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GATES COUNTY INDEX The Only Newspaper Published in and for Gates County Volume 14, No. 21 Gatesville, N. C., Wednesday, January 30, 1946 12 Pages This Week FARMER MEETS PRESI DENT.—John Oeser, Westside, Iowa, who won the title of 1945’s “typical midwest farm er,” was recevied at the White House (by President Truman. Oeser won his title in competi tion with contestants from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota arid South Dako ta. Horse And Mule Clinic Results Given By Artz Gatesville. — Results on the horse and mule clinics held in Gates county last week have been announced here by John W. Artz, county agent, who aided in sponsoring the clinics. “The clinics were fairly suc cessful,” said Artz, “but the farmers did not report with their livestock for treatment as much as we had hoped.” He added that the series of six lies held at various points K| mghout the county had treat W twenty-five animals for .orms and dental work. He said the turnout at Goodman’s Mill in Gates had been the best of all the clinics, with ten farmers at tending with their work stock for examination and treatment. Dr. J. W. Shannon of Ahoskie was in charge of the clinics, which were sponsored through the extension department and county agent. James E. Brady Dies At Norfolk Winton. — James Edward Brady, 75, died in a Norfolk, Va., hospital Saturday at noon. He had been ill for the past month. Fu neral services will be conducted from the Winton Baptist church, of which he was a member, Mon day afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. J. E. Lanier. Burial will be in the Cool Springs church cemetery near Eure. Mr. Brady was Iborn April 8, 1870, in Gates county, son of the late Richard and Annie Martin Brady. Surviving are three daughters, Mary Brady of Winton, and Mrs. Celestine Dilday and Mrs. Amer ette Moseley, both of Norfolk; four sons, Robert B. Brady of Tinton, Fletcher L. and James ■ Brady, Jr., both of Norfolk; ™ o sisters, Mrs. Lena Martin oen of Norfolk and Mrs. Laura Bryant of Petersburg, Va. Sailor Howell Is Discharged Norfolk. — Carlos Walter Howell, signalman, third class, of Eure is being discharged after honorable service in the Navy, at Che personnel separation center in Little Creek, Va. March Of Dimes Chairman Feels Drive A Success Gatesville.—With the end of the 1946 March of Dimes cam paign for Gates county in sight, Miss Ethel Parker, county chair man, reports that the drive is progressing at a pace that is satisfactory to all her hopes. Miss Parker reported that the dance given in Sunbury last Fri day night for the drive to raise funds for combatting infantile paralysis was even more suc cessful than had been anticipat ed. More than 225 people were on hand in Morgans’ warehouse to dance to the music of the Luter String band and to add their contributions to others in the March of Dimes. Figures on money raised for the fund by the dance were not available, but Miss Parker said the expenses were brought to a minimum by the fact that both the warehouse and music were donated free of charge to the drive. Another source of funds, which has been most helpful in aiding the county in reaching its quota has been the Gates theatre in Gatesville. In conjunction with the local drive a short subject featuring Greer Garson has been shown with every program and a collection made from the audi ence. Reports from the schools and from c ommittee members throughout the county, Miss Parker added, have been en couraging. The schools have been participating in tag days during See DIMES, Page 2 Clothing Drive At Gatesville School Praised Gatesville.—Miss Ona Patter son, Gates county chairman for the United Clothing Collection, this week commended highly the children and faculty of Gates ville school, who, under the di rection of Miss Frances New some, turned in a total of 441 garments for the clothing drive. “All of them are to be com mended for making this collec tion such an outstanding suc cess,” Miss Patterson said. Issuing a reminder that the clothing drive closes in Gates county on Thursday, January 31, Miss Patterson has asked all community and school clothing chairmen to bring their collec tions to the auditorium of the Agricultural Building, Gatesville, as soon after Thursday as possi ble. All garments will be counted and packed for shipping at the building, she said. All persons who donate clothing in the drive are asked to write a “good will” letter or note to the prospective foreign user and pin it to the garment. J. L. Landing Dies At Eure Eure.—James L. (Hale) Land ing, 49, died Monday night, Jan uary 28, at his home here fol lowing a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Cool Springs Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virginia Felton Landing; one sis ter, Mrs. Mary Harrell of Eure; three brothers, P. P. Landing of Eure, L. V. Landing of Ply mouth, and J. R. Landing of Norfolk, and a number of nieces and nephews. NEW ROOSEVELT I>IME. This is the design for the new Roosevelt dime that is now roll ing off the line at the Phila delphia mint. The designer of the new coin, commemorating the late'President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was John R. Sin nock, chief engraver at the Philadelphia mint. Rev. Wicker Is Slated As New Episcopal Rector Gatesville. — The Reverend Worth Wicker of Tarboro, who took up his duties as rector of five Episcopal churches in Gates and Hertford counties last Sun day, will officiate at a service at the Episcopal church in Gates ville on Sunday, February 3, at 11 a. m., it has been announced by W. R. Cowper, senior war den of the local Episcopal church. Rev. Wicker, who until re cently served in the army as a Chaplain with the rank of ma jor, offered his services to this area until a permanent rector can foe found. Bishop Thomas Wright, head of the Diocese of Eastern North Carolina has writ ten Mayor Rogers of Ahoskie highly recommending Rev. Wick er. Episcopal churches in Hertford and Gates counties have been without a rector since the depart ure of Rev. John H. Bonner, who left the first of the year to be come rector of Ti'inity church, Lumberton. Chicken Pickin’s Gatesville.