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Dr J M. Phelps, a member of
the Lake Phelps Post of the Ameri
can Legion, will leave Friday of
this week for Charlotte where he
will attend the North Carolina
American Legion Convention. Dr.
Phelps is a member of a special
legislative committee which will
discuss HR 7886, which is a war
veterans’ security bill now pending
in Congress.
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Game Protector J. T. Terry of
Plymouth reports that 10,000 bass
fingerlings from the state fish
hatchery at Fayetteville were re
leased last week in Welch’s and
Mackeys Creeks.
Wayne “Red” Browning, son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Browning of
Plymouth, is home again after
nearly two years in the United
States Army, the last 15 months
of which he was stationed at Nurn
berg, Germany. ‘Red,” a former
Plymouth High School and Univer
sity of Richmond grid star, played
football overseas with the SECOM
Commandos, a team which went to
the district championship semi
finals last season before losing. He
plans to return to school at the
University of Richmond in the fall.
Among those from this county
who are reported attending the
annual Farm and Home Week at
State College, Raleigh, this week
are Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bowen,
Mrs. Frances M. Darden, Henry J.
Bragg, A. K. Spencer, Mitchiner
Banks and Mrs. Mary Cotton Dav
enport.
Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon, direc
tor of the Pettigrew Regional Li
f brary, was elected vice president
of the Alumni Association of the
School of Library Science of the
University of North Carolina at the
annual meeting of the association
Saturday at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Baby
lon was present for the luncheon
and business meeting held at the
Carolina Inn.
Lumber Mill Is .
Reported Sold
It was reported this week that
stockholders of Eureka Lumber
Company of Washington have
agreed to sell their stock in the
company to North Carolina Pulp
Company.
Officials of the lumber company,
one of the largest milling compan
ies in North Carolina, said it will
take about 30 days to complete the
transfer of the individual shares of
stock.
According to the report the
Washington mill will continue ope
rations as in the past with no
change in policy or employees.
J. A. Auchter, vice president of
North Carolina Pulp Company, did
the negotiating for the new pur
chaser.
The puchase price was not di
I vulged.
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Aged Resident of
Creswell Passes
Mrs. Malissa Ann Davenport, 86,
of Creswell, died Saturday, May
19, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Lottie Mae Spencer.
Mrs. Davenport was a faithful
member of Woodley’s Chapel
Church.
Survivors include five children,
William A. Davenport, Abe V. Dav
enport, Mrs. Spencer, Ida Daven
port and Mrs. Hallis Walker; 18
grandchildren and 27 great-grand
children.
Last rites were conducted by her
pastor, the Rev. William Everett
Eason and burial was in the family
cemetery.
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Jusl Over Half-Inch Rainfall
In County Pas! Week-End
Precipitation in the county Fri*
day, Saturday and Sunday amount
ed to .56 of an inch, according to
figures released at Tidewater Re
search Station near here.
The rainfall, while considerably
lighter than reported in some near
by counties, helped to relieve crop
conditions somewhat.
Saturday’s shower’s were measur
ed at .32 of an inch, while Fri
day’s rain was .22 of an inch and
that which fell on Sunday was re
corded at only .02 of an inch.
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
A home newspaper dedicated
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,000 people.
VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 23
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 7, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1889
Pass County Application for Funds
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Washington County’s application
for federal hurricane relief funds
has been passed by the State Civil
Defense board, it was learned yes
terday.
In a telephone conversation with
a Beacon reporter yesterday Dr.
X M. Phelps, county representa
tive who was in conference Tues
day with State Civil Defense Ad
ministrator Edward Griffin, of Ra
leigh, said he had been assured
that the application was in order
and had been passed by the boardj
However, a resolution designating
someone to sign necessary papers
must be passed by the board of
county commissioners, it was
stated.
Dr. Phelps said he was told many
counties are asking for large sums,
County Budget Given
Approval; Rate Same
I Warns Motorists
! Must Dim Lights
State Highway Patrolman Carl
Gilchrist, of Plymouth, this week
called attention of the motoring
public to the statutes which re
quire that drivers who pull off
the highway and onto the should
ers of roads turn off bright lights
and turn parking lights on; also
when waiting to enter an inter
section when there is approach
ing traffic.
