pLy mouth EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME TO HOMESEEKERS Tlte Donnoke DER-umH THE BEACON OFFERS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISERS * Y«mr. la Aawaaaa. ■foa aoa, for country am* for tmwtm.' VOL. 40 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1929 NO. 5 Representative Darden Meets -J With Committee Proposing New School Tax Legislation Finds Possible Reduce Tax On Property And Have Eight Months School SAVE TAXPAYERS IN COUNTY $20,000 Those Sponsoring Movement Desire To Reduce Property Tax By Taxing Luxuries; New Plan Would Induce Industries Instead Of Driving Them Away: Only Feasible Method Of Cutting Taxes By WALTER H. PARAMORE Raleigh, Jan. 10.—It is possible to reduce taxes on property in Washing ton county and at the same time pro vide an eight months school term for every child, declares J. W. Darden, Representative to the General As sembly from Washington county who has been in conference here with members of the legislative committee of the North Carolina Education As sociation who are dealing with pro posals for new school legislation. This committee represents fourteen thousand organized teachers who be lieve that a minimum school term can be so financed that it will not be a burden to the home owner or the fanner. Since this county is enjoying the eight months school term at the present, the law if passed would mean a reduction of about 20 or 2f cents in the property tax rate thu making it about $1.90 or $1.95 cent each year. This reduction would b< made possible by the equalizatioi fund being increaed from about $19, 000 to $39,023 for this county. This fund represents over $20,000 a yeai more for the county that will come from the treasury of the State. It i: the desire of the pedagogians to in duce the legislature to put this trn on luxuries in order to supply the ad ditional $20,000 for the schools in this county. This plan would eliminate all spec ial taxes levied in the various coun ties to run tne scnuoi uic cAwa wwv months. This is the only plan suggest ed so far that will allow the cutting of the property taxes. It is not the • business of the school officials tc advocate any special kind of tax but to merely show where the money car be secured for a reduction on proper ty taxes. This plan of taxation would avoid heavy land taxation which sonv \ imes keeps out industries and hind ers those already in the State an /fljrT;- expanding. /|!mcni£e in the equalizin? /. % ,00 colored males and 100 colored fe male, which makes a total of 910 em >!oyed, based on figures by the survey ors. Seven industries are drawing up m the labor resources of Plymouth. Wages are moderate. Electric power can be secured. Water supply is de rived from two deep wells. Industrial sites are plentiful. Build ing costs are moderate. The city is under the commission of six council men. The fire department is modern, although it is a volunteer company. Thirty hydrants cover the town, more than 1,500 feet of standard fire hose and nozzles. The insurance rate is second class. Two policemen patrol the town day and night. Seven miles of paved streets. Streets are lighted good. Sewage disposal is excellent. School system is based on State sys tem. There are four white and four col ored churches. Hunting and fishing may be enjoyed. One hotel serves the town’s guests. One strong bank is lo cated here. There are eight general stores, 10 groceries, 6 markets, 2 hard ware stores, 1 music, 4 men’s cloth ing, 2 radio, 7 automobile garages, 6 dry goods, 3 drugs, 2 furniture, 1 jew elry, 1 specialty, 3 shoe and 2 mil linery stores. Plymouth has the fol lowing organizations: Chamber of Commerce, Masons, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World, Women’s Gub, and Junior Or der of the United American Mechanics. Columbia Township Institute Program Announced Today By MBS. W. S. liAKAWAJM Columbia, Jan, 10.—A program ol the activities of the Columbia Town ship Institute which will be held with the Rider’s Creek Union Sunday School next Sunday afternoon, Janu ary 13, was announced here today by Miss Sabra Sykes, chairman ol the program committee of the Tyrrell County Sunday School Association. A song by the Rider’s Creek choir will open the program sharply at 2:30. It will last for about one hour and fif teen minutes. Devotional services will be conduct ed by Mrs. Jerry Brickhouse which will be followed by the choir and au dience in a song. Mrs. S. M. Comb; will discuss the development of the yoyung people’s movement. The Free Will Baptist Sound Side Sunday School will sing a special song. Sheriff Reynolds will discuss the buildidng of a standard Sunday School. A quartet will feature the FEW INDIVIDUALS FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS Only fifty people in Washington county filed their income tax re turns covering incomes made during 1926, it was learned here today from available statistics. The inhabitant per returns are about 236. This i. against a return of 10 people in Tyr rell county filing their returns with 610 inhabitants per return. Not many farmers file income tax returns, and most likely not many fanners have net incomes that are sufficiently high to be taxed under the federal law. This aids in accounting for the lack of persons filing in income tax returns. Albemarle Sunday school s part m the program. The Columbia Sunda> School will sing. Rev. E. Poston will explain “What Makes An Efficient Sunday School." An efficiency conference was held at the home of Mrs. S. M. Combs Sunday afternoon. This conference was held under the auspices of the Tyrrell County Sunday School Associ ation. President D. J. Spruill invited those present to attend the Teacher’; Training Class that would be held in the Methodist Church in the near ft. ture. A measure was voted on and car ried that the executive committee ask the assistance of each Sunday Sehoo’ ih the county in an effort to make r household survey of the religious conditions of the county. Mrs. W. S Carawan was appointed chairman oi the committee. Plans are being madr for this work at the present. Work will begin in a short time. COLUMBIA CLUB DECIDES TO STUDY STATE THIS YEAR Columbia, Jan. 10.