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The Roanoke Beacon ****** *and Washington County News ★*★★**★ MAKS EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 41 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 8, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics The Washington County Se lective Service Board will meet next Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock instead of night at 8:30 o’clock. Anyone wishing to pre sent his cause to the board will do so then. A representative from the Raleigh office will be here to meet with the board. The change in meeting hour is for next week only, it was stated. Scoumaster B. E. Taylor has sounded a call to ail Boy Scouts to be at the meeting next Monady night at 7:30 instead of 8 o'clock. The days are getting shorter, and the meetings will be held earlier, lie urges all to attend and to bring prospective members with them. Plymouth should have two troops of scouts, with at least 40 in each, he said. The monthly meeting of the Plym outh Parent-Teacher Association will be held at the high school next Wed nesday, October 14. it is announced by the president, Mrs. W. V. Hays. At that time steps will be taken to buy shades for the primary school and to provide other school needs. All parents and friends of the school are asked to attend. Police Chief and Mrs. P. W. Brown, Will Clifton, W, A. Roebuck, and El mer Browning returned Wednesday afternoon after an absence of a week during which they attended the three World Series baseball games played in New York City. They re ported a delightful trip by car, boat and train and much enjoyment at the baseball games. Announcement is made this week that the Band Box Beauty Shop, for merly operated by Harold H. Brinn before he went into the Army, would be reopened Saturday morning of this week. Miss Myrtle Tarkenton will be manager of the shop, and Mrs. M. B. Stewart is operator. The lo cation will be the same, in the Owens Building on Washington Street. Howard M. Carr, manager of the local A & P store for more than a year, left yesterday for Greenville, where he will join a Pitt County group of selectees leaving for pos sible induction in the army at Port Bragg today. Mr. and Mrs. Carr have made many friends here who regret to see them leave. Mrs. Carr has secured a position in Greenville. It is understood that C. L. Holland, of Tarboro, is to become manager of the A & P store here. 30 White Selectees To Leave Friday For Army Service Induction Orders Rescinded For Five; Three of Whom Have Joined Navy Notices were sent last week to 35 white selectees of Washington Coun ty to report Friday morning, October 9, to the local draft board and pro ceed to Fort Bragg for examination as to their fitness for service in the army. Changes have been made since and five of those notified will not be required to report. It is too late now to send notices to other selectees to take their places, so only 30 will leave here tomorrow. The five dropped from the list include: Walter Rhodes Clark, of Plymouth. His order to report was rescinded by order of the state director of select ive service, his case was reviewed and he was placed in Class 2-B. Conway Sherman Weede, Curtis Minor Ayers and Luther Adolph Arm strong, all of Plymouth, enlisted in the navy. Russell Marin Ange was found to be under age. The other 30 men will leave Plym outh at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. -* War Bond Demand Continues Active -$ War Bond sales in Washington County already are near the October quota with the month not yet one third gone, according to a report by County Chairman H. E. Beam, the total now being $15,425. The month’s quota is $16,500. War Stamps sold at the Plymouth post office during October total $3, 095.50, it was stated by Postmaster Darden. Plymouth Schools With Full Teaching Staff Carrying Out Essential Program “The teaching staff of the Plymouth schools is full and adequate,” said Robert B. Trot man, principal of the Plymouth High School. “We are fortunate in having the positions filled from 'the first. We have 35 teachers living in Plymouth com petent to fill the vacancies, who are loyal and prefer to stay at home. “The enrollment is near that of last year. As it now stands we shall be able to hold our teaching staff, but may not gain an additional teacher.” The enrollment at the end of the first month this school year was 503 in the elementary grades and 176 in the high school, a total of 679 in both schools. Mr. Trotman added: “The school work in general is well under way and there is a noticeable seriousness on the part of the pupils that has not been apparent heretofore. We have a well rounded program in academics and music. “In athletics, football is now holding the center of interest, of course, though the interscholas tic games will be fewer than last year. However, we expect some very interesting contests. Bas ketball will follow football.” Registration Books to Open Saturday for General Election; Will Close October 25 Preparations are now being made for