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TOWN! 1 OPICSi i ! ■■■*■■■ ■aaamai.aaaaarii | Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Ausbon, of Ra ligh: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ausbon, of Winston-Salem: Miss Sarah Ausbon, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. C. S. Aus boij. of Durham; Lt. Douglas H. Aus bo*i, of Freeman Field, Seymour, Ind., spent Christmas with C. V. W. Aus bon here. While his children have been at home during the holidays each year, this is the first time since 1918 that all of them have been at home on Christmas Day. The Washington County Public Library Commission will meet next Monday morning. January 8, at the library in the courthouse, it was an nounced this week by Mrs. C. E. Ayers, chairman. The Plymouth Woman's Club will hold its regular January meeting Fri day afternoon of this week, January 5, at 3.30 in the Legion Hall. Mrs. W. V. Hays is president of the club. The open season on squirrel and deer expired last Monday, January 1, County Game Protec tor J. T. Terry yesterday remind ed hunters of this section. The season is still open on other types of game. Shells are said to be getting more and more scarce, and the government “froze” all ammunition in the hands of dealers effective last Monday, with no prospect that they will be released at any time in the forseeable future. Sgt. W. R. (Pete) Hampton, jr., son of State Senator and Mrs. W. R. Hampton, of Plymouth, is in a hospital in England, according to a letter received by his parents last week-end. Sergeant Hampton said he had been sent to the hospital for an operation but gave no other de tails. He had been serving with an infantry outfit along the Belgium German border. 1st Sgt. Harry Stillman, who was wounded in the hand sometime ago, has bn awardd th Purpl Hartshrd has been awarded the Purple Heart and Soldier's Medal of Honor recent ly. Overseas since Oceober, 1942. Sergeant Stillman has recivered from his injury and is back in a combat zone with his company of engineers. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stillman. Irvin Stillman, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Stillman, is with a combat unit on one of the Pacific islands. Mrs. Herminc Ramsey said this morning that 39 residents of Plymouth Township had listed their property up to that time. She especially urges farmers to do their listing as early as pos sible this month, to avoid delay at the last minute. The list-tak ers were kept busy Tuesday, but listing slacked off considerably yesterday, she said. There are about 1,500 taxpayers in the township who are required to list this month. According to a telegram received here yesterday by D. A. Hurley, his son, Pfc. David A. Hurley, jr„ had1 just returned to the United States after 3 ‘/2 years’ service in the Pacific. He is expected home on furlough shortly. Private Hurley was with an anti-aircraft unit near Honolulu whe the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, and since has served at various places in the Pacific, including Saipan. James L. Rea. jr„ toroedoman 2/c on an aircraft carrier which has been operating in the western Pacific for sometime, arrived home December 26 to spend about 10 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Rea, of Wenona. The young man, who has been in the Navy about 2‘£ years, was in a great many of the battle actions in the Pacific, including in vasions of the Mariannas, Philip pines, as well as strikes at Formosa and other Jap-held territory. Dr. and Mrs. C. McGowan received a 14-pound Columbia River salmon as a Christmas present from then daughter, Mrs. Lillian Reid Metzen thin, of Portland, Ore. The big fish, iced several times en route by ex press, arrived here on Christmas day and made a delightful addition to the holiday menu of Dr. and Mrs. Mc Gowan. Cily Council Meeis Last Monday Night The Plymouth City Council held its regular meeting Monday night of this week, disposing of a number of routine matters. In addition, it was decided to send a committee to Ra leigh to confer with the attorney general relative to the special act passed by the 1943 legislature requir ing division of county ABC store pro fits with towns where ABC stores are located. The 1943 act provides that muni cipalities where liquor stores are lo cated are entitled to 15 per cent of the net profits of the respective stores for police protection. Several months ago, the town called on the county ABC board for its portion of the pro fits, and the county board declined to accede to the reqeust. Town authorities are seeking an in terpertation of the law and will also ask the advice of the attorney general as to whether or not the law is en