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T The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington_County News ******* VOLUME III—NUBMER 11_Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. Thursday, March 12, 1942 FOR VICTORY Buy UNITED STATES DEFENSE BONDS • STAMPS ESTABLISHED 1389 ■..- ■ ' ' ■ ™ Town opics W. Dougias Starr, a native of this county and former teacher of voca tional agriculture in the Creswell High School, is working among Farm Security Administration clients in this county for several weeks. He is located at Windsor and is assisting Mr. Dunning and the district sup ervisor in tenant-purchase work in this county. Raymond Barber won the Defense Bond in the contest conducted by the Plymouth High School Athletic As sociation, according to Coach Louis Trunzo. Barber had purchased only one of the 10-cent tickets. The draw ing was held last week. Several hun dred tickets were sold. The Plymouth High School Band will stage a parade in the down-town section next Monday afternoon at 3:45, according to Director L. W. Zeigler. The band will be making its first appear ance on the streets in several months, due to the inclement weather. A large crowd is ex pected to be on hand to see the band. Farmers who want to grow cucum bers this year to have ready cash during the summer can contract with either of two firms. J. E. Phelps, of Roper, is representing the Manhat tan Produce Company; and contracts may also be signed with C. C. Lang & Son at Blount’s Hardware and Seed Store here or at the plant on Brinkley Avenue. A survey conducted through the schools of the county gives Washington County a population of 13,273. The 1940 census, con ducted by the Bureau of the Cen sus, reports the county popula tion as 12,323. The school sur vey, conducted by County Sup erintendent H. H. McLean to de termine the number of ration cards needed for sugar allot ments, shows an increase since the 1940 census of 949 persons. John W. Darden, chairman of the j Washington County chapter of the' Red Cross, said today that a number of people had applied to him to take the course in first aid, and that he would probably arrange for classes to be held for both white and colored people by next week. Chief of Police P. W. Brown and Fire Chief Miller Warren are attend ing a Civilian Defense school in Ra leigh this week. They spent Tues day and Wednesday in the Capital City. All-Albemarle Band Concert To Be Held In Creswell Friday Nine High School Bands To Be Represented at Event Tomorrow A list of the membership of the All-Albemarle High School Band, which will give a concert in the Cres well High School auditorium Friday night at 8 p. m., was released for publication today by R. L. Merritt, director of the Creswell High Band, which will be host band to the vis iting musicians. There will be nine high school bands of the Albemarle section rep resented in the program and concert. There will be about 60 musicians in the band, about 26 of the number coming from high schools in Plym outh, Roper and Creswell. Director L. W. Zeigler, of the local band, said that the program for the day Included rehearsals from 2 to 5 p. m.; banquet and presentation of medals at 6 p. m.; concert at 8 p. m.; and dance probably after the con cert. Selections for the concert include "American Patrol,” by Meacham; "Pair Chicago March,” by Garbel; “Ringling Brothers Grand Entry,” by Sweet; “King Cotton March,” by Sousa; "March of Time," by Olavi doti; "Crusader’s Overture," by Buch tell; "The Old North State” and the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Names of the membership of the band, with the exception of Edenton, which has not reported, are as fol lows: Currituck County: Izola Knight, J. W. Flora, Don O'Neal, Mack Jones. Creswell: Iris Spruill, Betty Jean Bateman, Virginia Woodley, Ada Vir ginia Hopkins, Neva Patrick, Clyde Smithson, Robert Bateman, Billy Bennett. (See BAND CONCERT, Page 4) County Board Will Meet Next Monday To Hear Complaints On Tax Valuations The Washington County Com missioners will meet in the court house here next Monday morn ing at 10 o’clock as a hoard of equalization and review to hear complaints about valuation of property recently listed for taxes and to make adjustments where necessary in the valuations. Those who wish to make complaints about their valua tions are urged to see the board members next Monday, as it will be difficult to have adjustments made after that time. Those who discover errors in the list ing: abstracts are also urged to be present to have them correct ed at the meeting Monday. There have been few instances of valuation changes from last year, when the quadrennial re valuation of real estate was made. It is not believed that there will be any material change in the valuation between last year and this year. The total valuations of all property in the county for Ixable purposes is around $8,500,000. The few changes that will be made this year will not material ly affect this total, as most of them deal with property where improvements have been added or damage has been done by fire or other like cause. No gen eral revaluation will be made. Will Press for Added Fire Equipment Here SAFE IN HAWAII •—— CpI. Atwood B. Davenport, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Daven port, Sr., of Roper, who Is