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gjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimmiimg E A home newspaper dedicated E § to the service of Washington 1 E County and its 12,000 people. 5 fiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* oiiiiiimmimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiii^ E Advertisers will find Beacon = E and News columns a latch-key to § 5 1,100 Washington County homes. = illllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllimMllllllllllli; VOLUME XLII—NUMBER 36 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, September 4, 1931 ESTABLISHED 1889 CONSIDER CUT IN TERM OF LOCAL SCHOOLS FRIDAY -® Public Invited to Attend Special Meeting School Board Tonight Tlx? Plymouth city school board will hold a special meeting at the high school auditorium here Friday night at 8 o’clock of this week, it was an nounced here yesterday. This meet ing has been called by P. H. Darden, chairman of the board at the request of various citizens. The public is in vited to attend. The purpose of this special meeting is for discussing the advisability of curtailing the city schools from nine to eight months. In discussing the situation here yes terday with a number of citizens who are in favor of reducing the school term from nine to eight months, the theory has been advanced that by lopping off one month the Plymouth district will be saved the special lax levy of 25 cents. There is a county wide tax levy of 23 cents for operat ing the schools from six months to eight months, but the Plymouth dis trict has a special 25 cents levy for operating the school for the ninth month. These citizens who arc in favor of the one month curtailment state that the eight months school term, of 32 weeks, is a standard term of school, which enable big school graduates to enter college witout examination. And they contend that due to the depres sion, the taxpayers are entitled to all the relief they can get. They admit that it will curtail the salaries of the teachers, but then everybody clse's sal aries and wages have been curtailed, they say. One man stated that the school was still owing the teachers for part of their salaries from last year, and what is the sense of employing the teachers for nine months, if the school is not able to pay the teachers for this length term? Anyway, it is expected that the meet ing Friday night, which is tonight, will prove a very interesting occasion. Members of the local school board are as follows: P. H. Darden, chair man; D. V. Clayton, J. S. Norman, O. H. Lyon, A. H. Stier, K. H. Liverntan, and Dr. C. McGowan. INTERESTING INFORMATION ON ROANOKE -«, (Williamston Enterprise) Making a survey of the Roanoke River recently, Army engineers gained some interesting information having to do with the turbulent stream. Mr. Ed mond Pendleton, jr., is making the survey of the stream from its source to the mouth. He is working under the direction of Major Gordon R. Young, who with Gerrard H. Matties, principal engineer, are in charge of the survey. In an effort to estimate the potential power and light values of the stream and to effect a control of high waters, Congress ordered the survey several months ago. For 207 years back, Mr. Pendleton has procured data on the Roanoke. In 1771, five years before the Declar ation of Independence was sgined, the Roanoke reached its highest stage of the period, the engineer learned. The flood waters at that time would have put the present highway dam across the Roanoke swamps under more than 4 feet of water, probably. The second highest flood reported in the stream by the engineer was in November, 1877, more than 100 years after the highest known water. This high water, do ing much damage in the low grounds bordering the stream, is known to the old people of this section as the great centennial freshet. Other high waters were reported in 1887, 1901, and July, 1919. The highest water in the Roanoke since the road and bridge were built here was reported in 1923, when the water came within about one foot of overflowing the dam. \\ bile it is known that the 1771 freshet was high er than the one of 1877, its flood stage is not definitely known. It is cer tain, however, that the one 1877 would have covered the highway dam here with three feet of water. Mr. Pendleton stated that they had found valuable data in the survey of the river, adding that it was one ot the most turbulent streams in the «u tire