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Town! opics! ************* ***********> C. E. Ayers was notified yes terday that a new post-war Fri gidaire had been shipped to him, and it will be put on display at his Washington Street office as soon as it arrives the last of this week. He expects to have deliveries of the new Frigidaires arriving regularly within a few more weeks. This will be the first of the new electric refrige rators to be shown in Plymouth. Pvt. William J. Jackson, of the Army Air Forces, spent a few clays here recently with his mother. Mrs. Lula Jackson. He has been station ed at Armarillo. Texas, for some time, but went from here to Califor nia and expects to be sent into the Pacific in the near future. Cpl. Sylvester Hassell left Sunday for Nebraska' after spending a brief leave with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hassell, near Roper. A ra dio operator with the Army Air For res. he expects to go overseas with a B-29 bomber group shortly after re turning to duty. He has been in the service for 16 months. Cpl Carl L. Bailey, jr., arrived here Sunday to spend a 20-day furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carl L Bailey, of Plymouth. He is sta tioned at Clovis. N. Mex., with the Second Army Air Force. Private Edwin Long, of the Ninth Army Air Force, has been discharged on the point system and is at home in Plymouth with his wife and child ren. Private Long was in the Eur opean Theatre of war with the 558th Bombing Squadron and was awarded five bronze service stars and the dis tinguished unit badge. Aviation Mr<rhinist Mate 2/c George A. Peele, whose wife, Mrs. Ruth Naomi Peele. is from Plym outh, has been honorably discharged from the Navy after serving 39 months. While much of Peele's time was spent at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, he served five months of sea duty. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Peele, of Williamston. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Leggett and children. Raymond, jr., and Sandra, are leaving Friday to spend the week-end in Wilmington with Mr. Leggett's brother, Onward Leggett, storekeeper 1/c, USN, who is aboard the Destroyer ‘Dashiell” there for the Navy Day observance Saturday. October 27. He recently returned to the east coast after taking part in a number of Pacific battle actions around Okinawa and the Japanese homeland. A special field representative of the United War Fund, Mr. Wright, was in Plymouth this week, con tacting the local chairman, Shep Brinkley, and W. F. Veasey, chair man for the schools in county. It it believed that the visit will stimu late the War Fund Drive. Chief Petty Officer James C. Smith has been released from the Navy after serving for several years, with many recent months in the pa cific. He is now at home with his wife and baby in Plymouth. Edgar L. Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barnes, received an hon orable discharge from the Navy and arrived home last Wednesday night. He is now employed with the North rwrUino Piiin Comuanv. ----—-*— Former Roper Man Is Found Murdered Tuesday’s Norfolk newspapers car ried a story about the murder of William Herman Swain. 31. formerly of Roper, whose bludgeoned body was discovered in a wrecked auto mobile standing in the lot of the Crater Motor Company there Mon day shortly after noon. Police were reported to be investigating the case, but no arrests had been reported up to yesterday. Death was the result of a blow on the head with a heavy piece of steel, possibly part of an automobile shock absorber. Robbery was said to be the motive for the crime, since Swain's pockets had been completely cleaned out and all identification re moved, according to city detectives. Mr. Swain wras discharged from the Army in July, 1944. He was a native of Roper but had been living in Norfolk for the past year or more. He was a member of the James E. Jethro Post of the American Degion here and Christian church at Cres well. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Swain, of Norfolk, he is sur vived by two sisters, Mrs. Harold Watson, of Creswell, and Mrs. Harold Hayes, of Norfolk: four brothers, Al lison Swain, of Creswell, Johnnie Swain, of Alexander, Va.; Ashley Swain, of the Navy, stationed at Pensacola, Fla.; and Jesse Sw'ain, of the Army, now overseas. -— Services Sunday at Holly Neck Church of Christ — A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend services Sunday at the Holly Neck Church at 11 a.m and 8 p.m. The Rev. Daniel Hardi son, of Jamesville, wdll preach. Sun day school wiU be held at 10 am. The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News **>**♦ + ********* *-* * * Those Boys Heed^T mmeorni VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 43 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 25, 1945 ESTABLISHED 1889 To Continue Present Peanut Program I Next Season, According To Bonner j According to a telegram re ceived yesterday by the Beacon from Represenative Herbert Bonner, this year's peanut