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T'OWIft opies J. Richard Carr, jr., and Roger Carr, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Carr, of Plymouth, left last week to resume their studies at the University of North Caro •V lina. Richard, jr., is starting his junior year there, while Roger is a sophomore. Leder Brothers, Margolis Bro thers and Ganderson's Quality Shop will be closed all day Mon day in observance of the Jewish religious holiday, Yom Kippur, the day of atonement for all peo ples of the Jewish faith. Memor ial services for the deceased will be held in all temples and syna gogues. W. J. Weaver, proprietor of Weaver’s Studio, has made up a large number of photographs in sets of various events connected with the Sesqui-Centennial cele bration last week. He has num erous scenes of the parades, char acters in the spectacle, bush grow ers, speakers, etc., many of which are on display ni the window of Womble’s Drug Store. Weaver was one the most active boosters and hardest workers for the cele bration, serving as judge of the kangaroo court and hawking pro grams, celebration hats, etc., until *his voice finally gave completely out on him. f Today being the fifth Thurs day in> September, there will be no meeting of the Lions Club tonight. However, a 100 per cent attendance contest is on among Lions Clubs in this dis trict, and officials of the local club are hopeful of having ev ery member on hand for the meeting on Thursday night of' next week, October 6. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davenport returned Sunday from New York Cityv where they went to take their daughter, Betty Blount Da venport, 10. for an operation. The j little girl is at the Hospital for i Special Surgery, where she will 5 remain for about two months be fore undergoing an operation for spinal curvature. She will pro ' hably remain there for about four months altogether. A school survey committee composed of Doctors Leo W. Jen kins and A. S. Hurlburt, of East farolina Teachers College, Green ille, and O. P. Johnson, super intendent of schools of Duplin County, visited every school in the county yesterday to help the county board of education deter mine where state-allocated funds can be used to best advantage in the . construction of additional facilities for schools. Willie Lloyd, who operates the Beacon presses, folder, and sun dry other articles of printing equipment and who is widely known as a baseball umpire for local colored games, has a brand new son, born Sunday, Septem ber 25. Willie is a Boston Red Sox fan, and he has a brother named Melvin: so when Melvin Lloyd Parnell pitched the Sox to victory over the Yanks last Sun day, Willie honored them both by naming his new baby Melvin Par nell Lloyd. ♦ New Examiner of Drivers Is Here -1 J. B. Parvin, of Washington, as sumed the duties of driver’s li cense examiner here Monday, re placing James Boyce, of Plym outh, who has resigned. Mr. Parvin was transferred from the examiner’s job in Wil son. He plans to work in Plym outh all day Mondays and Tues days and one-half day on Satur days. The other three days he works in Williamston and Colum bia. Mr. Parvin is married to the former Miss Velma E. Edwards, of Washington. They plan to move here when they can get a house. He is very fond of Plym outh already, especially the “kind ness and friendliness of the peo ple,” and hopes he can serve them satisfactorily. The license exam iner has his eyes on the hunting and fishing in this section, his main form of recreation. ™As to his business, Examiner Parvin says that his mornings are quite full, but license seekers I slack off in the afternoon. He urges all whose last names be gin with L or M to apply in the afternoon ■ ■ t Urge Countians to Allend Williamslon Peanul Meet All county peanut growers, buyers, shellers and pickers are urged to attend a special peanut meeting in the high school build ing in Williamston Friday after noon at 2 o’clock. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 1949 peanut mark eting quota, regulations, price support program, the grading of peanuts, and reports and records to be made and submitted by the buyers. ' The Roanoke Beacon ****** and Washington County News ****** A home newspaper dedicated Hi to the service of Washington Hi HI County and its 13,000 people. Hi VOLUME LX_NUMBER 39 Plymouth, Washington County, North Caiolina, Thursday, September 29, 1949 ESTABLISHED 1889 Jr| r ■ f e Wk ~?mL*** K Pictured above is the new Belk Tyler store in Plymouth, which will have its formal opening Friday morning at 9 o’clock. The attractive new structure is located on the old Hampton lot on Fast Water Street and adds eifhsiderably to the business section of Plymouth. Since the photo was taken the windows have been attractively decorated and the store filled with new and timely merchandise for the opening tomorrow morning. Complete details concerning the new store and opening plans are to be found in Section 2 of this paper.