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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LV NUMBER 3 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 20, 1944 Town opics It was learned this week that W. A. Roebuck, popular young local man, is leaving February 1st to become general manager of the Manning Supply Company, mercantile and farmers' suply firm in Bethel. He has been employed here by the Branch Banking & Trust Company for the past year and is a member of the city council from the second ward. He has many friends in Plymouth who regret to see him leave. Lt. jg> W. S. Moore, former agri culture teacher at the Plymouth High School, is a visitor in Plymouth today. He volunteered and was com missioned an ensign in the Navy more than 18 months ago. receiving a promotion to junior grade lieuten ant July 1st last year. He has been on duty in Maryland for the past year or more. Mrs. Moore is making her home in Raleigh. Several vestrymen of Grace Epis copal Church attended a laymen’s meeting at St. Peter’s Church in Washington Wednesday night. A supper was given by St. Peter’s par ish to the men at 7 o’clock. The prin cipal speaker was the Rev. William C. Campbell, director of the Presid ing Bishop’s committee on laymen's work. Lt. and Mrs. Hugh Fagan Jordan announce the birth of a daughter in a Rocky Mount hospital on Wednes day morning, January 19. Mrs. Jor dan is the former Miss Evelyn Arps, of Plymouth, and at the present time is living here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Arps. Lieutenant Jordan has recently been station ed at Sarasota, Fla., with the Army Air Forces. The maximum retail celling price for ungraded country eggs was fixed by the OPA at 49 cents for the current week, lt was an nounced yesterday at the office ol' the rationing board in the courthouse here. The maximum wholesale price for eggs of the same grade is 42.2 cents per do zen. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Jordan, of Dardens, are in Hot Springs, Ark., taking the hot thermal baths every day, acording to a card received by friends here last week. They stated that they kept just ahead of the snows all the tvay going out to Ar kansas, arriving there New Year’s Day. Ensign and Mrs. W. J. Highsmith, jr., of Columbus, Ohio, arrived Tues day to spend about a week in Plym outh visiting relatives and friends. Formerly santiarian with the dis trict health department, Ensign High smith is now battalion adjutant of the U. S. Naval Training School of Recognition at the University of Ohio. James S. Vinson, representative of the state department of agriculture, was a business visitor in Plymouth yesterday. Mr. Vinson’s home is in Ahoskie. Technician Fifth Grade D. Leroy Bateman and Tom Patrick, of Fort Jackson, S. C., were home for a few hours last Sunday. Mr. Bateman vis ited his wife and parents in Plym outh, while Mr. Patrick went on to Creswell to see his brother, Edward Patrick. They returned Sunday af ternoon to Fort Jackson. Creswell Youth Reported In Utah Army Hospital Creswell.—It was learned here this week that Sergeant Thomas H. Dav enport, jr., of the Army Air Forces, is now in a hospital at Kearns, Utah. He was taken there January 9th, suf fering with acute tonsilitis and scar let fever and has been very ill al though he is understood to be much improved at this time. Sergeant Davenport is an aerial engineer and gunner. He is a nephew of Miss Susie Mae Davenport, of Creswell, by whom he was reared from infancy. -®-i— Insane Man Placed in County Jail Tuesday Milton Brown, 58-year-old colored man of White City, was placed in the county jail here Tuesday night after he suddenly became violently insane. Commitment papers have been is sued to have him placed in the asy lum at Goldsboro, and Sheriff Reid said yesterday that he planned to take him to that institution prob ably Saturday of this week. Offer $25 War Bond foi Best Essay on Pulpwood and War by School Student Announcement was made this week by Shep Brinkley, manager of the Victory Pulpwood Cam paign for the North Carolina Pulp Company, of Plymouth, that every high school girl and boy in Washington County is eli gible to enter the pulpwood essay contest. Four S25 Wrar Bonds will be given by the pulp com pany for the four best essays, one each in four districts. The rules of the contest are very simple. Choose one of three subjects, as follows: "Pulpwood's 1 Vital Part in the War Effort"; “Pulpwood Helps Win the War"; or “Pulpwood Goes To War." Write an essay of from 500 to 1.000 words, sign and mail it to the Pulpwood Contest Editor, Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N. C., so that it will be received by midnight of March 10. 