The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News * ****** Paper must be used to keep naval shel 1» unmarred for accuracy in firing at our enemies . . . And waste paper reserves are the lowest of any vital war material! SAVE WASTE PAPER VOLUME LV—NUMBER 29 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 20, 1944 ESTABLISHED 188‘ All Bonds Sold During July Credited To County Fifth War Loan Quota—Keep on Buying r Tow OPICS !.. . E. E. Harrell, owner of the Plym outh Furniture Comapny and for mer city councilman, who entered the Navy several months ago, last week completed his training at Bainbridge, Md.. and has been assigned to duty with the Naval hospital staff at Quan tico, Va. Upon compeltion of his training he was promoted to the grade of hospital apprentice, first class. Private Zeb V. Norman, jr., spent last week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Norman. Private Norman is stationed at Camp But ner, near Durham, with an infantry company. It was learned here this week that James Wood Norman, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norman, was promot ed earlier this year from lieutenant, junior grade, to full lieutenant in the Naval Reserve. Lieutenant Nor man is skipper of a large landing craft and has taken part in several campaigns in the Southwest Pacific during the past six or eight months. Highway Patrolman M. B. Stew art has been on his annual vacation tills week. He and Mrs. Stewart vis ited their parents and relatives in the central part of the state, return ing yesterday. No driver-license ex aminations were held Monday of this week, but they will be resumed next Monday. The Plymouth Theatre is hav ing its “face lifted.” Repairs are being made to the facade of the building, and other improve ments to be made in the imme diate future include the laying of new carpets, which have al ready been ordered, according to the theatre management. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. May and twin sons, formerly of Danville. Va.. and Mrs. W. H. Harrell, of Ahoskie. visited Mrs. May’s and Mrs. Harrell’s father, J. O. Everett here this week. Mr. and Mrs. May and children left yesterday to make their home in Union, S. C., Mr. May's former home. Mrs. May is giving up her work as English and journalism instructor at Stratford College in Danville. While there, papers published by students under her direction won national recognition for several years. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Browning, Mr. and Mrs. Miller Warren and children went to Rocky Mount Sunday to meet Miss Elsie Warren, who is spending a week here with her parents and other relatives. Miss Warren is employed at the Navy Yard in Charleston. Nelson Swain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Swain, former residents of Plymouth, was severely wounded in action on June 7th in New Guinea, according to a letter received last1 week by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Swain lived in Plymouth for many years before they moved to Newport News, and young Nelson was born here at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sanderson. --<» Church Here Plans To Build Parsonage -0 Methodists Sell Old Parson age and Lot and Soon Start on New One The local Methodist church has just about completed all arrange ments to begin building a new par sonage here in the immediate future. Pirority for the new building has been secured from the War Production Board, and the work will begin with in a few weeks, according to present plans. The church last week completed the sale of the old parsonage build ing at the comer of Adams and Third Streets, across from the church, to Luther W. Gurkin, of Plymouth, who plans to make an apartment building out of it. It is understood that the consideration for the house and lot was about $3,500. After selling the old parsonage and lot, the church bought a new lot, 100 by 100, on Latham Lane, part of the Burgess subdivision. Officials say they plan to build an eight-room two-story brick veneer residence, cost ing about $8,000, on the property. The church has already raised about $7,500 of the money needed. While no contract has been let as yet, it was stated that the work would be started immediately. Roy I. Boyd Accepts Position as Principal Of Plymouth Schools i County Board To i Neel Next Week ..............j The Washington County Board of Commissioners will hold a postponed meeting at the court house here next Monday morn ing, when the 1944-45 budget is to be considered. The board was scheduled to take up the budget at its regular meeting on the first Monday of this month, but as this was observed as a holiday by state governmental units the meeting W'as postponed until next Monday. Other matters of routine na ture are scheduled to be consider ed at the meeting next Monday. The meeting will begin at 10f o’clock in the courthouse. Over 100 Shares of B. & L. Slock Sold In New 27th Series -@ Association Now Has 1,800 Shares of Installment Stock in Force -® More than 100 shares of install ment stock in the recently opened 27th series has already been sold by the