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Lend Your Support... to the Blood Program GATES COUNTY INDEX The Only Newspaper Published ir» and for Gates County Give a Pint of Blood . . . . Next Friday Volume 21, No. 19 tint* <»f the-Xulion's IiISATK11 \V 1<:I:K LI KS* Galesville, N. C., Thursday, January 6, 1955 10c per copy Itetlieated to Service to Oates ."’minty iintl Its People 8 Paget . mmm** * SPECIAL COURT DAY—With the coming of a special term of Superior Court last Monday, tHe 100-year-old court house in Gatesville was the scene of much activity. Here a group gathered in front at 12 o’clock noon on Monday as J. G. Pollock auctioned off the Gates school property. R. G. Cowper was high bidder at $5,500. Support Blood Program Urged By Dr. Harrell Gatesville.—Dr. C. Lydon Har loll director of the Tidewater Blood Center in Norfolk ;.nd Dwight Harvey, a retired Aim'y Colonel w ho is now business ad ministrator for tlie Tidewater Blood Center were iri Gatesville last Monday attempting to ei- ate some interest in the forthcoming visit of the bloodmobilc. The bloodmobile unit is sched uled to appear in Gatsville next F. idav morning January 7 at J. B. Spivey, 75, Dies Sunday In High Point j Corapeake.—Jessie B. Spivey, 75, died Saturday night in the High Point Memorial Hospital. High Point. He had been a resi dent of Corapeake for many years and was a retired R. F. D. mail carrier. He was a member of the Eureka Baptist Church of which he had se v. d as a Deacon, Sun day School Superintendent, and Treasurer. He was born in Cho wan County, and a son of the late Jacob and Penina Spivey. Ills wife, Mellie Virginia Spi vey, preceded him in death July 14. 1953. He is survived by three sons; James B. Spivey. Suffolk. -Leon ard M. Spivey, Portsmouth, and Wayland Spivey, Merry Hill: four daughters, Mrs. D. V. Ralph, Portsmouth, Mrs. H. J. Austin, T'Ch Point, Mrs., F. G. Morris, Gatsville, and Mrs. L. F. Pierce, Suffolk; two brothers, W. O. Spivey, Hobbsville, and W. T. Spivey, Norfolk; one sister Mrs. Dolly Bunch, Hobbsville; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct i Tuesday afternoon at three k Jock at the Eureka Baptist " .lurch. The pastor, Rev. Caleb aoodwin conducted the service assisted by the Rey. W. D. Morris of the Scotland Neck Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Active pall bearers were J. L. Spivey, Elmer Bunch, Conroy Perry, Frank Rountree, Vernon Spivey and Murray Spi vey. Honorary pall bearers wrere the Men’s Bible Class of the Eu reka Baptist Church. The body was taken from the Rountree and Hofler Funeral Home, Gates ville, to the church one hour be fore the service. 10 a. m. and will be here until 4 p. m. at the agriculture build ing. According to Dr. Harrell, several recent visits of the blood mobile unit in Gates County has been very disappointing as there ! has been a noticeable lack of in terest. The last visit netted only 115 pints. Dr. Harrell pointed out that the Tidewatre Blood Center furnish ed free of charge all the blood needed by 33 hospitals and also furnished blood for any patient from Gates County regardless of what hospital he might attend. At the present time, he said, county patients were, using a great deal more blood free of charge than was being donated at all of the visits of the bloodmo bile unit. Dr. Harrell and the administra tor appeared before the Board of County Commissioners also last Monday where they enlisted the support of that group. As a result of this visit, the Commission is- ! ued and urgent appeal to all of the people in Gates County through this newspaper urging 'hem to come to Gatesville next Friday and donate a pint of blood to help the cause along. Recorder’s Judge H. V. Beamon and Sueprintendent of schools, W. C. ffarrell are in charge of the visit next Friday and are joining with Dr. Harrell, the Board and Dwight Harvey in urging special support for the blood program. All counties that make up the area served by the Blood Center, with the exception of Gates Coun ty, Northampton County ni N. C. Southampton in Virginia, consis tently meet their quotas. Gates County has never met its quota i cf some 110 pints and Dr. Harrell is of the opinion that the quota may