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The Roanoke Beacon * * 4 * * * * and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LIV NUMBER 5 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 4, 1943 ESTABLISHED 1889 For Victory... Buy UNITED STATES DEFENSE BONDS * STAMPS I Town opics A banquet will be given at the Le gion Hall here Friday night of next week, February 12, for members of the Plymouth High School band and a number of invited guests. The ban quet will be served by members of parent-teacher association. ,. S. Thompson and Abe Adler were in New York and other north ern centers last week, seeking to purchase their spring merchandise. They said goods were difficult to ob tain; and. although they placed numerous orders, they are doubtful as to how much will actually be de livered to them. The Plymouth Parent-Teacher Association will hold its Febru ary meeting in the school adui torium here Wednesday after noon of next week at 3:45, ac cording to Mrs. W. V. Hays, pres ident. All members of the asso ciation, especially the parents, are urged to attend. Lieut W. Blount Rodman, formerly associated with Z V. Norman in the practice of law here, is not an artil lery instructor as reported here sev eral week ago. He is serving with a regular unit of the field artillery at Fort Sill. Okla., Battery E. 18th F. A. Brinson Cox. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cox here, is now at the Navy primary flying school at the Univer sity of South Carolina, Columbia. He is receiving dual flying instruction and writes that he enjoys flying more than anything he has ever done. He asks all his friends here to write to him. The month of January was the best in the history of the town for tax colections, according to Chief of Po lice P. W. Brown. Mr. Brown col lected over $10,500 during the period, or aproximately one-third of the to tal levy. Total collections of 1942 taxes now stand at $16,000, he said. If the groundhog came out Tuesday, February 2, at noon, he certainly saw his shadow, which means that this section is in for 40 days of bad weather, accord ing to the old saying. Tuesday had more the appearance of a spring day than a mid-winter; and householders whose fuel supply is running low are cer tainly hoping there isn’t any thing to the groudhog tradition. Old tooth paste and shaving cream tuges, collected by local druggists and other retailers, should be sent to wholesalers, who will in turn deliver them to the Tin Salvage Institute, avoiding t» r. 13ruce Bateaitrja^Ci vilian Defense Chairman here. An old tube must be turned in when ever a new tube is bought, and many local retailers have collected a big supply without knowing what to do with it. A few herring, first of the 1943 run in Roanoke River were caught at Jamesville last week, presaging the opening of a fishing season. This does not mean as much in this sec tion as it did in former years, when millions of Roanoke herring were caught at the Hampton Fisheries, located just above the pulp mill. The fisheries have not been operated for several years now. Special Service for Lions Sunday Night Members of the Plymouth Lions Club are to be special guests at the Methodist church Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Special music will be furnished by the choir and the Rev. O. L. Hardwick, the pastor, will preach on some civic subject. All members of the Lions Club and their families will occupy the center sec tion of the church auditorium. The Rev. Mr. Hardwick will preach a short sermon at 11 o’clock Sunday morning on “The Mind of Christ.” The public is cordially invited to attend all services, both morning and evening. Band To Give Concert Here On February 26th L. W. Zeigler, director of the Plym outh High School Band, announced yesterday that plans are being made for a free public concert to be given at the courthouse here on Friday night, February 26, at 8 p. m. Tire program to be presented will feature the different songs of the various branches of the aimed services. Total Value of All War Bonds Sold in County Last Month in Excess $100,000 In maturity value, the sale of V. S. Government securities in Washington County last month was over S100.000, although all of this amount will not be eredited against the county War Bond quota for the month. II. E. Beam, county chairman of bond sales, yesterday report ed that the sale of series E War Bonds for the month amounted to S62.006.25, issue price, and S82.700 maturity value. In ad dition. series F bonds maturing at S20.000 (issue price. S14.200) were sold and S200 worth of series G bonds. Only the series E bonds are credited to the county quota for the month, which was S25.410. Maturity value of all bonds sold totaled S102.900. Included in the totals above were Roper sales of S2,100, ma turity value, and Creswell sales of S4.900. also maturity value, all of them series E bonds. January