T'ownj opicsl ST”::::-:::::"----* Frank C. Bickerstaff, sr., was painfully hurt in a fall at the plant Of the North ^Carolina Pulp Company Tuesday afternoon. He fell about 9 feet from a tank when a water line he was work ing on suddenly spouted a stream of water that knocked him to the concrete floor. Given first aid at 'f. the plant, he was removed later to the Washington County hospi tal, where x-rays showed he had a broken left knee cap. He was also bruised and cut about the head, hands and on his other knee. He was reported to be get ting along very well at the hos pital yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Furgurson and Dr. and Mrs. Claudius Mc Gowan, of Plymouth, will be among the many doctors and their ladies who will attend the meet ing of the Stale Medical Society at Pinehurst a few days next week. At the Pinehurst meeting, Dr. Furgurson will give a paper entitled, “The Use of Rectal Pen tothal Anesthesia in Obstetrics— 730 Cases.” Dr. and Mrs. Furgur son plan to leave Sunday and re turn to Plymouth Thursday of next week. Dr. and Mrs. Mc Gowan will sandwich a few days at Charlotte in connection with the medical meeting and return to Pinehurst so the doc can take in the Southern Seniors golfing event at Pienhurst later next week. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Terry have been notified that their son, Sea man J. T. Terry, jr., is expected to arrive in Norfolk, on Sunday, May 2. He is a member of the crew of the USS Wisconsin, one of the two remaining battleships in active service, w'hich has been in far eastern waters since early last fall. Lt. Com. W. E. Wads worth, USN, invited Mr. and Mrs. Terry to the Norfolk Naval Base Sunday to witness the homecom ing of the Wisconsin, and they plan to do so. Friends of J. Shepherd Brink ley, owner of the Plymouth, Daly and Drive-In Theatres here, will be delighted to learn that he is improving steadily from his re cent serious illness. Shop was confined to his bed for a long time, but he is now able to get up for several hours each day. Sunday and Monday, he made his first trips uptown in several _ months, and greeted a number of w his friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Byrd arriv ed in Plymouth last Friday after living in Indian Rock Beach, Fla., for the past two years. Mr. Byrd, who was in business here as a merchant for a number of years, is planning to make his home here again, he said this week, provided he could “find some thing to do.” Tomorrow night will be a “big night” in the lives of Plymouth High School juniors and seniors. The annual junior-senior banquet is being held in the school cafe teria at 7 o'clock, followed by the junior-senior prom in the high school gym starting at 9 o’clock. The juniors have been busy for several weeks making plans for the two big events, and all the See~TOPICS~Page • -< <? Plan Ari Exhibit For'Schools Here -♦ Washington County white schools will hold their annual art ( exhibit this year from Wednes day, May 12, through Friday, May 14, it was announced this week by Mrs. Georgia Frost Barnes, who is in charge of arrangements. The exhibit will be held in the Plymouth High School gymnas ium, and the public is cordially invited to view the displays. 1 All schools in the county have , been urged to participate, and ] Mrs. Barnes says it will be ap- , preciated if its exhibits can be placed in the gym on Friday, May 7, after school. Special projects may be OTought in Tuesday ' morning. Teachers are asked to assist in rearranging the exhibits ■ Tuesday afternoon, May 11. ‘ Exhibits will be shown in two ] divisions. The first division in- ( Eludes drawings and paintings of ( all kinds, as well as cutwork and similar exhibits. The second di- , vision will be crafts and includes < modeling in clays, scupture, carv- ( ings, paper mache, basketry, wea- j ving, needlework of all kinds, taxidermy and similar projects. Town, County Boards Meet Monday Next Monday, county govern ing bodies and the Plymouth Town Council will hold their reg ular monthly meetings, the Wash ington County Board of Commis sioners and Board of Education meeting in the morning at the courthouse, and the town body at the municipal building that night. It is expected that the board of education will begin considera tion of the budget for the coming fiscal year when it meets in the office of the bounty superinten dent of schools at 10 a. m. Routine business is scheduled for the county board of commis sioners at their meeting in the commissioners’ room at the court house at 10:30 a. m. It is also pos sible that consideration of some of the budget items of various departments of the county gov ernment may 'be presented for consideration at this meeting. The Plymouth City Council al so is scheduled to consider rou tine matters at its meeting in the municipal building at 8 o’clock Monday night. Appointment of the budget committee may be one of the items for consideration, since