be too high for the county. He is planning to have this re- 4 duced before any future visit, he said last Monday. He is a native of Sunburv, and he is very anxious for Gates j County to remain a part of the Tidewater Blood Program as it means a great deal for county j people to be able to get blood j at any time and any where free ! of charge. But, as he pointed out, I the present cost of collecting a few pints in the county is prohibi tive arid he issued an urgent ap peal to everyone asking that they come to Gatesville next Friday and give one pint of blood, to help Gates County remain a part of the blood program. * A capable doctor and ifurse will l be present to test everyone and anyone unfit to give blood will be so informed. In many cases the donation of a pint of blood will help a person, he pointed out. Bookmobile Schedule for Gates County Wednesday, January 5—Mrs. E. P. Story's home, 8:45-9:15; Mrs. Emmet Harrell's home. 9:20 10:00; Mrs. Jack Felton's home, 10:05-10:45; Mrs. W. L. Askew's home, 11:05-11:30; Mrs. M. C. Lillev’s home, Gatesville-Eure Highway, 11:40-12:00; Mrs. Lu ther Eure’s home, 12:35-1:00; Eure, Mrs. J. T. Harrell’s store, 105 2:45. Thursday, January fi—Mrs. C. H. Carter’s home, Carter’s Cross Roads 9:10-9:45; Mrs. Ralph White’s home. Punchbowl,■ 9:55 10:30; Mintonsville. W o o d r o w Hofler's store, 10:40-11:20; Sel wyn. General Store, 12:40-1:15; Hobbsville, Mrs. Ned Rountree’s home, 1:20-1:40; Sandy Cross, Mrs. A. F. Stallings' home, 1:50-2:20; Mrs. Oscar Riddick's home. 2:25 2:35; Muddy Cross, A. A. Hurdle’s Store, 2:40-3:15. Friday, January 7—Reynoldson, Mrs. J. S. Smith's home, 9:00 9:55; ' Reynoldson, Mrs. Dick Tyler's home, 10:15-10:55; Drum Hill, W. J. Sawyer’s store, 11:10 11:50; Drum Hill, Mrs. Taylor’s home. 12:20-12:40; Mathias’ Store, Hazelton, 1:40-2:40; Brown's Store, 2:45-3:15; Gates Confec tionary Store, Gates 3:20-3:45. Monday, January 10 — Mrs. Hardy Brown’s home, Zion, 9:00 9:45; Water Swamp Section, 9:55 11:55; Sunburv-Eason’s Cross roads Highway, 12:45-1:45; Ea son’s Crosroads, Jones' Store, 2:00-2:45. Tuesday, January 11 — Mrs. Blanch E. Hudgins's home, Sun bury-Corapeake Highway, 9:15 10:00; Mrs. Waverly Parker’s home, Foley Community, 10:10 11:00; Holly Grove, 11:10-11:30; Mrs. H. A. Eure's home, 11:35 12:10; Corapeake, 12:50-1:50; Miss Lucy Askew’s home, Corapeake Wiggins Crossroads, 2:00-2:30. Wednesday, January 12—Mrs. Edward R. Temple’s home, 8:50 9:15; Sunbury, Jack Byrd’s Esso Station, 9:30-10:30; Sugar Run Road, Acron Hill Section, and Elizabeth City Highway, 10:40 2:30. B. F. Savage Dies After \ Long Illness Gates. Benjamin Franklin Sav age 72, died Friday at 12:1a p. m. at his home, Houle 1, Gates, after a long illness. Mr. Savage was active in the work of Savage's Methodist Church for many years. He had been a member of the board of stewards for more than 40 years and had served as church school superintendent and member of the board of trustees. lie also was a member of Camp 12.022, Modern \VoodinCn of America, Whaleyville. He was a son of the late Jesse W. and Rebecca Pearce Savage,, of Gates County. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Nettie Horton Savage; three sons, J. Arthur Savage, of Sun bury'; B. F. Savage, Jr., of Hamp ton, and Walter R. Savage, of Gates; a sister. Mrs. L. F. Baines, of Whaleyville. and five grand children. Funeral services were eon ducted Sunday at 3 p. m. at Sav age’s Church by the Rev. Fred Duplissey, pastor, and the Rev R. T. Commander, of Klizabcth City. Burial was in the church cemetery. The body was taken from the Baker Funeral Home to the church at 2 p. m. Prim rs n ho print "Your Home W\v paper" a re be t ccniippV'd to 111 all you printing i ccjuir. mint • they will appro Three Churches Hold Services Corapeake.