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E A home newspaper dedicated 1 E to the service of Washington 3 = County and its 12,000 people. E liiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington' County News ★★★★*★★ § Advertisers will find Beacon = E and News columns a latch-key to 3 E 1,100 Washington County homes. § rfiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiT VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 11 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, March 11, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1889 LETTER URGES IDLE MONEY BE PUT BACK IN USE -<S> State Chairman of Recon struction Organization Writes Mayor Owens Idle money in Washington County that is being hoarded by a few citi zens should be put back into circula tion as this section joins the national movement to establish confidence that will engender a new credit basis in this nation, thus taking a step toward onr malcy, according to a letter received here today by Mayor A. L. Owens from J. Lathrop Morehead, of Dur ham, state chairman of the Citizen’s Reconstruction Organization. Securities as sound as the govern ment itself are being offered to pull this money out of the old socks and put it back in sound banking institu tions. During this week a campaign in the entire United States will be car ried on. The security offered will be liquid and callable, or cashable or 30 to 00 days’ notice, and will bear an adequate interest rate with all the re sources of the United States support ing it. Mayor Owens was asked to establish an organization for the sale of this security. Cooperation is asked of the local press, bankers, civic organiza tions, talks in schools, churches, and any other publicity method. This se curity is not for a general public in vestment but is being offered for money not now at work. The principal objectives of the cam paign is to get money, now hidden, into circulation and to conduct a cam paign of general education as to the function of money, banks, of credit, and to show the disastrous conse quences when credit is restricted by money withdrawn from business. This plan provides two fundamental arguments—unquestioned safety of in vestment and interest on money now idle and unproductive. It is also planned that the money paid for these securities shall be retained by the gov ernment on deposit in the local banks. “The safest risk in the world is a share in the future of the American people. A call to the faith of a peo ple; a call that would bring this coun try, the wealthiest and most power ful in history, back to normal,” Presi dent Herbert Hoover said in a recent radio address to the American people. FIREMENS PLAY TO BE STAGED HERE TONIGHT -* Large Crowd Expected To See “Scalawags” At Schoolhouse --- A story that seethes to overflowing with the humanness that saturates a zealous drinking father who endeav ors to force the marriage of a pretty wealthy girl to his half-wit son—and the damsel’s stubborn resistance to this tyranny, being rescued time and again by a handsome heroic lover. This is a brief synopsis of “Scala wags,” the show that will be present ed Friday night, March 11, at the Ply mouth High School auditorium for the benefit of the Plymouth Fire Depart ment under the personal direction of Howard Vail, Washington County’s own actor who at one time owned a road show, who will also take a ma jor part. A bright addition to the regular cast in the play is the brilliant tap dancing of the Daniel-Warner team of Washington. A partner with Miss Emma Warner will perform between acts and in the production as well. She is a dancer of note, having been on the New York stage. Mr. Vail ?ill also appear in speciality dance ex hibtions. Unlike many of the local talent shows the players know their parts well and this will be a great addition to the play. Three critics from the various walks of life attended a dress rehearsal last night and were en thused at the ability and competency of the players. The attire of the per formers and the scenery of the audi torium blend in making a picturesque view. . Included among the actors arc Clair Wilson, Mrs. Beulah McNair, Mrs. Louise Peal, Mrs. Maude Jackson, Jim Ausbon, Howard Vail, Lawrence Jones, Miller Warren, Charlie Jack son. The firemen in the past have pre sented a number of first class home talent shows for the local audiences and a large crowd is expected. Two Mules Killed When Barn Is Blown Dowfl -$ Scuppernong.—A stock house on Toni Spencer’s farm in this section was blown down by the severe wind storm Sunday afternoon, killing two mules. A cow, calf, and two other mules were not injured. Trees were uprooted and other damage done. Public Meeting of County Board Set for March 25th At the regular session of the Board of County Commissioners, held at the courthouse here Mon day, March 7, considerable discus sion was had among the members of ways and means by which the expenses of the county govern I ment could be reduced. The board is anxious to effect every possible economy without impairing the ef ficiency of the county govern ment. The possibility of discon tinuing certain services and agen cies supported in whole or in part by county funds, and the reducing of salaries in certain departments of the county government is be ing seriously considered. The members of the board feel reluctant to take final action on these questions, some of which may involve