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^MIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIimillHIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllU; H A home newspaper dedicated = 3 to the service of Washington 3 3 County and its 12,000 people. 1 VOLUME XLII—NUMBER The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ 38 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, September 18, 1931 yiiiiiiiimiiiHmimiiiiiMmtrr'mmmimMitiiiiiiiiiiiiiHmi = Advertisers will find Beacon H | and News columns a latch-key to g § 1,100 Washington County homes. g fiiMiiimiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiMmiiiiimiimHiimiiiiiiiiii? ESTABLISHED 1889 WILL STAGE PLAY FOR BENEFIT OF COUNTY LIBRARY “The College Flapper” Will Be Presented Here On October 22 and 23 The committee representing the Washington County Library met with the representative of the Universal Producing Co., of Fairfield, la., to complete arrangements for the produc tion of a modern college comedy, “The College Flapper,” at the school audi torium on October 22 and 23. The production is something entire ly different in the matter of community entertainment. “The College Flapper” is a strictly modern, up-to-date col lege comedy with a thrilling football story, and has a number of special features that makes it collegiate in every respect. It requires 150 local people to stage and is a creaming com edy from start to finish. The story deals with college life, and has such characters as fraternity boys, sorority girls, football star, coach, trainer, col lege president, the old professor, the old maid dean of women, and many ether such typical college characters. The play is particularly adapted to amateurs and will prove to be one of the biggest events ever staged in this community. Some of the features of the produc tion are the girls’ choruses, in special costume, the old alumni college glee club, po-trayed by business men, and the famous flapper chorus of Bula Bula College, portrayed by prominent busi ness men. If you want to laugh, be sure to see “The College Flapper”’ on October 22 and 23, and watch this paper for full particulars. REVIVAL MEET IS SUCCESSFUL - <$ Good Attendance at Local Methodist Church; Rev. Lanning Preaching — ■ ■<&— -- The annual revival services at the Plymouth Methodist church which were started here Sunday evening with Rev. J. H. Lanning, pastor of the City Road Methodist church of Eliza beth City, doing the preaching, have been meeting with great success. The attendance has increased with each service. Mr. Lanning, an excellent speaker and a splendid Bible stud'ent, fias been preaching some very impressive sermons replete with the gospel and much interest is being manifested in the meeting. The services will last through Sunday. If you have not heard Rev. Mr. Lanning as yet, you have a treat in store, and you are urged to attend as many of these services as possible. Rev. R. G. L. Edwards, pastor of the church is assisting Mr. Lanning and music is being furnished by the church choir. Chapel Hill Club in Meeting Last Week The members of the Chapel Hill Club met Thursday evening with Mrs. John Mizelle as hostess. The home was pretty with late summer flowers used profusely everywhere. When the guests had arrived, the meeting was called to order by its president, Mrs. P. M. Ambrose, and when the minutes had been read by the secretary, Miss Covington gave a very interesting demonstration on the art of making hooked rugs and hand made flowers. After the lessons in the above work, a business session followed during which plans for the October meeting of the federation were discussed. At the conclusion of the business program a delightful social hour fol lowed, during which Mrs. Charles Rob erson rendered many popular selec tions on the piano, while Mrs. Gladys Ange and Miss Sybil Bowen sang a number of songs. The hostess served delicious fruit salad and cake. Hoke Club Holds Regular Meet Tuesday Afternoon -«> The Hoke Club met with the home agent, Miss Pratt Covington, on Tues day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. R. C. Jackson. The meet ing was called to order by the presi dent, Mrs. W. A. Mizelle, who read the 6th chapter of Matthew. The club joined in prayer, after which the roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting read. Miss Covington gave a very inter esting lesson on floor covering and showed several lovely rugs made by hand which every member admired very much. After the demonstration and