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The Roanoke Beacon * * * ¥ * * * and Washington County News ******* «r*********** ** KfcLT rrti i rt * i with u$—\ \bybuying\ War bonds VOLUME LV— NUMBER 33 Plymouth, Washing on County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 17, 1944 ESTABLISHED 1*89 Town opics Coast Guardsman Mancel Bradon. formerly of Plymouth, who has been stationed at Boston. Mass., for some time, was recently transferred to a post in California. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bradon. of Plym outh. Ml's. Charlie Spruill has received word that her brother. Pvt. Burras P. Ange. has arrived safely in France. He entered the service in 1943. Pri vate Ange is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ange. of Jamesville. and is in the Infantry. Lonnie Ange. farmer of near Plym outh. lost a tobacco curing barn by fire Tuesday afternoon about 5 o’clock. It was a 14x14 barn, and contained possibly 400 stocks of to bacco. The loss was estimated here to be around $600. This is the first barn to be reported lost by fire this season in this section. Chief Brown, of the police de partment, said yesterday that the ordinance passed by the city council relative to “stalling" cows inside the city limits, had been complied with, so far as he knew, to the fullest extent and that it had not been necessary to issue any warrants for violators, last Monday was the deadline for getting all cows out of town. First Sgt, G. E. Harden arrived from Fort Jackson, S. G\. last Sun day night to spend a couple weeks in this section with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harden, of Dardens. He is also visiting his sister. Mrs. Marie Gurkin. in Plymouth. Sergeant Harden is serving with a medical de tachment at Fort Jackson. James E. Mizelle was reelected vice president of the State Federation of Labor from the Plymouth district at the annual convention in Greens boro yesterday. C. A. Fink, of Spen- j cer, was unanimously reelected presi- I dent. Mr. Mizelle has served as vice ! president and member of the execu- ; tive committee of the state federa tion for several years. There are still three vacancies in the teaching staff for the local high school, it was learned this week from Principal Roy I. Boyd. All other teaching positions have been at least tentatively filled, it was stated. The three vacancies are all In the high school, in the mathematics, science and com mercial departments. Lt. General George ("Old Blood and Guts") Patton has been very much in the news this week as lead er of the American Third Army, which has overrun much of western France and now appears to be head ed directly for Paris. This recalls the crack made by one of those smart alec commentators recently that sev eral signs had been erected in vari ous parts of Sicily by G-I Joes read ing as follows: "General Patton Slapped Here.” The county commissioners are still working on the budgets for the cur rent fiscal year, and it was stated yesterday that they should be com pleted and forwarded to the local Government Commission for appro val by the last of this week. The general county budget has been com See TOPICS, Page Six -$ Creswell Cannery To Open Tuesday Under Supervision of A. H. Tucker; Public Urged to Use Facilities Creswell.—The Creswell Community Cannery will open to the public Tues day of next week, August 22, under the supervision of A. H, Tucker, voca tional agriculture teacher in the lo cal school. He will be assisted in management of the cannery by Miss Beulah White and Mrs. Fred Smith. Mr. Tucker announces that food for canning must be brought by the indididuals to the cannery, and they must remain and help prepare the products for canning. The charges will be as follows: 7 cents each for Nos. 2 and 3 cans of fruits and vege tables; 8 cents each for Nos. 2 and 3 cans of meats. The cannery will be opened at 8:30 in the mornings and no food for can ning will be accepted after 4 p.m. the same day. The public is urged to take advantage of the canning fa cilities offered by the cannery. Expect State Board Education To Set j School Opening Date at Meeting Today j Although it is presumed the state and county boards of edu cation will follow the recommen dations of the State Health Of ficer, Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, in postponing school opening dates until Septtember 18, no definite action to that effect has been taken as yet. In this county, the schools were originally scheduled to begin the fall term on August 30, but this ruling was amended by the board of education last week and the opening made con tingent on the infantile paralysis situation. So far, no poliomyelitis has been reported in this county, al though three adjoining counties, Bertie. Beaufort and Hyde have a single case each. During the past week, the situation lias ve-^ mained about the same, with a few new cases being reported daily in other parts of the State. The state total is 114 for the month of August and 531 since June 1. The State Board of Education is meeting in Raleigh today, and it is expected that body will set a uniform