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The Washington County News
A Family Newspaper
Published for Benefit of En
tire Family. Correspondents
Cover County.
NO. 34
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST2, 1929
VOL. 40
Writes For Beacon
Seven Years; Wins
Diamond Contest
•,J&'0U do not know how much I ap
preciate the ring,” said Miss Eva White
.yesterday when she was presented with
■a diamond ring by the Beacon and
ijfews for having written the best news
■material during Uhe past three months.
Miss White began writing for the
iBeacon in April, 1922, and yesterday
■was the first time that she has ever had
; any idea of how the paper was print
ed. “During the seven years that I
have written for the paper, I have nev
er received anything for my work that
I appreciate more than I do the ring,
said Miss White..
•^’.Vhile in (Plymouth, Miss \\ hite,
with her friends, were the guests of
the Beacon and News and every pro
cess that the paper has to go through
before being read by the subscriber
was shown them. Very much en
thusiasm was displayed by both Miss
White and her friends. “There cer
tainly is more to this than I thought
that there was,” exclaimed one of the
visitors.
Not only is Miss White to be highly
complimented, but the other corre
spondents are also worthy of commen
dation. Were it not for the work of
these ladies, it would be impossible to
give the readers the variety and a
r.iount of news that we can now give
them. Mrs. W. B. Chesson writes for
the Pleasant Grove community; Mrs.
J. H. Gay-Lord for Roper; Mrs. Bry
ant Harris for Wenona; Miss Mamie
Woodley for Cherry, and Mrs. S. C.
• Smithson at Creswell. Other than
these people who attempt to give to
the public the important happenings in
heir communities, one member of each
woman’s club writes up the meetings of
their club. If you know anything of
news value, tell the correspondent in
your community and help her to win
the diamond ring that will be given the
fit st of January.
CARE OF CHILDREN’S EYES
AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM
“The care of school children’s eyes
*-is an important problem,” said Dr. G.
^ C. Hodgens yesterday. “Dull eyes oft
(en make Jack a dull boy. And Jill
may be a dull girl -through the same
cause.
Mothers and fathers, in fairness to
your children, when they bring home
poor report cards, have their eyes ex
amined before being loo critical of theii
scholarship. Many bright children are
made to appear stupid in their school
work by imperfect erscsight. If your
children find it hard to keep up with
the rest of the class, perhaps they are
handicapped by defecm e vision.
Dr. Hodgens-will be at the O’Henry
Drug Store next Tuesday and Wednes
day and will examine all 'Children's eyes
free of (marge.
REVIVAL BEGINS REHOBOTH
CHURCH AUGUST FIFTH
Rev. R. W- Hethcox, pastor of Cres
well M. P- circuit, has announced the
beginning tb a revival at S'-ehoboth
Church Monuay night, August 5. Rev.
y. Bascom Hurley, of the Roper Meth
odist Church, will assist Rev. JJethcox
in the meeting
NELSON MERCANTILE TO
OPEN AUGUST NINTH
Preparation is being made by Xtl
.son "Mercantile Company to open their
place -of business on Water Street tie
ninth of August. 'N.« stock is being
placed on the shelves The interior of
the store has been -innovated and
•paintifM
News For Farm And Home
Br IV5I$S ELEANOR PRATT COVINGTON, Home Agent
R. E. DIMMING, County Agent
Week BejgirwiSeg August 5
Monday, Royer, individual work.
Tuesday, Albemarle Woman's Club
' Wednesday, M outicetLjv and Chapel
Hill „ . ...
Thursday, Test Farm FV/;ic \\ e
noR-a
Friday, Cherry v,
caturday, Office.
“The Effects ejf Synthetic Nitrogen
and Concentrated Fertilizers on Cot
Ion and Sweet Potatoes,” is the title
o-t Experiment Station Wjlletin 266 re
een-tly published at the Skate College
of Agpifttlture. Copies wilt be sent
fret- to citizens of the State «y$feing
rcqiiest to the agriciilfiys] editor.
