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giiiiiiiiMiiiiiiMiiiNiiiniiiiiminii'imiiiniiiimiimmmiiiig = A home newspaper dedicated H § to the service of Washington = = County and its 12,000 people. = fiiiHiiiiimiimiiHimimiiiiiimMiiiiiiiiiiiimiMiiiHiiiiiiiiii? The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* ■iiHmmmiimimimnnmmiiiiHiimmimmiiiimmiiiiHic § Advertisers will find Beacon = E and News columns a latch-key to = § 1,100 Washington County homes. = VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 1 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, January 1, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1889 LION’S CLUB MAY BE FORMED HERE IN NEAR FUTURE Would Probably Supplant Chamber Commerce, Now Inactive Possibility of a Lion’s Club for Ply mouth looms on the civic horizon with the information being received here from George B. Anderson, assistant secretary of the extension department of Lions International, that this little Washington County capital is under consideration for the organization of such a club. This organization has 40 of these service clubs in North Carolina. For four years this organization has aver aged organizing a club a day. Most of these clubs have been started in towns of less than 5,000 population, while 400 are in villages of less than 1,000 population. This organization boasts that it is not interested in a community just for ■the sake of another club, but is in terested when a group of men can be assembled as a Lions Club that will do something worth while for the community each month. An activities department is maintained to aid local clubs. They are non-profit, non-secret non-sectarian, and non-political organi zations. Queries will be directed to C. L. Groves, L. W. Gur'kin, and Z. \. Norman to secure their opinion on the matter of organizing one here. Inas much as the chamber of commerce is inactive, it is possible that the time is ripe for such a move for a new club. The efforts of other service clubs in the past to establish units here have been unsuccessful. This organization differs from other similar organizations in that the sec retary of a local club must report each month to the association what his club has done for the community. News papers and bulletins handle the pub licity with the aid of an official maga zine. The slogan is “Liberty - Intelli gence - Our Nation’s Safety.” Membership in the organization is acquired by invitation only. Full co operation is extended to all other clubs • that seek to promote any betterment, civic, industrial, or educational move ment. Promotion of public health, hy giene, and sanitation is a fundamental principle. Also it is loyal to language customs, ideals, and government. It demands strict adherence to highest code of ethics in business and social relations. -<5> ’‘Palmy Days” At State Theatre Monday-Tuesday -®:— Inimitable Eddie Cantor, with his rital spark of humor, spreading ting ling laughs throughout the theatres ){ the nation in an uproarious musi cal extravaganza that spins along at a furious pace. Eddie Cantor, caught in the toils of a fake fortune-telling business. He escapes from behind the bushy beard of spiritualism to assume the regal robes of an efficiency ex pert—and what an expert. He cuts every one’s salary—and raises his own. He pursues the one and only girl, and in turn is savagely hunted by Charlotte Greenwood, his mad-wag sparring partner. You’ll have to move fast to keep up with this funster fro licking from dough to doughnuts. All this and more described “Palmy Days,’’ which will be at the State Theatre Monday and Tuesday. It is funny, it has singing and dancing, pretty girls galore. I liked it. I saw it at Loew's State in Norfolk, where » it drew crowds.—W. H. Paramore. -&> Recorder Owens Had Short Session of Court Tuesday A. R. Watson was assessed the costs for operating an automobile without the proper lights in recorder’s court here Tuesday as judgment was suspended. A nol prosse was taken by the State in the case against Kader Lee, negro, who was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. j Johnnie Johnston appealed from a fine of $75 for assaulting Kader Lee with a knife. An appeal was also noted in the case of Herbert Ambrose who was charged with driving an automobile while drunk and without proper license. He was fined $75.00 and costs and his license to drive was revoked for three months. -o> Firestone Company Had Very Successful Year Sales of the Firestone Tire and Rub ber Company products were $113,797, 282.56 for the past year, according to information received by Dan Satter thwaite at the Roanoke