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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* Paper must be used to keep naval shells unmarred for accuracy in firing at our enemies . . . And waste paper reserves are the lowest of any vital war material! SAYS VAST* PAPFR VOLUME LV—NUMBER 26 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday. June 29, 1944 ESTABLISHED 1889 Your;Help Is Needed To Put the County Over Its War Loan Goal—-Buy a Bond Today! Town opics A special church conference will be held at the Methodist church here during the regular service Sunday morning to discuss plans for building the new parsonage, it was announced this morning. Every member of the church is urged to be present. Fire Chief Miller Warren and Bill Darden are attending the Eastern Carolina Fire College and Drill School being held in Greenville today. It is being conducted by Sherwood Brockwell, of Raleigh, state fire marshall, and will continue through tomorrow, although the local men plan to attend only the sessions to day. Chief of Police P. W. Brown can just about qualify as a rain maker now, in addition to his other duties. He said yesterday that every time he had the flags put out on the streets here, it would start to rain. However, the shower that started yester day stopped before he could get the flags in; and, if his system really works, it would be all right with everyone here to put out the filags and let’em stay until a really substantial rain falls. Lieutenant, and Mrs. Leslie B. Spruill are visiting Lieutenant Spru ill’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan W. Spruill, near Roper, this week. Lieu tenant Spruill is attached to an Army ordnance unit and is stationed in Cincinati. Ohio. He has been in the service about three and a half years, spending 13 months in western and northern Africa before he returned to the United States last year to at tend an officers' school at Duke Uni versity. where he received his com mission. Lloyd Williams, manager of the local Pender's store for the past sev eral months, was transferred to Washington Monday of this week. W. C. Burden, of Wilson, formerly man ager of the Pender store in Belhaven, arrived Monday to take over the du ties of manager here. Quite a number of letters dated since the invasion started are be ing received by county people from relatives stationed with the armed forces in England. How ever, so far as could be learned here this morning, no mail has been received from anyone from this county who actually took part in the initial landings in France. One of our local ladies was trying to make up her mind whether to buy any peaches here Monday, the price of which had been quoted to her as $5 per bushel by the farmer who brought them to town. "Farm pro ducts,” she complained, “certainly cost a great deal more than they used to.” “Yes, ma'am.” the seller agreed, "When a farmer has to know the botanical name of what he is raising, the zoological name of the insect that eats it, and the chemical name of what kills the insect, somebody’s got to pay.” Lue Read had the misfortune to have one of his thumbs saught in an ice crushing machine at Arps Phar macy last Sunday, mangling it to some extent. He was given first-aid by Dr. Papineau, and the injured digit is steadily improving. -® Crops Near Here Damaged by Hail -<S> Comparatively Small Area South of Plymouth Hit Tuesday Afternoon -® Considerable damage was done by a sudden hail storm in the Vann Swamp section about 8 or 10 miles south of Plymouth Tuesday after noon. Starting around 1 o’clock, it was said the hail continued steadily for around 15 minutes. Cotton and tobacco crops in the region were seri ously damaged. Walter S. Bowen said Tuesday night that he had about 18 acres of tobacco almost completely destroyed, besides 8 acres of cotton and con siderable damage to corn. He said the hail was not large, but that it lasted an unusuallly long time. Win dows in one of his tenant houses were broken out. He carried insurance on his tobacco crop, but none on the oth ers. First Series of Stock In Building and Loan To Mature Saturday Musi Turn in Old Tires and Tubes Mrs. .1. K. Reid. clerk to the local war price and rationing: hoard, this week eautioned mo torists in the county to be sure to turn in an old tire or tube whenever they purchased a new one. Those who order their tires from mail-order houses must turn in their old tires or tubes to a junk dealer within 10 days af ter removal from their cars. Failure to comply with the above regulations is punishable by severe penalties, Mrs. Reid said, adding that it had been re ported to the board that a great many people had been neglecting to turn in their old tires and tubes when getting new ones. Sanitary Inspector Finds Few Willful Violations of Law -——® Most People Willingly Co operating in Mosquito Control Program A few isolated cases of willful fail ure to comply with sanitary ordi nances have been uncovered here, but for the most