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Town OPICSji *t»**+***»**i >»»+*»***»»% A tobacco specialist visiting at the county AAA office last week said that much stricter grading probably would pay off for tobacco farmers this year. According to him. the best grades of tobacco are expected to sell about the same as they did last season, while the poorer grades will show a big drop in price. For that reason, closer grading will pay dividends this year, he said. The State Highway and Public Works Commission is moving its headquarters in this section to the land near the county home recently secured from the county commis sioners. All equipment will be kept there. Seven or eight car loads of rock and gravel were un loaded this week and placed on the lot. Plymouth High School bas ketball teams have three home games in a row, starting with tomorrow night, when they meet Williamston in a double header at the local gym. Next Tuesday, February 26, the Bear Grass teams will be here lor a pair ol' games: and F\id<*y of next week the loads will meet Fdcnton on the home court. W. T. Freeman said this week that he had planted five acres to May peas and that he was about the only commercial producer of this crop in the county at this time. Formerly, May peas constituted an important crop in the county, and up to ap proximately 2,000 acres were de voted to them. However, there were several straight years when ev erybody lost money on them, due to seasons or prices, and very few farmers will have anything to do with the crop now. The D. & N. Laundry opened as scheduled here Monday morning. Despite the fact that many of the workers are new at the work, the plant was running very smoothly yesterday, according to C. J. Nor man and C. W. Dinkins, tire own ers. The first-week response was said to be very good, with plenty of work on hand and a steady increase in prospect. Tomorrow, February 22, an niversary of the birth of George Washington, will be observed as a holiday by practically all Federal workers in the section. Post offices throughout the county will be closed, and there will be no mail deliveries. The Branch Banking & Trust Com pany also will observe the day Friends are glad to see the Rev. P. B. Nickens is able to be out again after an illness of several weeks caused by an infected tooth. He was able to return to his pulpit at the Baptist Church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Campbell, of Syra, Pa., are visiting Mrs. Camp bell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs T. C. Burgess, here for several weeks. Both Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were discharged recently from the Army, Mr. Campbell returning after leng thy service in the Aleutians, while Mrs. Campbell was with the WAC at a post near New York City. -4 Revival To Begin Friday At Church in “Richwood" -4 Announcement is made that a series of revival services will begin at the Nazarene church in “Little Richwood” village Friday night of this week. The Rev. Earl J. Costner will be in charge. Services will be held each night at 7:30 p.m., and the public is cordially invited to at tend. Four Citations Given Local Naval Aviator Lt. (j.g.) J. Brinson Cox Awarded DFC and Air Medal With Two Stars in Ceremony at Edenton Base A Plymouth man. Lt. ( Brinson Cox, USNR, was the reci pient of unusual honors at the U. S. Naval Air Station in Edenton last Saturday morning, when he was presented four decorations and ci tations in a special ceremony. The awards were made for heroism and extraordinary achievement in con nection with air strikes against the Japanese enemy in the Pacific area from January to May of last year. Lieutenant Cox is the son of Mr and Mrs. W. B. Cox, of Plymouth, who attended the ceremonies in Edenton last Saturday morning. The citations were read and decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with two gold stars, presented by the commanding officer of the station. Commander B. H. Creighton, USN The citations were issued in the name of the President-of the United States, bv direction of the Secretary of the Navy, and were signed by Rear Admiral H. M. Martin, USN, commander of Carrier Division 23. with which Lieutenant Cox served in the Pacific. After the citations were published, the complement of the station passed in review before the commanding officer. Lieutenant Cox, and other guests at the cere mony. Lieutenant Cox, now only 22 years of age, entered the Naval service from Plymouth in Se| ► The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News »★»★★★♦ VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 8 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 21, 1946 ESTABLISHED 1889 ] Hitch in Title To Lot Sold by Town | Recently Cleared Up Without Lawsuit The hitch in the title that held up sale of the town lot auctioned off December 28t’i has been cleared up, and A. L. Alexander is to be Riven a deed for the property sometime this week, it was learned at the town council meeting Monday night. It was first thought that a “friendly suit" would be necessary to clear up the matter, but new de velopments have made this un necessary, and a guaranty com pany has since agreed to insure the title. The property, a 50-foot lot fronting on Water