T'owd opics Mrs. Annie Hooker and Mrs. Mil dred Petroff, employees of Wash ington County Hospital here, were recently notified that they success fully passed examinations given by the N. C. Board of Nurses’ Regis tration and Nursing Education En larged, Raleigh. The two local wo men took the examination* in prac tical nursing, late in July. The local announcement was made by W. A. Oliver, administrator of the hos pital here. Irving R. “Squire" Davenport of Mj Dardens is now serving as assistant emergency loan, supervisor with the B'armers Home Administration here. Mr. Davenport, widely known and liked, is to work in both Wash- , ington and Tyrrell Counties, with , headquarters at Plymouth. He has taught a vocational agricultural class for veterans at Jamesville for the past 10 years and prior to that. engaged in larming, so he is no | stranger to the new work nor to the farmers of this section. W. Wil-i lis Bowen is FHA supervisor for 1 Washington and Tyrrell and Mrs. ■ Ernestine W. Basnight is office' clerk. The office is located in the • basement of the county courthouse. Mr. and Mrs. William Aikins have returned home after a visit with their son, Pvt. William Van Aikins, at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Md. Pvt. Aik ins is scheduled to complete his training there on October 19. The following day he is due to leave for Fort Lewis, Washington, to em bark for overseas duty. #The two Plymouth banks were not represented at the regular quarterly meeting of the Eastern North Carolina conference of the National Association of Bank Audi tors and Comptrollers, held at the country club in Wilson last Thurs day night. An audience of 110 bankers representing 38 different banks in the conference heard Fd | ward T. Shipley, auditor, Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, Winston Salem, on “Automation of Bank Operations.” Richard S. Atkinson, jr., cashier of The Planters Na tional Bank and Trust Company, Rocky Mount, who is president of the conference, was in charge of the meeting. Three Wilson banks, including Branch Banking and Trust Company, were hosts to the meeting. Just prior to the session the board of directors of the con ference held its regular quarterly meeting. The World Series created its share of interest here, with many baseball fans following the series faithfully via television -sets or radio. Both Yankees and Dodgers had their loyal supporters here and there were times of elation and of gloom for both sides. It was an in teresting series and the perfect game tossed by Yankee Righthand er Don Larsen Monday will make ^ the series stand out in memory a ” long time to come. Sets in The Mayflower Restaurant, the police station and fire department lounge all had their patrons while the series lasted. Former Principal Dies in Virginia Lawrence Herman Hubble, form er principal of Plymouth High School, died at 1 o’clock last Sun day morning at his home in Mar ion, Va., it was learned here this week. Details were not available, ■ but it is understood he died rather , suddenly, possibly as the result of a heart attack. Mr. Hubble succeeded J. W. Nor- , man as head of the local schools in 1927 and continued as principal through the 1930-31 term. He had taught here one year before be coming principal. A native of Mar- j ion, Va., he returned there in 1931 to go with the state veterans’ hos- j pital in an administrative capacity and continued with that institu- ' tion until his death. ] Mr. Hubble was a member of the ] Methodist church and funeral serv ices were held from the Marion , Methodist church Monday after- , noon. He was also a member of ; the Masonic lodge here for a num- ’ ber of years before transferring his membership to Marion. He is sur vived by his widow and one son, * born while he lived in Plymouth, ' and a daughter. Forum Meetings Sponsored \ By Catholics Next Week «— , The public is invited to attend < an Open House Sunday from 2 to 6 p. m. at St. Ann’s Catholic ■ Church, Edcnton, and three “in formation forums” to be held at the Washington County Courthouse at Plymouth, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights of next week, church officials announce. 1 Subjects for the forum meetings I here were announced as follows: ! Monday, “What Your Catholic I Neighbor Believes”; t Tuesday, “How Your Catholic Neighbor Worships”; i Wednesday, “Why Your Catholic t Neighbor Loves the Mother of 1 Jesus Christ.” t The meetings here will be from 8 t to 9 o’clock, the announcement r stated. j The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** :;'t:s:sa55rHi5rsrssJ5r5risHrHsrr:rrriiirt **?:?r5S??***v ••**••••?*?