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The Roanoke Beacon * * * + + * * and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ VOLUME L—NUMBER 41 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 12, 1939 Advertisers will find Beacon and News Columns a latchkey to 1.500 Washington County homes. ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Cratch, won first place and the silver loving cup in the recent baby popularity contest conducted by the Young Matrons’ Circle of the Christian Church, with Lucetti Lynn Magee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Magee, and Jessie Dare Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Harrison, winning second and third places, respectively. Lunch at the Plymouth Country Club was enjoyed Tuesday by Mes dames Thomas Nixon, J. W. Speight, Nathan Tucker, and Louis R. Craw ford. of Hertford, who were guests of Mrs. Lloyd Horton and Mrs. Julian Brinkley. Mrs. Crawford's son is an Army aviator. II. E. Harrison says he caught two trout at one time while fish ing at Swan Quarter Tuesday with the following local men: W. R. White, H. S. Midgette, W. E. Weede, and T. C. Burgess. The five men landed 97 trout, the largest catch made by a party at Swan Quarter this season, ac cording to their guide. James Harold Ward, soil of Mrs. S. A. Ward, sr., has been selected as a member of the 68-piece Wake For est College band. James, a cornetist, wlil play in the new band’s first pub lic appearance at the State-Wake Forest football game Saturday night. Beulah Adkins Cratch, daughter of A lecture demonstration will be giv en in the Plymouth High School on November 1 to the federation of the Washington County Home Demon stration Clubs by Roscoe Trasher, of the Greenbrier Nursery in Norfolk. All club women are urged to attend, and the public is invited. Cubmaster Tom Brown and his assistant, Joe Leggett, have de cided to have a meeting of the Cubs in the municipal building ever Monday night at 7 o'clock. It was explained that the weekly meetings will be held instead of once a month as formerly, in or der to increase interest in the Cub program. Miss Helen Harrison, daughter of Mrs. Kathleen Harrison, is one of the 63 new members of the total of 125 voices in the college choir at the Wo man's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. While in school here Miss Harrison sang and studied piano music. -® District Missionary Meeting at Creswell -• C reswell.—Choosing Mount Pleas ant Church as the place of meeting next year and . setting the date as the second Sunday in October, the Wo man's Missionary Union of District No. 2 of the Pamlico Baptist Associa tion adjourned here Wednesday aft ernoon following an all day session in the Creswell Baptist church. Devotionals in the morning were conducted by Mrs. Tom White, with Mrs. C. L. Hopkins welcoming the vis itors. Mrs. G. A. Martin spoke on "Evangelism and Enlistment,” with Mrs. V. H. Durrance speaking on mis sions. Mrs. H. E. Ward conducted the aft ernoon devotionals with the Sound Side Church, giving a playlet empha sizing personal service. Miss Hazel Craddock told of the young people’s work, and Mrs. E. R. Davenport spoke on keeping the W. M. U. active. "Chowan College Scholarship” was the topic of Mrs. J. J. Johnson. Dr. G. A. Martin pronounced the benedic tion. Ladies of the Creswell church serv ed a chicken salad plate lunch to about 50 persons attending. Roper Couple To Observe Golden Wedding Sunday -® Roper.—The children of Mr. and Mrs. John T. McAllister will celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary of their mother and father at their home near Roper Sunday, October 15. Open house will be observed from 2 to 5 o’clock, during which time they will be glad to receive their friends. -<8> Creswell Band Attends State Fair On Tuesday Creswell.—Members of the Creswell High School Band, accompanied by their leader, Bob Merritt, attended the State Pair at Raleigh last Tues day as guests of State Pair officials. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Paul, Clyde Smithson, Mrs. J. D. Davenport, and Mrs. H. R. Stillman. Town Finances Reported in Excellent Condition; Obligations Paid When One The principal and interest on the bonded indebtedness of the Town of Plymouth has been paid to date, and the financial affairs of the municipality are in excel lent shape, according to Mayor B. G. Campbell. Last week, the mayor said, a check for close to S5.000 was sent to a New York bank to take care of principal and interest pay ments on bonds due at that time. Tax Collector and Chief of Police P. W. Brown was forced to push collections this year in or der to raise funds to meet the expenses and obligations of tiie town