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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 38 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 23, 1943 If You Can't Go Across-Come Across!—Buy That Extra War Bond Today—Right Now! Town opics Major and Mrs. J. Clinton Tar kenton, Jr., and son, James Clinton, III, arrived Tuesday from Camp For rest, Tenn.. to spend a few days with Major Tareknton's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton, at Pleasant Grove. The major has been stationed at Los Angeles, Calif., and his fam ily lived there until recently. Ray Swain, of the United States Navy, is now at home here with his mothei, Mrs. Maggie Swain, on a seven-day furlough. Only recently he returned from his second trip to Guadalcanal in the Solomons Is lands group. The local police department is still trying to dispose of seven dogs at the city pound. One of them is a Llewellyn setter. Any one who wants a dog can get one by paying the tax and cost of feeding. See Policeman Paul Bas night. Private Wallace Edward Davenport, of Creswell, recently received a good conduct medal from his company commander, Captain Patterson, upon completion of a special course at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind. He expects to receive a promotion as soon as he has a few weeks’ 'experi ence in his new work. Home on a furlough the early part of this month, he says he likes Army life fine and that he hopes to go over seas before very long. For the technically minded, fall be gins in the northern hemisphere this afternoon, September 23, at exactly 6:12 o'clock, according t,o the U. S. Naval Observatory. At the same time spring begins in the southern hemis phere. H. E. Beam, cashier of the local bank and county chairman of War Bond sales, said today that he would be in the bank Satur day night from 7:30 until 9 o’clock for the convenience of any who wished to buy War Bonds at that time. News has been received by rela tives that Corporal Elmer Turner, of Hoper, has arrived safely overseas and is stationed somewhere in North Africa. He entered the Army in April, 1942, and before going over seas was stationed at Sheppard Field, Texas, Lowry Held, Denver, Colo., Detroit. Mich.. Fort Dix, N. J., and Kearns, Utah. His wife the former Miss Alice Ambrose, resides with her parents in Washington, N. C. Douglas Collins, a cadet in the Army Air Corps, former employee of the North Carolina Pulp Company, was recently transferred from Miami Beach. Fla., to Meadsville, Pa., where he is attending Alleghany College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Collins. The office of the local draft board will be closed at 2 p.m. each day for the remainder of the month, it was announced this week. State headquarters or dered this move to give the office force time free of interruptions for completing the manpower In ventory now in progress at all lo cal boards. The office here will return to its normal closing hour after October 1. A Home Front Pledge campaign will likely be conducted in the coun ty early in October, when coopera tion of the public with rationing regu lations will be sought, according to the Rev. B. W. Gaither, community service member of the rationing board. Mrs. Everett, information of ficer of the state board, is expected to be in the county during the drive to speak at several of the schools. -<§> Negress Is Held for Stabbing Husband Cottie Johnson, colored, of Cres well, was arrested there Tuesday night by Deputy Sheriff W. D. Peal and placed in jail here charged with stabbing her husband, Edison John son. Johnson was removed to a Co lumbia hospital shortly after the stabbing and is said to be in a seri ous condition. According to reports, the woman went to the home of James Carter, where her husband w:as on the porch, and called him out. As he started to climb over the fence, she stabbed him in the back, near the heart. This oc curred about 10:30. and Deptuy Peal had her in jail here before 11:30 the same night, after sending her hus band to the hospital. She is being held pending the out come of her husband’s injuries, and it was said probable that she would be given a preliminary hearing in re corder’s court next Tuesday. Ceiling Prices on Cabbage And Onions Announced Retailers are not permitted to charge more than 5 cents per pound for cabbage or more than 7 cents per pound for west coast onions, Mrs Norma Spruill, price clerk for the lo cal War Price and Rationing Board, said this week. Retailers are also advised that they may not'sell any item above the le gal ceiling, no matter