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The Roanoke Beacon + + + ++ + + and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ Advertisers will find Beacon I and News Columns a latchkey to j 1.500 Washington County homes, i VOLUME LI—NUMBER 22 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 30, 1940 ESTABLISHED 1889 < Town opics Ernest G. Arps, nominated in the Democratic primary last Saturday for county commissioner from the first district, went to a Rocky Mount hos pital Tuesday for examination and treatment. He was back at home to day. The Rev. John W. Hardy, rector of tire Episcopal church in Williamston. will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Men's Club of Grace Episcopal church which will be held in the community hall Friday night, with about 30 expected to attend. R. L. (BobI Merritt, a teacher and band instructor at the Cres well school, said today that he could earn more money as a sales man, which work he usually fol lows in the summer months, but says he teaches school because he likes it. A group of boosters from Elizabeth City, with a band and speakers, was here Wednesday inviting the people of this section to attend the potato festival there Thursday* June 6. Herman B. Spencer, representative of an insurance company here for six years, has resigned to enter business for himself. He said he would make an announcement within the next 10 days, but declined to state the kind of business he plans to enter at this time. Mrs. Blanche Parrott, research and record supervisor of the Williamston WPA district, said while here this week that the 521 at dinners in this county last Monday night constitut ed the largest number to attend like dinners in any of the surrounding counties. The North Carolina Pulp Com pany attaches to letters stamps bearing the picture of a forest fire and the words, “Keep your country growing—not burning; prevent forest fires.” This is in line with the program of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association, of which the local firm is a member. L. W. Gurkin, who recently handed in his resignation as chief of the local volunteer Are department, last week attended a meeting of the state fire men’s association in Charlotte as rep resentative of the local company. President Zeb Vance Norman, of the Lions Club, last Thursday ap pointed a nominating committee com posed of W. L. Whitley, E. P. Still and W. V. Hays to recommend to the Lions at their meeting tonight a ros ter of officers to serve during the coming year. Methodists To Use New Organ Sunday Morning The new $3,000 Moeller pipe organ installed this week at the Methodist church will be used for the first time Sunday morning, with two anthems chosen for the choir at that service at 11 o’clock and two more ready for the Sunday night service at 8 o’clock. The Rev. O. L. Harwicke, pastor of the church, will use as his subject Sunday morning: “How Can I Find God?” and at 8 in the evening "A Faith That Saves.” The regular Sunday school services will be held at 9:46 o’clock. \ WINNERS OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS j The three men above were winners of the Democratic nominations foe county commissioners in the pri mary last Saturday. Left to right, they are: Ernest G.Arps. of Plymouth, from District No. 1; J. C. Knowles, of Roper, from District No. 2; and Ed F. Swain, of Creswell. from District No. 3. Prepare for Southern Albemarle Meet Here $61.50 Raised Here So Far in Drive for Relief of Refugees No Reports Received From Progress of Drive in Other Parts County -<s> Only $61.50 of the quota of $300 as signed to Washington County for the relief of refugees from Holland, Bel gium and Luxembourg had been col lected today in Plymouth, with no re ports from Creswell and Roper, ac cording to James W. Norman, chair man of the county chapter of the Red Cross. Mr. Norman is receiving telegrams carrying more urgent pleas for im mediate help in the effort to relieve part of the suffering of the millions of aged, women, and children caught in the horrors of the conflict now be ing waged by the relentless Germans in their drive against England and France. Other chapters are reported rapid ly raising their quotas totaling a min imum of $10,000,000. and Norman H. Davis, national chairman of the Red Cross, daily sends Mr. Norman ur gent pleas for a rapid collection of the entire assignment. Contributions reported to date are as follows: $12.75: Employees of the Ameri can Fork and Hoe Company. $5 each: Richard H. Lucas, J. W. (Continued on page six' 7he Vote by Precincts Following is the official vote cast in the liean primaries last Saturday in Washington the County Board of Flections at its meeting returns: Democratic and Repub County. as tabulated by Tuesday to canvass the JS 3 For GOVERNOR: * a. J. M. Broughton - 153 W. P. Horton- 214 A. J. Maxwell- 179 L. Lee Gravely- 143 Thomas E. Cooper- 18 Paul Grady _ 14 Arthur Simmons_ 0 For LIEUT. GOVERNOR: R. L. Harris - 154 VV. Erskine Smith _ 285 Dan Tompkins- 40 L. A. Martin _ 155 For SEC. OF STATE: Thad Eure_ 504 Walter Murphy _ 112 For AUDITOR: Charles W. Miller_ 200 George Ross Pou_. 