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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ★★★★★*★ VOLUME LI—NUMBER 34 Plymouth, Washington County. North Carolina, Thursday, August 22. 1940 Advertisers will find Beacon and News Columns a latchkey to | 1,500 Washington County home* | ESTABLISHED 1889 Town _opics Robert B. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs J. R. Campbell, was one of the .successful candidates taking the State bar examination in Raleigh recently. Young Campbell holds a B. A. de gree from Wake Forest College and is now claim adujster for the U. S. Cas ualty Company in Charlotte. Col George Hyde Pratt, geologist at the University of North Carolina, here the other day, said that he did not consider it necessary to have a building in which to hold church serv ices, as God was everywhere and one of the first Sunday schools he ever taught was held under a hemlock tree. While in New York last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Winslow had lunch with Wilfred A. Daly, a nephew of Augustin Daly, at the Lincoln Hotel. Mr. Winslow in vited the relative of one of the county's most famous men to be their guest on the occasion of Plymouth's sesqui-centennial cel ebration this fall. Dr. C. C. Crittenden, of Raleigh, arose from a sick bed to attend the Morattock celebration near here last Sunday after it had been announced that he would not be able to make the trip. Dr. Crittenden said that the State Historical Commission, of which he was secretary, consisted of five members, with Dr. M. C. S. No bles as chairman. Teachers have been urged to visit the tombstones in cemeter ies, U. D. C. chapters, and other toircal information about Wash places where they may gather his ington County, so that they may give the boys and girls in the public schools more local histori cal facts, according to H. H. Mc Lean, superintendent of public instruction. Mi', and Mrs. Oershon Lieberson, of Hollywood, Calif., are here to visit Mrs. Lieberson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hardison. They have with them their triplet daughters who have appeared in a number of films. Mrs. Lieberson will be remembered here as Miss Faith Hardison. Frank Bratten, one of the old er residents here said that he re membered over 50 years ago that water overflowed the banks of Roanoke River and flooded the railroad stations at each end of Plymouth, going half way up the first block on Monroe Street, but he said he had never seen it in the three principal business blocks of Water Street. Wheeler Martin, of S..u'J anbury S, C\, was here this week with his family visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Modlin. They came here from James ville, where they visited Mr. Martin’s parents. A brother to Mrs. Modlin, Mr. Martin is a sergeant in the South Carolina State Highway Patrol. A dance will be given at the Plym outh High School gym Tuesday eve ning from 9 to 1 p. m., with a local orchestra providing the music. The event will be sponsored by the Jun ior Women’s Auxiliary of Grace Epis copal church, and a nominal fee will be charged. -——^ Plans Being Made For Observance of Labor Day Locally Committee of Local Union Members in Charge of Arrangements -$ Upwards of 800 members of unions affiliated with the American Federa tion of Labor will participate in the to be held here Monday, September third annual Labor Day celebration 2, it was announced today by J. H. Newkirk, chairman of the committee on arrangements. G. J. Kendall, a member of long standing with the Charlotte affiliate of the A. F. of L and a member of the speaking staff of the organization has been assigned here to speak, and Rev. J. A. Green, a colored minister from Durham, is also scheduled to speak. The local unions plan to sponsor a series of events which will get under way at 10 o’clock in the morning, with a parade and speaking for the forenoon session and a Ash fry or barbecue at Albemarle Beach for the white mmebers in the afternoon. The colored people will likely have a similar meeting elsewhere. Several other outstanding labor leaders and local civic leaders are ex pected to be on the program, which is in process of being arranged, it was said. Roanoke Reaches New High Level Here ★ ★★★★★★★★★****** * * ★ ★ ★★★★★ Water Still Rising Slowly With Crest Predicted Satuiday Steps Taken 1o Prevent Polluting Water Supply By S. V. LEWIS. M. D„ District Healtli Officer Much well-warranted interest has been expressed with reference to the safety of the Plymouth water supply during the past two or three days. With the precautions being taken to prevent pollution of the city water supply, I am confident that the citizens of Plymouth may be assured that a safe water supply will be maintained, even though the flood conditions become more perilous than are expected at present. Citizens living in low flooded areas have been contacted by the health department prior to the flood waters and advised as to the safe procedures with reference to drinking water, etc. Every citizen living within the vicinity flooded should be vacci nated against typhoid fever unless such