MISS EVA WHITE
DISCARDING OF
CONFRONTED
Bv EVA WHITE
Skinnersville.—Quite a number o:
Washington county people voter
equalization tax for the eight month;
school term la-t year.
Education is the act, process anc
result of systematically training th(
moral and intellectual faculties of th<
boys and girls who are to be mei
and women of our country tomorrow
Much money has been spent for build
ing the schools in the county, and i
is .a shame to do away with the nic<
buildings which will go to ruin.
Children in the primary grades haw
a school near home, and not have ti
ride several miles cold rainy days ti
town in trucks operated by reckles
drivers, who are not caring for th
welfare of the children. Parents bac:
in .tb" homes are troubled.
Why cannot the country boy am
girl have a good school in the coun
try without having to attend schoc
in town ? The child should be wel
; trainashin the home..The teachers an
the parents should work together an
! get the children more interested a
bout school and the need and benefi
j<of education. Having attended Black
| stone College, at Blackstone, Va., am
taught school, 1 see why better school
are needed in our little country vil
lages today.
Just a .few years ago the countr;
boy and girl did not have the op
p.ommity rof the good schools as th<
bcry and girl of today. The rura
schools only had four months while thi
town had eight to nine months, but
am very -proud to know that the coun
try boy and -girl have gone ahead o:
the town in the educational world
Most all of our presidents we?v boy;
who were reared on the farm. Oui
first resident, George Washington
was a county boy and a good Hianj
others. You may look at educ-iti01
either way you want to, but 1 have i
! different idea of the consolidation oJ
j schools in our county. Without educa
I tion the people of our nation wou'U
be very dull in business like the peo
Wilbur Spruill of k Raleigh was here
! pie of other nations today.
j dp-ring the week end
COUNTY HOME
BEAUTIFIED;
OPERATING 35
ACRES FARM
I Although Washington county does
l not have the finest county home in
j North Carolina, it does have as well
kept one as there is in the State, ac
cording to observations made by a rep
resentative of the Beacon and News.
Luther Basnight, county road sup
ervisor, has recently finished cleaning
up the yards and painting the houses,
also he has had the trees whitewashed
by convict labor. Flowers have also
been planted along the front of the
county property.
This is not the only work that Mr.
Easnight is doing other than keeping
up the county roads. He is also super
vising the county farms. Since he has
■been appointed county road supervisor,
he has reclaimed about 31 acres of
land, after this year, he hopes to have
.10 or 15 more acres in cultivation for
the county.
In spite of the inclement weather,
there will be enough corn and hay to
feed the road team, also enough meat
for both the county home and convict
camp. On being asked if he thought
that the farms would ever render
enough returns to support the convict
camp and county home, Mr. Basnight
said “I feel that after this year the
1 road camp, with the help of the farms,
; -.. ill be self-supporting."
| Outside of the present farming land
| hack of the present county home, there
i are three other farms owned by the
i countv; namely, the Crattock farm, the
i old county home, and the Oliver farm,
i These three farms are being directly
! connected by clearing up woodsland
'[ in between them. After the work is
( ,'r.,.,i,1,■ tr-rl fhrrp will be an 80-acre
farm in cultivation. Each year, Mr.
Easnight is, in his spare time from the
county roads, reclaiming from xO to 15
acres.
)
)
On being asked it he did not think
that he had more than he could ade
quately attend to with the present
equipment, Mr. Basnight told the rep
resentative cf the Beacon and News
that he felt that he could easily han
dle all of the work he had to do for
the county, but with his present equip
ment he could not.”
A NEW SLANT ON
THE ‘“POWER TRUST”
£ The bogey of “power trust' mergers,
the favorite fetish nowadays of the pol
^ itically ambitious, holds no terrors for
Henry Ford.
