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VOL. 40
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1929
NO. 22
HOME AGENT
. MAKES REPORT
AUTHORITIES
At th* beginning of this year the
home 'demonstration clubs in the
county *6ok up the study of foods ir
order te-sponsor better gardens, bettei
conservation of food, and better prep
aration of meals, according to a six
mouths report read to the Board >ol
‘Goaitty Commissioners at their regu
lar -meeting here Monday by Jtfiss
-Pfdtt Covington, Washington County
;he»e demonstration agent.
-Thirty-two women volunteers to act
-'as; leaders of their clubs and Attend
‘the leaders schools which bawe been
.held every other month at the court
Phouse. So far two schools have bee
1-held. In some cases these ; leader
’ have held splendid meetings St theii
cclubs.
A county council meeting-was held
'"Yin the agent’s office at the -beginning
1 of the new year with pra attendance oi
18 members. The purpose of thi:
meeting was to explain tte*rentire pro
gram for the year and -set up goals.
One new woman’s dub Ibas been or
ganized at Scuppemong. This is one
of the most wide awake <elubs in th<
county. It is composed off 12 members.,
with practically the totaB <df this mem
bership attending every .meeting.
“Make half the income do the
work of the whole*’ is 'the slogan o
the clubs. Efforts have-been made tc
work up what is called ^‘“parcel post’
market, instead of a curb market. P
number of inquiries rnbout dressed
chickens, have been jeceived.
Fifty-six homes have been visited
and special help givenito remodeling
practically every room in the house.
This was done outside oof regular club
work, and in most instances some
special work was done.
Several women in the county are
interested in plantiigr celery, and
special help has been tgi ven each in
jury.
Setting eggs (turkey and chicken)
have been bought through the home
agent. As far as paa&ble this ex
change has been made .in the county
through club members.
Girls’ Cl lies
In all the girl’s clubs (every member
was weighed to determine the num
ber of overweights anil tuhder-weights.
Sixty per cent of the gifts were found
to be underweight. J^Eter the first
meeting the largest .percentage re
ported great impro-venrai't. Health
score cards were given out and special
attention was given the (diet. In order
to make this project '-impressive
“Good Health’’ was the -goal.
A hooked nig was rafB®h off by the
girl’s Club at Plymouth to send two
members to the State short course at
Raleigh. The girls are interested an<
the majority of members -are' woking
toward winning this trip, ft 'is the goal
of every club to send at ubast one
member to this short course.
INTEREST CITY
ELECTION LAST
TUESDAY LOW
-tVbathy marked the Wn election
ttfft took place here Tuesday.
Only 190 out of the 600 qualified
inters in town went *to the polls to
cast their ballots far their favorite
candidates. The others remained at
their place of business, as there was
scarcely any politkiitlg done. Many of
the candidates were without opposi
tion.
R. P. Walker Was unanimously elect
ed mayor to succeed himself by the
voters that cared to cast their ballots,,
as Mr. Walker had no opposition. H.
E. Beam was 'reelected a member off
the water and light commission for
another six years. '
In the first ward H. A. Williford and
E. L. Owois had no opposition. Ttoei
candidates Tor mayor and water and?
light commissioner along with the two,
councilmamic candidates received tfaej
eighteen *v6tes cast.
Forty-three votes were cast in the;
second ward. Mayor Walker and H.
E. Beam got 43 votes each in this
ward. JB. G. Campbell and G. D. dDa
vis were reelected councilmen to suc
ceed themselves, defeating M. T.
Bradshaw, the third candidate. The
votes were cast as follows: B.. G.
Campbell, 38; G. D. Davis, 35; and
M. TJ Bradshaw, 18.
Keener interest was manifested in
the third ward, where there were lour
candidates than in any of the ether
wards. One hundred and twenty-nine
voted. Walker and Beam received
129 votes each. Harry Stell was ire
elected. The only new candidate elect
ed in the whole election was H. C.
Spruill in this ward. Tabulations.vsEre
as Tallows: Harry Stell, 86; H. C.