Street and running hack to the river, is lo cated between the office of Z. V. Norman and the fire department building. It was offered at auc tion on December 28, last year, and hid in by Mr. Alexander for 87,300. Mr. Alexander plans to build an office for himself on the lot, and possibly a store building will he put up on the remainder of the site. Due to the hold-up in securing the deed, he has not gone ahead with his plans, hut he said yesterday that he expected to be able to announce something in this connection in i another week or so. Farm Plans Signed by Half County Farmers ! Legion Meeting I Tomorrow Night All members and prospective members of the American Le gion post here are urged to be present at the regular meeting Friday night of this week The meeting will be held in the American Legion Hall at 8 o'clock. A number of important matters are scheduled to he taken up at this time. Dr. IV. II. Johnson, comman der of the post, stated yester day that sufficient rifles have been received from the War De partment to form a firing squad. It is planned to organize such a unit for parades, funerals and other ceremonies where a firing squad is required. Union Service at Episcopal Church -♦ Services for Grace Episcopal Church or Sunday, February 24, will be the celebration of the Holy Communion at 11 a m., and Evening Prayer at 7:30 p.m., which is to be the quarterly union service of all the local churches. The morning service will observe Septuagesima, a Sunday in the sea son of Pre-Lent, and at Evening Prayer the proper psalms, collects, and lessons for St. Matthias’ Day will be used. These services on February 24 will be the final services conducted by the Rev. William B. Daniels, jr., as rector of Grace Church. Mr. Dan iels has tendered his resignation ef fective March 1 in order to accepl a call as rector of St. Paul’s Church at Beaufort. The Church School will be held at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. The Young People's Service League of the par ish will not meet Sunday evening. The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst D.D., retired Bishop of East Caro lina, will celebrate the Holy Com munion and deliver the sermon al II a.m. on Sunday, March 37. and was commissioned the follow ing year. He went overseas on Au gust 30. 1944. and was assigned to the "scort carrier "Shamrock Bay. : s pit. .t of a Grumann Avenger, tor p -do bomber. His service aboard the baby flat-top” included air strikes jio • r.st the Japanese . ->m New Gui j no to Japan proper, and he com pleted more than 20 missions. Returning to the United States (Se • J. BRINSON COX, Page Four I Work Is Continued By Committeemen Estimated 450 to 500 Out of 860 Farmers in County Have Signed -♦ Approximately 50 per cent or more of Washington County farm ers signed their farm plans for 1946 at meetings held Friday and Satur day of last week, it was learned at the county AAA office yesterday. The sign-up for the two-day period was said to be the best in recent years. Committeemen of the Plymouth and Long Acre communities are con tinuing the meetings on Thursday and Friday of this week to give those who failed to respond last week an other chance. The sessions are be ing held today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the agricultural building at Plymouth. Farmers of this section who have not signed are asked to meet the committeemen at this time. It was stated that committeemen in other sections of the county would make efforts to sec the individual farmers who failed to sign up last week within the next few days. The committeemen are prepared to ex plain the 1946 program and assist farmers in working out their farm plans so as to be entitled to maxi mum benefits available under the AAA program. Miss Miriam Ausbon, secretary of the county AAA organization, said yesterday that approximately 450 to 500 farmers signed up last week. It is estimated that there are about 880 in the county who are eligible to receive benefits if they comply with the sign-up in time and carry out the approved practices recommended. -+ I Play at Creswell Friday, March 1 -i Creswell.—A three-act comedy, "The Wild Oats Boy," will be pre sented Friday night, March 1, at 8 o'clock by the junior class at the Creswell school auditorium. Miss Matilda Alexander is coach of the play. The cast of characters includes the following: Mildred Ruth Ambrose, Betty Swain, Millie Woodley, Rob ert Erwin Stillman, Sadie Lee Pat rick, Garland Spruill, James Carol Davenport, Howard Leo Davenport, Vivia Cahoon, Robert Lee Phelps, L. A. Hufton, Aubrey Woodley, and Fred Collins. An evening of real entertainment is assured. The public is invited and urged to attend. -4 Local UDC Chapter To Meet Friday Afternoon -♦ The Major Louis Charles Latham Chapter of the UDC will meet at the home of Mrs. Sidney Ward, I Friday afternoon art 3:30 p.m. The I president, Mrs. Abe Adler, requests I all members to be present. I Veterans Are Entitled To Preference I In Pnrchase oi Materials ior Building Veterans of World War II are i entitled to preference in the purchase of building materials, but it has been difficult for them to find out how to go about se curing a priority. IV. Ronald Gaylord, county service officer, was this week notified