forceable. If he rules it is, town au thorities plan to take the legal steps necessary to secure their portion of the profits. The Roanoke Beacon ♦ * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* ********* *_* * w, Those Boys Needffijjg1 mmemn VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 1 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 4, 1945 ESTABLISHED 1889 | Town of Plymouth Aulo License Tabs | j Are How on Sale at Ofiice of City Clerk ] Town automobile license tabs went on sale at the office of the city clerk here this week for the first time in about three years. All cars and trucks owned by residents of the town are required to have the tags, and motorists are being given until February 1st to buy and have the tabs dis played. A flat charge of $1 each is made for the town license. When the mosquito-control program was put into effect here last spring, it was decided to again issue the town auto licens es, and the celrk was instructed to order them for the past year. However, due to manufacturing difficulties, the. town was unable to secure the tabs in time for use last year, so tags were bought for the year 1945 instead. The new license is only a sha dow of its former self. It is a small metal number, 2 V-i inches long by 114 inches wide, the same color as the State license plate. It is to be attached to the cor ner of the state tag. Local motorists are asked to get their tags and have them displayed before February 1. Gregg Cherry Outlines Policies in Inaugural Speech at NoonToday ] Schools in County | Reopen Tuesday All county schools, white and colored, resumed their sessions Tuesday morning after the two week Christmas holiday. County Superintendent H. H. McLean said this morning that atten dance was reported very good throughout the system and that all teaching positions were filled. It is understood that several teachers in the county system have resigned or are planning to resign for various reasons, but there were no vacancies this morning, the county superinten dent said. School Child Struck By Log Truck Near Here This Morning Phyllis Jackson Was Cross ing Highway To Board School Bus ■' Phyllis Jackson, 12-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jack son, who live near the Pines, a few miles east of Plymouth, suffered a seriously injured left arm about 8:30 this morning, when she was struck by a log truck while crossing the highway to board a school bus. There were conflicting reports as to whe ther or not the truck driver knew he had struck the little girl; but Sheriff J. K. Reid said before noon he had learned the driver’s identity and ex pected him to report at the court house this afternoon. The school bus had stopped on the dirt road which intersects the high way in fornt of the Pines, and sev eral children crossed the highway to board the bus. They did not see the log truck, described as a red Ford and trailer, until it was right on them. The driver swerved the truck, and it is thought the bloster on the trailer swung out and struck the Jackson child on the left arm. Some of the | eye-witnesses say the truck stopped, while others thought it slowed down and then went on. The little girl was brought to the office of Dr. T. L. Bray here for first aid treatment. Dr. Bray said her left arm was badly broken at the elbow, and she was suffering from shock. Sheriff J. K. Reid had not com pleted his investigation at noon, but i said he expected some developments I during the day. Is Injured in Foot By Accidental Shot Marine Pvt. Linwood Mod lin Accident Victim at Home Near Here -S' Pvt. Linwood Modlin, of the U. S. Marine Corps, 17as painfully injured in his right foot Sunday morning by the accidental discharge of a shotgun at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Modlin, near Plym outh. The young man, home on a brief furlough, saw a ’coon near his home Sunday morning and went tc the house afer his gun. On the way back he got some mud on his shoes and tried to knock it off with the end of the gun barrel. The weapon was discharged and the entire load oi small shot tore through his right foot, near the toes. He was brought to Plymouth, where Dr. T. L. Bray rendered first aid Later he was transferred to the hos pital at the New River Marine Train ing center, where he had been sta tioned. According to relatives, the wound is not serious, and he is ex pected to be able to return to dutj shortly. Emphasis Given To Matters of Finance, Veterans, Education -® Says Surplus of $70,000,000 Must Not Be Dissipated For Current Expense -® Raleigh.