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Illllllllllllllllllll’' A home newspaper dedicated = to the service of Washington = County and its 12,000 people. = fimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* 4iiiiiii!iiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii!iitmiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiu = Advertisers will find Beacon = 2 and News columns a latch-key to | 2 1,100 Washington County homes. 2 ;immiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini» VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 23 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, June 3, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1889 TO FORM LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLES DEMOCRAT CLUB Purpose Is To Assist in Getting Democratic Voters Out - - “This is not a one-man organization, and it is proposed that the young Deni ocrats in Washington County organize themselves into a going concern with both sexes participating in the work of getting Democratic voters to the polls and assist the main organization as much as possible,” said Walter H. Paramore, in accepting the job as chairman of Washington County. “And I am acting in this capacity as chairman of this county at the in sistence of J. Dewey Dorsett, of Ra leigh, acting chairman of the Young People's Democratic Clubs in North Carolina, who appointed me this week. I hope that at least five from this county will attend the meeting of the young Democrats in the State June 15. “A lady in this county will be named acting vice chairman to work among the women in an effort to instill and preserve in the young people of Wash ington County an interest in govern mental affairs and to further the ideals and principles of the Democratic party. Township officers will be appointed to work in the general election. “A 50-cent fee for each member is being charged. And the State officials are advocating a minimum fee of $1, with 50 cents going to national head quarters, 25 cents being retained by the local club and 25 cents turned over to the State organization. Member ship cards will be mailed to any per son in the county who wishes to aid in this work. "The permanent state organization of Young People’s Democratic Clubs will sponsor a Jackson Day dinner each year and at the convention to be called just prior to the Democratic State convention it will be suggested that a committee be selected to arrange ^ state-wide rally to be called a Jack son Day Dinner some time between the primary and general election. A prominent speaker will be secured.” FARM MEETINGS HERE JUNE 8TH1 i Peanut Marketing System To Be Explained in County -* A. E. Gibson, of Washington, D. C., representative of the Federal Farm Board, and C. W. Sheffield, of Raleigh, chief marketing specialist of North Carolina State College, will hold two 1 meetings in Washington County on ! Wednesday, June 8. These men will explain the peanut marketing system which is being or ganized for the sale of peanuts. Mer- I chants, business men, and others are j welcome to attend as well as growers 1 of peanuts. I The first meeting will be held at the 1 Creswell school building at 3 o’clock i in the afternoon, with a second at Roper school building at 8 in the eve ning. Farm Agent Dunning urges every one who possibly can to attend. Shower for Bride - • Pleasant Grove.—Mrs. R. W. Bland, ' of Norfolk, who is here spending some time with her father, J. W. Chesson, and sister of the bride gave a ^surprise shower on Friday afternoon from 3:00 until 6:00 o’clock at the home of Mrs. j Will Riddick at which time she an nounced the marriage of Miss Rhoda j Lee Chesson, daughter of J. W. Ches- ! son, to Dencil Ainsley, formerly of Mackeys. The entire home was decorated with old fashion flowers and ferns, with ! baskets of pink and white larspur and j ferns arranged attractively for the oc- . casion. Misses Elsie Ruth cnesson ana Agnes Spruill served punch upon the arrival of the guests. Mrs. J. E. Davenport sang very! sweetly “Drink Unto Me Only with^ Thine Eyes,” and “Annie Laurie,” ac-, contpanied on the piano by Miss Jamie ( Riddick. A romance contest was then enjoyed, Miss Elsie Chesson being the' winner of the prize, presented it to the bride-elect. At the announcement of cupid’s ar rival, little Misses Dorothy Frances Beard and Alice Marie Davenport daintily dressed in pink and white or gandy, entered, pushing a lovely dec orated colonial carriage laden with many beautiful and useful gifts for the bride. The guests were then invited into the attractively decorated dining room, the color scheme, pink and white be ing carried out very effectively, where the hostesses served a delicious course of strawberry short cake and ice cream. -$ Repeater Otto Jaritz, 102, of Pittsfield, 111., has voted in 19 presidential elections. THREE-AND-ONE 1 v./ Mullins, S. C.