busi ness meeting the club put on a sing ing contest, each member singing a song of her own selection. After the contest, votes were taken, and Mrs W. D. Wright and Mrs. Jackson were awarded the prizes. All Schools in County Open Except Creswell and Cherry All of the Washington County public schools opened for Monday morning of this week with the ex ception of the Cherry and Creswell schools, Supt. James W. Norman announced here today. The to tal enrolment for the white schools when the Cherry and Creswell schools are opened will be some thing over 1,100, it is expected for the white schools while the enrollment for the colored exceeds 1,638. The Roper school has a staff of fourteen teachers and the We nona school has one teacher. There are 37 colored teachers in the various schools of the county for negro children. The Creswell and Cherry schools are expected to open within the immediate future, just as soon as the repair work can be completed, it being necessary to have these buildings repaired before the open ing of school. SPECIAL COURSE ] Supt. E. H. Hicks announced here yesterday that outsiders would be given an opportunity to take the course in typing and short hand now being given the stu dents of the Plymouth High School. The cost of this course to outsiders will be only $5 and the first class will start next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. This course will be open to any person who may desire to take it. And pupils may take the advanced course as far as they want to go. Those considering taking this course should get in touch with Mr. Hicks right away. FARMERS MUST RAISE FEED FOR SWINE ON FARM -® Agriculture Teacher Says There Is No Profit If Feed Is Bought By C. H. RABON (Creswell Agriculture Teacher) When, owing to the scarcity in the supply of hogs, the price for hogs goes up, we find farmers increasing the number of breeding sows, and in a very short time the supply of hogs coming to market increases to such Ian extent that the price is likely to break. If the decrease in price is very severe, the farmer becomes disgusted, and the chances arc that many farmers will sell their breeding sows and prac tically go out of the business. After the market has absorbed the exces sive supplies thrown upon it ,a scar city occurs again, owing to so many having gone out of business of hog raising, and prices once more reach a high level. This is a signal for farm ers to rush again into hog raising, and overstock their farms in many cases, so that once more the market becomes top-heavy and the history of the hog market repeats itself. Now, it is altogether probable that very few of those who were tempted to rush into the business on account of high prices obtained any profit from the venture. They paid high prices for breeding stock, but by the time they had hogs ready for the market, the decline in prices began, and before they were through they were selling their hogs at a loss. It is undoubtedly useless for some farmers to attempt the hog business, and especially extensively, due to the fact that they will buy at a high price a large portion of the feeds fed to their swine. The farmer who raises most of his own feed is in a- much better position to feed hogs, or any other class of stock, than the man who has to purchase all his feeds. The farmer who grows his own feed may not get any more than market prices for the grain or other produce consumed by the hogs, and may still have a fair profit through selling his produce at market prices in the form of pork; but the man who buys his feed can have ; for profit only what he obtains in ex I cess of the market value of the feeds | consumed by the hogs. The man who has to buy all the produce which he ! feeds his hogs can have only the feeders profit, and under unfavorable condi tions this profit may be so small that it will scarcely pay for the labor in volved. My advice to the farmers of Eastern Carolina, and especially the farmers that are interested in swine raising, is j to produce your own feeds for your live stock. Begin at once establish l ing pastures, and you will find favor able results. Market your corn in the form of pork rather than sell at pres ent prices. -® Large Crowds Attends Dance Here Last Friday j The younger set of Plymouth en 1 joyed a delightful dance on Friday * evening, sponsored by five of the I young men of that city. 1 he enter 1 tainment wasg iven in the store form ^ erly occupied by E. H. Liverman 1 known as the old Ayers stand. The music was rendered by