—R. Gregg Cherry, of Gas tonia, lawyer, legislator and former soldier, today took his oath of office as Governor of North Carolina and delivered an inaugural address that embraced his recommendations to the general assembly. The legislative body, in joint session, heard the ad dress. Speaking for an hour, Governor Cherry presented a program of out lined growth and development for the state during the next four years when he will be North Carolina’s chief ex ecutive. Emphasis was given to mat ters of finance, health, education, highways, agriculture, welfare, labor and the handling of veterans and their affairs at the close of the pres ent war. Finance In his statement of fiscal policy, Governor Cherry said that appropri ations for the coming biennium ‘must be kept within the availability of revenues estimated to be re ceived during the biennium.” The present general fund surplus he added will amount to $70,000,000 by June of 1945. because of abnormal wartime business conditions. “This surplus must not be dissipated in cur rent expenditures,” he said. He add ed that this money should be used to provide for the retirement of state debts, to come due in future years. His recommendations along this line are for the setting aside of a sufficient portion of this surplus to meet all general fund bonded debt payments as they come due, both principal and interest. He said this would take $52,000,000 and would by this provision, also reduce current levies of taxation by $5,000,000. The remainder of the surplus should go into a postwar reserve fund, he con tinued. to serve as a cushion against a sudden decline in revenue, or for other possible needs and purposes that might arise. As a fiscal policy for the immediate future, the Governor came out strong against any new taxes, and for hold ing unchanged (for the most part) the present tax structure. Tax struc ture changes suggested were to make drugs used by doctors and patients exempted from tax, and permitting the income tax structure to exempt expenses for medical care, funerals, and of children in school. He advo cated continuing the war bonus for teachers and state employees. (See CHERRY SPEECH, Page 4) —« Sgt. Fenner Waters Home From French Battlefront -<s> Sgt. Fenner Waters is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Waters, of the Dardens section, and his wife here after serving 14 months over seas in the European theater of war. He landed in France during the mid dle of the fighting on D-Day, June 6th, and remained there for six \ months. His campaign bar includes two stars for major battle actions. He will be here for some time and is to report u) a camp near San Diego, Calif., when his leave is up. He then expects to be assigned to the Pacific war theater. County Tops Bond Quota 50 Per Cent; Is Nearing 'E' Goal Final Report on Sixth War Loan Campaign Expect ed Next Week -9 Washington County is already more than 50 per cent over its over all quota for the Sixth War Loan Drive; and it is now considered prob able that the county will even top its "E” bond goal of $113,000 when all the returns are in. Total sales in the county, according to the lat est available figures, show that more than $339,000 u >rth of all types of bonds have been sold, while the over all quota was only $219,000. H. E. Beam, chairman of the War Finance committee for the county, said yesterday that known sales of "E” bonds amounted to $105,382.50, not counting any sales at Roper and Creswell during the last few days of December or any credit for “E" bonds bought by men in the service. The county ‘ E’’ bond quota was $113,000, and the Sixth War Loan campaign ended December 30. The latest Federal Reserve Bank report received here included sales up to December 29 and showed "E” bond sales of $94,413.75. Since this report was issued, the local bank and post office sold an additional $10,968.75 worth, bringing the “E" bond sales to $105,382.50. If the county receives anything like the $13,000 credit for bonds sold to service men it did in the Fifth War Loan last summer, it will go well over its quota. Also to be added are “E’’ bonds sold at the Roper and Creswell post offices for the last few days of December. Mr. Beam said Wednesday that the final report on the campaign would be made by the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank the latter part of this week, and he expects to get the fig ure next Monday or Tuesday. Following is the sales report, by bond categories, as reported to the Federal Reserve Bank up to Decem ber 29: “E” Bonds ..$ 94,413.75 Savings Notes_ 92,000.00 Certif. Indebtedness _ 105,700.00 1947 Notes .. 