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COLUMBIA PERSONALS

COLUMBIA - Mrs. Ruth Rey-
nolds, Librarian and Mrs. Verde
Alexander attended a Library
Workshop in Plymouth Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Brickhouse
and Mrs. Thomas Yerby Jr. were in
Elizabeth City Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Swain
of Williamson visited Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. McClees Thursday.
Mrs. Raymond Etheridge and son
Tony were guests of her sister and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Spear, and her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Grady at Deep Run and Kins-
ton last week end.
Little Jerri Howett, 4 year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Ho-
welt broke her right arm in and
above the elbow, when she fell from
a swing at her home Friday after
noon. Carried to Beaufort County
Hospital, she and her mother spent
the night there and came home Sat
urday.
Mrs. H. L. Davis and children
Garry, Terry and Mickey attended
the Circus at the State Fair
Grounds in Raleigh Monday. They
were guests of Mrs. Allan Cohoon
there.
Miss Hettie Jones left Monday
for Duke Hospital, where she will
be patient.
ELLA Berry Jr. 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry of Scuppernong Town
ship is patient in the Columbia
Hospital, due to having accidently
shot his right leg while putting his
gun in the holster, Friday. The
bullet is reported to having entered
the thigh and lodged in the knee
area.
The Tyrrell County Public Libra
ry Building has been improved by
the installation of storm doors
building, weather stripping, and
Venetian blinds installed at all re-
naming windows. These improve
ments were contributed by the
Columbia Town Board.
Election of mayor and the board
of aldermen for the Town of Co
lumbia will be held on May End.
To be eligible to run for these
Offices, candidates must file with
the Clerk to the Board, Mrs. Lou
Use Hales, 80 days before election.
The deadline for filing will be
Saturday, April LIST at s pm.
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PARKING IN COLUMBIA
HAS BECOME A PROBLEM

COLUMBIA.-The Town Board
of Aldermen Monday night heard
complaint from Carley l. Spencer
about all-day parking in front of
his establishments. He was granted
a one-hour parking zone for As
foot frontage.
A ruling of Tax Attorney II. L.
Swain in regards to taxing tangi-
BILE personal property was taxable
by the town even if owner-lives
outside Of town.
J. L. Poston was instructed to
inquire of the League of Munich
palities as to legal procedure to
cope with the parking problem,
where vehicle is allowed to re-
main immobile on the streets for
long lengths of time within the
town limits.
Sealed bids for drainage work
for Town of Columbia were receiv-
ed from Davenport and White;
Lem A. Cohoon; Thomas Harrison,
and Cliff Mooney and Son. All bids
were rejected as they We're ex-
pressed by the Board to be in ex-
cess of actual costs for work stip-
ulated, and not in accordance with
government specifications.
Poston reported sewers repaired
and those under repairs to be in
front of the Woman's Club Build
ing and fronting the Baptist
Church at the corner of Road and
Bridge Streets.
A full and lengthy discussion
was held on ideas for growth of
the town, and industrial possibil-
tiles for the town. Bills were or
dered paid.
Present were: Mayor H. T. Day.
export, Borden McClees, Lloyd
Davenport, Ernest S., Bricl1house.
Mrs. Louise A. Hales, clerk, and
Julian L. Poston met with the
board.
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TWO YEARS IN PRISON


e COLUMBIA. - Lonnie Spruill,
Jr., colored, charged with assault
on a female, in Tyrrell County
Recorders Court Monday morning
was sentenced to two years in
prison. Also on charge Of non
support was given 6 months, sus-
pended on the payment to Mable
Liverman, $50 and pay hospital
bill, and to pay in to the Clerk
of Court S. per week for support
of his child and costs. An appeal
was noted and bond set at soc.
Spruill was taken away to begin
serving on the first count Monday.
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WIDER BRIDGES NEEDED
FOR TYRRELL FARMERS

