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Be Informed ... About county affairs. The Index tells the full story every week and is only $2.50 for 12 full months. It is the only paper in Gates County. GATES COUNTY INDEX The Only Newspaper Published in and for Gates County The Weather Outside .... is mighty cold on these long winter evenings, so why not stay inside and read the many heartwarming stories carried every week in The Index. Only $2.50. Volume 22, No. 21 One of the Nation's "GREATER WEEKLIES" Gaiesville, N. C.. Thursday. January 26, 1956 10c per copy Dedicated to-Service to Gales County ami Its IVople 10 Pages—Two Sections Sheriff Hit By Arrested lan Friday Gatesville.—James feason, Mid dle Swamp Negro, went to jail last Friday night the hard way. Arrested by Sheriff L. F. Over man and patrolman A. S. Godwin on a charge of breaking and "en tering, and assaulting his wife with intent to kill, he ended up in jail after causing the officers a great deal of trouble. The two officers picked him up near his home and brought him to Gatesville in the patrol car. Sher iff Overman started to get out of the car and Eason leaped out almost on top of him. Godwin was busy on the police radio re porting in to Elizabeth City and didn’t notice what was happen ing until Overman called for help. Overman grabbed the big Negro who is giant size and must weigh close to 250 pounds, and tried to hang on until Godwii\i could help. But Eason hit Over- j man in the face and knocked him j fiat. He then ran down the street. ! Godwin shouted to him to stop ! and even fired his gun into the j. air, but Eason kept on going. A quick radio call brpught Pa trolman J. J. Carter-to the scene and Eason was overtaken near the home of J. G. Pollock. The Negro fought off the best efforts of both j Pollock and Carter for a few j moments, but was soon b-ought | under control and placed in jail. I Overman said Eason beat his j wife almost to death on December ; 29 and then broke into the home of' Mary Sharp looking for a man that he claimed was with his wife. He is now charged with a vault ing both Overman and Carter in addition to the original charges. Gatos C. H. Cross Bookmobile Schedule for Gates County Thursday, January 26—Mrs. E. Story's home, 9; Mrs. Emmett rrell’s heme. 9:30; Mrs. Jack ► *• ttoz's homo. 10:05; Mrs. W. L. .skew's homo, 10:45; Mrs. M. C. I.illey’s home, 11:30: Mrs. Luther Eure’s home. 12:30; Mrs. T. O. Langston's home, Eure. 1. Friday, January 27 County Library, 9:15; M Carter’s home. Carter Roads. 10:10; Mrs. Ralph Waite's home, Punchbowl, i 0:45; Minlons ville, Woodrow I [otter's, 11:15: Selwvn Genera! Store, 12:15: HobbsviUo, Mrs. Ned Rountree’s home, 1.20: Sandy Cross. Mrs. A. J' Stallings’ home, 1:50; Mrs. Ciiftc Lewis’ !. me, 2:30; Muddy Cross, 3. Monday. Jarm. ry 3P--R -\ nold • s in, Mrs. J. S. Smi h’s lo me. 9: Reynoldson. M--.. Dirk Tv tor’s home, 1(>:1 "j; Priini Mill, W. J. .‘• ■■Ayer's 11:10: Drum Hill, Mrs. Taylor's home, 11:30; Hazel ten. Mathias* -‘ore. 12:15: Brown’s r-'Te, 1: G;.:. -' Cer.focl i-.narv. Gates, 1:45. Tue.div, Jem I! rci> Brown’s h Water Swamo Sec burv-Ea-cn C- s 12:45; Eason’.- C> £.: re. 1:30. Wed no day. Fe Blanche lludgin-’ Corapeak" Hi.dr \V.. vorly rr rkgr’s, Fel munity. 10:15; Ho'lv Gzov Mrs. H. A. F Corapeakc, 12:3 Crossroad'. 2. Thursdnv February 2,—Airs. Fdward R. Trmnlc'.s home. 9:15; Sunbury, Airs. F tic. Mrs. Stv nee, Mrs. Clark, 10: Su jar Ren Rood. Acron Hill Section, a d Elizabeth City Highway, 11. 3! — Airs. Zi( . 9:30; 10:40: Snn eds, Jones > 1. Airs. . Sunburv 9:20; Mrs. Com 1!:: 10: heme, 11:15; is J ■ -v A -- V kc-Wkui s Miss Haley to Speak to PTA j Sunbury.—Miss B'anche fjaley. field secretary for the N. C. Con pros* of Parents and Teachers, will be at Sudbury Mich School on February 2. She will conduct study course with the com | icd topics, “ Kducat ion for Re-1 ensible Parenthood” and “Build •n? of Healthv Personalities.” This is Miss Haley’s second j visit to Sunbury and those who j heard her found her a most in- i teresting speaker. Again this year an invitation has been issued to i Hobbsviile and Gatesville to join i Sunbury PTA in this study course. I The study course will be di- j vided into two sessions, one at 4 p. m. and one at 7. There will be a supper break at 6 p. m. and those who wish to attend the course are invited to be the guests .of the Sunbury. PTA at supper. If you are planning to attend, please notify vour PTA presidents of Mrs. W. P. Hudgins, Jr., in Sunbury by Saturday, January 28. Gates County BRIEFS But the word of God grew and multiplied. Acts 12-24. It has been announced that no funds will be available for dis aster relief for Gatesvilie and Gates County as a whole. Seems that the money must go to the counties that really suffered, some almost 100 per cent. List