The Roanoke Beacon
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VOLUME L— NUMBER 25 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, June 23, 1939
A home newspaper dedicate*
to the •errice of Washlnrtow
Count? and it* 12,Mt people.
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ESTABLISHED 1889
Town
opics
T. V. Palmer, real estate salesman
of Fayetteville, was in Plymouth this
week advertising farms for sale that
are held by the Federal Land Bank.
Mr. Palmer said that he had good re
sponses to advertisements published
in the Beacon last year.
W. V. Hays, L. E. HaselJ, W. H.
Thompson, and probably a number of
other farmers of the county are plan
ning to attend a livestock show in
Alabama sometime during July. It is
not yet certain that they are going,
although they have been discussing
plans for the trip.
L. YV. Gurkin, owner of Alb<»
marie Beach, is preparing to
stage a gala Fourth of July cele
bration. Music, dancing, with
swimming, boating and other wa
ter sports will be included on the
schedule of events.
A visitor here this week was Miss
Ardeen Blount, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Blount, of Roper, who is
secretary to the regulations manager
of Interborough News, an organiza
tion which distribute magazines in
New York City. She was formerly in
the advertising department of the
New York Sun.
Principal R. B. Trotman and Mrs.
Trotman were visitors here this week.
The principal is working at Jackson
during the summer, and Mrs. Trot
man is a nurse in the health depart
ment of Northampton County.
Robert B. Campbell, a gradu
ate of YVake Forest College and
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Campbell here, is among the 109
persons who will take the exam
ination for license to practice
law during the summer. The an
nual examination will be given in
Raleigh in the senate chamber
on August 1 and 2. Each appli
cant has been required to deposit
a fee of $23.50 for the privilege.
Men of the Grace Episcopal Church
met at the home of C. E. Ayers on
Wednesday night. H. A. Williford is
president and R. A. Duvall secretary
of the club. Business was transact
ed and a general discussion of church
and Sunday school affairs followed.
T. W. Armstrong, manager of the
Scuppernong Farms project of the
Farm Security Administration near
Lake Phelps, has been talking of stag
ing an agricultural fair at Lake
Phelps this fall. He has not taken
any steps yet to make definite plans
for the event, however,
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12,500 Pounds Lamb
Sold Here Thursday
Producers sold 12,500 poundsi of
lamb for a total of $1,109.97 last
Thursday afternoon, when the sec
ond lamb sale for the year was held
under the auspices of the Plymouth
Mutual Livestock Marketing Associa
tion.
Choice lambs brought 12 cents per
pound; good, 11V2 cents; medium,
IOV2 cents; common, 9 cents; and
culls 7'/2 cents. A total of 219 lambs
was included in the shipment. The
Arbee Commission Company of the
Jersey City stock yards handled the
sale on the other end.
Next year, when another sale is
held, the producers are planning to
hold a livestock show, with prizes to
be awarded to the persons producing
the first, second and third best lots
in the shipment.
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Band Is Invited To
Two July 4 Events
Whether or not the Plymouth High
School Band will accept the invita
tions issued to them for performances
on July 4th has not been decided yet,
as Director L. W. Zeigler may leave
for a visit in Pennsylvania and will
not be here to direct the organization.
The band has been invited for the
anual July Fourth celebration in Bel
haven and in the afternoon and eve
ning to Bayview, resort near Wash
ington, to give concerts.
As the summer band school will
close Friday, Mr. Zeigler is planning
to leave next week for home and may
not be back here in time for the July
4 celebrations, in which event it is
not likely either of the invitations
will be accepted.
Mr. Zeigler has assigned the stu
dents various tasks to perform if
they wish to enter the band next fall,
So far a dozen band uniforms have
been bought by parents for the stu
dents attending the band summer
school.
