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< T'own opics Miss Eleanor Ann Kinard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kinard, of Wenona, made the dean's list for the spring quarter and first term of summer school at East Carolina College, Green ville, it is reported. Miss Kinard is a graduate of Plymouth High School, class of 1954, of which she was named valedictorian. First Lieutenant William L. Rob bins, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Robbins, of Plymouth, has been promoted to the grade of captain in the U. S. Marine Corps. He is now stationed at Camp Lejeune, where he is serving as a legal of ficer with the 2nd Marine Division. Captain Robbins entered the Ma rine Corps as a second lieutenant in 1951, shortly after his gradua tion at East Carolina College, where he received a B. S. degree. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. (Dick) Nor man, jr., and children left last Sat urday for Miami, Fla., where they plan to make their home in the future. Mrs. Norman, who has taught in Plymouth High School for a number of years, has tenta tively accepted a position in the Miami city school system, and Mr. Norman expects to get a job as airplane pilot there. Both are na tives of Washington County and have many friends throughout the county who regret very much to see them leave. W. T. Freeman carried a load of tobacco to Fairmont, one of the border markets, last week and had a very good sale. He received a net check of $1,130.70 for 1,892 pounds, averaging just a shade under 60 cents a pound. The tobacco was divided into about a dozen piles, and the six largest brought the top support price of 65 cents a pound. Only one pile was bought by a to bacco company, the remainder go ing to the stabilization corpora tion. That one pile contained 34 pounds and sold for 15 cents, while the support price was only 12 cents for that particular grade. Dr. A. L. Whitehurst and family wil Heave Saturday for Dunn where he will attend the Southeastern District Chiropractic Association meeting at 2 p. m. Sunday. They will be accompanied by Dr. David Meggs, of Rocky Mount. Speakers at the meeting will include Dr. Ryan Guilds, of Sumter, S. C., who will discuss spinal mechanics and techniques. The Whitehursts plan to return home Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Marriner and daughter, Carol, and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Oliver, of Roper, and Mrs. Mildred Hassell, of Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end in western North Carolina and visited many places of interest, including Ashe ville, Cherokee, Newfound Gap and Clingman’s Dome. At one picnic spot the party reported a commo tion was noticed and it turned out to be caused by the sudden ap pearance of a bear and three cubs. Bruin and family were interested in the picnic leavings, it turned ouf, but the big bear made a lunge at one fellow who wanted to snap a picture of the animal. A good time was reported on the trip by all and it was especially noted that the cool weather in the mountains was a pleasant relief from the heat which has prevailed around here most of the summer. E County School Principals Will Meet Here August 23 -♦ A meeting of the principals of Washington County schools has I been called for Tuesday, August 23, R. F. Lowry, superintendent of Washington County Schools, an nounced this week. The colored principals will meet at the Plymouth Elementary School at 4 p. m. while white prin cipals will meet at the offices of the county superintendent at 10:30 a. m., the announcement stated. The official date for principals to begin work for the approaching school year is Thursday of next week. -$ Lowry Attending School Conference at Mars Hill R. F. Lowry, Washington Coun ty school superintendent, is at Mars Hill attending a four-day con ference which ends Friday of this week. Mr. Lowry is expected in Plym outh sometime during the week end. The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** ::: A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Waehincten ill County and its 13,MO people. jij......j|] Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 11, 1955 ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME LXVI—NUMBER 32 ARCHES BEING PLACED FOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH j This photo shows workmen placing the huge arches for the santuary of the new Christian church here last week. At the time the photo was made, six of the nine arches were in place, with part of the remaining three to be seen in the foreground. Fabricated in Oregon, the laminated-fir arches with supporting timbers were shipped across the continent on a flat car, the trip requiring 15 days. The arches were closely wrapped in a waterproof paper, which will remain on until the roof is in place. Robert L. Tetterton is contractor for the project.