T'own
opics
State motor vehicle license plates
went on sale at the local branch
license bureau on Washington
Street Tuesday of this week.
Through business of Wednesday
a total of 187 was sold, it was re
ported. Sales were given by cate
gories as follows: auto, 139; private
truck, 22; farm truck, 8; utility
trailer, 14; commercial trailer, 4.
News was received here Tues
day afternoon of the accidental
# death of Ed Lewis, former Plym
outh resident, who has lived in
Whiteville for a number of years.
No details were available beyond
the fact that he was instantly kill
ed while engaged in construction
work near Whiteville. He was mar
ried to the former Miss Marie
Ayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Ayers, of Plymouth, and they
had two small children. Mrs. Jack
Swain and Mrs. Norwood Spruill,
sisters to Mrs. Lewis left late Tues
day and were joined yesterday by
Mrs. E. L. Ayers and Phillip Ayers
in Whiteville. No details were
available here yesterday afternoon
as to funeral arrangements.
Christmas lights, greenery and
other street decorations for the
holiday season came down Monday
of this week. Town workmen start
ed soon that morning taking down i
the colorful decorations, sorting
and packing away for use next
Christmas season.
E. H. Liverman, of Plymouth,
appeared on the program of the
Alst convention of the Albemarle
fchristian Missionary Union which
met in Williamston Wednesday of
this week. Mr. Liverman was on
the program at the afternoon ses
sion and brought greetings from
the Christian Men’s Fellowship. A
large attendance was reported from
churches of the Albemarle and
Hyde districts which were consoli
dated last year.
Miss Jean Ellis, of Jamesville,
assumed her duties as office clerk
at Washington County Hospital
here Monday, succeeding Mrs. Mary
■^Yeager, of Plymouth, who resign
to accept a secretarial position
|W the North Carolina Pulp Com- 1
H^^Any plant here.
rLue Read appeared on the
streets of the business section Mon
day of this week for the first time
since his accident. Lue suffered a
badly fractured hip in a fall in
the back of th^PlymSuth Theatre
I December 6 and after receiving
treatment by Dr. T. L. Bray here
was hospitalized in Raleigh until
December 22 when he returned
home. He was out Monday with the
aid of a “walker.”
Looking a job? Fire Warden S.
F. Darden, of Plymouth, said this
week he will have an opening for
smokechaser at Plymouth Fire
► Tower on or about February 15.
Other than that, Mr. Darden said,
his organization is set for the busy
| season ahead.
1/Lt. John L. Booker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Booker, of Plym
outh, arrived at Fort Dix, N. J.,
Monday after serving about 18
months with the U. S. Air Force
in France. A 1953 graduate of the
University of North Carolina,
vwhere he was also in the AFROTC
and received his commission, he
entered the Air Force early in
January, 1954, for a two-year tour
of active duty. After reporting to
Lackland AFB in San Antonio,
Texas, he was assigned to the Air
Force communications school at
Scott AFB, 111., later serving as
a wire officer in the communica
tions division at La Martinierc
AFB, Chateauroux, France, head
. quarters of the Central Air Mater
iiel Area and the largest Air Force
base in France. He is now at Man
hattan Beach, N. Y., where he will
be separated from the service and
plans to return to the home of
his parents here within the next
week or so.
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Vegetable Crops
To Be Discussed
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County Agent W. H. Pruden, in
a general letter to all farmers in
Washington County this week,
points out that with acreage cuts
in tobacco, corn and peanut allot
ments and with an unfavorable
farm price situation, farmers will
have to use every means to keep
comes at the same level they are
oday.
To aid farmers in arriving at a
decision concerning vegetable
crops a meeting has been scheduled
for Thursday night of next week at
Plymouth.
The meeting will be held at the
courthouse, beginning at 7:30
o’clock, and all aspects of the vege
table situation will be discussed,
the county agent said.
Albert A. Banadyga, extension
vegetable specialist, will be pres
ent to bring the latest information
on vegetable production. He will
discuss market outlook and pro
duction -practices for vegetable
crops adapted to this region.
A question and answer period
will be included in the program.
Crops to be included in the dis
cusion are cabbage, lettuce, cucum
bers, string beans and pepper.
