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Town ones %»****»***•* !»»«*««». \ Mr. and Mrs. Stanton R. Norman returned to their home at Hayfleld Farm, near Alexandria, Va., Monday after spending several days here with Mr. Norman’s brother, Z. V. Norman, and Mrs. Norman. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Bennett, Mrs. Bertha Hardison. Miss Emma Belle Hardison. Peggy Joyce Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tetterton, Mrs. Hilton Forbes. Becky Lou Forbes. Mrs. Delmar Harris, and Elsie Har ris visited Pfc. James E. Hardison Friday in the U. S Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, Va. Pfc. James E. Hardison, son of Mrs. Bertha Hardison, was transfer red last week from the U. S. Naval hospital in Oakland. Calif., to a na val hospital at Portsmouth. Va. Pri vate Hardison was seriously wound ed on Okinawa in April, but is im proving. Two of the county library com mittee, Mrs. Clarence Ayers and Mrs. Robert Campbell went with Mrs. Lu la Jackson, librarian, to visit the Creswell library last Friday. Mrs. Jackson took some new books for the Creswell library. Dr. A. Papineau, skipper of the lo cal sea scout troop, went to the Eliz abeth City ship yard last Sunday af ternoon to inspect the sea scout boat, which is now undergoing repairs. He was accompanied by three scouts, Raymond Peele. Jerry Polk and Glenn Jones. Mrs. Edison Davenport has just re turned from the national home dem onstration council held in Columbus, Ohio, where she was appointed a member of the liaison committee of the associated county women of the world, with headqi^arters iJi Lon don. The local police department nau another banner week-end with 22 arrests reported, 17 being placed in jail. Most of the arrests were for drunkenness and fighting. Less than a dozen arrests were made during the preceding week, and no reason could be assigned for the sudden spurt in law-breaking. A show window full of World War IX trophies is attracting a lot of at tention this week at the E. H. Liv eruutn store here. On display are several types of German uniforms, weapons, money, and other souvenirs, as well as some Japanese trophies and'mementos from the Pacific war '/.one. Most,of them were sent in ... by Mr. Utpdlnft %ee sons. W. P. Veasey, superintendent of schools, will attend the North Caro lina Education Association meeting in Greenville Friday. The Rev. Paul B. Nickens. pastor of the Ludford Memorial Baptist church, is attending the Baptist state convention in Raleigh this week, which began Tuesday. Mrs. Nickens accompanied him. •-* Christmas Seals On Sale Monday -« Sponsored by Local Wom an’s Club: Goal for County Is $450 The sale of Tuberculosis Christma: seals in Washington county will b< sponsored by the Plymouth Wo man’s club and will get under waj next Monday. It will continue un til Christmas in conjuction with th< National sale, with the goal for the county set at $450 this year. Every one will be given an op portunity to buy these seals, eithei by mail or through personal solici tation. The schools throughout the county are participating. Mrs. H. G Harris, chairman of the Tuberculosii Christmas Seal sale for the county expressed the hope that all parent: will buy at least a dollar sheet o seals. Three-fourths of the amount rais ed is used for cases of tuberculosi in Washington county, the remain der being sent to headquarters ii Raleigh. The purchase of these seal last year made it possible for th county to hold T.B. clinics in th1 schools and it is impossible to esti mate the number of active cases o the disease prevented in this way. Any one desiring additional seal may see Mrs. H. G. Harris at 217 E Main street or call her at phon 249-1. The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 46 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 15, 1945 ESTABLISHED 1889 Boiler Building at Local Peanut Plant Is Destroyed by Fire Wednesday Morning A spectacular fire, discovered about 2:15 Wednesday morning, almost totally destroyed the boil er room and equipment at the Farmers Cotton and Peanut Company plant here on Monroe Street Extended, causing an es timated loss of from $3,000 to S5.000. according to insurance adjusters. The blaze had gained consider able headway when discovered. and nearly half the population of the town turned out for the spectacle. The fire was dis covered by Night Patrolman Foy Davenport, who turned in the alarm. The fire department had equipment on the scene in a very few minutes and two lines of hose were laid. They worked steadily until 5 a m., preventing the blaze