Will Seek Paving
j Remainder oi 64
J. R. Manning and E. S. Wood
ley will represent Washington
County at a meeting with the
Men’s Club in Columbia sometime
soon when plans are made to pe
tition the State Highway and
Public Works Commission to
pave the eight miles east of Co
lumbia, spanning Alligator river
and continuing to Manns Harbor
to Manteo.
This will make highway No.
64 a transcontinental highway
from Manteo on the Atlantic to
Santa Fe on the Pacific coast.
Thus tourists could be routed
through this section by Pettigrew
Park to the coast.
Deliveries of Cucumbers
1 o Plant Here Increasing
Three thousand bushels of cu
cumbers have been delivered to
the plant here of C. C. Lang &
Son, Inc., so far this season, with
the deliveries increasing daily
now. P. H. Roberts, jr., manager,
said this week.
Last year about this time over
4,000 bushels had been delivered,
but there are several factors
which have caused delayed de
liveries this season; the principal
ones being the reduced acreage
and the restricted and careful
grading that is being done in or
der to get the size wanted. The
rains last year also came at a
f DISTRICT DEPUTY |
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The Rev. N. A. Taylor was this
week appointed deputy district
governor for region No. 2 of the
Lions organization. There are 12
clubs in the region over which
Mr. Taylor will preside.
Funeral Held Here
Tuesday lor James
Warren Overion, 61
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Former Resident Died Sun
day at Home of Daugh
ter in Washington
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Funeral services were held here
Tuesday afternoon for James War
ren Overton, 61, who died Sunday
night as the result of a heart attack
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Charlie Belote, in Washington, N. C„
while preparing to retire for the
night.
Mr. Overton was well known here,
where he lived for years while he was
employed at the Plymouth Box &
Panel Company plant.
The funeral services were held from
the home of another daughter, Mrs.
J. B. Jordan, where he had been
brought Monday. Rev. N. A. Taylor,
pastor of the Christian church, con
ducted the final rites and interment
was made in the Brinkley cemetery
near here.
Surviving are tne iouowing cnu
dren: Mrs. J. B. Jordan, Plymouth;
Mrs. C. C. Belote, Washington; Mrs.
W. M. Bowers, Hagerstown, Md.; Mrs.
M. D. Mettee, Washington, D. C.; Mrs
H. E. Jones, New Bern. He also leaves
the following brothers and sisters:
Henry Overton, Plymouth; Eugene
Overton, Greenville; Mrs. Garfield
Sullivan, Greenville; and Mrs. Paul
ine Bateman, Plymouth.
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Rocks Do It Again
To League Leaders
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The Rocks turned on the league
leaders here Wednesday afternoon for
the second time this week, the lo
cals defeating Perrytown, 6 to 4.
Wade Hardison permitted only 3
hits in seven innings, including a
home run by Miller. George Peele
hurled the last two innings, allowing
only one hit, after Hardison had been
banished from the game following an
argument with an umpire.
Gurganus, with a triple and single,
Ennis and Magee with two singles
each led the Plymouth assault on
pitcher Joe Charles.
Score by innings: R H E
Perrytown_ 001 001 110—4 4 1
Plymouth_ 020 020 lOx—6 9 5
Batteries: Hardison, Peele and En
nis; Charles, Miller and Parker.
Owners of Deer Dogs
Must Keep Animals Up
Owners of deer dogs in Washington
as well as other counties must keep
the animals on their premises, as if
they are found running deer the own
er must pay for the violation of the
law, it was stated this week by Game
Warden J. T. Terry.
District Warden R. E. West, here
last week, said that dogs had been
apprehended running deer out of
season, and, although the owner did
not know about it, he was forced to
pay for the violation or the dog would
be taken in lieu of settlement.
time to make the crop mature
earlier.
Produeers are being urged every
time they make a delivery to pick
their cucumbers while they are
small. These bring the best price,
and none of the yellow, large and
misshapen cukes are being ac
cepted at the plant, as the offic
ials want only the sizes and
grades which will resell better as
pickles.