—Staff photo. To Begin Numbering All Houses in Town Federal 'Duck Stamps'On Sale “Duck stamps” for the coming season are now on sale at the Plymouth post office, it was an nounced this week by Postmaster J. C. Swain. Sportsmen who plan to hunt ducks, geese or other migratory wildfowl subject to federal regulations are required to purchase the special stamp in addition to their regular state hunting license. Last year about 350 such stamps were sold by the local post office, and it is believed ap proximately the same number will be issued here this year. The cost is $2, same as for the past several years. Creswell Cannery Closes August 23 Tuesday, August 23, will be the last day of operation for the Cres well cannery this season, it was announced this week by A. K. Spencer, jr., Creswell High School vocational agriculture teacher who is in charge of the cannery opera tion. The cannery has been in opera tion on Tuesday and Thursday of each week up to now, but due to the small number of people using the cannery facilities, it will be operated on Tuesdays only for the remainder of the season. Mr. Spen cer urges all who plan to use the cannery to arrange to do so on either August 16 or 23, the only dates remaining on the schedule for this season. -® Jaycees Urge Cooperation For Safe Driving Project Plymouth Jaycees urge the full cooperation of the public in the current “Slow Down and Live” campaign being waged. Members of the organization gave out free car bumper stickers with the slogan portrayed in three colors and white this week. Plymouth Junior Chamber Of Commerce To Hold Special Meeting Friday Night, Reported -« The Plymouth Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to begin this week-end the big job of calling at all homes within the city limits in regard to the Jaycees’ house-num bering project. Walton Swain, who heads the special Jaycee committee in charge of the project, stated yesterday that the town has been complete ly mapped for renumbering. The Plymouth Town Council approved the project early this year. Mr. Swain said a special meeting of the Jaycees will be held Friday night of this week in the offices of James H. Ward on Washington Street. All members are urged to attend. Purpose of the meeting is to formulate plans for covering the town as quickly as possible. Other members of the project committee are Ralph Hunter and Doug Gur kin. Mr. Swain said the numbers will be available to householders at 10 cents per letter. This price, it was explained, offers little possibility of any appreciable profit, but any amount cleared will be used for the purchase of street markers, Swain assured. In mapping the town numbers were left for vacant lots insofar as possible, it was said, so that if and when houses are erected they will already have numbers assigned in the correct sequence. Houses will get a change of num ber, it was stated, with few ex ceptions. “There are approximate ly 1,200 houses within the city limits,” Swain added, in empha sizing the tremendous scope of the task ahead. “We are trying our best to do a good job,” the project chair man said, “with the hope that it will not be necessary to undertake the project again.” -1 Hold Service Sunday At Morrattock Church -« A service will be held at Mor rattock Primitive Baptist Church, near Plymouth, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 by Elder R. B. Denson. The public is cordially invited to attend. Red Cross Shelters in County Listed Special emergency arrangements for this county in event of being hard hit by Hurricane Connie were announced late Wednesday by Dr. A. L. Whitehurst, chairman of the Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Shelter stations have been set up for white and colored at Plym outh, Roper and Creswell as fol lows: Plymouth white — Methodist Church, with W. J. Woolard "store annex as “stand-by” space. The American Legion Auxiliary is in charge of food arrangements; Plymouth colored — Mrs. Gladys Hassell’s residence, West Main Street. Mrs. Hassell is in charge of food arrangements; Roper white — Roper High School, Mrs. Beulah Gaylord in charge of food arrangements; Roper colored — Washington County Union School, E. V. Wil kins in charge; Creswell white — Methodist .Church annex, Mrs. Gladys Daven port in charge; Creswell colored—Creswell Col ored School, P. W. Littlejohn in charge. The unit from New Bern will send personnel if needed. The pub lic is free to use the designated shelters at any time during the storm and personnel will be on duty on a 24-hour-a-day basis. There is no medical set-up yet, but a medical team will go into action if needed, it was explained. Red Cross chapters and person nel in the