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piliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;^ A home newspaper dedicated = to the service of Washington = County and its 12,000 people. = iiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimr? The Roanoke beacon ★ ★★★★★★★★★ And Washington County News ★★★★★★★★★★ i Advertisers will find Beacon E and News columns a latch-key to 5 1,100 Washington County homes. Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November 14, 1930. ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME 41—NUMBER 48 A.IIIllllliilliilllllllOr FOURTEEN CASES IN RECORDERS COURT TUESDAY Two Weeks’ Accumulation Of Cases Requires All Day Session -.— Fourteen cases were called in Re corder’s Court here last Tuesday, the large number being attributed to the fact that there was no session of the court last week on account of election day coming on Tuesday. Judge Jerry Slower and Solicitor Carl Bailey put in a full day on the docket and mana ged to have everything cleared up by night. Cases disposed of follows: B. F. Chambers, after entering a plea of not guilty, was found guilty of violating the game laws and fined $5 and the costs of the action. He noted an appeal in open court, appeal bond being fixed at $100. Hubert Griffin was also indicted and found guilty of breaking the game laws, although he entered a plea of not guilty. He likewise noted an appeal from the $5 fine levied and was put under $100 appeal bond. No probable cause was found against Sam Rgers, colored on a charge of seduction. Beatrice and Rachel Norman were hooked on charges of assault. Both entered pleas of not guilty, but Judge Sawyer decreed that they were guil ty of simple assault Judgment was suspended in each instance upon the payment of 1-4 of the court costs. Annie, Ruth, and Civil Blount plead not guilty to charges of assault. The recorder found them guilty and sus pended judgment upon the payment of one-fifth of the costs each. Each of the defendants noted an appeal, how ever, and bond as fixed at $50 each, i Gus Atkinson entered a plea of guil ty to charge of drunkenness and dis orderly conduct and carrying a con cealed weapon. He was given a 30 day sentence for being drunk and dis orderly, and at the expiration of that sentence he is to begin one of 60 days for carrying a concealed weapon. Jack Cahoon, after pleading not guilty to violating the highway laws, was found guilty and fined $35 and the court costs. Mary Lofton, charged with being a nuisance and assault with a deadly weapon, was fined $10 on the nusiance charge, to be committed to jail until the fine and costs were paid. Lester Davis was freed of a charge ot assault with a deadly weapon and then found guilty of carying a con cealed weapon. He was given a 60 day road sentence, to be suspended upon payment of the cost and condi tioned upon his good behavior. LOCAL BAPTISTS MAKE PROGRESS -b 31 New Members Added To Roll During Present Year, Report Shows The local Baptist church has made much progress during the present year, it was brought out by a recent report of the pastor. Rev. J. R. Can trell. During the present year there have been 31 new members added to the church, and a total of five new or ganizations formed. This record is made the more impressive by the fact that the pastor has only been here since the first of the year. Dicussing his work this week, Mr. Cantrell said, “I began my work here the first of the year, and I am happy j to say that I like to live in the east. I find myself in the midst of a | friendly, clever, appreciative, good people.’’ The five new organizations reported during the past month that they had collected for charitable work the sum of $52.38. The organizations have en tered upon their work in a fine spirit, Mr. Cantrell said, and much is ex pected of them. The pastor is teaching the subject, "Bible and Missions,’’ at each of the two circle’s meetings, and he is also devoting 10 minutes at the joint meet ing of the circles held each month to the study of two verses of the seven teenth chapter of John. Missions are also being stressed at the meetings of the circles and young people's organi zations. Roper and Creswell To Soon Get Electric Power — - Work is rapidly going forward to furnish Roper and Creswell electric power from the lines of the Virginia Electric & Power Co. The transmis sion lines have been completed all the way to Columbia and electricians arc now busy with the wiring in the two Washigton County towns. The local manager of the company said yester- j day that he was installing meters in Roper and Creswell, and it is possible , the power will be turned