pro gram will be continued for next year's erop. This calls for Gov ernment price support of be tween 90 and 100 parity for all types of peanuts, Mr. Bonner advises. • “Representatives from the peanut growing areas held a most satisfactory conference with the Secretary of Agricul ture Tuesday,” the representa tive wired. He also said that the program suggested by J. B. Hut son, undersecretary, of Agricul ture, is definitely out. Mr. Hut son had proposed to end subsi dies and all other crop controls as soon as possible, and local peanut producers were somewhat depressed over the outlook for peanuts next year. Under the present program, no quotas are imposed on the pro duction of peanuts, and the Gov ernment guarantees a price ap proximately 90 to 100 per cent of parity at present levels. Town vs. Liquor Board Case To Be Heard by Jury at January Court RETURNS HOME T/5 Charles W. Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Daven port, of Roper, has returned home after being discharged from the Army on October 13th. He was wounded in action January 16, 1945, and has been in hospitals since that time. Mrs. Nancy bkues Died Early Sunday Was at Home of Daughter, Mrs. R. H. Chesson, In Mackeys Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Skiles, of Bertie County, died at 4 a.m., last Sunday morning at the home of her daughter. Mrs. R. H. Chesson, of Mackeys. Mrs. Skiles who was 78 years old had been in failing health for several years and was confined to her bed three weeks prior to her death. She was the widow of the late Ed Skiles of Bertie county. Daughter of the late Miles and Elizabeth Sitterson, of Washington County, Mrs. Skiles was born there on August 21, 1867. She was mar ried to the late Ed Skiles for over half a century and spent most of her married life in Bertie County. Funeral services took place Mon day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Tarkenton, near Wood ward, with the Rev. E. B. Quick, pas tor of the Christian church, where Mrs. Skiles was a member, officiating. Tire Rev. Mr. Quick was assisted by The Rev. B. T. Hurley, of Williamston and the Rev. G. C. Wood, of Roper, interment took place in the family cemetery near Woodward. Mrs. Skiles is survived by three daughters, Mrs. R. H. Chesson, of Mackeys, Mrs. Lula Baker, of Ruth erford and Mrs. A. L. Tarkenton. of Woodward; five sons, Stark and Dew'ey Skiles, of Norfolk, Va.: Louis and Leonard Skiles. of Plymouth and Jack Skiles, of Roper. -$ Communion Service at Roper Church Sunday The women of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Roper, will present their United Thank Offering at a Celebra tion of the Holy Communion to be held on All Saints’ Day, November 1. The service is to begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. William B. Daniels, jr., will be the celebrant. -g, Program of Services at Local Methodist Church Rev. T. R. JENKINS, Minister The following outline of services will be observed by the Plymouth Methodist church Sunday: Church School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship. 11 a.m.; Youth Fellowship, 6:30 p.m.: Evening worship. 7:30 p.m. You are cordially invited to wor ship with us. Exceptions Noted To Judge's Ruling Motion for Mandamus De nied at Hearing Held Monday -® Judge Walter J. Bone Monday af ternoon ordered that the issue be tween the Town of Plymouth and the Washington County Alcoholic Beverages Control Board be tried be fore a jury at the January term of superior court. Judge Bone heard the argument and motions of op posing counsel, ruling against both in certain particulars and with both in others, but leaving the determina tion of certain facts up to a jury at the next term of court. The hearing was on a demand of the Town of Plymouth that a writ of mandamus be issued to require the ABC Board to pay 15 per cent of the net profit from the operation of the ABC store in Plymouth to the municipal government, in compli ance with a special act passed at the 1943 legislature. This law became effective January 1, 1944, and the town is seeking to compel the coun ty board to account for and pay over its share of the profits since that time. From $4,000 to $7,000 is un derstood to be involved. At the hearing Monday, Judge Bone denied the plaintiff's motion that the writ be issued. He also de nied the defendant's motion for dis missal of the action. He ruled that a jury should pass on the question of Whether the ABC board’s action in refusing to pay any profits to the town was “arbitary and caparicious,” as contended in one of the items in the bill of complaint. Carl L. Bailey represented the town in the case, with Z. V. Norman de fending the position of the ABC board. Both the plaintiff and defendant attorneys entered exceptions to cer tain phases of Judge Bone's order, opening the way for appeal to the state supreme court, regardless of the outcome. After the judge ordered the issue heard by a jury, Mr. Bailey request ed that the jury be secured from another county, since any venire men from this county would have