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Oates County and Its People
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harm Income Down 2770
According to Edwards
Statesville. — A. C. Edwards,
^ ♦. times a member of the N. C.
PI ilature and four times chair
^ of the agriculture committee
that body, laid the facts on the
line at the kickoff meeting of the
Gates County Farm Bureau last
Friday night.
Speaking to a small group of
FB directors, the former North
Carolina Farm Bureau president
said the average U. S. income has
increased 57 per cent from the
1947 period through 1954. Yet
farm income has declined 27 per
cent during the same period of
time, he said.
He pointed out that only 13 per
cent of the population was even
interested in agriculture and the
cost of farm production has gone
up and up year after year until it
has almosf reached the level of
farm income.
He also pointed out that labor
had unions with only 17 states
exempt from closed shops, yet
farmers were reluctant to join the
Farm Bureau, the only organiza
tion in existence that was devoted
exclusively to the problems of the
farmer.
John Artz introduced Edwards.
Bradford Jones, president of
the Gates County Farm Bureau,
named Calvin Buck of Gates
chairman of the membership
drive and named next Friday
night as the date of the next
meeting. This meeting will be
held in the agriculture building
in Gatesville.
The membership drive will be
concluded in two weeks, accord
ing to Jones.
Blood Testing
In County
Next Friday
Gatesville—The Hertford-Gates
County Health Department’s free
blood testing units move into
'tes County Friday of this week
ring free venereal disease
s to all county citizens. Tech
nicians will remain in the area
until Saturday. November 12.
During the week’s testing, sta
tions will be set up at various
places such as public buildings,
stores and crossroads throughout
the county. Bloods will be sent to
the state laboratory in Raleigh for
analysis.
Tests are free and results will
be entirely confidential. Results
of tests, when returned from the
laboratory, will be mailed to the
person tested in a sealed en
velope. Treatment, when needed,
may be had by a private physi
cian or at the health center.
Citizens of Hertford County
were offered the free test during
the past two weeks and approxi
mately 2,000 persons volunteered
to have their blood tested.
A schedule of where persons
may receive the free test follows:
November 4, Russell Grocery,
4 to 7 p. m.; Holly Grove Market,
2:30 to 8 p. m.; Sussie Boone Store
4 to 7 p. m.; J. L. Smith Grocery,
4 to 7 p. m.
November 5, W. J. Sawyer Gro
cery, 2 to 4:30 p. m.; Claude Sav
age Store, 5 to 8 p. m.; L. W. Dar
rell Grocery, 2 to 4:30 p. m.; Tri
angle Service Station, 5 to 8 p. m.;
Patterson’s Place, 1 to 4 p. m.;
Rice’s Grocery, 4:30 to 8 p. m.
November 9, White Oak Service
Station, 4:30 to 6 p. m.; Parker &
Parker Grocery, 3:30 to 6 p. m.
November 10, Mrs. Ned Roun
tree Grocery, 3:30 to 6 p. m.;
Pierce Grocery, 5 to 6 p. m.
November 11—Charlie Hinton’s
Place, 4 to 7 p. m.; Joe Sears
Place, 5 to 8 p. m.; Lucille’s Place,
6 to 8 p. m.
Cancer Clinic at
Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City.—The next clinic
of the Northeastern Cancer Cen
ter will be held on Friday, No
vember 4, at thd Health Center in
Elizabeth City, with registration
)iginning at 1 o’clock.
Free chest X ray will be given
anyone wishing it along with the
examination of the five areas ol
the body where cancer is most
easily found and cured. There are
no limitations as to sex, race, or
economic status at the Center;
however, there are age require
ments. Women should be 35 or
over and men should be 40 or
more unless one of the “Seven
Danger Signals” are present or
unless referred by your doctor.
Apointments are not necessary
but facilities are limited and tc
be assured of an examination it
is suggested that a priority be
secured by draping a card to the
Cancer Center, Elizabeth City, N,
C. Examinees are asked to bring
a robe or housecoat.
For the time will come when
they will r.ot endure sound doc
trine: but after their own lusts
.-hall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears.
: Timothy 4-3.
j Julian Spence, a former great
I basketball player at Sim bury High
* School, is now a member of a
| speech choir at East Carol na Coi^
lege.
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the time or inclination to try to
separate news from personals as !
