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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * ♦ and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LV NUMBER 45 Plymouth, JVashington County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 9, 1944 Thoss Boys Heed tyiMt wmeomi ESTABLISHED 1889 OPICSj W S. Moore, formerly teacher of vocational agriculture at the Plym outh High School, was promoted from the rank of lieutenant, junior grade, to full lieutenant in the United States Navy on October 1. it was learned here this week. He is now attached to a Naval landing craft repair unit stationed at San Bruno. Calif. Stamp No. 13 in the new A gaso line book became valid today for 4 gallons. The increase in coupon value does not mean that gas allotments have been increased, however. The three A-13 coupons must last motor ists until December 21, after which stamp A-14 becomes valid. From then on, motorists will get 6 coupons worth 4 gallons each every three months, instead of 8 coupons worth S gallons every three months as in the past. The election-eve Democratic rally scheduled to be held in the courthouse here Monday night was called off Monday morning, when Representative Herbert Bonner was unable to be present. He had been scheduled to make the major address at the rally, and the county committee was not able to secure a substitute speaker. Walter C. Burgess, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burgess, of Plymouth, was promoted from second to first lieu tenant recently. He is in France with an engineers unit attached to Gen. George Patton's Third Army and has seen considerable action in the past three months. Lieutenant Burgess entered the Army in May, 1942, and was commissioned in De cember of the same year. He went overseas the first of November last year. Pursuant to custom, adherents of Democratic victors in Tuesday's vot ing held appropriate ceremonies early Wednesday and prepared “graves" on Water Street for one of the defeated Republican candidates and several persons suspected of aiding him. Ma terial for covering some of the alleged late-departed hopes was said to have been secured at Joe Shugar's stables. However, town street clean ers were on the job too soon, and none except very early risers or late election stragglers had a chance to view the "cemetery"’ before it was removed. All members of the local American Legion Auxiliary are urged to be at the Legion Hall Saturday, Armistice Day, morn ing at 10 o’clock. Each member is requested to bring enough rornbread for 10 servings. Lt. Joseph S. Leggett, of the Air Transport Command. AAF. returned 'See TOPICS, Page 4) County Democrats Make Clean Sweep Arrangements Complete for Armistice Day Observance by Legion Saturday Arrangements are about com plete for observance of Armis tice Day here Saturday by the local post of the American Le gion. A memorial service and roil call of deceased service men will be held in front of the Legion Hall at 11 a.m., and a dutch din ner will follow in the Legion Hall at noon, when Representative Herbert Bonner will be the prin cipal speaker. It is probable that a Marine Corps band from the Edenton Air Base wil be here to take part in the exercises, secured through the cooperation of Lt. Col. Lane, commanding officer. Comman der M. W. Spruill, of the local post, has appointed the following legionnaires as a committee on arrangements for the day’s ob servance: P. W. Brown, B. G. Campbell and P. B. Bateman. The general public is invited to attend the open-air exercises at 11 a.in.; while veterans of both the first and second World Wars are urged to attend the entire program, whether or not they are members of the Legion. County Has Quota of $219;000 in 6th Loan REPRESENTATIVE YV. H. (Jack) Peele, Democra tic nominee, defeated J. R. Man ning, Republican candidate, in the contest for representative in the next General Assembly by a 1 vote of 1,261' to 974, in the elec tion Tuesday. This was the i closest contest for any office. The Vote by Precincts Belovvs appears a tabulation of the vote cast in Washington County, by precincts, in the election last Tuesday. The vote, with the exception of Lees Mill precinct, is official, having been canvassed in the courthouse here this morning by the board of elections. The Lees Mill registrar was not here at that time, and that vote will be canvassed later in the day. It was impossible to get the total vote on constitutional amendments today, as the