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> The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 6 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 7, 1946 ESTABLISHED 1889 jTOWNi 1 OPICS f#* *A*»»«**». A* A A, The U. S. Employment office in the basement of the courthouse will no longer be open on Saturdays. The hours are 8:30 to 5:30 through Friday. Miller Warren and William E. Wa ters left Monday to spend several days in Atlanta, Ga., on a buying trip. They made the trip by car and expect to return before the last of the week. Technical Sergeant C V Bradon, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Bradon, of Washington street, returned to Cherry Point Thursday, January 31, after a leave of more than 30 days with his parents. < Sgt. Bradon was stationed in Guam, attached to the 4th Marine Air Wing during his du ty overseas. A letter was received by the county board of commissioners Monday from the State High way and Public Works Commis sion declining a request that the Cross Road, near Roper, be made an all-weather road. The commission said that the road would be maintained in the best condition possible, but that an all-weather surface could not be considered at this ^ime. F. H. Modlin, manager of the Mitchell Furniture Store here for several years before going into the service in 1943, has accepted a po sition with the Norman Furniture Company and will begin his new work next Monday, it was an nounced this week. He invited his friends to visit him at this new lo cation. The drive for used clothing re cently sponsored by the local school for foreign relief neeted several hundred clean garments. Both the Hampton and high schools were used as collection centers. Trucks belonging to local merchants were used to haul the clothes to the American Legion Hall, collection point for the entire town. The high school basketball teams have two games at home this week, playing the Roper teams here tonight and James ville tomorrow night. Next week, the locals will go to Co lumbia on Tuesday night and to Edenton on Friday night. They are playing good basketball and deserve better attendance at their home games. Go to see them play tonight and tomorrow night. The Washington county public library now subscribes to the Sun day edition of the New York Times and readers who arc? interested are invited to read it in the library. W. Roy Hampton is leaving Sun day for Raleigh, where he will at tend a meeting of the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina, scheduled for Monday The new Dodge for 1946 has been received and is being displayed here by C. E. Ayers, representative for this territory. The demonstration model, a red four-door sedan, em bodies a number of refinements and improvements over the last model produced by Dodge in 1942. Chief of Police and Mrs. P. W. Brown left yesterday for Greens boro, where they will meet their son, Pvt. Charles D. Brown, of the U. S. Army Air Forces, who is com ing home for a visit. Charles has been stationed at Keeslcr Field, near Biloxi, Miss. They will return to Plymouth today. -f Attendance Contest At Masonic Lodge -4 An attendance contest will be launched next Tuesday night at the regular meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 59, AF&AM, it was an nounced this week by the master, H. H. Allen. The membership of the lodge has been divided into two teams, captained by C. W. Dinkins and W. S. Bowen, with about 75 on each. The contest will continue the remainder of the year, with the los ing side to entertain the winners every three months at a dinner. The roll will be called each meet ing night at 8 o’clock and every member present at that time will count one point for his team. It is expected that a great deal of inter est will be created and attendance at the lodge will show a marked in crease. District Health Board Is Seeking Fnil- ] Time Health Officer lor This Section j. The Tyrrell-Washington dis trict health board held a meet ing Columbia Wednesday of last week, with three represen tatives from this county pres ent. A resolution was passed asking state health officials to keep the district department in formed about the availability of physicians and help secure a full-time health officer for this area. I)r. C. McGowan, of Plym outh, has been serving as part time health officer, and he was given a vote of thanks by the board for this work in helping to keep the department func tioning. Dr. McGowan, Dr. W II. Johnson, and County School Superintendent W. F. Veasey at tended the meeting from Plym outh. The meeting was held at the office of County School Super intendent W. J. White in Colum bia. H. H. Allen, of Plymouth, was elected permanent chair man of the board, and Dr. Mc Gowan is ex-officio secretary. There are four members from Washington County and three from Tyrrell County. Turnpike Hoad Work Will Be Started Soon \ ! Polio Drive ! $153.11 at Schools j ..