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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* SAVINS IN WAR BONDS EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 52 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 30, 1943 E : : ABLISHED 1889 Town opics County Auditor E. J. Spruill is re covering from an attack of pneu monia at his apartment here. Strick en suddenly the early part of last week, he was removed to a Rocky Mount hospital, but had recovered sufficiently to be able to return home this week. However, it probably will be several more days before he is able to return to his duties at the court house. While listening to an early-morn ing radio program from Hollywood, Calif., last week, F. H. Modlin was surprised to hear his brother, Lt. Morton S. Modlin, formerly of Ahos kie, introduced and speak a few words. His brother is a bombardier with the Army Air Forces, stationed in Utah, and he just happened to be visiting in Hollywood at the time. Spare Stamp No. 1 on the first page of War Ration Book Four is good for 5 points for the retail purchase of pork through Satur day, January 1. OPA validated the stamp to get the unexpected ly large civilian supply of pork into the hands of housewives. Zeb Vance Norman, jr„ son of At torney and Mrs. Z. V. Norman, of Plymouth, is now in training at Camp Fannin, Texas, it was learned this week. Tire young man was call ed into the Army November 29th and was only recently assigned to the Texas camp for the basic training course. Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Robert B. Campbell, of Camp Patrick Henry, Va., visited Sergeant Campbell’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell, here Tuesday night. They went on to Wilmington Wednesday to visit Mrs. Campbell's parents, but will re turn here next week to spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. Campbell. According to Mayor B. G. Campbell, there is a meeting of the City Council scheduled for Monday night. No meeting was held this month, one reason or another preventing each time. It was announced by the county agent’s office this week that there were a few farmers’ almanacs for 1944 on hand for distribution to those who requested them. Tire supply is limited, and they will be given away on a first-come-first-served basis. Sweet potato prices have been fro zen at all levels from country ship per through retailers on the basis of the individual seller’s “high” for the five-day period from December 17 through December 21, 1943, it was announced last week by the OPA. This action was taken because prices at larger markets recently had been advancing at an inflationary rate. Three Tried This Week by Recorder -« The County Recorder’s Court tried three persons Tuesday. One case of assault was continued from last week, while the others consisted of steal ing and exceeding the speed limit. Judge Gaylord levied one fine and gave the choice in one case of sus pension of sentence upon payment of a fine. The proceedings were as follows: Georgia West, colored, of Plym outh, was accused of assault with a deadly weapon. The defendent en tered a plea of not guilty and was found not guilty for lack of evi dence. Louis Belcher, colored, of Plym outh, was charged with stealing. The defendent plead guilty and was sen tenced to' six months on the county roads. The sentence will be sus pended if he pays $50 and court costs. Auston Pierce Adams, of Ports mouth, Va., plead guilty to exceed ing the speed limit and was fined $15 and court costs. -® Resume Registration for ABC Books Tuesday -# J. R. Campbell, chairman of the. county ABC board, said this week that those who have not yet applied for their whiskey ration book No. 2 would have a chance to do so on any Tuesday after the first of January, beginning next Tuesday, January 4. The registration was suspended De cember 1, and no books have been issued since that time. Mrs. Hermine Ramsey will accept the aplications and issue the books to those qualified at her office on Wa ter Street, according to the chairman. Application can be made only on Tuesdays. Official Name of Test Farm in County Changed From Blackland to Tidewater It was announced last week by Dr. Julian Miller, director of the test farms division of the State Department of Agriculture, that the official name of the test farm in this county had been changed from Blackland to Tidewater. In changing the name of the farm, Dr. Miller explained that much of the valuable land at the old station in the Wenona sec- — tion had been burned, and that the name “Blacklands” is too synonymous with the fires which have raged beneath the soils of the old test farm since 1940. The state recently acquired a new site for the experiment sta tion work in this section when it bought the Elmhurst property near Roper, on highway 64. It is expected that much of the ex perimental work will be transfer red to the new location during the coming year. Campbell to Assume Duties as Register of Deeds Here Monday REGISTER OF DEEDS | - - 1 J. Robert Campbell, Plymouth merchant and' chairman of the ABC Board, will become Wash ington County Register of Deeds next Monday, succeeding Mrs. Mary Cahoon Hawkins, who has resigned and will .move to New Bern in the near