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= A home newspaper dedicated = = to the service of Washington 5 = County and its 12,000 people. |j The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ★★**★★★ 1 Advertisers will find Beacon = 1 and News columns a latch-key to = B 1,100 Washington County homes. = fiiuimfiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTi VOLUME XLII—NUMBER 48 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November 27, 1931 ESTABLISHED 1889 OFFICERS SEIZE FOUR STILLS IN COUNTY MONDAY Thanksgiving Whisky Will Probably Be At Premium Because of Raids -® Thanksgiving whisky will he at a premium this year in Washington County as the result of a raid made in the Skinnersville section Monday, when four stills were gathered in by law officials. Two of the stills were running, and two were cold. Mash was found in five different places. A bout 4,000 gallons of beer and 15 gal lons of whiskey were destroyed. Officials taking part in the raids were Sheriff J. K. Reid, Chief P. W. Brown, Deputy Sheriff W. D. Peal, Creswell Chief of Police John Combs, C. S. Coats, Mr. Gibbs, and Joe Roe buck and son, the latter being pro hibition operators. A number of shots were fired by the elusive moonshiners as signals warning their friends of the approach of the officers. hunters" asked TO LEND AID TO PREVENT FIRES Main Season Open Friday; Cooperation Urged by County Warden , Starting their annual search for quail, wild turkey, and rabbits last Friday, Washington hunters are urged to cooperate with property owners in keeping the woods and fields free of fire in this county. The unusually dry conditions surrounding the fields and woods just at this time gives the warning more weight. In calling the attention of hunters to the many possible ways woods fires are started and the methods of prevention, County Game Warden Harry Stell stated this week that care lessness on the part of the hunters is decidedly to their own disadvantage, for much game is either destroyed or driven out of its native habitat. With the exception of a few lim ited areas, Martin County has escap ed fire damage so far this year, and every one is cautioned against pos sible danger and damage. The following rule for preventing fire in the woods were submitted by W'arden Stell, and they are due every consideration. "Be sure your match is out and break it in two before you throw it away. "Be sure that pipe ashes and cigar and cigarette stubs are dead before throwing them away. Never throw them into brush, leaves, or needles. ‘In making camp' and before build ing a fire, scrape away all inflammable material from a spot five feet in diam eter, keep your fire small and never build it against logs or near brush. “Never break camp until your fire is out—dead out. "Never burn slash or brush in windy weather, or while there is the slightest danger that the fire will spread.” P. S. Distillers will do well to heed the warnings, also. FIREMEN WILL MEET MONDAYS -3> Regular Meetings Changed From Thursday Account Band Practice #■ - The Plymouth fire department will hold its regular business meetings on Mondays of each week instead of Thursday, as the band will practice on the mid-week night for a while, it was announced today by Chief L. W. Gurkin. Officers of the organization are: L. w. Gurkin, chief; J. F. Ausbon, first assistant chief; Robert W. Tarking ton, second assistant chief; William Waters, secretary; J. B. McNair, hose captain; C. T. Robbins, assistant hose captain; George Harrison, hose police; J. B. Willoughby, L. D. Jones, J. L. Spruill, and R. A. Peel, engineers. -* Boys’ Sunday School Class To Aid Needy -« Help make some child happy on Christmas by purchasing a pencil from a member of the Methodist Sunday school class of T. C. Burgess. These boys will begin selling the penclis on November 28. The money derived from the sale of the pencils will be used to provide baskets for the unfortunate children on Christmas. The class gave 25 baskets last year. Everybody is urged to purchase a pencil. Funeral Held Friday For Mrs. Hattie Phelps Creswell.