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-itmiiimiiiiHmHip A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, February 19, 1932 - - ■■ i ___ § Advertisers will find Beacon § = and News columns a latch-key to § 1 1,100 Washington County homes, i fmiiiiiiimiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiimmiit.iimimimiiiimBiHiiHif VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 8 ESTABLISHED 1889 COUNTY TO JOIN IN CELEBRATION NEXT MONDAY -<s> Schools and Various Other Organizations Will Pay Homage to Washington i Washington County will join the nation next Monday in opening the George Washington Bicentennial cel ebration that will last for a period of months bringing to the attention of the country in various methods a broadside of advertising that will com memmorate the life of the first Pres ident of the United States. In this county there will be appro priate exercises held in the schools, with invited speakers to make the af fair more dignified and solemn. In many cases the children will present the program. Women's organizations will observe the day. It will be a na-! tional holiday in many institutions. I Churches will feature the occasion the j day before. President Herbert Hoover will open the celebration at noon for the nation with a speech to be delivered at a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Members of the United States Supreme Court, cabinet, and other distinguished visitors will be present. A nation-wide hook-up of the radio will carry the message to every corner of the country. After the address, the president will i give a signal for the singing of Amer ica by a combined chorus of 10,000 singers on the east steps of the man sion. Radio listeners everywhere are urged to joni the singing in their own homes. Walter Damrosch will direct the singing, wdiile the United States Army Navy, and Marine Bands, un der John Phillip Sousa, will accom pany. In the afternoon, President Hoover, accompanied by members of the Unit ed States George Washington Bicen tennial Commission will lay a wreath on the tomb of the Father of His Country. The George Washington Colonial costume ball will be held in i the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C., in the evening. Church serv- ' ices will begin their inaugural of the event Friday and continue for about , three days. i This celebration will be nation-wide with every organization carrying out its own method of participating with any appropriate events. It will begin on Washington’s Birthday and last un til Thanksgiving Day. It will cele brate the two hundredth anniversary j of his birth. Gatherings, pageants, plays, processions, musical festivals, tableaux, and other patriotic events will feature the period. The United States George Washing ton Bicentennial Commission, Wash ington Building, Washington, D. C., will send suggestions for local pro grams to anybody that asks for them. TO BUILD POND TO KEEP FISH Protests Against Proposed Pond Must Be Made By Tomorrow Tomorrow will be the last day in which protests can be filed with Maj. C. R. Ypung, district engineer at Nor folk, of the United Sttes War Depart ment, requesting that Aug. Bisping & Son, of Windsor, be not allowed to construct a fish pond in Middle River, on the easterly side of Wood Island, Bertie County. The plans submitted by the appli cant shows that it is proposed to drive piles at 15-foot centers, extending from the shore of Wood Island about 50 feet and parallelling the shore 150 feet. This will include a solid enclos ure for storing live fish by driving and securing sheet piling between these piles. Any persons who have any good reason why permission should not be granted whether it be objectionable from the standpoint of navigation or any other cause they should notify United States Engineers Office, Foot of Front Street, Norfolk, Va. ^ Jakie May, White Sox Pitcher, Is Visitor Here -<s> Jakie Mays, a pitcher for the Chi cago club of the American Baseball League, was here this week visiting friends. Among them was John S. Brown who once played baseball with him in the central part of the State. The professional ball player once be longed to Cincinnati, Ohio. He came with friends to this section to hunt. -♦ Thieves Break Into Store Operated by Alice White —S’ Skinnersville.