Service Sta tion and Garage here, local dealers. The net profit for the period was $6, 028,630.90. This profit more than pro vides for the dividends on preferred and common stocks. The profit is of especial interest at this time, when confidence in business conditions is so badly shaken. | WILL HAVE CHARGE OF CANNING PLANT HERE THIS SEASON I ^> John W. Darden who will be in complete charge of the cannery that will operate here this summer. Mr. Darden, having been connected with the work before, is thoroughly capable of assuring growers of an efficient and satisfactory operation of the plant here during the coming season. Darden to Operate Cannery This Year TRAILER LICENSES I Applicants for licenses for trail ers should weigh the trailers and then apply at the Williamston Motor Company with the proper fee, and they can get their license plates for the vehicles, it was an nounced here today by Chief of Po lice P. W. Brown. A. MacKenzie, automobile in spector of the motor vehicle bu reau of the North Carolina De partment of Revenue, is in the of fice of the mentioned automobile firm in Williamston. He will be there for two weeks. License plates for passenger automobiles and trucks can be purchased at the same place. RELIEF WORKERS AID SANTA CLAUS -* Special Christmas Effort of Salvation Army Is Very Successful The special Christmas effort of the Plymouth Salvation Army post was a real success, thanks to the splendid cooperation of the people of this sec tion, and throughout the whole coun ty, according to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer. Baskets were distributed to 62 families. Scores of little children were made happy by the visit of Santa Claus. I. was only through cooperation that the above report was made pos sible, and the spirit in which it was given is highly appreciated by the workers here, who are especially grate ful to the Plymouth and Roper High Schools for their gifts of foodstuff and clothing. The boys of the Methodist Sunday school class, taught by Tom Burgess, contributed seven baskets. Joe Dav enport, Mrs. O. H Walker and Mrs. F. D. Wilson delivered baskets in their sections of the county. Funeral For Infant Is Held At Cherry Cherry.—Funeral services were held recently for little Margaret Ann Spruill the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Spruill, who died December 14 following a short illness. The Rev. Roy Respass, pastor of Philippi Chris tian church, officiated. Interment was made in the family cemetery. PRICE SCHEDULE FROM 15-35 CENTS IS ANNOUNCED Schedule Covers Green To matoes Only; Ripe Ones At Market Prices Tomato growers in Washington County are assured a square deal in their transactions with the canning plant that will operate here next sea son, it was announced today by John W. Darden, who will be in complete charge of the activities of the local cannery next spring. The contracts can be secured from Mr. Darden at his office here in Ply mouth. And any person wishing to grow the vegetable in cooperation with the plant can drop into his office, and he will take the matter up with them, explaining in every detail the ambitions of the management of the plant this coming summer. Standard quality green tomatoes will be accepted at the plant here, to be designated later, at 35 cents a basket until June 15; 30 cents a basket to June 20; 25 cents from June 20 to July 1; 20 cents a basket from July 1 to July 15; 15 cents a basket for the balance of the season. These toma toes are to be gathered green or at the packer’s option. Packers will furnish the growers seed at the ratio of one-fourth of a pound for one-fourth of an acre for $1, to he paid for from crop, Baskets will be furnished growers at cost, to be taken out of crop. No green to matoes are to be gathered in the rain. Delivery will be made between 6 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon, except on Saturday and Sunday. The highest prices will be paid for ripe tomatoes that the canned-goods market will permit. Disputes will be settled by arbitration. Growers con tracting will not be allowed to sell to other buyers. Canning tomatoes must be at least two inches in diameter, and must not be overripe. Baskets must be delivered full. This season the acreage will be re duced from about 1,400 to 700. Last year this plant put into circulation $75,000 among the growers and $7,000 for labor. This was in the summer, when it was much needed. Seeds should be planted as early as possible. The plant hopes to open June 20 and will operate for about six weeks. The North Carolina market led the rest last season in price. UNDER THE BEACON LIGHT I_J Joe