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j vou sign your checks when you
jre.ew your subscriptions. Each
I week we get checks for renewals
j that are unsigned. Sinbe we don’t
; have any money in the bank, we
! can't sign 'em.
Last week we announced that
i the Gates Ruritan Club would
j sponsor a turkey shoot on October
| 19. The date should have been
j November 19 when folks will j
I gather from far and near to im- j
j bibe of free coffee and the hos- i
i pitality of the Gates Ruritans.
jtiiiooting will start,, at 11 a. irw.
! and continue until no nnt .inr
|-!
School Raises
$1200 Friday
At Halloween
Gatesville. — The Gatcsville
; High School had it’s annual Hal
j loween Party Friday night Octo
j her 28, at 7:30 p. m.
j A Halloween program was the j
, first event of the night. Then :
there was fun for all at the fish ;
pond, game room, refreshment
room, fortune-telling, side shows, |
fashion shows, etc.
At 9:30 p. m., the high-light of j
the evening took place—the |
crowning of the king and queen
of Halloween. In the first four
j grades, Linda Hand of the first
grade was crowned queen with
I 1773 votes, and John Ward of the
| (bird grade was crowned king
with 1869 votes. From the fifth to
the eight grades, Joy Brown of j
the fifth grade was crown queen
with 2446 votes, and Junie Um
phlett of the eight grade was
crowned king with 1350 votes. In
the high school, Mary Frances
Wilson of the tenth grade was
! crowned queen with 5380 votes,
j The crowd gasped with amaze
• ment as this was the highest
] figure ever reached in this type j
i of school contest. Clayton Parker
>f the twelth grade was crown
ed king with 1863 votes.
Then the lucky numbers for
the cakes, turkey and ham were
drawn. The entertainments of the
evening were enjoyed by every
Betw'een 800 and 1000 attended
this Halloween Party the largest
in the school history. Gross in
take was over $1,200.00 which;
net a little over $900.00 for the
school and PTA. Practically all
money will be spent for library
books.
Ordination for
J. Paul Holoman
Edenton.—The ordination of J.
Paul Holonian of Edenton to the
Baptist ministry is to take place
in the Edenton Baptist Church on
Sunday afternoon, November 6,
at 3 o’clock.
Those forming the presbytery
are Dr. Douglas Branch, presi
dent of the N. C. Baptist Conven
tion; the Rev. G. M. Singletary,
missionary of the Chowan Bap
tist Association; the Rev. L. O.
Chandler, pastor of the Center
Hill Baptist Church; the Rev. B.
L. Raines, pastor of the- Rocky
Hock Baptist Church; the Rev.
Lee Phillipps, pastor of the War
wick Baptist Church.
THE LONG COUNT — In the North Carolina prison system
elimination boxing bouts, held at the Gatesville prison camp
last Saturday, the local camp had four winners. Standing back
to the camera is a Gatesville camp heavy weight. His opponent
on the far side of the ring with the referee bending over him,
tried vainly to get to his feet after he was knocked down by
the local hero. The fight lasted about one minute of the second
round when the visitor caught a hard right behind the ear fol
lowed by a seiies of smashes to the jaw that flattened him for the
full count. The visitor weighed 228 pounds while the local lad
weighed in at 193. (Photo by Carlton Morris.)
Morris Rites
Held Last
Wednesday
Gates. — Funeral services for
Walter F. Morris, 78, who died in
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Mon
day night, were conducted Wed
nesday afternoon at three thirty
at the Middle Swamp Baptist
Church.
The Rev. William Kay, pastor,
officiated assisted by the Rev.
W. P.' "Milne of the Ahoskie Bap
tist Church and the Rev. J. Walter
Moose of the Gatesville Bap
list Church. Burial was in the
Morris family cemetery near
Gatesville.
The active pallbearers were
Wallace Morris. R. G. Morris, Clif
ford Morris, W. H. Morris, Jr.,
Shelton Morris, Arthur Baines,
Morris Smith and Winbourne Wil
loughby. The body was removed
from the Rountree and Holler Fu
neral Home to the church two
hours before the service.
Town Council to
Study Street Bid
Gatesville. — The Gatesville
Town Council will meet Monday
November 7th at 8 p. m. in the
Agriculture Builchng.
All persons are invited to at
tend the meeting and to bring
any matters of interest before the
Council.
