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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 44 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 1, 1956 ESTABLISHED 1889 X own opics Ei:::::::UU3 Mrs. Wilmer C. Chesson of Plym outh suffered a fracture of the right shoulder near the joint in a fail Tuesday morning, Dr. T. L Bray reported. She was admitted to the Washington County Hospital at 10:30 a. m. for treatment but was transferred Wednesday morn ing to a Raleigh hospital for treat ment by a bone specialist, Dr. Bray stated. The local draft board office, closed Monday and Tuesday of this week while the clerk to the board, Mrs. Lorraine Hunter, was in Wash % ington attending federal court on Selective Service business, opened at the usual hour Wednesday morning. The regular schedule for the remainder of the week will be followed, patrons should note. Dr. C. H. Byrd, of Harrodsburg, Ky., brother of A. J. Byrd of Plym outh, died Monday night of this week, according to word received here. Mr .and Mrs. Byrd left Wed nesday afternoon to attend funeral services to be held Thursday of this week at Mt. Pisgah Church in Chatham County. Burial will be in a Durham cemetery. Eric Harrell, Bobby Barber and Bobby Nooney, delegates, and J. R. Rawls, jr., advisor, represented Plymouth High School at the 30th annual meeting of the North Caro lina Student Council Congress spon sored by New Hanover High School in Wilmington Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of last week. Approximate ly 400 students and advisors from 65 high schools all over the state attended. Purpose of the Student CS'ouncil Congress is to help stud ents and advisors to learn to oper ate their student councils more ef fectively. Theme for the meeting was, “Student Council Builds for Better Leadership and Citizenship.” Highlights included a Monday night banquet at the Armory, followed by a dance, and election of officers held Tuesday. Several foreign stu dents attended, representing Ger many, Belgium, Costa Rica and Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. Walker of Plymouth were notified last week by Dean W. J. Chandler of Oak Ridge Military Institute that their son, Cadet Howard J. Walker, has completed six weeks of out standing work, with an average of 89 to 94. This qualifies him for the dean’s list. Young Walker plays sool trumpet in the band and is as sistant bugler, as well as an out standing member of the rifle team. Mrs. W. R. Collins and Mrs. J. S. Fleming represented the local blood bank program at an eastern district blood program meeting held at Ahoskie Tuesday of this week. The meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church and the feat ured speaker was Roy Charles of Norfolk, Va., who is chairman for the eastern district. The proposed r.®jew hospital participation plan was a topic of discussion at the meet ing, Mrs. Collins stated. The Washington County ASC committee—W. B. Swain, Roper, David Craddock, Plymouth, and Jennings M. Davenport, Creswell —along with county ASC office manager J. C. Snell and Miss Mir iam Ausbon, acting office manager, | are attending a quarterly staff con- < ference in Williamston Thursday , and Friday of this week. The spec- ( ial two-day event is being held atl, Roanoke Country-Club with state , See TOPICS, Page 7 )' -«- ‘ Friday Last Day < To Get Absentees 1 -*- c A total of 69 applications for ab- v • sentee ballots for the general elec- s tion next Tuesday had been made r up to noon yesterday, according to t W. T. Freeman, chairman of the • county board of elections. ® He urges all persons who intend to apply for absentee ballots to do - s.o by 5 p. m. Friday. Applications for ballots after that time will not be accepted, it was pointed out, as there is a deadline for applications of three days prior to the election. Application blanks may be secured from Mr. Freeman by the voter or members of his immediate family. -S Carnival Canceled Here; Dance Held The Halloween carnival here, an “ annual event sponsored by the Plymouth Parent-Teacher Associa tion, had to be cancelled due to weather conditions and the wet grounds at the ball park where the carnival was to have been held, Mrs. Carl Hackbarth, president ot the sponsoring organization, stated. However, the dance was held as scheduled in the high school gym nasium and there were a fortune telling booth and a chamber of horrors,' Mrs. Hackbarth said. The event was well-attended and it is thought, she stated, that about $100 will be cleared