The patrolman said that sev
eral complaints have been re
ceived lately of parked cars with
bright lights on nearly causing
wrecks, and he emphasized the
danger of such practice.
Lettuce Harvest
First in County,
Starts on Monday
Indications Are That Cro]
Of Good Quality Can Bi
Produced on Darker Soil
Here, Said
Harvesting of the commercia
lettuce crop in this county bega
Monday of this week, County Ager
W. H. Pruden reports.
Mr. Pruden said Vance B. Re:
pass of the Holly Neck section b<
gan the harvest of his one and
half acres of the crop Monday an
is marketing it locally. The qualit
is reported to be good.
It is also expected that Reed D<
vaney of the Turnpike section wi
begin harvesting his 60-acre cro
of lettuce later this week.
Devaney will ship through Hug
Martin of the Marketing Divisioi
State Department of Agriculturi
it was said. Through County Ager
W. H. Pruden Devaney was able t
secure an experimental lettuce hai
vester perfected by N. C. State Co
lege. The harvester was delivere
Tuesday by J. C. Fergurson, Exter
sion agricultural engineer. Throug
use of this machine Devaney wil
harvest 12 rows of lettuce at th
time and pack in the field. In ac
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Seize Nine Stills
During May Raid;
Nine illicit whiskey stills am
considerable materials and equi[
ment were seized by officers dui
ing a series of raids conducted ii
the county in May, according to
report by Robert Sawyer, of Roper
chief ABC enforcement officer fo
Washington County.
Totals of confiscated items wer
listed as 2,700 gallons of mash, 3!
barrels, 2 vats, 11 coolers, 11
worms.
One man, Henry Wilkins, wa
caught with a gallon of non tax
paid whiskey and was tried ii
county recorder’s court where hi
received a fine of $50 and was tax
ed with costs.
Taking part in one or more o
the raids were Sawyer, Wade Har
dison and Earl Morton of Rope:
and ATU officers.
Club Swimming Pool
Is Opened for Season
The swimming pool at the Plym
outh Country Club opened for the
season Tuesday of this week and
was fairly well patronized by club
members the first two days, con
sidering the weather. Children of
members especially have enjoyed
using the pool, although it was
rather cool for some of them and
they didn’t stay in the water very
long.
Bernie Ham, band instructor at
the high school here, is managing
the pool this year. Mr. Ham has
passed the Red Cross life-saving
test and is a qualified swimming in
structor. He served in that capaci
ty for the Boy Scouts at Tuscaron
camp for two seasons. He plans t<
arrange some group instruction foi
beginners within the next fev
weeks and will also be available foi
private instruction.
The pool is open on Sundays
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Friday:
from 10 to 12 a. m. and from 2 t<
6 p. m. On Wednesdays and Satur
days, the hours are from 10 t<
12 a. m. and from 2 to 10 p. m. Th(
pool is closed on Mondays foi
cleaning and checking the equip
ment.
For Eleventh Straight Year
County Tax Rate Set at
$1.70 by County Board of
Commissioners
The county commissioners re
viewed and approved the general
county budget and several depart
mental budgets at their regular
monthly meeting here Monday and
voted that the county tax rate re
main at $1.70 on the $100 valuation
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1957. The rate has remained un
changed for the past 11 years.
Both the budget and the tax rate
are subject to review and approval
of the Local Government Commis
sion at Raleigh, but this, as a rule,
is a mere formality.