future. Total of $1,865.38 for United War Fund Is Collected in County Campaign Is Closed and Check Mailed To State Headquarters Washington County’s United War Fund Drive was officially closed this week, with a total of $1,865.38 raised from all sources, it was learned this morning from John W. Darden, coun ty chairman. Tire county fell far short of its goal of $4,050, due to lack of interest, but it was decided to close the campaign and divide what had been raised among the local and national organizations taking pa't. A check for $1,489.27 is being mailed to state headquarters of the United War Fund; $373.07 is being retained in the treasury for county purposes; and $3.04 was paid out for the expense of several telegrams in connection with the drive, it is stat ed. It has been impossible so far to acknowledge individual contributions, due to duplications in lists compiled, but it is hoped to have them correct ed and published at a later date. Re ceipts are acknowledged by groups as follows: North Carolina Pulp Co-$ 500.00 Plymouth Box & Panel Co.. 200.00 Branch Banking & Trust Co 50.00 American Fork & Hoe em ployees - 30.50 Members Merchants Associa tion _ 415.00 Raised by members Plym outh Junior Woman’s Club 250.00 Raised by members County home demonstration clubs 235.92 Roper colored school pupils. 31.46 Private contributions not listed with any organiza tion _ 69.50 Plymouth professional men. 83.00 Total..$1,865.38 Gas Allotments Being Made lor Trucks 1! All Regulations Are Complied With It was announced at the office of the local rationing board yes terday that truck owners who wish to apply for their gasoline allotments for the first quarter of 1944 must present their new 1944 license certificate, their ODT Certificate of War Necessity, and their gasoline and tire inspec tion records, properly filled out. It is also explained that ap plications may be made by mail if the cards and certificates out lined above are sent in with the applications. However, no al lotments can be made until all this information is furnished the board. Gasoline tickets will be mailed out the following day if the applications are executed correctly. It is also explained by the lo cal board that no temporary al lotments of gasoline can be made under new rulings. Formerly, if the regular allotment was held up for any reason, it was possible to secure a temporary book un til the matter was straightened out. litis Is no longer permitted. Other Changes in Official Family of County in Prospect Several Prospective Candi dates for Job as ABC Board Chairman Several changes in the official family of Washington County are scheduled to be made in the coming few weeks. The first change will be come effective next Monday, when the resignation of Mrs. Mary Cahoon Hawkins as register of deeds becomes effective. She will be succeeded in this office by J. R. Campbell, at the present time chairman of the Wash ington County ABC Board. Mrs. Hawkins submitted her resig nation to the county board at its regular meeting in December, to be come effective January 1. Since the first is a legal holiday at the court house, Mr. Campbell is not expected to assume the duties as register of deeds until next Monday. It is expected that Mr. Campbell will submit his regisnation as chair man of the ABC board next Mon day, as state law forbids any county official holding two positions. It is then anticipated that a special meet ing will be called soon thereafter to select a new ABC chairman. The naming of this official is up to a spe cial group, composed of members of the county board of commissioners, board of education and board of health. While no formal applications have been filed for the position as chair man of the ABC board, since it has not been officially vacated as yet, it is understood that upwards of half a dozen persons will be candidates for the office. Mr. Campbell will continue to ope rate his grocery store here until Saturday night of this week, he said yesterday. He has several prospec tive buyers, it is understood, but has not yet completed the sale. He has been in business here for many years and stated that he would miss greet ing his many friends in his store. However, he urges them to call on him at the courthouse, where he will continue to serve them, although in a new capacity. 237 Soil Payments Made in County ■ It was announced at the AAA of fice here this week that soil-conser vation and parity checks had been mailed to 237 applicants in the coun ty in recent weeks. The total amount represented in the 237 applications was $15,345.01. The checks are mail ed directly to applicants from AAA headquarters in Washington, D. C. It was stated that this represents about one-third of the total number of applications made by county farm ers. Checks will be mailed to other applicants as rapidly as possible. Amounts of the individual checks are running about the same as they did last year. They represent payment for soil-building practices and a small parity payment on tobacco and cot ton produced last season. -<$> Schools oi County Resume Sessions ——— All the schools in Washington County reopened yesterday after the Christmas holidays, with an attend ance generally reported good, ac cording to H. H. McLean, county