—.......... The special ‘‘March of Dimes'' program presented at the local high school last Thursday neet cd S75, while the Hampton school raised S78.ll, it was re ported this week by Principal Herbert D. Lassiter. Much in terest was shown by students and teachers alike in this wor thy cause. The Rev. P. B. Nickcns, pastor of the Baptist church, took part in the program sponsored by the high school, presenting a number of sleight-of-hand and tricks of magic. Young Colored Man Killed by Another Near Here Saturday Probable Cause Not Found Against Slayer at Hear ing Tuesday -+ Edison Spruill, 18-year-old col ored youth of Plymouth, was shot and almost instantly killed about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon by a hunting companion, Willie Taylor, 24, also of Plymouth. The shooting occurred in front of the home of Spruill’s father, Henry Spruill, near the Chapel Hill schoolhouse. Both men were said to have been drinking heavily at the time, and both Taylor and the dead youth’s father, Henry Spruill, claimed the shooting was accidental. Taylor was arrested and held on a murder charge for preliminary hearing Tuesday in recorder’s court, but was released then wnen no probable cause was found. According to local police, Spruill and Taylor went hunting Saturday afternoon and ran across a liquor still just back of Henry Spruill’s house. They saw four men there, later identified as Henry Spruill, Tom Gaylord, Lul Gibbs and Chris tian Hyman The youngsters fired their guns, and the four ran, Henry Spruill running into a tree and bruising his head. A little later young Spruill and Taylor came by the elder Spruill’s home. Smarting from his bruised head, Henry Spruill took the gun ] away from his son, struck Taylor and ran into the house. Taylor then started reloading his double-bar reled gun with the intention of go ing after the elder Spruill. Edison Spruill tried to stop him, grabbing the barrel of the gun, which was discharged, the entire load hitting him in the right chest. He died . within two or three minutes and j Taylor ran. j T lylor was arrested at his home in White City about an hour later bj Patrolman Paul Basnight and lodged in jail. The policeman said Taylor was dead drunk when ar rested. Coroner Jack Homer viewed the body of the dead youth, and de cided that an inquest was not neces sary. [~L. E. Hassell, Sr., Elected President oi | i County Farm Bureau at Meet Tuesday j L. E. Hassell, sr., of Roper, was elected president of the Washington County Farm Bu reau for 1946 at the annual elec tion of officers held Tuesday night. J. C. Swain, of Plymouth, was elected vice president; and Mrs. Norma B. Spruill again is secretary-treasurer of the or ganization. The new officers have entered upon their work and will serve for one year, iw gL JLovvorn, extension *s£L* - intern- ng WpMNRM how Washington County farm ers can increase their corn yield to three times the present aver age. Following this, an open forum was held, and a number of matters of interest to county farmers discussed. There were about 30 members present at the meeting. The president announced ap pointment of W. V. Hays, Roy Chesson and J. L. Rea, Jr., to the program commmittee. Other committee appointments are to be mads later, v’f Action Assured by Commissioner Clark -f Designated No. 1 Project by County Board; Program Is Revised -* Work will begin on surfacing the Turnpike Road in the immediate future, District Highway Commis sioner J. G. Clark, of Greensboro, told members of the county board of commissioners at their regular meeting Monday. The highway commissioner, accompanied by W. N. Spruill, of the engineering staff of the commission, was here to get some matters straightened out in connection with work on the road. The board of commissioners desig nated the Turnpike Road as their No. 1 project, and Mr. Clark said that work would be started on it immediately. Starting from High way 32 about 5 miles east of Plym outh, 7.9 miles of the road is in Washington County, with the re mainder of the route to Pantego in Beaufort County. Beauford com missioners had previously designat ed their end of the road as their No. 1 project. Mr. Clark also told the local board it would be necessary to revise this county's overall program of sec ondary roads selected as federal pro jects. About a year ago, the com missioners decided upon an overall program that did not include the Turnpike road. Adding the latter road necessitated removing 7.9 miles from the system previously agreed upon. With H. W. Pritchett voting against the county board decided Monday to take the 7.9 miles from the road one mile east of Pea Ridge running to the Tyrrell County line. While he was here, Mr. Clark told the Commissioners that the state highway commission was now' centering its efforts on improvement of secondary roads. Very little new work is to be done to the primary system until feeder roads are put into better shape, he said. Asked about the surveys made to reroute Highway 64 around Plym outh to eliminate several railroad crossings, the district commissioner said that nothing definite has been decided in this connection. Highway engineers have surveyed at least two proposed new routes for the highway in recent months, but Mr. Clark indicated that nothing would be done about them in the immedi ate future. -4 Horton Announces For State Senator -♦ Hugh G. Horton, Wililamston at torney, last Friday announced his candidacy for the state senate from the second senatorial district, sub ject to the Democratic primary on May 26. Mr. Horton has had con siderable legislative experience, rep resenting Martin County