the budget will have to be ready a little earlier this year, City Clerk W. A. Roebuck stated. The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington ||j Ijl County and its 13,000 people, ij] VOLUME LXV—NUMBER 17 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 29, 1954 ESTABLISHED 1889 TOWN GETS CERTIFICATE FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY ■ ■ ■" ■ ■ -■ i Chief of Police P. W. Brown and Mayor A. J. Riddle (right) are shown above accepting a certificate of merit “for outstanding accomplishment in traffic safety,” awarded to the town of Plym outh by the N. C. State Automobile Association. The presentation was made last Friday by Lewis B. Scruggs (left) of Charlotte, and Jess Wilson of Edcnton, division and district sales managers of the association, respectively.—Polaroid 1-Minute taff photo. Voluntary Check-Up For Cars and Trucks TO PREACH HERE 1.. ■ - .. ■ i ■ I The Rev. D. D. Holt, of Greensboro, will be visiting preacher for a series of revival services at the local Methodist Church starting Sunday and continuing for one week. Plans Being Made For Operation oi Vegetable Market -♦ •Specialists From Extension Service and State Depart ment Confer With Local Group Yesterday -• Several marketing specialists rom the State College Extension Service and the State Department >f Agriculture were in Plymouth yesterday to assist operators of he Plymouth Auction Market in vorking out plans for operation ' if that market here this year. W. T. Freeman, James H. Ward ind W. M. Darden will operate he market here. They conferred esterday with Dr. G. S. Abshier ind A. A. Bonadyga, of the State College Extension Service, and rugh Martin, of the marketing [ivision of the State Department >f Agriculture. Plans were discussed for an in pection service and other details onnected with actual operation \ f the local market. It is now hought the market will open for See MARKET, Page 5 Service Offered Free lo Owners by Garages Here; Sponsored by Aulo Deal ers in State Three Plymouth automobile firms — Walker-Darden Motors, Manning Motor Company and House Chevrolet Company—have signed up to take part in the vol untary car inspection program, which is being sponsored by the Carolina Safety League and the North Carolina Automobile Deal ers Association. Starting last Monday, they are conducting safety inspections on automobiles without cost to the owners. There is no obligation of any kind, and any repairs shown to be needed by the inspection may be made by the owners or by any garage or mechanic they may choose. There is nothing compulsory about the inspection program on the part of the vehicle owner, but the driver may obtain a lot of sat isfaction in knowing that his auto or truck is in good mechanical condition and by having his ve hicle inspected he has acted in the name of increased safety on the highways. Such important items as brakes, steering mechanism, lights, horn, windshield wiper, tires, etc., will be thoroughly checked for defects that need attention. Owners of all types and makes are cordially in vited to take advantage of the in fection service without cost or obligation. See~CHECK^UP^Page~5 -» Guest Preachers For Roper Charge Pulpits of the three Methodist Churches of the Roper charge ■vill be occupied Sunday, May 2, oy guest speakers, it was an lounced this week. The Rev. William Eason, of Eli labeth City, will preach at Mac Keys at the 10 o’clock morning iervice and at Pleasant Grove at 11:15 a. m. Speaker for the even ng service at 8 o’clock in the toper church will be Aubrey Dixon. Mr. Dixon is lay speaker or the Roper charge. He will talk >n the subject, “The Methodist ’rogram in the Local Church.” The public is cordially invited ;o worship with the local congre gations and hear these speakers. Jaycee Officers To Be Installed Al Meet Tonighl Ladies' Night Banquet and Installation To Be Held al Country Club; Gurganus Guest Speaker Plans have been perfected for the seventh annual installation ol officers and ladies’ night banquet of the Plymouth Junior Chamber of Commerce, it was announced this week by the retiring presi dent, James Boyce. The banquet will be held at the Plymouth Country Club here on Thursday night of this week, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Guest speaker for the occasion will be “Red” Gurganus, of Wil liamston, 10th district vice presi dent, who will also install offi cers elected on March 5 for the coming year. Other features of the program include reading the Jaycee Creed by Carl Bailey, jr.; invocation by James Parvin; wel come address by Hoy Manning; introduction of the guest speaker by Joe Peel; installation of new members by Marvin Weaver; re marks by the incoming president and presentation of the past president pin by Douglas Gurkin. James Ward will be master of ceremonies. Following the banquet and pro gram, dancing will be enjoyed by the Jaycees and their guests. Officers to be installed