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Beacon and News Offers Splendid Opportuni ties for Advertisers. AND The Washington County News i A Family Newspaper Published for Benefit of En tire Family. Correspondent* Cover County. VOL. 41 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1930 NO. 4 Recorder Sawyer Had Busy Day Tuesday; Drunk Fighting Majority Charges Recorder Judge Jerry A. Sawyer (bad a full day in Recorders court Tuesday as a result of the court having been closed Tuesday before Christmas and some people over celebrating the Christmas holidays. The first case was one against George Bagiev for a bad check. He was ordered to pay the check and costs of the court. Allen Dupree and Luther Brown, who were over celebrating Christmas and took too much moonshine were fined $25 and one half the costs each. Chel ton Chambers of the Pea. Ridge section, wan found guilty of a charge of assault on H. E. Clifton and given 60 days on the county roads. Bond was fixed at $200. Erie Spruill was found not guilty of a similar charge of assault on Clifton. Warren Ayers, a 17 years old boy of near Creswell, was found guilty of being drunk, driving a«car drunk and a nuisance and fined $50 and costs. Lee Nprman was found not guilty of entering and larceny, Clyde Craddock was found guilty of being drunk and ordered to pay the costs. Lenwood Spruill was found guilty of being drunk and assault, A non suit was taken in the case against young Woodson Tetterton and Grady Allen was fin ed $100 and costs for being drunk. Carl Sallinger was called and failed to answer to his name, A capias was issued for him to be returnable January 21. Mathias Green was bound over to Superior court on n charge of having gotten provisions under false pretense. His bond was fixed at $200. * TO SPEAK CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUNDA NIGHT W. C. Manning of Williamston will speak in the Plymouth Chris tian Church Sunday night. CHRISTMAS IS RATHER QUIET THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON COUNTY The Christmas season throughout Washington county was quietly observed, according to reports com ing from the various sections of the county. The season is believed to have broken all records for its quietness, causing some to say that it takes “hard times” to make one reverence the true holiday-. In spite of the “‘hard times,” those who gave Christmas presents this year were very practical in their giving, according to state ments made by -local merchants. No one gave very many presents, hut those that were given, were, chosen with the idea of usefulness In view. Very few minor accidents and no serious ones were reported. But for a few hours at the thea tre Christmas night, the crowds here remainded in their homes, such, a little amount of activities took place on the streets, one would think that it was Sunday. New Year’s Eve was a little more exciting as a number of the younger set sat up and shot a few fireworks, rang some church bells and blew some whistles yet Wednesday was like any -other day except the post office and bank closed. There was not any mail delivered Wednesday. U. D. C. MEETS TODAY The Major Charles Louis Latham Chapter, United Daughters Con federacy will meet at the home of Mrs, P. W. Brinkley this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mrs. R, P. Walker. Mrs, A. D. Holton and Miss Mavis Thigpen will be joint hostess with Mrs. Brinkley. POET AND PEASANT “I notice that the average sehoo^ attendance in Washington coutny is rather low,” said the Peasant. “I don’t know as it is so low,” said the Poet. “I will admit that it is lower than it should be, but then it is better than it used to be.” ^ “Yes,” said the Peasant, “I guess that it is better than it used to be, but the parents haven’t seemed to realize how necessary it is to have their children in school every day. When a father or moth er allows their children to stay out of school, that child thinks that his k parents are doing him a favor when he is being done an injustice and •the parents should be ashamed of dhemselves to allow their children tfco stay out.” ‘“Now I think you arc doing the fja>rejits an injustice.” said the Poet. “There isn’t a father or mo ► ther yi the world who doesn’t want to see their child make good. Many parents make sacrafices in order to keep tfeair child in school and they don’t inaise these sacrafices grumbl ing, they 4o it with a smile.” “Sure there is lots of parents who ^.stcrafice in order to give their children an education,” said the Peasant, “yet there is a number of parents in Washington county who will say to their children, ‘now yrm don t nave to go to go to sehool if you don’t want to. You can stay ' at home and have a little crop of your own, but if you do go to school I wrant you to hurry right home as soon as school is out and help ra.e and your brother work on our crop.’ This will cause that child to stay at home and have a crop of his own when he should be in school and allowed to take part in the campus activities of the school. He should not be made to hurry right home and work for what he considers nothing. He should not be allowed to stay out of school when he wants to. He should be made to go until he has completed his high school work and 6ent to college if his parents are able.” “ I guess you are right at that,” ;aid the Poet. “I know that if a child is allowed to stop senool he will in all probability stop. Parents should be a little more careful about the education of their children. The time is coming when a farmer with out an education will hardly be able to exist. Education is rapidly becoming a necessary in ail walks of life.” (Folks we wish everyone of you a great big and prosperious 1030 and hope that we have please d in the last few months of 1929. If we say anything in 1930 that you don't like, write us about it. If you are tired of seeing our conversation in the Beacon and News let us know and shut right up but if yon enjoy our conversation every week just send the publisher a nice little cheek paying up your subscription. Yours for a bigger reader interest The Poet and Peasant. P S. Our conversation appears in this paper only,) "NO TIME TO QUIT" SAYS HEADS EASTERN CAROLINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Kinston:- Assurance tnat condi tions in the Eastern Carolina to bacco, cotton and peanut belts will be better, was the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas present to the section. The directors, prominent busi ness men of a dozen or more towns, issued a statement following a “careful survey” in which they de clared they had no intention of minimizing losses that have been “sustained by the rural people of the larger part of the section this year” but felt justified, asserting the territory i s “fundamentally sound.” “It will take more than one crop failure to break the section completly. While there have been reports of extreme cases existing, serious so far as they are concerned^, these cases are not numerous. The banks are in excellent condition, even in the worst affected districts, and the .good people are not going to let anybody suffer for lack of food or clothing,” the statement said. “Poor crops and poorer prices” were deplored. “The directors,” the statement declared, “wish to emphasize that the utmost precaution should be exercised in the planning of the new year’s activities, by both the business interests and the rural po pulation. There should be most smypathetic co-operation among merchants, bankers and farmers) in order that the section may recu perate from the slump in the short est possible time.” “Strictest econ omy on the farms” was urged. It was also urged that “every farmer who has not already made his plans to take care ef the food needs of his family and provide feed for his stock determine now that, this shall be done.” With a cribful of corn, smokehouse filled with meat, potato hills, bulging with sweet potatoes, a cow or two, low prices of tobacco and damage by the boll weevil will not cause privation and hunger. “This is no time to quit, but rather a time for a larger vision and greater determi nation. It is a time when the closets kind of cooperation is needed by all interests.” • The board asked that land-own ers and business men make avail able all the work possible for the next three months. “Whereever possible projects that have been de layed should be put through to completion, in order to provide a livelihood for those wdio need work. There is no doubt that 1930 will be one o f Eastern Carolina’s best years.” PLAY E. CITY TONIGHT The Plymouth High School girls basketpall team will go to Elizabet City this afternoon where they will meet the girls team of that place tonight. IALMO THEATRE TONIGHT AND Saturday Night * Anita Page IN “The Broadway Melody” Nlneth Episode < (0f ^l(« DON’T MISS THIS Hit Superior Court Opens Here Monday; Large Docket; Sixty Jurors URGES SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON TYRRELL TO ENTER CONTEST • Creswell:- Tin- American League of Post 182 Colombia N. C. wishes that all the high sc hools of both Washington and Tyrrell counties would filter the Orators contest that is being suponsored by it in the two counties. Subjects of contest to be “Our Flag”. Bibliographies of ma terial to be used in preperation of oratiort may be had from D. J. Spruill Com. first district Columbia N. C. or R. L. Litchfield Com. Post 182 American Legion Creswell N. C. The county contest coming of early in January. The district elimination coming of two weeks later and the final states contest coming of on Feb. the 22 at Raliegh. The post request that all principals send the names of all the contestants to D. J. Spruill Columbia N. C. Roy L. Litchfield, Comdr. Post 182 Columbia N. C. 1 I - I Miss Zelma Russ of Washington, ! N. C. , and conductor