on the project. It is now planned to hold a PTA carnival in lieu of the Halloween carnival but no date can be set un til plans are further advanced, Mrs. Hackbarth added. Expect Record Vote in County Next Tuesday Bond Rally, Band Concert Tonight A big bond rally, to be touched off by a half-hour concert by the Plymouth High School band, is all set for Plymouth Thursday night of this week. James H. Ward, chairman of the Washington County School Im provement Committee, made the announcement. The meeting is scheduled to be held in the courtroom of the coun ty courthouse at 8 o’clock. The concert by the school band will al so be held there and is slated to begin at 7:30, Mr. Ward stated. All details covering the proposed $500,000 school band issue to be | voted upon by the electorate of, this county Tuesday of next week at the general election will be fully discussed, Mr. Ward promised, as will the building program to ensue if the bond issue is voted in. "Several interesting local and outside speakers have been lined up for this rally," Ward said, “and a panel of local school authorities will be present to participate with others present in a question-and answer period.” The panel will be composed, Ward stated, of Carl L. Bailey, sr., Plymouth attorney who serves as counsel for the county board of education; J. W. Norman, also of Plymouth, who is chairman of the county education board; and Roy F. Lowry, superintendent of coun ty schools. The Rev. Paul B. Nickens, min ister of Ludford Memorial Baptist Church here and Plymouth chair man for the school improvement committee, will be the keynote speaker, it was said. The meeting will be open to all who care to attend, Ward stated. Delegation Proposes Central High School —I CLASS PRESIDENT Thomas Haines Ragland, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ragland of Plymouth, was last week elected president of the freshman class at East Carolina College, Green ville. Two From Couniy Get Top Offices As ECC Freshmen -♦ Plymouth Boy Elected Class President; Cherry Girl Is Representative on Student Governing Body Two students from Washington bounty were last week elected to op offices of the Freshman class 'or the 1956-57 school year at East Carolina College at Greenville, rhey are Thomas Haines Ragland if Plymouth, elected president of he class, and Barbara Davenport if Creswell, who was chosen fresh nan representative to the legisla te of the Student Government Association. The election was held on the ampus of the college Tuesday of ist week. Young Ragland won over Vade Ward of Bethel in a race for sp position among new students n the campus. Freshman elections 'ere conducted this fall under the upervision of the Student Govern lent Association of the college. A graduate of Plymouth High chool, Ragland is majoring in so ial studies at East Carolina. He See OFFICERS, Page 12 i t t c c c r s t; v d b P c ti tl a Board Adopts Resolution Standing by Original Plan Following Public Meeting Here Monday Following a lengthy public hear ing in the courtroom here Monday morning, members of the Wash ington County Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to follow plans previously approved for a school building program. This is the program recommended last spring following a survey by a panel appointed by the state de partment of public instruction ear ly this year. At the public hearing, petitions signed by some 800 citizens were presented asking that the build ing program be reconsidered and that a central high school be estab lished as near the geographical center of the county as possible for all white high school pupils in the county. The petitions were presented by H. L. Swain, William ston attorney, who said he had been employed to represent the signers and a delegation of 10 or 12 ner miu. pr eseiiv for meeting? : Mr. Swain spoke at considerable length in favor of the petition, pointing out that a single large ligh school would provide a wider ;urriculum and more educational advantages than presently available it the three small high schools in he county. Citing the 1948 report if the State Educational Commis ;ion, he said that group recom nended a minimum enrollment for i four-year secondary school should lot be less than 300. The transpor ation problem, he stated, could be vorked out without undue hardship >n any of the students. In concluding his remarks, Mr. iwain stated the citizens he repre ented were in favor of the bond ssue, but they would vote against t rather than see the money