—It was decided that a course in "Knowing Youi State" would be studied in the liter ary department of the local Woman' Club during this year, at the meetin held with the president last Monde, evening. The Town Aldermen gav the club permission to beautify thf plot extending down Broad street i the station during the coming year The plot will be named Pettigrew’s Gardens. The first baby of the clul was presented with a bank book and account of $2.50. Gar many has a ship building boom. & TOWN’S ASSETS FOR YEAR IS $314,031.19 Current fund assets and capital as sets of the Municipal Light and Water and Ice Plant at the close of last year made a total assets of $119,422.15, it was learned today from M. W. Spruill, manager of the plant and city clerk. The total liabilities, which in cluded current fund liabilities and cap ital fund liabilities and net water and light fund surplus for the plant at the cjme time was $119,422.15. This shows hat the plant is making money and is keeping up with its mark as set before. Capital assets and current funds make a total assets of $314,031.19 on December 31 for the general fund, .vhich is used mostly by the town's 'flairs. Against these assets are lia bilities of current funds and capital funds amounting to $314,031.19. Dur ing the tenure of office of the incum bent members of the city council the .own has been even with its debts for he first time in years. This was made possible by skillful financing by these meh. All along during the year the water and light and ice plant and the town have been in favorable circumstances, owing to the safe management of the affairs of the departments of the town by persons capable of doing this sat isfactorily. These figures show an im provement over the previous year, when the city council was compelled to raise the tax rate in order to pro vide for Dills that were being presented for immediate settlement. Money expended by the city fathers during last year included the building of a wharf and other things that have added to the benefits of the town. This money was used to advance civic mat ters in a commercial or charitable way. LEGION AUX1L1AKII ttA» NTERESTING MEETING Columbia, Jan. 10.—An interestin; meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the American / begion was hek with Mrs. W. H. A cClees Wednesday evening with Mrs. F. E. Cohoon pre siding and Mrs. T. W. Armstrong as secretary. The organization will con tinue aiding the two soldiers in th Oteen Hospital. Mrs. L. L. Yerby will be hostess at the next meeting on the first Wednesday evening in February Two objctives decided on for tlv years includes efforts to get all the soldiers in Washington and Tyrrel1 counties to register and write a his tory yof their services during the wa’ so a permanent record can be ker the courthouses for future records. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS MONDAY Three of the five school buildings and lots offered for sale by the Coun ty Board of Education have been sold, it was learned in a meeting of the board here in the courthouse last Monday morning. Other business matters that claimed the attention of the board at this time were not of much importance. FIREMEN ATTEND MEETING OF ASSOCIATION TUESDAY Delegates from here that repre sented the local Fire Department at the meeting of the Eastern Carolina Firemen’s Association held Tuesday evening in Belhaven were Chief L. W. Gurkin, R. S. Tarkenton, Jack Wil loughby, Surry Wright and Assistar Chief L. C. Willoughby. The meetinp was held in the Hyde county court house. ALMO THEATRE TONIGHT Cecil B. De Mille’s “King of Kings” ADM. 25 AND 50c Saturday Might Only Conrad Nagel IN The Girl from Chicago Third Episode of Serial "Mark of the Frog” M. G. M. NEWS MONDAY AND TUESDAY Douglas Fairbanks IN ‘‘Don Q Son of Zorror’* County Officials Hear Report Of Miss Covington 4 SPECIALISTS TO VISIT COUNTY CLUBS SOON Fiva specialists have been asked to visit the home demonstration clubs in Washington county during tht year, according to information im parted by Miss Pratt Covington. Home demonstration agent, in a meeting of the Washington County Council which met in the agent's of fice in the courthouse last Saturday. The visits of these specialists were included in the program that was a dopted by the clubs for the year’s work. Mrs. Jane McKimmon, State Home Demonstration Agent, of Raleigh, will address the federation meeting which will be held in Plymouth, j January 25. Miss Mary E. Thomas, State College food specialist, wil’ hold a leader’s school in the court-. house, January 30. Miss Pauline Smith, of State College, will addrer a federation meeting to be held Oc tober 11. Miss Georgia Piland will formulate plans for beautifying the courthouse grounds at a meeting in March. Miss Sstabrook will give a demonstration on room improvement In January there will be a survey of food conditions; February, food selection, will be demonstrated: March, yard improvement, and stud;, of cereals; April, eggs for