the Kin 1 ston Night Hawks, and the dance wa‘ ' well attended by local as well as out ' of-town guests. CATCH TWO MEN ROBBING STORE FRIDAY NIGHT Bound Over To Superior Court Under $750 Bond -» Maurice Whedbee and Elmo Spruill, local youths, charged with breaking into and robbing the O. Hernry Drug Store here last Friday night, were giv en a preliminary hearing in recorder's court here Tuesday and bound over | to superior court on probable cause. Bond was fixed at $750 each. Spruill ■ arranged bond, but Whedbee is still in jail in default of bond. It seems that these two young men entered the O. Henry Drug Store iate Friday by way of a rear window and secured something over $37.00 in cash, together with a quantity of cig arettes. But just as Whedbee was making his exit from the rear window Policeman George Coburn nabbed him. Later Spruill was apprehended, bended. Other cases tried Tuesday were: Jack Peele and C. M. Davenport, these having been two seperate cases which were consolidated, both being charged with violating the traffic laws. This case grew out of a wreck which occurred on highway number 90, near Roper, a few weeks ago. This was a long drawn-out case and was hard fought. M. B. Gillam and Henry Spruill, Windsor attorneys, repre sented Davenport. Both were acquit ted. Dewey Ange, 23-year-old white man pleaded guilty to an assault with a deadly weapon and was given a two months suspended road sentence, on condition that he pay a $25 fine and the cost. In case of his failing to , comply with these conditions, the sen tence is to commence upon the expira tion of a three-months sentenec im posed in another case some time ago. William (Speed) Midgett, 23-year old colored man, was tried and found I guilty of entering and larceny, and was given eight months on the roads, l The defendant appealed to the super ior court and bond was fixed at $500. J. H. Hardison, 34-year-old white man, was found guilty of forcible trespass and was given two years on the roads, the sentence to be suspend ed on condition that he pay a $50 fine and the cost of the court. | -<*• Scuppernong Woman’s Club in Meet Mpnday ■* ■ Scuppernong, Sept. 15.—The Scup pernong Woman’s Club met at the home of Mrs. H. W. Norman Monday afternoon. The president conducted the devotional exercises, after which the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting and called the roll. A number of the members paid up tluir federation dues. The meeting was then turned over to Miss Pratt Covington, who gave a demonstration on rug-making. She explained the different kinds of rugs suitable for different rooms. Also the colors that would harmonize with dif ferent furniture. She displayed sev eral rugs made by women of the rnoun tain sections of this state. I Mrs. John Spruill and Mrs. H. W. I Norman each received a prize for sing } ing a song. After a social period, I Mrs. Norman served fruit. Mrs. John j Spruill was selected canning leader and Mrs. Joe Nooncy, garden leader for the coming year. The next meet ing will be at Mrs. Nooney’s home. --s> I Home Agent Announces Schedule for Two Weeks -® Miss Pratt Covington, county home agent, anounces that her schedule for next week will be as follows: Monday, Alba, (club members will please note change); Tuesday, Pleas ant Grove; Wednesday, Swain; j Thursday, Creswell; Friday, Agent’s district meeting in Washington; Sat urday, Curb Market. Schedule for week Beginning Sept. 29 Monday, Piney Grove; Tuesday, Cross Roads; Wednesday, Beech Grove; Thursday, Plymouth; Friday, County Federation at Roper, 2:30 p. m. Please note change in regular schedule. FIRST DEER HUNT OF 1931 SEASON IS HELD TUESDAY Deer Is Jumped, But Party Fails to Bag Him; “Doc” Gets His, Anyway Before daylight Tuesday morning, the various sportsmen of Plymouth were up and making ready for the big initial deer hunt of the season. Dr. Claudius McGowan was among the number. The Doc hurried down to the river, where his outboard motor boat was in waiting to take him down the river for the big hunt. But, alas, the doctor could not crank the motor. However, after wearing many blisters on his hands, he finally got off and joined the crowd, which included Ben Tetterton, Tim Bowen, John Askew, Bob Tetterton, Charlie Jackson, Harry Chopick, Ernest Arps, Ray Swain, Joe Askew, Capt. Bill Hardison, Paul Sawyer, Jess Craddock and a number of others. When the deer came nosing his way out of the Hampton Island, Ernest Arps shot him three times; Harry Chopick and Charlie Jackson also shot him one