—Tobacco grow ers in this immediate section, hav ing had many troubles locating plants due to the ravages of blue mold and hail, have according to H. B. Harrington, jr., a local plant er, coined a term to describe the year’s crop. Riding to his farm today, Mr. Harrington gave a young white boy a lift. The young boy asked Harrington if he had ever seen a year produce more “Three-and one” tobacco. Asked just what specie of tobacco this was, the young man solemnly replied, three bad hills and one good one.” He stated his folks had a large crop of this three-and-one this sea son. SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY SUNDAY —<*>— Brings To Close Campaign Conducted by Baptist Church A Sunday school rally here in the Baptist Church Sunday morning at the regular Sunday school hour will bring to a close in Plymouth an enlarge ment campaign for this denomination that has been in progress for a week. They will open the rally at 9:50 o'clock in the morning. Last Sunday a Sunday school cen sus was taken in Plymouth and the rural sections adjoining it that con tained possible material for the Sun day schools. Night sessions have been held each evening this week with dis cussions on how to build a standard school. Miss Ruth Preslar, of Win gate, is in charge here. This campaign has been going on simultaneously in 18 Baptist churches in this section, including those in the section of Plymouth, Columbia, and Belhaven. H. Perry Morgan, secre tary of the State Baptist Sunday Sun day school work, is directing the cam paign. The campaign in this section will end at the Oak Grove church in | this county Sunday afternoon, when delegates from nine churches assem ble with the workers at 2:30. WENONA* PICNIC TO BE AUGUST 4 —«— Exhibits To Be in Charge Of State College Specialists Supplementing the State Farmers’ convention, which will be held at State College during the week of August 29, the series of picnics and field days will be held at each of the branch experi ment station farms as in the past. Dates for these picnics have been announced by Fred E. Miller, director of branch station farms. For the tide water country, the picnic will be held at the Blackland Station near Wenona, in Washington County on August 4. At these field days, specialists and research investigators for the North j Carolina State College will have ex hibits of their results with crops and livestock, and experts will be on hand to explain the nature of the work be ing done on each farm. Mr. Miller says an effort will be made to keep the program at the same f high standard of past years and that good speakers will be secured for the formal features of the program. •-® Farewell Dinner A farewell dinner and bridge given Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Sumner, complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stier, ended a series of ■ courtesies that have been extended to Mr. and Mrs. Stier in the past few days on the eve of their departure to make their home in Chicago after re siding in Plymouth for three years. Immediately following the bounti ful four-course dinner, the guests joined others in the living room who came in for bridge. Five tables were appointed ■ for the game in a setting resembling an old-fashioned flower gar den, with many flowers of brilliant hues used profusely throughout the first floor of the residence. High score prize for ladies, an at tractive box of dusting powder, was presented Mrs. R. L. Whitehurst, while Zeno Lyon held high score for the men and received a carton of cigar ettes. Both the guests of honor re ceived lovely gifts also. At the conclusion of the game, the hostess was assisted in serving fresh fruit ice cream with cake and mints moulded into old-fashioned flowers to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Beam, Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Lyon, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Whitehurst, Dr. and Mrs. Claudius McGowan, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stier, Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Still, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sutton, Mesdames W. F. Winslow and J. B. Edmundson, Miss Martha Hornthal, and B. A. Sumner. 