about the method veterans should use in seeking such materials. If the veteran needs materia! for a new' building, he should write Jack H. Brown, state di rector of the Federal Housing Administration, Greensboro, N. C. If the material is needed for repairs and renovation of exist Hjl V mg structures, application for priority should be directed to the Civilian Production Admin istration, Washington, D. C. The advice sent to the county service officer said that if ap plication was made to either of the above, the veteran should also send his original discharge or certified copy. Blanks will then be sent to be filled out by the veteran and a certificate of priority issued. These certifi cates can be taken to local build ing supply dealers and prefer ence given the veteran In filling orders. 50 More County Men Let Out ot Service In Past Few Weeks -4 134 White and 16 Colored; Plymouth Leads With 27 Discharged -+ Washington County men are con tinuing to come home from the war in increasing numbers. In the past few weeks, at least 50 men have re ported to the ofTic.- of the local se lective service board after receiv ing honorable discharges from the various branches of the military services. Of the 50 men reported released in recent weeks, 34 were white and 16 colored. Plymouth leads in num ber discharged, vith 20 white and 7 colored. Rop r is next with 9 white and 7 colofed; and there were 5 white and 2 colored from Cres well. Following is the list of those who filed with the draft board office here following their discharge: Plymouth, white: Church Warren Styons, Stewart Earl Nestor, Ben nie Rudolph Bowen, Bennie Bruce Bowen, jr., Simon Roderick Roe buck, Eugene Nash Ray, Thaddeus Theodore Harrison, James Harold Skidmore, George Musgrave Scott, Delbert Daniel Allen. Johnnie Wes ley Garrett, Wade Viering Adams, James Richard Cole, David Edward Craddock, Luther Adolph Arm strong, Marshall Gray Ange, Ernest Whitmal Furgurson, Roy Randolph Hill, William Jesse Highsmith, jr., Leon Clark Respass. Roper, white: Lewis Ashburn Owens, Arthur Randolph Spruill, Woodson Lee Furlough, Carlton Aubrey Phelps, Wilmer Bernice Swain, Sidney Jofriaon Hassell, Grover Cleveland jr., Char lie Frank Swain, Rtrold Ray Hol ton. Creswell, white: J '•vis Overman Stillman, Marvin Leslie Davenport, Hilton Comstock, Benjamin Frank lin Wynne. Grady Jones. Plymouth, colored: Cleonza Sut ton, George Monroe Smoth, John Henry Wynne, William Atlas Nixon, Joseph Frank McNair, Arister John nie Belcher, Joseph Cleveland Small. Roper, colored: Isaac Grimes, Henry Tom Allen. Ja*«ea Tom Mc Carey, Raleigh Jdhws^WOddley, Jos eph Samuel Wynne, Elmore Lee Downing, Wililam Bardback King. Creswell, colored: Burnes Spen cer, John Arthur Rogers. School Officials of County in Meeting Here Last Evening Principals, Board and Com mittee Members and Others Attend -4 Members of the Washington Coun ty Board of Education, local school committees, principals of schools, vocational agricultural teachers, and several others interested in public education held a meeting at the lo cal school lunch room last night to talk over school matters of general interest. The turkey was furnished by County Superintendent W. F. Vea sey and Principals H. V. Chappell, of Creswell; R. B. Forbes, of Roper; and H. D. Lassiter, of Plymouth. The delicious meal was prepared and served by the home economics cless of the local school, assisted by the teacher. Miss Brinkley, and Mrs. Davis, of the school lunch room. County Superintendent Voasey presided and outlined the purpose, of the meeting, which was to bring about a closer relationship between board members, committee mem bers, principals and others particu larly interested in school matters. He suggested organization of the group as the Washington County (See. MEETING HERE, Page Four) -4 Lions Favor New Hoiel, Neely Bill -4 Members of the Plymouth Lions Club gave unanimous endorsement to the Neely bill at their regular meeting last Thursday night. A resolution favoring passage of the bill, which would provide Federal funds on a matching basis for con struction of school buildings throughout the nation, was adopted and ordered forwarded to the dis trict representative and United States Senators from North Caro lina. The club also went on record un animously endorsing the new hotel project here. During the program, the Rev. T R. Jenkins, pastor of the local Meth odist church, spoke on the church's part in building a better commun ity and a better world, emphasizing that faith in God must be main tained in the hearts and minds of the men who have the responsibility of bettering conditions on a local. I national, and international basis Ceiling on Pulpwood Price Raised by OPA To $11.25 Per Unit Increase Becomes Effective at Once -+ Hoped Action Will Resuli In Larger Deliveries to Plant Here An increase in the ceiling price ol pulpwood from $7.60 per cord of 12f cubic feet to $9 was authorized this week by the Office of Price Admin istration. according to official advice received by the North Carolina Pulf Company. The $1.40 per cord raise in price represents an increase o) slightly more than 18% per cent. It was explained that the increase is based on the price of pulpwooc loaded on cars and barges. Since the local mill