The Roanoke Beacon *♦**•*★ *and Washington County News ★★★★**★ MAKS KVXRY PAY DAY BOND DAY mm m Mf-toa ihum rua VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 24 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 11, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1889 TO WIN OPICS Among the 183 seniors who receiv ed their bachelor of arts degree at East Carolina Teachers’ College, Greenville, Tuesday morning were the following three young girls from Roper: Rosebud Gaylord, Ida Ruth Knowles and Ruth Nowarah. Henry O. Dunbar, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Heynen. of Wenona, has been classified as ' Air Corps Unas signed" at Kessler Field, Biloxi, Miss., the nation's greatest Army Air Forces teachnical school, while awaiting ap pointment as aviation cadet. Private Dunbar, who attended ECTC. Green ville. entered the army on April 24. 1942. War Savings Stamps are now on sale at most of the stores in Plymouth, and clerks are mak ing It a point to ask customers to take part of their change in the stamps whenever a purchase is made. Major Brook F. Read, who was on ly recently commissioned in the United States Army, spent Saturday and Sunday here with his mother. Mrs. Claudia Read. Stationed at Fort George Meade in Maryland at present, the major said he had been transferred to a post in Kentucky and would leave the latter part of this week. The Plymouth Lions Club will not meet tonight, as the sum mer schedule of every-other Thursday meetings is now in effect. The club will meet on al ternate Thursday nights, with the next meeting set for Thurs day, June 18. G. R. Leggett, Lawrence Jones, and Harry Adams went to Manteo last week-end on their outboard motor boats, leaving here Sunday morning at 6 a. m. and returning Monday afternoon. It required about three hours to make the run each way, and they reported having a sw'ell trip. Paul Swain, of Plymouth one of the 26 selectees who left for the Army last week, made one of the highest marks yet recorded at the Fort Bragg induction center in the intelligence test given there. He scored 125 points out of a possible 140, and will be entitled to enter an officer training school after his three month basic training period. A ih&rk of 110 is required of officer candi dates. Joe Williams, field representa tive of the State Farm Bureau Federation, was in the county the first three day of this^ week, seeking to secure additional members of the county Farm Bureau. He worked with the potato growers Monday and was said to have been very successful in securing memberships. Miss Louise Snell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Snell, of Creswell, was recently named 4-H club health queen of Washington County, for the third successive year, it was learned from the home demonstra tion agent, Mrs. Frances M. Darden. The drouth in this county was broken yesterday by a heavy rain which was general throughout the section, according to reports. There have been “spotty” rains during the past week, but most farm crops were suffering from the dry weather until yesterday. Only one case was tried in recor der’s court here Tuesday, James N. Glenn pleading guilty to operation of a car without a driver's license and being assessed a fine of $5 and costs. -.•> Federal Use-Tax Stamps Required on Cars-Trucks -® Federal use-tax stamps, which are required for all automobiles, motor cycles, and trucks, went on sale at the post office here today, although very few persons are calling for them yet. The law requires that they be placed on all cars by July 1. The stamps cost $5 each, and are good for the fiscal year from July 1, this year, until June 30, 1943. It is announced that every car and truck owner must prove he has bought the use-tax stamp before he can secure any type of gasoline rationing card when the present ones expire June 30. Urgent Appeal for Old Rubber Made By Chairmen oi County Salvage Drive (Note.—The following appeal for scrap rubber was issued this week by H. H. McLean and W. V. Hays, co-chairmen of the County Salvage-for-Victory Committee:) On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence for the young American nation was signed. _On July 4, 1942, this nation faces the greatest crisis in the history of this country, including the dark and troublesome days of the 1860's and 1870’s. The County Salvage Committee has been called on to put on a special drive for old rubber. Right now we are 30 per cent behind our collection of rubber for the same period of 1941. This leaves a deficit of 191,445 long tons of scrap rubber. Old tires make up about 90 per cent of this deficit. If we can meet the challenge- by bring ing in enough scrap rubber to eliminate this deficit and keep the re claimers going full blast we may rightfully feel that our efforts have played an important part in final Victory. This is the most important task confronting us today and will result in definite aid