*” A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 13,000 people. VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 41 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 11, 1956 ESTABLISHED 1889 Season Opens Monday On Squirrel and Deer The hunting season opens Mon day of next week for such game is squirrel, deer and bear. It is ex pected that county nimrods will be jut in force, on deer stands and iDer the squirrels. The season on bear, deer and iquirrel runs to January 1. The sea on on ruffed grouse, which open ed October 1, expires January 31. Daily bag limit on squirrels is light, with a possession limit of 6, and season limit of 100. Daily bag limit for bear is 1 possession limit, 2, season limit, 2 For deer the daily limit is 1 possession, 1, and season, 2. The open season for taking rac coon and opossum runs from Octo ber 15 to February 15 with the fol lowing bag limits: Daily, 1; possession. 2; season 20. The open season on quail, wile turkey and rabbit will come a bil later, running from November 22 (Thanksgiving) to January 31. Hid Sought for Drive [n Favor Bond Issue 1; | Scout Campaign {Stands at $440 Amount turned in here to date [ in the annual Boy Scout fund drive is $440, Chairman Billy Blackburn reported Wednesday. Leading amounts have been turned in by Borden Kornegay ($85) and Harold Whitley ($79). A good many reports have not been turned in, Blackburn stat ed. A complete report will be available the last of the week, it is hoped. Special Venire Of 52 Men From County in Hyde Citizens from Plymouth and Lees Mill Townships Are Summoned by Sheriff in Hyde School Case Fifty-two county citizens were summoned late Tuesday by Sheriff J. K. Reid in answer to a court order for a special venire from this county to serve as jurors in Hyde County Superior Court this week. The term of court opened at Swain Quarter Monday with Judge Malcolmn Paul of Washington pre siding. It was decided by the court that a special venire would be necessary for trial of a case in which several Fairfield citizens are suing the Hyde County Board of Education. According to scant information received here the entire citizenry of the county is aroused over pupil assignments, the county board hav ing assigned to the Engelhard School pupils who would normally be expected to attend Swan Quar ter School in view of geographical siuiauuri, rruviuusiy, u is unuer stood, the children in the Fairfield community had been allowed to ex ercise free choice as to which school they would attend. Forty citizens from Plymouth rovvnship and 12 from Lees Mill make up the special venire. Listed by townships, they are: Plymouth Township — W. R. Glass, jr., B. M. Lilley, D. Harold Darden, George Barden, Atwood B. Davenport, C. R. Bowen, W. H. Phelps, jr., Harold Burbage, E. M. Ricks, J. H. Jackson, jr., P. H. Darden, W. R. Hampton, jr; W. O. Phelps, Paul King, J. M. Davenport, Henry T. Hardison, P. 1. Leary, Paul Sawyer, E. E. Lyle, Leroy Simpson, Wallace B. Oliver, David E. Craddock, Woodrow Col ins, Cecil Clifton, C. A. Cratch; Edward O. Sundeen, Homer Nay or, Benton Livcrman, William A. i’orter, DeWitt Darden, L. R. Swain, J. E. Westray, Charles G. Walker, H. D. Hatchcll; Sam C. Styons, J. Chester Jones, D. G. Hardison, L. E. Bowen, Foster /. Lipscomb, Elmer W. Roberson; Lees Mill Township—O. C. True >lood, C. W. Snell, H. C. Harri ;on, Raymond L. Davenport, W. C. Davenport, A. B. Snell; W. Barton Swain, W. B. Chesson, V. J. Hassell, Otis Marriner, M. E. Spencer, A. R. Phelps. Two Registrants Leave for Service1 Two registrants of the local draft ioard, James Ronald Pritchett and Sdward Lee Stotesbury, left by bus Wednesday of this week for the laleigh Reception Center and in luction into the Armed Forces. Two other registrants called for nduction at the time requested ransfers to other local boards, ’hey are George Erdelji who is ransferring to a Chicago, 111., ioard, and James Earl Haislip who equested transfer to Salisbury, Id., according to information re leased by Mrs. Lorraine Hunter, local board clerk. Mrs. Hunter said the board here has been notified by state Selective Service headquarters, Raleigh, that no calls either for induction or pre induction will be made upon the board here during the month of November. The clerk also calls attention of married men of draft age to a cer tain regulation which requires that registrants at all times keep the lo cal board posted on their marital ind/or family status. For example, ; Mrs. Hunter added, under Select- l ve Service regulations for a mar- ( vied man who is examined, accept- ; jble and ready to go, induction will l ae postponed if he is a father, pro vided he so informs the board in 1 ;ime. If he waits to receive his in- 1 luction orders before apprizing the 1 joard of his family status, it will ie too late; he will be inducted ( inyway. Such registrants are urged 1 o keep the board informed at all 1< times. j School Improvement Com mittee Sponsoring Cam paign To Get Out Favor able Vole in Election Methods of waging a campaign in favor of the $500,000 school bond issue were discussed Monday night at the second meeting of the Washington County School Im provement Committee in the court house here. The finance committee was directed to raise an additional $350 to finance the campaign, and various duties were assigned to several other committees. James H. Ward, chairman of the committee, presided. Samples of an 8-page booklet citing