sales were the highest on record for any single month since war was ddared. In addition. War Stamp sales at the Plymouth post office are averaging about 92,000 weekly. Regular Meeting of County Board Held Routine Business Transact ed; Fix Compensation Of Tax Listers -® Routine business was the order of the day at the monthly meeting of the county comissioners here last Monday. Chairman of the Board Earnest G. Arps was back on the job after being out last month on account of illness, and the other two com missioners, J. C. Knowles, of Roper, and H. W. Pritchett, of Creswell. were also on hand. A. T. C. Holmes was allowed S3 for a sheep killed by a dog. Lawrence Homablue. John Curling and Joseph Hornablue appeared as witnesses for Mr. Holmes, and the commissioners arrived at $3 as a fair price by check ing back on the tax books and allow ing one-third more than the valua tion placed on the animal when it was listed for taxation. The county agent's report for January was presented by W. V. Hays. The board approved the employ ment of a clerk to record a number of instruments left in the office of the clerk of the superior court before the present officer took charge. Pay of the clerk was fixed at $60 per month. The commissioners decided on compeii-utifit.-of is., list _rs at $5 ;r day for the actual number of days spent in listing during the month of January. No extension of time was granted for late listers this year. 3 Children Slightly Hurt Last Week in School Bus Accideni -s One Bus Stops To Let Off Passengers, Rammed by Another Trailing -® Three children were injured, none seriously, last Thursday afternoon, when two school busses, operating out of the Roper school, were involved in an accident near Pleasant Grove, on highway 64. So far as can be learn ed here today, all of those injured are recovering in a satisfactory man ner. According to Highu.»j Patrolman M. B. Stewart, who investigated the accident, one of the busses was trail ing the other and rammed into the back of the front bus when it stop ped to let some of its passengers off. Ruth Gurganus was thrown against the iron railing at the back of the driver’s seat and hurt about the neck. Her sister, Lucy Gurganus, suffered an abrasion on the head, and Alice Marie Davenport was bruised about the nose and face. All three were passengers on the second bus, The patrolman said the front bus, driven by Thomas Franklin Daven port, had made all the proper sig nals for stopping; while the driver of the second bus; John Speight Lil ley, said the brakes on his bus failed to hold, which caused his vehicle to ram the one in front. Tire busses were not seriously damaged. The ac cident occured in front of the home of M. S. Phelps, where the front bus had stopped to let several children get off. Delinquent Retailers Advised To File Ceiling-Price Schedules Immediately Retail merchants of Washing ton County are advised by War Price and Rationing Board offic ials to get their price-ceiling schedules into the hands of the board as soon as possible. The panel which has charge of en forcing and checking compliance with price-ceiling regulations, composed of Carl L. Bailey, chair man, W. T. Freeman and J. E. Westray, is setting up files for each retailer in the county and taking other necessary steps be fore beginning its work. It Is stated that a great many retailers have not yet filed their original schedule* of prloe cell ings, which was supposed to have been done last year; and, while every consideration will be given those who have failed to file, it should be done in the immediate future to avoid complications. In addition to the original schedules, retailers are supposed to file sup plemental lists each month cover items added during the preced ing month. Practically all retailers are cov ered by price-ceiling regulations, and those who are not sure about their status are advised to get in touch with members of the price ceiling panel, who will be glad to advise and assist them in any powibl* manner. Blackout Signals To Be Changed 17th by Order General Drum 2-Minute Steady Blast To Herald Alert; Other Regulations -® Uniform regulations governing blackouts and air-raid warnings have been set up for the Eastern Military Area, which embraces North Caro lina. by order of Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, commanding general of the Eastern Defense Command and the First Army. The regulations become effective at 12:01 a. m. Wednesday. February 17, and will cause several changes in existing rulings in the Plymouth area. The principal changes deal with the method of signaling alerts and blackouts to the public here. Three types of signals are provided, the mo bilization and blackout 'Blue) sig nal: the air raid (Red) signal: and the all clear (White) signal. Chief Air Raid Warden P. W. Brown out lines them as follows: The "Blue" signal, calling for mo bilization and