1'own
opics
n?
People of Plymouth and vicinity
are invited to attend the Christmas
program to be given Friday night
of next week at Ware’s Chapel
Methodist Church at Dardens, it is
announced. The Sunday School will
have charge of the program and
there will be gifts and special
music. The program is scheduled
to start at 7.50 o’clock, it was
stated.
Another in the long list of mari
tal knots that Justice of the Peace
J. T. McNair has tied was the cere
mony Monday evening uniting Miss
r Betty Lou Smithwick and Piumaldo
A. Borunda. The bride is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith
wick of Plymouth and the groom
is the son of Mrs. Jennie Borunda
and the late David Borunda of
Raton, New Mexico. The marriage
took place at the home of Mr. Mc
Nair on West Third Street.
Condition of little Miss Patricia
Ann Adams, 9-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Adams of Plym
outh, was reported to be satisfac
tory yesterday, following a major
surgical operation at Duke Hospi
tal in Durham Monday. In addition
to her parents, the little girl was
accompanied to Durham by her
grandparents, Chief of Police and
Mrs. P. W. Brown. Mr. Adams and
Chief Brown returned to Plymouth
late Tuesday, while Mrs. Adams
and Mrs. Brown will remain at the
hospital for sometime yet.
Two Plymouth men played prom
inent roles in the annual meeting
of the Wasmarty District, East Car
J^olina Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca held at Williamston Wednesday
night of this week. Dr. A. L.
W'hitehurst was installed as chair
man of the district and the install
ing officer was Roy F. Lowry. Dis
trict reports were heard from G. E.
Ashville, district executive. Awards
and recognitions were also made
at the meeting. Among others at
tending from here were Foster
Perkins, Joe Simon, Carl L. Bailey,
jr., Walter Furlong, Dr. B. W. Cut
ler, Charles Walker and W. B.
Blackburn, and their ladies.
Construction was begun Tuesday
of this week on the foundation for
the town’s new water tank just off
Washington Street Ext., Police
Chief P. W. Brown reported. Mean
while, Brown said, good progress
is being made by the crew which
is engaged in painting the old tank
near the Municipal Building on
East Water Street.
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Rural Mailboxes
Being Battered
By Vandals, Said
m Boxes Near Plymouth and
On Long Ridge Road Tar
gets for Soft Drink Bottles
Recently
Vandalism directed at rural mail
boxes in this county has reached
such proportions that serious steps
will be taken if the practice is con
tinued, Plymouth Postmaster J. C.
Swain warned this week.
Mr. Swain said that battering
and mutilation of boxes is believed
to be the work of teen-agers out
joy-riding. It seems, he said, that
drivers will slow down near the
boxes and someone in the cars then
throws soft drink bottles at the i
boxes. Quite a few boxes have been 1
thus battered in, especially along <
the route from Plymouth out the 1
Long Ridge Road. Mr. Swain said <
he went out Tuesday and found
four boxes bearing definite imprint 1
^ of bottles, with the bottles used 1
I to throw at the boxes lying in the f
roadside ditch. 1
many persons nave gone to '
some pains to erect attractive mail- *
boxes,” the postmaster said, “and :
mutilation of boxes will not be '
tolerated.” He said he has appealed 1
to sheriff and patrolmen to watch ‘
for vandalism.
“I hope the practice will be stop- *
ped voluntarily,” Mr. Swain com- .
njented. “If it is not discontinued ,
we will be forced to call in a postal :
inspector and this will mean some- v
body is going to be in serious :
trouble.” He reminded that tamper- 1
ing with mailboxes draws a stiff ?
penalty, imprisonment or both.
Stocking Fund Drive;
' Far Short of Its Goal
At 3:45 p. m. Wednesday the
Empty Stocking Fund was almost
$1,500 short of its quota, with time
rapidly running out. /
Carl L. Bailey, sr., Finance com
mittee chairman, reported the sum
of $1,007.71 in hand. Every penny
of this amount came from Plym
outh, Mr. Bailey said.
The committee chairman estimat
ed solicitations in the business area
of Plymouth to be “from 80 to 90
per cent complete.” However, he
said there were several “express
ions of intent" yet to be fulfilled,
that some house-to-house solicitors
here have not made a report yet, ;
and that some of the labor unions j
are to be heard from. i
The chairman strongly emphasiz
ed the need for all Fund workers :
in the county to complete their
canvass by Saturday of this week
and turn in reports not later than :
that date. He pointed out that it ;
will be necessary to place the order ■
with the wholesaler Monday of next
week. All solicitors are therefore
strongly urged to get busy and ;
wind up the drive. It is emphasiz
ed that the cause is worthy and the :
need great. And the project has a >
history of nothing but success.