taking in Gates County will soon be over. January is the only month set aside for tax listing. After that the price will be $1 plus the trouble of looking up the list taker. Notice of listing places has been published four times with this issue of the In dex and a number of posters have been placed around the county. Saw a near accident Monday afternoon near Ahoskie. A lady drove out a side right right on across almost into an approach ing station wagon. A lady was driving the station wagon and she ran off the shoulder of the road 3' d her auto almost turned around on the muddy shoulder. In the meantime, the first lady just drove nonchalantly away without even stopping to help and she caused lie whole thing. When you see a man opening the door of his ear for his wife, vou may be sure that either the auto or his wife is new. Met a drunk up at the Press neetir.g in Chapel Hill last week. He kept telling me he was drunk ind begged me not to tell his wife. I promised I wouldn't tell. As a matter of fact. I didn't ever, know him or his wife. Agent Urges Help for Dimes Drive By JOHN ARTZ Gatesville. — Never before has the challenge been greater to the March of Dimes, to its promise of help and hope', to its volun teers. It is a challenge in terms of dollars; but the final reckon ing is in terms of lives. Needs of 1056 March of Dimes is $47,600,000. we are told by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Gates County, with a population of 9.500. has a tenta tive goal of only $2,100, which figures 22 cents per capita. Well, the kiddies can't be expected to make that much donation but the grown-ups. especially the parents, as a token of gratitude far slrong boched children coul l make up the difference. The county has been blessed beyond measure through the years in having no appreciable number of polio cases; whereas, many North Carolina counties have had epidemics of th s dread d disease that crippled young lives, in many homes. If every person m the cou dv of espon <ib!e age would contribute to the March of Dim< s what he or she .ponds in two or three days on se'f for luxuries and non-n -cessi :ec the county would ovorsub ier be the goal. It can be done, nit will it be done? Coin boxes, about 50 of them, lave been placed in public place , all over the countryside, three pecially arranged basketball ames and a picture show have implied means by which people nay contribute to ih s great cause, according to the campaign direc tor, the Key. Walter Moose. Mothers March Next Tuesday The heraldi'd drive for polio funds will close next Tuesday night, January 31, with fhe ‘Mothers March” planned for several communities. Of course, donations will gladly be accepted afterwards but the citizenship is urged to rally to this last call for dimes and dollars. Chairmen have been appointed and canvassers selected to make house-to-house Visits. So, if you live in one of our villages, be ready to wel come the volunteer worker and give, and give liberally. Remember, polio isn’t licked yet. We cannot forget the victims of yesterday, today and, yes, to morrow. The vital March of Dimes must continue for research be cause the training of desperately needed medical and scientific people must go on until polio is really licked. The little crippled boy’s picture on the coin box has an appeal. He says, “Help me, too.” This little fellow could have been your son or mine. HOME BURNS Hobbsvilie.—A fire destroyed a Negro dwelling house about six p. m. last Wednesday in the Hobbsvilie community. Ruth and Jacob Evans, occu pants of the house, lost all their personal belongings along with the house. / 19 5 5 PRESS AWARD Hurtlt darnlitta £ 3prpsa AaBotiatjtDW BEST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD—The Gates County Index placed third in photography in state wide competition sponsored by the North Carolina Press Association. The award was presented to Carlton Morris, editor of The Index, at the University of North Carolina last Thursday night Governor Luther H. Hodges made the presentation. Not Something Like Sunburn Television Doesn't Hurt ; By CARLTON MORRIS ! Galesvillc.