Plymouth Building & Loan As sociation. it was learned this week from M. W. Spruill, secretary. The new series was opened on July 1st, which was also the date the associa tion matured its first series of in stallment stock, begun November 15, 1937, when the organization was founded. The new series promises to be one of the largest in the history of the association, which now has approxi mately 1.800 shares of installment stock in force. For the past two or three years, each new series of stock has usually sold from 80 to 100 shares. A new series is opened every three months. me iit:At iuut them more than 50 per cent over their quota. Mr. Earle, as coun ty chairman, expressed his ap preciation to Mr. Hassell for the splendid work turned in by the whole group of Roper workers. Mr. Hassell furnished the pigs for the barbecue, while the workers themselves helped pre pare and serve the splendid sup per. There were about 35 or 40 guests present. Has Been in Caswell Schools Past G Years Will Arrive Here About 1st Of August To Plan for Opening of Term It was learned at the office of County Superintendent of Schools H. H. McLean yesterday that Roy I. Boyd had accepted a contract to serve as principal of the Plymouth city schools during the coming term. Mr. Boyd is 28 years of age, married, and has one child, a 9-month-old son. According to Mr. McLean, the new principal will arrive here about the first of August to make plans for the opening of school. Mr. Boyd is a native of Henderson and a graduate of Elon College. For the past six years he has been with the Cobb Memorial High School in Caswell County. He is also taking post-graduate work at the Univer sity of North Carolina preparatory to receiving his M. A. degree. His teach ing experience in the Caswell schools has centered around science and his tory, it is understood. While at the Caswell County school, Mr. Boyd inaugurated a program of intra-mural athletics, in which 42 of the 44 boys in the high school took part, the other two not being active because of physical handicaps. It was also learned at the office of the county superintendent that all except three of the teacher vacan cies in the local school system have been tentatively filled. Following the close of school last term, there were nine teaching vacancies, in addition to that of principal. The three open ings which have not been at least tentatively filled are those of high school math and science teachers, and a teacher for the seventh grade. One of the chief difficulties en countered in filling teacher vacan cies here is the housing situation. Mr. McLean said that he had lined up several teachers for W'ork here, but that they later resigned due to the difficulty of finding suitable living yuai icia. -Lius is a HiailtT WfllCn will have to be resolved before the beginning of the school term, it is emphasized, and the aid cf local civic organizations is being sought by the school authorities to find homes for the new teachers coming to the county. Room and board must be secured for at least six new teach ers who have not previously taught in this county; and it is feared that there may be additional resignations unless arrangements can be made in the next few weeks. -® Ceiling Prices on Beer Announced -« All Dealers in County Ex cept One Placed in Class 2-B All Washington County beer deal ers, except one. have been placed in class •'2-B” since July 10, it was learned yesterday from Miss Mary Elizabeth Bray, price clerk at the of fice of the rationing board here. Dealers in this class are not permit ted to charge more than 20 cents per 12-ounce bottle of premium grade beer or 15 cents for the cheaper grades. Prices for the quarts, or 32 ounce bottles, may not exceed 45 cents for premium grades, or 40 cents for cheaper grades. The one dealer excepted is in class "3-B. which means that he must sell premium beer at 17 cents, other grades at 12 cents; and quarts at 40 and 35 cents, respectively. The ceiling prices outlined above will be enforced, it was stated. All dealers have been notified as to the price class they are in and should have their “2-B” and ' 3-B” posters in conspicuous places. ine principal kick on the part of dealers in the county is registered against the prices of the 32-ounce bottles. Most dealers have been getting 50 cents for premium grades of beer in this size, and they say they cannot handle it for the 45 cents now allowed. --e May Get Band Instructor If Supplement Is Raised It was learned yesterday from H. H. McLean, county superintendent of public instrutcion. that if a supple ment of $60 per month can be raised locally a band instructor may be se cured for the local high school. Mr. McLean said he was in touch with a competent math teacher and band instructor who would like to come here, but that he had been offered a supplement of $60 per month at an other school. If this supplement can be matched by private subscriptions, it is believed the teacher will come to Plymouth, New Officers Lions Club Are Installed; Committees Named -$ T. W. Earle Is New Presi dent, Succeeding B. G. Campbell New officers were installed and committee