a direct interest in the outcome. This motion is opposed by Mr. Norman, and up to last night Judge Bone had not ruled on this point, although he is expected to do so before the end of the present term. New Ford Car On Display Tomorrow First of Post-War Cars To Be Shown by Manning Motor Company .... , <$, - Thp first post-war passenger auto mobile will go on display tomorrow Friday) morning in the showroom of the Manning Motor Company, lo cal Ford dealers. It will be a 1946 model Ford V-8 four-doer sedan, and a large number of people are ex pected to see the new car on its first day. It is understood that the new Ford offers no radical changes from the last model in production when the ; war started. There are a number of new engineering features, including refinements and improve.nents in both the engine and chassis, but es sentially its appearance has not been greatly changed. The caddest part about the new car, so far as John Q. Public is con cerned, is that it is not yet for sale on the open market. While prices and regulations governing the sale of new cars have not been an nounced, it is expected that all cars produced for the next few months will be available only to the most es sential motorists. The OPA has in j dicated that prices will be substan See NEW FORD, Page Four Calendar Cleared, Superior Court Is Adjourned Today F. I. Hartung Gets $100 Ver dict in Suit Against Fred Paul Shortly before noon today, the superior court jury returned a verdict of S100 damages for Frank I. Hartung in his suit against Fred Paul. This was the last jury trial and Judge Bone adjourned court for the term shortly afterwards. Convening Monday, the civil term of Washington County Superior Court had called 21 of the 24 cases on the calendar by yesterday after noon. Seven divorces were granted at the opening session Monday, and eight other divorce actions had been continued for the term. One case, that of the Branch Banking & Trust Company vs. N. S. Harrington, was settled out of court. •tung is suing the outgrowth lade upon him i July. 1944. represent the Walter J. Bone, of Nashville, resi dent judge of the second district, is presiding. It is expected that the calendar will be cleared and court adjourned for the term sometime to day or tomorrow. Monday saw disposition of the most cases, with 15 divorce actions tried or continued and the Town of Plymouth-ABC board case ordered tried before a jury at the next term of superior court. Practically all of yesterday was devoted to trial of the suit of F. I. Hartun vs. Fred Paul and others. Mr. V for $10,000 damage' of an alleged ass by the defen'' Bailey and V\ plaintiff, while t nan and Rodman represent the defendants. Argument of counsel was concluded late yester day and Judge Bone charged the jury in the matter this morning. Proceedings up to today were as follows: Divorces were granted to Lindsay E. Spruill from Emrna Jones Spruill: Edward L. Watson from Ruth Wat son; P. L. Carter from Emily G. Car ter; Lily Moore from Bonnie Moore; Glady: Morgan fro*. Abraham Mor gan; Robert t uMieff from Mary L. Purnell; and Elsie Tharp from Co lumbia Tharp. Divorce actions con tinued were: Mary Jones vs. Willie Jones; Claude Perry vs. Mary Perry; George Jefferson vs. Mamie Jeffer son; Elijah Watson vs. Lena Watson; Louis Wynne vs. Pauline Sutton Wynne; Debora Wilkins vs. Edna Wilkins; and Robert P. Lucas vs. Rosa Lee Lucas. The case of Robert E. Moose vs. Ella E. Moose was non-suited. A continuance was granted in the case of Mary L. Rhoades vs. T. C. Holmes. A jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff in the action of C. H. Bas night vs. Standard Fertilizer Com pany. Capt. W. B. Rodman Plans Resume Law Practice Here Soon ■-<fe> Recently Returned After 21 Months Overseas With Artillery Unit Capt. and Mrs. W. Blount Rodman have been visiting friends here this week. Captain Rodman recently re turned to the United States after 21 months in the European Theater of Operations as battery commander with a field artillery outfit. Mrs. Rodman and their little daughter have been living with her relatives in Tazewell, Va., while her husband was overseas. They were making preparations to move back to Plymouth in the im mediate future. Captain Rodman was associated with Z. V. Norman in the practice of law here before go ing into the service in June, 1942, and plans to resume this work as soon as possible. He is now on ter minal leave from the Army and will be put on the inactive list at the ex piration of his leave. Captain Rodman has a distin See RODMAN, Page Four i Many Producers | Picking Peanuts Quite a number of Washing ton County farmers are picking peanuts this week, but very few are reporting anything like nor mal yields. Many producers are getting only a fraction of the peanuts they expected, and some have not even bothered to har vest their crop. Wet weather late in the season is generally blamed for the low yield. A few peanuts have been offered for sale, with the price generally reported around 9 cents for peanuts grading 65 per cent