10,000.00 1966-71 Bonds_ 26,000.00 Total—_4$328,113.75 Superior Couri Will Convene Monday for Two-Weeks Session -® Judge Walter J. Bone Ex pected To Preside Over Mixed Term -<3 The January term of Washington County Superior Court will get un derway next Monday morning. It is scheduled for a two-weeks session, for the trial of both criminal and ci vil actions. Judge Q. K. Nimocks, of Fayetteville, was originally assigned to hold the court, but it is under stood that an exchange is being con sidered, and the resident judge, Wal ter J. Bone, of Nashville, may be here fdf the opening next Monday. The first two days have been set aside for trial of the criminal docket; while the civil calendar begins Wednesday morning and is supposed to go through Tuesday of the follow ing week. Some revision in the cal endar is possible which may eliminate the scheduled second week of the ses sion, although this was not definite ly known yesterday. There are nine cases on the crim inal docket set for trial next Mon day and Tuesday. Some of them have been pending for several terms, and may be cleared from the docket by agreement with the solicitor if they are not brought to trial. The docket is as follows: Pending for several terms, it is ex pected that the state will take a nol pros in two cases against J. D. Vick, Plymouth white man, charged with carnal knowledge of girls over 14 and under 16 years of age, due to absence from the county of prosecuting wit nesses. John Banks and Earl Aikens, col ored, are charged with breaking and entering the ABC store at Creswell last spring, and theft of several cas es of whiskey. They are not serv ing time on the roads after convic <See SUPERIOR COURT, Page 4) County Board Sets Personal Property Schedule Values Petition for New Road Is Approved and Sent To State Authorities All the county commissioners were present for the postponed meeting of the board here Tuesday. H. H. Allen, chairman; J. C. Knowles and Harry W. Pritchett. The schedule of values for personal property fixed by the tax supervisor and list takers at their meeting Janu ary was approved by the board, as follows: Sheep. $4 to $6 per head; goats, $2 to $4: poultry, 18 cents pound: milk cows, $60 to $100 per head; other cattle. 6 cents pound; No. 1 horses and mules, $100 to $150; No. 2 horses and mules. $25 to $100; meat and lard. 15 cents pound; hog, 3 cents pound. The commissioners approved a pe tition, signed by 35 citizens, asking that the state take over, improve and maintain a road 1.4 miles in length, leading from highway 32 in front of the Hal Beasley place by the farms of Louis Styons and Paul Sawyer and back to the highway. It was pointed out that this short stretch of road would serve four or more families, including a number of children who go to school by bus. and that volun teer labor was available to help get this road in shape as soon as possible. The petition was foi-warded to the State Highway and Public Works Commission with the approval of the board. A resolution was passed requesting | the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission to re port to each county on the first Mon day in every December the amount of money appropriated for roads in each county and the amount actually spent. The resolution expressed the belief that expenditures could be made to better advantage by consul tation between the county authori ties and the highway commisison and that friction could be avoided through a spirit of closer cooperation. Copies of the resolution are being mailed to State Senator W. R. Hampton and Representative W. H. Peele. W. B. Ainsley was sworn in as constable for Scuppernong Township by Clerk of Court W. M. Darden. Dr. C. McGowan, as acting head ot the health department, submitted a narrative report of its activities dur ing the months of July, August and September, and the report was ac cepted by the board. The board voted to provide a sup plement of $10 per month for jani tor's salary at the Plymouth High School. The tax collector was instructed tc proceed to collect all personal pro perty taxes due and past due as pres cribed by law, beginning April 1. Jim Hamilton was reappointed a; janitor for the courthouse and agri culture building for the month ol January. At a previous meeting, held on De cember 20, the commissioners re elected the following employees of the county: L. L. Basnight, county farrr supervisor; Mrs. L. L. Basnight, keep er of the county home; J. E. Daven port, tax collector; E. J. Spruill county auditor: W. L. Whitley, coun ty attorney; and Dr. C. McGowan county physician. It was decided to appoint the ajnitor for the court house and agriculture building by tlie ! month. Robbery Attempt at Two Places Reported Sunday Unknown persons attempted to break in the Manning Motor Com pany and the Water Street Service Station Sunday night, but both at tempts were unsuccessful. Some one heard the would-be robbers and reported to the police. Chief P. W. Brown investigated and found marks indicating attempts had been made to enter both places, although nei ther was successful. Visit in Creswell Creswell.