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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY (n Plymouth Washington County, North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash , ington County's only newspaper. Xi was established in 1889, eonsoli jl dated with the Washington Cotmty ' News in 1929 and with The Sim jj in 1937._ _ Subscription Rates Payable in Advance* One year Six $1.50 -- rre months-- ---- - - - - •l o Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C.. under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879._ s' L13> North Carolina v \ PBF.SS ASSOCIATION'■A January 2, 1941 More people become crooked from avoiding real labor than from per forming it. The proposition that women folks wear cotton stockings to help the southern planter seemed to lack sex appeal. One sure way to cure yourself of the tobacco habit is to marry a woman who objects to smoking. Thev said Europe didn't have enough money to fight. There is nothing cheap about the one they are putting on. Ministers who think they are poor ly paid should consider the number of folks who are always preaching and don't get any money from it. Things haven't changed so much when the grandfather who never thought aynthing about walking five mile- has a grandson who never thinks about it either. Time To Start As we see it. the road project of most importance to Plymouth and Washington County at this time is extension of V > 64 into Manteo and Dare County through operation of free ferries or building bridges across the Alligator River and Croatan Sound. Right now, while the legis lature is in sesison, is probably the best time to act. especially since it seems this section's roads needs will never receive just consideration under the present set-up of the State High way Commission. Rorganization of the highway com mission and redistricting, it would seem, are our only hopes of ever se curing a fair deal. For lo, these many years, the Southern Albemarle section has been the red-headed step child in every road deal consummat LEGAL NOTICES EXEClTRIX S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of F. .1, Knight. Deceased, late of Washing ton County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned, at Plymouth. N. C on or before the 12th day of January. 1942 or this notice will pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned Executrix. This the 2nd day of January, 1941 LIZZIE GOELET KNIGHT. Excutrix of the Estate of F. J. Knight, Deceased. |9 6t NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to a judgment of the Su perior Court entered at the Special November Term. 1940, in an action entitled Washington County vs. Norfolk Southern Land Comapny Et Al, No. 54”. appointing, authorizing and directing the undersigned Com missioner to expose at public sale at the time and piace hereinafter pro vided. the lands hereinafter describ ed, and the defendants having failed to redeem said lands as allowed by said judgment, the undersigned, Z. V. Norman, Commissioner, in obedience to said decree, will offer at public sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House Door of Washing ton County, at 12 o’clock noon, on the 31st day of January, 1941, the following described lands: In Plymouth and Lees Mill Town ships, Washington County, North Ca rolina, and being described as fol lows: Lots Nos. 17-B, 18-B, 33-B. 34 B. 35, 36 37. 38. 40-B. 49. 52, 53, 54. 62, 63, 64. 65 66. 67, 73, 74. 75. 76, 77, 78, 79, 80. 81. 82. 83, 84. 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 90, 91. 92, 93, 94. 95, 96, 97. 98, 99. 100, 101, 102. 103, 104. 105, 106, and 107. containing 23,743.4 acres, and being shown on that certain map entitled Map of Lands in Counties of Washington and Beaufort. State of North Carolina, conveyed by John L Roper Lumber Company, to Nor folk Southern Farms, Incorporated”, and of record in Map Book 1. page 15, office of the Register of Deeds, Washington County, North Carolina Those certain lots or parcels of land in Lees Mill Township, Washington County. North Carolina, being Lots Nos, 17. 26. 39. 40, 41, 42. 49, 50. 51 52, 57, 58. 59. 60 61. 63. 68. 69, 70. 71. 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85. 86. 87. 88, 89. 90 91, 92, 93. 93. 94 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103 104. 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112 113. 114, 115. 116. 