country and that it carries a third more water than the historic old James River. High waters have Hooded more than 100,000 acres of land between Weldon and Williamston at one time, according to estimates furnished by the Army engineer. When the survey is completed, the Army engineering department will re view the entire findings and make whatever recommendations are consid ered necessary to Congress in connec tion with flood control of the stream All County Schools Start September 14 ENROLLMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LARGER --<£■ Law As To Passing School Busses To Be Strictly Enforced This Year The Washington County Public Schools will open Monday morning, September 14, James W. Norman, sup crintemlent of public instruction, an nounced here yesterday. It is expect ed that the total enrollment for the county will exceed that of last year by a good percentage. Final details for the opening hare been completed, and it is expected that the schools will make an excellent showing during the first of the year. Mr. Norman also stated that the State law requiring motorists to stop when a school bus is loading or tak ing on pupils on the highway will be rigidly enforced this year. A number of arrests were made last year, but scarcely any of these offenders were prosecuted. But this year the law will he enforced. Therefore, it is urged that all motorists desiring to keep out of the courts and avoid paying fines, observe this law to the letter. It is a very dangerous thing for an automobile driver to dash by at full speed while a school bus is taking on or discharging pupils. Many fatal ac cidents to school pupils have occurred in the State, it is pointed out, due to motorists failing to obey this law. SIGNS OF SCHOOL DAYS IN STOCKS AT STORES HERE -<f? Tablets, Notebooks, Pencils Crayons, Etc. Being Displayed -- With the approaching opening of the Plymouth city schools here Monday, the town is beginning to take on the appearance of school days once more. Practically all of the stores and shops are displaying various merchandise per taining to school. In sooth, it is an interesting adven ture to do window shopping in Ply mouth nowadays. Boys’ and girls' clothing, suitable for school wear, are to he seen in practically all of the show windows of the stores, carrying wearing apparel, such as sweaters in bright colors, coats, suits, caps, shoes, dresses, raincoats, and so forth. Also school supplies, such as tablets, note book, and paper, pencils, crayons, etc. Many of the older folks arc poig nantly reminded of their own school days once more, the happiest and most free of all days. JNO. W. GARDNER DIES THURSDAY Was Well Known Farmer Of Jamesville Section; Funeral Friday John \Y. Gardner, 78 years old, and a fanner in the Jamesville section, died at his home there last l luirsday front an attack of pneumonia, lie had been in feeble health for more than six months, hut during the greater part of that time he was able to be up an.l care for his duties about the home. Funeral services were conducted from the home Friday afternoon by Rev. W. IS. Harrington, and interment followed in the family burial ground on the Lloyd Gardner plantation, near by. A tiller of the soil all his life, Mr. Gardner was highly esteemed by his friends and neighbors. He was a member of the Poplar Chapel church for almost a quarter of a century. Twenty-two years ago lie was mar ried to Mrs. Estelle Senate, formerly Miss Estelle Holliday, of near James villc. She with four daughters, Mrs. Jesse Martin, Mrs. Eb Hardison, Mrs. Will Moore, and Mrs. Louis Hardi son, all of near Jamesville, survive. He also leaves two step-sons, Messrs. Bruce Senate, of near Jamesville, and Mr. Clyde Senate, of New York. W. L. House Opens New Grocery Store in Town --* W. L. House, who formerly oper ated the Gold Star Store here, has opened a grocery store in the building located two doors below Swains hill ing Station on Highway No. 90. The name of this new grocery is "No. 90 Grocery Store.” Mr. House states that he intends to carry a full line of staple and fancy groceries and vegetables. MRS. N. C. VAIL TELLS SUCCESS OF HER GARDEN Has Sold Over $90 Worth Of Vegetables So Far This Summer By Mrs. N. C. VAIL I began my garden in the late fall or early winter by mulching my as paragus bed and strawberry patch with stable manure, and broadcasting stable manure around in my cabbage. I set out cabbage plants the latter part of December, and onion sets in February. 