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Beacon and News Offers Splendid Opportuni ties for Advertisers. AND The Washington County News A Family Newspaper Published for Benefit of En tire Family. Correspondents Cover County. •: .. Y\_r\_ VOL. 40 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1929 H&. 23 Petition Officials To j Keep Farm Course In Columbia School Fathers Of Stndents Draw: Up Document To Be Filed j With Commissioners j _ ! OVER 300 NAMES ON LIST ALREADY Signers Favor W. P. Wilfcins To Continue As Head This Department As Boys Render Him Complete Cooperation And He Is Capable And'Very Efficient: Commissioners^ Recent Session At>of«hed This Course Columbia, May 16.—More than 300 people have signed the petition '.that is being circulated in Tyrrell County requesting the County Commissioners to withdraw their resolution and re establish the vocational agricultural department in the local "high school. At a previous meeting cd the county officials a resolution was passed to discontinue this department in the .locdl school. Fathers of the 35 Students'that are in this department drew up the pe tition, and the youths are circulating it among the school patrons. ’Daily the list of names is increasing. Many cf the most prominent citizens of'the county have their names the first 'on the list. W. P. Wilkins, instructor in voca tional agriculture, and head of this; department in the school, ,is unaware of the steps being taken by the boysj to continue the department. In ad dition to Mr. Wilkins’ duties an '.the school he also partially serves as coun-j ty agent. Leading citizens have .it that Mr. Wilkins is very capable cof| doing this work. In part the petition follows: “Where as. the department of vocational .agri-i culture has been discontinued in the Columbia school, we the .undersigned; believing the department to be a valu-; able part of our school; believing Mr. Wilkins to be a capable and efficient head for this department, .and bdie.v ir.g the loss of this department to be; a serious one, do hereby ask the cosun ly commissioners to withdraw their! resolution and reestablish said depart ment.” Mr. Wilkins has received the com-,; piete cooperation of the .boys who are;; very interested in the continuance of the department. Already a number of projects have been begun by the boys. The county has been paying only $466.66 to Mr. Wilkins for a year's work. This represents a third of his salary, the remaining two thirds be ing paid by the State and Federal governments. WEIGHTS OF 59 pupils Taken IN CRESWELL C re swell, May 16.—Fifty-nine girls and boys in the local school are per fect in weight in comparison with the weight and height scale worked out by state officials. These children were weighed re cently by Miss Pratt Covington, Wash ington county home demonstration agent. Most of the children weighed came within 5 per cent of'the normal scale. This is a.'good average for the school. The children weighed in the high school that had normkl weight and height were: eleventh grade, Minnie Davenport and Calla Tarkenton; tenth Merle Norman,"Evelyn Spruill, Mayme Woodley, Seattle Swain, John Spruill and Russell Norman; ninth, Eston Godwin; eighth, Stachel: Sawyer, Ira J. Alligood, Pauline Swain, Caryle Duncan and Laddie Swain. The grammar grade list is: seventh grade, Emma Phelps and Della Dav enport; sixth, "Blanche Spear, Vir 'ginia Davenport,’Ruth'Clifton, Dudley Spruill, B. Gibbs, Henry Bateman, Foy 'Davenport and Eatl Davenport. In the primary-group is: third and "fourth grades, 'Winfred Phelps, Doris Litchfield, Millie Sawyer, Delia Spere, Francis Davenport,' Earl Phelps, Ray mond Davenport,"Samuel Gibbs, Robt. Hathaway, Nathan Phelps, Franklin Spear, Jimie Clifton, Billie Alexander and Carol Gibbs; second and third grades, Mary 'Phelps, ' Vera Snell, Elizabeth Peal, L. May Davenport. Louise Hethcox, Wilma Basnight, Wil son Armstrong, "Marion ' Davenport, Staford Davenport, Edward Mayo. Preston Carter, Bobbie 'Woodley, Forest Gibbs and Eddie Stillman; first grade, Charlie Alexander, ' Basco Phelps, Raymond Phelps, Marie Has sell, 'Lazetta Lucas, Ada Phelps and "Velma 'FuHaugh. 'COLUMBIA FINALS ARE BEING HELD Columbia, ’May 16.—Finals of the local school are in progress here. Thursday evening the junior class will present their annual play, entitled "Hi Flyers.” Friday will be class day Tor the '17 seniors. The Rev. C. "E. ’Williams, of Creswell, rector of the local 'Episcopal Church, will preach' the "baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning at T1 o’tjloch. Dr. E. -R. Masher, of the education al .department of the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, will mate the .literary; address in the school auditorium '.here Monday evesaing. News For Farm And Home Br MISS ELEANOR PRATT COVINGTON, Home Agent R. E. DUNNiNG, County Agent CONTHQL BEAN BEETLE The Mexie&n bean beetle is one »f the most destructive pests affecting any garden crap and under