The Roanoke Beacon
****** and Washington County News ******
A home newspaper dedicated
to the service of Washington
County and its 13,OM people.
I
VOLUME LXVII—NUMBER 50 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 13, 1956
ESTABLISHED 1889
i
J. Shepherd Brinkley
Heart Attack Victim
Stores Remain !
Open Until 9:00 \
Holiday shopping activity has
quickened somewhat in the past
few days and is expected to get
an additional boost when stores
begin keeping later hours Fri
day of this week and nightly
through Christmas Eve. Stores
remained open until 9 p. m. last
Friday but have been observing
the regular closing time this
week.
Larger-than-usual stocks are re
ported at many stores here this
season and merchants generally
are optimistic that shopping will
be heavy throughout the pre
Christmas period.
Probable Cause Is
Found al Hearing
On Murder Charge
Willie Bishop, 50-Year-01d
County Negro, Is Bound
Over To January Court
Term
Willie Bishop. 50-ycar-old county
'Jegro, was bound over to the Jan
lary criminal term of Washington
bounty Superior Court under $10,
100 bond by Judge W. Ronald Gay
ord in recorders court here Tues
lay.
Bishop, charged with murder in
he fatal stabbing last Saturday of
Villiam Warren Pledger, Negro,
uuui, uu, ucai ci uuiunuua tuiuicu
iome in this county, was given a
ireliminary hearing before Judge
iaylord who found probable cause
fter hearing testimony by four
witnesses. The law firm of Bailey
nd Bailey represented the defend
nt at the hearing. /
First to take the stand was Flor
nce Webb, young colored woman
ear whose home the fatal stall
ing took place. She stated that
lie two men argued on her porch,
lat Bishop opened a large pocket
nife and threatened Pledger, that
lere was considerable cursing,
nd that she told Bishop to close
See~MlJRDER7?age~8
Final Riles Sunday for Own
er of Local Thealres;
Leading Figure in Busi
ness Here for 24 Years
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John Shepherd Brinkley, 53,
owner and operator of the Plym
outh, Daly and Plymouth Drive-In
Theatres here, died in the Wash
ington County hospital about II
o’clock Saturday morning, follow
ing a heart attack earlier that day.
His health had been declining since
he first suffered a heart attack
about three years ago, although he
recovered to some extent and con
tinued to manage his local theatres.
Early Saturday morning he had a
severe attack at his home and and
was removed to the hospital around
7 o’clock where he remained until
the end came a few hours later.
His sudden passing was a severe
shock to his many friends through
out this section. In addition to his
theatre interests, Mr. Brinkley was
active in local civic, religious and
social affairs for the entire 25
years of his residence in Plym
outh. He was a member of the
city council for several years and
helped to organize the Rotary Club
here, later serving as its president.
At the time of his death he was
a member of the Washington Coun
ty Library Commission.
He always took 'a leading part in
all local business promotions and
during the war years helped to di
rect several successful campaigns
for the sale of war savings bonds
and other patriotic movements. He
was also a leader in the Boy Scout
program here some years ago
when a fund was started which led
eventually to construction of the
present Scouting building.
ouu ui mu iuic junii jai'OD ana
Gertrude Shepherd Brinkley, Mr.
Brinkley was born in Suffolk, Va.,
on October 30, 1903. An accom
plished musician, he began playing
Ihc piano for a Suffolk theatre
when he was 14 years of age. Grad
uating from Jefferson High School
:hcre in 1920, he began to devote
lis entire time to the entertain
nent business, going from Suffolk
;o New York City, where he stud
ed pipe-organ music under the late
lesse Crawford.
Becoming associated with War
SenBRINKLEYTPagTi
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Referendum Vote
Light in County
Unofficial returns released by
he ASC office here show a light
ote in the crop referendum held
Tuesday in the county with quotas
'oted for overwhelmingly.
In the corn referendum the coun
y vote favored Soil Bank base
icreages over the acreage allot
nent plan by 78 to 70. Votes for
■otton and peanut marketing quo
as were 63 to 3 and 158 to 4, re
pectively.
