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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 15, 1943 For Victory... Bay Burra STATES DEED'S! BONDS * STAMPS VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 15 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Miss Francis, a representative of the American Red Cross, was here yesterday to investigate the need of victims of the tornado which swept over portions of Washington and Martin counties Monday. Stanford Mizell, former employee of the Plymouth Theatre here, was recently promoted to the grade of corporal and made an airplane-repair crew chief at the Municipal Air Base in Philadelphia, where he is now sta tioned. He entered the service May 14 last year and attended airplane mechanics schools at Keesler Field, Miss., and Detroit, Mich., before be ing assigned to Philadelphia. P. W. Brown, supervisor of the ground observation posts in Washington County, requests tiie person who borrowed a pair of binoculars from the local post to return them immediately. The missing field glasses, which were only loaned by the owner for the convenience of observers, have been missing for several days. Mrs. Katherine B. James, a third officer (second lieutenant) in the Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corps, has been spending several days here this week. Lieutenant James has been stationed at the induction center at Milwaukee, Wis., since she complet ed the WAAC training course at Des Moines, Iowa, several months ago. Thomas Williford Alnsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ainsley, of Mack eys, has been promoted to private first class at St. Petersburg, Fla., where he is now stationed. Pfc. Ains ley entered the Army at Camp Lee, Va., July 8th last year. Directors of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association at their regular meeting last night voted to Invest $20,000 In the VA per cent Treasury Bonds. This amount will help out con siderably on Washington Coun ty's $38,900 bond quota for this month. Major Brook F. Read and daugh ter. Elizabeth, visited Major Read’s mother, Mrs. Claudia Read, here during the week-end. Major Read has been stationed at Camp Camp bell, Tenn., but is being transferred to Atlanta, Ga. Former County Commisisoner and Mrs. E. F. Swain, of Creswell, this week visited their daughter, Mrs. W. S. Bowen, and son, Paui T. Swain, and their families near here. TVie Red Croffe War Fund Drive t - .ii was this we k boosted to $4,316.44 by the following con tributions: Charlotte McNair $1, Mrs. J. E. Singleton SI, and Ro per white school $35.40. The county oversubscribed Its $2,700 quota by $1,616.44, or 60 per cent. Ensign C. O. Armstrong, USNR, was here for a few hours on his way to Norfolk, where he was to report for duty Sunday. A former teacher and coach in the local schools, En sign Armstrong taught for two years at Zebulon before entering the serv ice last December and reporting to Harvard University for an indoc trination corse. Mrs. Armstrong is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mayo, of Plymouth. Private B. Owen Dupree received his honorable discharge from the Ordnance Corps of the U. S. Army this week and has returned to his home here. He entered the service last year and was released under the provision allowing men over 38 years of age to return to civilian work. He has been stationed at Westover Field, Mass., near Boston, for several months. -® Julian E. Boyette Died Last Week in Kinston -® Funeral rites were held in Kinston last Thursday for Julian E. BoyeH’. step-son of Mrs. John B. Carlisle, oi Plymouth. Mr. Boyette died at his home in Kinston Wednesday after noon f blowing a brief illness. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Walter C. Ball, Methodist min ister there, and burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery. In addition to his step-mother, Mrs. John B. Carlisle, of Plymouth, Mr. Bo,\ ette is survived by his widow, Mrs. E\.lyn Justice Boyette, of Kin ston; one daughter, Sylvia Jean Boy ette, of Indianapolis, Ind.; one sister, Mrs. Harvey E. Wyndham, of Ports mouth, Va.; and two brothers, Sam uel Ward and Billie Gordon Carlisle, of Plymouth. Employment Office Seeking Labor for Farms and Industries of This Section Men of this section who want work in essential occupations at good pay no longer need make trips away from home, according to C. M. Taylor, manager of the new United States Employment Service office in the courthouse here. There are plenty of jobs at good pay in the three counties served by the local office, Wash ington, Bertie and Tyrrell, Mr. Taylor said this week. Both tenant farmers and day laborers for the lumbering in dustry are urgently needed. The manager said that