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gHnimminimmniHimmnmmiiminmminmiuiiiiimu: I A home newspaper dedicated § to the service of Washington § County and its 12,000 people. 5 HniHimmiiniiminiiiiiiimmiiitiiiiniiiiiiinnnimiiiii? The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* | Advertisers will find Beacon § 1 and News columns a latch-key to 2 2 1,100 Washington County homes. | anmmimmiiimmiiiiiimiiHimiimmiiiimiiHiimmmiii; VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 18 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, April 29, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1889 LOCAL FIREMEN PLAN REMOVAL OF FIRE HAZARDS -- Will Start in With Water Front, Decided at Meet Monday Night A campaign to clean up the water front at the rear of the buildings on Water Street will be inaugurated soon by the Plymouth Fire Department, it was decided upon at a meeting here Monday night. The plan is to remove the debris, tidy up the wharves, and plant growth there that will make the place look better. And in additian to this, any worthless buddings will be torn down with the permission of owners in an ef fort to remove fire hazards as well. Also the clean-up work will not be confined to the water front entirely, but will spread to all sections of the town in time. Efforts will be made to enhance the beauty of the streets in ' the town with crepe myrtle and dog wood trees planted at strategic points. The firemen will call on the city council, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Thursday Afternoon Literary Club, and the chamber of commerce for their support and aid in any of the projects that will be un dertaken in the clean-up campaign. j It is the hope of the firemen that ; the town can be made so beautiful by j regular and consistent work with j steady improvements that by next spring trees will be so planted and other beauty work done that will at tract out-of-town people here to view the budding and blooming shrubbery and trees. This idea of beautifying the town originated with the firemen, who are anxious to serve the town in any way possible, making it prettier and more attractive, thereby eliminating all fire hazards that threaten the town at the present time. Business firms and organizations are expected to join in this effort. EXPRESS RATES ARE LOWERED; Fruits and Vegetables Can Now Be Shipped At Pre-War Rates A reduction of express rates on fruits and vegetables from the Caro linas and Georgia, which will bring them to pre-war levels, was put into effect on April 25 by the Railway Ex press Agency, W. C. Jones, agent in Plymouth, announced today. This reduction in rates is made to meet the growing competition of ped dler trucks and as an offset to the pre vailing low prices of fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the consuming territory. The growers in this section repre sented to the express company that owing to the drop in prices of fruits and vegetables such reductions were imperative. They indicated that it might otherwise be compelled to aban don the marketing of their crops by express and to dispose of a large part of their production to highway truck men at the truckmen’s own price or to forward by truck to nearby or distant markets at such rates as they can se cure from day to day from available truck operators. The express company’s service, Mr. Jones stated, is preferred, both by growers and dealers and commission houses at the principal markets as the uncontrolled movement by highway truck and the sale of a large part of the crop to peddlers, it has been found, tends to demoralize the markets, which must serve the greatest part of the consuming public. The express company has for many years handled the less-than-carload movement of fruits and vegetables from this section and in an effort to preserve this traffic and to aid in the orderly marketing of the coming crop it has reduced its rates from 25 to 33 per cent, or to practically the pre-war level. The reduction is intended as an ex periment to ’determine whether t]fie growers prefer to continue the long established marketing by express, or whether the growing practice of sell ing to highway truckmen and the con sequent demoralization of markets and prices is to be continued. Creswell Youth Entered In Oratory Contest 29th Creswell—Ira J. Alligood, senior at Creswell High School, will represent the Creswell Agricultural Chapter of Future Farmers of America in the an nual oratorical contest to be held at the Perquimans County High School on Friday night, April 29. His sub ject will he "The