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The Roanoke Beacon * * 4 * * * 4 and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 34 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 26, 1934 ESTABLISHED !889 I Town opics The fire department was called out about 5:45 Monday afternoon when an oil stove smoked up a room in the home of Miss Martha Hornthal on Main Street. Very little damage was done. Reports early this week from A. R. Dupree, who is in a Norfolk hospital for treatment, were that he was much improved, following an operation last week. Several members of his fam ily have been in Norfolk with him for the past week or more. Attorney Z. V. Norman stated Monday that due to the pressure of private professional business he had been forced to resign as rhairman of the United War Fund for Washington County. It is understood that his succes sor in this work will be appointed by Governor Broughton within a few days. Corporal Nathan Walter Spruill, jr„ spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Spruill, sr.. near Roper. Corporal Spruill is in the Quartermaster Corps of the Army and returned to his post at Camp Houston, San Aantonia, Texas, this week. Army physical requirements were reduced somewhat recently, and the list of all county men classed as 4-F is being reprocessed by the local draft board, it was learned this week. It is possible that some of them will be called up in the near future. It was stated that flat feet are no long er cause for rejection of selectees. There was no session of re corder’s court Tuesday of this week, as Recorder Edward L. Owens was called out of town at the last minute. The five cases on the docket were continued and probably will be called next Tuesday. Corporal Technician Harold H. Brinn is visiting relatives and friends in the Creswell section this week. He was in Plymouth for a short time yesterday afternoon. He is serving with a medical detachment at Camp Sibert, Ala. Plymouth stores observed their last Wednesday half holiday for the current summer yesterday. Beginning next Wednesday, all local establishments will remain open Wednesday afternoons un til the regular 6 o’clock closing hour. It was learned tyere this week that Benton T.4*''»r*r»:ii sor of Mr. ari Mrs. E. H. Liverinan, was promoted to the grade of machinist’s mate, first class, in the U. S. Navy the first of this month. He is stationed at Nor folk and was a visitor in Plymouth this morning. His wife will teach in the local schools during the com ing term. •‘Andy Brown,” one of Plymouth’s best-known characters, has been missing for about two weeks now. He was a friendly little yellow-haired feist that belonged to J. O. Everett and always followed at Mr. Everett’s heels on his trips about town. “Andy” was getting along in years, as dogs go, being somewhere around 12, and his master has about given up hope for his return. -® Tobacco Prices Are Averaging Around 40-41 Cents in Belt ♦ ■ ■ Farmers Generally Satisfied With Returns; Markets Opened Tuesday Eastern Carolina tobacco markets opened for the 1943 season Tuesday ^>f this week, with price averages ranging around 40 and 41 cents. Some markets are claiming higher aver ages, and some individual farmers are getting more for their tobacco, but most local observers who attend ed the opening sales said they be lieved the average would not exceed 41 cents. As a general rule, farmers are pleased with the prices being paid, especially on the lower grades. There is still some dissatisfaction over the fact that the OPA did not provide for higher prices for graded and tied tobacco, as produced in this section, in comparison with the ungraded and untied tobacco sold in Georgia. A meeting was held in Washington yesterday, with Governor Broughton, of this state, Governor Darden, of Virginia, and other political big-wigs putting the pressure on OPA to raise the ceiling on flue-cured tobacco. However, it is generally felt in this section that the 41-cent ceiling an nounced before the markets opened will stand and a majority of farm ers are reconciled to that fact. Quality of offerings on the mar kets Tuesday was reported from fair to good. Prices ranged usually from around 30 cents for the lowest grades to 45 and 46 cents for high quality leaf. Practically all smoking types, including some very trashy grades, are bringing 40 cents Sale bills were being displayed here yesterday by a number of county farmers, and the averages they re ceived varied from 42 cents down to 39 and a fraction, that is, for their clear checks. One man had sold over 2,800 pounds for a net check that averaged slightly better than 42 cents, which Is about the best sale reported here so far. _ INCOMING AND RETIRING POSTMASTERS f 1 J. Corbett Swain (left) will take over the duties as Plymouth's post master next Wednesday, September 1, succeeding John W. Darden (right), who is retiring on account of his health. Mr. Swain’s appoint ment was announced several weeks ago by Representative Herbert C. Bonner. Mr. Darden has been serving as postmaster for a little over two years. County Has Quota of $262,000 War Bonds To Sell in September Detached