—On Friday night in the Fellowship Hail of Parker’s Methodist Church a recreational hour was enjoyed prior to Watch Night service. The Urn c churches, Kittrell, Savages and Parker's Church, were led by their pastor, the Rev. Fred Dliplis-y. in the social hour, assisted by Hal Furr, and empha sis placed on young people. In the sanctuary at 11:30 p. m. the people gathered for worship service and the theme was pre sented by members of the MYF of the three churches, which were Kave Armstrong. Burton Barnes, Vernon Parker. Rita Baker and Carolyn Baker, who was also pianist. H.ynYqs in keeping with the theme were sung as well as moments of silence as the old year passed and the new year 4-H Club Meetings For January Club meetings for the new year start Tuesday. January 11 with Sunbury Junior Club at 9:40, Senior at 10:40; Wednesday, Jan uary 12, Hobbsviile Junior, 9:30, Senior, 10:45; Thursday January 13, (latesville Senior 12:45, Junior, 2:20. All old members are urged to be present and each to bring a prospective member. Application Cards for membership will be dis tributed. Cards will be taken up from those who received them before Christmas. It is hoped that each Junior and Senior club will double its membership over the 19.54 enrollment. All boys and girls are requested to bring a pen cil to the meeting. County Talent Show For Dimes Drive Friday Nite Gatesville.—A Talent Show, sponsored by the March of Dimes, will be held in • the Gatesville School Building Friday night at 8 p. m. Talent from all parts of the county will compete for cash prizes, says Mrs. Ashton Lewis, 1955 March of Dimes Campaign Director. Mrs. Lewis has requested each township chairman to try to have talent from each township pre sent. Conrad Plyler reports he will have talent acts from Gates ville, Sunbury and Gates on the program. Several string bands will be present, Lamar Benton and Luther Casper of Hobbsville with Annie Overman and Loretta Benton at the vocals. Mallery Buck and Company string band. Eure Community will be repre sen ted by Troy Green and Quar tet also Peggy Johnson dance from Roditco. Not all of the talent acts could be listed as many township chair men had not completed their talent round-up at press time but many good acts are scheduled. Several volunteer March of Dimes workers will have drinks and candy for sale at the show. Mrs. Lewis urges everyone to come out this Friday night and en joy this talent show and help the March of Dimes in its fight to find a cure for polio. Anyone in the county may enter the con test. Mrs. Lewis would appreci ate having your name if you wish to enter. Please contact her at Gatesville by Thursday night. Special Term Of Court Off To Slow Start Monday Other Big News Too Top 10 Stories Of 1954 Gatesville.—'To pick out 10 of the top Gates County stories of 1954 would be a task for anyone, but several stories carried in the Index last year are worthy of mention. On the week of March 4 last year, a sudden wind storm struck the Hall farm near Eason’s Cross roads and blew down barns and killed one mule. Fletcher Turnei, 86, and a life-long resident of the county, died that Monday. In the issue of April 1, Betty Jean Turner and her husband, Bill, were involved in an auU wreck just outside Gatesville aw she was seriously cut about th> Issue of April 15 carried pic tures and the story of the death of Mr. and Mrs. Tazwell A. Eur> and how they died five days apari. The April 29 issue carried th i story of Corabell Peterson, whi was burned to death in a hom; not far from Gatesville when a kerosene stove exploded, setting her clothing on fire. The issue of the Index for May 20, along with all the other papejs in the nation, carried the story of the Supreme Court ruling out segregation. This was one of the top stories in the nation durirg 1954. September 2 carried the story of the destruction visited on Gates ville's new school building when it was" struck by lightning. October 21 carried the story of "Hazel,” the worst hurricane ever experienced in Gates County and most of the east coast. October 28 carried the story oi Thad Eure and his proposed 209 mile trip by muleback. The rid< was nevei\made as it hinged on the election of a candidate who was defeated in the Novemb?) election. The November 18 issue of thu Index carried the story of Scott Bowser. Negro, who was charged with the rape of his 13-year-cld stepdaughter. This story drt vr wide attention and caused all ex tra copies to be sold, when a church group wrote the editor protesting what they termed "lit erary looseness" in reporting the December Hi carried the story of Jimmy Mondes, who was run down and killed on the highway near his home by two Negroes. Mondes was a Sunburv High School junior. The death of Duke Story, who Was 10(5. was an outstanding story as he was one of the oldest resi dents in the state. Several other stories in 1954 were outstanding, but space pre vents carrying a review of them all. Dr. H. F. Kern Rites Held at Corapeake Sunbury,—Dr. Hurry F. Korn, S9, died at his home in San An onio, Texas, Tuesday, December 18. He was a member of Alamo Heights Methodist Church. St. John Lodge A F. and A. M., Luzon Chapter Royal Arch Ma ;ons and the National Assiciation of Federal Veterinarians. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Lee Kern; one daugh ter, Mrs. Edward E. Wieben, Iowa City, Iowa; one sister. Miss Ruth Kern, Phoenix, Arizona and one grandson. Funeral services were conduct ed at Parkers Methodist Church Saturday aftrnoon at three o’clock. The pastor, Rev. F. J. Duplissey conducted the service. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Active pall bearers were G. B. Morgan Jr., Hunter Morgan, Sammie Lee Morgan, Horton Keith, Ernest Askew and Billie Phillips. The body arrived at the Rountree and Hofler Funeral Home, Gatesville, Friday after noon from where funeral arrange ments were completed. Programs—best work and fastest service when you let the folks who publish this paper do your printing. Give us your orders. Gates County BRIEFS And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. Acts 12:23. The Schoolmaster’s Club will meet at the Gatesville school lunchroom next Monday. Rev. Worth Wicker has been invited as guest speaker. On January 10 and 11, Charles E. Spencer and Mrs. Annie Raye Moore will work with Gates County Schools on health and physical education. They are from the State Department of Public Instruction. The Board of County Commis sioners urged us to state that they are solidly behind the blood program and they are urging everyone that can possibly do so to be present in Gatesville Fri day to donate a pint of blood to help keep the county in the pro District County Agent, C. S. | Mintz appeared before the Board j of Commissioners last Monday and : urged them to provide in their : 1955-56 budget for an assistant i county agent. The Board took no I action Monday but noted that ' they would do so in the immedi j ate future. I Marne Godwin was the winner ! of the $16 award for the best Christmas display. The award was made by the fire department and the judges were from out of town. Took my two sons, one age 11 and the other two, to our west window Monday afternoon and pointed out the beautiful red-gold sunset. The least one said "pity” meaning pretty and the oldest one who has the soul of an artist and likes to write poetry in his spare time, said, "Daddy it looks like a golden mountain.” He has never seen a mountain only in pictures. The wile, who is the only girl in our family, came along to see what her men folks were look ing at. "I bet it will be cold as blazes tomorrow,” she said. She has as very practical mind and very little patience with her writer husband and poetic son. And 1 never did know just how cold blazes can be. R. M. Small, butter known to his friends as "Uncle Robbie" of Corapeake has been ill recently. He is sending his thanks to his Odd Fellow brothers, his friends and his church for their thoughts and attention during his illness. “I’m so grateful," he says, "that I can’t find words to express my feelings,’’ Was talking to Solicitor Walter Cohoon and Judge Fountain last Monday about our infamous rape story. The Solicitor said he read every word of the story, but didn't find anything wrong or offen sive. Judge Fountain said that I would have to tighten up my "lite rary loosness” when I reported court proceedings on the case. Each man spoils the one he loves, And gratifies her wishes. The rich man showers her with gifts. While the poor man does the Tobacco Meet At Gatesville Gatesville.