what price they are required to pay for such items. All Kerosene Coupons Should Be Used Before Renewal ol Ration Is Sought Mrs. J. K. Reid, secretary to the Washington County War Price and Rationing Board, this week outlined the procedure for users of kerosene or fuel oil for cooking and lighting to secure renewal of their allotments for this purpose. In the first place, Mrs. Reid said that all coupons issued for cooking and lighting should be used before applying for a new allotment. Although an expira tion date was originally put on the stub of the coupons, it is stated that they do not expire then, but will be good as long as the coupons last. After all coupons have been used, aplieants should write on the back of the stub the amount of kerosene needed for the next six months for cooking and light ing land oil-burning refrigera tors) ; mail or bring the stub to the office of the rationing board in Plymouth. Mrs. Reid emphasizes that it is important for applicants to re turn the stub of the last previous allotment when making applica tion for renewal. Ask Compliance ’ With OPA Rules The Rev. B. W. Gaither, of Creswell, chairman of the com munity service panel of the Washington County War Price and Rationing Board, this week directed an appeal to the people of the county, asking them to pay only the legal or top ceiling prices for all commodities and to accept no rationed goods with out giving the stamps as required by OPA regulations. Only this manner can “black markets” be avoided, according to Mr. Gaither, who points out that the regulations are designed to protect the public from the effects of uncontrolled inflation. It is only through cooperation of the buying public that a stable price structure can be main tained, in the face of mounting scarcities and shortages. Two Men Get 6 to 8 Years for Robbery Near Here in July -9 Convicted in Martin Court For Assault and Robbery Of Lacy Steele -» Convicted of assaulting and rob bing Lacy Steele, employee of the North Carolina Pulp Company, near here on the morning of July 30. Le vester Archie and Ernest Jones, col ored, were sentenced to the roads for not less than six and not more than eight years in Martin County Super ior Court Monday afternoon of this week. Judge J. Walter Bone, of Nashville, presiding, passed sentence on the two Negroes. Denying all the charges against them, the two men attempted to set up an alibi to show that they were at work at the peanut plant here when the robbery occurred. How ever, the evidence was all against them. Sheriff J. K. Reid and Mr. Steele were principal witnesses for the state; and a check stolen from Mr. Steele was offered in evidence. The jury had the case hardly 10 min utes before returning a verdict of guilty. Mr. Steele had been to the pulp mill to get his check on the Friday morning of the robbery. He was re turning to his home in Little Rich wood village by way of the Atlantic Coast Line spur tract through Welchs Creek swamp, where he was accosted by Archie and Jones. One of them hit Mr. Steele over the head with his coffee bottle, knocking him to the ground. They then held a ra zor to his throat while they went through his pockets, taking his pay check and pocket knife. Mr. Steele came to Plymouth and reported the robbery, and a short time later Sheriff J. K. Reid picked the two Negroes up on the road lead ing to the country club. Since the offense took place in Martin County, the two men were turned over to Sheriff Roebuck, of Williamston. and they have been in jail there since that time. Funeral Held Here Wednesday for Mrs. Henrietta Swain, 82 -$ Died Early Last Tuesday at Home of Daughter in Greenville Mrs. Henrietta Swain, one of Washington County's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at 5:30 Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Spear man. in Greenville, after an extended illness. Mrs. Swain, widow of the late Thomas Stockton Swain, of near Roper, was 82 years old. A lifelong resident of Washington County, Mrs. Swain was the daugh ter of the late Boyd Lucas, a Con federate veteran, and Priscilla Bate man Lucas, of the Roper section. She was born on April 17, 1861, and was married to Mr. Swain while still a young girl. He preceded her to the grave 34 years ago. Mrs. Swain was an active member of the Oak Grove Baptist church near Roper for many years, and was recognized throughout her commun iyty as a friendly neighbor and a de voted mother to her family. She is survived by six sons and three daughters, as follows: Corbett Swain, recently appointed postmaster of Plymouth: George Swain, city