blackout, will be a steady long note on the fire siren, lasting approximately two minutes. Upon sounding of this signal, civilian defense forces will mobilize, house and street lights will be extinguished if at night, traffic is permitted to move slowly with headlights at low or depressed beam, and pedestrians will be allowed to continue move I)'.. -r The "Red" or air raid signal will be sounded by short blasts of the fire siren, or rising and falling notes, continuing for approximately two minutes. This calls for complete blackout, cars must be pulled to curb, halted and lights extinguished. Pe destrians must take shelter at near est house, and streets must be clear of all traffic. The "White.” or all-clear signal, will be given by turning on street livhts It is stated that the "Red'’ or "Blue” signal may be sounded at any time, and local people are advised to be able to recognize them immediate ly. The “blue” signal will be a steady two-minute blast of the siren and means that a partial blackout is in force, although traffic and pedes trians may continue to move. The “red" signal, two minutes of rising and falling notes or short blasts of the siren, calls for total blackout and cessation of all traffic. It is stated that the “blue” signal may precede the “red” signal, although this is not true in all cases; but in all cases the “red” singal will be fol lowed by a “blue” singal before the all-clear is given. The above ruling may be confusing at first, but it simply means that af ter the “red" signal has been sound ed for total blackout, the “all-clear” will not be sounded until after a period of partial blackout, signaled by' the “blue.” or steady note signal. In the past the sounding of the si ren during a blackout meant “all clear." In the future, the sounding of the steady note on the siren during a total blackout means that traffic and pedestrians may resume move ment, but house lights mast remain off and a partial blackout is in force until the streets lights are turned on again, heralding the “all clear.” Since an unexpected test blackout is likely to be called in this sec tion at any time, Civilian Defense of ficials rage all local people to fami liarize themselves with the various signals listed above in order that they may be ready. Negro Stabbed in Affray JSaturday Joe Lassiter, colored, was critically stabbed and cut by John Wesley Brown, also colored, following an ar gument in front of Aaron Cooper’s Cafe on Monroe Street last Saturday night about 10:30. Lassiter was re moved to a Rocky Mount hospital, and was last reported to be in a cri tical condition, while Brown was ar rested at his home a short time after the affray by Sheriff J. K. Reid and Policeman George Coburn and is be ing held without bond, pending the outcome of Lassiter’s injuries. The cause of the fight could not be learned. Neither man had been drink ing, the officers said. Lassiter was stabbed in the chest and the lower part of his lung completely severed, according to raports. Building and Loan Office Here Moved To Town Building -<$> Moye W. Spruill Is Again Secretary; To Offer New Savings Plan Soon -® Due to the fact that her income tax service is demanding most of her time. Miss Martha Hornthal this week resigned as secretary and treasurer of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association; and the di rectors, in a special meeting Tues day, elected Moye W. Spruill to suc ceed her. Mr. Spruill had previously served as secretary of the association from the time it was organized in 1937 until last spring. Effective immediately, the office and records of the association are being moved from Miss Homthal’s office to the city clerk’s office in the municipal building. All installment payments and other transactions re lated to the asosciation will be made at the municipal building in the fu ture. Auditors from the State Insurance Department and the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation are here this week to make their annual audit of the affairs of the association. They declare that the financial af fairs of the association are in splen did shape and that it is functioning on a satisfactory and sound basis. Despite the loss of revenue occasion ed by cessation of all building acti vities due to the war. the association has materially increased its assets in the past 12 months. It is understood that a new type of savings program will be launched at the regular meet ing of the directors next Wednesday; and. although the rate of earnings has been decreased due to inability to lend money for new buildings, the in terest rate is still above that offered by practically all other saving, insti tutions. The Plymouth association is a member of the North Carolina Build ing and Loan League, the Federal Home Loan Bank, and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corpora tion. Through the latter institution all savings up