statistics on the need for additional school fa cilities were presented, and it was voted to have 7,000 printed for dis tribution by mail and through the schools. The booklets will be mailed to I all post office and rural boxhold ers in the county, probably next ; week. Then 3,700 copies will be dis j tributed later through the schools, each school child being requested to take one of the booklets home to his or her parents. The booklets will also be distributed at civic club and similar meetings between now and time of the general elect ion on November 6, when the bond issue will be decided by county voters. Those who favor issuance of the bonds in order to get additional school buildings in the county arc asked to make donations to the campaign being waged by the eom-j mittee. Contributions should be given or mailed to J. Roy Manning, jr., chairman of the Finance com mittee, Plymouth. Parent-teacher associations, civic clubs, labor organizations and oth ers interested in better schools are requested to take the matter up with their memberships and for ward any funds raisd to Mr. Man ning. A good response will make it unnecessary to have a large-scale money-raising drive, as the amount needed is relatively small for so important a matter The canvassing committee re ported that names of all register ed voters are being secured, and and an effort will be made to get in touch with each one personally and appeal for a “yes” vote on the bond issue. Local sponsors of radio advertising will be asked to give part of their time between now and the election to appeals for a favorable vote on the bond issue, although the committee voted not to buy any time, due to lack of suf ficient funds. In addition to the booklets, circu lars favoring the bond issue are to be distributed through the schools, according to Miss Sue Underhill, chairman of the poster and hand bills committee. Carl L. Bailey, jr., chairman of the get-out-the-vote committee, said a chairman is being sought in each community to help in this work. He appealed to PTA groups, civic and women's clubs to help by arrang ing transportation committees and baby-sitters for mothers who will wish to vote. There was some discussion about a mass meeting at the courthouse here prior to the election, at which outside speakers would be secured, but no definite decision was reach ed about the matter. Several speak ers have been provided by the speakers’ bureau of the school im See BOND ISSUE, Page 5 Miss Ausbon Sets Forth Exposition Re ASC Confusion Says ASC Administrative Officer A. P. Hassell Told Her Policy Was To Re place Women Managers -♦ Miriam Ausbon, county ASC of fice manager here, takes issue with the statement in Tuesday’s News and Observer that “the re port that women were being re placed apparently originated in Washington County ...” The statement appeared in the column, “The Farm Observer," by Bill Humphries, News and Ob server farm editor. Humphries wrote: “There still seems to be some confusion about whether ASC county managers who are women are being replac ed with men. So I talked with Horace Godfrey about this again . . . The State ASC Committee, ...... TT. 1__ AT /'-'vTI _1_i_I .. policy of replacing its women county managers with men. And this should clear up the matter once and for all.” But, according to Miss Aus bon's story, it fails to clear up anything. Miss Ausbon has spent 17!£ years working with the federal agency and during that time has compiled a record above re proach, the facts show. She has been commended time and again for the way in which her office has been administered. Miss Ausbon explains that dur ing the summer the press of work was almost unbearably heavy, that she was almost completely exhausted and that she approach ed J. L. Kelton, district field man, and stated that she would like to be relieved of the responsibility of office manager provided that she could receive the position of chief clerk instead. Miss Ausbon, after discussing the matter with family freinds, later reconsidere dand decided to re main on as office manager. Kelton, who made his home at Edenton while serving this dis trict, was transferred to the Ra leigh district later, and O. C. Bur ton succeeded him as field man for this district, embracing 12 counties. The minutes of a meeting of the county ASC committee, held here on September 11, show that Miss Ausbon was offered the job of chief clerk at her present sal ary and that this was approved by the county committee. She said that for this meeting she failed to receive the usual notice from the state office, that she did not even know what the meeting was to be about. She said that A. P. Hassell, administrative officer with the state ASC office, told her and the committee that it TV t* J VI iv. II i5 telle Uilltc to replace its women county of fice managers with men. Mr. Godfrey, state ASC admin Sc^r^S^AUS BOnTp^I () -% Final Check-up Meeting Of Farm Bureau Monday The annual membership drive of the Washington County Farm Bu- ! reau is lagging a bit, it was re