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THE Roanoke Beacon Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY j In Pl\ mouth. Washington Counti. North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County's only newspaper. It was established in 1889. consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun in 1937. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance' | One year SI.501 Six months .75 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. and H November 30, 1939 Attend the Road Celebration Monday Completion of hard-surfacing on what has heretofore been known as Highway Xo. 97 is another step in this section's march of progress; and it is an important sffep. because it shortens the distance considerably be tween the capitals of Washington and Leaufort Counties and links the towns of Plymouth and Washington much closer together than they have been in the past. Eventually, this link will doubtless become a part of the great Coastal Highway running north and south. V. S. Xo. 17, and when this occurs, it will put a main tousist route right through the heart of Washington County, which has much of historical, scenic and other advantages to offer these travelers. It also provides a greatly improved farm-to-market road through a prosperous agricul tural section, the value of which nat urally increases .is its accessibility is made more available. Many farmers along this road will find outlets for their produce which have not existed before or which were so inconveni ent as to be practically valueless. Better roads bring a new freedom of movement for both individuals and goods, contributing to changes wh'ch make living conditions better today for the people served by good high ways. despite the serious problems which 'till beset them. While good roads are not a cure-all ;or all our ills, they do help in many ways if we will just take advantage of the oppor tunities they present. It is fitting, therefore, that we take a few minutes off next Monday to celebrate the completion of this new road. We should give a hearty wel come to the visitors who will come here from Washington and Beaufort County and return the call by taking part in that portion of the program which will be held in Washington lat er the same day. They are our neighbors, we have many problems in common, and certain more progress is to be in working out these prob lems when we approach them in a spirit of friendly cooperation. Hometown and Bigtown Mass-distribution a classification which includes thousands of organ ized independent stores, as well as chains—has been of particular fine service to the smaller communities of this country. N'o longer do farmers and other lo cal people drive forty or fifty miles to sizable centers of population in order to make their purchases. For Hometown is as good a shopping center of Bigtown. The buyer is of fered the same wide selection of goods, at the same reasonable prices. He can save gasoline and spend his mon ey locally. The beneficial effects of this on any town is apparent. Pro perty owners find ready tenants, at good rentals. Local people find jobs at home and spend their money at home. All business enterprises in the community benefit as trade increases. New businesses are started and old ones grow. Xew sources of taxation appear, and local purchasing power expands. You see this in thousands of small er towns and cities scattered through out the 48 states. You see it in the Drivers! When the Sun Goes Down, Slow Down LOOK rWHAT HAPPENS THE MINUTE THEY GET OUT OF MV SIGHT/ During what part of the 24-hour day are most persons being killed on our highways? Statistics show that although most of the automobile traffic is in the daytime, most of the fatalities occur at night. Six out of every ten deaths occur while three out of every four cars are safely ga raged for the night. These highly pertinent facts are revealed in •'Lest We Regret,” the ninth in an annual series of booklets pub lished by The Travelers Insurance Company in the interests of high way safety. During the period from 1930 through 1937, deaths due to auto mobile accidents during the hours of darkness increased 54.5%; while fatalities during daylight actually , decreased 5.4%. These facts, the booklet points out, are a challenge to traffic ex perts to devise physical safeguards which will eliminate some of this night-time slaughter. They ' re a challenge to public officials to put into force whatever legal restr.c tions may be necessary to curb these crashes. Most of all. they are a challenge to drivers and pedestrians to double their cau tion in driving and walking at night. Highway safety, in a last anal ysis, will never be achieved through the efforts of a few engi neers, public officials and law makers. Only the combined ef forts of 40,000,000 drivers and 100, 000.000 