T’own
opics
Mrs. Richard T. Rhoads had as
her guests last week-end her fa
ther-in-law, E. C. Rhoads, and two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Catherine Banks
and Miss Amelia Rhoads, all of
Philadelphia. While here, the
group, accompanied by Mrs.
Rhoads and her mother, Mrs. W. D.
Walker, went to Greenville to see
the Homecoming Day football game
Saturday night between East Car
olina’s Pirates and the Catamounts
of Western Carolina College. The
Pirates edged the visitors 20-19 in
a game which saw all the scoring
done in the first half. Two Plym
outh girls, incidentally, figured
prominently in doings at the game.
Miss Jane Crofton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Crofton, led the
Pirate cheering squad, while Miss
Betty Ann Burnham, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burnham, was
one of the Homecoming princesses.
Roy F. Lowry, county superin
tendent of schools, spent Saturday
at Chapel Hill where he attended
a meeting of the North Carolina
Elementary Education Committee,
of which he is state chairman. The
executive committee met at 10 a. m.
and the full committee held its ses
sion at 11 a. m., both meetings in
Peabody Hall on the campus of the
University of North Carolina.
The much-talked Hyde County
school case was declared a mis
trial last week by the presiding
judge in Hyde Superior Court, J.
Paul Frizzelle of Snow Hill. Judge
Frizzelle was high in his praise
of Sheriff J. K. Reid of this county
for the efficiency and dispatch
,shown by the sheriff in acting upon
the court order to get a special
venire from this county to provide
a jury in the case. Sheriff Reid
said this week that the case has
been transferred for trial in Beau
fort Superior Court.
Luther Nobles’ breakfast bunch
around at the Mayflower Restau
rant the other morning had up the
topic of new automobiles, especial
ly what they cost. “It used to be,”
said one fellow, “that you tried to
keep the cost around $2,000; now
you're lucky if you can stay below
$3,000.” Ed Craft chimed in, “By
the time you put in a napkin holder
and a squirt for your windshield
any of ’em will cost more than
$3,000.”
Special guests at the “Education
Night” meeting of Roper Ruritan
Club last Thursday included Miss
Neva Liverman, Mrs. Tommie Tar
kenton, Mrs. Robert Baum, Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Jones, Mr. and Mrs. T.
R. Spruill, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchiner
Banks, Mrs. W. V. Gaylord, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Hassell, jr., Mr. and
Mts. R. F. Lowry, Miss Sue Under
hill, Mrs. T. C. Martus and Mrs.
T. A. Hood. They were introduced
by T. A. Hood, principal of Roper
High School. James Butler, secre- ]
tary of alumni affairs at East Car- ‘
^ olina College, Greenville, spoke on .
^ man’s place in a well-organized so
ciety and his responsibility to work
for civic betterment through all j
existing agencies. During the busi- '
ness session reports were heard j
and the following officers elected:
J. E. Rawls, president; Giles Stall
ings, vice-president; Jack Leary, !
secretary; Worth Chesson, treasur- ’
er; W. E. Marrow, member board i
of directors. Officers will be in- J
stalled in December.
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Roanoke Meeting ;
Attended by Mrs. '
Eugenia Babylon
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Nine-Stale Biennial Confer
ence Held in Virginia City
* Last Week; 682 Librar
ians Attend ,
Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon has re- j
turned from Roanoke, Va., where ,
she attended the 17th biennial con
ference of the Southeastern Libra
ry Association. The meeting was
held Thursday through Saturday
at Hotel Roanoke, with 682 libra
rians from nine southeastern states
attending.
General sessions were held
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Features of Thursday’s program
were an address, “How Important
Is an Educated People in Today’s
World," by Dr. Henry Irving Wil
lett, superintendent of Richmond
Public Schools and chairman of the
United States delegation to the In
ternational Conference on Public
| Education at Geneva, 1955, and
renditions by the Hollins College
choir.