—Cadet J. C. Gatlin, jr., of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.; Miss Audrey Meyer, of Merrick, Long Island, N. Y.; and Ca det J. L. Allen, also of West Point, visited Cadet Gatlin’s mother, Mrs. Alice M. Gatlin, in Creswell during the holidays. More Men in Older Age Groups Will Be Called for Induction in Immediate Future Recent directives received by the local draft board indicate that in the future regulations concerning defer ments of men for industrial and agri cultural work will be applied in a much more strict manner than in the past, even in the older age groups. As for those between the ages of 18 and 26, it was reported in the press yesterday that all agricultural de ferments for men in this group had been cancelled by order of the War Manpower Commission. A directive to this effect is expected by local boards throughout the country with in the next few days. Deferment of men in this age group for work in industry was practically cancelled about the middle of last year. Estimates of available men indi ' cate that calls after February 1st can . not be filled from men in the 18-26 . age group. For this reason, the lo i cal draft officials have been inform : ed, it will be necessary to induct in creasing numbers of men from the 1 older age groups. • A recent directive to the draft ! board here stated that men in the l older age groups who have been de ■' ferred for work in industry or agri culture shall be reclassified to a- class immediately available tor service ii they leave the employment for which they were deferred without having the approval of the board. The manpower situation is becom ing more serious, it is explained, dut to the larger number of American divisions now actually engaged ir combat, which has in turn expand ed the necessity for military supplie: of all sorts. Local boards are ad vised that a much stricter applica tion of classification policies must bi followed in the future. Tax Listing Is Off To Slow Start in County; See Last-Minute Rush ACCEPTS CALL . . . — ■ — » : l The Rev. Paul B. Niekens has accepted a call to the pastorate of the local Baptist church and will begin his work here Sunday. January 7, preaching at both lhe morning and evening serv ices. Mr. Niekens is well known to Plymouth people, having serv ed as pastor of the local church from 1938 to 1941. Rev. P. B. Niekens Has Accepted Call to Baptist Church Here To Preach Sunday at Both Services; Recently Re leased From Army -® The Rev. Paul B. Niekens announc ed last week that he had decided to accept the call to the pastorate of the : Ludford Memorial Baptist church here. The call was extended to him last month, following the resignation of the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, who is planning to go into another field. Mr. Niekens was here last week to make arrangements for moving his family here and beginning his work. Mrs. Niekens and their little son are now in Raleigh. The new pastor will preach at the regular morning and evening hours Sunday. Mr. Niekens is a former pastor of the local church, serving for three and a half years. He resigned in August. 1941, and later went into the Army as a chaplain, continuing in that work until given a medical dis charge last month. Remarkable progress was made by the local church during his first pastorate here the membership increasing from 78 to very nearly 200 in the three and a half year period. Mr. Niekens is a graduate of Calypso High School and Wake For est College. Before he came here in 1938 he held pastorates in north and south Henderson churches and was assistant pastor of the Angier Ave nue Baptist church in Durham. He went into the Army in July, 1943, as a first lieutenant and was promoted to captain in July, 1944. After at tending the chaplains' school at Har vard University, he was assigned to the Fourth Air Force on the west coast. He was in the Los Angeles Fighter Wing and was stationed at the Sali nos Army Air Base, later going to Geiger Field. Wash. He was pro moted to captain while at Salinos, and was released from the Army by medical discharge about the first of last December. Lost in Swamp Near Here for 24 Hours _ _ J. M. Oliver Suffering From Exposure After Find ing Way Out -$> After having been lost in the dis mal swamp area along the Turnpike road for upward of 24 hours, J. M. Oliver finally made his way back to the highway about 2 p.m. Tuesday. He had gone into the territory on a deer hunt early Monday morning and became lost about noon that day. Mr. Oliver suffered considerably from exposure and was in bed at the