pedestrians will accom plish it. steady, sound growth that is taking place in rural America. And big-scale distribution must be given much of the credit for what might be termed "the decentralization of trade cen ters." , -j Something Is Out of Balance We have heard much from various policical leaders about North Carolina being "the Balanced State." It sounds good, that expression, con juring to the mind'e eye the spectacle of a happy contented |x-ople, with neither too much nor too little of the material things which go far toward the make-up of an ideal existence. But just a couple of weeks ago, in the center of this "balanced" State, with in a dozen miles of its Capital, in fact, a woman starved to death. You can possibbly, reconcile our boasting with this occurence. We can't. MATCH FINE with Finely YOUR BUSINESS I I Printed Advertising No Job Too Big— None Too Small TAGS POSTERS RECEIPTS BOOKLETS ENVELOPES STATEMENTS LETTERHEADS BUSINESS CARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS PACKET HEADS CATALOGUES INVITATIONS BROADSIDES PROGRAMS LEAFLETS FOLDERS FORMS ANY Commercial Printing that you may require, from a calling card to a catalogue, can be made right in our plant. Illustrated for you, too! You will find our printing (with our modern high-speed equipment) to be high in quality—the service of our expert craftsmen prompt and satisfac tory—and our prices reasonable. ROANOKE BEACON Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER In the Uncle Walt Mason Manner Old Plymouth has no magic to hold ambitious lads: and so with language tragic, they leave for other grads. The distant cities beckon they note, and disappear, and there they find. I rec kon. no joy that isn't here. In Plym outh man may chortle and have his .ioy-ous fling, if he's the sort of mortal who's built to dance and sing. But if his soul is grouchy, if he’s a dismal skate, he'll say the town is slouchy. dead and out of date It doesn't real The Talking Driver South Bend (hid.) Tribune. The safety engineer of the Phila delphia Automobile Club suggests that the talketive driver who feels that it is necessary to look at the per son addressed is a major traffic men ace. "His number,” the engineer says, “is legion; and no one knows how many accidents have been caused by his foolhardy yet common prac tice." That type of talkative driver may blame others if he becomes in volved in an accident. Perhaps he does not realize his own delinquency. It is brought forcibly to his atten tion by these facts; “The driver who takes his eyes off the road to gaze at companions for just a second is actually driving blind over 58 feet of road at 40 miles an hour; 66 feet at 45. and 78 feet at 50.” -® Simple Sense Goldsboro Nru's-Argus. W hen people think somebody else is trying to “slip something over” or when they think somebody else is try ing to “buck” them, they get mad or stubborn and simple sense is forgot ten. The Thanksgiving Day mess looks to us like an example. Thursday of this week, post offices tind various other federal agencies of importance to the |>eople of North Carolina will take a holiday. Thurs day of next wTeek, when most North Carolinians will take a holiday and won’t lx* trying to make use of the federal agencies, those agencies will be on the job, or so to the extent of announcement. President Roosevelt’s attempt to change the length of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems to us, as we’ve previously remarked, sensible. He did act thoughtlessly in announcing a change for this year without pausing to visualize how many things based on the date of the holiday are planned long ahead of time and cannot be changed. After this had been discovered, after governors of the states had eith er confirmed the previously fixed date or the change, simple sense on Mr. Roosevelt's part would have been to order federal emplovees to observe the day being observed by the peo ple in the state where they live and are supposed to serve the public. Simple sense by other people, we think, would lead them to agree to a change in future years. In fact, we ly matter just where one may abide, if he's inclined to spatter, his tears on every side. He'd shed his tears in Boston, he'd weep i|i Buffalo: all things will have a frost on. wherever he may go His grief would be terri fic upon the eastern shore, and by the blue Pacific he'd wring his hands and roar. But if a human being is built the other way, in Plymouth he'll be seeing much reason to be gay. No matter where he's dwelling he'd wear a cheerful face, and men will hear him telling the beauties of the place. It isn't where we're living that makes our lives worth while; old Plymouth town is giving all men a chance to smile. The man who doesn't want to put up a smile at all. will beef in fair Toronto, and mock in blithe St. Paul. You hear the