ported this week. The second weekly check-up ' meeting was held Monday night at 1 the Agriculture Building but some af the solicitors failed to attend, ! it was said. j It is now planned to hold the ' final check-up Monday night of ‘ next week and all solicitors in the campaign are requested to please 1 3C present and prepared to sub- ’ mit complete reports. Th membership goal is 305 this rear. -<8>- , Seoul Troop Members Camp 3ul ai Columbia Last Week Boy Scouts of Troop 383 here . -eport a fine time the past week- , ■nd on a camping trip to Legion j Beach at Columbia. Those making ( ‘he trip included Logan and Ed j IVomble, Larry Browning, Ray Nobles, Connie Cox, Jimmie Wil- ; iams, Ronald Mendenhall, Assist- j ml Scoutmaster David Williams , rnd Jerry Ashwill of Williamston, ; icout field executive. ; AKEDOWN: The Sea Explorer Ship “Albemarle” made its shake down cruise down Roanoke River and out into Albe thn»tiu - , i , ■ ,, , marie Sound last Saturday, leaving at 9 a. m. and re 5i.d Lovic were on the hHd'e w i aftcrn00"' Skipper Alhan Papineau and Mates Billy Hopkins and on the foredeck member of the crew on the flying bridge and others lined up craft meue shL was ^Led hvP^e»d. SWT *hl' in t,le abov<‘ photo. The 63-foot former air lv overlnuied and minted ti. y i?-Ca - ‘t,ca Scouts from the Navy last spring and has since been thorough recent v installed after twin ea r’ 'S ,'°'V powcreil h> two 225-horsepower Gray marine diesel motors, Ko fino installed after twin gasoline engines were removed. Performance last Saturday was said to members XnfCI#hAhrt prope,|ers arf a litt,e to° large aid will be modified for more speed. Five officers, 15 members of the crew and one former Sea Scout were on the trip last Saturday.-Staff photo School Eond Issue Gels Endorsement At Veterans' Meet Dr. E. W. Furgurson and J. H. Ward Speakers; Plans Made for Dance on Saturday, November 17 A number of important matters was acted on Monday night at a joint meeting of veterans’ organi zations :,nd their auxiliaries held at the Veterans Building here. W. J. Weaver presided at the session, with cor .. nders of the American Legion .. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Z; well as auxiliaries of the two groups, heading their respect ive delegations. About 50 persons were in attendance. By a show of hands, those pres ent unanimously endorsed a favor able vote for the $500,000 school bond issue to be voted on in the general election. They also dis cussed cooperation with the coun ty veterans’ service officer, made plans for a veterans dance on Sat urday before Thanksgiving, No vember 17; and decided to try hav ing a teen-age dance at the club every Saturday night, in addition to the regular Wednesday night teen age club program now being spon sored. It was also voted to buy some additional kitchen equip ment. Dr. E. W. Furgurson and James H. Ward, of the Washington Coun ty School Improvement Committee, made brief speeches about school, needs in the county and asked for | support in securing a favorable. vote on the bond issue at the gen-J eral election on November 6th. Fol-, Inwincr thnir talk rr»nrMPnf ntivps * jf the four organizations present jnanimously voted to endorse the novement. Ten big turkeys are to be given is door prizes at the pre-Thanks jiving dance on Saturday, Novem Der 17. The following committee on irrangements was appointed for ;he dance: Shelton McNair, Ray nond Smithwick and Ronald Tet lerton. Melvin Boyd and David Williams were named to the pub Sec^VETERANsTpage^fo ~~ ixpect Peanut Threshing Job To Start Next Week Barring rain or other unfavor ible weather, peanut threshing vill probably commence on a imited scale in this county some ime next week, local observers hink. Peanuts dug early in the season ippear to be cured out about ■nough to permit picking to begin ioon, it is thought. Meantime, dig ting continues on the later plant ngs. jiraveside Rites Today For Grinstead Iniant Gradeside rites will be held here it Windley Cemetery Thursday of his week at 2 p. m. for Glenda Kay Urinstead, infant daughter of Mr. ind Mrs. J. B. Grinstead of Pan ego. The child was born at 2:30 a. m. Wednesday at Washington County Hospital and died there that after toon at 2:30 o’clock. Survivors, other than the par :nts, include two sisters, Bernice Irene Grinstead and Sharon Louise Grinstead, and a brother, Kenneth Honroe Grinstead, all of the home. Registration To Start Saturday for Election Registrars and All Polling. Places in County Same as They Were lor September 8th Special Election Registration books will open Saturday of this week, October 13, and remain open through Satur day, October 27, during which period all eligible persons who i have not already registered may ! do so. Those who have reached ! vn\tng age but who have never ' registered and ... ners^ as who hav<■ >iad '•■a J.,d to close out on loan. ■•„Ato lose a cent in li ears i-; Tjf ,n any business, it was agree*, Rites on Tuesday For C. W. Baker Funeral services for Charles Wesley Baker, 53, of