from sweeping the main building of the plant. The origin of the fire lias not been determined. E. J. Broughton. manager, said he hoped to have the plant bark in operation within a week or 10 days. Despite the damage done, buying of peanuts by the company will not be halted. Farmers are advised that they can continue to bring peanuts to the plant and not to wait for it to resume operation. Long Acre Man Dies In Hunting Accident Forbid Burning i Leaves in Streets Chief of Police P. W. Brown this week appealed to local peo ple not to burn leaves on the city streets. It is against the law. for one thing, and it dam ages the streets by causing cracks and deterioration of the surface. Chief Crown sa.\ s the street cleaning department will remove the leaves if they are swept into piles along the curbing. But, again quoting the chief. “Pul ease don’t set lire to ’em on the streets.” Welfare Department Urges Donations of Clothing for Needy Some Children Kept Out of School by Lack of Suit able Apparel The county welfare department is urgently In need of second hand clothing, it is reported by the super intendent, Mrs. Ursula B. Spruill. The needy cases come from families where there has been long illness es. frequently the bread-winner, Others are needy because of acci dents or death in the family. All types of clothing are needed, as well as blankets, shoes, overshoes and top coats. Articles of wearing apparel are needed for both adults and children. However, the need for children’s clothing is greater because a few families are having to keep the child ren out of school, due to a lack ol proper wearing apparel. Now that the weather is beginning to feel more like winter the need for school clothing is greater, Mrs. Spruill pointed out. The people of Washington coun ty have always responded in answei to calls for clothing, she said; how ever, the welfare department nevei keeps the articles for any length ol time. The calls come in for them sc rapidly that there is no supply or hand when other needs arise. Those who have clothing or bed ding to contribute to the welfare de partment may leave them at the of fice in the courthouse or call anc make a report as to what they hav< to offer. Nothing is wasted and al contributions are used for needy deserving persons in the county. Ministers of County Will Meet Monday in Creswel The monthly meeting of thi ■ Washington County Ministerial As > sociation will be held Monday, No ■ vember 19, 11 a.m., at the Creswel i Methodist Church, with the Rev. N > M. McDonald, host pastor. The Rev > E. B. Quick, secretary of the asso s ciation. announces that the Rev. F ■ B. Nickens, president of the asso t ciation, will preside, and the Re\ T. R. Jenkins, chairman of the pro 3 gram committee, will have charge o . the program. All ministers residin ; in the county or serving churches ii the county are invited to attend. j Number From Here ai Annual Meet I Oi Southern Albemarle in Columbia 1 _ «■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■»■■« Several carloads of local peo ple left this morning to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Albemarle Association at Columbia today. It is the first general meeting of the as sociation to be held since 1941. the annual gatherings since then having been called off on ac count of the war. W. L. Whitley, of Plymouth, Is president of the association and heads the delegation from thl* county. John W. Darden, alao of Plymouth, is the Wash ington County vice president of the organisation. Twenty-five official delegates were named recently by the county board of commissioners, and all others who attend from the county will be certified as alternates. In addition to election of of ficers and perfecting a reorgan ization of the association, road matters affecting the four mem ber counties are to be considered. Several members of the State Highway Association will attend, and possibly other state officials. The four counties comprising the Southern Albemarle Association are Washington, Tyrrell, Bare and Hyde. „ Killed Instantly by Gun of Companion -® Dallas R. Respass, 33, Vic tim of Accident Sunday Afternoon -® Dallas R. Respass, 33, of the Long Acre section, near Plymouth, was ac cidentally shot while deer hunting with his brother and three friends last Sunday about 1 p.m.. and nied almost instantly. Coroner Jack Horner investigated the accident and declared it was un avoidable, no inquest being deemed necessary by him or members of Mr. Respass' family. The accident oc curred when the gun of Harry Groce, with whom Mr. Respass was hunt ing, was