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Roanoke Beacon
PUBLISHED I\IK\ THURSDAY
In Plymouth. Washington County.
North Carolina
The Roanoke Beacon Is Wash
ington County's only newspaper.
It was established ui 1880. consoli
dated with the Washington County
News in 1929 and with The Sun
in 1937.
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Entered as second-class matter
at the post office in Plymouth,
N. C.. under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
Thursday. March 14. 1940
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Washington County News
Need tor More Houses
Growing More Acute
The need for additional housing
facilities in Plymouth was empha
sized last week by the visit of two
men and their wives from Richvvood.
\Y Va., who were seeking homes here.
These men are employed in the pulp
plant there and expect to be trans
ferred here sometime during the sum
mer, so they came down on a visit to
look around and find out all they
could about the town which will like
ly be their future home.
The report they carried back with
them—and which undoubtedly will
be talked around to others who are
also to come here to live in the nor
mal course of events- -can hardly be
considered very flattering to Plym
outh. They were disappointed in that
the few places available rented for
what seemed to them to be unusually
high prices \< .1 matter of fact, one
of the ladies remarked that it seem
ed as though "Plymouth didn’t want
them. We assured the lady >he was
mistaken, that the town right now
was undergoing severe growing pains,
and we hoped by the time they were
ready to move they could find suit
able accommodations at reasonable
prices. However, we must have spok
en in a tone without much convic
tion, because they seamed to be un
convinced when they lfift.
When you come right down to it,
we weren't really convinced by our
own argument. True, a few' houses
are being built, hut with the prospect
of some 25 to 50 additional families
being transferred here during the
course of the year, we are wondering
where they will live. And those folks,
will make mighty good citizens. Of a I
"COMMAND PERFORMANCE"
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PLAYING IN THE STREET
By RONALD HOCl'TT
North Carolina Highway Safety Division
"Fifty-one children were kill- !
od in North Carolina last year
while playing: in the streets,
and it is high time the people of
North Carolina resolved to do
something about this," Ronald
Hocutt. Director of the Highway
Safety Division, declared re
cently in commenting on the
prevalence of this type of ac
cident.
"It is the obligation of local
citizens to eliminate this blotch
on our safety record. One way
to do this is to provide ample
playground facilities so that the
children will not have to play in
the streets; another way is to
see that your children are made
keenly aware of the dangers of
this practice; and a third way
is to be constantly on the alert
for play ins children when you
are driving."
J
high class of skilled labor, man} of
them will earn more than enough to
provide the bare necessities of life.
They will have some money to spend
for so-called frills and luxuries, but
they will not spend that money here
if we drive them somewhere else to
live.
It is a matter worthy of serious
[consideration, and with the time
growing shorter, it is not a matter
which should be permitted to drift
along much longer.
Let Credit Be Given
Where Credit Is Due
Truly, the statement made last
week by President Melvin R. Dan
iels of Manteo, concerning the ac
complishments of the Southern Albe
marle Association, sounds here as if
it merits the approval of the people
of this section. The Southern Albe
marle group for five years has labor
ed for tlit' development of the section,
anti a number of Washington Coun
ty people have put in some hard work
in helping to plan and put across the
objectives which have been achieved.
To saj that the entire list of ob
jectives. roads and otherwise, has
been brought to fruition would hard
ly be true, hut a great deal of prog
ress las been made; and it is, to
say the least, a bit disconcerting to
see another organization- with a
name so similar that a gerat many
people will have difficulty in differ
entiating between them- step in and
proclai n almost a parrallel list of ob
jectives It is more than disconcert
ing wht n the new group proceeds to
claim t edit for securing recognition
of the r >ad objectives by the various
gubernatorial candidates.
1'his being an election year, it is
not so difficult to secure the promises
of candidates to do something about
YOU CAN NY MORE
You can pay a lot more than the modest Chevrolet price tor a motor
ear. But you'll find yourself asking, "Where
can I get any more beauty, driving and rid
ing ease, road action, safety and all-round
value than I get in Chevrolet for '40?" . . .
Particularly when you consider Chevrolet's
extremely low prices and Chevrolet's excep
tionally low cost of operation and upkeep!
‘CHEVROLET'S
MUST AGAIN!"
ium in stir ... • oar or an lab * ruuts
Ei/e It-Thy It-Buai It!
