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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * AND WASHING! ON C<OUNIY NEWS ★ ★★★★★★ VOLUME LI—NUMBER 40 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 3, 1940 Advertisers will And Beacon and News Columns a latchkey to 1.500 Washington County homes. ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics E. P. Benton, father of H. L. fTex) Benton here, of Rosenberg. Texas, is spending sometime here with his son. Mr. Benton and his brother operate a cotton farm and cattle ranch, with about 250 acres in cotton and 300 head of cattle. Mr. Benton has vis ited the cattle and cotton farms in Ltiis section while here. Scout Executive .i. J. Sigwald. ill Wilson, while here the other day, said that expansion of the nation's armed forces would prob ably result in his being called to active service from his present status as an officer in the reserve corps. IT. S. Ward, of Washington, who was an attorney here for about 10 years, recalled while on a recent visit here the little organ at Grace Episco pay church which he said produced the sweetest music he ever heard. It was played by a Miss McCrae. he said, whose hands were deformed and who also suffered from cancer. Jerome R. Frazelle. of Jackson ville, who worked in the county agent's office in Duplin for two years, is now chief clerk in the office of County Agent W. V. Hays here, relieving Stuart D. Blow, who was called into serv ice with the National Guard. J. E. Broome, of Aurora, state com mitteeman of the AAA. met with the Washington County committeemen, including Charlie W. Bowen, of Plym outh: R. L. Stillman, of Roper, and W. D. Phelps, of Creswell. here yes terday for a discussion of routine matters relating to the farm program. Teachers in the white schools of the county, including Roper. Creswell, Cherry and Plymouth, attended a district meeting in Williamston yesterday afternoon. H. H. McLean, county superin tendent of public instruction, also attended. Only one case came up in record er's court Tuesday, that of Robert Downing. 23. Colored, charged with non-support. He was given 30 days in jail, suspended upon payment of the costs. W. Blount Rodman, law partner of Z. V. Norman, and Junius Grimes, clerk for the firm, are in Craven County this week to look up some titles and do other such work. On July 1st there were 150 customers in this county using power prvoided through the aid of the Rural Electrification Au thority, it was shown in a re port issued this week. This coun ty, with 32 miles of rural power lines, ranks 82 nu ui tile iOG coun ties of the state. Willis Pierce, colored, of the Free Union section of Martin County, and Frank S. Clagon. of Mackeys, arrest ed some time ago by Corporal T. B. Blown, were convicted of engaging in the illicit liquor traffic at Federal court in Washington this week. Pierce was given 18 months and Clagon was put on probation for 18 months. Sheriff J. K. Reid arrested Lorenza Midgett, colored, Tuesday night, charged with attempting to rape 8 year-old Annie Bell Carter, also col ored. The warrant was issued by the girl’s mother, and the preliminary hearing will be held Tuesday in re corder’s court. Tractor Operator Arrested Tuesday -<*> Corporal T. B. Brown, of tire State Highway Patrol, ran into an unusual case Tuesday, when he arrested Dee Rock Squires, white, on a charge of operating a tractor on highway No. 32 while under the influence of in toxicants. It was reported here that the tractor was drawing a four wheel trailer loaded with 46 bags of corn and that there was no license on the trailer. The case will come before Recorder John W. Darden next Tuesday, and he was forced to seek some legal ad vice from the state attorney general because of the unusual circumstances. In addition to the charge of op erating a motor vehicle on the pub lic highways while under the influ ence of intoxicants, Squires may face a count of driving without a per mit if it is found that a driver's li cense is necessary for the operation of a tractor on the highways. The defendant was operating the equipment of L. R. Pilley, of Pantego. Man Who Helped in Rescue Of Admiral Byrd Speaks at School Here Monday Night -— Is Second in Series of Col lins Festival Programs Sponsored by Lions More than 200 persons witnessed the successful appearance here Mon day night of the Hugo Brandt com pany, which presented the first of a series of four weekly performances to be presented here by the Collins Entertainment Festival, under the auspices of the Lions Club. The pro grams will be presented in the high school auditorium tor the next three Monday nights, Hugo Brandt, the Polish concert pianist, rendered a number of selec tions from memory on request of members of the audience in addition to presenting some of his own com positions in portraying the part of Franz Schubert in a nation-wide tour of memories of the famous composer. He was assisted by Miss Maxine Cas saretto, coloratura soprano, and a pianist, and those who attended were lavish in their praise of the program presented. The second program in the series, at the school auditorium next Mon day night at 8 o’clock, brings the speaker of this year's Collins Festival, Amory H. Waite, jr., radio operator and electrician of the thto'd Byrd “BUD” WAITE ^-— “Bud" Waite, radio operator and eleetrieian at Little Ameri ca on the third Byrd expedition, will be here to tell of his experi ences next Monday night, the second week of the Collins