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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LV—NUMBER 47 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, For Thursday, November 23, 1944 Those Boys Need v/<Ml mmeomi ESTABLISHED 188<3 Town OPICS The Washington County rationing board is holding its regular weekly meeting Tuesday night instead of Thursday this week on account of the Thanksgiving holiday. Applica tions which were not received by Tuesday at the office will not be con sidered until Thursday night of next week, when the next meeting will be held. S/Sgt. Church W. Styons. of the Army Air Corps, stationed at Home stead, Fla., and O'Neill Styons, fire man l/c, USNR. who recently receiv ed an honorable discharge after 18 months’ service in the Atlantic area, are visiting their father, C. C. Styons. The brothers had not seen each other for more than two years until this visit home. Mr. Styons has had four sons in the service. Church, James, Daniel and O'Neill, but two have been honorably discharged, James and O’Neill. Daniel is in a parachute in fantry outfit in New Guinea. AAA community committeemen are being elected at a series of meetings being held in the coun ty this week. A meeting was held at Creswell Monday night, one is in session at Roper Tuesday night, while the third will be held in the agriculture building here Wednesday night at 8 o’clock for farmers of the Plym outh and Wenona communities. James Earl Ainsley, MoMM 1/c, of the Navy, is spending some time in the county with relatives and friends. He recently returned to the United States after two years at San Juan, Puerto Rico. His mother, Mrs. Lula Ainsley, lives at Roper, while his wife has been living in Norfolk. He will be here for about two more weeks before reporting for reassign ment. The annual golfers banquet is be ing held at the Country Club of Plymouth Wednesday night of this week. Prizes and awards will be presented to winners in the cham pionship tournament concluded in October. In addition to the cham pinship cup, other awards will be made to flight winners, runners-up and consolation finalists. Coin jars have been placed in practically all stores and business houses in Plymouth to collect funds for the purchase of football equip ment for the local high school team. Although it is a little late for this season, the public is asked to make donations to this cause so that ade quate equipment can be secured for next year. William R. Darden is coaching the team, and he hopes that with the experience gained this year a good team can be developed before next season. The James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting in the Legion Hall here Friday night of this week at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. The local post now has 105 members, the largest since it was organized. W. A. Davenport, of Creswell, was a visitor here Tuesday. He recent ly accepted a position on the Eden ton city police force, entering upon his new duties last Saturday. For some time prior, he had been em ployed as guard at the Marine Air Station at Edenton. It was learned here this week that Pfc. Burrace P. Ange was seriously wounded at Brest, Prance, on Sep tember 10. He has since been re turned to this country and is now in an Army hospital at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and he hopes to be able to return home by Christmas. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ange, of Jamesville, he was struck in the head by a sniper’s bul let while serving with an infantry unit a Brest. His wife and baby now live at Columbia. -® High School Library Gets 71 New Books Last Week -$ The Plymouth High School Library received 71 new books last week as a gift from last year’s graduating class. The outgoing class left to the school what remained of its treasury and the books just received were paid for with this money. The new books were put into cir culation last week and most of them were soon checked out. The library has also received as a gift from the University of North Carolina, a copy of “Walter Clark, Fighting Judge.” No Reports Yet on Progress of Sixth War Loan Drive in County; Started Monday Very little progress could be reported Tuesday morning on the Sixth War Loan Campaign, which officially began in Wash ington County, as well as throughout the nation, Monday. Bad weather kept most canvass ers indoors, but it is expected that they will get to work later in the week. County Chairman W. Ronald Gaylord said today that, due to the gasoline shortage, he would be unable to get in direct touch with all of the workers; but that he was relying on their patriot ism and knowledge of the neces sity for raising this money to spur them into putting their best efforts in the campaign. He rez. quests all canvassers, named last week, to make their reports as soon as possible to their commun ity chairman, so that some Idea may be gained as to the progress of the drive. Some of those asked to help in the campaign failed to see their names in the list published last week. The chairman requests everyone to check the list again, and if their names appear there, to please enter upon their share of the task whole-heartedly. The need is great, and the drive can be concluded quickly if each worker does his part. The county's quota is $219,000, of which $113,000 is to be in “E” bonds. Both quotas are smaller than they were in the last drive, and