vaccinations have been done within the past three years. It is not necessary to drink polluted water in order to have ty phoid fever. Eating vegetables covered or otherwise partially im mersed with the flood waters may cause the disease unless thoroughly washed in a safe water supply and properly cooked. Children should be advised not to wade or otherwise enter the flood waters. Such waters are polluted and some of the deadly ma terial may find its way into the mouths of children not suspecting such dangers. If children or adults must enter such polluted flood waters, it is advised that a thorough bath be taken immediately after coming out of the water; it will wash off many of the germs that may cause diseases. If flood waters have risen over the ground where you secure a private water supply, such water if used should be boiled. This should be done for the purpose of drinking, dish-washing and other uses to which such water is supplied for family use in any way. The above information and advice is for the protection and benefit of all persons using such water. There is no immediate danger of the water supply of Plymouth becoming polluted and unsafe for use, and in the event such a con dition arises, a circular will be delivered to each home in Plymouth and to those homes outside the town using city water, advising of such conditions as may be present with instructions as the proper proced ure in making the water safe for consumption. Sesqui- Centennial Committee Formed Continue Efforts To Form Union Organization of workmen at the Plymouth Box and Panel Company continues with weekly meetings being held by C. E. Haury, of Washington, D. C., an organizer for the American Fed eration of Labor. So far it was said there have been about 306 white and colored workmen at the plant to become members of the union, and it is expected that a charter will be Is t sued by the International Union of Operating Engineers, an affil iate of the A. F. of L. Griffith Hamlin Is Given Formal Call To Christian Church -<s Young Minister Who Has Been Supplying Church Accepts Call ■-<a>—■— Officials of the Plymouth Chris tian church Monday night issued a formal call to Griffith Hamlin, sup ply minister here for the summer, to accept the pastorate of the church for one year; and today Mr. Hamlin said that he had accepted the call. The young minister has been here for several weeks as supply pastor for the summer months and had planned to go to a seminary in the fall. How ever he has abandoned his plans to return to school and accepted the call to the local church. S. D. Davis, chairman of the of ficial board of the church, said that as yet there had been no definite program outlined for the church dur ing the coming year’s pastorate of the new minister, but that one would be worked out and presented in the near future. Church officials and members were well pleased with the work of the young minister, an excellent speaker. Nobile Army Recruiting Party Will Be Here Saturday Seeking Recruits Bending every effort to have this country prepared to meet any eventuality, the government is sending an army recruiting par ty to Plymouth Saturday at 2:30 p. in., where it will be at the post office or police department to ob tain enlistments for the United States Army. Comparatively few local young men have joined the army in re cent months, but a large number have cast their lot with the Navy. There are now available vacan cies at Fort Benning, Ga.; Caiup Jackson, S. C.; Fort Bragg, N. C„ Fort Moultrie, S. C.; and the Pan ama Canal Department, accord ing to recruiting officials. In calling attention to the drive for new recruits, those in charge of the recruiting service had this to say: “Join now! Don’t wait to be conscripted. Be there ahead of the rest so that you will be one of those chosen to receive fast advancement in the Army Preparedness program. Select the place you want, to go and not where conscription will send you,” Meet Friday Night To Begin Plans for Festival in October Will Mark 150th Anniver sary of Founding Town Of Plymouth -@ A meeting of the entire 21 mem bers of the directorate of the organi zation set up to sponsor the celebra tion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Town of Plym outh will be held at the community hall here Friday evening at 7:30., John W. Darden is general chairman of the committee. This meeting is a follow-up of a meeting held Monday night, when the board of directors was appointed, Mr. Darden named chairman and Walter H. Paramore secretary. It was also decided that the cel ebration would be held the latter part of October on the same date that the Albemarle All-Star High School Band composed of musicians from 17 towns in the section, would parade and give a concert, a definite date to be an nounced later. W. R. Hampton, member of the State Board of Conservation and De velopment, said that 17 per cent of the inquiries in reply to advertise ments of North Carolina in national publications were in the interest of history and many others were from those who wish to attend celebrations or homecomings such as the one planned here in their