own
opics
Fred A. Davenport, of Plymouth,
is one of 15 students at East Caro
lina College who will attend the
Southern Baptist Student World
Missions Congress in Nashville,
Tenn., December 27-30. They were
selected from the 1,106 Baptist
students at the college to represent
the Baptist Student Union because
of such qualifications as leadership,
scholarship and loyalty to the pur
poses and activities of the BSU.
The 1957 North Carolina license
plates will go on sale at the Caro
■ Alina Motor Club office located at
w James H. Ward Insurance Agency
on Washington Street here Jan
uary 2. These plates must be dis
played on all motor vehicles not
later than midnight, February 15.
The new plates are black with yel
low numbers and bear the slogan,
“Drive Safely.” The new tags are
the standard 6 by 12 inches. As in
1956, the numbering system will in
clude one or two letters of the
alphabet as pre-fixes for passen
ger cars and suffixes for commer
cial vehicles. Numbers will be
limited to four digits.
Wilford L. Whitley, jr., son of
Plymouth Attorney and Mrs. W. L.
Whitley, was recently promoted
and transferred from the Philadel
phia office of the Anti-Trust Divis
ion to headquarters of the Depart
ment of Justice in Washington, D.
C. He now has one of the top po
sitions as trial counsel in the na
tion-wide investigation of the pe
troleum industry. With his wife
and two children he has just com
pleted moving from Haddonfield,
jji J., to Alexandria, Va., where
he is now living.
Talking about good sportsman
ship—and who doesn’t, at one time
or another—Irving Hassell, mech
anic at House Chevrolet Co., thinks
he has one for the books. Deer
hunting in the Wenona section a
few weeks ago, his dogs jumped
and ran a deer away from him. He
heard a shot about a mile away
across the “burn” and figured
some hunter had killed the deer.
However, when he got to the place,
there was no sign of the deer or
his dogs or another hunter. He
drove back to town, meditating on
tne ways ot some kinds of so-called
“sportsmen.” When he got home,
there in the driveway stood a jeep
with a nice buck draped across the
radiator. Beside it stood T. Reynold
Spruill of Roper and his teen-age
son, Jackie. They explained that
Jackie had killed the deer; then
had learned identity of the dogs'
owners by their collars, so they
loaded the dogs and deer aboard
and came right on to Irving’s home.
Needless to say, they carved the
deer right there and divided it up;
and, just for the record, Mr. Spriull
and his son stand right at the top
of the list in Mr. Hassell's estima
tion of good sports.
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News has reached here of the
resignation Monday of this week of
Sgt. W. S. (Bill) Clagon from the
State Highway Patrol. Sgt. Clagon,
a veteran of more than 17 years
with the patrol, has served for the
past five years as sergeant in
charge of five eastern counties, in
cluding Washington. He resigned
to enter other employment, it was
said. Sgt. Clagon was stationed at
Washington.
A former Plymouth man has re
cently been elected president of
the Ahoskie Pastors’ Conference.
He is the Rev. John C. Owens, rec
tor of St. Thomas Episcopal Church
in the Hertford County metropolis.
The Rev. Joseph L. McTeer, minis
ter of Creech Memorial Baptist
Church was named secretary. The
new oflicers will assume their
duties January 1. Mr. Owens prev
iously served the group as secre
tary.
Last Rites Held for
Cunningham Baby
Funeral services for Ricky Cun
ningham, five-week-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Cunningham of
Plymouth, were conducted from the
Church of the Nazarene here Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The
Rev. John Soloky, minister of the
church, officiated. Burial was in 1
Windley Cemetery.
The child died Thursday morn
ing at home. Surviving other than :
his parents are the maternal .
grandmother, Mrs. Perlie Bullock
of Williamston Rt. 3; paternal i,
grandparents, Thdmas and Doviel.
t&Per Cunningham. I
Plans Made for Christmas Program
Plans are rapidly taking shape
for three holiday events to be
staged here the week of December
16th, Charles Hutchins, committee
chairman, reported yesterday.