treasurer of Suffolk. W. W. Swain, of Washington. N. C,: T. J. Swain, of Weldon; Edison Swain, of Raleigh; Robert Swain, of Kingstree. S. C.; Mrs. W. M. Frasor. of New York City; Mrs. E. M. Grandy. of Raleigh: and Mrs. George Spearman, of Greenville. She also leaves a sister. Mrs. Ella Swain, of Norfolk. Va.: a half-sister, Mrs. Alfred Swain, of Petersburg. Va.: fourteen grandchild ren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon from the Hor ner Funeral Home in Plymouth, with the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, pastor of Dud ford Memorial Baptist Church, of Plymouth, in charge. Interment was made in the family plot at Bea ver Hill Cemetery in Edenton. Pa 11-bearers were C. L. Everett. S. A. Holton, T. W. Tarkenton. W. R. Hampton. Carl L. Bailey, H. E. Beam. Dr. C. McGowan, J. K. Reid, and John Stillman. William Johnson Added To Canvassing List Here William Johnson was this week added to the list of canvassers for the Third War Loan drive among col ored people of the Plymouth section, it was announced yesterday by Dr. L. S. Mitchell. Plans for the cam paign were said to be well advanced, and all the workers will be on the job today and tomorrow, he said. -® Maurice Bateman Enlists In Navy at Norfolk Office Herbert Maurice Bateman, son of Herbert J. Bateman, of near Plym outh, enlisted and was accepted for service with the U. S. Navy’ at Nor folk Wednesday of last week, it was learned here today. Young Bate man attended the local high school ad is a member of the Plymouth Christian church. Consumers Advised Not To Pay More Than 52 Cents Per Dozen far Eggs Here Housewives of Washington County are advised by the local War Price and Rationing Board not to pay more than 52 cents per dozen for ungraded eggs. This is the highest retail ceiling price permitted under present OPA regulations, according to Mrs. Norma Spruill, price clerk of the Washington County board. In this connection, Mrs. Spruill says that retail stores should not pay more than 44.2 cents per dozen for ungraded eggs in - wholesale lots. Class 1 stores are allowed a 17 per cent mark-up, which brings the maximum re tail ceiling price to 52 cents. Class 2 stores are permitted a 15 per cent profit, and their maxi muni retail ceiling is about 51 cents, it was stated. Farmers who sell directly to con sumers may not charge more than 52 cents. If they sell eggs to retail stores, then their ceiling price is 44.2 cents per dogzen. Sellers are warned not to charge more than the ceiling price. The law provides that any person who is overcharged is en titled to recover $50 from the seller simply by presenting a re ceipt showing that he paid more than the maximum ceiling price. Complaints of higher prices have been made to the board here, some consumers reporting that they had been charged as much as 59 cents per dozen. Peanui Digging Is Started on County Farms; Crop Short -® Work Held Up by Weather First of Week; Shortage Of Labor Is Problem -® Peanut digging is beginning to get underway in the county—or, at least, it started getting underway before halted by the slow drizzling rains of the past few days. A few farmers started digging last week, and a good many others had planned to start this week but werd halted by the rain., which came almost too late to do much good, according to producers. Reports on the crop vary greatly. Some farmers say they will get a good yield, while a big majority be lieve the crop is short. It is notice able that practically all of those who have dug any peanuts lean to the be lief that a short crop is in prospect. It has been mighty «ry recently for peanuts to reach the.r full develop ment, and a few farmers say this week's rains will heij some. The labor shortage ontinues to be a problem on most county farms. Several near-by counties, including Martin and Bertie, uve getting Ital ian prisoners of wai .0 help harvest their peanuts, but so far there has been no demand for this type of la bor in this county. County Agent W. V, Hays said Tuesday that most farmers were planning to make 01 somehow with what labor they hat It means lost days in school for a great many ru ral children, no doubt; but there is no other way out fo a large number of farm families. The labor shortag, for harvesting peanuts is aggravate.' by the need of labor for other farm work at this time: Cutting and stacking hay, picking cotton, and marketing to bacco. In addition to these tasks, many men are needed for cutting and hauling out pulpwood and timber to plants in the section engaged in mak ing essential war materials. Basic 