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ijiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmg = A home newspaper dedicated = = to the service of Washington = § County and its 12,000 people. j| fiiimiimiiimiiiinmmiimiiimiiiiiiHiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiii^ The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* 2l|||||liHllllilllllllllllllllllllllliniiniHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH«lilHI^ 1 Advertisers will find Beacon s E and News columns a latch-key to = = 1,100 Washington County homes. § RHIIIIIIIIIIillllllltlSIllllllllHllllllllllllllllimilllllllllllllllllli? VOLUME XLII—NUMBER 28 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, July 10, 1931 ESTABLISHED 1889 MEAL PREPARED FROM PRODUCTS OF COUNTY FARM -<Sb L. L. Basnight and Mr. and Mrs. Spruill Entertain County Officials -<s> L. L. Basnight. former county road superintendent, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Spruill, keepers of the county home, had the members of the county board of commissioners, Messrs. Har dison, Lewis, and Armstrong, together with the county attornc , Carl L. Bail ey, County Farm Ag nt R. E. Dun ning, Sheriff Joe Reid, L. E. Hassell, former county treasurer, and C. II. McSwain for dinner at the county home Monday. The meal, which was prepared by Mrs, Spruill, and consisted of vege tables and meats grown on the county farm, was a most excellent one. In fact, there was such a variety of sav ory viands that Attorney Bailey failed to get around to all of the dishes. Numbers of the guests remarked that they didn't think they would mind in the least at taking up their future a bodc at this county home, provided the menu continued the same. Following the repast, the men were shown over the county farm by Mr. Basnight, where 27 acres is in corn. There are also fields of soy beans, field peas, hay crops, nad vegetables of various kinds. The 27-acre field of corn is one of the finest in the county, and it was estimated by Farm Agent Dunning that it would yield a tleast 10 barrels to the acre, and probably more. This corn is planted in rows six feet apart, and the stand of corn is very close together, the stalks measuring 10 to 12 feet in height and probably more. It will be remembered that Mr. Bas night cleared this farm from a veri table wilderness with convict labor. Any one doubting Mr. Basuight's abil ity as a farmer need only visit the farm and inspect the fine crop he has growing thereon to be convinced. All of the guests were agreed that Mrs. Spruill u^as one of the best cooks in this section of the State, and that the county is fortunate in having her to manage the cooking at the county home. -k# RED HILL TEAM WINS 3 GAMES -- Defeats Roper, Hinson and Batts Cross Roads in Recent Games -• The Red Hill baseball team is pro ducing some true artists of swat this season. Two games were played Sat urday afternoon and another Monday afternoon, with Red Hill winning all three with nifty scores. Monday afternoon Red Hill defeated the Roper team to the tune of 10 to 5. This proved a very good game of ball, and the large crowd of spectators and fans seemed to have been satisfied. Saturday afternoon, Red Hill defeat ed the Hinson team by 4 to 0 and the Batts Cross Roads team 5 to 0. The Red Hill team is handicapped by not having a modern ball park here and members of the team are anxious to secure one by next season. Some of the larger towns have asked for games with Red Hill, but not having a park here where regular admissions can be charged, they have been forced to pass these up. --• Funeral Services for Henry Wynn Thursday Funeral services for Henry W ynn, 57 years of age, who died last Wednes day morning a this home on Long Ridge, about 10 miles from Plymouth, were held at the home Thursday aft ernoon. Burial was made in Jackson cemetery. The deceased was one of Washing ton County’s well-known citizens and had many friends in his community and Plymouth. He had been ill for some time. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons and two daugh ters. -• Respected Colored Man Dies in Scuppernong -<s> Scuppernong, July 7.