1944, when the contest closes. The best essay from Washing ton County will be selected by an impartial group of judges, and the winning paper sent to the 1 district judges, who will decide the winner of the S25 bond for that district. Letters will be distributed throughout the schools outlining the principal phases of the con test. High school principals, English or agricultural instruc tors and faculty members may help students in any way pos sible. Boys and girls are urged to begin work on the contest right away, as midnight March 10 is the deadline, all entries must be received by then. Tax Listing Continues Very Slow in County; Only 10 Days Remain Tax Lister To Be At Wenona 27th E. M. Chesson, tax lister for Lees Mills Township, this week announced that he would be in Wenona Thursday of next week, January 27, in order that people of that section may list their taxes then without inconven ience. Mr. Chesson originally sche duled his visit to the Wenona community on January 10, but due to bad weather very few were able to list at that time. Conse quently he announced the new date this week, and he requests all property owners in that com munity to see him while he is there January 27th. Mrs. Maggie Swam Died Early Monday At Son's Home Here -® Funeral Held From Chris tian Church Tuesday Afternoon Mrs. Maggie Swain, widow of the late C. W. Swain, of Plymouth, died at 1 a.m. Monday morning at the home of her son, L. R. Swain, on Washington Street, here after an ill ness extending over the past three months. Mrs Swain was 68 years old and highly regarded as a friend and neighbor by those who knew her. Born in Washington County on September 30, 1875, she was the daughter of the late John Beasley and Nellie McNair Beasley. She had lived in Washington County all of her life. On December 10, 1890, she was married to C. W. Swain, who died in 1924. Mrs. Swain was a member of the Saints Delight Christian church for 25 years, after which she transferred her membership to the Plymouth Christian church, of which she re mained a faithful member for 30 years. As long as her health permit ted she was very regular in her at tendance upon the services, and she took a very active interest in the work of her church throughout her life. Funeral services were held from the local Christian church Tuesday af ternoon at 2:30, the final rites being conducted by the pastor, the Rev. E. B. Quick. Interment was made in the cemetery at Saints Delight Christian church. Mrs. Swain is survived by five sons, L. R. Swain, Robert S. Swain, W. A. Swain, Linwood Swain, of Plymouth: and O. R. Swain, of the United States Navy. She also leaves six grandchildren, one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Cottie Bowen and Mrs. Clarence Spruill, of Plymouth; and a brother. Samuel Beasley, also of Plymouth. Extension Workers of 9 Counties Will Heel Here To Discuss 1944 Farm Plans Extension workers of nine counties will meet in the agricul ture building in Plymouth Wednesday afternoon of next week. January 26, it was an nounced yesterday by County Agent VV. V. Hays, who is making arrangements for the meeting. The meeting will be in charge of B. T. Ferguson, an assistant di rector of the Extension Service. The meetings are being held for the purpose of considering how to aid fanners in meeting the 1944 production and conser vation goals of the state. Exten sion workers from the folowing counties are expected to attend; I Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Perquimans, Pasquo tank, Camden, and Currituck. Mrs. Frances M. Darden, coun ty home demonstration agent, announces that a meeting of the neighborhood leaders, both men and women, for the Cool Springs community, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on the same day, January 26, in the agriculture building here. .Several specialists will at tend this meeting to outline plans for 1944, and similar meetings will be held for neighborhood leaders in each community of the county at a later date, it is stat ed. A schedule will be announced later. Name J. C. Knowles To Supervise Work While Mr. Swain 111 ——s Less Than 20 Per Cent of Property in Some Locali ties Listed So Far -<8> County Commissioner J. C. Knowles was recently appointed to supervise the tax-listing work now in progress throughout the county due to the illness of the regular tax sup ervisor, E. F. Swain, of Creswell. Tire county board of commisisoners was last week notified by Mr. Swain, who has been in a Norfolk hosiptal since before the first of the year, that he did not know exactly when he would be able to return to his duties. Before the letter was received from Mr. Swain, the commissioners had delegated Mr. Knowles to superintend tax listing, which began January 1st and will continue through the re mainder of the month, with the title of assistant tax supervisor. It had become necesary to take this action, as the listing work was lagging throughout the county, and it was imperative that the task be complet ed before February 1st. Mr. Knowles said this week that less than 40 per cent of the property in the county has been listed so far, despite the fact that nearly two thirds of the month is gone. In some townships, only about 20 per cent of the property owners have given in their lists, he stated. It was also announced that no ex tension of time for listing is in pros pect, as this course will entail con siderable added expense to the coun ty. All of which means that there is going to be a real last-minute rush this year, as well as the probability of some property owners being as sessed penalties for failure to list during the period. Mr. Knowles appeals to all taxpey ers to make a special effort during the remaining 10 days to get their prop erty listed. Those who have not list ed are urged to see their respective township list-takers and do so at once. -® 21 While Registrants Will Go To Ft. Bragg