to the war program. “If we will collect all of our rub ber scrap available in this country, which is approximately twenty million pounds. We will have more than the Japs can get from the conquered territory in the next twro years.” We are urged to double our collection of scrap rubber if we intend to do our part. Therefore, let’s fake advantage of our present rubber supply by having an all out collection of rubber completed by July 4. Don’t wait. Our boys are fighting today, tomorrow, and every day until complete victory is won. They are counting on us to do our part, let’s not let them down. CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF IN RUN-OFF Edward S. iTodi Blount (left) last Saturday filed formal request for a second Democratic primary on Saturday, June 27, to decide on the nominee for sheriff for the term beginning the first Monday in Decem ber this year. His opponent will be Sheriff J. K. Reid (right), who was high man in the first primary May 30. Draft Board Called To Have 55 Corored Men Enter Army July 10th r GETS PROMOTION j Captain James Clinton Tar kenton, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton, of Mackeys, who was recently promoted from first lieutenant in the United States Army. He is at present S-2 on the regimental staff of the 13th Infantry, 8tli Motor ized Division, stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C. Captain Tarken ton received his education at Oak Ridge Military Institute, N. C. State College, and the United States Military Academy, West Point. Rev. W. B. Daniels, Jr., To Begin Work Here Sunday Rev. W. B. Daniels, jr., will enter upon his duties as rector of the par ish of Grace Episcopal church here Sunday, with morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. m. and evening pray er and sermon at 8 p. m. The vestry of the local church urges as many as possible at attend and welcome Mr. Daniels to his work here. Sunday school will be held as us ual at 11 a. m. Taxpayers Warned That Advertising Starts Soon Chief of Police P. W. Brown, who also serves as tax collector for the town of Plymouth, this week warn ed those who owe 1941 taxes that he was planning to begin advertisement of the delinquent list in July. Local citizens who have not paid their 1941 town taxes are advis&d to see him at once and make settlement to avoid the extra expense and embarrassmnt of having their property advertised Largest Single Call So ’far Made Here; No White Quota Yet Board Has Job on Hands To Have Men Examined and Ready by July 10th ■<*> Washington county this week re largest single call for se clerk, last Friday, to men ready to leave Thursday, July 9; and then of this week another letter of instruc tions was received cancelling the pre vious one, upping the of men to 55, and changing the induction date to Friday, July 10. Mr. Ward said yesterday that the preparation of 55 men to fill the July quota was going to be a tre mendous job, due to the shortness of time. All of the men will have to be examined physically and those who pass must be notified 10 days ahead of time when to report. Dr. Claudius McGowan, examining of ficer for the local board, is now ex amining about four men each week day, and the board clerk said that every effort would be made to have a sufficient number ready by July 10. A sufficient number of men has been classified, and some of them have been examined, but the exami nations were all made over 60 days ago. which means that they will be required to be examined again. The regulations provide that examina tions must have been made within 60 days of the time the men are or dered to report. This is the first call for colored men from this county in some time. No call for white men to leave in July has yet been receiv ed by the local board. -@ Fire Destroys Hoyi Cafe, Near Creswell, Earlv Last Monday -® Hoyt R. Davenport, Owner, Says Loss Is Between $10,000 and $15,000 - Hoyt’s Cafe, located about a mile from Creswell on Highway 64 was totally destroyed by Are Monday morning about 1:30, with a loss esti mated by Hoyt R. Davenport, the owner, at $10,000 to $15,000. The 1 entire building, a two-story frame structure, and all its contents were a complete loss, only partially covered by insurance. The fire was discovered by Mr. Davenport, who lived in a six-room apartment on the second floor about 1:30, and he barely managed to es cape after awakening his son, Den nis, 18, who was asleep in another room. The young man was trapped on the second floor by the flames but jumped out of a back window to the ground below. Mrs. Daven port was away visiting another son, who is in the Army at Macan, Ga„ at the time. The building contained a cafe, store, dance hall, and oyster bar on the first floor and the family liv ing quarters on the second floor. The entire stock, all the furnishings, clothing, and $212 in cash which Mr. Davenport had taken in Satur day and Sunday, were destroyed. An electric refrigerator, located beside a door on the first floor, was pulled outside by passers-by before the building fell in. Mr. Davenport said Tuesday that he planned to rebuild if possible, and that he was now seeking the mater ials to begin work, __ I II !