45 NEW PUPILS IN HIGH SCHOOL —— List of Graduates From Grammar School Here -® The freshman class in the Plymouth High school next term will have an enrollment of 45 pupils if all those who passed this term matriculate again in September, or when the school opens for the next term. This is one of the largest first-year high school classes in years. Names of those who are going up from the grammar school follow: Frances Alexander, Eugene Ba3 night, Joey Brown, Mavis Bowen, Earl Bowen, Edward Bergeron, Josh ua Carter, Gordon Chesson, Agnes Davenport, Worthing Dixion, -Annie Mae Dixon, Tarlton Gardner, Wil liam Green, Elsie Ruth Hardison, Ruby Hooker, David Albert Hurley, Hugh Fagan Jordan, Gertrude Land ing, Joe Leggett, Jack Lefever, Edna Earl Lefever, Cleo Lilley, Richard Harvey Lucas, Norman Mayo, Ruby MsNair, Edwin McNair, Stanford Mi zelle, William Mizelle, Virginia New ton, Iva Mae Overton, Hubert Paul, Margaret Pinkham, Leon Rose, jr., Hazel Roughton, Hulda Mae Sawyer, Frances Stillman, Virginia Tarken ton, Robert Tarkenton, Fred Watkins jr., Eugene Watson, Brinnie Williams, Virginia Williams. UNION MEETING AT OAK GROVE Held Last Friday and Sat urday; Large Crowd of Delegates Attend -® Skinnersville.—The union meeting of the Baptist churches in the sur rounding counties met at Oak Grove church Friday and Saturday. A large crowd of delegates were present with the pastor, Rev. W. H. Hollowell and Rev. Richard Lucas, of Plymouth. Miss Mable Beaker arrived here Friday in the interest of the North Carolina Baptist Sunday School drive, which is now in session. Mr. Edwards who is a Sunday school worker and was with the Gum Neck people ar rived here Monday afternoon. Miss Beaker is giving instructions in the right method of teaching Sun day school classes and will continue through the week with services in the afternoon and night. She is a gradu ate of Meredith College, Raleigh and was a Bible student in Louisville, Ky. She has been in missionary fields in foreign countries. A big rally will also be held at the Oak Grove church next Sunday. Large crowds are expected there. -» — Special Service Sunday at Pleasant Grove Church • •—> Pleasant Grove.—A special Sunday school (children's day) service will be held at Pleasant Grove Sunday night at 8 o’clock. A program of great interest and val ue will be presented by Pleasant Grove Sunday school, and a free-will offering will be taken for the benefit of the Sunday school work. The entire community is cordially invited and even urged to attend. -t /. H. Hopkins Leaves For Portsmouth, Va. J. H. Hopkins, who has been here for some time as telegraph operator for Western Union at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station, left Tues day for Portsmouth, where he will work for the same company. Mr. Hopkins came here from Rocky Mt. J. B. Edmundson will serve in his place as well as retain his status as Coast Line agent. Chesson-A ipsley Miss Rhoda Lee Chesson, formerly of Norfolk, and daughter of J. W. Chesson, and Dencil Ainsley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ainsley were quietly married at the Methodist par sonage in Roper last Saturday evening at 8 o’clock in the presence of a num ber of friends and relatives. The bride and groom entered the living room while Miss Jamie Riddick played "Here Comes the Bride.” Rev. J. Bascom Hurley officiated, the ring ceremony being used. Miss Riddick softly played "Melody of Love,” on the piano during the ceremony. The bride looked very attractive in a lovely grey crepe traveling suit with accessories to match, wearing a beautiful corsage of pink and white larkspur with fern. Miss Chesson has won a host of admiring friends since she has been in Washington County. Mr. Ainsley is a very popular young man and has accepted a position with a boat com pany in New York where the couple will make their future home. After the ceremony the bride am groom immediately left Mount. SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION IN SESSION SUNDAY Plymouth Township Group Holds Session at Local Christian Church Decision to meet quarterly with the next session to be held with the Ply mouth Methodist church on the first Sunday in September in order to have another meeting before the county wide meeting on September 13, was made by the Plymouth Township Sun day School Convention in session Sun day. Election of officers was deferred un til the September meeting, and Wal ter H. Paramore was asked to con tinue as president until that time, and the meeting voted a confirmation of the appointment of Mrs. William H. Harrison, of Pinetown, as secretary. There were about 70 people pres ent as delegates from the Christian, Methodist, Baptist, Grace Episcopal, and Long Acre Free Will Baptist churches in this township. Delegates will be invited from Christian Hope and the Mount Olive Free Will Bap I fist churches next time as efforts to communicate with these two were in effective. Zeb Vance Norman, teacher of the Men’s Bible Class in the Methodist church, spoke very interestingly on “Duty of the