—Funeral services have been held for Mrs. Hattie Phelps, of Newland, who died a few days ago. She is survived by her husband, Den nis Phelps, and a number of children. A Prnrlamatum To the People of Plymouth-. Whereas, our early forefathers of this nation in the midst of privations and hardships were exceedingly grateful for a bountiful harvest, and out of the gratitude of their hearts set apart a day for thanksgiving in order that they might more appropriately offer up their devotions to a kind provi dence for their many blessings; and Whereas, that manner of offering thanks has become a national custom approved and requested by our President and Governor: Now, therefore, I, A. L. Owens, Mayor of Plymouth, being happy to fol low this custom, do hereby proclaim and set aside Thursday, November 26th, as Thanksgiving Day, and call upon the people of the town to honor and observe it by suspending all unnecessary activities and by giving expression to the gratitude that is in their hearts for all the blessings enjoyed during the past year. While a survey of our town reveals the fact that our busi ness, educational and religious institutions hav gone for ward and made great progress in the midst of a general eco nomic depression and that our general business conditions are much better than thousands of other communities about us, it is nevertheless true that there are some of our towns people who are in want and need. I therefore earnestly urge the people of the town to contribute liberally to the funds for charity; that our people make real sacrifices for the re lief of suffering humanity everywhere. Let us ever remem ber that our greatest contribution to life is the bringing of cheer, happiness and good will to those who suffer. Then when we have made sure that all of our people will be able to enjoy the blessings of food and raiment, let us on this Thanksgiving Day take time to offer up our devotions to Deity for our many blessings, and petition divine relief for suffering humanity of all na'ions. A. L. Owens, Mayor oj Plymouth. Copy of First Thanksgiving Proclamation; Was Issued by Washington While President ON NOVEMBER 26 1789, DATE FIRST OFFICIALLY SET -$ Proclamation Issued Over Protest of Several Representatives -® The custom of the President of the United States issuing annually a Thanksgiving proclamation can he traced back to the time when George Washington was at the helm of the nation’s affairs. On November 26. (the same day on which Thanksgiv ing falls this year) 1789, President Washington proclaimed for the first time a national day of thanksgiving, thereby setting a precedent for all future Presidents. Celebration of Thanksgiving Day in America, we are informed by the United States Geroge Washington Bicentennial Commission, can be traced back to the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. From there the custom spread to all parts of the United States. Washington’s first national 1 hanks giving Proclamation met with some objections. When Elias Boudinot, on September 25, 1789, introduced a res olution in the House of Representa tives, “That a joint committee of both Houses be directed to wait upon the President of the United States, to request that he would recommend to the people of the United States a day of public Thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging and grateful hearts, the many signal fa (Continued on the back page) 5c FOR PEANUTS v____' During the next several weeks, The Beacon will allow S cents or more a pound for farmers’ pea nuts, applicable on subscriptions to the paper. No broken bags are solicited, the publishing company offering a three-year subscription to the paper for a whole bag de livered to its office on Washington Street. The offer is not limited to new subscriptions but also ap plies to renewals. The Beacon earnestly solicits the patronage of its subscribers during this special arrangements, believing it will be advantageous to all concerned. HUNTING SEASON v,___ The season for hunting wild ducks, geese, brant, and coot in North Carolina opened November 16 and Washington County citi zens will probably take to the woods Thanksgiving for these birds. The season will close at sunset December IS. This statement was issued by the Biological Survey of the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture, which has charge of the en forcement of the migratory bird treaty act. PLANS ARE MADE AT ROPER TO AID IN RELIEF WORK -3 Central Committee Named At Meeting Held Last Friday Afternoon Roper.—Plans have been made here to cooperate with the central commit tee in Plymouth in the operation of the Washington County Unemploy ment and Relief Association, which will care lor the needy this winter. A central committee, composed of F. D. Wilson, as chairman of the fi nance committee; L. E. Hassell, chair man of the food committee; and W. B. Davenport, of Mackeys, chairman of the clothing committee, have or ganized their committees and arc at work. These men will meet with the other committees here Friday night to report on their activities. These men were appointed to work in a mass meeting held here last Fri day afternoon. '1'. J. Swain, chairman of the central committee, presided. James Norman made the opening talk and was followed by Z. V. Norman and A. H. Stier. I.. W. Gurkin read the financial report of the organiza tion for last year. Mission Services Brought To Close in Roper Church Roper.