T’own
opics
Three Plymouth students at
East Carolina College, Greenville,
have organized intramural bas
ketball teams and all three teams
are reported to have a good
c-hande to cop the intramural
championship on the campus
Wednesday night of last week the
Bootleggers, organized by Sonny
Walker, defeated the Peele’s Pal
ace All-Stars by a score of 42-38.
The latter outfit is healed by
Joseph Hardison, Both Walker
and Hardison are majoring in
physical education at the Green
ville school. Jack Frank heads the
Duplinites and his team also won
its first encounter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Early, jr..
and boys, David and Joe, oi
Plymouth, were among the dinner
guests of Mr. Early’s father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Early
sr., of Lewiston, Sunday, Decem
ber 26, when the latter celebrated
their 45th wedding anniversary.
Willis Bowen, county super
visor for the Farmers Home Ad
ministration, and H. E. Newland
work unit conservationist, wil
present the soil and water conser
vation loan program over the
Greenville television station Sat
urday of this week, beginning
at 1:30 p. m. Money for soil anc
water conservation is available
through the FHA, Bowen stated
and the amount farmers are eligi
ble to receive is based on the
cost estimate prepared by the
Soil Conservation Service and ap
proved by the FHA county com
mittee. Maximum limit for in
dividual farmers is $25,000 ane
for groups $260,000.
Dr. Felix Barker, director o
special education, Department o
Public Instruction, Raleigh, visit
ed Plymouth Wednesday of thi
week in connection with his dut
ies. While here, Dr. Barker visitei
the county superintendent’s offic
and both white and colorei
.schools.
Police Chief P. W. Brown stat
ed Wednesday that he will b
able to get out of the house an
ride around a bit just as soon a
the weather permits. The chie
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Former Resident of Peru
To Address PTA Meeiini
Mrs. Carl Hack’.. ct2>J* a forme
resident of Peru, will be the feal
ured speaker at the regular meet
ing of the Plymouth Parent
Teacher Association Tuesday c
next week, Mrs. Ben Gandersor
president of the organization, ha
announced.
Mrs. Hackbarth will describ
customs, conditions and other in
teresting and pertinent facts c
Peru.
The meeting will be held in th
school auditorium and is tlate
to open promptly at 3:30 p. m.
Mrs. GanderSon urges that a
members attend and hear Mr:
Hackbarth.
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Ask Cooperation
Of Public During
Fire Alarms Here
Fire Chief Warns Against
Cars Racing Fire Trucks;
Citizens Asked Not To
Phone Police
Plymouth Fire Chief I. Millei
Warren issued this week anothei
statement urging that automobile
drivers refrain from racing after
the fire trucks when the lattes
are answering alarms.
In this regard, Chief Warren
calls attention to a recent opinion
given by North Carolina Attor
ney General Harry McMullan a:
follows:
“Upon the approach of any po
lice or fire department vehicle
giving an audible signal, the driv
er of every other vehicle shat
immediately drive the same tc
the right-hand edge or curb, cleai
of any intersection of highway
and shall remain in such posilior
unless otherwise directed by a po
dice of traffic officer until sue!
police or fire department vehicle
shall have passed. It is unlawfu
for any driver of any vehicle
other than one on official business
to follow any fire apparatus tra
veling in response to a fire alarrr
closer than one block or pari
such vehicle within one block
of where fire apparatus ha;
stopped in answer to a fire
alarm.”
Chief Warren warns that any
one violating this law, regardless
of who he or she is, will be deal'
with as the law directs.
Also, local police officials have
called attention to the practice
of residents telephoning the police
department for information con
cerning the whereabouts of fires
“Lately, we have been swampec
with such calls,” a spokesman ir
the department declared. “It i:
important that our line be kep
open for more important call:
and we ask the cooperation o
citizens in this regard.”