for several terms in the house and going to the senate from the second district in 1941 and 1942. While no announcement has been forthcoming so far, it is expected that W. Roy Hampton, of Plymouth, again will be a candidate. He served his first term in the 1945 legislature, and it is the usual custom in this district for a senator to serve two terms. E. A. Daniels, of Beaufort County, who served with Mr. Hamp ton in the last assembly, is not ex pected to be a candidate again. The second district is composed of Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Wash ington, Beaufort and Martin coun ties. Two senators are elected from the seven counties. -4 Lions Club To Have Oyster Roast Tonight -4 The Plymouth Lions Club will have an oyster roast at its regular meeting tonight. The meeting is being held at "Camp Barbadia," Basnight Appointed Deputy and Jailor At Meeting Monday -+ Carries Out Recommenda tion of Grand Jury at Last Term Court The Washington County commis sioners put in a full day Monday, disposing of a number of important matters and discussing highway matters with District Highway Com missioner J. G Clark, of Greenville, who was here or the meeting All five members of the county were present as follows: H. H. Allen, chai* .1, A. R. Latham, J. C. Kn s. II. W. Pritchett and T. F. Da. aorf Uf n the T'recommendation of Sheriff J K. Reid, L L Basnight was appointed deputy sheriff and jailor, at a salary ef $75 per month. This action was taken at the sug gestion of the recent grand jury, which recommended employment of a jailor and a deputy for this end of the county. The board combined the jobs and gave it to Mr Basnight. Other items in the grand jury re port were taken up one by one and compiled with as far as possible The board approprated $300 extra for forest-fire 'vork, at the sugges tion of Fire Warden S. F. Darden. This will be us -d for labor and ope rating expenses of a tractor-plow to be made available by state and fed eral services. It is understood that the new equipment will be kept at Williamston bu will be available as needed for use in this county. R. S. Clay-rn, of Creswell, was allowed payment at the rate listed for 35 hens kh.ed by stray dogs. J. C. Tarkenton, of Pleasant Grove, also was allov d payment for one sheep killed bj dogs. Tax Colleeto., E. J. Spruill report ed that county taxes amounting to $26,200 were collected in January. J. R. Campbell, register of deeds, re ported $2,070.28 in fees collected dur ing the calendar year 1945. Report of the lomc demonstration agent, Mrs. M -y F. Darden, was received and ac ed. Elbei S -ruill was relieved of the payment of ta 'i on $600 worth of personal property listed by error. (See COl Ex-Service Men Invited to Oyster Roast Friday Night -+ The James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion will have an oys ter roast Friday night of this week ! at 7 o’clock at the camp built back of the pulp mill several months ago for Barbadian laborers. Dr. W. H. Johnson, post commander, says there will be plenty of oysters and all ex-service men in the county, as well as Legion members, are in vited and urged to attend. -4 John J. Rodgers Died Last Night -4 Had Been in 111 Health for Several Years; Veteran Of World War I -+ John J Rodgers. 52, veteran of World War I, died at his home on Third Street here about midnight last night, after an extended period of illness lasting for several years. He was formerly employed for many years at the Plymouth Box & Panel Company here. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at noon today, pend ing arrival of a son, Asa Rogers, of the U. S. Army, who has been sta tioned at Greenville, Miss., in recent months. Mr. Rodgers had been an active member of the Ludford Memorial Baptist church since his early teens, and he also was a member of the local American Legion post. Besides his widow, Mrs. Bernice Harrison Rodgers, of Plymouth, he is survived by two sons, Asa, of the U. S. Army, and John H. Rodgers, of the home; and one daughter. Miss Bernice Rodgers, of the home. He also leaves a brother, T. W. Rodger's, of Elizabeth City; and two sisters, Mrs. M. G. Ward, of Plymouth; and Mrs. C. J. Bennett, of Kinston. | Scouts Get Over j | Ton Waste Paper j The Boy Scouts of Plymouth collected more than a ton of waste paper in the town last Saturday in the first of such drives held here in several years. The collection yielded 2,460 pounds of mixed paper that brought the Scouts $17.66. according to Scoutmaster II. G. Harris. The money will be added to the Scout Building Fund, it is announced. Plans are being made for another paper collec tion to be made about March fltfe :^ ■ y Board Education Contracts For New High School Site Boy Scout Week To Be Observed Here, Starting Tomorrow -- Local Boy Scout Troop Has Number Special Events Planned ~—4 The Plymouth Boy Scout troop as planning a number of special events and programs in connection with Boy Scout Week, beginning Friday of this week, February 8, and con tinuing through the 14th, according to Scoutmaster H. G. Harris. Feb ruary 8th marks the 37th anniver sary of the founding of the Scout movement in the United Sates and is being observed throughout the na tion by Scouts and Scout leaders. The local boys arc planning to prepare an