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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ★ ****** VOLUME LV NUMBER 28 Plymouth, Washing, >n County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 13, 1944 Paper must He used to keep naval sheila unmarred for accuracy to firing at our •nemies . . . And waste ftaper reserves are the owest of any vital war material! SAVB WASTE PAPER ESTABLISHED 188Q All Bonds Sold During July Credited To County Filth War Loon Quota-Keep on Buying TOWN! opicsi The three sons of Mr and Mrs. J. B. Cox were together on a recent week-end for the first time in seven years. All three boys are in the Navy. They are Hubert L. Cox, chief motor machinist’s mate; W. Bryan Cox, jr„ first-class machinist's mate; and Ensign J. Brinson Cox, Naval aviator. They met at the home of Hubert L. Cox in Long Beach, Calif. Mrs. Hazel Styon received word last week that her husband, Pfc. William Daniel Styon. had arrived safely in New Guinea. He entered the serv ice in February last year and is in a paratroop outfit. Before going Into the Army he was employed at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company here. He trained at Fort Benning, Ga., and Camp Mackall, N. C., and took part in Louisiana maneuvers last year. There was an error in the headline last week over the ar ticle about the commissioners meeting this month. The board will meet on Monday, July 24th, to consider the budget for the current fiscal year, and not on the 18th as stated in the head ing. It is generally expected that the rate for this year will be aboi^l the same as last year, $1.70. J. A, Broughton, city sanitary in spector, said yesterday that he was making good progress in getting rid of hogs inside the city limits. He has notified all owners to get them out of town by July 15th, and most of them have already complied. They say the following happened at the Fort Bragg induction center recently, when a group from this county was being examined. One of the fellows had passed everything and he went back to the officer who examined his eyes to put up a squawk. ’‘Doc,” he said, “My eyes are terrible. Why, I can hardly see anything.’’ “Sorry, son,’’ said the medico, “We don’t examine eyes any more—we just count them.” Chief of Police P. W. Brown has been busy the past few days issuing Schedule “B” licenses to all local stores and business houses. Old licenses expired on June 30, and the new ones are for the fiscal year beginning July 1st. Tire cucumber season reached its peak this week, when an average of 2,500 bushels daily were being re ceived at the C. C. Lang plant on Brinkley Avenue here, according to C. W. Dinkins, manager. Mr. Din kins said that receipts were consider ed very good in view of the ex tremely dry weather that has pre vailed. Growers are having fair yields, he stated. Shep Brinkley, who was campaign chairman for the Red Cross drive last spring, this week reported the names of six contributors who were over looked in the earlier published re ports. Each of them contributed $1, as follows: Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mrs. A. Bodwell, Joe Lewis and Tom San deson, of Plymouth; Joe Jefferson and B F. James, of Jamesville. Survivor of Sub Sinking Is Visitor -$ Jesse W. Everett One of Three Survivors of Sub Sunk in Pacific Mackeys.—Jesse W. Everett, grand son of the late N. T. Everett, visited his step-grandmother at Mackeys last week. Mr. Everett enlisted in the Navy immediately after Pearl Har bor and served in the South Pacific where he was a member of the crew of a submarine that was sunk last September. He is one of three sur viving members of a crew of fifty four. Mr. Everett remained in a foreign hospital from September 16, 1943, till January 7, 1944, when he was returned to this country and hos pitalized until about three weeks ago, when he was given an honorable dis charge. For 27 days of this period he didn’t even know his name. His chief aim now is to get back in the Navy and help to finish the job. County ‘Over Top5 in Sale of £E Bonds Purchase of New Fire Truck by Town Given Approval of W. P. B. j Rationing Guide [ For Coming Week Meats, Fats: Red stamps A8 through Z8, good indefinitely. Processed Foods: Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5, good in definitely. Sugar: Sugar stamps 30, 31 and 32, each good for five pounds indefinitely. Sugar stamp 40, good for five pounds of canning sugar through February, next year. Gasoline: A-10 coupons, good through August 8, for 3 gallons each. Fuel Oil: Period 4 and 5 cou pons, good through September 30. New Period 1 coupons, now good. Shoes: Airplane stamps 1 and 2, good indefinitely. Grand Jury Winds Up Work in Hurry Report Filed Tuesday on In vestigation of Public