'A' f-asoline Ration Books Wi!l Be Renewed Soon -V Car Owners Told To Save Covers of Their Present “A” Books Sometime within the next 30 days, and probably around the first of Oc tober, steps will be taken by the lo cal rationing board to renew the basic "A" gasoline rationing books, issued to all motorists in July of last year, it was announced this week. In this connection, car owners are ad vised to hold on to their old books, as it will be necessary to return the cover of the old one in order to get a new one. : Local rationing officials have not I decided definitely as yet what pro cedure will be used in the county for renewal of the “A” books. Regula tions from headquarters permit the work to be done either by mail or at registration sites; and the county board will decide which method is to be used probably by next week, when full instructions are to be issued. The present "A" books do not ex pire in this area until November 21. 1943. so there is no particular hurry at this time to get the new books out. A new application form will be distributed, either by mail or at cen tral locations, and the form must be correctly filled out. Applicants must also attach their old “A" book cov ers and their old tire inspection rec ords to the applications. In the event an applicant has lost the cover of his old “A" book, he must prove that he is owner or per son entitled to use of the vehicle, or an agent of either: that the vehicle is currently registered and in opera tion; that he has not previously ap plied for or received a renewal: and that he has complied with the tire inspection requirements. He must also present the motor vehicle regis tration certificate for the vehicle. If the applicant has lost his old tire inspection record, it may be replaced by the regular procedure in such cases, but a renewal of the basic • A" ration will not be granted un til the applicant has had a new ap proved tire inspection on tile re I placed tire inspection record. Begin Preaching Mission at Church in Creswell Sunday -& Creswell.—A preaching mission will be conducted by the Rev. E. F Mose ley, of Kinston, at Christ Episcopal Church. Creswell, beginning next Sunday, September 26. at 8 p.m.. and concluding Sunday, October 3, at 11 am. Two services daily will be held throughout the week, from Monday to Friday, inclusive; with a school of prayer at 2:15 p.m.. and a preaching service at 8 p.m. each day. Everyone is asked to attend by the Rev. B W. Gaither, rector of the Parish. War Loan Drive Undeiway In County Today, Tomorrow $48,450 Worth of Bonds Sold Last Night at Theatre Total 71 Prizes Auctioned; Bids Ranged From $125 To $6,100 The Plymouth Theatre's bond auc tion last night resulted in the sale of at least $48,450 worth of War Bonds which will be credited towards the county’s $262,000 quota for the Third War Loan Drive, it was learned from H. E Beam, county chairman of the war finance comitmtee, this morning. In all, 71 prizes were auctioned off. ranging from small articles of mer chandise to a $100 bill, the latter con tributed by A. J. Riddle. The bids ranged from a low of $125 to a high of $6,100. The $100 bill went to W. H. Gurkin. prominent farmer of near here, for the high bid of the evening, $6,100. Two $50 bonds, one contributed by the Eureka Cafe and the other by J. R. Carr and W. H. Peele, brought $5,000 and $4,000. for a total of $9, 000 for the two. Four $25 bonds were auctioned off. the sale prices ranging from $1,500 to $2,500: the four bonds bringing a total of $7,400. There were many other articles which brought spirited bidding. A bushel basket of sweet potatoes brought $1,000 in one instance, and | there were a large number if items which brought, more than $1,000 each. The auction was conducted by J. Roy- Manning, who talked himself hoarse exhorting for higher and higher bids. Prior to the sale, a poem was read by Mrs. O. L. Hard wick and brief talks were made by Attorney Zeb Vance Norman and Major J. Clinton Tarkenton, jr., ap pealing for the folks back home to "Back the Attack" of the boys over seas. Major Tarkenton. one of the youngest officers of his rank from North Carolina, is home on a brief leave, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton, sr„ of Pleas ant Grove. While the crowd was not quite as large as at the bond auction held last spring in the theatre, the amount of bonds sold was just about the same. Some of the bids are being voluntarily raised when purchasers call for their bonds, and it is expected that the net sales will be increased to $50,000 or more by the end of the week. -—® Motorists