area have been alerted through the New Bern Disaster Chapter, Dr. Whitehurst said. Number of Loan Applications To Buy Area Farms Washington County Farm ers Home Administration Office Reports Much In terest in Grassy Ridge A number of applications for Farmers Home Administration loans to cover the purchase of farms in the Grassy Ridge area have been received in the Wash ington County FHA office this week. Other applications have been made by residents of Hyde, Beau fort and Pasquotank Counties, the FHA reports. The Grassy Ridge area lies in Hyde County. Its northern bound ary is Coulbourn Road which starts at Oak Ridge and runs across to Hyde Park Canal, the eastern boundary. The old New Holland Railroad bed, now Pat’s Road, forms the western and southern boundary, enclosing some 2,800 acres in all, which will be made into farmland. Application has been made for formation of the Grassy Ridge Drainage District, to include all of the area except the Hyde Park Canal itself and a quar ter-mile strip along the west side of it. The Dwight Corporation of Roper which bought this area along with other holdings from the Roper Lumber Company last year, has been working with drainage engin eers and surveyors to plan the over-all drainage system for the district. Main canals along Coul bourn Road and Pat’s Road have been completed. A portion of the Hyde Park Canal has been widen ed and deepened, and further work there has been outlined. A main canal, splitting the new drainage district from north to south, is nearing completion, as are three lateral main ditches draining into it. Otis Clayton of Ponzer, Braxton Bell of Pike Road, J. T. Keech of Terra Ceia, and Jack Sherrill of Robersonville, are the contractors for the main ditching. Ray Modlin of Washington is working on the smaller V-type field drainage • ditches. > James N. Etheridge of Plymouth and the Coulbourn Lumber Com i pany of Windsor, have logging - crews at work clearing the port ions of the Grassy Ridge district : that are forested. Plowing is well ■ under way on the open areas. Al • most a thousand acres have been . cut, and the whole 2,800 acres • should be in good shape in time for | a winter cover crop, according to Charles L. Gleaves, president of ; Dwight Corporation. Farmland drained, cleared and , plowed, will be offered for sale i as the work is completed, Gleaves i said. Enough costs should be avail able on the land development by the end of this week to enable the owners to set prices for the var . ious types of land in the area. , Pre-fabricated houses and barns ' constructed by Roper Milling Com pany and John Petter, architect, will be available as the farms are i blocked off. No final price for the house has been arrived at as yet, but Petter is still working toward . a sale price goal of $7,000. The Farmers Home Administra ( tion can make 40-year 4>2 per cent loans of up to $18,000 to veterans, , or 90 per cent ($16,200) to non ! veterans, for the purchase of farms and buildings in Hyde County. Both the applicant for the loan and , the farm he proposes to buy with it, must be approved by the FHA, however. In addition, the FHA can under some conditions make 100 per cent 5-year loans to cover the cost of machinery required for farm operation, and 100 per cent 1-year loans on the first year’s crop. Payment on the purchase , loans begins at the end of the first full crop year. -- Navy Recruiter To Be At Local Post Office U. S. Navy Recruiter Thurman I W. Overman, chief petty officer, reports that he will be at the post ’ office in Plymouth Thursday and ’ Friday of each week between the 1 hours of 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. ! All young men and women who • are interested in a Navy career or enlistment may contact the recrui ter and learn about the new pro grams and special service schools open to high school graduates. ■ ---- Total of 90 Get Salk Doses Here This Week i -• A total of 90 first and second 1 grade children were administered 2 doses of Salk anti-polio vaccine at i the county health department here Tuesday of this week, it is re t ported. i There were 31 white and 59 colored children inoculated. These i- were children who did not get their i second doses on the original date, r Miss Elizabeth Wood, county health nurse, said. Hurricane Moves Slowly This Way Much discussed and awaited with misgivings, Hurricane Connie re portedly was moving this morning at a slow pace toward the North Carolina coast. Morning radio and television an nouncements placed the storm about 150 miles southeast of Wil mington and heading in a north westerly direction. Reports stated that unless the big wind changes its course it is expected to hit the coast sometime today. If the usu al patterns of such storms is fol lowed, this section can