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THE ROANOKE BEACON And Washington County News Published Every Friday in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon was established in 1889 and consolidated with the Washington County News in 1929. Subscription Rates In Washington, Martin, and Tyrrell Counties One year $1.50 six month* '75 Outside of Above Counties One year . Six months (Strictly Cash in Advance) $2.00 1.00 Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Friday, May 22, 1931 Farming To Live This Year Things look good in the countryside now. Go along any road you may, you see on every hand substantial evidence of the coining prosperity which this country is to enjoy during the next one or two generations. That is the putting of land to work to produce substances to shelter, feed and clothe the people. We may not fully understand, and perhaps we do not want to make the necessary change which is in evitable before we half-way reach our ideas of pros perity. Our only hope is to do just what is being done in nearly every field along the road—that is farm to live. And unless all signs fail, this section of the country will have more real independence this fall than we have had for many years. That is. we will have something for all on the land to eat dur ing the coming year. We will have to go a step fur ther, however, before we can assure ourselves of a lasting prosperity, and that is to economize, and it must reach out in every line of expenditure. We cer tainly can not produce commodities with $1 labor and buy products made by 55-a-day labor. Ten years hence will find us living on a very much modified schedule. Our clothing, our food, and our recreations will all have to come cheaper if we lift the load that we are now carrying. The theory that is being preached as a panacea for our troubles is to spend as fast as we can, which will put trade in motion and make business good. This | has proven untrue. In fact, that is our trouble. We have spent too fast already, until all we had has been absorbed by the fellow with whom we traded. The only true and safe thing to do is not to spend ; for anything we do not need. We should not buy j things for a dollar today which will be worth only ( fifty cents tomorrow. Produce what we actually need—if we can—buy j nothing except such things as are actually needed for our physical, social, educational and religious needs. ; Then we will soon be on the sure straight road which i leads to a prosperity tenfold better than the kind many of us crave. Cultivating Russian Friendship What will be our fate? If Germany and Austria are consolidated, and Ger many cultivate the farms of Russia and forms an al liance with her, she will then be able to wage a bigger war than ever, and would be able to crush Europe. What the world needs to do is to help Russia rather than kick and curse her. Her friendship and trade are worth far more than her enmity. Germany has been whipped, but we must remember that she is raising a new generation which may want some world conquest, too. We will gain more by right living and fair play than we will by sharp trading. Ruined by Easy Credit Federal land banks and other agencies organized during the period of "high finance" brought easy cied it to farmers and land owners, and now there is doubt as to whether or not it was beneficial or detrimental to those who took advantage of the opportunity to bor row money on their real estate. In many instances the money was spent for luxuries and now these same farmers find it difficult to repay. Many of the finest and best farms in Eastern North Carolina already have been advertised and sold by various land banks, and indications now are that the process has only be gun. And this does not apply alone to farming lands, but to town and city property, as well. Too many people borrowed money when they really didn't need it, borrowed because it was easy, and now the time for payment has arrived. Credit is indeed a great asset if not abused, but when abused it becomes a liability.—Sampson Independent. “Stumbled Over the Peanut" Senator Lawrence “stumbled over the peanut" some senator said the other day in reviewing the flimsy ex cuses members of the “little senate" have given for failure to carry out the wishes of their constituents by voting for measures to relieve land of a small portion of the taxation now imposed upon it. Excuses are not what people want; they have been fed up on too many already. If there is any real reason why Sen ator Lawrence should not have followed the strict advocates of the MacLean law rather than the Folger Grier Equalization Plan, his people have not been given the facts that support such reason, or reason ing. Hertford County Herald. Eastern Carolina Oil Wells Some sections of Eastern Carolina are becoming anxious to get oil wells going. They are talking of bolring wells in Perquimans and Lenoir Counties. The stock of these new projects are not lifted on the regular exchanges yet. It might be easier for these people to buy stock in the Havelock well over tn Craven County. There is a large amount of stock in the bottom of that deep hole over there which can no doubt be bought cheap now. “In Jesus' Name—” “In Jesus' Xante-” were the last words of Col onel E. C. Hillyer, while praying in a Raleigh church Sunday morning, when his heart ceased to beat and his soul went to the spirit land. Doubtless most of us would like to have the sum mons come under the same circumstances, 'i et how little is the world doing along that line. We have yielded our hours of prayer to pleasure programs, until it is a strange thing to hear the name of Jesus, unless somebody dies. The name of some famous prize fighter, golf player, baseball hero, or movie actor is heard oftener than the name of the Deity. We seem to forget that in the history of man, he has prospered who has kept close to the house of the Lord, but the nations that forget God are always doomed to fall. Wealth Shows Its Hand The poison arrow that we have feared so long has at last been shot by the tax-dodging wealth—for the sole