—Thieves forced an entrance into the store near here that is being operated by Miss Alice White. Several dollars worth of mer chandise and some change was taken. The culprits entered by removing a window. The robbery occurred some time Thursday night. Sunday Schools of County Plan Meet \ FARMERS’ LOANS ) v> Application blanks for farmers’ seed and fer/ilizer loans that will be financed by the Federal Gov ernment will be in the office of Farm Agent Dunning about Feb ruary 27. Six dollars an acre will be loan ed except for tobacco and truck crops, which will be $10 an acre. Two dollars an acre will be allowed in addition to the above for spray ing and dusting crops. The maximum loan for any farm er will be $400, and the maximum loan for landlord and /enants on a single farm will be $1,600. COUNTY IS NOW 153 YEARS OLD First Washington County In State Now Part of Tennessee Washington County is 153 years old, having been created December 3, 1799, it was learned today from Col. Fred A. Olds, of the North Carolina Historical Museum. It is said that it was a part of Tyrrell County, which was established October 1, 1729. History tells much of a Washing ton County in North Carolina that is now in the boundary of Tennessee. Senators from this county in history include John Carter, Charles Robert son, William Cocke, John Tipton, and John Sevier. Representatives were William Cocke, Luke Bayer, Jesse Wa'iton, Henry Clark, Charles Allison, Robert Love, and others. AU of these men were born in North Carolina. This county of Washington was in the territory where John Sevier and James Robertson sought to estab lish the “State of Franklin,” which had an existence, most of it a strug gle with two governments, of only sev en years. William Blount and Wil liam Cocke were elected senators from this county. There was a contest in the case of William Locke’s election as he lived in disputed territory near Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, which w:as claim ed by North Carolina and Virginia. In 1772 Cocke rode on horseback to Hillsboro, where he sat in the legisla ture and then rode to Virginia and sat in the legislature in that state. The official records at Raleigh show that in 1778 William Cocke was a rep resentative in the legislature, but that he was declared ineligible because he held another office. It shows that he was a senator in 1782 and 1783 in the legislature from Washington County, in what is now Tennessee, and in 1788 he was a representative in the legisla ture from Hawkins County. “Unholy Garden” To Be At State Here Next Week A master criminal who fooled na tions—but couldn’t fool nature. Es cape from the arms of the law was easj—but not from the arms of a wo man. And to cap it all, he paid a mil lion for a rose, and 10 million would not buy it back. This is a synopsis oft the picture, “The Unholy Garden,” which will he j shown at the State Theatre here Mon- j day and Tuesday of next week. Ron ald Coleman is the leading character, supported by Estelle Taylor, l ay Wray, and Warren Hymer. 'I his is said to be a picture that draws crowds wherever it goes. Another feature for next week will be "Ben Hur” Thursday and Friday with Ramon Novarro and Greta Gar bo playing together. This is one of the best Biblical pictures screened m years. Now it comes to the public with sound. Will Cease Making Tomato Contracts By March First Contracts for the planting of toma toes to be marketed by the Andrews Knowles Company, of Mount Olive, will be closed by March 1, it was learn ed today from L. W. Gurkin, who is in charge of the business here for the firm. He lacks only a few acres of having 250. Any one wishing to plant with the cooperation of the Mount Olive concern must see Mr. Gurkin as early as possible, as he will dis continue soon. Appointment at Oak Grove Church Changed Skinnersville.—The pastor’s month ly appointments at Oak Grove Bap tist Church have been changed from the first Sunday morning and the third Sunday night to the second Sun day night and the fourth Sunday morning, according to Rev. W. H.' Hollowell. WILL BE HELD SOME TIME IN MAY OR JUNE -/§, Township Presidents Will Explain Purposes To Various Schools Roper.