117, 118, 119, 120 121, 122, 122, 124, 126, 127, 137, 140. and 141, containing 5,749 acres, and be ing shown on that certain sub-di OUR DEMOCRACY ■by Mat OPPORTUNI ry AND PROGRESS TODAY Pl'< JJ EFFER.SON, WHO HELPED ESTABLISH BASIC U S. IDEA, OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL , SCORNED PESSIMISTS AND QUITTERS. ' - LIKE THOSE WHO AFTER HIM BUILT THE COUNTRY, HE HAD VtS/ON. [His belief - no limit to y PROGRESS, HAS BEEN TRUE t AND STILL IS TRUE FOR AMERICANS TODAY — BECAUSE THEY WORK AND SACRIFICE FOR SECURITY AND SUCCESS. AMERICA STILL HAS FOR ITS SONS AND DAUGHTERS EVER NEW FRONT/ERS ed. with the commissioner represent ing the area apparently knowing lit tle and caring less about our real needs and desires. Practically every highway yet constructed was done so to exploit this section to the advan tage of some other section. Thert is nothing fair or just about the whole situation. Our delegations get a polite reception and a lot of promises, but when it comes time I > let contracts, the routing is usually so designated that it leads our peo ple out to trade with other sections and brings little back in return. P‘ we don’t like it, we are told we w'll not get anything. The state has taken toll's off bridges and ferries in every other section of the state except ours. They run route 64 into the Alligator River and Manteo they can either cross on a privately operated ferry or swim. As a result, thousands of visitors are routed around the southern Albe marle region, and the northeastern tell those who would use it to go to coastland country with its myriads of recreational attractions is totally un known to the big majority of North Carolinans who live in the eC ntral, Piedmont, and Western sections of the state. Instead, they travel far ther to go to inferior beaches and LEGAL NOTICES vision map of Registered Estate No. 202 being of record in Map Book 1. page 4. office of the Register of Deeds of Washington County. North Cant ina. Those certain lots or parcels of land •ing and being in Lees Mill Town lip. Washington County. North Ca tlina, and being Lot No. 1 N.. Lot o. IS.. Lot No. 14 N.. and Lot No. 23 and being shown on that certain lap recorded in Torrens Book 1. age 25. office of the Register of leeds of Washington County North arolina. . . mat certain 101 oi paice: ui i»uu lying and being in Lees Mill Town ship. Washington County. North Ca rolina. and being that certain tract of land containing 3 acres, and known as G. W. Chesson land, and being more particularly described in that certain deed from G. W. Chesson and wife to Norfolk Southern Land Com pany, dated January 13th. 1927, re corded in Book 97. page 166. office of the Register of Deeds of Washington County. For a more particular des cription. reference is hereby express ly made to said deed. The highest bidder at said sale will be required to deposit five per I cent of his bid as evidence of good faith and upon his failure to comply with his bid to be forfeited under the order of Court. This the 1st day of January. 1941. Z. V. NORMAN, j9 4t Commissioner. NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to a judgment of the Su perior Court entered at the Special November Term, 1940. in an action entitled "Washington County vs. Nor folk Southern Land Company Et Al. No 52" appointing, authorizing and directing the undersigned Commis sioner to expose at public sale at the time and place hereinafter provided, the lands hereinafter described, and the defendants having failed to re deem said lands as allowed by said judgment, the undersigned, Z. V. Nor man. Commissioner, in obedience to said decree, will offer at public sale, to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House Door of Washington County, at 12 o'clock noon, on the 31st day of January, 1941. the fol lowing described lands: In Lees Mill Township, Washing ton County, North Carolina, and be ing described as follows: Lot No. 55. Registered Estate No. 124. contain ing 640 acres, certificate of title be ing recorded in Book 6. page 174, Washington County; Lot. No. 60. Registered Estate No. 129, containing 640 acres, certificate of title being re corded in Book 6, page 179, Washing ton County; Lot No. 61, Registered lakes and parks in Virginia and South Carolina. We are getting a new Governor this week. He has shown a disposition to listen sympathetically to our plea not for any special favors, but simply for a square deal in road matters. The request is reasonable that counties with like interests he banded together in a new district set-up and a man appointed commissioner who understands the needs and desires of Lii.it section. ft i tin e for Washington, Dare. T ■ reli and Hyde to really get to gether and make a concerted effort to put this across. We have been given the run-around and soft-soaped just about as long as reasonable people can be expected to stand it, and if the right presentation is made any fair-minded man can see our cause is just. It is a task that calls for some unselfish cooperation, and pos