opening date for all schools In the state, probably arou.id September 18. The High Cost of Hitler! Increasing need for War Bond sales is impressing upon Wash ington County folks the "High Cost of Hitler." In Julius Cae sar's wars the cost of killing an enemy soldier amounted to only 75 rents. When the Civil War came long, the cost had grown to $5,000 per dead enemy. Since then, tlie price of enemy casual ties has been inflated to $50,000 each in World War I and to $125,000 each in World War II. All of which is preliminary to the fact that bond sales in the county so far this month would hardly give an enemy soldier a headache, much less kill him. Up to today, the bank and post office in Plymouth had sold approxi mately $5,800 worth of bonds during August, while the quota is $17,884. With more than half the month gone, considerable do ing is called for in order to go over the top. Washington County did itself proud in the Fifth War Loan drive in June and July, being one of the first counties in the state to reach its “E" and overall quotas. Be that as it may, the $394,151.75 worth of bonds sold then killed only a fraction more than three enemy soldiers; and there are still thousands—maybe millions—that need killing in order to bring this war to an end. Get those bonds today! Federal Works Agency Refuses Aid for Local Schools at This Time | GETS PROMOTION | i - ■ — -1: Russell W. Harrison, son of Mrs. R. G. Hardison, of Plym outh, was recently promoted to boatswain's mate, first class. He has been in the Navy five years, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific war zones. Recently he took part in the invasion of Sai pan. Russell W. Harrison Has Been in Action In Atlantic^ Pacific Promoted Recently; Now Attached To Admiral Turner’s Staff -- Russell W. Harrison, recently pro moted to the grade of boatswain s mate, first class, in the United States Navy, is one of the few Plymouth service men who has seen active serv ice during the present war in both the Atlantic and Pacific war zones. His mother. Mrs. R. G. Hardison, re cently received a letter from him stating that he had just returned af ter taking part in the invasion of Saipan. Bo's’n Harrison, at the present time, is attached to the staff of Vice Admiral Turner, commander of the Fifth Fleet's amphibious forces in the Pacific. The amphibious group under Admiral Turner’s command has been in most of the recent island assaults in the central Pacific, and while attached to the admiral’s staff, Mr. Harrison took part in the invasion at Tarawa and Kwajalein, as well as the more recent Saipan operations. He came through them all without a scratch. Mr. Harrison volunteered for serv ice in the Navy about five years ago. During the first three years of his en listment, he served in the Atlantic, and he was on the battleship "Texas in the North African invasion nearly two years ago. Later he transferred to a destroyer and was sent to the TsSTrUSSELL HARRISON. Page 6^ Director Says Some Help Possible When Housing Completed -s Amount Depends on School Population Increase Due To War Effort The regional director of the Federal Works Agency this week de clined to consider an aplication at this time from the Washington County Board of Education for as sistance in expanding school facilities in Plymouth, it was learned yester day from County School Superin tendent H. H. McLean. Mr. McLean had written for application forms in order to file formal request for fe deral assistance, following a trip to Raleigh last Friday by a local dele gation. The delegation which went to Ra leigh last Friday conferred with W. F. Credle, director of schoolhouse plan ning for the State Board of Educa tion; Paul A. Reid, comptroller; and Dr. W. H. Coleman, representative of the Federal Works Agency. Dr. Cole I man was in Plymouth Wednesday of I last week, looking over the local situ ation and while here agreed to go be fore the state authorities with the local group to see what could be done and how to proceed. The group which went to Raleigh Friday included H. I McLean, coun ty superintendent, and James W. Norman, members of board of edu cation; Z. V. Norman, T. W. Earle and Shep Brinkley, the latter three rep resenting the civic improvement and Lions Club committees. They laid the entire matter before the state authorities and asked for advice as to how to proceed. They were advised that the state had no funds whatever to aid in local school construction, and very little hope was held out for assistance from the Fe deral government, except to the ex tent that increase in school popula tion could be traced directly to the war. However, they were advised to file an aplication with the Federal Works Agency, setting forth their claims in the latter respect. When Dr. Coleman was here last week, he said that this community ivould have a difficult task to prove that the present congested and un satisfactory conditions in the schools were directly coused by the war. The number of houses built here since the war begun has been practically none, (See LOCAL SCHOOL. Page 6> George C. Linton Died Last Monday -® 62-Year-Old Farmer Found