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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* Pa per must be used to keep naval shells uomarred for accuracy la firing st our enemies . . . And waste paper reserves are the lowest of to/ vital war material 1 SAVE TASTE PAPER VOLUME LV—NUMBER 31 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 3, 1944 ESTABLISHED 1889 ■I Town opics ?. . W. R Hampton returned last wees end after attending a meeting of the State Board of Conservation and De velopment at Asheville. Mr. Hamp ton said the game division had de cided to chop 15 days off the first of the deer season this year, making the opening date October 15, instead of October 1, as last year. Most of the other open seasons are the same as they were last year. Absentee ballots for use in the No vember general election by members of the armed forces have been print ed and are being mailed out by Wal ter W. White, chairman of the coun ty board of elections. They will be mailed to all those who applied for primary ballots last spring without further application. However, those who wish to vote in November who did not apply for primary ballots are urg ed to make aplication immediately. Members of the immedaite family of a soldier or sailor may file application for him. The office of the local ration ing board in the courthouse here will be closed to the public all day next Wednesday, August 9, to enable employees to catch up with work on their records, it was announced yesterday. The public is asked to keep this date in mind and not attempt to call there to transact any business that day. T/5 D. Leroy Bateman arrived in Fra) , e on July 22, according to a let te' eived this week by his wife. V mnie Myrtle Bateman. Cor r Bateman is with a mechanized .ry unit that received its train ing at Port Jackson. S. C., before go ing overseas early this spring. Ottis Davis, of Plymouth, received an honorable discharge from the U. S. Navy Friday of last week, follow ing a medical survey of his physical condition. Mr. Davis entered the Navy in May, 1942. and was a fire man, first class, at the time of his discharge last week. He was sta tioned at Norfolk. Georgia tobacco markets open e«I Monday morning of this week, with the price average reported to be 2 or 3 cents a pound lower than the opening prices last year. However, It is expected that mar kets in this section will open with prices higher than the opening last year, due to the 4*4 cents per pound differential allowed this year for tied and graded to bacco. The Georgia ceiling price is 39 cents per pound, while that for this belt is 43*4 cents. Last year's ceiling was 41 cents in both belts at the opening. It was reported here yesterday that the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Williams, who live on the John Leg gett farm near Plymouth, was seri ously wounded in France on July 9th. The news was contained in a message from the War Department to young Williams’ wife, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reason. Neither the na ture nor extent of the young man's wounds could be learned here today. Two names were inadvertently omitted from the list of delegates ap pointed last week by the county com missioners to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Albemarle Association in Manteo on Wednes day, August 30. They were W. R. Hampton and W. H. (Jack) Peele. The Beacon sincerely regrets the er ror. -<$> Albertson Inducted And Case Is Closed The case of Lonnie Sherlock Al bertson, charged with refusal to re port for induction at the office of the local draft board on July 19, was of ficially closed last Friday, when the young man reported to the induc tion center at Fort Bragg and was sworn into the service. The action was taken at the direction of the U. S. district attorney, to whom the matter had been referred by officials of the local board. Young Albertson's father refused to permit his son to leave with the group reporting for induction from here July 19, but later reconsidered and the district attorney permitted the young man to report last Friday instead of carrying the matter into the courts. SISTERS IN SERVICE NURSES' CORPS Two attractive daughters of Mrs. Sarah E. Holmes, of Creswell, are in the Nurses's Corps of the U. S. military forces, and both were home recently for brief visits. .Left above is Ensign Mildred A. Holmes, Nurses’ Corps of the U. S. Naval Reserve, stationed at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Norfolk. At the right is Senior Cadet Hannah M. Holmes, of the U. S. Nurses' Corps, who is stationed at the DePaul Hospital in Norfolk, Va. WINS decorations! Award of the Air Medal with two oak-leaf clusters to Staff Sergeant Benjamin F. Jackson, now' a prisoner of war in Ger many, was announced last week by the War Department. The decorations will be presented to his father, James A. Jackson, of Roper, in the near future. Father of Sgt. B. F. Jackson to Receive Decorations for Son ---\r> .