exhibit of Scout equip ment, which will be displayed in one of the store windows here for a week. A special religious service will be held at the local Christian church Sunday night at 7:30 by the pastor, Rev. E. B. Quick, and the Scouts will attend in a body. A large turnout of parents and friends of the Scouts is urged. Monday night. Harold Whitley, chairman of the Albemarle District Committee, will be host to the Scouts at a fish barbecue to be held at the baseball park. A number of games and athletic events are to be staged at this time. Contributions for the “Shirt Off Our Backs'' campaign will be re ceived by the Scouts from now through February 14. This is part of the national campaign to collect old uniforms and equipment to be sent to the Boy Scouts of the war ravished countries so that Scouting activities may be resumed there. Ex-Scouts and parents of former Scouts are urged to give no-longer needed clothing and equipment to this most worthy cause. All items of Scout clothing and such equipment as knives, hatch ets, tents, compasses, canteens, and cooking kits, are urgently needed by the Scouts across the seas. Local Scouts are asked to bring their con tributions for this campaign to the barbecue Monday night. Arrangements are being made to hold the next Court of Honor at the meeting of the parent-teacher as sociation here on Thursday, Febru ary 21, as part of the entertainment program. Boys who have advanced in rank since the last Court of Honor will receive their awards and in signia, -4 Recruiting Officer To Be In Plymouth on Tuesdays -♦ It was announced today by Lt. James B. Pagett, recruiting and in duction officer at Greenville, that Sgt. James M. Crisp will be at the draft board office in Plymouth ev ery Tuesday, starting February 12th. Being a qualified recruiter, Sergeant Crisp can answer any questions, anyone might have pertaining to the Army recruiting program. It has come to the attention of Lieutenant Pagett that veterans and men interested in original enlist ments in the Army because of the benefits offered have been without the services of a qualified recruiter. Therefore, there services are being brought directly to them. Take ad vantage of them—stop in and see Sergeant Crisp this coming Tuesd day. $93,000 Worth Stock In Hotel Subscribed -4 Although the charter for the j Plymouth Hotel Corporation has not yet been received, J. Roy Manning, i chairman of the organization com mittee, said yesterday that pledges | for $93,000 worth of stock were al 1 ready on hand. He said it is now planned to raise $150,000 and build a three-story building, with six stores on the first floor and 50 or 60 hotel rooms in the upper stories. A meeting of the stockholders will be called as soon as the charter is received and the organization com pleted. A joint meeting of the Ro tary and Lions clubs is planned in the next week or so to get members of both civic clubs interested in the ■ movement. Scuppernong Christian Church Services Sunday -4 The regular second Sunday serv ices foi the Scuppernong Christian ' Church, will be held next Sunday February 10th. with the Rev D. W Arnold, of Washington, preaching I at both morning and evening serv ices. The public is cordially invited to attend both services r Get All Trash in Single Container Unless litter and refuse is collected in one single container or pile, city trash trucks have been instructed not to pick it up. Chief of Police P. VV. Brown an ounced Monday. He said that garbage collection was taking entirely too much time of the street-cleaning force, which is needed for other work, due to the practice of many local peo ple requiring the trash trucks to drive all over back yards to pick up small lots of refuse. The cooperation of local resi dents is requested. If possible, place all trash and garbage in a single container and have it conveniently located so that the truck can pick it up without loss of time. Rev. Wm. B. Daniels Going To Beaufori Church on March 1 -4 Resigns as Rector of Epis copal Churches Here And in Roper -4 The Rev. William B. Daniels, jr. rector of Grace Episcopal church in Plymouth and St. Luke's church in Roper for nearly three years, has accepted a call to St. Paul's Church in Beaufort and will leave to enter his new work March 1, it was learned this week. Mr. Daniels sub mitted his resignation to the vestries of the Plymouth and Roper church es on February 1. A native of Wilmington, the Rev. Mr. Daniels first came here as a min isterial student in 1940. He did sum mer work with the churches here and at Roper while attending the Virginia Theological Seminary in Richmond for two years. He re reived his degree as Bachelor of Di vinity in 1942 and began full-time work in the county as a deacon on June 14. 1942. He was ordained to the priesthood and became rector >f the local parishes on March 9. 1943. Before studying for the ministry, Mr. Daniels attended the public schools in Wilmington and received ais A.B. degrees from East Carolina reaehers College at Greenville in 1939. During his work here, the church aas made a great deal of progress, md he has numerous friends who egret that he is leaving Plymouth, rwenty-nine persons have been laptized and 28 presented for con Irmation since he entered upon his ninistry here. The local church aow has a membership of 138, and the Roper church has about 50 nembers. -4.