A cantata, “Christ Is the Hope of
the World,” by Ward Stephens,
will be sung at 4:40 p. m. Sunday,
December 16, at Plymouth Metho
dist Church by a choir made up of
choristers from local Christian,
Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal
and Baptist churches, under the di
rection of Mr. Hutchins. J. Shep
herd Brinkley will be at the organ.
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Rehearsals for the cantata have
been held since October, Mr. Hutch
ins stated.
Monday night, December 17, a
non-commercial Christmas parade
will be held, beginning at 7 o’clock.
The Plymouth High School band
and the glee club from Washing
ton County Union School will take
part, it is announced. A number
of interesting floats are being pre
pared by various churches and
civic clubs.
Also, a community sing—like the
cantata an idea of the combined
choir—is scheduled to be held at
the foot of Washington Street
Thursday and Friday nights, De
cember 20 and 21. The program
will last about half an hour, Mr.
Hutchins stated, and will consist of
Christmas carols. The sing will be
gin at 8 o’clock each night. There
will be a piano accompaniment.
Any farmeis or businessmen who
have flat-bottomed trucks or trail
ers that they would be willing to
make available for use in the pa
rade are asked to notify Mr. Hutch
ins at Manning Motor Company.
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VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 49 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 6, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1389
Need Donors for Bloodmobile Friday
The Red Cross bloodmobile will
be in Plymouth Friday of this
week.
The visit, 24th to this county,
will again be sponsored by the local
veterans organizations and the set
up as usual will be made at the
Veterans Building.
Donor hours will be from 10 a. m.
to 4 p. m. and the cooperation of
the public is respectfully solicited
by local blood bank leaders.
Refreshments for donors are be
ing given and will be served b>
ladies of Ludford Memorial Bap
tist Church, with Mrs. Carlyle Hall
in charge.
The quota for the visit will be
110 pints and every effort will be
made to attain or surpass this fig
ure. The need for blood continues
great, it is said, and demands on
the local blood bank are heavy.
The visits to the county by the
bloodmobile unit are made quar
terly, the last having been on Sep
tember 25 when 78 pints were se
cured. Other trips this year netted
77 pints March 14 and 168 June 20.
Total blood donated to the pro
gram in this county in the six
years it has operated here amounts
to 2,715 pints. Much blood has
been drawn out of the bank by
users during that period, also, it is
stressed.
Local leaders are hoping the fine
response of last June may be re
peated here Friday.
Brinkley Is Reelected
Head County Board
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DISTRICT SPEAKER
The Rev. A. L. Thompson,
pastor of Long Memorial Metho
dist Church of Roxboro, trill
preach the conference sermon at
the Elizabeth City District con
ference, to be held at the First
Methodist Church in Washing
ton Friday of this week.
Mrs. J. L. Rea, Sr.,
Passes at Hospital
Here; Rites Today
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Had Been in Declining
Healih for More Than
Two Years; Iniermeni Set
Friday al Malihews
A funeral service will be held
at the Plymouth Presbyterian
Church Thursday afternoon at 2:30
for Mrs. Mary Bell Ardrey Rea, wif'
of James L. Rea, sr., who died at
Washington County hospital Wed
nesday morning at 8 o’clock follow
ing an extended illness. Following
this service, which will be conduct
ed by the local minister, the Rev.
Robert L. Combs, Mrs. Rea will be
taken to Providence Presbyterian
Church at Matthews for interment
rites Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
by the minister there, Dr. Hay
worth, assisted by Mr. Combs.
Daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James P. Ardrey, of Pineville,
Mrs. Rea was 60 years of age. She
was born in Pineville on August
29, 1896, and was married to James
L. Rea, sr., on December 25, 1920.
They moved from Matthews to
Washington County 34 years ago
and Mr. Rea has managed state'
experiment farms here since that
time, first The Blackland Experi
ment Station at Wenona and later
;he Tidewater Station about five]
miles east of Plymouth. 1
Long a member of the Presby-i
erian church, Mrs. Rea was active,
n helping to organize the church
lere and took a leading part in j
vomen’s organizations of the 1
:hurch until her health began to'
'ail about two and a half years
igo. She had been in and out of 1
lospitals frequently since the mid- 1
lie of 1954 and was in the hospital 1
lore for three weeks before the 1
md came yesterday morning.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. 1
lea is survived by three sons, J. L. 1
tea, jr., of Lumberton; John E. '
tea, of Plymouth; Robert B. Rea, J
if Kinston, and eight grandchil
Iren. She also leaves her step-mo- :
her, Mrs. James P. Ardrey, sr., of j
See MRS. REA, P^gTlO 1
■p Commissioners Laiham and
J Davenpori, J. R. Camp
| bell Take Oaih of Office
Before Allen
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The county commissioners re
named Frank L. Brinkley of Plym
outh chairman at the regular
monthly meeting here Monday
Several other matters of business
were also transacted by the board.
Two commissioners reelected to
new terms in November — H. L.
Davenport of Skinnersville Town
ship and A. R. Latham of Plym
outh Township—were administered
| the oath of office. J. Robert Camp
bell, who was reelected register of
deeds, also took his oath, the oaths
being admiinstered by W. O. Al
len, clerk of Washington County
Superior Court. Mr. Campbell’s
surety bond was also presented and
approved by the board.
Jurors to serve for the criminal
term of superior court scheduled
to open here January 14 were
drawn. Judge Walter Bone of Nash
ville is slated to preside over the
term of court.
The following registrars were re
appointed for four years, begin
ning January 1, to record births
and deaths in the county to be
forwarded to the State Board of
r Health and the register of deeds:
county health department, Plym
. outh Township; Mrs. J. C. Knowles,
Lees Mill Township; Mrs. Minnie
' F. Davenport, Scuppernong Town
L ship; Miss Alice White, Skjnners
ville Township. A letter from the
- board of health stated that the
registrars had done good work and
recommended their reappointment.
It was brought out at the meeting
that the sum of $2,500 earmarked
to purchase medical equipment for
the new county health center here
was not sufficient to take care of
the low hid for the equipment. The
board voted an additional $246.84
to be used for this purpose.
It was voted to accept the list
of delegates to the annual meet
ing of the Southern Albemarle As
sociation from this county submit
ted by II. W. Pritchett, vice presi
dent for the county in the associ
ation. The list included, from Cres
well, Phillip M. Spruill, H. O. Ches
son, Mrs. H. W. Pritchett, Mrs.
Harold Harris, Mrs. H. O. Chesson,
A. W. Alexander, Leon L. Daven
See BOARD, Page 10
Committee Heads
Announced Today
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1 D. Marvin Weaver, chairman of;
the Washington County Empty I
Stocking Fund for 1956, this week
announced the appointment of two
more committee chairmen.
Foster Perkins has been named
to head the committee responsible
for collecting boxes to be used for
packaging gifts to the needy, while
Monroe Turner was appointed
chairman of the committee on col
lection of toys.
The Plymouth Boy Scouts will
assist in collection of boxes from ]
merchants, it was said. Medium- (
sized boxes will be needed princi- -
pally and merchants are asked to '
please save these for the collectors
as has been done in the past. Pick- j
up service will be operated three
times a week until the packaging j
job is completed.
Anyone who has toys he would ]
like to donate to the Empty Stock- ,
ing Fund should contact Mr. Tur- ]
ner at the telephone office on
Water Street.
Ruriian lo Install
Officers at Meet
In Roper Tonight
Dislrici Governor Installing
Officer; Jesse Rawles To
Succeed T. R. Spruill as
President
New officers for the coming year
will be installed by the Roper Ruri
tan Club at its meeting Thursday
night of this week. The meeting
will be held at the Methodist
Church in Roper, starting with a
dinner at 7 o'clock, followed by the
installation program and a business
session.
