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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News Ft BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY In Plymouth, Washington County, 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 ill 1937. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance) One year_$1 50 Six months_ .75 Advertising Kates Furnished Lpon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth. N under the act of Congress Of March 3, 1379. September 12, 1940 Furthering Education ['he rearing of an American citizen, the education of a child, democracy through learning, the return to the schoolhouse, the month of Septem ber and campus greeting. Back they go to blackboards and notebooks, back to school in the name of progress and democrat's . There comes this chance, in the educational system of our country, to gain knowledge, to prepare to meet life half-way with free schools, free text-books, free in struction and free transportation. There should be a great degree of loy alty in the hearts of Americans to such an institution that tries to make our children into intelligent men. With the approach of the school session comes a decision to be made in some families whether or not to send the older ones on to college to seek higher educations. One looks about at the great hosts of unemploy ed college graduates and wonders what is the wise step. Would it be better to try at the business door or hope for a better opportunity through advanced education? It is a ques tion debatable on both sides and a real problem for many parents to solve. Whatever the decision the happy person and and the successful one is that man who has won through his own efforts the right of owning a business, of possessing property, of trading, of furthering competition, en tering courts of justice, engaging in the politics of government, all of which are fields for the student who starts in attain this month to add to a growing fund of learning. These girls and boys who gather together pencils and papers, are digging for the principles of education that are theirs by right. The principles of fair play, success through effort, and service the watchword of their house So goes education, so builds \meri cans. --® "Windy Wendie" Shows His Colors When W endell Willkie was nomi nated for the presidency In the Republican partx he was riding the crest of a popular surge of resent ment against politics and politicians dominating our national defense pre paration. or rather lack of prepara tion, and we confess he sounded mighty good to us with hi> high sounding promises to keep the com ing campaign above the general level. Two of his recent comments have tended to completely dispel the illus ion he created and reveal that even if he is the novice at politics he claims to be at least he is quick to learn the fundamentals and by the time the pace steps up next month he should emerge a full-fledged rabble-rouser of the first water. Without claiming a spotless record for the Democrats in this same re spect. Willkie has nevertheless let a great many people down who ex pected better of him. His statement that the Russell-Overton amendment to the conscription bill authorizing the government to take over private plants if necessary to national de fense would set up "a virtual dic tatorship” is proven false by past history. The amendment is not as stringent as provisions contained in law existing since the last war com pelling priority for essential govern ment orders, since recourse to the courts is provided in the new bill. | His comment on the trade of over age destroyers for air and naval bases, however, really reveals the type of "effective aid” he once said he favored for the foes of Hitlerism. Although he says he approves the transfer of destroyers, yet he con demns the "dictatorial manner” in which the deal was made and indi cates he would have had the matter debated in Congress first. Candidate Willkie is not tee-totally dumb, and he knows that referring that deal to Congress in this election year would have been tantamount to killing it entirely, since In the time t ’Igs*'*" Bijt.v WITH SLOWER BURNING NOTICE! Stockholders Meeting The annual meeting of the members and stockholders of the Plymouth Building and Loan As sociation will be held in the Council Chambers of the Town of Plymouth on the 18th day of September, 1940, at 8 p. m., for the purpose of attending to such business matters as may come before the organization. This the 3rd day of Septem ber, 1940. PLYMOUTH BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION By M. W. SPRUILL, Secretary I Everybody Profits But the Farmer .esthetic sense of art. music culture' nd personality." The Rambler then asked what ! liould the teacher's relation to the upil be, and Mr. Critic then said: I’he teacher should determine the nature of each child and teach him ordingly without regard to the i ild'.s social birthmarks or standing. Confidential information about a ! :ld should be used only for his wel fare. No pupil should be given special ,tirarned privileges. An orderly classroom with an in digent atmosphere, which excludes sip and other undermining ele ments. should be the teacher's aim. The teacher should not indoctri : lie pupils with their individual opin : ir- on religious, political views or I propaganda. Personal monetary gains at the I expense of the classroom should be held (inexcusable by the teacher. 