holding the general election on Tuesday, November 3, it is announced this week bv Walter W. White, chariman of the Washington County Board of Elections. The registration books will open Saturday October 10, and continue open through Sat urday, October 24, with chal lenge day to follow on Saturday, October 31. Those whose names are already on the books will not be required to register again, but those who have moved their res idence to a new precinct or who have become of age since the last primaries and election will find it necessary to register More Tires for Cars; Fewer for Trucks in Quotas This Month NEW RECORDER | -« Edward L. Owens, local attor ney, was this week named act ing recorder to serve out the un exnired term of W. It. Gaylord, who recently entered the army. The appointment was made by the county board of commission ers at its meeting Monday. Roper Regimenl Of Children Organized To Bring In Scrap •-<®> Already Have Gathered 8 Tons of Junk Metal Winning Honors Roper.—Organizing a regiment for duty in the scrap metal campaign now underway,, Roper High School did some pre-campaign skirmishing last week that brought in 16,799 Vi pounds of the wanted junk up to last Friday night. Since the campaign opened last Monday they have brought in much more. E. O. Arnold, as principal of the school, was designated colonel of the Roper regiment, and all the teach ers were made captains. The pupils, starting as buck privates, must win their promotions by their deeds. A number have already done so. Rules were announced as follows: By bringing in 100 pounds of scrap met al, a buck private is promoted to pri vate, first class; 500 pounds brings a corporal's rating. 650 pounds that of staff sergeant. 1.000 pounds a first sergeant; 1.100 pounds a second lieu tenant, and 1,300 pounds a first lieu tennt. If any win promotion be yond this rank, suitable recognition will be given. Up to Monday the regiment had one second lieutenant, Marion Ches son; one first sergeant, Onward Griffin; five staff sergeants, John S Lilley, Rebecca Davenport, Betty Mc Allister, Ceedie Rae Phelps and Jim mie Johnson; three corporals, Frank Davenport, Herfnan Everett and Ray mond Spruill. The first-class pri (See ROPER SCRAP, Page 41 Registrars are: Mrs. Hermin Ramsey, (at her office on Water Street), Plymouth; W. L. Fur bee. Wenona; Tom Dillon, Roper, for Lees Mill precinct; Mrs. M. A. White, Skinnersville precinct; and J. A. Combs, Creswell, Seup pernong precinct. Mr. White also states that he is now receiving applications for absentee ballots, and they will be distributed as soon as the dis trict senatorial committee meets and nominates a candidate to succeed John C. Rodman, of Washington, who resigned to en ter the Navy. The election this year will be October Allotment Tires, Recaps and Tubes Yet Meager -® Requests From Speeders To Be Considered Critically By Rationing Board -® October's tire quota has been re ceived by the Washington County Rationing Board, showing an increase in new tires, recaps and tubes for passenger cars, but a drop in number of new tires, recaps and tubes for trucks, as compared with the allot ments for September, The October quotas follow: For passenger cars: new tires, 5, an increase of 3 over the September quota; recaps, 22, an increase of 10; and tubes, 19, an increase of 10. For trucks: new tires, 21, decrease of 6 from the September quota; re caps, 15, decrease of 14; and tubes, 23, decrease of 6. Announcement was made last week by the Office of Price Administra tion that the October quota of re caps had been doubled, but in the al lotment figures received by the coun ty from Raleigh, the increase is re flected only in passenger car recaps. The Price Administrator also asked local boards to act quickly in clear ing eligible applications and urges eligibles who have delayed applying to do so at once rather than wear tires beyond the recapping point. The official did not say the refer ence was to passenger car recaps only, but the figures received indicate it was. It is stated that the local ration ing board members propose to take notice of reports by highway patrol men on fast driving. The President has asked that all motor cars be driv en slowly to conserve rubber and gasoline; and in some places a speed of more than 35 miles an hour has brought arrests. State highway pa trolmen will report the speeders, and if they apply for new tires, recaps or additional gas, their requests will be scrutinized very critically by the rationing board, one of the members here said this week. -<S> Roper Ruritans To Aid in War Effort -® Roper.