—Captain Estabrook, of the Church Army, has been conducting a mission at St. Luke’s Episcopal church here. The meeting- came to an end Sunday. He has gone to Hamilton, where he will conduct a similar mis I sion. MANY CHANGES MADE IN OFFICES AT COURT HOUSE —— Auditor’s Office Enlarged; Several Other Changes Are Effected -® Changes are being made in the quarters for the county officials in the courthouse here. A door is being cut in the partition between the commis sioner's office and that of Sheriff Reid. James W. Norman, superintendent of public instruction, will be located here after in the office formerly occupied by Carl L. Bailey. These three of fices will then open into each other. Sheriff Reid will be located where the home agent is now, and the home agent will use the office formerly oc cupied by Mr. Norman. Mr. Bailey’s office will continue to be located in the courthouse. NEW PA STOR IS APPOINTED TO CHURCH HERE Dr. J. W. Harrell Succeeds Rev. R. G. L. Edwards At Methodist Church Dr. J. W. Harrell, formerly of Ro anoke Rapids, has been appointed to this charge to succeed the Rev. R. G. L. Edwards as pastor of the local Methodist church by the North Car olina Methodist conference, which concluded its session in Greenville on Sunday evening. Mr. Edwards has been pastor of the local church for five years. There were six men who had been pastor of their churches for five years, and ev ery one was changed. The Rev. J. Bascom Hurley, who has been stationed at Roper for the last three years, was returned to his same work. The church folk in this section were anxious to secure the re turn of Mr. Edwards and Mr. Hurley to their respective charges in this county. Mr. Edwards goes to Park ton in Robeson County. METERS REDUCE WATER WASTED -<t» Pumps Now Required To Run Only 4 Hours Out of 24 -® Meters installed for water consum ers here have curtailed the amount of water being used so that it takes only four hours out of the 24 to pump enough to supply the demand, it was learned here today from Moye W. Spruill, city clerk. Before the meters were put into use it took 24 hours of pumping daily for the tank to main tain enough water. Before the meters were installed, it was hard to keep enough pressure to fight fires, but now there is as much as the law will allow. Also the mini mum rate has been reduced from $2 to $1.75. The revenue is about the same as it was before the meters were authorized. It is now about $500 per month. Hold Funeral Friday for Three-Year-Old Girl Funeral services were held Friday for little Mis. Josephine Lillian Crad dock, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Milton Craddock, who died at the home of her parents Thursday. Burial took place in the Pleasant Grove cemetery. The Rev. Gilbert Davis officiated. Death was caused by pneumonia. -<s>--— Local School Is Member Of Southern Association The Plymouth High School has been admitted to membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, it was learned here today from E. H. Hicks, superintend ent of city schools. Students from the local institution will not have to take examinations for entrance into higher educational institutions with membership in this organization. Hold Last Rites Saturday For Infant At Creswell Creswell.—East rites were held Sat urday afternoon for an infant of Mr. and Mrs. Armistead Clifton. Pois oning caused her death in two hours after she was taken ill. THANKSGIVING ) v' Thanksgiving Day will pass quietly here. Stores will close and a union service will be held at the Christian church at 10 o’clock on Thanksgiving Day. It will last for a short time. School will be suspended until Monday. There will be no public celebration. A proclamation has been issued for its observance by Mayor A. L. Owens. Several County Men Attend Peanut Meet Tuesday Night Reports on available storage fa cilities and estimates of the num ber of bags stored in the 11 coun ties comprising the chief peanut growing area in North Carolina was made at a meeting of grow ers, bankers, time supply mer chants, and manufacturers that was held in Rich Square Tuesday night with a number from Wash ington County present. A dutch supper was served for a small sum per plate. Washing ton County has been asssured of its quota to support this work, and it was reported to this effect at the meeting in Rich Square. Expected to attend from this coun ty were A. L. Alexander, chair man for the county; J. C. Swain, C. E. Mizelle, L. E. Hassell, H, G. Walker, W. R. Hampton, A. L. Owens. E. H. Liverman, E. Leigh Winslow, W. H. Clarke, and H. E. Beam. Farm Agent R. E. Dunning ex pected to attend the meeting, as he has been very active in the work of the organization in this county. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, with N. G. Bartlett, secretary and ! manager of the commercial body, 1 in charge. Relief Body to Meet In Roper on Friday SHERIFF’S SON Here is one of the most popular younsters in town, Joseph Kelly Reid, jr., the two-year-old son of Sheriff and Mrs. J. K. Reid. FIRST BAG PEANUTS I v' The first bag of peanuts to be offered to the Roanoke Beacon on the proposition that would give them 5 cents a pound for them is to be delivered this week by G. W. Ainsley, who lives in the Pleasant Grove community. The bag of nuts will pay Mr. Ainsley up for three years and in this way he will continue to get his home paper without having to pay out any cash money, besides be ing allowed a premium above the market price. CRESWELL BODY TO ASSIST RELIEF WORK IS FORMED -* Central Committee Headed By H. G. Walker Is in Charge of Work Creswell.—A committee Itere is or ganizing for the work of the local unit of the Washington County Unemploy ment anil Relief Association. They are pieparing to meet in Roper Friday night, at which time they will report on their work and secure more in formation on the operation of the township unit. The central committee of the town ship is composed of H. G. Walker, chairman of the finance committee; O. D. Hatfield, chairman of the food com mittee; and Norman Davenport, chair man of the clothing group. They were named to their committees in a mass meeting held here Friday night. T. J. Swain, county chairman, 7.. V. Norman, J. W. Norman, and A. H. Stier and 1.. W. Gurkin made talks. -* Rev. A. H. Marshall To Return to Church Here The Rev. A. H. Marshall, rector of the Episcopal churches in Williamston Hamilton, Plymouth and Roper, and who now lives in Williamston, will re turn to Plymouth again to live in a short time. He will be rector of the Grace Episcopal church here and will also serve other parishes near here. The governing clergy of the diocese has redistricted this section of the state, and this is the cause of the re turn of Mr. Marshall, who moved j from here a little more than two years ago. COLLECTION OF FOOD, CLOTHING ALREADY BEGUN -<s> Salvation Army Workers Expected In County by December 15th -<$> A meeting of all of the workers in this county will he held at the school house in Roper Friday evening at 8 o'clock to discuss the various means of assembling food, clothing, and money to care for the needy in this county, it was announced today by T. J. Swain,, (chairman of the /genertd central committee of the Washington County Unemployment and Relief As sociation. In the meantime work in all of the township units has begun in the col lection of food, clothes, and money for the work that will have its official be ginning on December 15. A record will be kept of all the money and ma terial contributed to the deserving in the county, so that at the end of the year it will be definitely known where the contributions were used. Each township unit will have its storage place for the collection of the materials. There will be a building furnished in Roper and Creswell and Plymouth for the storage of the con tributions until they are needed. In Plymouth the basement of the court house and a room over the Harvey Motor Company will be used for this purpose as the owners will make no cnarge tor tne lacumes. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Brewer, of Winston-Salem, representatives of the Salvation Army, will be here by De cember 15 for the work of investi gating and distributing the food a - mong the worthy people. A suitable place for the quarters of the organiza tion, which will be occupied by the workers, will be announced later. The work will last until April 15. -* Two Licenses To Marry Are Issued Last Week -$ License to marry was issued last week by Mrs. Addie 1.. Brinkley, reg ister of deeds, to Joseph R. Swain and Miss Mary Ainsley, of Plymouth; and of Dorcas Foley Hopkins, of Mackeys, to Miss Nellie Catherine Griffin, of Edenton. Plan Revival of Local Chamber of Commerce | I Plans for the renewed operation of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce are being made by L. \\ Gurkin, sec retary and treasurer of the organiza tion. It is thought that a dutch sup per will be held soon. A well-known speaker will be secured for the oc casion. Infant Daughter of Mr. And Mrs. H. Gibbs Dies Creswell.