Breakdowns by polling places:
Corn referendum—Roper, 49 for
Soil Bank base, 17 for acreage al
otments; Plymouth, 7 and 40; Cres
vell, 22 and 13;
Cotton referendum — Plymouth,
.4 for, 0 against; Roper 23 for, 2
igainst; Creswell, 26 for, 1 against;
Peanut referendum — Roper, 67
or, 2 against; Plymouth, 53 for,
) against; Creswell, 38 for, 2
igainst.
List Three Homes
On Annual Garden
Club Pilgrimage
Even!, Slated for Sunday,
December 16, To Coincide
With Presentation of Can
tata _
Three homes here will be open
for the annual Christmas pilgrim
age sponsored by Plymouth Gar
den Club, it was announced this
week.
The pilgrimage will be held Sun
day, December 16, same day on
which combined choirs of the down
town churches will present a can
tata at Plymouth Methodist Church.
The pilgrimage will begin at 2:30
and close at 4:30 p. m. when the
cantata will be presented at the
church. At 5:30 p. m. the pilgrim
age will be reopened and will be j
concluded at 7:30 p. m. During the
latter span tea will be served at |
the Episcopal Rectory on Madison
Street and a silver offering will be
taken for the benefit of the garden
club.
First home to be visited will be
that of Mrs. Clarence E. Ayers on
Golf Road where the theme,
"A Crimson Christmas” will be
used. The club committee at this |
home will be made up of Mrs. R.j
Vernon Jeter, chairman, and Mes
dames John Wood, Robert Darden
Swain, M. J. Polk and Louise Mc
Gowan.
Next home to be visited will be
that of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Waters
on Roanoke Avenue. Here “Rhap
sody in Gold” will be used as the
theme. Committee at this home
will be composed of Mrs. A. Lloyd
Owens, chairman, Mesdames R. M.
Bruce, J. L. Horner and W. A.
Davidson and Miss Ida Davis.
Third home on the tour will be
the Rectory of Grace Episcopal
Church on Madison Street, the
home of the Rev. and Mrs. Edward
M. Spruill. Theme to be carried out
will be “Christmas Joy.” The com-1
mittee to serve at the rectory is
listed as Mrs. R. L. Combs, chair
man, and Mesdames R. L. Hollo
well, W. L. Whitley, S. A. Ward,
sr., James N. Etheridge and Ed
ward M. Spruill.
Serving on the committee for
the tea will be Mrs. W. Roy 1 op
ton, sr., and Mrs. Carl Hackbarth.
New Low Is Reached
By Bloodmobile Here
Only 46 Respond Wilh 44
Giving Blood Last Friday;
Brings Total for Year to
367 Pints
Response reached a new low
here Friday when a Red Cross
bloodmobile unit paid its regular
quarterly visit to Plymouth and
obtained only 44 pints of blood.
Previous low here was the 49
pints secured December 21 of last
year.
Friday's results brought the total
number of pints given to the pro
gram during 1956 to 367, compared
with a total of 355 pints during
1955. j
There was one bright note to the
picture Friday—the percentage of
rejectees was quite low. Actually, '
there were only two.
Acknowldgements included the j
ladies of Ludford Memorial Bap- ,
tist Church and Mrs. Carlyle Hall ,
who was in charge for refreshments j
donated and served to blood donors j
by the group; Mrs. Gewn Walsh and <
Miss Elizabeth Wood, volunteer
nurses; Mesdames Paul Nickens,
Emily Nelson, Mildred Keel, Mil
dred Collins, Louise Fleming, Mar
garet Waters and Ruby Sessoms,
clerical and other help.
The next bloodmobile visit here
is scheduled for March 5 of next
(fear.
The following responded Friday:
M. H. Williams, jr., Fred H. Wil
liams, Mrs. Edna Elks, A. J. Ange,
jr., C. A. Cratch, T. G. Gardner,
Mrs. Themise S. Hall, Mrs. Emmet
Blount, W. C. Hall, Mrs. Doris R.