part Plymouth peo ple have shown a ready willingness to cooperate in cleaning up and rid ding their premises of conditions fav orable to mosquito breeding, J. A. Bratten. city sanitary inspector, said Tuesday night. Mr. Bratten was employed by the town early in May, when mosquito conditions here became almost un bearable. He was directed to inspect all premises and to supervise the oil ing program. He said that he had encountered no difficulty in getting local people to do their part in this work, but in some other phases of the sanitary program, the response has not been so good. The inspector declared colored people had been especially cooperative in the mos quito-control work, and lie has just completed clearing ditches and drains in White City. However. Mr. Bratten said there are still a number of hogs being kept inside the city limits, which is for bidden by ordinances. In at least three instances, owners of houses that do not have water closets main tain privies that in no wise comply with sanitary regulations. Although warned, they have made no effort to remedy conditions; and, as the In spector is not sure about his au thority in the matter, no action has been taken against them. He said these things would be covered in his monthly report to the city council at its next regular meeting. Dr. A. Papineau, local physician who has taken an active interest in the mosquito-control program, and a member of the county board of health, said lie believed the work had been of decided benefit. Informed of other conditions existing here, he said they constituted a real danger to the health of those who live in the vicinity. If allowed to continue un abated, they may result in increased cases of typhoid, infectious colitis, and diarrhea. -» Cadet J. C. Gatlin Visiting His Mother in Creswell -« Air Cadet J. C. Gatlin, jr., arrived, at his home in Creswell Sunday from ! Corsicana, Tex., where he has just ] completed his primary training for the Army Air Corps. For the next two months he will take basic train ing at Stewart Field, Newburgh, N. Y. Cadet Gatlin, son of Mrs. Alice M. Gatlin, of Creswell, is a first class man at the United States Military Academy, West Point. N. Y. j ...., [ Independence Day, Next Tuesday, Will j ; Be Observed as General Holiday Here ! Next Tuesday, July 4th, will be observed as a general holiday in most business establishments in Plymouth except at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Com pany, which will continue oper ations as usual. The Plym outh Box & Panel Co., bank, post office, ABC store, town and county offices, and practically all other places of business ex cept drug stores and filling sta tions will be closed all day. Local stores which have been observing the mid-week half holidays will remain open all day next Wednesday, however, in stead of closing: at noon. No plans have been announced for celebration of Independence Day in this locality, and most local people will simply observe it as a day of rest. A large gather ing is expected at Albemarle Beach for bathing and boating, and a dance is scheduled there Tuesday night. The golf course here will likely be crowded if the weather is not too hot, and the colored baseball game will draw its share of spectators. $23,500 in Cash and Stock To Be Paid Holders 235 Shares Earnings Cut Sharply by War, But Initial Series Paid 4.7 Per Cent Organized in November, 1937, the Plymouth Building and Loan Asso ciation will reach an important mile stone in its history Saturday, when the first series of installment stock matures. There are 235 shares of stock outstanding in the first series, which means that the 16 holders will receive paid-up stock or cash to the amount of $23,500 Saturday. Despite all handicaps, including the advent of war in December 1941, this stock has net earnings of 4.7 per cent. Before the war intervened to halt all building and greatly restrict the field of loans, earnings had con sistently been above 5 per cent. When the association was formed on November 15. 1937, over 300 shares of installment stock were pledged by 50 persons. A few share holders dropped out after a year or so. withdrawing the amounts they paid in. Some others pledged then stock for loans, which already have been retired. However, 16 stockhold ers continued to pay the weekly in stallments until their stock matured this week. Owners of approximately 100 shares of stock have called for the cash and will be paid $10,000 Saturday, while owners of the other 135 shares have decided to take paid up stock in the association, $13,500 worth, which is now earning 2>/2 per cent interest. Each shareholder was given his option of receiving cash or paid-up stock. In the face of the war, which has limited its field of operations, the lo cal association has continued to forge slowly ahead. Its total resources at this time are slightly in excess of $100,000. The association has $40, 000 worth of Federal War Bonds, mortgage loans outstanding of $59, 521.50; stock