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A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* Advertisers will find Beacon and News Columns a latchkey to 1,500 Washington County homes. VOLUME LI—NUMBER 52 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, For Thursday, December 26, 1940 ESTABLISHED 1889 Workers of Section to Get F#6m 1 to 3 Days Holiday for Christmas Panel Plant Will Be Shut One Day; Pulp Plant Day and Half Practically All Local Stores Will Be Closed Wednes day and Thursday -® Employees of the various industrial plants and business establishments in and around Plymouth will have rest and recreation periods during the Christmas holidays, ranging from one to three days. Plymouth Box'and Paftel Company workers will have a one-day holiday, Wednesday, Christmas Day, return ing to work Thursday morning at the usual time. Employees at the local unit of the American Fork & Hoe Company will have all day Tuesday and Wednes day off, returning to work Thursday morning. At the North Carolina Pulp Cofti pany, it was stated that the pulp mill and bleaching plant will close Tuesday at noon, allowing a day and a half holiday, the men returning to work on Thursday morning. The pa per mill will be closed for three days, reopening on Friday morning. It was also stated that each employee of the pulp plant would be given a Christ mas present by the company, consist ing of two pounds of candy and four pounds of nuts. Employees at the courthouse will close their offices Monday night for three days. They will return to their places Friday morning. All of the local stores and business houses, with the possible exception of drug stores and filling stations, will be closed two days, Wednesday and Thursday, reopening Friday morning. The Branch Banking & Trust Com pany and the two county ABC stores will also be closed all day Wednes day and Thursday, reopening Friday Soil Conservation Checks Coming in -® Eighty-three soil conservation checks, aggregating a total of $2, 826.06, have been received at the county agent's office and will be dis tributed with the next few days, the individual recipients being notified to call there for the checks. Jerome Frazelle, chief clerk in the< office of the county agent, said that the checks represented payments on 58 applications. These comprise the first batch of checks to be received in the county and the fourth to be sent out by state headquarters. Mr. Frazelle said that 500 applica tions for soil conservation checks had been prepared and sent to state head quarters by the local office, and that there were only about 150 more ap plications expected to be made -® Large Crowd Attends Pageant in Creswell Creswell.—A large crowd attended the beautifully presented pageant, “The Nativity," at Christ Episcopal church Sunday evening. The presen tation was under the direction of Mrs B. W. Gaither. Characters were as follows: Charles Gaither, Gabriel; Ada Gray Spruill, Mary; Wood Gaither, Joseph; Fran ces Peel, Virginia Woodley, Margaret Ann Brock, Ruth Brock, Emma O’ Brien, Mary Gaither and Betty Ann Welch, angels; Ray Spruill, Robert Irvin Stillman and Earl Welch, shep herds; Sam Woodley, Clyde Spruill, jr., and Walter Peal, kings; J C. Gat jin, jr., reader. AnnounceHoliday Schedule for Nails The post office will continue to provide a large measure through out the Christmas holidays, it was announced today by Post master George W. Hardison, al though it means that employees will have but little time off for themselves. There will be no rural free de livery or carrier service on Christmas Day, he stated, but all special delivery packages and parcels, contilrjnjj pnJsbahle products will be delivered. The mail wiU be dispatched as usual on Wednesday and it will also be put up for patrons of lock boxes. The Parcel post window will be open for 30 minutes after each Incoming mail is received and distributed. Chas. L. Murphrey Final Rites Held In Norfolk Sunday Formerly Lived Here for 'Several Years; Died After Long Illness Thursday Funeral services were held at a Nor folk funeral home Sunday for Charles Li e Murphrey, 75, who died there lest Thursday night at the home of h slaughter, Mrs. M. E. Blount. He hi d been ill for some time. Mr. Murphrey was a native of Gteene County, North Carolina, but liv'i'd here for a number of years and married Miss Lucille Owens, sister of Mrs. A. R. Dupree, sr„ Mrs. Claudia Refed. the late C. W. Owens, and others. After leaving here about 20 years ago| Mr. Murphrey entered the em ploy of the Eastern Steamship Com pany, of Norfolk, with which he serv ed as a purser until ill health caused him to retire several years ago. Surviving, besides his daughter, Mrs. M. E. Blount, of Norfolk, are two half-brothers, W. J. Murphrey, of Norfolk, and L. W. Murphrey, of Rocky Mount; and one half-sister, Mrs. A. T. Horton, of Miami, Fla. »-* Another