drastic changes, with out laying the matter fully before such voters and citizens as may be interested. For the purpose of determining as far as may be pos sible the attitude of the people of the county, the board determined to have a special meeting on Fri day, March 25, at 10 o’clock a. m. for the purpose of further consid ering these matters, and all in terested citizens are invited to be present and give the board the benefit of their views. It is hoped that out of this meeting will come a safe and sane readjustment of certain of the county’s affairs as will effect a worth-while saving to the taxpayers, and at the same time cause as little curtailment in the services the county govern ment is now providing its citizens, as is possible. Farm Loan Blanks Are Received Here ( BOMBSHELL! I v■> Magistrate J. T. McNair threw a bombshel into local politics this week when he offered himself for nomination as treasurer of Wash ington County, subject to the Democratic primary with the pub lic statement that “if elected I will do the work for $50 month ly.” This would be a good de crease in salary compared with the $112.50 monthly paid to Treas urer Edward S. Blount, who is not running for reelection. There have been no official no tices filed with the Beacon by any new candidates this week. W. Linwood Hassell is still in the race. So is E. G. Arps, Clyde W. Owens, J. W. Marrow, W. E. Weede, H. C. Spruill, Sam B. • Davenport. TAX LISTERS ARE NAMED AT BOARD MEET MONDAY ! John Darden Supervisor; Jury List Drawn for Superior Court Tax listers for Washington County j were chosen by the commissioners I here Monday, when John W. Darden j I was named tax supervisor. They fol low: L. E. Hassell, Lees Mills; C. L. I Everett, Skinnersville; E. S. Woodley, | Scuppernong. Jurors chosen for the next term of superior court are as follows: Plymouth: Louis Hardison, H. J. Bateman. J. C. Beasley, L. S. Styron, I L. T. Weede, W. E. Weede, Ivan Fyshny, John H. Leggett, John B. Carlisle, and Jesse R. Bateman. Lees Mills: N. H. Peacock, T. L. Lilley, B. W. Tarkenton, T. E. Ain sley, L. E. Woodley, Charlie B. Ches ison, O. M. Allen, F. M. Simpson. i Skinnersville: M. F. Davenport. | Scuppernong: A. L. Holmes, F. B. 1 Smith, J. G. Woodley, and R. D. Dav | enport. I The reports of Farm Agent R. E. 1 Dunning and Miss Eugenia Patterson, home demonstration were received. Also reports of justices of the peace were received. ■-® Double Program At Theatre Next Week The State Theatre here offers two for one—two good features on the same night—next week when “Freaks and the Rose Bowl football game are 1 presented to local theatre-goers Mon day and Tuesday nights. Playing in “Freaks” are Wallace Ford, Leila Hyatns, and Olgo Bac lanova. Tow Browning, master of bizarre, brings his genius to depict the loves, hatreds, jealousies, of the world’s queerest people, gathered from the ends of the earth. It’s novel. It’s arresting. It’s thrilling. Then the Tulane-University of Southern California football game in the famous Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., that determined the Southern California squad as champions is giv en on the screen with sound. Grid iron lovers can not afford to miss this treat. Those who don t fully un derstand the game will appreciate the picture. -® Fishermen’s Nets Suffer Result of Sunday Storm Skinnersville.—Fishermen along the Albemarle Sound had their nets dam aged by the storm Sunday. Snow fell in the afternoon. On Saturday the fishermen made a large haul of fish. AGENT EXPLAINS PROCEDURE FOR SECURING LOANS -<s> Loans Will Bear Interest At 5 1-2 Per Cent; Many Expected To Apply -® Money for the purchase of supplies necessary for crop production in 1932 can be secured through a certain method from the Secretary of Agricul ture of the United States, who is in charge of handling the funds made available through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, it was learned today through Farm Agent R. E. Dunning. Loans can be secured through an application to M;r. Dunning, after George W. Hardison, of Plymouth; L. E. Hassell, of Roper; and J. W. Starr, of Creswell, have passed on it. An absolute first lien on all crops grown by the borrower must be made to the government. Not more than $400 will be loaned an individual. The first step to secure this loan is to apply to Mr. Dunning for applica tion blands that he now has. Next he must assure the government that no one has a former lien on the crop that is to be produced. The applica tion blank requires a statement of the amount of loan desired, number of acres for which seed and fertilizer is to be purchased; amount desired for feed; or amount due for oil or tractor operation. A legal description of llie land for crops is desired, together with a state ment of work on this land in the last two years. Also a borrower must prove that he is unable to secure cred it elsewhere. Applicant must also notify regional office that he is un able to farm on this land if he later discovers this to be a fact. Penalties for false representation on these loan blanks is a maximum fine of $1,000, or six months in prison, or both. After the application is completed and signed, it should be sworn to be fore an officer authorized to admin ister oaths. At least two community members of the committee shall sign it. The note attached to the blank is promissory, maturing in November, 1932, bearing interest at 5 1-2 per