Dead in Bed From Sud den Heart Attack George C. Linton, one of Washing ton County's leading farmers, died at the home of L. L Ange last Monday morning at 6 o’clock. Heart trouble was given as the cause of his death. He was found dead in bed. Mr. Linton had lived in Washing ton County only two years, but had made many friends who will regret his passing in death. He was a mem ber of the Free Will Baptist church at Sidney. He came to Washington County from Beaufort County, where he was born on July 6, 1882. The deceased leaves five sons, Frank Linton and Woodrow Linton, of Washington; Harold Linton, who is in the Army in Italy; and Bill Lin ton, of Belhaven. Three daughters also survive: Mrs. Orlee Saddler, of Bath; Mrs. Margaret Paul, of Sid ney; and Miss Mary Linton, of Ed wards. His wife, Mamie Davis Linton, pre ceded him in death only a short time ago. The final rites were held in Sidney last Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock I REPORTED MISSING [ Although reported by the War Department to have been missing in action in France since July 10, Sergeant William Roy Norman is believed safe at a hospital in England, as his mother, Mrs. M. G. Norman, of Plymouth has re ceived three letters from him dated since July 10. Report of Local Man Missing in France Is Believed Mistake War Department Says Sgt. W. R. Norman Missing Since July 10 Mrs. M. G. Norman, of Plymouth, i received a telegram from the War Department Tuesday of last week, i reporting that her sob. Sgt. William Roy Norman, had been missing in action in Prance since July 10. How ever, the War Department report is believed to be in error, since Mrs. Norman has received three letters, dated since July 10. from Sergeant Norman. | In his latest letter, the young man Isa id that he was in a hospital in England and getting along very well. Although he did not say definitely whether he her! been wounded, his mother judges from the tone of the letter that it was illness and not wounds that put him in the hos pital. Sergeant Norman volunteered for service in the Army in January, 1941, nearly a year before the war started, and was assigned to an infantry out fit. He has been overseas since Feb ruary of this year. Besides his mother, a sister, Mrs. Clarence Bowen, also lives in Plymouth. Several weeks ago the War De partment erroneously reported an other Plymouth man missing in ac tion. When the matter was investi gated, it was found that the young man already had returned safely to England. Friends and relatives of the young soldier believe and hope this is true in his case. Two Automobiles Collide at Jefferson and Main Streets -® Two automobiles, one operated by Miss Sophia Donaldson, of Williams ton, and the other by A. L. Alexander, or this city, were involved in an ac cident this morning at Main and Jefferson streets, about 9:50 o’clock. According to police records, Miss Donaldson was driving north on Jef ferson and Mr. Alexander was driv ing east on Main street. It was said that: "Miss Donaldson was driving at a rather rapid rate of speed" and “that Mr. Alexander was going slow," however, each car was damaged, that of Miss Donaldson to the extent of about $300 and that of Mr. Alexander to about $175. Miss Donaldson received a bruise on one knee and on her side while Mr. Aylexander was shaken up consider ably and was seen limping slightly af ter the accident. Combination Licenses On Sale in County -- State combination hunting and fishing licenses are now on sale at various places in the county, it was announced last week by County Game Protector J. T. Terry. The combina tion license is valid from August 1, 1944 to July 31, 1945, and the cost is $3.10 to residents of the state. The new licenses may be secured from Mr. Terry or from any of the following in the county: W. J. Vaughn. Wenona: Blount’s Hardware & Seed Store. Plymouth: R. E. Har rell, Roper: H. W. Pritchett, Creswell: Harry Barnes, Cherry: and T. F. Davenport, Lake Phelps. -9 Baptist Revival Recently In Creswell Said Success Creswell.—The pastor. Rev. S. B. Wilson, reports that the revival serv ices recently concluded at the Cres well Baptist church was an unquali fied success. The series was conduct ed by the Rev. W. C. Francis, of Har rellsville. A Baptismal service was held Wednesday afternoon of this week at 4 o’clock at Colonial Beach. Plans for Housing Development Here Outlined to Council 40 Homes, Costing Mini mum of $4,500, Are To Be Constructed -^ Additional details about the new housing development here was learn ed Tuesday night, when a representa tive of the contracting firm which will build 40 home went before the town council to secure water and sewer fa cilities for the project. W. H Wea ver. head of the Weaver Construc tion Company, of Greensboro, pre sented plans and specifications for the 40 houses to be built and rented to employees of the North Carolina Pulp Company who do not now live in Plymouth. Two types of homes will be con- ; strutted. 30 with two bedrooms and 10 with there bedrooms. Twenty- ; five of the two-bedroom houses will be ! erected on East Third Street. 