Bid for Air Base in County Was Submitted Saturday -» Property Between Here and Roper Suggested in Bid Filed Saturday Washington County made its third bid for the $5,000,000 non-rigid air base for the Navy last Saturday, when a prospectus was submitted for its location on property owned by W. H. Thompson and L. E. Hassell about five miles east of Plymouth. Sites have already been proposed on the ’old Hampton farm, near here, and at Mackeys. Wilbur M. Darden, local attorney, who assisted in the preparation of the brief on the Dr. L. W. White farm, (or old Hampton property) about a mile east of Plymouth, also helped Messrs. Hassell and Thompson in the preparation of the third bid for the site in Washington County. Mr. Darden received a telegram from Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner, stating that it would be all right for these men to submit their pro posal and that it would be given at tention by Captain C. E. Rosendahl and the Navy Inspection Board, who will determine the location of the base. However, it was stated in Con gressman Bonner’s telegram that the Navy official was leaving Washing ton, and he would not be able to have further personal hearings. The site proposed by Messrs. Has sell and Thompson includes 1,700 acres, accessible to railroads, high way No. 64, and has excellent drain age. It was explained that the more sites recommended in this county, the better chance the county had of landing the air base. ;-®-: Christmas Party At Local 'School -® Pupils of the Plymouth schools en joyed a Christmas party at the high school auditorium here Friday morn ing, with the band rendering four selections, the glee club singing and each grade presenting some kind of program. During the singing of “Silent Night,” each grade carried on the stage a large white box filled with gifts of fod, toys and clothes as a contribution to the local Joy Fund. The Rev. Paul B. Nickens, Baptist minister, spoke on the five points of the Christmas star. Gifts were exchanged by the stu dents, teachers, and grade mothers in their respective classrooms. -- Band To Lead Pep Meet Next Monday The Plymouth High School Band will stage a street parade and pep meeting here next Monday night prior to the Albemarle All-Stars-Elizabeth City Yellowjackets football game in Elizabeth City New Year’s Day, it was announced today by Director L. W. Zeigler, who urges all the boys and girls who are members of the band to arrange to be present for the event. The band members are to meet at the high school building at 6:45 and the band will leave there at 7:15 for a parade down town. The director also said that the band would join others of this sec tion at the game in Elizabeth City Wednesday of next week. Business Honses Extend Greetings As an expression of their ap preciation for the friendship and patronage accorded them in the past, Plymouth Merchants and other business men pause at this Christmas time to extend their sincere greetings to all the peo ple of this section throug the col umns of this paper today. A new hope and a greater un derstanding are created at Christmas time, and to enhance the value of these, the business forces of the town express, in a most sincere way, their wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. Reed the little messages, with out which Christmas would be little more than just another day in the year, and know that these firms are interested in your happiness at all times, and espec ially at this glad season. Town opics E. H. Liverman said a little boy looked at a pair of pretty boots in his store with longing eyes while his father said that Santa Claus would bring them to him. The youngster finally came up with “Daddy, we had better buy those boots now, because something might happen to keep San ta from bringing them." W. F. Winslow, president of the merchants association, $aid to day that merchants 'fibre were agreed the business here this year was a record-breaker and that sales in stores during the holiday season had eclipsed those of any previous Christmas season in Plymouth. The Excavators’ Club of Cambridge Mass., members of which are con nected with Harvard University, came through Plymouth this week bound for Florida, where they will search Indian mounds for Indian folklore and stopped for a meal here. The group was headed by Chester Chard, who is in charge of archaeological survey. Officials of the American Legion, including P. W. Brown, Dr. C. Mc Gowan, and Commander J. B. Wil loughby, wish to urge the people of the section to buy their fireworks from Teterton and Gurganus, at the edge of town here, as every cent spent for fireworks with this firm is a help to the Legion Post. Installment stock in the thir teenth series of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association dated January 1, 1941, is now be ing offered for sale, and prepara tions are underway by officers, directosr and stockholders to sell about 300 shares while the cam paign is on to increase the num ber of shares outstanding to 1, 800. President P. W. Brown said today that he wished to make public his appreciation to the merchants, for the purchase of tickets; to the edu cational officip's, for use of the school building; and to each and ev eryone who helped the Lions Club in any way in making successful the presentation of “Golgotha” here. The Lions Club made $43 on the picture. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Davenport and Son Injured in Accident All Three Carried to Hos pital in Tarboro After Accident Friday -® ■ Reports here today were to the ef fect that Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Daven port and son, of Plymouth, who were injured Friday afternoon, when the automobile in which they were rid ing turned over midway between Bethel and Conetoe, were gradually improving in a Tarboro hospital, to which they were rushed following the accident. Hospital officials telephoned Dr. C. McGowan here Saturday that Mr. Davenport was suffering from a crushed chest and four broken ribs. It was said that he would recover un less internal injuries more serious than expected caused complications. Mrs. Davenport sustained a frac tured shoulder and was responding to treatment in the same hospital. Freddie Davenport, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Davenport, suffered bruises and cuts, but was reported not to be seriously hurt. It was understood here that Mr Davenport’s car ran off the paved sur face of the highway on to the wet and muddy shoulders, and when he endeavored to get it back, smooth tires caused the machine to skid out of Control and turn over. Charles Cobb and Miss Catherine Bradley, of Williamston, were behind the Davenport car when it turned over, and they rushed to the aid of Mr. Davenport, who was pinned be neath the steering wheel. Lillian Warren, a senior in the Bethol school, took charge of the injured child and accompanied him to the hospital. Mr. Davenport, a well known farm er, lives about seven miles south of Plymouth on the Washington high way. Sell $73.60 Worlh Christmas Seals ——<$ Sales of the American Red Cross Christmas seals in Plymouth totaled $73.60 this year, with the students in the Plymouth white schools reporting sales of $63.60 and the Plymouth col ored school $10, according to Mrs. W A. Davidson, chairman of the cam paign in the county, who said that she had not heard from Roper and Creswell as yet. Joyce Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Bailey, won a dollar bill for selling the most in the high school with $17.28 worth of seals sold. Phil Ayers, with $13, received second prize. Mr. Davidson explained that three fourths of the money raised in the county will remain in the local treas ury to help tuberculosis sufferers in the county. At the present time, said Mrs. Davidson, $5 per month is be ing contributed toward the expense of keeping a county colored woman in a sanitorium. Creswell Band Clears $75 at Christmas Party --g Creswell.—The Creswell High School Band cleared $75,233 at a Christmas party held in the school auditorium Thursday evening. A large crowd was present to enjoy the dancing and other entertainment. Katie Spruill won first place and Norma Davenport second place in the popularity contest. The old-time auction of boxes was thoroughly enjoyed. The highest price paid for a single box was $2.40. Donations for Needy Through Joy Fund at Ne w High This Season Beacon Office To Be Closed 5 Days The office of The Roanoke Beacon will be closed after Mon day night until next Monday morning, in order to give mem bers of the “force” their annual Christmas vacation. This is one of the few holiday occasions ob served by this newspaper during the year, hence the reason for be ing closed several days. Everybody will be back on the job and ready for “business as 1 usual” next Monday ryorning; j and, in the meantime every member of the crew hopes every reader of the Beacon has the . best, happiest and merriest | Christmas ever. Home of I. E. Ange \ Is Destroyed by Fire Here Last Saturday Furniture and Clothing To tal Loss; House Owned By John L. Phelps -■ - ' Damage estimated at $2,000 was done by a fire of undetermined origin which completely destroyed the resi dence occupied by I. E. Ange and family and his father, W. W. Ange, near the Washington County home Saturday night. No cause for the blaze could be as signed by Mr. Ange, as he and his family had been riding around up town for only a few minutes when the alarm sounded and they followed the firemen to learn that their own home was on fire. Mr. -Ange rushed into the home in time to awaken his father, who was asleep in the burn ing dwelling. Most of the househld effects of the two families were either in use or stored in the house, which burned to the ground. They were unable to save anything except some of the furniture belonging to the elder Mr. Ange which was stored in an out house. Clothing belonging to the family was also destroyed. The residence, formerly owned by W. W. Ange, was the property of John L. Phelps, who bought it about two years ago. Nineteen hundred and forty years ago, three men were jour neying towards Bethlehem, when the radiance of a star came to them from afar, lighting their way to the humble manger where lay the infant Jesus, most blessed of babes. Over him bowed the Virgin Mother, starry-eyed . . . awed by her Gift. Mary . . holy Mother of Jesus . . . The miracle of His birth has been the wonder of all men on earth for generation upon generation. Yet still more wond’rons is the conception of life as He lived it. 'A simple carpenter by trade, He was, by inspiration, a simple philosopher; by practice, the great teacher, and in truth, the noble sufferer . . . W every era do we have great men . . . and so, in every age. is greatness the inspiration to teach the truth. 1 Christmas . . 1940 . . and still the star of Bethlehem easts its mighty beams of light over all the world. ★ ★★★★★★★ Great is the spirit of Christmas that can wipe away the years and change grave men and women into smiling children, ready to serve and to be served in the sweet simplicity of childhood . . . Strong is the spirit of Love that can bring us all to understand that there is none less, none greater, none rejected on this blessed Christmas Day . . . We are all children of one family, at peace in the name of a Child . . ★ ★★★★★★★ Merry Christmas —— and may the New Year bless yon immeasurably. Peace, Good Will to A11 . . . THE ROANOKE BEACON Over $275 in Cash; 150 Baskets Being Prepared Today No Delivery To Be Made; Recipients Asked To Call for Baskets -$ Plymouth is going “all out” for Christmas charities this year, break ing all records in contributions of :ash, groceries, fruits and toys, it was said today by P. W. Brown, chair man of the) Christmas Joy Fund Cash contributions to the^c.' nd to day totaled $275.41. *In adt.i«4on to this E. H. Liverman contributed $50 worth of clothing, and the Plymouth schools donated about $100 in cash, fruits, groceries, clothing and other merchandise, swelling the total value Df the fund to about $425, and this does not count the value of the large lumber of toys collected and re paired by the firemen which will be idded to the baskets as they are made up. Chief Brown said today that about 150 baskets would be prepared for distribution to needy families. Re juests for the baskets have been re vived directly from those who need ;hem, from the welfare office, and from the schools. In addition to the clothing and toys ;he following articles will be includ ;d in each of the family baskets be ing prepared: 12 pounds of flour, 3 sounds of lard, 1 pound of coffee, 4 sounds of butter beans, 4 pounds of savy beans, 3 pounds of meat, 10 sounds of potatoes, 4 pounds of slack-eye peas, 1-2 pound of cheese, :anned corn, 5 pounds of meal, and ! cans of tomatoes. Each basket will average in value at least $2.76, with ;he fruit, clothing and toys adding ;o its total worth. Residents of Plymouth and vicinity will thus enjoy their own Christmas more through the knowledge that seedy persons have been properly ■ared for, according to the chief. Those who are to receive baskets will be notified to call for them. So far as is known now, there will be so delivery of baskets, although some who have friends on the list will prob sbly help In seeing that the baskets ;et to the right persons. Following is the complete list of hose who made cash contributions: $25: James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion, Merchants Associa tion, North Carolina Pulp Company. Lions Club, Plymouth Box and Panel Company, and Local Union, No. 356: American Legion Auxiliary $10, Junior Woman’s Club $5, Mrs. Geo. W. Snyder $5, W. H. Gurkin $2, mis cellaneous 85c, Senior Woman’s Club $15, Woman’s Auxiliary $2; United Daughters of the Confederacy $3, Young Matrons’ Circle of the Chris tian church $2.50, Roanoke Beacon $5, Eastern Star $6.90, Ladies’ Aid Missionary Society $2, Young Wo man’s Missionary Society $2, Young Business Woman’s Society $12, Bap tist Sunday school $5, Young Wo man's Missionary Society $5, Episco pal Sunday school $4, Mary Bate man $2, Perseverance Lodge No. 59 $16.30; returns from jars placed on counters in business places for con tributions $14.81; fire department $5.05. •-♦-— TAXES PAYABLE AT PAR UNTIL FEBRUARY FIRST -» County taxes for 1940 are payable at par throughout the month of Jan uary, according to J. E. Davenport, tax collector, who explained this week that there are neither discounts nor penalties on payments made before February 1.
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