Farmer's Market . . .
is the place to buy. You don't have to
spend your money with a mail order
house. Look on the classified ad page of
The Index.
Volume 21, No. 48
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InvalidWomanT o
Get Wheel Chair
Gatesville.—Last week it was
«arted by the newspaper that
iza Parker was ill and in need
a wheel chair and some bed
ding. This story brought instant
response in the form of help and
cash from several directions at
once.
Several individuals and some
churches sent in the money dur
ing the week until the fund to
help this invalid woman has
reached more than $100 at press
time. J. D. Spivey of Whalley
ville read the story in the Index
and became interested. He came
to see her last Friday and pur
chased a mattress the next day
which he sent to her home at
once. He took a collection at the
Great Fork Baptist Sunday
School in Whale yville on Sun
day morning and reported $30 to
See INVALID. Page 5
VFWtoHold
Barbecue At
Sunbury
r
Sunbury.—The V. F. W. Club
(Veterans of Foreign Wars) have
finally accomplished one of their
greatest desires as they have just
recently purchased a building to
be used as their club house. All
they need new to really get things
moving is a little help from their
many well wishers so they can
get the building moved and set
up on their lot near Sunbury. For
this purpose they are sponsoring
a barbecue supper Friday, July
29. in the Sunbury school cafe
AccOrding to Hardy Greene
the barbecue will be prepared at
Herb's Place near Suffolk. Every
*hing that goes with a dinner of
type will be served Drinks
1 be included. Serving will
under way about five thirty
or six o'clock and will be served
cafeteria or army style.
Members of the V F. W. have
worked long and hard to a helve
this goal. Last year they cleared
their lot and having been work
ing and planning since then to
get a building sit
that the members
active, take more
attend the meetings
if they have a building of their
own. So, with a great deal of
enthusiasm and satisfaction they
announced last week that they
had purchased a building to be
used as a club house, but would
need a little help from the good
citizens of Gates County to get
it moved and set up.
Gates County does not have a
club house of tins type in it’s
entirety. Not only would it be a
boost to the V.F.W., but it would
also be an asset to the county as
well as the community of Sun
bury,sav dub members.
up
They feel
v 111 be more
interest and
more regular
N. J. Cromer
Dies After
Long Illness
Gatesvilje.—News of the death
of N. J. Cromer reached Gates
ville Sunday morning. He died
in a Veterans Hospital at Colum
bia. Si. C., Saturday afternoon
after several months illness. Fu
neral services were conducted at
his home in Newberry, S. C. Mon
day at four o'clock p. m.
For many years he was main
tenance and Construction
Engineer with the North Carolina
Highway C o m missi o n and
made his home in Gatesville for
several months whils working in
this capacity. At the time of his
death he was a general manager
of the Forsythe Aggregates Inc.
He is the son-in-law of S. P.
Cross of Gatesville.
f Air Observers to
Look for Balloons
Gatesville.—The Durham Air
Defense Center has notified the
observation post at Gatesville that
there will be a stand-by alert all
this week.
Post supervisors will be noti
fied by telephone when required
to man their posts and again
notified when they go off duty,
it was announced.
This alert is somewhat dif
ferent from the usual as obser
vers will be looking for balloons,
and should report them at any
time they are sighted, whether
on duty or not.
Gates County
BRIEFS
For we wrestle rot against
flesh and blood, but against prin
cipalities, against powers, against
the rulers of darkness of this
world, against spiritual wicked
ness in high places. Ephesians 6:12.
A few days ago, this section had
some beautiful corn, but dry
weather is doing some damage.
We hear that a nice rain was
visited on the Corapeake section
this weekend.
Self Praise Dept.: Our Progres
sive Farmer friend, Mr. Wm. D.
Poe sends us the information that
Swift & Co. wants to use our
"Country Boy” story. We quote:
“You will be interested to know
that the editor of the Swift &
Company house organ asked tor
permission to reprint your article
"What a Country Boy Knows.”
We are, sure you will welcome this
richly deserved tribute to a fine
piece of writing.” end of quote.
We would also welcome a little
check as we write much better
when the long green folding stuffj
is coming in.