Spruill, 62; W. E. Weede, 61; and .W.
J. Jackson, Jr., 38.
CONVICT CAMP TO
HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Electric lights will be instate! in
the convict camp on the edge of town
near her some time in the near future
as .a ire suit of a resolution passed by
the Hoard of County Commissioners
in executive session here last Mon
day.
J. C. Gatlin, W. O. Norman, C. L.
Evasett and T. F. Davenport, magis
trates, reported that they had -col
lect&tl no fines during the month
while business was better for W- F.
Ausbtni who reported that he had cbl
lect&ac$10.
Serena Allen was allowed a credit ^
of $22.80 due to the fact that she was,
charged with school tax in the years
of 1028 and 1925, her land nof being'
in any special school tax district. ;
It was decided that W. M. Staley’:*
land valuation be listed as follows tq
correct an error: 20 acres at $1187. t
It was ordered that all unpaid taxes’
should be advertised in accordance
with the'daw.
ga—■ UPPMji
ews For Farm And Home
Br i-IISS ELEANOR PRATT COVINGTON, Home Agent
R E. DUNNING, County Agent
home Agents schedule
Week Spinning May 6
Monday, Plymouth V
Tuesday, Piney Grove f
Wednesday, jfe£>er Woman's Chib
.^ets with Mrs, i„ E. Hassell
Thursday, Chapel Hill WojpanT
Cl^b, Plymouth GArfsS Club.
Friday, Cherry W.o.man’s Club meet:
with Mrs. M. A. Ambic?se
Saturday, Office
Week Beginning Monttsy May 13
Monday, Scuppernong
Tues&>/, Mackeys
Wednesday, Albemarle Woman’
Club
Thursady,, Monticello
Friday, Wenona Woman’s Club
Saturday, Office.
^ Reseed Grass
The Home Demonstration Clubs re
seeded the grass the courthouse
| *and planted four etsj.ar deodars. Next
fait vhis project is planned to be com
pleted.’
Hooked Rugs SdVJ
Over on«-hundred dollar* -vorth of
hooked rugs have been bought as a
iesult cf the hooked rug display in
fhe agenfg office jn January,
Coopersttt with Cannery
In order to cooperate with the new
cannery that is being started here,
■the Home Demonstration Clubs are
putting on a contest in tomato grow
fog. To date over 'titty women have
reported that they 'have made arrange
nie.rts to enter this contest.
DUNNING’S REPORT
A report submitted tto the County
C<usM»(wsioners Monday R. E. Dun
ning, gaiinty farm age»v for April,
reveals(i that he had worktfl 26 days
during tlte month, 21 in the jfield and
5 in the oR>ce. He had 160 office con
versatiwttS., answered 9 tclepb<sw$tf calls,
wrote 21 leHij?rs, and had 59
farm visits.
He delivered ;«red and plants for 197
acres of tomiatQ.es, to be planted for
the canning factory,
MORE PRESET OFFERED
Additional prizes ae<s available for
successful corn growers apiong the
4-ti /arm boys and girls of Washing
ton £opnty this year according to ar
announcement from E. R. fjarrill,
club leader of State College, who eayr
that ?300 j.n cg^J? prizes lies beep jriwje
availably
RIDGE GROWN
TOBACCO LEAF
MUCH BETTER
G rowieg tobacco on a ridge suf
ficiently -high to insure good drainage
has meant $60 an acre in extra
profits to the grower adopting the
methefc.
advocate the ridge method of
cultivating tobacco,” says E. Y. Floyd
tobacco specialist at State College,
who was here recently. “Our demon
strations in past years show this
method to be superior to level or flat
cultivation, as is practiced with com.
The ridge method has returned about
.$60 an acre profit in a number of
tests conducted with us by leading to
bacco growers of eastern and pied
mont Carolina. We have a little cir
cular published here at the college
which describes just what we mean b;.
ridge cultivation. Each step is ex
plained by drawings and photograph;
and the method is easily followed.”