appointments for the new club year were announced at the semi-monthly meeting of the Lions Club here last Thursday night. Z. V. Norman acted as installing officer, turning over the gavel of authority to the new president, T. W. Earle, who afterwards made known the commit tee appointments. Mayor B G. Campbell was president during the past year. In addition to Mr. Earle, the fol lowing new officers were installed by Mr. Norman: Dr. Alban Papineau, first vice president: H. H. Allen, sec ond vice president; H. H. McLean, third vice president' W. C. Hall, sec retary and treasur Jack Horner, tail twister; and W L. Whitley, Lion tamer; P. W. Brown and D. B. Kuhe, directors for the te-m _expiring in 1946. Mr. Earl briefly utlinod some of the club projepts or the coming year, stating that he had made his committee appointments with great care and that he hoped to have some reports of progress from them at the next and succeeding meetings. He emphasized the imrartance of the civic improvement and community betterment committee, formerly two groups which were combined for the sake of efficiency and to which he named 11 members of the club. In addtion to Mr. Earle’s brief talk T. C. Burgess, the ,-:tiring secretary treasurer, made a statistical report of the past year's woi k; and the retir ing president, B. G. Campbell, ex pressed his pleasure at serving the club and assured the new president of his cooperation diving the coming year. Lion W. L. Whitley called the club's iSee LIONS CLUB, Page 4> Number Cil Leases Signed in louniy -<0 Provide That Drilling Is To Be Started Within One Year -<*> For the past several weeks, repre sentatives of an oil drillng firm have been in the county securing leases from landowners for mineral rights, including oil, Quite a number of farmers and landowners have already signed the leases, which provide that test wells are to be started within a year, according to reports. It is understood that the leases be ing signed guarantee the landowner one-eighth of whatever oil is found on his property, or a smaller percen tage of the proceeds of any natural gas which may be discovered. Fail ure to start drilling within a year calls for 10 cents per acre forfeit, it is un derstood. Representatives of the Standard Oil Company are understood to have signed up a large majority of land owners in Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare counties with similar leases. This firm has not yet made any leases in Washington County, as far as known yesterday. j.iic ouitit- ucyai iiueni ux i^uiisei va tion and Development recently exe cuted a similar lease with the Stan dard company for all lands under rivers, sounds and other state-con trolled property east of the 77th meri dian. This includes all the north eastern part of the state as far west as an approximate line running north and south about where Washington and Williamston appear on the map. Geologists and other specialists have made some surveys, and it is probable that much more explora tory work will be done before any actual drilling operations are begun. $11,750 Worth Bonds Sold in Drug Stores Clerk at Womble’s Won $25 Bond Offered as Prize For Largest Sale Miss Marjorie Bray Asby, clerk in Womble's Drug Store, last week was awarded the $25 War Bond offered by the three local druggists to the clerk in their stores who sold the most War Bonds during the Fifth War Loan campaign. She sold $3,400 worth of bonds, maturity value, during the drive. The prize was bought jointly by the proprietors of the three drug stores. Miss Beatrice Asby, also clerk at Womble's. was second, with $2,300 worth of bonds sold. Total sales at the three stores amounted to $11,750, maturity value. Druggists in the State who are mem bers of the North Carolina Pharma ceutical Association sold enough bonds to pay for 15 ambulance air planes during the drive. County Is Over $380,000 Mark in Sale of War Bonds Draft Board Has Its 1st Case of Selectee Refusing To Report -- Creswell Farmer Declines To Permit Son To Leave With Group Yesterday The Washington County Selective Service Board had its first case of a selectee refusing to report for induc tion Wednesday morning, when T. H. Albertson, of Creswell Route 1, de clined to allow his 18-year-old son, Lonnie Sherlock Albertson, to leave with the contingent ordered to re port to Fort Bragg for service with the armed forces. The local board has certified the matter to the office of the United States District Attor ney at Wilmington, and it is pre sumed the matter will be heard at a future term of Federal Court. It was learned at the office of the local board that young Albertson reached the age of 18 and registered last February 7. On February 29, he was placed in class 2-C * deferred for work in agriculture). A short time later, pursuant to new regulations is sued by the national director of Se lective Service, the local board re opened Albertson's case, and he was reclassified in 1-A. The young man received his pre induction examination with the April contingent of men called from this county and was accepted. A request for deferment to enable him to carry on