— Air Medal and Two Clusters Awarded to Roper Youth Now German Prisoner -@ The Air Medal and two oak-leaf clusters have been awarded to Staff Sergeant Benjamin F. Jackson, now a prisoner of war in Germany, his parents, Mr, and Mrs. James A. Jack son, of Roper, were informed last week in a letter from the Adjutant General. Maj. Gen. J. A. Ulio. Ser geant Jackson, gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber, was reported March 16th to have been missing in action over Germany since February 24th, and early in May his parents were notified by the War Depart ment that he was safe although a prisoner of war in Germany. He is one of the four Washington County i See DECORATIONS. Page 6> -® County Boards To Hold Regular Meets Monday -v The county boards of education and commissioners will hold their month ly meetings at the courthouse here next Monday morning. Both boards are scheduled to study their bud gets, and the board of education will also consider the request of the State Health Officer that school openings throughout the state be put off un til the middle of September on ac count of the infantile paralysis situ ation. Committee Will Meet Monday To Plan County United War Fnnd Drive in Fall The Washington County ex ecutive committee of the United War Fund will hold its first meet ing next Monday night, August 7, at the musicipal building, County Chairman P. B. Bateman announced yesterday. Prelimi nary plans will be made for set ting up a county-wide organiza tion to conduct the United War Fund Drive in the county during October. The United War Fund repre sents a combination of practi cally all local and national char itable organizations, including the USO, Salvation Army, War Prisoners’ Relief, and local com munity chest funds. The quota for the county will be studied at the meeting Monday and ar rangements made to include in the fund amounts needed for work in the community. Members of the county execu tive committee are as follows: P. B. Bateman, chairman; J. R Manning, H. H. Allen. T. W. Earle, W. F. Winslow, Shep Brinkley, Z. V. Norman. E. H. Liverman, Dr. C. McGowan, Mrs. W. V. Hays, Miss Charlotte Mc Nair, Mrs. J. F. Jordan, E. F. Still. D. B. Kuhe, P. W. Brown and H. A. WiUiford, of Plym outh; L. E. Hassell, Barton Swain and J. C. Tarkenton, of Roper; Mrs. Sidney Smithson, of Cres welL Local Airman Wins Honors for Missions Over Nazi Europe Ransome Martin Promoted To Captain, Given Purple Heart and Air Medals Matthew Ransome Martin, 25-year old B-17 Plying Fortress bombardier from Plymouth, who has taken part in more than 20 missions against Nazi Europe, was recently awarded the Purple Heart medal and promoted from the grade of first lieutenant to captain at an Eighth Air Force bom ber base in England, Previously he had been decorated with the Air Me dal and twro oak-leaf clusters for "meritorious achievement” while serving as squadron bombardier on missions with the veteran Flying Fortress group since he arrived in England last January. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in i bombing at tack on Hamburg, Germany, on June 18th. He was wounded in both arms by anti-aircraft fire, but remained at his post and successfully bombed the target before receiving first aid. On ly a few minutes befort the presen tation of the Purple Heart, he was informed of his promotic 1 to captain. A second lieutenant when he went overseas in January, he w is promoted to first lieutenant in May, advancing to the next grade about tw'o months later. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Van B. Martin, Captain Martin was raised in Plymouth, graduating from the high school here in 1939 He has a brother and sister living here now, Robert S. Martin and Mrs. L. E. Dox ey, while another brother, Van B. Martin, jr„ is working t.t Hanford, Wash, His wife, Mrs. A:halee Mar tin, resides at Los Angeles, Calif. I After leaving high sch bol here, he ■ enlisted in the Navy, w tere he was 'trained as a radio operator and for j over tv7o years was on submarine du ! ty in the Panama Can il Zone. He ; enlisted in the AAF as an aviation ca i det in February, 1942, and received l his bombardier's wings and w’as com I missioned a second lieutenant at the Midland, Texas, Bomlardier school in October, 1942. -® Funeral Monday ForZ.B. Ange,7l -« Well-Known Farmer Died Saturday at Home of Son Near Plymouth -® Z. B. Ange. well-known farmer of near Plymouth, was found dead at a tobacco barn on the farm of his son, Herbert S. Ange, about five miles from here on the Washington high way, last Saturday afternoon. Death was caused by a sudden heart at | tack. Mr. Ange. 71 years of age, had been in declining health for about two I years. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ange. he was bom in Martin Coun ty on January 12, 1873. With his par ents, he moved to Washington Coun ty when he was about 6 years of age, and has since lived and farmed in this section for 65 years. His wife, the late Nancy Respass Ange, pre ceded him to the grave about four years ago. He was a member of the Mount Olive Christian church for a good many years. Mr. Ange is survived by two child ren, a son, Herbert S. Ange, with whom he lived near Plymouth: and a daughter. Mrs. Leslie Cutler, of Pinetown. He also leaves one sis ter, Miss Missouri, Ange, of the home | near here, and several grandchild ! ren. Funeral services were held from the Acre Chapel Christian church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, con ducted by the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, pastor of the local Baptist church, and interment was made in the ceme tery at Acre Chapel church. Board Soon Will Be Calling Registrants From Older Groups New Directives Effective August 1; Exhaust List of 26 and Under The Washington County Selective j Service Board has been instructed to : move up into the older age groups if necessary to secure men to fill future j calls made on this county. The in structions were issued by the State ; Selective Service Director: and it is j stated here that, in all probability, it will be necessary to start calling some : of the older men. both for pre-induc tion examination and for induction, within the next month or so. The new directives became effective Au [gust 1. The clerk to the local board said, , today that the board probably would | begin reclassifying men in the 30-38 i age group, preparatory to calling them for pre-induction examination in September. The number affected will be determined by the size of the calls and the number of youths reaching the age of 18. The latter will continue t> be called first, both for examination and induction. At the same time, the board is pre paring to begin calling some of those for induction in the 27-30 age group, as the list of available men 26 years 1 old and under has just about been ex- ! hausted. If the September quotas are in line with those of the past few months, it will be necessary to call some of those between 27 and : 30 for induction, as well as some be tween 30 and 38 for pre-induction examination, it was stated. White and Colored Groups Get Calls for Pre-Induction Tests —<f>— Colored Contingent Leaves; August 9th; Whites on Following Tuesday The local board is sending out no tices this week to both white and colored men'Who make up the pre induction calls from this county dur ing August. The white group will leave on Tuesday. August 15, while the colored contingent leaves Wednes day of next week, August 9. These men will go to the reception center at Port Bragg to receive their phy sical and mental pre-induction ex aminations, and those accepted will be placed in the pool of men imme diately available for service unless they are deferred for occupational or other reasons. Of the 10 colored men to leave next Wednesday, 5 are from Plymouth, 3 are from Roper, 1 from Creswell, and the board is seeking the address of the other, James Columbia Bullock, who registered from Plymouth but whose last-known address was Wood ard in Bertie County. Anyone who knows this man's address is asked to furnish it to the board, which may prevent him being listed as a delin quent. Names of the other nine Negroes summoned to report for the trip to Port Bragg next Wednesday are: Al fred Barnes, Raleigh Norman, Co lumbus Satterthwaite, John Lee Phelps, and Edward White, of Plym outh: James Thomas Norman, John Ben Sawyer, and Chester Simpson, of Roper; and Allen Lorenzo Brick - ' house, of Creswell. Five of the 15 white men being summoned to leave on August 15 are from Plymouth; 5 are from Roper; 3 from Wenona, and 2 from Creswell. Following is the complete list: From Plymouth: Daniel Francis Cronin, jr., Henry Ben Owens, Wil- J liam Thomas Hopkins, Herbert Val entine Sawyer, and Earl Randolph Davenport; from Roper: Alfred Gra ham Alexander, Vernon Lansing Hol ton, Raymond Leroy Hassell, Charles Wesley Spruill. Lloyd Everett Com stock; from Wenona: Edison William Patrick, Calvin Bruce Allen, and Freeman Grant Allen; from Creswell; Caswell Hulene Barnes and Marvin Leslie Davenport. jr—............ | Rationing Guide j i For Coming Week j Meats, Fats: Red stamps A8 through Z8, A5, B5 and C5 good indefinitely. Processed Foods: Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through F5 good indefinitely. 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 I year. Gasoline: A-10 coupons, good through August 8. Fuel Oil: Period 4 and 5 cou pgfns, good through September 30. New Period 1 coupons now good. Shoes: Airplane Stamps 1 and 2, good indefinitely. Final Figures on 5th War Loan Drive Be Released Saturday County Is Well Over Its “E” Bond and Overall Sales Quotas -- The Federal Reserve Bans mis: week informed H. E. Beam, chair man of the county War Finance Com mittee, that a final report of the results of the Fifth War Loan Drive would not be available before Au gust 5, Saturday of this week. It had been planned to make a complete statement this week, based on the Federal Reserve report, but this is not possible in view of the advice re ceived from the bank yesterday. The last available report from the j Federal Reserve Bank credits this county with the sale of $382,321.25 worth of War Bonds sold during the Fifth War Loan campaign in June and July. This is only $562.50 more than was reported last week. that, amount having been added to “E"! bond sales. The county now is just about 43 per cent, or $114,321.25, over its en- : tire quota of $268,000 for the drive. The "E" bond quota of $130,000 has been surpassed by approximately 712 ; per cent, or exactly $10,041.75. Sales' of ‘ E” bonds officially credited by; the Federal Reserve Bank this