Future of the Ameri-. can Farmer.” The winners in this district will com pete against the winners of other dis tricts in Raleigh the last of June. Win ners at Raleigh will be sent to Kan sas City, Mo., during the month of November for the finals. County Agent Gives Formula For Use Against ‘Blue Mold’ Their plants threatened by the blue mold, tobacco farmers of this county are now calling regularly upon Agent Dunning for control methods. In other sections, the disease has played havoc with the plants, and over in Martin Coun ty a 50 per cent reduction and probably more was predicted this week. In other counties condi tions are said to be equally as bad and probably worse. Washington County farmers are advised to use what is commonly known as the “Boredaux Mixture” in controlling the disease. If the leaves are kept covered with a thin coating of this mixture, the disease will be prevented, and if the plants have already been attacked, the j mixture, in many cases, will check spreading. It is recommended that Bor deaux mixture be made so that two pounds of copper sulphate and three pounds of hydrated lime be contained in 50 gallons of water. Dissolve two pounds of copper sul phate in two gallons of water and three pounds of hydrated lime in three gallons of water. Then di lute two gallons of the copper sulphate to about 40 gallons of water and then add the lime so lution, stirring vigorously while pouring together. Add enough water to make 50 gallons. One half of one pound of calcium ar senate may be used as a spreader, Agent Dunning said. Says Cannery Here Will Be Operated NEGRO DROWNS IN RIVER NEAR HERE FRIDAY --da Body of Herman Hart, Em ployee of Fishery, Taken From Roanoke ——-®— The first casualty in years, or at any time in the history of the famous Kitty Hawk and Slade fisheries occurred here last Friday night when a negro workman who had been employed by the firm every season for years was taken from the murky waters of the lerring-fillcd Roanoke River. The negro's name was Herman Hart rnd his body was recovered after a irout a three-hour search in the dark ness with only the lights of the fishery :o aid them. Fishing comrades toiled valiantly until about 3 o’clock in the morning search for the body after they :ound him missing by calling for him it his quarters. The negro was booked for service nn the midnight shift in preparing for next day’s fishing, but did not answer when called. A search revealed that i wrench that he usually carried in his pocket was seen on a platform above :he water, where a few hours later nis body was recovered from the treacherous waters. It is said by some that the negro suffered an injury in the head earlier n the day when a lever attached to tome of the machinery accidentally struck him about the head. Medical nttention was rendered at once, and :he negro seemed to have been im proving. One theory is that the negro suf ered from “a swimming in the head,” hat made him dizzy, thus causing him ;o lose his balance and topple into the water, and another is that he had a sudden attack of head trouble that raused him to fall into the river. All of these ideas are merely con ectures. The negro’s body was bur ed Sunday with the funeral at a local :hurch that was largely attended by somrades in the fishing trade and oth :r friends. Landmark Is Torn Down In Skinnersville Section -*8> Skinnersville.—Wilson Chesson, Au mack Everett and Tom Basnigbt are building a dwelling on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. White, of Nor folk. Located on the old Noah White Estate, later owned by Mrs. Helen l'arkenton, a daughter of Mr. Noah White, the old building which was torn down was over 100 years old. -\lso the Albemarle school building on die farm of C. V. White and built in 1912, 20 years ago, has been taken lown by the carpenters. '-« Only Two Cases Tried By Recorder Tuesday -<r Joshua Baum, colored, 19, was or dered held for superior court on a rliarge of assault and attempt to rape V'onie Lee. Bond was fixed at $400 by Recorder E. L. Owens. George Blount, 21, colored, plead guilty to an assault and was given 30 days on the roads. -<j> Attends District Meet of Pender’s Stores Managers -« H. H. Allen, local manager of the Pender Grocery here, attended a meet fig of the managers of stores in this district in New Bern Tuesday night. Lhere were 15 men present from sur rounding towns. G. L. Rogers, of Washington, superintendent of the New Bern district, was the principal speaker. Also a general discussion ,vas held on the store problems in the erritory. CONCERN IS NOW TRYING TO GET STATE