report ed safe in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he has been stationed in the Army for three years. To Begin Course in Home Nursing Here Tuesday Next Week Local Nurses and Doctors Volunteer To Serve as Instructors -® By S. V. LEWIS, M. D. District Health Officer The Red Cross Chapter of Wash ington County has been planning to hold a course in home nursing for those interested in the town of Plym outh for the past two months, but due to the chapter’s inability to ob tain the required text books. It has been impossible to begin the course heretofore. However, arrangements have now been complete and the first class will be held next Tuesday eve ning, March 17, at 8 o’clock, in the annex of the Plymouth Christian church. Instructors for the course will be qualified registered nurses and phy sicians of the town of Plymouth. The course will be taught by lectures and demonstrations. The course is in keeping with other defense and allied measures and is to be interlocked with other preparedness programs now underway in the community. The medical doctors and the den tist in Plymouth have agreed to help in the program, and much valuable information will be forthcoming throughout the course. The course will be of great value to everyone aft er the war, as well as during the trying months ahead during the present conflict. Proper and skillful care of the sick is an important item of our everyday lives, war or no war, and considerable help and comfort will come to sick patients as the re sult of a better informed public with reference to care of the sick and the prevention of sickness and accidents. Nurses giving their time in order to further the program are: Mrs. R. B. Trotman, Mrs. Ruth Gaxiola, Mrs. J. O. West, Miss Esther Reaves, Mrs. Paul Swain, Miss Margaret Cobb, and a few other nurses the names of whom I have not had presented at the writing of this article. Hen With Dependents Will Be Given Chance To Secure Army Commissions The War Department has an nounced that in the near future Selective Service registrants who have been deferred solely because of dependency will be given an op portunity to qualify as officer can didates by volunteering for induc tion through Selective Service, it was announced today by State Se lective Service headquarters through S. A. Ward, clerk of the W'ashington County Selective Ser vice Board. This policy will make it possible for registrants who have depen dents to obtain commissions, if they can qualify themselves for 1 commission, and thereby enable to serve in the armed forces of the nation in this hour of grave emer gency, and at the same time take care of their dependents, it was stated. Pending formulation of procedure with respect to this matter, regis trants desiring further information regarding their opportunity to vol unteer for this purpose were ad vised to file their names and ad dresses with the local board here with Mr. Ward. Full information will be furnish ed those interested as soon as it Is available, according to Mr. Ward. Town Officials Plan To Appeal Decision Of Production Board --$ Will Continue Efforts To Buy Additional Fire Truck Here -$> Despite the War Production Board’s decision not to recommend prefer ence rating for the purchase of a fire truck for the Town of Plymouth, Mayor B. G. Campbell said today that efforts are being continued to get priority for buying the much needed additional fire-fighting ap paratus. Chief of Police P. W. Brown and Fire Chief Miller Warren spent both Tuesday and Wednesday in Raleigh attending a Civilian Defense meet ing, and they planned to get tn touch with state officials and attempt to get their help in securing the addi tional fire equipment here. When the Town Council first heard the report of Mayor Campbell, they decided to let the matter drop and to return $1,000 contributed toward the purchase of the fire truck by the North Carolina Pulp Company, the American Fork & Hoe Company, and the Plymouth Box & Panel Company. However, it was later decided to press for the right to secure the equip ment, and the fund will be kept in the bank until the matter is finally brought to a conclusion. It may be necessary for Mayor Campbell and other town officials to go to Washington, D. C., to place the matter before officials of the War Production Board. They will argue that Plymouth is near the Atlantic coast and might well be subjected to air raids, in addition to the ever- : present local fire hazards, which are considered sufficient to warrant pur chase of another truck. it wm oe cited tnat tne present equipment is old and inadequate to protect the town and surrounding in dustrial plants under normal con ditions; and that it is essential for the town to secure the proposed 500 gallon triple combination pump, with fire hose car and water tank. -* Even Dozen Cases Tried Last Tuesday In Recorder's Court -<s> Session Continues All Day; W. M. Darden Serves as Clerk for First Time -e> An even dozen cases came before recorder’s court Tuesday morning, • with Recorder W. Ronald Gaylord and Prosecuting Attorney W. Blount Rodman dedicating the entire day to disposing of the docket. W. M. Dar den, new clerk of court, performed the duties of the office for the first time since succeeding C. V. W. Aus bon, whose resignation after 35 years of service became effective