on for these two places about the last of this month. Leader’s School Will Be Held At Courthouse This Afternoon A leaders’ school for the benefit of the home demonstration club members of the county will be held this afternoon at 2:30 p. m., it was announced Wednesday by Miss Covington, home demonstra tion agent. Miss Helen Ester brook, of Raleigh, house furnish ing specialist, will be in charge of the meeting and will give sev eral interesting demonstrations. The presidents and secretaries of all the clubs in the county are ex pected to attend. Miss Covington also announc ed that there would be a meeting of the county council immediately preceding the leaders’ school. In addition to having a number of routine business matters to trans act, the council will elect a county president of home demonstration clubs to succeed Mrs. Ida Brick house, who died last month. Miss Covington is anxious to have a full representation of the council present. Dr. William Hardison Ward, Prominent Physician, Dies At His Home Here Sunday Paving Assessments Are Now Past Due Chief of Police P. W. Brown yesterday stated that he was giving final warning to property owners who had not yet paid their fourth paving installment, that unless they did so before the first of December, their property would be advertised in accordance with the law. The fourth assessment has been due since October, 1929, and it is not expected that the time for payment will be extended any longer, as the fifth assessment became due October 1st, this year. The chief of police, who is also town tax collector, is urging prompt payment to save embarrassment and extra ex pense. DEATH OF MRS. C. L. SIMPSON -<s> Died At Home in White City Sunday; Funeral Monday Afternoon HAD PRACTICED MEDICINE HERE ABOUT 50 YEARS Was 79 Years Old; Had Been in 111 Health for Past 10 Years Ur. William Hardison Ward, 79, died at his home on Adams Street here Sunday morning about 10 o’ clock. While Dr. Ward had been in tailing health since an operation about 10 years ago, his condition was not regarded as serious, and his death Sunday morning came as a decided shock to friends and relatives in this si ction. I)r. W ard was born in Washington County, near Ward’s Bridge, on Jan uary 3, 1851. the son of Dr. Warren j\V. Ward, who practiced medicine in this county from 1841 until his death j on May 8, 1879. His mother was Mrs. Alexina Sofia Ward, who died Feb nary 4, 1910. Dr. Ward received his early educa tion and training in the schools of . Plymouth, later teaching in the coun J try near here. He graduated from the medical school of the University of .Maryland in 1880, with the degree of M. D. Returning to Plymouth in 1883 i lie began an active practice of medi j cine that continued up until his retire ment a few years ago. He was married on April 2. 1883, to Miss Jesse Maria Garrett, who died June 8. 1904. Dr. Ward served as county quaran tine and public health officer through out his entire practice, holding that of fice even after he retired from active practice several years ago. He was [known far and wide as ever being rea dy to do whatever he could for the sick and afflicted. It is said of him that he never turned any one away, and his charity practice was very large. He was beloved by mothers and children alike, as he specialized in the diseases of little folks, and he endeared himself as friend and physician to practically the entire populace of the county. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon for Mrs. Charles L. Simpson, who died at her home in "White City,” near Plymouth Sun day morning. Mrs. Simpson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bav nor, of Pitt County, was born Decem ber 18, in Martin Count. After tier marriage to Mr. Simpson, they moved to this county, where they have been residents for a number of years. The funeral services, which were held at the home, were conducted by Rev. W. B. Harrington, pastor of the Jamesville Baptist Church, assisted by Dr. Conley Grier, of the local Chris tian church. Interment was made in the old Getsingcr cemetery, about se ven miles from Jamesville. Besides her husband, Mrs. Simpson is survived by six children and a host ot other relatvics and friends. DEATH OF" MRS. D. PINEY SWAIN Highly Respected Citizen Of Swain Community Died Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Drew Piney Swain, 74, well known and highly respected woman who resided a* Swain’s Station, were conducted from Saints Delight Christian Church Wednesday, November 12. Rev. Guy Saunders, of Belhaven, pastor of the church, conducted the final rites. Burial was made in the family ce metery on the