discharged as Mr. Groce jumped a ditch. Mr. Groce stated he did not know just how it happened, as he was holding the gun downward when he jumped. The entire load of shot struck Mr. Respass in the lower left shoulder from a distance of only lour to six feet. Friends and the family said that Groce and Respass were the best of friends. Other men in the party were Heber Respass, jr.. bro ther to the victim, and R. A. West moreland. Tlie men all worked for th* Grin ned Construction Company at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company, and they had been en gaged in some emergency work at the plant Sunday morning. Leaving there about noon, they decided to go deer hunting. Respass and Groce left their stand to go into the woods to look for squirrels while waiting for the dogs to pick up the trail of deer when the accident occurred. Mr. Respass had lived all of his life in Washington County except for the period from 1941 until about a month ago, during which time he worked at the Naval Base in Nor folk. Va., as a pipe fitter. He is sur vived by his parents, H. L. and Em ma Askew Respass: his wife, Mrs. Faye Spruill Respass: one son, Billy, age 10; and a daughter, Betty Jean, age 12, all of Plymouth. He also leaves two brothers. Irvin Long Res pass and Heber L. Respass, jr„ of the Long Acre section, and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 2:30 in the Long Acre Chapel church, with the Rev. E. B Quick officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Hollis, of Pantego. Interment was made in the family , cemetery at the home place. Child in Roper Is Diphtheria Victim Four-year old Bobble Franklin Ed ' wards, of Roper, died at 5:30 p.m. last Saturday in a Washington hos pital with diphtheria. He had not 1 been ill very long. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. ' W. O. and Margaret Phelps Edwards, of Roper, where the child had lived ' all his life. Funeral services were held Sun ' day at 3 p.m., at the home, with the ’ Rev. H. M. Poke, pastor of the Hol iness church of Williamston, offlciat ’ ing. Interment took place in the 1 Edwards cemetery near Roper. Surviving are the father, mother and a brother. Billy Edwards, and one sister. Jeanette Edwards. Error in Time of Shows In Plymouth Theatre Ad Due to an error in copy, the time of the next Monday and Tuesday night shows at the Plymouth The atre appears as 8:45 p.m. in the the atre advertisement on page five ol this paper. The correct time foi starting these shows is 8 p.m. each night, and the error was not dis covered until after this page was printed. Tire picture is ‘ Anchors Aweigh,’ featuring Frank Sinatra and Kath ryn Grayson. It is playing at th< Plymouth Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. There is only on< showing each night, at 8:45 p.m •unday night, and at 8 p.m. the fol lowing two nights. Lions Club Here To Sponsor DDT Spray Program Next Year Hoped To Have All Local Houses Treated Against Mosquitoes The Lions Club, at its regular meeting last Thursday night, voted unanimously to sponsor a town-wide spraying program with DDT next spring, in connection with the ma laria-control program. Members of the club also listened attentively to Lion E. L. Smithwick. a former jun ior-grade lieutenant in the Navy who described the operations of North Atlantic convoys during the war, and the anti-submarine meth ods used to ward off enemy attacks. The vote on the DDT spraying program was taken after a letter was read from Charles M. White, state director of malaria control in war areas, congratulating the club for its interest in the matter. Last year a number of houses in the county where malaria had been reported were sprayed, but the program plan ned by the club will call for an all inclusive spraying of homes in the incorporated area here. The letter from Mr. White, ad dressed to Dr. Papineau, president of he club, follows: It is very gratifying that the Lions Club is considering a town vide spraying program with DDT lext spring. I have heard of no 5 th ■r civic organi/.ation undertak a kind and wish fWfci upon p*> ig in such a worthy enterpriae The cost of the materials per liun red houses will vary considerably lth the size of the houses. On ur spraying program this summer, ■Hich was conducted largely in ru al areas, about a pint of DDT con entrate solution was used per house, 'lie cost of the materials at the rice paid by the Public .Health Serv ;e averaged about 25 cents per ouse. The cost for these materials dll be slightly greater than that 'hen purchased other than on a goy rnment contract. As