Buy Your Share Before the 7th Wai1 Loan Drive Ends June 30 $»»****»»»»*,****»*»**••*****+****%* T" own! . OPICSj \*»»»»»***»* Rotary Club Formed; 18 Charter Members Shep Brinkley Is Elected President Organization Perfected at Meetings Here Monday And Tuesday Plymouth secured its second civic club Tuesday morning, when a Ro tary Club was organized with 18 charter members. The organization meeting was originally set for Mon day night, and a number of persons were on hand at that time: but, due to the storm, formal organization was postponed until Tuesday morning. J. Shepherd Brinkley, owner of the Plymouth Theatre, was elected presi dent of the club: with Carl L. Bailey, attorney, as vice president; and W. M. Darden, clerk of court, secretary treasurer. John W. Darden. J. L. Rea, jr„ and L. E. Doxey are direc tors. Other charter members are: C. E. Ayers, P. Bruce Bateman. A. J. Byrd. S. D. Davis, W. R. Hampton. Moye W. Spruill, C. A. Cratch, Dr. W. H. Johnson, W. C. Jones, W. H. Joyner, E. L. Owens, and John R. Williams. The new club will meet on Tues days, according to present plans, starting with Tuesday of next week. ' Sessions will begin at 7 p.m.. and will I 'See ROTARY CLUB. Page 4) I J j Many Ex-Service Men Slow To Record j [ Discharges and Service Records Here j A great many service men are tailing to have their honorable discharge papers recorded in the office of the register of deeds, it was learned this week. It is es timated that upwards of 150 Washington County men have been discharged from the serv ice in the past few years, since the start of World War II, but up to yesterday only 87 of them had put their papers on record, although there is no charge for this service. Of the 87 discharges recorded so far, 7t> were from the Army, ft from the Navy and 2 from the Marine Corps. Most of them were let out for physical disability, although several were over the age limit, and in recent weeks the point-discharge system has re sulted in a few releases. Veterans of this war are con siderably ahead of World War I service men, though, as only 45 in that category have their dis charges and service records on file. It is pointed nut that in cases where the discharge papers are lost or destroyed for any rea son. the courthouse record would be invaluable to the service men in proving claims for benefits, t'or that reason, all are urged to have their service records regis tered. Permits Required For Slaughtering Farmers who slaughter as much as 400 pounds or less than G.000 pounds of meat per year must secure a slaughtering per mit before the July 1 deadline, according to the OPA district office. The permits may be se cured from the local war price and rationing board. The permit entitles the farmer to do the same amount of slaugh tering as in the corresponding period last year. It is also stressed that farmers who sell meat must collect ration points and observe ceiling prices accord ing to the official charts. Colored Workman Killed al Pulp Mill Marcellus Clark, 20, Dies in 20 Minutes After Being Caught in Conveyor -* Marcellus Clark. 20-year-old col ored laborer, was accidentally killed about noon Monday, when he was caught in a salcake conveyor and badly mangled at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company. He lived for about 20 minutes after the accident, but was too badly hurt for removal to a hospital. It is reported that Clark was en gaged in shoveling salt cake into the bin feeding the screw-type conveyor. In some manner he slipped or fell into the bin. the screw catching him by the left leg. Before it could be stopped, it had mangled his left leg and torn it practically from his body. Clark would have been 20 years old yesterday. June 27. He was the son of Garfield and Leslie White Clark, of Terra Ceia. He was considered a very reliable workman and was high ly respected by those who knew him and his parents. At the time of his death, he was said to be expecting a call to the armed forces in the very near future. The body was removed to Wash ington. and final rites will be held for him in Belhaven next Sunday. Two More County Men Recipients of Point Discharges Cpl. James G. Britt Had 148 Points: Cpl. Roy D. Hai slip 116 Points Two more Washington County men reported to the local drat board here ■ 1 .is week after receiving honorable discharges from the Army under the point-discharge system. Both are cor porals. and both served in infantry outfits in the European theatre of war. They are Cpl. Roy D. Haislip. son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Haislip. of Plymouth: and Cpl. James G. Britt, son of Mrs. Bertha Respass. also of Plymouth. Corporal Britt has 148 points, for service in Algeria. French Morrocco. Tunisia. Sicily. Normany. northern France and the Rhineland. He holds the distinguished unit badge, bronze star medal with an oak-leaf cluster. His campaign ribbons include the American Defense bar and the Af rican-European theatre bar with six bronze stars for major battle actions. He volunteered for service on August 1. 