—Photo by Weaver’s Studio. Objectives Outlined By Parent-Teachers Begin Plans for j Armistice Day j Services for Armistice Day, November 11 was the topic of discussion at the meeting of the members of James Jethro Post No. 164 of the American Leg ion last Friday night. Definite plans were not made, but the legionnaires talked about the possibility of all leg ion posts of the county join ing the local post for memorial services in Plymouth and a parade. These plans are to be worked out in the next meet ing of the post on October 14. Begin Measuring In Corn Contest -♦ County vocational teachers, vet erans instructors and qualified veteran students began measur ing yields of corn per acre this week to determine the winners in the county's 100-bushel contest, W. V. Hays, county farm agent, said yesterday. He said that this task would probably take several weeks, be cause uncertain weather condi tions, some immature corn; and the designated winners’ yields will have to be measured a second time by a different group of ex aminers. Prizes for winners and the pre sentation program have not been worked out, Mr. Hays added. -♦ Squirrel Season Opens Saturday -1 The season for hunting squir rel begins Saturday, October 1, and a good many local hunters are planning to take to the river and woods on opening day. Coun ty Game Protector J. T. Terry wishes to remind sportsmen, how ever, that the season is open on squirrel only, and the deer sea son does not begin until the 15th. Heretofore, the squirrel season and deer season have always be gan on the same date. This year, the Wildlife Resources Commis sion moved the squirrel season up 15 days, but left the deer season the same as usual. First Meeting of New School Year Held at High School Lunch Room Here Last Night -»— Members of the Plymouth Pa rent-Teacher Association voted to complete the sidewalk construc tion at the high school building and the Hampton Building and beautify the grounds as their main project for the school year in their first meeting this fall held in the high school lunch room last night. Plans are to raise the middle concrete walk to the front en trance of the high school building to the level of the walks leading to the side entrances put in last spring. A sidewalk from the cor ridor between the high school building and the home economics building to the entrance of the gymnasium is also being planned. Plans also call for a sidewalk from the front door of the Hamp ton Building to the main street walk. Mrs. H. C. Carter and Mrs. W. J. Mayo were named to organize a “County Fair Day,” festival Oc tober 31st in the vacant lot next to the home economics building. The program is to last most of the day with the annual Halloween Carnival to be held in the gym nasium at night. Association mem bers voted to feed the local Lions Club every fourth Thursday night. Plans are underway for a short but effective PTA membership drive from October 10th through the 19th. Mrs. Henry Harrison (SeTpxX^lHETrPagrUp" * Riles Saturday For Mrs. Oliver Funeral services for Mrs. Jen nie Oliver were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Horner Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul B. Nickens conducted the rites. Interment followed in the Mizelle cemetery near Roper. Mrs. Oliver died at her home here Friday night at 10 o’clock. About 79 years of age, she had been in declining health for 10 years. She was the daughter of the late Ann M. Woodard and James Woodard, of Tyrrell Coun ty. Mrs. Oliver was born in Wash ington County on August 9, 1870. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Eloise Ralph, of Plymouth. Need Someone T» Drive Bookmobile The Washington County library board is interested in securing someone to drive the bookmobile through the county Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday of each week. If any person desires to ac cept this job, he or she is asked to see Mrs. C. E. Ayers, in Plym outh, chairman of the county li brary board, or Mrs. Jack Brad ley, county librarian at the court house. Mrs. Bryan Harris, who has been driving the bookmobile, has resigned because of illness in her family. However she will drive next week's schedule and is in terested in taking the new driver with her and explain the route and all the necessary tasks that the job requires. -< Glen Davis Joins Leder Employees -* • Glen Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. D«yis, of Jamesville, has become manager of the shoe de partment in Leder Brothers De partment Store in Plymouth, ac cording to J. J. Segerman, manag er of the store. Mr. Davis has worked in shoe department and companies for seven years in Washington, Dur