count has not been completed in Plymouth precinct. Following is the vote tabulation. STATE TICKET Office and Candidate For President: Roosevelt - Truman id) -1,016 Plym. L. M. Skin. Scup. Wen. Total 153 891 816 668 488 951 164 Dewey - Bricker <r) - COUNTY TICKET State Senators: W. Rcy" nampton <d) - E. A. Daniel (d' - - Representative: W. H. (Jack) Peele id) - J Roy Manning (r) - Register of Deeds: J. Robert Campbell (d> — J. E. Nooney (r) Judge of Recorder’s Court W. R. Gaylord (d)- 953 Solicitor of Recorder’s Court: W. B. Rodman (d) _ County Commissioner, District No. 1 H. H. Allen <d> - C. O. Kelly (r) _ County Commisioner, District No. 2: J. C. Knowles (d) _ J. C. Tarkenton <r) _ County Commissioner, District No. 3: H. W. Pritchett (d) _ C. L. Hopkins (r) --- 347 88 124 74 256 156 299 299 117 115 227 193 109 84 330 92 114 71 339 852 249 301 120 112 69 250 144 827 199 314 123 113 71 249 146 808 190 301 112 118 65 30 23 250 247 245 167 258 148 24 33 266 147 1,773 494 20 24 1.577 1,501 12 42 1,261 974 32 19 1,685 494 121 255 30 911 321 120 253 27 1,698 1,632 1,539 615 20 30 1,523 569 19 28 1,512 542 NATIONAL TICKET U. S. Senator: Clyde R. Hoey <di - A. I. Ferree (r) Governor: R. Gregg Cherry id) Frank C. Patton <r) Lieutenant Governor: L. Y. Ballentine (d) ... _ George L. Greene <r) .. ... - Secretary of State: Thad Eure (d) - - W. H. Gragg (r) State Auditor: George Ross Pou 'd) _ J. M. Van Hoy <r> State Treasurer: Charles M. Johnson id)_ S. B. Roberts <r)_ Attorney General: Harry McMullan id) _ Sam J. Morris (r) _ Supt. of Public Instruction: Clyde A. Erwin id) _ B. Carl Fussell Cr) _ Commissioner of Agriculture: W. Kerr Scott id) ___ Clarence T. Allen (r) _ Commissioner of Insurance: William P. Hodges <d> _ Halsey B. Leavitt (r) - Commissioner of Labor: Forrest H. Shuford <d> James E. Spence, Jr. <r)_ Associate Justice, Supreme Court: A. A. F. Sea well fd) E. P. Stillwell ir) Associate Justice, Supreme Court: William A. Devin (d) Algernon L. Butler (r).. Member of Congress, 1st District: Herbert C. Bonner <d) .r R. Clarence Dozier (r).. 1,011 346 125 137 83 66 1,018 350 121 136 87 70 992 339 121 134 87 71 1,016 346 122 132 87 69 994 341 123 136 87 69 992 340 120 134 86 71 999 342 123 136 84 69 992 342 122 136 83 69 995 341 121 137 85 71 939 340 121 135 84 71 990 341 121 134 86 70 989 340 122 136 84 70 987 338 124 136 85 68 .1,009 356 123 . 138 86 70 262 35 1,779 140 15 441 261 33 1,783 143 18 454 259 31 1.742 141 16 449 259 32 1.775 141 15 444 258 31 1,747 141 14 447 257 32 1.741 142 13 446 259 34 1.757 141 14 444 258 32 1,746 141 14 443 269 31 1,748 141 20 454 257 32 1,739 140 13 443 258 32 1,742 140 14 444 258 32 1.741 140 15 445 258 30 1,737 140 14 443 261 31 1,780 141 16 «1 Drive Will Begin On November 20th W. Ronald Gaylord, Chair man, To Announce Com mittees Next Week Washington County has been as signed its quota and preliminary ar rangements made for starting the Sixth War Loan Campaign on No vember 20. under the direction of W. Ronald Gaylord *s chairman, it was announced this week by H. E. Beam, chairman of the county War Finance Committee. The quotas were assign ed Sunday at a district meting held in Washington and attended by both Mr. Gaylord and Mr. Beam. Tire county gets an overall quota of $219,000, while the "E" bond goal has been fixed at $113,000. Both are smaller than they were in the Fifth War Loan Drive held in June and July, when $394,151.75 worth of bonds were sold, or 40 per cent more than the $268,000 overall quota. Sales of “E" bonds amounted to $151,875.25. or 17 per cent over the quota of $130, 000. As a result of oversubscribing both quotas, the county had its name placed on a plaque aboard a new landing craft launched at an east coast shipyard a few weeks ago. Mr. Gaylord said yesterday that local canvassing committees and community chairman would be an nounced next week, and he plans to have an organization meeting of workers before the campaign official ly begins Monday, November 20. The drive will continue through Saturday. December 16th. lasting exactly four weeks. “There is entirely too much talk about V-Day which tends to make us complacent and neglect our duties in prosecuting the war." W. H. Woolard, regional chairman, said Sunday at iSee WAR LOAN, Page 4> Stolen Car Wrecked And Marine Killed Companion Not Seriously Hurt; Will Be Given Hearing Tuesday One Marine was instantly killed and another was painfully injured shortly after midnight Monday, when the car In