The Nashville Graphic from Nashville, North Carolina • 1

COUNTY-WIDE CIRCULATION 10a PER COPY $3.00 YEAR THE NASHVILLE GRAPHIC SERVING NASH COUNTY FOR 60 YEARS Number 25 Nashville, N. Thursday, June 23, 1955 Volume 61 Leaf Harvest Begins Early Defendant Freed On Manslaughter Charge In Court 0 Evidence Indicates Victim To Blame For Accident z1'- jKs9nl8 Bvfl Isfl sBBBBBBBBanBnw BKlClulBBBBBT hHBb lF ll l1 iFasnaH nsW as TmVaVaHLlI First Barning Is Reported Friday N'iithanie! Brown, Rocky Mount Negro, was acquitted on charge of manslaughter and hit ani run 1 drivmor in Recorder Court here Harv croo I several Monday. The charges were filed following an accident on June 11 in which Stanley Harris. Negro of Route 1, Rocky Mount, was i sung oi tne as already of 1953 tobacco started in the county. ft one of ie earliest starts leaf harvest in Youth Faces Charge Of Reckless Driving W.

T. Moss. 21, of Route 2. Elm City, was charged with reckless driving, driving drunk possession of bootleg liquor by Police Chief Thurman Hyde following an accident here about 8:45 Saturday night. Moss, who was approaching town on C.

Highway 58. rammed into a '955 Buick parked in front of the W. M. Ferrell home on First Street. Damages to the Buick, which belonged to Mrs.

Eddie Barnes of Wilson, were estimated at $5')') and the 3949 Ford Moss was driving was completely demolished. Chief Hyde said. Pictured here are 28 of the 34 persons who attended the event, which is an annual affair. The group includes members of the immediate family, relatives and in-laws. (Graphic photo by Collins.) A LOT OF SMITHS R.

C. Smith of Nashville was honored on Father's Day last Sunday when this group gathered at the Smith home for a picnic dinner and an old fashioned family get-together. on the annjji recent D. M. Griffin City, was trie report tobacco i harvesting P.obert Griffin Route 2, Elm grower to ming.

began op last Friday, of the Homes Community reported tobacco Mousey Unseats The Lone Ranger Graphic Wins In National Contest Brown, driving a Ford station wagon, ran over Harris on the road connecting U. S. Highway 64 at Easonhurs and the Hunrer Hill Road. He was meeting another car. Evidence showed that Harris was lying in the road.

Coroner Van Matthews report Other cases disposed of In court I Monday were; Booster Richardson, charged with breaking and entering and larceny, bound to Superior I Court. Bond set at $300. John Arthur Williams, charged with possession non-tax paid whis- Annual Health Day To Be Held July 5 Nash County's annual Health Day will be held Tuesday, July 5, in the Health Center in Nashville. Free physical examinations will be given to 4-H Club members by Dr. John Chamblee, county health officer, nurses, and volunteer helpers.

Friday, at the 70th annual con-( vention of the National Editorial Association held at Banff, Al- btrta, Canada. Youth Thinks Mule Planned Prank By ON A MURRAY Her name is Mousey but she is a mountain of shimmering mule read for barr.inj on Saturday. Other growers who began harvesting this week inciu-te Howard Finch of Bailey, Ciyde Ferrelt of out 2, Hope, and S. 0. Bass jf Route Hope.

County Agent J. P. Woodard said all of the tobacco harvested thus far is the ne Coker 139 variety. Dr. C.

H. who developed the new variety, was in the county Monday to inspect a demonstration plot on the J. W. Wheat Growers Urged To Vote Referendum Will Be Held Saturday The senior boy and girl show- i TT Wir the most improvement in nesn. usuauj mousey is as umiu health will represent Nash I as a mouse but recently she was key for sale, given 90 days on the i roads, the sentence suspended upon payment of $25 fine and cost, and I upon two good behavior.

Julius McCrae, charged with non-support, given 12 months on County in the State 4-H Health bone tired and she resented being mistaken fir the Lone Ranger's 1 1 Bone farm and to confer with norse. the roads, the sentence suspended upon payment into office Clerk of Aa S6" 01 lM wnacco. na She was tired of the boy astride her back who insisted he was the Lone Ranger. The boy on her back bupenor Court immediately $o0 endum to be held Saturdav. The to use of Bertha McCrae Pageant during 4-H Club Week at N.

C. State College during the week of July 25. Last year ihere were 130 4-H Club members examined. Jimmy Wilder from Middlesex and Tempie Griffin from Ben-venue were King and Queen of Health, respectively. C.

