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T« own opics Several county officials will take the oath of office Monday of next week for new terms. Among them are J. Robert Campbell, regis ter of deeds; W. Ronald Gaylord, judge of county recorder’s court; W. Blount Rodman, solicitor of the court; W. O. Allen, clerk of Super ior Court; Mrs. Louise Allen, as sistant clerk of court; and Com missioners A. R. Latham and Hu bert L. Davenport. Judge Gaylord will administer the oath of office to Mr. Allen, and the latter will then administer the oath to the other Officials. Area License Examiner J. G. Terry will attend a refresher course conducted by the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill Tuesday of next week. While Mr. Terry is away for the day the lic ense examiner's office, located on the second floor of the courthouse here will be closed. The examiner is here Monday and Tuesday of each week from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 I p. m. The office will be open all day next Monday, Terry said. The Plymouth High School Band will be in several Santa Claus pa rades in this section between now and Christmas. Friday of this week the band is going to Edenton to participate in the parade there, and on Monday, December 10, it will attend a similar event in Wind sor. Then on Monday, December 17, the band will take a leading part in the non-commercial parade to be staged here. R. F. Lowry, superintendent of iJfcldy schools, will leave Friday j ot this week for Dallas, Texas, j where he will attend sessions next j Monday and Tuesday of the South- ; ern Association of Colleges and i Secondary Schools. Mr. Lowry is i state chairman of the North Cam- 1 Iina Elementary Education Com mittee. Wednesday and Thursday of next week Mr. Lowry will be in Durham attending the annual superintendents’ winter conference. Miss Francoise Alexander of Roper is among 127 seniors at East Carolina College, Greenville, who participated in the school’s fall student teaching program, accord ing to Director J. L. Oppelt of the college bureau of student teaching and placement. Practical exper ience was gained by these seniors in classrooms of 22 public schools in Eastern North Carolina, includ ing Plymouth High School. Ap proximately 40 per cent had prac tice teaching in the elementary grades, others in various high school subjects. A Plymouth boy, Cadet George K. Painter, is one of the new mem bers of Marching Cadets, crack Air Force ROTC drill team at North Carolina State College. Application for admission to the team is volun tary, with only men best at drill bjjjgjdiosen. The team is led by See TOPICS, Page 10~ -« Heavy Movement Stock Peanuts to I Plymouth Plant| Daily Deliveries lo Farmers Coiion and Peanut Com pany Here Averaging At About 3,000 Bags Movement of farmers’ stock pea nuts to market here this week was , described by A. Lloyd Owens, a member of the firm that operates Farmers Cotton and Peanut Com- . pany here, as “the heaviest I’ve Per seen it.” Mr. Owens stated that daily re ceipts at the mill here this week were averaging about 3,000 bags. These are peanuts grown in this county and also those bought at the buying stations in Edgecombe, Halifax, Perquimans, Chowan and Martin Counties. Buying stations are maintained at Battleboro, Weldon, Hertford, Enfield, Rocky Hock and Hamilton. Quality of the peanuts was term ed “surprisingly good” with the meat content and size of kernels much better than the crop of last year, Mr. Owens said. Receipts here were described as 1 much heavier than a year ago, also. . Weather remained favorable for 1 picking operations and Owens i stated that this week and next i should about wind up the picking 1 jflb in this county, weather per-! i Wfting. | j Legion Membership Drive Success James E. Jethro Post No. 164 of the American Legion has exceed ed its membership quota for 1957 and officers and members of the post were recently congratulated by Legion Adjutant Nash McKee. P. W. Brown, commander of the post here, received a letter from McKee expressing thanks to the membership chairman, all post of ficers, and membership workers for their effort. Tim T. Craig of Newton who is Department commander of the