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The Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News ******* Plymouth. Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 17, 1941 A borne newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME LII—NUMBER 29 Town opics John W. Darden, secretary of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, is anxious to obtain a picture of the old wooden courthouse wiiich was replaced some years ago by the present brick building. Any one who has such an old photograph is urged by Mr. Darden to get in touch with him. County Agent W. V. Hays said today he hoped that arrange ments could be completed for dis tribution of tiie cotton stamps to participating Washington Coun ty farmers next week. Delay in distribution of the stamps is re gretted by the agent. Weldon L. Baker, of Kinston, is here repainting and redecorating the marque of the Plymouth Theatre. He will go to Ahoskie from here. Sliep Brinkley, owner of the theatre, hopes the renovated marque will be even more beautiful than ever when the work is completed. Treasurer E. (J. Arps, of the Old North State Fund, said yes terday that $60 of the $100 quota for Washington County had been raised. Carl L. Bailey, chairman of the county committee, said it was Imped to have the $100 by the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Spruill and daughter, Carolyn, went to Norfolk Sunday to dhit Mr. Harry Stell, who has been receiving treatment in the Marine Hospital there. G. K. Harris, local rural letter carrier, after 33 years and 11 days of service, has officially filed ap plication wi the Post Office De partment for retirement. Post master George W. Hardison said that nothing had been heard re garding the application as yet. Mr. Harris is still on sick leave. Miss Dorothy Johnston has been employed m the Wonible Drug Store here. She is from Rieliwood. W. Vu„ and intends to return home in time to reenter high school there in Sep temper. She will be a senior next year. Miss Colliu Davenport is also employed at Womble’s. Merchanis Held Meeiing Monday The Plymouth Merchants Associa tion, in session here Monday night, delegated It. H. Liverrnan, S. D. Da vis, and Joe M. Crowder as a com mittee to cooperate with other agen cies in the rat-extermination cam paign. Whicu will get underway here next week. h. H. Lowe and Dave Kulman re ported they were continuing their ef forts to get later mail dispatches in the afternoon and evening for out going mail from the local office. It is also understood a local industry is studying the schedule to determine its recommendations. A committee, composed of A. J. Byrd, Abe Adler and E. E. Harrell, was asked to see Mrs. H. Marion Ram sey about serving as secretary of the credit bureau, which the merchants association is endeavoring to revive. It was also decided by tire mer chants to contribute to the Old North State Fund to be applied to the coun ty's quota of $100 on the $75,000 state fund to be used in purchasing an ambulance airplane for donation to Great Britain by the people of North Carolina. Polato Shipments Show Big Decline --# Up to last Saturday night 256 freight carloads of irisli potatoes had moved from Washington and Tyrrell Counties to northern markets this season. This compares with more than 100 cars shipped from the same legion last year. Ten carloads of the potatoes were bought by the Surplus Commodity Corporation, which went on the mar ket in an effort to bolster sagging prices toward the close of the mar keting season. It could not be learned here what price the govern ment agency paid for its potatoes. Saturday quotations gave Wash ington ami near-by eastern Carolina shipping points prices of $1.30 and $1.40 for U. S. No. 1 cobblers, f.o.b. shipping points. The returns to the growers were said to be much lower than this. On the streets here some of the lower grades were selling at 50 Cents for 100-pound bags. 12,500 Feel of Water and Sewer Lines Laid Here by W P A in Past 7 Months Twenty members of a crew of Works Project Administration workmen, under the direction of O. H. Britton, have laid 12,500 feet of water and sewer lines in the Town of Plymouth during the past seven months, and there are still about 5,500 feet to be laid, according to Chief of Po lice P. VV. Brown. The total cost to the town for laying the 18,000 feet when the project is complete will be only $6,000. ac cording to the police chief, who also looks after the streets of the town. By the judicious extension of the water mains and installation of six new fire hydrants recently, no place inside the old corpor ate limits of the town is more President and Governor Ask Adoption Of