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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.
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Federal Use-Tax Stamps
Required on Cars-Trucks
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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
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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
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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.
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Fire Destroys Hoyi
Cafe, Near Creswell,
Earlv Last Monday
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Hoyt R. Davenport, Owner,
Says Loss Is Between
$10,000 and $15,000
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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,
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County Nearly Sold
Its Sold Bond Quota
Already This Month
Oversold May Quota by 2/2
Times; Goal Is Upped
For June
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Estimated That About 350
Men in This County Are
Affected by Order
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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. <Tedi Blount, second
high men in the contests for repre
sentative and sheriff, respectively, in
the first primary May 30, filed notice
of request for a run-off primary with
Walter W. White, chairman of the
county board of elections. Mr. Sum
ner announced in opposition to Ed
ward L. Owens, who was leader May
30 in the three-cornered race for
county representative to the General
Assembly; while Mr. Blount asked for
a. run-off with J. K. Reid, incum
bent, for the office of sheriff.
These will be the only contests to
be decided by county voters on June
27th, as W. Linwood Hassell, wTho ran
second to C. N. Davenport, sr.. in the
five-way contest for treasurer, has
announced that he would not ask for
a second primary to settle the Dem -
ocratic nomination for that office,
and Mr. Davenport will be certified
as the nominee by the board of elec
tions.
In the race for representative, Mr.
Owens received 627 votes, Mr. Sum
ner 470, and W. T. Freeman, the third
man. who was eliminated, received
355 votes. For sheriff. J. K. Reid re
ceived 778 votes: Edw. S. (.Ted)
Blount. 544; and Richard C Peacock
265.
In connection with the race for
representative, Edward L. Owens has
charged Ben A. Sumner with violat
ing the terms of an agreement, en
tered into by the two men on Satur
day, May 30, whereby they agreed to
let the high man in the day’s voting
be declared the winner, in the event
the; were the two high men.
Mr. Sumner, admitting that he
signed the agreement, declares that
he did so in the belief that it would
not preclude a run-off contest in the
event a candidate for any other of
fice was to demand a second primary.
Declaring that his sole aim was to
save the county the expense of a sec
ond primary in the event the office
of representative alone was at stake.
Mr. Sumner said that he went ahead
and filed demand for the run-off
when he understood there was to be
a second primary for the office of
sheriff, since he did not feel that he
should “let down" his friends who
voted for him.
Mr. Owens stated that lie was will
ing for the text of the agreement—
which he said was signed about 5
o’clock the afternoon of the first pri
mary—to stand for itself, and that
he was very greatly surprised when
he learned Saturday that Mr. Sum
ner had filed demand for a second
primary.
One Tire Permit
Issued Last Week
The Washington County rationing
board had a brief session last week,
and granted only one certificate, ac
cording to W. A. Roebuck, clerk. S.
D. Spruill, of Creswell, was given a
permit to buy two tractor tires and
tubes for use in farm work.
The number of applications for
tires was said to be very small this
week, which is in keeping with the
declining quotas being assigned.
There are only three passenger car
tires to be allotted during the en
tire month of June, and it is possible
that this may be reduced next
month.
Cash income from farm market
ings in April for the tntire country
totaled $973,000,000, or 46 pereent
higher than the $665,000,000 receiv
ed in April of last year.
J. Lloyd Horton Named Chairman of
Draft Board at First Meeting Tuesday
The new selective service board
for Washington County was or
ganized Tuesday night, J. Lloyd
Horton, Plymouth lumber man,
being elected chairman by the
other two members, Otis A. Ches
son, of Roper, and Aaron W.
Davenport, of Cherry. Follow
ing its organization the board
immediately got down to busi
ness, making preparations to
meet the largest single call yet
received here, for 55 colored men
who will leave for the Army on
Friday, July 10.
The new board’s first meeting
was a lengthy one, the session
lasting until after midnight. The
questionnaires of more than 100
men who registered in the third
registration February 16 were
considered and classified, accord
ing to Sidney Ward, clerk to the
board, and out of this number
about 15 white men and 20 color
ed men were placed in class 1-A.
The board is making every effort
to have the 55 colored men call
ed to leave in July examined and
made ready to answer the sum
mons.
It was announced that the
board would hold its regular
meetings in the future on Tues
day nights, starting at 8:30 p. m..
instead of 7:30, as was the cus
tom of the first board. Those who
have appeals or other matters to
present to the entire board are
asked to be present at these regu
lar meetings.