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The Roanoke Beacon
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VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 1 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 5, 1956 ESTABLISHED 1889
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Receipts of Seal Sale j
More Than Last Year j
The annual Washington County
Christmas Seal Sale stood at $1,
201.90 Wednesday morning, Mrs.
Durand Keel, county chairman of
the project, reports.
This compares with a total of.
$1,013.75 raised in the annual fund
effort a year ago, Mrs. Keel stated.
A total of 1,226 letters contain
ing Christmas Seals, was mailed to
county citizens November 16, the
county chairman said, and of this
number response was received
from 666.
All persons having received let
ters who have not responded are
urged to do so at once. Mrs. Keel
will submit her first report to
headquarters Wednesday, Febru
ary 1.
The final report will be sent in
in April.
In 1954, the county health de
partment records show, there were
18 cases of tuberculosis in the
county with six deaths being at
tributed to the disease.
Property Listing
Now in Progress
Start Holidays
Here Next Week
Plymouth stores, at least in
the main, will begin the Wednes
day half-holiday closings next
week, it was learned late yester
day.
A survey conducted among the
merchants showed that the stores
in the business section will be
gin the closings next Wednes
day, with the exception of Allen’s
Grocery and B & W Super Mar
ket, according to Thos. F. Hop
kins, president of the merchants
association. Hopkins said a date
next fall for terminating the
holiday closings would probably
be decided upon sometime in
July.
Total 17 Cases Is
Set for Trial at
Court Term Here
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: Judge W. H. S. tiurgywn, of
Woodland, Will Preside
Over Criminal Term of
Superior Court
A one-week criminal term of
Washington County Superior Court
is slated to open here Monday,
January 16, with Judge W. H. S.
Burgwyn, of Woodland, presiding.
Judge Burgwyn is replacing ■
Judge Chester Morris, of Coinjock, 1
who was assigned to hold court
here but who will be unable due
to illness.
At the time the court calendar
was prepared there were 17 cases
listed for trial during the court
term, including three divorce act
ions which will probably be heard
before the criminal docket is be-' ■
gun.
Most of the criminal cases in- !
volve charges of drunken or care
less and reckless driving, assault, ]
carrying co’ -ealed weapon, non
support, etc. There is one whiskey
case set for trial and two cases
charging issuance of a worthless
check.
Ten cases are tentatively set for 1
See COURT, Page 7
Organization for
Drive Being Made
Thos. F. Hopkins, director of the
annual March of Dimes in this
county, stated Wednesday that the
county organization is expected to
be perfected by the end of this
week.
Mr. Hopkins said supplies are
being sorted in preparation for dis
tribution.
Many volunteer workers will be
needed to prosecute the campaign
which will continue throughout the
month.
The goal for this county has been
set at $3,000, the director said.
The need for funds with which
to combat polio is urgent and local
leaders hope that a successful
drive for funds can be waged here
as in the past.
The campaign this year will be
based on the theme, “Polio Isn’t
Licked Yet.”
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Listing Reported Somewha:
Ahead of Early Pace Las:
Year in Plymouth Town
ship
The annual task of listing prop
erty for taxes, begun in this coun
ty Tuesday of this week, is off tc
the usual slow start, judging b>
figures obtained from Plymouth
Township List Taker W. A. Roe
buck.
Reports from the various listers
throughout the county were not
available and County Tax Super
visor Hubert L. Davenport, ol
Skinnersville, could not bo contact
ed late yesterday for a statement,
but it is believed that the report
here indicates the general trend.
However, the report here shows
that more progress has been made
in the first two days than was the
case last year. Mr. Roebuck, who
is listing for both the township
and the Town of Plymouth, stated
that 76 persons had listed through
noon Wednesday. Last year, only
about 75 persons listed during the
first three days of the listing
period.
The citizens of the township
should note the change in place of
listing this year. Last year listing
was done in the kitchen of the
Agriculture Building by List Taker
Paul Swain.
inis year the commissioners
room on the first floor of th<
county courthouse is being usei
for the purpose. Hours are 9 a. m
to 5 p. m. Monday through Sutur
day, with the listing job to continm
through Febraury 3.