Ten farmers of Onslow county triec
out the ridge method compared with
flat cultivation on 40 acres of lane
last year. The average increase in
yield given by the ridge method was
170 pounds of leaf per acre. This to
bacco sold for 40 cents a pound and
gave a net increase of $68 per acre
over the flat method.
Demonstrations in Lenoir County
also show the value of this method.
In this county, the growers are using
good seed of the Cash variety or
some other quality variety and about
90 per cent of the soils have had an
application of magnesium limestone in
in the last three years. A large num
ber of growers are also mixing their
fertilizers according to extension rec
ommendations. In Wayne County also
the ridge method is popular and profit
able.
Mr. Floyd conducted over 500 dem
onstrations of one kind of another in
the tobacco counties of North Caro
lina last year. He also held 127 to
bacco schools where 5,168 farmers
were present.
COUNTY BOARD
CONSOLIDATES
A FEW SCHOOLS
Consolidation of several schools in
the county was among the most im
portant things done by the members
of the County Board of Education in
session here last Monday.
This merging of the schools was
made necessary by the new legisla
tion which limits the number of teach
ers to a specified number of students
in the public schools of Washington
county for the coming school term.
The reduction of the teaching stafi
for the coming year is imperative on
account of the new school laws. This
reduction in the teachers will be felt
more in the smaller schools than in
the larger ones. It has eliminated
many of the smaller schools in order
to curtail expenses.
It has been found by the County
Board of Education that it is cheaper
to transport the pupils of some of
the smaller schools in the county to
the larger schools. In the larger
schools the teachers are more fficient,
the equipment more adequate and the
building more comfortable.
It was decided that pupils from the
Kelly and Chapel Hill schools would
be transported to the Plymouth
school next year if satisfactory ar
rangements could be made with the
local school officials. Swain school pu
pils will be split between Plymouth
and Roper. All af Mackeys High
school students, Albemarle and Pleas
ant Grove pupils will go to Roper. Mt.
Tabor and part or all of Scuppemonp
students will go to Creswell. It has
not been definitely decided as to where
the students at Piney Grove will go.
James W. Norman, county superin
tendent of public instruction, has
been informed by the state education
al officials that Washington county is
in a position to get more from thr
State School Equalization Fund be
cause of the recent school election in
which the county was authorized tr
continue an eight months school in a-1.
schools.
Elizabeth City Lawyer Spoke
Roper Graduates This Week
On Picturesque School Stage
_ _— A
VISIT TO CITY ENJOYED
BY VIRGINIANS
What some visitors think of Ply
mouth is revealed in a letter to J. G.
Coggins from R. E. L. Watkins, com
monwealth attorney of Southampton
county, who was here about two weeks
ago with a party composed of him
self, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. L. V. Cog
gins and Miss Anni Mae Coggins, all
of Franklin, Va.
Here is a copy of the letter in part:
J. G. Coggins •
Plymouth, N. C.
"Dear Jim:
I hope you will pardon me for my
seeming neglect to acknowledge your
many courtesies to me while on my
recent visit to your beautiful town,
but I have been occupied with sc
many things, that the matter has not
received my courteous attention.
I rerijoyed fully my visit to Plymouth
the homes are so beatuiful and the
gardens and yards most attractive,
and -your hostess was very careful to
consider our comfort.
The factory, fish packing house, ant1
the seines were each worth while to
see. Our trip was exceedingly pleas
ant, and we all enjoyed not only the
drive, 'but the scenes about youi
town, anti are especially indebted to
you for your thought of our pleasure.
With best wishes for you, I am
‘Very sincerely,
ft. E. L. WATKINS.
YOUNG LADIES TO OPEN TEA
ROOM
Two popular young ladies. Misses
Leona Arps and Mary Bronson, will
open a team room here Saturday. The
young ladies will operate the business
in modern style with #11 the necessary
conveniences. They will offer special
and appetizing menus at popular prices
Their tea room will be i« the building
on Washington Street formerly occu- .
pied by Mrs. Edison Swain, who re-j
moved her establishment to a budding
on Water Street. I
,- i
Miss Mary Anthony spent the ywTh {
end in WeJtlpn with her parents. |
Roper, May 9.—Picturesque in its
setting was the stage in the local school
auditorium, from which J. C. B. Eh
ringhaus, of Elizabeth City, made the
literary address to the graduating class
on “Strength,” Wednesday evening.