ham and Washington, D. C. He spent three years in the in fantry of the U. S. Army. He served 31 months overseas in the European Theatre of Operations and was discharged as a staff ser geant. He graduated from Jamesville High Schc ol and attended Elon College. Mr. Davis is married to the former Miss Marjorie Lilley, of Jamesville. They have a 10 months old daughter, Linda Gail, and are living at 102 W. Third Street here. -4 Homecoming Day Next Sundav ai Mount Zion -« Homecoming Day will be ob served next Sunday, October 2, at Mount Zion Church, with all former pastors, members and their friends cordially invited. Dinner will be served on the grounds. Present pastor of the church, the Rev. W. H. F. Ivey, of Selma, will close four years of work with the church on that day. He has made many friends in the com munity who regret that he is leav ing. The new pastor, Rev. E. E. Edwards, of Chocowinity, expects to be present and will be intro duced to the congregation. Vigilance Is Urged ks Price of Peace By General Megee Spoke on Last Day of Ses qui-Centennial Celebra tion; Appeals for Marine Corps Preservation -♦ Brig. Gen. Vernon E. Megee. as ;itant director of Marine Corps Aviation headquarters, Wahing ;on, D. C., was the principal ipeaker at the veterans’ and pa triotic day program of the Sesqui dentennial Celebration here last rhursday. His address came after a parade led by a color guard from the American Legion post, bands from the Second Marine Division. Camp Lejeune, Plymouth High School, and J. J. Clemmons High School, Roper: a convertible automobile carrying the general and Col R. E. Hopper, commander of the Eden ton Marine Air Base: and an au tomobile containing local football players advertising the opening game last Friday night. General Megee honored the veterans of Washington. He gave a brief history of the Marine Corps to the present time, em phasizing its readiness to serve and fight at all times. He lauded all branches of the service, stating that rone of them alone could have brought World War II to a close. He appealed to the people not to relax their vigilance now as they did after World War I. The general urged the people to keep the Marine Corps intact and not allow a substantial cut in appropriations or the Corps, which would de cease its size and render it im potent. The general was introduced by Dr. Ernest W. Furgurson, past commander of the local post of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ralph Hunter, commander of the VFW here, presided over the program. Colonel Hopper thanked the peo ple of the county for the hospi tality shown to his men from the Mfse. The Rev. Paul B. Nickens KMe the invocation, and the Mn Ipte btod ‘played several selec tions' in- iVont «f the reviewing stand. Farm Bureau Membership Drive Plans Being Made — ♦ Plans are being formulated to begin an extenstive county-wide Farm Bureau membership drive, Herbert R. Chesson, president of the Washington County Farm Bu reau said yesterday. Mr. Chesson will outline some of the plans in a speech to a class of GI farm students in the Cres well High School building to night. Committees chairman and their committees and other details of the drive will be announced next week, Mr. Chesson said. Need More Contributions For National Polio Fund Reports from headquarters of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation indicate that funds for combatting polio are about exhausted, and there may not be enough to carry through until next year’s drive begins in Janu ary, according to information re ceived by J. C. Swain, Plymouth postmaster. Everyone is urged to send in a contribution to Mr. Swain, as the local post office has received few contributions to date. -♦ Lake Phelps Legion Post To Hold Meeting Monday Lake Phelps Post, No. 91. Am erican Legion, will hold its re gular meeting next Monday night, October 3, at the Starlite Club, according to H. S. Woodley, ad jutant. The meeting will begin at 8 o’clock and all members are urged to attend. •:.i I County, Town j i Boards to Neel i :.. .. , Routine meetings are sched uled by town and county goy erning boards next Monday. So far as could be learned yester day, there were no special bus iness matters to eome before any of the meetings, and they will be mostly routine, although something usually arises to give them plenty to talk about while they are in session. The county board of commis sioners and board of education will hold their regular sessions in the courthouse, starting at 10:30 a.m„ while the Plymouth City Connell will meet in the municipal building at • p.m. Sesqui-Centennial Ended With Program Thursday Bible Schools To Meet October 9th At Roper Church -y Washington and Tyrrell County Churches Com prise Membership; Pro gram Is Outlined An interesting program has 5een arranged for the Washing ;on