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|lllllll|l|||||lllllllllll||l||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||!||||||!||||^ = A home newspaper dedicated g s to the service of Washington g = County and its 12,000 people. g filllllll......... The Roanoke Beacon ★ ★★★★★★★★★ And Washington County News ★★★★★★★★★★ ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiimmiiiiiiiMiimimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit = Advertisers will find Beacon g M and News columns a latch-key to = S 1,100 Washington County homes. = IiiiiiiiiniiiiiMHiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiii? VOLUME 41—NUMBER 44 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, October 17, 1930. ESTABLISHED 1889 DECIDE AGAINST CO-OP PLAN FOR CURRENT SEASON -® Tobacco Growers of County Believe It Too Late To Start This Year ——— Attendance at the meeting held in the courthouse here last Friday morn ing for tobacco growers of Washing ton County was very poor, hut the 15 or 20 who did attend laid plans for carrying on an educational and sign-up campaign during the next several months. It was almost the unanimous opinion of the farmers present that no organization could he perfected this late in the season to take care of any oi the 1930 crop, but there were fav orable expressions tor the formation o: a cooperative associatin to handle the crop next year, and it is believed that a majority of the tobacco grown in the county can be signed if an ac tive campaign is waged. L. A. Ilassell, of Plymouth, was made secretary, and J. H. Leggett, and J. T. McAlister, of Plymouth, and C. E. Mizelle, of Roper, were named as a committee to secure signatures to the contracts. Practically all of the farmers present at the meeting stated that they would sign for the next year, but most of them had sold practically all of their 1930 crop and did not think it would be worth while to sign up for the unsold portion. The contract itself was brought up ard discussed, most of the growers being favorably impressed with it. The withdrawal clause is believed to have solved one of the main problems in securing signatures, as under this provision any member of the associ ation who becomes dissatisfied can re sign from the association during the month of April each year without any j penalty. Heretofore, contracts have . been for a period of three or five years, and no provision was made for . withdrawal for anv cause. It is considered probable that town ship educaitonal meetings will be held ; within the next few weeks, although , County Agent R. E. Dunning stated Monday that plans were not yet com plete along this line. The committee appointed at the meeting last Saturday has a number of the blank contracts, | at’.d whether or not an educational campaign will he staged depends large ly on the reception given them by the tobacco growers’ signatures, the county agent stated that there would be no necessity for the township meet ings. TO BUILD NEW GARAGE HERE; -n> T. A. Stubbs Begins Work j On New Building for Central Garage ——S>— Work was started this week upon a new garage building for the Central Garage, of which Mr. T. A. Stubbs is proprietor. Brick have been put on the lot, which adjoins the courthouse property, and a number of workmen are busy excavating for the founda tions. The structure, when completed, will be 99 by 45 feet, and is conven iently arranged for the character of business to be conducted in It. Mr. Stubbs said yesterday that in addition to general repair and tire business, a modern service station will be operated when the new quar ters are completed. According to pres ent plans, the new building will be ready for occupancy about the first of December. Mr. Stubbs has been in the garage business here since 1918, and has built up a reputation for maintaining an excellent repair shop for all makes of automobiles. He is also local dis tributor of the well-known Goodyear tues, and when the firm gets in the quarters now under construction, a more complete stock of accessories, tires, and automobile supplies will be carried. --* Home Agent's Schedule For Week Is Announced Miss Pratt Covington, county home demonstration agent, ‘yesterday an nounced her schedule for next week, as follows: Monday, Jackson; Tuesday, called to Woodland, N. C., to judge Roanoke Chowan Fair; Wednesday, Swain; Thursday, Creswell; Friday, federation meeting at Creswell; and Saturday, curb market, opening at 8:30. Th home agent also hnnounced that the Pleasant Grove club meeting scheduled for October 21st had been changed to Monday, November 3rd. -e Superior Court To Be in Session Here Next Week The session of superior court, which begins here next Monday morning, is not expected to attract very much at tention, and little interest has been manifested in the coming term so far. The session is for the trial of civil cases only, and lasts but one week. Judge E. H. Cranmer, of Southport, will preside. Number Fire Hazards Are Reduced During Past Week Inspections Made by Firemen Friday Show Conditions Generally Are Very Good; Fire Drills At Local Schools Set Up New Records — Members of the local fire depart ment brought their observance of lire prevention week to a close last Fri day by inspecting the premises of busi ness establishments throughout the town to see that all trash had been re moved and