superintendent of public instruction. There were unfounded rumors ear ly in the week that the reopening of schools had been postponed until next Monday, and it was feared for a time that these rumors might af fect attendance. Mr. McLean said that attendance was better yesterday than it was when the schools closed week before last, indicating that sickness from in fluenza, which almost reached epi | demic proportions at one time, was j declining. BodyofSamMobley Found on Railroad Tracks Near Here Had Been Run Over by Sev eral Trains Monday, Officers State The mangled remains of Sam Mob ley, 59-year-old white farmer who lived on the Owens farm near Plym outh, were discovered on the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks only a few yards from the Conaby Creek tres tle Monday afternoon around 5 o'clock. He was last seen alive in Plymouth about 3:30, and local police whi investigated said it was believed hehad been run over by two or three freight trains, as his body was bad ly mangled. Local officials who made the in vestigation declined to express an opinion as to just how the man met his death, but they suggest that he might have gone to sleep on the tracks or that he might have suffer ed a sudden heart attack and fallen on the tracks. It was thought that he was taking a short cut down the tracks on his way home. His body was discovered by a small colored boy, who notified the police. Coroner Jack Horner was called to the scene, but decided that an inquest was not necessary. Mr. Mobley was a native of Mar tin County and came to this section to live about five years ago from the Dardens section. He was a son of the late J. S. and Louise Clark Mob ley, of the Cross Roads section of Martin County. He had farmed all his life and was an active member of the Cross Roads Christian church for about 35 years. He was married to Miss Millie Co burn at Bear Grass on July 16, 1910, and is survived by his widow and twelve children: seven daughters, Mrs. Veatrice Crun -, of Hampton, Va.; Mrs. Thelma Sawyer and Mrs. Annie Sawyer, of Plymouth: Misses Euzelia, Grace, Vel Gray, and Lovie Brown Mobley, all of Plymouth: five sons, Grover, Biscoe and Clee Elvert Mobley, of Plymouth: Thurman Mob ley, of the U. S. Army, stationed at Camp Howze, Texas, and McLean Mobley, of Jamesville. He also leaves two brothers. Ed Mobley, of Ever etts, Claud Mobley, of Jamesville; one sister. Mrs. Henry Rawls, of Robersonville; and a half-sister,'Mrs. Bessie Davis, of Williamston. Funeral services will be held Satur day afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of his brother, Claud Mobley, near Jamesville, and interment will be made in the family plot near by. The Rev. W. B. Harrington, Baptist minister, will conduct the last rites. -« Christmas Holidays Pass Very Quietly Throughout Section -® But One Arrest Reported by Police Authorities Last Week-End -® The long Christmas holiday week end passed very quietly in this sec tion; the death of Sam Mobley on the railroad tracks at the edge of Plymouth being the only untoward incident reported to police. No seri ous automobile accidents were re ported, in marked contrast with con ditions a few short years ago; and not a single arrest for drunkness was re ported during the whole of Christ mas week. Louis Belcher, colored, of Plym outh. was arrested Christmas Eve night, charged with stealing a coat from a colored woman in Byrd's store here: and that marked the only oc casion the police were called in dur ing the holiday period. He was tried in recorder’s court Tuesday and giv en six months on the county farm, suspended upon payment of a fine of $50 and costs. There was also one citation for speeding issued by a highway patrolman during the past week. Not more than a half dozen fire crackers were heard, which marked another departure from the regular order of things in the past. Last year, the fireworks supply was somewhat limited, but that Christmas was com paratively noisy compared with this year, when the noise makers were practically eliminated entirely. There was a considerable amount of hunting over the week-end, but at the rate shells are being used up, this can hardly continue on a very large scale much longer, since they are now on the irreplaceable list. For the most part, county people spent the Christmas season quietly and at home, the gasoline shortage taking care of the travel situation ———<s New Year’s Dance at Country Club Friday About the only public celebration planned to welcome in the New Year here will be a buffet super and dance given at the Country Club of Plym outh Friday night of this week. De cember 31, beginning at 9 p.m., and continuing until 2 a.m. New Year’s Day. Both the general public and club members are Invited to make reservations for the event. Many Prominenl Masons Expected Here January 4th -$ Grand Master Will Install Officers and Hold Get Together Meeting James W. Payne, of Salisbury, grand master of Masons in North Carolina, will visit the local lodge on Tuesday, January 4, instead of Wednesday, January 5, as previously announced, it was learned Monday from H. H. McLean, district deputy grand master. The grand master will install the new officers recently elect ed by Perseverance lodge and hold a general get-together