—You and all other tobacco growers should plan now to be present at a meeting at the Agricultural Building. Gates ville, Friday night, January 7, at 7:30 o'clock to hear S. N. Hawks Tobacco Specialist, and see slides on Plant Bed Management anc general Production Practices. ! Plant bed fumigation to con i trol weeds, disease, insects, arc : up for discussion. Also varieties ! sucker control, irrigation, anc j other related subjects. A door prize ■ will be given, also one to the per son who traveled the furtherest Don't forget—it’s Friday nigh I of this week. Come and brinj i some neighbors. Best wishes foi 1 a Happy New Year. i Gatesville.—The special term of ' Superior Court in Gatesville got off to a slow start last Monday, when presiding Judge George M. Fountain informed Solicitor Wal ter W. Cahoon that the grand jury selected for the November term of court would have to be present for the special term. The Novem ber term was not held due to the illness of the presiding judge, Q. K. Nimoks, Jr., who suffered a heart attack just prior to Novem ber 25. Judge Fountain informed the court that the regular grand jury would have to be present and Sheriff L. F. Overman hastily dis patched deputies around the county to round up those not present. Then before further proceed ings, Walter W. Cohoon was sworn in as the First District Solicitor by Judge Fountain. The first case before the court concerned Annie Copeland, Negro woman, convicted in Recorder’s i Court back in May of last year for possession of illegal liquor. She appeared before Judge Foun tain and begged to be allowed to pay the Recorder’s Court fine and cost. Judge Fountain sentenced her to six months in Woman’s Prison and suspended the sen tence upon payment of the fine and cost and added to the sen tence that she "must be of good behavior for the next two years.” ! Edward Pretlow, charged with giving a forged check which was later paid up, was told by the court to return Tuesday for sen Julius Howell, Negro, was brought before the court on a ; charge of shooting his brother-in ! law, Algernon Lassiter. Lassiter didn’t want to press charges and tried to withdraw the case, but was not allowed to do so by So licitor Cohoon. It developed that Lassiter and Howell married sisters and on the night of the shooting Howell went to their mutual father-in-law, who also sold burial insurance, and told him to be sure that Lassiter’s - burial insurance was paid up'in full. He then went out and found Lassiter along the road and shot him in the stomach, using a .22 caliber rifle. Lassiter was in the hospital a number of weeks and Howell and his victim became very friendly again and he did all he could for Lassiter. Attorney for the defense, W. D. Brown, brought Hazlett Rountree to the stand as a character wit ness for Howell and he testified that the defendant was a hard worker and had never been in previous trouble. The judge point ed out that if Lassiter had died from the bullet wound, Howell would be up before the court on a murder charge. He sentenced him to 12 months on the roads. Howell, who had apparently ex pected to go free, after his attor ney's plea that he should have only a suspended sentence, buried his face in his hands and wept alter he heard the verdict. Cancer Clinic At E. City On Friday Elizabeth City.—The Northeast ern Cancer Center will hold its first clinic of the new year in Elizabeth City at the Health Cen ter on Friday, January 7, with registration beginning at 1 p. m. No appointment is necessary. A free chest X ray will be given anyone who desires it, according to Mrs. W. W. Finlater, secretary. New Library List Published Raleigh.—A new directory of more than 250 city, county and regional libraries in North Caro lina has just been issued by the State News Bureau, Department of Consrvation and Development, Raleigh, and may be obtained free upon request. The new di rectory also notes that North Carolina has 96 Bookmobiles— more than any other state—and explains how information not available in local libraries may be obtained through the Inter Library Loan Plan. Roanoke-Chowan listir^gs in Gates, Hertford Counties)—Albe marle Regional, Winton. Bertie County, Windsor. Aulander Pub j lie, Aulander. Colerain Public, Colerain. Gates County, Gatesville. I Hertford County, Winton. City and county libraries— ; Ahoskie Public, Ahoskie. ! NORTHAMPTON — North ampton Memorial, Jackson. Northampton Negro Branch, Rich i Square.
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