conditions are much better at this time, so the goal should not be hard to reach. >■ County Club'Women Here Wednesday for Yearly Fall Meeting State President, Mrs. Edison Davenport, Honored; Alba Wins Award -- By FRANCES M. DARDEN Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Edison Davenport, president of the state Home Demonstration Club, was honored at the Fall Fede ration meeting, November 15th, by twelve women from various home demonstration clubs in the county. A play was presented that represented the good wishes and esteem the club women have for Mrs. Davenport. Mrs. W. V. Hays presided over the meeting and the regular business was attended to. Mrs. Davenport presented Mrs. P. P. Gregory, recording secretary of the state Home Demonstration Club, who made a most inspiring talk on “Wom en’s Place in the Post-War Plans.” Alba Club had the largest number present, with all paying Federation dues. This entitled them to the $5 prize offered each Fall Meeting. This prize has to be won three consecutive years before the club is the owner. This was the third year Alba Club won the prize. Cross Road Club won the $5 prize offered by the county council for the best all-round gardens, which in cludes growing the greatest variety, and canning the largest amount. Wenona Club was first in defense work. As an individual in defense work Mrs. A. R. Hooker, Roper Club, reported more hours worked than any j other member. Each club presented it’s report in a skit form which was very enter taining. After the meeting the women en joyed a social hour in the Agricultural Building which was decorated with fall leaves and large baskets of fruit and vegetables. The Thanksgiving motif was carried out in the green and K°ld programs and decorations. There was also a lovely display of handwork done by the club women. -$ Roper Young Man Wounded in Action -® Cpl. Cyril Caswell Spruill Slightly Wounded in France October 26 Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Spruill, of Rop er, were notified last week by the War Department that their son. Cpl. Cyril Caswell Spruill, had been slight ly wounded in France on October 26. The telegram was received on No vember 12. Corporal Spruill’s 22nd birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Spruill were not informed as to the extent or na ture of their son’s injuries, except that they were “slight.” Corporal Spruill was driver of a “jeep” with a unit of mechanized cav alry attached to General Patton’s Third Army, and it is presumed he was wounded during the fighting in the neighborhood of Metz. He has been in the Army since January 26, 1943, and went overseas in May of this year. He attended Roper High School and worked at the North Carolina Pulp Company here for two years be fore he went into the service. Service Men's Center Is Opened Here; Several Furniture Items Still Needed The service men’s center and USO club here opened last Satur day night in the Legion Hall, with a fair-sized number on hand. During the evening 17 service men were registered, and it is expected that the number will increase constantly as the news gets around that the center is open every week-end. The center is badly in need of a davenport, or sofa, some ad ditional smoking stands, and a few easy chairs, it was learned from Miss Rachel Hassell, who is in charge. An appeal is being directed to local pepole for the contribution or lending of these articles of equipment. Anyone who has any of these items which they are willing to lend or donate to the club is requested to get in touch with members of the American Legion Auxiliary, who will arrange to have them taken to the hall. There were a number of local visitors to the center last Satur day, in addition to the service men. About 10 junior hostesses were on hand and a number of chaperones. Group singing, danc ing, games and refreshments were enjoyed. The center is open every week end as follows: Fridays, from 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, from 2 to 11 p.m.; and Sundays, from 2 to 7 p.m. Service men are always welcome. GETS COMMISSION —« Robert Campbell, son of Regis ter of Deeds and Mrs. J. R. Camp bell, of Plymouth, graduated re cently from an officer candidate school at New Orleans, La., and was commisioned a second lieu tenant in the Transportation Corps of the U. S. Army. He was here for a brief visit with his parents last week. Wounded Brothers Meet in Hospital Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Warren Get Together In England Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Warren, of Roper Route 1, learned recently that two of their sons, wounded during the fighting in Prance shortly after the invasion last June, got together for a few hours last July in an Eng lish hospital. The two young men, Sgt. Vernon W. Warren and Pfc. Lacy M. Waren, have been in the service for four and three years, res pectively, and had not seen each other in more than two years when they met in England. Sergeant Vernon Warren enlisted in the Army in December, 1940, and was seriously wounded in Prance on June 14. His brother, Lacy, went into the service in September, 1941, and was wounded on July 12th. Both were evacuated to hospitals in Eng land, and when Sergeant Warren learned that this brother was only 18 miles away, he called Lacy by tele phone. The later, whose wounds were not serious, secured a pass and visited Vernon for about five hours. Shortly