COLUMBIA.-The Tyrrell Coun-
ty Commissioners in meeting
Monday set the date for the Board
of Equalization and Review to be
March 20, from nine am. to IL
noon.
Hubert Daniels requested rec
ommendation to the N. c. High
way Commission to widen the
Cross Landing bridge enough to
enable passage across for farm
equipment, stating that it necessi-
tates ten to IL miles by Columbia
travel to get from farm on one
side of the river at that point to
one on the other. The commission
ers concurred.
H. Colon Smell was appointed as
member of the Tyrrell County
Public Library board to fill the
unexpired term of L. p. Scott.
Repairs to the Tyrrell Health
building as recommended by the
Grand Jury We're looked into and
b. Frank Alexander was authoriz-
ed to have same effected.
Surplus commodities, outlined
by J. w. Hamilton, welfare chmn.
from the Federal government, and
the outlay of funds necessary for
storage, refrigeration and person
mel for the project were discussed
fully. No conclusion was reached.
A letter from Colonel r. P. Dav-
idson in regard to any objections
on the construction of fixed span
tcross Miltail Creek in Dare Coun-
cy due to any known curtailment
of water travel caused by the
bridge, was ordered to be answer
ed as emo objections" The bridge
is to be built by the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Co.
A letter was ordered sent to Mr..
Mcmahon, opposing the Senate Bill
No. so, in regards to change of
Justice Of the Peace system and
fees, and to have Tyrrells Repre-
sentative w. Chas. Cohoon to have
Tyrrell exempt from this bill when
it comes before the House.
The Commissioners confirmed a
former resolution Of having the
County Vital Statistics Registra-
ton to be hendled through the
Health Department.
A letter was read from John P.
Swain, Secretary of the Roads
Commission. informing that a clear
and unobstructed right-of-way
must be had for those roads 10 be
added for maintenance by the
She, and that no funds, accord
ing 10 a ruling by the Highway
Commission. would be extended
on roads where property owners
along the road were in disagree
ment to the right-of-way.
A lengthy discussion was on the
Gum Neck Watershed Committees
letter. Action was deferred until
next meeting.
Reports of all county officials
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Books will be opened for registra
ton April 8, Is and %. Challengt
day falls on April 18th.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. DENIM!
M. Swain at the Columbia Hospita
Monday at 7:15, a daughter. The
baby weighs 2 lbs, IL ozs.
Larry Green, student at Rich
mond Barber School, spent the
week end with his wife and par
ents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Dud
ley Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rogersor
of Edenton were guests of Their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. anc
Mrs. B. Dudley Swain, last week
end.
Mrs. T. X. VERIFY, ST.. visited
her sister and husband, Mr.. an6
Mrs. H. H. Lewis at Beaufort and
a niece, Miss Susan Rumley, who
is a patient at the hospital in
Morehead City last week end.
Mrs. Julian Hamilton of Beau
fort is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Rod
ney Cooper.
Mrs. L. L. Gibbs of Manteo was
in Columbia Friday.
E. M. Faris of Norfolk was here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waverly Phelps
attended the basketball tournament
in Raleigh last week end.
Miss Jane Selby of Norfolk was
home with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Selby last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Liver
man spent Tuesday in Wilson.
The Fannie Heck Circle of the
Columbia Baptist Church Monday
night at the home of Mrs. Larry
Johnson heard a program present
ed by Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse.
The meeting was opened by Mrs.
Cecil Lilley. Next meeting of the
'Woman's Missionary Union will be
Tuesday night with Mrs. Martha
Walker. By way of recreation,
Mrs. Tom K. VERIFY was in charge
If a contest which was won by
Mrs. Marion Simmons. Pie and cof-
fee were served by the hostess to
others attending: Mrs. J. H. Bate
man, Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse,
Mrs. Lydia Cooper, Mrs. Cecil Lii
ley, Mrs. Martha Overton, Mrs.
Rufus Overton, Mrs. L. w. Pritch-
EFT, Mrs. Joseph Rhodes, Mrs. Dan
X. Sawyer, Mrs. Marion Simmons,
Mrs. E. v. Tweedy, Mrs. Martha
Walker, Mrs. Tom VERIFY and Rich
1rd Thompson. April meeting will
be held with Mrs. Lydia Cooper.
David Earl Smell was in Norfolk
Tuesday.
Mrs. Billy Biggs and Mrs. C. E.
Mangum and children, Steve, JEFF
frey and Karen spent Sunday Wis
iting Mrs. Cecil Lilley and Mrs. j.
H. Withers.
Mrs. John Joyner and son, Ray
of Nashville, visited with Mrs. J..
H. Withers Tuesday.
Mrs. Alyce Combs was taken by
ambulance to Lumberton Monday,
where she will be a patient at the
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State Cancer Clinic.
Thomas VERIFY was in Norfolk
Monday.
The Tyrrell County Board of
Education Monday agreed that the
Columbia High School be allowed
to use the gymnasium for the
junior-senior banquet and prom
provided there will be proper and
sufficient supervision. Supt. Bas-
night was authorized to have re-
pairs made to the roof of the
gymnasium. He announced school
meeting will be held in Raleigh
March Is and those interested in
the Governors school program are
encouraged to attend. Present
were Otis Cohoon, Chmn., Colon
Smell, Supt- NJ. L. Basnight and
Mrs. N. P. McDuffie.
Committee released by Mrs. Ruth
Reynolds to make plans for the
observance of National Library
Week April 1922 are: Mrs. Brax-
ton Voliva, Mrs. Waverly Phelps,
Mrs. J. s. Howett, Mrs. Larry
Jones, Mrs. Cecil Lilley, Mrs. Au-
gusta Higgins, Mrs. d. M. Pledger,
Jr., Mrs. Lloyd Pledger, Mrs. Ire
dell Hassell, Mrs. James Hover
ton, Mrs. H. T. Davenport, Mrs.
Claud Jones. Meeting with this
committee will be Mrs. w. A. Bas-
night and Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon
from the Tyrrell County Library
Roard
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our historical documents, re-edu-
cate ourselves on our "Basic Amer
lean Way of Life" Fathers, moth
ers, sisters and brothers, let's mo-
Billie in study groups and deter
mine to protect our freedom by
keeping informed about what is
taking place in our city, county,
state and national life, tell our
lawmakers what we are expecting
them to do. AS our President of
our United States of America said,
mot what our government can do
for us, but what can we do for
our Government"
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News of Columbia and TyrreII Co.
For Subscriptions Mrs Blanche W. cohoon or Call Her.
Phone 3l7-l. Columbia NJ c. She will welcome news Of
Columbia and TYren County
HOME CLUB SCHEDULE