Friday evening Maurice B. Mit
chell, president of Encyclopedia
Britannica Films, spoke on “Com
munications— Our Newest Secret
Weapon.” Both speakers stressed
that today’s “cold war” is not one
of bombs but a contest for the
minds of men and that the United
States, to maintain its position of
supremacy, must have an educated
public.
In the afternoons many sectional
meetings were conducted. Also, ex
hibits by 48 companies were on dis
play. Publishers, library supply,
furniture, film and bindery houses
showed their products. Many new
books for children and for adults
were oa display, also.
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VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 42 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. Thursday, October 18, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1889
Cases Set for November Civil Court
Members of the county bar as
sociation met Tuesday afternoon in
the court clerk’s office and set the
calendar of actions to be heard at
the November civil term of Wash
ington County Superior Court.
The court is scheduled to open
here Monday, November 12, with
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle of Snow
Hill presiding.
A total of 22 actions are listed,
17 of them—the majority divorce
cases—slated for hearing on the
first day of court. Included in the
17 cases set for Monday is one
case for motion only.
The calendar:
Monday, November 12 — Willie
Mae Blount vs. Jesse Blount; Let
tice Lee McCormick vs. John H.
McCormick; Beulah W. Harris vs.
Charles P. Harris; Lillian Shugar
vs. J. S. Shugar; Clyde Spruill vs.
Beatrice Spruill; Phyllis B. Gau
thier vs. Roland Marsh Gauthier;
Mabel L. Armstrong vs. Ralph L.
Armstrong;
Allen C. Wells vs. Georgia Mae
Wells; Aaron Lewis vs. Partha
Lewis; Vernon G. Leary vs. Ada B.
Leary; Aaron Cooper, jr., vs. Pa
tience Cooper; Phillip Vail vs. J. T.
Bateman; George W. Sitterson et
al vs. J. T. Bateman; George H.
Burton vs. Earl Davenport et al;
Willie Woodley Morgan vs. Alex
ander Nixon, jr., J. E. Turner vs.
Andrew M. Arnold; (for motion)
Levi Elliott et al vs. W. G. O’Neal
et al;
Tuesday, November 13 — C. R.
Dennis vs. Daisy Lee Williams; R.
H. Lucas, jr., vs. J. H. Jackson
et al; Anna M. Mitchell vs. Tom
Cunningham;
T. H. Williams et al vs. Pennsyl
vania Thresherman’s Insurance
Company; Lillian P. Spear vs.
Frances P. Sapp et al.
Begin Canvass Here
In Favor Bond Issue
Parent - Teacher
MeetingTuesday
The Plymouth Parent-Teacher
Association will meet next Tues
day night, October 23, at 8
o'clock in the high school audi
torium here. P. Bruce Bateman
will speak on the need of ad
ditional school buildings in
Washington County and appeal
for a large favorable vote on the
$500,000 school bond issue in the
general election November 6th.
Mrs. Carl L. Hackbarth, presi
dent of the association, urges all
school patrons to attend, whether
or not they are members of the
association. A room has been
set aside at the school building
where small children may be left
in the care of baby-sitters during
the meeting.
To Launch Rural
Improvement Job
In County Soon
Business Firms and Agri
cultural Workers in Coun
ty To Co-Sponsor Contest
For Betterment
Washington County rural people
iave an opportunity to participate
n a Community Program during
he calendar year, 1957.
Agricultural workers and busi
less firms in the county ar co
ponsoring the Community Im
irovement Program. Efforts will
le made by agricultural workers
o organize all interested communi
ies between now and December
list. The contest will begin Janu
iry 1st and end in December, 1957.
Justness firms will award cash
irizes to the winning communities
t the end of the contest year.
The Improvement Program will
ie limited for the first year to im
irovcments made on homes, farm
mildings, home grounds, churches,
chools, roadside beautification,
nd cemeteries.
Groups which are already organ
zed in a community may sponsor
he program, or special meetings
an be called to organize a com
nunity. Interested persons arc
irged to contact any agricultural
worker at the earliest date.
