On Aug. 4, 1961, Douglas D. Dickerson was installed as acting postmaster at Parksley by Postal Inspector C.A. McCracken. He succeeded Robert Watts, who was postmaster and was awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate for a position in Texas.
On Aug. 4, 1961, the first case of polio in Northampton County in 11 years was reported by the county health department. The 7-year-old victim, Arthur Lee Stevens, is the son of Ernestine Stevens, of Eastville. He was sent to the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, where his condition was diagnosed. Parents were advised to have their children take the suggested shots if they have not already been administered.
On Aug. 4, 1960, the Peninsula Enterprise reported that the Smithfield Packing Co. Inc purchased a tract of land on Route 13 at the south end of Exmore and announced plans for an expansion of its activities on the Eastern Shore. Donald E. Kellam, of Exmore, salesman for the Smithfield packing concern, said the business increase since its establishment on the Eastern Shore had made necessary building the new structure.
On Aug. 4, 1960, the Peninsula Enterprise reported that 5-year-old Conway Harmon, of Painter, died of lock jaw, or tetanus. The child had stepped on a sharp object and within a few days developed tetanus.