for Masons who live within a 60-mile radius of Plym outh, it is stated. Invitations have been sent to 16 lodges within the 60-mile radius to have representatives at the meeting here. The 16 lodges have a total membership of more than 1,040, and upwards of a 100 or more visitors are expected by local Masons. In addition to the grand master, the following high-ranking grand lodge officials have indicated they would attend also: Deputy Grand Master Julius C. Hobbs, of Wilming. ton; Grand Secretary John H. An derson and his assistant, William R. Smith, of Raleigh; Grand Junior Warden W. J. Bundy, of Greenville; Past Grand Master Charles B. New ■ombe, of Wilmington; Past Grand Master J. Edward Allen, of Warren ton; Grand Lecturer Z. V. Snipes, of Dunn; and district deputy grand masters from Elizabeth City, Wil liamston and Rocky Mount. This promises to be one of the largest Masonic gatherings ever held by the lodge. Certainly it will have the largest number of Masonic dig nitaries ever to attend a meeting here. Mr. McLean said yesterday that he had already received word from Elizabeth City that 20 would come from there and the Windsor Lodge has written that it will have 10 representatives here. Present plans call for the regular meeting of the local lodge to begin at 5 p.m., Tuesday, when the grand lodge officials will be received and the installation ceremony held. Imme diately afterwards, about 6:30, a bar becue supper will be served and the get-together meeting held. New officers to be installed are as follows: Edward L. Owens, master; E. D. Keel, senior warden; H. H. Al len, junior warden: B. G. Campbell, treasurer: John W. Darden, secre tary; and the appointive officers which are to be named later by the incoming master. James W. Norman is the retiring master and will pre side over the first session of the lodge. Rat Campaigns To Be Conducted in County A small supply of red squill poison lias been received by the county agent’s office and will be used to put on rat-elimination campaigns in three communities very shortly, it was stated this week. As soon as a sup ply of fish can be secured to be mix ed with the poison as bait, it will be put out in the Skinnersville section around White’s store, in the Chapel Hill community, and in the Wenona section. Two other comunities have asked that drives be held there, and their request will be granted if an ad ditional supply of poison can be se cured. -$ Presbyterian Church Services Announced -s By Miss Rachel Hassell Sunday, 3:30 p.m.,—Sunday School will meet at the home of Mrs. Bonnie Lilley. Let us build up again our for mer good attendance. Tuesday, January 4th, 7:30--The Ladies Bible Hour will meet again as usual. The place of meeting will be announced on Sunday. Let us all try to attend well. -s Miss Norman Given Assignment to Duty -<*, Ensign Barbara W. Norman, first Washington County woman to be come a commissioned officer in the U. S. Naval Reserve, has been as signed to active duty at Vero Beach. Fla., effective December 20th, it was learned this week from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Norman, of Plym outh. Miss Norman completed her training and indoctrination course at Smith College. Northampton, Mass., and was commissioned an ensign on December 14th. Mr. and Mrs. Norman attended the graduation exercises at Northamp ton and then spent four days in New York City with their daughter while she was on leave before reporting for duty at the Jacksonville, Fla., Naval Air Station. Ensign Norman was later transferred to Vero Beach to begin active service with the Navy. Before enlisting in the Waves ear ly last fall, Miss Norman wras high school teacher of home economics at Lincolnton, in this state. She holds a B. S. degree from Salem College. Winston-Salem. Tax Listing for 1944 Will Get Underway in County Next Monday ENSIGN IN WAVES f L.-------f Miss Barbara W. Norman, of Plymouth, became the first Washington County woman to receive a commission in the U. S. Naval Reserve December 14th, when she graduated from the Midshipmen’s School at North ampton. Mass., and was com missioned an ensign. Captain J.T. Rhodes Died Early Sunday At Daughter's Home Funeral Held in Norfolk Tuesday for Retired Ship Master Captain J. T. Rhodes, retired steamship master, died in his sleep early Sunday morning at the horn' of his daughter, Mrs, W. H. Clark, in Plymouth, The son of the late Jes 'e McCoy Rhodes and Sarah Davis Rhodes, Captain Rhodes was a na tive of Elizabeth City. A prominent figure in the Albemarle section for many years, he was more than 80 years of age. Captain and Mrs. Rhodes have been living here at the home of their daughter, Mrs. W. H. Clark, and Mr. Clark for several years. He had been in declining health for about a year, but he and his wife had planned a trip to visit relatives in Norfolk and were packed and ready to go Sun day. They had celebrated their six tieth wedding anniversary on May 23 of this year, having keen married in Elizabeth City in 1883. At the time of his marriage he was first officer of the steamer, Shenan doah, of the C. E. S. S. Company plying between Elizabeth City and New Bern. He served as master of several vessels of the O. D. S. S. Com pany until 1904 when he went into the employ of the U. S. Army Trans port Service as master and served on a number of vessels until his retire ment in 1931. Surviving Captain Rhodes are his wife and two daughters. Mrs. Clark with whom he lived and Mrs E. H. Haynes of Camp Stewart, Ga.: five grandchildren. Walter R Clark of Plymouth, Major Lawrence B. Clark of the U. S. Marine Corps, Mrs. Phil lip R. Wheeler of Norfolk. T. R. Smith, of Norfolk and Miss Anita Smith of Camp Stewart, Ga.. and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Nor folk Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Apply for New-Grower Allotments of Tobacco -$ County farmers who wish to ap ply for new-grower tobacco allot ments for the coming year are ad vised to make application at the ag riculture building as soon as possi ble. Applications should be made to Mrs. Julia Chesson. chief clerk. Personal Properly Schedule of Values Sei Up Last Week Taxpayers Urged To List Early To Avoid Last Minute Rush The annual task of listing all prop erty in Washington County will get underway next Monday, January 3rd, it was learned at the courthouse fol lowing the special meeting of list takers held Tuesday night of last week. All real estate, personal prop erty and poll taxes must be listed durin the month of January in the four townships of the county; and penalties are provided for those who fall or neglect to see their respective list-takers during this period. County Tax Supervisor E. F. Swain was ill in a hospital last week and could not be present at the meeting, as also was E. J. Spruill, county au ditor. It is therefore impossible to learn the exact schedules of the vari ous township list takers, but placards containing this information are be ing posted in the several sections, and county citizens are advised to con sult the schedules for dates and pla ces when the list takers will be near est them and list their holding at such time. Due to the illness of the supervi sor. Mr. Swain, it was impossible to learn the details of the scale of values agreed on last week. There will be very little change in this year’s schedule of personal pro perty values from that of last year, it was indicated by E. G. Arps, chair man of the board of county commis sioners. following a meeting of list takers of the various townships held here Tuesday night, of last week. There wil be no changes in the valua tion of , :il property, except where improvement have been added or damage s>:.'vn"d during the past 12 months. Mr. Arps said lie understood there was a very little change in the valu ation of spersonal property. Auto mobiles will be listed according to make, model and type, and a uniform scale was agreed upon for livestock of all kinds meat and lard, farm crops in storage, and other like prop- / erty. Mrs. Hermine Ramsey is the list 1 See TAX LISTING, Page 4) Mrs. Clara Ayers Dies Near Dardens -1 Mrs. Clara Ayers, widow of O. T. Ayers, died at the home cr her bro ther, John Swinson. in the Dardens community at 1:15 o'clock last Mon day morning following a lingering illness. While she had been in de clining health during the greater part of three years, she was confined to her bed for only two days before her death. The daughter of the late David and Lucy John-on Swinson, she was born in Martin County on March 25, 1876. Some time after her marriage she made her h >me in Suffolk, living there until about three years ago when she went to live with her bro ther. She leaves one son, O. T. Ayers, jr., of the armed forces believed to be stationed somewhere in Italy. She also leaves besides her brother with whom she made her home three sis ters, Mrs. S P. Davis, of Dardens: Mrs. W. W. Sullivan, of West Nor folk. and Mrs. Ceph.us Meads, of Nor folk. Funeral services were conducted from the late home Tuesday morn ing at 11 o'clock by Rev. Lee A. Phil lips. Plymouth Baptist minister. Burial was in the Cedar Hill Ceme tery, Suffolk Mrs. Ayers was a faithful member of the Baptist church in Suffolk foi a number of years. Few Places in Washington County To Observe New Year Holiday Saturday Business and industry in gen eral throughout the county will pay scant attention to New Year's Day Saturday. The Branch Banking and Trust Company, the ABC stores and county offices will be closed fo rthe day. but lo i :il stores and industrial estab lishments. with few exceptions, will be on a “business as usual" basis. The post offices throughout the county will render a reduced schedule of services, there being no rural or city carrier deliveries, but dispatches will be made and incoming mail put up for those who have lock boxes. It is understood that the American Fork & Hoe Company plant will be closed for the day. but the North Carolina Pulp Company and the Plymouth Box X Panel plants will be in produc tion as usual. The pulp plant is scheduled to resume pulp pro duction Saturday after being shut down all week for the per iodic overhaul and repair of ma chinery and equipment. This year there is very little talk of the various "bowl” foot ball games locally and few peo ple will even bother to tune in to hear those that are being played. So far as most of Wash ington County is concerned. New Year's Day will just be an other Saturday.
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