fire hazards reduced as much as possible. Chief L. W. Gurkin said this week that there were very few places reported for failure to clean up and that he considered the week had been very successful in Plymouth. While making their rounds Friday, the fire company members also look ed over the condition of flues, and it was said that most of them were found to be in good condition, although re pairs were recommended in a few in stances. | The fire department officials also su pervised the fire drills ill the t city 'schools Thursday morning at 11 o’ clock, when previous low marks for emptying the buildings were eclipsed, and new records made. Mr. Riddle said that the white high school build ing with around 450 students, was cleared in 45 seconds; the 200 or more grammar grade pupils, housed in the eld Hampton Academy, filed out in 40 seconds; while the colored school building was emptied of around 450 children in 43 seconds. The time for clearing school buildings here is be lieved to constitute a record, as reports of drills in other schools usually indi cate that a much longer time is requir ed. New Ballot System In General Election Pour Water Into Well So Man Could Work -® Had it not been for the light showers yesterday, there’s no telling what type of stories or how many would have resulted from the drought. Here’s one of the unusual type coming from Edgecombe. Over in that county, the earth was so dry that workmen found it necessary to haul water and pour it into a well to keep down the dust so man could work on its bottom without being stiffled by dust. A. J. RIDDLE TO BUILD MODERN ICE PLANT HERE To Be Ready for Operation Early Next Year; Work On Building Started A. J. Riddle announced this week that he had definitely decided to go into the ice business in Plymouth, and that construction work on a building for the plant would begin next week. Materials for the building were being placed on the lot this week. The plant will be located on a lot adjoining the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad on Adams Street. Mr. Riddle, who is a constructing engineer, came to Plymouth in June, 1929, and was in charge of the rebuild ing of the old Wilts Veneer plant aft er it had been secured by the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corporation. He has had considerable experience in the construction and installation of ma chinery in ice plants, and stated that the one he is building here would be modern in every respect. Equipment for the plant has been or dered, and while Mr. Riddle does not plan to begin business until early next year, he stated that work would go forward on the new enterprise im mediately. It is thought that the erec tion of the building, which is to be of brick construction, with a concrete (Continued on the back page) -$-• B. G. Campbell To Begin Moving Stock Next Week -®—— B. G. Campbell, local wholesale giocer, will begin moving his stock in to the new building recently erected for him on Water Street next week, he stated yesterday. Mr. Campbell said that it would take at least 10, days to complete the moving opera tions and get everything installed in the new structure. The new location will give the firm considerably more storage space than it now has, and more complete stocks will be carried, Mr. Campbell said. Town Clerk Invents Shoe-Shining Machine -*—— Patent applied for license has been secured for the manufacture and mar keting of an electric shoe shine ma chine, which is the recent invention of M. W. Spruill, city clerk of Plymouth. The machine operates on the automatic vending principle, cleaning and polish ing one shoe at the time, and the me chanical arrangement is such that every part of the shoe, from the sole to the top, receives equal attention. A special shoe dressing has been pre pared for use in the machine which gives the same results to both black and tan leathers. Mr. Spruill is now negotiating with several manufactur ers who are considering the production of his invention. ’many changes TO BE SEEN AT POLLS NOV. 4TH -* Australian Ballot System To Be Given First Trial At General Election -% The Australian ballot system, as applied to a general election, will be tiled out by Washington County vot ers for the first time on November 4th, when a United States Senator, Con gressman, several state officials, and ten superior court judges will be chos en, in addition to county officers. There are also four constitutional I amendments to be voted on at the elec-1 noil, voters win ue nauucu at iwsu five ballots to be marked, one for United States Senator, one for Mem ber of Congress, one official State bal lot, one official county ballot, and one constitutional amendments ballot. | Democrats and Republicans will be handed the same ballots at the election this year, instead of having separate ones as heretofore. The ballot is ar ranged in two columns, one side for the Democratic candidates and the other for the Republicans. Candidates for the same office are arranged in the parallel columns, with a voting square beside each name on the ticket. At the head of each column there is print ed in large type the name of the party which the candidates under that head ing represent. Under the name of the party is a picture of the respective emblems, an eagle for the Democrats and an ele phant for the Republicans. There is al so a circle under