THE
Roanoke Beacon
Washington County News
PUBLISHED EVERY IH1 KSltAY
lii Plvinoutli. Washington t'ounty.
North Carolina
The Roanoke Beacon is Wash
ington County's only newspaper.
It was established in 1889, consoli
dated with the Washington County
News in 1929 and with The Sun
in 1937. _
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Entered as second-class matter
at tile post office In Plymouth,
N C , under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
anil
August 3, 1944
What Du You
Know For Sure ?
By Rum Tavi or
"Do you know it for sure5 Re
member that phrase from your child
hood—and how important it was?
It differentiated between the things
we glibly said or repeated and those
things which we knew from actual
tirst hand knowledge
I wish we needn’t have let polite
ness cause us to drop the phrase as
we grew up. 1 wish it were still pos
sible to say "Do you know it for
sure?” to those people who are so
prompt and definite about every and
all situations.
Yes—1 admit it-—T’ve been listen
ing to the radio again. But IVe also
been reading columnists and modern
essayists—and I've been listening to
people talk on trains, in busses, in
restaurants and homes! And it's all
I could do to keep front saying "Do
you know it for sure?"
There are the people who know all
about when the war will lie over, and
what Eisenhower s plans are and
where the State Department is wrong
and what is going to happen a week
from next Tuesday (The Gestapo
! smiles on them.)
There are the pople who know all
the motives back of everyone’s ac
tions, who tell you gibly just what
self-interests prompts each act, who
must have X-ray minds, for they see
what goes on before it happens.
I ( Goebbel’s friends they are.)
There are the people who know' all
the bad news, who can and do talk of
the cost of battles, the mistakes of
commanders, the waste in lives, dol
lars and supplies, who can tell all the
details of the chaos to follow (Goer
ing finds them useful.)
There are the people who sow dis
sension by setting group against
| groups, exaggerating labor's short
Comings, pouncing on industry’s mis
deeds accusing the farmer of selfish
ness. stirring up racial and religious
hatreds b> rank generalizations,
judging the group by the sins of
apostate members, preaching anti
Catholicism and anti-Semitism whole
sale. (Herr Hitler has a special deco
ration for these.)
There are the people who talk too
l freely. who boast of how the> "got
around regulations, who try to out
wit the censor, who brag of "inside
knowledge, who tell of production,
troop movements, ship sailings, be
traying their own for the chance of
appearing smart. (The bells ring in
Berlin over the deaths they cause.)
To all of them—to you—to my
self—I say. "Do you know it for
! sure?"
National timber requimerents for
1044 have been estimated to include
.'0 billion board feet of lumber and
14 million turds of pulpwood.
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Packages made from pulpwood pro
tect Red Cross equipment, medical
supplies and food in transit to the
battlefronts.
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More Implemenls
Made'for Farmers
-®
Certain small manufacturers are
permitted to produce unlimited quan
tities of any farm machinery, equip
ment and repair parts made entirely
from surplus materials or materials
i needing no allotments or priorities
higher than AA-4 preference rating.
VVPB announces. Items most manu
facturers will be able to produce un
der this relaxation, include coin
shelters, feed grinders, pitchforks,
hand cultivators, rakes, hoes, shovels
and barnyard and poultry equipment.
i AT PLYMOUTH THEATRE SUNDAY ONLY |
V----.-----1
"Phantom of the Opera." Technicolor terror-classic, reaches a thrill
ing climax as Claude Rains, the "Phantom," reveals himself to Chris
tine, played by Susanne Foster. It will show at the Plymouth The*
atre here Sunday only.
ROPER
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Parker, of Wil
liamston, spent Sunday with Mu
Alice Hilliard Spruill.
Mrs. Mary Dixon, spent the week
end in Hamilton.
Misses Agnes Hooker and Barbara
Ann Dorsey have returned home af
ter spending sometime in Norfolk.
Mrs. Chas. Peele and daughter, of
Williamston. spent Sunday here the
guests of Mrs N. Walter Spruill.
Mrs. Isollnd Dixon has returned
home after spending sometime in
Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Pleita Freeman, of Holley
Road is spending some time here
with Mrs. Mattie Sitterson.
Mr. and Mrs, Leon Bray have re
turned home after spending some
time in Staunton. Va.
Mi and Mrs. George Potter Dixon,
of Elizabeth City, spent the week-end
here.
Mesdames Halts Dunbar and child
ren and Mrs. Helen Gaylord and
children spent last week in Wenona,
the guests of Mis. LeFever.
C. L. Walker, of Norfolk, spent tire
week-end here with his family.
Miss Betty Nowarah, of Raleigh,
spent the week-end here with Mrs.
Joe Nowarah.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Swain and
daughter spent Sunday in South Hill,
Va.
Mrs. Grace Walker is spending
sometime in Norfolk. Va.
Miss Rosa Mae Crowder is spend
ing sometime in South Hill. Va.
Wirt Walker is spending sometime
in Tarboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McAlister spent
the week-end in Rocky Mount.