Eudget requirements total $288,
673.14, broken down as follows;
General County Fund, $70,689;
' Poor Fund, $21,029.53; Health
Fund, $11,933.94; Farm and Home
Demonstration Agents, county
share, $8,565.94; Fire protection
$5,500; Old Age Assistance, $6,840
Aid to Dependent Children, $1,
815.60; Aid P.T.D. Fund, $3,840
r School Current Expense, $66,04)
School Capital Outlay, $7,600; Debt
Service Fund, $64,818.13.
j The tax rate is set on the basis
of 10 cents for general county
! fund; 15 cents for poor fund; 12
j cents for health fund; 9 cents tor
the county’s share of farm and
home demonstration agents’ salar
ies; 5J cents for fire protection; 4
1 cents for old age assistance; 1 cent
l for aid to dependent children; 3
t cents for aid to P.T.D. fund; 37
ints for current school e ■* '*■
8 cents for school capital outlay;
i. 65 cents for debt service fund,
a Changes were made in eight of
j the 11 categories, six of them being
Y increased and two lowered. Rate
for health fund was raised from
_ 10 to 12 cents; farm and home
I demonstration agents, county’s
p share, from 7J to 9 cents; fire
protection from 5J to 6 cents; old
a age assistance from 3j to 4 cents;
aid P. T. D. fund from 2J to 3
cents; current school expense from
t 36 to 37 cents.
3 Rates were reduced for school
_ capital outlay from 9 to 8 cents,
. and of debt service fund from 70
j to 65 cents.
Estimated property valuation is
a $12,000,000, up $1,000,000 over pre
j ceding budget estimate, and the
5 amount of the tax levy is listed as
. $204,000 as compared with $187,
000 for the current fiscal year.
Total budget requirements are
listed at $268,673.14, slightly high
er than the $268,226.90 of the cur
rent year, while estimated revenue
other than the tax levy is put at
i $105,887.20, leaving $162,785.94 tax
1 levy needed to balance the budget.
For the current fiscal year this
| latter figure is $149,580.
The estimated amount of uncol
. Iectible taxes and discounts is list
i ed at $41,214.06, a bit higher than
i the $37,420 of the current year,
, and bringing the total levy to the
r amount of $204,000.
Since July 1, 1955, the county’s
. outstanding debt bonds and notes
! have been reduced in principal by
I $54,500, leaving the outstanding
debt as of July 1, 1956, $360,000.
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bood Attendance
At Bible School
Attendance said to be the largest
■ in the history of the school is re
ported at the annual Vacation
Bible School of Ludford Memorial
Baptist Church.
Classes began Monday of this
week and will continue through
Friday with commencement exer
cises scheduled for Friday night.
The school is directed by one of
the largest faculties it has had—
approximately 20 teachers and offi
cers, it was stated.
The daily schedule includes
opening service in the church, with
salutes to the flag and to the Bible,
prayers, Bible reading, character
story, then class work, Bible drills,
handwork, recreation, etc.
“It is the firm belief of all those
who engage in Bible School work,”
stated the Rev. Paul B. Nickens,
minister of the church, “that the
lessons learned by the boys and
girls enable them to become more
useful citizens, both of the country
in which they live and of the King
dom of God.”
| 11 counties having requested near
| ly $5,000,000. He was assured that
a fair and just amount will be dis
tributed to each county according
to need.
A team of engineers appointed
by the federal administrator of
civil defense will leave Wilmington
next Monday, Phelps said he was
informed, to make a survey in each
county to determine needs.
Gas Distribution
Here Is Favored
By Town Council
Votes Four to Two at Special!
Meet Friday to Grant
Franchise to Trans-Caro
lina Pipeline Firm
By a vote of four to two, the
Plymouth Town Council last Fri
day night agreed to grant a fran
chise for distribution of natural
gas here. The action was taken at a
special meeting called by Mayor
A. J. Riddle at the request of rep
resentatives of the North Carolina
Pulp Company, which is interested
in securing natural gas as a fuel
for power generation at its plant
here.
Two firms have made tentative
surveys of eastern North Carolina
with a view to distributing a large
volume of natural gas. They are
the North Carolina Natural Gas
Corporation and the Trans-Carolina
Pipeline Corporation. The resolu
tion passed by the council last
Friday night was made in favor of
the Trans-Carolina corporation, but
it is understood the franchise will
actually be granted to whichever
company is successful in securing
a Federal Power Company permit
to serve the section.