Teacher Between Sun days,” while John W. Darden, sup erinendent of the Christian Church Sunday school spoke on the “Relation ship Between the Sunday School and the Church." Special music was rendered by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer, welfare work ers. Also about a dozen members of the Long Acre Free Will Baptist Church sang and recited from memory appropriate pieces. Short talks were made by James W. Norman, superin tendent of the Methodist church, and W. F. Winslow, superintendent of Grace Episcopal church. Scripture was read by Mrs. George Bowen and prayer by Dr. J. W. Har rell, pastor of the Methodist church. A rising vote of thanks was extend ed the Christian church for the use of their building and for their cooperation in the program. Two other important speakers on the program that were much enjoyed were Mrs. Laura S. Johnston, pipe organist at the Grace Episcopal church, who spoke on “Music in the Sunday school” and Mrs. W. R. White, superintendent of the primary department in the Bap tist Sunday school, who spoke on "Working With the Little Tots.” -« Pupils Of Mrs. Johnston In Recital Here Tuesday -* Mrs. Laura S. Johnston presented her pupils in a rose time recital at her home Tuesday evening with a good crowd of patrons present. Piano solos, duets and other classes were enjoyed. About 20 numbers were rendered. Participating in the program were Gertrude Landing, Catherine Terry, Frances Alexander, Tarlton Gardner, Evelyn Arps. Barbara Norman, Mary Elizabeth Bray, James Harold Ward, Mary Lillian Campbell, Martha Jor dan, Mable and Elsie Liverman, Re becca Ward, Martha Ivachiuw, Mere dith Johnston, Frances Hopkins, and Martha Bateman. - - Mrs. Stier Hostess -♦ One of the most delightful events to take place in the social world of Plymouth recently was the dinner pttr ty given on Tuesday evening, when Mrs. A. H. Stier entertained a number j of her friends at Williford's Tavern. 1 After a most enjoyable three-course I dinner the guests repaired to the resi dence of Mrs. Stier, and the rest of the evening was devoted to bridge and fun-making. Those participating were Mesdames E. H. Hicks, Colon Stokes, J. W. Read Eugene Still, H. V. Austin, P. M. Arps, Nona Newtnan, and Miss Mar tha Hornthal, and Mrs. Louis Horton, of Wilmington. Hostess At Bridge The home of Mrs. B. G. Campbell, on Jefferson Street, was the scene of a pretty parity on Monday when she delightfully entertained a group of friends at bridge. It was jfietermined that Mrs. A. L. Alexander.' held high score and she received attractive handkerchiefs, while Mrs. J. A. Sawyer held second high and was presented a beautiful rose bowlV filled with choice roses. The low scotsl’ prize was a bridge pad and was a war? led Mrs. H. A. Blount. The hostess served a delightful sal ad dourse with iced tea to the follow ing ^who made up the four tables: Mes daflnes H. S. Midgett, M. W. Spruill, L. A. Sawyer, A. L. Owens, J. R. (Campbell, W. C. Jones, C. L. Groves, J. W. Read, A. L. Alexander, S. A. Ward, W. L. Whitley, O. H. Lyon, E. D. Carstarphen, R. E. Dunning, and H. A. Blount. Primary Tomorrow Center of Interest in County This Week (LARGEST FAMILY HAS 16 CHILDREN i —•— W. B. Barber, of Skinners ville Section, Claims Record Skinnersville.—Unless a competitor come forth that is at the present un j known, \V. B. Barber, a farmer of this i section, is generally regarded as the [man with the largest family in Wash ington County, as he has 16 children living. There are nine girls and seven boys. A number of the children are married now'. But when the family was to gether a few years back it took 100 or more biscuits for breakfast, w'ith sau sage, eggs, and cheese to help along. Mr. Barber usually kills from 4,000 to 7,000 pounds of meat annually. Today Mr. Barber is living with his second wife, as his first died some few years ago. It is very seldom that Mr. Barber has to employ help on his farm as his boys do all the work with his help. The girls helped their mother at home. Names of the children are as fol lows: Ethel Beulah, May Bell, O'Dell, Stella, Murriell, Gladys, Margie, Nel lie, Archie, Asa, Raymond, Edgar, Le land, Gilbert and Clarence. Two of them are twins, Archie and Asa. SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET SUNDAY Albemarle District Session To Be Held at Mount Zion Church Roper.