1 he teacher needs to remember that with his own hands and mind he is to bring forth only the best in the pupil." Now." said the prudent old Ramb | ler to Mr. Critic, "what are the tea i -hers' relations to the parents?" Mr. Critic replied: The teacher must remember that a spirit of cooperation must be main tained with the parent, and that the home and the school must work in a friendly and intelligent manner. The teacher should use courtesy in dealing with all matters involving the : parents, but he must take a firm stand for phat is right in the case "The teacher should avoid embar rassing or antagonizing parents and bv an untactful discussion of the mental, moral and financial limitn tion of the child or parent.” "And what are the duties of a tea cher in relation to the community in which she works?” asked the Ramb ler of Mr. Critic. Mr. Critic replied: The teacher should enter actively into the community affairs but not to the extent that it will be detrimental to her health or decrease her profes sional usefulness. "A teacher needs to stand firmly for what is best in a community. "Belittling a community reacts on the belittler. "Political affairs or private enter prises are a part of community af fairs, but should not be entered by the teacher to the extent that, it will cause hard feelings or bitterness." The Rembler said "we have about 105 of this kind of teachers in the county and it is hoped that they measure up 100 per cent the coming school year, but do you reckon, that we have any 100 per cent parents who will do their part by the school, co operate instead of discouraging pro gress: help build up instead of trying to destroy: sacrifice ideas, opinions, money and ambitions to help then own child and the children in school " "Dunno. where there are many par ents of this calibre here or not. but f will bet there is anyway." said Mr Critic softening his manner a little 1941 CHEVROLET Will Be On Display Saturday, Sept. 21s) In Our Showroom In the Meantime, Come in to See the NewOldsmobile Now on Display House Chevrolet Co. Washington Street Dial 2796 Macon Georgia. News) Well. .1 '.e obacco auction season opened in Geor gia today. So tha you heard wasn't a Chinese laundry men > convention Anyway, tobacco's a great thing. For y. ii edification, tobacco is a plant. It is also a plague To be. .11 with, farmers plant tobacco seed in beds so the blue mold can find it easier. Blue mold is to tobacco what boll weevils are to cot ton and y, ur mother-in-law is to you. After Mr blue mold has ruined your bed. you send ort and pay too much for plants from somebody else. Then > .i and the mule and the AAA set out the plants. ft used to be bad enough wh >n it was just you and the mule Bui now the government has to count the rows. A., farmers agree this country would be better off with more vision and less supervision After i1 Mines up. it either rams too much or doesn't rain eti. Rain, like a woman's petticoat, is never just right. And there's always hail. Hail's hail. And bugs Ill fact, between the bugs and the buyers, (lie farm er doesn't stand much chance nowadays The buyers . . . gallop up and down the aisle eat in boiled peanuts while the auctioneer sings snatche: oi "Plat Foot Floogie." Without, of course, the "floy-floy " It doesn't make any difference who gets the tobacco at the warehouse The buyers will shoot craps for it that night, anyway. The farmer gets his check (provided the loan man isn't waiting for him at the cashier's window* and doles it out to the wife and kids The old lady buy s herself a dress she doesn't like, and the young’un.s buy ice cream and hot dogs and get the stomachache If there's anything left over, the farmer may buy himself a pack of ready-made cigarettes. Cigarettes are made from tobacco and tissue papoi and a radio program. A pound of tobacco will make enough cigarette to supply three college girls for a week. Vet cigarettes sell for about a penny apiece wliclher tobacco's a dime or a dollar a pound. Yes, sir: tobacco's a great thing Everybody make money out of it but the farmer Bui after all. what does he expect? He only grows it. WARMING SIGNS By ROVALD HOCCTT North Carolina Highway Safety Division I Paraphrasing Abraham Lin coln's famous utterance, Ron ald Ilocutt. director of the Highway Safety Division, said this week that “you can ignore some warning signs all of the time, and all warning signs some of the time, but you can't ignore all warning signs all of the time." The safety director made this comment after looking over a report which showed that 13 North C'arolinans were killed and more than a score injured during the first six months of this year as a result of smash ing into bridge abutements. overpasses and underpasses. "There is no conceivable ex cuse for accidents of this na ture." said Hocutt. "It is true that a good many highway bridges in this state and some overpasses and underpasses are dangerously narrow, but every single one of them is plainly marked. It will take lots of the Holts, the Vandenburgs, the Tafts, the Joe Martins and Hamil ton Fishes had finished talking about it, England would have been past helping -with destroyers, bat tleships, airplanes, or anything else. As a matter of fact, there was too much delay about the matter as it was, to the way of thinking in this section. Candidate Willkie is coining into North Carolina to campaign, it is -aid. which is just as well, since it will be better to have him battering awav where he hasn't a chance than in some section where he might be helping himself. And it is becoming