It is pointed out that listinf
generally is heaviest at the firs'
and last parts of the week, anc
is usually heavier in the forenoor
than later in the day, so proper
ty owners who have yet to list art
urged to bear these facts in mind
Other township list takers are
Wade S. Hardison, of Roper
Lees Mill Township;
W. W. White, of Skinnersville
Skinnersville Township;
Dewey S. Spruill, Creswell
Scuppernong Township.
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Plymouth Church Host To
Sunday School Convention
Plymouth Church of Christ will
be host Sunday afternoon to the
Washington-Tyrrell Sunday School
Convention.
Some 200 persons from eight or
nore churches in the two counties
ire expected to attend.
The session will be in charge of
I. E. Nooney, of Plymouth, who is
president of the convention.
Morris Mounts, minister of Bea
rer Dam Church of Christ, near
Washington, will be the guest
ipeaker.
The meeting will be held in the
Jnion Hall, beginning at 2:30
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Sales Near $19,000 Mark
Ai County's ABC Stores
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Sales at the two legal retail whis
:ey outlets in Washington County
ontinued the upward trend of re
ent months during November, ac
ording to figures released by
ilanager W. C. Styons of the Plym
iuth ABC Store.
Sales at stores at Creswell and
’lymouth during the month totaled
18,895.80, the figures show. The
’lymouth store showed sales
mounting to $17,069.50, while the
tore at Creswell had receipts total
ig $1,826.30 for the period.
Ranger Cites Law
Requiring Brush
Burning Permits
County Forest Ranger Lists
Places in County Where
Brush Burning Permits
May Be Obtained
County Forest Ranger S. F. Dar
den this week called attention ol
the public to the brush burning
law now in force for the third year.
The law, which was rewritten by
the 1953 General Assembly, makes
it unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to start or cause to be
started any fire or ignite any ma
terial in any of the woodlands un
der protection of the State Forest
Service, or within 500 feet of any
such protected aera, during the
hours starting at midnight and end
ing at 4 p. m., without first secur
ing a permit.
Permits are issued without any
charge and are easily obtained.
Ranger _ Darden stated. Permits
may be obtained upon request from
Mr. Darden, any towerman, or J.
C. Knowles, Roper, and H. W.
Pritchett, Creswell.
No permits are necessary for
brush or debris burning if such
burnings are started between 4
p. m. and ending at midnight when
winds are usually not high and
brush fires are less likely to be
spread by gusts of wind.
During periods of hazardous for-]
est fires, Darden said the State for
ester is authorized under the brush
burning law to cancel all permits
and prohibit the starting Of any
fires in any of the woodlands un
der protection of the State Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment’s forestry division.
Conviction for violating the law
is punishable by fine of up to $50
or imprisonment for not more than
30 days, the ranger added.
Mr. Darden pointed out that the
law does not apply to fires started
or caused to be started within 100
feet of an occupied dwelling house.
No permit is required in such case.
Campers, hikers, hunters, fish
ermen, motorists all are urged i-4|
be sure to douse all campfires,
crush out all lighted cigarettes and
cigars, and to not throw any lighted
live ashes anywhere they might
ignite dry woods, it was said.
Markel Operators
Lay Season Plans
The owners and operators of the
Plymouth Produce Auction Market,
W. M. Darden, James H. Ward and
W. T, Freeman, met Tuesday night
of this week and agreed to make
every effort to give this section a
bigger and better market in 1956.
It is expected that county vege
table growers this year will devote
some acreage to cabbage, lettuce,
cucumbers, string beans, peppers
and possibly other crops.
The market operators would like
to know what acreage is contem
plated by the growers in order
that proper arrangements to handle
the produce may be made.
Lettuce has never before been
grown commercially in the county,
Mr. Freeman said. However, small
scale experiments at Tidewater Re
search Station and by Hoyt LeFe
ver at Wenona and County Agent
W. H. Pruden in a home garden
have been successful, it was said.
Mr. Freeman said the operators
of the local market, started two
years ago, have every reason to be
optimistic over the coming season
and that the cooperation of grow
ers is needed to insure success.
A special meeting for vegetable
growers will be held here Thurs
day night of next week, it was an
nounced.
Sale of Cily License Tags
Off To Slow Siari Here
Sale of city license plates, which
opened here Monday of this week,
totaled 78 through Wednesday
noon, according to Police Chief
P. W. Brown.
The tags have the same color
scheme as the state motor vehicle
license plates and must be display
ed on vehicles of all persons resid
ing within the city limits.