State College during UPon vote will determine whether mar said it was characteristic of the new variety that leaves mature at the bottom of the stalk while top leaves continue to grow. He suggested that leaves be payment of cost, and upon pay The Graphic has been warded a second place prize in the Best News Story division of the l'J55 Better Newspaper Contests sponsored by the National Editorial Association. The award marks the second consecutive year the paper has received a national journalistic honor. It entered the national contest for the first time last year and won two awards. One was a second place award in the Best News Story division and the other was honorable mention in the contest for the Herrick Editorial Award.

A total of 1,406 weekly and small daily newspapers from 45 States entered the 1955 contests. Awards were won by 114 of the competing papers. The Graphic was one of four North Carolina newspapers to win an award. The other three were the Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, which won honorable mention for the Community Service Award; the Franklin Press, which won second place honors in the contest for the Herrick Editorial keting quotas recently proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture will be in effect for the 1956 orop. W.

S. Williams, chairman of Harvested a3 they begin to turn Officers Report Four Break-Ins Local Firm Entered Saturday Night One local firm and three Rocky Mount establishments were entered about midnight Saturday, law officers have reported. It is believed that the break-ins were committed by the same person or persons. About $6 was taken from a record playing machine and pinball machine at Joyner's Drive In here between midnight and 1 a. m.

Sunday morning. Police Chief Thurman Hyde reported. The intruder entered the building by breaking a window. Tha kioMMat kalll me mafia fr ment of $30 each month thereafter. Jack McGee, charged with possession non-tax paid whiskey for sale, given 90 days on the roads, the sentence suspended upon payment of $25 fine and cost, and upon two years good behavior.

Clyde Lee Joyner. charged with the county's Agricultural and yeow- In most cases, some har-Stabilization Committee, made an esting Will be required befora appeal for every eligible voter to topping, he said, cast hi3 ballot. Eligible voters are: Dr. Rogers is a see'! breede farmers who will grow over 15 for the Coker Seed Farms as was Harold Denton, 15-year-old son of Vester Denton of Route 1, Spring Hope. Those who know Mousey's personality say she merely stubbed her toe.

Others declare it was premeditated. Harold says there was a terrific jolt and he, clutching wildly at a stubby mane, was hurled to the ground and pinned in a leg lock. Mousey reversed her position and just bef we she came down in a series of judo exercises, he flipped out of range. Hartsville, S. C.

The new 139 acres of wheat for harvest next possession corn meal mash and year Lion Officers Installed Here Don Glisson Is New President still equipment, fined $50 and cost. The county's wheat allotment type tobacco he developed was planted on a large scale for the first time this year. for next year is 2,372 acres, and there are less than 100 farmers The early start on the tobacco Mousey, willing to play fair, Willie Coleman, charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury, found not guilty. Smith, Artis Tyson and Raymond Godwin, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, each given six months on the roads, the with allotments of more than 15 harvest this year is fairly wide- acres. In view of the small num-1 spread and has given rise to ber of eligible voters, only one Speculation that Eastern Belt polling place has been set up in markets may open earlier than the county.

This will be the ASC usuai year trotted off, leaving Harold sprawled in the road unable to move. Award; and the Elkin Tribune, 301 jn Mount which won second place in the Don Glisson was installed as the new president of the Nashville Lions Club at the organization's regular dinner meeting in the regular dinner meeting in the oince in masnvwe. rons win oe1 tj, iur a years. from 9 a. m.

to 6 p. m. 'V sentences suspended upon payment Carolina Hotel Tuesday night. He a. med him home i)tQ offjce clerk of Superior Court succeeds T.

H. LeCroy. 18 $150 each to use of Gorham Joy- The installation service for new ner amJ upon payment of cost rain has been abundant in most sections this Spring and crops have responded well. A traveling saiesman who covers Eastern Carolina observed on a visit to The Graphic this Preacher Attends School In Georgia Best News Picture contest and honorable mention for the Community Service Award. The winning entries were selected by a panel of judges representing leading schools of journalism in the nation.

State press associations and the newspaper industry. The awards were presented last ne wisnes mousey was suner-1 Henderson Joyner. charged with officers was conducted bv John where about $100 was taken in silver. Three cans of beer were missing and a ham half had been eaten. The establishment was entered through a back window.

Approximately $50 was missing from a record playing machine at Englewood Lunch Bar. Entrance was gained through a back door. Buck Overton's Barbecue Place was entered through a back window and about $6 taken from an American Cancer Society can. The assault with a deadly weapon. Ruff, past president of the Rocky msr t0 found not guilty The Rev.

Hrmlele week that crops in general look a nr. Mount Lions Club. Serving with Glisson during the coming year will be J. P. Woodard, first vice president; J.