434 For COM. AGRICULTURE: C. Wavland Spruill_ 312 W. Kerr Scott- 364 For INSURANCE COM.: Dan C. Boney- 496 William B. Oliver- 147 For STATE SENATOR: P. G. Gallop _ 165 Hugh G. Horton_ 536 D. B. Fearing_ 366 For CO. COMMISSIONER—Dist. Ernest G. Arps- 285 A. Lloyd Owens- 442 For CO. COMMISSIONER—Dist. J. C. Knowles_ 337 W. T. Freeman_ 324 J. H. Gaylord, Sr.-52 For CO. COMMISSIONER—Dist. Ed F. Swain- 468 Hoyt R. Davenport- 221 For CO. TREASURER: Richard C. Peacock- 29 W. S. I Bill I Davenport_ 129 Stuart D. Davis- 227 W. Linwood Hassell _ 319 Timothy M. Bowen- 27 REPUBLICANS: For GOVERNOR: George M. Pritchard_ Robert H. McNeill John R- Hoffman For LIEUT. GOVERNOR: J. Forrest Witten_ Halsey B. Leavitt 3 104 147 95 42 10 8 3 97 149 39 44 297 68 122 205 191 179 266 79 129 255 161 No. 1 276 136 No. 2: 254 111 63 No. 3: 290 116 150 187 82 16 5 i i, C c £ in 55 26 27 4 5 6 1 19 45 24 15 74 27 42 53 69 42 77 22 20 92 61 72 59 75 48 9 76 56 57 45 19 7 6 w e o S a, a s cn 130 47 79 13 35 3 3 90 80 26 56 243 42 117 144 130 154 158 115 3 16 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 0 6 12 6 0 21 8 8 123 5 188 15 112 10 227 85 225 57 26 225 100 131 32 49 84 14 10 11 12 7 2 11 9 3 8 3 3 4 rt o H 445 450 381 202 69 31 7 363 567 129 276 1.190 255 486 849 702 760 1.005 371 442 1.086 710 870 734 903 547 152 1.070 502 370 401 380 429 56 Both Broughton and Horton Invited To Speak at Gathering At Least 2,000 Visitors Ex pected To Be Here for Sessions June 11 -<$» A committee, composed of three members of the merchants' associa tion and three from the Lions Club, with other workers of various organi zations in town are now preparing for the entertainment and comfort of 2,000 persons who are expected to at tend the annual meeting of the Sou thern Albemarle Association here on Tuesday, June 11. President W. F. Winslow, of the merchants’ group, appointed James W. Norman, J. R. Campbell and E. H. Liverman to cooperate with W. H. Paramore. J. R. Manning and L. S. Thompson, named r>v President 7 V. Norman, of the Lions Club, to arrange for the event. Principal speakers are expected to be J. Melville Broughton, of Raleigh, and Wilkins P. Horton, of Pittsboro, the two high candidates for governor in the primary last Saturday, who are entered in the run-off primary June 22 for the Democratic nomination for governor. Z. V. Norman, a vice presi dent of the Southern Albemarle As sociation, said today that it was planned to have one of the candidates speak at the morning session and the other at the afternoon session. Washington, Hyde, Dare and Tyr rell Counties will each have 50 of ficial delegates at the meeting, with large numbers of other civic-minded citizens from the four counties also expected to attend. The Bath, Long Acre and Pinetown sections of Beau fort County will have delegates pres ent, and they will be invited to be come members of the association. It is not believed feasible to pro vide a free dinner for the large crowd expected, but the clubs and other or ganizations of the town will have concessions on Washington Street next to Abe Adler's store, where lunch will be available at small cost. Plymouth’s High School band will be the host band to a number of oth ers in the section, and the local troop of Boy Scouts will be called on to as sist in handling the large crowd ex pected. Broughton, Horton Managers Line Up Forces in County -<$> Prepare for Second Primary June 22; Horton Led in County Last Saturday -<$ Washington County campaign man agers of J. M. Broughton, Raleigh law yer, who led the field of seven candi dates in the Democratic gubernatorial campaign, and Wilkins P. Horton, who ran second, are now lining up their political forces for the second primary on Saturday, June 22. Hor ton had a 5-vote margin over Brough ton in the county voting last Satur day. The lieutenant governor has called for a run-off primary, although he trailed Broughton by over 40,000 votes in the first primary, and the sup porters of the other candidates are dividing up for the final battle of votes