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MASTER 85
BUSINESS COUPE
Other models slightly higher
All models priced at Flint,
Michigan. Transportation
based on rail rates, state
and local taxes (if any),
optional equipment and
accessories—extra. Prices
subject to change without
notice.
House Chevrolet Co., Inc.
PLYMOUTH, N. C. W. C. HOUSE, MANAGER WASHINGTON STREET
the road situation in this section, but
we firmly believe that when all the
-hooting has died down it will still
be up to the Southern \lbemarle As
sociation to see that some of the
promises are kept
Another thing we believe is that if
the Southern Albemarle is ever going
to get a highway eomtnisisonership, it
will come nearer being through our
own efforts than through an organiza
tion largely sponsored by interests in
another section: interests, inciden
tally, which have already foisted a
bridge on us at a location selected
over the very vehement protests of the
people it was supposed to serve.
We have no quarrel with the
Greater Albemarle Association, and
if it can put over it - program, more
power to it. But, from where we
sit, it looks very much as if it has
set out to capitalize on the ground
work already done by some very pub
lic-spirited folk- in our own section;
and, frankly it savors too much of
an attempt to "muscle in" to suit us.
It might be well for the Southern
Mbemarle Association to call a spec
ial meeting in the near future to
check up on just where it stands with
reference to a number of matters
which should be given attention, par
ticularly in this election year.
j For 50 Years GOP
Did Not Notice Fanner
Representativt Frank E. Hook oj
Michigan in speech in House.
“The Republican party has never
kept faith with the farmer and never
will. 'The Republican party cannot
keep faith with the farmer at the
same time that it takes orders from
Wall Street, the Liberty League and
big business, whose chief interest in
the farmer is a source of tribute. For
50 years it was so little concerned
with his welfare that it did not even
mention him in its platforms, secure
in the belief that a safe majority of
farmers were traditionally Republi
can and would stay put, in spite of
political neglect and exploitation of
their interests.
“It was not until the aftermath of
the World War had brought distress
and disaster to agriculture that the
Republican party discovered there
was a farm problem. In 1920, how
ever. fearful of the loss of the farm
vote, the G. (). 1’. National Conven
tion said in it- platform: ‘The Farmer
is the backbone of the Nation.' ”
THE Public FORUM
SANITARY l’RIVIES
To the Editor:
I have a special bulletin. No. 507R.
on pit privies, how to build and main
tain them. They say open-back pri
vies are insanitary because flies, rats,
chickens, dogs and surface wash get
to our food and drink.
Now, to show you how foolish that
is: I know pumps of water within 40
to 50 feet of a privy, and you can
take some of the water and pour it on
hot iron and it will smell like wine.
They are digging pits down to run
ning water, and from there it goes
directly to the pump.
I had rather smell the privy than
CASCADE
90 PROOF
Geo. A. Dickel Distilling Co., Inc., Lexington, Kentucky.
YOU'RE TELLING ME!
-By WILLIAM RITT —
Central Press Writer
FAME comes slowly to some.
Nearly 2.500 years after his
death Confucius becomes the
hero of hundreds of mediocre
jokes
; ; i
A. F. of L. and C. /. O. may
merge, say news stones. This
being Leap Year, wonder which
one did the proposing.
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We're beginning to lose our
faith In those Chinese good
luck charms. They don't seem
to hu\e helped the Chinese much.
A New York fur company is
making a coat the cost of which
is estimated at JXOO.OOO. Some
body must Ik* expecting another
ice age to happen.
When a schoolboy becomes
too proud of his muscles a fight
is almost inevitable. That goes
for nations, too.
t i i
Every time you take a breath,
says an editorial, the govern
ment spends $1,000. Who said
the air was free?
! ! !
The waters of the Arctic and
Antarctic oceans are a vivid
green, writes a scientist. Zadok
Dumbkopf says that's one state
ment he won't ever attempt tc
disprove.
Rambling
...About
By THE RAMBLEB
What's Your Creed?
There are church creeds, fraternal
order creeds and creeds of business
and so on. but for the average man
the creed given below is one that
should be memorized, recited and ob
served by the average person because
it gets a person acquainted with
themself:
I believe in myself.
I believe in those who work with
me.
I believe in m.v employer, friends
and family.