sibly a few pet private projects may have to be sacrificed by the wayside; but the ultimate objective is worth the cost and we should enter upon the job whole-heartedly. --® Making Drainage Pay Property owners of \\ ashington County who have land which is worth less or not yielding its full return be cause of poor drainage might well learn an important lesson by study ing the experience of farmers in the LEGAL NOTICES tstate No. 130. containing 640 acres, ertificate of title being recorded in look 6. page 180. Washington Coun y; Lot No. 68. Registered Estate No. 33, containing 640 acres, certificate f title being recorded in Book 6. a°e 183. Washington County; Lot fo 69. Registered Estate No. 134. ontaining 640 acres, certificate of itle being recorded in Book 6, page 84. Washington County: Lot No. 70. tegistered Estate No. 135, containing 40 acres, certificate of title being re orded in Book 6. page 185. Washing on County; and Lot No. 71. Regis ered Estate No. 136. containing 620.9 cres, certificate of title being record 'd in Book 6. page 186, Washington lounty. Said lots being shown on hat certain map recorded in Map look 1 page 15. office of the Regis er of Deeds. Washington County. The highest bidder at said sale will ,e required to deposit five per cent of iis bid as evidence of good faith and [pon his failure to comply with his ,id to be forfeited under the order of lourt. This the 1st day of January. 1941. Z. V. NORMAN. g 4t Commissioner. NOTICE North Carolina. Washington Coun ty. Superior Court before the Clerk. John L. Roper Lumber Company, vs. Norfolk Southern Railroad Com pany et al. George Gustoff will take notice that a motion has been lodged in the above mentioned proceeding before the Clerk Superior Court of Washington County. North Carolian. for the can cellation of the certificates of title, covering the land hereinafter des cribed. issued to George Gustoff and recorded in Book 5, pages 26 and 29. Washington County, and that the land covered by said certificate is des cribed as follows: Lot No. 1 in the subdivision made by Norfolk Southern Land Company. Incorporated, of Registered Estate No. 202. Book 3. pages 215-216, of Washington County Drainage Dis trict No. 5. Said lot is more particu larly described in certificate of Title issued to George Gustoff and recorded in Registration of Title Book 5, page 26. Lot No. 2 in the subdivision made by Norfolk Southern Land Company. Incorporated, of Registered Estate No. 202, Book 3. pages 215-216, of Washington County Drainage Dis trict No. 5. Said lot is more particu larly described in Certificate- of Title issued to George Gustoff and record Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER Our Own Bottleneck— Except for the fact that we haven't as many workmen as are described in the following article, from the Publishers' Auxiliary, it presents an absolutely true picture of our crew trying to get to press with The Bea con on any given Thursday: THE PLAY OK THE WEEK Title: Our Bottleneck A tragedy over slushed Setting: A newspaper office and printing plant. Time: the present. SCENE ONE It is the day before press day. All is quiet within the composing room. The linotype operator putters about his machine, chases lay empty on the stones. Printers rearrange leads and slugs in the racks and wanders aroung looking for type to throw in, making an apparent effort to appear busy. The devil enters, lights the gas un der the casting box. looks for adver tising mats to cast -finds none, turns out the gas under tlie casting box and stands watching the job presses which are the only inanimate, or for that matter, animate objects engaged in productive effort within the plant. In the office all is quiet The book keeper has turned ad solicitor and gone in qeust of advertising copy. The office assistant is out after news, as local reporter's copy is late and no country correspondent came in the morning's mail. The managing edi Wenona section who arganized a drainage district hoard in 1912 and recently paid off its entire indebted ness after increasing the value of their property manyfold through its operations. This group organized and borrow ed $45,000 on its bonds, to be paid off in 10 equal annual installments, with interest. They had a complete survey made and dug canals sufficient to properly drain their land, which is now among the most fertile and pro fitable in the county Despite three depressions, and general bad farm ing conditions, they have now paid every cent they owed, although a few years late, and do not anticipate any assessments in the near future, since they plan to do whatever mainten ance work is necessary to keep the canals open themselves. There are thousands of acres