W. Willis Bowen, FIIA Super
ior, is chairman of the agricul
ural workers in Washington
'ounty.
ACTIVE:
Miss Jane Crofton, a senior at East
Carolina College, Greenville, is active
in many phases of campus life, includ
ing the job of head cheerleader and also member of the Student
Government council. Miss Crofton is a veteran cheerleader, having
gained experience at Plymouth High School and also at the college
prior to this year. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Crofton. Flanking pretty Miss Crofton are Bud Herring, left, and
Clark Taylor, right, (not to be confused with Robert) masculine
members of the Pirate cheering squad. Photo courtesy the East
Carolinian.
Plan To Gel Every Eligible
Voter Registered; Many
Organizations Have En
dorsed Bond Proposal
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An intensive campaign is being
launched tonight to get out a large'
vote for the general election on
November 6th, it was learned yes
terday from James H. Ward, chair
man of the Washington County
School Improvement Committee.
The committee i» primarily inter
ested in securing as large a favor
able vote as possible for the S500,
000 school bond issue to be decid
ed by voters at the general election.!
Carl L. Bailey, jr., chairman of
the get-out-the-vote committee, and
Mrs. James H. Ward, chairman of
the canvassing committee, are lead
ing the campaign starting tonight
to canvass every home in Plym
outh. They hope to find out the
nnmhpr nf rpcfistnrpd vntprc in
each home and will help get any
registered who are eligible but
not now on the books.
Members of the local Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the
Junior Woman’s Club are assisting
in the canvass beginning tonight.
Other volunteers are being sought
to help out in the drive. Any who
can and will help are asked to be
at Mr. Ward’s office tonight by
7:30 to begin the canvass.
It is planned to have registrars
of the two local precincts at his
office to assist canvassers in find
ing out who is registered and who
See^BOND~ISSUEr~Page^lO
Gels Nine First
Awards at Fair
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J. Richard Carr, Plymouth bee
keeper, just about made a clean
sweep of prizes offered for honey
and honey products at the North
Carolina State Fair in Raleigh this
week.
Mr. Carr had entries in 16 of 18
classes in the honey and honey
products division and competing
against six other beekeepers from
various parts of the state. When
the awards were made Tuesday,
following the judging, Mr. Carr's
entries won nine first prizes, five
seconds, one third and one fourth,
which gave him a perfect record
of placing in all the 16 classes in
which he had entries.
Officials of the fair told Mr. Carr
they never remembered any one
person winning as many first
awards or placing in every class
in which he had entries, and the
local man is naturally gratified at
| the showing he made against com
petition from all sections of the
state.
YoungCouniyMan
Seriously Injured
In Sunday Wreck
Out-of-Conlrol Aulo Plows
Into Two Houses on Wil
son Street After Striking
Power Pole
A young county man, just out
of service, was seriously injured
and property damage estimated at
S3,500 was done in a pre-dawn ac
cident within the Plymouth city
limits Sunday.
Ted H. Rosenthal, jr., of Wenona,
is in a Portsmouth, Va., naval hos
pital with a brain concussion, liver
injury and minor cuts and bruises,
while the 1956 Ford he was operat
ing is listed as a total loss. Damage
was also done to two houses own
ed by Dan Satterthwaite and Mrs.
Sidney Ward of Plymouth, and a
power pole on the left of Wilson
Street heading into town was snap
ped off by the impact of Rosen
thal’s car which went out of con
trol while he was enroute home
from Martin County.
The accident happened at 4:05
a. m., according to local police.
Officer “Abe" Peacock was the
first policeman to reach the scene
and he was relieved at 6:30 a. m.
by Officer Foy Davenport who con
tinued the investigation.
The machine struck the pole nd
careened into the porch of „ne
colored dwelling, shearing oft a
corner, and coming to rest under
the porch of a house owned by
Mrs. Ward, according to Daven
port’s report. Roy Manning, local
auto dealer and garage owner, stat
ed Tuesday that the car was one
of the worst wrecks he had seen.
