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T'own! opics ( Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Furgurson. Dr. and Mrs. C. McGowan will leave Sunday to attend the an nual sessions of the North Caro lina Medical Society at Pinehurst next Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday. Dr. and Mrs. Furgurson plan to return after the Wednes day session, while Dr. and Mrs. McGowan will go to Charlotte to spend a few days with relatives, returning to Pinehurst in time for Dr. McGowan to play in a South ern Seniors golf tournament the following Saturday and Sunday. R. F. Lowry, superintendent of Washington County Schools, will attend a meeting Saturday, May 14, at North Carolina Education Association headquarters at Ra leigh, it was learned this week. All officers and division chair men of the Northeastern district are being invited and Mr. Lowry is chairman of the Superintend ents division. The meeting will open with a general session Sat urday morning. All persons at tending will be the guests of the association at lunch in the head quarters building. Scoutmaster Jimmy Kitehengs was faced with a dilemma Sun day. There were 22 scouts from the Plymouth troop at the East Carolina Council Camporee at Washington during the week-end and parents of the scouts provid ed ample transportation to the event. However, several of the parents failed to show up Sunday to bring the boys back home and Kitehengs had to really load his station wagon and then some in order to get the scouts back to Plymouth. Mrs. Mary Cotton Davenport, of Mackeys and C'hapel Hill, will be a contestant on the “Two for the Money” show over a national television network Saturday of this week. The show originates live in New York City. Mrs. Dav enport is the mother of the Rev. W. St (Bill) Davenport, of Plym outh. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Liverman, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Beam, Mr. and Mrs Jack Booker, Carl L. Bailey and Floyd E. Cohoon, of Columbia, were in Virginia Beach last week-end, the menfolks tak ing part in the Southern Seniors golf tournament at the Princess Ann Country Club Saturday and Sunday. They have mighty polite caddies at that country club. One of the local golfers who was hav ing quite a bit of trouble explain ed to his caddy, “I don’t seem to be playing my usual game today.” “I understand, sir,” replied the caddy, “just what game do you usually play?” -<*! Drive-In Theatre Here To Open Friday of This Week The Plymouth Drive-In Thea tre, which has been closed since flast October, will reopen Friday of this week, Owner J. Shepherd Brinkley has announced. The screen was blown down and the fence and other parts of the property badly damaged in Hurricane Hazel last October 15, necessitating closing of the thea tre. Repair work was instituted sometime later but the screen was blown down a second time by high winds. Needed electrical work has also delayed the re opening until now. A full week’s program of movies is announced in an ad vertisement appearing in this is 0* sue of The Beacon. While Ribbon To Plymouth Patrol t There were 22 scouts from the Plymouth Boy Scout Troop who attended the East Carolina Coun cil Camporee at the Beaufort County Fairgrounds in Washing ton over the past week-end. Troops from all over Eastern North Carolina were represented and an estimated 3,000 scouts at tended. Registration was held Friday afternoon and the scouts camped out Friday and Saturday nights, breaking camp Sunday following religious services. One of the Plymouth patrols qualified for a white ribbon in the events run off Saturday, ac cording to Scoutmaster Jimmy Kitchengs. Kitchengs and Assist ant Scoutmaster Lyman Mayo at tended the camporee and spent Friday night with the boys. The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington News ****** A home newspaper dedicated |ji to the service of Washington ill County and its 13,000 people, jjj VOLUME LXVI—NUMBER 17 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 28, 1955 ESTABLISHED 1889 i Six Seeking Election I In Roper Vote May 3 Five candidates, only one an in cumbent, are seeking the three seats on the Roper Town Council in the town election to be held Tuesday of next week, according to Aubrey R. Phelps, the Roper town clerk. The filing deadline expired at 6 p. m. last Saturday and found only Incumbent T. R. Spruill filed as a candidate for mayor. Of the present council of Au brey Dixon, R. C. Peacock and Wade Hardison, only Hardison decided to seek reelection. Others