- . 3-Months-Old Infant Is Victim of Pneumonia -4 Little Dolean Patrick, three nonth-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 9. O. Patrick, of the Mill Pond Road rear Roper, died in Columbia hos pital Wednesday morning at 9 j'clock after an illness of two days with pneumonia. Born on October !9, 1945, the little girl is survived by rer parents, three half-brothers and ivo half sisters The funeral service is being con iucted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Thursday afternoon at 4 /clock by the Rev. T H. House, lastor of the Roper Methodist charge. Interment will be made in the Ambrose cemetery near the pome. -4 Hope To Have Laundry Ready for Opening 18th ——4 C. W. Dinkins and C. J. Norman stated this week that they hoped to lave everything for reopening the local laundry by next Monday week, February 18. Faces Highway 64 In Easl Pari Town -® Agreement Made for Pur chase of ll/z Acres Land In New Subdivision -* Sites have been chosen for loca tion of the new high school build i ing and primary school building in Plymouth as part of the program of school improvements planned in the | country. The high school building will be located on the property of E. F Still fronting on Highway 64 in the eastern part of town, while the primary building is to be built on the lot adjoining the present high \ school property. The county board of education, at I its regular meeting Monday, unnani mously voted to enter into a con tract with Mr. Still to purchase 7Vj | acres of land in the “Stillacres'’ subdivision for $7,500 The board also voted to begin negotiations with an architect, and instructed At torney Carl L. Bailey to supervise the proceedings necessary for the board to take title to the lot on : which it is proposed to erect the | primary school. For the past month or more, mem bers of the board of education have | been visiting and considering pos . sible sites for the high school build ing. The lot for the primary build ing was bought by the board in 1942, and final payment is to be made in November of this year. The board selected the lot in the “Stillacres” section after reviewing all the factors. It is located about midway of the subdivision, laid off recently as a residential area on the north side of Highway 64 just east of ! the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad crossing. The site chosen has a frontage on the highway of 400 feet and extends back about 900 feet. It is explained that approximate ly 5 acres additional was offered to the board by Mr. Still for $2,500, Put the school authorities decided they | could not afford to buy it at this ; time, although it is realized that the additional tract probably will be j needed in the future. Hope is ex pressed that the $2,500 can be raised | by private subscription and the ; land donated to the board of educa ! tion i The land contracted for is con sidered adequate for present needs, in that it provides sufficient space for a new high school building and recreational facilities, including a bootball field and a baseball dia mond. However it is smaller than I (See SCHOOL SITE. Page 6) -4 Oysier Bar Burned Near Here Sunday -4 Owner Says Loss Approxi mately $4,000; Cause Not Known -4 | The oyster bar and a considerable quantity of supplies at Juniper Lodge, one mile east of Plymouth, were destroyed by fire Sunday night shortly after 10 o’clock. M. L. No bles, owner, estimated Tuesday that the loss was around $4,000, and said that some insurance was carried. Origin of the fire is unknown. The building was ablaze when dis covered by Ivan Atamanchuk and Eddie Joyner, who turned in the alarm. The local fire company re sponded and succeeded in saving the boiler, water pump, as well as adjacent buildings, but the oyster bar building was too far gone wnen the fire was discovered. The building has not been in use in recent weeks except as a storage house. A considerable stock of soft drinks, beer, vegetables, some chick ens, and all the oyster equipment was lost. Several crates of turkeys and chickens were saved, "Red” Rid dick having his hands burned se verely in carrying them out. Mr. Nobles said yesterday that he had not definitely made up his mind whether or not to rebuild. Plymouth Rotary Club Planning First Ladies' The Plymouth Rotary Club had a 100 per cent attendance of members at its regular meet ing Tuesday, one of the best ses sions held by the club since it was organized. The Rev. P,. B. Xickens, pastor of the Baptist church, made an interesting talk on “Fellowship” that was en joyed by all the members and two guests present. The club went on record as endorsing the movement to se cure a hotel for Plymouth and it was announced that a joint meeting would be held with the Lions Club in the next week or so to promote interest in the project. The club is planning to hold its first "Ladies’ Night" next Tuesday, with an entertaining program being arranged lor the Rotarians and Rotary Anns ex pected to attend. Efforts are being made to secure I. M. Bai ley, Raleigh attorney who is a candidate for the district gov ernorship of Rotary, to make the principal address.
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