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VOLUME LXVI—NUMBER 2
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 13, 1955
Less Than Third
Get Taxes Listed
GETS PROMOTION
D. MARVIN WEAVER
D. Marvin Weaver
Promoted at Meet
Of Bank Officials
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promoted to assistant vice presi
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has been manager of the Plym
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ional since it was established heri
in December, 1953, and it wa
stated he would continue in tha
capacity with the title of assist
ant vice president and manage
of the Plymouth office.
The announcement was madi
Tuesday following *he annua
meeting of the bank’s stockhold
ers and directors at the main of
fice in Rocky Mount. Several oth
er promotions were made in thi
executive personnel of the in
stitution, including that of Car
roll C. Colston from assistant vici
president to vice president.
During the annual meeting o
stockholders, President Archie W
McLean made his annual report
reviewing the operations of th
Planters National during the pas
year. He stated the bank hat
.just completed the best year ii
its history and said operations a
the Plymouth and Ahoskii
branches had exceeded expecta
tions. The Plymouth brand
opened for business on Decern
ber 10, 1953, and the Ahoskie uni
began operations a few month,
later.
Two new directors were electee
by the stockholders, J. Holt Evan;
of Enfield, and Wythe D. Quarles
jr., of Rocky Mount. At the di
rectors’ meeting later, present of
ficers were reelected and promot
ions announced. Archie W. Me
Lean is president of the insti
tution; Wiley W. Meares is exe
cutive vice president; Robert E
Gorham, R. E. Braswell, Carrol
C. Colston and C. W. Parker an
vice presidents.
Only About 400 in Town
ship and 300 in Town Re- j
ported Listed Through
Wednesday Noon
Less than a third of those ex
pected to list taxes in Plymouth
Township—based on last year’s
figures—had listed through Wed
nesday noon of this week, Town
ship List Taker Paul Swain re
ported.
Mr. Swain saifl, there were
about 1,500 or more people who
listed in the township last year
At noon Wednesday only about
400 persons had listed.
Mrs. Wade Adams, who is
working along with Mr. Swain in
the kitchen of the county Agri
culture Building here and listing
for the Town of Plymouth, said
only about 300 persons had come
in and listed property.
Northing has been heard from
Hubert L. Davenport, county tax
supervisor, concerning the pro
gress of the listing job in the oth
er townships of the county.
The importance of early list
ing has been heavily stressed in
order to avoid a last-minute rush
with the resultant inconvenience
to both lister and property own
er. The listers are almost always
hard-pressed as the deadline
nears, it has been pointed out.
Listing usually runs heaviest
at the first and last of each week
and in the morning hours rather
than later in the day. Therefore,
it has been suggested by the list
ers that persons who would like
to list with the least possible in
convenience come in during the
middle days of the week when
listing activity is normally slack
and also to take advantage of the
afternoon hours.
The local listing office for both
Township and Town listing will
be kept open Monday through
Saturday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
throughout the month.
- Deadline for listing is 5 p. m.
1 Monday, January 31, and postive
■ ly no extension will be made, it
■ is pointed out. Failure to list on
■ time will incur a 10 per cent pen
i alty.
> Last Rites Held for
1 AtamanchukBaby
; Funeral services for the infant
" son of Leon and Margaret Stotes
berry Atamanchuk ,of Plymouth,
[ were conducted from the chapel
1 of Horner’s Funeral Home here
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. by the Rev.
Cary Danelly, minister of Plym
1 outh Church of Christ. Burial was
in the Allen Cemetery near We
nona.
The infant, born in Washing
[ ton County Hospital Thursday of
last week, died in a Wilmington
hospital Saturday morning at 11
o’clock.
Surviving, besides the parents,
are three sisters, Donald Rae, Pat
Ann and Darleen Atamanchuk; a
brother, Steve Atamanchuk, all
of the home; its maternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe L.
Stotesberry, of Wenona; and its
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Helen
Kochelis, of Plymouth.