C. M. Beasley at the police sta
tion got in touch by telephone with
neighbors of the Rosenthal family
and Mr. Rosenthal, the injured
youth’s father, stated he received
news of the mishap at about 5 a. m.
He came to Plymouth and confer
red with Doctors Alban Papineau
and T. L. Bray, after which young
Rosenthal was sent by ambulance
to the hospital at Portsmouth.
Mr. Rosenthal visited his son
at the hospital Monday and stated
that he was in a semi-conscious !
iimuiiiuii. nu aaiu me uuy iuiu mill
he remembered nothing about what
happened except his being placed
in the ambulance here. Young Ro
senthal’s father concluded that the
youth must have fallen asleep at
the wheel.
Damages were covered by insur
ance, it was said.
Several persons, including chil
dren, were sleeping in the two
houses struck by the machine, but
no one was hurt, although Officer
Davenport said a metal chair on
one of the porches was thrown
against a front window with
enough force to smash window,
sash and all, and spray glass over
a bed occupied by small children.
Frightened occupants of the
houses rushed outside and one of
them reportedly told Officer Dav
enport later that he thought some
thing “like one of Hitler’s bombs’’
must have struck the place.
Young Rosenthal had only re
cently been discharged from the
U. S. Air Force following service
in Japan.
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Roper Rurilans Donate
$25 to Wasmarly Scouts
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Roper Ruritans recently voted a
donation of $25 to the annual Boy
Scout fund drive in this county.
The club also voted to extend in
vitations to the Rev. Raymond Pot
ter and Alva R. Hooker to join
the club.
An oyster roast is scheduled for
the November meeting of the club.
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Fire Destroys Frame House
Four Miles East of Roper
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The Roper Fire Department was
summoned at 11:30 a. m. Friday
to a fire near Bethel Church four
miles east of Roper, Fire Chief
Jack Leary reports.
The frame residence of Thomas
Woodley, colored, was a complete
loss along with furniture in the
house. The house was caving in
when firemen arrived, the report
stated, but they managed to save a
nearby shed.
Concerted Effort
To Get Out Vote
Set Here Tonight
Jaycees To Spearhead Resi
dential Canvass Between
7 and 9:30 P.M.; To Plug
Bond Issue
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The Plymouth Junior Chamber
of Commerce will spearhead a two
pronged drive here Thursday night
of this week to “get out the vote”
and to plug for the $500,000 school
bond issue.
The school bond issue — some
thing which has stirred up about
as much general interest in the
county as anything in a long, long
time—will be decided at the polls
in the general election, Tuesday,
November 6.
Carl L. Bailey, jr., president of
he Jaycees, and also—with Mrs.
rail Hackbarth—a co-chairman of
;he special "Get-Out-the-Vote com
nittee, stated Tuesday that plans
call for a thorough coverage of the
Plymouth residential areas Thurs
day night between the hours of 7
and 9 or 9:30 p. m.
“We hope to have a large num
ber of volunteer workers to can
vass the town,” Mr. Bailey stated.
Volunteers will come from the
lavcees, Hotarians, Woman’s Club
ina possibly trom other organiza
tions as well as unaffiliated but in
terested individuals, it was said.
“We have handy forms prepared
for use of the workers in this
Irive,” Bailey explained. “We will
itrongly encourage unregistered
persons to register in order to be
eligible to vote in the general elec
tion,” the Jaycee president declar
1. He explained that registrars of '
the two Plymouth voting precincts
>vill be available Thursday night :
to register those desiring to regis
ter. “If they can’t contact the reg
strar, we will be glad to bring 1
the registrar to them,” Bailey
ldded.
Persons who have not yet regis
tered to vote may do so Saturday
>f this week or Saturday of next
veek at the polling place. The reg
strar can be contacted at home
it other times during the week.