his farming operations was made, but the board here decided against him. An appeal was made to the dis trict board of appeals, which unani mously affirmed the action of the lo cal board. Tlie matter was then carried to State Selective Service headquarters in Raleigh, where the entire case was reviewed. The State director reaf firmed the decisions of the district appeals and local boards. Several affidavits were filed with State head quarters as iate as Monday of this week, and officials of the board here received instructions by telephone from Raleigh yesterday morning to proceed with the young man's induc tion as scheduled. mr. Aioerison ana ms son appear ed at the office here yesterday morn ing, stating that a telephone conver sation they had with State officials Tuesday left them with the impress ion that the young man's induction had been postponed .When informed that the local board had just re ceived contrary instructions, Mr. Al bertson declined to allow his son to leave with the others yesterday, and there the matter rests at this time. 5-Monih-01d Infant Smothers in Sleep -® Funeral Tuesday for Little Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Blatz The five months old infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Blatz, of Plymouth, was accidentally smoth ered to death in her bassinet here early Tuesday morning, when she became entangled in a blanket used for covering. The infant's death was discovered by Mr. Blatz about 3 o’clock, when he awoke and noticed that the blanket had worked up around the baby’s head. He investigated and found that the child rras not, breathing. Dr. C. Mc Gowan was called immediately, and efforts were made to resuscitate her by artificial respiration, without avail. Dr. McGowan said the infant had been dead for possibly an hour. The little girl. Riga Prances Blatz, was born here on February 16. this' year. Besides her parents, E. H. and Patricia Blatz, she is survived by two sisters, Barbara Ann, 8, and Patricia. 3. all of Plymouth. She also leaves; a grandfather. Gustave G. Blatz. sr., of Milwaukee. Wis., and several j aunts and uncles. The funeral service was held at the : Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’colck, by the Rev. William B. Daniels, jr.. rector. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Eastern Union To Meet In Beaufort Next Week -(O Noah h Anderson and C. L. White, of Creswell, this week announced that j the Eastern Union will be held with j the church at North Creek. Beaufort County, on the fifth Saturday and : Sunday, July 29 and 30. Elder S. ; Gray, of Kinston, will be in charge, and Elders T. H. Edwards, of Jack sonville. and A. B. Ayers, of William ston, will also be present. The messengers of all churches in \ the union are urged to be present, as it will be necessary to elect a new clerk. The public is cordially invit ed. j No Cases oi Polio j j Reported So Far j No cases of poliomyelitis, or in fantile paralysis, have been re ported in Washington County, it was learned yesterday. Officials of the district health depart ment and local physicians said yesterday that there was no foundation to the rumors preval ent last week that there werp several cases of the disease in the Plymouth section. So far as can be learned the nearest case of polio has been reported in Wilson County. The law requires that cases of the di sease be reported immediately, 1 and so far not a single report lias i been filed in this section. ;21 Young While Men From County To Be Examined July 27th Ten of Group From Plym outh; 5 From Creswell, And 4 From Roper -$>.. — Twenty-one white men from Wash ington County are being mailed no tices to report for their pre-induc tion examinations Thursday of next week, July 27. All of them are 26 years of age or under, and most of them come from farms, it is under stood. They will report to the office of the local Selective Service Board at 10 a.m., next Thursday and leave at 10:20 for the reception center at Fort Bragg for their physical exami nations. Those who pass the tests will be placed in the pool of men available for service and assigned to the Army or Navy when they report for induction at some future date. Ten of tlie number are lrom Plym outh, including one transfer: five are from Creswell. four from Roper, and one each now live in Wenona and Norfolk. Two of them are being transferred to the local board from other sections, one now living in Plymouth and the other at Creswell. Following is the list of those to whom notices are being sent: From Plymouth: Leon Holmes Har rison, Franklin Delmon Sawyer, Sam Reason, Marshall Lafayette Moore. Earl Randolph Davenport, Paul V\ oodrow Harrison, Roland Arnold Alligood. Jewel Eustace Wilson, Wes ley Melton Griffin and Homer Wal ter Naylor, the last-named having been transferred from Nicholas Coun ty, W. Va. From Creswell: Roger Arden Dav enport, William Harvey Barnes, Ches , h r Furlough, Eddie Ransom Still man, and Jennings Harold Spruill, the last named transferred from Winton, N. C, From Roper: William Ellis Sil verthorn, Howard William Daven port. John Speight Lilley, and Phil lip Earl