—Township presidents in the Washington County Sunday School Association will visit each Sunday School in their division on some Sun day during the next few weeks in an endeavor to prepare for a county con vention that will be held at a church to be designated later in May or June, it was decided at a meeting of the offi cers here Sunday. Sabbath School officials in the four townships will be asked by their pres- i ident to lend him about 15 minutes at some appointed time to explain the purpose of the organization and to ere- j ate enthusiasm. Also form an organi zation that will keep the work in prog- j ress. After this is completed, another officers’ meeting will be held to pre- ! pare for the county meeting. In the personal service program of the organization each township presi dent must keep an accurate record of the Sunday schools visited; number conferences with individual workers; 1 miles traveled; letters written speech- J es made; leaflets distributed and spec ial results accomplished. This infor mation will be furnished to the North | Carolina Sunday School Association at Raleigh. Efforts will be made to formulate a program for the county convention in June so that as many pupils, teachers, and officers, pastors, and other work ers as possible will be present. Rev. J. Bascom Hurley, of Roper, is county president; and Mrs. L. S. Bray, of . Roper, is secretary. Here are the townships with the of- j fleers and their superintendents of the I Sunday schools: Scuppernong: S. R. Davenport, president; R. L. Leitch field, secretary; Mt. Pleasant, Bap tist, H. A. Leitchfield, superintendent; M. E. Church, Creswell, Paul Be langa; M. P. Church, Cresweii, O. D. Hatfietld; Baptisit, Crelswell, Hj W. Spruill Episcopal, Creswell, J. W. Starr; Mount Tabor, Free Will Bap tist, Tom Davenport; Philippi, Chris tian, G. A. Overton; Mount Hermon, M. P., Mrs. Melinda Davenport. Lees Mills: R. C. Heynen, Wenona, president; Zion's Chapel, unknown; Saints Delight, Christian, Will Swain; Methodist, Roper, F. D. Wilson; Bap tist, Roper, E. N. Riddle; Episcopal, Roper, unknown Pleasant Grove, Methodist, J. C. Tarkington; Metho dist, Mackeys, W. B. Davenport; Hol ly Neck, Christian, Joe Davenport. Plymouth: Walter H. Paramore, president; Methodist, Plymouth, J. W. Norman; Christian, Plymouth, J. W. Darden; Baptist, Plymouth, T. J. Swain; Episcopal, Plymouth, W. E. Winslow; Acre Chapel. Ofcristian, Henry Bowen; Christian Hope# Chris tian, Lloyd Waters W'enona,- Chris tian, unknown. Skinnersville: Mrs. H. W. Norman, president; Rehoboth, M. P., Joe White Oak Grove, Baptist, unknown; Piney Grove, Free Will Baptist, H. W. j Dunbar; Scuppernong, Christian, H. W. Norman; Mill Pond, Free Will Baptist, T. F. Davenport. If there are some churches in the county that have Sunday schools that are not mentioned in this list, it would be a great favor if a notice telling the name of the church, name and address of pastor and Sunday school superm- j tendent, were forwarded to Mr. Hur- | ley at Roper. --♦ Two More Candidates For Treasurer Are Announced A second candidate entered the ring for treasurer of Washington Count}’ today when W. E. (Jack) W eede an nounced his candidacy. He will he opposed by W. Linwood Hassell, who made known his desire for the place last week. Edward S. Blount, incum bent, will not run agViin. Another candidate who will announce this week for nomination as treasurer is E. G. Arps, local druggist. There are no new candidates for judge of the Washington County re corder’s court. I he war is on between John W. Darden and Edward L. Owens, incumbent. --<t> Mr. Dave Brinkley Is Reported As Improved Reports from the bedside of Dave Brinkley today have it that he is some better. Mr. Brinkley has been con fined to his room for almost a couple of weeks. His ape makes it harder for his constitution to resist the disease preying on his system. Mr. Brinkley is one of the oldest citizens of Ply mouth. BLINDING LIGHTS ARE CONCERN OF j HIGHWAY PATROL Motorists Are Urged To War Against Glaring Headlights ——$—*— ‘'In making an analysis of the sit uation with respect to blinding and glaring headlights on og* highways, the State Highway ClipSsmission has found that these points ’jftiud out clear ly,” stated Chairman ,E. Jeffress today. Wt'..' "First the motorma iiufacturers have made little or no improrertient in head light equipment withfe. recent years, in so far as the blinding effect experi enced in meeting vehicles at night is concerned. “Second, it is a well recognized fact that only a small percentage of mo- j torists make use of the light*'tilting and dimming devices provided by the manufacturer.” “Third, it would he Very expensive i for the state and for the motorist to undertake the periodic testing and ad justment of headlights in an effort to make them comply with the statute.” For over two years the State High way Commission, through its various agencies, has been conducting an in vestigation to determine whether there , was some practical and economical means whereby automobile headlights j might be rendered permanently non- , glaring without