expect high winds and rain, even if the actual eye of the storm is to the east or west. A few owners of businesses in Plymouth were preparing for the expected blow by taping, board ing or otherwise reinforcing and protecting plate-glass windows. Most people are watching and lis tening for all reports by way of newspapers, radio, television, etc. Authorities are asking that the populace stay informed as much as possible. A highway crew was busy on Highway 32 about three miles south of Plymouth around 8 o’clock this morning cutting up the top and limbs of a good-sized tree which blew over on the highway from strong gusts of wind in the van of the hurricane. Precautions were being urged by the radio, such as: Keeping posted for advisories, using television, home or car radio; pay no atten tion to rumors; be alert for high water; board windows securely; Stock extra food, especially the kind which can be eaten easily without cooking (electric power could be off for some time); Sterilize all containers and fill with drinking water; keep flash lights, emergency lights handy; be sure of exit on side of building away from wind; don't venture out immediately during lull—backlash winds are dangerous; Remain calm, if posible; don't touch loose or dangling wires; re port broken water, sewer mains; stay off highways and streets, if possible; if necessary to drive, use extreme caution; guard against spoiled food if refrigerator cur rent is off; be alert against fires. j Ship Tied Up in i j Creek; All Safe I Sea Scout Ship 84 has been heard from today, Mate Bud Lovic reported at Plymouth this morning. Lovic says that he has been besieged with phone calls from anxious parents of boys aboard the ship, which is on its annual cruise. Parents can rest assured that all hands are safe, Lovic said. He was notified that the boat is tied up in a creek below More head City, the trip to Wilmington having been cancelled because of the approach of Hurricane Connie. All aboard are doing fine and will stay aboard. After the storm passes the group will return to Plymouth. The mes sage to parents, “Don’t get ex cited!” Upswing in Most Categories, But Overall Decrease £ si Office Business for Fie cal Year Ending June 30 Shows Drop of Nearly $1,200 --- Business showed an increase in most categories at the Plymouth Post Office during the four quar ters ending June 30, over the cor responding period preceding, ac cording to figures released by Post master J. Corbett Swain. However, the overall total show ed a drop of $1,174.35—from $35, 208.62 in the last previous fiscal year to $34,034.27 for the fiscal year which ended June 30. This was accounted for pricipally by a reduction of $2,108.29 in envelope business—a drop from $5,894.58 in the previous fiscal year to only $3,786.29 during the fiscal year recently ended. Envelope business fell as low as $57.17 for the month of February, while for the year before the poorest month’s busi ness in this particular category showed a total of $157.92—also in the month of February. Increases were shown in the fol lowing classifications, 1955 figures printed first and 1954 figures given following for comparison: Second class postage, $197.26, $169.74; Metered postage, $1,976 .52, $1,300; Bulk mailing permits, $60, $50; Box rent, $1,423.38, $1, 389.99; Non-meter application, $30, $20; Non-metered postage receipts showed a slight decline from $1, 590.34 to $1,572.49. Postage stamp receipts were slightly up from $24,779.03 in 1954 to $24,956.97. Money orders sold during the fiscal year ending June 30 amount ed to $349,000.61 as compared with a total of $378,836.54 the previous fiscal year, or a decrease of $29, 835.93. Heaviest month during the year, naturally, was December with a total money order sale of $32,394 ^See^POST~OFFICE7Page^2)~ -$ Annual Sunday School Picnic Next Wednesday -• The annual Sunday School pic nic of Ludford Memorial Baptist Church will be held Wednesday of next week at Albemarle Beach, it has been announced. Trucks transporting the children to the beach will leave the church at 3 p. m. and the picnic supper is set for 6 p. m., it was stated. R. F. Lowry is chairman of the general committee, other member; being Mrs. P. B. Nickens, Mrs. C A. Hough, T. E. Hopkins and Dallas Waters. Various committee chairmen ar< listed as follows: Refreshments, Raymond Smith Arrangements, Dallas Waters Transportation, E. E. Harrell; Pul licity, the Rev. P. B. Nickens Health and Safety, W. H. Pruder Y outh-Gang Sponsor Ordered Out County -1- ♦ Haiold Thomas, 20, Given Two-Year Suspended Sen tence for Tattooing Local Under-Age Boys W. Ronald Gaylord, judge of Washington County Recorder’s Court, moved quickly and definite ly Tuesday to "nip in the bud" alleged youth gang operations in this county. Judge <inylord sentenced one Harold Thomas to two years on the roads, suspended upon the con dition that he pay the costs of court and not be found in Wash ington County or in any surround ing county. Thomas, who told the court that he was 20 years old, is the reputed ring-leader of an organized gang of young boys in the county, with at least one member said to be from an adjoining county. Mem bers bear a tattoo consisting of cross and one vertical mark below the cross, flanked by a single ob lique mark on either side. Thomas has the mark between thumb and forefinger on fine hand, in the usual '.'