he had many more requests for labor than he was able to fill, and he urges all who want work to register to register at the employment serv ice office in the courthouse here as soon as possible. The local office of the employ ment service was designed to co operate and work with farmers and industrial concerns in the three counties. The migration of labor from one section to another is not encouraged, as it is hoped to supply employers from a reg ister of men who already live in this area. So far the demand has exceeded the supply, and Mr. Taylor is anxious to have every person who wants work to regis ter at the office here. Closing Program for Local School Begins Tonight; Finals 30th $3.50 Per 1,000 Is Ceiling Price For Tobacco Plants Farmers are advised that a ceil ing price of $3.50 per 1,000 has been placed on tobacco plants, according to the local war price and rationing board. No farmer may charge more than this amount for tobacco plants this season, and they are warned not to pay more than the $3.50 ceiling if they have to buy plants. -« AgainUrge Spoilers To Aid in Keeping Post Here Manned Several Have Neglected To Serve Watches as Sched uled Recently Things have not been going along any too well at the local spotting post for the past week or so, according to 'Ved Blount, chte' observer, and F. W. 3rown, head of observation posts for the district. In the first place, a number of people have neglected to serve their watches; and then some of the observers have not taken pro per care of the property while it was in their charge. It has become necessary to paint the inside of the tower again, due to dinginess caused by allowing the oil stove to bum too high. The pair of binoculars borrowed for the conven ience of spotters has been removed, and is being sought by officials. However, “absenteeism” is one of the chief problems post officials are running up against. Not only do some observers fail to show up for their watches, but they do not notify the officials. This results in the post being left unmanned for several hours at a time, as it has been on several occasions recently. uoservers are earnestly requesucu to keep up with the schedule, which is published weekly in this paper. If they find they cannot serve the hours delegated to them, they are then urged to notify the captain for their particular day or the chief observer, so that other arrangements may be made. Although more volunteers are need ed for the post here, no one is called to serve more often than two hours every 15 days in the case of women observers, or three hours every 26 days in the case of men observers. This is a very small contribution when all is said and done, and those who have volunteered are asked to carry their share of the load. It is no more one person’s job than it is another’s; and it entails very little sacrifice when all pull together. Service as ground observers is pure ly voluntary, and Army Air Force headquarters declare it is a vitally important work in connection with the training of aviators assigned to the Norfolk defense area. And there is always the possibility that this or some other post may prevent a sur prise bombing by enemy fliers if it is always manned and ready. 40 Examined, 39 Fitted With Glasses at Clinic Held Here Thursday Last Week A clinic for the examination of eyes and fitting of glasses was held at the county welfare office in the courthouse here Thursday of last week. Miss Ursula Bate man, county superintendent of welfare, said that about 75 per sons attended the clinic, although only about 40 of them could be examined by the single physician in attendance. This was the sec ond clinic of its kind to be held here this year, the other having been held in February. Dr. Broun, of Roanoke Rapids, was the examining phiscian, and glasses were fitted for 39 persons by J. B. Wynn, representative of an optical firm. Three operative cases were found by the exam ining physician, including one 9-year-old child who had two cat aracts. The three patients will go to Raleigh some time in May for operations, the cost of which will be borne by charitable agen cies, it is understood. Those who were able paid for their own glasses at the clinic last week, while the local Lions Club helps some of those finan cially unable to pay for them. Arrangement* for the clinic were made by the welfare department. -- Annual Sermon at Episcopal Church Sunday Morning -® Senior Play, “Bashful Bob by,” at School Auditor ium Tonight -• The commencement program for the Plymouth High School was an nounced this week by Principal R. B. Trotman, beginning with the sen ior class play at the high school au ditorium tonight at 8 o’clock and con tinuing through the graduating ex ercises on Friday, April 