The major items to be consid
ered include the consideration oi
bids submitted by the N. C. High
way and Public Works Commis
sion for street construction and
maintenance and the reports of
the Fire Chief and Tax Collector.
Infant Cowper
Dies in Hospital
Gatesviile.—George C. Cowper,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. P.
Cowper, died in DePaul Hospital,
Norfolk, Wednesday morning at
seven o'clock.
He is survived by his parents.
Funeral services were conducted
at the graveside in the Gatesviile
Cemetery by the Rev. J. L. Walter
Moose of the Gatesviile Church
at eleven o’clock Thursday morn
ing.
Tractor Burned
Gates.—Bradford Jones of the
Drum Hill section lost a good
tractor last Wednesday when it
c.- light fire and burned.
The tractor was pulling a corn
picker at the time and Jones said
last Wednesday night that he was
not sure how badly the picker
may have been damaged.
The tractor was a complete loss
as even the tires burned off and
the oil in the base of the motor
burned.
RETURNED HOME
Eure.—Mr. Elijah Wall returned
home Saturday from McGuire
Hospital, Richmond. Mr. Wall has
been a patient there since August.
Printing—order It from "Your Home
Newspaper.”
Achievement Day Held
Thursday At Corapeake
By LIDIA E. GRIFFIN
Home Demonstration Ayeni
The Gates County Home- Dem
costration Achiveinent Day was
celebrated on Thursday. October
27, in the Eureka Baptist Church.
; Those attending enjoyed the
warm hospitality extended them
throughout the’day by the hostess
iubs: Zion,’ Middle Swamp, and
Cora peake.
Mrs. Frank Barnes, County
President presided over the morn
; ing session. Mrs. Elgin' Byrum, of
! the Corapeake Club, conducted
1 the devotionals. Mrs. Walter
Ward, president of the Corapeake,
! Club, extended the welcome and
Mrs. Edward Temple, president j
1 of the Gatesville Club, responded. !
I Mis. T. C. Lawrence, of the Eure;
Club, gave a summary report of
; the year's work in Gates County
1 Clubs. Special mi,sic was render
: hi by members of the Corapeake
j C.ub under the direction of Mrs.
J L. Lassiter County Music Lead
A special report on the U. N.
Tour was given by Mrs. C. H.
j Carter, County Education Chari
I man, who represented Gates
j County on tne 3rd State Tour to
! U. N. early in October. She illu- j
-tiatod her report with colored
slides of the U. N. Headquarters.
Mrs. C. V. Cross, vice president
of the County Council, presided
Over the afternoon session. Mrs
R. E. Miller of the Gates-Ariel
Club, presented John H. Harris,
in Charge of Extension Horticul
ture, State College, as guest
speaker. Harris took the group
on an imaginary tour to a Gar
den of Beauty in which the fol
lowing plants grow: determina
tion, tolerance, patience, kindness,
hope, faith, cheerfulness, under
standing, love and smiles. He do
scribed these as desirable flower;
for each to cultivate in our grad
en of Life.
Miss Lvdia E. Griffin, Home
Agent, recognized the following
wi men for having perfect attend
once during the past year: Mrs.
C. H. Carter, Mrs. B. V. Brosn,
Mrs. L. P. Hinton. Mrs J. B.
Whitehurst, Mrs. T. E. Jackson.
Mrs Q. T. Bunch, Mrs. Daisev
Spivey, Mrs. E. P. Story. Mrs. R
V. . Humphries. Mrs. Gurnie Eure.
Mrs. Ernest Smith. Mrs. D. C
Eure. Mrs. M. C. Lilley. Mrs. L
O. Brown. Mrs. S. E. Spivev; Mrs
G. C. Worrell, Mrs. Thomas Rid
dick, Mrs. T. B. Rountree. Mrs
J N. Eure, Mrs, Frank Nixon
See DAY, Page 5
i JEHIZA PARKER, who is an invalid, sits in the wheel chair
j donated by contributors after the story of. her illness appeared
; in The Index. A Whaleyville Sunday school class donated a
j new mattress and springs for her use.
Elimination
Boxing Bouts
For Prisoners
Gatesville.—A series of boxing
bouts', three rounds each, were
held at the Gatesville prison camp
last Saturday afternoon. The
bouts were held in conjunction
with all camps in the North Car
olina prison system with two
elimination contests held in the
east and one which has already
been held in the western part ot
the state.'