E. McLin, second vice president; E. A. White, third cmun, iyson, jr. tor or the Red Oak and this year than they have and Raymond Godwin, charged, OIA uc-r .7, I Methodist cnurcnes, is one of 240, in the 31 vears he his been cover- with conspiracy, judgment sus- i jwi 'Methodist ministers attending a ine the territory.

riended unon navment of cost. Accident Sends Six To Hospital p. SUPP'V Pastors school at the, Candler School of Theolory ati Lawrenn Rites office was badly ransacked, Dep- 1 vlce President; Howard Strickland, uty Sheriff E. C. Strickland secretary Roger Leonard, treas- ric KHiiv inirv Lmor' University in Atlanta, Ga.

Appraisal Group riven 18 month, the rod. the Th iPcial cho' "Pened JunejJ sentence suspended upon payment' l3ani wiU rjn to 1 No clues have develop ar" i Edgar Batchelor and Burt Taylor, Sunday Afternoon Held Wednesday into offiee Clerk of Superior Court lwelve classes are g.ven in to use of Dallas Morris 5:500 and I -such BlbIe- preacnmir. directors. Mrs. Walters' Father Belah Chwch Plans LeCroy was given a rising vote To Report Today Property Sought By Education Board A specially appointed appraisal fL la.

of thanks for his service during Dies In Gatesville Six out of seven persons were! $100 use of Mrs- Estelle Mai- Pastoral care, and speech, and hospitalized from a head-on col-1 lison, upon payment of cost, and I credits earned may be applied to a lision nine miles north of here upon the condition that he remain i live-year program of conference about 2 p. m. Sunday. The wreck! of (rood behavior for two years, correspondence course taken by: occurred on a dirt road, Patrol-! Willie Cutchin. charired with the supply ministers.

i i.j rt T'n, rt'im-'er if.tendinT shows; i reportea. I to mVe a Hospitalized were William DIDI6 OdlOOli IHJf If ll the past year as president. A revival meeting and Daily Jimmy Glover presented pins to Vacation Bible School will be members of the club with perfect held at the Beulah Church of i attendance records during the Christ next week. I 'ear- Certificates were also pre- Bible School will begin eachented ten and 20 'ear mem" morning, Monday through Sat-: Ders- ui day, at 9 o'clock. The revival services will be conducted each Outdoor Party Here C.

M. Lawrence, S6, father of Mrs. C. C. Walters of Nashville.

Jed Monday at his home in Gatesville. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Gatesville Baptist Church, of which he was according to ft to the County Board of Ed upon payment into office Clerk of mer's choo! Thomas Battle, 17, Negro ucation mis aiiernoon tinursoay; on the value of about 16 acres of Route 3, Nashville, who receivedl $2 to use of Mar: Arvll J. director- Classes are) lacerations of the head and v- Cutchin, upon payment of taught by Emory theology pro-Robert Radford. 15. of Route 1 upon "at of $25 to Dr.

L. and nroperty near Benvenue whicn tno a member and prominent layman, Burial was in the family ceme-' use of Armstrong, board wants to acquire in order to expand the Benvenue school plant. Nashville, lacerations of the face; Honors Miss Baker John Allen Clark. 15, of Route STwendSt appealed to WW inteSiatlOn Th. appraisal committee is evening at ociock, monaay through Wednesday, July 6.

I Evangelist Walker B. Perry of Elizabeth City will be guest 2, Essex, lacerations of the face i Superior Court. Bond set at $250. and legs; Ivelly Williams, 22.1 K. McAllister, rharired The -e Overton and Jimmy Smith Nim Rrtnte 9 1 Jit There ire relatively tew non committee was named to evaluate speaker for the revival meeting.

Harold Turner, pastor of the church, will lead the song services. The Junior Choir will render 15 minutes of special singing each evening prior to the worship Irving Thomas. 20. Negro" of P-perty after the Board of Route 2. Castalia.

leg; Liven ijie months on the roads. observation made by RT. Education and represent.trves and Edward Carl Williams. 20, the sentence suspended upon pay-! Thompson assistant Negro coun-! the Cobb -state winch owns the Negro of Route 2. Castalia, ment of $175 finVand cost.

"'l thi, propert'' abraisions and bruises. Out ot five f.e ds checked this pnce. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Abernathy were hosts at an out-door supper at their home here Wednesday evening complimenting Miss Beth Dixon Baker of Spring Hope, July bride-elect.

Upon arrival guests were served fruit punch on the terrace. Later, chicken tetricinni, a salod course and home made ice cream was served. tery. Mr. Lawrence w-as a former sheriff of Gates County, a former member of the Gatesville town council, and a farm and business leader.

He was an honorary deacon of the Gatesville Baptist Church and a longtime teacher of the Bible Class. Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Walters of Nashville, are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Howell Lawrence, and three other daughters. Mrs.