home farm, which ad joined the Saints Delight Church. The funeral w:as largely attended by relatives and friends of the deceased, and extensive floral tribute spoke in eloquent terms of the high esteem in which she was held by the people of the county. Following an operation about 10 years ago, he suffered greatly from diabetes and angina pectoris. He was confined to his bed at times, although he continued practicing medicine un t.l a few years ago. He had long been a member of Grace Episcopal church here, and was I senior warden at the time of his death. He was also a member of Per severance lodge e>f Masons, a bel li,w of the American Medical Associa tion, member of the North Carolina and Seaboard Medical Societies. 1 hat lie was faithful and devoted to his [church, prominent and esteemed in medical circles, and a friend to the poor and needy, may well be said of him. The funeral services were held from Grace Church Monday afternoon, and lr • remains were laid to rest in the church cemetery amid the most ela borate floral tribute ever paid to a I ■local citizen. The large number of people who gathered to pay their last respects to his memory attested the love of the county for physician, and friend. The services were con ducted by his rector, Rev. Arthur H. Marshall, assisted by a former rec tor, Rev. Theodore Partrick, of Ra leigh, and Rev. Williams, of Cres well. Or. Ward leaves one brother, John son G. Ward, of Plymouth, and a host of friends There were many physicians from towns all over East ern Carolina who attended the final rites here Monday afternoon. Mrs. Swain diet! Tuesday, Novem ber 11, at noon, after an illness ex tending for several months. Her con dition became worse several day- ago, and her death was not unexpected. Heart trouble was given as the cause. Mrs. Swain was a native of Wash ington, County being born and reared in the neighborhood where she died. She was one of the most faithful workers in the Christian church, of which she had long been a member. Her husband, the late Haywood Swain, preceded her to the grave by several years. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Bettie Swain, Mrs. Ralph Smith, and Mrs. Luther Sitterson, all of Washington County; two sons, J. L. wain, of Beasley; and A. H. Swain, oi Plymouth; and one sister, Mrs. Sa die Sitterson, of Washington County. Her grand-sons and grand-nephews acted as pallbearers at the funeral ser vice Wednesday. ——• Passion Play at Rocky Mount Attracting Many Several local people are planning to attend the showing of the Freiburg Passion Play in Rocky Mt this week. The first performance is being given ti night, and there will also be show ings tomorrow afternoon and night. The event is being staged for the ben efit of the Methodist Church of that city fin the high school auditorium. TEACHERS HOLD FIRST MEETING LAST SATURDAY Prof. E. N. Riddle, of Roper Elected President of Organization Washington County teachers held their first meeting of the current school year in Roper last Saturday morning, with practically all of the teachers of the county in attendance. The meeting was called to order by County Superintendent J. W. Norman, • who gave a general outline of the j purpose of the meetings and briefly j outlined some of the work the or g; i izatiun is expected to take up dur ing the school year. The first thing of importance before the teachers was the perfection of the organization by electing officers for the current year. Professor E. N. Riddle, of the Roper School, was elected president; J. M. Ray, princi pal of the Creswell School, was nam ed vice president; and Miss Margaret Stockard, of Roper, was made secre tary. Several matters of minor im portance were then disposed of. The district meeting of the North Carolina -Education Association, which is to he held at Greenville Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 2*1, was discussed at length by the various numbers, and it was decided that as many as could would attend the ses sion to he held on the Friday follow ing Thanksgiving. Another matter that claimed the at tention of the meeting was th etime for closing and length of the Christ mas holidays. Some of the teachers favored closing one week, some one and a half weeks, while still others wanted two weeks. The final decision, which is subject to the approval of the county board of education, was to close on Friday before Christmas and open the Wednesday following, making the holidays of a week and a half duration. Superintendent Norman, in a brief talk, urged every teacher present to join the State association so that Washington County could report it sdf 100 per cent