—Will London, a highly respected colored man of this community, died last Friday night on the farm of Mr. Chester Spruill. “Uncle Will," as he was known, was about 85 years of age and his death was caused from a complication of diseases. Attend Masonic Lodge Meeting at Swansboro W. E. Wcede and J. F. Jackson at tended the meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge at Swansboro Tuesday, representing the local Masonic lodge, These gentlemen stated that a very ex cellent program was carried out and that everybody had an enjoyable time. Epidemic Robberies In County Tuesday TWO PLACES OF BUSINESS HERE ARE ENTERED -« Norfolk Southern Stations At Creswell and Mackeys Also Burglarized Two establishments were broken in to and robbed of merchandise in Ply mouth Tuesday night, while the Nor folk-Southern Railway depots at Cres well and Mackeys were also broken in to and robbed. The boat line depot was entered and a supply of sugar taken, and the Standard Oil Company’s filling station was entered and a sup ply of fly killer was taken. The robbers at Creswell carried the depot i^afe clear aw'ay into {Tyrrell County, where it was found behind a school building Wednesday morning by officers of that county. The rob bers opened the safe and made away with the cash, but the amount of mon ey that was in the safe could not be learned here today. It was not known here Wednesday whether the robbers succeeded in getting inside the depot safe at Mackeys or not, but they prac tically demolished the safe. Officers of Tyrrell County had made one arrest in connection with the de pot robberies, it was learned here Wednesday morning. Sheriff J. K. Reid was notified of the arrest, which was that of a white man, it is under stood. Sheriff Reid stated Wednesday that he and other officers were on the trail of the robbers, and it is expected that before the week is gone, all of them will be apprehended. The Creswell and Mackeys robberies are thought to have been performed by several men. Nothing was bothered at the Stan dard Oil Company’s filling station ex cept the fly exterminator, while only sugar was missed at the boat line de pot. BARGE CAPTAIN BURIED FRIDAY -$ i Remains of W. T. Sawyer, 72, Carried to Norfolk For Final Rites -® The body of W. T. Sawyer, 72-year old barge captain, whose body was found last Thursday morning floating in the Roanoke River just above Hampton’s Fishery, was carried to Norfolk Thursday nig^it for burial, which took place Friday. Captain Sawyer was last seen on the deck of his craft, “The Ashe," Tuesday night of last week, cleaning fish. He is thought to have fallen overboard as his craft was being towed from Jamesville to Plymouth. At a coroner's inquest held here on Thursday afternoon by Rome Biggs, Martin County coroner, it was decid ed that Sawyer came to his death by causes unknown. Captain Sawyer had been master of barges for the last 40 years, and was in the employ of E. L. Hoagland until a month ago, when the Hertford lumber Company pur chased this line. He was a native of New Bern, N. C., but has been a res ident of Norfolk for SO years. Surviv ing him are one daughter, Mrs. J. K. Graham, of Norfolk; one brother, John Sawyer, of Fayetteville, N. C., nine 'nieces, and two nephews and two grand 'children. Schedule of Prices For Curb Market Saturday -® Saturday special, corn . 17c Eggs, per doz. 16c I Walnut meats, pound . 70c Beets, per bunch . 4c Butter, per pound . 35c I Young chickens, pound . -5c | Huckleberries, quart . 15c Peaches, peck . 50c Cucumbers, pound . 2 l-2c Squash, pound . 2c Beans (pole) per pound . 3c Butter beans, quart . 23c If prices drop after these prices are published, curb market prices auto matically drop. | --» 25 Operations Daily At Tonsil - Adenoid Clinic -— [ The tonsil and adenoid clinic, spon sored by the State Board of Health, jwas opened in the Plymouth High I School building here Tuesday with Or. IC. W. Baliey, of Rocky Mount, but ' formerly of Roper, in charge. He is I being assisted by Dr. L. B. Gaw. Twenty-five children have been op erated on each day, Tuesday, Wednes day, and Thursday, making a total of 175, and all have stood the operation | very successfully. Colored children will be operated on Friday, and it is ! expected that at least 25 will undergo I the operation. TOBACCO CURING ORDER OF DAY ON COUNTY FARMS Crop Said To Be Fair, With Prospects of Better Yield Than Last Year - Washington County farmers have already started harvesting their tobac co crops, and it is expected that by next week the harvesting will be in full swing. W. H. Gurkin, one of Washington County’s well-known far mers and tobacco growers has already cured one barn of tobacco and is start ing on another, it was learned here yesterday. The otbacco crop in Washington County is said to be fair this year, while the general yield is reported to be better than last year. During the next several weeks, the tobacco farmers of this county will be kept pretty busy in handling their crops, as the curing process