Af fairs in County Judge Leo Carr, of Burlington, made a comprehensive charge to the grand jury at the opening session of the Washington County Superior Court Monday morning, outlining the duties and importance of that body. The members entered upon their task immediately afterwards and com pleted their work in time to be dis charged with the thanks of the court Tuesday morning. The grand jury was composed of the following: E. F. Still, foreman; J. W. Norman, and W. H. Joyner, Plymouth Township; A. L. Watson, Phillip W. Bowen and Henry Starr Everett, Lees Mill Township; Mar vin Spruill, Erwin Chesley Ambrose, Lonnie Spruill, Joseph W. Alexander. Irvin Ambrose, D. C. Oliver, H. L. Davenport, Clyde W. Spruill, Dan Spear, and William C. Woodley, Scup pernong Township; J. B. White and W. M. Hufton, Skinnersville Town ship. The report submitted by the grand jury is as follows: “We have examined all bills and presentments that came to our atten tion and made an effort to properly dispose of them. We have made examinations of the jail, county home, offices of the court house, agriculture building and pris on camp. The jail is clean and well kept, and we wish to commend the keeper for its splendid condition. The offices of the courthouse were found to be in a satisfactory condition. We suggest that some added attention be given Tsee^GRANiETjURY, Page 4) -$ Pilot Killed in Plane Crash Near Wenona Wednesday -® It was reported here Wednesday afternoon that the pilot was killed when a United States Army airplane crashed and exploded in the Wenona section yesterday morning about 10 o’clock. The accident occured near the “Sand Bridge,” about half-way between the Washingtom Highway and Wenona on the Turnpike road. It is understood that the ship was a single-place fighter from Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro. The name of the pilot and other particulars of the crash are being withheld by Army officials pending notification of the next of kin. Temporary Releases To Be Given Farm Workers Meeting Certain Conditions Farmers of Washington County who can comply with certain con ditions may be granted releases for temporary employment in in dustry during the next few months. This decision was reach ed last Thursday night at a joint meeting of county selective serv ice board, the USDA War Board and officials of the U. S. Employ ment Service. The conditions under which the temporary releases will be granted are very strict. .The ap plicant must show that his farm ing work will not demand his at tention during the period in which he will be employed in In dustry, and he must have the signed permission of his landlord for that period. Application should be made at the office of the U. S. Employ ment Service in the courthouse here. The applications are then referred to the USDA War Board for investigation and next to the office of the local draft board. If approved, the applications are then returned to the employment office, which will Issue the state ments of availability. The length of time for which releases will be granted depends on the type of crops grown and general conditions determined by the War Board. A large number of farmers have already made application here for the releases, it was learned yesterday. Delivery Expected Latter Part of Year Will Give Department Here Two Pumpers; Needed For Long Time Permission was finally secured from the War Production Board last week for the purchase of a new fire truck by the Town of Plymouth. Order was placed for the new equipment at the June meeting of the town council, but it was necessary to secure pri ority from the WPB before confir mation. The old International truck, bought by the town in 1924, is being traded in on the new Mack pumper, while the American LaPrance truck bought in 1929 is being retained. The new equipment will almost double that now abailable, since the 1924 truck has not been in usable condition for a number of years. The new Mack truck has a 500-gal lon pump, as compared with the 750 gallon capacity of the present truck. It carries more water on the truck, the “booster” tank being of 200-gal lon capacity, as against the 150-gal lon tank on the American-LaFrance truck. The firm which accepted the order said that delivery would be made in about 120 working days, or about five months, making the ap proximate date of delivery in Novem ber or December. According to officials of the local volunteer fire department, both pieces of apparatus will answer all calls. This will be done to keep both trucks in good operating condition at all times. The department here is re cruiting additional members to form two complete engine companies. A short time ago, the department had only 12 members, while it now has about 