native towns. The directors named follow: W. H. Townsend, labor unions: Mrs. Clau aius jvicuowan, umiea uaueiner oi the Confederacy; Miss Elizabeth Campbell, Junior Woman's Club; Mrs. B. G. Campbell, senior Woman's Club; Mrs. J. B. Willoughby, American Le gion Auxiliary; Mrs. Addie L. Brink ley, Augustin Daly Club; Mrs. L. T. Rose, Thursday Afternoon Literary Club; J. R. Manning, merchants; W. V. Hays, American Legion; P. W. Brown, Lions; H. H. McLean, Perse verance Lodge and the schools; J. B. Willoughby, fire department; Mrs. George W. Bowen, Eastern Star; Mrs. Abe Adler, Garden Club; B. G. Camp bell, mayor of the town; W. M. Dar den, representative of Washington County; E. G. Arps, chairman of the board of county commissioners; W. H. Booker, Roanoke Beacon; W. R. Hampton. Board of Conservation and Development; J. W. Darden, general chairman and W. H. Paramore, gen eral secretary. At the meeting on Friday evening it is hoped to work out a tentative program for the event that will in clude a pageant, parade with floats* a national speaker, music and other entertaining events. SEEKS INFORMATION Information is being sought of the parents or family of Captain Charles Collins, who was born in Plymouth February 11, 1745, by William Howes Collins, assistant industrial advertis ing manager of the Scott Paper Com pany in Chester, Pa. Say Peanut Prices To Be Fixed at Same Figure as Last Year Diversion Program Is Again Aproved by Department Of Agriculture Federal agencies will seek to sta bilize peanut prices for the new crop at the same price that prevailed last year, according to L. E. Hassell, of Roper, a director of the North Caro lina Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, Inc., who received a telegram yester day from Herbert C. Bonner, secre tary to Congressman Lindsay Warren, reading as follows: "Department of Agriculture informs me peanut prices will be same as last year." Mr. Hassell returned Saturday from Washington, D. C„ where he attend ed a meeting of 150 representatives of the peanut industry with officials of the United States Department of Agriculture, at which time a com mittee was appointed to determine base prices for peanuts purchased un der the program. Last year No. 1 grade peanuts were pegged at 3 1-4 cents a pound. The cleaners and manufacturer maintain ed a level just a little above this price and only a small number of pounds were purchased last year by J. E. Davenport and W. H. Clark, who han dled the peanuts here for the coop erative. Those present at the meeting were told. Mr. Hassell said, that the gov ernment’s investment in the peanut program was the most profitable that had been made, as the income of pea nut growers had been increased from $16,000,000 to $50,000,000 since 1932. R C. Holland, of Edenton, president of the Peanut Stabilization Coopera tive, estimated that growers had re ceived benefits totaling nearly $15 for every $1 spent on the program. Under the diversion program, Mr. Hassell said, the cooperative bought surplus peanuts from growers at prices designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and sold them to bidding crushing mills for the manufacture of peanut oil and meal. Last year approximately 34,000 tons of 1939 crop peanuts were crushed for oil under the program at a total cost to the government of about $700,000. It is estimated that this expenditure re sulted in an increased income for peanut growers amounting to $8,000, 000. Funeral Services for William E. Blount Held This Afternoon Died at His Home in Roper Early Tuesday Result of Paralysis Stroke -«: Funeral services for William Ed gar Blount, 63, who died at his home in Roper early Tuesday morning, fol lowing a stroke of paralysis, were held in the Roper Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the pastor, Rev. M. R. Gardner, oftc iating. Interment took place in the Wentz cemetery near Roper. A native of Washington County, Mr. Blount was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stocks Blount. He had lived in Roper practically all of his life. He was a member of the Reho both church in Skinnersville and had never moved his membership to Rop er. Mr. Blount had been in declining health for more than a year. He slipped and fell while working at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company several months ago. His hip and arm was broken in the fall. Prior to his employment at this plant he was a farmer and was well known in the county. At one time he was employed by the Roanoke Beacon in its circulation department. Surviving Mr. Blount is his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Blount, and three daugh ters, Miss Donnie Blount and Miss Ardeen Blount, of Roper; Miss Mary Bateman Blount, of New York City; and one son. W. S. Blount, of Roper. Local Merchants To MeetTonight A meeting of the Plymouth Mer chants Association will be held in th« community hall here tonight (Thurs day) at 8:15 immediately after thi Lions Club concludes its program The merchants will discuss coopera tion by local stores with the labo: unions in celebration of Labor Da> here September 2. W. P. Winslow, president, urges f full attendance of the membership so that something definite may b< given the union members as to hov much cooperation the merchants wil extend in the celebration, so that i program may be wuiked out by tin committee on arrangements. Pulp Mill Operations Stopped at 3 A. M. Today; Veneer Plant May {Also Close; Little Damage Here Observance Marks 155th Anniversary; Tablet Is Presented -<s> Elder Boswell, Dr. Critten den and Others Make Addresses -$ “Dictators not only say that dem ocracy is worthless, but the rulers of the totalitarian countries have am bitions of overthrowing this system of government, as evidenced in their overrunning of Poland. Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France and now they are battering England,” Dr. C. C. Crittenden .executive secre tary of the State Historical Com mission told about 1,000 persons at tending the celebration of the 155th anniversary and the second annual pilgrimage to Morattock Church on Sunday. These totalitarian countries teach that the individual exists for the State and is a servant of the state while the democracy in this country holds that the state exists for the benefit of the individual, pointed out the speaker, adding that the rights of the individual had been revoked in totalitarian states while in this country, citizens retain their free dom of speech, freedom of the press and other citizenship rights. The settlers who came to North Carolina were among the most dem ocratic of the states because they were among the middle class of in habitants of this country. They were not planters or shippers or men of affairs, but home-builders and church builders. Many of them as Baptists held that there should be no established state church; they were among the first to protest Brit ish tyranny; they started democratic control of the church, a control by the people and not the leaders, said the speaker. J. C. Jtsaskervill. ut nateign. execu tivo secretary of the Governor’s Hos pitality Committee and a represen tative of the advertising division of i the State Department of Conserva tion and Development, told the crowd that he was glad to see that the historic church had been repair ed to give it "eye-appeal”, as this was one sure way to attract visitors. “What we want,” he said, "is to doll up North Carolina and then tell the people about it.” Three million visi tors last year spent SI02,000,000 in this State, according lo the speak er. Col. George Hyde Pratt, geologist of the University of North Carolina and president of the North Carolina Society for the Preservation of An tiquities, said the Moruttock Church building had become a community center, a shrine for the county, state and nation, admitting worshippers of 1 any faith, as denominut. i s are only departments in the Christian move ment. , The speaker also pointed out that , those who had left the community ' might return to their church home ’ for these annual service. I D. Thomas Singleton, of Elizabeth . City, presented a tablet, to the church iS^MORAl’TOCK, Pane 4' Number Roads Closed Due To High Water; Much Added Travel Thru Here The raging Roanoke River in its first large-scale rampage in this section for about 75 years— and the worst in its history— flooded highways throughout the east, causing all north and south bound traffic over U. S. Route 17 to be routed from Washington through Plymouth by way of the Albemarle Sound bridge and on to the intersection the other side of Edenton. Corporal Tom B. Brown, of the State Highway Patrol, this aft ernoon estimated that at least 3,000 cars daily were using high ways Nos. 64 and 32, with about half of them carrying out-of state licenses. Local travel has also been dis rupted. The causeway at Ward’s Bridge over Welches Creek, about 4 miles west of Plymouth, is flood ed, as are the fills and bridges at Gardner’s Creek, Sweet Water Creek and Peter Swamp, between here and Williamston. This made it necessary to close No. 64, and traffic to and from Williamston is now being routed by Washing ton. The patrolman said that ris ing waters at Conaby Creek might force closing this highway about a mile east of town, but traffic can be routed over sec ondary roads around this point in order to keep the north-south route open. Passenger freight and mail buses and trucks formerly using Route 17 are now being routed through here. Morattock Set vice Attended by 1,000 Band Rehearsal Sel lor Angus! 