which they were riding, stolen from W. T. Freeman here a few hours earlier, was wrecked at the intersection of Highway 32 and 37, five miles from Edenton. According to Highway Patrolman M. B Stew art, the dead man was Pfc. Robert Young, jr.. while the other is Pfc. J. P, Moss, both of whom were sta tioned at the Edenton Air Station. The car' was completely destroyed, acording to reports, and Moss was pinned under the wreckage for 30 minutes or more after the accident. Young's body was thrown clear of the wrecked machine, which was evi dently traveling too fast to make the curve at the intersection. A warrant has been issued for Moss, and he is scheduled to be given a hearing in recorder's court here next Tues day. Mr. Freeman and several friends went to Juniper Lodge Monday night, and the key was left in the car. It was missed about 11:30, and several people reported seeing some service men push a car down the road a few minutes earlier. The Highway Pa trol was notified, and Patrolman Stewart had started toward Edenton when he was informed by radio that the car had been wrecked at the in tersection near Edenton. It is understood that Moss admits he and Young were the only two in the car, and that both had been drinking. He is said to have stated that Young was driving and that he was asleep at the time the wreck oc curred. The entire matter is to be aired in county court next Tuesday. Charlie W. Sykes, of Roper, Was Killed in Action on October 8 Wife Notified by War De partment Last Friday; Is 22nd From County Pfc. Charlie Woodrow Sykes. 30 years of age. formerly of Roper, was reported kiled in action on October 8 in France, it was learned here this week His wife, the former Miss An nie Mae Swain, of Roper, was noti fied by telegram from the War De partment Friday of last week. Private Sykes, a native of Tyrrell County, was born on November 14. 1914. according to records in the of fice of the draft board here. The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sykes, of Co lumbia, he went into the Army De cember. 2. 1S42, and was stationed in Texas before going overseas the first of July, this year Before going into the service. Pri vate Sykes was e nployed by the North Carolina Pulp Company for five years. He was well known and liked by ev eryone who knew him throughout Washington and Tyrrell Counties. He was a resident of the Roper section for some time before entering the Army. Private Sykes is the twenty-second Washington County man to be re ported killed or raising in line of du ty since the start of World War II. School Is Reopened Here This Morning -<s> Furnace Repairs Completed Yesterday Afternoon at High School Building Classes were resumed in the Plym outh High School building on the regular schedule at 9 o'clock this morning, after it had been closed off | and on for the past two weeks or more on account of delay in securing and installing repair parts to the. furnace. The repairs were finally completed yesterday afternoon and the building heated for the first time during the current term. The missing repair parts, shipped by rail from Illinois on October 15, were finally located in Raleigh last Thursday through the cooperation of roalroad officials. The county board of education sent a truck after them immediately, and they were brought to Plymouth that same night. Efforts were then made to get a repair crew out of Richmond to in stall the parts and have the building ready to open Monday of this week. School officials were unable to get the workmen here until Tuesday, however, and they have worked steadily since then to get the instal lation ready for operation. According to a heating engineer employed in August to check the equipment here, the parts which were installed this week should elim inate most of the trouble experienced here during the past few years in keeping the building adequately heated. • Practically an entire new furnace has been installed. The fire-box doors, grates, tubes and many other parts were replaced with new7 cast ings. A total of 66 new parts have been installed, and it is hoped the heating problem here has been solv ed for some time to come. Cleaners Here Musi Cut Down Deliveries ODT Regulations Permit Only Two Deliveries To Be Made Weekly A representative of the State Office of Defense Transportation called on local dry cleaners this week to bring their delivery scheduled into line with current ODT regulations, which are designed to conserve motor equip