the emblem, which can be marked by those who desire to vote a straight party ticket. When the circle is marked, it is not necessary to mark the squares beside each name, as one vote is counted then for every candidate of the party under which the circle is placed. For instance, it a voter wishes to vote the straight Dem ocratic ticket, he need only make a i cross mark in the circle under the | picture of the eagle. A cross mark in the circle under the elephant votes the entire ballot for the Republican candi dates. This applies to all the ballots, senatorial, district, state and county. . Some confusion is expected Dy me I election officials this year, although every effort is being made to eliminate mistakes. Instructions are printed on | the face of every ballot, and voters I who follow the rules laid down there j they will have no trouble with the t tickets. The mistake expected to be j most common will arise when a voter marks the circle and then also marks the square for some particular candi date. When this is done, the vote counts for only the individual candi date voted for—the mark in the circle is entirely disregarded by the election officials. The county ballot will lie the larg est one given to the voters. It con tains the names of candidates for all county offices, for solicitor of the ju dicial district, tor state senators, and— in this particular county—for three magistrates in each of the four town ships. Carl L. Bailey, chairman of the county board of elections, was absent from his office this week due to illness, and a complete list of the township candidates could not he learned, but ; the folowing names will be found on the county ballot: County Ballot For member of house of representa tives: Zeb Vance Norman (Democrat), of Plymouth; Benjamin B. Spencer (Republican), Roper. For register of deeds: Mrs. Addie L. Brinkley (Democrat), Plymouth; (Continued on page four) METHODISTS TO BEGIN REVIVAL HERE SUNDAY —$— Rev. J. M. Ormond, of Duke University, To Be Preacher Rev. J. if. Ormond, a professor in the School of Religion at Duke Uni versity, of Durham, will begin a series of services at the local Methodist church next Sunday morning, October 19. The meeting will continue through the following Sunday, October 26, with services being held each night at 7:30 in addition to the morning serv iies at 11 each Sunday. Rev. R. G. L. Edwards, pastor of the church, in announcing the series of services, stated yesterday that Rev. Mr. Ormond was looked upon as one of the foremost ministers of the de nomination in the State. Before going to Duke University he was professor of rural sociology at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He is a graduate of old Trinity Col lege, predecessor of the present Duke University, and also received a degree at Vanderbilt University. He is a na tive North Carolinian, having been born and reared in Green county, and is a kinsman of Rev. Edwards. The local pastor stated yesterday that the members of the local church felt that they were very fortunate in securing a man of the caliber of Rev. Ormond to conduct their revival this year, and it is expected that much in terest will be displayed in the serv ices. A cordial welcome is extended to people of all denominations to attend, the purpose of the series being to cre ate a higher spiritual life among all the people of the community. Special music is being arranged by the choir for the revival, and it is expected that a number of talented singers from other congregations will assist in the song services. Rev. Mr. Ormond is not a stranger in this section, as lie served as pastor of the church at Hertford at one time, going from there to First Church at Elizabeth City, where iie was instru mental in having the large church building constructed. MASONS HAVE GOOD MEETING • Perseverance Lodge Scene Of Large Gathering Tuesday Night Perseverance Lodge No. 59, A. F. &• A. M„ was host to a large gather ing of Masons here Tuesday night, a large number attending the meeting from surrounding counties. Members of the New Bern Lodge were here in large numbers and staged an interest ing program during the evening, sev eral of the visitors making addresses and one of them furnishing several violin selections. There was a large delegation pres ent from the Windsor lodge, includ ing most of the officers. Following .the meeting in the lodge rooms, the crowd adjourned to the courthouse where refreshments were furnished by the New Bern masons. Oysters, pick les, crackers and coffee weer enjoyed by the members of the order. Speakers for the occasion included | C. A. Seifert, J. W. Overman, Elmer j Prunier, and Garrison Farrar, of New Bern; R. E. Tarkington and S. E. Phelps, of Windsor; and Zeb Vance Norman, of Plymouth. Mr. Prunier, of New Bern, also furnished | the violin music for the occasion, , which was thoroughly enjoyed hy ' those attending. Hallowe'en Party 31st For Benefit of Church A Hallowe'en party will lie given in the basement of the courthouse here ; Friday night, October 31. for the ben-j efit of the local Episcopal church. A I small admission fee will be charged. ^ and all the children of the town are invited to attend. Games will be played, fortunes told, and there will be plenty of ghosts and witches on hand to make things interesting for the children. Town Council Scheduled To Hold Meet