afterwards, Sgt. Vernon Warren was returned to the United States, while Private Lacy Warren completely recovered and returned to his outfit in Prance about the middle of August. Both have received the Purple Heart medal. They have still another brother in the Army over seas, Pfc. Tim L. Warren, who has been in front-line fighting through much of the campaign in Italy. Firemen Enierlain Lions Friday Night Pay Off Final Debt Growing Out of Softball Series Last Summer The Plymouth Volunteer Firemen entertained members of the Lions Club and a number of invited guests at a barbecue supper in the fire de partment last Friday night. The supper was the final pay-off on the series of softball games played by the two organizations during the past summer and fall several series were played during the season, the firemen winning once and the Lions twice; and each time the losing aggregation put on a din ner for the winners. It was an nounced at the meeting last week that the Lions managed to win more games during the entire season than did the firemen, showing that the teams were evenly matched. Following the splendid barbecue supper, Fire Chief Miller Warren, as toastmaster, called on a number of the players, umpires and guests for brief talks. Maj. Carl V. E. Gustaf son, of the Port of Embarkation, Charleston, S. C„ made an appeal for support of the Sixth War Loan Drive, which began Monday. Executive Group of Southern Albemarle Association in Meet Road Program for Region And Individual Coun ties Discussed The road program of the Southern Albemarle Association was discussed at some length and steps taken to bring the objectives to the attention of state authorities at the proper time at the meeting held here last Thurs day noon, when members of the as sociation executive committee were guests of the Plymouth Lions Club at the country club. W. L. Whitley, president of the Southern Albemarle Asociation, pre sided over the meeting, after it was opened by H. H. Allen, vice presi dent of the Lions Club. There were about 25 directors of the association in attendance, including representa tives and officials of all four of the member counties, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde and Washington. About 30 members of the Lions Club were present also. In addition to endorsing the over all road program, the association members discussed the individual needs of the four counties, and it was agreed that they would receive the backing of the group as soon as the main objectives were underway. The annual general meeting of the association ha<j to be.called off this year on account of the storm which disrupted travel to Manteo, where it was to be held in late August. How ever, Mr. Whitley said this week that a meeting of the association probably would be held next spring, although no definite date has been fixed yet. Pilot From Here bn Rocket Gun Mission -<®> 1st Lt. Hugh F. Jordan With Famous Fighter Group Based in Italy -«■ Advance Twelfth AAF Fighter Base, Italy.—1st Lt. Hugh F- Jordan, Thun derbolt pilot, whose parents, wife and daughter live in Plymouth, N. C., par ticipated in one of the initial rocket gun missions in the Mediterranean theatre of war, smashing an enemy rail train near Venice. Italy, it was revealed this week. The fighter-bombers, installed with six rockets on each aircraft, made three passes at the Nazi train, scor ing 25 to 30 hits on rail cars and destroying one steam engine. Lieutenant Jordan is a member of the famous P-47 group commanded by Lt. Col. Melvin J. Nielson, now serving its third year overseas. The veteran unit was cited by the War Department for pioneer aerial work in support of the British Eighth Army in the Libian desert. They have fought through five major campaigns, com pleting over 27,000 combat sorties. Lieutenant Jordan was one of the first pilots to smash southern France D-Day targets, and his unit was the first to fly from Rhone Valley air bases shortly after the enemy had fled. Graduating from the Plymouth High School, Lieutenant Jordan then attended the United States Military Academy. West Point, where he graduated with a B.S. degree and was commissioned January 19, 1943. He was flying insructor at Craig Field, Ala., prior to his assignment over seas. His wife, Mrs. Evelyn Arps Jordan, infant daughter, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F Jordan, all reside in Plymouth. -- Local Methodist Women To Stage Bazaar Tuesday The women of the local Methodist church will sponsor a baraar in the Legion Hall, Tuesday, November 28, and sales will last ail day. During the day articles that may be used for Christmas gifts will be sold and from 6 until 8 p.m. a turkey supper will be served . -® Thanksgiving Service at Roper Methodist Church -— ■■■ There will be a Thanksgiving serv ice in the Roper Methodist Church Thursday evening at 8 o’clock held by the pastor, Rev. G. C. Wood. The public is cordially invited to attend. Post Office Requests Christmas Gifts Be Mailed in November Response Has Been Good, But Must Be Better To Avoid Disappointment Public response to the Post Office i Department’s “Shop Now! Mail ini November” campaign is good, but needs to be better, it was learned this week from Postmaster J. C. Swain, of Plymouth. Mr. Swain said that unless there is a sharp pick-up in early mailings, it is almost certain that a good many people are going to be disappointed Christmas by inabil-: ity of the