American Legion, issued a state ment of high praise for the local post. Commander Craig said, “I am proud to congratulate the officers and members of Post No. 164 upon this notable achievement. All of the programs and services of the Legion are made possible through dues paid for membership and we appreciate the great part played by Post No. 164 of Plymouth. Sincere thanks to every member of the Post who had a part in the mem bership work.” The quota for the post is 86 and membership for 1957 to date stands at 90. Quotas are assigned each post by state .headquarters and are based on average membership of the post for the past four years. “We do not intend to stop our membership drive now that we have reached our quota,” Post Commander Brown stated. “There are many more eligble veterans who have not yet joined out post and we invite them all to become members.” The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 48 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 29, 1956 ESTABLISHED 1889 ggn| ps \\ That's Ed Craft of the local Soil Conservation Service office looking at a field of loblolly pine about two miles east of Roper on US 64. The field was set by North Carolina Pulp Company in 1951. If these trees were growing on a farm, thinnings could be used for posts, observes Conservationist Henry J. Bragg of Plymouth. According to K. S. Trowbridge of the Wood and Land Department of North Carolina Pulp Company, the trees are now growing at the rate of 21 cords per year, equal to 1,000 board feet of timber.—Photo by Soil Con servation Service. PINES: 4-H Clubs in County Review Year’s Work y :t i d s h 1 V 1 1 f t ) 1 I Holiday Lights Going Up Here Town workmen under the supervision of L. J. Wrightson started putting up Christmas lights and decorations on Water and Washington Streets Monday of this week. The work was com pleted late Wednesday. Wrightson said substantially the same amount of decorations was being used as last year with the exception of young pines which had previously been used to cover the base of light poles. The lights will remain up until after New Year’s. Drainage Projecis Don't Meet Intent Of Congress, Says Congressman Herbert Bon ner Calls Attention of Val Peterson to Drainage Fund Situation The Beacon is in receipt of a let ter from Congressman Herbert C. Bonner under date of November 121, in which he enclosed copy of , a letter written by him to Val I Peterson of the Federal Civil De fense Administration with refer ence to what some have termed “stalling” in the allocation of feder al funds for emergency drainage in this area. In his letter to The Beacon, the Congressman referred to the arti- , cle which appeared in The Beacon of November 15 entitled “Hun In to Obstacles on County Request for Drainage Help,” and stated, The ] situation as described is being cx- ; perienced by all the counties in , the eastern North Carolina storm I area designated by President F ;en- ( hower as disaster areas and which ( would be eligible for assistance.” I{ In his letter to Peterson, Bon-1 ncr stated, “The contracts for ap- ( proved projects fall far short of , what should be done and do not ^ meet the intent of Congress. Every effort has been made to meet the ( promulgated requirements for re- j consideration of projects not origi nally approved. Indignation meet ings have been held, county gov-1 erning boards in the various coun- ( ties effected are thoroughly dis-i gusted and the general opinion is! that your office is making every | possible effort to avoid assisting the rural areas in accordance with t the provisions of the amendment I . . . I am enclosing a letter from i Mr. A. C. Edwards, Chairman of I Joint Supervisors’ Meeting, Coastal a Plain Soil Conservation District, j and an article appearing in the S newspaper on the subject. I do' f hope this matter will receive your o personal attention at the earliest possible moment.” c (Summary of Year's Work in Girls' and Boys' Division, Awards and Cerlificales Given The past year’s work was review ed and awards and certificates were given out at the annual 4-H Club Fall Achievement Day program held at the Veterans Building here Monday night of this week. Glenda Stotesbury, member of the