as they came due. He has collected a total of about $30,000 during the past year, including current and past-due taxes, and this has ‘enabled the town to pay all its obligations as they came due. An audit recently completed by Mr. Williams, of the firm of Wil liams and Wall, was read at the special meeting of the officials Monday night, indicating that the financial condition of the town is excellent at this time. Tobacco Averages 15c At Market Reopening FAIR WARNING )| V/ Criticism has reached the Town Council of promiscuous spitting on the sidewalks by many people, and instructions have been issued to Chief of Police P. W. Brown to strictly enforce the ordinance against this practice. Not only is spitting on the side walks in direct violation of an dinance providing a $5 fine and cost for offenders, but it is a filthy, ugly and dangerous prac tice, leading to the spread of many diseases. This is the last warning, said the chief, adding that all police men have been instructed to ar rest violators of the ordinance. Will Renew Efforts To Get New Postal Building for Town -S> Postmaster Plans To Check Report of Plymouth Be ing Next in Line Postmaster George W. Hardison will soon make an inquiry as to the sta tus of the new Federal post office building which has been promised for Plymouth. It was said some months ago that Plymouth was third in line behind Ahoskie and Williamston. These two towns are now using their new Federal buildings and resi dents here are interested in learning whether or not Congress has appro priated money for a post office build ing here. It is understood that the new building at Williamston cost $72,000. Mr. Hardison said he had had no word on the matter recently and if the money is available now it is ex pected that bids will be asked shortly on sites for the new building, al though so far nothing has been said to him. General business conditions have caused a slight decrease in postal re venue here for the first three quar ters of the calendar year, but postal attaches here hope the fourth quar ter, which started this month will help the matter. Despite the decreased revenue as compared with last year, the receipts are such that a Federal building can still be hoped for, and it is possible when Mr. Hardison hears from Con gressman Warren that the realization of the hopes for a new Federal build ing will be nearer than now antici pated. C. K. Harris Attends Funeral in Norfolk G. K. Harris returned Wednesday from Norfolk, where he attended the fu-neral of his brother-in-law, Ben jamin Thomas Jenkins, 52, who died at the family residence in Berkley Sunday night at 8:50 o'clock. Mr. Harris said that Mr. Jenkins was a native of North Carolina, but for about 18 years had been living in the Norfolk vicinity, where he was employed as a locomotive engineer. His widow, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Harris Jenkins, is Mr. Harris’ sister. Nineteen County Youths Are Entered In CCC Last Week; Enroll for 6 Months Nineteen boys from Washing ton County were enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps last week, according to Miss Ursula Bateman, superintendent of pub lic welfare, who took the boys to Washington, where they were en rolled for six months. There were 14 white and 5 col ored boys, constituting the larg est number ever enrolled at one time from this county, according to Miss Bateman, who said she was lucky to get all of them in the corps at this time. The following white youths were assigned to the Manteo Camp: Joseph Lee Spencer, Abe Daven port, Melvin Ransom Gibbs, Robert Charles Spivey, lee Roy Comstock, Isaac Spear, Raymond Van Horn and Conway Rogers, all of Cresweil; and Clarence Tarkington, of Plymouth. The following white boys were assigned to the Nashville camp: Randolph Roy Minton, Roper; C. B. Clifton, Plymouth, Thaddeus Theodore Harrison and George T. Lamb, Plymouth; and Leon W. Clifton, of Cresweil. The colored boys were sent to the Maple Hill camp, between Jacksonville and Burgaw, as fol lows: John Earl Davenport, Brad ley Lee Norman, Charlie Boyd, Thomas Wilkins, of Roper; and John Anthony Spruill, Plymouth. British Buyers Back On Sales With Funds From U. S. Agency Price Range About Same as Before Holiday; Markets Blocked by Offerings Tobacco warehouses of the bright leaf belt reopened Tuesday after a month's holiday, caused by the Euro pean war and withdrawal of British buying companies from the sales, with the price range substantially the same as that prevailing before the closing. The reopening Tuesday fol lowed the tobacco control referendum held last Thursday, when growers of the entire tobacco-producing area apporved the invoking of quotas for the 1940 crop by a 90 