Speaking of letters, we do ap
preciate the nice ones we have
received concerning our story
about Jehi/.a Parker.
Also we have a friend who al
ways donates when we tell of
some needy person. He will not
allow us to reveal his name, but
as sure as we write about the
needy, he either sends a check '
or will shake hands on the street,
leaving a fiver in our palm. His
only .request is to leave off his
name. His inner satisfaction is all
. the reward he wants. We might
add that we are proud to call him
friend.
Former County
Mon Passes
Como. — Linwood McKinley
Cullms, 55, died last Tuesday at
10 a. m. as the result of a heart
attack in Medical College Hospi
tal. Richmond.
Mr. Cullms was a farmer of
this community and a lifelong
resident of Hertford County. He
was a member and senior deacon
of B.uckhorn Baptist Church and
j was recognized widely for his
Sunday School and community
activities.
■ He was the son of Mrs. Emma
Pope Cullins, of Como, and the
late Tom Cullins, of Gates County.
Beside his, mother, ho is sur
| vived by his wife, Mrs. Mary
| Hedgepeth Cullins of Como; and
j two daughters, Mrs. George Bur
gess, Jr., of Franklin, Va., and
! Mrs. Phil Monzon, of Silver
Springs, Md.: four sons, William
Thomas Cullins, Linwood Earl
Cullins, Will Rogers Cullins and
Edward O'Neal Cullins. all of
Como; a brother, John Culins, of
Valdese; two half brothers, Na
than Pope, both of Como, and six
i grandchildren,
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OFF TO RALEIGH —This group of youngsters left for Raleigh early Monday morning, where they will attend 4 H Club Week as
delegates from Gates County and their respective clubs.
Emmet Parker
Dies Sudden;
Rites Sunday
Gates.—Emmett O. Parker. 52.
died unexpectedly Friday after
noon from a heart attack im
mediately upon arrival at Roa
noke Chowan Hospital. Ahoskie.
He was the son of the late James
R. Parker and Virginia Parker.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Willie
Jackson Everett Parker, he is
survived by one brother, T. E.
Parker, Gates; six sisters, Mrs.
J. W. Boone and Mrs. R. W. Wor
rell, Seaboard, Mrs. Bertha Hill
arid Mrs. W. O. Hill, Sunburv,
Mis. Walter Rountree. Suffolk,
and Miss Virginia Parker, Nor
folk; one half sister, Mrs, W. S.
Wilkins, Gates.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at three
thirtv at the Kittrell’s Methodist
Church. The Rev. F. J. Duplissey.
pastor, conducted the service as
sisted by the Rev. Oscar Edmonds
of the Reynoldson Baptist
Church. Burial was in Holly
Lawn Cemetery. Suffolk. The
body was taken to the Rountree
and Hofler Funeral Home, Gates
ville, where it remained until
taken to the church one hour be
fore the service.
Avtice pall bearers were E. L.
Gteeii, J. R. Seawcll. Dr. J. W.
Boone, James W. Hill. Vincent
Hill and W. E. Turner. Jr.
HOME FROM EUROPE
Corapeake.—Pfc. Roy A. Har
rell, Mrs. Harrell and their two
little girls have recently returned
from Europe where Pvt. Harrell
has been stationed in Austria for
the past three years. They are
visiting Pvt. Harrell's parents,
Mr. and Mrs, L. B. Harrell, in
Corapeake.
Pvt. Harrell will return to
Camp Aberdeen, Md., in August
for further orders.
Mrs. S. P. Cross Passes
Away; Funeral Saturday
Gatesiville.—Mis. SaUle Parker
Cross, 7!!, died at her home here
Thursday morning, July 21. She
was the wife el S. Peter Cross
and the daughter ol' the late
James.and Lavirua Louise Whed
: bee Parker.
She was a native of Gates
: County; a -life-long member of
• St. Mary's Episcopal Church; a
I graduate of Salem College. Win
i ston-Salem, and a charter mem
ber of ilie Gatesvdle Woman’s
Club. For many years she taught
school in the GatesvHle school.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by one son. Dr. J. Parker
Cross, Suffolk; three daughters,
Dr. Catherine Cross Gray, Bridge
ville. Delaware,, Mrs. Dorothy
Cross Cromer. Seaford, Delaware,
and Mrs. Mildred Cross Wood
side, Gatesvdle; two grandchil
dren. Mrs. (Jhcs-ter S. Jenkins.