—The Roper Ruritan Club, at its monthly meeting last Thursday, decided to put on an extra drive for the sale of War Bonds and War Stamps and also for the collection of scrap metal, to do everything pos sible to aid in the war effort. A drive committee was named, consist ing of Wade Hardison, chairman; L. E. Hassell, sr„ and R. L. Stillman. Members of the club will work among the people generally, urging the purchase of at least one War Bond in addition to those already planned, and a clean-up of yards to get all scrap metal possible. A report of the work will be made at the next meeting, the first Thurs day in November. That will also be designated "Ladies’ Night,” with a special program and a turkey dinner to be served at 8 o’clock. Edward L. Owens Is Named Recorder Edward L. Owens was named by tKe county board of commissioners last Monday to be judge of the re corder’s court for the unexpired term of W. Ronald Gaylord, who was granted leave of absence when he was called to the military forces of the nation. Recorder Owens was authorized to name an acting solicitor if the trial of cases coming before him should seem to be of sufficient importance. Other than this only routine mat ters occupied the attention of the commissioners. more or less a matter of form, since the Republicans have not nominated any candidates, ex cept for U. S. Senator and rep resentative. Qualified men in the armed forces who wish to vote for V. S. Senator and Representative do not need to register, but applica tions for this type of absentee ballot must be made to the Sec retary of State at Raleigh. Those who wish to vote absentee bal lots for state and county officials must be registered in their re spective precincts and applica tions for the ballot made to the chairman of the county board of elections. Siren Will Blow Daily Ai 9 A. M. At the meting of the Town Council Monday night, it was or dered that beginning Saturday morning of this week, the siren be sounded to inform the public of the opening and closing hours of local stores. The present hours observed by the merchants asso ciation are from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. and 10 p. m. on Saturday. This was done for a few days some weeks ago and brought protests from some who were in the habit of sending children to school when the siren blew at 8 a. m. Many have withdrawn that protest. They thought it also meant the stores were open, and they started marketing only to learn that they would have to wait awhile before the stores opened at 9 o’clock. Town Councilmen Musi Not Be Laie When Body Meets Adopt Blackout Ordinance; Delinquent Taxes Must Be Paid -<*> Mayor B. G. Campbell and Coun cilmen E. E. Harrell, A. J. Riddle. J. W. Norman and G. R. Leggett constituted a quorum of the Plym outh Town Council, which met in monthly session last Monday night. Presumably all were on time, but an noyed perhaps by previous late ar rivals, the council adopted an order, on motion of Mr. Riddle, seconded By Mr. Norman, that hereafter any member more than 15 minutes late and failing to stay until adjourn ment—or at least until 10:30 o'clock —would forfeit his fee for that meeting. Members of the committee appoint ed last month to buy a carload of coal for the town reported that they could not do so, that none would be available until next February. So until that time the town will have to buy its coal at retail, it was said. The council issued instructions to the town tax collector to use every effort to collect delinquent taxes and report to the council at its next meet ing. If the collector fails to get the money, it was stated that other meas ures will have to be adopted. The council adopted a blackout or dinance, effective immediately, pro viding penalties for failure to obey orders of the air wardens, auxiliary firemen and police, requiring lights to be extinguished, and people in general to keep off the streets dur ing blackouts. The council ordered that the si ren be blown daily at the opening horn- of the stores, the order effect ive October 10. A contract was entered into with Williams & Wall, of Raleigh, to make the annual audit at the end of the fiscal year, next June 30. Atayor Campbell was instructed to confer with the town attorney and (See COUNCILMEN, Page 41 School Children To Help Harvest Teachers and pupils of Plym outh High Schol are ready to go into the fields and help farmers with their harvest work. This was evidenced at a meeting this week in the school chapel. Farm ers who wish this aid are asked to communicate with Robert B. Trotman, principal, the day be fore the help is wanted, telling him how man.' hands are needed and if transportation to and from the fields will be provided. “This and the short-schedule school days are wholly for the farmers’ benefit.” said Mr. Trot man. “We shall expect them to cooperate by sending their chil dren to school when it is in ses sion. Otherwise there will be no justification for the shorter school days; it would not be fair to the children who can and do attend.” J. Lloyd Horion, Slricken Suddenly, Died This Morning -$ Was Chairman of County Draft Board and World War Veteran -$ J. Lloyd Horton. 