1938. and served overseas for two years, seven months and 29 days. He was in Company H of the 26th In fantry regiment. Corpora] Haislip. with 116 points, volunteered for service and entered the Army on September 4, 1940. He was overseas for three years, four months and four days. HLs service ribbons include the European-Afri can theater bar. American theatre of operations bar. and American de fense bar. He also has the Army good conduct medal and a bronze battle star for the Rhineland cam paign in Germany, recently conclud ed. Ex-Sailor Charged With Houseburning Allen O’Neal Held for Su perior Court After Hear ing Hwre Monday Allen O Neaf JFtmn g white ex-serv ice man of the Pleasant Grove sec tion, was arrested by Sheriff J. K. Reid Sunday on a charge of house burning. as the result of two mys terious fires in that section in the past two weeks. Arraigned in re corder's court here Tuesday morn ing. O'Neal pleaded not guilty, but Judge Gaylord ordered him held for superior court on probable cause, bond being fixed at $1 000. O'Neal's arrest followed an inves tigation made by Sheriff Reid and W. L. Basnight early Sunday morning, following the burning of a stock barn on the Ben Marriner farm, owned by Dennis W. Chesson, where O'Neal lived. O'Neal said he discovered the fire when he returned home shortly before midnight Saturday, and stat ed that two persons ran out of the back yard as he entered. He went to the barn to save the stock, includ ing a mule, cow and calf, at the same time yelling to attract the attention of neighbors. All the stock was saved but the barn, containing a quantity of corn, hay and farming implements, burned to the ground. About a week before, a tenant house on the nearby farm owned by Chauncey Swain was burned. Edi son Norman, colored tenant who lived in the house, was not at home at the time and lost all of his belongings, including more than $250 in cash. O'Neal discovered this fire also and sounded the alarm. After completing his investigation Sunday, Sheriff Reid had a warrant issued for O'Neil, charging him with house-burning. The case probably will be tried at the superior court term beginning here a week from next Monday. Point Discharge for Sgt. Luther C. Jett Sgt. Luther C. Jett, son of Curt Jett, of Plymouth, last Sunday re ceived an honorable discharge from the U. S. Army on the point basis af ter nearly five years in the service. He had a total of 132 points. Member of a medium tank crew. Sergeant Jett served with Company A of the 13th Tank Battalion throughout the North African, Tunis ian, and Italian campaigns, his over seas service amounting to three years, one month and four days. He was wounded in action twice, each time returning to duty after recovering. The sergeant was awarded the Pur ple Heart Medal with an oak-leaf cluster. Army Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, and the European-A f r i c a n -Mediterranean Campaign Medal with six bronze bat tle stars, for action in Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Fogga. Rome-Arno, North Appenines and Po Valley. He volunteered for service on Au gust 7, 1940. and was discharged on June 24. 1945. All Houses in New Development Have Been Sold, Rented Of 40 Homes, 22 Sold and 18 Rented in Past Few Months All of the 40 new houses built here in the past year have been either rented or sold, it was stated this week by P. W. Brown, agent for the two firms which built them. Of the total. 22 have been sold and the other 18 rented, he said. The houses are located on East Third Street and in the Country Club village. Permits to erect the 40 homes were granted last .July to the North Caro lina Pulp Company in an effort to partially relieve the critical housing situation here. At. that time it was announced that as soon as the first 40 houses were built and occupied, additional priorities would be grant ed for building 110 more. The pulp company turned the per mits over to the Player Realty Com pany. of Fayetteville, and the Wea- | ver Construction Company, of 1 ■jreen.sooro. wmcn actually oum ana disposed of the homes. Work was begun in late September, and the houses were