to $5,000 are fully in sured by the Federal Government. Cannery at Mackeys Is Getting Ready to Operate This Year -® Seeking Contracts for To mato Acreage; Also To Can Fish and Roe -9 Preparations are now underway by the Welaka Pish & Produce Com pany, of Mackeys, to open its large cannery there within a little more than a month. The company will process herrings and herring roe at the start of the season, and then aft er fishing drops off sometime in May, will turn to the canning of tomatoes. The firm is seeking to make con tracts With farmers of the section to produce tomatoes for delivery at the cannery, and more than 300 acres can be cared for by the plant. It is announced that if ceiling prices permit, the prices to be paid for tomatoes at the Mackeys plant will be higher than they were last season. They will handle both green wraps and ripe . with a guarantee of 20 cents for ripe tomatoes. Seed can be bought from the Davenport Hard ware Company here and from Swain & Davenport in Mackeys. It is ex plained that seed may be purchased on credit and payment deducted as deliveries are made to the plant. It was also stated that fertilizer is avail able for the production of tomatoes. The Federal Government is appeal ing for increased quantities of both canned tomatoes and processed fish and fish products this year, and op erators of the Mackeys plant hope to greatly enlarge their output this season. They are beginning their fourth year there. The cannery is operated by Perry & Belch, of Colerain, and will be under the active direction of A. T. Belch, jr. They expect to begin op erations about the middle of March, when the catch of fish can be de pended upon to keep the plant run ning full blast. From 75 to 100 peo ple will be employed at the cannery at the height of the season, Mr. Belch said. In addition to buying fish trom in ■ dependent commercial fishermen in the Mackeys seetion, the Welaka plant will also operate about 6 to 8 nets of their own this year. Here tofore they have depended on local fishermen to keep them supplied, but this year the labor shortage may af fect the supply, and ">enre they plan to do some of their own fishing. As a rule, some fish are caught as early as February 15, but it is usually near ly a month later before the volume justifies opening the canning plant. A great deal of fish is iced and shipped fresh early in the season, while later it is both canned and corned before shipping. Last season the plant canned about 4,500 cases of roe, 4,300 cases of her ring, 5,000 cases of tomatoes, and in addition handled nearly 2,000.000 salt and fresh fish. Spotting Post to Begin Operation Next Week Meeting Scheduled Tonight Postponed To Next Thursday ® Construction Is Delayed by Weather Last Week; To Be Completed Today -@ Held up by bad weather last week, actual construction of the aircraft observation post here is being com pleted today, and only the painting and installation of furnishings re main before it will be declared ready for operation. The meeting to in struct volunteer observers, originally scheduled to be held tonight, has been postponed until Thursday night of next week, it was learned from Edward S. 'Ted) Blount, chief ob server. and very likely it will be the latter part of next week before the post is put in full-time operation on a 24-hour basis. Lieutenants R. E. Manchee, Nor folk ground observer officer, and Al bert H. Pvatt. public relations officer, will be at the meeting here Thursday night of next week. A sound motion picture showing the operation of the aircraft warning system will be pre sented. and the general public is in vited and urged to attend. Those who have volunteered to act as ob servers are especially urged to be present, as it is planned to explain their duties at the meeting, which will be held at the courthouse at 8 p. m. Additional volunteers still are be ing sought by Mr. Blount to help man the post here. So far. Ill persons have signified their willingness to serve, including 55 women and 56 men. Mr. Blount explains that the more volunteers there are. the less work there will be for the individual observers. It is hoped to secure suf ficient volunteers so that each per son will only have to serve about two hours each week or every other week. More than double the present number of volunteers can be used, the chief observer indicated. -<ft Play at Creswell School Tomorrow -® Creswell.