Mrs. Ann E. Davenport, Tyrrell
home agent, releases home demon
stration club meetings for balance
of March: Wednesday, March 49,
Scuppernong with Mrs. James Miz-
zell; Thursday, May 16-Vepco at
Williamson, $3.50 am; Friday,
March 17-Levels with Mrs. A. M.
Hooker; Monday, March 20-Kil-
kenny with Mrs. Melbert Dodge;
Tuesday, March 81, Creeks-with
Mrs. Dewey Morris; Wed, March
22-Lower Sound Side with Mrs.
Richard Swain; Thursday, March
23-Cabin Swamp with Mrs. L. r.
Barnes; Thursday, March 90 -
Town and Country with Mrs.
Thomas X. VERIFY, Jr. at 8 PM;
Monday, March 27-Upper Sound
Side with Mrs. Ulysses Clough;
Tuesday, March % - Gum Neck
with Mrs. Leona Norman, 1870
PM; Wed, March 29-Frying Pan
with Mrs. Oils Simmons; Thurs,
March 30-County Council meet
ing; Friday, March S1-Alligator
with Mrs. A. L. Sasser.
Unless otherwise indicated all
meetings will begin at 2 pm.
Mrs. Elsie B. Edwards, assistant
home agent for Tyrrell County,
releases All activities during
March: 10, IA and Is, All clubs
will be held at school; Thursday,
March 16, meeting in Williamson
with Vepco, $3.50 am. Thursday,
March 16, 1880 pm. the All talent
show; Monday, March 2O-Cabin
Swamp Community Club 1880 with
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Hopkins; Mon
day. March 27-Creeks Community
Club 7:30 PM; Tuesday, May 20
Kilkenny Club at pm.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
$11.5 Million
Held byAreo
Sears Stuff.

Washington area employees OF
Sears, Roebuck q Co. have
l$11,574,739 invested in the
lprofit-sharing fund Of the COM
pany, they were notified today
by John T. Barnett, manager
of area stores.
The 1871 area members Of
the fund include employees of
Sears retail stores and Of ALL
state Insurance Companies. q
wholly-owned subsidiary opera
ton Of Sears.
Mr.. Barnett said holdings Of
the area members included
159,5S8 shares of Sears stock
and other securities amounting
to $2.637. .766 as Of December 81,
end Of the funds fiscal year.
More than 14S,000 men and
women across the Nation are
members Of the fund. an in
crease Of more than 1000 men,
berS in the last year.
The fund is the largest Sears
stockholder and owns more than
26 per cent Of the outstanding
shares. Assets also are invested
in more than 100 diversified
companies and other securities.
Assets totaled $1.4 billion on
December 81.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
Moody's Upgrudes
Commissions S Bonds