A hearing was scheduled to open
in Washington yesterday before
the FPC to determine which firm
will be authorized to serve this
section. A number of eastern Caro
lina towns, as well as the utilities
commissions of North and South
Carolina, have intervened in the
FPC case in behalf of one firm or
the other.
titate"* Utilities Commission
has indicated it favors the applica
tion of the North Carolina Natural
Gas Corporation, along with the
towns of Red Springs, Roseboro,
Salem, Laurinburg, Lillington, St.
Pauls, Clinton, Benson, Clayton,
Wadesboro, Hamlet, Dunn and Er
win. Trans-Carolina’s application
has been approved by Plymouth,
Williamston, Robersonville, Dunn,
Lumberton, Albemarle, Tarboro,
Mount Olive, Rockingham, Maxton,
Clinton, Raeford and others.
Many towns have not committed
themselves as yet, and some have
or will have local systems.
At the meeting here last Fri
day, Councilmen E. D. Keel, Jack
B. Latham, J. B. Holliday and J. D.
Mallory voted in favor of granting
the franchise to Trans-Carolina,
while Ralph Hunter and W. C. Hall
were opposed. The latter two coun
cilmen said they did not have
enough information about the pro
posed project to vote in favor of it
although they did not actively op
pose it.
Z. V. Norman and Woodrow Col
lins, attorney and purchasing
agent, respectively, of the North
Carolina Pulp Company, spoke in
favor of granting the franchise.
Use of natural gas as a fuel for
power generation instead of oil
would effect considerable savings,
it is understood.
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services loday
For G. C. Phelps
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Funeral services for G. C. (Pete)
Phelps, 66, of Roper RFD, will be
held Thursday at 4 p. m. from
Zion’s Chapel Church, near Roper.
The minister, R. L. Gardiner, will
officiate and burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Phelps, a retired farmer,
died at 7:30 a. m. Wednesday at
Washington County Hospital after
an illness of two days. He had been
in declining health for about eight
years.
He was son of the late George
and Cottie Craddock Phelps of this
county and was born in the county
September 3, 1889. He was a life
long resident of the county and a
member of Zion’s Chapel Church.
Mr. Phelps was married Septem
ber 25, 1915, at Roper to Clara
Tarkington of that place, who sur
vives.
Other survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Helen Geanelli and
Miss Peggie Phelps, both of Nor
folk, Va., and Mrs. Mildred Houser
of Falls Church, Va.; three sisters,
Mrs. Lillie Ambrose, Plymouth,
Mrs. Cottie Daughtry, Durham, and
Mrs. Maggie Underwood, Wichita
Falls, Texas; a brother, Eli Phelps
of Plymouth; a half-brother, Wil
liam Phelps of Roper; and two
grandchildren.
Commissioners in
Monihly Meeling
Here on Monday
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Budget for Next Fiscal Year
Approved; Four Men Are
Recommended for County
Forest Ranger
The county commissioners, in
regular monthly session here Mon
day afternoon, had a busy day, ap
proving the budget for the next
fiscal year and taking action on
several other matters.
The county tax rate was again
set at $1.70 and the general county
budget and various departmental
budgets were approved as reported
elsewhere in this paper. The tax
rate and budget are subject to re
view and approval of the Local
Government Commission at Ra
leigh.
J. Robert Campbell, clerk to the
board, was instructed to write to
Governor Hodges urging approval
of the application filed with the
Federal Civil Defense Administra
tion on March 15 of this year re
questing financial assistance for
county drainage made necessary by
hurricane damage. The application
covered a number of drainage pro
jects.
A letter from S. A. Dowell, dis
trict forester, dated May 7, stating
that S. F. Darden, county forest
ranger, is retiring July 1, was read.
Nine men filed application for the
position. They are: Steve Daven
port, Wilton Spear and Kenneth L.
Armstrong, all of Creswell; Na
thaniel Holton, Larry D. Allen and
Marion Burgess Lane, all of We
nona: and James Shelton Angc,
W. H. Joyner and Richard L. Dav
enport, all of Plymouth.
The board recommended the fol
lowing four men for the job: Ken
neth L. Armstrong and Wilton
Spear, of Creswell, and W. H. Joy
ner and Richard L. Davenport, of
Plymouth.