J. R. Piland of Raleigh. Mrs. J.

B. Stephenson, of Severn weeK, tne percentage oi ttin i ne property aajoins in? pre- harps DUrg QrOUp ranged froT none to two per cent, ent Benvenue school property and -k Tnlw i the agent said. Fields checked would be used in a long range ex-meeiS Un lUCSaayjwere in the cgulu, Nashville, pansion program for the fast The general meeting of the 0ak ieWe anj Strickland areas. erowinr Benvenue school. A total The public is invited.

Sharpsburg Club Has Steak Supper W.M.b. of the Sharpsburg Bap-i Three field out of five showed of tlCSOM i. set un in the 1955- Wiley Sidney O'Neal, 18, of Littleton, suffered lacerations of the legs and bruises, but was not hospitalized O'Neal was driving a 1941 Chevrolet and Kelly Williams was driving a 1946 Chevrolet Williams has been charge with driving without license, Lamm said- The investigation is continuing. tist Church was held Tuesday from one to two per cent infest- 5fi school budget for the pure has The serving table was covered with a green cloth and centered with lovely red zennias. Miss Baker was presented a corsage and a gift of china in her and Mrs.

Christine Modlin of The Sharpsburg Exchange Club members treated themselves to a delicious steak dinner Monday night at the Miami Inn in Rocky chosen pattern by the hostess. ation and two fields showed no infestation. However. growers should check their cotton fields regularly for the destructive pests. Thompson said.

Philadelphia WMS Suffolk, Va. Among those from Nashville who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. D. A.

Willey, Mrs. J. M. Turner, Mr. and Mrs.

Bobby Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Roy and Mr. and Mrs.

J. L. of the property and for the first phase of a construction program that will eventually provide a completely new high school plant at Benvenue. Whether the education board will acquire all or part of the Cobb property will likely depend on the valuation set by the appraisal committee. Enjoying the delightful affair were the hontfree, her mother, Mrs.

John R. Baker; Mr. and Mrs. night at the church with the Ruth, White Circle in charge of tlio program. A feature of the meeting was a report given by Mrs.

E. H. Jones on her recent trip to England. Her most interesting report was well received by the ladies present. The Ruth White Circle received the attendance pin.

James Oliver May, Mr. and Mrs. Youth Escapes Injury When Car Overturns Has Regular Session The Philadelphia Woman's Mis Mount. A business session was held following the dinner at which time announcements were made concerning the installation of new officers next Monday night at the regular weekly meeting be held at Josh Bullucks in Rocky Mount. More Hail Fall.

This Afternoon Bill Wells, 16, of Nashville, escaped injury when his ear overturned near here Saturday sionary Union met last Thuseday evening in the home of Mrs. H. M. Braswell with the president Mrs. W.

T. Winstead. presiding. Mrs. J.

Ed Taylor presented School Bus Mechanics To Meet Here Friday The State Department of School Bus Transportation will hold its summer conference at the county garage here Friday, according to tounty Garage Foreman Earl Waters. AUen Barbee, Mr. and Mrs. R- T. Geddie.

and Mr. and Mrs. G. Lassiter, all of Spring Hope. Fire Reported In Brooklyn Saturday Only minor damages were reported from a fire Saturday at the home of Opie G.

Cooper in Brooklyn. night The accident occurred about 9:15 near Bell's Seed Farm on the Rocky Mount highway. According to Patrolman J. Council Meeting Set For Tonight The Nashville Inter-Club Council will meet tonight (Thursday) at o'clock in the Town Hall for the purpose of discussing plana for completing work on the Community Building, according to W. C.

Cooke, council president First Cotton Bloom Reported By Coggin N. W. Causa of Basso brought in a pretty white Sottas bhaoMB thai msrs iag (Thursday) and received a year's saber riot ion to The Graphic. a Las year the first besaooea was reported by J. M.

Baa. of Boato Becky Moss pa sas day eerier, ea Jaao BL 4l. Hail struck again this afternoon (Thursday) in the Hilfiardaton and Phil vdelphia Communities Withers, Wells lost control of the car when it skidded on the Mrs. Clyde King, who gave the lesson entitled. "Stop.

Look, and Listen." Mrs. Garland Strickland. GA leader, reported on the GA conference that she attended in Wake Forest recently. The hostess served iced drinks, sandwiches and cookies daring the social hoar. The fire occurred about 9:15 wet pavement Damages to the a.

m. in the kitchen. Its origin was unknown. School bus mechanics from several counties in this area will hear discussions by representatives from the Ford and Chevrolet Motor Companies. The meeting will begin at 10:10 a- m.

and adjourn at 3:30 p. m. about 2:30. Damage was believed to be 1952 Pontine were estimated at Two previous meeting of the Local firemen extinguished the more extorsive in the Philadelphia 700. No charges were preferred.

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