Moody'S Investors Service
yesterday notified the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Com.
mission that its bond rating
has been raised from B-l plus
to A. Standard g. Poore's
raised the rating to A In 1859
The A rating may influence
interest rates on future WSSC
bond issues, the next sale
scheduled for March II when
WSSC win open bids on SIC
million. This will include SIS
million in lateral water and
sewer mains supported by front
foot benefit assessments, So
million water supply bonds for
major construction projects and
50 million sewer bonds fol-
major projects.
Prince Georges County Off
cials also learned that Moody's
rating for the county Is now A
instead Of BAA. The better
credit rating may make possible
lower rates on the county's $11.4
million bond sale February %
County Controller Carl D. Mace
says.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. FEB. 2l (APl CUspA)-
Hogs 1000; trading Irregular and some
wsdh.ssd.p HwsskIns plants 1'S., cI9Ssd Tor holiday
i6. l6sd shippinS orders; butchers mostly so
19O-240 ID butchers 1880 Ie. so, lsreely
Ia.35-lS.2o:. 81 head 1-2 213 lbs
lS;66i mixed 1-3 and mixed % $40
300 lbs 17:26.l7.75: mixed grade / q
and l-2 30O-400 ID soWS I6 '25-I7. .2S;
miTsS n HS 2-S and aS 4oO-66O lbs 1885
Cattle $500: calves 100; choice and
prime steers steady: GOOD and below
weak to 25 lower; choice heifers steady,
sood and below weak: COWS steady
TO IS lower: bulls and yealers steady,
stockers and feeders steady to weak;
choice and prime. 900-1. .315 10 steer;
rs .O0-2S.00: two loads OF prime % %:
mixed good and choice q0O-I 300 ibs
%. 5-25 .25: good 90 .50-25. 90: a few
standard and mixed standard and good
20.0O-23-00: several lots cutter, ufliity
and standard Hoktein steers 1900
900: choice heiferS o5. 90 20 90; I
load Of high choice with . prime enc
900 lbs 1925: mixed good and choicC
"a 00-24.75: Rood % .O0-23,75 utilitS
and standard 15.50-32 90; utility aIit
commercial cows 15.00-l6.75: cGnnerI
choice veaierS Is i6Oo3i 90: cuiis dTod doWS ans
to IA 90 two loads good with 4 medium
end l'l4S ID feeding steers 1880.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
Capital Bank Debts
Up 3.4Pct. From 1860

Wa ;hington bank debts rose
to 81, $50. .692 900 in January, a
gain Of 3.4 per cent from ST.
S96,163. 900 in January last year.
the Federal Reserve Board re-
ported today.
Debts in three months ended
January 81 aggregated $6.069.-
100000. and increase Of 2.8 per
cent from $5,903, ,224. 900 in the
like period q year earlier.
Evening star., 1961-02-21

Securities and Exchange Com
mission yesterday and final
draft Of the prospectus is being
mailed to stockholders today.
The offering is the first being
made to present stockholders
through transferable rights.
Any unsubscribed portion will
be offered to the public. The
securities are being sold directly
by the MenSh firm, a real estate
company with offices at 1925
I street NV.
The maximum price via
rights is $1,000 a unit, which
consists of a $3.50 principal
amount debenture and q
shares Of capital stock. The
company is paying dividend:
Of 81 a share on common stock
and the 8 per cent interest on
debentures is being paid on 9
monthly basis.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
TALKING OF BUSINESS
Equipment RentoIs Increase Here,
Large Machinery to Wine Glasses

dence temporary for thousands
Of people. equipment renting Is
highly popular. Recently q
wealthy publisher who threw
. lawn party in the dead OF
winter rented q tent, then
rented gas heaters to warm
guests inside it.
Business Growing Here
No one knows the total dol
lar volume Of the equipment
renting industry in Washing
ton. but operators in the busi-
ness think It's still growing
Under auto rental, alone. the
Classified phone directory lists
36 firms.
Rentals Unlimited, Inc. at
l400 Rockville pike in Rockville
was founded four years ago by
an engineer, and its inventory
Of tools and equipment has in
creased from $4,000 to $50. 900,
Donald F. Mcintyre, presi-
dent. who holds q degree in
mechanical engineering, prefers
his business to the drawing
board.
He keeps adding new items
every season.
This spring we'll probably
buy q grape press and a cider
press" he said. People have
been asking for them and can't
find any to rent"
No Longer Amazed
A lanky, casual businessman
who likes to wear q Sweatshirt
Evening star., 1961-02-21
Purchasing Group
Schedules Meetino

Director Of the National In
stitute Of Government Purchas-
ing will hold their annual mid
winter meeting at the Shore
ham Hotel Friday and Satur-
day.
The 22-man board headed by
President Otto r. Winder, city
purchasing agent of New Brit
ain, Conn, will discuss current
problems.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
Customer Relations
Glasses to Be Held