increasingly easier to understand the decline of his popularity in the Cal lup polls as time goes on. Let's Have 11-A Dure County Times There is no reasonable reason why ilit- route from Perquimans County, over Albemarle Sound Bridge, via Plymouth and on to Washington, can not be designated as U. S. 17-A. Plymouth and the bridge are en lilleil to this distinction and it ap pears the height of selfishness for anyone to object to it. Even the Ocean Highway Association, which is suspected of having fought this plan, should not light it, and work fur it, as a builder of good will. Plymouth deserves it; lets all de mand it for her, and give hail Colum bia to anyone who opposes. If there be such they are not our friends, and we should go gunning for them. There is business enough, as well as glory enough for all. No Objections There should lie no objection to the registerin'; and fingerprinting, under law, of the nation’s aliens. The only objection might come from someone who is living in ibis country, enjoying its privileges and protection, illegally. The aliens in line will glad ly comply with the law as they un derstand why it was made Not so long ago only criminals were finger printed, or persons suspected of crime. Now this process of identification is used in cases of accident or death. It is used in identifying employees in many industries, in insurance busi ness and especially in government positions. The honest man offers no objection. Two Routes Can’t Hurt Anyone Dure County Times Edenton, Elizabeth City, and other towns would be in a heluvalix today, without the Albemarle '-uimd Bridge to take traffic through from north to touth, etc. For U. S. route 17 is out time and money to widen all these bridges and underpasses, and meanwhile it is up to motor vehicle operators to pay atten tion to the signs the State has erected to call attention to these hazards." Hocutt stated that every one of the 60 highway bridges and underpasses into which auto mobiles smashed during the first half of this year were plainly indicated by large warn ing signs. These signs read "Danger—Narrow Bridge”, or "Slow—Underpass Ahead,” or some such warning message. “"You just can't continually ignore warning signs without eventually coming to grief." Hocutt declared. “M.v advise to drivers is to read and heed ev ery highway warning you see. Ninety-nine times out of a hun dred you might be able to ignore a sign without meeting with an accident, but never know which time is the hundredth. at Williamston, and may be out for months. Dare County was in the same fix last winter, when ice took down a section of the Currituck Sound Bridge. The State Highway Com mission did monumental work and got it going in a week or so, but one shudders to think what would have happened to business had ihe blow been as large a one as struck near Williamston. Elizabeth City suffers a loss of business when Dare Counts is cut off. It is too important a matter to delay longer the business of getting another outlet for Dare County. It is impor tant to the State that both Croatan Sound and Alligator river should be bridged, and no true citizen of the State can be content until these jobs are finished. Elizabeth City, Eden ton, Hertford, Columbia, Plymouth and many other towns will profit greatly, if these bridges are built. Hew- (leauti PLUS. An amazing heater with a wide heat range! Twin burners five a big heater’s high heat, yet each urner turns down to a single bur ner’s lowest heat output! Easily ad justed to any degree of warmth you want. Circulation sends heat through rooms, yet gives “hot-stove" heat through grille cabinet. Automatic fuel and draft controls. Low flame fuel saver. Outside tank optional. Low fuel consumption. See this heater and other Coleman models at our store. ran OIL HEATERS C. E. AYERS DEALER PLYMOUTH, N. C. Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER — On Teachers— "I see where 105 teachers are busy in the Washington County schools to day instructing about 3.600 white and colored pupils." said Mr. Critic ap proaching the Old Rambler who was standing on a street corner leaning against a phone post. "Yes." said the old Rambler," and what have you got to say about that?" "Nothing much." said the old Rambler's bore, "except that there are several personal qualities that a teacher should have before they step into a class room to aid in develop ing the minds of the children." “Proceed suh,” said the old Ramb ler with his southern drawl as inter preted by tlie Yankees who make mo tion pictures and who interpret I he mode of speech for radio actors. Answering tire Rambler. Mr. Critic launched into Iris usual harangue saying a teacher should have the following personal qualities: “A teacher should be honest, moral, dependable, progressive, cooperative, patriotic, sympathetic and under standing: and should do his best to bring forth these qualities in others. "The conduct of the teacher in all of his relations in life should be such that lie never need fear re proach. "Cleanlines, neatness, cherfulness. and appropriate dress are a part of every teacher. “A variety of interests brought by reading and study will help to broad en the teacher and make him more valuable. “The teacher owes it to herself to remain physically and mentally fit. This means a well balanced life of work, rest and play. “The teacher should develop an House Chevrolet Co., Inc WASHINGTON STREET W. C. HOUSE, MANAGER PLYMOUTH, N. C.
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