affecting the vision of j the driver. After many months of | careful consideration it has been de- j cided to recommend to the motorist a permanent dimming device. One of | these has been selected and author ized at a uniform nominal price, and it has now been placed in many hun dreds of service stations and garages throughout the entire state. For months past highway authori ties have been beseiged with com plaints about the fearful loss of life and property arising from the stead ily mounting number of automobile mishaps. The State Highway Patrol, according to Captain Charles D. Farm er, has received many messages of commendation for its efficient handling of traffic matters. With these words of praise is almost alway s.oyp1eH *he plea to do something about the blind ing and glaring headlight situation. In keeping with a special ordinance, which has been published throughout j the state, it is now the duty of the j members of the State Highway Patrol j force to direct motorists to garages j and service stations to have the head lights of their automobiles made non glaring and to advise motorists the best and most economical method of having this done. The State Highway Commission j now desires to call on the public to lend its whole-hearted support in this effort to improve the night driving conditions on our highways. The mo torist will save himself and members j ot the Highway Patrol much annoy- ’ ance by immediately having headlights put in order. -• Two Families Suffer From Ptomaine Poison -* Pleasant Grove.—Members of the families of Johnnie Snell, S. B. Da venport and Mrs. Sadie Biggs are a little better today after having suf fered intensely as the result of the ac tion of ptomaine poison on their sys tems. It is reported that the persons ate a kind of meat that does not keep well in a galvanized container and that it poisoned their systems. Phy sicians expressed confidence that they would recover in a short time as medical aid was rendered shortly aft er they started feeling the effects of the poison. Attending Brotherhood Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. ——* W. W. Browning, chairman of the Norfolk Southern district of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, is in Atlanta attending a business meeting of the general chair men of the Southeastern district, which will be in session until about Saturday. j NEVER HAD A COLD] No disordered respiratory tract has ever caused Minnie Ray and Huldah May Sawyer, children of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Sawyer here, to suffer. These two children, with the oldest being 16, have nev er been afflicted with a cold. And no better care has been taken with them than is the case with other children, according to their par ents. Today many of the children in the Plymouth High School are suffering from colds. This infor mation creeped out when a. report er questioned the parents of the girl, after she had been asking some classmates how they felt and what were the symptoms of this condition. J ( EARLY CLOSING Going into effect here tomor row night, Saturday, the early clos ing of 35 business houses is expect ed to meet with a ready approval on the part of patrons, clerks, and owners, it is generally believed. Customers are urged to bear in mind the early closing, 10 o’clock each Saturday night for all dry goods, grocery, hardware, and fur niture stores, and 11 o'clock for drug stores and barber shops. No inconvenience is crea/ed by the early closing; it will actually be more convenient for many, and the ministers of the town are ex pecting increased attendance upon their Sunday school and church services next Sunday morning. STATE POLITICAL POT IS STARTING TO ‘BILE’ AGAIN -- Mew Names Are Now Being Added To State List With Regularity -® While state politics have been and ire centered around the governorship, innouncements are being made with ilmost regularity, Mr. Clarence E. Mitchell, of Rleigh, this week announc ng himself for the nomination as com nissioner of labor. In announcing himself for the nomi nation, Mr. Mitchell said: Many peo ple who do not know the duties of this pffice are under the impression that it s only a ‘rubber stamp’ job, created or some selfish purpose, but there is i great need for a strong labor de partment in this State which will car -y out the fundamental principles for which the department was created, and t now appears that during the period pf readjustment just ahead this depart ment will be more important than :ver. If I am elected I will