1 also sowed some onion seed in March for onions this winter. As soon as possible I planted every green vege table and fruit that can almost be planted, and I had splendid luck. On June 10 I planted more pole beans for a late crop, and also put in a few rows of corn. On August 10 1 planted bunch beans, beets, turnips, rutabagas, carrots, parsnips, lettuce, and cabbage for a late fall crop. Early in Sep tember is really a fine time, and the correct time for planting lettuce if you want your lettuce to head up nicely. 1’lant it beside an outbuilding or some place where it will be protected, more or less. I only used on bag of fertilizer, and have sold from January 1st to July 15th, $01.10 worth of vegetables on the curb market out of my garden. When we say “my garden,” what a magic word that seems! The first habitation of man was in a garden. All the most beautiful romances have had their settings in a garden. The poets sing about a garden, and in the spring time our thoughts turn to tlm garden. We every one like to get out among the new upturned earth and pick the first flower or sow some seeds. We love to watch the tiny plants grow into maturity, and we smile with joy when we have our first new vegetables for our table. The word “garden" has even more enchantment when we can look upon it as a source for some ready cash; we feel then that it is a magic word, indeed. CHINA SUFFERS FROM FLOODS 250,000 Lose Lives and Over Million Homeless, Late Reports State More than one million people are homeless and 250,000 others are believ ed to have lost their lives in recent floods inundating large sections of China. Uncertainty still veiled this week the extent of the disaster in Kiangsu Province, where eight miles of dykes along the Grand Canal collapsed. An aerial survey led authorities to believe early Chinese estimates vastly exag gerated the number of deaths. Nevertheless, it was still feared that many hundreds, and perhaps thous ands, died i« Kaoyu and other near by cities when dykes collapsed last Tuesday and Wednesday. In the coun tryside villages perhaps even a greater toll was taken. First incomplete reports of deaths in Kiangsu Province were received as comparatively stable conditions return ed to the Wuhan cities of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang Water from the Yangtse still inundated the streets in these cities, however. 'The Wuhan gendarmerie headquar ters estimated 250,000 persons drown ed or succumbed to disease, starvation, or exposure in the three latter cities. The figures may be accepted as offic ial and omparatively reliable. The gendarmerie census showed that 163,000 houses cither collapsed or were ruined past repair, rendering 782, 000 persons, half the population of the three cities, homeless and destitute. This total was lessened by deaths and the evacuations of those able to flee, but 500,000 remain there destitute and helpless. SAYS IT IS NOT HARD TO GROW GOOD GARDEN -— Mrs. John Singleton Also Enthusiastic Over Steam Pressure Cooker By Mrs. JOHN SINGLETON In the spring we all went to Green ville to a demonstration on canning on the steam pressure cooker. Meat was canned, and I saw at once the advan tages of owning a cooker, so I came home determined to get one. As soon as I got home I began mak ing preparations to get that canner. To fully convince myself I borrowed the federation cooker, which was bought by all the clubs of the county, and tried it out. I immediately got our home agent to order my pressure cooker. I have had a nice garden and have a nice variety of vegetables growing in my garden. I have sold cjnite a bit of produce out of the garden on the curb market, and am planning to put in a nice fall supply of vegetables. I only used on bag of fertilizers, and it would be hard to estimate the cost of the garden, taking it as a whole, but it has meant lots to me and my family. I have canned a nice supply of vegetables and fruits for winter use. Our club members have all been canning and the number of jars for the club cow totals something around 700 quarts. Our club is small. This season has been find for a gar den, and I think that every member is storing away as much as possible, for we may not have this good luck other year. Then, too, I think every mem ber is taking advantage of the Iive-at liomc idea, and really doing their best to carry out this plan. HOLD REVIVAL AT PLEASANT GROVE Rev. E. W. Downum Will