The schedule of prices, accord
ing to the contract, is as fol
lows: S1.25 per bushel for the No.
1 grade, 35 cents for No. 2, and
30 cents for No. 3.
N. A. Taylor'Named
As District Deputy
Governor for Lions
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Appointment Is Announced
This Week by Neil Hes
ter, District Governor
Appointment of the Rev. N. A.
Taylor, pastor of the local Christian
church, as deputy district governor
of region No. 2 of district 31C. In
ternational Association of Lions Clubs
was announced this week by Neil
Hester, of Raleigh, district governor.
Region No. 2, over which the min
ister will preside as district deputy
governor, comprises three zones and
includes clubs in the following towns:
Roanoke Rapids Weldon, Seaboard,
Rich Square. Williamston. Washing
ton, Greenville, Belhaven, Plymouth,
Colifmbia, Edenton and Hertford.
There is a zone chairman for each of
the three subdivisions.
Elevation of the minister, who is
at present secretary and treasurer of
the local Lions Club, raises him from
zone chairman to district deputy gov
ernor. Serving one year as zone
chairman and two years as secretary
and treasurer of the club here, Mr.
Taylor has been very active in the
Lions organization.
■t'resiaeiiis-eieuL, scucttuica auu
committee chairman of all local clubs
have been called to meet in Greenville
Sunday, June 25, at 2 p. m„ for the
purpose of geting acquainted, plan
ning a program and hearing an ex
planation of organization details, and
Mr. Taylor has been asked to attend.
Farm Bureau Will
Meet Here Friday
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Paul Fletcher, livestock marketing
specialist of the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture, will be the
principal speaker at the meeting of
the members of the Washington
County Farm Bureau, to be held Fri
day evening at 8 o’clock in the agri
culture building in Plymouth.
County Agent W. V. Hays, who is
arranging the meeting, said that re
freshments would be served and that
he expected a large attendance in
view of the fact that Mr. Fletcher
would explain the marketing of live
stock in his address.
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H. G. Harrison Dies
InLouisburg'Friday
Funeral services were held Satur
day morning in Louisburg for H.
Grady Harrison, 47, who died early
Friday morning as the result of a
heart attack. He complained during
Thursday of a pain in his side, but
retired feeling better. His wife awoke
once during the night while he was
struggling for breath. Burial took
place in a Louisburg cemetery.
A son of W. C. Harrison, in Plym
outh, Mr. Harrison was a successful
broker in Louisburg. For years he was
a wholesale grocer, but later devoted
his entire time to the brokerage busi
ness.
In addition to his father, he is sur
vived by a brother, Clarence Harri
I son, of Georgia; and a wife, Mrs.
' Neva Chesson Harrison, a sister of
Mrs. J. R. Manning.
Lightning Kills Three
Head Cattle at Roper
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Roper.—Lightning struck among
the herd of pure-bred Hereford cat
tle owned by L. E. Hassell Sunday
afternon, killing three outright and
another believed to have been affect
ed has not been seen in several days.
Others standing nearby .apparently
were not hurt. The loss is estimated
at $250.
The flashes of lightning preceded
a heavy rain that fell in torrents
Sunday afternoon at 4:30, retarding
traffic and drenching farm land
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No Hog Shipment To Be
Made Tuesday, July 4th
No hogs will be shipped on Tues
day. July 4. it was announced today
by County Agent W. V. Hays, who
pointed out that since this next ship
ping date falls on a holiday the next
shipment will be on Tuesday, July 11.
Following Tuesday, July 11, hogs
will be shipped through the Plym
outh Mutual Livestock Marketing As
sociation on every other Tuesday.
Adjustments Made
In Property Values
Last Week by Board
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Forced to Turn Down Many
Requests for Changes Un
til Revaluation
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Adjustments were made in proper
ty values in 15 cases where some
change had been made in the condi
tion of the property, but many pe
titions for revaluation of property
could not be granted by the Wash
ington County Commissioners in ses
sion last week as a board of equaliza
tion and review.