10 on the so-called "Burgess property," be-1 tween Thomas Street and Andrew 1 Jackson Avenue; and 15 on the old; Martin property betw'een Andrew'! Jackson Avenue and Rankin Lane, i The other five two-bedroom houses j will be built, on an unspecified site in- i side the city limits, while the 10 three i bedroom homes are to be constructed in the Country Club Village near here. Mr. Weaver said that the two-bed room nouses win represent a mini mum investment of S4.500 each. They will be built according to PHA spe cifications. and no two adjoining: houses will be alike. He has eight! different plans, and each can be re versed, which means there will be 16 different types of homes. The three bedroom homes in the village will i naturally cost a little more than the ones built in town. He did not dis- j play the plans for the latter houses j at the meeting Tuesday night. The houses in town will be of one- ] story frame costruction. with an ap- j proved roof. The rooms are reason ably large and comfortable, each | house containing approximately 800 square feet of floor space, the maxi mum allowed by PHA for this type house. Hardwood floors, tile bath, and an electric kitchen with a built in cabinet is called for in the plans. Each of the houses is to be equipped with electric stove, electric hot-water heater, and, in all probability, elec tric refrigerator. Mr. Weaver said he was not absolutely sure about the electric refrigerators; but that so far he had been able to obtain them for similar housing developments, and i that they would be installed if they 1 could possibly be obtained. Size of the lots on which the houses are to be built vary from 50 feet front to 70 feet, depending on the amount jf land available. It is emphasized that these are not to be the usual standardized row of "fac tory houses," but each one is treated individually, and every effort taken to make it blend with its surround ings. The houses can be rented only to 'See HOUSING PLANS, Page 6) -e Group White Men Left Monday for Fort Bragg -* The following left last Monday morning for Ft. Bragg, where they* went for pre-induction examinations: Those from Plymouth were: Earl Sylvester Hardison. Hubert Harold Allen. William Earl Sitterson. William Ward Ange, James Gordon Hufton, Edward Alan Westray, Murray Has sell Askew. From Roper: John Edwin McCloud, Charles Henry Floyd, Roger Temple Chesson, Daniel Albert Saw yer: From Creswell: Ervin Washing ton Ambrose. Stanley Elsworth Spru ill, James Carty Phelps. From Mack eys: Thomas Franklin Davenport. All were white. County Tobacco Crop Said Good -- Farmers Throughout Sec tion Getting Ready for Market Opening -$ Reports coming in from all parts of Washington County are to the ef fect that the growth of tobacco, as a whole, is good. Nearly all produc ers are busy with the curing task at this time, and some of them have already finished this phase of the work. Most of the farmers are getting ready to move their crops to mar- : kets when they open in this belt on August 28. Prices on the border bell early this week were averaging about 43 cents a pound, according to re- . ports, which is considered very good. Until a few weeks ago. all crops were very much in need of moisture However, rain came at the time it was most needed for most people, and that is considered the prime factor in the above-average yields being re corded. According to the county agent's office, there are 263 farmers produc ing tobacco in Washington County this year; and, of that number, only seven were reported to have over planted their allotments. Tills may be a record. Extension of Water And Sewer Mains in Part of Town Likely j WOUNDED JULY 8 Pfc. Hamid S. Woodley, son of Mrs. Eva Woodley, of Creswell, was wounded in action July 8 on Saipan, according to a telegram from the War Department re cently. Mrs. Woodley has receiv ed mail from him written since he was wounded, stating that he was getting along fine at a hos pital in New Caledonia. Riles Held Here for Young Marine Flier Killed in Accident Entire Crew of Six Killed Sunday When Plane Exploded in Air -s Funeral services were held here yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock for First Lieutenant Albert Du Baum Hanes. U S. Marine Corps flier, who was killed Sunday afternoon when his Navy plane exploded in the air and crashed six miles northwest of New Bern. Lieutenant Hanes was the husband of the former Miss Jane Read, of Plymouth, and the final rites were held here at the home of her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Read. Full military honors were accorded the young flier, the services being conducted by Catholic Chaplain B. R. Galland, of the Marine Air Base at Edenton, and interment was made in the Episcopal cemetery here. Mem bers of his squadron from the Cher ry Point Marine Air Station served as pall-bearers, and there was also an honor guard from the Edenton Marine Air Station. Son of Mrs. Mary E. Hanes and the late C. M. Hanes. Lieutenant Hanes was born in Jerseyville. 111., on No vember 5. 