In the beginning of his speech, the
well-known speaker recalled incidents
in his visits to this county during the
time he was prosecuting attorney for
the first judicial district, and paid trib
ute to his host on a certain visit who
was the late Thomas Blount.
The speaker in a masterful manner
discussed the subject by reviewing the
definition of strength at the beginning
of his speech. By comparing strength
with weakness he brought out many
interesting illustrations that had to do
with characters from ancient, medieval
and modem history.
He mentioned three kinds of
strength. Classified as physical, in
tellectual, and moral strength. In con
clusion, he appealed to the graduates
to devote much time to developing
these elements ol their lives.
Hon. Carl L. Bailey, prosecuting at
torney for Washington county, intro
duced the speaker. E. N. Riddle, prin
cipal of the school, made a few sug
gestions to the graduates in a short
speech before presenting the high
school seniors their diplomas.
“JOSH” WOODLEY ELECTED
MAYOR OF CRESWELL
Creswell, May 9.—Qualified voters
of this municipality went to the polls
here Tuesday en masse and elected J.
G. Woodley mayor, and C. N. Daven
port, Jr., D. S. Woodley, O. D. Hat
field, and C. A. Swain members of
the board of aldermen.
Card of Thanks
I take this method of expressing
my appreciation and thanks to the
many friends in and around Plymouth
for their help and sympathy in my
grief and great loss at the death of
my son, Harry W. Davis. Also I wish
to thank those that contributed the
beautiful flowers.
MRS. REBECCA DAVIS.
Negroes And Whites
Tried Here For An
Affray Skinnersville
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Constancy
The Constant knaw of Towser,
Masticates the toughest bone;
The constant dropping water,
Wears away the mighty stone;
The constant cooing lover,
Carries off the blushing maid;
The constant advertiser
Is the one who gets the trade.
MACKEYS SCHOOL FINALS HELD
Mackeys, May 9.—Commencement
exercises of the seventh and eleventh
grades of the local school was quite
a success last Thursday and Fridas
night..
Those who graduated from the
eleventh grade were Misses Mabel
Barnes, Blanche Collins, Blanche
Harrell, Ola Chesson, Inadean Spruill;
and Edison Knowles, Odell Simpson,
and Paul Tarkington. Rev. J. Bascom
Hurley presented the diplomas and
preached the baccalaureate sermon at
the Methodist Church at Mackeys on
the fourth Sunday night.
Those from the seventh grade a
warded diplomas are Misses Annie
Tweedy, Jessie Mae Harrell, Margaret
Collins, Mae Alexander, Louise Twi
ford and Elmer Spruill and Henry
Starr Everett.
The entire faculty was reelected.
McLEAN SPEAKS AT CRESWELL
Creswell, May 9.—A. D. McLean,
of Washington, author of the original
school bill that resulted in the new
school legislation in the recent North
Carolina General Assembly, addressed
the students and patrons of the local
school in the auditorium here Tues
day evening with a large attendance.
Mr. McLean explained the measure.
HASSELL REELECTED MAYOR
OF ROPER
Roper, May 9.—The electorate of
this town went to the polls here yes
terday and elected J. J. Hassell to suc
ceed himself as mayor. W. A. Blount,
J. E. Phelps and F. D. Wilson were
elected to compose the board of al
dermen.
W. M. U. MEETS AT CRESWELL
Creswell, May 9.—The W. M. U. of
Washington and Tyrrell Counties met
in regular session with Creswell Bap
tist Church April 24.
Mrs. F. A. Ward, of Elizabeth City,
president of the Chowan Association,
made an inspiring talk on “How to
Get and Hold Our Young People in
Our Missionary Societies.”
Several interesting papers were read
by local members giving good sugges
tions.
Special musrc was rendered by Cres
well and Columbia Baptist churches.
