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VOL. 41
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1930
NO. 19
One Year Ago Beacon And
News Combined Published
First Time; Wants Linotype
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BY LEE ROY HARRIS
Exactly one year ago today the
first issue of the Ronoke Beacon
and Washington County News,
combined, was mailed to the people
of Washington County.
This was at that time a realization
of my child hood dreams. Twelve
yearn ago, when. I was a high school
student, I would hurry out of school
and come down to the printing of
fice and go to work. At that time
we printed the paper on an old
Washington hand press. This old
press is now being used as a make
» up table and can be put back to
gather for printing.
I worked three years with C. S.
“Tick” Ausbon, who was then run
ning the Beacon, when I went to
Raleigh and worked as a printer
with Edwards and Broughton. After
leaving Raleigh, I went to work on
the Edenton Daily News. It was in
•- Edenton that I wrote my first article
for print. The title of this editorial
was, “Why Young Men Of Today
Fail” The whole substance of the
article was given in the first para
graph; “When a young man of to-!
day leaves his hometown, he builds i
optermistic air castles of the future
later to be torn down by the
searching winds of a critical world
^ which act ilke a wet blanket,
smothering him out of his existanee.’
From Edcnton, 1 went to jncw
York and studied. On returning
from New York I took over the
Hertford Herald, then edited by a
Mr. Triplet. This I did for only a
short time. Icatne back to Plymoueh
and graduated from the local high
^ school and went to Atlantic Chris
tian College in Wilson. The follow
ing summer, after leaving school, I
again began work with the Beacon,
where I worked uutil the fall of
1928. The Hertford paper had got
ten into a rundown cond.tion and
I was offered one half interest to go
y over and take charge. This I did,
but I only stayed in Hertford two
weeks.
I left Hertford and went to Eden
ton and remained there long enough
to prepare, plans for the Washing
ton County. News. When the first
issue of the News came out, Octo
- ber l9th,i!928, I was made to feel
r very proud of my efforts. For seven
months, C. A. W. Kinnaird, of
Edenton aud myself struggled with
this paper.
On April Jiflth, 1929, I thought;
that all of my dreams had come
true. The first-issue of the Beacon
and News was,published, with my
’'name as publisher and owner. But
my dreams, I later have learned
had not come true. The Beacon
and News is not what I want it to
be, nor do l have ;the equipment
that I want and need- Those who
know me intimately have often
heard this statement,, UI want a
^linotype!” That is now my dream.
With one of these machines, I could
give the people of Washington
county an 8 page paper every week
or two papers. Thea my dreams
would truly come true.
The personal of the mechanical
1 department of the Beacon and
News is composed of yoong men
who learned their trade along with
me. When I first left the Beacon,
Wesley Hardison, who is still with
the Beacon, took my place; when I
/came back to the Beacon, Bill Arps
also with the Beacon, was the.
printers devil. These two young!
men are as good a combination of j
printers as can be found in North
Creswell School Commencement
Exercises Begins Sunday Morning
MORE FIRES NORTHEASTERN
DISTRICT DURING THE
MONTH MARCH
Fire reports received at the Dis
trict office by District Forester L.
A. Carter of the Northeastern Dis
trict to date show a greater number
of fires occuring during March than
in previous years, but also show an
improvement in the work of the
forest wardens in fighting forest
fires.
Not all of the fires that occured
during March have been reported
in the opinion of Mr. Carter, how
ever, all of the large fires have been
reported and any not in at present
will tend to lower the averages
rather than raise them.
To date 114 fires have been re
ported as occuring during the
month of March, burning over a
! total of 3,459 acres and causing a
damage estimated by the wardens
at §15,051.00 in the eight cooperat
ing counties of the District, Of the
lands burned over 1,240 acres were
merchantable timber lands, 2,010
acres of second growth lands and
j 208 acres of open or grass lands.
I The average area per fire^ was 30
I acres, which is 12 acres lower than
the lowest yearly average previous
ly made, while the average damage
per fire was $44.31.