It was pointed out by the commis
sioners that the law calls for another
general revaluation of property in
1941 and at that time the proper
values would be fixed on property,
but prior to that time only errors
could be corrected or adujstments
made on overcharges.
The records of the meeting show
the following:
Shep Brinkley asked that his Plym
outh Theatre equipment be reduced
from $4,200 to $3,600 because of de
preciation. This was granted.
J. L. Phelps was granted a reduc
tion of $450 in the value of his prop
erty on Sugar Hill In Plymouth be
cause the buildings had been taken
down.
D. S. Swain was successful In get
ting a reduction of $200 on the val
uation of the Harrison property on
account of the timber being cut.
Joe H. Snell was advised that noth
ing could be done to revalue his prop
erty because of fire, and that this
would be done in 1941.
The value of the S. A. Ward lot
on Wilson Street in Plymouth was
reduced from $200 to $50 because of
the removal of the building.
Goldie Simpson had the valuation
on his farm reduced from $1,875 to
$1,850 because of an error in the
number of acres. He was charged
with 48 and owned only 40 acres.
As the timber rights were sold to
the Major & Loomis Lumber Com
pany in Hertford, the valuation of the
property owned by Mrs. Clara Snell
was reduced by $900.
The property of McCoy Davenport
at Creswell was raised in value $100
because of a new house being added
to his holdings.
Mrs. J. R. Manning's property was
reduced $550, as this amount was
added to the building.
The J. R. Manning and J. B. Wil
loughby Plymouth Motor Company
garage building was reduced by $625,
tins same amount being included in
the total value of the garage build
ing.
C. W. Bowen lost three acres to the
new highway, No. 97, so his valuation
was reduced by $150.
W. H. Gurkin sold the top soil of
two acres to the State Highway Com
mission for Highway No. 97 and had
his valuation reduced by $100.
Hubert L. Davenport had the valu
ation of his property reduced by $700
because a store was removed from
the premises.
The value of Mrs. Della Simpson’s
property was reduced by $300 due to
the timber having been cut.
Mrs. Helen White had the C. V.
Lewis property reduced by $300 be
cause the timber had been cut.
5 Pure-Bred Rams
Disposed of at Sale
Five pure-bred Hampshire rams
were purchased outright and another
five are being held for person who
spoke for them at the first ram ex
change ever held in Washington
County last Thursday aftermon, it
was learned from County Agent W.
V. Hays.
Purchases were made by C. J. Co
hoon, Columbia: T. A. Weeks, Whit
akers; H. W. Garrish, Scranton; N.
J. Winslow, Pantego; and L. E. Has
sell, of Roper. The following have
signified their intention of buying
but have not called for their rams
as yet: Leigh Winslow, Hertford; Mr.
Capehart, Windsor; W. T, Tadlock,
Windsor; R. L. Coburn, Williamston;
and W. H. Thompson, Roper.
These rams scattered among the
herds of sheep in this section are ex
pected to greatly improve the flocks,
making possible a better return from
the lambs that are being sold.
Way Is Found To
Beal Slot Machine
The only way to “beat” a slot
machine was found Sunday night
by thieves who broke Into the
Browning store near the county
home, on Highway 97, and car
ried the device out to a conveni
ent place in a field, where they
forced the back of it open and
took out the coins.
It was estimated there were
about $50 in nickels in the ma
chine. Robert Tetterton, who
operates the store for Mr. Brown
ing, aided Sheriff J. K. Reid in
searching for the machine Mon
day morning, and it was found
in a field some distance from the
store.
Officers today were still unable
to find a clue as to the identity of
the person or persons who com
mitted the act.