1 Recently Mr. Ford said that the for
* mation of a nation-wide power monop
! cly would he the best thing possible
* | for forwarding progress and providing
'; good cheap electric service. He believes
^ that a trust, controlling the power sup
ply of the entire nation, would be of
' tremendous economic and social bene
5 fit. It is doubtful if such a monopoly
will ever come into existence, but Mr.
Ford’s statement is indicative of the
opinion of intelligent leaders in all fields
of industry.
Peanut-stand methods can not be a.p
1; plied to modern industry. The day of
small producing units, whether of elec
tricity or automobiles, is over. Mass
. production is the new economic doc
trine.
d There can'ite.no p'owcr trust” in the
d radical meaning of the term, under out
! system of public regulation of rates
'land stock issues. Governmental a
! gtneies and regulating bodies make it
■ impossible for i. utility to charge ex
■ cc.-sive rates avi(i exploit tire public.
What is happening j-s that small plants
' are gradually being unified to create
interconnected systtetv*
The result of such ;i program is that
! i, cilities are improved, better service
i is inaugurated, and costs go down. Xo
i api'Stle of socialism could ask for
I
, me**:
! The great progress of the -past in this
country has been brought about by pri
vate initiative and enterprise. High
wage scales, good living conditions for
| the worker and social and economic
: progress are dependent on plentiful and
cheap electric power. The great cen
tral systems t»; the future, with net
works of wires embracing the nation,
will give us greater service and high
er living standards than we have yet
flreanted of.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Brand, of South
Bend, Indiana, and Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Tyson, of Farmville, spent Sunday
here ynth Rev, jijjd Mrs. R, G- L. Ed
wards.
ACTION OF CITY
FATHERS MEETS
APPROVAL OF
BUSINESS MEN
Tile Plymouth Chamber of Com
merce, at their meeting Monday night,
heartily endorsed the action of the city
board of councilmen in the proposed
sale of the light franchise to the Vir
ginia Electric and Power Company.
Before the 10 or 15 members present
sanctioned the action of the city fath
ers, President Norman showed where,
by the Virginia company's rates, there
wculd be a reduction of approximately
37 per cent in the present cost to the
consumer. In dollars and cents, it will
mean a net saving of $7,700 to the con
sumers, while by the rates proposed by
Mr. Livingston, the consumers will
save only $2,310 yearly.
President Norman showed his faith
in the people of Plymouth, when one
of the members of the commercial
body suggested that persons opposed
to the sale of the franchise and fix
i tures could spend some money here
! and cause the election to fall through
j by saying, "I don’t believe the town
can be bought that cheap.”
It was also decided at this meeting
that the commercialists have a repre
sentative present at the meeting of the
city fathers this evening and encour
age the calling of the election at as
early a date as possible. ‘‘Let's begin
enjoying the advantages that will be
made possible by the sale of this fran
1 cliise as soon as possible," said one of
! the commercialists.
The condition of the roads in We
nona were briefly discussed and tabled
until the next meeting night, as a num
bei of those present lived on (Hen
pecked Avenue) Washington Street.
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I STATE SCHOOL TO GIVE 4
SCHOLARSHIPS IN COUNTY
Four scholarships will be given
worthy boys and girls in Washington
county who wish to take advantage
| of the Stenotype course that will be
; given in the State business school at
j Fairfield. These scholarships will per
mit the lucky girls and boys, gradu
ates from an accredited high school,
to enter the school in September and
take the complete course in stenotype
at a very small cost.
The total cost to the student will be
from $20 to $25 a month board and $2
per month as rent on the machine. In
a letter to J. W. Norman, superintend
ent of public instruction, H. D. Bram
mtr stated that the stenotype was simp
!y the touch method of stenography. It
is the machine way of shorthand.
Any one knowing of an interested
and worthy young citizen of Washing
ton county, will please advise Super
intendent Norman.
RECORDER’S COURT BEING
USED AS COLLECTING AGENCY
Of the six eases that came before
Recorder Jerry Sawyer Tuesday, four
or them were for bad checks, three be
ing .in the same family. No one ap
! pcared against the three defendants.