in this respect. He pointed out the advantages of being a member, and it is believed that all of the teachers will join. W. C. Manning, editor of the Roa noke Beacon, made a few remarks to the assemblage, after which the meet ing was divided into two groups, one for high school teachers and the other for the grammar grade 'teachers. Various problems confronting them were discussed and reports given of the observations made at the Plym- , outli city schools the day before. SPORTSMEN TO MEET SATURDAY - Meeting Is Called by Game Warden Harry Stell; To Discuss Problems County Game Warden Harry Stell announced yesterday that there would he a meeting of Washington County sportsmen held at the courthouse here Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, when game problems peculiar to the county will be discussed. Meetings have been called in all the other counties of the State, and representatives will be selected at these‘meetings to attend a State meeting in Raleigh Tuesday, November 18. At the State meeting which will be held with the State Department of . Conservation and Development in the hall of the House of Representatives, j the delegations of sportsmen will be invited to present their views relative j to the game laws and the game situa tions in their respective counties. Mr. Stell is anxious to have as many j possible at the meeting to be held here Saturday, as there has been much cri- | ticism of the ruling of the State De- | partment by sportsmen, not only in I Washington County but in other sec tions. It is hoped to send at least one representative from the county to the State meeting next 1 uesday. -■» Seniors To Present Play At Jamesville Tonight -- “Two Days to Marry,” a comedy drama in three act" will be presented by the seniors of the jamesville High School tonight (Friday) at 8 o’clock in their school auditorium. A small admission will be charged, the pro cuds to be used to purchase books for the high school library. Every one i>, cordially invited to attend. --- i Mrs. H. E. Beam's Mother Dies Tuesday in Gaston News was received here Tuesday of the death of Mrs. J. T. Hull, at her heme near Cherryville, in Gaston County. Mrs. Hull was the mother of Mrs. H. E. Beam, of this city, who has been at her bedside since the lat ter part of last week. I Town Tax Rate Is Fixed at $1.62 by Councilmen Friday 4 SCHOOL SITES DISPOSED OF AT AUCTION FRIDAY Other Five Tracts Offered Are Bid in By County School Board Nine tracts of oM school property, sveral of which had buildings on them were offered for sale at public auction at the courthouse door here last Fri day by Zeb Vance Norman, acting for the board of education. Of the nine tracts, sales were completed in only four instances, the board of education buying in the other five parcels on account of the low bids offered dur ing auction. The following shows the disposition made of each piece of property: Piney Grove, house and lot; high bid $210; bought in by board of edu cation for $300, the bid not being con sidered satisfactory. Chapel Hill, house and lot; this tract was also bid in by the board, for $600, the high bid of $525 not being con sidered satisfactory. The lot on which the Kelly school v as formerly located was sold to G. C. Phelps for $6. About one-half an acre was embraced in the sale. There was no building on the lot. The board of education did not con sider the high bid of $225 satisfactory for the Swain house and lot, and bought it in for $290. The Albemarle house and lot was bought in by ('. B. White for $511. E. H. J.ivermau was the successful bidder fi r the Old Scuppernong school site, there being no buidling on the lot. His bid was $50 for the approximately two acres of land. $510 was all that was bid for the old Mackeys school building and lot, the board buying in the property for $700. Mount Tabor school building and lot drew a high bid of $125, which was not considered satisfactory by the school board. It was bought in for $200. The Pleasant Grove school building and lot brought the best price of the day, $860, and was sold to Mrs. A. Davenport. Curb Market Had Good Day Saturday -^ Miss Covington, county home demonstration agent, said yes terday that the curb market had one of its best days in some time last Saturday. The day was the first anniversary of the founding of the curb market, and there were several items placed on sale at special prices Eggs were graded on the mar ket for the first time Saturday, the home agent being assisted in this work by Mr. Sheffield, of the State Division of Mar kets. Two grades were put on sale, one at 38 cents per dozen and the second grade at 36 cents. The