on June 22. Gravely and Grady have announced their support of Broughton and Cooper today said he would support Horton in the second primary. Maxwell, third man last Saturday, issued a statement saying he did not consider a second primary necessary, but did not come out open ly in favor of either of the two left in the race. Simmons polled only about 2,500 votes in the state and has not been heard from since. Broughton led in 43 of the 100 i (Continued on page six) Roy B. Davenport Dead From Wound Said Self-Inflicted -<g> Lifeless Body Found in Corn Crib on Farm Near Here Late Yesterday The lifeless body of Roy Bowen 'Buck i Davenport, 39, well-known farmer of the Long Acre section, was found in a corn crib near his home with a bullet wound in the head at 5:30 Wednesday afternoon by rela tives. Coroner W. H. Peele said his investigation revealed that the wound was self-inflicted. Mr. Davenport came to the house from the fields about 4:30. after in structing his brother, Monnie Daven port. to continue his work. It was said he talked with his wife, who left afterwards for a neighbor's house on an errand. Then he took a bath, shaved and implied that he was go ing to bed. When relatives went to look for him a little later they found his lifeless body sprawled in the corn crib with a bullet wound in the head. The bullet entered the head over the right ear, penetrating the brain and caus ing instant death. A .32-caliber pis tol was found near by. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 3:30, with the Rev. D. W. Alexander officiating, assisted by the Rev. P. B Nickens, of Plym outh. Interment will take place in the Weede cemetery. Mr. Davenport is survived by his widow, Mrs. Olive Weede Davenport; his mother, Mrs. Fannie M. Daven port, and the following sisters: Mrs. M. G. Darden, Mrs. C. S. Spruill, and Mrs. W. H. Harrison, Plymouth; Mrs. J. I. Mizell, Newport; Mrs. N. D. Wiggs, New Bern; two brothers, Ellis H. and Monnie H. Davenport, Plym outh. Mrs. Thomas Irvin Burbage Funeral in Franklin Yesterday Mother of Mrs. J. Robert Campbell Died in Nor folk Tuesday Funeral services were conducted at the Holland Funeral Home in Frank lin, Va., Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Thomas Irvin Burbage. 76, who died Tuesday morning in a Norfolk hospital Tuesday morning as the re sult of the infirmities of age. The Rev. Norfleet Gardner, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Henderson, officiated. Interment took place in a Franklin cemetery. Formerly Miss Annie Winborne, the daughter of the late Major and Mrs. 3. D. Winborne, of Como, Mrs. Bur bage was a native of Hertford Coun Ly, born at the old Winborne home stead. She received her education at Buckhorn Academy, Oxford Seminary and Chowan College in Murfreesboro. Mrs. Burbage was well known in Plymouth, where she had visited her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Campbell, many times. Following her marriage of Dr. Bur bage on January 6. 1867, they lived in Hertford County for many years where he was a medical practitioner. Mrs. Burbage was a member of the Buckhorn Baptist church. Since her husband’s death in 1927, she had made her home with her children. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. Robert Campbell, of Plym outh; Mrs. H. E. Bailey, Newcoms, Va.; and Mrs. J. B. Campbell, of Wil mington; three sons, L. W., S. T. and T, I. Burbage, of Baltimore. She al so leaves one brother, S. P. Winborne, of Como; six nephews, Stanley Win borne. of Raleigh; Roger M. Winborne Lenoir; Robert W Winborne, Roan oke, Va.; B. B. Winborne, Murfrees boro; Winborne Savage, Norfolk; W. E. Massenberg, Rocky Mount; and seven nieces: Miss Mary Lee Savage, Mrs. W. P. McBain and Mrs. Julian Gary, of Norfolk: Mrs. J. B. Majette and Miss Dora Winborne, Como; Miss Mary Winborne, of Burlington; and Mrs. W. J. M. Holland, jr., of Frank lin, Va. , _ Arps, Knowles and Swain Winners In Race for Commissioners; Run Off Primary Called for Treasurer | IN SECOND PRIMARY FOR TREASURER V____ 1 I W. Linwood Hassell (left! and W. S. (Bill) Davenport will be in the second primary on June 22 for Democratic nomination as county treas urer. Hassell led Davenport, 429 to 401, in the voting last Saturday, but two other candidates polled within 30 votes of the second high man. in dicating a close battle in the second round. Plant Here Increasing Daily Output of Pulp New Equipment Is Put Into Production Rapidly as Possible Most of Construction Work Completed; Machinery Being Installed Production of pulp at the North Carolina Pulp Company here has been increased