ment. As a result, cleaning and pressing deliveries and pick-ups can be made only twice each week in the future. The three cleaning and pressing es- j tablishments here are announcing that, effective next week, they will adopt the following schedules of pick-1 ups and deliveries: Quality Cleaners. | L. E. Doxey. owner, Fridays and Saturdays only: Economy Cleaners. Jack Peele. owmer. Tuesday and Fri days only; John Hall Cleaners. Tues days and Fridays only. Only one trip may be made on the above days. They ask the cooperation of the public in complying with the schedule above outlined. None of the estab lishments will be abie to send for or deliver garments except on the days above specified. It is pointed out that this is a war measure and is designed solely to conserve the limited motor equipment available to civilians at the present time. Majorities Range From 287 To More Than 1,300 for All National, State, Local Offices LEADERS ON COUNTY BALLOT TUESDAY W. Ronald Gaylord, unopposed candidate for reelection as judge of the recorder's court, led the county Democratic ticket in the election Tuesday, polling 1,698 votes. J. Robert Campbell (right) was second with 1,685, and he was also leader of Democratic candidates who had opposition. Mr. Campbell was elected register of deeds over J. E. Nooney, his Republican opponent, by a majority of 1,191. County Well Over Its Quota for War Fund Over $6,500 Raised; Goal Was But $5,000 Fund Still Growing; Chair man Thanks Workers And Contributors Washington County has gone ‘'over the top" of its United War Fund quo ta by 30 per cent, and the fund is still mounting, according to Chairman P. B. Bateman. Mrs. Eliza Daniel, sec retary and treasurer of the county committee, said yesterday afternoon that she had deposited $6503.01 to the credit of the fund up to that time, while the total quota was only $5,000. Every section of the county except Skinnersville had made a return up to yesterday, although not all of them had completed the canvass. Work in the Skinnersville commun ity has been delayed due to the fact that Walter W. White, chairman, is also chairman of the county board of elections; and he has been so busy with election details for the past two or three weeks that up to yesterday he had not had time to take part in 'See WAR FUND, Page 4' 6 Fail To Show for Pre-Induction Call Only 7 Out of 15 Originally Summoned Leave for Fort Bragg The local draft board had a most unusual occurrence yesterday, when a contingent of colored selectees was scheduled to leave for pre-induction examination at Port Bragg. Out of 15 men ordered to report, two were transferred to other sections, six failed to show up. and only seven left to receive their examinations. Those who failed to report yester day as ordered will be placed on the delinquent list, unless they report to the board with a valid reason for the del ly within the next few days. After they are placed on the delinquent list .their names will be turned over to the Federal district attorney for investigation by the FBI. Following are the names and last known addresses of the six men who failed to report yesterday: John Smith, Baltimore: Clifton Jones, Mackeys; Jeremiah Littlejohn, Cres well: James Clyde Roase Dawson, Wadsworth Hal' and Leo Bertram Bateman, of Plymouth. Anyone who knows the present address of any of these men may save them serious trouble if they will report them to the local draft board. Creswell School Raises $80.67 lor War Fund Monday morning. November 6. in a special "Clean-Up Drive" the pu pils of Creswell High School con tributed $80.67 to the United War Fund. A weiner roast was promised to the class giving the most in pro portion to enrollment. The junior class won. pacing the school with a contribution of $20.85. FOURTH TERMER President Franklin D. Roose velt was reelected Tuesday and will begin his fourth term on January 20, 1945. Washington County gave him a 3'^-to-l vote over Governor Thomas E. Dewey, i of New York, the figures being 1.773 to 494. President Roosevelt Again Gets Big Vote Is Only 6 Votes Back of Leader in County; Over whelmingly Reelected Washington County voters followed the example of millions of others throughout the nation Tuesday in voting to return Franklin D. Roose velt to office for his fourth term. The main difference is that county voters favored the President by better than 3*2 to 1. while the margin is much i closer over the nation. With about 40 million votes tabu lated. the