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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LI NUMBER 45 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 7, 1940 Advertisers will And Bewoon and News Columns a latchkey to L500 Washington County homes. ESTABLISHED 1889 1 Town opics Hugh G. Horton, state senator of Williamston, and Herbert C Bonner, of Washington. Congressman, were speakers at the Democratic rally held in the courthouse here last Monday night. There were also several brief talks made by local Democratic leaders and county officials were rec ognized. A motorcade toured the county prior to the rally. Revs. M. R. Gardner, of Rop er, Sulon G. Ferree, of Creswell, and O. L. Hardwick, of Plym outh, left this W'eek to attend the annual North Carolina Confer ence of the Methodist Church at Wilmington. J Edwin Bufflap. Edenton publish- j er, says that Armistice Day will be a day to be long remembered in Eden ton, where a celebration is being! sponsored Monday, featuring a foot ball game at 2:30 in the afternoon between Wake Forest College Fresh men and the Norfolk Naval Base Hos pital team. -—— L. N. W'omble. a former drug gist here, who recently purchased the stock and fixtures of Liver man’s Drug Store, has repainted, remodeled and improved the gen eral appearance of the store and is adding fresh stoek. He plans to be open for business Saturday. In a spirit of fun, a few prank sters in at least three sections r f the county Tuesday night “buried” some of the losers in the general election, as well as prominent local partisans who supported the losers. Some were even "hung” in Roper. There were a number of “graves” in Plymouth and others on the south edge of the town. Sliep Brinkley today raised to $150 cash his reward for in formation that would lead to the conviction of vandals who have cut eight seat cushions in the Plymouth Theatre in recent months. The seats are comfort able and expensive and no mo tive can be advanced for the con tinued wanton destruction of his property. A. E. Blown, of Durham, employed jointly by the State and American Federations of Labor, is here this week organizing the six locals into a central labor union. He is mak ing progress, he said, but is not ready to announce the results of his efforts. The Junior Panthers today said that they defeated the Roper juniors in a football game last Sunday aft ernoon, 6 to 0. Skinner Ayers made the touchdown for the Plymouth youngsters. It was understood to have been a very close and hotly con tested game. Budget Department Added at Store Here Expansion of the budget depart ment of the Economy Auto Supply here, to make possible the easiest terms in town, was announced this week by W. Ronald Gaylord, man ager of the store. Charles E. H. Jones, of Dry Fork, will be in charge of this department of the business. Mr. Gaylord said this move was taken to provide the people of Plymouth and Washington County with a plan whereby they could pur chase auto tires, batteries, accessor ies and household appliances on a deferred payment schedule that will be easy for them to meet. Mr. Jones, who has been for some time with the B. F. Goodrich Com pany, with which the Economy Auto Supply here is affiliated, was trans ferred here to take charge of the budget department, a phase of the work with which he is thoroughly fa miliar. Mr. Jones invited any wno desire to purchase tires, tubes, batteries, and general accessories for the auto mobile, as well as household appli ances td see him, and he is sure that some plan of deferred payments oan be worked out to suit each custon\er. This store now has hundreds of items which owners of automobiles and householders need for conveni ence and pleasure, and he urges them to come to see him. Creswell Episcopal Church Will Have Service Sunday -(.-> Creswell.—The Rev. E. T. Jillson, rector of Holy Trinity Church in Hertford, will preach at Christ Church Sunday evening at 7:30. The public is invited to attend this serv ice as Rev. Jillson in an interesting and forceful speaker. Warehouses Here Open for Storage of Peanuts Under Diversion Program The warehouses in Plymouth operated by VV. H. Clark and J. E. Davenport to assist in the 1940 peanut-surplus-removal program onpened today for the reception of the goobers, along with 40 other warehouses in the peanut belt of North Carolina and Vir ginia. The organization which will administer the 1940 peanut-sur plus-removal program will be known as the Growers Peanut Cooperative and will operate sim ilar to the North Carolina Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, which the new cooperative has replaced. The prices to be paid growers for their products will be the same as under the 1939 program. Peanut prices