completed and ready for occupancy in February. Although ;he price was considered high by lo a! standards, all of them are now oc. upied or contracted for. When the houses were first offered for sale or rent, they were restricted to employes of the pulp company. However, in the past month or so, all restrictions were removed, and they ,vere offered to anyone who wanted one. It could not be learned today whe her application is being made for the other 110 houses as originally plan ned. Services Announced for Grace Episcopal Church The Celebration of the Holy Com munion at 11 a.m. will be the prin cipal service at Grace Episcopal Church for July 1, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. The rector will de liver the sermon. Other services will be Church School at 9:45 a.m. and Evensong at 8 p.m. County Is Within Few Thousands o£ Goal as Bond Drive Nears End Use-Tax Stamp Sale Here Slow Although they are required to be purchased and displayed on all motor vehicles before July 1st, sale of the S5 use-tax stamps at the post office here continues at a very slow rate. J. C. Swain, postmaster, said this morning that hardly more than 20 stamps had been issued so far. although they should be on all cars by next Monday. The S5 stamps may be pur chased at post offices or from ru ral mail carriers. Normally, about 700 stamps are sold every year at the post office here, which j means that well over 000 motor ists must still buy them to com ply with the law by next Monday. Severe penalties are provided for failure to display the stamp. Riddle Plans To Enlarge Ice Plant Will Raise Capacity From 21 To 35 Tons Before Next Summer A. J. Riddle this week announced that he was planning to almost dou ble the capacity of the Plymouth ice plant before next summer. The lo cal plant has been unable to supply the demand this summer, and Mr. Riddle hopes to start work on addi tions sometime in December in or der to complete them before next summer. At the present time the plant has a daily capacity of 21 tons. Mr. Rid dle plans to enlarge the building and add two units that will make 14 tons daily, raising the output to approxi mately 35 tons per day. Little Damage From Storm Monday Night Overseas Papers j Only on Bequest | Under a joint ruling of the Navy and Post OfTice Depart ment, publishers will not be per mitted to mail newspapers to navy personnel overseas after July X, except on written re quest of the person to whom the paper is to be sent. Subscriptions already in effect may be continued and. renewal may be made, before a going sub scription lapses. Once it is per mitted to lapse, however, there must be written request from the addressee. The rule applies not only to the navy men and women in overseas service, but also to Ma rine Corps and Coast Guard per sonnel. It has been in effect as to the army for some time. Local Man Hurl in Highway Accident Was Getting Out of Car Which Was Struck by Towed Truck Newsom II Respass, of East Main Street, was painfully hurt Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock in a freak accident at the intersection of the pulp mill highway and the country club village road. He suffered bruis es to his luad and side when a State Highway Commission truck, being towed by another, struck a car from which he was dismounting. Mr. Respass was riding from his work at the pulp plant with Audrey Lee Jai kson, a fellow employee who lives in the village. Mr. Jackson had stopped his car at the iterseclion to let Mr. Respass out. when it was hit by the towed highway truck, caus ing the car door to give Mr. Respass a sharp blow on the head and side. Highway Patrolman M. B. Stewart investigated the accident. The first highway truck was driven by Delton H. Sexton, of' Creswell, while the towed truck was being steered by V. II. Alexander, of Columbia Route I. Mr. Respass was not seriously in jured and is able to be out today. 5.35 Inches of Rain Officially Recorded Electric Current Here Off For Several Hours To Repair Line Break Very little damage was done in this section by the high winds and heavy rain Monday afternoon and night, so far as could be learned here yester day. The storm probably was the fringe of the tropical hurricane, which originated in the Caribbean area and traveled northestward up the coast of the United States. The hurricane turned inland about Hat ters, later changed its course and went back out to sea and continued northward. The electric current was out in some parts of town from early Mon day night until early Tuesday morn ing, due to a break in the lines lo cally. and power was turned