purpose of crippling and wounding the schools. Rigid economy is the desire of all people, and our Legislature should see to it that extravagance in schools, like extravagance in everything else, should be curbed. Teachers are generally reasonable folks and would doubtless accept small cuts here and there, but when it comes to a cut of twenty-five per cent, they could not exist and meet the necessary requirements to do proper work. Th money power in our State evidently never in tends that the people who they make their millions out of shall be educated out of their big dividends. One thing is needful and must not be neglected by this Legislature, and that is ample provision to edu cate the masses. If we fail we will never be able to put up a fight for equal rights. Education and intelligence are the things that are holding the fight up for the people at the present time. The friends of the people should never give up the fight. And the schools must run. The Capital City Needs Cleaning Up There was little hope that the charges of attempted bribery brought against certain people in and around Raleigh could be proven. But there is almost a universal belief that less than the half has been told. It is significant to see a bunch of old broken-down, discarded politicians hanging a round Raleigh, when everybody knows they are there to sell their evil influence to the moneyed gang for the purpose of trying to becloud the minds of honest but perhaps ignorant or unsuspecting legislators. Everybody knows they separate the legislators and grade them into various classes—those whom they can not buy, those whom they can buy, those they need and those they do not need—and then they go after them accordingly. Of course, they find a few who want jobs, some want office, some want money or other favors. The sooner the class of politicians who hover around the Capitol whenever the legislature is in session is booted out of Raleigh, the better it will be for the people. Grounds tor Suspicion The Senate investigation has evidently caused some uneasiness in the State. It would be amusing to see the maneuvering to try to ‘‘wet blanket" the fires that are liable to break out here and there. What the guilty want is to smother the testimony. One noticeable thing which makes the suspicion much greater is the old gang wallowing around who were once the identical fellows who passed the foreign stock exemption law. When people see such mtn as W. L. Long, John B. Dawson, and others who once had high aspirations for the governorship and sena torship, but failed, standing around a legislature, it is to some extent grounds for suspicion. Such men are generally hired by somebody who wants more than their share of the blessings of gov ernment and less of the responsibilities of the govern ment. If we could only have one legislative se.sion free from unfair intluences; that is, money, women (bad), and liquor, things would soon get better. A “Want Ad” North Carolina has for exchange many dilapidated liquor-drink, boot-licking politicians, who have lost their usefulness and are now a menace to free govern ment. Will take in exchange anything that is harm less. Quick trade is desired. Crime—Not Law—Makes Criminals Mrs. Cozart deplores the fact that the prohibition law makes criminals. The lady should remember that it is not the law that makes the criminal, it is the violator. There has never been a law passed that did not make the violator a criminal. Laws are passed to protect, and not to make criminals. Yet if the individual refuses to obey any lawr, he places himself in the criminal, or law-breaking, class. r From the WORLD'S BACK WINDOW VJ By CHARLES H. MeSWAIN Alas, niv plans have all been ‘bust ed’ up again. Now I'll have to call off my extended trip to Kurope and other climes, since James Thomas Sharkey, the Boston milkman, scoop ed in the $25,000 prizze in the Camel cigarette contest, which I was figur ing on getting. But l suppose it's a good thing I didn't get the twenty-five thousand smackers, as 1 really didn’t have time I to take the trip anyhow. Well, David Belasco, great play ' producer and dean ot' the American stage is dead. All ot which brings to | mind how narrowly 1 escaped being |a playwright myself. During my early days of scribbling, I wrote a play, entitled, "The Best , ()ld Maid Who 1- ver harried.” Hie ! play dealt with a spinister who had lingered and tart i d. spending her lit • 1 as a home nii.-sionary in the moun tains under the delusion that her youthful lover would one day come j back and claim her delicate hand in 1 matrimony. Alter expending much hard work cii the play, l finally finished what l considered a great masterpiece. Ac cordingly, I showed it to a friend who owned a stock company, operating up and down the land in a canvas theatre during the summer months. After reading the script, my friend said that the masterpiece contained a num ber of fairly good situations, but ex plained that it would have to be doc tored before he could use it. Said he: “Now that title. 'The Best Old Maid Who Ever Tarried.’ is a bum title in deed. It mint he changed. Lcmme 'Maids of Passion,’’ is for it.*' to the change in title, to change the maid from an old maid to a beautiful moun I tain damsel, ah ut eighteen years o! i age. When we had finished with In r. i 'lie was as fresh and boautilul as the blossoms of the mountain rhododen * ron. We also changed her from be ing the daughter ot a great statesman to the daughter of a mountain moon shiner. We changed her youthful lover from that of a young physician to that of a Federal prohibition agent, who finally won her hand, following the capture and conviction of her no see? Oh yes. I the ideal title So I agreed Then we had torious lather for the illicit manufac ture of mountain dew. Well, as it turned out, the play proved a hi^ flop. In tact, it was such a flop, resulting in the showman los ing so much money that it rent in twain our friendship. Hence, 1 de- , ruled that maybe after all I was not cut out for a playwright. How swiftly time flit- by; anti how still more swiftly children