Tonight -x, The town council is scheduled to hold its regular meeting tonight at the municipal building. The council did not hold a meeting the laM time, one was scheduled, and a number of | matters have accumulated, which will probably be taken up at the meeting, tonight. Mrs. Ida Brickhouse Died Early Thursday Morning -» Mrs. Ida Brickhouse died at her home near Mackeys early Thurs day morning. She had been ill for j several weeks, and her condition gradually grew worse until her death. At the time of going to press funeral arrangements had not been announced. A more complete article will be carried next week. Bailey Will Fire Opening Gun Of Campaign Here Next Week c PRIZE WINNERS FOR PAST THREE YEARS v_,__ j The above photograph is of the Creswell Woman’s Club, which for three successive years has won the cup at the federation meetings for the most outstanding work by a club during the year. This club has grown from about 20 members to 32 in the last year and a half. Mrs. Roy Hopkins is president and Mrs. Tom Holmes is secretary. Large Gathering of County Club Women Are Expected At Federation Next Friday SESSION WILL BE HELD AT SCHOOL HOUSE CRESWELL Interesting Program Has Been Prepared for Meeting -$>. Members of the 1 <> women's home demonstration clubs in Washington County are looking forward to tlie federation meeting to be held in the Creswell High School auditorium Fri day of next week, October 24th. The sessions will begin at 2:20 in the aft ernoon and over 4011 women of the county are expected to he present when the meeting is called to order. The members of Creswell, Albemarle, Cherry and Scuppernong clubs will be joint hostesses to the large crowd of visitors expected. Besides a number of addresses that are to be delivered at the gatlu ring, unusual interest is being manifested in the reports of the various clubs of the county and in the awarding of a num ber of prizes. Certificates of merit in food will also be given to those win ning them by Miss Pauline Smith, dis tiict agent, of Washington. The cup, presented by the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, for the club reporting the most outstanding work during the past year will be awarded at this meeting, and is probably the most coveted trophy offered. 1 lie Creswell club has won this cup for the past three consecutive years, and it is expected that members of that club will make a strong bid tor it again this year, but there are a number of other clubs that have prepared excel lent reports and the announcement of the winner is being awaited with in terest. There are also a number of other prizes to be presented, and the win ner of the garden contest will be an nouncd at the meeting. The report on the curb market will be made by Mrs. W. H. Harrison, and it is believed that the first year’s operation of the market will show gross sales of £7,000 oi more. Miss Covington, county home demonstration agent, and Miss Pauline Smith, the district agent, will outline some of the work that is to be taken up by the clubs during the com ing year. Miss Covington yesterday announc ed that the following program had been prepared for the meeting on the 24th: Invocation. Song, “America,” entire group. The club pledge, all club members. (Continued on back page) -ft Bankrupt Stock of T. C. Burgess Sold At Auction -- The bankrupt stock of T. C. Bur gess, of tins place was sold at public auction in the store here Wednesday In Justice of the Peace \V. h. Aus bon, acting for Marshall C. Staton, ref eree in bankruptcy. Nelson and Adler were the buyers, their bid of $901 be ing the highest made fur the stock, which was appraised at $5,511 in the inventory. Showcases, furniture and fixtures were included in the sale, which at tracted considerable attention, a num ber of bidders being on hand when the auctioneer began his chant. It is not yet known whether or not the stock will be disposed of here or moved to some other location. The sale is sub ject to confirmation or rejection by the referee. Peanut Growers Will Meet Tuesday Night -® A meeting will be held in Roper next Tuesday night, Oc tober 21, in the interest of form ing a county cooperative peanut marketing association along the line of the one recently organiz ed in Chowan County. The meeting will be held in the school building at 7:30. Growers in the county are urged to attend and hear details of the plan. The association, as formed in Chow an County, is purely a county unit, and is not connected in any way with any other organization. AGRICULTURAL CLASS ENROLLS THIRTY PUPILS Much Interest Shown in New Department at Creswell Mr. C. H. Rabon, teacher of voca tional agriculture at Creswell High School, was in town Saturday, and stated that hi* class there had gotten off to an excellent start on the year’s work. Thirty students have been en rt lied in the department, with several others expected to join, and much in trest is being shown in the projects outlined for the term. This is the first year that the Cres-j well school has had an agricultural J department, and the work so tar has! been principally perfection of the or-i ganization. The main enterprises that have been stressed are care of dairy cattle and poultry and production of corn. Mr. Rabon stated that the hoys j had entered upon their work en-; thusiastically, and that he was looking for a very successful year's