CONTRACT -<5 Plant Will Be Operated At Same Location As Last Year Tomatoes will be canned in Ply mouth this season despite rumors cir culating here to the contrary, it was officially announced here today by John W. Darden, manager of the can ning plant here of the Crockett Pack ing Company. It appears now that the local plant will can more of the vegetables than heretofore as efforts are being made by the officials of the cannery to land a State contract for 50,000 dozen cans ' of these ripe tomatoes that will be packed in gallon containers. The officials are not sure they will get this contract, but they are plan ning to equip their plant here with | machinery to handle this -No. 10 stock in addition to the No. 2 and 3 cans that they pack ever season. They are making a bid for this work from the State. The Crockett Company has an acre age here of 600 agreed for this season, and they will handle ripe tomatoes for this much more from other growers who are not cooperating with them if they are successful in landing the State contract. Mr. Darden explains, though, that tomatoes from their growers will, he taken care of first. Also green tomatoes for shipping to the northern markets will be wrapped at the Norfolk Southern station here1 this season. Nothing hut local help will he employed in preparing these vegetables for transportation to the market. And in this way the money for the produce and for the labor of preparing for market will he distribut ed here. It is thought that the company will start receiving the green tomatoes for . shipment about June 15 and will start their plant to packing ripe tomatoes about July 20. The season for han dling the tomatoes will open officially about the middle of June and will con- , tinue until about August, and they will be packed in the old plant on the Ro- ' anoke River near here. Mr. Darden will be in charge of the local branch and will do his best to satisfy the growers cooperating with them in their work, but they will not obligate to take any of the ripe to matoes grown by outsiders until their | 600 acres have been taken care of. Prices on the green wraps are ex pected to be fair. It is thought that cold injured some of the crops south of here, and if this is so and the grow- | ers can only expect about a half of a 1 crop after replanting, then this should result in a favorable price tor toma toes grown in this section. On the other band, it is pointed out that if cold hurt them and they ar ranged for replanting and still get their usual crop coming off about the same time as these in this section, then the 1 market is expected to be depressed. But if the recent cold wave did those south of here no harm and they come off at the usual time, earlier than those in this section, then again no alarm is being felt, as they will be out of the way in time for the growers in ! this section to get their tomatoes on j the market at a time when the trade ' is not glutted. Leaders School Is Held Here Tuesday Evening -<s> Miss Helen N. I stabrook held a leaders’ school at 1:30 in the Brink ley Hotel Tuesday afternoon. Twen ty-five women were in attendance. The subject was “Laundering;.” 200 BARRELS OF FLOUR WILL BE DONATED POOR -« Secured From Red Cross; Will Be Here About Middle May Flour to be used for relief purposes in Washington County will be received in Plymouth about May 13, it was learned here this week from A. J. Berres, of Raleigh, field representative for North Carolina of the American Red Cross, who paid a visit to this section. It was at first thought that this county would receive only 40 barrels, but circumstances here this week made it possible for the local welfare work ers to persuade Mr. Berres to increase this amount to 200 barrels. This flour will be allotted to any person in Roper. Creswell, and Plymouth sections who are worthy and in need of help. This flour is being distributed in the various sections of the United States by the American Red Cross and is supplied from the vast amount of wheat that was bought up by the Fed eral government not long ago in an effort to stabilize the market. Now, the government has agreed to distribute through the Red Cross this flour to the needy sections of the coun try. Large amounts of it have been distributed in drought and flood sec tions, while over around Cape Hat teras and in Dare County much re lief work was done by the same or ganization. This flour will arrive at a station in Plymouth with the transportation paid for by the Red Cross and the only ex pense that the local organization will incur will be the expense of hauling it from the station and the use of the warehouse in keeping it until it is dis tributed, which will be done in small quantities. Attorney Zcb Vance Norman here has been appointed chairman of the Washington County chapter of the American Red Cross and will act in a supervisory capacity. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer, welfare workers, will distribute this flour to needy people. Dates For Closing Of Schools In County White schools in Washington Coun ty will close on the following dates: I'reswell and Cherry, May 27; We 1011a, May 6; Roper, May 10; and Plymouth, May 5. Colored school closing dates follow: Pritchett, Sound Side, Back Woods, Mount DeLane, Macedonia, Deep Bottom, Brooks and Long Ridge, on A.pril 29; Cherry. Creswell, May 6; Morattock, May 3; Roper, May 10; Washington County Training School, May 6. Mrs. R. G. L. Edwards To Give Up Her School Work -® Mrs. R, G. L. Edwards, a member o{ the faculty of the Plymouth City schools, will leave soon after the clos ng of school for Parkton, where she ,vi 11 join her husband, who is pastor if the Methodist church of that place. Mrs. Edwards resigned as a teacher n the local schools about two months ago. She will be missed as a teacher n the Methodist Sunday school and hurch in which she took an active iart, being a talented singer. -« Sunday School Program at Roper Methodist Church -- By Rev. J. BASCOM HURLEY Roper.—There will be held a spec al Sunday school day program at the Methodist church in Roper Sunday light, May 1. This program is being irranged so as to encourage and strengthen Sunday school attendance. All the church and Sunday school lupils, officers, and teachers in the town and community are urged to avail themselves of the opportunity ind be present. -0 Wation Is Observing Better Homes Week This week is Better Homes Week n America. Better Homes in America vas organized in 1922. Its national leadquarters are at 1653 Pennsylvania \venue, Washington, D. C. The or ganization is entirely educational; that s, it works for the good of others and las no commercial products to sell, its object is to help improve living :onditions.—Home Agent. -« Strawberries Begin To Move in Pender County Thirty-five crates of strawberries vere shipped from Burgaw, Pender bounty, in early April. Indications ire that the crop will be cut in half :his season. -^ Scotland Farmers Plant Improved Cotton Seed -• Scotland County farmers have or leted 450 bushels of improved cotton ecd for planting this spring. Chicago Mill Plant Here To Stop Operations Next Week Primary Election Calendar for 1932 For the convenience of voters of' this county, we are presenting the primary election calendar for 1932, as compiled by the State Board of Elec tions: April 22nd Last day for candidates for selection as the nominees of any political party for State, District, and Congressional offices (except for the office of State Senator) to file notice of candidacy with the State Board of Elections. April 30th Date of opening of the registration books by the registrars at the polling places at 9 a. m., for registration of new voters. Registration books are to remain open for registration until sun set on every Saturday through Satur day, May 21st, for registration. May 20th Last day for candidates for selection as the nominees of any political party for the office of State Senator, mem ber of the House of Representatives, and County and Township offices to file notice of candidacy with the Coun ty Board of Elections. May 23rd Last day for the chairmen of the county boards of elections in the sena torial districts composed of more than one county where there is no agree ment as provided for in Section 6014 of the Consolidated Statutes to certify to every other chairman of the county boards of elections in such senatorial district, the names of all candidates who have filed notice of candidacy in their respective county for the office of State Senator. May 25th Last day for statements of expendi tures to be filed by candidates and cam paign committees. All candidates for ’State and District offices shall file such statements with the Secretary of State. All candidates for State Senator in districts composed of only one coun ty, members of the House of Repre sentatives, and all county offices shall file such statements with the clerk of the superior court of their county. May 28th Day for the Registrars to attend the polling places with the registration books, from 9 a. m. until 3 p. m., when i and where the registration books shall be opened to the public for inspection for the purpose of