Fes tival entertainments, sponsored by the Lions Club. Expedition to Antarctica, with his thrilling story. As many know, “Bud" Waite was one of the three men who eventually (See "BUD” WAITE," Page 4) County’s Peanut Crop Said of Good Quality But Yield To Be Low Kehukee Baptists In Union Meet at Morattock Church -s Is First To Be Held There Since 1909; Attended by Several Hundred Several hundred persons attended the Fifth Sunday union meeting of the Kehukee Primitive Baptist Asso ciation at the 153-year-old Morrat tock church near here Sunday, the first to be held there since 1909, and a number of ministers and lay lead ers from Virginia and North Carolina were present. The session lasted for three days, with Friday and Saturday devoted to business matters, and Sunday morn ing and afternoon to devotionals, with prominent speakers of the organiza tion delivering the sermons. Elder A. B. Denson, of Rocky Mount served as moderator. Other minis ters included A. B. Denson, jr., and J. D. Flythe, of Rocky Mount; Jar rett White, Whitakers; and A. B. Cowan, of Williamston. Most of the 21 churches in the association were represented. John W. Darden, chairman of the restoration committee of Morrattock church, made a report on the im provement and restoration of the old church building and gave an account of the services which have been held there in the two years since the res toration work began. ■-■» Warren Gets New Post November 1 -$ Representative Lindsay Warren an nounced last Saturday that, with the approval of the President, he will not take over his duties as Comptrol ler General until November 1, and he notified Governor Hoey accordingly. Due to his congressional duties, Mr. Warren has been unable to close his office either in Washington City or at his home. When he went home for this purpose sometime ago, he was called back for the draft bill, and after the death of Speaker Bank head he remained as Acting Majority Leader until one is elected. Plans Go Forward ior Celebration on October 30; Committee Meets Friday A special meeting of the Sesqui Centennial Celebration Commit tee will be held at the Christian church annex Friday night at 7:30, it was announced today by John VV. Darden, general chair man for the event, who said that plans lor the observances were progressing nicely. Mr. Darden said reports would be received at the meeting on ef forts made by various commit teemen and clubs which are pre paring floats, and Principal R. B. Trotman and his group of asso ciates are expected to soon start rehearsals for the pageant that is to be presented during the cel ebration. in the meantime, Mr. Darden is making an effort to obtain a speaker of note to take part in the program. Although initial plans for a three-day program have been abandoned, it is point ed out that a one-day celebra tion will be held on October 30, and local people will handle all details in connection with the event instead of having an out side firm manage it, as was orig inally proposed. The 100-piece Eastern Carolina All-Star High School Band will be here for the celebration, with representatives from 17 school bands participating and provid ing music for the parade and oth er features of the occasion, com memorating the one hundred and liftieth anniversary of the found ing of the Town of Plymouth. 6,400 Acres Planted This Year; Digging Is Now Under Way -O Stabilization Cooperative to Assure Price Level About Same as Last Year -<*> Digging of 6,400 acres of peanuts is underway in Washington County this week, with the goobers being left in stacks to dry until the picking crews begin work probably about the last week in October. A few individ ual crops may be picked earlier, but the peak of the picking season is still about three or four weeks away with favorable weather. Showers early this week will prob ably delay picking operations for a while unless sunshine and wind come to help in quickly drying the pea nuts, which constitute one of the main cash crops on Washington County farms. Operation of the Peanut Stabiliza tion Cooperative in the peanut producing area will serve to hold the price at about the same level of last year, when the Virginia type peanuts brought the following prices, by grades and classes: U. S. No, 1, class A, $70 per ton; class B, $66 per ton; class C, $61 per ton; U, S. No. 2, class A, $67 per ton; class B, $63 per ton; class C, $58 per ton; U. S. No. 3, class A, $65 per ton; class B, $61 per ton; class C, $56 per ton: Southeastern Runners: U. S. No. 1. $57 per ton; No. 2, $53 per ton; and No. 3, $48 per ton. Last year most of the crop in this county sold for about 3 3-4 cents per pound. This year it is expected that the cleaners and manufacturers will pay about the same price for their purchases. The quality is reported to be very good in the county, although the gen eral yield will be considerably less than originally expected. J. E. Davenport said today that he expected the local Peanut Stabiliza tion Cooperative warehouse would be opened about November 1. Shep Brinkley Sells Murfreesboro Movie -® Sale of the Pastime Theatre at Murfreesboro to R. G. Whitehurst, owner of the Jackson Theatre, was announced this week by Shep Brink ley, who also owns the Plymouth The atre here. Mr. Brinkley has returned to Plymouth with members of his family to make their home here. He said he would now devote his entire time to operation of the local the atre and other business interests here. Miss Marion Brinkley, sister of