V. B. Haire, of Jamesville, Ruri
tan district governor, will be the
installing officer. Incoming offi
cers elected at the November meet
ing of the club are as follows: Jesse
Rawles, president; Giles Stallings,
vice president: N. Worth Chesson,
secretary; and J. S. Leary, treasur
er. The board of directors is com
posed of W. E. Marrow, Sidney W.
Spruill, T. W. Norman, and T. Rey
nold Spruill, the retiring presi
dent.
The new officers will serve dur
ing the 1957 club year. The Roper
Club now has 32 members and has
been very active in community un
dertakings in recent years. Ten
members of the club attended the
Roanoke district convention held at
the country club in Williamston
Wednesday night of last week. Au
brey Dixon, past president of the
Roper Club, was lieutenant gov
ernor for Zone 3 during the past
year and headed the Roper delega
tion al the district meeting.
At the meeting tonight, plans
will be completed for holding a
turkey shoot on Saturday, Decem
ber 15, at G. G. Gaylord’s Service
Station on U. S. Highway 64, from
10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Tickets are now
on sale for the event, and the pub
lic is urged to patronize it.
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Evaluate Family
Life Workshop in
County Meetings
Mrs. Velma Joyner of Slate
Tuberculosis Association
And Mrs. Georgia Barbee
Lead Discussion
The Family Life Workshop pro- j
gram launched in this county Oc- .
tober 22-26 was continued last week
when Mrs. Velma Joyner of the ,
State Tuberculosis Association ,
spoke Tuesday and Wednesday at j
special sessions conducted with par- [
ents and teachers in the Koper and (
Plymouth areas. t
Topics were: “Where Are We t
in Tuberculosis Control?” and “Ob- ,.
stacles to Tuberculosis Control." t
The Family Life Workshop held j
in October was evaluated at the ,,
meeting, c
Last Thursday evening Negro .
principals and seventh grade teach
ers met at Plymouth Elementary
School with Mrs. Joyner and Mrs.
Georgia Barbee, consultant, and
health educator for Negro Schools
if the School Health Coordinating
Service, North Carolina Depart
ment of Public Instruction.
The program is being conducted
here through the county health de
partment with the cooperation of
the schools and a number of inter
ested individuals. Among those who
lave made significant contributions
to the success of the program were
isted Dr. Alban Papineau, presi
ient of the Washington County
Medical Society; Miss Helen Mea
iors, nutritionist with the State
3oard of Health; Miss Dorothy
3oone of the State Mental Hygiene
Association; Dr. Helton Mdjndrew,
■Iinical psychologist with the State
department of Public Welfare; the
lev. Robert L. Combs, minister of
■'irst Presbyterian Church, Plym
luth; Carl L. Bailey, jr., Plymouth
ittorney; Dr. R. Vernon Jeter and
)r. E. W. Furgurson of Plymouth;
Charles E. Spencer, director of
ichool Health and Physical Educa
ion and co-director of School
lealth Coordinating Service, N. C. ,
Jepartment of Public Instruction; ,
fiss Eliizabeth Wood, county j
lealth nurse, R. F. Lowry, super- j
ntendent of Washington County
ichools; Mrs. Joyner and Mrs. Bar- j
lee.
[Hunter To Leave
Council January 1;
DinkinsAppointed
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Member From Second Ward
Plans To Move, Creating
Vacancy; Other Matters
At Meeting Monday Night
The Plymouth City Council Mon
day night accepted the resignation
of Ralph Hunter as a councilman
from the second ward, appointed
C. W. Dinkins to succeed him, and
disposed of a number of routine
matters at their monthly meeting.
Mayor A. J. Riddle presided, with
five of the six council members in
attendance: W. C. Hall and E. D.