challenges. June 4th Date of Primary Election. June 6th Day for the meeting of the county | boards of elections at 11 o'clock a. m. i at the courthouse of the county to re ceive the returns of the primary elec tion from tile registrars and judges of election of every precinct in the coun- . ty, at which titne the county boards of elections shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the primary election for all county and township officers and members of the House of Representatives. June 24th Last day for candidates to file state ments of expenditures with the secre tary of state and the clerk of the su perior court, same as shown for May 25th above. July 2nd Date for second primary election, where same is necessary. July 5th Day for the meeting of the county boards of election where a second pri mary is held, to canvass the returns, declare the results, and to make out proper abstracts of the election. MRS. CLARA P. STOOKES DIES Buried Friday Afternoon in Oak Grove Cemetery, This County » Pinetown. — Mrs. Clara Pierce Stookes, who died Wednesday night at her home in Craddock, Ya., was buried Friday afternoon in Oak Grove cemetery in Washington County. The funeral services, which were largely at tended, were conducted at 4 o’clock in South Street Baptist church by Rev. T. A. Russell, pastor, and Rev. Vernon L. Fisher, pastor of the Craddock Presbyterian church. During the serv ice, the choir sang “The Old Rugged Cross," and “Sometimes We'll Under stand." Miss Edna Fauncy and Miss Alice Stewart sang a duet, “Whisper ing Hope." The casket was covered with a spray of roses and lilies. The pall-bearers were: Honorary, W. S. Parker, W. F. Smith, J. L. Smith, E. L. Beale, E. E. Parker, F. O. Robertson, P. H. Boyette, T. O. Williams, J. T. Sharpe, C. B. Ether idge, D. L. White, T. H. Holland, J. A. Rawles, R. S. Cuthrell, E. N. Bak er, and W. F. Felton; active: S. Lloyd Drake, John Shannon, H. J. Allen, J. R. Phillips, R. R. Cooke, C. D. Jack son, Milton Wright, and Frank L. Wicker. Besides her husband, William G. Stookes, Mrs. Stookes is survived by her parents, Thomas N. and Mrs. Penelope Pierce, of Pinetown; a son, William T. Stookes; one daughter, loyce Hathaway Stookes; five sister, Mrs. L. V. Allen, of Craddock; Mrs. kV. C. Duffie, of Portsmouth, Ya.; and Misses Mary, Martha and Gladys Pierce, of Pinetown. ———® Home Agmt Announces Schedule for Next Week -«■ By Miss EUGENIA PATTERSON The following clubs will meet next iveek: Tuesday afternoon, May 3, at 2:30, Hoke. Wednesday everybody goes to the district meeting at Williamston. Wear cotton dresses. Thursday afternoon, 2:30, Chapel Hill. Friday, 2:30, Beech Grove. The following girls’ clubs will meet next week: Thursday morning, 9:45, Creswell. Thursday morning, 11, Cherry. Each girl is asked to wear the dress that she has made. The best one will he selected from each group. It is hoped that this will mean a trip to the state 4-H club meeting at Raleigh. SENIORS GUESTS JUNIORS FRIDAY 4E-1— ■■ Party Is Thoroughly En joyed by Students and Other Guests Ambitious juniors threw a party here for dignified seniors last Friday night—and all had a good time. Beneath a canopy of streamers that gleamed in assorted colors these jworth-while young folk enjoyed them selves with dancing, bridge, and con j tests, while a group of their elders looked on with pleasure, reminescing of the same conditions existing when I they played around a hit themselves. ! These hoys and girls had a good time. To most of them it will come 'only once in a life time, as hardly one per cent of this number will ever at tend college for the last two or three or maybe four years. In charge of the reception was Miss Thelma Get singer, a teacher. i Despite existing depressed condi tions the young folk were well dressed and they had the party spirit, enjoying every minute of the occasion. They behaved well with Superintendent and Mrs. E. H. Hicks looking in on the merriment most of the time. Punch was served the merry guests upon arrival by a quartet of beautiful damsels who were dressed for the part. And then the visitor could choose his or her amusement between dancing, cards, and contests. Card tables were arranged in one end of the hall and the other end was reserved for those who were terpischorean inclined. Between these turn wings was a hall that resembled a pavilion and in this space were lounging chairs for couples and single occupants. This reception took the place of the usual junior senior banquet as the former was less expensive. About 60 attended. Air Traffic Increases 6.5 Percent in First 9 Months -* During the first nine months of, 1931, there were 348,507 passengers^ carried on the 38 major air lines of the country, according to the Aero-1 nautical Chamber of Commerce of America. This represents a gain of i 6.5 per cent over the same period of 1930. An increase of 47 per cent in the number of miles flown is also shown for this period. $4.25 Top Price Paid for Pitt Hogs Last Week Two cars of hogs containing 145 ' animals were sold for $1,319.17 by 1 nine Pitt County farmers last week. Tops brought $4.25 a hundred net. FUTURE PLANS NOT KNOWN BY MANAGER HERE To Use Up Supply of Logs Now on Yards Before Stopping Operation of the box veneer plant on the banks of the Roanoke River near here, established years ago, will cease about the middle of next week, when logs on the yards of the plant have been used, it was learned today from A. H. Stier, general manager of the Chicago Mill and I umber Corpor ation. Instructions have been issued to Mr. Stier to do this and the resident man ager of the firm has not been in formed of any future plans, and all other “information" that is scattered about here is utterly without founda tion, as the head of the firm in Chi cago, without comment, informed Mr. Stier last w'eek to stop operations. The local plant represents an invest ment of $600,000, together with an adequate supply of timber; improved new' machinery and renovations made bv the Chicago firm makes the local plant rank among the leaders of its kind in the South. With Mr. Stier as general manager the mill had developed a very efficient organization for the operation of the plan. During normal times 350 men were employed, lately using about 150 with a pay roll of $8,000 monthly. Be fore the plant was purchased in March 1929, Mr. Stier spent a month here investigating the property and his re port resulted in the purchase of the mill. Mr. Stier has no plans for the fu ture as concerning himself, and knows of no plans for the future operation of the .plant by the present company or any other company. All he knows is that his company, the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corporation, is stopping operation of the plant next week. It is assumed that lack of volume and very low prices made it necessary to close the plant at this time. Mr. Stier started with the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corporation 21 years ago, working himself into the position of plant manager at Blytheville, Ark,, before coming here three years ago. E. F. Still, assistant to Mr. Stier, also came from Blytheville and has had con siderable experience. ,W A. David son, superintendent of the factory, is another Blytheville man in the organi zation who came here with the first two men. Also W. D. Burr, jr., of Chicago, came here with Mr. Stier to learn the box veneer business. This week Mr. Burr and his family left for their home. Others in the organi zation are mostly Carolinians. “This is the worst. And anything that happens front now on in the way of news is bound to be better,” said Mr. Stier, who was very warm in his praise of the personnel of his organi zation and the many employees of the plant who have stuck to their posts through thick and thin since he has been here. -• A. Corey, of Jamesville, To Run for State Senate -• Acocrding to information received here today, A. Corey, of Jamesville, is considering running for the State Sen ate. Mr. Corey could not be reached in time for confirmation of the report, but it was reliably learned that if he decides to enter the race he will an nounce his candidacy for the senate within the next few days. Mr. Corey’s candidacy will create a race for the office, Messrs. Carl L. Bailey, of this county, and A. D. Mac Lean, of Washington, having announc ed for the office some time ago. Register of Deeds Issues Marriage Permit Recently -<$ Marriage license was issued from the register of deeds’ office by Mrs. Addie L. Brinkley on April 12 for William Maxwell Oliver, 21, and Louise Vir ginia Davenport, 21, white, both of Creswell. This was the only one is sued to date since the last appearance jf some in the Beacon, except that of i colored couple. ——® No Service at Methodist Church Sunday Morning -« There will be no service at the Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The local congregation is asked to join with other churches in attending the commencement sermon it that hour in the school auditorium. The Sunday school will meet, as usual, at 10 o’clock, and at 8 o’clock p. m., there will be preaching by the pastor.
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