Daylight Saving Time August 1st It is predicted here that indus trial plants, business houses, city and county offices and the popu lation of the county in general will be ready to adopt the day light saving time proposed as a national defense measure, Gov ernor Broughton having indicated that he will request all county and town officials to get the co operation of their people in set ting all clocks and watches ahead for one hour, beginning August 1. The governor was asked by President Koosevelt to take this step as a measure to conserve electric energy needed for na tional defense purposes, especially in the southeastern part of the United States. Mayor B. G. Campbell indi cated today that he would ask local stores, business houses, and industrial plants to cooperate by complying with the request of the national and state executives. E. G. Arps, chairman of the Wash ington County Commissioners, was out of town, but County Au ditor E. J. Spruill said he be lieved all should cooperate as a patriotic measure. Statements could not be obtained from offic ials of the North Carolina Pulp Company and the Plymouth Box & Panel Company, as E. L. Walk er. manager of the pulp company, and E. E. Still, president of the box plan!, were both out of town. James W. Norman, president of the merchants association, said his organization wuold have to assemble and pass on the mat ter, as he had no authority to commit the individual members. Rat-Eradication Drive To Start Here Tuesday Quiz and Answers On Defense Bonds IJ. Wliiit is the price of a De fense Savings Bond? A. l or the smallest Bond, von pay SI8.75. The Bond will in 4i ease in value in ten years to $#5* For $75, you get a Bond which will increase to $100; other Bonds are in proportion. Q. W hat will tin* Government do with the money I pay for my Bond? A. Your money will be put to work at once in the National De fense Program t«> protect tin* freedom and safety of I he I oiled States, and all of its people ev erywhere. Note.—To purchase Defense Bonds anil Stamps, go t<» the nearest post office or bank, or write for information to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D. 8 Fium County Go To Army Today; 12 To Leave Next Week Quota Today All Colored Men; White Will Leave Next Wednesday Eight colored men left here today for Fort Jackson, S. C., to enter the army for their year's military train ing, and Clerk S. A. Ward, of the local selective service board, an nounced the names of the 12 white who will leave next Wednesday, July 23, for Fort Bragg, where they will get their training. Names and order numbers of tire colored men leaving today are: Frank Charles Barkley, volunteer; Milton Henry Bateman, No. 253; Henry Ed ward Boston, No. 258; James Hog gard. No. 261; Sherman Shelton Hun ter, No. 423, all of Plymouth; Am manuel Norman, jr.. No. 304, and Otis Chesson, No. 307, of Roper; George Albert Blount, No. 499, of Creswell. The men and order numbers who are to leave next Wednesday are as follows; Luther Reason, volunteer; Hilton Harris, No. 338: William Clyde McCoy. No. 495; and James Russell Patrick, No. 58. all of Plymouth; Jul ian Comstock, No. 353; Irvin Wash ington Ambrose. No. 443; Wallace Dailey Oliver, No. 453. and Leroy Spruill, No. 474. all of Creswell; Alex Ander Taylor, No. 362; Silas Irvin Davenport, No. 47U; Elbert Thornton Tarkenton. No! 471: and Harry Mor gan Chesson, No. 516. all of Roper. When all these men are inducted into service, there will be a total of 201 white and colored men from the county in the military forces. Eighty eight will have entered through se lective service, including those who answered the 15 calls made so far A total of 112 men entered the serv ice through other than selective serv ice channels. than 500 feet Irom a lire hy drant. it was explained. Extensions have been made re cently on the following streets: Third Street, water main and sewer line; sewer line on Basin ger I.ane: sewer lines on Madi i son and Adams Streets; water main and sewer line on Eourth Street: sewer line on Monroe; water mains on Madison. Eighth, Wilson. Brinkley Avenue and l.a tham Earns It was stated that the work men had made highly satisfac tory progress on the project and the completed work is considered a very efficient job. Other work is to be done on extension of the Washington Street lines toward the county home. jAsk Citizens io Help By Putting Out Bait About Their Homes Program Under Supervision Of U. C. Whitehead, of Biological Survey By S. V. LEWIS, M. II Distinct Health Officer Tlie health department has been advised by W, V. Hays, Washington County farm agent, that the rat eradication campaign mentioned in the past week's issue