necessi tates day and night work. However, there is only a fraction of tobacco grown in Washington County, as com pared with several of the adjoining and adjacent counties. HOLIDAY HERE IS VERY QUIET Few People on Streets Mon day; Big Crowds at Reas Beach The Fourth of July, which was ob served by Plymouth merchants and business men Monday, passed quietly for the most part. Very few people were seen on the streets during the day Monday, as practically everybody hied themselves away to watering re sorts. One of the largest crowds ever seen in this section visited Reas Beach, where a celebration wjhs staged in keeping with the holiday. All day and until late at night, automobiles were continually going and coming from this popular resort. Most of the peo ple engaged in the major pastime of the place, bathing. However, during the evening the fireworks proved a big event, and dancing was enjoyed by scores. Saturday was just another business day here and Sunday and Monday were marked for their quietness. A goodly number went to the near-by beaches, but a majority of local peo ple rested at home. While all sections of the country were represented in the casualty list, midwestern States led in fatuities. Eighty-six people lost their lives in that section, 35 by drowning, 30 in automobile accidents and 16 from ex cessive heat. At 270 lives the nation counted the cost of its 155th Independence Day celebration. With all sections of the country sharing in the price of the an nual independence observance, the highest loss of recent years was reach ed. Fireworks, once the major cause for fatalties on the holiday, this year ac counted for ony six lives; two in the Midatlantic, one each in the Midwest, the Souhtwest, South and New Eng land. But the injured from explosives totaled at least 368. The lakes and rivers exacted the grimmest reckoning. Though much of the country was free on the Fourth from the severe heat wave which last week counted its victims at nearly 1, 300 dead, it was warm enough that rivers and lakes were thronged. One hundred and nine lives were lost in drownings. The Pacific Coast report ed 27 of this number, 17 occurring at Los Angeles alone, where a surging rip tide swept over crowded beaches. Four men drowned in Lake Michigan near Gary, Ind., in an attempt to res cue a youth caught in a vicious under tow. The youth was saved by life I I guardsmen. The jammed highways of the nation took 96 lives in automobile accidents as compared with 81 last year. Air plane fatalties, however, increased to eight—three in the Midatlantic, the same number in the Midwest and two in the Mountain States. In New York extra police were call ed out Sunday night to handle the crowds, estimated at more than 2,000, 000 people, who jammed railroad terminals, ferry and excursion boat piers and important subway points in making their way home after the two day holiday. --1 - Heats Brooder Houses With Brick Furnaces Brooder houses in Catawba County have been heated with small brick fur naces this spring. G. G. Jones, of Claremont, Route 1, reports good suc cess with the new plan. MISS COVINGTON MAKES REPORT JUNE ACTIVITIES -3> Total Attendance of 348 Members at Various Club Meetings -- By PRATT COVINGTON The following report of Washington County home demonstration work for the month of June, 1931, was present ed the Board of County Commissioners at their regular monthly meeting here Monday: There was an attendance of 348 members at the club meetings during June. 911 miles were traveled in con ducting the work, and 15 new mem bers were enrolled. It took eight au tomobiles to carry the club members to the Alba Club meeting, and then some had to walk. There were 41 calls at the office, and 10 telephone calls. 203 individual letters were written, and four ads pub lished for the curb market in the coun ty paper. One special curb marketing meeting was held and one special meeting called to aid club members to secure vinegar at wholesale prices. Nineteen steam pressure cookers have been purchased by the clubs of the county and individual members, and the interest is not lagging. More than a thousand cans have been or dered, and in some of the clubs more canned goods have been stored already than was stored last year. Each can ning leader gets 10 points for every can of fruit or vegetable canned in her club. Some of the leaders now have more than 3,000 points. The county federation has purchased two steam pressure cookers for coun ty use. One of these cookers is placed in the upper section of the county, and the other in the lower section. The canning leader, the garden lead er, and a girl from each high school in the county making the best record in club work will win a free trip to the State Short Course. A county tour will be put on July 17th for inspec tion of the yards that were entered in the yard improvement campaign. Miss Pauline Smith, district agent, has [been asked to address the campaigners during the afternoon, j The subject for study during the month was odd pieces of furniture. |The lesson was outlined under three heads, namely: Woodwork of furniture should harmonize; odd pieces lend va riety in furnishing a room; every room should have from three to five colors. | Sales on the curl) market for the month amounted to $209.11. Some of the producers have been getting the county canning outfit and canning their surplus vegetables that are not sold on the curb market. One club member canned 50 quarts of vegetables by this method. - Hoke Woman’s Club Holds Meet Tuesday -$ The Hoke Woman’s Club was en tertained at its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 7, by Mrs. D. W. Wright, secretary of the club. The meeting was opened by the president, Mrs. W. A. Mizell, who read a chap ter from St. Luke. Following the devotional, the meet ing was turned over to Miss Pratt Covington, home agent, who gave an instructive lesson on canning various fruits and vegetables. Following the demonstration, members of the club discussed the possibility of canning and pickling for the market. A five minutes demonstraiton was given by Mrs. Wright on the art of weaving without a loom. The women then visited the garden, where several varieties of vegetables were growing. The chicken lot was also visited, where several hundred white leghorns were seen. On returning to the house, the hos tess served cake and iced tea. It was decided that at the August meeting the members take their lunch and meet at the home of Mrs. R. C. Jackson and spend the day for the purpose of canning with a steam pres 'sure canner. Final Rites for A. S. Moore Held Friday Funeral services for A. S. Moore, 57 years of age, who died here last Thursday a week ago, were conduct ed from the home Friday afternoon by Rev. R. G. L. Edwards and Rev. Con ley Greer. Interment was made in the local cemetery. Mr. Moore, had been ill for a long time, and his death was not unexpect ed. The deceased was well known here, having at one time been con nected with the Standard Oil Com pany. -* Program of Services at St. Luke’s, in Roper ——® Sunday school at 10 a. nt. Evening prayer and sermon at 8. Evening prayer and sermon every Thursday evening at 8. You are wel come. Buster Adler Is Drowned in Roanoke River Here Sunday Bouvl to Hab Some Relief An aged colored man appeared be fore the Washington County Commis sioners here Monday morning to ask for a little relief, the same as a lot of good folks are doing nowadays. He stood holding his hat in his hand, shifting from one foot to the other. A perturbed look registered upon his ebony countenance. When asked what the board could do for him. the old darky stutteringly replied that he was up here to “axe” the board for some kind of relief on his taxes. Said he: “Mr. Commissioners. I’se jest bound to hab someth’ll done. Jes’ wliut docs you think an acre oh edd no ’count swamp Ian’ is wuth?” HOT WEATHER HERE REACHES NEW HIGH MARK 109 Degrees in Sun Here Wednesday; Pick-Up in Ice-Water Business A new hot weather mark was reach ed here Wednesday at 1 o'clock, when 1 the mercury touched the thermome ter for 109 degrees in the sun. Ice j water came into its own, and owners of soda fountains and other establish- 1 ments furnishing ice water reported a decided pick-up in business. In fact, dispensers of ice water have been do ing a rushing business here for the past several days. Ice cream, sodas, and cold drinks have been selling like hot cakes on a cold snowy morning. Another thing, during the past sev eral days, practically the entire male population of Plymouth has joined the coatless parade, anti a large percent age have discarded all neckwear, such as four-in-hand ties. The women, too, have been making a special effort to beat old man weather and stay cool by dressing in light flimsy frocks. A good many of the younger set have discarded hose and are wearing only j shoes. However, a few dignitaries are still j clinging to their coats. But the | weather showed the most of these who was boss of the situation Wednesday, | resulting in a number of gentlemen shedding their coats for the first time during the season, but they carried the coats about on their arms, folded