Board members expressed regret
at Darden’s retirement and appreci
ation for his long and able service.
Darden has been county ranger
for about 20 years.
W. T. Freeman of Lees Mill
Township headed a delegation
which requested the commissioneis
’elude as an additional drain
age project in the application t°
the Civil Defense Administration
the Folly Canal in Lees Mill Town
ship. Henry Bragg of the Soil Con
servation Service was requested to
fill out the application.
W. H. Pruden and Henry Bragg
were appointed to represent the
board of commissioners at a meet
ing with Governor Hodges and Col
B. C. Snow relative to the hurri
cane relief project application filed
by this county March 15.
E. J. Spruill, county tax col
lector, reported the sum of $4,
763.90 collected 1 y his office dur
ing the month of May.
W. H. Pruden, county agent, and
Mrs. Frances M. Darden, home
agent, read their reports of work
done in May.
J. C. Knowles made the motion,
seconded by H. L. Davenport, that
the general county budget for the
next fiscal year be approved as
tentatively approved May 7. The
motion carried.
The clerk was instructed to
write to the highway department
asking that a road in Plymouth
Township beginning at Lily of the
Valley Church on Dismal Road and
continuing to a dead end, be grad
ed and maintained.
H. L. Davenport, county tax
supervisor, was authorized to bar
gain with W. V. Andrews in the
sale of timber owned by the coun
ty and located back of the old
county home site.
The commissioners appointed
Gale Gaylord to assist in compil
ing the county tax books.
The courthouse janitor was in
structed to obtain the necessary
materials to spray the building to
set rid of roaches and bugs and to
continue the job until the pests
are destroyed.
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Reminds Farmers
Gasoline Refund
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Farmers will be able to obtain
> refund of the federal excise tax
jn gasoline which is used on a
'arm for farming purposes, Coun
ty Agent W. H. Pruden points out.
rhe present federal tax rate is 2
rents per gallon.
The first refund payment will be
made after June 30 on gasoline
purchased and used during the first
six months of this year. Thereafter,
refunds will be made for a one
year period from July 1 to June 30.
Refund claims should be filed
after June 30 and before October
1 on Form 2240 which should be
mailed to the district director of
internal revenue at Greensboro.
Farmers who expect to file
claims should keep suficient rec
ords to verify the acuracy of the
amount claimed, it is pointed out.
$1.80 Rate Set by Council;
In Approving City Budget
jCreswell 1-11 Mcmlierj
|X«w at roi*e§try( i)iii|)i
Michael L. Davenport of Creswell
Rt. 2 is attending the second an
nual 4-H Forestry Camp at 4-H
Camp Millstone this week, J. L.
Outlaw, assistant county agent, an
nounces.
The camp is located in Richmond
County between Ellerbe and Rock
ingham. It is conducted by the
North Carolina Agricultural Ex
tension Service and is sponsored
by Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
Michael left for camp Monday
and will return home Saturday of
this week. All expenses while at
camp, including travel, will be paid
by the sponsor.
The camp program is designed
to give 4-H Club boys who attend
the knowledge and experience they
will need to be successful forest
owners of tomorrow. Experienced
foresters and woodsmen from the
Extension Service are serving as
instructors.
Insrtuction includes such things
as planting a forest, measuring tim
ber, improving timber stands, har
vesting the timber crop, how to
work safely in the woods, and care
of woods tools.
Michael earned the trip to camp,
Outlaw says, by completing forestry
projects in tree planting and tim
ber stand improvement.
W. H. Pruden Resigns
Job as County Agent
Tenders Resignation in Let
ter to County Commission
ers; Press of Private Busi
ness Cited
After a little more than four
years as county agent, W. H. Pru
dcn is stepping down, effective
July 31.
In a letter to the county board
of commissioners Mr. Pruden tend
ered his resignation, giving as his
reason the press of private busi
ness.
Mr. Pruden is a partner in the
Roanoke Farmers Exchange store
here and it is reported he plans to
actively manage the business.