postal authorities to handle j the tremendous volume of mall ex pected. Mr. Swain quotes excerpts from a recent letter of Postmaster General Prank C. Walker in support of the I “Mail in November” movement. “Ex traordinary conditions face us." Mr. Walker wrote. “Unless more people buy and mail this month the Postal service cannot do its job of deliver ing all Christmas gifts on time. “It is not pleasing to us to have to ask the American people to mail packages so far in advance of the de livery date. We do so only because it has to be done. The job is a tre mendous one, but we are confident that it will be done because we know from experience that given sound reasons Americans cooperate mag niflciently. “Unprecedented shortages of man power and transportation facilities growing out of the war compell early mailing. The Postal Service has giv en 50.000 experienced employees to the armed forces and 300,000 rail road workers have gone to war. Equally serir us is the fact that rail and other transport facilities are taxed to the limit with the great bur den of wai traffic which all of us know must take precedence. “In a great number of our 43,000 post offices the man power situation is critical. The 200,000 extra work ers whom we normally recruited to handle the swollen Christmas volume of mail were able to work long hours of overtime and to do heavy work. This cannot be expected from the women and high school boys and girls to whom In large part we must look this year to meet tfie situation. “The way in which everyone re sponded in making it possible for us to handle a volume of 70,000,000 par cels for the armed forces overseas leaves no doubt in my mind that the November Christmas mailing will be equally succesful. I ask for the help of the press, radio, business adver tisers, civic groups and all Americans in making it possible for the Postal Service to do its work. “We urge everyone to buy now, mail in November and mark gifts ‘Do Not Open Until Christmas’.” Merchants Here in Replar Meeting To Close But One Day for Christmas This Year; Give $50 to USO -<S> Plymouth stores will close only one day for tire Christmas holiday this year, it was decided at a meeting of the merchants association held here Monday night. The merchants also decided to start Wednesday before Christmas, December 20th, to remain ing open until 9 p.m. each night for the convenience of last-minute shop pers who are unable to visit the stores during the day. Since Christmas comes on Monday this year, it was decided that keep ing the stores closed Sunday and Monday would constitute sufficient holiday. Last year, Christmas came on Saturday, and the stores were closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The association also voted to do nate $50 to the local service men's center. 8everal other matters were discussed at the meeting, but no ac tion was taken. -« Union Thanksgiving Service at Creswell -9 Creswell.—A union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock in the Creswell Methodist church. The Rev. B. W. Gaither, Episcopal minister, will de liver the sermon. He will be assisted by the Rev. R. N. McDbnald, Metho dist pastor, and the Rev. S. B. Wil son, Baptist minister. The public is cordially invited to attend. Creswell Woman's Club To Sponsor Dance Friday Creswell.—The Creswell Woman’s Club will sponsor a dance Friday night, November 24, from 8 until 12 o'clock. A small admission fee will be charged and refreshments will be made available. Music will be furn ished by an electric phonograph. Young people are especially invit ed, as this is the first dance of a se ries planned by the Woman's Club in connection with the youth recrea tional program. Members of the club will serve as chaperones. Thanksgiving Holiday Observance in Couuty Thursday Is Outlined WOUNDED !■.- , u . ■ ■ .. ... CpI. Cyril Caswell Spruill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Spruill, of Roper, was slightly wounded in action in France on October 26, his parents were informed re cently. He is serving with General Patton’s Third Army. Farm Bureau Still Short County Quota 280 Signed Up, While Goal Is 400; This County Said Lagging Although the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation has reached it’6 goal of 30,000 members for this year, Washington County is lagging some what in the annual membership drive, according to J. Roy Manning, president of the county bureau. He said that only 280 members had been signed up in the county thus far, against a quota of 400. Last year, the county had 305 members. Mr. Manning urges all farmers in the county to become members of the Farm Bureau, which is taking the lead for maintaining prices of farm products at present levels. Those in terested are requested to see him or County Agent W. V. Hays and sign up immediately. Checks for mem bership dues should be made out to the Washington County Farm Bureau. Although the county has not reach ed overall quota, it was one of the first 17 counties in the state to re port two-thirds of its quota secured by November 1. As a result one free trip was awarded the county unit to the annual national Farm Bureau Convention, which is to be held in Chicago. December 9-13. It is not yet known who will attend from the county. -.