Mr. Brinkley, has been here for some time as manager of the local theatre, and another sister, Mrs. R. P. Hammonds, and her two children have returned here to live. Mr. Brinkley said he was reluctant to close his home in Murfreesboro when he moved back to Pylmouth, but that he found it expedient to do this. He is now planning to build a resi dence on the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets. Mr. Brinkley said that he also sold his small food stand in Murfreesboro to Mr. Whitehurst, and he hopes to sell his home there in the near fu ture, as he has already had several applicants for it but is awaiting de velopments. Counly Men Named To Group Planning Warren Celebration Will Be Held in Washing ton, N. C., Friday, October 25 A committee from Washington County lias been appointed by W. R Hampton, member of the district ex ecutive committee, to assist in mak ing arrangements for and to partici pate in the farewell party that will be given October 25 in Washington. N. C.. for Lindsay Warren, who leaves his post November 1 as Congressman from the first district to become Comp troller General of the United States on November 1. Mr. Hampton named to the com mittee Carl L. Bailey. W. Ronald Gaylord. John W. Darden. W. M. Darden, and Walter H. Paramore. of Plymouth; L. E. Hassell, of Roper; and E. J. Spruill, of Creswell. Tentative plans call for a meeting to be held at 11 o'clock with a short parade from Mr. Warren’s home to the place of meeting, accompanied by bands from towns in the first Con gressional district. President Frank lin D. Roosevelt was invited to attend but was forced to decline. The event will be in the manner of an old-fash ioned celebration with "not too much speaking" and a basket picnic. It is also planned that Mr. Warren be taken from his home to the place of meeting in a new automobile, which would be a gift, and also some appropriate silver will be given him. It has been suggested that a small bronze plaque be placed on the Fed eral building in Washington com memorating Mr. Warren's 16 years of “unusual service.” It is estimated that the cost of the event will be about $3,000. which will include payment for the automobile, silverware, incidentals and the ex pense of feed about 300 guests of Mr. Warren at a dinner. This cost is to be pro-rated among the 14 counties of the district on a per capita basis. Edmund H. Harding, of Washing ton, is chairman of the district ex ecutive committee; Mayor Jerome B. Flora, of Elizabeth City, is vice chair man; Wilbur C. Ormond, secretary and treasurer; Lieut. Col. George W. Gillette, of Wilmington, consulting engineer. Mrs. Pairim'a Ange Dies at Long Acre Home Last Tuesday Wife of Well-Known Farm er Victim of Pneumonia; Funeral Wednesday Funeral services were held Wednes day afternoon of last week at the Acre Chapel Christian Church for Mrs. Patricia Ange. 68. who died Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock at her Long Acre residence, following a sec ond attack of pneumonia. The Rev. Griffith Hamlin, pastor of the Christian church here, con ducted the last rites. Interment was made in the Acre Church cemetery. A large crowd attended the funeral of this well known and well liked woman, who has not complete recov ered from a first attack of pneumonia suffered about 18 months ago before she was stricken with it again. The wife of Ben Ange, well-known farmer of this section. Mrs. Ange was the daughter of Frank Respass, of Beaufort County, and Virginia Brown ing Respass. of Martin County. She was born in Beaufort County on Oc tober 2, 1872. but had been a resi dent of Washington County for most of her life. For a number of years she was a consistent and very active member of the Acre Chapel Christian church. Besides her husband, Mrs. Ange is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leslie Mae Ange Cutler, of Pinetown, and a son, Herbert Ange, of Plymouth Route 1. She also leaves a sister. Mrs. Sidney Gurkin, of Tarboro; and the following five brothers: Louis Respass, of Pinetown: L. T. Respass, Suffolk, Va„; B. F. Respass, Farm ville; George Respass, Belhaven; and David Respass, Greenville. Band Will Parade In Raleigh on 26th Plymouth High School Band mem bers are preparing to go to Raleigh on October 26. where they were par ticipate in a massed parade of high school bands and climax the day's at • tivities at night by attending a con cert given by the United States Ma rine Band This was decided in a meeting held Tuesday, when the band organization also elected Z'b Vance Norman, jr„ publicity director. It was decided at that time that the band would meet in a business session twice monthly. County Treasurer Reported Recovering From Operation W. Linwood Hassell, treasurer of Washington County, is now in a Rocky Mount hospital, where he is re ported today to be recovering from an operation for appendicitis. His brother. Louis Hassell, who went to see him this week, says that he is expected home next week, AAA Committeemen To Be Elected by County Farmers Talk of Bridge Across River Here Revived by New Defense Program Say Added Crossing Would Be of Value in Case of Emergency Town Attorney Addresses Appeal To State and Fed eral Road Officials The suggestion that a highway bridge across Roanoke River at Plym outh. leading north into Bertie Coun ty, might become of inestimable mil itary value in time of national emer gency has been made by Town At torney Z. V. Norman in recent letters to the State Highway and Public Works