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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY In Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County's only newspaper. It was established in 1889, consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun in 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 of March 3, 1879. Thursday, May 27, 1943 1,' ' ■■ Stand up to be seen: speak up to be heard, shut up to be appreciated. Vesta Vamp. In 1942 American farmers pro duced seven billion more eggs, 20 rnillon more hogs, and four billion pounds more milk than in 1941. — New England Homestead. -Q Bond Day Success Beyond Expectations Despite a number of last-minute changes in the program made neces sary by abrupt cancellation of plans to have a battery of artillery and an Army Band here last Friday, Wash ington County Victory Bond Day can be written down in history as an unqualified success. The main object, of course, was to sell War Bonds and Stamps. Most people felt that if the county's May quota. S21, 243, could be realized, it would be a splendid accomplishment for the single day's observance. When all the results were tabulated, it was learned that sales were in excess of $50,000, or more than double the month's quota. Credit for the day's success is due no one individual or organization. It was sponsored by the local merchants association, and its members res ponded mo-t liberally in contributing the substantial prizes which caused spirited bidding at the auction sales, where most of the bonds were sold. However, acknowledgement of ap preciation is due the Xorth Carolina Plup Company: Shep Brinkley, own er of the Plymouth Theatre: the Edenton and Plymouth High School band members and directors: the Junior and Senior Woman's Clubs; those who participated in the parade: The M-G-M Film Corporation: the bidders and bond buyers: Jake Tay lor, for his superb auctioneering; and all the others who helped in various ways. I he amount of bonds sold in the one-day drive is a tribute to coopera tion. Everybody simply pitched in and did all they could to make the day a success: and, quite naturally, it was bound to succeed. The next community undertaking will be just as unqualifiedly successful, if every one cooperates in the same manner. Working together, nothing is im possible. -* Plymouth Theatre Shows the Way Operator? of the Plymouth Theatre this week announce that every cent of money taken in at the box office there on Mondays, beginning next week, will go into War Bonds. This is a very generous patriotic gesture by the Brinkleys, and should stimu late attendance at the Monday shows in the future. The operators of the theatre are to be commended for their patriotism, and they have suggested a plan which might well be followed by other pub lic-spirited local firms. Money is urgently needed by the Government to fight this war, and this is an ex cellent way to raise it. -* The Lesson By Ruth Taylor Most people talk about the last war as though nothing came out of it. They forget that there was time before the First World War. and that sanguinary struggle changed their lives completely. Debt, depression, new quarrels in place of old. broken lives, disjointed relationships, these came out of the war—but so did idealism, awakened social conscience, a broadening of knowledge, of opportunity, a self determination of individuals. 11 lit the real benefit from the last war was the lesson we have slowly learned, and which it has taken this war to brink home. As a man sud denly awakens to the meaning of what he studies as a child, so we as a nation are just coming to realize what we learned in the holocaust a quarter of a century ago—the lesson which, if had we put its precepts into practice, might have given the world a peace lasting long enough to prove the futility of war. We have learned that patriotism is not measuted by power; that love of country thrives on oppression and that a man will light more zealously for his faith than for his possession. We have learned that we are not the only people, that there are no Herrenvolk except in their own eyes, that the aristocracy among nations consists of those who are willing to take responsibility for protecting the rights of the weak. We have learned that we can't solve a problem by ignoring it. that what menaces the freedom of some menaces the freedom of all. We