Faith Expressed
In Local Produce
Auction Market
Group of Agriculiural Lead
' ers, Bankers, Business
men Meet in Dinner Ses
sion Here
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Strong faith in the local pro
duce auction market, started last
year, -was expressed unanimous
ly at a dinner meeting of interest
ed persons held Wednesday night
in the banquet room of the May
flower Restaurant.
Among those present were local
agricultural leaders, farmers and
businessmen, the operators of the
market, Hugh Martin, of the Ag^
riculture Department’s marketing
division, Raleigh, and D. Marvin
Weaver, manager of the Plym
outh branch of Planters National
Bank & Trust Co.
W. M. Darden, one of the mar
ket operators, served as chair
man and called ion his fellow ope
rators, James H. Ward and W. T.
Freeman, for brief remarks, as
well as Mr. Martin, Plymouth
Mayor A. J. Riddle, L. E. Hassell,
of Roper, Thos. F. Hopkins, presi
dent of the Plymouth Merchants
Association, County Agent W. H.
Pruden and County FHA Super
visor Willis Bowen. Others pres
ent joined in an open forum dis
cussion later in the evening.
Martin told the gathering, “You
can develop one of the finest
pepper and cuke markets right
here . . . the season is ideal in this
section, right between the South
Carolina and Eastern Shore sea
sons.” He said the outlook is bet
ter now than at the same time
a year ago and told the group
“You gentlemen can do a lot tc
get things going.”
Mr. Freeman declared, “We’re
in this thing to stay. I feel jus
as optimistic now as I did las'
year when we first started.” Mr
Ward pointed out that the marke
plans to operate the same as las
year, but established on the basil
of three principal crops, sna|
beans, cucumbers and green peps
pers.
Pruden reminded that commer
cial vegetable allotments are ;
future possibility and hintec
strongly that to build up a his
tory of such crops would be wist
against such an eventuality. Ht
promised his full cooperatior
with information to aid product’
ion.
Mr. Martin listed Tenderlonj
beans, Early Marketer and Sana
tee cukes and California Wondei
and Yolo Wonder peppers as gooc
varieties.
ACTIVITY BUS FOR ROPER HIGH SCHOOL DELIVERED LAST WEEK
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Principal T. A. Hood (left), of Roper High School, is shown above receiving ignition keys to the
new 48-passenger activity bus delivered to the school last Friday by George T. Barden (right) of
House Chevrolet Company here, while Roper Agriculture TeaclVr Mjtchiner Banks looks on.
Funds for purchase of the bus, totaling approximately S3,000, were raised over a two-year period
by cooperation of practically all Roper organizations, including the parent-teacher association,
Ruritan Club, fire department, and a number of other interested patrons of the school. The PTA
committee which actually made the purchase was composed of Henry S. Everett, Mrs. W. V. Gay
lord, Mayo Modlin and Meryl Wallace. The bus was used for the first time last Friday night by
the basketball teams and will be available in the future to other athletic teams and school or
ganizations.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
Tobacco Growers
Of Couniy Hear
Todd Last Week
Extension Specialist Dis
cusses Diseases, Product
ion, New Varieties; Color
Slides Shown
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County tobacco growers attend
ing the tobacco school at the Agri
culture Building here last Thurs
day night saw color slides stress
ing good practices in tobacco pro
duction and heard an interestinf
discussion on diseases peculiar t<
the golden weed, new "arieties
; i etc., by F. A. Todd, Extension to
,!bacco specialist from Stale Col
.1 lege, Raleigh.
M Growers were told that tr
Ueda With methyl bronl!
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plants, The treatment kills weeds
grass, nematodes and insects am
plants grow sturdier when thi
practice is used, it was pointec
out.
A three-year rotation using sucl
non-susceptible crops as corn
oats, peanuts and a weed cro]
when land lies fallow can be ef
fective for control of nematodes
Todd stated. He cautioned agains
use of crops such as peppers, to
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Jaycees Observing
Special Week Here
County Library Board To
Meet Next Tuesday Night
The Washington County Libra
ry board will meet Tuesday of
next week in the offices of the
county superintendent of schools,
at the courthouse, Mrs. J. Robert
Campbell, chairman of the board,
announces.