Guests of honor were Mesdames
F. A. Ward, E. F. Aydlett, S. E. Lee,
and Miss Maud Brock, of Elizabeth
City, and Mrs. D. J. Pritchard, of
Hertford.
Dinner was served on the ground.
Convict A Negro And Two
White Columbia Boys Of
Assault; Heavy Fines
AUTO CRASH IS
BEGINNING MELEE
Disinterested witnesses Aid
In Unraveling Tangles In
Evidence Caused By Varied
Tales Told By Excited And
Injured Paiticipants In Fight
Along The Roadside; Second
Mixup Only Short Distance
From First
Skinnersville, May 9.—Twelve per
sons including four white boys and
eight Negroes were tried in Record
er’s Court in Plymouth Tuesday for
engaging in an affray on the detour
on the side of the highway number 90
in this section Sunday afternoon.
The Negroes were Hubert Channel,
Clarence Downing, Bunk Woodley,
Will Fenner, Pink Cradel, Dave Down
ing, James Lassiter and Henry Spruill,
all of this county. The white boys
were Jenis Spencer, John Melson, Wil
liam Sexton and Charlie Spencer, all
of Tyrrell county.
The charge against the Negroes as
contained in the warrant was that
they engaged in an affray on the pub
lic highway using deadly weapons,
such as knives, clubs and wrenches.
The white boys were arraigned under
a similar charge.
Clarence Downing was found guilty
of assault by a jury and was fined
$10 and a third of the cost of the
court. The other Negroes were found
! not guilty. Charlie and Jenis Spencer
were both found guilty and were fin
ed $25 and costs each and a third of
the costs of the court each. The other
white boys were acquitted,
j Evidence by disinterested witnesses
tended to show that the red truck in
which the Negroes were riding was
struck or had stalled in the one-way
detour on Sunday afternoon. The
white boys on a roadster came up be
hind the truck and crashed into it. No
damages were done the vehicles.
When the vehicles bumped together
the white boys said something to the
Negroes who cursed themfl They got
out cf the car and attacked one of
the blacks that they pulled off the
rear of the truck as it started otf..
After going a short distance the boys
overtook the Negroes again and ac
cording to witnesses precipitated a
second affray by cutting off the switch
of the Negroes truck and attacking
the driver.
This time the fight got underway in *
ernest. The blacks were armed with
automobile tools and any other weap
on possible. The melee kept up for
a time, i
POET AND PEASANT I
“I wonder if there will be man
married women among the teachers
that will be elected to teach in Wash
ingto ncounty the next school year/
asked the peasant.
“That is hard to tell," said the
Poet. “The County Board of Educa
tion and the various school officials
throughout the county are now re
ceiving applications I understand.”
“What are the young girls that
have gone from this county, who have
gone to a large expense to prepare
themselves to teach, going to do?
They have to have a job as they don’t
have anyone to support them, unles
it is their father, who has probably
spent all that he could borrow to send
them to college, while the marrie
women have a husband to look ou‘
for them, and a home and more like
ly some children to look out for,” said
the Peasant.
“Yes, that is a very deplorable con
dition that exists in our county,” re
sponded the Poet. “In Perquimans and
Chowan counties, married women are
not allowed to teach in the public
schools. The honorable school boards
of these counties said that if a woman
looked out for her home and children,
she would have all that she could
take care of and that she could not.
be an efficient mother and teacher.
There are married women in this
county that are teaching school and
drawing a big salary while their hus
bands are earning enough to take
care of them. There are also young
girls, natives of Plymouth and Wash
ington county, that are prepared to
take care of the position but are hav
ing to walk the streets or go out of
the county to look for work.”
“But are these young girls as ef
ficient as the married women?” asked,
the Peasant.
“I should think that they are,” said'
the Poet. “They were trained in the
same schools, they probably have
much sense and they certainly are net
leaving a baby at home to cry for
the want of a mother’s care. In fact,
while discussing this deplorable con
dition with one of the principals in
the county, he stated that he h~ 1
found the young girls as efficient as
the married women.”