and Tyrrell County Bible School Convention of Christian Churches, which will be held at iions Chapel Church of Christ, rear Roper. Sunday. October 9, darting at 2:30 p.m. Wade Hardi son, of Roper, is president of the lonvetnion; the Rev. G. C. Bland s song leader and Miss Florence Parrisher is the pianist. Theme of the convention will be "Glorifying Christ Through the Bible School.” Following the op ening songs, the devotional per iod will be led by Harry Pritchett, of Creswell, after which Bible choruses will be led by G. C. Bland. A poem will be recited by Margaret Davenport, of Colum bia, and a special number will be sung by the Albemarle Quartet. The business session will be in charge of Leonard Spruill, of the Philippi Church, and a special selection will be given by Edith Harris, of the Christian Hope Church. Main address of the convention will be delivered by the Rev. J. D. Waters, of the Plymouth church, following which the in vitation will be extended, the theme song sung, and the bene diction pronounced by Joe Daven port, of the Holly Neck Church. The public is invited to attend. -4-. Plan Trips for Local Students Four trips are being planned for Plymouth School students within the next 10 months, ac cording to J. S, Fleming, local high school principal, as part of the school’s visual education pro gram. A ond-day trip to Raleigh dur ing the State Fair is being work ed out. Later in the fall a group of students will take an over night excursion to Williamsburg, Va., spending the night at Wil liamsburg Lodge. A full day jour ney to Washington, D. C. is plan ned sometime in the spring. Plans call for a 10 to 12 day trip to Canada next summer. The tentative schedule would take the students through the New Eng land states, to Quebec and To ronto in Canada, down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, and back past Niagara Falls and Buf falo. N. Y. During the past school year students journeyed to Williams burg, Va., Washington, D. C„ Ra leigh and last summer took a six day trip to New York City. All the trips are made by chartered busses. Plan Roper PTA Meeting Tuesday The Roper Parent-Teacher As sociation is scheduled to have its first meeting of the school year in the Roper school auditorium next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. All Roper parents and teachers, whether members of the associa tion or not, are invited to attend the meeting, Mrs. Dorothy Knowles, president, announced Tuesday. The main topic of discussion during the business meeting will be ways and means to raise mon ey for recreation equipment for the grammar grades. Mrs. Penelope W. Gaither’s se cond grade students planned tc present a special program. A so cial will be held after the meet ing. ♦ Bury Infant Pierce Here Monday Morning Graveside services for Hugl David Pierce, infant son of Mr and Mrs. Jack Pierce, of Plym outh, were held in the Methodis Church cemetery here Monda; morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. J. C Long was in charge of the ser vices. The son was born dead to Mrs Pierce, the former Miss Gwen dolyn Hurley, Sunday morning ii a hospital at Washington. CELEBRATION HEAD Thomas F. Hopkins, whose work as executive chairman of the Washington County Sesqui Centennial Celebration Com mittee was largely responsible for the measure of success that attended the event last week.— Photo by Weaver Studio. I ? 1 1 < 1 f County Officials j Bury Capsule of Historical Pap^r Time Capsule E'tried on Comiiiuu&e Lawn Last Thursday as Part oi Cele bration A time capsule was buried on the north front lawn of the court house here last Thursday after n JR Mother event in ciKSfeSr Plymouth lasf week. The capsule contined replies from personal invitations sent to national personalities all over the nation, souvenir program booklet, of the celebration and other ar ticles pertaining to current his tory of the county. The ceremony was staged by officials of Horner’s Funeral Home. E. O. Arnold, county rep resentative, of Skinnersville, of ficiated at the services. Pall-bearers were J. K. Reid, sheriff; W. R. Gaylord, judge of the recorder’s court; L. E. Has sell, member of the county board of education; and Harry Pritchett, county commissioner. Honorary pall-bearevs were W. T. Alexander, mayor of Creswell; T. R. Spruill, mayor of Roper; W. D. Peal, deputy sheriff; J. R. Campbell, register of deeds; E. J. Spruill, county auditor; W. A. Ev erett, constable; W. A. Roebuck, Plymouth city clerk; J. C. Knowles, county commissioner; J. W. Norman, member of county board of education; W. M. Dar den, clerk of superior court; R. F. Lowry, county school superin tendent; A. R. Latham, county commissioner; and P. W. Brown, Plymouth police chief. -♦ Plans to Check County Pastures Edward Craft, assistant in the county soil conservation office here, is scheduled