The plates may be obtained in
the office of the city clerk in the
Municipal Building.
Distribute Commodities January 13
Through Tuesday of this week
applications had been received at
the Washington County Welfare
Department from 123 families who
want to share in January deliver
ies of the Surplus Commodities
program, Mrs. Ursula Spruill, su
perintendent of welfare, reported.
January deliveries are scheduled
to be made in this county Friday
of next week, Mrs. Spruill said.
Applications were broken down
by communities as follows: Cres
well, 71; Roper 40; and Plymouth
12.
Local screening committees are
meeting this week to pass upon the
eligibility of applicants. The Roper
committee met Tuesday night, the
Creswell committee Wednesday
night and the Plymouth commit
tee is to meet Thursday night.
Operation of the program in this
county began with deliveries last
month to 68 families approved by
local screening committees. Items
distributed under the surplus com
modities program include flour,
cornmeal, creamery butter, cheese,
dried beans, lard and rice.
Commodities for distribution in
the county are shipped by truck
from Raleigh to Plymouth and un
loaded at the Agriculture Building
here which is being used as the
distribution point for the county.
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SWOW:
->ast Friday’s 2-inch snowfall was just the first of the
winter for most Plymouth folks, but it was the thrilling
oriti, th.i. iQ ,, , , first ever seen by the two smaller children pictured above
IS-year-oId uncle and a carrot-nosed snowman. Marine T/Sgt. and Mrs. Richard T. Rhoads
niS pli,,01” Florida to Plymouth on December 17 along with 2 year-old Daryl on the left and 4 ycar
in!1 i r,gbt’ j“st in time to get in on the first snow, and the youngsters really had a ball.
. ergeant Rhoads is due to leave the latter part of this month for the west coast and probable duty
Jw.„PaVr ^.°i5Cai w.hl'e. Mrs' Rhoa<ls and the children will remain here at their home on Winesctt
is her' ifll S3!8 >s the former Mess Betty Walker, of Plymouth, and the middle youngster above
„ 1^eair o d b/o4*,e.r- John Wayne Walker, who helped his small nephews build their first snow
r"?„nn/he ‘h«,r honIe berc- Sergeant Rhoads has previously served in the Pacific, includ
ing eight months m China and about a year in Kirea.—Staff photo.
Roanoke Beacon
0 wnershipChange
Made January 1st
Partnership Which Has Ope
rated Paper Since 1930
Dissolved; W. H. Booker
Now Sole Owner
The partnership which was oper
ated The Roanoke Beacon for the
past 25 years was dissolved as of
January X, it was announced here
liiis week. W. H. Booker, men.ber
of the partnership who has been
in active charge of the paper since
August, 1937, is now sole owner
of the Beacon property, including
real estate, equipment and good
will of the concern. At the same
time he relinquished his interest in
the Enterprise Publishing Com
pany, of Williamston, which owns
and operates the semi-weekly En
terprise in Williamston and The
Weekly Herald at Robersonville.
Dissolution of the partnership
this week ends a business relation
ship dating back 31 years, to Jan
uary 1, 1925, when W. C. Manning,
sr., W. C. Manning, jr., Francis M.
Manning and W. H. Booker formed
a partnership for the operation of
The Enterprise at Williamston.
They purchased The Roanoke Bea
con from LceRoy Harris in Septem
ber, 1930, and acquired The Rob
ersonville Herald in March of the
following year.
All three newspapers were print
ed in Williamston until September
1937, when equipment was install
ed in Plymouth and Booker came
here as manager. Following the
death of W. C. Manning, sr., in Jan
uary, 1938, the three surviving
partners acquired his estate’s in
terest in the business and contin
ued to operate it as a three-way
partnership until last Sunday. W.
C. Manning, jr., and F. M. Man ]
ning will continue as partners in
ownership and operation of the
Williamston and Robersonville
papers.
Since 1937, when equipment was
installed and printing of the paper j
was resumed in Plymouth, The 1
Beacon has won a number of 1
awards for general excellence and
news coverage offered by the
See BEACON, Page 12 '
Salk Vaccine Is
Available Here,
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A supply of Salk anti-polio vac- ,
cine is available at the Washington i
County Health Department, accord
ing to Miss Elizabeth Wood, coun- j
ty health nurse.