ver>r| carefully. _-—— ■ — RECENT RAINS WORTH MUCH TO ALL-CROPS General Throughout This County; Improvement Is Marked The rainfall during the last few days, was worth thousands of dollars to thej farmers of this county, in the opinion of prominent agricultural leaders. The precipitation, ohservers stated, was general throughout the county and sec- 1 tion, and crops which began to suffer considerably front the lack of rain and I moisture are now taking a new lease on life and are showing marked im- j provement. While damage to mature plants is believed to he irreparable, belief was expressed by farmers that the remain der of the crop would recover front the long days under parching suns, and that the situation would show a dis junct improvement in the next several days. A few more days of the intense heat without rain would have resulted, in a tremendous loss to the tobacco i growers alone. The putting in of tobacco, which got' under way on a small scale about 10 days ago, is expected to he. slightly j delayed by the showers, but will reach its peak between now and the 15th of, this month. -.<£ Call Police to Quell Riot At Meeting oi Policemen -- Berlin.—The meeting of the Asso-j ciation of Democratic Policemen of Berlin, who gathered the other day to] debate the subject of the steel helmet demand for a plebiscite in Prussia with the object of throwing out the Social ist-Prussian government, ended in a , serious riot. Outside policemen had j to be called in to separate the cotn i batants. Oats and Vetch Hay Is Favored in Johnston -$ A bumper crop of oat and vetch : hay is being grown in Johnston County this year for the first time. 1 he com bination is fast gaining popularity in He was asked how much he paid for the land, to which he replied: “Well, suh, I paid $15 fu it. and I liabs three acres, and right next to it, J’se got three mo’ acres oh ole worn-out Ian’ dat is jes’ ’bout as bad.’’ He also stated that he had a no ’count house on the three no ’count acres. One of the commissioners told the old ne gro that there was nothing they could do for him unless some disaster had befallen him, such as his house being burned or his land being washed a way. The portly old darky promptly replied, “Well, boss, dat’s done an’ gone an’ happened: my Ian’s all done an’ washed away already. I’se bound to hab some relief.” YARD CONTEST TOUR WILL BE MADE FRIDAY Miss Pauline Smith. District Agent, To Judge All Yards Entered A large crowd of interested club members and friends are expected to go on the yard contest tour of the county next Friday. Miss Pauline Smith, district agent, will be here to go on the tour and help judge the yards. The tour will start at the home ot Mrs. W. H. Harrison about 8 miles on the Long Acre Road from Ply mouth. Promptly at 2 o’clock, Mrs. Harrison will address the crowd and tell them just what she has done to her yard and the cost of improvements. At 2:30 the party will be at the home of Mrs. Charlie Bowen, where she will tell the tourists about her yard im provements. Promptly at 3 o'clock the party will be at the home of Mrs. Dick Chesson. At 3:30 the party will reach the home of Mrs. Frank Wilson. Mrs Clint Tarkington will tell about her improvements promptly at 4 o’clock, and at 4:30 Mrs. Mary Holton will ex plain her yard improvements. At S o'clock the tour will end at Creswell at the home of Mrs. Ethel Smithson. Directly after Mrs. Smithson’s talk, Miss Pauline Smith will give a short talk on Improving the Home Grounds. Pioneer days and their hardships are past now. There's no necessity, any more, for living in bare, crude, and uninviting surroundings. Every where, people in the country are tak ing quite naturally to those things which make life more pleasant, more enjoyable—beautiful grounds, for ex ample. An attractive place brings a familv right in step with the times. And it costs so little, too. Not much time or trouble, and one is rid of the old stumps, rubbish, the weeds and bram ble patches. AMERICA’S PLAN TO HELP WORLD GETS APPROVAL -® President Announces That Agreement Is Reached With France America's plan to help the world by helping Germany lias been accepted at last by all the important creditor gov ernments, according to information released in Washington, D. C\, this week. Reports released Monday in connection with the debt holiday read: “President lloover announced to night that his proposal for a one-year suspension of war debts and reparation payments has been accepted in prin ciple by all the important creditor gov ernments. To all intents, the proposal, which may make