last year were pegged by the cooperative at about 3-1/4 cents per pound. Cleaners and manufacturers paid a little above the coopera tive's price during most of the season. Mayon Parker, Ahoskie pub lisher, is president of the new or ganization, which includes North Carolina and Virginia in its jurisdiction. W. T. Parker, of Waverly, Va., is manager and R. C. Holland, of Edenton, former president, is assistant manager. L. E. Hassell, of Roper, a direc tor of the old North Carolina Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, is also one of the eight directors for North Carolina in the Grow ers Peanut Cooperative. Virginia also has eight direotors. County Democrats Increase Majorities ★ * * ★ ★★★★★★* Draft Board Starts ★ yc ★ Sending Out Questionnaires Town Meeting To Be Held Monday The Town of Plymouth Coun cil will meet next Monday, as the regular meeting scheduled for the past Monday was post poned so that council members could attend the Democratic ral ly and other events which took place that night. City Clerk M. \V. Spruill said that those matters which were to come up for consideration alst Monday night would be heard the coming Monday night. Special'Term Civil Court To Get Under Way Here Monday -<3> Big Land Suit Will Be First Case Called; Judge Q. K. Nimocks To Preside -® Judge Q. K. Nimocks, of Fayette ville, has been assigned by Governor Clyde R. Hoey to preside over the special one-week term of Washing ton County Superior Court, which begins here Monday, it was announc ed this week by Clerk of Court C. V. W. Ausbon. The term will be for the trial of civil cases only. Early in October, when it was de cided by the county commissioners and members of the bar here to abandon the regular October term of civil court and substitute a spec ial session, beginning November 11, it was announced that Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Woodland, would preside. However, an exchange has been made since that time, Mr. Aus bon said. The first case on the calender next week is that of Effie Perry et al vs. Annie Basinger, et al, in which 25 petitioners are bringing suit against 20 defendants in an effort to estab lish title to property devised by the will of Mrs. Annie L. Owens to her heirs. The present value of the property in question, together with the improvements made in recent years, is estimated at $100,000 or more. There are 14 other cases on the docket for the week, but it is be lieved the Perry vs. Basinger case will consume about three days. It is understood that attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants have agreed upon certain basic evidence being admitted without taking the time to hear it from witnesses. This case is regarded as almost certain to be carried to the state su preme court. It is further expected that it will not be necessary to have a jury, as it will be decided on tech nical points of the law. ---- Commissioners in Meeting Monday The Washington County Commis sioners, in session here Monday, au thorized County Attorney W. M. Dar den to prepare a lease for a lot ad joining the county home which is to be rented to the American Legion for 10 years with the privilege of an ad ditional 10 years. The legionnaires wish to acquire the right to erect an exhibit hall there and to add such other equipment as will facilitate the holding of their annual fairs. The commissioners also sold the following property: Sarah Phelps property in Scuppernong Township to C. N. Davenport, sr., for $15; the J. R. Biggs property in Lees Mill Township to C. J. Watts, for $100; Lots Nos. 38 and 39 in Lees Mill Township to N. P. Paul, for $250; the W. H. Benckendorff property to D. R. Paul for $225; and Lots 26 N. and 27 N. in Lees Mill to H. T. Dillon, for $500. First Batch Mailed Wednesday; Others To Follow in Order Registrants Have Five Days In Which To Fill Out And Return Blanks -e> Forty questionnaires for the classi fication of registrants under the Se lective Service Act have been placed in the mails this week, with more to follow daily, according to S. A Ward. jr„ clerk to the local selective serv ice board, which is handling the blanks very rapidly. The questionnaires are being sent to the registrants in the order that their serial numbers were drawn at the national lottery October 29th, and the recipient has five days in which to fill out the blanks and re turn it to the local board. The first batch sent out this week are return able next Tuesday, and the board will immediately begin classification of the registrants. The registrant may fill in the an swers to the questionnaire himself, but if he desires aid. he may go to members of the advisory committee, which is divided up by communities as follows: Plymouth: W. M. Darden