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THE Roanoke Beacon Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY in Plymouth, Washington County. North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Washi ngton County's only newspaper it was established in 1889, consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun n 1937. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance) One year- $1.50 Six months_ .75 Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress if March 3, 1879. and January 28, 1943 Volunteer for the Observation Post Completion of the aircraft warn-1 ing post here will give our folks an other chance to render a patriotic service. Again, we are not called on j for any great sacrifice, only a few hours of our time each week. The work is not hard, but it is important to the Army, and those who have been wanting to know "What can 1 do to help?" now have their answer. At least, one answer. With upwards of 100 volunteer; enrolled, there is still need for many more. Ted Blount, the chief obser ver, hopes to have more than double the number now on his list. Give in your name today. --S' Rally To the Support of “Victory Book Campaign’’ Plymouth folks in particular, and those of Washington County' in general, should rally- to the support of the Victory Book Campaign, now in progress. Gather up your old books and deliver them to the store of the Norman Furniture Company; that is. if they are good books, because no "dime novels" or similar reading ma terial is wanted. This is not much to ask, and the response should be liberal. To de termine if the book is worth giving to the men in the armed forces, ask yourself this question: “It this a book I would like to keep?” If it is, then don't keep it: turn it in to the Victory Book Drive. An Unpleasant Picture L. A. Warren, a nationally known figure in the food supply field, has presented some interesting figures lor public consideration. Following the government's announced pain l'ur ra tioning of canned goods, Mr. War ren said: ‘'Somewhere along the line a lot of canned goods have disappeared. 1 don't believe that food has been con sumed. It is around, either in pack ed pantries or in warehouses of spec ulators, or still in the canneries. "One of the situations is the dis appearance of the pea pack. The pack in the past has been between 22,000.000 and 23,000,000 cases. This year the government said it wanted 12,000,000 cases. So the pack was upped to 35,000,000 cases. Yet the supply of canned peas has disappeared in sixty days.” All people must join in plans to save or distribute needed food sup plies. Grocery stores are doing their best to apportion food fairly to make supplies go around, before compul sory rationing is inaugurated. All of us can cooperate and help in this ne cessary task. We all know what a run on a bank will do. A run on a food supply will accomplish the same result—misery for all the people. “Legislative Courtesy” An Overworked Term The absurd lengths to which ‘'le gislative courtesy’’ may extend is be ing brought home very forcefully to the unfortunate people of some coun ties in this State at the biennial ses sion of our General Assembly. It is custom to pass practically any mea sure presented by a legislator provid ed it applies only to his county, the supposition being that he is better qualified to judge ‘'local matters’’ than the entire assembly. In most cases the supposition is right. In others, a single man oc casionally sets out to completely rule and govern his county exactly as he sees fit, without regard for the wish es or needs of his people. It is made possible only by the legislature pass ing his “local bills’’ with question. We have the spectacle of one po litical faction in Halifax County go ing about adding five members to the board of county commissioners. These five members—named by a legislator from that county-—have the power, in effect, of nullifying any action taken by the five commissioners Washington County FARMERS: -THIS YEAR Plant PICKLES The Manhattan Produce Exchange, Inc. is now contracting for the produc tion of pickles for delivery at its receiv ing point at the Norfolk Southern Station in Plymouth. We Have Only ONE GRADE And PAY HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Prices will be much higher than last year—No grading, no size, all field run you contract with us. See A. E. Davenporl at Plym outh Hardware Company, Plym outh, or our agent, J. E. Phelps, at Roper, to get the most money for your crop in 1943. Contracts now ready for your signature. J. E. Phelps ROPER, N. C. PHONE 9136 Contracting Agent for Manhattan Produce Exchange, Inc. Farmers Can Obtain Fertilizers for Pickles COMMANDOUGH! stress** Z' v*% V 0ALS. C. S. Treasnir Dept. WSS 7221: elected by the people themselves. This is a vicious practice, and there are other examples even more ridiculous. For instance. Repre sentative Gid Boswell, of Currituck County, has presented one bill, among numerous others, which would have the effect of repealing an act of the national Congress insofar as it applies to Currituck County. Now, Mr. Boswell has made himself a laughingstock to most members of the legislature, but doubtless the people of his county fail to see the because they are to be governed by joke. It is a serious matter for them, the buffoonery passed by the legisla ture in gales of hilarity. With men fighting and dying in the name of democray, such demon strations as our state legislature sometimes present raise the question of whether it is worth it. -• Rejoice And Be Glad By Ruth Taylor Do you remember when you were first studying history and how you wished you could have lived in the exciting days, when the whole face of the world changed overnight? It is those days in which we live today. We do not sense the greatness of the hour because it is too near. We do not fully realize our opportuni ties because of our absorption