of the Studio : of Fine Arts, located in that city, will be in Plymouth on Thursday of each week for the purpose of con ducting classes in Ballet, Rhythm, Voice, Speech and Expression. The Ballet classes will be held in the School building erch Thursday afternoon. Forfurthur information orfor appointments call Mrs.Marion Bradshaw or Phone 2676. HER TEN YEARS TROUBLES END "I suffered ten years with indi gestion and pains in my stomach after nearly every meal. Sometimes the pressure around my heart would make me feel I like was smothering to death. MRS. MARY T. MANGUM. Constipation bothered me a great deal, and I‘m sure it was caused by a sluggish liver. No medicine I could find would help me more than just temporarily. “Recently my mother visited me and got me to try Sargon, which had done the same for me. I can L«t anything I want, evt.i uuLhagv, without a sign of indigestion. Sargon Pills put my liver to work and en dcd my constipation 1 feel like a lew woman ”- Mrs. Mary T. Mangum. 1117 Wolf St,, Durham, N.C. E. G. ARPS DRUG STORE TO INVITE FARMERS TO ATTEND SPECIAL MEET; WENONA ROAD AGAIN At the regular meeting of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Monday night, it was decided to have a special meeting Monday nignt.January 13th and invite about 15 farmers from the various sections of the county to attend. This was the result of a suggestion of the members of the agricultural com mittee, who suggested that the e farmers be made honorary member# and invited in to their support and advice to this committee. The question of the Pike Road was also brought up the commer cialists at this meeting. For the past year and a half, the editor of the Beacon and news has been doing his best to get something done about this road, but to date the county commissioners have done nothing but make promises. The time lias now come when they must do some thing or also loose that part of the county known as Wenona entirely. It was deciced by the commercialists to have a special meeting tomorrow and make plans to take the question of the road before the county com 1 missioners at their regular meeting ' Mon. What really needs to be done to this road is to fill one of the canels, widen the road and dig another canel. This could be done at a cost to exceed $40,000 which would give those people a 40 foot road. The State Highway Commission will not ever take it over and it is costing the county over $1,000 a year to it up. If this can’t be done, same temporary preparations should be made to take care of this road in a better manner than is now being used. Couuty Farm Agent RE Dunning reported that some company wanted to contract for 250,000 bushels of soy beans from Washington county at $1.35 a bushels. r — ■■■ ■■ ■ Superior court will open in Plymouth Monday with a full criminal docket before it. Among the outstanding civil case on the docket is the case of O. H. Lyon against officials of the defunct United Commercial Bank. The following jury list will serve. Plymouth Township:- G.B. Bate man, G. W. Sitterson, O. L. Allen, Lenard Ayers, E. H. Liverman, L. O. Horton, L. W. Gurkin, J. L. McNair, W. T. Robbins, M. W. Norman, W. C. Moore, H. L. Gur ganus, F. R. Harris, and R. W. Stubbs. Skinnersville Township:- W. B. Barber, S. J. Phelps, L. W. Liver man, T. W. Swain, N. C. Swain, W. M. Davenport, and I. J. Alli good. Lees Mills Township:- W. 0 Twiddv, L. D. Lamb, E. M. Ches. son, N. S. Harrington, R. C. Pea cock, and C. M. Lamb. Scuppernong Township:- J. L. Snell, J. W. Nooney, G. W. Crad dock, It. W. Phelps, G. Combs, E. B. Spencer, Jos. Woodley, D. C. Tarkington, and PI. R. Holton. Second Week Plymouth Township:- T. A. Stubbs, L. T. Wecde, T. W. Snell, E. H. Latham, L. G. Ange, A. W. Tetterton, Joe E. Askew, and W.B. Tetter ton. Lees Mills Township:- E. R. Oli ver, G. W. Ainsley, W. A. Swain, L D. Barco, J. J. Davenport, and E. D. Chesson. Skinnersville Township:- 0. L. I Davenport . Scuppernong Township:- E. S. Woodley, J.E.A Stuart, M. J. Fur lough, C. J. Hair, Roy U. Daven port, 8. M. Phelps, Renay Sawyer, W. E. Hassell, and E. C. Phelps. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. A, H, Marshall, Rector Mr. Frith Winslow; Lay Reader. Sunday School at 10 A. M. Morn ing. Celebration Holy Communion and Sermon, 11 A. M. ‘1930” To our many friends and readers we wish to say that we hope they enjoy prosperity and good health during the year 1930. We are going to endeavor during this year to give our readers a big ger and better paper. This can only be done by your cooperation so we earnestly ask that if you know of anything happening in your community that you think other people would be interested in, that you write or in some man ner let us know. We have made but one resolution and that is to give our readers as much of the county news as we possibly can. LEE ROY HARRIS, Publisher P.EACON & NEWS
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