Gatesvdle. and J. Parker Cross,
Jr.. Suffolk; one great-grand
daughter, Miss Sail it* Anti Jen
kins. Gatesvdle; two sisters. Mrs.
! William John llayes. and Miss
Ethel Parker of Elmwood, Gates
vtlle.
Funeral services wen1 conduct
ed Saturday at 11 a. m. at St.
Mary's Episcopal Church. The
Kev. Worth Wicker, rector, con
ducted the services. Burial was in
the family cemetery at Elmwood.
Active pallbearers wen- W. T.
Cross. W. P. Taylor. G D. Wil
liams, W. R. Cowper. J. G. Pol
lock, Martin Kellogg, W. C. Har
rell and Louis Rawls. Funeral ar
rangements were from the Roun
tree and Hofler Funeral Home.
LAWN PARTY
Corapeake—The Fannie Knight
King Circle of Eureka Baptist
Church will sponsor a lawn party
in Corapeake. Saturday evening.
July 30, beginning at 5 o’clock.
The circle members cordially in
vite the public to come out and
enjoy good eating and fellowship.
PREGNANT AVENUE—Hero are a few of the kids on West Avenue in 'Gatesville. Left to right,
they are, Danny Beamon, Hardy Plyler, Sandra Beamon, Fleet Plyler, Anna Marie Liles and
Davy Morris. Normally there are many more, but this is all the photographer could muster for
I this picture. (Photo by Carlton Morris.)
Thieves Try
Two Stores in
Sunbury Wed.
Sun bury.—Before nine o'clock
on Wednesday night, July 20. two
stores in Sunbury had been
broken in and entered and a bi
cycle was reported stole;., Earl
Taylor's Self Service Market and
E. L. Pierce's store were the
establishments the theives tried
this time. Both places v.ere en
tered through a back window ac
cording to Sheriff Overman who
investigated the brtjak-ms.
The business establishments in
Sunbury close on . Wednesday
afternoons and it was when i\eive
vve- t to close it is windows for
the night 'that lie noticed the
heavy mesh wire hail been forced
open in his back window, lie re
ported nothing was missing but
the five or six dollars m change
he left in his cash register .when
lie closed that afternoon. Taylor's
cash register had .also been forced
open, but the theives on'y fop d
an empty drawer, Nothing else
v.os reported missing from his
.market either.
A bicycle was stolen from the
yard of Eugene Riddick the same
night. A bystander reported see
ing someone with the bike, about
ten o'clock. Thinking, i! .,s Sam
my (Riddick's son) she no.n't
make any out cry until the other
unlawful acts had been reported.
Sheriff Overman said he/ had
no idea at the present time who
might have commit-teed the break
ins, but was continuing the in
vestigation.
"It couldn't have been Johnny
Myers,” he said, "as he has been
apprehended in Kentucky."
Mrs. Eure, 78,
Dies; Rites
Last Thursday
Eure.—Mrs. Rose Ella Eure. 711.
died at 6:30 p. m. at her home
near here after a long illness.
Surviving are two sons, J. G.
and Roy Eure; two daughters.
Mrs. Iolia Parker and Mrs. Ro\
Harrell, all of Eure; five grand
children and eight great-grand
children.
Her husband was Grailey Eure,
who died 12 years ago. Her par
ents were Henry C. and Mrs.
Tempie Eure, of Gates County.
The body was removed to the
Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie.
where it remained until Thurs
day at 3 p. m.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday at 4 p. ni. at the
Eure Christian Church by the
Rev. R. E. Brittle pastor. Burial
was in the church yard.
Active pallbearers were Dorsey
Sawyer, Troy Greene, Carey Har
rell, Tazwcll Eure, Clifton Eure
and Bob Eure.