are Dr. A. L. Whitehurst, president; Paul Hardison, first vice president; Bill McCombs, second vice presi dent; Charles Walker, secretary; Carl Bailey, jr., treasurer; Hay wood Casteen, sergeant at arms; Joseph Latham, James Parvin and John Lilley, directors; James Boyce, state director. Retiring officers are James Boyce, president; Douglas Gurkin first vice president; Paul Hardi son, second vice president; Wal ton Swain, secretary; Bob How ell, treasurer; B. W. Cutler, state director; and Jerome Polk, ser geant at arms. -1 Town Gels Award For Achievements In Traffic Safely -—4 Certificate of Merit Present ed to Mayor in Ceremony Last Friday; State Auto Club Is Sponsor -♦ The town of Plymouth was presented a certificate of merit last Friday for “outstanding ac complishments in traffic safety” by the North Carolina State Automobile Association. The cer tificate was only the 23rd to be awarded in the whole state for the past year, it was stated. The framed parchment certifi cate was presented to Mayor A. J. Riddle and Police Chief P. W. Brown by Lewis B. Scruggs, di vision manager of the motor club, on behalf of the company itself and T. Chalmer Bryant, president of the National Automobile As sociation, with which the N. C. State A.A. is affiliated. Jess Wil son is the company district man ager for Tyrrell, Washington, Chowan and Hyde counties and participated in the cremeony, which took place in the munici pal building here. “It is a real privilege,” said Mr. Scruggs, “to have this opportuni ty to present the City of Plym outh with this certificate for the great record in traffic safety that has been accomplished here. This award is based on the fact that Plymouth had no automobile fa talities from January, 1952, to April 1, 1954.” “It takes real team work on the part of city officials, police au thorities, and the public gener ally to accomplish such a record,” Mr. Scruggs said. The city officials, although complimented by the certificate of merit, said they were not con tent to rest on their laurels. “We must be conscious of the fact,” they said, “that dangers are al ways present. We hope to main tain a good record for years to come. -* Warden Says Fishing Belter in Lake Area Fishing at Lake Phelps mater ially improved during the past week, according to County Game Protector J. T. Terry. Prior to last week-end sportsmen were having very poor luck, but the game warden said there were many catches of the limit of bass on Saturday and Sunday. Prac tically everyone checked in that area had good catches of bass, but crappie or “speckled perch” are still scarce. 6 | Parent-Teacher I Meet at Roper W. S. Tarlton, researcher at Lake Phelps, will show slides of the Lake Phelps homes and region; and next year’s officers will he installed at the final Roper High School PTA meet ing of the year in Roper High School auditorium next Tues day night, May 4, at 7:30. Next year’s officers are Mrs. John Dawson, president; Mrs. Roger Chesson, vice president; Mrs. Mayo Modlin, secretary, and Mrs. Arthur Marriner, treasurer. The public is cordially invit ed to attend. Easier Seal Sale Exceeds Last Year Chairman Reports -1 Mrs. Mayme W. Davenport Says $566.84 Raise Up To This Week; Report Is Just About Complete ♦ The Easter seal sale this year exceeded the amount raised last year by more than $100, accord ing to a report made the first of this week by Mrs. Mayme W. Davenport, of Creswell, chairman of this year’s drive. Up to Mon day a total of $566.84 had been realized, with the report of the Plymouth chairman still to be re ceived, she stated. The sale last year fell short of $500. Funds from the Easter seal sale are used for braces, wheel chairs, transportation to clinics, hospi tals and treatment centers; hos pitalization for corrective and preventive procedures; and spec ial equipment for crippled chil dren. Mrs. Davenport expressed her appreciation for the liberal sup port of the movement in the coun ty. She was especially grateful for the cooperation of the schools in tha Cl- and several churchtf#. Motfc of the money rais ed came from the schools and the seal letters handled through the mails. The appeal letters brought in $201.03. Contributions through the white schools were as fol lows: Plymouth $149.54, Cres well $102.28, and Roper $27. Col ored school contributions follow; Plymouth $17.84; Creswell $26.63, and union school at Roper $11.61. Churches in the Creswell area raised the following amounts: Philippi $15, Mount Hermon Methodist $10.91, and Creswell Methodist $5. Mrs. H. E. Harrison, chairman for the Plymouth area, had not reported when the above sum mary was given, according to Mrs. Davenport. -♦ Revival Services To Begin Sunday -t Revival services will begin at the Plymouth Methodist Church next Monday evening, May 3, at 8 o'clock and continue through Sunday, May 9, with Rev. D. D. Holt, of Greensboro, as visiting preacher. Mr. Holt is a member of the North Carolina