conditions • favorable for Jfcs development a crop of beans may bt totally destroyed, if .control measures Lare not employed. ; The adult beetle - is copper colored and has sixteen l&ack spots on its back. The lava or worm, of the bean beetle are orange colored and are Covered -with long branched spines. Feeding is done on the finder surface of the leaves, and wher*: damage is severe, the plants show » completely riddled appearance. The foliage .of bean plant* is very tender, so every care should I*e used jn the selection apid application of con trol measures. Magnesium arsenate is now gener ally accepted as one pf the safest and most effective poison* to use in the control of the bean beetle. When ap plied as a spray in large quantities, use the following proportions: Mag nesium arsenate one pound with fifty gallons of water. For email quantities use one ounce arsenate with three gallons of water. Where magnesium flFPSnptfi is pot available, caJmtm aiwiate may be substituted witib reasonably good re sults. For spraying in la^ge quantities use the following proportions: Cal cium arsenate on* pound, Hydrated lime two pounds, with fifty gallons ■vf water. For small quantities use the following: Calcium arsenate 1 ounce Hydrated lime 2 ounces with 3 gal lons of wrater. If calcium arsenate is applied as a dust use the fallowing mixture: 1 pound of calcium arsetate with 7 pounds of Hydrated lime. Miss Mary E. Thomas will hold th«. third leaders’ school at the courthouse Wednesday, May 29 at 2 o’clock. Miss Thomas has held twro leaders’ schools in the county and good crowds have attended each meeting. She will give a lecture and demonstration on vege table cookery. She will prepare sev eral leafy and root vegetables in a variety of wrays, and also stress the value of starchy vegetables. Week Beginning May 20 Monday, Jackson Tuesday, Pleasant Grove Wedne sday, Swam Thursday, C re swell Friday, Alba Saturday, Office. STIERS TELLS BUSINESS MEN OF CITY’S NEEDS What this town needs is a more adequate advertising program, better housing facilities; an unlimited amount of electrical energy, a north ern outlet and a new modem hotel, A. H. Stiers, resident manager of the local plant of the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corporation, told the members of the chamber of commerce last Monday evening. In the course of his remarks Mr. Stiers explained that he was not knocking the town but was only bring ing to the attention of the commercial ists the needs of Plymouth as they learned by a newcomer. He pointed out that those towns that were eager to fnduce additional industries and that were anxious to retain the ones they had were in a progressive at titude, and that this attitude would serve to increase the population and the business of the town. Following a suggestion offered by Mr. Stiers a committee was appointed by President Z. V. Norman composed of A. L. Owens, A. H. Stiers, C. L. Groves and Z. V. Norman to draw up a folder stating the things that Ply mouth has on one side with the things that Plymouth needs on the reverse side. These folders are to be enclosec in all letters going out of Plymouth. It was decided that a committee from the chamber of commerce, and a request sent to the officials of the local merchants association that they have a committee present at a joint meeting with the City Council this evening to discuss the proposal re ceived from the Virginia Electric and Power Company relative to purchas ing the local electric current distribu tion system and a franchise to oper ate in this town. A committee reported that much work had been done on the Turnpike road and that it was in good condition, however, it was decided to have a delegation to appear before the Board of County Commissioners at theii next regular meeting, and request them to take further steps in making permanent the improvements made. It CRESWELL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS FACULTY Creswell, May 16.—Members of the school board met here Monday night and reelected the entire faculty for next year with the exception of Mrs. N. G. Duncan, who did not file an ap plication. The faculty includes H. L. Swain, principal; Roy L. Litchfield, Miss Frances Willis, Mrs. Josephine Holmes, Miss Mary S. Woodley, Miss Lucy Swain, Mrs. Eva Spruill Bate man, Miss Viola Stephenson and Mrs. L. A. Spruill. The trustees of the local school board are E. F. Swain, chairman; C. N. Davenport Jr., J. C. Gatlin, H. R. Stillman and Paul B. Belanga. FINE SUNDAY FISHERMEN FROM VIRGINIA Creswell, May 16.—Six Virginians were arrested here Sunday by Warden Harry Stell for taking bass out of Lake Phelps out of season. They were arraigned before Magistrate J. C. Gatlin and were fined $5 and the costs of action each. They were G. L. Watkins, J. M. Jordon, T. B. Harris, W. L. Andrews. C.'R. Watkins and L. E Johnson tried for taking bass out of season. S. E. Lee, E. B. Bibbs and G. W. Smith were penalized as the above for aiding and abetting in the misdemeanor. All of them were from Emporia. SCHOOL HEADS SURVEY TRUCK ROUTES Pleasant Grove, May 16.