endeavor :o bring about a more satisfactory un lerstanding between capital and labor vithout partiality to any class of citi- ' :enship.” Mr. R. R. Lawrence, of Winston Salem. has also announced himself for he department of labor nomination. Four aspirants, Camerqn Morrison, >f Charlotte; Frank D. Grist, present :ommissioner of labor; Tam Bowie, of iVest Jefferson, and Bob R. Reynolds, pf Asheville, are in the race for the Limited States Senate. Mr. J. A. Hartness is out in the in :erest of the secretary. Messrs. David P. Dellinger, of Cher ryville, and A. II. Graham, of Hills boro, are out for lieutennt governor. Marion, Feb. 15—A press story was parried Monday morning about D. F. Giles’ announcement of his candidacy :or lieutenant governor is just exactly two years behind time. In February of 1930, Frank Wood, also of Marion, announced his can didacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the 1932 primary. The next day Giles counter ed with his announcement of similar political aspirations. Both men said at the time that it was then far too early to state their platforms or go into detail about the matter. To date neither of them has given out his platform. But Giles has promised to do so within the next few days. I TO PROMOTE USE OF MORE MILK -- Intensive Campaign To Be Conducted Week of March 14-20 Sponsored by the North Carolina State Board of Health and endorsed by Governor O. Max Gardner, with many state and county officials cooper ating, a state-wide milk-for-health cam paign is being launched, it was learned here today through James VV. Nor man, local welfare officer. Washington County will be classi fied as a distinct unit. An intensive educational drive is set for the week of March 14-20. The object of the campaign is to promote the use of milk for better health. It is ultimately hoped that North Carolina’s rating will be increased. It is pointed out that along with the State’s low milk consumption, there is a relatively high rate of pellagra, mal nurition, tuberculosis, bad teeth, and general inefficiency, particularly among school children. The natural inclina-J tion to economize during these times, less milk and dairy products are being used. -«, Cow Gets Her Tongue Caught in Steel Trap -® Scuppernong.—Rabbit bait proved too tempting for a cow owned by E. L. Cooper, near here, and now the cow has two inches less tongue. A steel trap, baited for rabbits, caught the tongue of the cow. The cow is living but has trouble eating. Maxwell Tells Views In Recent Interview f A. J. MAXWELL Raleigh man, who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination as Governor of North Carolina. Mr. Maxwell at the present time is revenue commissioner. LEADERS SHCOOL HERE FEB. 23RD -<$> Home Management Will Be Topic; Miss Estabrook In Charge Pinetown.—A leaders' school on home management will he held in the Brinkley Hotel at Plymouth on the afternoon on Tuesday, February 23, it was announced here today by Mrs. William H. Harrison, of this place, president of the Washington County Federation of Home Demonstration clubs. Miss Helen N. Estabrook, of Raleigh, specialist in house furnishing and mar. cgement, of tin Extension Division of North Carolina State College, will be in charge. The meeting will be in the afternoon beginning at 1 o’clock and ending at -1. The specialist is giving a two-year course in home furnishing and man agement, with the former having been , studied last year. Home management ; will be the theme next Tuesday. Lead ers from each home demonstration club in the county is urged to attend. Creswell School Leads County in Attendance i Creswell.—The Creswell High School led the schools in Washing ton County in average daily attendance last month, it was learned here today from Principal A. D. Aderhnldt. This school has an enrollment of 372 pu pils, with an average daily attendance last month of 358.4, resulting in the excellent percentage of 96.3. -* Buchanan Motor Company Here Closed This Week —* Tax collectors of Washington Coun ty and the Town of Plymouth have levied on all the property of the Buch anan Motor Company, as the doors of the business were closed here this week. This firm was the local Ford dealer. Signed to the statement were the names of Sheriff J. K. Reid and ^ Chief of Police P. W. Brown. Firemen's Show Will Be Staged Here March 11th “Scalawags” is the name of the show that will be presented here March 11 by the Plymouth Hire Department. This play was written and the per formance will be directed by Howard Vail, who will also be in the cast. Skits will consume the time between acts. Included in the performers are Mes dames C. L. Jackson, Beulah McNair, j and Louise Peal; Claire Wilson, J. F. Ausbon, Charlie Jackson, Howard Vail, and Lawrence Jones. -® Correction The Beacon was in error last week in stating that an allowance of $5 per month was granted for a short period to the wife of Winton Oliver, who is now serving a sentence in prison for manslaughter in connection with the death of I.inwood Spruill last year. Parent-Teacher Meet Is Held at Creswell School -• Creswell.