Annual Confer ence. He served a six-year pasto rate at Trinity Methodist Church, Durham, before going to Greens boro two years ago as director of the Methodist College Founda tion of North Carolina. Mr. Holt is in great demand as preacher and speaker. The local church considers itself most fortu nate to secure him. The public is cordially invited to hear him. j Absentee Ballots | For Service Men Members of the military forces of the nation may regis ter and vote by absentee ballot in the primary this year, W. T. Freeman, chairman of the coun ty board of elections, this week reminded relatives of service men and women. Application to register must be made b ythe service man himself, on forms which may be secured from the chairman of the board of elections. If the voter is already registered, ap plication for the absentee bal lot may be made by the voter’s wife, husband, brother, sister, parent or child. Up to this week, no applica tions had been received by Mr. Freeman. Applicants are advis ed to fill out the forms very carefully in order to be sure of getting the ballots on time. Registration Books Open Saturday for New Voters J MEMBERS OF COLOR GUARD FOR LOCAL VFW POST Members of the color guard for the Bosie Bateman Post, No. 4023, Veterans of Foreign Wars, are shown here follwing the recent installatio nof post officers. Left to right are Arthur Marri ner, officer of the day; Bosie Owens, color guard; Shelton McNair and Walton Swain, color bearers; and Mcrrit Browning, jr., color guard.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo. Little Interest Being Displayed in Politics Fact That There Is But One County-Wide Contest Is Factor; Candidates Re ported To Be Working -♦ So far, very little political in terest has been shown in this county in the Democratic primary to be held May 29th. Candidates for the various offices, of course, are interested and are busy try ing to create enthusiasm among their supporters, but so far as can be observed on the surface they are meeting with only medi ocre succe. ^ at best Th i applies to local, dislnct ar, i st :te offices. One reason for lack of surface interet is the fact that there is inly one county-wide contest fo> a local office this year. That is the three-way race for represent ative. Candidates are Dr. J. M. Phelps of Creswell, former repre sentatives E. O. Arnold of Skin nersville and Ben A. Sumner, of Plymouth. Each of the three candidates has a substantial block of per sonal supporters, and they are circulating among voters in the county to build up their strength. However, at this time, there is little indication as to who may be considered out in front; and there is a strong possibility that a sec ond primary may be necessary to decide the nominee. The other local contest is limit ed to Scuppernong Township where three men are seeking the post of county commissioner. They are Harry W. Pritchett, Creswell hardware merchant and incumbent; Douglas W. Daven port and Phillip M. Spruill, both of the latter being farmers. No reports have been received here as to the progress made by any of them. On the district level, there are three candidates for two places as state senator from the second district. Edward L. Owens of Plymouth, Lemuel H. Ross of Washington and Martin B. Kellog of Manteo are the contenders. The fact that Washington County has a candidate in the person of Owens lend some interest to this race. Elbert S. Peel, of Williamston, and Hubert E. May, of Nashville, are seeking the post of solicitor for the second judicial district, which is creating some interest in the county. Mr. Peel now holds the office, having been appointed by Governor Umstead last No vember when former solicitor George M. Fountain of Tarboro was elevated to special judge of superior court. Main interest in state contests is centered on the contest be tween W. Kerr Scott, former gov ernor, and Alton Lennon, of Wil mington, or United States Sena tor. Senator Lennon now holds the office by appointment of Gov ernor Umstead to succeed the late Willis Smith. There are five other candidates for this office, but the main contest is expected to be between Ccott and Lennon. -♦ Church Supper Planned In Roper Next Tuesday The men of St. Luke’s Episco pal Church, Roper, will serve a supper in the Roper Community House, Tuesday night, May 4th, beginning at 6 o’clock. The pub lic is invited. Proceeds will go for the new Episcopal camp and conference center now being con structed at Bogue Sound. IN QUEEN CONTEST j Miss Jane Carol Crofton, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Crofton, of Plymouth, will represent Washington County in the selection of “Miss WTAR TV” in Norfolk, Va., Friday. Miss Jane Crofton Represents County In Queens Contest 35 Contestants in Event at Norfolk Television Stat ion Friday; Winner Gets New York Trip -1 Miss Jane Crofton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Crofton, of Plymouth, will represent