Workers will meet Thursday
_-ht at 7 o’cloc' in the rr tie of
tames II. Ward o:" nashing
Street, Bailey stated. There the
workers will get instructions and
:erritory assignments and the task
vill proceed. “We hope to com
plete the work by 9 or 9:30 p. m.,”
he committee chairman said.
Education is the No. 1 project of
laycees in this state this year, Bai- <
ey explained. The project Thurs
lay night is a joint one of the
:anvassing committee, headed by <
Urs. James H. Ward, and the Get
)ut-the-Vote committee. The Jay
:ees, as well as other local civic <
irganizations, are deeply interest- ■
■d in the school bond issue and
‘very effort will be made Thurs- |
lay night to promote a favorable |
•eaction to the bond issue,
Cooperation of the public in the |
pecial night drive will be greatly |
ippreeiated, Bailey said. I
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Mrs. Stillman Is
Buried Saturday
Last rites were conducted from
the chapel of Horner’s Funeral
Home here Saturday afternoon at
3 o’clock for Mrs. Lillian Everette
Stillman, 61, of Plymouth. The Rev.
Jesse H. Lanning, miinster of
Plymouth Methodist Church of
which she was a member, officiat
ed. Interment was in Windier
Cemetery here.
Mrs. Stillman, wife of Willie T.
Stillman, clerk of court and promi
nent Plymouth citizen, died at 1:45
o’clock Thursday afternoon at her
home near Plymouth. She had been
in declining health during the past
year.
Mrs. Stillman was a native of this
county, born February 6, 1895,
daughter of the late Henry E. Ever
ette and Lucy Brinkley Everette of
this county. She was married to
Mr. Stillman on August 22, 1914,
at Plymouth.
Surviving are her husband; one
daughter, Mrs. Frances Stillman
Tarkington of Williamston; and
one granddaughter, Eva Ruth Tar
kington, Williamston.
Tobacco Markets of Bell
Reopen Monday for Sales
Following a two;day sales holi
day to allow tobacco redrying
plants to catch up with a big back
log of leaf, markets of the Eastern
Belt reopened as usual Monday of
this week.
Prices were reported generally
to average between $51 and $52
per hundredweight. It was also re
ported from nearby markets that
deliveries to the government were
heavy the first two sales days this
week, posing a threat of crowded
redrying plants again shortly.
Estimates from Williamston this
week placed the amount of the
crop in this section already market
ed at between 85 and 90 per cent
AGENTS:
Assistant County Agent J. L. Outlaw
and Guy Whitford, the new county
farm agent for Washington County,
were busy at some routine office “paper work” when the above photo
was snapped in the agents’ office in the local Agriculture Building
Friday of last week. Mr. Whitford assumed his duties here on Octo
ber 1, succeeding W. H. Pruden who resigned to devote his time to
private business here. Whitford, at the time he accepted the county
post, was serving Nash County as assistant agent_Staff photo.
Accept $53,800 Bids
To Enlarge Hospital
Commissioners of Counly
Vole To Award Contracts
To Low Bidders; Work to
Start in 60 Days
Contracts for the construction
and equipping of an addition to
Washington County Hospital were
awarded here Friady.
Total cost of the project will be
$53,800, it was said.
The action was taken at a meet
ing at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
of the county commissioners, Ar
chitect William M. Weber, Bruce
K. Jones and Charles S. Templeton
of the Medical Care Commission,
and C. C. Landstrect, engineer.
On motion of Commissioner J. C.
Knowles of Roper, seconded by
Commissioner A. R. Latham of
Plymouth, it was voted to award
the various contracts to the low
bidders. The general contract and
,ii: : nat, ,- went to the firm of C.
M. Morrison of Shelby, at $31,000;
heating contract and alternates to
W. M. Wiggins of Wilson for $5,
182; plumbing contract to the Wig
gins firm for $4,363; and electric
contract to Dicks Electric Com
pany of Wilson for $4,740. Total
of construction contracts is $45,
205. Equipment is figured at $4,
400, architect’s fee, $2,717.10; and
contingencies (approximately 3%)
$1,397.90, making the total cost of
the project—to be shared by fed
eral, state and county governments
— $53,800.