cent. The mortgage or lien is solely on the crops. A tenant can obtain a loan from this fund if his landlord has not re ceived such a loan, providing the land lord will waive his rights to the crop. A landlord shall not receive more than $1,000 loan on any individual farm. The voucher attached is the record of the transaction for payment by the disbursing agent. Payments of loans in installments will be accepted if the first payment is made when loan is received. Expenditures for crop production are made over a considerable period so that the full amount is not needed at the beginning of the planting sea son. In order to secured subsequent installments, the borrower must re port expenditure of the initial install ment note later than June 1. Inter est at the rate of 5 1-2 per cent will be deducted from the face value of note when loan is made. In an applicant is finally disallowed, the note, mortgage, and voucher will be returned to the person making ap plication, while the application itself will be kept by the government for its records. I-'ull instructions as to payment will be sent to borrower be fore November 30, 1932. Severe Outbreak of Hog Cholera in Bertie County Hog growers ox bertie County re port a severe outbreak of cholera widescattered over the county. TOWN COUNCIL IN REGULAR MEET MONDAY NIGHT To Ask VTTP. Co. To Establish Branch Here; Other Matters -■» A petition bearing about 300 names will be presented to the officials of the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany at Roanoke Rapids by Council man G. D. Davis and Mayor A. L. Owens, requesting them to operate an office here, it was decided by the City Council in session here Monday night. A. L. Alexander appeared before the town officials with the petition bringing it to the attention of the councilmen that a number of citizens were in favor of this move, and also asked them to take action on it them selves. Then Mayor Owens and Mr. Davis were appointed to look after the matter. In a few days it will be made known as to whether or not the old ice plant owned by the municipality will be leased to the Crockett Packing Com pany for use in canning and wrapping tomatoes. Mayor Owens and Coun cilman E. R. Jackson will ascertain the feasibility of leasing this plant to the Crockett people for two years. It was pointed out that water con venience would eliminate any possi bility of an offensive odor coming from the plant. The Crockett firm was represented at the meeting by Manager John W. Darden, who spoke of the good and convenient location of the plant for their use, being ad jacent to railroad, water, and easily accessible. The council agreed to refund to Z. V. Norman half of $32 that he expend ed in repairing a sewer and storm wa ter line in front of his home, Defect ive work of the firm that laid the water works caused it to need repairs when a heavy rain filled the water pipes. It was decided to pave about 35 feet of sidewalk in front of Councilman B. G. Campbell’s home on Jefferson Street. This will reach to the Hamp ton line from Campbell’s front gate. However, Mr. Campbell agreed to pay half the costs of the paving. Permission was granted Stuart Dar I den to load one cargo of logs at the town docks at the municipal plant, and then it would be further agreed whether or not to allow him to con tinue loading barges at this point. It will be determined whether to let him use it after it is found out if it dam ages the wharf. The pool room zone limits were ex tended from Water Street only to Water and Main Streets down Wash ington by the board. E. L. Owens was given the uncollected tax receipts for foreclosure. Funeral Held Saturday For Thomas Wiley Biggs -- Funeral services were held Satur day at Saints Delight Christian church i for Thomas Wiley Biggs, 32, who died Friday from typhoid pneumonia, fol lowing an illness of several weeks. Rev. W. Conley Greer officiated. Sur viving is a widow and one child. -—® Aged Negro Teachers Dies at Home Near Here William Henry Howcott, aged ne gro school teacher of Washington County, succumbed at his home near here recently. He was a staunch and consistent member of the A. M. E. Z. Macedonia church for more than 60 years, serving as an officer for most of this time. He was a leader of the negro race and was well known in this county. He lived in this county 76 years. Last rites were conducted by Rev. C. R. Counselor, assisted by Presiding Elder Nixon. OH. YEAH? v. Believe it or not, an intoxicated bull frog sat up on bis hind legs and smoked a cigarette at Cres well last week, says a story in the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot recently. The tale goes on: “Patrolman P. E. .Sawyer, who attended a funeral of a relative near Creswell last week, was tell ing the story to his officer friends on his return here yesterday. “I went into a filling station and saw some friends I knew,’ the of ficer related. ‘They were having some fun with a bull frog which they had made drunk on North Carolina corn. He would sit up on his back legs, just like a train ed, and they put a cigarette in his mouth. As he breathed, the cig arette smoked. “ ‘But that wasn’t as funny as a drunk rooster they had in the back of the place. The rooster stag gered just like a drunken man, and, when he would get close to a box or barrel, he would lean a gainst it and look just like some of the bums you see on the street here.” County Schools To Operate 