—The home economics department of Creswell High School, under the direction of Miss Beulah White, will sponsor a three-act play, "Tempest and Sunshine,” Friday, February 5th. Two performances wil be given, at 2:30 and 8 p. m. A small admission will be charged, with the proceeds being used to buy fur niture for the school. The public Is invited and urged to attend. The entire action of the play takes place in the living room of a Ken tucky plantation home. The cast been carefully selected, and the characterizations should be especial ly well presented. Rehearsals have been in progress for several weeks. The cast of characters includes the following: Billy Bennett, Virginia Woodley. Katy Spruill. Nettie Hath away, Clyde Smithson, jr„ Eva Liver man. Norma Belanga, Margie Oliver, Wallace Davenport and Francis Peele. Evelyn Belanga is assistant direc tor of the play. Eulalie Patrick is chairman of the stage managers, the other being Bessie Lee Albertson, Adell Phelps and Christine Cuthrell. The publicity committee is composed of Oneclia Davis, chairman: Gloria Craddock, Rosalind Davenport. Emily Enfield, and Ella Spruill. -® Bond Sale Report Made By School at Creswell Creswell.—War Bonds and stamps totalling $3,280.40 were purchased at the Creswell High school Monday of last week, according to reports. Sales Monday of this week amounted to $76.40. ■ ——- •— ■. .— Old-Time Revival Now in Progress at Roper Church —s Roper.—An old-time revival meet ing began at the Roper Pentecostal Holliness Church last Saturday night, conducted by the Rev. Chaplin Stepro, of the U. S. Army Air Corps, of West Virginia, assisted by the- Rev. Jesse McCloud, pastor of the church. Other visiting ministers are expected to attend and take part. Special music and singing are features of the services, which begin each night at 8 o'clock. Tire public is cordially in vited to attend. Over $216 Realized by Christmas Seal Drive Mrs. A. J. Byrd, county chairman, this week reported that $216.21 was raised during the Red Cross Christ mas Seal Drive, which was brought to a close January 31 Of the total amount collected $156.12 will be re tained for tuberculosis work in the county. Last year the total amount raised in this campaign was $161 Mrs. Byrd, as president of the Wo man's Club, which sponsored the campaign, wishes to thank everyone in the county who helped to make t a success. Want More Books Ftir Service Men Mrs. \Y. H. Smith, chairman of the Victory Book Campaign for Washington County, issued the following statement this week: “Several very good books were contributed to the Victory Bonk Campaign last week. Please, won't yon help make the drive a success in Plymouth by giving a. really good book from your li brary? All you have to do is take your book down to Norman's Fur niture Store and place it in the window. The boys will be so thankful.'' Milton Ambrose, of Creswell, Dies After Illness Two Months Well Known Farmer Passes In Columbia Hospital; Funeral Monday -« Creswell.—Milton Ambrose, well known farmer of this section, died at the Columbia hospital Sunday night after an illness of about two months The son of Jesse Harrison and Nan cy Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose was bom near Creswell and lived in the sec tion all of his life. He was 57 years of age. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon by the pas tor of the Columbia Methodist church, and interment followed in the family cemetery. Mr. Ambrose was a member of the Methodist church and generally recognized as a hard worker and a quiet and use ful citizen. Besides his widow. Mrs. Victoria Godwin Ambrose, he is survived by three sons: Daston Ambrose, of Plym outh: Phillip and Chesleigh Ambrose, of Creswell; and ten grandchildren. He also leaves one brother, W. H. Ambrose, and a half-brother. W. T. Phelp Pall-bearers were Woodley Am brose, Dewey Phelps. Chestre Daven port, Phillip Spruill, Edgar Woodley and H. L. Davenport. New Books on Pay Shelf at Library -1 The Washington County Public Li brary is this week establishing a pay shelf. On this shelf will be placed the newest books, and they may be rented for a week for 10 cents, or for half a week for 5 cents. After the books have been on > shelf for several weeks, they will be taken off and put in general circu lation, and newer books are put on the pay shelf in their places. The following books are to be found on the pay shelf at this time: “Good-Bye To Katharine.” Allene Corless: “The Open Door,” Floyd Van Keuren; "Blackout in Gretley,” J. B. Priestly: “Mrs. Parkington, ' Louis Bromfield: "Hostages." Stefan Heym; “A Circle in the Dark." Helen Hull Wide Is the Gate.” Upton Sin clair; "The Looking Glass,” William March: "Tropic Moon," George Sim eon; “The Sea Is So Wide,” Evelyn Eaton: "Bury Me Not.” William Francis. -$ Only One Case Tried in Recorder’s Court Tuesday -® Only one case was tried again this week in Washington County Record er's Court, and the judgment of Judge Edward L. Owens failed to stick in that case. Preston Marshall, colored, of Plymouth. R. F D., was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. He was found guilty of sim ple assault by the recorder and fined $10 and the costs of the action, but he entered an appeal to the superior court. Ration Information Direct From Office Of Local Board Here -9 Certificates Must Be Used Before Expiration Date: No Renewals -9 