The number of fires by counties
is as follows; Berties 36, Chowan 2,
Edgecombe 14, Halifax 24, Hert
ford 7, Northampton 14, Warren
14, and Washington 3.
34 flres were caused by careless
brush burning, 6 by railroads, 3 by
lumbering, 18, by smokers, 29 fires
were wilfully set, 9 by miscellane
ous causes and 15 by unknown
causes. Of the 114 fires probably
all but the 29 incendiary fires were
preventable.
EASTER DANCE
Big Easter Dance Friday night
April 18th. This danee will be
sponsored by the American Legion,
and boys you know that we always
try to show you a good time. We
have engaged a ‘Good Hot Orches
tra’ for this dance and you are go
ing to have real music to do your
stuff by. The dance will be at
the Bloom Garden Warehouse. So
don’t forget the date, time and
night. Friday Night April I8U1, 10
o'clock.
ELECTRIC STORE
TO OPEN HERE
Culhchin Electric Comany will
open a store in the building next to
West’s Shoe Shop on Waters street
the first of May. Louis Horton will
be connected with this new organi
zation which will handle a complete
li&e of electric stove, water heaters
and frigidare.s also all minor electri
cal appliances.
Carolina, We have teen working
together iar twelve months without
a disagreement. The present
printers devil, who promises to
make a good printer, is Colon
Overton.
I want to make the Beacon and
News the best weekly paper in
North Carolina and if you have
aDy suggestions to make or feel
that you can in any way help the
progress, please make them,
The commencement progam for
Creswell High School is as follows:
Sunday morning, April 20, at 11
o’clock, Bacculaurate Sermon. The
speaker for this occasion will be
the Rev, Roy Respass of Columbia!
N. C.
Tuesday evening, April 22, at 8
o’clock, Music Recital. The special
feature for the program will be a
Japanese Operetta, under the direc
tion of Miss Viola Stephenson.
Wednesday evening, April 23, at
8 o’clock. Senior Class Play, entitl
ed, “Oh! Oh! Deacon.” This will
be a comedy - Mystery in 2 acts,
given under the direction of Miss
Frances Willis.
Thursday evening, April 24, at 8
o’clock, Class Day Exercises. This
program promises to be Creswell’s
best class day performance. It i3
directed by Mrs. A. S. Holmes.
Friday evening, April 25, at 8
o’clock, Graduation Exercises. The
speaker for this occasion will be
Colonel A. C. Davis, an attorney
at law of Goldsboro, N. C.
IT WONT BE l
1 LONG NOVVj
Many will recall having seen the
above picture in the Beacon and
News last summer. In case you
have forgotten who they are, they
are George Sexton and T. W. Snell
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Washington County.
Under and hy virtue of a certain
mortgage deed executed by Sam Whit
ley and wife, Louise Whitley to J. E.
Phelps, mortgagee, on the 1st day of
January, 1921, recorded in Washing
ton county in Book 77, Page 172, and
default having been made in the pay
ment of three certain notes secured
thereby, and demand having been made
for the payment of same, the undersign
ed, will expose at public sale to the
highest bidder for cash on the 15th day
of May, 1930, at 12 o’clock Noon the
following described land:
“The first tract being that certain
parcel of land, lying and being in Lee’s
Mill Township, adjoining the lands of
Alonza Gray How cut & Linyear and
others and bounded as follows, Viz,
Beginning at Alonza Grays southwest
corner in eight foot ditch and running
thence southwardly along eight foot
ditch one hundred and seventy-five
yards to Howcutt and Linyears Line; I
thence along Howcutt and Lynyears j
line. Thence Northwardly one hundred
and seventy five yards to Alonza Gray's
line; thence along Gray’s line wesl
wardly seven hundred yards to First'
Station, containing Twenty Live acres
more or less. I
Second Tract. Beginning at John
Johnson’s southeast corner on John
son Street, and running southwardly
to Remus Rodger's Line; thence west
wardly two hundred feet to Thomas
White’s; line thence northerly sixty
feet to John Johnson’s line; thence
eastward!}- two hundred feet to first
station, containing one-fifth acre, more |
or less.