The purpose of the bouts held
at the Gatesville camp was to
select one winner in each weight
class to go to Rocky Mount for a
contest with other winners in the
eastern division. The date for this
meeting has not been set.
Winners in the Rocky Mount
bouts will go to Central Prison
late this month to fight the win
ners in the western division, ac
cording to R. L. Turner of Gates
ville. prison supervisor. The fights
in Raleigh will be held to deter
mine the prison system cham
pionship.
In the fights last Saturday, the
Gatesville camp had four win
ners. Other camps participating
were Caledonia Farm in Halifax
County,, and the Umstead Youth
Center at Butner.
The Currituck and Martin
County camps didn’t participate.
4-H Schedule
For November
The regular November meet
ings of the 4-11 Clubs are as fol
lows:
Tuesday, November 8, Sunbury
Juniors, 10:15 a. m. Seniors 11:15
Wednesday, November !), Hobbs-'
ville Juniors 10.30 a. m.
Monday, November 7, Gates
ville Juniors 10:30 a. m.: Seniors
1:30 p. m. (This date is changed
from the regular time of meet
ing the second Monday due to the
fact that the home and farm
agents will be out of the county
at a meeting.)
Members who have completed
their 1955 projects are urged to
finish their reports or records and
bring them to the meeting.
Any member having secured a
mailbox name plate is requested
to bring the name and cost price
to the meeting as this project will
continue throughout the school
The boys will be given a dem
onstration on how to tell layers
from loafers in the farm poultry
flock. ,
QUILTING PARTY
Eure.—Mrs. Ruth Umphlett en
tertained in' her home Monday
evening at a quiltying party. Those
enjoying the evening were Mrs.
Lee Umphlett, Mrs. Sue Stallings,
Mrs. Eilla Jones, Mrs. Woodie
Blades, Mrs. Eldon Umphlett and
Mrs. Ruth Umphlett. Mrs. Umph
lett served cakes nad cold drinks.
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'udge Speaks On
rupt, Harsh Acts
V
I \\ Harrell
SK \%. Leg
Gat. .yland Harrell
of Gati shot in a hunting
accident- .ast Saturday after
noon. The young ex-service
man was shot in the leg by
| Buie Costen of Gaiesville who
is alleged to have fired when he
saw the bushes move.
Harrell was taken to the Roa
noke-Chowan Hospital in
Ahorkie and then moved to the
Norfolk Naval Hospital. It was
not known at press time, how
| serious his wound may be.
Halloween
Big Success
At Sunbury
Sunbury.—More than 500 peo
ple attended the Halloween Car
nival sponsored by the Sunbury
School PTA Friday night, Octo
ber 28. in the school building. Ar
opportunity was given for cake
walking, fishing, eating and othei
activities operated by various
booths in the rooms.
With whistles blowing, horns
! sounding and balloons bursting, £
merry time was had by all.
At 9 p. m. the activities ended
and the people were invited into
! the auditorium where a program
i was given for them. The first pari
; consisted of a costume contest
i the prizes being for the most
j original and the “tackiest” cos
tume.
Jim Knight, second grade, won
! the prize for the most original
costume, and Patricia Rutter
seventh grade, received the prize
for the "tackiest" costume.
The second part of the program
gave the people a chance to vote
for their favorite queen.
From the 11 queens entered.
! the three winners were: Anne
By rum. representing the second
and third grade room; Ina Wil
liams. representing the sixth
i grade room; from the high school
Blanche Riddick, representing the
' 12th grade .room. They were
crowned and presented a loving
cup.
The third and concluding part
of the program was given by the
I students representing the third to
I the 12th grades.
Total proceeds from all activi
ties was over $547.
VFW Calling
For Members
Sunbury.—The Gates County
Memorial Post 7312 VFW is cur
rently sponsoring a membership
drive, it was announced this
\. eek.
All veterans with overseas ser
vice are eligible to join whether
t! ey have been contacted or not
ii was announced by R. G. Mor
; is. Post Commander.
The Post, which is holding
meet ngs in it; new hut about
two miles west of Sunbury on
j Highway 153. will observe a Vet
: eran’s Day dinner November 10 in
the Sunbury School Cafeteria.
Regular meetings are held oh
; second and fourth Thuisdav in
each month.
Air Observation
j Next Sunday
i Gatcsville. — The Ground Ob
| server Post in this area has been
requested to participate in a 12
1 hour exercise starting at 9 a. nr..