home of B F Ange. a relative, near here yesterday. He went into the woods near the Asa Craddock place on Highway 32 and came out at the "Sand Bridge," possibly six or seven miles away. Mr. Oliver built a fire Monday night, which was very cold and raw', and remained close to it throughout the darkness. Incidentally, he shot and killed a wildcat which was at , traded to the blaze. When the news ■ spread Tuesday that he w'as lost, j more than a score of persons went ' into the area looking for him; but he ! managed to make his way out alone. Schedule for Listers Is Announced This Week by Supervisor Task Must Be Completed No Extension of Time Is Expected Some progress is being made by the four tax listers in their respective townships this week, although as us ual a first-class last-minue rush is in prospect unless more speed is shown by property owners in get ting their holdings on the tax books. A few people were listing the early part of the week, but the list-takers were not nearly as busy as they will be the latter part of this month. A complete schedule for the sev eral list-takers was announced this week by the tax supervisor, J. C. Knowles, of Roper, and he also di rects a special appeal to farmers to come prepared to make their farm census reports, including acreages of various crops last year and prospec tive plantings this coming season. Mrs. Hermine Ramsey, list taker for Plymouth Township, will be at her office on Water Street here ev ery v;eek day during the month, she said yesterday. She again requests that local property owners, if pos sible, do their listing during the ear ly part of each week, leaving Fridays and Saturdays open for farmers and others who do not live in town and who may have more trouble than us ual in getting here to list their taxes, due to gasoline rationing. Tire list takers in the other three townships have worked out schedules for the month.-during which they will visit various localities in their dis tricts for the convenience of property owners. R W. Lewis, list taker for Lees Mill Township, announces the following schedule: At Chesson’s store, VWm. over. January 11 and 23: Wenam, v 1 January 16: Mackeys. January 9, it, 1 and 26. T. W. Tarkenton's sevUtt 1 station. January 5 and 19; and at Pierce's store in Roper all other week days during the month. Walter W. White, list taker for Skinnersville Township, will be at the following places: R. E. Patrick’s ^ store. January 3 and 11: H. L. Dav- mr import's store. January 4. 17 and 25; A R. Patrick's store. January 10, 18 and 24: and at White's store all ! other week-days during the month. ■<* : Creswell Man Said ! Killed in Germany [ Pvt. William Stuart Costin Killed in Action on No vember 27th t Creswell.—Mrs. Mary Tarkenton I Costin, of Creswell, was notified last * week by the War Department that her husband. Pvt. William Stuart Coston, had ben killed in action in Germany on November 27. Private Costin was a member of an infantry division. He was inducted into the Army in May of last year and spent a 10-day furlough in Creswell after receiving his basic training at Camp Croft, S. C., last October. He reported back to Port George G. Meade. Md., and went overseas shortly afterwards. Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary Tar kenton Costin. Private Costin is sur vived by two small sons, James Stu art and Clinton Ray Costin. He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Vivie Costin, of Wilmington; one sister, Mrs. Su san Augustine, of Fayetteville; a bro ther. Pvt. Wilbert Costin, now sta tioned at Salt Lake City, Utah; two half-sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Lamb, of Clinton, and Mrs. Annie Smith, of Wilmington; and one half- brother. Theodore Lee Costin, of Wilmington, Heber Respass, Jr. Said Injured Again Mrs. Heber Respass, jr., was noti field yesterday that her busband, who has been serving with an infantry di vision on the Italian battlefront, had been wounded in action for the sec ond time within the past three months. She received a notice in late October that the young man had been slightly wounded October 4th, and it is presumed that he recovered and returned to action only to be wound ed again. The nature or extent of his most recent injury was not ex plained in the message received yes terday. Private Respass is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Heber L. Respass, of near Plymouth. Mrs. Respass is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Ange, also of near Plymouth, and is living with her parents. It is understood that Private Respass has been in the serv ice about two years, a considerable portion of which has been overseas.
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