with the limitations in our accumtomed manner of living. We are face to face with anguish and with heart break. Few' of us but have someone near and dear to us in uniform. To but few of us does not the shrilling of the telephone or the sharp knock up on the door bring a sickening, if mo mentary, fear. We are living in a tragedy and dressing it up in bunting does not disguise the fact. We can not es cape the change the events of today will make in our entire life. But— tragedy has its compensations. An English teacher I once had said “Tragedy is always great and epic. Religious News and Views By Rev. W. B. Daniels, Jr. The Cross— “The true cross, so legend tells us, for many years lay buried under a heap of rubble topped by a pagan ^Helena who dedi cated herself to the ■ search for the true cross. By her or ders the temple was torn down and an l excavation under ; taken. At last her * search was reward ed. And what did I she find? Not one, '■ but three crosses. Which was the true cross? “Like St. Helena we must, if we would be loyal followers of the Cru cified, dedicate our lives to the serv ice of the true cross. And like St. Comedy is made by man—but tra gedy makes men.’’ If this be tragedy—and an entire world at war is tragedy—then what is there at which to rejoice? Tragedy is sorrow, but it is also opportunity. You of the Hood lands —when the river receded, much that was good was gone, but so were shacks and slums. You of the tor nado country—when the high wind struck, good was destroyed, but many buildings that were eyesores went too. You of the coasts—when the hurricane leveled your shores, w-hat did you rebuild? Out of devastation, whether it be flood, wind or war. arises the opportunity to rebuild, and to rebuild upon a firm foundation— to discard the evil and to reinforce the good. We have the opportunity of the ages before us. Once this war is won, we can make, on the ashes of the old, a new world, retaining the good, the progress that men have made, and leaving behind us the pre judices, hatreds, misunderstandings— ***6000 ifmCtiamajeSl^ WITH MORE EFFICIENT R c d i f o r m SOLES BOOKS 1 Among the wide select** of styta and \ sizes of Rediform Sales books and other \ record books, there is the most «ff** \ Cient book for YOUR business Large \ group runs give you low prices and \ our art service will add mdiwjuality \ and extra attractiveness to your \ forms Investigate the PLUS VAL ^ UES of Rediform Books TODAY Roancke Beacon Helena we must first find it. There is an element of choice in all we do, the God-given result of God-given free will. No one else, not even God Himself, can make our choices for us. Making decisions that are strong, wise and fearless, is always a charac teristic of the saints. And so we must choose. Crosses are all around us. We cannot avoid them all. If we would obey our Lord we must take one and carry that through to the end. For our Lord has solemnly warned us. He that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me. "Yes, there are crosses all around us. In dark days like these it would seem that the whole world is on Calvary. Part of the technique in all the false barriers of creed, class of color, which have created the slums of our common life. Jt is this for which we are fighting. It it this hope that is urging our men on the battlefronts on to unequalled feats of daring. the warfare of the Christian is to learn to distinguish the true cross from those of our enemies. For our three-fold enemy the world, the flesh and the devil, flaunts its own parodies of the true cross. Most obvious per haps is that crooked cross of the devil, the swastika. Undoubtedly the most respectable and attractive are ■ the well decorated, well padded cross es. The most deceptive are the mis shapen crosses which the flesh makes through pride and transgressions of ! God’s law, the most beautiful is the cross of Calvary—so when we are overwhelmed by the sadness of the world around us, it will comfort us to remember that our blessed Lord carried only one cross—but by that one He redeemed the world.”—Bul letin. Christ Church, New Bern. Victory Book Drive— "Worthwhile books for service men" may be said to be the theme of the Victory Book Drive now in prog ress in Washigton County in coopera tion with the state-wide campaign. It's an opportunity for all of us to contribute something to the comfort and welfare of men in the armed forces. Search your bookshelves take your contribution of books to Norman Furniture Company. Thought For the Day— "Holy. Holy. Holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.” oxxwxxwxw^^s5*” IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Due to the increasing cost of supplies and practically everything used in the practice of medicine, the undersigned physicians of Plymouth regret to announce they will be forced to increase their fees for medical service, on and after January 1, 1943, as fol lows: House calls during the day, $3; Night calls (between the hours of 9 p. m. and 8 a. m.), $5; Obstetrical cases (cash), $50. The above scale of fees applies within the city limits of Plymouth, and mileage will be added in cases outside this area. Our reluctance to raise our fees can best be understood when we say it is the first increase to be made effective here in more than 20 years. We trust our friends and patrons understand that we have no alterna tive under existing circumstances. Dr. A. Papineau Dr. T. L. Bray Dr. Claudius McGowan TIME MARCHES ON -AND SO DO Tax PENALTIES 1 PER CENT PENALTY Will Be Added To All 1942 Washington County Taxes Which Are Not Paid Before FEBRUARY 1st We urge you to pay your Taxes now and lake advantage of the savings. Penalties will increase every month your taxes remain unpaid after February 1st.. This is required by state law. PAY NOW AND SAVE! J. E. Davenport Tax Collector Washington County
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