—The Sunday school conven tion of the Albemarle Union Mteting district was very largely attended when it met with the Mount Zion Free Will Baptist Church near here Sunday with A. W. Brickhouse, of Columbia, pre siding. All schools in the district ex cept two were represented. Delegates reported gain in attendance and offer ing since last meeting. Banners were awarded to the Shiloh church near Pinetown for the highest average attendance and the Elizabeth City church for having the greatest gain in offering. Rev. J. R. Bennett, superintendent of the Free Will Bap tist Orphanage at Middlesex preached at the morning session. The convention expressed itself as feeling grateful to the Mill Pond sec tion, for the splendid lunch served at noon, especially to the Christian and Methodist churches, which assisted in entertaining the members of the con vention. Rev. L. C. Bennett, of Grants boro, preached during the afternoon session. The next meeting will be held in Elizabeth City in July. Bank To Make Service Charge On Accounts Because of increased cost involved in handling active accounts with bal ances averaging less than $50, we have found it necessary to make a charge a- : gainst such accounts to help defray j the loss sustained therein, it was an nounced today by H. E. Beam, cashier , of the Branch Banking and Trust Co. j “Beginning July 1, 1932, w'e shall make a minimum charge of 50 cents per month on such checking accounts upon which four or more checks are paid during the month, if during the month such account shows an average of less than $50 collected balance. "An additional charge of 3 cents per check will be made for each check above 6.” County Ranks Thirtieth In Acreage of Farms ^ Washington County ranks 30th in. the tabulation of counties in North Carolina, according to crop acreage per farm for all farm owners. Crop acreage per owner is 24.4, while the crop acreage per tenant is 24.6. This is only a smarginal difference in the two. The small farms, owners’ and ten ants’, and the uniform size of the farms of owners and tenants are the import ant facts in the table, according to Lena Mac Williams, of the department of rural social-economics in the Uni versity of North Carolina, who arrang ed the statistics. • Revival Meeting Begins At Mackey s Monday -• Mackeys.—The meeting at Mackeys next Monday night marks the begin ning of the annual religious meetings at the Methodist church. Rev. W. J. Underwood, of Columbia is to do the precahing. Bro. Under wood is a splendid man and a very fine gospel preacher. I BELIEVE IT OR NOT I Salisbury, N. C. Several repu table citizens report that they re cently saw a rabbit slap a dog in the face and then chase the canine, catch it by the tail and shake it much to the discomfiture of the dog. The rabbit belongs to G. L. Yingling and is a large Chichilla animal while the dog was a neigh bor’s small fox terrier. 35 STUDENTS DID NOT MISS A DAY Large Number Had Perfect Record During Term Recently Closed Perfect attendance for the last school term was maintained by 35 stu dents in the Plymouth High Schools, with many of these coming from the country. This was a good year for school attendance on account of favor able weather. These children had not been absent nor tardy. Names follow: Jesse Frances Bate man, Myrtle Hopkins, Alexina Bate man, James Harold Ward, Lula Hor ton, Martha Mayo, Osbourn Dunbar, Myra Ward Moore, Virginia Ainsley, Joseph S. Norman, Helen Robertson, Bill Satterthwaite, Josephine Daniels, Clyde Edwards, Catherine Robbins, Ernestine Kemp, Esther Askew, and Phillip Ayers. Nell Chesson, Margaret Bateman, Herbert Leary, Martha D. McGowan, Eugene Watkins, Luther Brown, Ed na Earl LeFever, Mary Elizabeth Bray, Francis Swindell, Ottaway War ren, Nathan Alela, Elgebran Brown ing, Earl Sawyer, Lois Donaldson, and Louise LeFever. Herbert Waters, Hickman Jackson, and Louise LeFever. Plymouth Team Defeats Dardens Sunday, 8 To 7 A Plymouth baseball nine nosed out a defeat over tbe Dardens boys Sun day afternoon, with the locals taking the contest 8 to 7. Three hundred peo ple looked on at the game. A couple of good catches in left-field by Joe Gurganus for Plymouth featured the game. The battery for Plymouth was Jake Sawyer pitching with Nathan Holton receiving, while Mack Ange hurled for Dardens with Cuthrell catching. Both pitchers allowed about the same num ber of hits, which could not be ascer tained. Methodist Boys’ Class Has Picnic Monday -® The young boys’ class in the Meth odist Sunday school, taught by D. V. Clayton, were taken on a picnic Mon day afternoon to Pamlico Beach, where they enjoyed fishing. Bill Clifton is credited with catching the largest croaker taken there in three years when he landed a 3-pound fish. A sea-food dinner was enjoyed by the boys. Present were Bill Clifton, Thurlowe Spruill, Luther Gurkin, George Waters, Torn Gardner, Harry Chopic, jr., Mike Atamanchuk, George Harrison, jr., Robert Campbell. The boys also enjoyed other water sports. ---$ Marion Ramsey Attends Ford Mechanics’ School. f Marion Ramsey, foreman of the serv [ ice department in the