Keel of the first ward; J. B. La
tham and Ralph Hunter of the
second ward; and J. D. Mallory of
the third ward.
In his letter of resignation,
Councilman Hunter explained that
he was moving into his new home
outside the city limits between now '
and the first of the year, making '
him ineligible to serve further on
the council. His resignation is to
be effective January 1, 1957, and
the council acted favorably on his
recommendation that C. W. Din
kins be appointed as his successor.
It was stated that Mr. Dinkins had
agreed to serve.
Some minor changes in specifi
cations of piping for the new water |
tank were approved by the council,
after M. J. Heard, a representative
of the town’s engineering firm,
*—»wo auu Uivwo, U1 VJ1 CCHVII1C,
' explained the changes were made
necessary by installation of the
' watersoftening system. He stated
that changes in specifications for
the tank foundations would effect
a saving of $1,600 on the contract
price, while the changed piping
specifications would cost about $1,
700, making the net change of fig
ures about $100 more than original
ly contemplated. Bids for the water
softening system are to be receiv
ed and considered by the council
on December 18, at 2 p. m.
A resolution was adopted reliev
ing the Virginia Electric & Power
Company of any responsibility for
claims arising through installation
of Christmas lights on the streets
here. This is a routine matter,
t,c illy adopted every year,
^•t'verai otlu> matters were
cussed briefly at the session Mon
day night, including the ever-re
curring dog problem. Police Chief
P. W. Brown said a number of un
claimed dogs have been killed re
cently, and that citizens bothered
See COUNCIL, Page 10
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Lions Club Favors
Training Program
The Plymouth Lions Club at its
weekly meeting last week unai
mously approved a motion to initi
ate steps to have a driver-training
program instituted in the public
schools here. Club President J. W.
House appointed a committee con
sisting of Dr. B. W. Cutler, Frank
L. Brinkley, J. W. Norman and C.
W. Dinkins to confer with local
school officials about the possibili- ,
*y of having the course instituted
at the school.
The matter was brought to the ,
club’s attention by a letter in last ,
week’s Roanoke Beacon written by ! j
Jesse G. Terry, license examiner
here. In it he stated more driver
education was needed to cut down ,
the number of accidents and fatali- ,
ties, both of which have reached (
record proportions in this county j
this year. Following a discussion I
by club members, they voted unani- s
mously in favor of the driver-edu
cation program.
JUNIOR CHOIR:
Organized November 4th, the junior choir of the
First Free Will Baptist Church in Plymouth is re
ported by their pastor to be doing a splendid job.
In addition to their singing, members enjoyed a 30-minute group Bible study each Sunday evening
Members of the choir are pictured above, as follows left to right): Front row: Charlie Petroff, Wilnter
Grey Sullivan, Cora Sue Woolard, Gloria Waters, Jimmy Alligood, Marvin Waters, Sharon Miller, Danor
Alligood and Billy Alligood; second row: Sherry Haire, Danny Everette, Russell Everette. Ralph Marri.
ner, Linda Petroff, Nadine Petroff and Phyllis Sullivan; third row: Nancy Windley, Brenda Comstock
Ellen Phelps, Gary Phelps, Joey Phelps and Marie Myers.—Photo by Weaver Studio.
Ballot Tuesday on Quotas
For Peanuts, Corn, Cotton
County Has $175 Coal
For Hungarian Relief
A quota of $175 has been assign
'd to the Washington County
:hapter of the American Red Cross
n a campaign among chapters in
this country to raise $5,000,000
leeded for Hungarian relief.
Dr. A. L. Whitehurst was noti
ced of the quota in a letter from
he Southeastern Area office at At
anta, Ga.
A statement made by E. Roland
farriman of the national headquar
ers of the American Red Cross,
Washington, D. C., was quoted in
he letter as follows:
“The tragic suffering of the peo
>Ie of Hungary has caused every
American to want to send help.