—James W. Norman., superintendent of public in struction of this county, and T. J. Swain, chairman of the County Board of Education, were in the community this week making a brief survey of the routes of the trucks. ALMO THEATRE TONIGHT AND Saturday Night Bryant Washburn IN “A Bit Of Heaven” i Third Episode Terrible People COMEDY Above is a picture of the group that gathered into the General Motors Bui'ding in Detroit, Michigan, in an important advertising conference recently. T D Woodley, of Plymouth, is on the right end. T his is the first weekly paper in the Unit ed States to carry this picture. Woodley Home From Detroit; Tells Advertising Conference Chevrolet Motor Company + Local Dealer One In Twelve In United States Attending Meet At Motor Car Company’s Headquarters Wheie He Met Executives; Much Enthused Over Trip T. D. Woodley, local Chevrolet deal er, returned this week from an im portant advertising conference at De troit, Michigan, where he met with Chevrolet officials to discuss the Chevrolet advertising program. This company, Mr. Woodley pointed out, is now in the midst of the largest and most comprehensive advertising campaign ever undertaken in the his tory of the automotive industry, in volving the use of more than 5,500 leading newspapers thruout the United States. At the Detroit conference, Chevrolet executives met with a selected list of dealers chosen from the 11,000 who make up the domestic dealer organiza tion of the company, Mr. Woodley said. Every branch of advertising from the huge newspaper campaign to electric spectaculars, billboards, direct mail, national magazine and trade paper advertising, was gone over in detail, he said. “The newspaper schedule received major attention,” he said, “because it is the most important medium now spreading the Chevrolet message thruout the country. The newspapers on the Chevrolet schedule are read weekly by millions of people in every city, town and hamlet of the U nited States, who, through the display ad vertising colums, are learning about the many quality features embodied in the Bigger and Better Chevrolet. “The object in bringing dealers to the conference was to keep the home office thoroughly informed on condi tions in the field. They wanted the viewpoine of men who came into daily contact with the automobile-buying public—people who read Chevrolet advertising—and to get our reactions and suggestions. In this manner they keep their advertising alive and of '• the utmost interest, and thv talers; present also get a better understand- j ing of the advertising division. “At the conference, we went ovei the complete campaign used so fai this year in telling about the New Chevrolet Six. Our criticisms and sug gestions were invited, and our recom mendations will be incorporated in all future advertisements. “Attending the conference were nine dealers other than myself. Each one came from a different section of the United States. In this manner home office executives got a compre hensive picture of business conditions and advertising needs from all over the country. “Each class of dealer in the country was represented at the meeting— large, medium and small. This was done so that the problems of dealer organizations of every size could be discussed and the advertising could be made to fit the needs of all classes. “Mr. W. S. Knudsen, president of the Chevrolet Motor Co., met u? personally and discussed with us the performance and operation of the Chevrolet cars in our respective ter (PJease Turn to Page Three) MOTHER’S DAY IS OBSERVED AT RE HO BOTH By MISS EVA WHITE Skinnersville, May 16.—Mother’? Day was observed in the Rehoboth church here last Sunday by a special service. The Rev. R. L. Hethcox, pastor of the church, delivered the morning dis course on an appropriate subject. He also spoke at the evening service. The baptismal service was held dur ing the day. Little Miss Margie White sang a solo at the evening service. Mrs. Lillian Everett, of Norfolk, came for membership from a Norfolk church. 1 In the afternoon a large number oi delegates from the various churches in this section met in the District Sunday School conference. Mrs. Ida Brickhouse, delegate from the Oak Grove Baptist Church, who is also president of the convention, presided over the meeting. Rev. R. L. Hethcox offered the prayer. Rehoboth church quartet sang a song. Miss Eva White read, “A Tribute To Our Mothers” after which Luthe? Liverman, of the White Chapel church sang a solo. Rev. R. L. Hethcox made the principal address. Clinton Everett pronounced the benediction. PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL FINALS IS ANNOUNCED Programs for commencement ex» ercises of the local school have been released this week by L. H. Hubble, superintendent of city schools. Grammar grade students will pre sent an operetta in the school