of The Roan oke Beacon, will begin next Tues day, July 22. The program, accord ing to Mr. Hays, will be under the supervision of L. C. Whitehead, of the U. S. Biological Survey. The health department also hopes to have‘ tile cooperation of Prank Jacocks and I John L). Faulkner, ot' the State Board of Health, in the prosecution of the' rat-killing program. It Is understood (hat the Plymouth Merchants Association and the City of Plymouth will contribute their part to the expense of the eradica tion program; and it is hoped that many individuals will be willing to purchase enough of the poisoning agent ' red squill) to carry on the rat-killing program around their own premises, such as residences, barns, and other places where rats may find harbor. The rat bait may be secured from the police department, the coun ty agent’s office and tire office of the health department. Contact boy scouts with reference to securing the rate bait if you have any difficulty in securing an ample supply, as they are expected to take part in the cam paign. Special attention: As far as pos sible, keep all foods, scraps of food or other materials away from rats, at least from now until the program is over. It must be remembered that rats eat bait more readily when oth er food is scarce. Garbage cans and scrap piles may contain much food that rats will eat, consequently they will not be quite so eager to eat rat bait. Tlie program calls for 200 pounds of poisoned bait to be used around tlie water front, business houses, warehouses and other places in the business area where rats are found. Citizens of Plymouth and Wash ington County are advised to make all future buildings rat-proof. It is not very expensive and will be the means of greatly reducing tlie rat population, which will in turn reduce our ever-increasing danger of typhus fever. People in residential areas may call the county agent's office, the eity po lice force or the district health de partment in re aid to securing bait and having it put mil. It is antici pated that the boy scouts will be trained in order to assist in this worth-while procedure Enough rat bait for the average home may be secured for about SO cents. iBen Sumner Back In Insurance Field Anonuncement made this week ol' the appointment of Ben A. Sumner as an agent in this district for the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. Mr. Sumner fir ! came to Plymouth 23 years ago as a representative of lire Jefferson Standard. There are many policy hm. -rs in tins vicinity which purchased insurance from him that now liulii p-uJ-up policies. In 1921 Mr Sumnci r.tve up his insur ance busine.' to accept a traveling position with a 'lading liat manu facturing concern. He will continue traveling for the hat company. His duties with this Arm requires but five months in cov ering his territory twice each year. Tire time Mr. Sumner is off the road ire will devote to representing the Jefferson Standard I ate Insurance Compares in Plymouth He lias of fices m the Brmklej'Hotel Building. County Is Allotted 105 Teachers, 3 More Than for Last Term 49 White Teachers Allotted, 15 for High Schools and 34 for Elementary Public schools in Washington County will have 105 teachers—3 more than last term—for instructing the approximately 4.000 white and colored boys and girls expected to crowd the school plants during the 1941-42 term, which will probably be gin September 4, it was learned to day from H. H. McLean, county sup erintendent of public instruction. The elementary departments of the white and colored schools in Plym outh will get an additional teacher each, while the third new instructor will be assigned to the Pritchett col ored school in the Creswell district. Principal R. B. Trotman, of the Plymouth school, said the employ ment of an additional teacher and replacement of Mrs. E. W. Furgurson, public-school-music feacher. with a grade teacher, would reduce the num ber of combination ’■ooms from three to one this term. He also said that if the children would enroll and at tend during the first two weeks of school, there was a possibility that a second new teacher might be secured here for the term. Teacher allotments for the county, as certified by Nathan H. Yelton, new executive secret 'ry of the State S !: jol Commission, follows: Plymouth white: 6 high school, 14 elementary, total 20: Roper white’ 4 high school, 8 elementary, total 12: Creswell white: 5 high school. 