Be Preacher; Meeting Begins Sunday -<$> The revival meeting will begin at ] Pleasant Grove Sunday, September 6,1 and tlie services are to continue j through the second Sunday. There will be two services, both morning and night, the first Sunday. Rev. E. W. Downum, pastor of Bel havcn and Panlego circuit, will do the preaching, assisted by Rev. J. Basconi Hurley, the pastor, who will also lead the singing. The public is cordially invited to at tend this meeting, and a hearty wel come awaits each and all. It is urged that the entire community of all the churches unite in making this meeting the best of many years. -<S> Old Time Hitching Rack Is Built by Local Store -• Hal Williford has erected a hitching rack in the lot to the rear of his store here for the convenience of farmers who drive mules and horses to town.1 The rack is a long one, and Mr. Wil liford says that many mules can be! hitched to it. In the old days, before the coming of the automobile, every town, as well as the different stores, maintained their hitching racks for the use of the , farmers. But as the automobile ad-j vanced in usage, the hitching posts, and racks have gone the way of the top buggy. But now it is coming back. E. H. Liverman Opens New Store With Sale -«. E. H. Liverman is now in his new store, the building formerly occupied by W. H. Hampton and Son, just across the street from his old stand. The building has been renoted and repaired, and Mr. Liverman has mod ern department >tore in every respect. Mr. Liverman is celebrating the moving into his new quarters with a big sale, which starts today (Friday), and is expected to eclipse any sale he has heretofore staged. For further de tails, study his double-page ad, which appears elsewhere in this paper. Illinois Man Is Interested Spectator at Own Funeral Benton, 111.,. Aug. 30.—Surround ed by relatives and friends, Steph en R. Patton today attended his own •funreal.” Flowers were there in profusion, but there was no casket. The “funeral oration" was de livered by the Rev. John B. Maulding, of McLeansboro. Today was Patton’s birthday an niversary. When he learned re cently that relatives planned a cel ebration, he suggested, “It’s bet ter to hand flowers to the living rather than to the dead,” and said he would like to see “what his fu neral would be like.” Patton, sitting with his brother, John Patton, 84, of Lenzburg, 111., heard Mr. Maulding take for his text, “I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far bet ter.” The “funeral” was conducted at the Patton home on the south edge of alier, where he has lived for 41 years. He said he didn’t want any flowers or oration when he is dead. Criminal Term of Superior Court Held Here This Week Everything Set for Opening Local Schools Next Monday The Plymouth city school build ing has been swept, cleaned, and dusted and everything is in readi ness for the opening of school here Monday morning, September 7th. Students are requested to be at the school building by 8:30 o'clock in the morning. Superintendent Hicks is of the opinion that this should prove one of the best years during the en tire history of the school. And pupils are urged to make up their their minds to start the new school year off right, by buckling right down to hard study at the very beginning. Parents can also help to make the school work a success this year, by requiring their children to spend a certain period of time in study at home each day. This is absolutely essential if the pupil is to do his best work, authorities have pointed out. MANY HUNTERS TAKE TO WOODS FOR SQUIRRELS Few Hunting Licenses Sold So Far, Game Warden States Scores of Washington County and Plymouth citizens donned hunting cos tumes Tuesday morning and went forth into the woods in (juest of squir rels, this being the opening day of the season. Dr. Claudius McGowan and D. V. Clayton, of the Branch Banking and Trust Company, were among the sportsmen who went after the squir rels in earnest Tuesday. In due course of time, Doc McGowan returned to town with the bag limit as testimony of his trigger finger and skilled eye for spotting squirrels. Whereas, Mr. Clayton, it is under stood, returned with only mosquito j bites. However, the majority of the hunters were fortunate in bagging sev eral squirrels each. I According to Harry Stell, game warden, the sale oi hunting licenses has not been very large in this county j as yet. But it is expected that by the fifteenth of the month, the sales will. reach a high figure, as the deer sea-^ son opens on this date. Already var-: ious sportsmen are making plans for a number of big deer hunts. MRS. SULLIVAN DIES FRIDAY Lived at Home of Daughter Near Here; Funeral Held Sunday Mrs. Laura V. Sullivan, 63 years of age, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Golden Simpson, three miles from Plymouth, Friday night at 9 o’ clock, following a prolonged illness of about two years. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock,1 with Rev. Conley Greer, pastor of the First Christian church of Plymouth, officiating. Burial was made in the old family cemetery, near Dardens. The deceased was well known in her com munity and was a member of the Christian church of Dardens. The service was largely attended, and the floral offerings were very beautiful. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Simpson, the deceased is survived by two sons, both of Baltimore. -*. Traveling Man Says Hotels Are Not Crowded Any More Hotels, too, have undergone consid erable changes during the present de pression, according to a traveling man who stopped at the Brinkley Hotel here one night this week. I his gentle man stated that back in the good old days, it was necessary for one to send in their reservations ahead to hotels, if they expected to get a room. Sev eral years ago, this was true of most all towns, large and small. But now it is entirely different. No need to waste money by telephoning ahead for reservations. All hotels now according to this man, always have plenty of rooms available on a min ute’s notice. — "— Nathan H. Spruill Opens Law Office in Roper Roper, Sept, b—Attorney Nathan H. Spruill has opened a law office in the building formerly occupied by Dr. B. F. Halsey. Mr. Spruill was for several years connected with Pou and l’ou, and Douglass and Douglass, of Raleigh, two of the leading law firms of the State. Mr. Spruill was admitted to the bar in January, 1929. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Spruill, the former who was well known throughout eastern Carolina. Friends of Mr. Spruill wish him the greatest of success. LOCAL GIRL IN RADIO CONCERTS Miss Miriam Ausbon Gives First Program Last Saturday -*, Miss Miriam Ausbon. daughter of Mrs. W. F. Ausbon, is broadcasting aver Radio Station WGH, the Hamp ton Roads station at Newport News, Va. Miss Ausbon gave her first pro gram at noon Saturday, August 30, at which time she sang four of the old love songs, namely: “Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses,” “That Wonder ful Mother of Mine," “I Love 3 ou Truly,” and “Absence.” Her next pro gram was given from the Newport News studio Wednesday evening of this week at 9:15 o'clock. During this! program she sang popular songs hits, ‘Please Don't Talk About Me,” ‘Tears,” and others. This is Miss Ausbon’s first experi-1 cnee at broadcasting over radio, and^ if the criticisms rent in to WGH are favorable, this station will sponsor her programs after she has agreed to sign1 their contract. MEMBERS ENJOY LEAGUE OUTING -* Roanoke Union of Epworth League Spends Friday At Collins Beach -<s> The boys and girls forming the Ep-, worth League, known as the Roanoke i Union, enjoyed a very pleasant out-1 ing at Collins Beach on Friday. The representatives from the various lea-1 gues met at the beach, and fishing,, boating, bathing, and dancing were en-; joyed by all for an hour. Then a de licious picnic dinner was spread, of which every one present hardily par took. After many outdoor games were played, the young folks were served ice cold watermelon by Mr. Chesson. Those participating in this fete were representatives from \\ illiamston, Windsor, Plymouth, Mackeys, Roper, and Holly Springs. The Roanoke Union will celebrate its first birthday on Wednesday, Sep tember 2nd. Having been organized only one year, during this time there has lK-en much enthusiasm and in terest shown in the work of the or ganization. GET RULING ON DOVE SEASON -«. Open From September 1 to 30 and From November 20 to January 31 Harry Stell, game warden of Wash ington and Turrell Counties, stated here yesterday that under a recent rul ing of the Biological Survey, as re quested by the North Carolina De partment of Conservation and Devel opment, the season to shoot doves in North Carolina is as follows: The season opened on September 1. and closes September 30th, and then again opens on November 20th and closes January 