Around 800 men and women
will attend a series Of classes
on customer relations sponsored
by the Credit Bureau and Re-
tail Credit Association OF
Metropolitan Washington.
The classes will be held at
the Hamilton Hotel in two Sec
tions. One will meet from
to 10 pm. on March s and Z
and the other at the same time
on March 8 and 9.
s. H. Womack Of Austin, Tex.
lecturer for the National Retail
Credit Association, will conduct
the course.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
METALS

NEW YORK. Feb. 81 (AP) Spot
non-ferrous metal prices today: Copper
~ cents pound. Connecticut Valley.
Lead II cents pound. New York Zinc
;O1 a pound. New York. Foreign
silver 81 cents per troy ounce, New
York. Pittsburgh scrap steel No. / heavy
was quoted by Iron Age at 81 .OO-32 90.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
$12 Million Booked
By Universal Marion

Manufacturing divisions Of
Universal Marion Corp, the
former Capital Transit Co.,
have booked $12.27l. 900 Of ad-
ditional new business since
January l, reported President
James Mullaney at the regular
board meeting yesterday.
Directors declared a quar-
terly dividend of 80 cents a
share on common stock, pay
able March 27 to holders of
record March 3.
A quarterly Of $1.121a a share
also was declared on AZ per
cent convertible preferred
stock, payable April 10 to hold
erS of record March 3.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
Stote Loan Declares
Quarterly Dividends

Directors Of State Loan q
Finance Corp. today declared
dividends Of Is cents q share
each on the Glass A and Glass
B common stocks and q divi-
dend of 37l2 cents on the 6
per cent cumulative preferred
stock, it was announced by
Treasurer David A. Penney.
The dividends will be paid
March Is to stockholders of
record February %,
Evening star., 1961-02-21

crossing the Potomac River
south Of Alexandria to connect
the company's Maryland and
Virginia transmission systems
at q cost Of $3.s million.
The 1861 expenditures will
compare with $15,6 ,631 900 spent
for additions and improvements
in the last year,
While the report did not
estimate new capital require
merts for 1861, they are ex-
pected to amount to around
$40 million. This would be
comparable to $19.5 million Of
new capital raised in 1860, in
cluding $12 million Of 25-year
bonds and SIS million Of short
term bank loans.
TripIed In Decade
Distributed in advance Of
the annual stockholders meet
ing at the company's main Of
flee on Monday. March ~. the
report pictured steady growth
Of the last 10 years in which
gross operating revenues have
more than tripled and gas sales
have risen more than two and
. half times.
Record 1860 operating reve-
nues Of 71,45O, 900 were ahead
Of $62. .963, 900 in the previous
year and contrasted sharply
with $43,075, 900 in 1855 and
$22, ,931 900 In 1850.
Gas sales also reached a new
peak Of 502,1l7, 900 therms in
1860, compared with 439, ,483.-
900 therms in 1853, 327, 1886, 900
in 1855 and 100. .4S8. 900 therms
in 1850.
As reported previously. net
income totaled $6,393. 900 or
$3.7s q share, compared with
$5.8s5, 900 or $3.50 a share in
1859. Net was $3,930,000 or
$2.97 q share in 1855 and $2.-
$4,000 or $3.03 q share in 1850.
Meters Set Records
The company had q record
404,6 gas meters in operation
on December 81, but the report
pointed out the total does not
represent all users because
many apartment houses are
furnished gas through a single
meter. Total gas users num-
bered 525,023 at the end of
1860, while space-heat users
totaled 264,285.
The company had 5000 miles
Of gas mains at the end of 1860,
compared with 3,759 a year
earlier. 3.093 at the end Of 1855
and 1885 miles at the close Of
1850.
Evening star., 1961-02-21
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
star staff Writer


During the political CAM
paign last fall, President Eisen-
hover may not have known it
but he enjoyed one dinner off
rented plates.
The fact points up q little
noticed but growing business.
Last year American industry
alone leased more than $3.50
million worth Of items ranging
from typewriterS to rugs, rather
than shell out money to own
them.
The total compares with $3.50
million In 1866.
Industry experts say busi-
|nesses prefer leasing and rent
ing because its frees working
capital. It also helps avoid q
lot Of maintenance.
Operators Organize
So far. no one has produced
10 reliable figure on what the
public spends q year renting
and leasing goods. (Leasing is
defined as continuing use Of an
item for an agreed period, usu-
ally . year or more. Renting Is
for brief, sporadic use.)
But the business is now 90
vast that there's the inevitable
organization. called the Amer
lean Association Of Rental OPP
orators. It's holding its annual
meeting this week in Memphis
to discuss industry problems.
In Washington where the
political climate makes resi-