8 Months, Believed by Officials NUMBER CASES IN COUNTY COURT HERE TUESDAY -- Several Fines and Sentences To Roads Meted Out By Judge Owens G. Sam Respass was found guilty ! °f reckless driving and operating an ! automobile under the influence of li quor by a jury in recorders court here Tuesday. He appealed from a fine of $75 and costs imposed by Judge E. L. Owens. His driver’s license was revoked for three months. The same jury acquitted Heber L. Respass, brother of Sam Respass, of a charge of assault. The trial grew out of trouble resulting when trucks driven by the two brothers swerved together on a highway. Sam Respass’ bond was fixed at $150. Family re lationships were drawn into the affair. C. W. Overton, 50 white, was fined a total of $6.50 on two charges of is suing bad checks, one for $2.25 and another for 50 cents. He was required to pay both checks also. Prayer for further judgment was continued. LeRoy Biggs, 18, white, was sen tenced to six months on the roads, while his companion, Jasper Peden, 26, white, was given eight months on the roads after pleading guilty to robbing the National Handle Com pany some time in December. Prob able cause was found in their cases when they entered second and third pleas of guilty to robbery when they admitted th .t they robbed the B. G. Campbell Wholesale Company and T. E. Ainsley store in Mackeys in the last several weeks. They are work ing on their first sentence and will be tried again in superior court for the last two crimes. MILK AS^FOOD TO BE STRESSED Campaign To Be Staged in County All Next Week, Home Agent Says A milk-for-health campaign will be observed in Washington County next week, from March 14 to March 19, it was announced today by Miss Eugenia Patterson, home demonstration agent. Teachers, parents, and children are urged to cooperate in this movement in an effort that every child in the county will have a quart of milk a day while an adult should include a pint in their diet. Washington County uses less than the average milk con sumption per capita in the United States. By doubting the consumption of milk in Washington County the pel lagra death rate could be reduced to half; all diseases of nutrition and tu berculosis cut in half; infant death rate lowered; and public welfare promoted. The campaign will be promoted wide ly tb rough the schools by making posters, writing essays, rhymes and in other ways. ---® Education of Child Is Costing 22 Cents Daily For 22 cents a day, 8,66,939 boys and girls in North Carolina are given an opportunity to build a foundation for life, it was learned today from statistics compiled in the office of the State superintendent of public instruc tion through E. H. Hicks, principal of the Plymouth High School. This smali amount is the difference between igno/ance and education; be tween failure and success; between disappointment and happiness. For this amount a little more knowledge is added to the child’s storehouse; new experience, new problems, and new facts are brought to the students for the small charge. -*- • County Council Will Meet Next Friday The County Council of Woman’s Work in the Washington County Fed eration of Women's Clubs will meet Friday afternoon, March 18, at 3:15 at the Roper school building. All of ficers are urged to be present by Miss Eugenia Patterson, home agent. -1 Scuppernong Club In Regular Meeting —i A ■ Scuppernong.—The Woman's Club of Scuppernong met at the home of Mrs. Joe Nooney Friday afternoon for the purpose of getting acquainted with Miss Eugenia Patterson, the new home demonstration agent. Mem bers were very favorably impressed with Miss Patterson. Three new members were added to the club. Ten ladies were present, Mrs. Fred Smith, of Creswell, being the club’s visitor for the day. | JAS. A. HARTNESS ] ■s_ _/ Mr. Hartness, whose home is in Statesville, is a candidate to succeed himself as Secretary of State. He is now servf.ng hiis first term in that office. HARTNESS OUT TO RETAIN HIS STATE OFFICE -<9 Iredell Democrat Candidate For Renomination As Secretary State (Note: This is the fifth of a series of articles dealing with the views and competency of candi dates for offices thin concern the readers of the Beacon.) James A. Hartness, Secretary of State, candidate to succeed himself, was appointed and elected in 1928, and is now serving his first term. A Democrat from youth up, he has taken an active interest in the party and its ticket and canvassed the state many times at his own expense as he did in 1928 and 1930 in behalf of the entire ticket. Born and reared on a farm in Ire dell County, he did every kind of farm w'ork and was educated in the rural schools of Iredell County and at the Statesville Male Academy. He studied law under private tutelage and was licensed to practice law in 1887, and practiced this profession in States ville until elected clerk of the superior court in 1898. In 1893 he established, owned, and edited for a long time, a weekly news paper in Statesville. The policy of the paper was Democratic and advocated temperance, education, agricultural ad vancement and the building of indus trial enterprises and every progressive measure that would bring to the peo ple betterment of conditions, health, happiness, and prosperity. He was elected to the legislature in 1896, redeeming the county from Pop ulists and Republicans, who had car ried the county by a fusion ticket in 1894. He served in the 1897 legisla ture and was author of the Fellow Servant law, giving employees of transportation companies the right of suit for damages for injuries received I on account of the negligence of said companies. He was elected chairman of the County Democratic Executive Com mittee in 1899 and served in that ca pacity until 1930 and increased the Democratic majority in each election until it was over 3,000. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, the Masonic order, and for many years was active in many other fraternal orders. In a recent statement, Mr. Hart ness said: “North Carolina is the greatest state in the union. She came out of the devastation of the War of the Six ties with a rebound into the agricul tural and industrial leadership of the states and made a success in 60 years in every field of endeavor, educational, moral and material, that has made all mankind amazed at her progress and come back. The indomitable will, energy, thrift, and high intelligence of her people is a guarantee that the fu ture of our state will be as glorious as her past.” Frigidaire Corporation Make Change in Prices Dayton, Ohio.—Frigidaire Corpor ation today announced sweeping price reductions on its complete line of household refrigerators. The lowest priced model, the ML-4, is listed at $130 at the factory. The drastic reductions were made as a result of a nation-wide survey which indicated that there are hun dreds of thousands of people who would like to own a Frigidaire, but have deferred its actual purchase be cause of price, according to H. W. Newell, vice president in charge of sales, who made the announcement. TAX COLLECTION IS EXPETCED TO GAIN IN MARCH Look For Corporations To Pay in About $40,000 During Month Public schools in the Washington County system will operate this term for eight months unless something unexpected happens to prohibit this, it was learned today from James W. Norman, superintendent of public in struction. It appears now' that there will be enough money in the treasury at the time needed to continue the schools for the extended two months term aft er the State discontinues its full sup port of the institutions. The treasury is almost depleted on account of the payment of a $10,000 loan to the Branch Banking and Trust Company Monday bj' the commission ers. This amount was sorely needed at this time. Despite this, corpora tions owning real estate in the coun ty are expected to pay about $40,000 in taxes during March. It is hoped that the market on com modities produced in this county will take a rise, and this would make it possible for more taxes to be paid. Mr. Norman is of the opinion that if peanuts were to go to a little over two cents that there are enough stored to j pay most of the taxes now due. There is a total county budget of I $19,485.69; of this amount, the tax | reduction fund, administered by the | State, pays $9,088.19, while the coun ' ty must raise $10,397.50. The above mentioned county budget is for the extended term of two months and has no relation to the six months sup | ported by the State. If the county is unable to put up cash against the cash contributed by the State, then the State will pay nine-tenths of whatever part of this amount the county can produce in cash. Loans by teachers of their sal I aries, except in cash, will do no good. POSSIBILITY OF TOWN GETTING i NEW FACTORY Representatives of Furni ture Firm Are Recent Visitors Here Possibility of a factory to be locat ed here for the purpose of manufact uring furniture panels loomed on the ! industrial horizon today when it be I came known that three men from a i furniture concernin the western part l of North Carolina spent a couple of I days here this week conferring with Zeb Vance Norman, vice president of I the chamber of commerce, and other [ lumbermen. The men, whose names were with 1 lteld by Mr. Norman, were investigat |ing sites and also the amount of tim i her that they would need for a num ber of years operation. They were ■ mostly interested in poplar and the better grade of gum, which is plenti ful in this section. They would make the panels here, but would send to their factory in the western part of the Stale for finishing, j Immediately after a decision is made for location of the plant, construction will begin. And as soon as complet ed the factory will begin operating full time with about 40 men employed regularly. Mostly local labor would be used in the enterprise. Induce ments will be made to the furniture firm in an effort to get them to locate here While here the visitors conferred with Mayor A. L. Owens, P. W Brinkley, E. K. Jackson, A. H. Stier. C. L. Groves, and others, who gave them all the information they desired. Nothing definite was told to the local men, but it was learned that the visi tors were favorably impressed with the matter. Home Agent Announces Schedule For Next Week By Miss Eugenia Patterson The Roper girls’ club will meet at Roper School building Friday after noon, March 18, at 2 o’clock. The following women’s clubs will meet next week: Scuppernong, Monday, March 14, at 2:30 p. m. Cherry, Tuesday afternoon, March IS, at 2:30 p. m. Albemarle Club, Wednesday after noon, 2:30 p. m., March 16. Wenona: Thursday afternoon, March 17, at 2:30. The demonstrations for the above meetings will be the arrangement of ! the work area and height of the work ( area.
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