T. E. AJnsley failed to appear against
S.. A. Holton, Mr. Ainsley also failed
to appear against C. IJ. Holton, both
ca-es being nol pressed; J. H. Gaylord
:: iled to appear against Goliath Blount
! and C. D. Holton, also bad check
| cases, which were nol prossed.
Isaac Pailin, Jr., was given 30 days
' on the county roads and a fine of $10
’ and costs, road sentence to be sus
! pended upon good behavior and the
j payment of the fine and costs.
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ALMO THEATRE
TONIGHT
Emil Jannings
ITT
“Sins of The Father”
FATHE NEWS
Saturday Night
Phillis Haver
IN
‘ Shady Lady’’
Fifth Episode
Tigers Shadow
WHY STAY AWAY
T. W. Snell And
G. T. Sexton Wear
Pajamas On Street
FARMERS’ DAY
CELEBRATION;
WENONA HOST
TO HUNDREDS
Preparations are being made to en
tertain the hundreds of people that are
expected to attend the annual farmers’
field day and basket picnic that will
be held at the Blackland Test Farm
in Wenona in this county August 8,
according to J. L. Rea, jr., assistant di
rector in charge of the farm.
Every one is expected to bring a
basket. Barbecue will be sold on the
premises. The entertainment commit
tee is composed of Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
Latham, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Furbee,
Representative John W. Darden, Grov
er Daniels, R. W. Wilkinson, Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Heynen, Mr. and Mrs. H.
V. Latham, and Mr. and Airs. J. D.
Kinard The program will begin at 10
o’clock.
Invocation will be by Rev. R. G. L.
Edwards, pastor of the local Metho
dist Church. T. J. Swain will preside
over the occasion. F. E. Miller, of Ra
leigh, director of the State test farms,
will discuss the work these farms are
doing. Results of beef cattle, and swine
investigations will be discussed by Earl
H Hostetler, professor of husbandry
at State College. Swine sanitation will
I... rlLi-nssert hv Dr. William Moore,
Stale veterinarian. Better seed crops
will be discussed by Prof. W. H. Darst,
director of farm crop improvement di
vision.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of Elizabeth
City, will make the principal address.
Former Representative V. B. Martin
will introduce Mr. Ehringhaus.
A ladies’ program wil be held in the |
afternoon with Miss Pratt Covington,
Washington county home demonstra
tion agent, in charge. A multiple horse
hitch will be demonstrated by J. E.
Foster. F. Bryan Harris will super- .
vise a horseshoe pitching contest. A
hog feeding contest will be under the
supervision of A. P. LeFever. Contest j
prizes will be awarded the winners by ,
R. E. Dunning, Washington county j
farm agent.
Agronomy will be explained by H. j
B. Mann. Animal parasites will be
discussed by Dr. William Moore. Bet
ter seeds will be the subject of a talk
by G. K. Middleton, seed extension
specialist of the North Carolina Crop
Improvement Association. Tours of
the experimental fields will be con
ducted by J. L. Rea, Jr., H. B. Mann,
Earl H. Hostetler, J. E. Foster, A. P.
LeFever, R. E. Dunning, R. C. Hey
nen, H. J. Furbee, and F E. Miller.
CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday School services will begin
at Grace Episcopal Church Sunday
at 10 o’clock. Holy Communion
and sermon will follow promptly at
11 o'clock with Rector A. H. Mar
shall in charge.
| POET AND PEASANT i
“Well,’' said the Peasant, "I see that
Lee Roy Harris hasn't caught up with
' i. Saunders as to dress yet.”
“Wliat are you talking about?” said
the Poet.
"Well,” said the Peasant, ‘I have
heard lots of people say Lee Roy has
many characteristics like Mr. Saunders
tnd some have even gone so far as to
rail him W. O.’ ”
"There is a vast difference between
We Roy and Mr. Saunders,” said the
Foet. "Lee Roy has not had the ex
perience as has Mr. Saunders, but in
me way they are alike, that is they
10th speak what the ythink, regard- j
ess of what it is about.”