A deposit of 10 per cent will be re-f
tiuired of the successful bidder as evi-'
dence of good faith.
This 15th d..y of April, 1930.
J. E. PHELPS,
Mortgagee.
By N, Hi Spruill, Attorney.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS
CAN BETTER ANSWER
CROP ACREAGE
“North Carolinians can answer
crop Acreage questions better than
other Southern farmers because
they have been reporting such to
the tax listers for the past twelve
years,” said Frank Parker, Agricul
tural Statistician for this State, in
a Raleigh radio talk last Thursday
i night.
“And yet few of our farmers ap
preciate the value of annual Farm
[Census information. Too few at
tempt to benefit by this or any
other government reports. IIow
many realize that “A farmer’s
judgement is no better lhan his in
formation?”
A floctor must have certain in
formation before he can treat a
disease. Just so it is with farm ad
visors and statisticians. The far
mers must furnish the needed facts.
One dnly blindfolds himself by not
giving and not using basic current
farm facts. This is true of Farm
Census secured by the tax listers.
Thh census provides facts from
farmeife, instead of guesses. It af
fords yeailv information by counties
j # .
that is: superior to any private in
formation available to the specula
tors. However, the Farm Census
acreage results are not speculative,
nor is it available to any one until
after crops are harvested. This is
available for Agents and teachers
aiding -farmers in planning their
next crop acreages.
The. 1929 census results were
published in the January Farm
Forecaster of this year. These were
sent all over the State. A copy is
now being sent, to your township
lister. Ask for it. It locates “supply
and demand*’ by counties.
“The tax listing machinery pro
vides the best and cheapest possi
ble means for getting farm acreage
facts. The objection is that at
“rush times it does crowd the list
ing taxables. Still the farmers are
certainly due this much for their
heavy taxes.
Each farm owner should be pre
pared to report his crop acreages
intended this year. If not definite
ly known yet, approximate in com
parison with last years aereages
planted. This will help the listers
and the service that you expect of
the Department of Agriculture.”
FOR RECORDER’S JUDGE
I take this means of announcing
myself as a candidate for Recor
der’s Judge, subject to the Demo
cratic Primary, June 7th 1930. If
elected, I promise to fulfill the
duties of this office to the best of
my knowledge and ability.
EDWARD L. OWENS
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce my self a cau
didate for reelection to the office of
Sheriff of Washington county, sub
ject to the Democratic primarr, June
7th, 1930. If nominated and reelect
ed, I promise to fulfill my duties to
the best of my ability.
J. K. REID
AISJO THEATRE
TONIGHT
AND
Saturday Night
William Powell
IN
‘ The Greer.
Vlnrder Case.”
“Ink Well Imps”
COMEDY
Admission
loc & 2oc
■ Formed Washington County
Tax Relief Association At
I
Meet Courthouse Saturday
PLYMOUTH WON AWAY FROM
HOME AND LOST AT
HOME; DEBATE
Plymouth was one of the 192
schools to enter the State Triangu
lar Debating Union held through
out the state on the night of April
4. Plymouths' negative team defeat
ed Snow Hill at Snow Hill, while
our affermitive team lost here
when Ayden’s negative team won
two out of three votes which gave
Ayden the victory. The question
this year was one that must be
decided at the General Assembly
when it meets next November “Re
solve that North Carolina should
adopt the proposed constitutional
amendment Authorizing the class
ification of property for taxation.
Those winining the victory at Snow
Hill are Mildred Dixon and Janice
Tettcrton. Our affirimative team,
Martha Bateman and Wallace
Conklin, are to be commended
because they gave Ayden a hard
fight. These four students are to be
congratulated for the work they did
because they debated against two
schools that have been members of
the State Debating Union for several
years. The high school students
manifested great deal of interest in
the debate this year and many of
them have already expressed their
desire to enter another year.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of county
treasurer subject to the Democratic
primary, June 7th, 1930. If nomi
nated and elected, I promise not to
ask for office for a second term.