kernels. South Albemarle Association Meets at Columbia Nov. 15th '} Formaiion of Wildlife Club Here To Be Discussed at Meeting Next Wednesday Organization of a local unit of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation will be discussed at a meeting of interested sports men to be held n the Legion Hall hrre next Wednesday night. October 31, at 7:30 o'clock. Ross O Stevens, executive secretary of the state organization, will outline the objectives and be in charge of the meeting. Similar clubs have been or ganized in most of the counties surrounding Washington, ac cording to >Ir. Stevens, who was here several weeks ago in the interest of the movement. He saal that members were pri marily interested in halting the rapid decrease in the game and fish population of forests, fields and streams. Cards have been sent out to many hunters and fishermen in the# section, and everyone in ter ested .s cordially invited to attend the meeting here next Wednesday night, Mr. Steven said. War Fund Campaign Is Lagging in County Many Committees r ali Down on Job Chairman Says Report of Schools Is Only Bright Spot This Week With towns and counties all around reporting "ever tire top" in their United War Fvr.rl Drive; no body seems to know just where Washington County stands right al this time- except that it. isn't good. Shep Brinkley, county chairman, said yesterday he had been able to get few reports indicating any work v.ar. being done—except, in the .schools and lie was unable to say what pro cess is being made. Mr. Brinkley said local committees here had just about completely fallen down on the job. No extensive can vassing lias oeen or is being done lo cally, so far, although the chairman still has hopes. He is depending largely on the groups that will can vass business and industrial firms and labor union officials, who ob tained such splendid results last year. The campaign is said to be going very well in county schools this week, under the direction of County Sup erintendent W. F. Veasey. However, with a quota of $5,000 for the entire county, it is apparent that the schools alone cannot do the job. Most of the money raised will he used for USO and similarly related activities for the benefit of service men remaining in occupied areas. Local organizations which depend on tire fund to carry on their work in clude the Boy Scouts and empty stocking fund. The United War Fund drive lias the unqualified endorsement of the President of the United States, field generals and admirals of the Army and Navy, Governor Cherry and oth er leaders in the state and nation. Nevertheless. Washington County people seem to have formed their owm opinion and, regardless of how necessary the campaign may be, they are just not very much interested. Isaac F. Ambrose Of Creswell Dies Isaac F. Ambrose, 70 years old. of Creswell, died Friday afternoon, Oc tober 19. He had been in failing health for several months. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, with the Rev. Herman Wooten and the Rev. T. F Daven port, officiating. Mr. Ambrose was a life-long member of the Mt. Tabor Free Will Baptist Church. Inter ment took place in the family ceme tary. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virdie Ambrose; two sons, Howard Ambrose, of Creswell and Berry Ambrose, of Columbia: five daughters. Miss Lina Ambrose, of Creswell, Mrs. Ben Hal sey, of Norfolk. Va.: Mrs. Melvin Davenport, of Plymouth. Mrs. Trim Holmes and Mrs. Mack McGowan, both of Creswell: one brother, Joe Ambro.-e, of Creswell. and several grandchildren, one great grandson, besides a host of other relatives and friends. --« New School Bus Secured For Route at Roper School children from the Roper district will now’ ride in a shining new’ bus. a Chevrolet with a 19-foot body, which arrives today to replace the'old school bus number 14. ac cording to information from W. I ■ Veasey, superintendent of schools The county school mechanic. Hol land Gurkin, left yesterday for High Point, where he will get the new bus land is expected to return wtilr it io I Plymouth this afternoon. j NAVAL GUERRILLA | ..— m— Floyd J. Rose, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rose, of Wenona, served with a group of Naval guerrillas behind Japanese lines in CTTina during the closing months of the war. lie is a gunner's mate 1/c ami has been in the Navy for a little over 3 y ears. Paul E. Harrison Dies ai Rocky Mi. --49-— Was Native of County and Funeral Held Here Yesterday Paul E. Harrison, si\, 41-year-old railroad man. died at the ACL Hos pital in Rocky Mount at 11:40 pm. last Monday night, after an illness of only eleven days. The son of Mrs. Sadie Harrison, of Plymouth, Mr. Harrison was a na tive of Washington County. He rook up his residence in Norfolk. Va.. however when quite a young man and moved to Rocky Mount in re rent years, where he was an inspec tor of railroad cars. Funeral services *ook place at Horner's Funeral Horn a in Plymouth at 3:30 on October 24, with the Rev. P. B. Nickens, pastor of the Ludford Memorial Baptist