last week. The proceedings were as follows: Gabriel Smith, speeding; 30 days, suspended upon payment of $5 and costs. A. J. Hardison, drunk and disor derly; 30 days, suspended upon pay ment of $5 and costs. Eddie Stillman was found not guil ty of failing to stop within 50 feet of a school bus while children were get ting on or off. John L. Pailin and James Rober son were each given 30 days, sus pended upon payment of $5 fine and costs on a charge of engaging in a fight, using deadly weapons, such as knives and clubs and doing each oth er serious bodily harm. Jesse W. Griffith was fined $5 and costs for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. C. V. Small was fined $5 and costs for permitting an unlicensed driver to operate his car. T. L. Lilley was assessed with the costs for transporting a pint of il legal whiskey and for being drunk and disorderly. Walter Smith, charged with op erating an automobile while under the influence of intoxicants, was giv en 60 days, suspended upon payment of $50 fine and costs. His driver’s li cense was revoked for 12 months. (See COUNTY COURT, Page 4) Plans Worked Out Lasl Night to Push Salvage Campaign -® Intensify Drive for Collec tion of Scrap Metal and Waste Products -<8> An intensive drive for scrap metal and waste products to be collected for diversion into channels for war industry was launched here last night at a meeting of the Salvage-for Vic tory Committee held in the agri culture building with about 15 per sons present. School children will be asked to bring scrap metal and waste mater ials to the schools in each district; and the citizens of the county will concentrate their junk at Roper, Creswell and Plymouth or have it collected and on their yard so that it will be available when trucks call for it. A steering committee, composed of W. V. Hays, H. H. McLean, J. Lin wood Knowels, H. S. Starr and C. N. Davenport, sr., was named to head the permanent campaign; with A. H. Tucker and Mr. Davenport in charge of the work in the Creswell area; H. S. Starr and C. H. Floyd in charge of the work at Roper; and R. B. Trotman and W. S. Moore look ing after the collection in Plymouth. Betty Lloyd, Lillie Moore, W. H. Berry and other colored school offic ials will have charge of the work here; E. V. Wilkins and James Bias will be in charge of the work in the Roper colored school district; and P. W. Littlejohn and others will be In charge at the colored schools of the Creswell district. Every citizen is urged to save tin, metal, paper and any waste mater ials and a plan for collecting the material will be made by the com mittee in a short time. Those present at the meeting last night were W. V. Hays, H. H. Mc Lean, co-chairmen of the committee; Mrs. J. B. Willoughby, Mrs. B. G. Campbell, R. B. Trotman, H. S. Starr, C. C. Hardison, C. H. Floyd, J. L. Knowles, W. S. Moore, Mrs. J. K. Reid, W .H. Paramore, Betty Lloyd and Lillie Mae Moore. -S> Installment Buying Affected by Order Effective March 23 Larger Down Payments To Be Required on Many Household Items The Federal Regulations Board has ordered into effect on March 23 reg ulations which will shorten the pay ment spread of installment buying from 18 to 15 months for all except six household items, increase the minimum down payment on many articles and added seven new ones to the list. Residential moderniza tion. plumbing, furnaces, water heaters, water pumps and pianos were not affected. Merchants in Washington County, as well as in the rest of the nation, will be obliged, under the new regu lations, to get down payments of at least 33 per cent for refrigerators, washing machines, ironers, vacuum cleaners, electric dish washers, room unit air conditioners, sewing ma chines, radios, phonographs and mu sical instruments. Down payments on furnaces, wa ter heaters, water pumps, and plumb ing will be raised from 15 to 20 per cent, and on home air conditioning and attic ventilating fans from 15 to 33 per cent. Bicycles, lawn mowers, silverware, and photographic equipment were added to the list of articles subject to regulation and a one-third down payment is required. Clocks, watches and floor coverings also were added, with a 20 per cent payment required. Sellers or lenders coming under the new regulations will have until June 1 to register with the Federal Re serve Bank in their district and may operate under a general license mean while. Another change to be effective April 1, provided an optional basis for determining the payments on used automobiles The maximum credit value must be the lower of two figures—the actual purchase price or the "appraisal guide value” plus taxes. Thus, where the appraised value exceeds the purchase price, the down payment may be more than the one-third normally required Advise Local People Be Ready for Instant Blackout Any Time Chief P. W. Brown Returns From Two-Day Defense School in Raleigh Chief Air Raid Warden P. W. Brown returned home today from a two-day Civilian Defense school held in Raleigh Tuesday and Wednesday, when firemen and police officers were taught proper methods of pro tecting their communities from air raids. The chief, who was on class for eight hours on each of the two days, now has some definite ideas about what should be done in Plym outh in the event of an air raid. He urges the people in each house to