President had a lead of nearly 3,000,000 this morning; while in the electorial college his majority is reaching landslide proportions. It is now indicated that Roosevelt will carry 35 states with 413 electoral votes, while Dewey is leading in 13 states with 118 votes. The margin in some of these states is very narrow. (See PRESIDENT' Page 4> ' ' Jack Peele Winner For Representative Defeats Republican Oppon ent by 287 Votes in Closest Race The Democratic Party made a clean sweep in Washington County at the general election last Tuesday, its na tional, state and county candidates getting a clear majority in every pre cinct except one. The single excep tion was Wenona. which cast less than 60 votes, and which returned ma jorities for all national and state Democratic candidates, but turned down all county Democrats except J. R. Campbell, incumbent register of deeds, and those who had no oposi tion. In the closest race. W. H. 'Jack) Peele defeated J. Roy Manning, Re publican nominee, by a clear majority of 287 votes. The contest for this of fice was hotly contested during the campaign, and it was the one office for which Republicans thought they had a chance until the vote started coming in. While there was much “split ticket" voting. Democrats made a hold-the line drive and it was the "straight'' tickets which spelled the difference in winning and losing fights Tuesday. In the Plymouth precinct alone, there were considerably more than 500 straight Democratic ballots cast, while the Republicans amassed just about 100. Democratic majorities ranged from a low of 287 for Jack Peele to a high of 1,329 for Gregg Cherry, candidate for Governor. J. Roy Manning led the Republican ticket with 961 votes; while Major Cherry was high for the Democrats with 1.779. just 6 more than President Roosevelt’s 1.773. Dem ocrats on the county ticket received average majorities of about 900 votes for all offices except representative, while the average for the state ticket was somewhat higher. The vote on the constitutional amendments was very light, and the count at the Plymouth box was not completed this morning. It is under stood that all of the amendments were carried, although the result was close in the county on two of them. W. Ronald Gaylord, unopposed for judge of the recorder's court, led the county Democratic ticket with 1,698 'See ELECTION. Page 4) -$ Farm Classifications AreBeingReviewed Statement Required Before January 1 From Those Who Plan to Move The Washington County Selective Service Board at the present time is reviewing the cases of all men hold ing farm clarifications, it was learn ed yesterday. This work is being done preliminary to consideration of the status of those who plan to continue operation of their farms next year. All draft registrants holding farm classifications at this time whose operations during the current year justify such action are being placed in a deferred clarification until Janu ary 1. 1945. it was stated Between now and January 1. it is the responsibility of every farmer holding a deferred classification to de clare to the board his intention of farming in 1945. If such a farmer registrant intends to move to an other farm next year, he must furn ish the board a statement as to the acreage he intends to cultivate, along with his proposed farm plan, so far as it is possible to work it out. It was stated that all those who do not comply with this regulation would be placed in the class of registrants available for imediate induction into the military services. | Annual Fall Meeting of County Home ! Demonstration Clubs Next Wednesday Mrs. Frances Darden, Home Demonstration agent, has an nounced that the annual fall meeting of the Home Demonstra tion Clubs of the county will be held Wednesday afternoon, No vember 15. at 3 o’clock in the courthouse here. -The principal speaker for the afternoon will be Mrs. P. P. Gregory, of Shawboro. N. C., who is state recording sec retary. Mrs. Edison Davenport, state president will also appear on the program. The county officers are Mrs. YY. V. Hays, president; Mrs. Carl Heyncn. vice president; Mrs. Jim Allen, secretary; and Mrs. Steve Davenport, treasurere. Following the meeting a social hour will be enjoyed in the Agri culture building where there will be on exhibit various types of the handiwork of the club women. The general public, as well as the club members, is cordially invited to attend.
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