history, went into moral effect when the President, standing with his right hand thrust in his trousers pocket, read his announce ment to newspaper men. This plan is effective as of July 1. Details remain to be worked out. A committee of experts, with an American observer, will settle these details. They will be instructed, as the President had insisted, to reach their agreement within the spirit ol the President’s plan. This spirit, briefly, is to give Ger many a real one-year holiday from her staggering reparations burden Behind this idea is that by saving Germany from her imminent financia collapse, and in turn by relieving European governments generally o: war debt payments for one year, tlv. world may be helped out of its eco nomic depression. STRUCK SOME OBJECT UNDER WATER IN DIVE Funeral Is Held Here Tues day; Interment. Made in Vanceboro One of the saddest tragedies to oc cur in Plymouth for a long time was when Buster Adler, 23 years of age, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Adler, was drowned in the Roanoke River here Sunday evening about 7 o'clock while diving for a shoe. Young Adler, together with Clyde Cahoon and Jimmie Smith, had been swimming in the Roanoke River just 1 to the rear of the Branch Banking and Trust Company. They had come out jand were dressing on the wharf when tine of Mr. Adler's shoes was discov ered to be missing. Some one said j that it had fallen overboard and Ad ! ler went back into the water in an effort to recover his shoe. Eye wit j nesses stated that he dived a number ! of times, coming up at intervals to ' get his breath. The last time he went ; down was only a few feet from the wharf, where the water is only between 7 and 8 feet deep. On failing to come up within a rea J sonable time, his companions started I diving for him. He was finally brought to the surface of the water by Clyde | Cahoon, an ugly bruise on his fore head, indicating that he had hit a log , or some other object. Two hours of artificial respiration failed to restore life, notwithstanding a number of physicians did everything that was possible. Funeral services were conducted from the home at 9:45 Tuesday morn \ ing, with the Rev. Mr. Marshall, of Willianiston, officiating. Special mu -ic was rendered by local people, Cicero Norman having sung “Across the Border.” The floral offerings were in great numbers and very beautiful, manifest ing the esteem in which the deceased was held by his friends and acquaint ances. Immediately following the service, the body was carried to Vance boro, where interment was made. The pall bearers were Joe Arps, Jim | mie Smith, Clyde Cahoon, George j Borden, Frank Hodges, Louis Phillip Hornthal, Jr., Van B. Martin, and ! Gordon Norman. Young Adler was associated with his ' father in the mercantile business, and I was one of Plymouth’s best and most I popular young men. His tragic death ' came as a shock to the town, and the many friends of the bereaved parents sympathize with them in their great 1 loss. _■*._ STATE’S DEFICIT FIXED AT $2,230,064 -a>— - | Brought About by Failure To Realize Estimates Of Revenue Raleigh, July (>.—North Carolina ended the 1929-31 biennium June 30 with a general fund deficit of $2,230, 064, it was announced at the Gover nor's office this afternoon. Total general fund collections for the 1929-31 biennium were $33,266, 664 as compared with expenditures of $35,496,728. However, the State spent less each year of the biennium than was ap ! propriated by the 1929 General As i sembly. i More than $3,500,000 was saved dur 1 ing the two years, the 1929 Assembly 1 having appropriated $19,333,825 for 1929-30 when actual expenditures were 1 $17,587,413. | “The deficit is brought about en tirely by the failure to realize esti mates of revenue and due, of course, to the distressful economic and busi ness conditions," a formal statement said. Special Term of Superior Court Begins August 31 A special week of criminal and civil court has been called for Washington County, to convene August 31, it was announced here yesterday by local of ficials. Judge Henry A. Grady will be the judge to preside over this court. Therefore, there will not be any super j ior court here during July, as had for merly been anticipated. -® Home Agent Announces Schedule for Next Week Miss Pratt Covington, county home demonstration agent, announces that her schedule for next week will be as follows: Monday, Scuppernong; Tuesday, Cherry, Wednesday, Albemarle: Thurs day, Wenona; Friday, Plymouth; Sat urday, curb market.
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