From Here Monday -e Four Fathers Included in List; 17 From County, 1 4 Transfers Twenty-one white men are sche duled to leave next Monday morning for Fort Bragg for physical examina tion and posible induction into the armed forces. Seventeen of the num ber are Washington County regis trants, while the other four are trans fers from the jurisdiction of other boards. Two of the number from this county are volunteers, and there are only four fathers in the entire group, one of which is a volunteer. Most of those being called up are young men who have reached the age of 18 in recent months or men w'hose deferments have expired, including several who formerly held farm clas sifications but who had not planned j to farm this year. Two of the men.. one a volunteer, are classisifd as; 1-A-L, indicating that they mav oe : accepted for limited service only, due to physical deficiencies. Of the 17 county registrants called up, 10 are from Plymouth. 5 from Roper and 2 from Creswell. Three of the four fathers are from Plym outh and the other is from Roper. Both volunteers are from Plymouth. The complete list of those who have been ordered to report for possible j induction next Monday morning is I as follows: From Plymouth: Grover Lee Saw yer, David Marion Styons, Julian Cal vin Basnight, Thomas Ruffin Flow ers, James Burrus Spruill, Earl \ ‘Set DRAFT LIST, Page 6) Decision Reversed In Case From Here By Appellate Court Judge Meekins’ Opinion in Hampton-Pulp Company Case Overruled Another chapter in the long drawn-out litigation between W. R. Hampton and me North Carolina Pulp Company, both of Plymouth, was written in R chmond Monday of this week, when the United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of a lower court favoring the defendant pulp company. This does not finally settle the matter, but plain tiff attorneys th.nk the decision in Richmond Monday coupled with opinions handed down in their favor by the state sup'-eme court last No vember, may open the way to get the issues before a , ury and evenutal settlement. Suit was fl.rst nstituted in 1941 by Mr. Hampton, al iging damage in the sum of $30,000, fir losses sustained in operation of his fisheries, several hundred yardnjeve the pulp mill on Roanoke River hear here, due to pol lution of the river by the defendant. In Federal district court last spring a motion to dismiss the action was al lowed, and attorneys for Mr. Hamp ton appealed to the circuit court of apepals. Judge Isaac iJgckings, of Elizabeth City, wrote the T%tr'ct court opinion last spring, disin&Bing the action on the grounds that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, as a matter of law. The opinion received wide circulation in the state press due to some of its facetious aspects. The circuit court of appeals this week simply announced that “judg ment of lower court reversed per curiam.'’ A definition of the legal term "per curiam” is that it “desig nates an opinion of the court in a case in which the judges are all of one mind and the question involved is so clear that it is not considered necessary to elaborate it by an ex tended discussion.” A companion case was brought in state courts last year to get a ruling from the state supreme court on some of the questions involved. Judge Wal ter J. Bone, of Nashville, made two rulings, one favoring the plaintiff and the other the defendant. Both appealed, and the contentions of plaintiff attorneys were upheld in both instances by the state supreme court. The cases have created wide in terest. due to amount of damages sought and the prominence of op posing attorneys in the matter. The pulp company has been represented by United States Senator Josiah W. Bailey, of Raleigh; Z. V. Norman, of Plymouth; and Malcolm K. Whyte, of Milwaukee. Wis. Mr. Hampton is be ing represented by Former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of Raleigh, and Carl L Bailey, of Plymouth. Child Killed Near Tarboro by Running Inio Local Man's Car -Q Driver Exonerated of Blame For Accident Yesterday By Coroner’s Jury Joe Lewis Edwards, 6-year-old colored child, was instantly killed near Tarboro Wednesday, shortly be fore noon, when he ran across the highway and into the side of a car operated by William Garland Har dison, young white man of Plym outh. A coroner’s jury exonerated Mr. Hardison of any blame for the accident a few hours later, following an investigation by Coroner J G. Raby and J. H. Chadwick of the State Highway Patrol. Mr. Hardison was on his way to Durham, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Webb Jones, of Plymouth. The car belonged to Jack Horner, also of Plymouth. About a miles west of Mildred, on a long straight stretch of road, the child ran down a slight embankment and into the side of the car, the handle of the left front door striking him in the head, according to the highway patrolman. It was said the child was looking back at his brother, who was driving a stalk 'See CHILD KILLED, Page 6) Local Draft Board Studies New Orders At Lengthy Session Will Take Up Review of Farm Classifications at Meet Next Tuesday <8 Members of the Washington Coun ty Selective Service Board had a lengthy session at their regular meet ing Tuesday night, discussing the ef fects of new directives received from state and national headquarters