time each, but the last that was seen of the deer he was tearing across the woods in Bertie County. Accordingly, the hunters returned to town without any deer. Doc Mc Gowan was among the disappointed hunters. However, the Doc was called down to Pete Phelps’ home to attend a patient later on in the morning. And it so happened that Mr Phelps had just returned from a deer hunt in which a big buck had been slain. So he up and gave the Doc a four-pound steak from the most choice part of the deer. Hence, Doc. McGowan claims that he was the only hunter in Ply mouth who dined on deer Tuesday. -« CANNING WORK AT PINEY GROVE -® More Than 1,500 Quarts of Fruits and Vegetables Are Canned By CLUB PRESIDENT On the twenty-ninth i.f April, the leaders from the various clubs in the county met at Greenville. At this meeting there were interesting dis cussions and demonstrations on can ning. This meeting preceded the canning contest in the county. The president of the Piney Grove club attended the meeting at Green ville and learned much that was valu able to the other members of the club in regards to canning. At the present date, every member has done some canning. Almost every member has used the county steam pressure cook er. More than 1,500 quarts of fruits and vegetables have been cenned. One member has canned 50 quarts of jelly. Our canning leader has helped prac tically every member in the club and has gone out and helped several noti cluh members. This conest has been very profitable and interesting to the members of the Piney Grove club. We have been es pecially benefited by the federation steam pressure cooker and we think that our money could not be better spent. I can truthfully say that every mem ber has enjoyed taking part in this project, and we feel that it has been one of the most beneficial. ROPER REPORTS GOOD CANNING - .-$> - Many Members of Club Are Still Busy Putting Up Foods for Winter By MRS. L. E. HASSELL The Roper leader attended the can ning school in Greenville. One mem ber purchased a pressure cooker and 55 quarts of fruits and vegetables have been canned by pressure cooking. The report of canned products for the club is as follows: Mrs. Frank Wilson, 4 quarts; Mrs. Mizclle, 12 quarts; Mrs. Hurley, 4 quarts; Mrs. Phelps, 19 quarts; Mrs. Halsey, 38 quarts; Mrs. L. S. Bray, 152 1-2 quarts; and Mrs. L. E. Has sell, 128 1-2 quarts. One member failed to report, but much more has been canned since this report was compiled. -♦ Dr. McGowan To Move To New Office Oct. 1st I i i I I «, Dr. Claudius McGowan stated to day that he expected to be located in his new office, over the old Liverman store on Water Street, by the first of October. The offices will be mod ern in every respect and afford more room than the present office occupied by Dr. McGowan, it is understood. For the past several years, Dr. Mc Gowan has been located in the office next door to the Roanoke Beacon of fice on Washington Street. Many Kept From School By Lack of Clothing and Books Not As Funny As It Sounds Everybody knows that tobacco is selling for mighty low prices this year. Plymouth and Wash ington County tobacco growers have been having this fact driven home ever since the tobacco mar ket opened this year. But every body does not know about the ex perience which two tobacco farm ers of Washington County had a few days. Local rumor has it that two local farmers had the following experi ence a few days ago at the tobacco market: Farmer No. 1, after selling his load of tobacco on the warehouse floor was told that he lacked a round 60 cfents of receiving enough money to pay the warehouse and handling charges. The farmer re plied after the following manner: "Well, if I go to heaven when I die, I'll send the money to you. But if I go to hell, I’ll hand it to you personally.” Farmer number 2, after selling his tobacco, was told that he lack ed a few cents having enough money to pay for the handling charges. But the warehousemen told him to never mind, that he could bring him a chicken the next time he came to town to make up for the deficit. The next day the farmer appeared on the scene with two chickens, and when ask ed why he brought two chickens when only one was required, the farmer replied that he had another load of tobacco that he desired to sell. GOOD CANNING AT CHERRY CLUB Members Taking More In i terest in Work Than By MRS. ROBT.