Edmondson, Rev. Paul B. Nickens,
Mrs. Eva A. Riddick;
H. M. Ramsey, Perry M. Dickens,
Mrs. Maxine W. Bowen, Mrs. Alma
F\ Williams, Mrs. Flonnie Joyner,
Edward F. Swain, Charles B. Hut
chins, Pearly Ray Craddock, Roy
Manning, jr., Mrs. Beulah Bicker
staff;
Mrs. Vivian Culbreth, Aubrey
Dixon, L. L. Sawyers, Robert Ange,
E. K. Ach, Charlie B. Barnes, C. S.
Gardner, Lyman Mayo, Lawrence
D. Jones, Bradley Norman, William
R. Dixon, Muril B. Wallace, David
M. Alexander;
Rex H. Modlin, W. H. Phelps,
Hilton Dunbar, Carolyn Brinkley,
Herbert Sawyer, Merrit Browning,
Robert Johnson, Robert G. West,
W. E. Manning, J. P. Turner and
J. B. Willoughby.
Additions to Schools Here
Directed by County Board
Architect to Plan White
High School and Two
More Rooms for Local,
Colored School
Members of the Washington!
County Board of Education put in
a full day Monday trying to deter- i
mine just where to start on the1
school construction program. They
finally came up with a resolution
directing L. N. Boney, jr., Wil
mington architect who designed the
most recent schools built in this
:ounty, to begin preparing plans
and cost estimates for a white high
school building in Plymouth and
two additional classrooms for the
Plymouth colored elementally
school.
The board was faced with the
problem of deciding where to start
an the building program, taking lo
rn consideration the limited funds
available within the next two years.
While the county is due $180,000
from state bond issues of several
(■ears ago and $500,000 authorized
iay county voters at the election in
November, not all the total amount
will be available until May, 1959.
In order to avoid increasing the
present tax levy, it has been pro
posed to issue $100,000 of county
bonds in May, 1957, and an ad
Limuiiui *yvi in m moj, ivvv. ;
This, with the $180,000 due from
Ihe state, makes a total of $320,
D00 available in the next two years
for building purposes. This is the
amount the board is presently plan
ning to spend.
After studying all phases of the
program, the board Monday decid
ed the two local projects were the
most pressing. Mr. Boney was pres
ent at the board meeting and help
ed arrive at the decision reached.
Several board members expressed
themselves as being opposed to
planning anything right now ex
cept needed additional classroom
space, although buildings at Cres
well and Roper will be considered
when the additional $360,000 be
comes available in 1959.
The architect was instructed to
tart on plans for a high «ebool
See SCHOOLS, Rage 8
Furlong To Head
March of Dimes
Walter T. Furlong, of Plymouth
nas been appointed chairman of the
March of Dimes Campaign in Wash
ngton County, scheduled for Jan
rary. The appointment was an
nounced last week by H. Rex Edi
;on, of Gastonia, North Carolina,
■hairman of the March of Dimes
Campaign.
While the county quota has not
neon set, Edison stressed the need
or a million dollar fund being
■aised in the state during the drive
ast year the county raised al
nost $3,500, oversubscribing its $3,
100 quota.
“Despite rather widespread use
if the Salk anti-polio vaccine in
tforth Carolian this year,” Edison
aid, “the job of wiping out polio
s not finished. Polio is still with
is to a shocking degree, and we
rill have many more cases next
ear. He appealed to county chair
nan to prepare early for an all
ut campaign starting in January.
Changes Made in i
Publishing Dales!
In order to provide a longer
holiday period for employees,
publication of the next two issues
of The Beacon will be earlier
than the regular publication
date.
It is planned to print the issue
of December 20 Wednesday of
next week with the normal De
cember 27 issue to be printed
Saturday of next week, following
whioh the office and plant will
be closed through Christmas
week, reopening for business
Monday, December 31.
Since publication will be ear
lier for these issues it will be
necessary that all advertising,
correspondence and news copy
be in accordingly. Church not
ices and other correspondence
should be submitted just as soon
as possible to insure publication.
All existing deadlines will be
one day earlier for the Decem
ber 20 issue and copy for the fol
lowing issue should be in by
Thursday of next week if at all
possible.
r«?ii:S'5x®’:x=*r®'3
A PIMM'LAM A
\\ hereas nineteen hundred years ago an event occurred
in Bethlehem of Judea which was to change the course of history
and give to the world the glad, joyous season of Christmas;
And whereas Christmas is the one week during the year
"’hen heaven comes down on earth and the hearts of men are
strangely warmed;
And whereas it is the desire and purpose of our town
and community to celebrate Christmas in a manner consistent
with the life and principles of Him Whose birth we honor:
Now I do hereby make the following proclamation:
The week of December 16-23, 1956, shall be known
as Christ in Christmas Week in the Town of Plymouth, the
State of North Carolina. Further, I call upon all citizens of
our town to properly observe this week, and to actively partici
pate in die events which will be presented during this week.