No. 1 eggs were far superior to the lower grade, al though both grades had a ready sale. 6 CENTS LOWER THAN RATE FOR PREVIOUS YEAR Extension of City Limits Also Under Discussion By Council Members I here were a number of important matters disposed of at *iie regular meeting of the Town Council last Friday night, among them the apr proval of the budget for the current year and the fixing of the town tax rate. The rate for 1930 taxes will be $1.62 on the $100 valuation, a decrease of 6 cents from last year. The coun i cil was enabled to reduce the rate by I virtue of the fact that there was a j surplus of around $13,000 from the proceeds of the power franchise sale to the Virginia Elecrtic and Power Company, and also to the fact that there have been a number of eco nomies made in the budget require ments for the year. Actual figures a.- to tie amount called for by the budget were not . available yesterday, due to the fact that the audit of the town’s books, while completed, has not been deliver ed to the town officials. Ihese figures, it is believed, will be available for publication next week. The city clerk, M. W. Spruill, said that the valua tion of property in the town is some lower than last year, but that the sur plus funds more than took care of the difference and enabled the re duced rate to be levied. The water mains of the town were ordered extended 800 feet out East Main Street at the meeting Friday. This action was taken because of the fact that there arc two filling stations under construction beyond the pres ent end of the water lines, and there is a possibility that there will lie sev eral houses constructed in the near future in this section. ARMISTICE DAY I SERVICE HELD BY LEGION POST Large Crowd Attends Serv ice At Albemarle Church Last Sunday Scuppernong Post, No. 182, of the I American Legion, held its annual I Armistice Day service at the Albem r«ile Christia Church, between Cres ’ well and Columbia, last Sunday after noon. Invitations were sent to the ministers of the county, to the Legion auxiliary, and to the various lodges iin the section, and a large crowd was on hand for the service. The various organizations formed in a line in front of the church at 2:30 p. m. and marched in by groups, the legionnaries leading, followed by the kgion auxiliary and the various lod ges. Septs had been reserved inside of the building for the various organiza tions and music was furnished by the Columbia orchestra. A very interesting program had been prepared for the occasion, and a num ber of the leading citizens of the com munity made short talks before the Armistice Day sermon by Rev. Roy Respass. Among those speaking were Roy Litchfield, on “The Comtempt of Softness;” Ray Armstrong, on ‘‘the Spirit of Obedience;” and D. J. Spruill whose topic was “The Spirit of Self-Sacrifice.” The subject of Rev. Respass was "Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men.” In his discussion he gave a brief his tory of wars, telling of the billions that have been killed in world con flicts, and bringing out the fact that if the same money and labor had been spent in peaceful occupations all of the needs of civilization could have been accomplished. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rogers assisted the Columbia orchestra in the presen tation of music for the occasion. -^-— To Put Club Exhibit on Display At Local Store Although the exhibit of the Wash ington County Home Demonstration clubs did not win a prize at the Tar boro Fair recently, Miss Covington said that she had received a number of compliments of the excellence of the display. The exhibit was awarded expense money as being meritorious b\ the fair association. The home agent is planning to set the exhibit up in one of the windows of the store of W. H. Hamilton & Son alter Thanksgiving in order that the people of the county who did not have an opportunity to go to the fair may see the exhibit. -<g> Local Masons Attend Meeting in Williamston I lie Councilmen also discussed the proposition of extending the city limits. This is a matter that has been coming up at practically every meet ing, and while no decision has been rtached, the members are going over the question from every angle and are giving the plan some serious thought. It was the opinion of the council men that extension of the limits would | prove beneficial to both the town and those who live just outside file line. The plan considered most feasible by the city fathers was to take in all the improved settlements within a cer tain radius all around the present city limits, embracing just as little farm land as possible. This would make