—I’ve been on tele vision! Thai’s the truth and it don’t, ! feel any different from not being on TV'. I thought it might feci something like sunburn or a bad cold, but I was mistaken. I was on TV for almost 10 seconds lasl i Thursday night, and while I had a long speech prepared, I never did get chance to speak my piece And I didn't become famous. ■ eithei. One dainty little girl, who evidently was too young to pay j any attention to me, even if my wife wasn’t with me, said that she saw me and thought I looked .real well. Bless her untruthful little heart. li all began when I was noth ■ lied that the Gates County Index had won. a North Carolina Press Association award and I was to receive it at the University oi North Carolina. It was later that I learned Governor Hodges was to make the presentation live on television, WU'NC-TV, Channel 4. The award was for Best Photog raphy, Weekly Division, third So I put on my $4'J suit, and since I was going to bo on tele vision, 1 even combed my hah and wiped the Gates County muc oil my Sunday shoes and wa ready to step out in the sarm class with Kd Sullivan. However. I was not the' toast of the tow: Just in ease something came up, I thought up a real good speech It went something like this: “Ladies and who ever you brought w;th you: when I first learned that the Index had won a third place award, in photog raphy., to misquote a very famous man, 'I was too hurt to laugh anc: too mad to cry,' for as you all know that arc only three awards and I Won the last one. "And then I got to thinking about all the newspapers tiia: didn’t win anything and I felt Index Wins 1955 Press Award for Photography ' Gatesviile.—The first time dur ing its 24 years of existence, the 1 Gates County Index has won a Press Award for photography. The Award was made last Thursday at Chapel Hill. Governor Luther II. Hodges made the presentation ! at the University of North Caro The InxC'd placed third in state i wide competition of weekly news . papers sponsored by the North Caroli a Press Association. The judges had the following to ! say about the award: “On-the ! spot coverage of the Sunbury ! wreck and* the treatment of the j flood pictures were the chief fac ! tors favoring the Gates County j Index for third place. Extra impact ! was furnished by the large amount ! of space devoted to each picture." | The Sunbury wreck mentioned i by the judges, happened last Feb | ruarv in which one Negro was 1 killed and a second died later as a i result of the accident. The flood pictures were made during the high water at Merchants Mill after the hurricane, lone. The I dex also received honor ! able mention for the features that ; were submitted: ‘ The Gates County Index exhibited an ex ! eellcnt idea in a feature series, ! “Know Your Newspaper— ” tell ing an interesting aid helpful 'cries of stories about the paper itself, its problems, methods, how | it is put together, how it works, 1 its mechanical and human gim micks.” Carlton Morris, editor of the ! Index, attended a reception at 5:30 Thursday afternoon for the award : winners and Governor Hodges. The reception was held in the ballroom of the Carolina Inn at \ Chattel Hill. Governor Hodges also presented the Press Awards on live television at 8:30 that night in Carroll Hall at the University jof North Carolina. better. Also I remembered that the good Lord had a purpose in mind for everything that He made and He made a cow< Now a cow is a peculiar animal that See TELEVISION. Page 4 Dick Eure, 75, Dies After Long Hines' Roduco. — Richard ^ Eure, 75, died at his ho. Oj day afternoon at 2 o’clock a lingering illness. He was a live of Gates County and the Sc of the late Willie S. and Sallie Mae Eure. Besides his wife, Mrs. Ella Mae Eure, he is survived bv four sons, Willie R„ Thomas Edward. Wal lace and Lankford R. Eure, all of Roduco; two daughters, Mrs. Sal lie Mae White. Gatesville, and Mrs. Sam Daniels, Corapeake; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Eure Christian Church. The R. E. Brittle, pastor, conducted the services. Burial was in the church cemetery. The body was removed to the Rountree and Hofler Funeral Home, Gatesville.' where it re mained until taken to the church one hour before the service. Active pallbearers were C. R Eule. Ethwell Perry. G. K. Rid dick. J. R. Eure. S. E. Eure. l,y curgus Howell, Riddick Cowper and D. R. Eure. Poultry Meet Next Friday Gatesville.—Poultry flock own ers are invited to attend an edu cational meeting at the Agricul tural B-uilding.'.Gatesville, Friday afternoon, j neary 27, at 1:30. Thomas Morris Extension spe cialist from N. C. State College, will conduct the discussion on all phases of . poultry production beginning with the baby chick and on through marketing eggs Proper housing, feeding and general management, including control of di-case and parasites, v .11 be stressed. W’netlvT the flock is large. Commercial .size, or family size; tin- owner will get ome good up-to-date practical ideas on gi neral management. An egg show is being held in eo'hj unction. with the meeting. Thp-e (Vanning to a!’end: are re-, rjuested to bring one dozen eggs, either brown , or white, of uni form shape, size, color, weight, and free from cracks, ridges and dirt. An appropriate prize is to be awarded the best dozen eggs The meeting is being he ld early ;n the afternoon as tire specialist has to leave at 3:15 for another appointment. COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING Hubbsville. T:ie ladies of War wick Church Woman’s Missionary Society held t ; a n of their -In hymns which w ige Prayer Meei afteriiooii with -ill members. •1-isied of Scrip s'. inspiring and Horton Gets Sentence tor Non-Support Charge Sa !0„,SV N. A.’Ei Women's Su. sanely Cross b q Women Are by Miss day Beryl Ann and Mrs. I at Chowan ie Young] ochooi Class at 1st Church Sun lay. January 22. The message on "Requirements "or Discipleship” was presented n a most Interesting and impres ;ive manner. The class, of which ;hc is a member, proudly com mended her for having developed ;piritually as well as intellectually chile attending Chowan. Big Crowd Furnout for Bali Games Gatesvilie.