loans of $4,750; an emergency and contingency fund of $1,000 a^d undivided profits amount ing to $8,836.94. This latter fund is to be apportioned as earnings on in (See BUILDING & LOAN, Page 4) 100 Attend Legion Dinner Last Week -» Gold Star Parents Honored; New Officers of Post Installed Just about 100 persons attended the American Legion banquet last Friday night, given in honor of the Gold Star parents, wives, or next of kin of Washington County men who have given their lives during the present war. Officers of the James E, Jethro Post, No. 164, which sponsored the banquet, were installed also at the meeting. Dr. William R. Burrell, of Wil liamston, Baptist minister and Gold Star father and veteran of the First World War, was the principal speaker and made a splendid address to the large gathering of service men and their relatives. Commander J. R. Carr called the meeting to order, and, following the singing of "America," the invocation was made by the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, of the local Baptist church. During the dinner, music was furnished by Mrs R. W. Johnston. Officers were installed by Past Commander P. Bruce Bateman, after which the new commander, Moye W. Spruill, took charge of the proceed ings. Prayer was offered by the Rev. T. R, Jenkins, of the Methodist church, followed by introduction and recognition of the Gold Star par ents and next of kin, president of the Legion Auxiliary, and several other special guests. Dr. Burrell was introduced by the retiring comman der, J. R. Carr, and following his address the National Anthem was sung, with the benediction by the Williamston minister. Regular Services Sunday At Saints Delight Church Rev. Preston Cayton, Pastor Regular church services at Saints Delight church Sunday. Bible school at 11 a m., W. A. Swain, superinten dent; church service at 12 noon by Preston E. Cayton, pastor. Subject: "What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Service Sunday night at 8:30 o’clock. You are invited to attend all these services. Come and bring your children to Bible school. Bring the family to church. You are always welcome at Saints Delight. Peanut Growers Can Get Prisoner of War Labor for Harvest -<$> County Allotted Average of 20 Prisoners Per Day During Season Peanut producers of this section will again be allowed to use prison ers of war in harvesting their crops this year, according to County Agent W. V. Hays. The main difference will be that German prisoners will be used this year, instead of Italians. Mr. Hays attended a conference of county agents from peanut-produc ing counties held in Williamston last Thursday, when details of the pris oner-labor program were worked out. Peanuts constitute a food crop, and special provisions for handling food crops by prisoners of war labor have been worked out, Mr. Hays said. Un der these provisions peanut har vesting has priority on the use of la bor even over industri. 1 firms which employ them regularly. Three tem porary prison camps are being es tablished in the peanut growing area, but this territory will be served by the permanent camp at Williamston. Washington County will be allotted an average of 20 prisoners per day during the peanut harvesting season. This does not necessarily mean that 20 is the largest number that can be worked in the county on any one day, as it may be possible to draw on the allotment for some other county which is not using its full number on that particular day. The prisoners will be paid on a piecework basis, at so much per stack, and they will be permitted to earn bonuses, it was stated, when they complete a given task and have time to spare. The rate per stack is now being worked odt, and is ex pected to be about the same as last year, when the rate was 10 cents per stack. The farmers iwing the pris oners must provide transportation to and from the camp. Farmers may apply for the prisoner of war labor at the office of the county agent, and a check for the estimated amount of labor deposited at *! * t,ir(e applica tion is made, although it will not be cashed until the contract is com pleted. Mr. Hays also said that prisoners are available for general farm work at this time, provided certain con ditions are met. HOW WE RE DOING Watch This Chart "E" Bond Sales 5 " WAR MAN County Now Has Sold About Two-Thirds “E” Bond Quota -^4 Orchestra and Stage Star Help Sell Over $14,000 Worth Bonds Concerts Given in Creswell, Roper and Plymouth Yesterday Between $14,000 and $15,000 worth of "E” bonds were sold yesterday in Plymouth. Roper and Creswell at the concerts given by the Naval Air Sta tion Band from Elizabeth City. The bonds were sold immediately after the concerts by representatives of the Plymouth Theatre, and with each bond went a free ticket to the pre mier showing of "Cobra Woman," at the local theatre Friday afternoon and night. July 7th. About $8,500 worth of bonds were sold in Plym outh. and slightly more than $3,000 worth at each of the stops