bitter railings of knockers as they go. they talk of Plymouth's failings, she's shabby, gray and slow: they'll seek a town more snappy, where pep and racket blend: but they will not be happy, wherever they may wend To the Rambler: From a young Roper man: Here's to the girl with eyes of black. You ask for a kiss, and she turns her back. Here's to the girl with eyes of brown. You ask her for a kiss and she starts to frown: Here's to the girl with eyes of grey. You ask her for a kiss and she says, "nay. nay:" Here's to the girl with eves of blue. You ask for a kiss, and she says, "take two." From a Creswell Girl: She took out the bottle And shook her head. "I hate to open it." she said "It came all the way from France It's labeled and sealed— Good stuff at a glance Oh. what will I do. It'll go so soon?" So she put it away— That rare perfume. From a Plymouth Spinster: If you love a man. they say. he isn't believe the future change would be even better as a holiday for most peo ple if the day of Thanksgiving was made a Saturday or a Monday. Many people whose holiday or bus iness plans have been messed up this year must sympathize with the Okla homa official who wrote: Thirty days hath September. April. June and November. All the rest have thirty-one Until we hear from Washington. worth it. If you don't love him, you don't know what you want. If you lead him on you are a flirt. If you ignore him. you are heartless. If he has money, you're mercenary. If he hasn't any money, you're foolish. If he's old, you're robbing the grave. If he's young you're robbing the cra dle If you stay at home, you're an old maid If you don't you’re a rounder For the love of Mike, what's a poor girl to do. From an Optimist: He smiled— And his home was a place of happi ness And the children ran out of the way to meet and greet him. His business clients spoke well of him and his business increased. All who entered his office door were pleased to be greeted as a triend and equal. Those who were discouraged and downcast went out and took a new grip on life. And while the years rolled by, he grew younger, because lie smil ed. A poem of Two Jitterbugs: Down by the riverside they met—• Did Romeo and .Juliet. Her hand in his he placed, and said. "Fair Juliet. I would thee wed." "Indeed." she queried, "come lets go. Get in the boat and Rom-e-o " And as the hours quickly sped. ! A lunch before his love he spread: Says he. "Come let us eat. my pet." | And Romeo-ed while Juli-et. Some writer has said that there are ! six mistakes that are usual in most | lives: The delusion that individual ad : vancement is made by crushing I others. The tendency to worry about thin -s ! that can not be c hanged or corrected. Insisting that a thing is impossible ! because we can not accomplish it. Refusing to set aside trivial pre I ferences. , Neglecting development and refin ! ment of the mind, not studying. Attempting to compel others to be lieve and live as we do. —ATTENTION— FARMERS & TRUCKERS WE ARE NOW BUYING Scrap Tobacco We Can Use Large Quantities Of Good Scrap Tobacco NOW. Bring Your Scrap Tobacco Directly To Our Plant. W. I. SKINNER Tobacco Co. Inc. WILLI AMSTON, N. C. SOUTHGATE-WALKER CO., INC. “SOY BEANS OUR SPECIALTY” Brokers and Distributors of Fertilizers, and All Farm Produce Soy Beans, Corn, Peanuts, Cotton, SOUTHGATE-WALKER CO., INC. WASHINGTON, N. C. YOU CAM SEE-AND STOP on life-saving CONCRETE A national organization to improve and extend the use$ of concrete through scientific re search and engineering field work. rATCH your driving at night! Surveys show that the death rate per accident shoots up alarmingly during the hours of darkness! That is why you, and all motorists, need the protection of life-saving concrete. Concrete’s clean, light-colored matte surface reflects the light of your lamps without annoying glare or eyestrain. Obstacles and pedestrians are more clearly visible, and so is the pave ment edge. Concrete lets you see in time to stop —and then provides the best possible surface for your tires. Its permanently gritty-textured surface gives ample traction; resists dangerous skidding. wet or dry. New York City test cars proved this by stopping, at only 15 miles per hour in from 14 to 47 feet less on wet concrete than on other wet pavements tested. Don’t be satisfied with anything but the comfort and safety of concrete, for concrete roads are cheapest of all to own. First, because they actually cost less than other pavements of equal load-carrying capacity. Second, be cause they cost far less for upkeep. Third, driving costs on concrete are low—you save gas, tires and repair bills. Urge your public officials to build modern highways—with concrete. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION State Planters Bank Bldg., Richmond, Va.
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