Weede was sitting in a Greek restaurant here. In came a stranger. He sat down next to Weede at the righ counter. The proprietor, Theodore Campus, thrust the Greek newspaper that he was reading on the counter and wob bled back to the kitchen after taking the stranger’s order. Weede casually reached over and picked up the paper. Looking at it for a few moments, he passed it over to the stranger, request that he read a news item on the front page, as he left his glasses at home. The stranger took the paper. After looking at it awhile in his seat he got up and went to a light. Still he could not make out the words, although the letters were apparently English. He handed the paper back to Mr. Weede. ‘‘I am drunker now than I have been in ten years. I just had a cou ple of drinks of egg-nogg. It does beat all. I just can’t make out those words,” remarked the stranger. SPORTS REVIEW Creswell.—The Creswell girls’ bas ketball team won an overwhelming vic tory over the Columbia girls’ basket ball team Monday afternoon at Colum bia. The score was 21-9, in favor of Creswell. The Creswell team showed speed and teamwork, which the Columbia girls could not overcome. The forwards, Minnie Furlough, Blanche and Annie Spear, did excellent work, shooting goals, while the guards, Myra Gibbs, Virginia Comstock and Mary Tarking ton, kept the ball from the Columbia forwards. Individual honors go to each mem ber of the Creswell team for the play ing of every one was commendable. The officials were Coach Rose, of Co lumbia, and Coach Farabee, of Cres well. -$ Cotton Growers To Strive For Quality In New Year -» Raleigh.—Two hundred thousand i organized cotton growers will strive! for quality in 1932. They will receive every possible J assistance in reaching their goal from ( the 11 state cotton cooperative associ-1 ations of which they arc members and which will continue to distribute im proved seed and otherwise work to aid and encourage farmers to first of all grow' quality cotton. The North Carolina cooperative has distributed thousands of bushels of purebred seed during the 10 years of its existence and is now' making plans to distribute seed in 1932. j New Year Sermon . (The following New Year ser mon was written by Rev. Z. NT. DeShields, pastor of the First Christian Church, Sandusky, Ohio, a native and former resident of Washington County, w'ho has done well in the ministry. He visited here last summer after an absence of 23 years.) “HITHERTO” Text: “Hitherto the Lord hath helped us.”—1 Sam. 7:12. The old has gone, the new has come. The years glide by. Suns rise and set. Days dawn and close. Moons wax and wane. Seasons come and go. Nations rise and fall. Friends meet and part. Hopes bloom and perish. Waves roar and slumber. Kingdoms rise and decline. Earth waxes old as a garment, and all things move with hurried flight of the passing years. Through all this change our Father changes not. Terrestrial glories fade. Celestial orbs burn out and pass from view. Suns and systems change their position, in the great cycles of the fleeting ages: but over all, eternal and unchangeable, is the Father of Light, in whom there is no variableness nor shadow of turning. Live in what age we may, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is ever our God.. Go where we may, wether beneath the glories of the southern cross, or the splendors of the arctic sky, earth may change, heaven may change, hearts may change, but our God changeth not. Uur trust is in Him. We rehearse His praises in the lyrics of other ages and other lands, and tune our voices and sing unto Him our new songs From joyous loving hearts. And calm and rest through all the tumult and wrack of warring worlds, we wait to know and do His will. He does not leave us unguided nor forgotten. He abides faithful in time and ineternity. Thus far His hand has led us. Thus far His counsel has guided us. Thus far His love has been our solace and joy. tTi We join the universal anthem and praise Him for His goodness, His mercy and His love, and while looking backward on the way in which He has led us we can truly say, “Hitherto, the Lord hath helped us.’’ And while dim shapes of dread and fear may haunt us as we plunge into the unknown and shadowy future, it is our joy to trust and feel that He who has been with us in days gone by will attend us all our journey through. It matters not then which way our path may lead; if we journey forth like Abraham, not knowing whether we go, so long as we know who leads us, and goes with us, and is our “shield and exceeding great reward.” No mat ter what our losses and our crosses, our tears and trials, without Him we can not be rich, and with Him we can not be poor. So we pass on into this undiscovered land, this New Year and all succeeding years, trampling upon the glories of a fleeting world, treading our way amid the wreck and ruin of falling thrones, and perished pomps and splendors; trampling upon the idols that we once adored, and spurning the treasures we once desired—on following the Cap tain of our salvation—on till we gain the harbor of our hopes; on till all that is toilsome and tumultuous and transient is forever passed, and we are swallowed up in the calm and peace and joy and victory of the eternal years “Hitherto, the Lord hath helped us,” and by His grace, He will help us still. Will Pay No Bounty On Crows, Wildcats, Hawks No further claims will he paid as bounty on hawks, crows and wildcats as the amount set aside in the budget to pay bounty on predatory wild life has been absorbed, according to in formation to Warden Harry Stell from the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. However, if any of these species of predatory life are killed prior to Jan uary 1, 1932, and the claims are re ceived at the office in Raleigh by Monday morning, January 4, the same will be paid. C. H. England, state game warden, is anxious thaj people take note of this new ruling. Cotton Ginnings in County Same As Those In 1930 Precisely the same amount of cot ton was ginned in Washington Coun ty before December 13, 1931, as was the case in 1930, it was learned here today from a preliminary report is sued by the Bureau of Census, under the auspices of the United States De partment of Commerce at Washington. -* In recognition of his 52 years of continuous service as member of the Board of Education of Mexico, Mo., 84-year-old S. P. Emmons has been elected president emeritus of the board for life. Property To Extend Streets To tost $450 t I FLY HOME An airplane operated by Pilot Jacobs, of Langley Field, brought Marion and Miss Gladys Martin home Christmas to see their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martin. Miss Martin is a nurse in St. Eliz abeth’s Hospital in Washington City. Young Martin is employ ed at the flying field near Hamp ton, Va. Marion returned with the machine, while his sister re mained ever for the week-end. SIMEON j. BARCO DIES AT HIS HOME iN ROPER FRIDAY Found Dead at Door Step; Sudden Heart Attack Responsible Roper.—Funeral services were held here Saturday afternoon for Simeon J. Burro, 7U years of age, who was found dead at the doorstep of his home here Friday afternoon by rela tives. It is thought that he suffered a severe heart attack after falling from the piazza of his home in an attempt to descend the steps. The funeral was conducted by Dr. J. W. Harrell, pastor of the Ply mouth Methodist church, in the ab sence of the local minister. Rev. J. Bascom Hurley, who was out of town at the time. Interment took place in the family burying ground near the home in town here. A large crowd attended. A beautiful mass of flowers covered the grave. surviving Hr. Barco is a widow and the following children: L. D. Barco, Roper: W. T. Barco and Joe Barco, of Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. D. R. Pommer ing, of Gilbert, W. Va.: Mrs. W. S. Sawyer, Deep Creek, Va.; and two brothers, W. B. Barco, of Shiloh, and Luke Barco, Coinjock. He has been a member of the board of aldermen of Roper and served as mayor for a time. He was also cor oner of Washington county for., a while. NEW STAMPS ON SALE SATURDAY Commemmorate Bicenten nial of Washington’s Birthday -«> New postage stamps issued to com memorate the bicentennial observance of George Washington’s birth will be placed on sale here January 2, it was learned today. They will be a series of twelve, from one-half cent to the 10-cent denomi nation. These stamps will show Wash ington as he was painted at different times in his life by different artists. The two-cent stamp will bear the likeness of George Washington as portrayed by the Gilbert Stuart Athe naeum portrait, done at Germantown in 1796. Already this portrait has be come generally known among Ameri cans because of its use on the one dollar bill. -$ Firemen To Have Oyster Roast New Year's Eve The firemen will have an oyster roast at their quarters in the fire house on New Year’s Eve. A number of friends of the organization who have contributed to them from time to time will be invited. The firemen have asked the city po lice force to make efforts to stop boys front congregating in the fire house, as they some times misplaced equip ment and did other damage there. -$ Episcopal Services In The County Sunday Sunday services at Grace Episcopal Church here were announced as fol low by Rev. A. If. Marshall yester day: Sunday school. 