Mrs. Hermine A. Ramsey, John W. Darden: Roper: W. R. Davenport. T. W. Tarkenton, Mrs. Eva Harrell and A. R. Phelps; Skinnersville: W. W. White: Creswell: Dr. J. M. Phelps. E. S. Woodley, Thomas W. Tarkenton, and Joe Baker Davenport. A registrant who fails to get his questionnaire back into the hands of the draft board before the five-day period expires is subject to fine and imprisonment. The questionnaires contain eight pages each and contain blanks for furnishing the following information: Identification, physical condition, ed ucation, occupation, dependents, and whether or not a minister, col lege student, or conscientious objec tor to combatant or noncombatant military service or military training. No official communication assign ing a quota to the county has been received by Chairman E. S. Blount or Clerk S. A. Ward, and if the quota calls for only the estimated four or five men from this county, the vol ^See^DRAFT^BOARDTpage 4' -® Lions Committee To Seek Expansion of Local School Plant -$> Four Men Named To Work With School Officials On Plans ® A committee, composed of E. F. Still, Z. V. Norman, A. J. Riddle and E. H. Liverman, was appointed by the Lions Club last Thursday night to cooperate with town and county school officials to work out plans to provide for additional facilities to relieve the crowded conditions ex isting in the Plymouth schools. Appointment of the committee fol lowed a speech by H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction, in which he outlined plans for ex penditure of about $60,000 on the schools here, with aid from the Pub lic Works Administration for the project. During a dicussion following Mr. McLean’s talk, Mr. Still suggested that plans should be drawn for an other large building to be construct ed on the present high school prop erty, which would provide sufficient accommodatittns for students in the elementary department, now locat ed in the old Hampton Academy building. It was reported that this structure would soon be in need of expensive repairs. It was decided by the Lions that the committee members should meet with school officials and work out plans for the needed classrooms and other facilities, and that the organi zation, through its committee, would continue to lend its aid to school of ficials if it is desired. --® Plymouth Plays Edenton Here Friday Afternoon -« The Plymouth Panthers will meet the Edenton High School team here tomorrow afternoon at the old Brinkley Park, where another of the traditional games between the two schools will be played. Coach E. F. Coates’ local boys lost to Ahoskie, 20 to 0, last Friday aft ernoon in a game at the Hertford County capital. This game followed the one here Wednesday with Wind sor, which the Plymouth boys won, 13 to 7. The locals defeated Edenton last year 32 to 0 in Edenton. The Colon ials are x-eported to be a better team this year, but it is believed the Plym outh boys have a fair chance of win ning tomorrow. NEW DEAL LEADERS VICTORS IN GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY Tin- American people cast aside tradition last Tuesday and returned President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House for a third term, the first in the history of the nation. The President had an overwhelming majority in the electoral college, while the popular vote is generally considered very small, about 5,000,000 out of 50,000.000 votes east. His administration approved by popular will, it is expected that the President, with the assistance of Henry A. W'allaee, his running mate I right) and an enlarged majoritv in the House, will continue the New Deal program for another four years, beginning in January. Senator A. C. Gay To Talk Here Mondgy at Armistice Day Service Annual Red Cross Roll Call Drive To Slarl Next Monday Mrs. Walter P. Lloyd Is Chairman of Campaign; Hope To Raise $200 The annual roll call campaign of the Washington County chapter of the American Red Cross will get un der way next Monday, November 11, continuing through Thanksgiving Day. November 28. it was announced this week by James W. Norman, chair man of the county unit. Mi-s. Walter P. Lloyd, of Plymouth, chairman of the county roll call cam paign, and Mr. Norman were busy this week organizing canvassing com mittees and assigning workers to the various communities, so that no pros pective contributor may be overlooked during the drive. The annual mem bership fee is $1, but contributions for greater and lesser amounts will be gratefully received, it was said. One-half of the money raised during the campaign remains in the county for local disaster or relief work in case of emergencies. It was hoped by Mrs. Lloyd and Mr. Norman that the workers this year would raise approximately $200, which