prepare one room of their home so that a light in it could not be seen from the outside. This would make it possible to render immediate at tention to any person who might be injured. He also urges proprietors of busi ness houses to have their wiring so arranged that the store could be darkened in a few seconds after a blackout alarm was sounded. There will be no time for officers or war dens to get in touch with the owners and have them turn off the lights in their places of business. Mr. Brown said there would hardly be another test blackout with a prior warning. He also said that state of fiials believe that air raids may come to some sections of the coastal area at any time—and Plymouth is only 20 minutes from the coast. Pull and complete cooperation by all is necessary, he said today, and everyone should be on the alert at all times for the blackout signal, which is steady blowing of the fire siren for two minutes and darkening of street lights. Whenever the street lights are turned off and the Are siren starts to blow, householders should extinguish all lights immediately and other blackout regulations become effective. C. W. Alexander, 71, Dies at Home Here After Long Illness Suffered Stroke of Paralysis Two Years Ago; Final Rites Sunday -e>—— Funeral services were held at the home on Monroe Street here Sunday for Charles Wilson Alexander, 71, who died at his home Saturday at 8:30 p. m., after suffering from a stroke of paralysis for two years. The Rev. J. M. Johnson, of the Bap tist church, and the Rev. B. E. Tay lor, of the Christian church, officiat ed. Interment was made in the Kelly cemetery in the Long Ridge section. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Me >es Alexander, Mr. Alexander was born in Washington County on April 10, 1870. He has lived in this county for about 17 years, after having moved from Roper to Beaufort Coun ty. He was a farmer and for many years was a member of the Acre Chapel Christian church. He was married to Miss Annie Craddock, who lived near Plymouth many years ago. Mr. Alexander is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Jarvis, of Beaufort County; and three sons, H. W., C. W„ and A. W. Alex ander, all of Plymouth. Fifty Men Notified They Are Subject To Be Reclassified Advised To Present Any Added Information or Claim for Deferment -(8> • Fifty letters were mailed this week from the office of S. A. Ward, clerk of the Washington County Selective Service Board, to registrants in this county, notifying them that their classification has been reopened and upon information in the office of the board, the registrants are subject to be reclassified and placed in Class 1. Those to whom the letters were sent were advised to present any ad ditional information or claim for fur ther deferment to the board to aid in final classification. This informa tion must be supplied to the board in writing within 10 days after the notice of possible reclassification was mailed. It was stated that about 15 of those to whom the letters had been sent, although previously deferred for le gitimate causes, are now subject to military service under the amended regulations issued as the Army takes steps to increase its strength by about 2,000,000 men in 1942. Men subject to reclassification are those wiio have married since Sep tmber 16, 1940, when the draft act was passed; married men whose wives are working or have other in come besides that provided by the husband; and men who were placed in 1-B because of minor physical de fects Rationing Cards for Sugar Received Here; Details of Plan Later Bond and Stamp Sales in Schools A total of $6,924.75 has been raised in the white and colored schools of Washington County for the purchase of Defense Bonds and Stamps during the last five months, according to H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction in the county. The white schools at Cherry, Creswell, Roper and Plymouth raised a total of $5,037.75 of this money, with the colored schools over the county reported sales of $1,287. Two schools had not been heard from when Mr. McLean is sued his report, including Sound Side and Pritchett, but they are expected to report within the next few days. The Plymouth white school, with $3,353.40, led all other schools, while the Plym outh colored, with $836.60 led the colored group. The figures given represent the actual amount of money put in to bonds and stamps. They do not refer to the maturity value of the bonds, which is about one fourth more than the cost price. Firemen to Sponsor Musical Revue Here Friday, March 27ih -<§>. Seek To Raise Funds for Entertaining Association Here in April A musical revue will be presented Friday, March 27, at the Plymouth Theatre for the benefit of the Plym outh Fire Department, which will be host to the Eastern Carolina Fire men’s Association here sometime lr April. Plans have h on completed for the production rehearsals will get underway this week. The show is being planned and directed by Robert B. Trotman, principal of the local schools. The “Frolics” will consist of two parts, the first a revue featuring songs, dances and comedy, and the second a fashion show, put on by lo cal merchants showing new spring styles. The musical part of the pro gram will include songs of the first and second World Wars. Tlie cast is made up of