30, which will be the final day of school. The pub lic is cordially invited and urged to attend any or all of the programs. Following is a resume of the com mencement schedule: Thursday night, April 15, at 8 p. m„ the seniors will present their class play, “Bashful Bobby,” at the high school auditorium. This is the first senior class play to be presented here since 1939, and it Is hoped to make it one of the outstanding events of the school year. The class of 1943 has exceptional dramatic ability, and an excellent performance is assured all who attend. A small admission will be charged. Sunday, April 18, the commence ment sermon will be preached in Grace Episcopal church at 11 a.m. by the rector, Rev. William B. Dan iels, jr. The commencement ser mons are rotated annually among the various churches. It is under stood that there will be no other serv ices in town at the 11 o’clock hour Sunday morning, and all the congre gations will join in making this union service a success. The Plymouth High School Band will give a concert on Tuesday, April 27, at 8 p.m., in the high school gym nasium. The program will be under the supervision of L. W. Zeigler, di rector of the band. me class mgnc program will oe presented Thursday night, April 29, at 8 p.m., In the high school auditor ium. This will be in the nature of a playlet, “The Open Road,” and an entertaining program is assured. Graduation exercises, bringing to a close the school year, will be held in the Plymouth Theatre on Friday morning, April 30, at 11 o’clock. Principal R. B. Trotman will present the diplomas, while the principal speakers will be members of the sen ior class, including Gerald Furbee, Ruby Bowen, Frances Basinger and Louise Nobles. The salutatory will be delivered by Lois Menuier, and the valedictory by Vivien Sitterson. There are 25 members of the grad uating class this year, as follows: Ge neva Alexander, Myrtle Allen, Fran ces Basinger, Ruby Bowen, Julia Ruth Brown, Helen Darden, Ruby Grimes, Annie Mable Hooker, Dale McCoy, Lois Meunier, Louise Nobles, Nancy Paul, Vivien Sitterson. Stella Long, Mamie Clyde Skiles, Joyce Robbins, Iris White, Newman Allen, C. E. Ayers, jr., Maurice Bateman, Dewitt Darden, Alton Mayo, Gerald Furbee, John Hays. Check 34 Children At Creswell Clinic Creswell.—Nearly 40 children were examined at the pre-school clinic held here Wednesday of last week by Dr. S. V. Lewis, of the district health department, sponsored by the Creswell Parent-Teacher Association. Dr. W. H. Harrell, local physician, assisted Miss Marie Farley, of the health department, and Mrs. Savage, Scuppernong Farm nurse, in exam ining the children. Thirty-four children were immunized against smallpox and piphtheria. Tlio.se helping the local chairman, Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, were Miss Chris tine Lawrence, Mrs. Mabel Stillman, Mrs. Joe Baker Davenport, Mrs. Clyde Smithson and Mrs. Sidney Smithson. The last three named completed the home nursing course given in Febru ary. $100,000 Worth War Bonds Sold in Drive For Goal of $138,9gr Roughly Three-Fourths of Quota for Month Has Been Sold With more than two-thirds of the quota already sold up to today and only half of the month gone, H. E. Beam, county chairman of War Bond sales, is confident that Wash ington County bond sales will reach the goal of $138,900 set for the month. Exact figures on sales at this time are not available, since reports are not in from Roper and Creswell, but the bank and postoffice in Plym outh along have already sold around $100,000 worth of all types of bonds, Mr, Beam said today. Several large individual sales have been made, one of them to the Plym outh Building and Loan Association, the directors of which last night de cided to purchase $20,000 In the 2V2 Per Cent Treasury Bonds. However, it is the hundreds of small purchasers; those who buy the $25, $50, $100 and once in a while a $500 bond, who must put the county over the top. No plans have yet been made for a direct house-to house convass here, but many of them are already responding in a splendid manner, the county chair man said. Many workers are already buying bonds regularly out of their current income, but they are now expected to lend extra money to their govern ment during the Second War Loan campaign, which started Monday and continues through the remain der of April. No matter whether they buy the familiar series E bonds or 2’/2 per cent bonds or 2 per cent bonds or tax certificates, they will be doing their part to make the drive a success in this county, the chairman The following five bits of advice are offered for the average man in Washington County to remember during the Second War Loan cam paign : 1. Divert every cent not absolute ly needed for food, shelter and other necessities of life during the next two weeks, into the purchase of ex tra War Bonds an other 2nd War Loan securities—at least one Bond a week. 2. Buy these extra Bonds by sac rificing and foregoing some of the things you have been planning to buy in the next two weeks. 