to visit 20 farms in the county next week, to urge and instruct farmers about pre paring for a permanent pasture. Any other farmer who wants pas ture instruction and is not on the list is asked to see Mr. Craft. According to the soil conserva-, tion assistant, a permanent pas- ] ture will likely return as great I an income per acre as any culti vated crop, when properly seed- i ed, limed, fertilized and cared for. He says that good permanent pasture has yielded, in experi mental trials, the equivalent of 75 bushels of corn per acre by feed ing stock that grazes on it. He says that the soil conservation service is interested in establish ing permanent pastures as a help to better farming. Ladino clover and vescue are recommended seed for this county by the soil conservation service. PICTURES LATE t The Beacon had several pho r tograpbs made of the Sesqui Centennial Celebration parade last week, but the plates for printing were delayed and did not reach the office in time for - publication this week. The pic i tures will be published in our next issue. Largest and Most Successful Entertainment Event in County's History; Attended By Several Thousand -« The biggest celebration in the 150-vear history of Washington County came to a close about 10: 30 last Thursday night with an impressive fireworks display fol lowing the fourth and final pre sentation of “Carolina Cavalcade,” the Sesqui-Centennial spectacle, at the baseball park. Practically everyone agrees that the celebration was an un qualified success. It brought hun dreds of visitors to the county, and the spectacle, presented each night from Monday through Thursday, was viewed by thous ands of county people and visit ors. Attendance at the final pre sentation was somewhat disap pointing, being estimated at about 800, in contrast to the more than 1.200 present Wednesday night. From the time Dr. Sankey L. Blanton, dean of the Wake Forest College School of Religion, open ed the celebration with a county wide union service in the baseball park Sunday night until the last fireworks display died out Thurs day night, there was seldom a dull moment. Parades, addresses by outstanding national figures, special events of various kinds, and four presentations of the "iamr"*h historical spectacle, roi >wec’ ’■ other in ic sion iiu^- ^nout the jviding entertainment ; Jt neni ior everyone, y< m Featureu addresses were made jy United States Senators Clyde it. Hoey and Frank P. Graham Monday and Tuesday: Represent itive Herbert Bonner was the speaker on Wednesday, homecom ng day: and Brig. Gen. Vernon E. Megee, of the U. orps, was the guest of mug __ ymr-ul JT J. Clemmons High Bands from this county, the Tar»” boro High School Band, the Eden ton High School Band, and the Marines' Second Division Band from Camp Lejeune. The parade Wednesday was upwards of two miles in length, including numer ous floats, pageant characters, children, pets, four bands, auto mobile and farm machinery dis plays. Special events included the fire men's demonstration on Minday; coronation of Miss Betty Riddle as Washington County queen Monday night by Carl Goerch, editor of State magazine; “swear ing in” of youth day officials on Tuesday; outboard motor boat races on Wednesday; celebration dance Wednesday night, with beard judging and other features; and burial of the time capsule on the courthouse lawyi Thursday afternoon. The crowning event each day was presentation of "Carolina Cavalcade,’’ with a cast of more than 250 persons, follow ed by elaborate fireworks dis plays that delighted young and old. Number of people attending the celebration increased steadily from the opening program thru Wednesday, when the peak was reached. More than 3,000 saw the historical spectacle, the largest (See CELEBRATION, Page 12) -« Seed Reports Are Due November 1st County farmers who plant win ter cover crops of small grain for credit as a soil-building practice must obtain a good stand, good growth and leave them on the land or turn them under, accord ing to information released by the local AAA office. The crop may not be harvested for grain or cut for hay. All seeding must be completed and the report of the acreage filed in the AAA office by November 1st. The following recommendations of the state experimental stations and extension service should be followed with respect to seeding rates per acre: Barley, drill 2 bushels or broadcast 3 bushels; oats, drill 3 bushels, broadcast 4 bushels; rye, drill 1 1-2 bushels, broadcast 2 bushels; wheat, drill 1 1-2 bushels, broadcast 2 bushels; oats and wheat, drill two bushels of oats, broadcast 3 bushels of oats, and drill 1 bushel of wheat or broadcast 1 1-2 bushels of wheat. Credit rates for the seed are: $2 per acre for rye or wheat or a mixture of both, and $1.50 per acre for oats or barley or a mix ture of both.