in Roper and Creswell. Miss Marie Elliott, singing star of several Broadway productions, was an extra added feature at all three con certs. She sang a number of popu lar songs and was an instant hit with the crowds which gathered at each place. Fair-sized gatherings were present for the concerts in Rop er and Plymouth, while Creswell had the largest crow'd. Miss Elliott, native of Suffolk, Va., is the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Jane Elliott, of the Skinnersville sec tion of this county. She has had parts in several New York stage pro ductions, including "One Touch of Venus,” and. more recently, “Lady in the Dark." At the conclusion of her songs, she was presented a $25 War Bond by a committee represent ing local merchants and business houses. The orchestra from the Naval Air Station presented several selections at each stop. A space was cleared on the street in front of the band here, and a few young people danced to the music. Following the concert, members of the orchestra were served a fried chicken dinner by a group of local ladies, headed by Mrs. B. G. Camp bell as chairman. The orchestra and members of the bond-selling crew left immediately afterwards for Roper and Creswell, -$ Creswell Sailor Is Wounded in Action -« Parents Informed Extent of Wounds Not Known To Navy Department Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Haire, of Creswell, received a message from the Navy Department Tuesday of last week, informing them that their son, Henderson Wendell Haire. seaman first class, of the U. S. Navy, had been wounded in action. The extent of the young man's wounds was not known at the time. Seaman Haire entered the Navy about a year ago and has been in overseas duty for about four months. It is known that he has seen service in the North African and Sicilian campaigns, but it is not known in which theatre he was wounded. The text of the Navy Department's telegram, signed by Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of Naval Per sonnel, is as follows: "Tlie Navy Department deeply re grets to inform you that your son, Henderson Wendell Haire, seaman first class, U. S. N. R„ has been wounded in action in performance of his duty and in the service of his country. The department appre ciates your great anxiety but extent of wounds not available and delay in receipt of details must necessarily be expected, but will furnish you promptly if received. To prevent possible aid to our enemies please do not divulge the name of his ship or .station." Two Induction Calls for July Received by Board — <»: The local draft board has received two induction calls for the month of July, it was learned this week. A small number of white selectees will leave to begin service on Wednesday, July 19; while a medium-sized group of colored men will report for induc tion on Monday, July 10. These men will be called up under the new plan, winch becomes effective July 1. They will not know to which branch of the service they will be as signed until they arrive at the in duction center. In the future, men will not be classified for the Army or Navy at the time they are examined, as in the past, but will be rejected or j accepted for general service and as I signed when they report for induction GETS NAVY CROSS ~| ■ Platoon Sergeant William H. Ange, U. S. Marine Corps, son of Mrs. Mattie Ange, of near Roper, on June II was awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry in action against the Japs on Guadalcanal in September, 1942. The decoration was presented him by Brig. Gen. Merril A. Ba son. under whom he served, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.. Marine Raider Training Center. Sgi. Wm. H. Ange Gets Navy Cross for Gallantry in Action Received 6 Wounds While With Edson’s Marine Raiders in Pacific 1 The Navy Cross, one of the high* ! '~st decorations for gallantry in ac j tion awarded members of the Marine Corps, was presented on June 11 to Platoon Sergeant William H. Ange. former Washington County man, it was learned here this week. Sergeant Ange is the son of Mrs. Mattie Ange and the late J. Thomas Ange, of near Roper. The presentation was made to Sergeant Ange at Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, Marine Coips Raider Bat talion Training Center, at Ocean side, Calif., by Brigadier General Mer ril A. Edson, commander of the Ma rine Raiders at Makin and Guadal canal Islands, and under whom Ange was serving when he won the award. Wounded six times during the course of his fighting with Edson’s Raiders, he was awarded the Order of the Purple Heart in San Diego, Calif., last July 4th. The Navy Cross was awarded to Sergeant Ange for gallantry in ac tion during the period from Sep tember 21 through September 26, 1942, a little over a month after American forces had first landed on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solo mons Islands group. Accompany ing the decoration was a letter of ci tation from President Roosevelt for valor in