who filed for a place on the town governing body were Muriel Wal lace, W. Barton Swain, Howard Davenport and J. Leon McAllis ter. There are no wards in Roper and the three seats will go to the three candidates who polled the highest votes, it was explained. There were eight new registra tions placed on the books last Saturday, Clerk Phelps reported. Saturday of this week will be Challenge Day. Voting next Tuesday will take place in the Town Office. Henry Everett is registrar and judges are Edna Earl Norman and Edna B. Marrow. Peanut Contest Open To County Producers Drive Gels Off ! To Good Start j With 26 out of 76 volunteers solicitors reporting, the an nual Cancer Drive in Washing ton County stood at $451.30 this week, H. E. Newland, publicity chairman, repotted. It was pointed out that per sons not at home when the so licitors call may make their contribution to the Cancer Fund by contacting Mrs. Ed Craft, general chairman; Mrs. Harry Browning, chapter commander; A. W. Liverman; Mrs. Woodrow Collins, treasurer; or by mailing the contribution to Cancer, Plymouth, N. C. Jaycee Officers To Be Installed At Club Tonight Tenth District Vice-’Presi dent L. B. Smith, Jr., To Install New Officers at Plymouth Country Club -♦ Ralph Hunter will be installed as president of,the Plymouth Jun ior Chamber of Commerce at the organization’s eighth annual Lad ies and Installation Night at Plymouth Country Club Thursday night of this week. Time is 7:30 o’clock. Other officers for 1955-56 to be installed are Bob Howell, first vice president; Carl L. Bailey, jr., second vice president; James Par vin, secretary; Jack House, jr., treasurer; and Jim Porter, ser geant-at-arms. New directors are Walton Swain and Walt Furlong (two year) and D. Marvin Weaver and James H. Ward (one-year). James Boyce will continue as state di rector. Mr. Boyce will serve as master of ceremonies. Installation of of ficers will be by L. B. Smith, jr., 10th district vice president, who will be introduced by Arthur Whitehurst. Other features of the program include the Jaycee creed by Carl Bailey, jr., invocation by the Rev. C. N. Barnette, minister of First Christian Church; welcome of la dies and guests, Walt Furlong; re marks by the incoming president; presentation of the past president pin by Paul Hardison. Dancing will follow with music furnished by Ed Taylor and his Plymouth High School orchestra. -$ Roper PTA Meeting Date Changed From May 3 to 10 The meeting of the Roper Par ent-Teacher Association, sched uled to be held Tuesday of next week, has been postponed and set for Tuesday, May 10, it is announced. All members are urged to at tend the meeting, especially the various committee chairmen, it was' said. County Agent W. H. Pruden, Chairman, Names Mem bers of County Harvesting Committee -;-♦ County Agent W. H. Pruden, chairman of the Washington County 2-Ton Peanut Growers contest committee, has named Mitchiner Banks, Roper vocation al agriculture teacher, and Joe Snell, jr., Plymouth farmer, to the committee, it was announced this week. The contest is open to any quali fied peanut producer (adult or junior) in the state who is pro ducing peanuts within his ASC allotment. The minimum acreage is one measured acre and the contestant may plant any desired variety. All entries must be in the hands of the County Harvesting com mittee on or before September 10. The contestant may withdraw from the contest at any time it appears that his yield is below ex pectations. All contestants must thresh their peanuts before De cember 15 to be eligible for mem bership in the North Carolina 2 Ton Peanut Club. Contestant must notify the county harvesting committee at least three days prior to digging and the same time before thresh ing. The acre must be measured by a county surveyor, a licensed sur veyor or a person recommended by the county ASC chairman. Official yields shall consist of the weight on certified public scales, adjusted to eight per cent moisture content and one percent foreign material. Cultural and fertilization practices must be furnished the committee as part of the record. Commercial grade of peanuts shall be furnished if available. Certification should be made to Astor Perry, agronomy extension specialist, State College Station, Raleigh. An engraved watch will be given as prize to the grower pro ducing the most peanuts above two tons per acre. A $50 U. S. Savings Bond will go to second high producer, and a $25 bond to "third high. All growers producing two tons or more per acre will be awarded a 2-Ton Peanut