3. The government needs Bond dollars in addition to the amounts you now are investing through Pay roll Savings. 4. After you have made personal sacrifices and have bought extra Bonds, see that every member of the family makes similar sacrifices. 5. If you handle all of your house hold’s income, make a blanket pur chase of several extra Bonds with the money saved by cutting down on all unnecessary spending. Guy R. Walers Dies Suddenly Monday At PulpPlant Here Funeral Held Wednesday For Well-Known Young Man of Jamesville ———— Guy R. Waters, popular Jamesville young man, died suddenly while working at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company here Mon day morning at 9 o’clock. Appar ently the victim of a heart attack, Mr. Waters had not complained of being ill, and was thought to be in very good health even up to the time he was stricken. The son of Lloyd F. and Mrs. Fan nie Jenkins Waters, he was born near Jamesville 33 years ago, the 12th of last June. He spent a greater part of his life on the farm. He was married in April. 1932, to Miss Mae Overton, of Jamesville. Soon after the pulp company began operations here, he entered its employ and has been there since, working as a ma chinist. Mr. Waters was a member of the Corinth Free Will Baptist church for about 10 years and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Besides his wife and parents, he leaves four children, Guy, jr., Doro thy, Helen and Jacquelyn, all of Jamesville, and one brother, Larry Waters, of Saavnnah, Ga. Funeral services were conducted from the Corinth church Wednesday by his pastor, the Rev. D. W. Alex ander, of Bethel. Interment was made in the church yard there. -$ Regular Services Sunday At Zion’s Chapel Church -® Regular services will be held at the Zion Chapel Christian church next Sunday by the Rev. D. W. Ar nold, pastor, of Washington. Preach ing services will begin at 11 o’clock in the morning and at 8 p. m. Sun day school will be held as usual at 10 a. m. by J. C. Knowles, superin tendent. The public is cordially Invited to attend all the services. E. L. Davenport Farm ft ear Here Struck by Tornado Late Monday Buildings Totally Destroyed; No One Injured Seriously Family Miraculously Es caped When House Was Demolished No lives were lost, but several peo pel were injured and property dam age amounting to thousands of dol lars was done in this section late Monday afternoon by tornadic winds which swept over several Eastern North Carolina Counties. Damage in Washington County centered around the farmsteads of E. L. Davenport and J. H. Allen, about six miles from Plymouth on High way 97. Every building on the farm of Mr. Davenport was smashed into kindling wood, including his two story 8-room residence, several hogs and about 40 chickens were killed, his horse and other livestock serious ly injured. Mrs. Davenport was slightly hurt when she fell while climbing out of the debris of their home after the storm. A tobacco barn was completely swept away and a tenant house unroofed on the Al len farm. It is considered nothing less than a miracle that Mr. and Mrs. Daven port and their 7-year-old son escap ed death or serious injury. They were in the house at time, the storm struck, about 6:30 Monday Afternoon, and not a single timber was left standing, yet none of them received a scratch. Mr. Davenport stood on the back borch and watched the approach of the “twister," which he described as a funnel-shapped black cloud accom panied by a tremendous roaring noise. Mrs. Davenport and their lit tle son. Fred, remained in the kit chen and held onto the heavy iron range. The storm cut a swath several hundred feet wide through the woods at the back of their farm, twisting off large trees at if they were twigs. It demolished Mr. Davenport's house, stock barn, com barn, chicken hous es, car shelter, and all other out buildings and then swept on across Highway 97 into the swamp on the other side. The cloud came from the west and traveled almost due east across the farmstead. One edge of the tornado dipped down and swept away a tobacco barn almost directly back of J. H, Al len’s home. Then it apparently lift ed over the house and dropped down and took the roof off a tenant house just across the road. Several large trees around Mr. Davenport’s house were twisted off or uprooted ,and flying debris did con siderable damage to his car. One large hog was killed outright, two others were injured so badly they will