Plymouth Club and vice presi dent of the 4-H County Council, presided. A short business session was held and Larry Hopkins of the Plymouth Club reported on the meaning and purpose of 4-H Clubs. Daphne Snell, member of the Roper Club who is secretary of the coun ty council, recited the accomplish ments of the year in both divisions. Webb Lee Hardison entertained with two piano numbers. He is a member of the Roper Club. The meeting was then turned over to the supervisors of county 4-H Club work, Mrs. Frances M. Darden and J. L. Outlaw, assistant county agent. Presentation of medals and cer tificates was as follows: Girls’ Division— Home beautification: Daphne Kay Snell, Roper Club, and Glenda Stotesbury, Plymouth Club; Safety: Betty John Kinard, Plym outh Club, and Jean Ambrose, Cres well Club; Frozen foods: Cynthia Marriner, Roper Club, and Mary Margaret \tamanchuk, Plymouth Club; Health: Rachel Faye Peele, Plym outh Club, and Diane Gaylord, Roper Club; Entomology: Mary Helen Tark ngton, Cathy Banks, both of the toper Club; Garden: Marlene Harris, Plym outh Club; Electric: Diane Gaylord, Becky Iutchins, both of Roper Club; Home economics: Lois Mobley, ,lary Ann Cole, Plymouth Club, nd Priscilla Everett and Gay, ohnston, Roper Club; Clothing: Dian Spruill, Roper! ’lub, and Connie Mizelle, Gale Lu-, as and Rachel Peele, all of Plym-I uth Club; Canning: Janet Marriner, Roper ’lub, and Viola Moore, Linda Oli er and Jean Ambrose, all of Cres fell Club; Home improvement: Julianne hesson, Daphne Snell, both of loper Club; See 4-H CLUBS, Page 10 leswell Seniors To Give , Annual Play Next Friday , ■-*- i The Creswell senior class play, a irec-act comedy entitled “The : 'ailing Brats,” will be presented i 1 the high school auditorium there 1 riday night of next week, it is : nnounced. The play is being directed by i liss Matilda Alexander of the I iculty. Curtain time will be 8 ] 'clock. i A small admission charge for hildren and adults will be made. Early Mailing To Insure Delivery On Time, Suggest Postmaster Swain Urges All Greeting Cards, Gift Par cels Be Mailed in Time For Delivery Postmaster J. C. Swain this week called attention of the “mailing | public” to the need to mail early for Christmas delivery. Although Christmas Day is over three weeks away it is already Christmas at the post office, Mr. Swain stated. Much Christmas overseas mail has already been dis ! patched. Christmas cards for service per | sonnel can still be delivered on time if sent by air mail this week. Advance planning is needed to insure getting all deliveries made in plenty of time, it was pointed out. Gift parcels should be mailed early, it was emphasized. After gift wrapping and packaging is com pleted it is suggested that those packages with the most distant des tination be mailed first. All long distance mailings should be in the post office by December 5 and those for nearby points by Decem ber 10. Those who mail lists of greet ing cards would be wise to stock up on stamps to avoid inconven ience, it was added. Also, for first class mail service, use three-cent stamps on Christmas cards. It will greatly help the post of fice personnel and will be appreci ated if those who have questions concerning regulations will come in early and get the answers before the inevitable rush. -& Funeral Services For Hugh Respass Last rites for Hugh E. Respass, 40, of Plymouth, were held from Plymouth Church of Christ Mon day afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Rev. Cary Dannelly, minister of the church, officiating. Burial was in the Respass family cemetery near here. Mr. Respass died in a Norfolk, Va., hospital at 4 o'clock Sunday morning. It is reported that he shot himself accidentally at his home at Creswcll last Friday morning short ly before 9 o’clock. Reports reach ing here were conflicting. Mr. Respass was born August 16, 1916, the son of Mrs. Jane Phelps Respass and the late E. L. Respass. He had been working as book keeper for Gilbert Lumber Com pany at Creswell, and was a mem ber of Plymouth Church of Christ. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Roland Respass; twin laughters, Faye and Raye Respass; lis mother; four brothers, Leon Respass of Pinetown, Harry W. Respass of Plymouth, Pat Respass sf the U. S. Army stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga., and Linwood Earl Respass of Plymouth; and one sis ter, Mrs. J. D. Rhodes of Columbia. Soybean Yield Of 40 Bushels Last week a report was re leased by the county agent’s of fice stating that A. J. Riddle and Tenant Elvin Adams of Plymouth had an excellent crop of peanuts —30 bags per acre. Now it develops, said County Agent Guy M. Whitford, that they are not only good peanut farmers but good farmers period. Their soybean yield for the year is 40 bushels per acre, twice the estimated yield for the state. They used the Lee variety and will use it again next year. Average of 118 Pints of Blood Compiled Here Red Cross Bloodmobile To Make 24lh Visil To Wash ington County Friday of Next Week In 23 trips to this county blood mobile units from Tidewater Re gional Blood Center, Norfolk, Va., have averaged 118 pints per trip. The blood bank program was started here in December 1950, with the first bloodmobile visit yielding 153 pints. Since that time the program has had its ups and downs. A low ebb was reached De cember 21 of last year when only 49 pints of blood were given here. High mark was the 189 pints do nated December 13, 1951. Total blood given during the 23 visits of the bloodmobile stands at 2,715 pints, according to records at The Beacon office, which, of course, are unofficial. Taken on the whole the record is one of which the county can be proud. On 16 of the 23 visits to the county the unit has secured more than 100 pints of blood, and on seven occosaions the total was 150 or better. Friday of next week the blood mobile is scheduled to make its 24th visit to the countv. me set up will be at the Veter ans Building here as usual, it was said, and it is believed that the donor hours will remain the same. Refreshments to be served to blood donors will be donated and served by ladies of Ludford Me morial Baptist Church with Mrs. Carlyle Hall in charge, it was said. Other details will be announced next week. Arresi Negro Who Is Wanted by Law In Guilford City I Willis . Bell Seized al Farm H'uio'’ and Held for Guil ford County Authorities; Previous Record Here Willie Bell, 33-year-old Negro ex convict, was nabbed at 5:45 p. m. Tuesday of this week at the home of Ernest Thomas, a tenant on Sheriff J. K. Reid’s farm, and was held in jail here and turned over to Greensboro authorities Wednes day. Bell is wanted in Greensboro for breaking and entering. Bell was arrested by Sheriff Reid and Officer Foy Davenport of the Plymouth Police Department. A | quantity of clothes, believed to i have been stolen, were seized. New men’s shirts, overalls and pants | were packed in two suitcases and there were also a few other gar ments. Some were new and others appeared to have been worn. Sheriff Reid said Bell married the daughter of Thomas, his farm tenant. Incidentally, Bell will be remembered here as the prisoner who commandeered the elevator at the jail here in 1953 and had the sheriff running up and down the steps in an effort to head him off. The sheriff broke his foot at that time. Sheriff Reid said he was notified by Greensboro authorities that Bell was wanted there and that they sent him a picture of the man. He and Officer Davenport went to the farm house and quietly slipped up on their man andvtook him. In his jail cell Bell refused to surrender a watch he was wearing to the sheriff and when Officer Davenport attempted to take the : watch Bell struck Davenport on the 1 head, it was stated. Later, Bell told the sheriff he had torn up the watch. ] niI17171IT W7< M Win or lose, Plymouth High School cheer B ■■ l^ders arc always on the job to give vocal ^ m,n(j gymnastic encouragement to the school’s athletic teams. They practice their routines about as long and hard as do the various squads and are due a large measure of credit for whatever success is achieved by the teams. Pictured above on the school steps are the 19H cheerleaders, as follows: Center, white sweater^ Mary Alice Kelly and Betsy Barnhill, co-chiefs; others, left to right: Mary Atamanchuck, Janice Johnson, Kathryn Keel, Nyal Worn ble, Jackie Polk, Flossie Nooney, Gloria Bobenon and Joyce Hardison.