Contest Certifi cate. The awards will be made at the place announced by the state committee. Creswell Stores To Begin Wednesday Half-Holidays The stores at Creswell will be gin their mid-week half holiday closings next week, it was an nounced today. Starting Wednesday, May 4, all stores will close at 1 p. m. each Wednesday and patrons are urged to do their shopping early on Wednesday -» Lake Phelps Legion Post Will Meet Monday Night The Lake Phelps Post, No. 391, of the American Legion will have its regular meeting next Monday night, May 2, at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend, ac cording to H. S. Woodley, the post adjutant. Town, County Boards Meet Monday -»- -- +- ♦ Monday of next week county governing bodies and the Plym outh Town Council will hold their regular monthly meetings, the Washington County Board of Commissioners and the county board of education 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 county superintend ent of schools at 10 a. m. Whether or not the budget will be adopted at the meeting, however, is a mat ter of conjecture. Mostly routine business is ex pected at the meeting of the county commissioners. It is prob able that a new date for sale of the county home property will be set. The sale was not held as originally scheduled on April 25th : and it is thought the date will be moved up about a month. It is also possible that conside ration of some of the budget items of various departments of the county government may be presented at this meeting. The Plymouth Town Council also is expected to consider pure ly routine matters at its meeting at 8 o’clock Monday night. F Blue Mold Widely Scattered in the County Now, Said -4 Farmers Warned Not To Set Plants With Active Blue Mold; Urged To Continue Control Program Blue mold in tobacco plantbeds is widely scattered over the coun ty, W. H. Pruden, county agent, stated Wednesday. “Damage runs from light in treated beds to severe in un treated beds,” Mr. Pruden said. Farmers who have done a good job of dusting and spraying beds have controlled blue mold com pletely, the county agent added. Farmers are warned not to set plants with active blue mold as such plants are almost certain to die. Farmers are urged to con tinue to dust and spray plantbeds for blue mold untii transplanting in the field. Cool, damp weather is most favorable for the development of the disease and consequently such weather could cause severe damage in large plants if the con trol program is stopped at this point, Pruden pointed out. Final dusting of plants before transplanting should be done with dust containing DDT, Mr. Pruden stated. If such dust is not available an extra dusting of DDT should be applied immediately before transplanting to control flea beetles in the plantbed and field. Another warning issued by the county agent is, do not under any circumstances transplant tobacco on land which has been fumigat ed until after a two-week wait ing period. Severe damage will be caused plants set earlier than 14 days following application of fumigant to the soil, it was em phasized. -® Big Foresi Fires Raging This Week I n T h i s Section1 Fire Burning From Old Dy mond City Area Toward Pinetown Taking Heavy Toll, Reports Say This section was plagued by another forest fire of considerable proportion this week. Fanned by high winds, the blaze in parts of Martin and Beaufort Counties was said to have swept over an eight-mile course in a matter of two or three hours. Thousands of acres of timber lands were threatened by the fire in an almost direct line from the old Dymond City area in Griffins Township of Martin County to Pinetown in Beaufort County. It was said there was likelihood of the fire spreading to this county. The fire was detected at 7 a. m. Monday by forest wardens who summoned additional help and immediately began to fight the blaze. Much huge fire fighting equipment such as tractors and plows were used. Several times when the fire appeared under control gale winds would fan the sparks ahead and the blaze would break out afresh, reports stated. The fire jumped Highway 171 on both sides of the Foreman Forest fire tower near the Beau fort-Martin lines, it was stated. During Monday and Monday night more than 200 paid men from the state forest service, the ' Bates Lumber Company and the North Carolina Pulp Company, along with volunteers, battled the flames. , One report stated that possibly 40,000 acres had been burned over during the first 24 hours with the loss approaching half a million , dollars. ; -*-* Special