Traffic on Roanoke
Far Ahead of Thai
On Other Streams
Total of 392,511 Tons Han
dled Last Year, Valued
At $8,908,786
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The growing importance of the Ro
anoke River as a carrier of com
merce was reflected in a report of
the Norfolk Engineer's District of the
War Department for the calendar
year 1938. furnished the Beacon by
W. R. Hampton, member of the State
Board of Conservation and Develop
ment.
The report shows that traffic on
the river in 1938 totaled 392,511 tons,
valued at $8,908,786. Of this amount
169,865 tons were inbound; 179,421
outbound; 23.084 tons through traffic;
and 20.141 tons downbound.
In comparison with other rivers
and waterways throughout the Nor
folk district, the Roanoke River is
far and away in the lead, with the
exception of the ports of Norfolk,
Newport News and James River, Va.
The value of commerce on the Ro
anoke was more than twice that of
waterways from Norfolk to the
sounds of North Carolina, five times
that of Chowan River, 30 times that
of Perquimans River, over twice that
of Edenton Harbor, 15 times that of
Cashie River, and others in propor
tion.
With the improvements that are soon
to be made, it is predicted that the
Roanoke will reach a new peak in
usefulness.
Figures for the Scuppemong River
show that total commerce amounted
to 19.179 tons, valued at $182,312.
In Mackeys Creek, the total was 13,
678 tons, valued at $3,432,973.
J. R. Can Talks on
Heekeeping ai Lion
Meeting Last Week
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Points Out State Ranks 17th
In Nation as Producer
Of Honey
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North Carolina ranks 17th among
the states in honey production, with
an annual take of 3,700,000 pounds,
from 200,000 colonies, J. R. Carr, lo
cal apiarist and past president of the
North Carolina Beekeepers’ Associa
tion, told the members of the Lions
Club Thursday night in an interest
ing address. A total of 1,500 colonies
are located in Washington County,
Mr. Carr said.
Discussing the habits and peculiar
ities of bees. Mr. Carr said that bees
in a hive were very methodical in
their work, having guards at each of
the doors, nurse bees to tend the
weak, worker bees to build the comb
and other workers to gather the nec
tar for the honey.
He said that there usually about
80,000 bees in a colony, and that the
old expression "a bee-line" is true,
as the bees waste no time on their
way to the hive, flying an absolutely
straight line if there are no obstruc
tions to impede them.
Each hive has a queen, and usual
ly the queen will hatch about 2,000
eggs in 21 hours. The male bees, or
drones, die shortly after mating.
After an explanation of foul brood,
a disease which attacks bees, Mr.
Carr spent several minutes answering
questions asked by the interested
Lions.
wmoru wnuiey. son oi mon res
ident and Mrs. W. L. Whitley, showed
motion picture of the "Sky-Line
Drive” and the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia, as well as scenes around the
military school which he will attend
next year.
One Case Tried in
Court Here Tuesday
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Continue this week to be tried next
Tuesday in recorder's court is a case
in which Charles Gregg, white, is
charged with assaulting Mrs. Mae
Simmons Snell, wife of Julius Snell,
by striking her with his hand. The
trial could not be held this week as
an important witness, Mrs. R. H.
Bachman, of Edenton, had to be sub
poenaed. The case will probably be
tried on a basis of an assault on a
female by a male over 18 years of age,
which is a very serious charge.
The only case disposed of last
Tuesday was that of Charlie Bell, 27,
colored, who was found not guilty of
assaulting Walter iBabei Ballard, col
ored, "biting off the ear and maim
ing said Ballard for life."
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Old School Building at
Creswell Being Removed
Creswell.—The old school building
is being dismantled here week and
patrons of the Creswell school are re
joicing because they believe their
children will attend classes in the
handsome new building this fall.
It was once said that the bricks
would be used to construct a county
school garage in Plymouth and a
gymnasium in Creswell.
The contract with the PWA for a
grant of $22,000 on the new build
ing required that the old building be
completely taken down,
Closed-Shop Demand
Holds Up Settlement
Total $2,500 Paid
Jobless Thursday
Approximately $2,500 was dis
tributed among idle employees of
the N'orth Carolina Pulp Com
pany by representatives of the
Unemployment Compensation
Commission here Thursday.