week amounted to $140,041.25. Washington is one of the 26 coun- j ties out of 100 in the state which has ' oversubscribed its “E" bond quota, i The state as a whole is still about 12 ; per cent short of its goal, according to press reports this week. W. H. j Woolard, of Greenville, chairman of i the Region I finance committee, wrote i the local chairman some weeks ago J that Washington was the first coun- ! ty in the region to reach its “E" ; bond quota, although that distinc ion has been claimed since by an- ; other county. The final report from the Federal Reserve Bank Saturday is expected to show additional sales of “E" bonds to men in the armed services credit ed to this county. The only report of these sales made so far was $7,723 : worth sold up to Jun% 30. The latest report of the Federal Reserve Bank credits sale of the fol- j lowing bonds to this county during the campaign, which closed July 31: [ Series “E” _$140,041.75 j Series “F” _ 1,979.50 Series “G” _ 6.500.00 ! Savings notes _ 101,000.00 Certifs. of Indebtedness . 103.300.00 Treasury Bonds __ 29,500.00 TOTAL .._$382,321.25 — Series "E" Quota _ $130,000.00 Overall Quota_$268,000.00 : -s~ Lions Have Good Meei Last Week -$ Problem of Securing Addi-' tional School Facilities Discussed The Plymouth Lions Club had one of its largest and best meetings in several months last Thursday night. There were 29 members and 6 guests present for the dinner session held at the County Club of Plymouth. John W. Darden, Washington County vice president of the South ern Albemarle Association, spoke briefly about the objectives of that group and urged as many Lions as possible to attend the annual meet ing to be held at Manteo on August 30. It now appears that a large dele gation will attend from the county. Reporting for the civic improve ments committee, Chairman J. R. Manning announced the appoint ment of a subcommittee to work with local authorities in seeking to en large and improve school facilities here. Those named by Mr. Manning, in addition to himself, included Z. V. Norman, E. F. Still, J. W. Norman, W. L. Whitley, Shop Brinkley, Jack Booker and John W. Darden. In connection with the school situ ation here, Z. V. Norman, chairman of a group which has been doing some work on this matter, spoke briefly of the difficulties facing county authori ties in financing any additional fa- j cilities and the possibility of secur- j ing Federal and State aid. There will be further reports at the next meeting from the local groups work- j ing on the problem. President T. W. Earle announced i the appointment of a new troop com-, mittee for the local Boy Scouts, spon ^SeeTlONS CLUB. Page 6i Hubert E. Bowen Gets Wings of Liaison Pilot -® Pittsburg. Kan—The coveted wings of a Liaison Pilot have been awarded to First Lieutenant Hubert E. Bow en. jr, of Plymouth, N. C.. route one, who recently graduated from the Army Air Forces Liaison Training school here. Lieutenant Bowen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H E. Bowen, sr also of Plymouth route one. He will be stationed at the Field Artillery School. Fort Sill, Okla., for advanced training in piloting the • grasshopper" observation planes, it was announced by the public rela tions department here. Precautions Urged by Health Authorities To Prevent Poliomyelitis REPORTED SAFE In an official War Department telegram received by his par ents here Sunday, Pfc. John C. Jones, jr., was reported to be alive and well. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jones, of Plym outh. had been advised previously by the department that he had been missing in action since D-Day, June 6th. Member of a paratroop outfit, he was among the first to land in France when the invasion began. War Departmeni in Error About Report Local Man Missing —-9 Telegram Sunday From Ad jutant General Confirms News J. C. Jones Safe --. Mr .and Mrs. J. C. Jones, sr., of Plymouth, received a telegram Sun day from Maj. Gen. J. A. Ulio, the Adjutant General, stating that then son, Pfc. John C. Jones, jr., was alive and well as of June 6th, and not miss ing in action as reported in a War Department telegram to them on July 22. Then on Tuesday of this week they received a letter, dated July 12th, from the young man himself, stating that he was well and back in England with some souvenirs of the fighting in Normandy. Private Jones, member of a para chute infantry regiment, was among the first to land in France on D-Day. June 6, he writes. His parents were advised July 22 by the War Depart ment that he had been missing in action since June 6th. Although dis turbed, Mr and Mrs. Jones believed the message was in error, as they had received three letters from the young man written since D-Day while he was in France. They were over joyed to have their belief confirmed Sunday by General Ulio in an of ficial telegram reading as follows: "Am pleased to inform you report now received states your son, Pfc. John C. Jones, jr., alive and well as of 6 June and not missing in action as reported in my telegram of 22 July.’