action. Sergeant Ange was home last year from the middle of May until the middle of June, recuperating from battle wounds received in the Buna section of New Guinea. He took part in a number of hand-to-hand en gagements with the Nipponese, and the list of his wounds runs the en tire gamut—rifle bullet in his left thigh, hand grenade fragment in left hip, shrapnel from high explosive shell in right foot, knife wound un der left eye. bayonet wound in stomach, and several teeth bashed out by rifle butt. Now 22 years old, the young man was raised near Roper and attended Roper High School. He worked at 'See NAVY CROSS, Page 4> Fifth Loan Drive Has Slightly More Than Week To Go Roper Likely To Be First Community To Reach Full Quota Reasonably accurate figure;, and al lowances today indicate that Wash ington County has sold upwards of two-thirds of its $130,000 “E” bond quota in the Fifth War Loan Cam paign. which will officially come to an end Saturday, July 8th. Actual sales at the bank and post office in the county up to Tuesday night, the latest date for which ex act figures are available, totaled $78, 1230.50. Since then, an additional 1 $14,000 to $15,000 worth of t^onds ! were sold through the band con i certs and movie premier ticket sales yesterday, bringing the total to more than $90,000 as of this date, with a number of workers not heard from since Tuesday. In the sales of all types of bonds, the county is nearing its overall quo ta. with more than a week to go. Up to Tuesday night, sales totaled $119, 000 of other than "E" bonds, against a quota of $138,000; making the 1 grand total actually sold $197,230.50 i against the overall quota of $268,000. : However, much of the shortage is in i 'E'' bonds, which really mark the j success or failure of the community I in raising Its quota. T. W. Earle, county chairman, said yesterday that county workers are really doing a sw’ell job. and he is sincerely grateful for their efforts. I He asks that everyone continue on the job through next week with the de termination to put over the "E” bond quota if humanly possible. It was announced at the meeting | last Friday night that Washington County has been allotted a credit of $4,106 for "E" bonds bought by serv ice men from the county since the first of this month. This is nearly 4 per cent of the country’s "E" bond quota; and if men in the service, most of whom are getting only $50 per month, can buy that mary bonds, certainly the folks back home ought to be able to raise the differ ence easily. People are reminded that turning their War Stamps in <Sce BOND DRIVE, Page 4) Vehicle Stamp Sale Is Still Going Slow -—$ Not Over 200 Sold Here To Date; Required on All Cars by Saturday -« Federal use-tax stamp sales at the local post office continues at a very slow rate: especially in view of the fact that every motor vehicle is re quired to display the new stamp by Saturday of this week, July 1. Only about 200 have been sold at the local office thus far. most of them to in dustrial concerns here. Between 800 and 1,000 stamps are expected to be sold here, which means that they have been bought for only about one flfth of the cars and trucks in this immediate section. The stamps cost $5 each and are valid from July 1, 1944. to June 30. 1945. Penalties are provided for failure to have a stamp on every mo tor vehicle, and owners are advised to get theirs before the deadline Saturdnv. Last year an inspector visited Plymouth several months after the stamps were supposed to be on all cars and found a great many without them. The owners got off light at that time, simply being required to buy the stamps. It is not expected that as much leniency will be shown this year. I First Colton Blossom Reported This I Year on July 20; Earlier Than Usual Cotton is blossoming earlier on Washington County farms this season than for many years. Starting with Tuesday of last week, the Beacon has received upwards of a dozen or more re ports of blooms having been found. Last year it was around the 1st of July before as many were reported. Judging by gen eral reports, the crop Is in splendid condition at this time and about two weeks earlier than usual. The first bloom reported found was by Joseph W. Swain, of the Roper section, on Tuesday. June 20th. It came from a four-acre field 'tended by Frince Webb, colored tenant. Mr. Swain said he had about 10 acres of cotton, all of which was in very good condition at this time. Several blossoms were reported on June 22nd, including a pink one by Melton Umm, tenant on the W. A. Knowles farm near Roper. Rob Johnson brought in a blossom from A1 Latham's Garrett Island farm that was found on the 22nd. This field was 'tended by Tom Vaughn, colored tenant. J. E. Haire. of ('reswell, mailed in a pink blag som found in his field June 23rd. and he says he has plenty of them now, both white and red. Bill Joyner brought in several blossoms from S. D. Davis’ farm on the 24th.
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