used . or three small schools instead of ne large central school. Following Mr. Swain’s presenta ion, there was considerable dis ussion between him and members f the board about various phases f his proposals. Dr. J. L. Pierce, epresenting the office of the state iperintendent of public instruc- [; on and a member of the panel ( hich made the survey recommen- ' ations approved by the county ' Dard of education last spring, was resent also and, upon request, dis- 1 rssed some aspects of the ques- c ons raised. s There was general agreement a lat larger high schools perhaps •e more efficient and economical, 1 - u See DELEGATION, Page 7 p I v Resolution Approved j' By Board Education j l • ■ t Below is the text of the resolution adopted by the Wash ington County board of Education Monday afternoon, following a public meeting at which petitions were presented by ,a dele gation of county citizens asking that one central high school be established as near the geographical center of the county as possible for white high school pupils. Complete text of the resolution, adopted unanimously by the board, follows: “Be it resolved: (1) That the Board of Education respectful ly thanks the members of the delegation which appeared before the board on October 29, 1956, and all who signed the petition for their interest in and support of better schools for all the children of Washington County; “(2) That it is the opinion of the board that the plan as recommended by the survey committee, approved by the board of education and by the school improvement committee, continues to be the basic plan by which it proposes to spend the money derived from state and county bonds; "(3) That the board does not believe in forcing any high school to be consolidated without the approval of the people; “(4) That when the majority of the citizens in any school district desires to consolidate its high school with another high school in the county the board will give careful consideration to such a recommendation; "(5) That the board of education hopes all citizens will rally to the support of the children of the county and vote for the bond issue on November 6, 1956.” o a c fi w 1 e n b ] c s C s n n ►n 6n Ten From County Attend 4 - H Club Evenl al Edenton Five Girls and Three Boys Represent Clubs of Coun ty at Recognition Day Program Saturday t Eight county 4-H’ers and theii advisors were in Edenton Saturday to attend District 4-H Recognition Day. The morning session was held at the Chowan County courthouse and luncheon was enjoyed at the Ma sonic Temple. In the afternoon dis irict winners in various categories af 4-H work were recognized and i tour was made of historic points sf interest in and around Edenton. Wayne Davis of Creswell receiv ed a certificate for the winning forage crop demonstration partici pated in by him and by Eli Spruill, llso of the Creswell 4-H Club. Other county 4-H members who ittended were Frank Skiles, coun ;y winner among boys of the Farm ind Home electric project, Larry Hopkins, of the Plymouth club, :ounty health king, Glenda Stotes >ury and Mary Margaret Ataman •huk he Plymouth club, and Frances Everett, Diane Gaylord ind Becky Hutchins, all of the toper club. J. L. Outlaw, assist mt county agent who is in charge if boys’ 4-H work in the county, ind Mrs. Frances M. Darden, coun y home demonstration agent who upervises girls’ 4-H work, aecom ianied the group. Frank Skiles took part in the irogram, with the pledge of alleg ance to the flag. -3> Vorld Community Day Service To Be Jeld Here Friday toiled Church Women of Plymouth To Hold An nual Service at 3:30 P. M. Al Ludford Church Friday of this week at 3:30 p. m. Ludford Memorial Baptist aurch World Community Day will i observed by Plymouth church omen. The-annual occasion is a spirit il undertaking through which lurch women rededicate them lves to building life, friendship id lasting peace, it is explained. The United Church Women of , ymouth will observe the day by , liting in a service of worship, , ayer and study. During the spec- , 1 service at the church a nursery , ill be provided for young chil- . en, it was announced. The offering received at the serv- j 5 will go to bring care, comfort id security to aged and sick refu- , es, to men and women forced off , eir land in Pakistan, to minister- ‘ I students in Indonesia, and many - her similar projects. The program has been released follows: Prelude; meditation on World immunity Day; hymn, “0 Beauti 1 for Spacious Skies”; Call to >rship; scripture