Miss Wood points out that top s
medical authorities say now is the
time to administer the vaccine, ■
with the summer months ahead t
during which incidence of polio (
rises.
The National Polio Advisory
Committee recommends, Miss 1
Wood stated, that the vaccine be 1
given to all children up to 14 years
of age and to pregnant mothers. 1
The shots are available at the l
health department Tuesday of each 1
week between the hours of 1 and s
3 p. m., it was stated
Persons desiring vaccine may al- i
so contact their lodhl physician c
who can obtain the vaccine from f
the local health department. The (
only charge made will be for ad- t
ministering the vaccine, it was said, \
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Surplus E
For Victin
Represenlalive Here Janu
ary 13 lo Receive Appli
cation From Farmers and
Business Men
A representative from the State
Defense Administration will be at
the county courthouse at Plymouth
all day Friday of next week to as
sist any eligible person in making
.‘plication '■»: help through the
federal governments surplus equip
ment program.
To help hurricane disaster area
farmers and small business men,
it is explained, to secure govern
ment surplus equipment for which
they arc eligible, State Civil De
fense Director Edward F. Griffin
is sending representatives into the
25 disaster counties between Jan
uary 10 and 18.
The representative will be here
with application blanks and pre
pared to give assistance to those
who need it in executing the neces
sary papers.
In making an announcement con
cerning the availability of surplus
property from the federal govern
ment, Governor Luther Hodges
pointed out that the property may
not be acquired for the purpose of
resale. It must be jsed in the dis
aster area for rehabilitation of
small business farming operations.
Only farmers and businesses
hurt by the 1955 hurricanes need
apply, it was said. Only farmers
and businesses employing less than
500 persons are eligible. Cities,
towns and counties cannot apply.
The purchase cost is 10 per cent
of the amount paid by the federal
government for the equipment and
the price is fob government stor
age location.
A list of the equipment was not
available but it covers about any
thing needed by farmers and small
businesses, it was stated.
The state civil defense director
is administering the program and
application must be made to his
office.
Rising Costs Get
This Institution
The 5 cent soft drink is no more.
The death knell was sounded in
this section when the Coca Cola
Bottling Works advanced the
wholesale price per crate of 24
bottles from 80 cents to 96 cents.
Other bottling companies serv
ing the section followed suit and
retailers advanced their prices to
six cents per bottle. The increase
neans some little trouble in chang
ng the apparatus for dispensing
bottled drinks in the coin ma
rines. i
Lyman Mayo, of the local bot
:ling firm, said most of this work '
remains to be done in this vicinity. 1
In some sections, it is reported ’
;he retail price of the soft drinks
bas advanced to 10 cents. It is said :
:hat in these instances the whole- :
sale advance was to $1.30 per crate.
All of this means the passing of 1
in “institution” for 5 cent soft 1
drinks have been on the market 1
lor about as long as many persons
ran remember. Like most other
things, the popular beverages gave 1
way finally to rising costs.
quipment
is of Storm
i Postponed Board
jMeetings Slated
Routine sessions are expected
next Monday for two county
governing bodies whose regu
lar monthly meetings were post
poned a^-veekbecause of the
.New YcuW-A-^uay.
The county board of educa
tion is scheduled to meet Mon
day morning at the usual hour
in the office of the county super
intendent of schools, while the
county board of commissioners
will convene Monday morning at
10:30 o'clock in the commission
ers’ room at the courthouse.
Panel Discussion
Ai PTA Meeting
A program that will be different
from the usual is promised mem
bers of the Plymouth Parent
Teacher Association when that or
ganization holds its regular meet
ing Tuesday, January 17. A panel
discussion on “School and Com
munity Needs and Opportunities”
will be held, with Dr. E. W. Fur
gurson serving as moderator.
This program will be conducted
by the men, according to Mrs. Carl
Ifaekbarth, program chairman. All
members and other interested per
sons a> " invited to submit to the
panel written questions relating to
the discussion theme and these will
be answered by the panel.
The meeting is scheduled to be
held in the high school auditorium,
beginning promptly at 8 p. m.
Mrs. H. E. Harirson is president
of the PTA.