dur ing the preceding week. The board was scheduled to take up considera tion of farm deferments, but barely got started on this work before ad journment at a late hour, due to the multitude of other matters before it. Next Tuesday, the board members plan to start their meeting at 6 p.m.. so that they can complete, if possible, reviewing farm clasifications in the light of 1944 farm plans recently filed by registrants who hold “C” classi fications. Since there are more than 200 registrants in this class, it is evi dent that the board has a full night’s work ahead of it. In connection with the new regu lations, it was determined that reg istrants will not necessarily get 10 days’ notice in the future before be ing called to go to Fort Bragg for pre-induction examinations. The board will give those ordered to re port for the examinations as much time as possible, but it is regarded as fairly certain that those called up in February will not get more than 5 or 6 days’ notice, and there is no as surance of any definite time for them. This means that it is more impor tant than ever for all registrants to keep the draft board informed of l their correct addresses. Those who are ordered to report for examina tion will be cited as delinquent for failure to obey the call; and there may not be time for the notices to oe forwarded from one address to an other, it is stated. As under former regulations, regis trants have 10 days in which to ap peal after they have been reclassi fied in 1-A. However, they may be ordered to report for the physical examinations while such appeals are pending, or before appeals are enter ed. In fact, under the new regulations, : a man may be called to report for ex amination before he is reclasifled 1-A, 1 since examination of 3-A men is now permitted. It was stated that no calls have been received yet by the local board for February; but they are expected almost daily. Possibly a much larg er number of men will be ordered to report for examination that will act ually be called into service during ! the month, as it is hoped to build up a reserve list so that the time be tween examinations and actual in duction may be extended to as much as 45 days. However, it will require i some time to build up the reserve list 1 of physically qualified men to this point. Plans for Infaniile Paralysis Drive in County Being Made Mrs. Wade Johnson An nounces Appointment of Several Assistants -« According to the National Founda j tion for Infantile Paralysis, the 1943 outbreak of this disease was the worst in 12 years. Almost 12,000 persons, men. women and children, were stricken last year. Only twice be fore in the recorded history of in fantile paralysis has there been more i cases reported. The total cost of the 1943 epidemic j cannot be estimated, because many of those stricken will still be patients in 1944 and some for years thereaft er. All of which lends emphasis to the drive being conducted in this county to raise a quota of $308 for combat ting the disease. Fifty per cent of the money raised will go to aid cases which originate in Washington Coun ty, while the remainder will be sent to the National Foundation. Mrs. Wade Johnson, chairman of the county campaign, this week an nounced the appointment of Mrs. W A. Davidson as county chairman of the women's division. Mrs. A. Papi neau was appointed chairman for the i town of Plymouth, and Mrs. S. C Smithson chairman for Creswell ‘ Mrs. Johnson said that she had not yet been able to secure a chairman to head the campaign in Roper. Tire chairman also expressed the hope that it would be possible to ar range a dance here for the purpose of raising funds before the end of the drive the latter part of the month Plymouth and Roper Cage Teams Meet Friday Night Roper. —The Plymouth High School boy's and girls’ basketball teams will meet the Roper High School teams in the Roper High School Auditorium Friday night. January' 21. The first game will be gin at 7 .30 p.m. No Organized Effort Arranged for Fourth War Loan in County ABC CHAIRMAN - - -_? I p. M. Arps, Plymouth drug gist and chairman of the county board of education, was elected chairman of the ABC board of Washington County at a joint meeting last Thursday night of the boards of commissioners, edu cation and health. P. M. Arps Elected Head of ABC Board At Meet Last Week --e> Selection Will Leave Va cancy on County Board Of Education P. M. Arps, well-known Plymouth druggist and chairman of the Wash ington County Board of Education, was last Thursday night elected chairman of the ABC board at a joint meeting of the county boards of com missioners, eduaction and health. Only four names were presented to the joint meetings as candidates, and Mr. Arps was elected on the first bal lot. Mr. Arps was elected to fill the un expired term of J. Robert Campbell, who recently assumed the duties of register of deeds, succeding Mrs Mary Cahoon Hawkins, who resigned effective January 1 in order to move to New Bern in the near future. Mr. Campbell submitted his resignation as ABC chairman to the joint meeting last Thursday night. It is understood that the names of four candidates were submitted to the meeting last week. In addition to the winner they were E. G. Arps, chairman of the county board of commissioners: J. T. Bateman, farm er