buys on a basis of 16( cubic feet per unit, the old unit price of $9.50 is increased by SI.75 tc $11.75 per unit loaded on cars oi barges. Wood deliveries at the plant here have not been up to normal in the past few months, due principally tc weather conditions. However, it i: hoped that the price increase will induce additional producers to en ter the market and effect larger de liveries in the immediate future. Any who are interested in producing pulpwood are asked to get in touch with G. B. Curry, of the North Car olina Pulp Company at Plymouth. --f—-1 Former Resident Killed in Accidenl --f Alfred Hassell, 36, Dies In stantly in Auto Crash Last Saturday -4 Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at the home of his mother in Roper for Alfred Hassell 36, of Point Harbor, former resident of this county, who was killed in an automobile accident in Currituck County last Saturday night. The Rev. G. C. Wood, Methodist minis ter of Aulander, conducted the last rites, and interment followed in the Hassell cemetery at Pea Ridge. Mr. Hassell was killed almost in stantly and nine other persons were injured, three of them seriously, in the accident near Powells Poinl Saturday night. He was driver of a car that undertook to pass another on a curve and ran head on into i third car approaching from the othei direction. All three cars were vir tually destroyed and nine person: sent to an Elizabeth City hospital a: a result of the accident. Son of Mrs. Virginia Hassell Pea cock and the late Preston Hassell Mr. Hassell was born in Washing ton county on May 9, 1909. He lived and farmed in this county practical ly all of his life, leaving a few months ago to farm with Grady Griggs, at Point Harbor. He wa: married on November 12, 1927, tc Miss Agatha Windley, of Plymouth who survives. Besides his widow, Mrs. Agaths Windley Hassell and an adopted son. Raj' Hassell, of Point Harbor he is survived by his mother, Mrs Virginia Hassell Peacock, and step father, W. McD. Peacock, of Roper two sisters, Mrs. Orpha Alexander of Plymouth, and Mrs. Virginia Mor ris, of Ayden; five brothers, Spen cer and Sylvester Hassell, of Rop er: Isaiah Hassell, of Philadelphia Pa.; William Hassell, of Prince George, Va.; and Theodore Hassell of Elizabeth City, N. C, -4 County Farmers Said Still Sowing Plant Bedi -4 Due to bad w'eather and similai causes, Washington County farmer: are said to be much later than us ual in getting their tobacco plan beds planted this year. Some wen said to be still sowing plant beds the first of this week. W’hich makes then several weeks later than usual. Plant bed cloth has been shor this year, but some additional ship ments may arrive in time to relievi the situation somewhat, it was stat ed here early in the week Three Speeders 1 | Are Fined Here j The local police department is "cracking down" on speeders. During the past week-end three were cited to a justice of the peace court, where they drew fines of So and costs, making the total cost to each S12.60. Chief of Police Brown said .Monday that the campaign would continue, and those who have been driving too fast on city streets are given fair warn ing that continuance of such practice is very likely to be ex pensive. Mrs. IdaS. Bateman Funeral'in Creswell -♦ Creswell.—Funeral services for Mrs. Ida S. Bateman, 74, who died in Newport News, Va., last Friday night were conducted in the Cres well Baptist Church here Monday morning by the Rev. H W Taylor, of Norfolk. During the service the church choir and other special members sang "Nearer My God To Thee," and “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me." Mrs. Roy Hopkins, of Plymouth, played the piano accompaniment Mrs. Bateman was a native of Washington County. For the past several years she has spent the win ters at St. Petersburg, Fla., living in Creswell during the summer. For the past six months she has made her home in Newport News, Va. She was the widow of the late J. I. Bate man and a faithful member of the Creswell Baptist church for many years. Burial was made at the old Spruill cemetery. Pallbearers were H. T. Davenport, Francis Blount, R. D. Bateman, E. S. Woodley, J. G. Woodley and Sam Spruill. Floral tributes were many and beautiful. Flower bearers were ladies of the Baptist church and friends of Mrs. Bateman. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. W. J. Jolift, of Newport News, Va.; five sons, Roy B. Bateman, of Nor folk, Va.; I Bruce Bateman, of New port News, Va.; Thomas B. Bateman, of New York; and Daniel W. Bate man, of Mississippi. She also leaves one brother, D. E. Woodley, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. R. D. Blount, of Roper; seven grand children, two great-grandsons, two nieces and nine nephews. -+ Program of Services at Local Methodist Church -♦ Rev. T. R. JENKINS, Minister The following is the schedule of services at the Plymouth Methodist Church Sunday, February 21: Church School, 10 a.m., awarding of tokens for attendance; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, a union service at the Episcopal Church at 7:30 p.m. We cordially invite you to wor . ship with us. Manning States Hotel Here Sure To Be Built — To Begin Collection of Pledges and Issuance of Stock in Next Week or So, as Soon as Officers