23, only two short of the maxi mum number of 25. The new apparatus is built on a special fire-truck chassis, of about 3-ton capacity, with a gross weight of 8,300 pounds. It is not as large as the truck presently in use, the gross weight of which is 12,000 pounds. Gross cost of the Mack truck will be $5,524, with a credit of $529 for the old International truck, making the net cost to the town $4,995. Equipment includes the ladders, axes and extinguishers, but does not in clude any hose, as the department now has an ample supply on hand, it is stated. The town has been build ing up a fund to purchase another truck for several years and has about $2,400 on hand for this pur pose. The three main industries here, North Carolina Pulp Co., Plym outh Box & Panel Co., and Ameri can Fork & Hoe Co., jointly con tributed $1,000 to the fund; and members of the fire department con tributed their payments for a year’s service, which amounted to approxi mately $200, with the town putting up the remainder. The town made all arrangements to buy another truck about two years ago, but was unable to secure WPB permission at that time. The addi tional equipment will greatly increase the protection which can be afforded by the fire department here, prac tically doubling its effectiveness in case of a really serious blaze. -——<s> Revival'Begins'ai Oak'Grove July 16 Creswell.—The Rev. S. B. Wilson, pastor, announces that a series of re vival services will begin at the Oak Grove Church on Sunday, July 16, with the Rev. J. L. Jones, of Mur freesboro, as the preacher. The peo ple of the Oak Grove section are cordially invited and urged to at tend all the services. It is planned to have a day and night session each day of the meeting. Mr. Wilson writes that Mr. Jones is a minister of experience and comes to the community well recommend ed. He is pastor of the church at Murfreesboro. It is particularly re quested that the young people of the community attend and fill the choir to sing for the meeting. Special prayers will be offered for the men on the fighting fronts, it was stat ed. •-*— Ice Cream Supper at Dardens Church Friday The Ladies Aid Society of the Dardens Christian Church will have an ice cream supper, Friday night, July 14 at 8 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. July Term Superior Couri Adjourned by Judge Carr Tuesday -# Most of Cases Cleared From Docket in Opening Day Of Session The July term of Washington County Superior fCourt was wound up here in short order this week, ad journment coming about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Judge Leo Carr, of Burlington, presided and kept things moving in lively fashion dur ing the brief time the court was in session. Following is a resume of the pro ceedings: The state took nol pros with leave in the cases afkinst Mrs. N. C. Wal ters, for reckless driving, and Van B. Martin, charged’witl larceny. These cases had been carried on the docket for several terms. The same judgment, nol pros with leave, was entered in the case against Vernon Nixon, whit *, of Edenton, Gregory Norman and Raymond Ever ett, colored, of Mackeys, who were charged with the theft of fish, boat and gasoline from a Mackeys firm last year. This case, too, had been on the docket for several terms. Due to absence of a prosecuting witness two cases against J. D. Vick, white, of Plymouth, for carnal knowl edge of girls over 12 and under 16 years of age, were continued. Frank Crew, colored, of Washing ton, Ga.. drew the heaviest sentence of the session, 5 to 7 years in the state penitentiary, for assault and attempt ed robbery with firearms of Miss Alice White, of Sk'tnnersvlile. The court accepted a plea of g.mty of forcible trespass from Madison Boone, and he was sentenced to 18 months on the roads; to be suspend ed on condition that Boone remain away from Plymouth on week-ends during the next nr- months. He was also placed on probation for three years. John Banks and Earl Aiken, col ored, of Greenville, charged with rob bery of the ABC store at Creswell a few months ago, were granted con tinuances. Both defendants are now serving sentences in Nash County for similar offenses . Matthew Sheppard, colored, of Plymouth, charged with hit-and-run (See SUPERIOR COURT, Page 4) HOW WE RE DOING I Watch This Chart j "E" Bond Sales ! $130,000 $125,000 $100,000 $ 75,000 $ 50,000 $ 25,000 0 Fourth in State and First in Region I to Reach ‘E’ Quota 23 Colored Men in Pre-Induction Call Left Here Yesterday for Ex amination at Fort Bragg; 17 From Plymqyth Twenty-three colored men from Washington County left Plymouth yesterday morning to receive their pre-induction examinations at the Port Bragg reception center. One other man was summoned, but failed to answer the call. The