EDWARD S. BLOUNT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. Conley Greer Minister
Bible School 9:45 A. M.
John W. Darden Superintendent
Sunrise Prayer Service. 5:30 A. M.
Communion 11 A. M.
Sermon 11:15 A. M.
Subject
“Rock of Ages”
Christian Endeavor 6:30 P. M.
Dot Greer President
Christian Edeavor in charge of
Group No. 3.
Easter Pageant 7:30 P. M.
Subject
“The Victorious Christ”
Prayer Meeting
Wednesday 7:30 P. M.
Choir and Orchestra practice
Thursday 7:30 P. M.
At a mi's mealing held in the
courthouse in Plymouth, at 10:40
o’clock, last Saturday, the following
resolutions were adopted to be prt"
sented at the State meeting of th*
Tax Relief Aseociation:
Be it Resolved by the Washing
ton County Tax Relief Aasocatita:
That we recommend the levying
by the General Assembly of 1931 of
taxes as follows:
1. An increase in the rate of
taxes on incomes, to be distributed
in such a manner among the several
brackets as to cause as little hard
ship--. upon those paying same as
possible, at least the major portion
to be added to the upper brackets,
2. A sales tax, to be in the wis
don of the General Assembly levied
primarily upon luxuries, and secon
darily upon necessities if necessary,
and in such form and in such sums
as will most nearly distribute its
burden upon ail the people of the
State.
3. A tax upon all eleetriaal cur
rent sold and dispensed with in the
State, such tax to be moderate in
sum, and to be universal, including
if possible that generated and sold
by cities and towns.
4. An increase in the franchise
taxes of electric power companies;
which we understand to be now less
in comparison than that of other
corporations.
5. The repeal of the present law
which exempts foreign stocks from
taxation within the State.
That we recommend that the re
venue to be drived from the above
sources be epuitably divided among
the several counties to be used by
them and applied to a reduction in
advalorem taxes upon property.
That the State adopt a state-wide
eight months term of public schools^
to be supported so far as is possible
by the State with funds derived
from the foregoing sources.
Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the
foregoing were offered by Carl L.
Bailey, and Section 5 offered by N.
W. Spruill, and accepted as an
amendment by the sponsor of the
resolution. Resolution was unan
imously adopted.
An executive committee compos
ed of 27 men was elected and Van
Buren Martin was elected chair
man and T. J. Swain secretary.
BASEBALL RESULTS
Plymouth defeated Chowan 18-10
Elizabeth Ciiy defeated Plymouth
7-4 Plymouth defeated Ayden 10-6
Ayden at Plymouth Monday.
POET AND PEASANT
“I took a nice long walk about
town,” said the Peasant to the
Poet as they met in Thompson
Clagon’s store this morning.
“I guess that you enjoyed it,”
said the poet.
“Most of it,” said the Peasant.
“Why not all of it?” asked the
Poet.
“Well,” said the Peasant,” when
I came to these cemetarys I be
came bored. It seems that every
one is cleaning up their yards and
preparing for spring, but those peo
ple who have dead ones buried in
the graveyards around here are not
interested in them. They are per- \
fectly willing for their last places of
abode to look like a forest in a run
down condition. There is but one
decent looking cemetary in Ply
mouth and that is the Episcopal
one. Those people up there at that
church certainly have some pride in
the looks of their cemetary.”
"People in the Methodist Church
also have some pride in the looks
of their cemctary but they don’t
have the chance to keep it up,”
said the Poet.
"Yes thej do,” said the Peasant.
“They have a much large member
ship than does the Episcopal
Church. 13ut I am not. talking
about the Methodist Church only.
I am mostly talking about that
graveyard on the highway or Third
street, near Swain’s Filling Station.
That detracts more from the beauty
of Plymouth than the old city hall
does even. People who have to pass
through our town will see ihat,
first and then won’t stop to see our
town and then go off and say that
Plymouth is one of the ugliest town
in North Carolina.”
“I guess that you are right,” said
the Poet, “and I wish that the peo
ple would take some pride in the
looks of our town and make it look
a little bit better.”