Cited for Not Having Stamps -® James H. White, deputy collector of internal revenue, of Washington, was in Plymouth this morning, check ing on the display of Federal use-tax stamps on all motor vehicles. Cars which did not have the stamps dis played were tagged and the owners notified to appear before him Friday afternoon in the post office and show cause why prosecution should not be recommended. A great many motorists bought the stamps, which were supposed to be on all cars by last July 1, but have never displayed them, If they can produce their stamps, or prove that they have bought them, they will be let off. but advised to put the stamps on their cars. Those who have not bought stamps will be required to do so: and continued failure will result in prosecution being recommended. Mr. White said. Approximately 20 to 25 cars were tagged on the streets here this morn ing. Mr. White will return and be at the post office here tomorrow at 3:30 to meet those cited to appear at that time. Jobless Warned To Go To Work Able-bodied men in Washing ton County who do not have permanent jobs were given warn ing yesterday by Sheriff J. K. Reid that he was going to bring indictments against them in county courts within the next few days. Reports have been fil tering in recently about a num ber of instances in which the “work, fight, or go to jail" or der could be invoked, and the sheriff said he was planning to take immediate action. The officer said the reports concerned both white and col ored men: and he also indicated that temporary jobs would not be considered as sufficient to halt prosecution. With labor short ages reported on all sides, in cluding farming and industrial plants, there is no excuse for anyone not having a regular job. he said. Local Boards Told To Go Ahead With Plans To Draft Dads State Selective Service Of ficers at Meet in Wash ington Friday A. W. Davenport, member of the Washington County Selective Serv ice Board: Z. V. Norman, government appeal agent: and Mrs. Eliza Dan iel. secretary to the local board, at tended the district meeting of draft board officials in Washington last Friday. Robert L. Tetterton, chair man, and O. A. Chesson. other mem ber of the local board, were unable to get to the meeting. Major Charles A. Jonas, of Lincoln ton. and Lieutenant Armstrong, of State selective service headquarters, outlined interpretations of recent rul ings and directives sent to local boards, particularly as they relate to the drafting of pre-Pearl Harbor fa thers, which is scheduled to begin throughout the nation shortly after the first of October. The representatives of state head quarters said that, so far as they knew, calling up of fathers not en gaged in essential occupations would begin October 1. and they advised lo cal boards to process and have such men available to fill calls after that date. Admitting the possibility that Congress might step in and bar draft ing of fathers until after January 1, 1 the officers said that orders to local boards had not been changed in this respect and they should proceed ac cording to their original instructions. According to the officers, emphasis is to be placed on the replaceability i of men rather than their skills in ■ See LOCAL BOARDS. Page 4) Yearly Meeting at Concord Church Will Begin Friday -a The "Yearly Meeting” will con vene at Concord Primitive Baptist Church, between Creswell and Cher ry, Friday of this week and continue through Sunday, September 26, it was announced this week by officials of the church. Elder S. Gray, of Kinston, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services, it is stated. Elder Joe Bodwell, of Columbia, and W. M. Stubbs, of Pinetown. are also expect ed to be present to take part. The public is invited to attend. Dinner will be served on the grounds Sunday. Clinton White and Elder Gray are members of the com mittee on arrangements. First Christmas Packages ior Men in Overseas Service Are Being Nailed The first of the 1943 Christ mas parcels for county men in overseas service started moving out of the local post office last week, and the movement is in creasing steadily. The handling of the millions of packages for service men is a huge task, but the government urges people back home to remember those in the service, both here and abroad. To effect fair distribution, no family may mail more than one package per week to any one man in the service between now and October 15. but it is possible for several persons to mail pack ages to the same service man. Possibly 25 to 50 packages have been mailed to date at the local post