Stamps Invalid for Shoes Local merchants have been warned by OPA not to accept shoe stamps which have been de tached from rationing books. Dealers are required to post by next Wednesday a notice as fol lows: “Rationing regulations pro hibit this store from accepting loose war ration stamps for shoes selected or delivered at the store.” The new amendment specifi cally prohibits the practice of se lecting ’(toes at the store and mailing a loose .tamp for de1'? ery. Stamps which have been accidentally detached from ra tion books may be replaced by boards when they are satisfied with the explanation offered by the ration holder. In that case a special shoe stamp will be is sued by the board. J. Corbett Swain To Become Postmaster Here September 1st Will Succeed John W. Dar den in Office Here Next Wednesday There will be no formal ceremony of any kind next Wednesday morn ing, when J. Corbett Swain succeeds John W. Darden as Plymouth post master, it was stated this week by the two men. A postal inspector is expected to be here to check out Mr. Darden and check In Mr. Swain, and that will be that, with the work going on as usual in the post office. The duties of postmaster have be come much more arduous and com plicated during the past two years while Mr. Darden has been post master. War conditions have brought about a number of changes, especial ly in the sale of government saving certificates. When Mr. Darden assumed the postmastership following the sudden death of George W. Hardison on Ju ly 31, 1941, the sale of “Defense” stamps and bonds was nowhere near the volume these securities have since attained as “War” bonds and stamps. The payroll savings plan was unheard of at that time, and sales of the savings certificates con stituted only a minor task of the postmaster. These sales have grown to such an extent that average weekly sales of savings stamps have ranged up to (See POSTMASTER, Page 4) Intensive Campaign Will Be Necessary Throughout County -® Third War Loan Drive Is Scheduled To Begin September 9th -<•> Washington County received its greatest challenge to support the war effort this week, when official county quotas for the Third War Loan Drive in September were announced. This county drew an assignment to sell $262,000 worth of bonds during the coming month, or an amount nearly equal to the total of quotas for the first eight months of this year. There is some disposition to regard this amount as being impossible of achievement, but it is pointed out that the quotas were worked out on a pro rata basis, and that the go vernment has simply got to have the money from somewhere to continue financing the war. The state quota is $145,000,000. or more than double the $62,000,000 goal of the second war loan in April. Washington county’s share of the September drive is not quite double its quota of $134,900 for the drive in April, which was over subscribed. H. E. Beam, county chairman of bond sales, was out of town this week, and plans are yet to be made for the campaign in the county next month. However, it is likely that a house-to-house canvass by determin ed workers will be required to reach the goal. The big drive is scheduled to begin September ^9, and it is im perative that definite plans be made before that time. Washington County had made an exceptionally good record in bond sales up to July and August of this (See WAR BONDS, Page 4) Old Type B and C Gas Books Invalid ■-@ Holders of the old-tyle B and C gasoline rationing books which will be valid after September 1 are ad vised by the local rationing board to bring such books to the office and have them exchanged for the new type books before next Wednesday, September 1st. Beginning September 1, the old type coupons wil lnot be honored by service stations. However, all the old coupons will be exchanged for new ones at the rationing board office on a gallon-for-gallon basis. For in stance, if a car owner has an old type B or C book with four coupons in it, he may exchange it for a new B or C book with four coupons. Course in Christian Education ai Local High School to Be Taught by Ministers A course in Christian Educa tion will be offered to all mem bers of Plymouth High School during the 1943-44 term, accord ing to announcement of a decis ion reached at a conference this week of school officials with min isters of the four local churches. Plans call for the course to be set up on a denominational basis, with the ministers teaching classes composed of students of their own religious group. The Baptist students are to be taught by the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, pas tor of Ludford Memorial Baptist church; Methodists will be in charge of the Rev. O. L. Hard wick, pastor of the Plymouth Methodist church; and the Epis copal class will be taught by the Rev. William B. Daniels, rector of Grace church. .The Rev. B. E. Taylor, of the Christian church, is to leave Plymouth September 1, but it is thought that his suc cessor will take charge of the Disciple students. Christian education is to be an elective course. Classes will meet for two recitation periods each week, and one-half unit of credit is