■ . *-■ ‘ County Nearly Sold Its Sold Bond Quota Already This Month Oversold May Quota by 2/2 Times; Goal Is Upped For June -§ According to Postmaster John VV. Darden, bond sales at the post office and bank in Plymouth alone were around S13.000 so far for the month of June, which in dicates that the county quota of $14,900 should be attained soon, possibly bv the latter part of this week. Washington County oversold its War Bond quota for the month of May by almost two and one-half times, it was learned from H. E. Beam, county chairman of the bond sales, this week. Actual sales dur ing May totaled $23,625. while the county quota was $9,500. The quota will be a little more dif ficult to reach this month, however, as it has been upped to $14,900, an increase of $5,400, or more than 50 per cent. During the first week of June, somewhere in the neighbor hood of $7,000 worth of bonds were sold in Plymouth alone. No credit is given against the quota for the sale of War Stamps, since it is pre sumed that they will be turned in later for bonds, and including the stamp sales would be equivalent to counting them twice. John W. Darden, local postmaster, said this week that a great many stamps were now being turned in for bonds. Up to the past few weeks stamps had not figured extensively in bond sales, but from now on it is believed they will be an important item. Incidentally, the ‘cashing in" of stamps was not nearly as great last week as it was for the two weeks preceding, and practically all those turned in last week were by Negro workmen at the pulp plant. The Plymouth Box & Panel Com , in its pay-roll deduction plan savings stamps _ _ _ such stamps are placed in the pay envelope in lieu of sash. Stores in Plymouth Remain Open July Fourth, Close Sixth Independence Day Observ ance Will Be Postponed Until Monday -§ Plymouth merchants and business houses will remain open all day Saturday, July 4tli, but will be clos ed all day Monday, July 6th to cele brate Independence Day, it was de cided at the regular meeting of the merchants association here Monday night. There was a big majority of the local merchants in attendance on the meeting, and it was also decided to observe the usual Wednesday half-holiday on July 8th, following the all-day closing on July 6th. Decision to close Monday instead of Saturday was reached because of the face that a great many farmers usually come to town on Saturdays to do their week’s trading, and, too. many industrial plant employees do not have time to get their pay checks cashed before Saturdays, and it was decided to keep the stores open that day in order to serve them. Formation oi a credit association here to report on individual credit ratings was discussed at length dur ing the meeting, and it was finally agreed that the merchants interest ed in this kind of organization would hold a meeting in the near future to work out details. The merchants also discussed the price ceilings situation at some length, reviewing such rulings of the Price Adminis trator as were available. A delega tion from here which attended a meeting to discuss ceiling prices in Elizabeth City last Friday night made a report, and it was determined that most local stores are already comply ing with the regulations. A letter was read expressing the appreciation of Shep Brinkley for the cooperation of the merchants in launching the bond selling campaign at the local theatre. E. E. Harrell, president of the as sociation, expressed his thanks for the plendid attendance of merchants at meetings of the association Official Returns Show Big Majorities tor Incumbents Representative Herbert C. Bonner received a majority of 13,679 votes over his opponents in the Democra tic primary Ma\ 30. according to of ficial returns announced by the state board of elections Tuesday. Mr. Bon ner received 23 328 votes; Marvin K. Blount 6,851; and Jack Edwards, 2,798. Josiah W. Bailey had a majority of 116,451 over Richard T. Fountain for nomination as United States Sena tor. Bailey received 211,038 votes against 94,981 for Fountain. Second Primary June 27 To Select Two County Officers CANDIDATES FOR REPRESENTATIVE Ben A. Sumner Heft) and Edward L. Owens will meet in the Demo cratic primary run-off on Saturday, June 27, to decide the nominee for Washington County representative to the General Assembly. Mr. Owens was high man in the first primary, when there were three can didates, and Mr. Sumner, as second high, has filed request for the sec ond primary. 