—Staff photo. I a I 1 1 t 2 2 ,2 2 I oniiIt. Town Boards r« Meet i\exi Monday ..... » Two of the customary “first Monday” board meetings will be held here Monday of next week. The county commissioners will hold their regular monthly session at the courthouse, beginning at 1 p. m. The Plymouth City Council is scheduled to meet Monday night at 8 o’clock in the Municipal Building. The county board of edu cation meeting has been set for Monday, December 10. The post ponement was made, it is under stood, because R. F. Lowry, county school superintendent who serves as secretary to the board, will be out of town next week. Reorganization of the board is customary when the commission-1 ers hold their December meeting and it is expected that Chairman Frank L. Brinkley of Plymouth will be renamed to that position Monday. According to J. Robert Campbell, who serves as clerk to the board, tax supervisor and tax listers are to be appointed Monday also. Two commissioners who were re-elected in the November general election will be administered the oath of office. They are Commissioners A. It. Latham of Plymouth and Hubert L. Davenport of Skinnersville. The oath will be administered by W. 0. Allen, clerk of court. The city fathers are expecting a strictly routine meeting according to W. A. Roebuck, town clerk. Weaver Is Chairman Stocking Fund Drive Local Banker Named Gen eral Chairman of Empty Stocking Fund for 1956 at Monday Meet D. Marvin Weaver, Plymouth banker, is chairman of the Wash ington County Empty Stocking Fund for 1956. Mr. Weaver was elected to the post at a meeting at the courthouse here Tuesday night. Other officers were named as follows: Moye Spruill, treasurer; James Boyce, chairman of toy collections; Carl L. Bailey, jr., secretary; Carl L. Bailey, sr., general finance chair man; James Bond, publicity chair man. The general finance chairman will appoint members of his com mittee. A motion was carried that should any person elected to office fail to serve the general chairman be em powered to appoint someone to such position. The finance commit tee chairman appointed all persons present to °erve ^ the finance committee. »• The chairman was also author ized to appoint an executive com mittee to consult with and advise the chairman, and to appoint a screening committee. The finance committee will hold its first meeting next Monday, it was said. The next general meeting will be called by Chairman Weaver. The Empty Stocking Fund is an institution of long standing in this county and is sponsored as a Ro tary Club project with the aid of other organizations and individuals each year. It has enjoyed good suc cess and many needy persons have benefitted from the project in past years. -« Accident Claims Macedonia Youth William Brown, jr., 15-ycar-old Negro of the Macedonia section of this county, suffered fatal head rounds early Friday afternoon at lis home when a 12-gauge single Jurrel shotgun accidentally dis charged, according to Sheriff J. K. Reid. Sheriff Keid said he was told that he youth "was messing with the ;un” in the house, that he pointed t at another boy, whereupon the1 atter told him to put the gun down, ‘ hat he didn’t know what was in it. rhe gun was cocked, it was said, j ind discharged when the stock hit , he floor. Young Brown was son of Mrs. , .eroy Trafton and the late William . irown. NAMED CHAIRMAN ■>»! Dr. Marvin Weaver, manager of the Planters Bank & Trust Company here, was elected chair man of the Washington County ' .ill.ply Stov.^.., r. o- "■ nittee for 195t> ai th organization meeting Tuesday night. l4oih Anniversary Of Local Masonic Lodge Is Observed R. H. Lucas Is Principal Speaker al Annual Eveni For Masons, Wives and Guests Tuesday Night The Rev. Richard If. Lucas, local Baptist minister and past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, (was principal speaker Tuesday night at a banquet ' marking the 145th anniversary of Perseverance Lodge, No. 59, A.F. ' & A M., and the 37th annual past- ‘ masters’ and ladies' night. Held in ! the Fellowship Hall of the Christ- ( ian Church, there were approxi- ! mately 135 Masons, their wives and ! quests present. 