Buchanan Mo-( tor Company here, spent some time, last week at the mechanics school | conducted at the Norfolk plant of the! Ford Motor Company learning the works of the Ford V-8 and other new features connected with the new mod els. Flea Beetles Damaging Plants in Granville Fields Granville County farmers are find ing that the tobacco flea beetles are following infested plants to the open field and are giving considerable trou ble. --« A Profitable Investment —♦— Since 1867, when the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $8, 000,000, minerals, fish, and furs valued at more than $1,632,000,000 have been taken from the territory. -<s> Lincoln Farmers Mixing Their Guano At Home -- Lincoln County farmers are mix ing their fertilizers at home from ma terials purchased for cash. Good re sults were secured from ihis practice last season, they say. MANY ASPIRANTS ON COUNTY AND STATE BALLOTS State Ballot Has 32 Names In Addition To Long County Ticket Qualified voters will trek to the polls m their various precincts in Washing ton County Saturday to cast their bal lots lor their favorites for the 9 state offices, 1 district position that needs two, and 11 county offices, and 3 town ship officers in the Democratic pri mary that will be held throughout North Carolina. For United States Senator for the term ending March 3, 1933, there are four in the race, including Cameron Morrison, Tam C. Bowie, Frank D. Grist, Robert R. Reynolds, and this same group with Arthur Simmons, are contesting for the long term that ends March 3, 1939. For governor there is J. C. B. Eh ringhaus, of Elizabeth City, attorney; Richard T. Fountain, of Rocky Mount, now lieutenant governor; and Alien J. Maxwell, of Raleigh, commissioner of revenue. Also there are three aspir ants for lieutenant governor, including David P. Dellinger, A. H. Graham, and Dennison F. Giles. Secretary of State: James A. Hart ness, incumbent, is opposed by Stacey W. Wade. State Auditor: Baxter Durham, incumbent, Chester O. Bell, and George H. Adams. Attorney General: Dennis G. Brummitt, incum bent, opposed by Peyton McSwain. Commissioner of Labor: John D. Norton, Clarence E. Mitchell, A. L. Fletcher, W. Henry Davis, R. R. Law rence, B. Fritz Smith. Corporation Commissioner: Stanley Winborne, in cumbent, and E. C. Macon Insurance Commissioner: Dan C. Boney, incum bent, and D. W. Morton. I'or State Senators: Carl L. Bailey, Washington County: A. D. MacLean, Beaufort County; A. Corey, Martin County; two should he voted for. For House of Representatives: A. L. Owens and C. E. Mizell. Sheriff: Jas. E. Davenport and J. K. Reid. Reg ister of Deeds: Addie L. Brinkley, Mrs. Van B. Martin, sr., and Mrs. Mary O. Sawyer. Treasurer: J. M. Clagon, J. T. Mc Nair, E. G. Arps, H. C. Spruill, J. C. Swain, J. W. Marrow, C. W. Owens. Recorder: John W. Darden and E. L. Owens. Member Board of Educa tion: E. F. Swain and C. N. Daven port, jr. Three of five can be voted for commissioners: M. F. Davenport, George W. Hardison, E. R. Lewis, O. R. Armstrong, Clyde Smithson. Three of the five running can be voted for justice of the peace in Ply mouth Township: Stuart D. Davis, J. B. Stillman, J. H. Allen, George W. Harrison, and Walter H. Paramore. — - Three Men Arrested At Still Last Monday Skinnersville. — George Patrick, Monroe Woodley, and Joe Liverman were arrested at a still in this section Monday morning by Revenue Officers C. S. Coats and J. H. Roebuck, of Williamston, The still was of 150 gal lons capacity and was brought in by the officers. Liverman laid claim to the ft 11. At a hearing by United States Com missioner J. H. Leggett, Liverman was placed under a $500 bond and each of the two others $150 for appearance at Federal court in Washington. Liv erman is out under bond on another count in another case of violating the prohibition law. -» Piney Grove Club -4 Piney Grove.—The Pinev Grove Woman’s Club met in the home of Mrs. J. A. Stillman last Monday eve ning. The meeting was called by the presi dent, Mrs. J. A. Stillman and was then turned over to Miss Eugenia Patterson ivho gave a demonstration on laun dering. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. fdugh Patrick in Junt. -♦ Entertains Bridge Club -o The Wednesday Afternoon bridge flub held its regular meeting Wednes day at the home of Mrs. W. R. Hamp ton on East Main Street. The home was pretty with the addition of bright ly colored cut flowers used profusely. Mrs. Eugene Still held high score and as a prize she received an attract ive deck of cards. Delightful strawberry shortcake with hot coffee was served by the hostess to the club, and Mesdames Raymond Duvall, H. V. Austin, Louis Horton, and Miss Mavis Thigpen, of Scotland Mock as special guests.