of land in Washington County which could bo increased in value through the same method. Z. V. Norman, who handled the legal work for this particular drainage district experi ment, has made the suggestion that it would well pay the county itself to invest in drag-line dredging equip ment to aid land owners in draining their property. The expense, of course, would be borne by the pro perty owners proportionately through the payment of annual installments, as was done in the Wenona section. In addition to improving the yield and making farming profitable on such land, ihe county would benefit by the increased tax valuation of the property. It is a suggestion worth consideration, at any rate. LEGALNO TICES ed in Registration of Titles Book 5. page 29. The said George Gustoff will fur ther take notice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk Superior Court of said county in the Court House in Plymouth, N. C., on the 10th day of February, 1941. at 10 o'clock A. M.. and show cause, if any he has, why the certificates of title, above referred to, should not be cancelled and a new certificate issued to Washington County or its assignee. This the 7th day of January, 1941. C. V. W. AUSBON. j9 4t Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington Coun ty. Superior Court before the Clerk. John L. Roper Lumber Company, vs. John Bell et a). G P. Sawyer will take notice that a motion has been lodged in the above entitled proceeding before the Clerk Superior Court of Washington Coun ty. North Carolina, for the cancel lation of the certificates of title, co vering the lands, hereinafter des cribed, issued to G. P. Sawyer and recorded in Book 8, pages 240 and 241 of Washington County, and that the lands covered by said certificates are described as follows: Being the western half of Lot No 44. North Division, containing 40 acres, more or less, and being Regis tered Estate No. 373, certificate of title being recorded in Torrens Book 8. page 240 Washington County. Being the western half of Lot No. 43, North Division, containing 40 acres, more or less, and being Regis tered Estate No. 371. certificate of ti tle being recorded in Torrens Book 8 page 241. Washington County. Said property being shown on the plot of the subdivision of The East ern Carolina Home and Farm Asso ciation, Incorporated, which plot is duly recorded in the office of the Re gister of Deeds of Washington Coun ty in Registration of Titles Book One at page 25. The said G. P. Sawyer will further take notice that he is required to ap peal at the office of the Clerk Super ior Court of said County in the Oourt House in Plymouth, N. C., on the 10th day of February, 1941, at 10 o’clock a. m.. and show cause, if any he has, why the certificates of title above re ferred to should not be cancelled and a new certificate issued to Washing ton County or its assignee. This the 7th day of January, 1941 C. V. W. AUSBON, Clerk Superior Court, ■ j9 4t ACCIDENTS INCREASE r.\ KON VI.D HOCUTT Nortli Carolina Highway Safety Division An approximate 15 per cent increase in accident reports for the year 1919 as compared with 1939 was announced this week by the Highway Safety Division. “This increase does not re flect a porportionate increase in traffic accidents in this state last year, however." said Ron ald Itoeutt. director of the safe ty division, "It merely reflects more complete reporting of the accidents that occured.” Records of the division show that nearly 10.900 accident re ports were received during 1910. against some over 8.000 received in 1939. Traffic fatalities for 1910 were around five per cent above 1939. “The Highway Safety Di vision is most grateful to the sheriffs. State Highway Patrol men and police officers of North Carolina for their cooperation in sending in accident reports last year." the safety director V. said. “We know that those of fieers are going to bend every effort to make aeeident reports in tliis state as eomplete as pos sible during 1941. and we appeal to all drivers in the state to help us further by sending in reports on any accidents in which they might be involved.” North Carolina law requires that a written report of an ae eident must be made to the Highway Safety Division within 24 hours after the aeeident oc curs if any person has been in jured. no matter how slightly, or if the damage done to pro perty seems likely to amount to more than SIO. There are two main uses of accident reports. One is to furn ish information as to where ac cidents occur most often, as a basis for selective engineering and enforcement. The second is to furnish information about the causes of accidents, as a basis for sefety education. J tor sits at his desk and reviews the costs