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Cancer Clinic To Be Held
Friday ai Elizabeth City
The Cancer Clinic of the North- t
eastern Cancer Center will be held
Friday of this week in Elizabeth i
City, Mrs. W. W. Finlator, clerk, |
announces. j
The clinic will be held at the ,
Health Center with registration be- i
ginning at 1 p. m. ,
Examinees are asked to bring a i
robe. ,
Variety of Matters
Discussed Monday
By Town Council
[Clerk To List Town and
County Taxes; Purchase
Of Fire Department Sup
plies Is Approved
Members of the Plymouth City
Council approved the purchase of
several items for the fire depart
ment and discussed a variety of
other matters at considerable
length at their regular monthly
meeting here Monday night. Mayor
A. J. Riddle presided with the
following councilmen in attend
ance: E. D. Keel and W. C. Hall,
first ward; J. B. Latham and Ralph
Hunter, second ward; and J. D.
Mallory of the third ward.
Howard Walker, representing
Walker-Darden Motors, local Chrys
ler-Plymouth dealers, asked for a
clarification of the town’s policy
relative to motor freight transports
unloading new cars on the streets
here. It was pointed out that un
loading on the narrow streets in
the business area sometimes cre
ates traffic hazards and some con
flicts have developed in the past
between police and the motor car
riers.
The matter was discussed at
some length, and it was finally de
cided that local automobile agen
cies should notify the police de
partment when a transport arrives
in order that a policeman may be
assigned to help direct traffic while
the unloading proceeds. It was
pointed out that the unloading ope
ration seldom requires more than
15 or 20 minutes, and there simply
is no other convenient place for
unloading except the streets.
Lawrence Jones, representing
the volunteer fire department, ask
ed that the council authorize the
purchase of 500 additional feet of
hose, 12 three-quarter length blan
ket-lined raincoats to be kept at the
firehouse and two hose clamps to
shut off water without closing hy
drants or valves at the fire truck.
The purchase of all three of the
requested items was unanimously
approved by councilmen.
Swain Gas Company was granted
a permit to install a liquid petrol
uem bulk tank on the company’s
lot fronting Highway 64 between
Washington and Monroe Streets.
Then the council became involv
ed in a discussion about allowing
City Clerk W. A. Roebuck to list
taxes for both the town and county
during the month of January.
County authorities had some dif
ficulty about arranging for an ex
perienced list taker for Plymouth
Township and asked Roebuck to do
the job at the same time he listed
taxes for the town. After securing
Mayor Riddle’s approval he ac
cepted the job and accordingly was
appointed Plymouth Township list
taker by county authorities.
Some of the councilmen objected
See COUNCIL, Page 12
Note Reduction
Peanut Acreage
Individual peanut acreage allot
ments have been mailed to all
county growers.
There was a general 7.4 per cent
reduction in all allotments, ASC
officials explain. Thi only growers
who received a greater cut were
those who failed to plant as much
as 75 per cent of their 1955 allot
ment.
The reduction came as a sur
prise to many persons and the local
ASC office reports that many grow
ers have come in to ask about the
smaller aloltments.
February 15 is the deadline for
making application for a new farm
peanut acreage allotment. Applica
tions must be filed at the county
ASC office. Several conditions
n’ustL mf4 »n order to establish
eligibility for a new farm allot
ment. Detailed information may be
obtained at the ASC office.
Two Inches of Snow
In County Last Week
Residents of this section were
treated to a two-inch snowfall Fri
day of last week.
At least, that was the amount re
corded at the weather station at
Tidewater Research Station near
here.
The snowfall, the first of the
season for this area, began at about
noon and continued until late in
the afternoon. Rain which had pre
ceded the snow left the ground,
streets and highways wet and
caused the snow to melt during the
ea. ly stages of the fall. Later, how
ever, it began to stick as the flakes
continued to whirl down.
Slight signs of the snow were
in evidence in spots as late as
Tuesday of this week.
The temperature dropped to a
low of 15 degrees as the old year
expired, according to records-*! H«r
present season here. The mercury
dipped to 14 degrees on December
The weather warmed up a bit
in the new year, the low readings
for the first three days of January
being 18, 22 and 27 degrees, re
spectively.
High readings also climbed from
37 degrees on December 31 to 48
degrees on January 1 and 2 and
62 degrees on January 3.