31. Doves are migratory wild fowl, it is pointed out, and therefore to change the season in North Carolina required a ruling by the Biological Survey to make a change in season valid in the State ot North Carolina. Warden Stell urges that all sports men observe this new ruling relative to shooting doves and act accordingly. Mrs. Johnston To Begin Music Class September 9 -T®: Mrs. Laura Smith Johnston an nounced here today that the openint of her class in piano and pipe orgar at her studio on Main Street would bi Wednesday, September 9. Mrs. John ston stated that hours would be ar ranged to suit the convenience of stu dents. LARGE NUMBER CASES ARE TRIED BY JUDGE GRADY - Slayer of Aubrey Bell Gets Sentence of From 10 To 15 Years Washington County criminal court convened here Monday morning with Judge Henry A. Grady, of Clinton, presiding, and Solicitor Don Gilliam, of Tarboro, representing the State. Following the selection and impanel ing of the grand jury, Judge Grady delivered a short but very impres sive charge. \\ illie Howcott, 22-year-old negro, charged wi^h murder in the recent shooting of Aubrey Bell, 15-vear-old son of Pete Bell, well-known local colored attorney, was tried and found guilty of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to the State prison at hard labor from 10 to 15 years. Ihe case of LeeRoy Harris, well known local young man, who was charged with seduction, was not fought out in court. A nol pros was taken in this case, upon the defendant, with the approval of the judge, consenting to a judgment in a bastardy proceed ing, whereby DeElla Davenport, the prosecutrix, received the sum of $500 in full settlement of all claims against the defendant. John Mack Pettiford was tried and found guilty of violating the prohibi tion laws and given 15 months in jail, to be assigned to the State roads. B. F. Twiddy and Annie Mae Dav enport, charged with immorality, were tried and found not guilty. Twiddy was also tried on charges of violating the prohibition laws, a nol pros with leave having been taken on this count. Ernest Bell, 17-year-old colored youth, charged with a criminal assault upon a young girl, was tried and found guilty of an assault upon a female. He was sentenced to 12 months on the roads. Fred McCloud, 22-year-old colored man, pleaded guilty to an assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to three years on the roads. James Moore and Caleb Moore, young white men, were found guilty on charges of entering and larceny. Both were given two years at hard labor in the State prison. J. J. Johnson was tried on worth less check charges, and judgment was Suspended on payment of the costs. Waldo Ransom was tried on assault charges and found not guilty. E. Jeseph and R. Mitchell, charged with fraud, were tried and prayer for judgment was continued upon pay ment of the cost. Ed Blount was tried on two counts, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. He was found guilty of the C. C. W. charge, and given six months on the roads. A few other minor cases were tried and disposed of, and a number of im portant cases were continued until the next term of ourt. The grand jury was composed of the following: J. P. Oliver, W. C. Moore, H. A. Williford, W. E. Sitter son, II. E. Beam, A. R. Modlin, R. 1.. Tetterton, C. L. Winhant, S. Fletcher, W. C. Spruill, W. W. Phelps, T. E. Knowles, J. O. Highsmith, fore man; B. M. Holton, L. W. Liverman, 1.. C. Spruill, C. D. Swain and D. C. Oliver. The petit jury: Sam Stallings, J. M. Horton, A. T. Ange, L. J. Spear, Al bert Bratten, A. E. Davenport, J. D. Kinard, B. B. Spencer, T. H. Davis, Archie G. Barber, Dixie White, Stu art B. Ambrose, W. H. Stillman, A. C. Harris, Claude Brinn, M. E. Am brose, Sam E. Phelps. Abe Adler Returns From Trip to Markets in North Mr. Abe Adler has just returned from a two week's stay at northern • markets, where he purchased fall and | winter merchandise. Mr. Adler stated here yesterday that he had never seen uch wonderful bargains in merchan dise. Watch for official advertisement of Mr. Adler's new merchandise in next week's Roanoke Beacon. Schedule of Prices at Curb Market Saturday -• Curb market prices ... . Beans, per pound . 05c Peas, per quart ISc Corn, per dozen . ISc Eggs, No. 1 25c Eggs, No. 2 . 24c Young chickens . 23c Dressed broilers . 30c Apples, per peck . 15c Graper, per quart 08c Butter, per pound 30c Huckleberries 15c
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