work. ) The organization of a Young Tar, Heel Farmers' Club was perfected last, week, with the entire agricultural class enrolled. The following officers were j elected: Lancelot Davenport, presi dent: Bill Woodley, treasurer; Eston Brickhouse, secretary; Ira Alligood.l reporter; and C. H. Rabon, advisor. A meeting will be held this week to complete the selection of committees and dpartmcnts of the club, and it is expected that the first program to be given by the club will be staged Fri day afternoon. The patrons of the school are cor dially invited by Mr. Rabon to visit I the class and observe the progress be ing made, and the general public is particularly invited to attend the pro I grams to be given by the Young Tar I Heel Farmers' Clubs. I Few People Registering; Books To Close Saturday -$ Few people have taken advantage ,..i the fact that the registration books of the county have been open during | the past two weeks. Several of the registrars reported this week that they had not added a single name to the Ik oks, and it is not expected that there will be any great rush during the rest of the week. The books will close Sat urday afternoon, and all those who arc not registered and who wish to vote in the general election November 4th will have to see their precinct regis trar before the closing time. It is not necessary for any one to register who has voted in previous elections. DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING ACTIVE DRIVE FOR VOTES -<£ Candidates To Speak At Several Places in County Before Election -- Washington County Democrats have begun in earnest their campaign for votes in the general election on No vember 4th. Candidates and party workers have been busy this week getting around to see the people in the various sections of the county and every effort will be made to get out the full Democratic strength on elec tion day. Starting off with Josiah William Bailey, Democratic nominee for United States Senator, who speaks in Plymouth Friday night of next week, the Democrats will begin an active speaking campaign throughout the | county. Mr. Bailey's speech is expect 1 cd to draw one of the largest crowds here ever to attend a political speak ling in the county, and the courthouse i will be taxed to its capacity to hold those planning to attend, according to j those in charge of arrangements for the occasion. Mr. Bailey is recognized as one of the leading orators in the South, and 'enthusiasm has mounted high for the i Democratic party throughout the sec tions where he has been this fall. Party officials here are looking for ward to his address here with a great deal of interest, and large numbers 'are expected to attend from the sur ] rounding counties. Judge Zeb Vance Norman, who is a candidate tor member of the state •house of representatives, announced yesterday that all of the Democratic county candidates would be at the schoolhouse in Cherry on Monday night, October 27, to meet the people of the community. Several short talks will be made by the various candidates and all of the people of the section are urged to be present. The candidates will hold their next meeting in the schoolhouse at YVe nona on Wednesday night, October 29th, where the program will be about the same as that planned for Cherry, and it is expected that a large number of the Democrats of that section will turn out for the gathering. On Friday night, October 31, the (Continued on the back page) -$ RAIN MONDAY IS AID TO GARDENS -® Came Too Late To Be of Benefit To General Run Of Field Crops Rain—an unknown quantity in this section for many weeks—fell in the county early Monday morning, thus biinging to a close one of the longest dry spells in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The showers continued in termittently throughout the day and the early part of Tuesday, and while they came too late to be of very much benefit to the general run of farm crops, gardens and winter cover crops were helped considerably. Dusty roads were also considerably improved by the rain. County Agent R. E. Dunning said yesterday that early cover crops in many instances were complete failures due to the lack of moisture, and that a number of farmers were going to plow up the seed previously planted and try again since the showers felll this week. -® /. B. McNair Goes Back Into Electrical Business <»■ J. 11. McNair recently received his state license as electrical contractor and has gone back into this business at his home here. Mr. McNair did this type of work here for 12 or 14 years, leaving his business two years to go with the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corporation where he was employed until he received his license to go back into electrical work. He has complete equipment fur wiring, both for light and power, and his years of experience is expected to bring him considerable work in this section. -® Revival At Jamesville Church Closed Sunday The revival services held at the Methodist Church in Jamesville during the past week were brought to a close last Sunday night by Rev. R. G. L. Edwards, the pastor. Mr. Edwards stated that much interest was shown in the meeting, both by members and non-members of the church, and that it was considered a series of services well worth while by the people of the community.
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