13 ele mentary, total 18. There are 49 white teachers, 15 for the high schools and 34 for the elementary grade;. Plymouth colored (including Mor rattoek. Deep Bottom and Brocks): 5 high school, 21 elementary, lota’ 20: Roper colored (including Mace donia, Mount Delane, Backwoods, and Sound Side): 3 high school, 15 elementary, total 18: Creswell col ored i including Cherry and Prit chette, where one teacher was add ed): 2 high school 9 elementary, to tal 11. There are 53 colored teach ers, 10 for the high schools and 43 for the elementary grades. -<s> Health Department And Forest Warden Services to Continue County Board Orders Inclu sion of Appropriations In New Budget The Washington County Commis sioners, after postponing their reg ular meeting last week, met Monday at the courthouse for consideration of routine matters. The board appropriated $1,250 to match a fund from the State and Federal governments for continuing forest-fire protection service another year. W. R. Gaylord, county attorney, was appointed delinquent tax collec tor. The commissioners also appropriat ed $2,500 for continued participation of Washington County in the dis trict health department set-up, in cluding Hyde, Tyrrell and Washing ton Counties. Tlie commissioners approved a pe tition presented to them asking that a bridge be constructed across Pea cock Run, where it crosses the road leading to the old Edgar Bateman homeplace from Highway No, 32. The petition recited that eight families and a number of school children would be served by the bridge. High water causes the run to be impas sible for about six months of the year. The State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission will be asked to build the bridge. W. M. Darden Heads Tri-County Council For Civilian Defense Assistants for This County Also Designated; Aid in Aluminum Drive Immediately following notification of his selection to tie chairman of i the Tri-County Cou icil of Civilian Defense, embracing Washington, Tyrrell and Hyde Representative W. M. Darden today announced his ap pointments of a . tants in Wash ington County. The following have been asked to serve with him on the council, the first work of which will be super vision of the gathering of scrap alum inum in the count July 24 and 25: Mayor B. G. Campbell and P. W. Brown. Plymouth: Mayor Henry Starr Everett and Mrs V,. A. Blount. Rop er; Mayor C. N. Davenport, sr„ and the president ol ' ae woman's club at Creswell. County Farm A cat W. V. Hays and 1 Mrs. Frances M Darden, home dern onstration agent, are in charge oi the collection of ■ rap aluminum in the rural sections. L. L. Basnight is chairman of the county collection j committee. Mr. Darden su'd Boy Scouts, clubs i and other orgam ations would be asked to cooperate in collecting the | aluminum J H. Maiming is in' Broughton To Be Speaker at Wenona Field Day Thursday Ten Colored Men in County Selective Service Quota for Month of August Washington County has been assigned a quota of 10 colored men to enter military service in August, it was learned today from Clerk S. A. Ward, of the local selective service board. The men will report to Fort Jack son, near Columbia, S. C., on August 22. This call, the sixteenth, was re ceived here on the same day the second national draft lottery will be held in Washington, I). C., to Will Canvass County For Scrap Aluminum Scouis and Members Of Home Clubs Will Be Active in Drive Donations of Old Aluminum Will Be Sought Next Thursday-Friday A few of the many items which may be contributed for national de fense in the nation's gigantic alumi num-gathering campaign to be con ducted in this county Thursday and Friday of next week, July 24 and 25, were suggested this week by J, R. Manning, chairman of the district Boy Scout group, one of the princi pal organizations which will make the canvass for the scrap metal. Among the items which contain sufficient aluminum for gathering are pots and pans, radio parts, toys, shakers, screening, old washing matchine parts, picture frames, book ends, ice trays, measuring cups, cam iera equipment, kettles, double boil ers, bottle and jar caps, refrigerator I plates, and dozens of others. "Anything that's made of alumi num will do,” Chairman Manning said. "That old kettle with the hole in its that been lying around for years will help in making a plane. A careful search of pantries, base ments, back porches, and outbuild ings will probably reveal several items no longer usable that will go to in crease the present aluminum sup ply.” Under this plan, according to Mr. Manning, every family will be given an opportunity to contribute directly to the national defense program, and everyone should do his part, as the purpose of the campaign is to sup plement the vast supplies of the met al needed for the production of de fense equipment, especially fighting planes. The scrap is to be offered free to the government. Boy Scouts will vis it