A. J. RIDDLE,
Mayor, Town of Plymouth, X. C.
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23 Units to Take Part
In Christmas Parade
Expect Bands From Wind
sor and Edenton High
Schools To Participate,
Charles Hutchins Says
It is almost certain that two
or more out-of-town bands will par
ticipate in the Christmas parade
here next Monday night, Charles
Hutchins, committee chairman, re
ported Wednesday.
Hutchins said bands from Eden
ton High School and Windsor High
School ,u definitely, expected
aiongvWith the Plymouth High
school band and the glee club
from Washington County Union
School at Roper.
The committee chairman said 23
units will take part in the parade,
including several floats.
Two blocks on Water Street will
be cleared of traffic for the parade
which is scheduled to begin at 7
o’clock, it was stated.
The special week of holiday
events will open with a cantata,
“Christ Is the Hope of the World, ”
by Ward Stephens, to be presented
at 4:30 p. m. Sunday at Plymouth
Methodist Church by a choir of
singers from Christian, Episcopal,
Baptist, Methodist and Presbyter
ian churches, under the direction
of Mr. Hutchins. Mrs. W. D. Wal
ker will be at the organ, replacing
J. Shepherd Brinkley who died last
Saturday.
A combined choir will sing
Christmas carols at the foot of
Washington Street Thursday and
Friday nights of next week, begin
ning at 8 o’clock each night.
Cooperation of motorists in keep
ing vehicular traffic off the street
during the time of the community
sing each night is requested.
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Tax Supervisor,
Listers To Meet
A special meeting of the Wash
ngton County Board of Commis
sioners, the county tax supervisor
»nd the tax listers of the various
ownships will be held at the court
louse at 7 o’clock Thursday night
)f next week.
Purpose of the meeting is to ad
ninister the oath of office to the
supervisor and list takers and to
sstablish uniform prices for listing
ivestock, poultry and other such
terns of property in the annual
isting which is held during the
nonth of January.
Hubert L. Davenport of Skin
lersville is county tax supervisor
ind list takers, by townships, are:
Dewey S. Spruill, Scuppernong
rownship; Wade S. Hardison, Lees
Will Township; W. W. White, Skin
lersville Township; and W. A. Itoe
mck, Plymouth Township.
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Candlelight Service Will Be
Held at School Here Sunday
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Plymouth Elementary School
will present its 14th annual Christ
inas Candlelight Service in the
school auditorium at 6 o’clock Sun
iay evening.
The glee club with 75 voices un
ler the direction of Miss Grace W.
Dickerson will have charge of the
program. Mrs. Abbie B. Johnson
will be at the piano.
The public is invited to be pres
et and to attend “Open House”
tfter the program.
I Induction Call i
■ :
j 10 lor January I
An induction call for 10 regis
trants, largest in many months,
has been received by Selective
Service Board No. 95 here to be
filled on January 30, Mrs. Lor
raine Hunter, board clerk, re
ported this week.
Mrs. Hunter said the board has
not re,-"Ire# a y. e-induction call
for anus:?
Packaging Gift
Boxes To Start
Next Wednesday
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Many Volunteer Workers
Will Be Needed for Task;
Chairman Empty Stock
ing Fund States
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D. Marvin Weaver, chairman of
the 1957 Washington County Empty
Stocking Fund, stated Wednesday
of this week that work will begin
Wednesday of next week of filling
the Christmas boxes.
The job will be done in the audi
torium of the Agriculture Building
here with the county welfare de
partment in charge. Much volun
teer help is needed and Mr. Weaver
requests that those who can spare
a few hours in doing this work re
port for duty next Wednesday.
Also, it was stated, solicitors are
asked to complete their work by
Saturday of this week and to
promptly turn in money collected
to Carl L. Bailey, sr., Finance chair
man, or Moye Spruill, treasurer of
the fund.
Anyone who has usuable toys to
donate is asked to contact Monroe
Turner, committee chairman, at the
telephone office here. Also, those
who have trucks and drivers avail
able for distribution of the Christ
mas boxes are requested to contact
Jack House, jr., in charge of dis
tribution.
In pointing to the great need this
year, Mr. Weaver stated that indi- :
cations are that about as many
families will nefcd help this year :
as last. There were 306 families
and over 1,100 persons helped by :
the project a year ago. j
“We ask our citizens to give <
generously to this very worthy
cause,” the chairman concluded. I!