probably be lost, and his horse was struck by flying timbers and se verely hurt. He also had a fllock of about 150 white leghorn chickens which was scattered and decimated. He had picked up more than 40 dead hens and pullets Tuesday morning, and those left alive looked as if they had been beaten about in mud. Hail and rain accompanied the storm, but little damage was done other than by the wind. Field crops have not progressed to the point where they could be seriously affect ed by the hail. The tornado also did considerable damage in the Angetown section of Martin County, where seven people were slightly hurt and a number of buildings demolished. The roof of one home there was carried to Mount Olive church, a distance of more than a mile. Damage from the storm was also reported as far west as Wilson and Johnston counties. Early Tuesday night high winds again visited this section, breaking off and uprooting trees, although no other damage was reported. -9 Cattle Put on Land Of Pulp Company Cattle raising in this section was advanced another notch this week, when the North Carolina Pulp Com pany placed 100 head of western beef cattle on land owned by it about four miles south of Jamesville. Although the venture is described as an experi ment, it is reported that more of the western cattle are to be brought into the section by the pulp company and placed on its extensive land holdings. Tire cattle, four carloads, were shipped from Amarillo. Texas, to Jamesville by rail. Unloaded there Sunday afternoon, the event attract ed about as much attention as a cir cus, according to reports. Tire herd was handled by several horsemen, in cluding Cowboys Archie Riddle. Gene Still, Louis Hassell, Bill Hays, and others from this county, who drove the cattle dow-n St. Andrews Street of the town to the lands of the pulp company. Your Chances To Pass Army Tests According to Selective Service mathematicians, one’s chances on getting into the armed serv ices are not very good. However, draft registrants are not yet con vinced that the mathematictians are right. However, the Selective Serv ice says that if you are a male and 45 years old you only have 3 out of 20 chances on passing the Army physical tests; if you are 36 years of age, your cahnces are 6 out of 20. At 21 years of age, it 14 in 20; at 18 and 19 years, 15 out of 30. Averages are not available, but it is believed that hardly more than 55 per cent of the men called from this county so far were considered fit for military service. Board of Education Inspects All Schools In County Last Week -$ Efforts Will Be Made To Have Repairs Made at Most Needed Places -« Members of the new county board of education last week accompanied H. H. McLean, superintend^ public instruction, on a to’ spection of all of the county schools, both white and colored, to acquaint themselves first hand with the prob lems facing them in their new task. The three members, P. M. Arps, of Plymouth; L. E. Hassell, of Roper; and P. B. Belanga, of Creswell, ap pointed by the recent legislature were sworn into office Monday of last week and made their first tour of inspection Thursday. P. M. Arps, chairman of the group, said yesterday that they were im pressed with the urgent necessity for immediate repairs at several of the schools, and the board plans to meet with the county comissioners next first Monday with recommendations for specific action to be taken. Only the most urgent needs were cata logued, he said; and unless steps can be taken to remedy them quickly, the county will be put to even greater ex pense in replacing buildings Some of the most pressing cases were listed as follows: Cherry colored school; Roof should be painted to prevent rusting. If not done soon, the entire roof will begin leaking and may have to be replaced. Cherry white school: Vestibule at rear and two outside toilets need re pairing immediately. Macedonia colored school: Front porch underpinning and main sills rotting. Should be repaired to pre vent entire building from collapsing. Backwoods colored school: The shingle roof is full of holes. Faculty members have agreed to buy paint if county will pay for labor to repaint building. Mount Delane: Totally inadequate in size; 20-foot extension needed. Bui’ding now has two small rooms, with 43 pupils in one, 46 in other. Not even sufficient standing rc om for that many if all were presen • at one time. Roper white school: About 1,000 square yards plastering r-'oded im mediately. Tire entire cei'ing of one room has fallen. Board members sail there was a bad leak in one of the rooms of the new school building at Creswell which should be repaired immediately. Mr. Arps said members of the board desired to express hearty com mendation of colored teachers