homes in Plymouth, Roper and Creswell. The women's home dem onstration clubs throughout the coun ty are also assisting in the gather ing. A central bin for receiving the scrap will be maintained in Plym outh at the rear of the municipal building. People in outlying areas are requested to bring their alumi num to central points in Creswell, Roper, and Plymouth or to get in touch with the club women at the receiving points listed elsewhere in this paper, so that all of the metal available for use may find its way into the defense program. -s Dog Taxes Must Be Paid by August 1st On and after August 1. the local police will begin strict enforcement of the town law requiring payment of dog taxes of $1 for male and $2 for female dogs, it was announced today by Chief of Police P. W Brown, who asks owners to see him and make payment within the next week or so. License tags for the dogs have beemi ordered, and Joe L. Nobles will be J employed to catch and impound dogs running at large at night as well as those which have no tags found on the streets at any time. Owners whose dogs have been im pounded may secure the animals by: paying the taxes due, a 50 cents fee for catching them and board at the \ rate of 25 cents per day. Unless dogs. are called for within five days, they' will be destroyed. Receiving A pplications Here for NY A Training Miss Ada Valentine, of Edenton.l will be at the agriculture building : here every Thursday, between the hours of 10 and 4:30, for the pur pose of interviewing white and col ored persons between tire ages cf 16 and 24 who wish to receive training through the National Youth Admin-1 istration. Those accepted for training receive a salary during the training period. night, when 800 capsules holding the immediate futures of 750.000 young Americans will he drawn. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox is to start the procedure by being blindfolded and drawing the first number from the bowl. The drawing will determine the sequence in which young men who became 21 years of age be tween October 16. 1940 and July 1, 1941. will be subject to serv ice. Launch Drive ior Over-Due Taxes I'nless poll and personal prop erty taxes for 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939 are paid immedi ately, the delinquent is subject to having his wages garnisheed or personal property levied upon and sold, according to W. Ron ald Gaylord, county attorney, attorney, who has been ordered by the county commissioners to take action to collect the old ac counts. The attorney requests those who have not paid their taxes lor these years to see him at once and make arrangements which will obviate the necessity for drastic action. Forest Fires Burned Over 13.5 Per Cent of County'3 Wood Area Toll Last Fiscal Year Totals $40,443, Against $736 for Preceding Year Forty-five forest fires swept over 19,476.25 acres of land in Washing ton County during the last fiscal year, doing total damage estimated at $40, 443, according to the annual report of County Forest Warden S. F. Dar den to the Board of Washington County Commissioners. This was. in comparison with 18 fires which burned over 926 acres, and doing damage of only $786, in the preceding fiscal year. The large increase in damage this year was largely contributed to the dry weath er which prevailed up to about a month ago, which made the forest land more susceptible to fires than was tjie case during the year before. The total area burned over during the 1940-41 fiscal year represents 13.5 per cent of the 143,500 acres of for- i est land in the county. Included in I the loss were 7.769 acres of mer chantable timber, 7.065 acres of re production or young forest growth land, and 4.642 acres of open land. Brush burning caused 9 of the fires, while hunters and fishermen caused 2, smokers 17, incendiarism 7, lumbering 2, railroads 5, and mis cellaneous 3. Eighteen parties were prosecuted for violating forest fire regulations and were assessed fines of $100 and required to pay court costs of $135.42. Suppression costs of $9.30 were collected on three fires. A total of $193.65 worth of labor vol unteered in fire fighting. During the year, Mr. Darden re ported that he put in 2.636 hours of j work and traveled 10.483 miles, while the warden organization under his1 supervision worked 1,848 hours and traveled 2,184 miles. After reading the report of the work, Mr. Darden asked for an ap propriation of $1,500 to continue the j work next year, but the commission- j ers only set up an item of $1,250 Roper Citizens Plan Organization of Ruritan Club at Meeting There July 31 A meeting of civic-minded citi zens ol the Roper vicinity will be held on Thursday