to between 350 and 400 tons daily since the expansion program has been underway, it was learned today from George M. Sny der, general manager of the plant. With the increa ed production of pulp there is an increase in wood consumption, appro dmately 450 units now being required daily. All pulp manufactured here is being processed in other plants of the Kieckhefer Container Company. Although practica ly all of the con struction work is completed, there are 350 persons emploj ed in the office and in shift work at the plant, about 100 construction workers engaged in putting the finishing touches to the buildings and inst; lling machinery, and the contractors have about 50 on the job, makin; a total of 500 employees at the p ant at present. The large steam loiler has been in operation since early in the month, and a large recovery boiler will be put into operation about the middle of June. One paper machine will be ready to operate by July 15, it was said, as it is being assembled now in the recently completed machine build ing. Two new digesters will be ready to begin operation in addition to the five now in use by July 1. The bleach plant began operations early in this month. It is now in normal production, with 100 tons of pulp being bleached daily. It is be lieved that 150 tons will be bleached daily within a short time. No Foundation for Reports That Spy Was Captured Here Rumors Gained Wide Cred ence in East Carolina Early This Week The fact that a pathologist walked around the plant of the North Caro lina Pulp Company once or twice look ing over the place and then possibly snapped a few pictures here this week is the only basis which can be as signed locally for the widespread ru mors in other sections that a spy had been arrested here and that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were in Plymouth investigating alleged "fifth column” activities. Sheriff J. K. Reid today maintains that so far as knows no hunt for saboteurs or foreign agents is now in progress here. Sheriff C. B. Roe buck. of Martin County, said the ru mors were so persistent in William-1 ston that he came down to invest;-', gate. Ahoskie, Edenton and William-j ston persons, as well as local people called the Roanoke Beacon to ask about the truth of the reports. George M. Snyder, general man ager of the pulp plant near here and H. M. Kieckhefer, of the Kieckhefer Container Corporation, of Delair, N. J., who was here Tuesday, both joined in a statement that they had not even (Continued on page six* Wealher Hampers Memorial Program At Creswell Today However, Fairly Large At tendance Reported This Morning -$ Orators In eloquent language ex tollerl the virtues of General J. John ston Pettigrew, of Confederate Army fame, and his brother, Bishop Charles Pettigrew, elected the first Episcopal bishop of North Carolina, at special exercises held in St, David's Episcopal church and Pettigrew park, near Creswell today as a fair ly large crowd gathered to celebrate national Mem orial Day despite the unfavorable weather. Dr. C. C. Crittendon, of Raleigh, ex ecutive secretary of the State Histori cal Commission, told of the history of the men and the causes each rep resented, and W. L. Whitley, local attorney, added to the oratory with his speech on General Pettigrew. C. W. Tatem, of Columbia, spoke on the events leading up to the exercises to day. Services were to begin at 10 o'clock in St. David's church. A large vest ed choir from churches in this sec tion, was to provide the church mu sic. At 11 o'clock, the Rev. C A. Ashby, rector of the Edenton Episco pal church, was to speak. Ministers scheduled to take part were the Rev. John W. Hardy, Williamston; Rev. C. E. Williams, of New Bern; Rev. John Armfleld, Ahoskie: Rev. W. B. Gaither, rector of the church; and Rev. S. E. Matthews. Following the morning service, a motorcade was to leave the church for Lake Phelps community house [or a basket picnic. The Edenton, Plymouth. Columbia and Creswell bands were on hand to provide music and John W. Darden and T. W. Arm strong were on the program for brief :alks. The Major Louis Charles Latham 3hapter of the U. D. C. were to place i wreath of flowers and a flag on the grave of General Pettigrew, with Mrs. U. McGowan in charge of the cere mony. The American Legion post will have color guards and the colors jresent and will sound taps. Boy Scouts were on hand to assist in mak mg things comfortable for those who attend the programs. Very Little Margin Between Four Top Men for Treasurer W. Linwood Hassell and W. S. (Bill) Davenport in Second Primary Candidates