grow up, get married, build homes and before i one can realize it they are prattling ! infants on their knees and arc being called mamma and papa, whichever the case may he. In perusing the Sunday papers, 1 noticed where a number of young wo - j men from old home town, Albemarle, were married a few days ago. I re member holding one of these girls on my knee in days gone by and telling her the story of “ The Three Bears.” j She was little more than a baby then. ! Then there is the hoy whom I one ■ 1 interceded for when he sought mem- | bership into a gang, composed of | ‘‘big" boys, and was refused member ship because of his tender years. I finally prevailed upon the captain to take him in as mascot. A few months ago I was a guest in his home, and remember what a time he had in get--' ting the baby to sleep so he could ac company me up the street. Well, 1:wirr 1.1 is a tunny thing any-j wa\. It makes men out of some fel ! lows while others it completely spoils.! I or instance, there was my oM 1 school roommate, Bill. He and lj I went on several traveling expeditions. together. He was one of these he-] men. a football player and had a right] (punch like a mule kick. When we j associated together, lie was a good story teller and had plenty of habits j to make him interesting. He was ail artist in scattering his clothes allj over the house. He smoked the strongest tobacco in a most evil smell ing pipe. About a year ago. 1 chanced to be passing through his home town, and accordingly, spent the night with • him. 11 is wife was away on a visit.] Well, pom* old Bill had been com-1 pletely spoiled. He had been domesti cated to a tine degree, lie had quit, all of his habits, even smoking. He advised me P> quit. I had a rotten j time. Bill wouldn't talk about any- i tiling of interest, lie just sat there! in the room, darning his socks and ct v aj i arrang • the furniture and the right way to cook this dish and that one. Yet, I spared his life. All of which : proves, I suppose that I am getting, ■Id and full of compassion. WANTED TO KENT 4 OR FIVE' room apartment or small house, in Plymouth. Must have hot and cold water and all modern conveniences. Apply A d, care The Roanoke Beacon. Plymouth, N. C. It; NOTICE I will soil at my garage in Creswcll, V ('., on April 28th, 1931, at 10:3(1; i, m., one Ford coach to satisfy ga -nge hill. W. D. PEAL. VISITING CARDS FOR MISSES, Mesdames, Gentlemen and Business. Printed in beautiful shaded type, de signed especially for social and per a nal stationeries. Ordinarily would :o;t you $1.75. My Special offer: 100 or $1.00. L. A. Baggett Frintshop, Windsor, N. C. tf NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain mort gage deed executed by \Y. T. Downing to K. \V. Johnson, dated the 1st day of May. 1930. and recorded in the of fice "I the Register ot Deeds of Wash ington County, in book 93, page 144, to which reference is made, default hav ing been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured, the un dersigned mortgagee, upon demand of the holder of the indebtedness, will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the courthouse door i:i Washington County, at 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 22nd day of June, 1931, that'certain real property de scribed in said instrument as follows: Beginning at Jame. Moore west ward corner and running a straight line to Conahy ( reek, and westwardly with said creek to Mack Holly s cor ner; thence eastwardly with Mack Holly to Andrew Lewis line, and thence northwardly with his line to Ransom's line; thence with Ransom’s line to his north corner; thence an eastward course with Ransom’s line to the main road; thence northeast wardly with the road to James Moores line, the beginning;, containing fifty acres, more or less. The bidder at such sale will he re quired to deposit as much as ten per rent of the amount bid as a guaranty of good faith pending confirmation. This the 15th (lav of May, 1931. R. W. JOHNSON, my22 4tvv Mortgagee. By W. L. Whitley, Attorney. NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE North Carolina, Washington County. In Superior Court. W. R. Hampton, Trading as W. H. Hampton & Son, vs. W. E. Sitter son. By virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Washington County in the above-entitled action, I will, on Mon day. the fifteenth day of June, 1931. at 12 o’clock noon, at the courthouse door of Washington County, sell to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execution, all the rights, title and interest which the said W. E. Sitter son, the defendant, has in the follow ing described real estate, to wit: All that tract of land where Miles T. Sitterson now resides, being 40 acres, and bounded by the Garrett lane lead ing from the Plymouth and Roper road to the canal bridge, and being 40 acres of that tract land as described in a deed from T. J. Sitterson and wife to Mrs. Ann E. Long, dated January 5, 1888. and registered in the office of Register of Deeds of Washington County. North Carolina, in Book AA, page 459, to which reference is made, and being the same land devised to Miles T. Sitterson for life with re mainder to William Earl Sitterson bv the will of Elizabeth I’. Freeman, of record in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington County in Will Book B. page 219, etc., which said will is hereby referred to for de scription and identification, and which was selected and laid off by Miles T. Sitterson in conformity to said will, a map made thereof and recorded in the office of Register of Deeds of Wash ington County in Map Book 2, page 38, which said map is also referred to and made "a part hereof for purposes of description and identification. Dated and posted this the 15th day of May. 1931. my22 4tw J. K. REID, Sheriff of Washington County. t s j WEST IN iGHOUSE' E WOl i V * I I t \ I HERE is a modern «U . tu t will pay dividends in -«=■>! otecricm, savings in food costs, satsfacwon, cw> fort and convenience. can It provides ice cubes aplenty---even during the hottest days of summer. 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