Following are some notes and in formation relative to various phases of the ration program, as gathered at the office of the local War Price and Rationing Board during the past week: Certificates for the purchase of tires, boots, or any other articles on the rationed list must be used before the expiration date, and in the fu ture no renewals or extensions will be granted. It is explained that when these certificates are allowed to lapse, the county quota for the month they were issued is reduced by that much. The rationing board advises that when the article authorized by the certificate is not available, the cer tificate should be turned over to the supplier to hold until the article comes in. In this manner the cer tificate does not expire in 30 days, as w’ould be the case should the con sumer keep it. Tire inspectors are urgently re quested to list the tires of each car in the order of their need for re placement or repair List the worst tire first, then on down in order to the best tire, which should be listed last This enables the board to al - lowr replacements where most need ed, when it is not possible to grant requests for repair or replacement of all the tires certified. Matters which are to be brought to the attention of the rationing board at its regular meeting each Thursday night must be in the office by Wednesday. If they come in later than Wednesday, they will be held over until Thursday of the fol lowing week. This ruling is made be cause of the increasing demands be ing made on the board and also be cause a great deal of material must necessarily be looked up in connec • tion with applications before the board can pass on them. No. 3 fuel oil coupons may be used for about two more weeks, but they should be turned over to dealers for due bills when the owner does not have storage space for oil due him on these coupons. Off’ciai inspectors should not rec ommend new tires when it is possible to recap the old ones. Continued lax inspections will result in inspectors being discontinued, according to in formation from the state OPA office. Before certifying to the need of new tires, the old ones must be removed from the rim and examination made to determine if the carcass can be recapped. Individuals may apply for only one pair of rubber boots at the time. Employers may apply for more than one pair, but they must be all of the same type. Certificates are good for 30 days from the date of issuance. Persons inducted into the armed forces must return all their ration books to the board, except that the basic ’A" gasoline book may be re tained if he still owns his automobile and it is being used by someone en titled to use it. All other ration books or coupons must be returned to the board. The ration books of all deceased persons must be also returned to the ration board, except that the basic "A" gasoline book may be re tained by any person entitled to use the automobile for which the book was issued. -<$■' —. Mrs. S. A. Ward Elected Auxiliary Vice President -« Mrs. Sidney A. Ward, who repre sented the Woman's Auxiliary of Grace Episcopal church at the Dioce san convention in Washington last week, was elected vice president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Dio cese of East Carolina. In her posi tion as vice president of the Diocesan organization. Mrs. Ward will super vise the work of the various branches of the Woman’s Auxiliary located in the Convocation of Edenton. Mrs. Ward was also elected dele gate to the triennial convention of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America. Town Council Takes Steps To Begin Foreclosure Delinquent Tax Accounts The Town Council, at its reg ular meeting Monday night, ap pointed a committee to employ an attorney to begin foreclosure proceedings against property on which taxes have not been paid lor 1940 and prior years. Town Councilman E. E. Harrell was named chairman of the commit tee to make the necessary ar rangements. with Councilman J. Roy Manning and Tax Collector r 4V. Brown appointed the oth er members. Steps to enforce collection of past-due tax accounts have been under consideration by the coun rilmen for some time, but action in the past has been held up for one reason or another. The com mittee named Monday night was empowered to contract with an attorney to institute the proceed ings on a commission basis: the attorney to receive 25 per cent of the amount of the past-due ac counts. 12 > 2 per cent when the taxes are paid and the other 12' per cent when the job is com pleted. Delinquent taxpayers are advised that they can pay now and save the costs that will be added when proceeding are in stituted. The council also decided Tues day not to require the purchase of city auto license tags this year. This action was taken due to the difficulty of obtaining plates or 1 tabs at this late date.
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