Time of the meeting is 7:30
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their installation here Tuesday night of last week. They were installed by C. O. Jordan, of Wash
ington, assisted by Henrv B. Carawan, district deputy grand master, also of Washington, as mar
s shall. Left to right in the front row are Mr. Jordan, installing officer; Rev. R. H. Lucas, chaplain;
Dan K. Pittman, senior steward; Jack B. Latham, junior steward; Past Master C. W. Dinkins, tiler;
s Mr. Carawan, marshall; second row: B. G. Campbell, treasurer; G. R. Leggett, jr., senior deacon;
Marvin F. Ange, junior deacon; W. C. Styons, secretary; back row: Wilmer C. Chesson, senior
warden; Hilton Dunbar, master; J. M. Gilreath, junior warden.—Polaroid 1-Minute staff photo.
'Junior Chamber of Com
merce Week' To Culmi
nate in Banquet Honorinc
'Young Man of Year'
“The communities of the natior
are proud to have junior cham
bers of commerce because it ii
realized that Jaycee members art
young men of action who dt
things to improve their communi
ty and help everyone in it,” Dr
A. L. Whitehurst, president of the
Plymouth Junior Chamber o
Commerce, declared this week ir
referring to “Junior Chamber oi
Commerce Week,” now being ob
served nationally.
Local observance of Jaycec
Week will culminate in a Birth
day Banquet to be held at the
Mayflower Restaurant Fridaj
night of next week at which pre
sentation of a Distinguished Serv
ice Award key will be made tc
the person voted by a committee
the young “man of the year” ir
Plymouth.
“So effectively have most jun
ior chambers integrated their pro
gram with the needs of their re
spective communities that thej
have been accorded the enthusi
a^tic approval of all citizens anc
civic and governmental leaders,’
President Whitehurst declared.
In many communities, he point
ed out, the Jaycees have led ii
organizing extensive youth pro
grams to combat juvenile delin
quency, or to launch effectivi
safety and fire prevention cam
paigns. Also, Whitehurst contin
ued, in many places vigorou
Jaycee - sponsored educations
programs about accidents and dis
ease have led to improved indus
trial and public health.
In Plymouth the Jaycees hav
sponsored projects for improvin
recreational facilities, Boy Scou
work, and many other projects o
benefit to the whole communitj
the club president showed.
Lot of Work Done
In Superior Court
Criminal Calendar Disposed
Of With Dispatch and
Court Recesses To Re
convene Today
The January term of Washing
ton County Superior Court open
ed here Monday morning before
Judge Malcolm C. Paul, of Wash
ington, and got right down to
business, getting far enough along
i on the criminal docket to recess
, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. No
. court was held Tuesday and Wed
■ nesday but Judge Paul will re
convene the co' t Thursday
[j morning of this 'y ek to sign son"
r|*6W#t order'. Thursday ses-1
r sion is expected to be brief.
, The court will reopen Monday
[ of next week at 10 a. m. with"
; Judge Q. K. Nimocks, jr., of Fay
; etteville piosiding to hear civil
actions. It is expected that the
i civil calendar will require more
, time than was needed at the cri
i minal term this week.