Service At Local Church ——♦ “Next Sunday is Childhood Sunday and begins National Fam ily Week. As a part of this em phasis and the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Service a Conse cration and Baptism service will be held in Plymouth Methodist Church at the 11 o’clock service,” the Rev. Jesse H. Lanning, pastor, states. Parents desiring to have their children baptized are urged to get in touch with Mr. Lanning. A special Family Life Week program will be conducted by Mr. Lanning over a Greenville tele vision station Friday of this week at 5:30 p. m. The program is spon sored by the North Carolina Council of Churches and will have as its theme, “The Christian amily—the Hope of Our Day." Plymouth Voters Will Elect Mayor And Six To Council Next Tuesday | NINE OF THE ELEVEN CANDIDATES FOR PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL’S iT] Hi i i\ Above arc pictured nine of the eleven candidates for six places on the Plymouth City Coun cil to be voted on at the biennial municipal election next Tuesday, May 3. They are as follows: Top row, left to right: E. D. Keel, W. C. Hall an 1 W. J. Weaver, of the first ward; middle row: Ralph Hunter and W. Ronald Tetterton, of the second ward, and J. D. Cruickshank of the third ward; bottom row: Harvey Hobbs, C. B. Holliday and J. W. (Mack) Brown, of the third ward. Photos were not available of Jack B. Latham of the second ward and J. D. Mallory of the third ward. Parade Here This Afternoon Starts Annual Festival Parade To Ball Park From High School at 3:30 P. M.; Conieslanis in Queen's Contest Listed Activities in the first annual May Day Festival, being sponsor ed in Plymouth by the Band Boosters, will begin at 3:30 p. m. Thursday of this week with a pa rade from the high school through town to the ball park. The high school band will lead the parade and the junior band will also march, as will the rhy thm band from the first three grades. The children in the baby con test and those from the first grades will be picked up at the corner of Washington and Main Street and will parade only through town, then will be taken to the ball park by their parents. There will be plenty of food, hot dogs, sandwiches, cakes, pies, home-made candy and drinks for sale at the park and all who will are asked to help the band by having their evening meal there. Entertainment in the way of pony and jeep rides has been planned for the smaller children. Several selections will be ren dered by the marching band, jun ior band and rhythm band im mediately preceding the May Pole dance, then the coronation cere monies will begin. Mrs. Iris Ethe ridge is directing the May Pole dance and folk dancing for the Queen of May. Princesses chosen by their classmates who are securing votes for them to determine who will reign as May Queen, are listed with home rooms as follows: For High School—Gayle Skiles, Mr. Inabinett; Nyal Womble, Mr. SeTPARADETPage 10 Firemen Giving Fete on Friday aaaaaaraaaaaaaaai iiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa The -members of the Plym outh Fire Department are giv ing a chicken and barbecue din ner at the Fire House at 7 p. m. Friday of this week in courtesy to all persons who have helped in any way toward the new Fire Department building, Fire Chief I. Miller Warren has an nounced. The interior of the building was recently completed and Open House held. Since that time the first Fireman’s Train ing School ever held here was conducted at the building. Schoolmasters To Meet Here May 9 -* The Albemarle Schoolmasters Club will meet Monday, May 9, at 6:30 p. m. at the Plymouth High School lunchroom, it was an nounced this week. Vester M. Mulholland, director of research and statistics, State Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, will be the speaker. Mr. Mulholland is author and co-author of educational articles and a member of both the first and second Education Missions to Korea. The first, in 1952-53, was sponsored by the U. S. Depart ment of State, while the second, the following year, was spon sored by the United Nations. Mr. Mulholland received his AB and MA degrees from Duke University and his Ph.D degree in teacher education from the University of North Carolina. He taught English and journalism at Lee Edwards High School, Ashe ville, served as principal of Greenville High School, was a teacher at East Carolina College and instructor at the University of North Carolina, i Annual May Pole Event at Roper Next Wednesday Schedule of Aclivities In cludes Softball, Baseball, Relays, Jilterburg