EST, to 9 p. m., .EST. Sunday,
j November 6.
! The name of the exercise will
' be “Skytrain VIII.”
Purpose of the exercise is to
! provide training in order that the
i operational efficiency of the GOC
| may be increased.
I It is important that all posts in
! the Durham Air Defense Filter
; Center Area take part during the
entire period of this exercise.
However, part-time participation
| is desirable of posts that cannot
operate during the entire period.
The Winner
Gatesville.—Jimmy Snell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Snell was
winner in the Halloween baby
contest held at Gqtesville school
last Friday night.
Gatesville. — Judge Chester
Morris pointed out to the Gates
Ccunty Grand Jury in Superior
Court here last Monday morning,
that they came from a cross sec
tion of the county and warned
them that when they had acted
i pon all bills of indictment, they
bed done no more than one fourth
of their duty.
In charging the Grand Jury, he
told them they had taken a most
solemn and binding oath "taken
i pon Holy Writ before God and
man.” He repeated the oath as
administered by the clerk of the
court, L. C. Hand and told the
j.uy to ponder it well as it was
most binding.
Since members of the jury came
from all sections of the county,
they should know about all vio
lations of the law in their re
spective communities, he said and
it would be their duty to present
these facts before the jury.
He pointed out that it was the
i duty of the Grand Jury to look
into all county offices and af
! faus as they concerned all of the
j people and then he told them to
’ present a tr ue picture of such
| affairs to all ihe people in the
Standing and speaking in a
' solemn voice. Judge Morris said
that because of the turn of events
in recent months, the country
j and the south in particular was
faced with problems never known
before. The state and the whole
smith is concerned with these
events, and he told the hushed
court that now "is not the time to
act abruptly 01 speak harshly,
but we should act wisely and
deliberately.”
He made no reference directly
to the action of the U. S. Supreme
| Court in their ruling on integra
tion but speaking in a very low
I tone told the mixed audience, “I
" ould not go against any decree
i of a higher court even if I had the
authority. I have my own
thoughts in the matter, but 1 shall
i not go into that.”
He ended his short charge by
j telling the 18 men that their duty
was not to try cases but to de
tr i mine if there was a reasonable
'relief that a crime had been com
mitted.
Funeral for
Aged Man Held
Wednesday
Gatesville. — Funeral services
lor Edgar Cross, «7, who died
Monday at noon were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at two
o’clock at the Gatesville Baptist
Church. The Rev. J. L. Walter
Moose. pastor, conducted the
service assisted by the Rev. H. A.
Biz/ell - of the Gatesville Metho
dist Church. Burial was in the
Gatesville cemetery.
Active pallbearers were A. P.
Godwin, Jr.. R. A. Brown, L. F.
Overman, J. M. Eason. G. D.
Williams, R. E. Rawls, J. G.
Pollock and C N. Plyler. The body
was removed from the Rountree
nd Holler Funeral Home to the
church one hour before the
Ollie Jones Is
Speaker at the
Reynoldson WMS
Gates.—Ollie Jones of Suffolk
was the speaker at the mission
Judy class of the Reynoldson
WMS last Tuesday night. Oeto
>or 25. lie was introduced by Mrs.
A. Parker and taught the book
World Within A World.”
During the social hour, coffee
ind cookies were served by the
■mini committee, Mesdames
George Mixon, Bradfuixi Jones,
Otha Mizzelle.
| Those present at this study
course was Mesdames A. E. Park
er. E. Curie, Henrv Harrell, A.
M. Riddick, C. T. White, Jr., J.
; K. Freeman, Sr., Howard Eure,
i Bradford Doughtie, B. M. Eure,
Aubrey Harrell, J. E. Hayes, Sr.,
L. C. Powell. J. C. Sawyer, W. P.
Lowe, Jack Parker, W. J. Parker,
G. T. Ellis, B. E. Smith, B. M.
Goodman, John Eure, W. T. J,
Elienor, C. T. White, Sr„ R. L.
j Savage, Thomas Bracy, Franklin
i Curie, J. N. Eure, Lloyd Nixon,
! Mejorie Blyer, Otha Mizzelle,
; George Nixon, Bradford Jones,
H. C. Eason, Mr. Thomas Bracy,
Mr. W. T. J. Ellenor.
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when you let the folks who publlati tbla
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