This help has gone from the Amer
ican Red Cross and we have been
joined by other Red Cross socie
ties throughout the world in rush
ing medical supplies, food, blankets
and other necessities to the
stricken area.
“It is reported that more than
83,000 refugees have already cross
ed over the Hungarian border and
daily additional thousands pour in
to Austria.
Dr. Whitehurst said no direct
solicitations are planned here but
anyone who desires to help may
mail or turn in his contribution di
rectly to Whitehurst, the chapter
chairman, here.
Start Canvass Today
For Christmas Fund
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Organization of Workers
Completed at Roper and
Creswell; Plymouth Ter
ritories Assigned
House-to-house canvassing will
begin Thursday night of this week
in an effort to raise $2,500 in cash
for the 1956 Washington County
Empty Stocking Fund,
Date for the start of solicitations
in the county was set at a meeting
here Monday night of the Fund’s
finance committee, Carl L. Bailey,
sr., chairman.
Although the committee has
been unable yet to determine how
many families and persons the
Empty Stocking Fund will need to
reach this year, Mr. Bailey stated
that indications now are that the
number will be “substantially the
same as in former years.” Last year
306 needy county families were aid
ed b” the Cgii 'inas fund, with 1,
124 persons getting boxes of food.
Cash donations to the fund went
over the $2,500 goal then, being
the heaviest in the history of the
annual drive.
It was reported at the committee
meeting Monday night that the peo
ple of Creswell were organized to
canvass the Creswell area and the
eastern part of the county to the
Pea Ridge Road. Information was
also received from Roper that the I
people there, headed by the mayor |
and fire department, were organiz
ed to canvass Roper and vicinity.
Solicitations among the colored
citizens will be under the super
vision of Prof. A. R. Lord of Plym
outh. Canvassers arc also being
procured, Mr. Bailey said, to cover
the rural areas of Plymouth and 1
Lees Mill Townships. ;
In addition to cash donations,
isable clothing, usable toys and '
ood will be sought, the finance 1
■hairman stated. i
Bailey said all canvassers in the 1
ounty are urged to begin their 1
vork not later than Thursday night,
tooperation of the public is strong- I
y urged as the need this year is £
;reat. \
All canvassers are requested to I
sake reports just as soon as assign- r
aents are completed and in no r
vent later than Saturday, Decern- I
er 15. \
Canvassers and territories as- A
igned in the white residential sec- S
See CANVASS, Page 10 ~
i Beans Average
i At 44 Bushels
W. M. Thompson’s soybeans
seem to be an example of a crop
benefitting from fertilizer ap
plied to previous crops in the
rotation, County Agent Guy M.
Whitford observes.
Mr. Thompson, who farms at
Roper, reports yields up to 50
bushels an acre and an average
of about 44 bushels. He planted
the Lee variety, much of the
land having been planted to corn
last year and heavily fertilized.
Beans were fruited from bottom
to top of stalk, the county agent
stated.
Howard J. Walker
Seriously Injured
In Aulo Accidenl
Plymoulh Youlh, Cadet at
Oak Ridge, Freed of Any
Blame for Crash Which
Cost Three Lives
Howard Jerome Walker, 18-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
Walker of Plymouth, was seriously
injured and three other persons
were killed last Saturday night in
an automobile accident near
Greensboro. Young Walker, a cadet
at Oak Ridge Military Institute, is
in a hospital at Greensboro and
ws said by his father yesterday
:o be improving steadily from his
njuries, which included a broken
•ight ankle and severe head and
'ace lacerations.
Highway Patrolmen absolved the
’lymouth boy of any blame for the
iccident, which occurred on High
ray 421 near the Greensboro-High
’oint airport about 11:40 Saturday
light. Instantly killed were three
esidents of Winston-Salem, Robert
rwin Shores, Penny Parnell and
Villiam L. Chandler. Eva Anne
IcGrady, 15, also of Winston
alem, was seriously Injured.