church, officiating. Interment took place in the old family plot at the Vail cem etery on the old Roper Road. Surviving Mr. Harrison are his wife. Mrs. Mary Frances Harrison, of Rocky Mount and one son, Paul E. Harrison, jr., of Norfolk. Va., his mother. Mrs. Sadie Harrison, of Plymouth, route one; four brothers. L Tom Harrison, of Plymouth, route one, W. Rex Harrison, of Norfolk, Va . Rodney and Earl Harrison, of Hampton. Va., two sisters. Mrs. Ethel Cockrell and Mrs. Hazel Myers, of Norfolk. Va. PTA Will Give $50 for Playground Equipment The local PTA. at their regular meeting last Monday night, voted $50 to be spent for athletic and play ground equipment. Softballs and bats have been bought with part of the money and haskeLballs will be purchased with die remainder, in anticipation of the basketball season, which opens in November. Homecoming Day Will Be Held at Mt. Zion Sunday Homecoming Day services will be held at the Mount Zion Free Will Baptist church on Sunday, October 28th. The services will begin at 11 o’clock and dinner will be served on the grounds. The public is cordial ly invited to attend. Large Attendance From This County Urged by Whitley 25 Delegates Named and All Others Will Be Cer tified Alternates The Southern Albemarle Asso ciation will hold its first general meeting in several years at Columbia on Thursday. November 15. starring at 11 am., it was announced ihis week by W. L. Whitley, of Plymouth, president of the association. The place and date was decided last Thursday at a meeting of the execu tive committee in Manteo. Mr. Whitley said that there would be both morning and afternoon ses sions of the association, with a luncheon to be served delegates at neon. A speaker of state-wide prom inence is being sought for the oc casion by Mr. Whitley. A full attendance is urged from this county, with everyone invited to attend as an alternate. Twenty-five delegates have been named by the county board of commissioners, and all others who go will be certified as official alternates. Matters of in terest to the four counties of Wash ington. Tyrrell. Hyde and Dare will be discussed, with efforts likely to be centered on renewing the State High way's interest in the association’s road program. Highway Commis sioners m rr'l F r of Alioskie, and John C. Clar .. of Greenville, iiave indicated they will oe present for '.lie meeting. CiTicers also "re to b elected at t'-is ir ’eti.ig f< r the list time since the war started. P.v out officers are W. L. Whit.ey of Ph mouth, presi dent; J 'hn W. Darden, vice presi dent f r Washington County; C. Easl Coliocn. vice president for Tyrrell Genera! meetings for the past three years have been blocked by storms and travel restrictions imposed by the war. although the executive com mittee lias held its sessions regular )v twice each year. The Southern Albemarle Associa tion was organized at Columbia in Oc ober. 1935. for the purpose of de veloping the natural resources of the section embraced in the counties of Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare and Washington. It has since been delegated by the county commissioners of these four S.e S. ALBEMARLE, Page Four County; D V. Meek! tv vice president F,| County vice p wh> Livernian. of C'ohtW Local People Hurt In Aulo Accident Several people from Plymouth were in an automobile accident Mon day afternoon late, in the vicinity of Rocky Mount, following a shop ping tour, when another machine ran into the car driven by Ed Ricks, of Plymouth, overturning his auto mobile. Mr;i. H. D, Hatched and Mrs. G. W. Bowen, of Plymouth, suffered slight injuries, the details of which have not been learned. Both remained in Rocky Mount, where Mrs. Hatched is in a hospital. Also riding in the car were Mr. Rick's wife and little boy, but nei ther they nor the driver suffered any injuries from the accident, it is reported. Carnival ai School Next Wednesday Gobs of fun, food and folks are anticipated at the school Halloween carnival to be held in the Plymouth school gymnasium on All Hallow’s Eve. Wednesday, October 31, the night when witches get out their brooms and ride the sky. black cats prowl and ghosts walk again. A special feature of the carnival, : sponsored by the PTA. in coopera tion with the teachers and pupils, 1 is a cake walk for everyone, young and old. Another cake attraction is j an old-fashioned raffle, sponsored by the Beta club. Everyone has a | chance to win at least a slice of cake, I if not a whole one. | Those in charge of the event prom ise many interesting side shows. One of the outstanding ballyhoo affairs is a minstrel produced by the tenth grade. The tenth graders promise the worth of the admission in laughs at the ministrel. Hampton school will have charge of the sandwich and hotdog stand. There will be also a fortune telling booth, bingo, and various carnival 1 activities, with the prevailing atmos phere of Halloween revelry. A small ! admission fee will be charged and j the doors are opened at 7 p.m.
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