the houses in Dwn are larger than those in rural reas. the cost per house will be omewhat greater. Off hand, I ould estimate a cost of from $40 to 50 per hundred houses for materials r the town of Plymouth. The la or will be a much larger item than :ie materials. The U. S. Public Health Service as expressed an intention to co perate with us on a Residual Spray ig Program next summer. At this line, I do not know what facilities re will have available to offer, but eel confident that we will be able d carry a part of the cost of your rogram in the event it be inaugu ated. Attendance Good at Fall Meet of Home Club Women Here -® Roper Club Wins $5 Cash Award for Having Most Members Present The fall federation of the Home Demonstration clubs in the county, held in the Agriculture building last Saturday afternoon, reported a large attendance, with the Roper club wan ning $5 for the highest attendance Mrs. Orlo Rath, of the Swain club, received the $5 prize offered by the county council for outstanding club work during the year. The women kept score cards dur ing the year of work and the follow ing were found to be highest in their clubs. County Bridge. Mrs. L. A. Parrish er; Pleasant Grove, Mrs. Inez Spru ill; Alba, Mrs. S. I. Darden; Cross Roads, Mrs. Roy Chesson; Hoke, Mrs. Eva Beddard: Cool Spring, Mrs. Tom West; Greswell, Mrs. Eva Nor man; Beach Grove, Mrs. T. V. Davis; Cherry. Miss Ida Davis; Roper, Mrs. Irva Hooker: Chapel Hill. Mrs. Lu ther Bowen Wenona, Mrs. Glenn Furbee; Scuppernong. Mrs. J. B Hathaway: Piney Grove. Mrs. Har old Patrick. Miss Pauline Gordon, extension specialist in home management and house furnishing, of Raleigh, gave an illustrated lecture, showing slides to illustrate conveniences of the home. The auditorium in the Agriculture building was decorated with patrio tic colors and red and white crysan themums were used to decorate the serving tables. Coffee, doughnuts and nuts were served to the guests. Tire new officers were installed during the business session Methodisl Churches At Creswell, Roper Get New Ministers T. R. Jenkins Returned To Plymouth Church by An nual Conference The Rev. T. R. Jenkins was re turned to the Methodist church in Plymouth to enter upon his third year’s work, but all other Methodist churches in tire county will begin the new church year with new ministers. Appointments for all charges in east ern North Carolina were read out last Sunday at the concluding ses sion of the annual conference, held in Goldsboro. The Rev. T. L. House was assigned to the Roper charge, which includes five churches, three in this county and two in Martin. The Rev. G C. Wood, who has been minister of the charge for the past four years, was assigned to Aulander. Churches in the Roper charge include Roper, Pleasant Grove. Mackeys. Jamesville. and Siloam, near Jamesville. The Rev. J. C. Harmon comes to the Creswell charge, which also in cludes five churches. The Rev. N. M. McDonald, who is on the retired list, was assigned to the Ocracoke charge. He has been pastor at Cres well for two years. Churches in the charge are Creswell, Rehoboth, Woodley's Chapel. Mount Elma and Mount Hermon. The changes are effective imme diately, and the new ministers are expected to hold their first services in the new church year this coming Sunday. Mr. House, of the Roper charge, will preach at Mackeys Sun day morning and at Roper Sunday night. Regular services will be held at the local church by Mr. Jenkins. Announcements for tire Creswell charge were not available today. The Rev. Mr. Wood was in Plym outh yesterday and said that he and Mrs. Wood expected to move to Au lander next week. Their two daugh ters are not at home right now. Miss Katie Wood is teaching at Rocky Mount, and Miss Evelyn Wood is in her second year at Greensboro Col lege. Other appointments of interest tc local Methodists include the returr of the Rev. J. Herbert Miller as sup erintendent of the Elizabeth City district; the Rev. O. L. Hardwick, a former local pastor, to the North ampton circuit in the Rocky Mount district; and the Rev. C. T. Thrift, another former pastor here, to El lerbee in the Fayetteville district. -« Funeral Today for John F. Swain, 79 <•> ■ — A prominent farmer and church leader, John F. Swain, of Roper and Mackeys. passed away at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. O. A. Chesson, of Roper. Mr. Swain was in failing health for five years and had been recently ill for about ten weeks. He was 79 years old. Mr. Swain was the son of the late Abijah and Elizabeth Swain of the same community in which he