was the amount raised last year, when Mrs. O. H. Cox was chair man of the roll call drive. The county omciais issued a state ment saying that "The American Red Cross is seeking its greatest member ship since the World War days, due to its growing responsibilities in mil itary stations, first aid defense indus tries, and other defense services.” "Norman H. Davis, national chair man of the Red Cross, in appealing for success of the drive, said that 'although no membership goal has been set for this year's drive, every member that can be obtained is needed to enable the Red Cross to meet its current obligations.” Several To Attend Meet In Greenville Tuesday County Commissioners E. F. Swain and J. C Knowles, Representative W. M. Darden. Recorder John W. Dar den. Mrs Clyde Smithson and Mrs. A. Edison Davenport, welfare board members, are planning to accompany Miss Ursula Bateman, superintend ent of public welfare of Washington County, to Greenvill next Tuesday to attend a meeting of officials from 20 counties of the northeastern district. The conference theme of the meet ing will be "The Community and Public Welfare.” Among the speak ers will be Edwin Gill, parole com missioner: Mrs. W. T. Bost, welfare commissioner: Nathan H. Yelton, pub lie assistance director: W. C. Ezell, director of state institutions; T. L. Grier, CCC selection supervisor; and others Event Is Sponsored By Jas. Jethro Post Of American Legion Program Will Be Held in Theatre at 11; Dinner For Ex-Service Men State Senator A. C. Gay, of Jack son, will be the principal speaker at the Armistice Day celebration to be held here next Monday, under the sponsorship of the local American Legion post. The day will not be observed as a general holiday, al though the bank, post office and ABC stores throughout the county will be closed in honor of the occasion. A special meeting of members of the James E. Jethro post of the American Legion will be held Fri day night to complete plans for the Armistice Day events, and Com mander J. B .Willoughby urges a large attendance at this meeting. “We are expecting every ex-service man in this vicinity whether they belong to the post or not to attend the event and participate in the ac tivities,” said Commander Willough by. me aay s program begins at iu o’clock, when the Legionnaires will gather at the Plymouth High School building. They will lead a parade, including the band, school children, and fire trucks, in a march to the Legion headquarters for the 11 o’ clock ceremony. The group will stand at attention at 11 o’clock, when the fire siren will sound, commem orating the time the Armistice be came effective on November 11, 1918, bringing to an end World War No. 1. The roll call of the dead will be made, and patriotic music played by the band. “Taps” will be sound ed for the former soldiers who have passed on. Alter creaking ranks, me Legion naires will go to the Plymouth The atre, where Senator Gay will speak. Commander Willoughby will preside over the program in the theatre. So far about 50 former service men have reserved places for the turkey dinner at the Legion Hall, which will follow the speaking. There the ex-service men will sing and recall their experiences as they eat the turkey and “trimmings.’' Dr. C. Mc Gowan, who is in charge of arrange ments for the dinner, said that “tur key and everything” will be served. Creswell Baptist Choir To Present Program Creswell.—The Creswell Baptist church choir will sponsor a program nf classical music Sunday, Novem | her 17, at 4 o’clock at the church. Several out-of-town guests will par ticipate in the porgram. A silver offering will be taken at the door for the benefit of the choir. The public is cordially invited to attend, according to church officials. Post Offices, Banks, Liquor Stores Will Close Armistice Day County Offices Also To Ob serve Holiday; No Rural Or City Mail Service Armistice Day, next Monday, No vember 11, will be observed as a holi day in Washington County by the Branch Banking & Trust Company, the ABC stores, and the courthouse offices, which will be closed all day, with post offices operating on a re duced schedule of hours. Children in the Plymouth schools will be let out about 10:30 for par ticipation in the American Legion pa • See ARMISTICE DAY, Page 4) <$> -■*> All Party Nominees Win by Margin of 5 To 1 Vole Tuesday Total of Around 2,100 Votes Cast*Roosevelt Gets 1,362 Majority The Democratic party was again victorious in Washington County last Tuesday, when its candidates swept the opposition off their feet, racking up majorities of almost 5 to 1 for every Democratic candidate for of fice from that of President of the United States down to township con stable. The party majority in the county showed