Plymouth, Rt. 1, were conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 3’eloek by the Rev. Herman Woot- s en, assisted by the Rev. M. L. Her- 1 rmg. Interment was in Oakdale < Cemetery, Washington. i Mr. Baker, husband of Mary i Elizabeth Hardison Baker, died at 11:40 p. m. Sunday following an i llness of nine months. He was a ' lative of Pitt County, born March t !3, 1903, and was the son of Lizzie tones Baker of Plymouth Rt. 1 and ' he late Dock Baker of Pitt County. { Mr. Baker moved to this county rom Pitt County in 1937 and had a nade his home here since that a ime. He was a retired farmer, and f member of Plymouth Free Will r laptist Church. I He leaves, other than his widow t nu nis rnotner, two daughters, V Irs. Ned Nolley of Washington t nd Mrs. Lester Norris of Plym- t uth; two brothers, Bryant Baker I f Plymouth and Harry Baker, of ( Jewport News, Va.; and five grand hildren. t -«-- t viorrallock Church Not i To Have Service Sunday 1 —®— . It was announced this week that I he usual Sunday afternoon serv ce will not be held at Morrattock Primitive Baptist Church, near dymouth, next Sunday, October 4. The minister will be away at- * ending the annual association ! commissioners To Review Drainage Projecis Friday Special Meeiing With Col. B. C. Snow, Department Of Conservation and De velopment, at 2:30 P. M. -* The county commissioners will meet Friday afternoon of this week in a special sej*ion with Col. B. C. Snow of Raleigh, chief engineer of the Water Resource Division, Department of Conservation and Development, to review the drain age projects for the county. The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 o'clock in the commissioners’ room on the first floor of the coun ty courthouse. Only three drainage projects have been approved for the county ind federal funds will be available for these. They are designated, 1, Deep Run; 2, Mill Creek; and 3, Conaby Creek. Sf nrtincf nn i n t fnr Dmion is the intersection of Mackeys Creek a mile downstream from the bridge on US 64 and NC 32 in the City of Roper. Stopping point is the bridge on US 64 and NC 32 in :he City of Roper. Starting point for Project Two is defined as .3 mile from that of Project One. Stopping point is half a mile from that of Project One. Starting point for Project Three is the bridge at the city limits of Plymouth and .7 mile northwest if US 64 and NC 32. Stopping point is a fork in drain 500 feet north if county road which is 1.4 miles last of NC 32. The county road intersects NC 32 about a mile southeast of Plymouth. In the original application for federal aid submitted by the com nissioners the sum of $300,000 was isked to complete a number of munty projects. Only $10,000 was dlocated and the three projects mtlined above were approved. Several interested county citizens ind Soil Conservationist Henry J. 3ragg later met in Washington vith Congressman Herbert C. Bon ier of this district to seek a larger dlocation for drainage work in this ■nunty, hard hit in the hurricanes if last year. It is expected that Col. Snow will irovide the commissioner Friday .vith an application for s*supple nen< to the amount of federal aid drevrdy allocated, it was said. -- ' ® Loan Close! Here Needs More Items Plymouth Woman’s Club is spon oring a project to build up the ledical Loan Closet at Washington ounty Hospital so as to have many seful and needed articles avail ble to the public. The Loan Closet committee, in a leeting Tuesday morning of this icek, submitted a report showing he following articles now on hand: One each, bedside commode, ■ iicci mail, ruDDer snect, bedpan, air children’s crutches. All of the above listed articles re on hand to be loaned out and ny one of them may be borrowed ar a period of three months by laking application* either to Mrs. Irsula Spruill, Washington Coun ' Welfare superintendent, at the Welfare Department; Miss Eliza eth Wood, county health nurse, at ie Health Department; or to Mrs. 'urand Keel of Plymouth Woman’s lub. Anyone having such an article > donate to the closet should con >ct either of these ladies. It will e greatly appreciated, the public ; assured. -• ■ocal Church Enlerlains Albemarle Union Meeting I* irst Christian Church here was ost Wednesday of this week to tie meeting of Albemarle Christ in Missionary Union. Representa ives from 12 counties in the dis rict attended. On the program were Wilbur Vallace of Robersonville, presi ent; Harold Tyer of Bath, vice resident; E. Leon Roebuck, Wash ngton, secretary; and Delbert Saw er, Washington, treasurer. Theme was “Our Year of Empha is on the Christian Ministry,” and norning and afternoon sessions vere held. Prior to adjournment, nnouncement was made that the tate convention will be held at ireenville November 13-15. iomecoming Sunday ai Ml. Zion Church, Roper Sunday will be observed as home oming day at Mt. Zion Church, toper, it is announced. All former ministers, member* nd friends of the church are in ited to attend, according to a tatement from the present mlnis er, the Rev. L. E. Ambrose.