audi torium this evening as a part of their commencement exercises for this term. The senior class will present their annual play on the evening of May 23. A recitation and declamation con test will be held on the evening of May 24 with eleven orators competing for honors. Five of these will be boys and six will be girls. Interesting subjects have been chosen. Dean F. F. Grim of Atlantic Chris tian College, at Wilson, will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the grad uating class in the high school audi torium on the morning of June 2. The literary address will be made by Dr. H. T. Lefler, head of the his tory department of State College, Raleigh, in the high school auditorium on the evening of June 8, at 8 o’clock. Certificates of the grammar grades and diplomas for the high school graduates will be presented at this time. LOCAL FORD MEN ATTEND EDENTON MEET Six representatives of the local Ford dealers’ organization attended the dis trict meeting held in Edenton Monday evening when officials from the Nor folk branch of the Ford Motor Co. addressed them on organization and analization of Ford sales and service methods. Those attending from here were A. F.. Brothers, J. W. Buchanan, Marion Ramsey, Henry Midgette, O. Crad dock, and W! O. Norman. FOUR COUNTY BASEBALL • LEAGUE ORGANIZE MONDAY" Baseball fans of Washington, Beau fort, Bertie, and Martin Counties will meet in Williamston, at Leslie Fow den’s office, Monday evening, to com plete the organization of a Four Coun ty Baseball league to include players in each of these counties. No professionals will be allowed as members of any team. Each county will support one team whose players may come from any town within its borders. Gate receipts wall be divided among the two teams that play any one ^ime. Each player will receive their tiro rata t’a X. i CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere ap preciation to our many friends for the acts of kindness and beautiful flor al tributes during the illness and death of our beloved uncle, Enoch Ludford. Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Ludford. I POET AND PEASANT | “Prohibition is a wonderful thing, isn’t it,” said the Peasar t. “Yes,” said the p"et “it is a won derful thing, especially in Washing ton county. We don’t have near as many old men getting drunk, the youi g ones have taken the honoi away from them.” “I don’t quite understand what you mean when you say that prohibitior is a good thing and then say that oui young men are continuing to get drank,” said the Peasant. “In Washington county as well as any olher county in the United States a boy 10 or 12 years old can and does get their pint of whiskey or “wild moose milk” as some of them like to call it, as easily as can the man 35 or 40. Many of our high class bootleg gers cater to the young men entirely. Prohibition as it was meant is a good thing, but prohibition as 1 have seen it in Washington county is a dam fake,” said the Poet. “What do you mean?” asked the Peasant. “Last Monday, L. H. Hubble, super intendent of the Plymouth Schools, called every boy member of the junior and senior class to his office in re sponse to a rumor that a number of them were either drank or drinking at the Junior-Senior banquet Thursday. Of course none of them knew anything about it, but two of them were seen down the street after the banquet, so drunk they could hardly walk. At the dance held in Roper Tuesday night there were at least five gallons of this “wild moose milk” consumed by the young folks of our county. At this same dance there were at least five fights and nearly every boy on the floor was either drunk or drinking. The men were not the only ones drink ing either, the girls, who will be the future mothers of Washington coun ty, filled their bellies full of this damnable fluid. What kind of a mother] will these young ladies make? Their children will probably be half wits or I deformed in some other manner when. [ born. “Drinking whiskey is not the only | thing that our young girls are doing j today that is endangering their off- j spring, the future leaders of our I county, State and Nation. It is. vir-| tually impossible to find the girl thatJ does not smoke as regularly as does} the young men. Filling their system! full of nicotine to be absorbed by her! young and innocent offspring while! she is in motherhood. These girls) know the harm that will result fro this, but they are “slack”. They don’t think, and it seems that many times their mothers don’t think for them.] What has become of the mother that will sit down and talk with her daug ter as did our mothers only a genei tion ago—what has become of thfl fathers who would make a pal out their son? Apparently they are gone We need this type of mother an father. It is not the young folks tha are wilfully going to hell but til fathers and mothers that ere negll gentry sending them there,” said th Poet.
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