have learned never again to stop a fight before it is won and not to be maudlin with those who come whining for mercy when they are losing, but who are merciless when their side is on top. We have learned to beware those who never stand on their own actions, but who always seek scapegoats, who an expression of Appreciation The Plymouth Merchants Association wishes to express its sincere ‘W«c'a»°n to all those who helped m any way to con tribute to the success of Washington Coun ty Victory Bond Day here las, Friday, was a very successful occasion, and we are indebted to the bidders and all those. who attended and took part in the observance. We especially wish to express our thanks to the Edenton and Plymouth Hig c ° Bands; to the Junior and Senior Womans Clubs- to the North Carolina Pulp Com ply and the Plymouth Theatre; and to ?hose Who contributed prizes to be auction ed off. The results amply justified the efforts put forth; and we hope all those who took part share with us the satisfaction of hav ing accomplished a worth-while coopera tive undertaking. PLYMOUTH merchants association SUPERMEN. OF THE U,S. ARMY DtSPlTt A MASS ATTACK BY EIGHTEEN JAPANESE PIBHTING PLANES, MAJ.V.MELESS AND HlS CREW I BOMBEO SIX TRANSPORT SHIPS AND THEN FOUGHT I A SEVENTY-FIVE MILE FLYIN6 BATTLE. PURINA THE. j, EIGHT. THE BOMBERS RADIO OPtRATOR WAS KILLED, THE ENGINEER’S RI6HT HAND WAS SHOT OFF, AND j, 0NE6UNNER WAS CRlPPcED. ALTHOUGH MIS PLANE £ WAS BADLY DAMAGED, MAJ. WMELESS BROUGHT IT I BACK TO HIS HOME BASE. AND DESTROYED ELEVEN K OP-mE EIGHTEEN ATTACKING JAPANESE PUNES. ft HE WAS AWARPIO THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. I Maj. Hewitt I (shorty) Whiliss ■ -m -a-.. 4r 9, mb outr 6L*Mev’-*«y SCHOOL T0 tNEOU. IN TH0 D*OV*COTE MIUITWV ACAPtWV <*•_ wwe«0 hs gcmputw? mi9 “* II PKfrP’AltATCCV BCMOOLIN0. PREPARED m COOPERATION WITH U.S WAR DEPT PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE 15 HEREBY GRANTED always have an alibi ready when they are caught. We have learned that more power ful than "invading armies” is the power of hope for the future. We won the battle behind the lines with the Fourteen Points. That we did not win the peace was due not to the cleverness of others but to our own stupidity. We have learned that no nation liveth unto itself alone—that because we tried to live alone, walking out on the world, we had to pass through a period of distress before we could again have a chance to help establish the kind of world in which we want to live. A less.in came out of the last war. We have been long in learning it and our education has been costly but we can at last say, in the words of Kip CHERRY Mr. and Mrs. W C. Davis .of Vir ginia Beac-h, spent the week-end with Mrs. G. P Woodley. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Spruill, of Newport News. Va.. spent the week end with Mrs. Bessie Spruill. Quincy Sawyer, of Washington. D. C . is spending the week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Saw yer. Miss Diane Morris, of Columbia, visited Bryon Davenport the past week at his grandparents. Mrs. Robert Libkey who has been working in Baltimore, Md., is home for a few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Spruill. Miss Lucille Davenport spent the week-end with Norma Belanga at Creswell. ling after another war, "Let us admit it fairly as a business people should. We have hail no end of a lesson. It will do us no end of good." OBSERVATION Post Schedule Following is the Plymouth Obser vation Post schedule, from 8 a m , Saturday, May 29, to 8 a m., Satur day, June 5: Saturday, May 29 8 to 10 a m. —-Gwen Hurley 10 to 12 noon Mrs. Hal Williford, c 12 to 2 p.m._Mis. W. M. Darden 2 to 4 p.m. _ Mrs. Jack Booker 4 to 8 pm. __Anne Cahoon 8 to 8 p.m. _. Mrs. Jack Read 8 to 11 pm Rev. W B. Daniels, c. 11 to 2 a m _ Alton Mayo Sunday, May 30 2 to 5 a ni _ Reynolds Davenport 5 to 8 a.m. Raymond Leggett, jr. 8 to 10 a.m. Mrs. J. G. Watson 10 to 12 noon Mrs. Frank Nurney, c. 12 to 2 p.m _ Mrs. C. C. Slankard 2 to 4 p.m. - Mary Duvall 4 to 6 p.m. __Lois Meunier 5 to 8 p.m. _Collia Davenport B to 11 p.m. __ Bill Joyner, capt. 11 to 2 a.m. ... J. E. Westray Monday, May 31 2 to 5 a.m. _Bob Tetterton 1 to 8 a.in. -B. G. Campbell 3 to 10 a.in . Mrs. Addie Robbins 10 to 12 noon Wilmet Johnston, c. 12 to 2 p in. _ Graeelyn Reid 2 to 4 p.m _ __Mrs Nellie Allen I to G pm __ Mrs Janie Dunning 3 to 8 p.m.. _ Patsy Dixon 1 to 11 p.m. C. M. Ange. capt. 11 to 2 a.m. _W. R Price Tuesday, June 1 2 to 5 a.m. __C. E. Ayers, sr. 5 to 8 a.m. _A1 Latham 8 to 10 a.in. Mrs. Vandalia Darden 10 to 12 noon _ Mrs. T. W. Earle, c 12 to 2 p.m. . _ Mrs. Lloyd Owens 2 to 4 p.m._ _ Iris White 4 to G p.m _ Martlia Manning 6 to 8 p.in. . Mrs. Eddie Getsinger 8 to 11 p.m. _W. F. Winslow, c. II to 2 a.m.