9 Out of 26 Men Who Left For Army Last Week Are Rejected High Rate of Disqualifica tion May Mean Larger Quotas in Future Nine of the 26 white selectees who .yt We^ay of test «Mk for In *N«m*»* hlStny tt-, *V-AV the Army, it was learned this week from the clerk of the local selective service board. Most of those who were rejected have already returned to their homes in the county. Those who were turned down by the Army are: Glenn Clifton, Thom as Richard Chesson, Lloyd Gilbert, George Edison Biggs, Johnny Leon Russ, Joseph Ervin Dunbar, William Dohnson Davis, George Carlton James, and Daniel Chesson Swain. Of the 17 men who “stuck,” most of them have returned home for a few days' furlough, granted to wind up their civilian affairs before being assigned to training camps through out the nation. All of the boys who went into the service last week will draw pay at the new rates being fixed by Congress, providing $50 per month for buck privates, and corresponding increas es for non-commissioned and lower grades of commissioned officers. This represents quite a hike in pay from the $21 per month received by in ductees heretofore. The new pay scale became effective June 1st. The high rate of men rejected from this county, about 35 per cent in the latest instance, will be reflected in larger quotas being assigned until the difference is made up, reports state. Other counties in this sec tion are having similar experience, it is understood; and out of a contin gent of 24 colored men recently sent off in Martin County, only four were accepted, the other 20 being reject ed. This tops all that have been re ported so far. Williford’s Installs New Type of Vegetable Rack -<$> Williford’s Yellow Front market is today presenting a brand new grocery fixture for this part of the state. It is a 10-foot electric vegetable display case and rack, which has refrigerat ing units to keep all types of vege tables chilled and fresh. It is said to be the only unit of its kind near er than Wilmington. Mr. Williford had the new fixture installed right at the front of his store, facing the entrance, displacing the Bird's Eye food cabinet which was moved over to the right side of the store. The new vegetable display case keeps all types of green vege tables crisp and chilled, assuring freshness at all times. Expect Potato Shipments To Be at Peak Next Week -$> County Farm Agent W. V. Hays said this morning that shipments of irish potatoes were increasing stead ily this week, and he expects the peak of the harvesting season to be reach ed sometime about the first of next week. The spuds are bringing about $1.60 to $1.65 per 100-pound bag, he said .which represents a sizeable drop from the opening prices. There are about 450 acres of po tatoes in Washington County, most of them around Creswell and Cherry, with a few scattered acres in the We nona section, according to the farm agent. Tells How To Gel Sugar for Canning Persons who need extra sugar for preserving fruits and other foods do not have to appear be* fore the rationing board to get the extra allotments. They may apply by mail or call at the office in the courthouse any week day except Saturday Iran N*5p. m„ and fijpyiiM—Mil l with the JjflMRfceMb ML Ob - 1‘nfMnhrMr tnw> wn>— .9 to MBliHt Wh xnVL hn* .rtV •• Coder the Meet ttfbiftfB: per son may call (or one pound of sugar (or each (our quarts of fruit or other foods canned last year, plus an extra pound for each member of the family for jams and jellies. Men 18 to 20 Called To Register June 30 Throughout Nation -® Estimated That About 350 Men in This County Are Affected by Order -® Preparations are being made by the County Selective Service Board to handle the fifth registration, or dered by President Roosevelt to be held throughout the nation for young men between the ages of 18 and 20 on Tuesday, June 30th. According to estimates by state selective serv ice officials approximately 350 men in this county are expected to be af fected by the order. S. A. Ward, clerk to the local board, said today that all men born on or after January 21, 1922, and on or be fore June 30, 1924, would be requir ed to register. Under existing law, those under 20 years of age are not subject to induction for military serv ice at this time, It is planned to handle the regis tration June 30 in substantially the same manner as before in this coun ty. J. Lloyd Horton, chairman of the local board, will be in charge of the registration in Plymouth, which will be held in the commissioner’s room at the courthouse. Although the places have not been designated for Roper and Creswell, it is expected that men will be registered in the schoolhouses there. Otis Ches son, member of the board, and Mrs. Eva Harrell will be in charge at Ro per; and Aaron Davenport, third member of the board, will handle the registration at Creswell. Representative and Sheriff Candidates Demanded Run-Off W. L. Hassell Decides Not To Ask Second Primary For Treasurer A second primary Saturday. June 27. for the Democratic voters of Washington County was made certain last Saturday, when Ben A. Sumner and Edward S.