it possible for the town to install sewerage and other conveniences at a minimum expense: at the same time it would add several hundred people to the population of Plymouth and increase the property valuation enough to effect a genera! reduction in the tax rate, it is believed. ROPER BOYSTaRE HURT IN WRECK Car Runs Into Telephone Pole Here Saturday Night Charles Mizelle and Raymond Smith, of Roper, were painfully but not seriously cut about the head and lace in an automobile accident here htst Saturday night, while three other Roper boys who were in the car with them escaped with only minor bruises and shock. '1 lie car, a Ford coach dri ven by Philip Bowen, in rounding the city limits in front of the home of T. C. Burgess left the road and went head-on int a telephone pole. The ac cident was caused, it is said, when the driver turned his head to speak to one of the boys in the back seat. The impact threw young Mizelle through the windshield of the car, and he was badly cut about the head and lace. Raymond Smith also received cuts about the face, while Dan Marrow suffered a wrenched hip. The other two boys, Bowen and Charles Wil liams, escaped with bruises. The in jured members of the party were brought here and given first aid treat ment by a local doctor, several stitches being required to close the wounds of the boys who were cut by the fly ing glass. The car was badly damaged NEW STRUCTURE RISING RAPIDLY New Garage Being Built Erected Right Over Old Building Construction work continues to go forward on the new building for the Central Garage here, and Mr. T. A. Stubbs, the proprietor, expects to have the brick work completed within a short while, if the good weather con tinues. There is one feature of the construction work that is unusual in this section. That is, the old building now' being used has not been torn down, although the new structure is being erected on the same lot. This is accomplished by building the new garage right over the old one. The new structure will be consider ably larger than the one now’ being used, and the plans call for the present building being completely enclosed by the new one, which will be made prac tically ready for occupancy before the old one is torn down. Mr. Stubbs is continuing his automobile repair work right along, and does not expect to lose but very little time on account of the construction work. Home Agent Announces Schedule Next 3 Weeks Due to a number of changes having been made, Miss Pratt Covington is announcing her schedule for the next three weeks. The week of November 24-29 has been ordered set aside by the State Department for the home agents to make up their yearly re ports in, and there will be no club meetings held during the period. Here tofore the agents have been forced to gt i up their reports as best they could, in addition to carrying on their regular work at the same time. The schedule follows: Week of November 17-22: Monday, Jackson; Tuesday, meeting at home ji Mrs. Pete Phelps, at 2:30 p. m.;j Wednesday, Swain; Thursday, Cres well; Friday, Alba; Saturday, curb market. Week of November 24-29: Yearly report work; no club meetings. Week of December 1-6: Monday Wednesday, Roper; Thursday, Chapel Hill; Friday, Albemarle; Saturday.' curb market. Miss Covington asks that members of the county clubs pay particular at tention to the new schedules, so that there may be no confusion as to the time and place of meetings. The meeting of the local Masonic lodge scheduled for Tuesday night of this week was called off, and a num ber of the members, including most of the officers attended a communica tion of Skewarkey Lodge, in William ston where third degree work was conferred. The work was put on by the Rocky Mount team, and the local Masons expressed themselves as having enjoyed the meeting very much. * -$> Successful Candidates Receive Congratulations -'—®-— The various Democratic candidates fer county offices were the recipient ol congratulations on every hand dur ing the latter part of last week, fol lowing the clean sweep of the party at the polls Tuesday. Several of the suc cessful men have received letters from other sections expressing gratification at the success of the entire ticket. Mrs. J. F. Ausbon’s Mother Dies Tuesday -<f> hriends of Mrs. J. E. Ausbon here were sorry to learn of the death of her mother, Mrs. L. R. Barham, at her home in Clayton Tuesday, Nov. 11. Mrs. Barham had been in very bad health for some time, Mrs. Ausbon having: been at her bedside fight much of the time since last spring. Mr. Aus bon left Tuesday afternoon to attend the funeral. 1
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