Commission at Raleigh and the Federal Bureau of Roads at Washington, D. C. In this connection, Mr. Norman points out that the level of the river at this point is affected very little by floods, which are a hazard farther upstream, or storms, to which the bridge over Albemarle Sound is sub ject. In case of emergency, a bridge over the Roanoke here could be prac tically indispensable in national de fense operations, it is suggested. The attorney points out that he is bringing the matter up at this time because of the importance of coastal transportation to national defense and in the hope that such a bridge may be given consideration in con nection with any plans or appropria tions for strengthening our system of national communications. The letter to the State Highway and Public Works Commission fol lows: You are quite laminar witn tne de mand that has been made by the Town of Plymouth for many years for a bridge across Roanoke River at this point. We have boon waging a hard fight for this service many years, but with the interefernce of the north side of Albemarle Sound, the Plym outh bridge was pigeon-holed and the present sound bridge established against the will of this immediate community. The recent record flood of Roan oke River worked extensive damage to the fill and bridges at Williamston. We are informed that sufficient re pairs and replacements will be made at an early date. We concur in the view of the highway commission that this road and service should be re stored as fully as before, and we do not wish to be understood to be offer ing any opposition to the restoration of the Williamston crossing. We are further informed that it may be the purpose of the highway commission to elaborately rebuild the fill and bridges, on account of prob '^TseTBRIDGErPage~4> -<g> Property Owners on Mackeys Road Seek Route Improvement Believed Petition Will Act To Speed Up Work Already Begun Property owners who live on the road from Plymouth to Mackeys and Pleasant Grove are urged by L. W Gurkin to stop at the Southern Hard ware Company store in Plymouth and sign a petition urging the State High way and Public Works Commission to make an immediate survey and im provement of the road, which is in cluded in the state system of coun tv hiehwavs. The petition contains the provision that “in consideration of the early improvement of the road” those who sign the agreement “show our appre ciation and extend our cooperation to the State Highway and Public Works Commission by granting to it, its engineers and representatives, a 60-foot right of way. the materials necessary for its construction and maintenance across our lands and under its plans and specifications.” The petition further says that it is “mutually agreed that the said road will be surveyed, constructed or improved by the State Highway and Public Works Commission as early as may be practicable, doing as little damage as possible to the freeholders along the route of said road. Mr. Gurkin had little time to circu late the petition around during last week-end, but it already bears the names of the following property own ers: Edward S. Blount. A. Lloyd Owens, H. A. Williford, J R. Swain. Hildred S. Clark. W W. Phelps. J. E Nooney, A. E. Davenport. W. A. Ev erett and J. E. Davenport. It is understood that the work is now in progress, and Mi Gurkin has the petition ready for signatures of other owners of properly. It is un derstood this will serve to have the work speeded up and that a gravel surface will be provided One More Week to Pay Town Taxes The 1939 delinquent tax list of the Town of Plymouth has been prepared and will be advertised for four weeks, starting with next week's issile of The Beaeon. and those who wish to keep their names off the published list are being notified by P. W. Brown, tax collector and chief of police, that settlement must be made im mediately. It was pointed out that those who put off making payment un til the last minute may find their names in the paper next week, with their property advertised for taxes. Those who wish to avoid this embarrassment and the extra penalties and advertising cost are notified payment must be made before 10 a. m. next Wednesday morning October 9. Operators of Peanut Pickers Are Warned To Secure Licenses -® Required To Be Attached to Machines; 47 Issued Last Season -® Operators of peanut pickers in Washington County should be sure to secure their license and daily rec ord books before they begin opera tions. Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon, register of deeds, said this week, as this pro cedure will simplify their record keeping and lesves little possibility of errors being made. The license constitutes permission to operate a picker, and the record books are necessary to comply with the law requiring an accurate record of persons and number of acres on farms for which the threshing is done, according to Mrs. Cahoon. “This year,” she said, "threshers or pickers are required to have the license attached to the picker, as the machines will be inspected periodi cally by state officials and offenders will be prosecuted.” During the year 1937 there were 50 licenses issued in this county; in 1938 there were 45, last year the number was 47, and it is expected that about 45 will be issued this year. The charge for the license is 50 cents, and the law is very strict in requiring permits for all machines, with violators subject to heavy pen alties. All of the blanks for permits and records are now in the posses sion of Mrs. Cahoon. Parents-Teachers Meel Next Week -<$ Mrs. Ruth Vick Everett, field rep resentative of the North Carolina Ed ucation Association, will speak on "The Community School,” at a meet ing of the parent-teacher association in the Plymouth High School audi torium next Wedensday, October 9, at 8 p. m. The band and glee clubs will also render several numbers. Mrs. J. K. Reid, president of the organization, will preside, and Principal R. B. Trotman will make several announce ments. Mrs. Reid especially urges a large attendance by the men, as the meet ing has been transferred from aft ernoon to night in order to make it more convenient for them. 9 .