"You seem to forget what I asked
on in the beginning,” said the Peas
nt.
“That is right,” said the Poet. “You
aid something about Lee Roy coni
ng out in pajamas, did you not?”
“Yep,” said the Peasant.
‘I don’t know as he will ever do
J that;*’ said U;<'-*f*oot. "I don't know,
but I don’t believe that he even wears
| i ajamas to sleep in, and I know that
lie does not want that kind of pub
licity. 1 don’t believe that there is any
young man in North Carolina who has
any more desire to get ahead than does
Let Roy, but I don’t believe that he
will ever get to such an extreme as to
come down town in bedroom attire.'
"In order to get ahead,” said the
Peasant, “one must have publicity,
mustn't they?”
"Yes,” replied the Poet, ‘but not
cheap publicity. The best publicity in
the world is the kind one gets fighting
for what they think is right, and he
has certainly shown a spirit of stick
ing up for what he thinks is right in
reference to the Negro school site. Not
only that, but anything else that he
feels is for the betterment of the coun
ty he will stick up for it.”
’If he goes down,” said the Peas
ant, “he certain goes down fighting.”
"You boys don’t know what you are
missing,” said T. W. Snell, when he
walked out of Burgess store wearing a
brand new pair of blue-striped pajamas
presented to him by Mr. Burgess.
W. O. Saunders, editor of the Inde
pendent of Elizabeth City, was being
discussed in Tammany Hall by a crowd
of men when Mr. Burgess offered any
man in town a brand new pair of pa
jamas if he would wear them one aft
ernoon on the streets of Plymouth,
Mr. Snell took him up and promptly
showed up at 5 minutes to 1 o’clock
Wednesday and said, “Show me some
pajamas.”
He went directly from the store a
rcund to Tammany Hall and a crowd
as large as has ever been seen to fol
low a circus around in Plymouth gath
ered around Mr. Snell.
Exactly one hour after T. W. Snell
walked out of Burgess’ store with a
pair of blue-striped pajamas on,
George Sexton walked out of Thomp
Eon-Clagon’s store with a pair of green
polkie dotted pajamas on.
Air. Sexton wore a green tie and car
ried no cane, while Air. Snell carried
a cane and wore no tie. Air. Snell is
lo wear his pajamas on the streets all
afternoon, while Air. Sexton is to w >rk
in his barber shop all afternoon with
the pajamas on.
No arrests have been made.
MISS PATLINE SMITH
MAKES REPORT
Condensed report of the work done
by Miss Pratt Covington and sent out
by Miss Pauline Smith, Northeastern
Di-trict Agent.
Miss Pratt Covington, of Washing
ton County, reports the study of vege
tables and their value in the diet dur
ing the month of June. A good gar
den was visited in every club. Sever
al steam pressure cookers have been
ordered to get ready for the summer
conservation work. The annual en
campment was held at Mackeys.
Classes were held in basketry, health,
and recreation. Trips were made to
the historical town of Edenton and to
Camp Leach. The merchants of Ply
mouth and Mackeys and the Board of
Education were most cooperative. The
campers were guests of the local thea
tre and drug stores. One of the mer
chants installed a radio in the camp
building.
WANTS APPLICATIONS FOR
SCHOOL TRUCK DRIVERS
“Your article on the routes and
everything about the school trucks for
(he coming year has been very ef
fective,” said J. W. Norman, yester
day. “I would like for you to make
some mention of people calling in my
office or writing for application blanks,
as drivers,” continued Mr. Norman.
Blank forms have been prepared for
this purpose and are in the superin
tendent's office. Any one wishing to
apply for a position as driver during
the coming school year will have to
make application, using these blanks.
Persons writing for an application
should enclose an addressed and
stamped envelope.