Mesdames M. L. Peele and child
ren. Mrs. Nathan Phelps and daugh
ters, and Mrs. J. E. Singleton, spent
Thursday in Elizabeth City the guests
of R L. Jones.
Cpl. Sidney J. Hassell, USA, Camp
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
TO ALL RESIDENTS OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The County Board of Health in order to prevent
the spread of Infantile Paralysis (Polio) strongly rec
ommends that all parents who have children in the in
fected counties of this state require their children to re
main on the premises for 14 days after they return
home, and furthermore that no parent should take
rm from this county to any infected area.
If necessity should arise through failure of par
ents to cooperate in this, a strict quarantine of this
county will be enforced.
lasted Kelow Are tin* North Carolina Counties in Which Poliomyelitis Is Reported
And the Number ol Cases Reported per County as of July 28. Total for the Slate 412.
Alamance
Alleghany
Alexander
Ashe _
Avery _
Buncombe
Burke _
Cabarrus _
Caldwell
Catawaba
Cleveland
Columbus
, 5
. 4
11
34
. 3
6
36
5
29
67
. 9
. 3
Cumberland __ - 1
Davidson _1
Durham _ 5
Forsyth _6
Gaston _ 26
Guilford _ 8
Granville _1
Harnett _1
Haywood _ 4
Henderson 1
Iredell_ 6
Dee _2
Lincoln -14
McDowell .. 4
Mecklenburg-14
Montgomery-1
Moore _1
New Hanover —
Orange _
Person_
Polk _ 1
Randolph -2
Roberson _1
Rockingham-3
to to w
Rowan la
Rutherford 1
Stanley - 1
Stokes _ 1
Surry_8
Union _2
Vance _1
Watauga_14
Wayne -2
Wilkes _34
Wilson . _ 1
Yadkin _4
Washington Couuty Health Dept.
Sunday Services Announced
For Saints Delight Church
B> PRESTON E. C'AYTON. Pastor
Regular services will be held Sun
day at the Saints Delight Christian
Church Bible school at 11 am.. W.
A Swain, superintendent. Church
service at 12 noon, by Preston E. Cay
ton. pastor. Subject: "Go thy way
for this time; when I have a conven
ient season, I will call for thee."
Many today are like Felix; they are
waiting for a more convenient sea
son. You can read the New Testa
ment from Matthew to Revelations,
and you can't find where Felix was
saved. Today is the day of salvation;
tomorrow never comes in the life of
man. There is danger in delay.
Felix thought more of his job than
lie did of Christ.
Service Sunday night at 8:30.
Two Masses at St. Ann’s
One In Hertford Sunday
-«
Eden ton. The Most Holy Sacri
fice of the Mass will be offered Sun
day. August 6. at 7 and 11 a.m. in
St. Ann's Catholic Church. Edenton.
stated Father McCourt. pastor, who
will also say Mass on the second
floor of the Hertford USO Club at
9:15 a.m., preach on "The Evils of
Telling Lies." give Holy Commun
ions and hear Confessions in St. Ann's
Saturday 7:30 p.m. to 8:30. Sunday
G:30 to 6:55 and 10:30 to 10:55 a.m.,
in Hertford USO office Sunday 8:30
to 9 a.m.
Everybody invited to all services.
McCall,, jspent the week-end here
the guests of L. E. Hassell, sr.,
Mrs. Mildred Nichols and daugh
ter, of Washington. D. C., is spend
ing sometime here with Mrs. D. I.
Marrow, sr.
Mrs. J. E. Singleton, of Plymouth,
is spending some time here with
Mrs. Marvin Peele.
Mrs. Tiros. E. Gaylord and child- 1
ren have returned to Batesburg. S. C.,
after spending some time here.
Mrs. Carl Bray jr„ and son have
returned to Wilmington. Del., after
spending sometime here with Mrs.
Carl Bray, sr.
Miss Sybil Bray is spending some
time in Norfolk. Va.
Miss Mae Jo Walker has returned
home after spending sometime in
Norfolk. Va.
Little M. L. Phelps, of Roper, has
returned home after spending three
weeks with his sister, Mrs. Blanche
Cammon, in Newport News, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cammon
and baby, of Newport News. Va., were
week-end guests of Mrs. Cammon’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seaton Phelps.
Harrell Phelps, of Newport News,
Va., spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Seaton Phelps.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Phelps spent
the week-end with Mr. Phelps’ par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Seaton Phelps.
Mrs. Emma Phelps received a let
ter last week from her brother, Wil
liam T. Langley, of the U. S. Navy,
who is in a Naval hospital at Charles
ton, S. C., stating that he was getting
along very well and that he hoped to
be out soon.
H. C. Spruill is very ill at his home
in the Cross Roads section
Don’t Forget
Your Home Bakery
for
CAKES
PIES
Sandwiches
1 and i
Soil Drinks
HASSELL Bros.
BAKERY
CHERRY
Miss Evelyn Furlough has returned
home after visiting her sister in
Washington. D C.