Mr. Pruden’s letter to the com
missioners was made public and
reads in part:
The press of private business
has reached the state that it be
comes necessary that I resign as
County Agent of Washington Coun
ty, effective July 31, 1956. It is with
much regret that I find this course
necessary. I feel that agricultural
Extension work has made some
progress during the term of my
office. I wish to take this oppor
tunity to express my deepest grati
tude and appreciation for the fine
cooperation that the Board has
given me. Gentlemen, you have
done everything in your power to
promote our agricultural program.”
Each of the board members ex
pressed regret that Pruden is term
inating his work as county agent
and spoke appreciation for work
well done, stating that they felt
he had been sincere in giving the
farmers all of his energy and not
ing that farm work in the county
has gone forward during his ten
ure.
Pruden succeeded W. V. Hays
as county agent in March 1952,
coming here from a similar posit
ion in Hyde County.
In offering his resignation, Mr.
Pruden pointed out that he is deep
ly interested in the welfare of the
farmers and that he believes he
can render them a distinct service
in his private business.
“Technical information is neces
sary in running any farm supply
business,” Mr. Pruden stated. “I
feel that I am qualified to advise
farmers of their technical needs in
such things as the proper fertilizer
to use, chemicals for weed control,
disease control and insect control.
Washington County has long need
ed a farm business to stock these
technical items. I will do every
thing in my power to make these
materials available to the farmers
of Washington County.”
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UIIUIWI OUllUUi IS
Slated Next Week
The annual Vacation Church
School sponsored by Plymouth
Methodist Church will be held next
week, it is announced. Theme of
the school will be “The Bible.”
A staff of 23 workers has been
organized, it was said.
The schedule will include wor
ship, class study, activity, music
and recreation. Use of the latest
in audio-visual aids will be made as
a part of the schedule.
Children who have passed their
fourth birthday and up to high
school age are eligible to attend,
it was stated. Registration will be
Sunday morning at Sunday School
classes and Monday morning at the
9 o’clock session.
The school will be held each day,
Monday through Saturday, from
9 a. m. to 12 noon, with a family
participation picnic on Saturday at
noon and a sharing and commence
ment service Sunday night, June
17, at 7.30 o’clock.
Bookmobiles on
Revised Routes
The bookmobiles of the Petti
grew Regional Library, made up
of Chowan, Tyrrell and Wash
ington Counties, are going on
their summer schedules at this
time, Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon,
director, announced this week.
Routes have been revised since
schools have closed and more
stops have been added, it was
said. It is hoped that many pupils
will take advantage of the service
and keep up with their reading
during the- summer. Mrs. Baby
lon added.
Darden Family To
Hold Annual Meet
In County Sunday
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Sixteenth Anniversary Meet
Of Stephen Darden Des
cendants Association Set
Near Plymouth
The Stephen Darden Descend
ants Association will hold its 16th
anniversary meeting in this coun
ty Sunday, it has been announced.
The meeting will be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bate
man, near Plymouth, according to
an announcement from John W.
Darden, president of the associ
ation.
The Bateman residence is the
homestead of the late David G.
Darden and is located five miles
south of Plymouth on NC 32.
It has been decided that there
be no regular fixed program for
the meeting this year but rather
a discussion among the members
concerning the accomplishments of
the association during the 16 years
it has been in actual operation.
A basket picnic lunch will be
served as usual, it was said.
Other officers of the association
are Alphonso D. Hall, vice-presi
dent; M. G. Darden, historian; Mrs.
William J. Grimes, secretary; and
Mrs. Charles E. Davis, treasurer.
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Service Is Announced
At Morrattock Sunday
Services will he held at the Mor
rattock Primitive Baptist Church
near Plymouth Sunday afternoon,
June 10, at 3:30 o’clock, by the
minister, Elder S. R. Boykins. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Rate 20 Cents Per $100 Low
er Than for Current Year;
Budget Calls for Total
Outlay of $130,975.47
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Town of Plymouth taxpayers will
get a 10 per cent reduction on
their town taxes for the next fiscal
year. This was made certain by
members of the town council at
their June meeting Monday night,
when they adopted the 1956-57
budget, based on a tax rate of
$1.80, as compared with the old
$2 rate, which has been in effect
here for many years.