Seek to Abandon All
Bus Routes in Section
Among 15 routes for which Caro
lina Coach Company has applied to
the State Utilities Commission for
authority to abondon are two which
would, if abandoned, leave Plym
outh and Washington County com
pletely without bus service.
The county has been without bus
service since November 8 due to a
driver strike.
Listed among routes the bus com
pany wants to abandon are from
Edenton to NC 32 over US 64 be
tween Roper and Scuppernong, and
Williamston to Columbia over US
64 via Plymouth, Roper, Scupper
nong and Creswell.
Gilmer Ayers, who operates the
bus station here, said he has been
besieged with calls from people
who want to know what will be
done about the situation. He says
he knows nothing except what he
reads in the papers. Several per
sons have voiced the opinion tbet
an organized protest to any aban
doning of the routes in this county
should be lodged.
Special Programs
Are Slaied Here
By Most Churches
Various Activities of Christ
mas Week Announced,
Including Programs of
Worship, Music
Several local churches will ob
serve the Christmas season with
special programs of worship, of
nusic and of a social nature.
For the Ludford Mer'orial Bap
:ist Church, the Rev. Paul B.
Mickens, pastor, the week of De
cember 10-14 will be a Christmas
irogram week for all of the circles
>f the Women’s Missionary Socie
y. During this week they will all
lave their annual Christmas pro
;rams and parties. On Wednesday
light, December 19, a carol service
vill be held in the chir'ch The
■hurch will participate in the Com
nunity Carol Service in front of
he City Market, Thursday and Fri
lay nights, December 20 and 21.
Phen at the evening worship serv
ce. Sunday, December 23, the Sen
or Choir will present the annual
’hristmns f’nntntn
The Plymouth Church of the
Vazarene announces Christmas pro
grams for Sunday, December 23,
it 7:30 in the evening. At this time
he annual Sunday School Christ
nas program will be given. Recita
tions, exercises and songs will be
?iven by the children under the
lirection of Mrs. Ray Brown.
Christmas gifts will be exchanged
ay the Sunday School pupils. On
Christmas Eve, carolling will be
lone by the PAL Club. Shut-ins
and the aged of the community
will be visited by the group. They
will meet at the parsonage for re
freshments following the carolling.
For the morning service, Sunday,
December 23, the pastor, the Rev.
John R. Soloky, will preach on the
text: "They Followed a Star." Mrs.
Soloky will sing “Star of the East”
as a solo in this service.
Christmas activities at the First
Christian Church of Plymouth, ac
cording to the Rev. C. N. Barnette,
minister, are as follows: The Christ
ian Women’s Fellowship entertain
ed their husbands, Monday evening,
December 10, with a covered dish
supper and Christmas program.
This consisted of carol singing,
special music, exchanging of gifts,
bringing toys for the Community
Empty Stocking Fund project and
See~PROGRAMsT^Page^4 *
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Hicks Variety Is
Top for Value in
Survey in County
Average Value Per Acre of
$978.70; Coker 139 Top
Variely as io Poundage,
Survey Shows
Of tobacco varieties grown ih this
county in 1956 Coker 139 produced
the greatest poundage per acre
and Hicks had the highest value,
according to figures obtained in a
survey conducted by the county
agent’s office here.
County Agent Guy M. Whitford
said 245 farmers were sent ques
tionnaires on tobacco variety per
formance with only 45 replies re
ceived.
Replies were from growers with
a total acreage of 200.61 producing
316,956 total pounds which sold for
6145,911.85. Average poundage per
acre was 1,579 for an average per
acre of $727.34.
Listed in order of variety, num
aer replies, total acreage, total
aoundage, total sales, average
aoundage and average money per
acre:
Coker 139, 11, 49.15, 95,156, $45,
116.07, 1,936, $34.20; Hicks, 4, 10.95,
19,696, $10,716.84, 1,798, $978.70;
3ixie Bright 244, 15, 75.78, 120,210,
155,947.30, 1,586, $138.28; Oxfords
1-181, 4, 15.79, 20,358, $9,815.42, 1,
!89, $621.62; Dixie Bright 101, 5,
-4-40, 32,792, $13,268.49, 1,343,
>543.79; White Gold, 2, 5.05, 8,806,
>2,799.81, 1,743, $554.41; Golden
3em, 1,3.49, 4,416, $2,001.01, 1,265,
6573.35; mixed varieties, 3, 16, 15,
>22, $6,446.91, 970, $402.93.