—Little Miss Margaret! Gibbs, infant daughter of Mr. and^ Mrs. Harvey Gibbs, died Friday after a severe case of diphtheria. f DON’T BLAME HIM I / Here is one of the prohibition j officers. Howard Koonce was arrested and tried in Kinston, and sent to Atlanta prison for a year and a day for violating the dry law. An officer traced him by the imprint of a No. 7 sandal track to his home, where he was apprehended. From Atlanta came a package to S. K. Hughes, prohibition opera tor, Saturday. In it were the shoes used to convict the prisoner. They were a present to Mr. Hughes. W. J. Jackson, jr., of Plymouth, works with Mr. Hughes, and is the authority for this story. TO HOLD 1-DAY CONVENTION OF DISCIPLES HERE Prominent Church Workers To Attend Meet Here December 9 Features of the one-day convention of the Christian churches in this di< j trict which will be held here Decem ber 9, will include speeches by prom inent church folks on the general j theme of “Our Message of Jesus Christ and will be followed by a ban ipuet with representative men on the j program, it was announced today by the Rev. YY. ( onley Freer, pastor of the local Christian church. Three sessions will be held begin ning at 10 o’clock with the second' at 1:30, and the evening se- ion at 6:30 with a banquet. The banquet pro gram will include speakers who have first-hand information about the world wide service of the church. A stew ardship service will be held also, at .which time duties of these church of | ficials will be explained, j This is the ninth annual series of ! these conventions to be held in the j United States under the auspices of ithe l nited Christian Missionary So ciety. Speakers for the day will in clude Dr. E. I. Osgood, of Indian japolis, Ind.; Miss Bertha Clawson, a missionary; Mrs. H. H. Settle; C. C. | Ware, and Rev. John Barclay, pastor of the Christian church at Wilson. These meetings are held so that in a single day the laymen of the church can get a world-wide view of the Christian service that they are sup porting. Preachers, laymen, mission aries, and leaders get together and | talk over the work. AMERICANMUSIC TO BE FEATURE CLUB CONCERTS 'New Theme for 4-H Radio Broadcasts Announced By County Agent -«. “Learning to Know America's Mu sic” will be the 1931 -32 theme for the musical section in the National 4-H club radio programs, announces the Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, through the county farm agent, Mr. R. E. Dunning. These programs are broadcast on the first Saturday of each month in the department's farm and home hour over a coast-to-coast NBC network. They include talks on phases of 4-H club work by two club members, a boy and a girl, and by adult club ad ministratives, combined with a group of musical compositions played by the United States Marine Band and dis cussed by Ray Turner of the Exten sion Service. The new musical series will go on the air beginning with the program for December 5. 1931, and ending with that of July 2, 1932. The numbers on the first program will be typical In dian music. Other topics in the se ries are America's Negro spirituals and songs, America’s patriotic songs, America's hymns and religious songs, America’s country dances, America’s favorite songs, and America’s favor ite composers. —-* DRIVE TO LESSEN AUTO ACCIDENTS County Authorities Asked To Assist in Enforcing Traffic Laws -® Washington County authorities have been enlisted by the North Carolina Highway Commission in its campaign to lessen the increase of deaths that are due to automobile accidents an nually. Careless drivers and users of defective equipment are being arrest ed. A total of 777 persons lost their lives in the State last year on ac count of automobile accidents. Reck less driving, blinding headlights, im perfect steering apparatus, faulty brakes, and worn-out tires are being blamed for most of the fatalities. Responsib ly of the success of the campaign to decrease the accidents rests with the automobile drivers themselves and the highway patrol, according to officials. -—— Thanksgiving Services at Two Episcopal Churches -$ The following services were an nounced Tuesday by Rev. A. H. Mar shall. rector, for the Episcopal churches here and at Roper for Thanksgiving Day: Holy Communion and Thanksgiving Service at Grace Church, Plymouth, Thursday morning at 9 a. m. Thanksgiving service at St. Luke's Church, Roper, Thursday night, at 7:30 o’clock.
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