A resume of court action Mon
, day follows:
l Lester Davis, careless and reck
. less driving, nol pros with leave;
Jackie Cooper, assault with a
deadly weapon, nol pros with
leave;
Arthur Rascoe, sale of mort
gaged property, nol pros;
Luke Daniels, issuing worthless
check, nol pros with leave;
Elmer Oliver, issuing worth
less check, nol pros with leave;
Frank Moore, malicious damage
to personal property, nol pros
■ with leave;
Leander Lawrence, forcible
trespass, plea of guilty accepted
by Solicitor Elbert Peel and by
Court, sentenced to serve six
months on the roads, with court
recommending that Lawrence be
given a thorough mental exami
nation;
Josh and Cedale Bauni, posses
sion of non-tax-paid whiskey,
Josh Baum found not guilty, Ce
dale Baum, through her counsel,
Bailey and Bailey, entered plea
of nolo contendre, accepted by so
licitor and court, six months sen
tence suspended upon payment of
$75, court costs, and upon con
dition that she not violate liquor
laws for a period of two years;
Layton Taylor, issuing worth
less cheek, continued for the
term;
Garland Barrow, breaking and
entering, defendant called and
failed, judgment. Ni Sci Fa and
capias ordered by court (bonds
men must show cause why bond
should not be forfeited);
Roy Chester Price and Kenneth
Governor Morris, assault and
robbery, nol pros;
Kenneth Governor Morris,
speeding, nol pros;
Raleigh Thomas P.ierce, drunk
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Seal Sale Lags i
Chairman Says j
Christmas Seal Sale returns
in Washington County are run
ning far under those of last
year’s campaign, Mrs. Lillian
Shugar, of Plymouth, revealed
this week.
Mrs. Shugar, who is serving
as county chairman for the sec
ond successive year, said that
as of Tuesday the total stood at
$87G.25. The total raised in the
drive a ye'e ago was $1239.04,
stated. That leaves
$362.79 to be raised if laqt
year’s fine effort is gving to bo
equalled. Those who hne not
responded to seal letters may
mail their conrtibutions to Mrs.
Shugar at Plymouth.
Grand Jury Finds
Conditions'Good'
The grand jury, sworn in here
Monday with P. H. Darden, o)
Plymouth, named foreman, re
ported public institutions and
property in good condition fol
lowing a personal inspection.
The grand jury report, address
ed to the court and signed by the
foreman, stated that all indict
ments and presentments coming
to the attention of the body hac
been considered and that everj
effort had been made to disposr
of them in a just manner.
The county jail and the count}
prison camp near Creswell both
were termed in “excellent con
dition" while the condition of the
county courthouse here was said
to be “good and satisfactory.”
Names of ten new grand jurors
were drawn by 5-year-old Ron
nie Pinner shortly after court
opened Monday morning. Those
sworn in to work with carry-over
members of the previous jury
were Darden, W. J. Leary, Harold
S. Woodley, Lohman Tnrkenton
Raymond E. Patrick, Alton G
Furlough, Jessie J. Hassell, W. D
Slyons, Clinton Respass and Har
old L. Woodley.
Regular Meeting of Legion
Post at Vets Club Friday
The regular meeting of Jame.
E. Jethro Post of the Americar
Legion is scheduled for Frida}
night of this week at the Ve
erans Club, Commander Ronalc
Waters announces. Time of the
meeting is 8 o’clock.
Commander Waters is urginj
that all members of the post at
tend.
March of Dimes
Organization Is
Announced Here
County Director Thos. F.
Hopkins Releases List of
Committees of Volunteer
Workers
Washington County March of
Dimes Director Thos. F. Hopkins
announced this week perfection
of a county-wide organization to
carry on the current drive for
funds with which to fight polio.
The goal for the county has been
set at $3,500.
The director stated that he was
particularly pleased at the co
operative spirit shown by the
people of the county who have
willingly accepted the call for
volunteer help in putting the
drive across.
Mr. Hopkins, in addition to
heading the fund drive, is also
chairman of the Washington
County Chapter, National Infan
tile Paralysis Foundation. Other
workers were listed as follows:
Nick Ange, treasurer; James
Bond, publicity; Mrs. Gladys Dav
enport, Creswell chairman; Mrs.
Bonnie Coburn, Roper chairman;
Mrs. Herbert Chesson, Mackeys
chairman; Mrs. Rachel Stokes
berry, Wenona chairman; Prof.