—Apparently, basket rail for the polio fund campaign was more thac. successful last Sat urday night. From the crowd that lurried out a! the Gatesvilie school gym, it would appear that the ladies of the Sunbuty and Gates v :iie Woman's Club hit the jack pot when they decided to sponsor the three games. The Gatesvilie gym was full to overflowing with cash customers with all seats filled and standing room at premium to see the Gates vilie and Sunbury ladies tangle In the first contest. It was all in fun, but the Gatesvilie lovelies won by a score in the low twenties. Hobbsvillc and Gates I’urita'. Clubs met :n tire second event and both clubs sent iii a variety of teams. Hobb-viHe won over Gates in another low scoring contest ai d the final contest was between a bevy of Gatesvilie lovelies and -omc handicapped boys who were vveafing anyth; g from striped pa jamas a d burlap bags, floor mop w:g< and maniia ropes. The girls According to Mrs. Conrad Plyler nrcsident of the Gatesvilie Woman's Club, about 600 people wore pr< ~ent for the event. The ladies took in approximately S260 to aid the 'dimes drive, it was all Mrs, dav t:h hi pr Gatesv Both hanks Ashton Lewis said last Mou nt 127 people took part in ograin : s players, and the i!!e .school band furnished for tiie event. Small chi 1— were admitted free of . and not .many of the par ts paid admission, she said, clubs were handing out to all nartieipants last See GAMES, Page 4 Gatesville.—With a charge of nonsupport against him, Jimmie Horton appeared before Record er’^ Court when it convened in Gatesville on January 10. The court found him guilty as charged and Judge H. V. Beamon sen tenced him to six months on the roads. Sentence was suppcnded upon payment of $18 per week each Monday to the Clerk of Superior Court for support of six minor children. His performance bond was set at $300. Vernon D. Hall went before the court charged with operating without a license and transport ing illegal liquor. He was sen tenced to 30 days in jail, suspend ed upon payment of $25 fine and costs for operating without a li cense and judgment was suspend ed in the possessing and trans porting charge. Found guilty of having im proper license plates and muffler, the court issued prayer for judg ment until the fourth Tuesday in January for Jobbie Smith. Guilty of having improper operator’s license, W. Roy Fel ton's 30-day jail sentence was sus pended upon payment of $10 fine and costs. Possession of illegal liquor and sale of illegal liquor were the charges against Addison Parker and Simon Winborn. Found guil ty. Win-born was sentenced to 00 days on the roads. His sentence was suspended upon payment of $25 fine and cost of court and that he be placed on probation for a term (if three years and not violate any law and to have r.o liquor of any kind in his posses Addi.son Parker was sentenced to three months on the roads. H,s sentence was also suspended upon payment of $25 fine and costs and that he be placid on probation for a term of one year to.be added to the term he already has with special condition that he have no liquor in his possession of any ' kind. The court found probable cause in the case of Wesley Pittman and Ray Russ. They were charged with escape from the prison camp. Their appearance bond was set at $300 for the March term of Paying a fine of $25 and costs and being placed on probation for a term of two years, John L. Cross's six-month road sentence for drunken driving and assault with a deadly weapon was sus Otis Jordan was charged with reckless driving and failing to stop at a stop sign. lie was found guilty and sentenced to (iO days ai jail. Paying a fine of $40 and costs of court, his. sentence was suspended. The court ordered the check for support of the minor children of Arlington Eason be sent to See COURT, Page 4 BIG CROWD—Crowds estimated at (>00 watched the ladies from Sunbury and the ladies front Gatesvilie battle it out last Satur day night in the Qatesville gym. Final score was Gatesville ladies 19. Sun bury 16. The Gates Ruritans and the Hobbsville Ruritans tangled in the second game ol the evening.
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