offered for a satisfactory com pletion of the year’s course. Recover Two Autos Stolen Here Early Part of This Week -@ Car Stolen From Tarboro Physician Is Also Re covered Here -« There has been an epidemic of car thefts in this section during the past few days. Two cars were stolen from owners in Plymouth, both of which have since been recovered: and an other, stolen from a Tarboro phy sician, was recovered near here Tues day by Partolman M. B. Stewart. The first theft was reported Mon day morning, when a grey 1941 Ford coach belonging to the Manning Mo tor Company was stolen during the previous night from in front of the residence of Mrs. Minnie Cahoon on Main Street. The car had been driv en home by W. A. Capehart, and the switch key was left in it by over sight. It was stolen between 11:30 p.m. and the next morning. This car was recovered in Wil liamston by Corporal W. S. Hunt, of the State Highway Patrol Tuesday. It had been abandoned and, so far as could be learned, had not been dam aged. The second theft was reported Tuesday morning. This time the thieves went into the yard of the Raymond Leggett home on Wash ington Street and stole a black 1938 Ford sedan, belonging to P. C. Trog den. Mr. Trogdon said the key was hard to work and had been left in the switch. It is believed that the car was pu !’ed out of the side yard into the str< et before the motor was started. The Troguon car was recovered in Elizabeth City yesterday, it was learned this morning. The thieves were observed trying to make away with another car, but escaped cap ture by the police. When recovered, the car contained about 60 cartons of assorted cigarettes and 20 pairs of work gloves, believed stolen from the Piercy store in Roper the same night the car was stolen here. However, few details about the Roper robbery or recovery of the car could be learned here this morning. A passing motorist advised Patrol man Stewart that an abandoned car was in a ditch alongside a road near here Tuesday afternoon. The pa trolman investigated and learned that the car had been stolen from Dr. Hooker in Tarboro Monday night. It was just about out of gas, but had not been damaged. Man Loses Left Arm As Car Sideswipes Another Near Here -« H. E. Bellflower, of Wil liamston, Seriously Hurt In Accident Saturday -9 H. E. Bellflower, of Williamston, lost his left arm in an automobile ac cident Saturday night, when the car which he was driving sideswiped a truck, driven by Joe Askew, on High way 64, at the Cool Springs curve, about a mile west of Plymouth. The accident occured at 9:30 Saturday night, and his arm, badly mangled, was amputated above the elbow af ter he was removed to a Washington hospital. According to Highway Patrolman M. B. Stewart, who investigated the accident, Bellflower was headed to ward Williamston, while the Askew truck was coming toward Plymouth. The patrolman said that Bellflower was on the left side of the center line of the road at the point of impact. Bellflower was driving a 1933 Plym outh coupe and his left arm resting in the window of the car. When the vehicles sideswiped, his arm was caught between one of the stakes on the truck and the car and badly mangled. He was brought here to the office of Dr. T. L. Bray, who rendered first aid, and was taken to the Washing ton hospital the same night. Bell flower had been employed at the Cen tral Garage here as a mechanic, but had given up his job and was on his way to his home at Wililamston when the accident occured. Robert Earl Manning, of Plymouth was riding with Mr. Bellflower at the time, while several persons were said to have been on the truck with Mr, Askew. According to the patrolman, a quart bottle containing wine was found in the Bellflower car. The of ficer also said that Bellflower’s license to drive had been revoked in June af ter he was convicted of hit-and-run driving. The left side of the car was scrap ed and scratched up badly, while the truck was damaged very little. Number From County At Peanut Meeting Today ——« A large number of Washington County farmers and others Interest ed in peanuts are attending the an nual meeting of the Peanut Grow ers Cooperative in Williamston today. L. E. Hassell, of Roper, is a director and officer of the cooperative and was among those attending. Nearly 3,500 County Children To Return To Schools Next Tuesday Everything Ready For Starting New School Term Here -® Teacher -Assignments and Schedule Announced by Principal Trotman Announcing that everything was in readiness for the opening of the lo cal schools next Tuesday. Principal R. B. Trotman yesterday issued the following statement: "The Plymouth white schools will begin the 1943-44 school term Tues day. August 31, at 9 a. m. All teach ing positions have been filled and the assignments are as follows: First grade. Miss Ethel Perry. Mrs. Henry Hardison; second grade. Mrs. Leta Liverman. Miss Ella Harper; third grade, Mrs. Katherine Harrison. Miss Gladys Rountrye; fourth grade. Mrs. Janie Dunning, Mrs. Julian Brinkley; fifth grade. Miss Nellie Tarkenton, Miss Marion Allen: sixth grade, Mrs. C. W. Dinkins, Miss Lso bel Davenport; seventh grade. Miss Annie