—Chicken thieves seem to have found easy pick ings at the chicken house of Mrs. J. C. Harrell from near Gatesville, because they have paid three visits during the past week. A marked decrease in egg production a few days ago caused the Harrells to do a little investigating and they discovered that nearly sixty of their Plymouth Rock hens had departed. Evidence pointed to the fact that the hens did not leave on their own accord be cause the ventilating screen wire in the front of the chick en house had been neatly clip ped with a set of wire shears. The front door lock showed signs of tampering but had not been broken. Mrs. Harrell says she sus pects the meat shortage and the missing hens may have been combined in an over supply of chicken stew for some unneighborly soul. Traffic Violators Fill Recorde I s Court Bill Gatesville.—D. E. Ba: trict game protector, h ed all nimrods in the the 1945-46 hunting sei end Thursday, January" 31!~ Bar nes added that the trapping and hunting with gun and dog of opossum and raccoon will con tinue in effect until February 15, when that season closes. Barnes said that all residents of Gates county who use arti ficial bait and lures in their fish ing must have a county license. The use of insects, minnows, worms and other natural bait in fishing does not require a coun ty license. Demonstration Club Urged To Donate Clothing Gatesville.—Miss Ona Patter son, home demonstration agent and chairman of the Gates coun ty Victory Clothing drive, urged the members of the Middle Swamp Home Demonstration club to back the clothing drive last Tuesday afternoon at the regular meeting of the club in the home of Mrs. M. L. Piland. Miss Patterson also gave a talk entitled “Blood-Building Foods” and gave a demonstration of gingerbread baking, following which refreshments were served to Mrs. H. C. Brinkley, Mrs. G. T. Jordan, Mrs. Merle Rountree, Mrs. G. C. Worrell, Mrs. Rid dick Jones, Miss Patterson and Mrs. Piland. Dischargee List Adds Thirty-Two Names In Week Gatesville.—Mrs. Lillie M. B. Overman, clerk of ihe Gates County Local Board Number One, reports that the following men have reported to the local selective service board during the past week: White: George Edward Jones, Eure; Roscoe 'Magellan Hill, Eyre; Lloyd Martin Wiggins, Trotville; Linwood Taylor, Ty ner; Zeb Delton Eure, Eure; Mar vin Philip Hofler, Sunbury; Clyde Ledell Eure, Eure; Elton Lee Trotman, Hobbsville; Linwood Cary Taylor, Holland, Va.; Vin cent Theodore Hill, Sunbury; James Edward Lassiter, Hobbs ville; Stephenson Early Eure, Eure; Leon Eorrest Pierce, Cora peake. Colored: John Eason, Waco, Texas; Thomas Anson Saunders, Hobibsville; Steve Brown, Gates; Lonnie Hinton, Sunbury; Wad dell Walton, Hobbsville; Elisha T., Knight, Corapeake; Lycurgus Brothers, Hobbsville; Jethro Jerome Hayes, Eure; Willie Ed gar Langston, Gatesville; Wil liam Williard Saunders, Sun bury; James Floyd Knight, Gates; Claude Norfleet, Waterbury, Conn.; James Raleigh Figgs, Hobbsville; Charlie William Goodman, Norfolk, Va.; William Donable Hawkins, Whaleyville, Va.; George Warren Hinton, Portsmouth, Va.; Truitt A. Grif fin, Corapeake; Adolphus Britt, Gatesville; William Hugh Langs ton, Gatesville. Gatesville.—A full docket of traffic violators laced Judge E.S.A. Ellenor here last week and were dealt with summarily on offenses ranging from driving drunk to minor vehicle violations. Fourteen cases were handled in the regular session of Recorder’s sourt. James Smith, Powellsville ne E,‘ro, drew the major sentence of the session, when he was sen tenced nine months at hard labor after having been found guilty of reckless driving and of operating a vehicle on the public highways without a proper li cense. John Hopkins, negro, of Eliza bethtown was given a sentence of four months at hard lajbor, on a drunken driving charge, sen tence being suspended upon the payment of a fine of $50 and costs and the revokation of his driver’s license for 12 months. Alex Arthur, negro, of Chowan county was found guilty of the multiple charges of improper lights, improper brakes and driv ing without a license and sen tenced to sixty days, sentence suspended upon the payment of a fine of $30 and court costs. Arthur Sparkman, negro, of Gates, drew a 90 days’ suspended sentence and was fined $50 and costs and had his license revoked as the result of a finding of See COURT, Page 3 Advice Given For 1946 State Cotton Contest Raleigh.—Fields on which plots of cotton will be grown for the 1946 State five-acre cotton con test should be selected at this time, manure applied, if needed, and the soil broken and made ready for final preparations in planting the crop. These suggestions are given by J. A. Shanklin, Extension cotton specialist at State College, who is in charge of the contest. lie points to the record of George H. Blanton of Rutherford county, who won the contest last year with a total yield of 7,080 pounds of lint on five acres,' or more than 14 bales. Blanton turned under a heavy crop of lespedeza during the fall and prepared his land in Decem ber. In fact, he had been build ing his land over a period of about 20 to 25 years with rota tions, not only on the particular field where his contest plot was grown but also over his entire farm. Work During Spring In March, Blanton prepared his seed bed and then let the land rest for about a month and firm itself. About the middle of April he applied 600 pounds of 4-10-6 per acre with a grain drill and the soil was left to settle un til May 5, when 200 additional See CONTEST, Page 3 Sergeant Walters Returns To States Fort Bragg.—Among the con tingent of high-point veterans recently returned here is Sgt. C. C. Walters. Sergeant Walters, whose wife is the former Katy Lawrence of Gatesville, has just returned to the United States after eighteen months of duty in Puerto Rico. '' He is expecting to be discharg ed soon.
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