office for foreign delivery. It is expected that mailing will reach a peak during the first week in October. October 15 is the deadline for mailing pack ages to men in the Army over seas, w liile packages for men in other branches of the armed service may be mailed up to No vember 1. No requests from service men are necessary to mail packages during the "holiday" mailing per iod. but senders are directed to write “Christmas Package” on the wrappers. Senders will help guarantee delivery by limiting their packages to 5 pounds in weight and by wrapping them securely. Jusi About Halt ot $262,000 Quota Has Been Sold To Date Every Section of County To Be Covered in Intensive Two-Day Campaign Washington County citizens have a big job on hand for today and to morrow if they go "over the top" and succeed in raising the county's quo ta of $262,000 Bond Sales in the Third War Loan Drive. According to Campaign Chairman John W. Dar den and Chairman H. E. Beam, of the county war finance committee, hardly more than 50 per cent of the goal had been reached this morn ing. when the whirlwind two-day drive to raise the balance of the quota got underway. Tire county has been divided into districts and sub-divided according to roads, with special canvassing com mittees assigned the task of reaching every individual in the county and soliciting bond subscriptions today and tomorrow. The county has made a splendid record in the past so far as reaching its bond-sale quotas is concerned, and no effort is to be spared to see that it “comes through” in this, its greatest challenge. There are no reports from indi vidual sections as the Beacon goes to press, and there will be no specific figures available for several days yet, or until after the canvassing com mittees make, their reports to the campaign chairman. However, it was learned yesterday that upwards of 40 per cent of tire month's quota had been sold, not counting the sales at the bond auction last night. The canvassers who started out this morning throughout the county are armed with application blanks for bonds, and a lot of them will have to be filled out in order to put the coun ty over. With farm crops beginning to move to market, it is confidently expected that subscriptions from farmers will materially swell the to tal before tomorrow night. It has been noticed during the past few days that more and more rural peo ple have been buying bonds, which not so many of them were able to do during the Second War Loan cam paign last spring. However, the county quota is more than $100,000 more than it was last spring, and their suport is urgently needed to put the drive over this time. In addition to the complete can vass of rural sections, all the towns have ben organized for house-to house solicitation. The colored di vision also has been well organized, with special committees set up to call on every colored family in the county. No one is to be overlooked, and everyone is asked to buy at least one bond -even a $25 one—during the present campaign. It is the saf est investment in the world, and ev ery cent goes to "Back the Attack” and bring the boys home. Ten County White Men To Leave for Fort Bragg on 28th -$ First Time in Months That County Has Sent Its Full Quota Ten Washington County white men have been sent notices to report at the office of the draft board here next Tuesday morning. September 28, for possible induction into the armed service. They will report at 10 a.m.. and leave on the regular bus at 10:20 for Port Bragg, where they will re ceive their final physical and men tal examinations to determine their fitness to serve in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. It is understood that the 10 men represent the full quota for this month. For several months, the county has not been able to fill calls in their entirety. Those who leave next week represent three classes of men: Youngsters who have just re cently reached 18 years of age. men whose deferments have expire, and a few who are returning after hav ing been rejected previously. Three of the number are from Plymouth, three more are from Cres , well, two are now living in Norfolk, and one each in Roper and Wash ington. D C. The complete list fol ! lows: Kenneth Nelson Nichols, John Bernard Blown and Edward Earl Stillman, of Plymouth; Charles Cas well Davenport. Ervin Lester Cobb and William Jacob Spear, of Cres well; Joseph Ballard Duck and Gro ! ver Lee Sawyer, of Norfolk; James Albert Whitaker, of Washington, D, C.: and George Potter Dixon, of Rop |er.
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