James, Miss Eva Bateman; eighth grade. Mrs. Benton Liverman. Mrs. Harry Gurkin. "High-school teachers are as fol lows: ninth grade. Mrs. L. W. Gur kin, jr„ home economics and gen eral science; tenth grade, Mrs. Sara McLean Thomson, library and social science; eleventh grade, Mrs. Thelma Barden. English; twelfth grade, Mrs. Lillian Campbell, mathematics; Mrs. Benton Liverman, science; Mrs. E. W. Furgurson, public-school music; and R. B. Trotman. principal. “Efforts are still being made to se cure a commercial teacher. An ap propriation has been made for this work, and it is hoped that when the school opens we will have a teacher for this course. "The ministers of the four churches in Plymouth have offered their serv ices to a course in Christian educa tion. This course will be taught two periods each week and will give high school credit. The minister of each denomination will organize the course for the children from his church, and those who express a preference for that particular course. The course is elective. Opening-Closing Hours “School will begin each morning at 8:30 and will dismiss for lunch at 12:05. The afternoon session will be gin at 1 p. m., and will dismiss at 3:30. We urges that parents see that their children are punctual in their attendance. One high-school teach er was lost last year, due to irregu lar attendance on the part of high school pupils. "Enrollment in the elementary grades will be divided according to alphabet. It is hoped that the pa trons will save themselves, their chil dren and the teachers embarrassment by not asking that their child be changed from one teacher to another. To do this causes confusion and mis understanding, so we will follow the policy of placing the pupils where they come, as determined by their names. “Pupils entering the first grade must present birth certificates, or other satisfactory proof that they will be six years old by October 1. Each beginner must show satisfactory evi dence of successful smallpox and diphtheria immunizations. "Pre-school registration for high school pupils is as follows: eleventh grade. Friday, August 27, at 2 p. m.; twelfth grade, Monday, August 30, at 10 a. m. --« Program of Services at Local Methodist Church -® Rev. O. L. HARDWICK, Pastor The Methodist church will resume its evening worship services here next Sunday with a sermon by the Rev. W. L. Clegg, superintendent of the Elizabeth City district, preaching at 8 o’clock. The Rev. O. L. Hardwick, local pas tor, will preach at the 11 o’clock hour on "Christ for All of Life.” Sunday school meets at 9:45, and the public is invited to all services. LEAVES NEXT WEEK] - - - j The Rev. B. E. Taylor, pastor of the local Chrsitian ehurch, will leave next week to become pastor of the Cave City. Ky.. church and attend Vanderbilt University. Rev'. E. B. Quick, of Sumter. S. ( will succeed Mr. Taylor at the church here Oc tober 1. Rev.B.E.TaylorTo Hold Final Services At Christian Church Leaves Next Week for Ken tucky; E. B. Quick To Succeed Him Rev. B. E. Taylor, pastor of the Plymouth Christian church for near ly two years, will preach his final ser mons to local congregations Sunday, prior to leaving next week for Cave City, K.v., where he will make his home while attending Vanderbilt Un iversity at Nashville, Tenn. The renovated and remodeled church building here will be used for the f • >ime Bundr-' , when ' Tay lor preaches his farewell sermons. Work has been underway for several months on the structure, which lias been completely remodeled, re finished and rearranged in the in terior. the old steeple has been torn down and a new entrance on Main Street provided. The improvements cost a total of about $2,000. Mr. Taylor is leaving the church in splendid condition, both spiritually and materially. During his nearly two years as pastor, about 50 mem bers have been added. Financially, the church raised more than $5,000 in the past year to pay for tire build ing program, a new Hammond elec tric organ, and take care of its usual obligations. The church now has a total of some 450 members, including 'See B. E. TAYLOR. Page 4' -<S> Two Hurt in Auto Collision Saturday -$ John Wesley Brown, colored, of Plymouth, was cut and bruised about the head and neck last Saturday night shortly before 10 o'clock, when the car which he was driving was in collision with another, ope rated by Daniel Davenport, colored, of Roper. RFD. The accident ac curred on the old Mackeys road about two miles from Plymouth. James D. Blount, riding with Brown, suffered a sprained ankle. Occupants of the other car were not injured. According to Patrolman M. B Stewart, who investigated the acci dent, the 1938 Ford coach driven by Davenport was three feet left of the center line of the road when the two cars collided head on. Brown was driving a 1940 Ford coach, and both cars were badly damaged. Davenport was arrested by the pa trolman and charged with reckless driving and operating a car without a driver’s license. Nine Out of 13 Colored Men Who Went To Fort Bragg Last Week Accepted Nine out of thirteen colored men sent to Fort Brags last Thursday by the Washington County Selective