-' Following are some excerpts from ■ See JOHN C. JONES, Page 6) -® Colored Deserter From Army Is Jailed Here -@ John J. Fireman, colored, formerly of Plymouth, was jailed here Tues day. charged with deserting from the Army on May 15. Freeman was ar rested at Powelsville Monday night by Highway Patrolman M B. Stew art and Policeman Paul Basnight. Freeman was inducted into the service last November 6 and was sta tioned at Fort Bragg when he de serted in May. Military authorities at Fort Bragg have been notified of his arrest and are expected to come for him in the next few days. Requests Children Be Denied Visits To Infected Areas Unless Public Voluntarily Cooperates, Strict Quar entine To Be Enforced The county board of health Monday of this week took some precautionary steps to prevent the spread of in fantile paralysis (poliomyelitis^, pre valent in some parts of the state, to this county. Tire board strongly recommends that parents whose children have visited in the infected counties of the state require theii children to remain on their own premises for 14 days after they re turn home. Children from infected areas who visit in this county are also required to remain at the homes where they are visiting for 14 days. Children from this county should not be taken to or allowed to visit in any infected area. If the recommendations are fol lowed, it is not believed further ac tion will be necessary. However, it was stated by the health board that if parents failed to cooperate, a strict quarantine of the county will be en forced. So far, no cases of polio have been reported any nearer than Wilson county, and the county board of health is taking the above precau tions in the hope that the disease mav bp kept distant from here. In this connection, the county health depart ment this week received the follow ing bulletin from Dr. Carl V. Reyn olds, State Health Officer: In order to keep all regulations con cerning poliomyelitis as nearly uni form as possible in those counties where no cases have yet been report ed, the following recommendations are being made in the hope that, ii necessary, they can serve as a basis for action by your local board ol health: 1. Discourage all large gatherings such as conventions, assemblies, etc., at which there would be persons pres ent from counties where the disease has been reported in the past two months. We would like to call your attention particularly to itinerant shows, carnivals, and commercial musical programs. 2. Discourage all large gatherings of children such as picnics, camps, etc., where children from out of the immediate vicinity would be admit ted. Tills would not necessarily mean .the closing of camps that al ready have a group that will remain isolated for the balance of the sea son, 3. Advise against the use by per sons under 16 of public swimming pools. This does not necessarily mean that these pools should be closed before cases are reported in your county but merely that the re sponsibility for allowing children to go in swimming is placed on the par ents. 4. The quarantine of children coming from the infected areas of the state is recommended. Perhaps by putting the quarantine on a volun tary basis this problem could be met in most counties, that is, merely pub licize a request by the county board of health that all parents having children return from the infected areas keep these children on their premises and not allow contact with visitors for 14 days after returning home -® 10 Accepted From Recent Draft Call -$ Ten young white men were accept I ed for military service out of the : group which left here last Thursday ! for their pre-induction examinations at Port Bragg. This represents about 50 per cent of the number originally called to report that day. Names of the 10 men accepted are as follows: Roland Arnold Alligood. Sam Reason, Marshall Lafayette Moore, Earl Randolph Davenport, of Plymouth: Curtis Ange, of Norfolk; William Ellis Silverthorn, John S. LU ley. of Roper: William Harvey Barnes, Chester Furlough, of Creswell; and Calvin Bruce Allen, of Wenona. Urge Owners To Call lor 12 To 15 Dogs Caught Running at Large This Week The war on dogs running at large opened promptly last Tues day morning. August 1, as adver tised. In a communique issued yesterday afternoon Chief of Po lice P. W. Brown said there were 12 to 15 assorted—and assorted is a good word—dogs in the city pound. Pursuant to recent or ders of the city council, all those not claimed by owners or kind hearted persons within five days are scheduled to face a firing squad or some other means of permanent extinction. There are big dogs, little dogs, middle-sized dogs, hound dogs, mixed dogs and just dogs in the collection to date. One terrier was rounded up in the early hours of the offensive, but his owner soon fame for him. Those who have an idea their dogs may be among the lot are urged by the chief—who is having trouble keeping his own pooch tied up— to come for them, as he doesn’t want to have to kill any. There is considerable opposi tion being expressed to the ordi nance, which allows dogs on the streets only when on leasli. and a delegation may seek to have it repealed. Many owners are finding it impossible to get ‘he materials necessary to build pens for their pets, which complicates matters at this time.
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