breakfast May, milk and its use; June, bas ketry, value of vegetables in the diet: July, food conservation, canning fo! winter use; August, food conserva: tion, canning for fairs; September quick bread, for school lunch; Oc tober, Use of fruit in diet; November county wide achievement day; De cember, arts and crafts. JOHN W. DARDEN HONORED BY FRATERNAL ORDER Grand Master J. W. Darden, of Perserverence Lodge, No. 54, of the Masonic Lodge, is in receipt of a cer tificate from the Grand Lodge of Utah conferring upon him the honor of membership in that lodge and request ing that he attend the Grand Lodge meeting in Boise some time during the next month or so at their expense. In asmuch as Mr. Darden is in the House of Representatives of North Carolina, lie states that he will more than likely be too busy to attend. SOLDIERS GATHER FOR AN OYSTER ROAST AT COLUMBIA Columbia, Jan. 10.—One of th most delightful events of the seasor was an oyyster roast given by th< American Legion on the platform o the Norfolk Southern station la Friday evening, hose attending were the Legion Auxiliary members and all the former soldiers in Washing ton and Tyrrell counties. This was the largest gathering of soldiers since the jubilee was given on their re turn from the World War. LOCAL MAN RECOVERING FROM AN OPERATION Reports received here today reveal hat O. H. Lyon, proprietor of the lo cal O. Henry Drug Store, is steadily improving after an operation that he underwent in a Norfolk hospital last Wednesday. The operation was made i: his head on account of some chronic ailment that had been bothering him for some time, although it was not ’c-rious. CROWDS VISITING LOCAL GA RAGE VIEWING NEW WHIPPET Crowds have thronged to see the new superior Whippet that was put on display in the show rooms of the Ply mouth Garage & Motor Co. last Fri day. Many nevy features of this light car that has been invading the small car field for a number of years were explained to the visitors by courteous salesmen. L. W. Gurkin, manager of the firm, stated that “prospects for bet ter sales than were made last year are bright.” ! Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Johnston at tended the funeral of Mr. Haywoe Hyman in Scotland Neck Sunday. Most Of White Families In County Reached BvCIub Work In Three Months WRITES OVER 2,000 LETTERS IN PERIOD Travels Over 3600 Miles In Last Quarter Of l928;Makes 324 Hats At A Saving Of $972; Interiors of Sixteen Homes Rearranged; Many New Members Enrolled In Recent Campaign Six hundred and eleven out of the 778 white farm families in Washing ton county have been reached during the past three months in the pro gram of the home demonstration work in this county, it was revealed Monday in the report submitted to the County Commissioners in their regular monthly session here by Miss Pratt Covington, Washington county home demonstration agent. These families do not include the work done with the families in the towns in the county. One hundred and thirty farm homes have been visited exclusive of the home represented in the regular club work. During th months from Oc tober to January first over 3600 miles have bean traveled in this kind of work. Ninety-eight new members have been enrolled during the past three months. Sixty-eight families were visited and helped exclusive of club members. Miss Covington drove eighteen miles on one occasion and helped one woman make hats for her entire family as she lived too far to attend club meetings. As a result of demonstrations in making felt hats 324 hats were made. If the same hats were purchased for a small amount as $3 each, the sav ing would total $972. Sixteen homes have rearranged their window drap _I — _ — 1 /I OOOC* blAVOy w —- -- have been made along with a number of Christmas presents as the results of demonstrations in arts and crafts. Several members are starting some of these ideas now, and some are planning for the spring. During the December meetings a membership campaign was conducted along with the study of cake and cake decorations. Two leaders were select ed from each of the fifteen clubs to attend the Leaders School which was riven by the home demonstration agent with thirty-five women present. Fifty-six new members were enrolled as a result of the membership cam paign. An exhibit at the Coastal Plain Fair was put on under the direction of the home demonstration agent 01 the county. Most of the $68.75 realiz ed was awarded to individuals. Seven ty-six women and forty girls attend ed the federation meeting held ir Creswell during this time which in cluded representatives from each club in the county but one. About $10.90 has been realized through rummage sales to apply on improving the court house grounds. The principal lecture to the club members during the pe iod was made by Dr. B. W. WrT* Professor of Botany, at State C lege. During a one week bazaar $51 was realized for the personal benef of the women contributing. A profi of $4.32 was realized from a numbei of articles that were bought from a gift shop for resale which will b added to the fund for the courthouse grounds. A dinner was given to the former County Commissioners dur ing November by the home demon stration clubs. In December Miss Cov ington attended the State meeting ol the extension workers at State Cal leg*. SCHOOLS OPENED MONDAY . More than 3,000 children resumed their studies in Washington County schools Monday morning after a re cess of two weeks for the Christmas holidays. These students were greeted by just about a hundred teachers when they entered the school rooms last Mondaj __.... ...4^