an increase over that of four years ago, President Roose velt receiving a clear majority of 1, 362 votes out of the approximately 2.100 cast. In 1936 the Roosevelt majority over Alfred M Landon was 1.303. out of about 2.400 votes cast. Roosevelt, breaking all precedent in being swept into office for a third term, led in every precinct in the county, registering 1,724 ballots to 362 for Wendell Willkie. the Repub lican standard bearer. The President was reported today to have carried 39 States, polling 468 of the 531 elec toral votes, with the issue settled In all but a few states. The popular vote was much closer, and Roosevelt’s plurality is not expected to be much over 5,000.000 votes out of a total of about 50,000.000 cast. the Democratic nominee for Gov ernor. J M. Broughton, had an even greater majority in the county than did Roosevelt. He received 1,719 votes, against 314 for Robert H. Mc Neill. Republican, giving him a net majority of 405. He carried the State by about 4 to 1 and the county by about 5 to 1. With 1.759 out of the 1.916 precincts in the State reported. Roosevelt led Willkie. 574.432 to 183 - 261. Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon, Democrat ic candidate for register of deeds, who had no opposition, led the en tire ticket with 1,783 votes. John W. Darden, also unopposed, for judge of recorder's court, was second with 1, 778 For candidates with opposition. W. Lin wood Hassell was the high man, polling 1,755 votes to 311 for | his Republican opponent for county ■ tre surer. ™ T Phelps. Wenv.il W -kie, t..-e Republican nominee hov President, led the Republican ticket in the county, with a total of 362. A complete tabulation of the vote in the county appears elsewhere in this paper. --„ To Serve Supper An oyster and chicken pot pie sup per will be served at the Christian church Saturday night by the Willing Workers’ Class. County Vote, by Precincts Following is a tabulation of the vote cast in Washington County, by precincts, in the general election last Tuesday. The figures are official, having been compiled after the county board of elections had canvassed the returns this morning: For President: F. D. Roosevelt «cl * .. .. —.— Wendell Willkie U') .. — _ For Vice President: Henry A. Wallace > d > Cha.s. L. McNary tr) . For Governor J. M. Broughton 'd' Robt. H. McNeill <r) _ _ For Lieutenant Governor: R. L. Harris id) -- Halsey B. Leavitt < r) _ _ For Secretary of State: Thacl Eure id) _ A. L Ferree (r) _- - -_ For Auditor: George Ross Pou id) . - J. M. Van Hoy (r) _ For State Treasurer: Charles H. Johnson ' d > W. H. Gragg (r) —. - For Attorney General: Harry McMullan id) W G. Downing (r) _ _ For Supt. Public Instruction: Clyde A. Erwin (d) - Lawrence J. Pace (r) - For Commissioner Agriculture: W. Kerr Scott < d' - C. T. Allen (r) __ -- F'or Insurance Commissioner: Dan C. Boney id) . - John L. Phelps r) — -- For Commissioner of Labor: Forrest H. Shuford 'd) - ... B. C. Fussell ir> Congressman (Full Term): Herbert C. Bonner <d) — John A. Wilkinson tr) For Congressman iCnexpired Term) : Herbert C. Bonner id)_ 850 77 850 77 836 53 828 50 838 49 831 50 831 49 831 49 827 51 830 53 832 51 828 52 837 52 404 75 404 75 406 56 400 56 403 54 399 56 399 55 401 56 399 55 404 55 400 56 399 55 408 55 l 6 S c s 05 145 62 145 62 146 62 143 62 143 62 142 62 144 62 142 62 142 62 142 62 142 62 142 62 142 62 bt c © c © a a 295 136 295 136 298 134 293 134 293 137 297 134 294 133 292 137 293 134 293 137 292 135 293 134 293 134 30 12 30 12 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 32 10 831 413 142 293 05 3 « I h 1,724 362 1,724 362 1,719 314 1,697 311 1.710 311 1,702 311 1.701 308 1.699 313 1.694 311 1.702 316 1.699 313 1.695 312 1,712 313 1,679 I rur aiaie oeii»iurs 1*1 . D. B. Fearing id) _ Hugh G. Horton id) -- For Representative (County): Wilbur M. Darden (d) _ Aubrey D. Ange (r) _ — For Register of Deeds: Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon > d» For Treasurer (County): W. Linwood Hassell <d) ... W. T. Phelps (r) - For Judge Reeorder's Court: John W. Darden (d) .. For Commissioner, Dist. No. 1: E. G. Arps id)___ H. A. Liverman ir> ____ For Commissioner. Dist. No. 2: J. C. Knowles id' _ J S. Davenport, (r) For Commissioner, Dist. No. 3: Ed F. Swain id) .. . _. . Stuart R. Davenport tr> _ For Plymouth T'ship Constable: W Harry Peele (d) ... _ . 862 391 876 396 877 401 51 65 896 415 892 401 43 59 888 409 884 407 51 59 879 399 43 60 877 399 46 60 849 288 33 1,713 290 3 1.732 297 33 1.749 122 9 308 297 33 1.788 291 33 1,755 135 9 311 302 33 1,776 286 33 1,748 132 9 314 286 33 1,738 134 9 306 294 33 1,742 137 9 315 32 882 139 138 141 61 142 138 65 144 138 63 141 60 139 63
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