night. July 31, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a Ruritan Club, with Principal W hite, of the Sun bury school at Gates\ ille, as the principal speaker and organizer. Groundwork lor perfection of the organization was laid at a meeting held there last Thurs day night, when 10 men of the community got together to hear an explanation of the working of the Ruritans. The following men have at tended the meetings held so far: E. E. Hassell, Wade Hardison, Walter Knowles, Barton Swain, ( harles H. Floyd, Henry Starr Governor's Address Is One of High Spots On Program for Day -* Hundreds of Farmers Are Expected To Attend Annual Event -® Hundreds of rural men and women of this section of the state will gath er at the Blackland Experiment Sta tion at Wenona next Thursday, July 24, for the sixteenth annual Farm ers' Fieid Day, with Governor J. Mel ville Broughton as the principal speaker. This annual event is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, cooperating with the North Carolina Agricultural Experi ment Station and the United States Department of Agriculture and fea tures diversification in farming and agricultural research. J. L. Rea, jr., assistant director in charge of the farm at Wenona, has handled most of the arrangements for the event. Representative Wilbur M. Darden, of Plymouth, will preside over the morning session and be chairman for the day. In addition to the speeeti by Governor Broughton the morning program includes the following: Introduction of Governor Brough ton by Commissioner of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott; invocation by the Rev. O. L. Hardwick, pastor of the Plym • outli Methodist church; welcome ad dress and introduction of the chair man of the day by Dr. F. E. Miller, state director of test farms; and mu sic, with Jack Criswell leading the singing. Other speakers will be Dr. H. H. Biswell, United States Forest Service, whose subject will be ‘'Forest Graz ing m Eastern North Carolina”; Dr. L. D. Baver, head of the agronomy department of State College, on 'For age Crops in a Livestock Program”; Dr. J. E. Foster, animal industry di vision of State College, on ‘'Forest Grazing and Beef Cattle Production in the Coastal Plains of Eastern North Carolina.” At the conclusion of the morn ing prog' it,', those bringing picnic baskets will find tables on which to spread their lunches by families or groups. Others may secure dinner from a barbecue booth and cold drinks and sandwiches will be sold on the grounds. A ladies’ program has been ar ranged under the supervision of Mrs. Frances M. Darden, Washington County home agent, for the after noon. Mrs. Edison Davenport, of Mackeys, will preside, and the prin cipal talk will be made by Miss Mary E. Thomas, extension nutritionist, of Raleigh, on "Foods.” Group singing will be led by J. F. Criswell. A livestock judging contest will start at 3:30 and last about an hour. It will be under the supervision of Earl H. Hostetler, a State College specialist. There will be a number of exhibits, including one on potato diseases, con ducted by Dr. L. W. Nielsen, assist ant pathologist, State College; egg grading, supervised by R. B. Kelly, N. C. Department of Agriculture; livestock, at the cattle barns, super vised by Prof. Hostetler, Dr J. E. Foster, L. V. Blake and Bryan Har ris; agronomy, supervised by Dr. E. R. Collins, Dr. P. H. Harvey and Dr L. S. Bennett; and farm machinery, by representatives of several com panies. Tours of the experimental plots will be conducted by specialists in the various lines, and a large num ber of farmers usually attend. The outstanding points will be brought to the attention of those attending the event, which should prove extremely worth while to those attending the event. A general invitation is ex tended the public to attend. ■-« Rev. O. L. Hardwick To Preach Sunday Morning -* The Rev. O. L. Hardwick will preach Sunday morning at the local Methodist church on the topic, ‘ The Courage to Face Today’s Problems Church school meets at 9:45. The public is invited. Everett, Thomas Wiley Norman, t harles J. Watts, Raymond Tar kenton and Norman Chesson. A civic club organized at Hop er some months ago was not ver> successful, and those w ho are sponsoring formation of the Kui - itan Club are confident that this organization, with its national at)Illation and leadership, will be more permanent and beneficial to the community. Farmers, business and profes sional men are eligible for mem bership in the Ruritan Club: and it is known that the organiza tion has been very active in Gates County, where it has been oper ating for several years.
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