Service Board were accepted for service with various branches of the armed services. This is the highest per centage of colored men accepted for service of any contingent which has left the county this year, it was stated by the secre tary to the local board. Of the nine men accepted, four will go into the Army, three into the Marine Corps, and two into the Navy. Those accepted are as follows: For the Army: Layden Taylor, of Plymouth; Henry Everett Nor man, Creswell, Eugene Spruill, anil William E. Cooper, transfer; for the Marine Corps: Ko> Hampton King, of Plymouth, Samuel Issac Iihodes and Calup Alphonzo Littlejohn, of Creswell: for the Navy; Haywood Lee Wrighton, of Creswell, and Lloyd i Dewitt Moore, transfer. One man called up last Thurs day, William Nathaniel Mitchell, of Plymouth, failed to appear and will be certified to the FBI as delinquent unless he reports to the local board within five days. Another group of colored se lectees will leave here Thursday morning of next week, but the list of names was not available in time for publication this week. Series of Teacher Meetings Are To Be Held Monday Few Vacancies in Teaching Positions Expected To Be Filled Soon More than three thousand Wash ington County school children are ex pected to be enrolled in the 17 white and colored schools when they open for the 1943-44 term next Tuesday morning, according to H. H. McLean, county superintendent of public in struction. There are a few vacancies in teach ing position, but they are expected to be filled within a few days. Ninety eight of the 105 teachers allotted the county have been signed up and are ready to begin the term next week. Most of the repairs authorized re cently by the board of education and county commissioners have been com pleted and the several plants are In fair condition for the opening of the new term. There are five white schools and 12 colored schools in the county. There are two white schools in Plym outh and one each in Roper. Cres well and Cherry. The 12 colored schools are scattered throughout the county. Enrollment this coming term is ex pected to be about the same as last, year, when a total of 3.550 was en rolled It is considered likely that at tendance will not be as high right at the start of the trme. but it should continue to gradually increase as farm work slacks off and more child ren are released from their duties at home. Principals are appealing to par ents to see that their children aie enrolled opening day and attend regularly, since the teacher allot ments arc based on average daily attendance instead of enrollment. When children are kept at home for any cause, it serves to hold down the number of teachers available to the schools; and, as most of the rooms are overcrowded now. «##ei»e.s work to tic uncni of jkfte ■ttki •- sys tern. *• "■* ...... The schedule for each school will be worked out and announced by the principals on opening day. There will probably be some variance from school to school in the hours for opening and closing, as well as in recess periods, etc., as local condi tions will determine these factors at each school. County Superintendent H. H. Mc Lean will hold six teachers' meet ings Monday at various central points in the county. Tire schedule for these were announced in this pa per last week. List of Teachers for County Schools Not Quite Complete Yet Only 98 Secured Out of 105 Allotted, Due To Last Minute Changes -« The list of teachers who will be on (lie job next Tuesday, August 31. when Washington County schools open for the beginning of the 1943-44 term, was not quite complete yes terday, due to some last-minute changes and resignations, it was learned from County Superintendent H. H. McLean. A total of seven vacancies is in dicated in the list released by Mr. McLean. It was learned unofficially this morning that four of the vacan cies are in the Roper white teaching staff, two others in Creswell white, and one in Plymouth colored. In ad dition. an appropriation has been made for a commercial course in the Plymouth school, but so far it has been impossible to secure a teacher for this department. Ninety-eight of the 105 teachers allotted the county are included in the list released by the county sup erintendent. It is expected that most of the vacancies will be filled with in a few days. Following is the list of 48 white and 50 colored teachers whose names were available yesterday: Plymouth white school: R. B. Trot man. principal: Thelma G. Barden, Mrs. B G. Campbell. Annie J. Gur kin, Mrs. Ethel T. Gurkin, Elizabeth K. Liverman. Sarah McLean Thomp son, Marion Hazel Allen. Eva Bate man, Mary S. Dinkins. Lsabel Dav enport, Janie C. Dunning, Catherine B. Hunt. Clara J. Furgurson, Annie L. James. Nellie Tarkenton. Hampton School: Mrs. George H. Harrison, Ella Ray Harper, let a T. Liverman, Gladys Rountrye, Ethel Clyde Perry, principal. Etta B Har dison. Roper White School: R. B. Forbes, principal: Mattie C. Hassell, Lois M. Thompson, Annie Louise Perry, Chas. H. Floyd. Lucy B. Hudgins Kittrell, Eloise Owens, Mary Eugenia Gregory. 'See TEACHER LIST, Page 4)
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