While the budget estimate ap
proved Monday night is subject to
review by the Local Government
Commission at Raleigh, this is us
ually a formality, and town offic
ials do not anticipate any changes
being made by that body. Copies of
the budget are being forwarded
to the commission, and approval is
expected within a few weeks.
The new budget, prepared by a
committee composed of Council
men E. D. Keel, J. B. Latham, J.
D. Mallory and City Clerk W. A.
Roebuck, calls for a total outlay of
$130,975.47 for the coming fiscal
year as compared with $136,235.69
for the current year. The princi
pal reduction is in the sinking
fund for a new water tank here.
During the present year $13,943.69
was set aside for this fund, while
during the coming year only $3,
304.47 will be available for this
project.
Town officials are still hopeful
that by “cutting a few corners”
they can get started on the new
water tank during the coming year.
Two tank companies have submit
ted estimates of the cost of a new
250,000-gallon tank, one figuring
the cost at approximately $49,000
and the other about $52,000, not in
cluding a water-softening installa
tion, which is estimated to cost an
additional $7,000 or so.
It is difficult to see how the tank
project can be undertaken during
the coming fiscal year, with only
about $17,000 in sight, but officials
are still hopeful that a start can
be made. It is understood that
there may be a delay up to a year
and a half after the contract is let,
so this will give the local officials
some additional time to raise the
money.
Revenue from property taxes in
the new budget is down from $89,
890.69 to $81,070.47, but small in
creases are expected in dog taxes;
auto tags, water sales and park
ing meters, leaving the net loss in
revenue only $5,260.22. This leaves
the total anticipated revenue at
$130,975.47, as compared with
See BUDGETPPage~7
uhurch School To
Open On Monday
The Vacation Church School
sponsored by First Christian
Church will open Monday of next
week, Mrs. W. J. Weaver, director,
announces.
Classes will be held from 9 to
11:30 a. m. daily, Monday through
Friday, Mrs. Weaver said, and a
sharing program for parents and
friends is scheduled for Sunday
night following in the social hall
of the church.
Children between the ages of 4
and 14 years are invited. There
will be classes, music, recreation
and activity periods. E. H. Liver
man will be in charge of music and
Wesley Hardison will be in charge
of recreation. Colon Bowen, jr., is
secretary and Alva Rose Hardison
will serve as pianist.
In charge of the various depart
ments will be Mrs. Burl Gurganus,
kindergarten; Mrs. Julian Clark,
primary (grades 1 and 2; Mrs.
Willis Bowen, junior (grades 3 and
4); Mrs. Leonard Skiles, junior
(grades 5 and 6); and Mrs. Arthur
Hardison and Mrs. Hilton Dunbar,
intermediate (grades 7, 8 and 9).
Legion, Auxiliary To
Install New Officers
New officers to serve for the
coming year will be installed Fri
day night of this week at a joint
service of James E. Jethro Post
No. 164 of the American Legion
and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
post, it is announced.
The meeting will be held at the
Veterans Building and will begin
at 7:30 o’clock with a covered dish
supper supplied by the ladies of
the legionnaires, it was stated.
P. B. Bateman will serve as in
stalling officer.
Legion officers to be installed
include P. W. Brown, commander;
Ronald Waters, first vice-comman
der; 0. A. Chesson, second vice
commander; Norman White, adju
tant; E. E. Harrell, chaplain; David
Williams, sergeant - at - arms; W.
Ronald Gaylord, service officer; P.
B. Bateman, historian.
Auxiliary officers will be install
ed as follows:
Mrs. Lyman Mayo, president;
Mrs. Lillie Ambrose, first vice
president; Mrs. W. C. Jones, second
vice president; Mrs. Ronald Waters,
secretary; Mrs. Jim Porter, treas
urer; Mrs. O. Q. Lassiter, chap
lain; Mrs. Walter White, historian;
Mrs. A. L. Whitehurst, sergeant-at
arms; Mrs. Jack Willoughby, child
welfare chairman; Mrs. W. Blount
Rodman, rehabilitation chairman.