This represented payments to
about 150 workers for a two-week
period, as part of the workers did
not get their checks last week,
and they were made available
here Thursday.
These represented payments
for the second and third weeks
of their pay period. Two weeks
is required as a waiting period.
The first payment for one week
was approximately $1,900.
Plan Meeling Early
In August To Urge
Surfacing of Road
Improvement of Highway
From Highway 97 To
Pantego Object
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Plans for a mass meeting to be held
in Belhaven sometime between Au
gust 1 and 15 to impress the State
Highway and Public Works Commis
sion with the necesity for hard sur
facing the remainder of the eight
miles from No. 97 to Pantego were
discussed at a meeting held at the
Blackland Experiment Station at We
nona Wednesday afternoon.
The dates were left open until it
could be ascertained when Congress
man Lindsay C. Warren and High
way Commissioner E. V. Webb could
arrange to be present. It was report
ed that a free barbecue dinner would
be given. Five thousand persons are
expected. Three bands will be in
vited. Boat races will be held. From
11 to 1 a discussion of the need for
John W. Darden, secretary of *>.*■
'Washington County Chamber of
Commerce, of Plymouth, was named
general chairman of the event. Oth
er committeemen include P. G. Gal
lup. R. E. Tunnell, Hyde County; J. L.
Rea. Wenona; D. R. Paul, Raymond
Paul, Pungo; R. A. Jackson, Harold
Whitley, L. H. Johnson, Pantego;
Fred P. Latham, L. J. Yeager, R. G.
Ross, Belhaven; Z. V. Norman, pres
ident Lions Club, J. R. Manning,
president merchants' association, J.
R. Campbell, chairman of county
commissioners. Mayor B. G. Camp
bell, and Blount Rodman, president
of the chamber of commerce, all of
Plymouth.
These committeemen are to meet
next Wednesday night, June 28, at a
fish fry in Belhaven, when final plans
will be approved for the event. Pres
ent at the meeting this Wednesday
afternoon were the following: J. W.
Darden, Plymouth; J. E. Edwards,
H. E. Boyd, L. J. Jackson, R. H.
Johnston, F. L. Voliva, R. G. Ross, J.
H. Lupton and F. P. Latham, Bel
haven; L. V. Paul, Pungo; R. A. Jack
son, Pantego; W. T. White, Hyde
County; R. W. Paul, Pungo.
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Tri-County Doctors
Meet at Creswell
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Creswell.—Members of the Tri
County Medical Society, composed of
doctors in Martin, Washington, and
Tyrrell Counties, were entertained at
Lake Phelps Sunday afternoon and
evening by Dr. J. M. Phelps, vice pres
ident of the organization.
Pishing and bathing were enjoyed
in the afternoon. Barbecue, slaw,
sliced tomatoes, pickles, combread,
and iced tea were served for supper.
Guests included Drs. Rhodes, Wil
son, Brown and Spencer, of William
ston; T. L. Bray and W. H. Johnson,
Plymouth; Josh Tayloe and Hackler,
Washington: C, W Bailey, Rocky
Mount: V. A. and J. E. Ward, of Rob
ersonville.
Others invited to be with the doc
tors were C. L. Bailey and E. P. Still,
Plymouth; L. E. Hassell, Roper; Jack
Spruill, Clyde Smithson, Edison God
win, Harry Starr, Josh Woodley, J.
L. Phelps, Wilbert Davenport and E.
P. Welch, of Creswell.
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Veterans’ Applications for
CCC Are Being Accepted
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Announcement was recently re
ceived by the welfare department that
the Veterans Administration will be
authorized to select an additional
number of honorably discharged war
veterans for enrollment in the veter
an contingent, Civilian Conservation
Corps, for consideration between July
1 and July 30.