\DAVENPORT The Cherry IlomJ Demonstration Club is taking more active interest in canning this year than ever before. Since the splendid demonstration giv en by Mrs. Stancil both at Plymouth and Greenville, our people have tak en greater interest in the canning of vegetables and fruits. Two members in the Cherry club have purchased steam pressure cookers, and we are having splendid success in canning and cooking. Our club is trying to practice “Live at-home” and I really thing that this time of depression has helped much to make us realize this. The Cherry club had an all-day canning meet in August and canned during the day 111 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Some of our mem bers came to the meeting just to help the other club members learn how to can. We used two steam pressure cookers and two stoves and a hot water canner. We have had splendid luck keeping the products that were canned. Our members have canned any where from 100 to 300 quarts each, and the total amount canned to date is something around 1,100 quarts, and with the help we hope to make this year the best in our club work. BARN AND PACK HOUSE BURNED Two Cars, Farming Imple ments, and Feedstuffs Burn Monday -<$ Scttppernong, Sept. 15.—The harn and stock house of Mr. 7.ib Tarken ton was destroyed by fire Monday morning, entailing considerable loss. Two automobiles, together with farm ing implements, machinery, and feed stuff were destroyed in the fire. Just how the harn and stock house caught fire is not known, but it is be lieved that they caught from Mr. Tar kenton’s car. l'arly in th emorning. Mr. Tarkenton drove over to the farm to have some hay cut, and put his car under the passageway of the stock house. Therefore, it is believed that the car caught fire and ignited the buildings. Tbe buildings were partially covered with insurance, but near enough to cover the loss. -® Schedule of Prices at Curb Market Saturday The following prices will be in feet at the curb market here Satur morning: Corn, per dozen . Beans Tomatoes, per pound Okra, per pound Blitter, per pound Young chickens, dressed (Not over 1 1-2 pounds) Broilers, on foot Country ham Scupernong grapes, quart Sweet potatoes, peck Irish potatoes, pound No. 1 Kggs, dozen No. 2 eggs, dozen Sweet potatoes, peck ef lay 15c 5c 2c 5c 30c 30c 23c 25c 4c 25c 2c 25c 23c 20c -» Francisco Mejias, 17 of Central Al merda, Cuba, strangled to death when ■ he accidentally swallowed the smal J live fish which he placed in his mouth I while rebaiting his hook. WILL DISCUSS PEANUT MARKET Meeting With Experts Will Be Held Here Friday Morning R. B. Etheridge and C. \Y. Sheffield of the division of markets, of Raleigh, will he here Friday morning, Septem ber 18th, for the purpose of discuss ing the marketinaof peanuts with the various peanut growers of this county, R. E. Dunning, county farm agent, announced here yesterday. All peanut growers of Washington County are urged to attend this meet ing, which will be held in the court house auditorium Friday morning at 11 o'clock. It is believed that the far mers will gain some valuable informa tion concerning the marketing of their peanuts by attending this meeting. carries" ice PICK IN FLESH FOUR WEEKS Four-Inch Piece of Metal Is Extracted From Flesh Of Negro Near Here (Robersonville Weekly Herald) After carrying four inches of an ice pick in his flesh for four weeks, Pink Waldo, colored man of the Spring Green section, came here and put him self in the care of Dr. R. J. Nelson. After examining the patient, the doc tor found an end to the ice pick and with a pair of pliers pulled it out. The man is said to be getting along all right. It was reported that Waldo and a colored nieghbor fought more than three weeks ago, and during the af fray, the neighbor drove the pick into Waldo’s body. There was so much cutting and slashing done that Waldo did not know he had four inches of the pick in his body until last week when he started stacking peanuts. MELON THIEVES IN ROLE OF BEAR —® Unable To Tell Negro from Bear, Men Start Hunt in Williams Township Williamston, \\ C., September 15.