off all over town for about two hours, start ing at 11 o'clock Monday night in order to repair the break. Some damage was done to garden and field crops, but not nearly as great as first anticipated, according to farmers from several sections of the county. Corn was blown down, the early varieties suffering most. County Agent W. V. Hays said yes terday that the damage would not ex 'See STORM. Page 4) E Bond Sales Now Total About S147,000 Overall Quota Reached: Al most in Sight of E-Bond Quota of $163,000 Washington County is today with in a few thousand dollars of its SI63.000 E Bond quota, it was learned yesterday from H. E. Beam, chair man of the county War Finance Committee. At that time total sales of E bonds in the county stood at ap proximately S147.000. Mr. Beam said. The Seventh War Loan campaign officially ends Saturday night. June 30. but an additional week has been allowed to get all reports to the Fe deral Reserve Bank at Richmond. All reports of E bond sales received by the Reserve Bank up to the close of business on Saturday. July 7. will be credited to the Seventh War Loan drive, it wa". fated. If this county can seli about $15,000 more E bonds between now and next Wednesday, it will reach it- oal in every parti cular. a- Mr. Beam said yesterday the county was already "over the top" on its overall quota. Sales of E bonds up to Saturday night in the county totaled $141,553. including a credit of $8,965 for bonds bought by Washington County men in the armed fon t Since then, the bank and post office in Plymouth have sold $5,381.25 worth of bonds to bring the at creuate up lo today to approximately $147,000. Official reports of sales up to Saturday night by the four selling agencies in the county and service men credits were as follows: Plymouth bank . _. $ 92.775.00 Plymouth post office 29.44.25 Roper post office 7.012.50 Creswell post office 3.356.25 Service men air 8,965.00 Total $141,553.00 Mr. Beam aid he had not yet made it definite allocation of the sales by communities, but will do so at the conclusion of the campaign. Some of the sales made at the bank here are to be credited to communities in various parts of the county, and this will be worked out on as fair a basis as possible. Sales in Plymouth Township have led all oilier sections of the county, Mr Beam estimating that approxi mately $100,000 worth of E bonds have been sold here. This is $20,000 above the quota of $80,000. Wenona i See BOND DRIVE. Page 4) Native of County Killed in Norfolk Mrs. John Spruill Fatally Shot Early Wednes day Morning -1'.— Norfolk. Va.—Mrs. Matoka Estelle Spruill, native of Creswell, was fa tally shot shortly after midnight ear ly Wednesday morning at a South Norfolk apartment, dying a short time later. Lolly Cecil Williams. Navy Yard workman, formerly of Cole raine. waived preliminary hearing and is being held for the Norfolk County circuit court, charged with the shooting. According to South Norfolk Police Chief H. L. Scheuerman, Williams occupied a room across the hall from a second floor-apartment which was being visited about 1 a.m. by Mrs. Spruill and a party of three others. Police were told that Williams came to his door and fired a .22-caliber rifle at the group as it came up the stairs. Mrs. Spruill was struck, and ran (See native. Page 4) | Number Imporiani Natters To Come j Before County, Town Boards Monday Town ,and county official hoards will hold their regular meetings next Monday. with a number of important matters set for disposition. Practically all of them will begin eonsidera i tion of budgets for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st. The county board of commis sioners have several out-ol'-ordi nary matters for consideration. First is to hold a hearing and set the date, appoint pollholders and attend to other details for hold ing the special school bond elec tion. probably sometime in Au | gust. They also have the matter of deciding about a county treasurer to formally dispose of, and quite possibly there will be some talk about the new budget. The county board of education "ill meet with the new superin tendent of schools. W. F. Veasey. who will take over the duties of that office Monday. The school budget, too. may be given some consideration, if time permits. The city council, meeting Mon day night, has so many things on the agenda that it will be diffi cult to know where to start. Fis cal matters, the annual audit, sale of the observation tower, and a host of other things will be brought to the attention of coun cil members, and it looks as if | a lengthy session is in prospect.