lived all his life, except for eight years spent in Durham. His wife, the late Ida L. Knowles Swain, died a little over a year ago. He was a member of the Methodist church of Mackeys for 60 years and was on the board of Stewarts before his health failed. Mr. Swain was active also in civic and school af fairs. Funeral services will take place at 2:30 p.m. today in the M. E. church of Mackeys, with the Rev. G. C. Wood of Roper officiating, assisted by the Rev. T. R. Jenkins, pastor of the Plymouth Methodist church. Interment will take place in the family plot at the Windlev cemciery in Plymouth. The body lay in state at the Horner Funeral Home until one hour before the funeral services and then lav in state at the church. Surviving Mr. Swain are five daughters. Mrs. O. A. Chesson and Mrs. N. G. Chesson. of Roper: Mrs. C. M. Robbins, oi Plymouth: Mis. Max Weaver, of Chapel Hill and Mrs L. B. Woodbury, of Raleigh; six sons, A. T . C. W and F. R Swain oi Dur ham: C. M. Swain, of Norfolk. Va.; J. L. Swain, of Plymouth and Phil lip R. Swain, of the U. S. Army, sta tioned in the South Pacific, who v, as not at the services: one brother. K. G. Swain, of Currituck county and several grandchildren. 1 Blount Rodman Returns To Duties as Solicitor of Court Capt. Blount Rodman, county so licitor. associated with the firm of Norman and Rodman, has returned from service and was on duty in the Recorder’s court Tuesday. Captain Rodman was on a leave of absence from his county post and was re-elected as solicitor while in service. He was in the service over three years an was in the European theatre of war, where he was battery commander. Due to the absence of witnesses all cases were continued in Record er's court this week. War Fund Campaign In County Will Close Saturday Next Week I Beacon To Print | Early Next Week mmmmmmmmmMmmmm •■■•■••■•■■■■•I The Beacon will be published early next week on account of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. It is now planned to complete the printing Tuesday night and put the paper in the mail early Wednesday morning in order that it may go out on the rural routes before the Thanksgiving holiday. C’orrespondendents are noti fied to get all their copy in the office not later than Monday, and those who have notices or articles for next week are like wise advised to have them in Monday. The office will be closed Thanksgiving Day. State News Bureau Officials Here on Hunt-Fishing Trip -* Get Lot of Pictures But Lit tle Game During Four Day Sojourn A couple of representatives of the State News Bureau of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment who came to this section last Sunday for a few days' Ashing and hunting—at the invitation of C&D Board Member W. Roy Hampton— have made almost a complete water haul, not referring to yesterday'; rain, either. Bill Sharpe, director, and John Hemmer, photographer, of the State News Bureau. Raleigh, and M. Pron gay. of the Winston-Salem Jour nal and Sentinel, were in the part; from up State. They have been ac companied by ex-Cpl. Charles E( Brinn, ex-Sgt. "Pete" Hampton Carlisle Doughtie and Roy Hampton of Plymouth, in their peregrination; about this section. The group essayed a rock Ashing trip out of Columbia Sunday, going on Collie Spencer’s boat. They caugld one rock, but got lost in the fog anc remained fogbound until the middle of Monday afternoon. Mr. Hamp ton, who had sounded off about hov well he knew the waters in this sec tion, came in for considerable rib bing from the up-Staters, who saic that about all the directions he hat right were up and down. Tuesday the party took off on ; defer hunt along the river swamps They caught one small buck in th river, but turned him loose; and thei came back to the wharf with a nic big doe and a tale of not having Are; a shot, since "the dogs killed th doe." Anyway, inmates of the conn ty home will eat venison for the nex few days, as County Game Protec tor J. T. Terry was with the group Incidentally, the visitors were stay ing at the Country Club of Plymouth , where a big 8-point buck, pursue; by a pack of hounds, was seen cross ing No. 9 fairway within gunshot o , the club porch Monday afternoon shortly before the party got bad from their Ashing trip A bear hunt had been planned fo: Wednesday, but was called off ot account of rain, or therer's no tell , ing what might have developed—n , reflection on Sharpe and Hemmer' cameras being intended. It is un , derstood that they got some might; , Ane “shots" of hunting and Ashim , methods in this section, but noth [ ing whatever on results. -• Lccrl