— Two colored men in Williams Town ship succeeded a few days ago not only in frightening two other colored men but caused them to start a big bear hunt. The two men. named Fagan and Knight, who played the trick, were in a watermelon patch steab’ng melons. Hearing the other two colored neigh bors coming, they got down on their hands and feet and began to crawl away. I bis so frightened the other two that they ran away, raised a bear hunt, got most of the men and dogs in the township in the drive, but could find no bear. Dick Fagan straightened things out by telling the crowd that his brother, Abram, and Wiley Lanier did not have sense enough t*> tell a negro front a bear. Receipts At Local Post Office Show Increase Postmaster A. L. Alexander an nounced liere yesterday that the re ceipts of the Plymouth post office for i the months of June, July, and August, had a slight increase over the same 'period of time for last year, j Therefore, it would seem that the business of the post office is getting [hitter. PRINCIPAL ASKS PEOPLE TO AID BY DONATIONS School Will Furnish Milk to Undernourished Children Again This Year A number of families are not send ir.g their children to school this year because they do not have the necessary clothing to wear, Supt. E. H. Hicks, of the Plymouth City Schools, an nounced here this week. These chil dren include boys and girls. There fore, Mr. Hicks is sending out a call for clothing and wearing apparel for these children in order that they may attend school. People having clothing’'that they can spare are asked to get in touch with Mr. Hicks immediately. ''Any do nations in the way of money will be acceptable and used for purchasing clothing for these children. Other children are not attending school because they do not have text book.". Accordingly, people having textbooks for the primary and gram mar grades that they do not need would confer a great favor upon these children and also Mr. Hick" by turn ing them over to him right away. Mr. Hicks stated that the school was planning to give milk to children who are underweight because of insufficient nourishment again this year. This was done last year and proved very successful. Between 30 and 40 chil dren were given free milk last year during the school term. The milk is given the children at 10:30 o’clock in the morning. Last year the milk was supplied by a milk fund which was contributed by tlie public, various pub lic-spirited citizens having made regu lar monthly donations to the milk cause. Mr. Hicks stated that the citizens would he a ked to contribute to this fund again this year. Plans are now under way to start giving the Children the milk the first of October. Last [year this milk only cost approximately $18 per month, yet it helped to bring up to normal weight between 30 and 40 children each month. STATE HAS ONLY ONE 100 PER CENT GRADE A FARMER On the farm of L. O. Moseley, near Kinston, everybody—and the animals and the land, too—are productively ac tive practically all the time. The close knit organization of his farming caused him to be classed as a grade A farmer by the North Carolina Bankers’ Asso ciation. He is the only one who has scored 100 per cent on the tests for that rating. "Mv plan simply aims at getting the iidlest possible returns from my land,” says Mr. Moseley, who bought his 200 acre farm during the latter part of the war period. He paid a high price for his place. Earnings have enabled him to pay off much of the balance that was due on it when he began oper ating the place and to put about $1«S, 000 in improvements. His improve ments have had to do solely with in creasing productivity. “I thought it best to build from the fields towards the house,” he says. So b\ underground drainage, soil build ing and careful rotation of crops he has put his land in condition for rec ord per acre yields every year. He grows cotton, tobacco, grains, legumes fruits, in fact, almost everything. He markets much of his grain and hay in the form of dairy products. He now has a herd ot 30 grade Guernseys. His place is fully mechanized. In ad dition to his own land, he cultivates about 150 rented acres. He has ap plied factory methods to his produc ing and merchandising methods to his selling. “The investment in land is too big for concentration on one or two cash crops,” says he. “There are no off seasons lure; everybody and every thing is active all the time.” And there is no air of discourage ment on the Moseley place. Hold tuneral for Little Girl Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services for little Harriett Davenport, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davenport, of Pleas ant Grove community, who died at the home of her parents Monday night*, were conducted at the Disciple church Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made in the Holly Neck cemetery. The child suffered an attack of mem bra nous croup and was ill for only two days. Friends of Mr. and Mrs Davenport sympathize with them in their great ^ bereavement.
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