of near Plymouth; and W T. Stillman, assistant cashier of the Branch Banking & Trust Co., of Plymouth. The vote was said to have been divided as follows: P M Arps, 6; E G Arps. 3; and W T Stillman, 1. Although Mr. Arps is to enter up on his new duties as chairman of the ABC board as soon as possible, he indicated this week that would not resign from the board of education until some pending matters were cleared up and arrangements made for appointment of his sucscessor. It could not be immediately as certained Just what the procedure is for filling a vacancy on the board of education. However, it is understood that the county Democratic execu tive committee recommends a person for nomination and that the Gover nor makes the appointment. Members of the three boards pres ent for the joint meeting last Thurs day night were as follows: E. G. Arps, J. C. Knowles, and H W. Pritchett, of the county board of commission ers; P. M Arps, L. E. Hassell, and P B. Belanga, of the board of educa tion; and B. G. Campbell, H. H. Mc Lean, Dr, A. Papineau and Dr. W. H. Johnson, of the board of health. No! Able to Secure Anyone to Serve as Chairman ot Drive Campaign Was Supposed to Start Tuesday and Con tinue for Month -<» Although the Fourth War Loan Campaign got underway throughout :he United States last Tuesday, no trganized effort has been arranged ,’et for Washington County, which ias been assigned a quota of $228,000 luring the drive. H. E. Beam, chair nan of the county war finance com nittee. has been unable to secure myone to serve as chairman for the irive, he said this morning, despite :he fact that he has approached nore than 20 people about the mat ;er. Mr. Beam is continuing his efforts :o perfect an organization, and in :he meantime all citizens are urged :o do their part during the campaign sy buying War Bonds at the places where they are regualrly on sale. In :his county, they may be purchased through the Branch Banking & Trust Company in Plymouth, or at the post offices in Plymouth, Roper and Cres ivell. It is expected that local people will 'rally around’’ when they learn that the county’s excellent record of War Bond purchases is threatened by in difference. Tlie county has fallen down very few times in raising its monthly quotas since they were first asigned. while total sales of War Bonds since the war started is far ahead of the total quotas. It is possible that details of the campaign will be worked out in time to be anounced by next week, ac cording to Mr Beam The main ob ject right now is to secure a county chairman to head up the work, as it is believed most of the individual workers who served in past cam paigns will be glad to help out again. The county fell about $59,000 short of its quota of S252.000 in the third War Loan Drive last fall, but it is believed the smaller quota of $228,000 can be realized this time if an ef fective organization can be set up. Number Civil Cases Disposed of During Past Week in Court Seven Divorces Granted at Session Thursday of Last Week Completing trial of the criminal docket Tuesday afternoon of last week, the Washington County Su perior Court resumed its session last rhursday morning, when trial of the civil calendar was begun. Practical ly all of Thursday was spent in the trial of divorce cases, and a total of seven divorces were granted during the course of the day’s proceedings. Since that time, the court has been in session fairly regularly, and a num ar of cases have been cleared from the calendar Judge C. Everett rhompson .of Elizabeth City, is pre siding, and keeps things moving along it a steady pace. The court recessed it noon yesterday until this morning, ind three cases are on the calendar for today. They are Clarence Hardi son vs Norfolk Southern Railroad ~o.; James E. Mizell vs. Town of Plymouth: and Sallie Wilson vs. Noah raylor. The three cases listed above are :he last on the civil calendar sche duled for this term of court, but there are several pending matters on the motion calendar which may or may not be called up this week, de pending upon the length of time re quired for trial and inclination of the court. Following is a resume of the pro ceedings since the court reconvened last Thursday morning • (See SUPERIOR COURTTpagTeu One Per Cent Penalty on Unpaid 1943 Taxes Becomes Effective February 1 County and town tax collector this week reminded taxpayers that the state schedule of penal ties for unpaid 1943 taxes be comes effective after February 1st. The penalty starts at 1 per cent and increases 1 per cent each month until June, when ad xertiS^ment of all real property is is to begin. The tax collectors are em powered to seize personal prop erty for past-due taxes at any time, and wages may be garni sheed for past-due poll taxes. Taxpayers are urged to pay their 1043 tax accounts as soon as pos sible, which will save added ex pense and possible embarrass ment. County Tax Collector J. E. Davenport again reminds resi dents of SkinnersviUe and Seup pernong Township that he will be in Creswel! every Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p m . for their convenience. His office is at the shoe shop there, ancl he urges all citizens of that section who have not paid their taxes to see him at that time.
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