reading; respon se reading: Human Rights and •eedom; prayer; special music: ) Brother Man, Fold to Thy Heart ly Brother”; prayer for the Unit Nations (Stephen Vincent Be t); dedication of gifts; Doxology; nediction; postlude. --*> ime Growing Short for Sowing Cover Crop, Said t Farmers who have not sown ver crops but who plan to do so ould get the job done right away, lunty Agent Guy M. Whitford ited yesterday. These sowings should be made it later than the 15th of this onth, Mr. Whitford believes. He id it is now too late to seed pas re. Bond Issue, Local State, National Officers To Be Decided at Election ' Registration and Interest in Bond Issue Indicates Rec ord Vole of More Than 3,000 Next Tuesday -»— Most political observers are ex pecting a record-breaking vote to be cast next Tuesday in Washing ton County. This is indicated by the largest registration in years and the fact that much interest is being shown in the school bond issue, as well as candidates on the presi dential ballot. Registration in the county dur ing the period which closed last Saturday totaled 362. This was the third registration period to he held this year, others being before the primary in May and the special general election in September. It is estimated that more than 500 persons have registered so far this vear in the county. Registration by precincts during the period ending last Saturday was as follows, as reported by W. T. Freeman, chairman of the coun ty hoard of elections: Plymouth No. 1, 109; Plymouth No. 2, 158; Lees Mill, 64; Wenona, 1; Skinnersville, 15; and Scuppernong, 15. Largest vote previously cast in the county was at the general elec tion four years ago. At that time 2,748 votes were cast for the two presidential candidates, Eisenhow er and Stevenson, the same two heading the national tickets this year. It is now believed that the county vote will go well over 3,000 next Tuesday. There has been little active cam paigning by either party in the county this year, although the Re publicans have been more active than the Democrats in this respect. A district rally was held here by Republicans several weeks ago, with a number of candidates for st te offices present. A district democratic rally was held at Wash ington on last Thursday, with a fairly good representation from this county. In the 1952 general election, President Eisenhower received about 28% of the vote cast in Washington County, 774 against 1,974 for Stevenson, and this mark ed a new high for Republican can didates in recent years. In 1948 the Republican nominee received only 16% of the county vote. As a rule, Republican candidates for state offices receive less than 20% of the Washington County vote, and in view of the little interest being shown in the state ticket it is not believed they will do any better this year. There is no Re publican opposition for Democratic candidates for county offices this year. Bishop Cushman Will Speak Here j Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, out- j standing author, preacher and , ;hurchman, will preach at a series , if special services to be held soon , it Plymouth Methodist Church. j Announcement was made this j veek by the minister of the church, j he Rev. Jesse H. Lanning. ( The series of services will begin Sunday morning, November 18, and j continue through Wednesday, No- j member 21, the announcement stat- v sd. Mr. Lanning said that Bishop t lushman’s spiritual poems and t ither writings are widely known c ind used. A number of his books -j vill be available for purchase dur- e ng the time of the revival. c The public, Mr. Lanning said, is c nvited to attend and share in these ] ervices. _ ! t LocalBoyNamedi ° To Naval School!' Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner, First District of North Caro- | lina, yesterday announced from his home in Washington the ap pointment of Cecil Neal Carter, i son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Carter, ' of 28 Golf Road, Plymouth, as a candidate for midshipman in the United States Navy and admis sion to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Young Carter is now in his second year at Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Ga., where he has made an outstanding rec ord. He was appointed sergeant first class in the Riverside corps of cadets shortly after the open ing of the school year. He will take the entrance examination for the Naval Academy in the spring of 1957. 