Con test, Coronation Ball « The Roper Athletic Association and the Roper Parent-Teacher Association are jointly sponsoring May Day activities May 4 at Roper High School in an effort to raise $750 to finish paying for the high school activity bus. May Kings and Queens were listed as Ramona Barnes, Merlin Chesson, Neta Spruill, Billy Ray Knowles, Joyce Baker, Roger Chesson, Joyce Blount, Larry Chesson, Juanita Leary, Calvin Riddick, Diane Gaylord, Evans White, Vickie Lamm and Eugene Sawyer. Crown bearers in the crown bearer contest are Billy Phelps, Marie Phelps, Mary Tarkington, See MAY POLE, Page 5 Three Candidates Each in First and Second Wards; Five in Third; Mayor Has No Opposition Although Mayor A. J. Riddle has no opposition in his bid for reelection, contests are assured in all three wards in the biennial municipal election to be held here next Tuesday. There are 11 can didates for six places on the city council, three each in the first and second wards and five in the third ward. Voters will choose two councilmen from each of the three wards in addition to the mayor, who has no opposition. Five of the present council’s six members are seeking reelec tion, John Forbes Davenport of the third ward being the only one who did not file for reelection. Incumbents who are running for reelection are E. D. Keel and W. C. Hall in the first ward; Jack B. Latham and Ralph Hunter in the second ward; and J. B. Cruick shanks in the third ward. Of the other candidates who are in the running, only W. J. Weaver of the lirst ward has previously served as councilman. He was elected in 1951 and serv ed one term before making an unsuccessful run ior mayor in 1953. None of the other new can didates has ever run for public office before. The complete list of candidates for councilmen is as follows: First ward: E. D. Keel, W. C. Hall, incumbents, and W. J. Weaver; second ward: Jack B. Latham, Ralph Hunter, incumbents, and W. Ronald Tetterton; third ward: J. B. Cruickshanks, incumbent, Harvey Hobbs, C. B. Holliday, J. W. (Mack) Brown and J. D. Mal lory. J. D. Mallory, who filed for councilman in the third ward last Friday, is the only new candidate to announce since last week’s pa per. A native of Martin County and former member of the State Highway Patrol, he came to Ply mouth 10 years ago and has been manager of the servi depart ment of House Chevrolet Com pany since that time. He was ac tive in Jaycee circles until a year or so ago, but this is the first time he has offerd for public of fice. Except in the third ward, little interest has been shown in town politics this year. New registra See ELEC'nONTl’age To * Interest Reaches Low Ebb In Creswell Town Election Election interest has apparently reached a new low at Creswell whei'e only three men have an nounced to seek the four seats as Town Alderman, and the incum bent, C. N. Davenport, jr., is un opposed for mayor in the town election Tuesday of next week. Those whose names will ap pear on the ballot for alderman are H. W. Norman, C. L. Barnes and A. W. Alexander. The person receiving the most write-in votes will get the fourth seat. -1 Graveside Riles For Ambrose Baby ♦ Gradeside services were held at Windley Cemetery at 11 a. m. Saturday for William Edward Ambrose, infant son of Herbert and Carrie Wilkey Ambrose, of Plymouth. The baby died at Washington County Hospital Thudsday at 9:30 p. m. Survivors include the parents and paternal and maternal grandmothers, Mrs. Lillie Am brose, of Plymouth, and Mrs. Ma mie Wilkey, of Rockridge, Ga., respectively. The Rev. Richard Gardiner of ficiated. Polls Are To Be Open Tuesday 6:30 To 6:30 Voters will have exactly 12 hours to vote in the municipal election here next Tuesday. Polls open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. The polling place in the sec ond ward has been changed from Ronald Tetterton’s store on Monroe Street to Liverman’s Store on Jefferson Street. The change became necessary when Mr. Tetterton became a candi date for councilman. Voting places and officials are as fol lows: First ward: Courthouse; Mrs. C. L. Blount, registrar; W. C. Styons and W. R. Hampton, pollholders; R. W. Johnston, al ternate. Second ward: Liverman’s Store on Jefferson Street; Mrs. C. A. Cratch, registrar; T. H. Whitley and Clarence Spruill, pollholders; Mrs. Helen Brown and Mrs. D. J. Hudson, alter nates. Hurd ward: Janies Hardison’s Service Station on Wilson Street; Mrs. Ray Brown, regis trar; Howard Estep and A. W. Cox, pollholders; Mrs. K. S. Trowbridge and H. B. Camp bell, alternates.