Elected J. R. Manning, who is taking the lead in promoting the new hotel ' project here, said yesterday that | stock pledges so far totaled $103, ' 000, and he is now confident that the project will go over. It is es timated that about $150,000 will be 1 ; needed to build a 50-room hotel and another $25,000 for furnishing and ' j equipping it At a meeting of those Interested in the hotel last Thursday night ■ there was a disposition on the part Hunting and Fishing License Sales in ] County Amounted to $2,968 Last Year Last year was the best on rec cord for sales of hunting and fishing license in Washington County, it was learned this week from J. T. Terry, county game protector. Revenue amounting to 82,968 was realized from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses lor the 1945 *6 season. This repre sents an increase of more than S1,*00 over the preceding year and is about $700 more than the best previous year, 1941. While a larger number of licenses was sold, part of the increase is due to the fact that combination and non-resident licenses cost SI more each than before. Mr. Terry did not have avail able a list of the various types of licenses sold, but he said about a dozen non-resident li censes were included, most of them for hunting Council Orders Car Pipe for Extension Wafer Lines Later Purchase Made Now To Get Ahead of Prospective Price Increase -* As a hedge against rising prices, the city council Monday night or dered the purchase of a carload of 6-inch cast-iron pipe to be used for extending water mains at a later date. Advised that the recent set tlement of the steel strike, with cor responding increase allowed in prices, would mean a substantial hike in the cost of pipe that will be needed here a little later, the coun cil voted unanimously to order 3,000 feet at once, the seller agreeing to deliver at present prices. According to town officials, the pipe will not be used right away However, as soon as the weather opens up and conditions become more favorable, it is planned to ex tend the water mains out Wilson Street, as well as in the Red Hill section in the southern part of town. An arrangement has been worked out whereby the highway crew will dig part of the ditches necessary to lay the new lines in exchange for running water to the equipment de pot near the county home. Various other matters were dis cussed, including the ever-present drainage problem. So far, it has not been possible to get an engineer to run the levels necessary to work out improvement of some of the town-maintained ditches. Council man J. W. Marrow was instructed to get this work done as soon as pos sible, after which the council will know how' to go about securing more satisfactory drainage arrangements -f Osborne Marrow Opens Block Planl -4 Osborne A. Marrow, a veteran of World War II, has opened a con crete block plant back of the H. E Harrison Wholesale establishment here, and has about 2,500 blocks on hand now for sale to builders, he stated yesterday He is also an au thorized dealer and demonstrator for ‘‘equella," a new scientific method for waterproofing base ments. He has two hand-operated block machines and other miscellaneous equipment for making concrete and cinder blocks. Two sizes of blocks are available, 6x6x16 and 6x8x16. Mr. Marrow served as a staff sergeant in the Army Air Forces for three and a half years, spend ing about 20 months of that time overseas, in the European theatre. He was with the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces and the 61st Troop Car rier Command. He returned to the United States last fall and received an honorable discharge on October 31st. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs J. W. Marrow, of Roper. -4 Fire Damages Roof of Johnston Home Friday -4 The local firemen were called out last Friday afternoon about 6 o’clock by a roof fire at the home of R. W. Johnston on Main Street. Shingles on the roof caught fire from flying sparks, but the blaze was brought under control very quickly, the to tal damage being estimated by Fire Chief Miller Warren at $20 to $25. of some to let the matter drop for the time being, due to present dif ficulties and uncertainties about contsruction materials. However, developments since that time prompted Mr. Manning to state Wednesday that interest had been reviewed and he was positive that the project was going over in spite of all obstacles. Mr. Manning said he had ap proached most of the pledged stock - I holders with a proposal that any j additional amount needed be bor i rowed, and all with whom he talked have been agreeable. Accordingly, an order has been placed for the stock certificates and he said a meet ing would be held within the next week or so to elect officers and be gin collection of pledges and issu ance of stock At the present time, there are about 40 persons who have pledged to purchase stock. Mr. Manning ap peals to all other civic minded citi zens of Plymouth to join in and "help build a modern new hotel j that we can all be proud of in days to come." It is still possible that ! enough stock can be sold to elimi jnate the necessity of borrowing mo 1 ney to complete the building. fSee, NEW HOTEL, Page Four)
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