P. W. Littlejohn, Creswell color
ed chairman; Prof. E. V. Wilkins,
Roper colored chairman; Prof. A.
R. Lord, Plymouth colored chair
man;
JrMymoutn Dusiness soncitauon
committee: D. Marvin Weaver,
Melvin Boyd, Robert Howell and
Ronald Waters;
Distribution committee: A. J.
Ange, jr., Steve Hopkins, Julian
Carr, Piggy Dew, Larry Hopkins
and Lowes Moore;
Special Events committee: J. S.
Fleming, Mrs. Dick Norman, Ed
Taylor and Plymouth High School
orchestra;
Mothers’ house-to-house com
mittee: Mrs. Tom Hopkins, chair
man; Mesdames E. M. Leavitt,
Lloyd Owens, Henry Harrisoi^
W. L. Mayo, Blount Rodman, Gor
don Ghesson, H. C. Carter, Ben
Gunderson, Ed Ach, W. W. Col
lins, Mahlon Graham, John Dav
enport, A. L. Jackson B'li Rut
fin, Billy Hopkins, Colon Bowen,
David Williams, Frank Dew, R.
M. Daniels, Cecil Clifton, Leslie
Manning, W. R. Gardner, Wood
row Dixon, William Phelps,
Johnnie Pridgen, Robert Johnson,
Bryan Chesson, Curtiss Johnson,
Henry Simpson, Robert Swain, C.
J. Doughtie,
Roy Swain, Benton Liverman,
Charlie Bratten, Carl Modlin, C.
E. Bowen, Mabel Jeffrey, Charles
Steeley, Hillary Tetterton, A. R.
Latham, Perry Turner, Bennie
Hardison and Mrs. Hal Ange.
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Meeting in regular monthly
session here Monday night the
Town Council approved the em
ployment of J. E. Morton, of
Roper, as a member of the police
force here and agreed to extend
water and sewer lines to ihe city
limits on Luvera Street. Luvera
Street is in the section near West
Avenue.
Mr. Morton assumed his duties
as a .policem'an January 1. He had
resigned his position with the
North Carolina State Highway
Patrol, effective December 31 of
last year. He had been a mem
ber of the highway patrol for
three years and four months.
Mr. Morton and family will
continue to make their home at
Roper for the remainder of the
winter, according to present
plans, but expect to move to
Plymouth in the spring.
The council session had been
postponed from the previous
Monday, due to the illness of
Mayor A. J. Riddle. Mayor Riddle
presided over the meeting, lasting
only about an hour, and council
men were present as follows:
E. D. Keel and W. C. Hall, first
ward; J. B. Latham and Ralph
Hunter, second ward; and J. D.
Cruickshank, third ward. John
Forbes Davenport, of the third
ward, did not attend.
Social Security Topic at Farm Meet
! Two State College Extension
' specialists will be present to dis
■ cuss the Social Security program
5 as it affects the farmer when the
1 Washington County Farm Bureau
' meets Friday of this week here,
■ President T. R. Spruill, of Roper,
has announced.
i Charles Williams and W. L.
; Turner will discuss the Social Se
t curity program and Gerald John
f ston, Social Security Administra
, tion, Rocky Mount, will also at
tend. The men will be able to
answer any questions concerning
how the program affects the
farmer. All farmers will be under
Social Security from this year on,
it is pointed out, and so the meet
ing will be an important one.
The meeting is scheduled for
the Agriculture Building, begin
ning at 7:30 p. m.
Mr. Spruill stated, “If you have
anything that you would like the
Farm Bureau do during 1955 we
would appreciate your suggest
ions at this meeting.”
“Perhaps you know of other
farmers in your community who
are not members of the Farm
Bureau that you would iike to in
vite to this meeting. This infor
mation is vital to all farmers and
we will welcome other farmers
who might possibly want to join
the Farm Bureau.
“Fe feel that this will be worth
while to you and hope every
Farm Bureau member will be
present.”
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