Wash ington County in the selection of “Miss WTAR-TV” in Norfolk, Va., tomorrow. She is one of 35 con testnats representing various counties and towns in eastern North Carolina and Virginia from which the television queen is to be selected. Miss Crofton was selected sev eral weeks ago to represent this county in the Potato Festival at Elizabeth City next month. Her entry was sponsored by the local veterans’ posts, which made the selection from a numlber of coun ty contestants. In the contest Friday, all of the 35 contestants will promenade before the television cameras on a program being televised at 12:30 p. m. Friday. Judges will decide who will reign as Miss WTAR-TV and queen of the May Day festivities at the site of See CONTEST, Page 5 Precinct Registrars Will Be At Six Polling Places in County for Three Con secutive Saturdays -* Registration books will open Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at polling places in the ,-ix Washing ton County precincts and will re main open until sunset on Satur day, May 15, it was announced this week by W. T. Freeman, chairman of the county board of elections. Registrars will attend the polling places on the three Saturdays during the period; and on other days before the deadline, May 17, they may register those who apply to them at their resi dences or places of business. No new registration is required for the primary to be held on Saturday, May 29. The only per sons required to register are those who have become qualified since the last election through age and residence requirements. Those who have moved from one precinct to another since the last election must apply to their new polling place to transfer their registration. The county chair man emphasized that previous registration for municipal elect ions does not qualify voters for the primary, as separate books are kept by the county and towns. A person seeking to register and vote in the prim: ries must show that he is: A citizen (native or naturalized) of the United States; 21 years of age, or will become 21 by the date of the general election November 4, 1954; of sound mind; able to read and write any section of the state constitution in the English lan guage to the satisfaction of the registrar; and that he has not been convicted of a felony, un less his citizenship rights have been restored. If he desires to vote in the primary, he must certify that he is a member in good faith of the party in whose primary he wishes to vote. Residence requirements ai one year in the state and four months in the precinct where the appli cant desires to vote. If a person has moved from one county to another within four months of the primary he cannot vote. Precincts, polling places, regis trars and judges of election for the coming primary are as fol lows; Plymouth Precinct No. 1: Poll ing place, Washington County courthouse; C. L. Blount, regis trar; W. C. Styons and E. A. Har rison, judges of election; Plymouth No. 2: Polling place, Plymouth High School building; Mrs. C. A. Cratch, registrar; Cla rene Spruill and T. D. Somerville, judges of election; Lees Mill; Polling place, com munity building in Roper; Mrs. T. W. Norman, registrar; H. S. Everett and Marvin Spencer, judges; Skinnersville: Polling place, Brownie Goodman's store; Brow nie Goodman, registrar; Delbert Patrick and Louis Bateman, judges; Scuppernong: Polling place, tax collector’s office in Creswell; H. W. Norman, registrar; Mrs. Mabel Harris and W. T. Phelps, judges; Wenona: Polling place, H. J. Furbee’s residence; H. J. Furbee, registrar; T. H. Rosenthal and Carl Heynen, judges. Methodists Plan District Conference Here May 5 The Elizabeth City District con ference will be held at the Plym outh Methodist Church next Tuesday, May 4, beginning at 9:30 a. m. The district is composed of 36 pastoral charges and about 100 churches. Official delegates include the pastors and several representa tives from each church. Others attending the conference will be a number of persons representing the various interests of the church on a conference-wide basis. Local visitors are invited. mm**** ,—1.. il„ («««<? -- There is some blue mold in tobacco plant beds in the coun ty, but the infestation is scat tered, W. H. Pruden, county agent, said yesterday. Very lit tle real damage is expected, as the blue mold is very light, due almost entirely to spots missed when the beds were dusted. The agent said DDT should be added when the plant beds are given their final dusting. This will protect the young plants from flea beetle infes tation after they are set out. Practically all farmers dusted their plant beds this year, and it was very effective in keep ing down the mold, accoirding to the agent. Mr. Pruden said transplant ing was in full blast throughout the county the first of this week, and the peak of the planting season is expected to be reached by the end of the week.

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