1 After warming up his audience J abth a number of humorous stories, ! most of them dealing with mem bers of the local lodge and himself, J Hr. Lucas developed a more ser- ‘J ous theme on the subject of “Spir- 1 tual Growth.” He pointed out the c liffcrence between Communist and dasonic ideals by stating that the , ormer emphasized the devdlop- 1 nent only of the body and mind of s nan, while Masons also recognize * levelopment of man’s soul, which a See MASONS, Page 10 n Set December 17th As Dale Holiday Parade, Plymouth Number of Local Churches, Civic Organizaiions Rep resented Monday at Plan ning Meeting Representatives of several civic "organizations and churches met Monday night at the Mayflower Restaurant here to lay plans for a non-commercial Christmas pa rade. It was decided to hold the parade Monday night, December 17, be ginning at 7 o'clock. The Plym Ollth Hit?h Srhnnl hand tnlro part and it is planned to assemble the group at the high school. The line of march will be confined to the downtown area, it was said. Floats will include Wise Men, Plymouth Methodist Church, Jack House, chairman; Manger, Ludford Memorial Baptist Church, Ray mond Smith, chairman; Prophecy, First Christian Church, W. Harold Whitley, chairman; Shepherds, Plymouth Presbyterian Church, R. L. Combs, chairman; Carollers, Grace Episocpal Church, Mrs. Iso lind Ward, chairman. Chairmen of the various other organizations represented include Bill Porter, Loyal Order of Moose; Jim Lindlcr, Plymouth Lions Club; Howard Walker, Plymouth Rotary Club; Carl Bailey, Jaycees; P. W. Brown, American Legion; Walter Swain, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Mrs. W. H. Joyner, Plymouth Wo man’s Club; Mrs. Paul Frymier, Plymouth Junior Woman's Club; Mrs. E. E. Harrell, VFW Auxiliary; Foster Perkins, Boy Scouts, Mack Graham, Sea Scouts; Ralph Gur ganus, United Christian Youth; Bcrnie Ham, Plymouth High School band; John Lilley, unions. Charles Hutchins is committee chairman for the event which is to be sponsored by the Plymouth Jun ior Chamber of Commerce of which Carl L. Bailey, jr., is president. Nominated From County To Try For Scholarship Billy Harden, Outstanding Plymouth High School Senior, To Compete for Morehead Scholarship Billy Harden, outstanding senior it Plymouth High School, has been nominated from this county to corn icle for a Morehead scholarship it the University of North Caro ina. nit- announcement was made this week by W. Blount Rodman, Plym outh attorney who serves as chair man of a three-man alumni com mittee here. Other members are Frank L. Brinkley and Stewart Saunders. Yourtg Harden is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Harden. He is an active and popular member of the student body, a good student and outstanding athlete. His record shows such activities at the local school as class officer, 4 11 club member, member of the Monogram Club and the National Honor Socie ty, a member of the staff of The Panther, school newspaper, and a member of the baseball, basketball and football teams at the school. He is also a member of the glee club. Billy will be in competition with the best students in the state for the scholarship which, it is under stood, will take care of all college expenses. J. S. Fleming, principal at the high school here, stated that young Harden will attend a district meeting to be announced later where he will undergo tests by a district committee. It will be up to the committee whether he con tinues in the competition further, ♦ Br-rr, Snowed Last Saturday Light snow flurries were noted here last Saturday from about 5 to 10 p. m. The fall was too light, however, even to be listed as a ‘trace ’ of precipitation on records at the weather station near here. Colder weather has been the or der of the day since November 18 with high temperature readings since that time ranging as low as 42 degrees (on the 24th) and low readings dipping to 40 degrees on the 23rd and 24th. It warmed up a bit around the 21st when the low readings was a warm 68 degrees. However, next day the thermo meter fell to 49. Complete high and low readings by days from the 18th through the 27th: November 18—55, 47; 19—59, 48; 20—68, 52, 21—74, 68; 22—68, 49; 23-49, 40; 24—42, 40; 25—53, 44; 26—59, 46; 27—49, 41.