throughout the county for keeping the interior of their school buildings in spotless condition. Despite sever in spotless condition. Despite severe handicaps, he said the inside of every colored school was neat as a pin, demonstrating the interest of colored teachers in their work. ITown Politics Liven Up Today; Contest For Mayor Assured A. J. Riddle and B. G. Camp bell Announce Candi dacies Today ---s Town politics broke wide open this morning, after remaining in a dor mant state until only a Little more than two weeks before the municipal election set for Tuesday, May 4. The Mayor and five of the six coun cilmen announced for reelectlon. while the sixth councilman was en tered by a friend as a candidate for mayor, thus assuring at least one contest In the election. As things stood at noon today, B G. Campbell and A. J. Riddle were candidates for mayor; and J. R. Manning, J. W. Norman. E. S. Blount, E. E. Harrell and G. R. Leggett were candidates for reelection as members of the town council Mr. Campbell has served as mayor here for seven years, and before that 15 years as councilman. Mr. Riddle has been councilman from the first ward for two terms. Mr. Riddle’s name was first to be entered in the lists, his candidacy having been filed by a friend of his last night. Shortly before noon today the other five councilmen and Mayor Campbell filed for reelection. There is one vacancy in the filings for councilmen. In the first ward. J. R. Manning is the only candidate from that ward with two places to be filled. J. W. Norman and E. S. Blount are candidates for reelection from the second ward. E. E. Harrell and G. R. Leggett are seeking re election from the third ward. Registration books were opened last Saturday, and they will be open again this Saturday and Saturday of next week. Saturday, May 1, is chal lenge day, and the election will be ^esday, May 3. —a .. Fire Destroys Home At Little Richwood -@ The home of C. H. Painter, jr., em ployee of the North Carolina Pulp Company, on Cherry Street, in Little Richwood Village, was completely destroyed by fire last Friday night between 9:30 and 10 o’clock. The fire had gained such headway before it was discovered that none of the contents of the home could be sav ed. None of the family was at home at the time the fire started. Mr. Painter was at work, and the other members of the family were visiting. It is believed the fire started from an oil stove, which had been lighted only a short time before. The loss is estimated in excess of $2,000, and it is understood there was no insurance on the house or the contents. An alarm was turned in and the local hre d., ntment assisted in pre venting tl. blaze spreading to the garage and a near-by house How ever, th: home itself was blazing all over before the firemen reached the scene. The family lost all of their houshi id effects and all of their cloth!;' ; except what they were wear ing. -$ 1,095 Books Loaned By County Library ■ $ There were 1,095 books circulated in Plymouth from the Washington Comity Public Library during March This does not include those circulated from the Roper. Creswell, Wenona and Pleasant Grove centers in the county. About 70 new books have been added to the library’s collection dur ing the past month. The folowing books have been add ed to the rental shelf: "Evergreen House,” by Louise Platt Hauck: “Jungle Harvest,” by Tom Gill: "Tlie Affair at the Boat Landing,” by A. B. Cunningham; "A Certain Doc tor French,” by Elizabeth Seifert. -® April 21 Is Set as Work Day at Christian Chapel -- Mrs. J. H. Browning announced this week that next Wednesday, Ap ril 21. had been set as “Work Day” at the Christian Chapel church. Creswell, Over Top in Red Cross Drive, Now Turns Attention to War Bond Sale Creswell.—Mrs. Sidney Smith - son this week addressed the fol lowing appeal concerning the Red Cross War Fund Drive and the Second War Loan Campaign to the people of the Creswell sec tion: "As chairman of the recent Red Cross drive, I want to thank all workers who helped to make it a success, not only reaching our goal, but going over the top. "1 also would like to have a fi nal report of workers by Satur day, April 17, as we are asked i now to lend our aid to the cam paign to sell War Bonds for rais ing money to back up our fight ing men. “Thirteen billion dollars is needed at once to arm, equip, and clothe our fighting men. Won't you lend every possible dollar to l7ncle Sam? You can buy these bonds through your lo cal school or post office. “To those who helped in the Red Cross Drive: Won't you see how many bonds you can sell in this War I/oan Drive? Remem ber they can be purchased through our high school and lo cal post office.”
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