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Three Polling Places An
nounced for Crop Referen
dum Next Week; at Plym
outh, Roper, Creswell
Polling places were anounced
this week by the county ASC office
I for the three-crop referendum on
I marketing quotas to be held Tues
! day of next week.
There will be the usual three
polling places in the county—at
the Agriculture Building in Plym
outh, Norman Chesson’s store at
Roper and C. N. Davenport’s gar
age at Creswell, it was said.
Peanut growers will vote on
whether to extend marketing quo
tas for the crop to 1957, 1958 and
1959. All persons who share in
the 1956-crop peanuts planted for
harvest as nuts on a farm with a
planted acreage in excess of one
acre, it was said. This includes own
ers, landlords, operators, tenants
or sharecroppers. A favorable vote
of two-thirds of the growers who
vote is necessary to approve use
of quotas. If quotas are approved
penalties on “excess” peanuts will
be in effect and price supports to
cooperators will be available at the
full level. If quotas are disapprov
ed, quotas and penalties will not
apply and price support will drop
to 50 per cent of parity.
In either case, acreage allot
ments will remain in effect as a
means of determining eligibility
ior price support.
Cotton growers will decide on
marketing quotas for the 1957 up
land cotton crop. All farmers who
engaged in production of upland
cotton in 1956 are eligible to vote.
Again, two-thirds will carry the
referendum and if it is approved,
quotas will be in effect with penal
ties on "excess” and price support
at full level to cooperators. Disap
proval would mean that price sup
ports would drop to 50 per cent of
parity and supports, of course,
would go to those complying with
allotments. Acreage allotments will
continue in either case.
Corn growers will vote on whe
ther to put into effect "Soil Bank
Base Acreages” as used this year,
or return to the acreage allotment
plan in effect for some years prev
iously. If two-thirds or more of the
farmers who vote favor base acre
ages, they will be used;
If the corn base acreage program
is approved, the base acreage for
commercial counties will be 51 mil
lion acres for each year the pro
gram is in effect. There will be no
corn acreage allotments. The price
support level will be determined by
the Secretary of Agriculture each
year, in accordance with general
directives in the controlling legis
lation. For 1957, the support level
would be an average of $1.31 a
bushel. Farmers would qualify for
price support by staying within the
"national corn base acreage” and
also taking part in the Soil Bank
program.
If the acreage allotment pro
gram is approved, acreage allot
ment for the commercial counties
will be determined each year in
accordance with legislation provis
ions. For 1957 the total acreage al
lotment would be 37,288,889 acres.
Price support levels would range
from 75 to 90 per cent of parity
in accordance with the supply situ
ation. For 1957, the average sup
port level would be $1.36 a bushel.
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Harrison-Sexton
Case Is Settled
The $50,000 slander suit filed
with the clerk of court here Sep
tember 15 by Celeste Hardison Har
rison vs. Mildred Gurkin Sexton
was settled out of court Friday ol
last week.
Judgment that was entered in
the case was in the nature of a
settlement and retraction, or a
withdrawing of the charges, it was
stated. Attorneys in the case were
W. M. Darden for the plaintiff
and W. L. Whitley and the firm of
Bailey and Bailey for the defen
dant.
The complaint alleged slander
ous remarks concerning plaintiff
were made by the defendant to
plaintiff’s husband. At the civil
term of superior court here last
month a motion by defendant to
require an amendment to the com
plaint and a bill of particulars
thereupon was allowed in part and
denied in part. The court also or
dered one section of the complaint
stricken out, ruling it not a proper
part of the pleading in the action.
VFW Auxiliary To Hold
Poppy Sale oa Saturday '
The VFW Auxiliary will hold its
annual poppy sale here Saturday of
this week, it is announced.
Mrs. Woodrow Smith is chair
man of the project. Members of the
Junior Auxiliary will also help with
the sale, the announcement state*.