—$ Special Service To Be Held At Creswell School Sunday Elder John Bruce Patrick, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will conduct a service Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Cres well High School auditorium, it was announced Tuesday. Several elders and missionary ladies from Elizabeth City and Norfolk are expected to at tend. Tlie public is cordially invited. -r.;-■ Mileage Record Must Be Submitted for Added Gas Motorists who apply for supple mental gasoline allotments are ad vised by the local rationing board that the Mileage Rationing Record must be attached to all applications. According to Mrs. J. K. Reid, chief clerk at the office of the board, no supplementary allotments can be is sued unless the Mileage Rationing Record accompanies the application. The Mileage Rationing Record is a small form that is furnished the owner of every car with his basic A gasoline allotment. Stores and Business Places To Be Closed; Services Announced Practically All Business To Be Suspended: Schools Close Two Days The annual Thanksgiving holiday Thursday of this week will be ob served generally throughout Wash ington County, with most offices, stores, business houses and industrial plants closed for the day. The pulp plant, due to the nature of its ope rations, cannot shut down for a single day, but the Plymouth Box & Panel Company, the American Pork & Hoe Company, ana practically all other mills will be closed. All local stores and business hous es, including the post office, bank. ABC store, town and county offices will be closed, but some of the filling stations and drug stores will be open for part of the day. County school children, both white and colored, will get a two-day holiday, with all schools closed both Thursday and Friday, giving teachers an opportunity to re turn to their respective homes for the week-end. No special community programs have been planned, other than a un ion Thanksgiving service at the Methodist church in Creswell, so far as can be learned. The Episcopal and Christian churches here will have special services, with Presby terians joining in the service at the Christian church. The public is in vited to attend all these services. A large number of sportsmen will take to the fields and woods, as the open season on quail, rabbit and tur key begins Thanksgiving Day. The seasons are already open on squirrel, deer, and other smal game. How ever, the shell shortage and absence of large numbers of hunters who are now after bigger game in the armed forces mean that fewer people will be indulging in this sport than in for mer years. The gasoline and tire situation, coupled with crowded conditions on railway trains and busses, will elimi nate a great deal of the visiting com monly associated with the Thanksgiv ing season in the past. This year Thanksgiving Day is expected to command more reverance ana con sideration for its spiritual meaning than has been common in the past. FSA Headquarters Now Located Here Workers Will Divide Time Between Washington and Tyrrell Counties For the benefit of those who do not know about the change in County Farm Security Administartion head quarters, W. Willis Bowen, County FSA Supervisor, announces that of ficial headquarters have been moved to Plymouth for Washington and I Tyrrell Counties. Mr. Bowen and Miss Eva McMillan, associate FSA supervisor (home), have planned to work in Washington County from Wednesday aftemon through Satur day of each week and will be in the Plymouth office each Saturday morn ing. The office will be open from 8:30 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. the en tire week by Miss Charlotte McNair. Mr. Bowen and Miss McMillan will work in Tyrrell County Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday morning of each week. The office in Columbia will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on Monday:,. Those wishing to make application for operating loans, farm ownership plans, loan repay ments or applications for land on Scuppemong project and other busi ness transactions in either Washing ton or Tyrrell County will please keep these dates in mind. Late Applicants (or A Gas Books Will Lose Proportionate Part oi Allotment ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■•■■••■■■■■■■■» •■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■*■■ ■ ■■■■ Either a lot of Washington County cars have been taken off the roads, or a lot of car own ers are careless about applying for their new A books, it was learned at the office of the ra tioning board here yesterday. Up bo Monday afternoon, exactly 1,000 of the new basic A gasoline rationing books had been issued here, while around 2,700 were is issued at the last previous regis tration. Those who wait to apply for their books will lose part of their basic gasoline allotment, too. A proportionate part of the cur rently valid coupons will be torn out of the book before it is Is sued to those who wait. For in stance, beginning Wednesday, November 22, one four-gallon A coupon will be torn out of all A books issued, and every two weeks thereafter an additional four-gal lon coupon will be torn out before issuance. It is believed that approximate ly 1,500 to 1,700 books will be is sued in thc county, and this means that several hundred of those who wait until too late are going to lose one or more cou pons. At the present time A-13 coupons are good for 4 gallons each, and they will continue valid until December 22, when the six A-14 coupons become valid for the ensuing three month period.
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