47 years of age : was stricken with a heart attack at ! his lumber plant here about 8:451 o’clock this morning and died before I medical aid could reach him. One of Plymouth's leading citizens, word of his death spread quickly and cast a mantle of gloom over the town. At his home it was said he had appeared in good health before leaving there this morning, but had complained of a slight pain in his left side. Mr. Horton was born in Washing ton County, the son of Jesse M. and Nellie Chesson Horton, and all his life was spent here except when he was serving the nation during the first World War. He was a promi nent figure in the lumber business of this section for a number of years. He was married in 1928 to Miss Dor othy Nixon, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Nixon, of Hertford. They have an adopted son, now two years of age, and named J. Lloyd Horton, jr. Friends found them hospitable hosts at their home on East Main Street and have made that a frequent meet ing place. Mr. Horton was quite active in public, civic and religious affairs. At the time of his death he was chair man of the Washington County Se lective Service Board, a warden of Grace Episcopal church, a member of the B. P. O. E. and a former Ma son, though inactive in the latter or ganization for several years. He saw considerable service with the armed forces during the first World War. In addition to his widow and lit tle son Mr. Horton is survived by two brothers, H. Lewis Horton and L. O. Bosie Horton, both of Plym outh. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at noon today, but it is generally thought the final rites will be held here probably tomorrow afternoon. Elise G. Hardison Dies Sunday After Brief Illness Here ——— Was Resident of Washing ton County More Than Half Century -$ Mrs. Elise Gaylord Hardison, 54, wife of R. G. iDick) Hardison, died last Sunday afternoon, October 4, at 3 o’clock, at her home on Washing ton Street, after a very short illness. A heart attack was stated to be the cause of death. Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. O. L. Hardwick, assisted by the Rev. J. M. Johnson and the Rev. W. B. Daniels. Burial was in the family plot in the old Baptist cemetery. Mrs. Hardison was born Septem ber 8, 1888, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gaylord, and she lived all her life in Washington County. She was married to Richard Goodman Hardison about 35 years ago. A devout member of the Meth odist church, she was highly regard ed as a good neighbor, a devoted mother to her children, charitable, and always was willing to aid in worth-while work. She had many friends, who testified to their esteem by the numerous floral tributes. At tendance at the funeral Tuesday was very large. The pall bearers, all long-time friends of the family, included Dr. Claudius McGowan. Bill Dixon, Ralph Browning, T. A. Stubbs, J. W. Nor man. George Coburn, Bonnie Coburn. John H. Leggett, Herman Hooker, and Mr. Riddick. Surviving relatives are her hus band; two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Mi zelle, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Bob Winesett, of Norfolk; a son, Ira Har dison, of Portsmouth, Va.; two sis ters, Mrs. Alice Brown and Mrs. Frank Nurney, of Plymouth; and two brothers, Ronald Gaylord, of New port News, Va., and Jim Gaylord, of Roper. B & L Stockholders Meet Next Week <a> Stockholders of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association are to meet next Wednesday night. Octo ber 14. at 8 o’clock, in the munici pal building. It will be the annual meeting to attend to matters brought before the stockholders, including the election of directors for the ensuing year. Officers are usually elected by the directors at the conclusion of the stockholders’ meeting. J. C. Tarkenton, of Pleasant Grove, is president; J. Roy Manning, vice president; Z. V. Norman, solicitor; and Miss Martha Hornthal. secretary’. Tire directors: J. C. Tarkenton. P. W. Brown, H. E. Beam, A J. Riddle, J. R. Manning, W. M. Darden, B. G. Campbell, T. W, Earle and E. P. Still. County Farm Bureau To Wage Campaign For Added Members DIES SUDDENLY ,1. Lloyd llorton. prominent lo yal lumber man and chairman of the Washington County Select ive Service Board, died suddenly this morning shortly after ar riving at his mill to begin work. Funeral arrangements have not .vet been completed. 83,000 Pounds Scrap Meial Gathered by Schools of County -® Between 10 and 11 Tons of Amount Collected Here; Prizes Are Offered Approximately 83.000 pounds of scrap metal had been collected by Washington County school children and weighed at noon today, accord ing to reports received by County School Superintendent H. H. McLean. In addition a large quantify was re ported. in tl » ifTing, not yet gathered at the collection centers and weigh ed. Of the 42 tons reported, between 10 and 11 tons was collected by the children of Plymouth schools, much of it being in evidence, piled in the yard in front of the Plymouth High School and rapidly spreading over a large part of the grounds. All of this scrap metal is to be brought as rapidly as possible to the junk yards, where it will be classi fied and prepared for shipment to the government stations clamoring for it. Prizewinners in the quantity ga thering contest are to be announced at the close of each week, it is stat ed. Anyone having scrap metal at home and no