LORETTA BENTON, daughter
et Mr. and Mi's. Hnmai: Benton
of Trots itle. \v id enter the
dress revue lit State 4-H Club
Week. Jtil.v 27. at the Reynolds
Coliseum ill Raleigh. She made
the outfit site is wearing com
plete with the hangbag.
Farmers in Favor
Of Assessments
GutesvT.lo. Only 79 farmers
voted for tlie tobacco assessment
program, last Saturday in. 'Gates
County, but none voted against it.
For peanut assessment, 261
farmers voted favorable while
eight w 'n* against it.
How they voted by townships:
Hall .
Revnbldson .
1 las h i t .
Hunters Mill
Mmtonsvil'le
Holly Grove
Totals.
For Against
26 0
34 3
50 1
19 1
Hi 2
44 0
72 1
201 8
Sandwich Shop Is
Open for Business
Gatesv illoi. — The Gatesville
Sandwich Shop is once again open
for business. The new owner. Mrs.
Margaret Stowers, opened the
place to the public last Friday.
For the past week Mrs. Stowers
has been busily engaged in clean
ing and fixing before opening the
doors to the public. She had things
under control enough to open up
and serve last Friday. Mrs. Stow
ers fixes and serves till kinds of
sandwiches, fountain and bottle
drinks, ice cream, milk shakes and
4-H Delegates Off To
Raleigh For Club Week
Wants
Dra *
Wesk°o
Gatesville un
ty Draft Boc ^ to
locate Wesley C
who formerly . <jk»,
23rd Street in N. >
Va., according to S> '.V
Riddick, clerk. v* ^
Delinquency subject %, /
tranl to immediate i.
says Mrs. Riddick, and
urging him to commui .ale
with the draft board at once in !
order that she may remove his i
name from the delinquent list.
He is the son of Mrs. Julia 1
Eure of Roduco and was for
merly employed by H. G. Fow
ler and assisted in loading lum- j
Council Has j
Busy Meet
Coming Up
Gatesville.—A number of im
portant issues will face the Gates
ville Town Council at their meet
ing next Monday. August 1, ac
cording to P. F. Edmond, mayor.
For instance, a clean-up pro
gram has been launched with the
promise of full cooperation by all
the merchants and business men 1
in the town. Trash receptacles
have been ordered and will be
installed shortly, it was an- I
nounced.
The council is inviting the at
tendance of everyone to the Aug
ust meeting, which will be held
in the agriculture building, to fur
ther discuss the dog problem.
Mayor Edmond has contacted
several other towns in an effort
to determine the best methods to
handle and control this nuisance.
The council is anxious to work
out a solution that will be accept
able to both owners and non
owners.
Several towns in the area have
the problem of mosquito control
and the council expects to dis
cuss this at some length at their
next meeting. They are open for
suggestions from anyone, they
said.
Among other items, a discus
sion on speed control within the
town limits will come up before
the council. They also plan to dis
cuss the surfacing of Wesley Ave
nue with Powell Bill funds at the
next meeting.
A report on delinquent taxes
will be made to the council next
Monday and advertising will start
on August 15. Tax sales will be
held on September 12, 1955, it was
announced.
County Truck
[Driver in Bad
Smash-up
Portsmouth.—A truck driver is
in "poor " condition last night in
a Portsmouth hospital alter being
trapped almost half an hour in
the burning cab of his truck after
1 an accident yesterday in Norfolk
I Fletcher Lee Freeman, 41,
■ Negro of Hobbsville, N. C.. suf
fered burns on 35 to 45 per cent
of his body, plus serious cuts and
bruises. No one else was hurt.
Oriel g a tractor-trailer truck
filled with watermelons, Freeman
tailed to stop as he approached
the rear of another tractor-trailer !
' truck halted at a stop light on
1'. S. Highway 13, at the intersec
tion with Route ltHi, m Broad
i moor.
Freeman's truck smashed into
the rear of the stopped truck,
which was not loaded, and
| knocked it into a car also waiting j
I at the light. All vehicles in the I
accident, which occurred at 2 |
i p. m„ were traveling east.
Freeman’s truck plowed be
j r.eath the empty, high-riding trail
j er of the first truck knocking the
trailer’s rear wheels forward.