per cent ma jority. With the Imperial Tobacco Com pany back on the sales, using funds provided by the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation, the average price paid for the first two days’ sales was around $15 per 100 pounds, with the better grades showing an advance of from $1 to $4 per 100 pounds Wed nesday, according to reports. Prices were said to be slightly higher now than when the U. S. To bacco Association ordered closing of the markets 30 days ago, following collapse of prices when the foreign companies withdrew their buyers. In the referendum last Thursday, out of a total of more than 300,000 farmers eligible to vote, the final tab ulations indicate that the total vot ers would be nearly 250,000. This compares with 233,395 votes cast in the referendum last December on in voking quotas for the 1939 crop. Nearly complete returns show that 206,746 farmers voted “yes,” and 23, 420 voted "no,” making a total of 229,738 votes reported, with 89.8 per cent of the voters in favor of control. Washington County farmers, tho not entirely satisfied, are generally of the opinion now that the prices being paid are acceptable, and there is very little critcism from those here who have probably helped beat down the price a few points by joining the growers from other sections in flood ing the warehouses with tobacco to an extent that in some of the market towns the leaf has been placed on the streets to await sales. Blocked sales are reported on all markets, with little prospect of a let-up in the flood of tobacco, unless rain forces a cessation of grading and marketing to some extent. Superior Court for Trial of Civil Cases Begins October 23 Judge Leo Carr, of Burling ton, To Preside; Twelve Cases on Calendar -® An even dozen cases have been docketed for trial during the civil term of Washington County Superior Court which convenes here Monday, October 23, with Judge Leo Carr, of Burlington, presiding. A majority of the local attorneys and several from out of town will be here for the term. The calendar, as arranged by Clerk C. V. W. Aus bon this week, calls for the 12 cases to be heard in three days, but it is expected that four or five days will be required to clear the docket. The calendar follows: Monday, October 23: H. J. Howell vs. Adams-Johnson Co., Inc.; Nannie Paul vs. Minnie Davenport; C. A. Garner and wife vs. C. I. T. Corpor ation. Tuesday, October 24: Daniel D. Davenport, et al, vs. Z. T. Phelps; Jennie Brinkley vs. Nona Newman; Zion Jeannette, et al., vs. Henry El lis, et al.; George Patrick vs. K. S. Mitchell. Wednesday, October 25: Mary Hol land vs. D. W. Chesson, et al.; Wash ington County vs. Seaton Phelps, et al.; H. D. Stokes, et al, vs. I. E. Bark er, et al.; G. H. Respass vs. P. H. Darden; C. B. Jones vs. G. S. Res pass. Motion and divorce cases to be called at will of the court. Weekly Drawing for Prizes Featured by School Band Parade -<g> Bill Styons and Mrs. Alton Pinkham Win Two $10 Awards -* A parade and concert by the Plymouth High School Band featured the weekly drawing for the $30 in cash prizes awarded every Wednesday by the merchants who are cooperating in a business -building campaign here. There were four prize winners, the first two getting $10 each and the last two getting $5. The drawing this week was the second of the campaign, and it was estimated there were close to 1.000 people congregated about the community building, where the con cert was given and lucky numbers drawn. The first ticket drawn came from the House Chevrolet Company and was held by Bill Styons, employee of the local ABC store. It was good for $10. Mrs. Alton Pinkham received the next $10 award with a ticket from Browning's Cash Store. Mrs. J. E. Parnell, with a ticket from Williford’s Yellow Front Mar ket, and J. L. Hayes, holding a ticket for Mrs. Jack Frank that came from Pender's store, were winners of the $5 awards. Interest in the campaign is increas ing steadily, as shown by the larger number of people attending the draw ings. The campaign continues for 10 more weeks, with the grand prizes to be awarded on December 27. Tickets are given by the participating mer chants for each $1 purchase or pay ment on account, and patrons are urged to ask for their tickets when making purchases. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5—Amazing tip received by President Roosevelt from head of German Navy that U. S. liner Iroquois would be sunk as she neared American shores on voyage from England with refugees from war zone; strong implication that Germany was laying blame in advance on England and Prance if vessel sunk; Coast Guard cutters dispatched to Iroquois as convoy for remainder of voyage; Russia signs 10-year mutual assistance pact with*Latvia; Hitler reviews troops in victory parade at War saw; French take strategic Borg forest east of Luxembourg. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6.—Hitler de livers 80-minute speech to Reich stag. containing threat of "appal ling destruction” costing millions of lives if allies reject his offer of armistice; offers no restoration of territory taken from nations for merly independent, and describes speech as his “final offer”; Premier Daladier answers with assertion war will be fought until “the vic tory which alone will permit assur ance of a regime of lasting peace in Europe; Germans counterattack on Saarbrucken front, but little if any success attained. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7.—Germans and French in artillery duel on western front; Nazis claim two French planes downed; Germans assert troops will be out of trenches by Christmas if powers desiring peace act immediately on Hitler’s peace formula; Allies believed play ing waiting game to let winter weather give full effect to blockade of Germany. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8.—French claim repulse of German surprise attacks on western front; German eyes on Washington, where some senators reported favorable to me diation by U. S. president; Finland fears Russia to make excessive de mands; scarcity of oil believed tnreatening uermany. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9.—German attacks on wide front from Moselle River to Saarbrucken reported by French; British report repeated clashes between English warships and Nazi bombing planes an North Sea; two German planes make forced landings in Norway and are interned; limited German offensive believed started on western front, with increasing numbers of men men taking part. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10.—French premier formally rejects Hitler peace offer based on break-up of Poland; Russia intensifies diplo matic drive for domination of Bal tic countries; French claim “im portant numbers of men" engaged in attacks on Allied western front line, but say enemy repulsed: Hit ler reiterates peace offer but says Germany prepared for lengthy conflict; Chamberlain to deliver British reply Thursday. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11.—Ger man naval observers claim Nazis now control North Sea and air min istry orders new large-scale opera tions b.v air against blockading British fleet 158,000 Briiash sol diers announced in France; Fin land prepa; to defend self from Russian domination, threat of which is causing concern in all the Scandinavian countries; Germans increasing pressure on French lines along western front, I\exv Traffic Ordinances Set Up Routes for Heavy 7 rucks and 7 railers Here Designed To Lessen Hazards on Streets Near Local Schools Also Forbids Loading and Unloading Trucks on Downtown Streets A new traffic ordinance was passed Monday night in special session by the Town of Plymouth Council mak ing it unlawful for heavy trucks to pass through school zones and for bidding the parking, loading or un loading of big trucks and trailers on the streets in the downtown business section. Motor trucks and trailers hauling logs, timber and lumber entering over Highway 97, and bound for points east of town are required to turn right at Seventh Street, contin uing thence to Adams Street, where they turn left and continue along that street until they turn right to enter Main Street. Such heavy trucks and trailers en tering town over Highway 97 and bound for points west of the town will turn left at Brinkley Avenue, then make a right turn to enter Jef ferson Street, follow it to Main and then turn to the west. The large trucks bound south en tering by Highway No. 64 are required to turn left at Adams Street, follow it to Seventh Street, where they turn left into Highway 97. Those from the east bound to western destina tions will continue right straight thru the town along Main Street. No longer will large trucks and trailers be permitted to load or un load cargoes on Water or Washing ton Streets, as they will be required to go to the rear of the stores for these purposes. However, the new or dinance specifically exempts loading or unloading small delivery trucks which take up no more space than a passenger automobile. Heavy trucks and trailers will not be allowed to park between Water Street and the Roanoke River on Jef ferson, Washington, or Adams streets. Violation of the ordinance consti tutes a misdemeanor and subjects the owner and operator of the vehicle, in an equal degree, to a fine of $10 for each offense. The new ordinance was passed to lessen the hazards consequent to op eration of the heavy