1017. He completed his college education at the University of St. Louis, Mo., where he attained i See LT HANES. Page 6' Lions Club Receives Two New Members -—@> The Plymouth Lions Club held its regular meeting last Thursday at the Country Club, with a large percent age of the members in attendance. Several committee reports were heard and other business transacted. Bruce Bilbro. secretary of the Washington club, was present and made an interesting talk on the in ternational convention of Lions held in Chicago recently. Two new members were recived into the club, presentation of the Lion insignia being made by W. L. Whitley. The new members are H. B. Chapin and S. R. Brown. It was announced by President T W. Earle that the next meeting of the club would be held in the commun ity building Thursday night of next week, and a full attendance is urged. —— Committee Named By Council to Make Survey, Get Costs -* Would Run System to New Development and Out to Conaby Creek Bridge Extension of water and sewer mains in the eastern part of town, to taka care of the recently authorized hous ing development, as well as families on East Main Street Extended as far as Conaby Creek bridge, was consider ed at a special meeting of the town council Tuesday night A commit tee. composed of Mayor B. G Camp bell, Councilman H. E. Harrison and Chief of Police P W. Brown, was ap pointed to have a survey made and get estimates and bids on the cost of the extensions. It is proposed to extend the water and sewer mains to take care of the 25 houses that are to be built on East, Third Street Extended and also from the old Roanoke Service Sta tion on East Main Street, or High way 64. where the lines now end, past White City and on out very nearly as far as the Conaby Creek bridge. This latter area was added to the town when the city limits were ex tended three years ago In addition to providing sanitary facilities to those people living on the highway, this plan will afford fire protection to a considerable area not now served, including the 42 houses in the White City colored settlement and about 20 other houses along the highway. Besides the 25 houses to be erected I on East Third Street. 15 others are i to be built in the community, 5 else i where inside the city limits where j water and sewer facilities are already 'available and 10 at the County Club ; Village. Permit to build the 40 hous | es was recently granted by the War ‘Production Board. They may be oc i cupied only by employees of the North I Carolina Pulp Company who do not now live in Plymouth, according to ■the terms of the priority granted. | The committee to make the sur vey was appointed after a delegation (appeared before the council and ex I ^^SefrTOWfTcoUNCILrSge^i (Charges Against Luther W. Bowen Dismissed in Court [Freed of Manslaughter and ! Reckless Driving Counts At Session Tuesday Pvt. Luther W. Bowen, jr., was ex lionerated of reckless driving and ' manslaughter charges in recorder’s I court at a premilinary hearing held t Tuesday morning. Tire charges grew ! out of an automobilp accident on Main Street Tuesday night of last i week, when Ernest Roy Sawyer, 22, I second-class machinist's mate in the U. S. Navy, was fatally injured. Judge W. Ronald Gaylord, presiding, after hearing the evidence presented by the State, ruled that probable cause had not been shown and dismissed the case without the necessity of calling defense witneses. Carl L. Bailey represented the de fendant and brought out in cross examination of the State witnesses the fact that the radius rod of Bow en's car had been loose without Bow en's knowledge for some time before the acedcnt occured about 9:50 the nght of the accident. The car turned over after running into the curb on East Main Street, and young Sawyer died in a Naval ambulance while be ing taken to the Edenton Marine Base hospital several hours later. Pvt. John R. Halsey, another passenger In the car. and Bowen suffered painful but not serious injuries. i Group of Local Young People Seeking | Recreational Facilities for Plymouth i ........ ........... A. Sensing a need for recreational facilities for the youth in this community, a few young people met Wednesday of last week and organized under the name, "Youth Crusaders for Whole some Recreation.’’ Those pres ent included J. A. Latham, Fran ces Spruill, John Hall, John Out ten. John Hays, and Zeno G. Lyon, jr. Officers elected are as follows: Z. G. Lyon, jr„ chair man: J. A. Latham, vice chair man: and Frances Spruill, secre tary. The group hopes to plan a wholesome program of recreation for the youth of the community and to secure the assistance of various civic and religious organi zations in putting over such a program. The members also re solved to put forth every effort in solving juvenile problems. It is the immediate aim of the or ganization to secure a club room of some sort in the town and use it as a recreation center for young people. The YCWE met again Monday night and derided on a plan of action in support of the program. Another meeting will be held next Monday night. Young people who are interested in the pro gram are invited to get in touch with any of the officers for fur ther information.
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