which go on while production stands still. He grinds his teeth and curses oats as he rumples his hair in a gesture of despair. He is heard to console himself. ‘ Thank God the job department is busy." SCENE TWO It is press day in this same news paper office. The deadline for ad vertising copy was reached at 10 a m. and for news copy at 12 o'clock noon. It is now 2 p. m. The office assistant and the bookkeeper are each talking on the telephone. One is taking a lodge notice and the other an item concerning a church social soon to be held. On the editor's desk is some delayed correspondence and sheets of delayed news copy The advertising solicitor dashes out to get advertising from a store which had promised it the night before, then at 8 a m. that day and then delayed until 10 a. m.. when it was put off until noon and then phoned at 2 p m. to say the copy was ready. Printers are work ing feverishly to run a normal two days’ supply of advertising copy within a day's time. The linotype operator pounds steadily and con tinuously the keys of his machine which is geared to its highest capac ity. yet cannot begin to consume the copy provided it on this press day. The devil sweats over Iris casting box and tries to respond to the insistent demand of the printers that the ad vertising illustrations be brought to the forms faster. All is confusion. All is rush. Nerves are tense and dis positions bad. What, is worse the hour for press time approaches. The hour for press time arrives. The hour for press time passes. The pa per is late again. SCENE THREE It is 10 p. m. in the same news paper office. The bookkeeper and office assistant are each reading proof. The linotype operator is mak ing corrections. The printers are tak ing the forms to the press and the devil is throwing in the first run. The paper carriers, awaiting their papers, are getting in everybody’s way. The telephones are ringing and the subscribers are asking. "When will the paper be out?” The editor scowls and chews the stub end of his cigar as he contemplates the additional expense of this overtime work and inefficiency of effort ex pended in such hours of haste. His scowl gives way to a smile and he is heard to ejaculate to himself. “Well, I'll be damned! Why didn't I think of that before? It’s a bottleneck—yes sir. that's what it is. it's a bottle neck!" Turning on his heels he ambles out into the front office. "What was that the boss said?” inquires one of the printers of the devil, who replies. "Something about a bottle." "Well," said the printer, “can’t blame him if he does hunt up a bottle. These press days would drive anyone to drink.” SCENE FOUR Same press room one-half hour later. The paper has just gone to press. The editor enters. "Stop the press, boys,” he calls. “Pull the front page, and kill enough space to make room for this notice. But first I want all of you to listen to it. It reads like this: "Bottleneck discovered in news paper office. France lost the war be cause her soldiers were crowded into a geographical bottleneck—only so many could pass through in a given length of time. This newspaper comes to the homes of its readers sev eral hours late today because of a similar situation. ' Our bottleneck is not a geogra phical area but a certain period of time. Our bottleneck is eight hours’ time from 8 a m. to 4 p. m . on press days and we have been trying to jam 24 hours’ work on advertising and news copy through this eight hour bottleneck We have lost in the ad ditional expense. The adveriscr has lost inasmuch as his copy hasn't been given the time it deserves. The read er has lost because the paper has been late. "We can't stretch the bottleneck. We MUST go to press at 4 p. m. on press day in order to make the mails and town delivery on time. This means we MUST have the bulk of the news and advertising copy in on the day before press day. You as an advertiser. You as a correspond ent. You as a reporter of your club, lodge and church activities are the only ones who can save us from the restrictions of our bottleneck.” Curtain falls and the newspaper force cheers this announcement of the editor, despite the fact they have heard him make similar announce ments before, and in spite of the fact they know full well that he will relent, and take late advertising copy because he needs the business, and late news copy because he hates to disappoint anyone who has been kind enough to report an item. Sus tained is the force, however, by the hope, that maybe this time, the edi tor's front page appeal will win suf ficient co-operation from advertisers and the public in general, to enable them to attain their press time schedule. 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