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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News PUBLISHED EV FRY THURSDAY In Plymouth, Washington County, 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. Subscription Rates (Payable in Advance) In Washington, Tyrrell, Beaufort and Martin Counties: One year- $2.0C Six months_ $1.25 Single copies, 5 cents Outside of Washington. Tyrrell, Beaufort and Martin Counties: One year_$2.50 Six months_’- $1 50 Special to men in the armed serv ices of the United States: One year_ $1.50 Minimum subscription: 6 months Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. October 5, 1944 A Note on Reopening The Primary School If competent authorities declare the primary school building in Plymouth is safe or can be made safe for tem porary use, there is no disposition here to question the decision of coun ty school officials to repair and re open the structure. Immediate class room space is needed for the 212 chil dren who have been out of school for two weeks, and this is of first con sideration. However, unless these same offic ials start planning now to replace at the earliest possible moment this totally inadequate building, they are assuming a grave responsibility with potentially serious consequences— both to themselves and to the chil dren who are forced to go to school there. A resume of the hazards of this building includes the following: (1) Unsafe exits from second-floor class rooms: (2) bad condition of exterior walls; (3) overloaded floors; (4) in ferior wiring; (5) general wear and decay: and (6) heating bv stoves. Possibly some of these faults will be corrected before the building is put to use again: certainly, not all of them can be remedied. Aside from this, there is question as to light; ventilation, size of rooms and size of playground contained in the report made by the state insur ance department three and a half years ago. There is a vast difference in safety and health factors required in any private building and a building that is used for public-school purposes. Under state law, a child is required to attend school until he attains a certain age: he must go whether or not he is afraid of it or likes it. In private buildings, use is purely vol urttarv: nobody is required by law to go into them or remain in them for any definite period of time. The same law that says .1 child must attend school says that county officials must provide safe and ade quate facilities for that school. Io say. as some do. that the Hampton building is as good now as it was when erected 40 years ago is not any j kind of answer. In the first place, it is not true: and, second, we can no more teach school in the manner of 40 years ago than we can fight this war with weapons or methods used 40 years ago—or even 20 years ago. The local problem can be solved— not all at once, but a start can be made right now . A plan must be de veloped. cost estimated, and then the wavs and means of financing can be considered. The first step is to pro vide a permanent building to house the six primary classes from the Hampton school, and then we can go on from there at a later date, as net essary. This business of waiting around until after the war, when we hope I'ncle Sum or somebody will come along and hand us a few school build ings out of a clear skv is all right for those who believe in Santa Claus. But most parents of school children know who Santa Claus is: and they also know that they have never got ten anything worth while except by sweating for it themselves. Rightly or wrongly, a good many local people feel that county officials are simply stalling when they pro pose reopening the Hampton building with only token repairs. The drastic and possibly ill-advised action taken at the recent parent-teacher meeting, resulting in condemnation of the old school building, is evidence that par ents here are not in a mood to be put off indefinitely. Members of the Board of Educa tion and County Commissioners: Please, let's get down to cases on plans for permanent improvements— quickly and effectively. What About Reconversion? By Ruth Taylor Vou know how we run a word to death. Well, the present fad is for the word "reconversion." it is a good thought-provoking word—but there is one meaning of it which T don't think has been properly discussed, and which is even more important than business reconversion. It is the reconversion, not of man power, but of mental power, of unity power. The force that backs our lighting men is not merely force of arms. It is the force of coordinated thought. It is practical working to gether. We have learned in war how im Just Received New Shipment oi CHENILLE BEDSPREADS In Rose, Maize, Pink—and Blue, Green and Rose With Floral Patterns ALSO PURREY and ESMOND Blankets All Shades L S. Thompson Plymouth, N. C. portant it is to put aside our personal preferences and to do a job that is in the common interest. \re we. when the war is over, going to forget our heard learned lesson and dump back ito a -elfish way of life? \re we going to scrap the plant we have built, the cooperative machine that did the job? Are we going to revert to bickering among ourselves? Why cannot we reconvert this mo ral force and carry on our crusade? All we need to do is to change the objective of our war to tight con ditions. not men. We have had a man-power short age because we had to produce so manv weapons of destruction. Can not we. if we turn the same energy to effect, have full employment pro ducing those things which make life more enjoyable? Instead of building the paraphena lia of war, cannot we build homes? If we fought slum conditions, poverty and disease with one tenth of the energy we have put into fighting peo ple. we would destroy an olden enemy and assure the future for those who follow. We have worked hard to make our soldiers healthy and strong —to face death and mutilation. Can not we work as hard to make our children healthy and strong, to wipe out the plagues of disease? \\ hen in torums. my audiences ex pres concern about the problem of Ideate, 1 ask how many are doing community war work. Most of them are. Then I ask how many gave as much time to their community in peace. The silence is awful. How ever. there was a man once who broke it by saying. "We get it.” Reconvert to peace by all means— but do a complete job with the same energy used in war. Can't you see what a Utopia America could be come? And we could bring it about! Creswell Girl on Editorial Staff of Dormitory Paper Miss Helen Oneida Davis, of Ports mouth. Va.. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim T. Davis, of Creswell, was one of the 8 girls out of 273 elected to the editorial staff of the Wendell Neville Dormitory paper recently. Miss Davis granduated from Creswell High school in 1943 and has been em ployed at the Norfolk Navy Yard since three weeks after her graduation. Within a month after she went to work at the Navy Yard she was one of 10 girls out of 1.000 elected gas warden runner. Her parents and friends in the county are proud of the excellent progress she is making in her work at Portsmouth. Younger Men Still Preferred by Army Most of Those Called Dur ing Remainder of Year To Be Under 26 In a recent letter to local board members. General Lewis B. Hershey, director of the Selective Service Sys tem. outlined the requirements of the armed forces for the remainder of the current year. He stated that ap proximately 100.000 men would be needed each month, and he outlined the policies that should govern the selection of the men by local draft boards. General Hershey stated that the demand continued for younger men in the services, and that at the pres ent time it appeared there would be sufficient men under 26 years of age to largely All the calls for the re mainder of 1944. Those over 26 years j of age who do not qualify for oc cupational deferments should readily ! supply the balance, he said. Commenting on the encouraging news that is coming from various war fronts. General Hershey said the fact remained that the job of Selec tive Service is far from finished, in spite of good reports on the progress of the war. Reemployment respon Preston C Midgette Is Promoted in Pacific Area Preston C. Midgette. formerly of Plymouth, has been promoted to the rank of technician, fourth grade, in hi> field artillery unit now in the South Pacific, the Army Public Re lation< Department announced re cently. Sergeant Midgette attended the Plymouth High School and was an active member of the Methodist church here. Prior to his enlistment he was employed by the Plymouth Oil Company. Sergeant Midgette has also been awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific campaign bar with a battle star for action on Bou gainville. His wife. Mrs. Margaret T Midgette. resides at Manchester, Route 1. N. C. Here from Richlands Mrs. Elijah Newbold and family*pt Richlands spent last week with her mother. Mrs. Betty Sitterson. sibilities. coupled with normal opera tion of the classification and selec tion processes, require the continued efforts of local board members he em phasized. at the same time expressing appreciation for the vital part local boards are playing in administration of the selective service system. Farm Machineiy REMOVED FROM RATION LIST See ys For the Following Items: 1 IN STOCK TURNER PEANUT Pickets-Hay Balers ★ Nixon Peanut Diggers DIGS AND SHAKES PEANUTS HOUSE CHEVROLET COMPANY Jack W. House, Mgr. Plymouth, N. C. Help Us Coaserve Our j Bag Supply . . . BRING A SHOPPING | BAB NEXT TIME ! ! 1 Pure Lard ‘J 18c * 70c Cheese c.’C.YaI^SSU »-«»« 20c Tomatoes "K* »••!«» 11c Orange Juice «Eyfi.45c Aunt Jemima J Pancake Flonr 20-oz Pk6 13c GREEN CABBAGE, 2 lbs 9c STRING BEANS, 2 lbs. 24c HONEY DEW MELLON, lb. 10c CALIF. ORANGES, 5 lbs. 55c GRAPEFRUITS, 3 for 27c COLLARDS, 3 lbs 25c FAT BACK, lb. 18c RIB SIDE, lb. 22c FRANKS, Armours Star, lb. 32c OLD SMOKED SIDE, lb. 37c WE CLOSE WEDNESDAY At 1 P. M. THANK YOU! Toilet Soap Palmolive 3 cits 21c Medium Size Super Surfs ««10c Laundry Soap Octagon 3»« 14c Soap Powder Octagon 3Lge. Pkgs 14c Facial Soap Woodbury’s 3cw« Household Cleanser Sunbrite 3 c.~ Plain or Quick Quaker Oats PSf Nansemond Stringless Beans no. 2 c» 24c 15c 12c 12c STERUNG Plain or Iodized SALT Big 2-lb Box CAMPBELLS T omato SOUP 101,^-oz Can TRIANGLE HOME STYLE PICKLES 12-oz Jar 12c LIBBY’S SWEET PICKLE RELISH 32-oz..jar 24c MM M Cr»ok«f» NBC i-» ptt 19c Lh4 Ikn’i GkofH Garrets «•.*««. 10c Raw 10 * «.* 54c DaiWi Ouliuk Mi-liaiit Hoar 10ufe£g7c V-8 V»tiM> CiCttai 18-o, Can|5|J Sl.Miy'i Pf e>U< Apricots 27c Do«Hte-Fresh COFFEE Dl P. GOLDEN ' BLEND 2£.41c Spending Furluogh Here Pvt. William N Sitterson is spend ing a few days furlough with his mother. Mrs. Betty Sitterson Spends Week Here Miss Joyce Newbold, of Richlands spent last week with Miss Ruby Bow en.. ANNOUNCING REMOVAL OF PLYMOUTH Barber Shop To Second Floor oi Brinkley Hotel Building OVER WOMBLE'S DRUG STORE We are Graleiul for Your Past Patronage and Hope You Will Visit Us at Our New Location Richard West Our thanks to a Country Editor I I ^C>U get a pretty good view of the world from a small town newspaper office. Sometimes you see tilings that other folks overlook. For instance, this frank statement by the editor of The Dierks (Arkansas) Baunet. We’re grateful to the editor for pointing out a fact more and more people are realizing — that at a time when most things are scarce ,gnd expensive, electricity is still plenti ful and cheap. That just goes to show what companies like ours can do for you by hard work and experience and sound business management. 1 nnnonflL neuJSPRPER UIEEK OCT. 1 st-8th *THIS message will appear ( * during National News paper Week in 84 news papers in communities served by the Virginia Elec tric and Power Company. It is our salute to the great American Free Press, of which these newspapers are ^ an integral and important part.
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