-ace, anTalso a larger mark on his chest. Upon hearing the sentence, Thomas immediately stated that he would get in his automobile and get out of town. According to his statement in court, he was already under a two-year probationary sen tence meted out by a Federal Court judge at Asheville sometime ago. Thomas explained that his home is at Blowing Rock, that his father was killed years ago (he didn't say how) and that soon thereafter his mother committed suicide and he was placed in an orphanage from which he “ran away every chance” he got. Thomas related that subsequent ly he was sent to reform school. Next, he jumped to Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he said he filled out a questionnaire (while presumably seeking work) and according to him inadvertently made a fraudu lent statement, answering in the negative to the question of whether or not he had ever been in any trouble or arrested. He said he was later picked up at Holly Ridge by FBI agents and then placed on trial in Federal Court at Ashe ville where the judge placed him 'on probation for two years. Trial of Thomas, on the charge of tattooing a minor (under 21 years of age), began shortly be fore noon and was completed in mid-afternoon, following a court recess for lunch. Several witnesses took the stand during the hearing, including Joseph Swindell, Henry Singleton, D. If. Nunley and daughter, a Ma rine corporal and sergeant from the Edenton Base, James Virgol Gibson, the defendant and others. An altercation allegedly involv ing Thomas, Gibson and Bryant Cox, of Plymouth, Monday on the premises of Juniper Lodge which is operated by Nunley was alluded to by most of the witnesses, ano ther case arising out of the trouble also being heard at the session; in that case Gibson was charged with engaging in an affray. Prayer for judgment was continued on the condition that Gibson remain away (See COURT, Page 12) Local Spoilers j Score a'First' j .. ....../ The Plymouth Ground Observ er Corps Post became the only such outfit ever to participate in a military operation when the lo cal volunteer spotters tracked aircraft for the Edenton Marine Base Sunday, according to Dr. A. L. Whitehurst, post super visor. Radio transmission was set up between the observation tower here and the base, it was said. The local observers took part simultaneously in “Skytrain VI” alert and there were 28 reports, with 20 volunteers taking part, the supervisor said. The Roper post, under Supervisor Jesse Rawls, also took part, along with 220 posts in 57 North Carolina counties. Premiurt Base for Peanuts Hiked io 20% Department ——r.. Other Requirements Remain Same as Last Year; Aver age Support Level of $244 Per Ton —* County peanut growers will be interested in an announcement from the U. S. Agriculture Depart ment this week concerning the pea nut support program. The minimum national average support level of $244.80 per ton was announced, based on 90 per cent of parity as of August 1 of this year, or a parity price of 13.6 cents per pound. Also, an important change was announced in the premium base for extra large kernels of the Vir ginia type, the type grown in this county. The figure has been raised from 15 to 20 per cent, the an nouncement stated. Printed below is the report from Washington, giving the full infor mation on all types: Washington. — Price support levels for the 1955 peanut crop were announced this week by the Department of Agriculture. Prices arc based on a national average support price of $244.80 per ton, which is 90 per cent of the Aug. 1, 1955, parity price of 13.6 cents per pound. This minimum national average support level was previously an nounced by the department on May 13, on the basis of the parity price at that time. The base grade support price per ton by types for 1955 crop quota peanuts follows: Virginia—$236 per ton for Vir ginia type peanuts containing 65 per cent sound mature kernels. To be classed as Virginias, peanuts must have a “fancy” content ol at least 30 per cent. Runners — $220 per ton for run TseT?EANIJTSrPage~7) Hog Disorder May Be Salmonosis, It Is Believed Now -* Pruden Says Raleigh Vet erinarians Think Intesti nal Disorder Is Respon sible