I believe that providence will lend
me everything I need with which to
succeed if I do my best to earn it
through faithful and honest service.
I believe in a Supreme Being and
make an effort to so conduct myself
toward my fellow man and be rever
ent toward this Supreme Being so
that patience will be given me to be
tolerant of others.
I believe that success is the result
of intelligent effort and does not de
pend upon luck or sharp, or unethi
cal practices, or double-crossing
friends, fellow man or employer.
I believe that I will get out of life
what I put in it, therefore I will lx?
careful to conduct myself toward
others as I want them to act toward
me.
I will not slander those I do not
like.
I will not slight my work no matter
what I may see others doing.
I wil render the best service of
which I am capable because I have
pledged to succeed in life and I know
that success is always the result of
conscientious and efficient effort.
I will forgive those who offend me
to drink the contents. If we didn't
get sick, what would the doctors do?
H. GAYLORD, SR.
Roper, N. C., March 11, 1940.
because I realize that some times I
may offend others, and I will need
their forgiveness.
Four Wants
Some prudent man has said that
the first four wants in human life
are listed as follows in their respec
tive order: food, clothing, shelter and
an automobile. Some say that many
want an automobile first. It is gen
nerally accepted that three out of
every five automobile owners earn
less than $30 per week.
Colonial Belles—
If the belles of the old Colonial day
were as pretty as the young ladies
1 that Mrs. Laura S. Johnston present
ed in her music class program at the
Parent-Teacher Association, the mo
dern girls have nothing on them.
Their clothes were modest. Their
expressions innocent and unso
phicated. They were intriguing in a
simple but modest way. They had
beautiful manners. Just delicate and
beautiful were the little girls. With
their hoopskirts and shawls they were
well attired. Bracelets were on their
arms. Their hair-do was in the up
ward trend.
But like the modern girls they
turned to music for expression. But
it wasn’t a ‘‘hit parade” piece from
tin-pan alley but selections from the
masters like Mozart. The young la
dies in their performance showed
their training and talent for the
piano.
The presentation was that of a par
ty and Joe Reid was the only gen
tleman present. But he did a good
job in the singing and playing as did
all of them with Frances Stell Spru
ill playing the part of a genial hos
tess. Lighted candles provided the il
lumination for the scene of the Co
lonial home.
But for all the unsophicated Misses
of that age the modem girls are just
as sweet and as dear, said one per
son present.
Cuss the Legislature—
With the candidates announcing on
every hand for either the State sen
ate or house of representatives, many
stories and incidents in the life of
these public men come to the front
as the men who make the laws also
make themselves targets for both
public and private ridicule and since
the sales tax has been in North Caro
lina this is probably even much so.
as the litle ditty verifies:
When you walk into the store
And the clerk says "one cent more."
Then, if you get very sore,
Cuss the Legislature!
If you must have a little ale
Pay the tax or go to jail:
Don't go around with a woeful tale.
Cuss the Legislature!
If your wife demands some snuff.
Pay a penalty, more than enough:
But if you decide to get rough.
Cuss the Legislature!
Go down and buy a "plug of mule,"
Pay your tax as is the rule.
Have no pennies for Sunday School
Cuss the Legislature.
If you think the sales tax rotten.
In a land of corn and cotton:
Let it not be forgotten.
Cuss the Legislature.
I LIKE AW SMOKING
S-L O-W. CAMELS BURN |
SLOWER-TASTE MILD
AND COOL
you said it_
AND THERE'S EXTRA
FLAVOR AND
EXTRA SMOKING
IN EVERY PACK
OF CAMELS
la recent laboratory tests,
CAMELS burned 25% slower
than theaverageofthe 15othcrof
the largest-selling brands tested
—slower than any of them. That
means,on the average, a smoking
plus equal to
gEXTKA SMOKES 7EK PACK/
FOR EXTRA MILDNESS, EXTRA
COOLNESS, EXTRA FLAVOR
CAMELS
SLOW-BURNING COSTLIER
TOBACCOS
NOTICE!
THE BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Will Meet in the Courthouse
Mon., March 18
At 10 o'Clock A. M. as the
Board of Equalization
and Review
For the purpose of hearing complaints against
values fixed by the list takers for the year 1940
Pay Your Taxes Now To J. E. Davenport, Tax Col
lector, as the County Needs the Money
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS