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The Roanoke Beacon ♦ * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LV—NUMBER 30 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 21, 1944 ESTABLISHED 1889 All Bonds Sold During July Credited To County Fifth War Loan Quota—Keep on Buying Town o p ICS Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burgess yester day received a letter from their son, Lt. Walter C. Burgess, stating that he had arrived safely in Prance, al though he did not mention having been in action. He is with an artil lery outfit. His letter was dated July 15th. Robert W. Irvine was last Friday promoted to the rank of captain in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve. Captain Irvine, a native of Prymgar. Iowa, has been in the service several years and is stationed at the Eden ton Marine Air Base He and Mrs. Irvine have an apartment here at the home of Mr and Mrs. P. B Bateman on Main Street. Opening of eastern Carolina tobacco markets was postponed for one weefi. until August 28. by order of Governor J. IVI. Brough ton yesterday. The delay was or dered to provide additional time to appeal to the OPA for an in crease in the ceiling prices to be paid for tobacco this year. Pric es recently fixed by the OPA railed for an average of 431 <> cents for graded and tied tobacco, such as raised in this section, and 39 cents for untied leaf, as pro duced in Georgia and Florida. Growers are asking for 45!<> and 41 cents per pound, respectively. John F. Swinson. former distribu tor of Sinclair products in this ter ritory. is now spending some time at Hot Springs. Ark., where he is tak ing the thermal baths for his health. Someone found a Federal use-tax stamp and turned it over to Highway Patrolman M. B. Stewart this week. The blanks on the stamp had been filled out for a Ford passenger car. and the owner can get the stamp by applying to Mr. Stewart and proving ownership. Persons who have not yet re ceived the bonis they bought through the Plymouth Theatre for the premier showing of “Co bra Woman” on July 7 are ad vised to notify the Branch Bank ing & Trust Company here, and the bonds will be mailed to them. J. O. Everett, victory gardener ex traordinary. has a new one this week: Peaches that grew on a vine in his garden. He said he ordered the seed from some place in Con necticut. It produces a vine similar to that of the cucumber, but the fruit is described as about the size and color of an orange, with the taste of a peach. Mr. Everett said they make better peach pies than do peaches. Zeno G. Lyon, jr., is spending a few weeks at the summer assembly grounds of the Episcopal church at Kanuga Lake, near Hendersonville. He expects to return home sometime during the coming week, according to a card received a day or two ago. Overnight Camps Enjoyed by Scouts Eight members of the Plymouth Boy Stout troop, led by Assistant Scout master H. G. Harris, went on an overnight camping trip Monday n’ght of last week. The camp was held on the Scouts’ property near the A. C. L. trestle over Welches Creek a few miles from here. Those who made the trip were as follows: Wayne Browning, Clarence Kelly, Hugh Mod lin, Jimmy Allen, Lloyd Jordan, Ray mond Peal, Robert Campbell and Bil ly Swain. Led by Mr. Harris, another group of Scouts had an overnight camp at the same place last night. Those at tending were Prank Landing, recently appointed senior patrol leader of the local troop; Wayne Browning, patrol leader; Billy Swain, Wilbur Swain, Raymond Peele and Robert Campbell. Scoutmaster Lee A. Phillips visited the Scouts at the camp site for a while yesterday evening. -# Owners Must Get Permits For Boats on Lake Phelps --<j»l T. P. Davenport, caretaker and war den for the Pettigrew State Park, near Creswell, announced this week that all persons owning or operating boats of all types on Lake Phelps must obtain licenses and permits for such boats. They may be obtained at park headquarters in the Collins House from Mr. Davenport. Report of Local Man Missing Since D-Day Thought To Be Error 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, i and 32, each good for five pounds j indefinitely. Sugar stamp 40. good for five pounds of canning sugar through February, next year. Gasoline: In 1” East Coast States. A-10 Coupons, good through August 8. 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. Jas. F. Allen Died Monday at Home ! Here; 111 for Year Funeral for Prominent Lo cal Citizen Held Tues day Afternoon James F. Allen, well-known Wash ington County farmer and employee of the North Carolina Pulp Company, died at his home on Jefferson Street in Plymouth at 12:30 Monday monr ing after an illness of about a year. He was 59 years old and a life-long resident of the county. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph S. Allen, he was bom in Wash ington County on April 16. 1885. Af ter farming for most of his life he moved to Plymouth some years ago to work at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company. He was mar ried to Mias Estelle Darden, of Plym outh. in 1911. Mr. Allen was a member of the First Christian church in Plymouth and active in its affairs for upwards of 30 years. Besides his widow, Mrs. Estelle Darden Allen, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. R. C. Thompson, of Washington: and a son, Alvin Allen, of Plymouth. He also leaves seven brothers, C. M., J. M., J. S., and H. J. Allen, of Norfolk, Va.; L. E. Allen, of Wilmington; T. S. and O. L. Allen, of Plymouth; and two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Whitehurst, of Smithfleld; and Mrs. P. H. Darden, of Plymouth. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church here Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m., by the pastor, the Rev. E. B. Quick, assisted by the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, of the Baptist church, and the Rev. T. R. Jenkins, of the Methodist church. Interment was made in the Darden family ceme tery near Plymouth. A large concourse of friends at tended the final rites and the profuse floral offering attested the high es teem in which he was held by peo ple of the county. Albertson Case Now in Hands District Attorney It was learned at the office of the draft board here this week that T. H. Albertson, who refused to allow his 18-year-old son to leave with the draft contingent last iveek as ordered, has since appeared and stated that he was now willing for the young man to be inducted. However, he was in formed that the matter is now out of the hands of the local selective serv ice board and up to the Federal dis trict attorney. Officials of the draft board said they had no idea as to how the dis trict attorney would dispose of the matter, as this is the first case of its kind to originate here. County People Urged To Visit Library In Courthouse Here; Many Hew Books By MRS. J. R. CAMPBELL Have you visited your library lately? The Washington County Libarary belongs to every man, woman, and child in the county and is a library of which they might well be proud. Besides the cheerful, well lighted central library in the courthouse, there are branches in Creswell, Roper, Wenona and Mackeys. Each month the library com mittee with the approval of the State Library Board selects and buys from $15 to $100 worth of the newest and best in fiction and non-fiction. _ Recently with the help of the Junior Woman’s Club, the Wo man’s Club and The Thursday Afternoon Literary Club a roomy set of modern shelves have been bought and installed. Go around and look these shelves over. Mrs. Jackson, the librar ian, is always willing to help you find the book to suit your needs and taste. Among the new books you will find the much-talked-of, “I Was Hitler’s Doctor” and Caroline Miller’s new novel, “Lebanon. Mrs. Miller wrote “Lamb In His Bosom,” a few years ago. HasWritlen'Parenls Here Several Times Since Invasion Date -@ Reported Missing by War Department in Telegram Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jones, sr.. of Monroe Street. Plymouth last Satur day received a telegram form the War Department informing them that their son. Pfc. John C. Jones, jr.. has been missing in action since "D-Day," June 6. in France. However, it is be lieved the telegrams—as well as a con firming letter received a day or two later—is in error, since the parents have received several letters from their son which were postmarked as late as July 5. nearly a month after the date the War Department report ed him missing. The young man was in a parachute infantry outfit, and in his latest let ter mentions that his outfit received a presidential unit citation for the part it played in the invasion on the day he was reported missing. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are naturally dis turbed by the telegram and accom panying letter from the War De partment and have requested the Red Cross to aid them in securing fur ther information from the Adjutant General. John W. Darden, chair man of the local chapter, wrote the War Department Tuesday, request ing that steps be taken to clear up the circumstances surrounding the conflicting report and the young man's recent letters. ! Private Jones is well known ! throughout the community, where he was born and lived all his life until he volunteered for service with the Army in October, 1941. He gradu ated from the Plymouth High School in the spring of 1941. Afterwards he worked for Keel's Service Station and the North Carolina Pulp Com pany here before entering the serv ice in October of that year. His parents moved to Plymouth from Blytheville. Ark., about 22 years ago. John. jr.. was born here on September 6. 1923. and he has one sister. Miss Maxine Holland Jones, and a brother. Douglas Jones, who live at the home here. He has been a member of the First Christian church here for a number of years. His parents have received three letters from him since the invasion, postmarked June 30. July 1 and, July 5. They have also written to him several times and sent him packages as late as last week. In his latest letter, postmarked July 5. he men tions having heard from them since (See MISSING IN ACTION. Page 4) County Board in Meeting Monday Still Some More Work To Be Done Before Budget Is Approved -® The school budget for the coming fiscal year was considered by the county commissioners at their meet ing Monday of this week; and, al though the minutes show that the budget was approved, it was learn ed yesterday afternoon that, due to a misunderstanding, the entire matter would have to reopened and gone over again at the next meeting of the county board. Tire minutes show that the board of education budget submitted to the county board totalled $26,159 for cur rent operating expense, which repre sents an increase of about $2,000 over the budget last year. However, a capital outlay item of $9,183 was not included in the total which the chair man of the county commisisoners thought was approved, and it is like ly that the entire budget may have to be revised. It was explained by the auditor that the county commissioners were trying to held the budgets down to where the same tax rate may be levied as last year. $1.70 per $100 valuation. Other maters before the board were as follows: Representatives of the John L. Roper Lumber Company appeared be for the board and offered to donate $500 for the current fiscal year on the fire prevention"program, provided additional funds could be secured for this purpose from other govern mental agencies. The offer was ac cepted. The county auditor was authorized to refund about $26 to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, repre senting a 2-cant overlevy for the poor fund in 1942. Beer licenses were granted to A. R. Patrick for Midway Pilling Sta tions Nos. l and 2. County Delegates to SoulhernAlbemarle Meet Are Appointed All Citizens of County Are Made Alternates and Urged To Attend Washington County delegates and alternates to the annual meeting of the Southern Albemarle Association in Manteo on Wednesday, Aguust 30, cere appointed this week by the county board of commissioners. Fif ty persons were named as delegates, and every person in the county was designated as an alternate by the board, upon recommendation of John W. Darden. Washington County vice president of the four-county asso ciation, who will head ' .ie local dele gation. Mr. Darden stated that it was very much hoped that a large number from the county will attend the annual meeting. Subjects to oe considered include post-war d- elopment of roads and bridges in tl :s section and other public improver^' its. The Southern Albei r!e Associa tion is composed of t counties of Dare. Hyde. Tyrrell an, Washington, and has for its aim th • development of these counties. In 'he past it has taken an active part in promoting interest in roads and b dges to unite and bring the four corn ies closer to gether. However, sine, the war be gan. and new highway construction was brought to an abmpt end, the association has remaine : dormant. It is now planned to reju’ uate the or ganization so that the leeds of this section can be brought 'o the atten tion of public officials m the post war era. W. L. Whit) 0f Plym outh, is president of t) association at this time. Delegates named by *he county board at its meeting Monday are as follows: From Plymouth: E. G. Arps, E. J. Spruill, J. E. Davenport, W. B. Cox, J. R. Campbell, J. R. Manning, T. W. Earle, E. F. Still, Z. V. Norman, C. L. Bailey, H. H. Allen, B. G. Camp bell, P. W. Brown, H. H McLean, P. B. Bateman, E. H. Livt. lan, J. W. Norman, Mrs. T. V/. Eine,I'ivIra. J it. Campbell, Mrs. John W. Darden, Mrs. W. L. Whitley, Dr. C. McGowan, H. A. Williford, W. H. Booker, T. C. Bur gess, C. E. Ayers, and S. D. Davis. From Roper: J. C. Knowles, L. E. Hassell. J. W. Marrow, W. Barton Swain, Wade Hardison, Mrs. Eva Harrell, Mrs. William Marrow, Wal ter W. White, Mary Pharr, N. W. Spruill and James A. Chesson. From Mackeys: W. B. Davenport. From Creswell: A. L. Holmes, C. N. Davenport, jr., W. D. Peal, Mrs. E. S. Woodley, Mrs. Sidney Smithson. Harry P. Barnes, H. W. Pritchett, Hoyt R. Davenport, and Rev. B W. Gaither. From Wenona: J. L. Rea and H. J. Furbee. -- Allotment of While Teachers Is Same As for Past Session -® Total Allotment Is 100; Col ored Schools Lose 5 Teachers Washington County schools have been allotted five less teachers for the coining term than they had last year, but all five of the teachers lost were in colored schools, it was learned at the office of the county superinten dent of schools, H. H. McLean, this week. Three of the lost teachers were from schools in district 1. and one each from district 2 and 3. Exactly the same number of white teachers, 51, was allotted this year as last. Twelve of the number are for the three county high schools, and 39 for the five elementary schools. The teacher allotments for both years by schools are as follows: Plymouth: High school, 5; elemen tary, 16 '6 of this number for the Hampton primary school^; total, 21; Roper: High school, 3; elementary, 8: total, 11; Creswell: High school, 4: elemen tary, 12: total, 16; Cherry: Elementary, 3 'no high school i. There still are three teaching va cancies in the Plymouth white schools: High school mathematics and science, and seventh grade. While it is possib' some last-minute va cancies may develop, all other teach ing positions here have been tenta tively filled, at least, Mr. McLean said. It is understood there may be sev eral vacancies in the faculty at the Roper school, but this was not defi nitely known the early part of this week. So far as known here, there are no vacancies in the Creswell school; and neither are there any in the colored schools of the county. Total teacher allotments this year are 100, against 105 last year. Of the allotments, 51 are for white schools and 49 for the colored schools. Last year there were 54 col ored teachers. County War Bond Sales Show Small Gain in Past Week Little Over $2,300 Worth of “E” Bonds Sold Since Last Report « Washington County is well over its Fifth War Loan quota which probably accounts for the fact that bond sales during the past week have been at very low ebb. E" bond sales, according to the official re port of the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond, increased $2,362.50 in the period from Tuesday of last week through Tuesday of this week, bring ing the total of this class of bonds sold during the Fifth War Loan drive in this county to $139,479.25. The 'E” bond quota for the county was $130,000. There have been no sales whatever of other types of bonds since last week's report, and the county’s over all sales during the drive today stands at $381,758.75. against a quota of $268,000. The county has oversub scribed its E bond quota by $9, 479.25 .or slightly more than 7 per cent: and it is $113,479.25 over its overall quota, or more than 42 per cent. This county's "E" bond record is among the best in the state, if not in the nation, as the state is still far short of its assigned goal, and throughout the nation sales to indi viduals has been below the quotas as signed. All bond sales throughout the remainder of the month are be ing credited to Fifth War Loan quo tas, which means that this county should reach an even higher stand i ing in the few days remaining. ! There is no new breakdown in sales j by communities this week, but Coun j ty Chairman T W. Earle said yester day that as soon as all the figures are \ in on the drive, the amounts sold in i each community will be worked out ;and made public. It is known, how ever. that Roper led all other sec tions in its oversubscription, with Plymouth likely next on the list. Credit Is given workers in all sections , for their efforts during the drive; and it is due solely to them that the I county went well over the top. -a Mrs. John F. Swain Funeral Tomorrow -<*> Highly Respected Mackeys Woman Died Yesterday at Duke Hospital ——.