Mrs Bill Herring and son. of New
port News. Vu . spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. Bessie Spruill.
Rev Dennis Warren Davis, of Wil
mington. visited his sister Mrs. Eva
Woodley Saturday.
Cpl. Dennis Phelps, U. S. Army, is
spending a few days with his father
D. E Phelps.
Miss Gloria Craddock spent a few
days last week with Miss Ella Spru -
ill of Roper.
Billy Barnes, of Pennsylvania, is
spending sometime with his uncle H.
P Barnes.
Mrs. Lloyd Chappel, of Tyner, is
spending a while with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodley Ambrose.
Mrs. Francis Clifton, of Norfolk,
Va . spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M L. Langley.
Mrs. Dockie Davenport and daugh
ter. of Washington, D. C\. are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Spruill.
Mrs. Lawrence Greene and son have
returned home after spending the
past week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Woodley.
Rev. R. L. Topping and daughter.
Christine and Mrs. Mary Lucas, of
Roanoke Rapids, spent the week-end
with Mrs. Eva Woodley.
Mrs. Idylett Morris and children,
of Columbia, visited here Sunday.
Jimmy Spruill has returned home
after spending a few weeks with his
relatives in Virginia.
Mrs. Guy Markley and children,
have returned to their home in Nor
folk. after spending some time with
friends and relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Davenport and
,'hildren. of Baltimore. Mil., visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brickhouse, of
Norfolk. Va.. were visitors here this
oast week-end.
Mrs. Russell Cliesson. of Roper,
■.pent a few days last week with tier
mother. Mrs. Eva Woodley.
Mrs. L. B. Spruill, has returned
home from Baltimore. Md.
Lewis Phelps has returned from
Suffolk.
Warren Ambrose, of Portsmouth,
Va.. is visiting here.
Tlou)[its easy to KEEP
BEDBUGS
FROM BITING
Red Bugs"just*don't^like Jitter Bug.
^That's why they steer away from the
man, woman or child who rubs a few
drops of^ Jitter Bug ”on onkles, legs,
^wrists, arms, face and forehead before
going outside. Repels Mosquitoes, too
^-and Sand Fleas and Sand Flies. Costs
only 35c at drug, grocery, hardware,
department and variety stores. If you
^want real protection this^summer, be
sure*you get genuine}
ITTER
_ m*
Jus
FOR A GRAND ICED TREAT
THAT'S HARD TO BEAT!
It’s time to cool off w itli iced AX I* (offee! Yes ... it the Coffee
you now use tloesn t give von ill the full, rich coffee goodness ... If it
isn't grand lasting hot 01 If! I) . . it's time to do something about it—
Mild and Mellow
8 OXlock Coffee, 2 Mb. bags.41c
Red Circle Coffee, 2ML bags.47c
Bokar Coffee, 2 ML bags .51c
MASON JARS
Finis, Doz. ..63c
Quarts, Doz,.75c
1 Gallon, Doz,.$L00
29-07.—, Blue Points— Standard Brand
TOMATOES, No. 21 can.15c
Ann Page
GRAPE JAM, l ib. jar.21c
Enriched, Daily Dated
MARIEL BifEMMge. 1Mbloaf 11c
A National Favorite
NECTAR TEA, Mb. pkg.19c
Scratch Feed, 100- lb. bag.$3.37
Take Laying Mash, 100-lb. bag $3.89
Talco Growing Mash, 100-lb bag $3.98
Take Starting Mash, 100-lb bag $4.03
Talco Dairy Feed 16%, 100-lb bag $3.26
Horse & Mule Feed, 100-lb. bag $3.87
-ALSO IN 25-LB. BAGS -
FRESH FRUITSand VEGETABLES
STRING BEANS.2 lbs. 27c
CARROTS 2 bnchs 19c
New WHITE POTATOES, 10 lbs 45c
LETTUCE, firm head.11c
TOMATOES, bulk, lb.12c
Persian Seedless LIMES.doz. 19c
Calif. ORANGES.doz. 43c
Elberla PEACHES.lb. 10c
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k TO HELP THE FARMERS!
ON A FARM
THIS MONTH
DESPITE increasing hardships, especially
that of depleted manpower, hard
working farmers have done and are doing
their part in meeting the government s
j|oal of 380 million productive acres for
But eropt In the fluid do not mean
food In the soldier's mess kit or on
the civilian's table.
Fruits and vegetables must be picked
and preserved, grain must be harvested,
turned into flour and cereal. The farmers
can't do it alone.
YOU . . . and you . . . and you . . . who
live in or near farming areas must be pre
pared to lend a hand. Whether you have
the remainder of the summer free, or only
a few weeks or a few days . . . YOU CAN
HELP during local harvest seasons.
The work is no picnic. You'll be paid
prevailing farm labor wages. But you'll be
healthier and happier for your experience.
Uncle Sam NEEDS four million men, women
and young people to keep American crops
from rotting in the fields!
See your local County Agricultural
Agent or U. S. Employment Service. Don't
wait . . . the crops won't!
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