1 CAR: Above is what is left of one of the four automo biles involved in two acci dents that cost four lives in Washington County last Friday night and Saturday morning. The car, a 1949 model Chevrolet driven by Dallas Lee Blount, young county colored man, was in collision with another machine driven by an Edenton Marine, David Gerad Baugh, at 11:50 p. m. Friday on US 64 15 miles east of Plymouth. Drivers of the two cars met instant death. Saturday at 8:50 a. m. two more lives were snuffed out in a collision three miles east of Plymouth on the Mackcys Road. Victims were Mrs. Virginia Furlough of near Plymouth and Joe Ransom, aged Plymouth Negro who was a pas senger in a pickup truck which went out of control and struck the Furlough car.—Staff photo. Four Killed Outright In County Accidents Edenlon Marine, Mrs. Vir ginia Furlough, Two Col ored Men of Plymouth, Victims of Two Wrecks —® Four persons were added to the highway death toll for 1956 in this county and considerable property damage was done in a series of highway accidents Friday and Sat urday. The dead were listed as David' Gerad Baugh, Edenton Marine whose home was given as Ojai, Calif.; Dallas Lee Blount, colored of Plymouth lit. 1; Mrs. Virginia Furlough of Plymouth; and Joe Ransom, colored, of Plymouth. There were two fatal wrecks, exactly nine hours apart, according to the report submitted by State Highway Patrolman Carl Gilchrist of Plymouth, the investigating of ficer. At 11:50 p. m. Friday a 1950 Ford traveling east on US 64 and a 1949 Chevrolet traveling west on the highway were in almost head on collison half a mile east of the Dennis Chesson residence some 15 miles east of Plymouth, the report stated. The Ford was owned and operat ed by Baugh and the Chevrolet by Blount. The report of the patrol nan showed that the Ford was “ap parently being operated to the left >f the center line.” Both drivers net instant death, it was said. The :ars were demolished. A passen ;er in the Blount car, Willie Lee JcCuller, 24, of Roper, suffered a ractured left arm, head cuts and iruises. Sheriff J. K. Reid also ook part in the investigation. ^ At 8:50 a. m. Saturday a 1953 ' ord owned and operated by Elvin ' lenderson Furlough of Plymouth ras struck by a 1942 Ford pickup i ruck which was out of control on : he Mackeys Road three miles east 1 f Plymouth, the report showed. I ’he Furlough car was traveling 1 ast and was meeting the truck, i wned by Sonny Watson of Plym uth and operated by Philip Tay- i or, also of Plymouth. The report i f Patrolman Gilchrist stated that 1 he investigation showed that the i ruck was being operated by a ; irunken driver at an excessive rate I f speed and in a reckless manner, i hat the truck ran off the pave- > See ACCIDENTS, Page 7 Early Visit To Polls Is Urged Polling places in Washington County will open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:,V' P >n. next Tues day, the hours fixed by state law for voting in the general election. Twelve hours should be ample time for every eligible voter to cast his ballots, but it has been pointed out that in view of the heavy registration, especially in the Plymouth precincts, voters will do well to go to the polls as early as possible. This will avoid the last-minute rush that usually develops at the polling places. Three From Here At Bridge Group Meet Wednesday H. W. Priichelt, Dr. J. M. Phelps and W. M. Darden Attend Session ol South ern Albemarle Group H. W. Pritchett and Dr. J. M. ’helps, both of Creswell, and W. H. Darden of Plymouth attended he meeting of the Southern Albe narle Association at Belhaven on iVednesday of this week. Mr. Prit chett is vice-president for Wash ngton County of the association. About 60 persons attended the neeting and a luncheon at River forest Manor. The meeting was leld at John A. Wilkinson High ichool with Melvin Daniels of Man eo, president of the association, in charge. The association went on record o work for a bridge across Alli [ator River, toll-free or not. It was >rought out that if such a bridge annot be built toll-free, then the issociation would favor a toll >ridge. A group from Wilmington ind New Hanover County interest ed in getting a bridge across the See BRIDGE GROUP, Page 12 Condition of Peanut Crop Causes Anxiety Peanut farmers were getting inxious this week about the con lition of their money crop on the tack poles in the fields. Reports rom one nearby county stated that ;ome farmers were tearing up the tacks and spreading the vines on he wet ground. It was unofficially reported here ;hat rain had fallen for 16 consecu ive days in