® Funeral services will be held at the Mackeys Methodist church Friday af ternoon at 3:30 p.m., for Mrs. Ida Knowles Swain, wife of John F. 1 Swain, of Mackeys, who died Wednes i day afternoon at 2:30 in Duke hos 1 pital at Durham, where she had been j for treatment. The service will be ! conducted by the Rev. G. C. Wood, of i Roper, pastor of the Mackeys church, assisted by the Rev. T. R. Jenkins, Methodist minister of Plymouth. Mrs. Swain had been in declining health for the past two years, and was taken to the hospital at Durham 12 days ago, but grew steadily worse until the end came yesterday. She was a charter member of the Mackeys Methodist church, and was very ac tive in its affairs as long as the state of her health permitted. Daughter of the late A. T. Knowles and Matilda Gaylord Knowles, of Washington County, she was born on December 24, 1874. She lived in this county all of her life and was mar ried to John F. Swain, of Mackeys, on December 24, 1891. Besides her husband, John F. Swain, of Mackeys. she is survived by flve daughters, Mrs. O. A. Ches son, of Mackeys; Mrs. C. M. Rob bins. of Plymouth; Mrs. N. G. Ches son, of Roper: Mrs. L B. Woodbury, of Raleigh; and Mrs. Max Weaver, of Chapel Hill; six sons, C. R., C. W„ and A T. Swain, of Durham: C. M. Swain, of Norfolk, Va.; J L. Swain, of Plymouth: and Phillip R. Swain, of the U. S. Army, who is now in the southwest Pacific. She also leaves two brothers, W. A. and E. S. Knowles, of Roper; and three sisters, Mrs. Lily Chesson, of Durham; Mrs, Nettie Swain and Mrs. Josephine Bateman, of Roper. Pall-bearers at the final rites will be W. B. Davenport. C. W. Blount. W. W. Phelps. T. W. Tarkenton. E. S. Blount, and A. E. Davenport. The remains will arrive in Plymouth this afternoon and remain at the Hor ner Funeral Home until time for the funeral tomorrow afternoon. Named on Committee To Recruit Nurses for Army Mrs. R. B. Trotman and L. N. Wom ble. of Plymouth, have been appoint ed co-chairmen for Washington County in the State drive to recruit 1,500 young women for the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. The campaign is sponsored by the North Carolina Nursing Council for War Service in cooperation with the North Carolina Pharmaceutical As sociation. Begin Construction of 40 New Houses Here Within 2 To 3 Weeks i 5th Sunday Union ] | Services Planned j A yearly schedule for the holding of Fifth Sunday union services among the Methodist. Baptist. Christian. Presbyterian, and Episcopal churches of Plym outh was approved at a meeting of the local ministers last week. The union services will be held quarterly on each fifth Sunday, and will rotate in the following order: Methodist. Baptist, Chris tian, and Episcopal. The first of these regular union services will be held Sunday night at 8 o’clock at the Methodist Church. .The Rev. T. R. Jenkins, pastor of the church, will be in charge of this service. Pre-Induction Calls For August Will Get Men in 26-30 Group --- Said That All in 18-26 Age Group Will Be Called for Induction Next Month It was learned at the office of the Washington lounty Selective Serv ice Board this week that induction and pre-induction calls for August had already been received. There is only one induction call for August, for a medium sized num ber of white men to leave on August 15th. This call will take just about all the men under 26 years of age available in the county, including those from farms and those with children. Two pre-induction calls have been received for August, fo’- a medium sized number of white men to leave on August 14 and for a small number of colored men to leave August 9th. These two calls will just about ex haust all the men in the county under 30 years of age, unless orders are received to review the entire list of those who have been granted defer ments for occupational reasons. It is not known just at this time what procedure will be followed in filling future calls. Under present directives, no men are to be called up for pre-induction examinations if they are over 30 years of age, but it is understood that the national se lective service officials are consider ing extending the age limit back to include all those under 38 years of age, as was the case up to a few months ago. About the only men under 30 years of age who have not been called for examination are those between the ages of 26 and 30 who are considered irreplaceable and who are engaged in work carried on the list of 35 “es sential” occupations. Visit Son Wounded March 15 in Italy! -m Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Detamore have returned from Martinsburg, W. Va.. where they visited Pfc. Thomas J. Varner, son of Mrs. Detamore, who was seriously wounded in action on the Italian battlefront last March 15th. Although his condition is re ported favorable at this time, it will! be necessary for him to remain at the hospital for a considerable period. Hus right leg was broken when he was t struck by three machine-gun bullets i between the knee and hip. Young Varner had seen considerable action in Italy before he was wound- | ed in March. He had previously been wounded by shrapnel and was once captured by Germans, but managed to escape. Now 20 years of age, he ; has been in the service for about two ! years with a parat.roop outfit. 