30 Director L. W. Zeigler will make a trip from his home in Altoona, Pa., next week-end to lead the Plymouth High School Band in playing for the Labor Day cele bration, which will be held here Monday, September 2, it was learned today from H. H. Mc Lean. superintendent of schools. Mr. Zeigler told Mr. McLean to urge every member of the band to be present at the high school building Friday night, August 30, at 7 o’clock, for a rehearsal be fore its public appearance on the following Monday. Averages From 18 to 20 Cents Reported On Border Markets -<$> Prices Paid for First Three Days Range Up To $5 Over Year Ago -® Encouraging reports are reaching Washington County tobacco growers from the border markets, which held their opening sales Tuesday, with av erages of 18 to 20 cents a pound re ported generally. The opening prices are nearly $5 a hundred higher than they were last year. Direct reports indicate that farm ers were very well pleased with the prices paid, and the outlook is con sidered very encouraging. Pew tags were reported turned on sales dur ing the first three days. Sale prices ranged from 6 cents to 28 cents, and Lumberton has report ed an official average of 17 cents. Reports from the 16 markets gave an estimated average of 20 cents per pound. Good tobacco was said to be commanding a premium price. Sales on the border markets are reported to be lighter than they were last year early in the season. ) -$ Water About 7 Feet Above Normal and May Go 2 More Feet Coast Guard Official Bases Estimates on Experience At Points Up River Flood waters of the Roanoke Riv er, already at a record level here, are expected to reach a crest of about 11 feet above normal tide here by Sat urday at noon or early afternoon, ac cording to Lieutenant B. H. Brallier, of Norfolk. United States Coast Guard Service communications officer, who is in charge of Coast Guard work here while the river is at flood. The officer explained that he was not very well acquainted with flood work as he is in a different department of the Coast Guard, but said he was bas ing his prediction on his experience of the past three days gathered in service along the Roanoke at Jack son. Weldon. Tillery, Scotland Neck and Williamston, where tremendous property damage has been done and several lives were lost. Lieutenant Brallier said he under stood that the crest had been reached at Williamston about 4 o'clock this morning and that the water should begin to recede there about noon to day. The high mark there was 20.4 feet, as compared with the previous high of 14.7 reached about four years ago. With the Albemarle Sound so near and favorable winds he said the flood here would not approach the mark set in Williamston. No lives hi ■ beta lost in this sec tion. and there has been no serious property damage up to today, it was said although the flood is now run ning into the cellars of stores front ing on Water Street. At noon today water was 15 to 20 inches deep across the street at both the A. C. L. apd Norfolk Southern Railroad stations at opposite ends of Water Street, and a few colored families have been forced to move out of their homes in ivj w aiv.ao. The North Carolina Pulp Company was forced to suspend operations this morning about 3 o'clock, when wa ter backing up outlet pipes caused it to shut down. About noon the wa ter was beginning to overflow into the plant, and motors and dynamos were being raised to prevent damage. The National Handle Company was flooded late yesterday, but here also preparations were made to prevent serious property damage. The Plym outh Box and Panel Company was still operating this afternoon, and of ficials said they could stand an ad ditional foot of water, although they did not expect the river to rise that much. Water Rising Very Slowly The current in the river here is the swiftest ever reported, guesses as to its speed ranging from 5 to 8 miles an hour. The rate of rise is very low, as compared with the points above here, a rise of 13 inches having been reported in 15 hours, according to Lieutenant Brallier. The Coast Guard officer said from information gathered, the water had evidently risen about seven feet a bove the normal tide this afternon. It was expected that it would reach about 10 or 11 feet some time Satur day. As a rule, he said, about eight hours after the crest is reached, the flood begins to recede. Lieutenant Brallier reached Plym outh early this morning with four Coast Guard surfboats and about 4(1 men. The Hatteras Inlet and Ocra coke boats are being retained here with about 15 men to handle them, while the Chicamacomico and Oregon 'See FLOOD. Page 4i New Officers of American Legion Post Installed af Meeting Last Friday Night A barbecue supper will be served to the membership of the James E. Jetho Post of the American Legion at the community hall on Friday night September 12, it was announced today by J. B. Wil loughby, new commander of the post, who with other officers was installed last Friday night. Membership Officer P. W. Brown has already started the annual membership campaign and said that nine of the mem bers had paid their dues. There were about 80 members of the post here at one time. I Other officers installed Friday night, besides Mr. Willoughby, follow: R. L. Teterton, B. G. Campbell and Goldie Simpson, vice commanders; W. L. Hassell, adujtant: P. W. Brown, ilnanee officer: J. R. Carr, service; P. B. Bateman, guardianship; J. A. Bratten. sergeant at arms; 1). A. Hruley, chaplain; W. V. Hays, historian; P. W. Brown, athletic officer; Dr. C. McGowan, child welfare; Clyde Robbins, Ameri canism; R. L. Tetterton, graves , and registration officer; J. C. Swain, unemployment; P. W. Brown, membership chairman; W. V. Hays, publicity: Dr. C. Mc Gowan, sons of the legion.
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