Miss Ursula Bateman welfare sup
erintendent, advises that her office
will be glad to furnish information
and blanks for any who are inter
ested in making application. It is
necessary that the applications be in
the Charlotte office of the veterans
administration by July l.
Other Issues Said To
Have Been Settled
In Meets This Week
Another Conference Sched
uled To Be Held Thurs
day Afternoon
A special dispatch to The Beacon
from Delair. N. J.. filed at 11 o'clock
Thursday morning, indicated that
most of the differences between the
striking workers and the Kieckhefer
Container Corporation there had been
settled at conferences this week, al
though a demand for a closed shop,
made by the unions, was barring
complete settlement of the strike,
now in its seventh week, which caused
the shutdown of the local pulp plant.
The dispatch to The Beacon comes
from a source which is not connect
ed with either the plant management
or the striking workers and is be
lieved reliable. It follows:
"Conferences Friday, Saturday
and Tuesday are said to have set
tled all differences between em
ployer and strikers, excepting the
demand for a closed shop. The
Kieckhefer company opposes this
because it would force the dis
charge of valued employees, who
might be dropped for non-pay
ment of dues, as well as for other
risks. The company points to a
recent memorandum by the New
Jersey court declaring that em
ployers should have the right to
decide the question of open and
closed shops.
"Another conference is sched
uled for this afternoon (Thurs
day ). If an agreement is reached
the mills should resume opera
tions next week.
“The strikers in Delair are be
ing fed with supplies purchased
by union funds.”
The general opinion prevailed a
mong employees of the company in
Plymouth today that the pulp plant
here would resume operations early
in July, although there was no offic
ial confirmation—or denial, for that
matter—of this generally accepted
id* a.
There are 25 or 30 working at the
plant here now. including painters,
pipe fitters and millwrights, a num
ber of whom were called back to work
in the past few days, giving rise to
the belief that preparations are un
derway for reopening the plant, al
though local officials decline to make
any statement as to prospects for re
sumption of operations.
Former Resident
Dies in Norfolk
Pinal rites were held Wednesday
afternoon at the home on Jefferson
Street for Thomas S. Clagon, 50, who
died Monday afternoon in a Norfolk
hospital from an illness reported to
have been caused by an abscessed
lung.
The Rev. P. B. Nickens. pastor of
the Baptist church here, and the Rev.
Gilbert Davis, pastor of the Chris
tian church in Bellarthur, officiated.
Burial took place in the Jackson cem
etery.
For years, Mr. Clagon was em
ployed at the Plymouth Box and
Panel Company here, but for the last
few months he has been working in
Norfolk.
Surviving Mr. Clagon is a widow.
Mrs. Ruby Bateman Clagon, and two
children, Miss Alberta Clagon and
William S. 1 Bill ) Clagon, all of
Plymouth; and a sister, Mrs. C. A.
Reggans, of Norfolk.
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Plans Not Yet Made for
Pettigrew Park Dedication
No definite date has been set and
no program arranged for the dedi
cation of Pettigrew Park as far as he
knew, John W. Darden, secretary of
the Washington County Chamber of
Commerce said today.
Mr. Darden said he had been in
correspondence with R. Bruce Ether
idge, chairman of the board of Con
servation and Development, but so
far no definite date has been set and
nothing done toward arranging a pro
gram for the event.
550 Cars of Irish
Potatoes Shipped
So far a total of 550 carloads
of irish potatoes has been shipped
from Tyrrell and the lower end
of Washington County during the
current season, according to R. H.
Chesson, station agent of the
Norfolk Southern at Mackeys.
The price this week has been
from $1.15 to $1.25 per 100-lb
bag for No. 1 potatoes.
Mr. Chesson said that shipping
had dropped off now to about 15
carloads a day, and he thought
that possibly by next week all of
the growers in the Tyrrell and
Washington County areas would
conclude their shipping.