Lions Club Expectini | Number of Visitors Tonigh At least a dozen or more visitim • Lions from Washington. Belhaver and Elizabeth City will attend th • meeting of the local Lions Club thi ■ week The third district governo ■ will be present. The meeting wi] • be lie Id at Juniper Lodge, startin ■ at 7 pm., and a turkey supper wi > be served. $ -® Lillie Prospect for Raising $5,000 Goal I Contributions So Far Total $1,748: Several Groups To Report The United War Fund campaign in Washington County definitely will end Saturday of next we?':. Novem | ber 24, it was announced yesterday I by Shep Brinkley, chairman At the same time he announced that con tributions received during the past week raised the total actually on hand to $1,748.71 or a little more than one-third of the county's quota of $5,000. A special Thanksgiving Day ap peal for support of the United Wat Fund organizations was issued this week by Governor R. Gregg Cherry, honorary state chairman. In it li? urges that the people of the state I "give more than thanks” on Thanks giving Day. next Thursday, by mak , ing "it possible for others tc give thanks through unselfish rifts to the United War Fund." j Thanksgiving Day can only be I real for millions of service men on active duty for many months yet.” the governor states, "if your thank fulness makes possible the USO pro ; gram which the Army and Navy asks .you to provide for them. If your [gift has not yet been made, please make it quickly, generously, thank fully." he concluded | Mr. Brinkley said most of the can vassing groups in this county have now been heard from except local labor unions, industrial plants, and ■ the Mackeys section. Of the $5,000 , goal sought in the county. $3,750 will i go to national agencies, while tne remainder stays here to take care of I needs at home. ' The Creswcl! High School sent m I donations of $147.15 last week, and [the Plymouth colored schools re - ■ ported $108:,6 Och r contributions I have been added to bring the pres ent total to $1,748.71. In additions to the schools, contributions are acknowledged as follows: Skinnersville: Mr and Mrs. Clint Everett, $5, Mrs. Mary Jane Leary $1. Mrs. L. H. Ambrose. $1: Plymouth: Rose's 5 and 10 Cent Store $24.78. H. E. Harrison Whole sale Company $10. Hampton school 'See WAR FUND. Page Four) bcuppernong bale Is Set tor Tuesday » Will Complete Liquidation > Of Resettlement Project Near Creswell * -—& Possibly the largest auction sale , in the history of Washington Coun ' ty will be held at Scuppernong Farms, near Creswell, next Tuesday, when 43 farm tracts, 20 timer tracts, and a number of buildings will be j sold to liquidate the Farm Security Administration holdings in that sec ! tion. The sale is in charge of Britt I Davis, of Columbia. Tenn.. a special '! ist in large-scale real estate opera ‘ | tions. Hundreds of prospective purchas ers are expected to attend the sale. 1 which will be held in auditorium of the community building at Lake 1 Phelps, starting at 10 a.m. The land 5 to be sold includes about 8,000 acres. ’ 80 dwellings, 340 other buildings and ' an estimated 7.500.000 feet of tim ! ber. located in Washington and Tyr rell counties. Much of the land borders Lake Phelps and includes the famous Mag ' nolia. Sommerset, and Bonarva plan ► tations. This property was bought by the FSA in the middle 30’s and t operated as a resettlement project by . the government A large number of ? modern four and five room dwellings, 5 with electricity and other conven r iences, were erected. The project 1 never proved successful, and Con ; gress has ordered liquidation of this 1 and similar undertakings undertak en by the FSA Local Business Houses To Close Next ’ Thursday for Thanksgiving Holiday f Practically all business will I d ccasc in Plymouth Thanksgiving e day, unless it is the eating plac es and possibly a few filling sta e tions. It is thought that all gov d ernmcnt offices w’ill be closed, n State offices have been advised r to take one day, Thursday, only n and the county offices in the y court house have announced that they will follow the same i. procedure. The Office of Price Administration rationing board has had no ruling on the holiday i as of today, however, they ex pect to be closed. The post office and the Branch Banking and Trust Company will observe one day, the 22nd, as a legal holiday. All stores will be closed for the day and will resume business on Friday. County schools will be closed Thursday and Friday. The Roanoke Beacon will b« published on Wednesday and th« staff will take Thursday as a holiday.