October, making the nonth one of the wettest in mem >ry. October in this section normal ly provides beautiful weather fori the most part. j The sun came out briefly around noon Tuesday but the skies soon were filled with gray clouds again and soft rainfall continued inter mittently. Wednesday the sun got the better of the argument with the clouds, for the first time in days and days. The Beacon was unable late yes terday to contact the weather sta tion near here for figures on the precipitation. County Voters To Get Four Ballots Next Tuesday; Presidential, State, Coun ty, and Bond Issue Washington County voters will decide a number of matters at the general election next Tuesday. No vember 6th. Along with others throughout the state and nation, they will express their preference between candidates for county, state and national offices. In ad dition, they will vote “yes” or ■ no” on the issuance of $500,000 worth of school improvement bonds by this county. Each voter will get four ballots when he or she goes to the polling places next Tuesday. The national ballot will contain the names of Democratic and Republican candi dates for President and Vice Presi dent of the United States. The state ballot will contain the names of Democratic and Republican can didates for state offices and Mem ber of Congress from the First Congressional District. The county ballot will contain the names of Democratic nominees for district solicitor, district state senators and county offices, for which there is no Republican op position in this county. In Lees Mill and Wenona precincts the county ballot will also contain the name of a Democratic candidate for township constable, who also has no opposition. The fourth bal lot will be on issuance of the school I improvement bonds, with spaces providing for voting "yes” or “no” on this issue. Most interest in this county is probably centered on the bond is sue, with the national ballot run ning a close second. The president ial ballot contains four names: Democratic, Adlai E. Stevenson and Estes Kefauver; Republican, Dwight D. Eisenhower anu Richait M. Nixon. There is no provision for “splitting a ticket” in voting for president and vice president. A vote for Stevenson for president is automatically a vote for Kefauver for vice president; similarly, a vote for Eisenhower for president is also a vote for Nixon for vice president. The state ballot contains the names of 25 Democratic candidates and 12 Republican candidates. There are no Republican candi dates for judges of the supreme court and judges of superior court accounting for the difference. The Democratic state ticket lists the following candidates: For governor, Luther H. Hodges; lieutenant governor, Luther e! Barnhardt; secretary of state, Thad Eure; state auditor, Henry L. Brid ges; state treasurer, Edwin Gill; attorney general, George B. Patton’ superintendent of public instruc tion, Charles F. Carroll; commis sioner of agriculture, L. Y. Ballen tine; commissioner of insurance, Charles F. Gold; commissioner of labor, Frank Crane; chief justice af supreme court, J. Wallace Win borne; associate justice of the su preme court, William B. Rodman, ir.; judges of superior court, 2nd iistrict, Malcolm C. Paul; 3rd iistrict, William J. Bundy; 9th dis rict, Hamilton H. Hobgood; 13th iistrict, Raymond B. Mallard; 14th Iistrict, Clarence W. Hall; 16th dis rict, Malcolm B. Seawell; 18th dis See ELECTION, Page 12 -$ Mrs. Furlough Is Buried Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Vir ginia Adams Furlough, 31, of near Plymouth, were held from Mt. Ta aor Free Will Baptist Church at !:30 o’clock Monday afternoon. Of 'lciating were the minister of the :hurch, the Rev. Charlie Hamil ton, and the Rev. C. N. Barnette, ninister of First Christian Church, Plymouth. Interment was in the :hurch cemetery. Mrs. Furlough was killed almost instantly in a highway accident three miles east of Plymouth ear ly Saturday morning. She was a native of Norfolk, Va., but had made her home in this county for the past 13 years. She was born May 12, 1925, daughter of John and Ellen Twiddy Adams of Nor folk. She was married at South Mills March 7, 1943, to Elvin Fur lough of Creswell who survives. She was a member of Mt. Tabor Church. Other survivors include her par ents; two sons, Richard and Larry Furlough of the home; a sister, Mrs. Mae Curry of Norfolk; and three brothers, Frank Adams, John Adams, jr., and Clarence Adams, all of Norfolk.
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