for Outbreak “There have been no widespread new outbreaks of disease since last week,” County Agent W. H. Pru den said yesterday when queried about the swine situation in the county. According to the county agent, veterinarians from Raleigh have reported that they suspect the trouble to be salmonosis, an intes tinal disorder. However, the ve terinarians have been unable to establish this as the absolute cause, it was added, and they are still con tinuing their investigation. It was reported last week that disease had hit hogs on scattered farms from Pea Ridge to James ville as well as in neighboring Tyr rell, Hyde and Beaufort Counties. Mr. Pruden said Wednesday that he had talked with a Williamston veterinarian and that the latter stated that there was some cholera but no widespread disease from this cause. Pruden also talked with the county agent in Beaufort County, he said, and was told that the sick ness was spreading rapidly in that county, with the cause unknown. "In view of these circumstances,” Pruden declared, “the only recom mendation I can give is for hog growers to continue to follow good swine practices.” Last week, the county agent list ted six do's and don't's for growers to follow in combatting the threat of disease among their swine. He added a seventh this week and the complete list is published here for the benefit of county growers: 1. Do not visit anyone’s hot lot; 2. Do not allow anyone to visit your hog lot; 3. Do not buy hogs from another farm; 4. Feed a bal anced ration; 5. Keep hogs cool by supplying shade and wallows; and 6. Use the best management prac tice you can; 7. Where hogs are to be put in the field do not allow them to roam the whole field but rather fence off a small area with electrically charged fencing. Just fence off what the hogs will forage in a week, the agent said, and then move the fence each week. In this way the hogs will not only do a better foraging job but the grower will be enabled to keep better watch of his hogs for any disease that may crop up among them. -® Suffers Ankle Fraclure In Accident Near Here -1 Elliott Ashwill, 13-year-old SOB of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ashwill, of Williamston, suffered a bad fract ure of the right ankle when he jumped from a private pier into shallow water in Albemarle Sound Sunday afternoon, it is reported. The accident hapened at 2;30 o’clock. The boy was visiting the Papi neaus, reports stated. His foot struck a bad bottom in the jump, breaking the ankle, it was stated. Young Ashwill was given first aid treatment and removed to a Wil liamston hospital where he is re ported resting well and responding to treatment. Young Ashwill’s father is Scout field executive for the Wasmarty District which embraces Washing ton, Martin and Tyrrell Counties, and he is well-known throughout the area. -e Whiskey Sales at County's Two Legal Outlets Given 4 Whiskey sales during July at the county’s two legal retail outlets totaled $14,479.50, according to figures recently released by W. C. Styons, manager of the Plymouth ABC Store. The break-down showed a total of $13,342.45 of the above amount came from sales at the Plymouth store while sales at the Creswell store for the period amounted to $1,137.05. I Sales were about normal for the month, it was stated. Tobacco Opening Date Unchanged -» ♦ _._ A five-man committee which meet at Raleigh Tuesday of this week decided to leave unchanged the opening date for Eastern Belt to bacco markets which had previous ly been announced tentatively. Ac cordingly, markets of the big belt : will open Tuesday, August 23. At the same time, the committee ; agreed that the schedule of partial ] ; sales curtailment agreed upon at - Florence, S. C., in a meeting last ; Saturday, will be applied to each . belt if it becomes necessary. Under the schedule each belt operates on a 5V4 hour sales day for the first eight days of the sea son, then reduces time to 3>/2 hours for the next nine days, then goes on a 5-hour basis. Curtailment was authorized be cause of jammed redrying plants handling tobacco received by the Flue-Cured Stabilization Corpora tion which has been getting most of the tobacco sold to date. No one appeared at the Tuesday meeting at Raleigh to ask‘an ear lier opening for the Eastern Belt. There is a big crop in the belt and orderly marketing is being urged. Spokesmen assured that there would be no government "down grading” of tobacco because of the heavy receipts by the Stabilization Corporation. Farmers should not get panicky, but help to see that the crop is marketed in an orderly manner, it was said. The corpora tion can handle all the tobacco it is called upon to, and see that the farmers get fair prices, it was added.
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