trucks and trail ers through the school zones here, which are crowded with children sev eral times each day, and also to re lieve congested traffic conditions in the downtown area as much as pos sible. -® Road' Celebration Considered When Route 97 Finished Washington Man Suggests Cooperation; Local Dele gation Named Formulation of plans for a celebra tion to be held at the conclusion of the surfacing of Highway No. 97 are to be made by a committee of mem bers from chambers of commerce in Plymouth and Washington. N. C. Edmund G. Harding, executive sec retary of the Washington organiza tion, has written John W. Darden, secretary of the county chamber of commerce, and they are to designate the committees which will have the task of arranging a proper celebra tion of the connection of the two towns by a hard-surfaced road. With Mr. Darden as chairman, the local committee will be composed of Z. V. Norman, W. H. Paramore. O. D. Hatfield, and Barton Swain. Names of the Washington committeemen havhe not been announced as yet. Mr. Harding in his letter said it was expected the road would be com pleted early in December and that the celebration should be held about that time. Mr. Darden said he favored having the celebration begin here in the morning with a caravan from Wash ington coming to Plymouth; while in the afternoon a local caravan could be forced to go to Washington for the final exercises on the program. The secretaries of the two organiza tions said that a congenial and help ful good will should be worked up be tween the two towns, with the Wash ington people directing as much traf fic as possible through the new route to Plymouth and the Plymouth peo ple reciprocating to increase the pop ularity and use of the new road. /. L. Rea Supervising Exhibits at State Fair -» J. L. Rea, jr., assistant director in charge of the Blackland Experiment Station at Wenona, is m Raleigh this week, where he is supervising the live stock exhibit at the State Fair. The Experiment Station has four entries in the livestock exhibit at the fair, a Percheron stallion, two fil lies and one mare. RECONSIDERS Rev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of the Christian Church of Plymouth, this week announced he had re considered his resignation, sub mitted recently, and would re main with the church here. Operators of Peanut Pickers Are Warned To Secure Licenses Must Be Attached To Ma chines as Inspections To Be Made Frequently -@ Operators of peanut pickers in Washington County, as well as in the remainder of the state, should be sure to secure their licenses and daily record books before beginning opera tions, Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon, register of deeds, said this week, as this pro cedure will simplify their record keep ing and leaves little possibility of errors being made. The license constitute permission to operate a picker, and the record books are necessary to comply with the law requiring an accurate record of acres, farms, and persons foi whom the threshing is done, according to Mrs. Cahoon. “This year,” she said, "threshers or pickers are required to have the li censes attached to them, as the ma chines will be inspected periodically by state officials and offenders will be prosecuted. During the year 1937 there were 50 licenses issued in the county, while last fall there were only 45. Mrs. Cahoon declined to hazard an esti mate of the number to be issued this year. The charge for the license is only 50 cents, and the law is very strict in requiring permits for the machines, with violators subject to heavy pen alties. -• Cases From County Affirmed by Court •-® Decisions on two cases sent up from Washington County were hand 3d down yesterday by the State Su preme court, affirming the verdicts rendered in the cases of Williams vs. Thompson and Coltrain vs. Atlantic ~oast Line Railroad Company. A jury in superior court here last &pril awarded Nathaniel Coltraine S8.000 for damages and injuries sus tained when the car he was driving was struck by an A. C. L. train while crossing a track in Martin County. The appeal was noted by the rail road attorneys, and the supreme rourt handed down a 'no error” de rision. Coltraine claimed he could not see the train because of negligence of railroad employees in piling brush on the side of the track, obstructing his riew. Annie Mae Williams brought an action against L. S. Thompson to jerfect the title to the Wolfe prop erty on Main Street here, which Thompson is making an effort to pur rhase. The decision of the supreme rourt paves tire way for clearing the title. Annual Meeting of B. & L. Stockholders Is Held Wednesday 208 Shares of Stock Sold in Eighth Series; Officers Are Reelected ■—-—-$ The progress made by the Plymouth Building and Loan Association dur ing tlie past year was reviewed at the annual meeting of the stockholders held at the municipal building here Wednesday night, when directors for the corning year were elected. Fol lowing the stockholders' meeting, the directors met and reelected all offi cers for another year, including Eu gene F. Still, president; J. C. Tar kenton. vice president: and M. W. Spruill, secretary and treasurer. The report of the sercetary showed there were 969 active shares of in stallment stock in force, issued during the first seven series. To this was to be added 208 shares sold during the past two weeks in an intensive cam paign waged by two teams of direc tors. The team headed by J. R. Manning sold 162 shares of stock in the eighth series, completely over whelming the team headed by Z. V. Norman, which handed in orders for 46 shares. This amount brings the total number installment shares in force to 1.177. Sales of stock in the present series will continue for several weeks yet, and it is hoped the 1,200 mark will be reached before it is closed. The association again made a profit in its year's operation, the financial report showing gross assets had in creased to $18,398.83, after only two years of business. Real estate loans made by the organization now total $17,300, with stock loans totalling $314. At the stockholders' meeting it was recommended that two or three new directors be added each year in or der to give as many stockholders as possible an opportunity to serve in this capacity. Directors reelected were J. R Manning, B. G. Campbell, W. M. Darden. H. E. Beam, J. L. Horton, E. F. Still, and J. C. Tarken ton. O. H. Cox and W. H. Booker were elected in place of R. L. Tetter ton and L. S. Thompson, who asked to be relieved. Rev. N. A. Taylor Will Remain Here Monday night before the official board of the Christian church, the Rev. N. A. Taylor gave his answer to a request made by a pulpit commit tee, appointed by the church board, asking that he reconsider his resig nation and remain in Plymouth. Mr. Taylor stated at the time that he wished to thank his many friends who had helped him make his decision, that his mind had been made up to remain because expressions from ev ery age and every faith had been made urging him to stay, and a great er urge from God. "I trust this de cision will mean much for Him: and it will, if Plymouth will work with me to make God's cause greater as she has in the past,” Mr. Taylor said. "Plymouth is a great town," he continued. "Working with the young, civic and church people has been an inspiration that shall never leave me. Plymouth could be even a greater city if a larger percentage attended and supported their churches. "As I work with you during 1940, let's think of that greater Plymouth and God's kingdom,” he concluded. Rev. A. H. Marshall Dies Teusday Night -» The Rev. A. H. Marshall, formerly rector of Grace Episcopal church here, and who later acquired national recognition as rector of the floating mission, "Josephine Marshall," died in the U. S. Veterans’ Hospital at Columbia, S. C., Tuesday night. Mr. Marshall was rector of St. Phillips Episcopal Church at South port and traveled extensively by mo tor boat to preach to thousands of "banks" people and others living in out-of-the-way places along the coast. A veteran of the World War, Mr. Marshall served overseas and was gassed. In his 60th year when he died, fu neral services were held today at Southport for the widely known min ister who served several churches in this section about 10 years ago. Burning Permits Are Required Before Starting Woods Fires After October 15 “Burning permits must again be obtained between October 15 and December 1 before a person is allowed by law to start a fire in woodland areas under the super vision of the State Forest Serv ice,” Forest Warden S. F. Dar den warned this week. The regulations do not include the area within 500 feet of a dwel ling, the warder, explained. Those who violate the terms of the law are subject to arrest and fine or imprisonment. Any of the following are au thorized to issue the burning per mils, in addition to Mr. Darden, the county warden: J. T. Bate man and Herbert Clifton, tower men; W. J. Vaughan, Will Ml zell, T. H. Waters, B. M. Snell. J. A. Chesson, J. W. Swain, L. W. Liverman, Johnny Sawyer, and J. J. Ambrose, district wardens. “With the coming of fall, I am again urging the people to co operate by securing the permits and helping in other ways to pre vent forest fires, which have re sulted in damage to the forests and destruction of game in the past,” Mr. Darden said.
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