30 Will Be Built in Town; 10 Others on Property in Village Can Be Rented Only to Em ployees of Pulp Mill Who Do Not Now Live Here Prom a reliable authority it was learned this week that construction will begin within the next two to three weeks on the 40 houses re cently authorized by the War Produc - tion Board to be built in Plymouth Tiie names of the contractors could not be learned, but representatives were here the first part of this week to complete arrangements for begin ning construction almost immediate ly. Ten of the new houses will be built in the country club village, and 30 will be erected on the Fairvale Ter race and Burgess property in the eastern part of the town. Under the priority provisions, the houses will be built and owned by the not-yet known contracting parties, and they may not be sold to individuals until after the war They may be rented only to employees of the North Caro lina Pulp Company who are now com muting to their work here from other sections, it is understood, which means that present crowded housing conditions here will not be alleviated, although 40 new families will be en abled to move herp. It is stated that the houses will cost from $4,000 to $5,000 each, and that they will be built under the supervision and according to speci fications of the Federal Housing Ad ministration They will be five-room one-story frame cottages, located on separate lots of 50 to 75-foot front ages and of sufficient depth to give each house ample space. It could not be learned what the monthly rental cost will approximate, but it is presumed that will be determined by the unit cost, taking into considera tion location and like factors. There are several unknown fea tures about the new development. However, it was learned that the per mit to build them was granted to the North Carolina Pulp Company as a war industry which now has some 250 employees commuting consider able distances from other towns to their work here. The financing of the development was largely left to the FHA. which secured the outside parties to launch and manage the • See 40 NEW HOUSES. Page 4! house Damaged by Fire Here Tuesday Over $1,500 Damage Done By Blaze at Corner of Jefferson and Main -® Damage estimated in excess of $1,500 was done at the house occu pied by the families of Jesse Bright and C. M. Ange at the corner of Jef ferson and Main Streets here in a fli'e Tuesday at noon. Between $1,000 and $1500 damage was done to the house itself, which is owned by Mrs. L. S. Landing, of Norfolk, Va.. In addition, all the kitchen furniture be longing to Mr. Bright was destroyed and some damage w'as done to furni ture in other parts of the house by smoke and water. It is understood that insurance was carried on the house but none on the contents. Tire fire originated in the kitchen sf Mr. Bright, and possibly started from an oil stove, according to Fire Chief Miller Warren. No one was In the kitchen at the time, and u’hen the fire was discovered, the flames had a good start in the whole back por tion of the house. The fire depart ment responded qUickly and soon had the blaze under control. i j Dogs Not Permitted To Run at Large in I Town, Starting Tuesday of Next Week According to the calendar, "dog days” just recently begun, and they are scheduled to con tinue for some little time yet. However, according to town of ficials, dog days will come to an end next Monday, July 31st. Heretofore, and since the mem ory of man runneth not to the contrary, dogs mostly have had free rein in Plymouth. They have been free to come and go, when, as and if they wished. But, starting next Tuesday morning, things will be different. Dogs permitted to run at large will be impounded and their owners notified; and unless the owners bail them out in a reasonable per iod of time, sueh pooches will then be destroyed. All this is provided in town or dinanecs that have been on the books for many years. However, it was only recently that city councilnten dusted olT these pro visions and ordered them strict!? enforced. Accordingly, Chief of Police P. W. Brown is this week warning and appealing to own ers to keep their pets off the streets, except when they are on leash. All police have been or dered to enforce the law. and uo further notice will be given. Dog gone!