way to get it to the school are asked to notify Robert B Trot man, principal of Plymouth school, if in Plymouth, or H. H. McLean. Coun ty Superintendent, if in the country, and arrangements to get it will be made. Daniel Candidate For State Senate E. A. Daniel, lawyer, of Washing ton, was named yesterday by the Democratic committee for the sec ond senatorial district as a nominee of the party for the state senate. His name will go on the ticket in place of John C. Rodman, of Washington, who withdrew to enlist in the United States Navy. Hugh G. Horton, of Wilhamston. is the other senatorial candidate from the second district, which has two senators in the upper house of the state legislature. Neither of the candidates has Republican opposition in the election November 3. Two Hundred This Month Is Minimum That Will Answer -<g> Forum Gatherings and Good Dinner Are Being Planned The Washington County Farm Bu re; u has doubled it membership and now he 120 member-, but if mus" not stop at that, President J. Ro.v M. nning told more than two score of them who met Tuesday evening iii th ■ Agriculture Building. He has se th" goal during the month of Octo be at 200 members, and hopes to see that number doubled within the year. "Washington County has 1,200 farmers who should be members of the Farm Bureau," Mr. Manning said. Besides, there are merchants and banker and professional men in Plymouth and other Washington County communities who depend largely upon the farmers for their prosperity. If the farmer prospers, they prosper; if the farmer does not prosper, they lose; so it is to their interest to become members of the Farm Bureau, which is of material aid to the farmers. While we are enrolling the farmers, we can enroll other; A membership of 1 600 would give the Washington County Farm Bureau great influence and make it very useful.'’ Benefits To Farmers Mr. Manning spoke at length on the benefits the bureau had brought the farmer: higher prices for their products being merely one of them. He said It was not enough for a farm er to pay his dues of $3 a year, that. 'See FARM BUREAU. Page 4 Mrs. Mamie D. Reid Mother of' Sheriff Reid, Laid To Rest Had Been Resident of This County for More Than 50 Years Mrs. Mamie De Cormis Reid, 75. widow of the late Sheriff J. E. Read and mother of Sheriff J. K. Reid, died Friday morning. October 2, shortly before 9 o'clock at her home in Plymouth after an illness of seve ral months. Funeral services were conducted last Saturday afternoon by the Rev. J. M. Johnson. Baptist minister, and the Rev. W. B. Dan iels. Episcopal minister. Burial in the family cemetery, about 3V2 miles from town. Mrs. Reid was born in Nanse mond County. Virginia, the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hooper De Cormis. When she was 12 years of age her parents moved to Tyrrell County and in 1890 they moved to Washington County, she being mar ried that same year to J. E. Reid, who served as sheriff of Washington county from 1910 until 1923 and whose son, J. K Reid, serving as a deputy sheriff when his father died, was appointed to fill out the unex pired term and afterwards was elect ed and reelected. Mrs. Reid was a member of Lud ford Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Sheriff Reid, and a daughter, Miss Mamie Reid, and by five grandchildren: Joe, Graeelyn and Enoch Reid. Martha D. McGowan and Mrs. Eric Metzenthin. A daughter. Mrs. Lillian Reid Mc Gowan. died in 1924. and a son, Fen ton Reid, died in 1937. Pallbearers at the funeral were: A T. Darden, J. W Darden, Jack Weede, W. L. Whitley, R. W. Johns ton and A R Latham. Shorter Daily School Sessions For Two Weeks To Help in Harvesting Beginning last Tuesday, the closing hour for white schools in Plymouth, both high and ele mentary, was changed by Prin cipal Robt. B. Trotman to 1:15 o’clock, instead of 3:30 as here tofore. A 15-minute recess was given shortly before noon so that the children might eat lunches brought from home or go to the school lunch room. This ar rangement will continue, it was stated, through this week and next. •'Due to the scarcity of farm labor, many of the children are being kept out of school by their parents to help in the harvest ing." said Mr. Trotman. About 52 per cent of the children come from farm homes and when kept out of school they fall back in their classes. This new ar rangement for a short period is doomed fair to all. The school authorities are hoping the farm ers will cooperate by requiring their children to attend the short session. This ma> mean inconvenience to some, chiefly to those families where the children have been going home to their lunch, but this should be recognized as a war-time necessity. Many schools have been closed completely un til after the harvest in order to release children for farm work: this arrangement in Plymouth is being made in the hope that we may not have to close the schools even for a short period. Shorter sessions for a little while seems the answer to the prob lem and should work satisfac torily if the parents will co operate.”