—The Creswell P. T. A. held its regular meeting in the school auditorium Thursday night with Mrs. H. G. Walker presiding. A program was given by the high school celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Mrs. A. S. Holmes was in charge of the program. I DECLARES HE IS OPPOSED TO ANY FORM SALES TAX -9 Favors Spending Less In stead of Finding New Revenue Sources (Note.—This is the second of a series of stories tiiat will deal with the views and competency of can didates for offices that concern the readers of The Beacon.) Readjustment of public burdens is absolutely necessary if agriculture, business, and industry are to survive ■' these times; if the social order is to he preserved, and the homes of the people saved, A. J. Maxwell, of Ra leigh, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina, told a representative of The Beacon this week. “The valtte ot corn, cotton, and to bacco crops in North Carolina in 1928 was $214,000,000. and today it is less than $109,000,000. It is not the ques tion of method and form of taxation. New and ingenious methods of pump ing water out of dry holes, or adding pennies to purchases will not do. North Carolina's tax bill is a third greater than Virginia, which has more actual wealth than this state. “It is a confession of bankruptcy in statesmanship to say that there can not be a readjustment in cost of pub lic service that has multiplied four times in 10 years. This does not mean reduction in pay for honest labor, nor of crippling any form of service worth its cost. It simply means that the cost of government should be so organized that it would be administered in a bus inesslike way with non-political con trol of the public debt. “A schedule must be worked out that will reduce debt and maintain faith and credit. This must include the spending of local governments as well as the state and nation. And this could he done by transferring to the state functions that are inherently theirs and (Continued on the back page) mrsTsarahF. HAMILTON DIES -« Widow of J. H. Hamilton, Sr.; Funeral Is Held Last Friday -$ Mrs. Sarah F. Hamilton, widow of the late J. H. Hamilton, sr., died at her home near Plymouth February 11, after a brief illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were held from the home Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Elder V. . B. Clifton, of the Primitive Baptis" church, of which sh" had been a devoted and consistent member since e r'y woman hood. Surviving are: Mrs. G. IT. Everett, of Edenton; Mrs. Debt . Overton, J. H. Hamilton, jr., and Mi - Isolind Hamilton, all of Plymouth. There was a large attendance at the funeral serv ices, and many beautiful floral tributes were contributed. Interment was made in the Windley cemetery, where her husband was bur ied. the pall-bearers being Sheriff J. K. Reid, George W. Hardison, R. G. Hardison, E. W. Latham, A. R. La tham, R. E. Dunning, George W. Bowen, and C. V. W. Ausbon. -4) District Oratory Contest Won by Elizabeth Brinn -$ t'reswell.—Miss Elizabeth Brinn, of the Cresvvcll School, won first place in the district American Legion Ora torical contest and will go to Raleigh January 22 to compete in the finals. Good Attendance Record At Ropvr School This Year Roper.s—The Roper High School has had an unusually good attendance rec ord this winter, according to E. N. Riddle, principal. Last month there was an average daily attendance of 336 with an enrollment of 393, that result ed in the good rate of 86.4 per cent. -—® Van B. Martin Enters Race for County Judge Van B. Martin entered the race to day for judge of the Washington Coun ty Recorder's Court. The office of solicitor for the court is an appointive office. This makes three seeking this office, including E. L. Owens, incum bent, and John W. Darden. - —.—<s> Barn Near Cherry Is Burned Last Saturday — »-— Cherry.—-A barn owned by Rixie White, near here, was burned Satur day night. Details of the fire have not been learned here.