, subject to action of the Demo cratic primary on May 29. Mr. Brinkley is presently chair man of the county board and is rounding out 12 years of service there. He was first elected in 1934 and served as chairman until 1938, when he volutarily relin guished the office. He ran again in 1946, was elected and has serv ed continuously since that time. A native and lifelong resident of Plymouth, Mr. Brinkley is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He is a chemist and heads the laboratory at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company here. Mr. Knowles has been a mem ber of the county board for near ly 14 years. First elected in 1938, he has served continuously since that time with the exception of two years, 1946 to 1948, when Lees Mill Township did not have rep resentation on the ‘board. Mr. Knowles is a farmer and has been active in civic and political af fairs in Lees Mill Township for many years. With the announcements of Messrs. Brinkley and Knowles this week, all three of the county commissioners whose terms ex pire this year are now in the run rung for reelection. Harry W. Pritchett, of Creswell, announced several weeks ago. He is the only one with opposition so far, Doug las Davenport, Lake Phelps farm er, having also announced a couple of weeks ago, and Philip M. Spruill, Cherry farmer, since then. The other two members of the board, A. R. Latham, of Plym outh, and Hubert L. Davenport, of Skinnersville, are not up for reelection this year. Commission ers are elected for four years and their terms are staggered, two being elected one time and three three other. Messrs. Latham and Davenport were elected two yearn ago. Plymouth Hog Market Lo cated on Highway 64 By Pass Will Have Capacity Of 1,000 Hogs Daily -4 Opening of Plymouth’s newest enterprise, the Plymouth Hog Market, is scheduled for M nday morning of next week at 7 a. m. Jacob Williams, of Washington, stated late Monday that he ex pected everything to be in readi ness for the opening. Originally planned to be opened March 15, the date had to be postponed a week because the scales were late in arriving, Mr. Williams said. Jacob Williams and his brother, J. Noah Williams, of Smithfield, are partners in the new film. The brothers presently operate hog buying stations at 12 points in this state and Georgia and, ad ditionally, handle all purchases at 10 other points. The market is located on the by-pass stretch of U. S. Highway 64 just east of the Waters Amoco Station. It is situated on the north side of the highway on land pur chased from Owens Brothers, of Plymouth. The new business will answer a longfelt need here, furnishing a strong local market for slaught er hogs. No feeder pigs will be handled, it was explained. Jacob Williams declared that the market will be as good as any in the state and that top market prices will be paid daily. The market will operate Monday through Friday of each week from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. and each Sat urday from 7 a. m. to 12 noon. Hogfl bought here will be sold to a large packing concern and in some instances shipped direct to Richmond, Va. Others may be shipped via Washington, it was said. It was stated that capacity of the market will be about 1,000 hogs per day and J. Noah Wil liams estimated that the market might handle half a million dol lars’ worth of swine annually. ; f will mean a lot of money to the community,” he declared. Free trucking service from farm to buying station will be maintained. A truck will be avail able for pick-up service at all times, it was promised. County Agent W. H. Pruden, who has been working for some time to secure a top market here, declared that the new venture should greatly stimulate the live stock business in the county. -4 School Is Praised On Part in Blood Programs Success Over - Quota Secured on Bloomobile Visit Last Wednesday; Appreciation Expressed by Chairman -* J. S. Fleming, Plymouth High School principal, is in receipt of a letter from Dr. E. W. Furgur son, blood program chairman, Washington County chapter of the American Red Cross, expressing appreciation for the fine part played by the schools in the suc cessful visit of the bloodmobile visit to Plymouth last week. The quota of 150 pints was sur passed on the visit with a total of 174 pints of blood donated during the day. This is the second high total secured since the pro gram was inaugurated in this county in December of 1950. The high total—189 pints—was secured on December 13, 1951. Third high total was the 153 pints secured on the initial visit De cember 15, 1950. Dr. Furgurson wrote to Mr. Fleming as follows: “Please accept my deep appre ciation for the splendid coopera tion which you, the teachers, and the students have shown toward our Blood Bank program for this area. I would like in particular to thank you and the others for making the last Bloodmobile visit a high success. As you know, this was the largest group of donors who have ever volunteered to give blood and it was primarily through the efforts of our schools that this excellent record was made possible. We are indeed fortunate in this community to be able to obtain such excellent assistance and co-operation from our schools and much of this cre dit should rightfully go to the fine leadership which you and the other teachers are giving. “It will be appreciated if you will convey our gratitude to the teachers and students.’’

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