10 o’clock. Holy Communion and sermon at 11:00 o’clock a. m. St. Luke’s—Roper Sermon at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend each of these services. -® Community Cantata At Roper Sunday Night Roper.—The community Christmas cantata was held in the Methodist Episcopal church here Sunday night. Special music was rendered by the choir and a very impressive program was carried out. On Monday night, the community Christmas tree was given at the old company store. I JOINT MEET OF BOARDS TO BE HELD MONDAY -$ Understood That Proposi tion Will Be Made at Meet Monday -& j About $4o0 will purchase enough ! of the property of the W. D. Car starphen estate to allow the extension of Third and Fourth Streets to the Washington County braining School, and the county board of education and the city council in joint session here Monday evening will be made this of ier, it has been learned from reliable sources. The joint meeting will be held as the result of a request by a petition circulated here among the white and [colored people. The two ra.es wish to arrange for entrance to the beau tiful colored school building through some other way than by Main Street, which now affords the only approach, as the other streets are now private property and trespassing is forbidden. The proposed extension would elim inate friction between white and col ored children, who are compelled to meet on this street as it passes through the best residential section of Plymouth. It is expected that a group of both white and colored citizens will be present at the meeting in the towrn hall Monday evening to consider the matter. •' gi owing intensity tliat will result iii bad feeling between the two races is cited in the petition as one of the tilings that makes this move impera tive. There are 46 white signers and 40 colored signatures. The extension of the mentioned streets would also be more convenient to the colored children, eliminating the necessity of gathering from all corners of the town on Main Street. White signers are: A. L. Alexander, L. V. Landing, E. D. Carstarphen, R. E. Dunning, Abe Adler, J. W. Francis, John W. Darden, S. D. Da vis, E. L. Owens, J. O. Everett, Z. V. 'Norman. E. S. Mizelle, W. H. Clarke, P. W. Brinkley, W W. Ange, M. W. Spruill, W. R. Hampton, R. W. John ston, S. A. Ward, H. A. Blount, Bill Clagon, H. M. Ramsey, D. A. Ber geron, G. W. Waters, J. P. Sutton, F M. Hodges, Jesse B. McNair, Lue Read, W. S. McNurney, L. W. Gur kin, Edison Swain, W. L. House, J. T. McNair, W. C. Chesson, H. S. Midgett, W. A. Davidson, R. S. Ca hoon, C. L. Jackson, Henry E. Har rison, Jack Peele, W. B. Clifton, jr., J. B. Edmonds, and T. W. Snell. Colored signers: George Smith, P. A. Toodle, J. J. Johnson, H. G. Towe, W. H. Ellis, C. D. Heath, C. Satton, W. A. Spruill, W. R. Dawson, M. L. Lowe, A. L. Lowe, Samuel A. Halsey, E. M. Spruill, T. H. Exum, S. T. Norfleet, J. J. Smith, Rev. N. F. Brooks, J. L. Bowen, Frank Ran some, J. H. Garrett, A. L. McNair, Isaiah Hedgepeth, Milton Armistead, Harman Haire, Preston Moore, Alex Banks, Percy Credle, Joe Hedgepeth, Ben Hedgepeth, Theodora Cooper, James Joyner, Aaron Cooper, K. S. Cooper, Wesley Bailey, William Pet tiford, Ocia Harper, J. C. Credle, Ar thur Wiggins, J. C. Jefferson, Jaber Pattisce, John H. Moore, J. D. Moore, Zion Jennette, and Dr. L. S. Mitchell. Home Agent's Schedule For Week Announced The home agent’s schedule for the week beginning January 4th will be as follows: Monday, Piney Grove; Tuesday, Hoke; Wednesday, Roper; Thursday, Chapel Hill: Friday, lleech Grove; Sat urday, curb market. Christmas Entertainment -^ Skinnersville.—A Christmas enter tainment was given at Rehoboth Church Sunday night. Addresses by Pastor J. C. Russell and J. B. White, superintendent of the Sunday school, with a solo by Miss Margie White featured the meeting. Confectic neries were issued to the pupils of the Sunday school while every one present received some gift. Teacher Wheeler Swain distributed the gifts. Bullock-Paul Announcements have been received here of the marriage of Miss Evelyn Mae Paul, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Edward Paul, of Plymouth, to Clyde Bullock, son of Mrs. Lucy Mayo Bullock, of Greenville, that took place in the home of Mrs. W. P. Banks in Asheville last Sunday with Hr. J. Watson Shockley, officiating. The ring ceremony was used. The couple will live in Greenville where Miss Paul has made her home during the past several years.
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