Watermelons were scattered as
the rear truck jack-knifed.
The truck cab began to burn
j almost at once from gasoline leak
i ing from its two tanks. It soon
was a blazing inferno.
Fire-fighting equipment from
j the Cradock Fire Department at
i tempted with some success to
; keep the flames from the driver
j trapped inside. Ore tank, how
ever, was beneath the driver’s
seat.
Freeman finally was freed by
a wrecker, owned by Jack's
Wrecker Service, which pulled
See ACCIDENT. Page 5
Gatesville.—On Monday, July
25, 12 4-H Club delegates from
Hates County left Gatesville to
attend 4-H ciub Week in Raleigh.
They were accompanied by the
farm and home agents, John Artz
and Lydia Griffin.
Those attending include Allan
Eure, president of the Gatesville
Junior Club; Vernon Parker, re
oorter for the Gatesville Senior
'ub; Glenn Wiggins, secretary
the Hobbsville Senior Club;
.y Rea Riddick, song leader
.or the Hobbsville Senior Club;
Gloria Hofler, reporter for the
Hobbsville club and treasurer of
the County Council; Robert Earle
Taylor of the Sunbury Senior
Club; Burton Barnes, County
Council president and president
of the Sunbury Senior Club, and
Delores Jackson, secretary of the
Sunbury Senior Club.
Others attending will have a
special part in the week’s activi
ties as a result of their achieve
ments as county and/or district
contest winners.
Glenn Owens, as county and
district winner in Public Speak
ing, will compete with other dis
trict winners for state honors on
Tuesday afternoon, July 26.
On Thursday evening, July 28,
Ann Overman and Glenn Owens
as winners in Health Improve
ment will appear as Gates County
queen and king in the State
Health Pageant.
Loretta Benton, county Dress
Revue winner, will appear in the
State Dress Revue on Wednesday
evening. July 27.
Ann Overman and Loretta Ben
ton will participate in the Music
Appreciation class and 4-H Club
chorus during the week.
Ernestine Stallings will repre
sent Gates County as a page at
the program on Monday evening,
July 25.
The theme for the week is “Im
proving Family and Community
Living.”
Over 1,200 delegates, represent
ing over 146,000 club members,
are expected to be in attendance
during the week.
Participation in the week’s
program is a high point in the
4-H Club members’ career. It is a
great honor to be chosen as a
delegate, but for those attending
there are also responsibilities.
State finals in 4-H demonstra
tions will be held throughout the
week. Delegates will attend class
es and hold an election for state
officers.
There will be time, too, for
recreation.
Farmers Find
Ponds Help in
StockWatering
By N. B. BAKER
Gates County farmers are con
tinuing to dig stock watering
ponds to help their livestock dur
ing the hot dry weather. The 18th
pond was completed last week on
Selby Byrum's farm at Eason’s
Cross Roads.
Another pond was staked this
week for Woodrow Rountree
above Corapeake. Mr. Rountree
says he is having to pump water
for his hogs to drink and also in
mud holes to try to cool them.
Above Gates. J. H. Wiggins has
a stock watering pond site mark
ed off by the SCS technicians
which is to be cleared off and
excavation work may start this
'I he interest in farm livestock
watering ponds was not foreseen
last fall when this practice was
set up by the county ACP com
mittee for the first time. Through
the local ACP oft ice Gates County
farmers may apply for payments
not to exceed $150 for digging a
stock watering pond.
Application is made to the ASC
office for government cost shar
See FARMERS. Page 5
Marine Has Wreck
North of Gates
Gates. — Alex H. Brown of
Edenton Marine Air Base came
close to a fatal injury last Tues
day', July 19 when the car he was
driving ran off the road about a
mile north of Gates, overturned
three times and sheared off a
power line pole.
Brown was alone at the time
and told officers that something
bit him and he ran off the road.
| When he came back on the road,
the car continued to the right
i side and overturned. He suffered
i a back injury and was taken to
j an Edenton hospital in an ambu
j lance.
I No charges were preferred ac
\ cording to H. H. Stokes, investi
i gating patrolman.
1 The car was badly smashed up.