men who are accepted from this group will be placed in the pool of men available for service and assigned to the Army. Navy or Marine Corps when they are c •’d for induction later. enteen of the July contingent a irom Plymouth, three are from Ri er .two from Creswell and one from Mackeys. The man who failed to show up. Columbus Satterthwaite, is also from Plymouth. Following is the list of those who left yesterday: From Plymouth: Rudolphe Ran some, Edmond Lee Lacy. Bishop Marvin Patterson. Clarence Nick Simmons, Walter Worsley, Samuel Worsley. jr.. Leroy Lucas, Henry Armistead, jr.. Dock Downing, Ed ward Garfield Moore. Ernest Moore, jr., Louis Henry Phelps, William Daniel Gee. Arthur Lee Phelps, Jeff Davis McNair. William Harrison Patrick and James Edward Bell. From Roper: Wadsworth Hall. Edison Earl Norman and Fred Wat son. From Creswell: Garfield Blount and George Washington Blount. From Mackeys: Lupther Swain. Colored Boy Dies While Swimming 14-Year-Old Levy Johnson,: Jr., Said To Have Suf fered Heart Attack -- Levy Johnson. ji\, 14-year-old col ored boy, died suddenly of what Is believed to have been a heart attack last Thursday afternon about 2:30 while in swimming with several other boys at the Welch Creek bridge on the pulp mill highway. It was first reported that he was drowned, but later learned that there was no water in his lungs when the body was re covered three or four hours later. Four colored youths were in swim ming at the time and several others, including his 12-year-old brother, Freddie, were sitting on the creek bank. Johnson threw up his hands while swimming and went down. The others immediately tried to find him, but were unable to do so. The Coast Guard crew at Elizabeth City was called, but shortly before they reach ed here about 7 o’clock, Johnson’s body was found by James Jordan, jr., and Charlie Agnew, also colored. Son of Levy and Queenie Johnson,, Levy, jr., was born in Plymouth on October 30, 1929. He was in the ninth grade at the local school and was a member of the New Chapel Baptist church, where the funeral was held Sunday afternoon by the Rev. A. R. Winborne, pastor. Inter ment was made in the colored com munity cemetery here. His classmates served as pall-bearers. ---<$ Brother Local Man Passes in Norfolk Blake A. Cratch Accident ally Asphyxiated at Home of Sister ——9 Blake A. Cratch, 34, was accidental ly asphyxiated while asleep in his room at the home of his sister, Mrs. Dallas Swindell, of Norfolk, Wednes day night of last week. He was a brother to C. A. Cratch, of Plymouth. Mr. Cratch’s home originally was at Blount’s Creek in Beaufort Coun ty, but he had been working in the Navy Yard at Norfolk for some time. Funeral services were held in Blount’s Creek Friday afternoon at the home of his brother. G. A. Cratch, and burial was made in the family plot there. He is survived by one daughter, Eleanor, aged 5: his mother, Mrs. Eallie L. Cratch, of Washington: three brothers, C. A Cratch, of Plymouth; G. A. Cratch, of Blount's Creek; William W. Cratch, of Wash ington: and three sisters, Mrs. Du mas Toler, Mrs. Herbert Trowel- and Mrs. Dallas Swindell, all of Norfolk, NOW IN FRANCE Pvt. William Chesson is with an infantry outfit now in France, his parents were informed in a letter from him received July 5. Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Chesson. of Roper, he entered the service in December, 1942, and has been overseas about four months. James Davenport Enters Annapolis Meets All Requirements and Is Sworn in as Midship man on July 5th James E. Davenport, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davenport, of Mackeys and Plymouth, passed all entrance i requirements and was sworn In as a midshipman at the United States Na val Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday. July 5. He was assigned to classes and entered immediately upon the course of study there, upon the successful completion of which he will be commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy. Young Davenport, only 18 years of age, received his appointment from Representative Herbert C. Bonner, of the first congressional district. He graduated from the Roper High School in 1942 and has since attend ed two terms at Oak Ridge Military Institute, where he was a cadet lieu tenant last session. Seek Information on 2 Draft Delinquents -® The local draft board is seeking in formation as to the wehereabouts of Curtis Ange. a white registrant car ried on the records here as a delin quent. His last-known address was reported to the board as Baltimore, Md., but it has not been able to lo cale him there. Listed as nearest of kin was his grandmother. Mrs. Fan nie Baynor, of Plymouth Route 1, Box 242. Anyone who knows his present ad