Werber said it would be about
60 days before actual work would
begin on the project.
The project calls for enlarge
ment of the boiler rooms, addition
to the incinerator room, addition of
two four-bed wards with private
rest rooms, two private rooms with
private rest rooms, one private
bath, janitor closet, utility room
and equipment for the addition.
During the special meeting of
the commissioners Friday after
noon Col. B. C. Snow, chief engin
eer with the Water Resources Di
vision of the Department of Con
servation and Development, Ra
leigh, appeared and stated that the
purpose of his visit was to help the
counly obtain additional funds to
alleviate drainage conditions that
were brought on by the hurricanes
of last year.
In July of this year the county
filed an official application for
$333,408 for this work but received
later an allocation of only $10,- ‘
640. Col. Snow stated that he felt
certain that the county could get
more money for the purpose by I
filing a supplemental application. I
I he board Adjourned to reconvene
Monday night of this week to con- j
sider the matter. |
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Flys Migrate
The housefly, one of our most
prevalent insect disease carriers,
may migrate as much as 20 miles,
Work To Begin Soon
On New Water Tank
Materials for the foundation of
the new water tank here started
arriving this week, according to
Chief of Police P. W. Brown, and
it is expected work on the project
will begin in another week or so.
Consolidated Construction Com
pany, of Lumberton, submitted the
low bid for the foundation, $8,
970.60, and was awarded the con
tract several weeks ago.
The company estimated 110
working days would be required to
complete construction of the foun
dation for the 290,000-gallon tank,
which is to be 110 feet from the
ground. It is understood the foun
dation will be allowed to “cure” for
a couple of months or so before
work is started on the tank itself,
construction of which is estimated
at 225 working days.
Contract for the tank was award
ed to Chicago Bridge & Iron Com
pany, of Atlanta, Ga., at a figure of
$46,400. Total cost of the tank to
the town will be $58,669.40, includ
ing the engineering fee. Rivera &
Rivers, consulting engineers, of
Greenville, will supervise construc
tion of the new tank.
Seek Letters
From Farmers
Fanners in this county whose
lands have been affected by over
flowing water caused by hurri
cane-blown debris clogging drain
age outlets can do something to
help their cause along, it was
brought out here Monday.
A special meeting of the board
of county commissioners to con
sider drainage projects was held
here Monday night and the board
registered the request that such
farmers write a letter, prefer
ably in their own longhand, to
the commissioners on or before
October 26, stating that their
land has been affected by lack
of drainage. Such letters, it is
felt, w<U have much weight.
Ti jj',i be atu '>ed to the sup
iuH*-eatal application which the
board will make seeking addit
ional allocation of federal funds
for drainage work. Farmers will
have everything to gain and
nothing to lose by writing these
letters to the board, it was
strongly emphasized.
Two Local Junior
Majorettes Place
In Bristol Event
Robin Horner and Jannel
Bruce Bring Back Medals
To Show for Lalesl Com
petition in Twirling
Two junior majorettes from
Plymouth with a habit for winning
[ took second and third place honors
in the junior division at the South
eastern National Open event dur
ing the Southeastern Band Festi
val at Bristol, Va.-Tenn., the past
week-end.
The proud medal winners are
Robin Horner, 11-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Horner, and
Jannet Bruce, 10-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bruce.
The girls were taken last Wed
nesday to Roanoke Rapids where
they spent the night and left the
following day, accompanied by
their instructor, Mrs. Shirley
Crutchfield of Roanoke Rapids, for
Bristol.
A two-hour parade began at 9:30
a. m. Saturday to launch the fes
tival activities. There were some
5,000 young musicians who took
part, representing 55 high school
bands. Bristolians opened up their
homes to quarter the visitors for
the event, a report from the host
city stated.