__ Bill Styon Wednesday, June 2 2 to 5 a.ni. ... __ E. E. Harrell 5 to 8 a.m. _ _ C. W. Dinkins 8 to 10 a.m. Mrs. W. H. Thomas 10 to 12 noon . Mrs. Sam Garrett, e. 12 to 2 p.m. - Jane Read 2 to 4 p.m._Mrs. Bob Campbell 4 to G p.m._Mrs. Leroy Bateman G to 8 p.m._Frances Basinger 8 to 11 p.m. Archie Tetterton, c. 11 to 2 a.m. __R. E. Dunning Thursday, June 3 2 to 5 a.m. _George Barden 5 to 8 a.m. _L. E. Peele 8 to 10 a.m. _Mrs. Eddie Blatz 10 to 12 noon _ Mrs. A. R. Modlin, c. 12 to 2 p.m. Mrs. Louise McGowan 2 to 4 p.m. _Mrs. W. F. Winslow 4 to 6 p.m._Mrs. Nona Newman G to 8 p.m. ___ Mrs. Kate Willoughby 8 to 11 p.m._Dave Kulman, capt. 11 to 2 a.m._Eddie Getsinger Friday, June 4 2 to 5 a.ill._J. W. House 5 to 8 a.m._W. F. Stubbs 8 to 10 a.m._Elizabeth Willoughby 10 to 12 noon Mrs. S. M. Rasmuson. c 12 to 2 p.m. _ Peggy Brown 2 to 4 p.m. __Mrs. P W. Brown 4 to 6 p.m. .. Mrs. J. B. Jordan 6 to 8 p.m. __ Mrs. Frank B. Dew 8 to ii p.m. Jack Willoughby, c. 11 to 2 a.m. ... Earl T, Phelps Saturday, June 5 2 to 5 a.m. . _ Charles Hill 5 to 8 a.m._Bobbie Pi< . WALNUTS -® Twenty Madison County Growers have set the new Thomas variety of black walnut on their farms to demonstrate that walnuts can be pro due ed on a commercial basis, reports A-istant Farm Agent J. E. Walwer. From where I sit... ' /y Joe Marsh Friday nights, a bunch of us fellows all get together over at Bill Webster’s place. We don’t play cards; we don’t sing or carry oil. We just sit quietly over a glass or two of beer and talk about world affairs and local politics, and what not. You mightn’t think that just setting and talking would be so much fun. But it is. And it’s wonderful how friendly talk over a glass or two of beer can bring out the best in people —good sense, for instance, and good fellowship, and tolerance. From where I sit, there ought to he more of this quiet talk over a glass of beer. Helps folks understand each other—and ba more friendly to each other in these trying times. r __/ © 1943. Brewing Industry Foundation • North Carolina Commltteo Edgar H. Bain. State Director. UOU-7 Insurance Bldg.. Halelah.N.C. JUST ARRIVED! 2 Solid Car Loads oi Plaster Board EXPECTING NEXT WEEK 2 Cars Loads ol Asphalt Roofing Large stock of Doors and Windows, Mouldings and Trim, Hardware, Paints and Nails. Our trucks go to Plymouth and Roper every SATURDAY Get your Orders in Early and We Will Do Our Best To Fill Them Williams ton SUPPLY COMPANY Phone No. 109 ^ , >; ■r,JS5ts*0m,- **J*P.%*-' How did I know you’d need bombs ? MORE than half the bombs this country makes exist by what you might call an ‘accident.’ “Some accident, too! I saw it happen. “It was 1935. We research workers at Esso were trying many things with petroleum to see what else we could learn about it. And up came a process for synthetic toluol. “Well, you need toluol to make TNT. But coal tar was providing all the toluol the country needed —then. “However... all the toluol you could gel from coal-tar would make far less Ilian halj the TNT ue’re using now! The other half is made by that Esso process perfected back in 1935. “Now... I didn't know then that you'd need bombs, and neither did you. And I can hear a lot of people say ‘Boy was that discovery a lucky thing!’... “But I don’t call it luck. I call it the American idea at work. We hit on that process because free American people expect so much that American companies have to learn everything they can about new and better methods just to stay out front in business. “If this war didn’t prove anything else, it would prove that nothing like America ever ex isted anywhere beiore. What other idea ever did so many people so much good in peacetime? What other idea ever turned out so much might so fast in time of war ?” THE FIRST “£"• AWARDED TO PETROLEUM RESEARCH WORKERS It'here America gets the nor Id’s foremost petroleum research STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY Copr. 1»48, Esso Ido.
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