dress would be doing him a favor by informing the draft board here, as his name will be turned over to FBI officials as a delinquent If he is not located in the next few days. Tlie board also wishes information about Columbus Satterthwaite, col ored, of Plymouth, who failed to re port for his pre-induction examina tion with the group which left yes terday for Fort Bragg. Sale Tuesday Night Stood at $136,355.25 -9 County Is $100,000, or 37 Per Cent, Over Its Overall Quota of $268,000 -® Washington County -went “over the top’1 Tuesday of this week by over subscribing it $130,000 ' E” bond quota in the Fifth War Loan Drive. Sales Tuesday night totaled $136 - 355.25. The county chairman was informed Wednesday by the regional director. W. H. Woolard, of Green ville. that Washington was the fourth county in the state to reach its “E” bond objective, and the first in Re gion One. There are 100 counties in the state and 16 counties in Region One. Already the county is nearly $100 - JOO. or 37 per cent, above its overall quota of $268,000, with total sales-ot ill types of bonds yesterday after noon standing at $367,165. Since all bonds sold during the remainder of July are to be credited to the Fifth War Loan quota, the oversubscription of all types may run as high as 5Q per cent before the drive is concluded The results will be tabulated at a mass meeting of all community chair men and workers at the agriculture building here Friday night of this week at 9 o'clock, and T. W. Earle, chairman of the Ffth War Loan Campaign in the county, urges all who possibly can to attend. There will be a short program of entertain ment and the success of the drive will be reviewed and recognition accord ed those who worked so faithfully. Every co-worker, canvasser and com munity chairman is earnestly asked to be present, and Ivfi. Eulie especial ly urges all chairmen to be prepared to furnish a complete list of all can vassers. The Roper community is still away out in front among the individual communities. With a quota of $20. 000. sales there up to yesterday amounted to $30,787.50. or more than 50 per cent over Its goal. The next feature of outstanding interest in the summary for this week is the total of $7,723 worth of “E” bonds bought by Washington Coun ty service men up to June 30, accord ing to figures furnished H. E. Beam, chairman of the War Finance Com mittee, by the Federal Reserve Bank It is now expected that total sales of bonds to service men will be over $10,000 when the figures for this month are in. 'See BOND DRIVE. Page 4) Son and Daughter of Mr. And Mrs Burgess Here Private Thomas C. Burgess, jr„ of Camp Grant, 111., and Third-Class Yeoman Claudia Burgess, of New Or leans. La., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burgess this week. Thomas is in the Medical Corps of the Army, while Miss Claudia is in the Spars, Coast Guard Women's Aux iliary. Mr. and Mrs. Burgess have another son and daughter in the service. Lt. Walter C. Burgess, with an engineers outfit in England, and Pvt. Camille Burgess, of the WAC. who is station ed at Fort Wright. N Y. Service Sunday Morning Roper Episcopal Church -® The Rev. William B. Daniels, jr„ will conduct the service of Morning Prayer and deliver the sermon at Su Luke’s Episcopal Church on Sunday morning, July 16. The service will begin at 11:15 a.m. Local Boy Now in France Says Germans j Sorry Lot— Even Worse Than Italians j That Nazi supei -man propa ganda lias lost its effect on Sgt. Joe 1). Smith, formerly of Plym outh, areording to a letter re ceived by relatives here last week-end. The sergeant says his opinion of German soldiers has dropped 75 per cent since he has actually seen them. He is now in France with a combat engineers ! outfit. Following are the high spots from his recent letter: “Believe it or not, but it’s mo notonous as hell here. For the first few days quite a few things happened, but now it’s quiet as a country churchyard. I came in on the morning of D-Day. I didn’t know what it was all about, but it surely didn't take long to i learn. "My opinion of Jerry has drop ped about 75 per cent after see ing them. They are the crumb iest-looking lot I’ve seen—even worse than the Italians. Some of them look to be no more than 14 or 15, and some look to be 50. “I have been praeticing my French on the local populace ev ery day, and now they run when they see me coming. But I’m improving. Incidentally, the ones I’ve seen and talked with haven’t appeared overly optimis tic about their liberation. I feel sorry for the kids. Most of them are pretty dirty and ai first they were afraid of us, but a few bon bons fixed that. Now I save all the candy I get from my K ra tions for them."
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