- . Meetings to Be Held In Each Township, Beginning Saturday Three Committeemen and Two Alternates Will Be Elected at Each -® Meetings for the election of local committeemen for 1941. and of dele gates to the county convention, will be held in each of the townships in Washington County, starting Satur day night, with 830 farmers eligible to vote under the terms of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration’s farm program, it was announced to day by County Agent W. V, Hays. Three regular committeemen and two alternates will be elected at each of the township meetings. These committeemen will have the respon sibility of administering the 1941 pro gram in the townships for which they are elected. Delegates to the county convention will represent their respective townships in the selection of a county committee for the com ing year. The schedule of meetings is as fol lows: Saturday night, October 5, at 7:30 p. m„ agriculture building in Plymouth, for Plymouth Township; Monday night, October 7, Roper High School auditorium, for Lees Mill Township: Tuesday night, October 8, Creswell High School auditorium for Scuppernong Township. There will be no meeting for Skin nersville Township, since, as was the custom last year, this community will be divided between Lees Mill and Scuppernong by a line drawn at the Pritchard Store. All meetings will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m., and it is hoped as many of the 830 eligible farmers as possible will attend and vote, since it is very important that a large representation of the farmers be present in order to insure election of men desired by the maioritv. It was stated that any person who participated or cooperated in any cur rent program to the extent that he receives a payment, or who has an interest ii*' a ' ■ 'tt ^ in the county and who states in writing on a form pro vided by the AAA his intention to participate or cooperate in the 1941 program is a member of the associa tion and entitled to vote. Any person is eligible to serve as a committeeman if such a person: 11) Is engaged in farming or de rives a substantial part of his incoma from farming; 12) Is a resident of the community for which committeemen or delegates are elected; 13> Has during the current year qualified for a payment or a grant of aid in connection with the AAA (or has stated in writing that he will par ticipate in the 1941 agricultural con servation program. *4> Is not holding any Federal, state or major county office or is not or has not been during the current year and does not become a candidate for any such office; <5) Is not, has been, or does not become during the current year an officer or employee of any political party or political organization' —-<s> Boston Resident Buried in County Interment of the body of Sammy Spruill, 58, of Boston, Mass., took place at a cemetery near Creswell last Saturday. The funeral was held at his late home in Boston. A na tive of this county, Mr. Spruill was a brother to Mrs. H. D. Davenport, of near Roper, and an uncle of Mrs. Dan R. Satterthwaite, of Plymouth His father was the late Eli Spruill of Tyrrell County. Mr. Spruill had lived in Boston for 30 years. He is survived by his wife and sev en children. Two sons, Phillip and John Spruill, of Boston, accompanied the body to this county for burial. Seventy-five Shares of Slock in New Building and Loan Series Sold So Far Officers, directors and stock holders of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association have sold about 75 shares of stock in the twelfth series, which opened Oc tober 1, according to the organi zation's secretary, M. W. Spruill. The association now has over 1.500 shares of installment stock in force, as well as $7,500 in paid up stock, and the campaign now underway to increase the number of shares outstanding in order to make more money available for new homes and repairs to homes already built is expected to show far more results than have been reported so far. About 45 local people have bor rowed money from the associa tion since it began operations in 1937, the loans aggregating- $30, 000. All of the loans are secured b.v first mortgages on local im proved real estate, and a number of houses are now being con structed or have been completed with funds secured from the or ganization. Subscriptions for installment stock are especially recommend ed from an investment stand point. The stock is sold at the rate of 25 cents per share per week, and each shares matures at its $100 face value in approxi mately 338 weeks, representing a net earning of roughly 5 per cent. In addition to the excellent rate of earnings, building and loan stock is non-taxable, which adds to its attractiveness as a medium for saving money.
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