favorable to the pres ent county adminstration were nomi nated by Washington County Demo crats in the primary last Saturday, when members of the majority party cast a total vote of 1.579 to close a campaign contested by seven guber natorial candidates, other state offi cers. seven for county commissioners, and five for county treasurer. Only 8 of the 211 eligible Republican vot ers went to the polls to express their choice between the five candidates for state offices. The greatest interest was taken in the race for county commissioners and treasurer. J. C. Knowles, Ed F Swain, incumbents, and Ernest G. Arps, generally regarded as admin istration candidates, led A. Lloyd Owens, W. T. Freeman, J. H. Gaylord, sr.. and Hoyt R. Davenport for the three places on the board. Mr. Arps arose from a sick bed to vote. Perhaps the greatest surprise when the votes were tabulated was the showing made by W. S. <Bill > Daven port. who polled 401 votes to earn the right to enter the second primary on June 22 with W. Linwood Hassell, incumbent, who had 429 votes, for the office of treasurer. The vote for the other three candidates in this contest were as follows: Stuart D. Davis. 380: Richard C. Peacock 370: and Timothy M. Bowen, 56. The hardest fight for a county of fice was between Ernest G. Arps and A. Lloyd Owens for the office of com missioner from district No. 1. Owens carried the Plymouth box almost 2 to 1, but Arps led in Lees Mill, Skin nersville, and Scuppemong. When all except Scuppemong had been heard from. Owens was leading by 5 votes, but when the Creswell vote was received, Arps was returned a major ity of 136 in the county. In the sec ond district J. C. Knowles had a clear majority of 204 votes over two oppon ents. W. T. Freeman and J. H. Gay lord. sr.; and Ed F. Swain was re nominated from district No. 3 by a majority of 568 over Hoyt R. Daven port. Hugh G. Horton, one of the three cadidates for the two places as state senator from the second district, led the county ticket with a total vote of 1,086. while Thad Eure was high man on the state ballot with a total of 1,170 for secretary of state. Ed F. Swain, candidate for commissioner from district Noj 3, with a total of I. 070 to lead the actual county can didates seeking nomination. After the official canvass of the vote by the county board of elections Tuesday, W. S. 'Bill) Davenport en tered his formal request for a sec ond primary between himself and W. Lin wood Hassell, leader by 28 votes in the primary last Saturday for county treasurer. This will be the only contest on the county ticket in the second primary. Lieutenant Gov ernor Wilkins P. Horton, who trailed J. M. Broughton in the gubernatorial race by about 40.000 votes, has also demanded a second primary. Program of Services at Local Baptist Church -* Rev. P. B. NICKENS. Pastor Services Sunday as usual with the pastor preaching at both'^the morn ing and evening hours. The subject for the morning hour will be »"Tlie Scriptures Fulfilled,” and for the evening hour, "The Divine Legacy.” We are studying now at the evening hour the sayings of Jesus on the cross. We would be glad to have you attend this series of special sermons. Friend, enjoy the liberty which is yours—attend church somewhere ev ery Sunday. In Humanity’s Name! James YV. Norman, chairman of the Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross, today received another telegram appeal ing for immediate contributions for the relief of refugees in war-torn France, as follows: "WHEN AMERICAN RED CROSS ASKED MINIMUM WAR RELIEF FUND TEN MILLION DOLLARS NO ONE COULD FORESEE THAT IN TYVO SHORT WEEKS GREATEST TRAG EDY IN ALL HISTORY WOULD BE UNFOLDED. IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE PITIFUL PLIGHT MILLIONS REFUGEES IN FRANCE. SICK. WOUNDED, HUNGRY AND HOMELESS, THEY CRY OUT TO US FOR HELP. WILL NEED MUCH MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS, THEREFORE QUOTAS ORIG INALLY ASSIGNED SHOULD BE REGARDED ONLY AS MIN IMUM IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES. CHAPTERS SHOULD THEN GO ON AND WHERE POSSIBLE DOUBLE THEIR QUOTAS. IN FACT, ONLY LIMITATION SHOULD BE THE MAXIMUM GEN EROSITY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE." The quota originally assigned to Washington County was $300. While Mr. Norman did not have a complete report today, he said the county was far short of its goal, but he hoped to launch an intensive canvass in the next few days and he appeals to all our people, in the name of common humanity, to answer this cry for help.
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