the best local talent in this section. Forty young ladies and men will take part and a full two-hour showing will be presented. Miller Warren and Lawrence D. Jones, officials of the local fire de partment, are in general charge, and they request that the whole com munity respond to make the firemen’s benefit a success. -$ Republicans Will Meet Here Friday -® Republicans are urged by J. C. Tarkenton, of Pleasant Grove, chair man of the Washington County Re publican Executive Committee, to at tend the Republican county conven tion to be held at the courthouse here Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock. John Wilkinson, of Belhaven, chair man of the Republican Executive Committee for the first congressional district, has called the district con vention to be held here Friday aft ernoon at 2 o’clock, an hour after the county convention is scheduled. It is expected that delegates to the state convention, district convention and other officials will be elected at the meetings to be held here Friday. Nominations will also be discussed for the various county and district offices at stake in the November gen eral election. Regisiralion Likely Throughout County Within Few Weeks Issuance of Stamps To Be Handled Through Schools -® Rationing of sugar was a step near er with the receipt of rationing cards following by a few days the comple tion of a population survey by school districts, both white and colored, which has been underway for the last few days, according to H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction, who, with his teaching staS have been arranging the limited use of sugar program. It is expected that sugar rationing stamps will be made ready for dis tribution soon after March 15, and representatives of families will reg ister at the elementary schools in their respective districts for their cards. Instructions on the rationing pro gram are meagre but it is reported that each consumer will be allowed only 8 ounces of sugar per week, in stead of 12 ounces, as originally plan ned. This reduction has been caus ed by increased losses in shipping caused by Axis attacks on vessels. Each of the ration books will contain 28 stamps, each good for a week’s supply of sugar. The population survey in this coun ty calls for cards for 13,272 persons. The survey is broken down in tricts a s follows: Plymouth: white, 4,000, colored 2,100; Roper: white 1,507, colored 750; Creswell: white 1,400, colored 612; Cherry; white 760, colored 201; all of the oth er are colored schools districts in cluding Pritchette 175; Murrattock 193; Brooks 182; Deep Bot om 251; Macedonia 204; Mt. Delane 270; Backwoods 289 and Sound Side 378. inis makes a total of 13, !72 per sons which is about 1,000 sons Serial Numbers for Recent Registrants Assigned This Week Order Numbers Will Be De termined in Nationa.. Lottery Tuesday Serial numbers have been assgned to the close to 700 registrants who added their names to the Selective Service rolls in Washington C unty in the third national registraticn on February 16. Order numbers will be determined for the registrants next Tuesday, when the national lottery is held in Washington, D. C. The order numbers of those regis tering in the third registration v/ill be added at the end of those in the first two registrations. Each of the new order numbers will be denoted by the prefix “T.” Thus, T-l, T-2, and so on down the list. The “T" denotes the third registration. The national lottery on March 17 n Washington, D. C„ will determine the order in which registrants will be sent questionnaires and classified for service. Secretary of War Stimson will draw the first number, after which others will take up the draw ng until every number in the bowl ,s exhausted. The order in which :he serial numbers are drawn will be ;he order in which questionnaires are sent out, men classified, examined md those needed ordered to report .or duty. As in the past, those to whom ques ;ionnaires are sent are required to •etum them properly filled out and signed within five days after they are received by the registrants. Merchants Launch Move To Get Rid oi Unsightly Buildings in Business Area A movement was launehed at the meeting of the Plymouth Merchants Association Monday night looking to improvement of the general attractiveness of the downtown business area of Plym outh, especially on Water and Washington Streets. The association went on rec ord as asking the town council to bring about removal of build ings that are ill-kept, stating that such action would be in the In terest of general attractiveness, health and safety of the general public, as well as eliminating the old buildings, which are regard ed as serious fire hazards. Unless the owners do some thing immediately about repair ing or tearing down the old buildings, the merchants are con sidering applying to the town au thorities to launch condemnation proceedings which will compel action. The association issued a check for $50 to L. W. Zeigler in pay ment for a portion of the supple ment he was guaranteed this year for his work with the high school band. J. R. Manning, Joe Crowder and Ben Ganderson were named to a committee to nominate offi cers for the new year, which are to be elected at the next meet ing, to be held April 13.
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