See MAJORETTES, Page 10
County Will'Seek
Extra Funds for
Drainage Project
County Board of Commis
sioners, in Special Night
Session Monday, Voles to
File Application
Washington County will soon
file an amendment application with
the Civil Defense Administration
to seek more federal help in re
lieving hurricane-clogged drainage.
Action came at a special night
session of the board of county
commissioners at the courthouse
here Monday.
Previously, the board had filed
request for funds with which to
clear hurricane-caused debris from
swamps, creeks and streams in the
county. The original application,
filed in July of this year, sought
the sum of $333,408. Later, alloca
tion of only $10,640 was announced.
Interested persons in this county
were greatly disturbed, especially
when it was considered that other
counties more on the fringe of the
vividly-remembered storms receiv
ed far better consideration.
At another special meeting •<
the county commissioners last Fri
day Col. B. C. Snow, chLf engineer
with the Water Resources Division
of the State Board of Conservation
and Development appeared and en
pressed the opinion that the coun
ty might obtain additional federal
help by making another official re
quest for funds.
The original application covered
nine proposed county projects and
most of these were turned down.
At the meeting Monday night
Commissioner Phillip M. Spruill ol
Crcswell made the motion that an
amendment application be filed.
The second to the motion was of
fered by Commissioner A. R. La
tham of Plymouth, the motion waa
voted upon and carried.
At the request of the commis
sioners, County Conservationist
Henry J. Bragg of Plymouth met
with the board Monday night tn
assist in arriving at a decision i^
naming projects on which request
f rtf fnrlnml fnn/ln mill U. * -
The projects decided upon were
listed as follows:
No. 1, Scuppernong River, mi
ning from the county line to a
point about 1.2/10 miles Wert el
Cherry Bridge.
No. 2, Malls Creek, starting at
Scuppernong River and going te
the foot of Weston Canal.
No. 4, Deep Creek, starting at
Public Landing and going to Mark
Popular Road.
No. 5, Noah White Swamp, start
ing at Albemarle Sound and rua
ning to a point South of Highway
64, about 4/10 of a mile.
No. 6, Mercer’s Swamp, startlag
at Albemarle Sound and stoppiag
at U. S. Highway 64.
No. 7, Kendricks Creek, startiag
at Plymouth-Mackeys Road, extend
See DRAINAGE, Page S ’
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P T A Announces
Hallowe'en Plans;
Roper High School
Even! Slaled for Thursday
Night of Next Week; Sup
port of All School Patrons
Urged
The Roper Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation will stage the annual Hallo
we’en carnival Thursday of next
week at Roper High School, it is
announced.
Proceeds will be used for cur
rent projects—purchase of refri
gerator and exhaust fan for the
lunchroom and for Mrs. Hopkins’
supplement, it was said.
Planned are a fun house, fish
pond, balloon darts, shooting gal
lery, penny "pitch,” cake walks,
movies, pie-eating contest and cor
onation ball at which winners ol
the popularity contest will be
crowned, photographed and award
ed prizes.
Popularity contestants are Cleve
Edwards and P. J. Tess, princes,
and Debbie Bass and Jeannette
Snell, princesses, from Mrs. Bue
kels’ first grade; Tom Hood and
Richard Gaylord, princes, and
Brenda Edwards and Betty Daven
port, princesses, from Mrs. Boyd’s
second grade; Maurice Phelps and
Jesse Spruill, princes, and Hilda
Davenport and Joyce Lowe, prin
cesses, from Miss Liverman’s third
grade; Bob Parrish and Richard
Small, dukes, and Joyce Sexton
and Jean Robertson, duchesses,
from Mrs. Tarkington’s fourth
grade; Richard Dorsey and Jule
West, dukes, and Patrice Griffin
and Kaye Chappell, duchesses,
from Mrs. Stout's fifth grade;
Webb Hardison and Bill Parrish,
dukes, and Betty Jo Hood and
Carol Phelps, duchesses, from link
Baum’s sixth grade; Wayne Gril
See BOP Eh FT A, Page 10