Ayers. From Norfolk, Va., Curtis Ange: \ and Calvin Bruce Allen, of Wcnona. Roper Young Man In French Invasion Grover C. Wood, jr . yeoman sec ond class, son of the Rev. and Mrs j G. C. Wood, of Roper, was a mem ber of a D. S. Naval crew in the j American assault force which in vaded France last month, according to a letter from the public relations section of the U. S, Naval Forces in Europe, His W’ife is Mrs. Oleta Odum Wood, of Roper. Yoeman Wood previously had been ! in action with American Naval forces ! in North Africa, Before joining the i Navy, he was a student at Atlantic ' Christian College in Wilson. He has two brothers in the service, one in the Army and the other in the Navy, His father, The Rev. Mr. Wood, is pastor of the Roper Metho- ! dist charge. Already 42 Per Cent In Excess of Quota Sales During Remainder of July Will Be Credited To 5th War Loan Although the Fifth War Loan Cam paign was officially closed in Wash ington County last week, the county continues to pile up its sales in ex cess of both the ' E'’ bond and over all quotas. Overall sales, according to Federal Reserve Bank official figures at the close of business Tues day, July 18, stood at $379,396,25, or $111,396.25 move than the countv quota of $268,000. Official figures on "E" bond sales at the same time were $137,116.75. or $7,116.75 more than the quota of $130,000. In addition, some sales have been made since that time by the four county issuing agencies, which will raise the overall quota above the $380,000 mark. The Federal Re serve Bank figures include only the amounts actually received in Rich mond through July 18. All bond sales made during the remainder of the month will be credited to the Ffth War Loan quota. The overall over subscrption at this time amounts to 42 per cent, and the ‘‘E” bond quota has been oversubscribed by about 6 per cent. The county campaign was officially brought to a close by a meeting in the Agriculture Building here last Fri day night. T. W. Earle, county chair man of the drive, presided and ex pressed his appreciation to the work ers for their efforts which put the county over the top. Attendance at the meeting was very good from all parts of the county except Plym outh. A sohrt program of entertain ment was provided by group singing and soloes by Miss Miriam Ausbon and Mrs. Mary Charlotte Wagoner. Sales by communities were about the same as the figures published last; week in this paper, although the totals have been increased slightly this week in most Idealities. Roper continues to lead in the “E” bond oversubscription, its total being well over 150 per cent of its quota of $20. 000. The town of Plymouth has not quite reached its goal of $75,000, be ing possibly two or three thousand dollars short at this time. Sales in the county up to July 18, (See BOND SALES. Page 41 South Albemarle Meet August 30th -@ Annual Session To Be Held At Manteo: W. L. Whit ley Is President The annual meeting of the South ern Albemarle Association will be held in Manteo on Wednesday, August 30, it was announced yesterday by W. L. Whitley, of Plymouth, president of the organization. The sessions will begin at 11 in the morning and con tinue through the afternoon, with time out for a luncheon to be served by Dare County people. It is expected that the county board of commissioners will name 50 dele gates from Washington County at its meeting next Monday. The delega tion will be headed by Mr. Whitley and John W. Darden, the latter being the Washington County vice presi dent of the association. Each of the four member counties has a vice president, the others being Earl Co hoon. of Tyrrell: P D. Midgett, of Hyde; and D. V. Meekins, of Dare. Paul Liverman, of Columbia, is secre tary of the association. Tlie annual meeting last year had to be called off on account of a se vere storm that made travel to Man teo impossible. Mr. Whitley was elected president in 1942 and lias served since that time. He said yes terday that a number of vitally im portant matters to this section would be considered, and he urges that as large a delegation as possible attend the meeting August 30. Permit Granted by WPB for Building j 40 Houses Here, With More To Follow I Few details have been released, but it was learned last week that a permit has been secured from the War Proudction Board for building 40 new houses in Plym outh. The permit was secured by officials of the North Carolina Pulp Company, which is desirous of securing adequate housing facilities here for its employees. It is understood that applica tion W'as made for 150 houses; and mill officials have been informed that as soon as the first 40, for which permit was granted, have been completed, then arrange ments will be made for the next t>0: with priority for the final 50 to follow, if they arc still needed. Little information is available but it is believed the mill prefers to let local people and capital fi nance the housing development Housing conditions here arc to tally inadequate at present and, with the pulp company planning expansion of its local plant as soon as possible, many additional homes are urgentlj needed.