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imiimiuiimiiimv-T MiiiimiimiiiMiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiimiiiiiiitiiiiiiiimiiimiimL A home newspaper dedicated = to the service of Washington 3 County and its 12,000 people, |j iiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimmiiHiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimif? The * * ¥ ¥ ¥ Roanoke Beacon * and Washington County News ******* VOLUME XLIII—NUMBEP \2 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, October 14, 1932 'iiiimmiiimiiiHiimiimimmminmiiiiiiimiiiimmifmi = Advertisers will find Beacon S and News columns a latch-key to Washington County homes. mBtBiiHimmimiimmiiiiimnmmii, ESTABLISHED 1889 LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MEET MONDAY -<3> Ask Town Board To Hear Complaints As To Dock Charges A committee composed of 7.. V. Norman and E. F. Still were appoint ed Monday evening by President E. II. Liverman, of the Plymouth Cham ber of Commerce to prepare resolu tions for presentation to a called meet ing of the city council to get them to reconsider their act regulating the use of the municipal dock. The committee was appointed after E. H. Harris, of the Harris Lumber Company here asked the commercial officials to aid him in securing free dockage for shipping his manufactured lumber by requesting the officials to give Mr. Harris a chance to present his case and also to let him have the use of the municipal wharf free for sending out manufactured timber. E. H. Liverman and the committee appointed to secure $10 for purchas ing school books for needy children reported that $5 and one book had been secured and that the other $5 would be raised Tuesday. These •books will be loaned to needy chil dren and not given to them, but they must be returned back to the school each year. it may be that a committee will be appointed before long to appear be fore the city council asking them to cut ofT the corner at Jack Swain's hilling Station so that the curve will not be so hard to negotiate. The hy drant would be moved, and the pave- j ment sloped dwn to the street. C. L. Groves was appointed by Pres 1 ident Liverman to write a letter to j A. B. Houtz, of Elizabeth City, in an ■ effort to get him to continue his plant near here that makes staves and bar- , i el heads, instead of moving the busi ness operations to Bayboro, as it is probable will be done. ARRANEGMENTS OPENING PLANT NOT COMPLETED; —*— Unable To Start Plant On Account of Financial Reasons, Said Here is the reply to the letter from C. L. Groves and Z. V. Norman, a special committee of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, who wrote the bond holders of the local veneer plant offering assistance and cooper ation in efforts to get the plant to re sume operations: "As president of the Wilts-Nation al Veneer Corporation, 1 thank you for your letter of the 27th ult. ‘‘We also deeply regret that our negotiations with Mr. Still for his operating the Plymouth plant have had to be dropped because of finan cial reasons. We appreciate your in terest and offer of cooperation.” This letter is signed by F. B.1 Hitchcock, president of Hitchcock! and Company, investment securities,! .19 South La Salle Street, Chicago, j The chamber of commerce letter referred to negotiations between the company and A. H. Stier while the reply refers to negotiations between the company and Mr. Still. However, both of these men have been negoti-1 ating with the Chicago firm to no avail. Eugene F. Still is now custodian of! the plant and holdings of the com-J pany here. Charter Granted Waters Stier Wood Products Co. -« A charter has been issued to the following by the State of North Car olina and as Mr. Stier was once gen eral manager here of the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corporation it is of interest here. Following is a sum mary of the charter: VVaters-Stier Wood Products Com pany. Principal office, Washington, \. C. To operate shops, saw mills, and factories for the handling of all limber and lumber. Authorized capi-( tal stock $50,000. Subscribed stock $10,000 by A. H. Stier, Grace Stier, M. G. Waters and Ella H. Waters, of Washington. To Depict Fishing Industry. On Roanoke In State Book Illustrative photograps of the fish ing industry in Washington County particularly of the famous Kitty Hawk and Slade fisheries owned by W. R. Hampton, will be carried in a book about the State of North Caro lina. The request for these photographs came from Byran W. Sipe, statis tician' of the division of commerce and industry in the North Carolina Department of Conservation and De velopment at Raleigh. More Cars on Roads as Tag Cost Declines Since the opening of the tobac so markets in this part of the State, and especially since the price of auto tags was reduced the first of the month, the number of automobiles in Eastern North Carolina has materially increased, according to Mr. A. MacKenzie, automobile license inspector and revenue collector for the state. Most of the cars taking space on the roads are old ones, the owners having found it impros sible to procure licenses until they started harvesting the fail crops. A few new machines are entering the highways just now, a number believed to be larger than the new sales during the fail of last year or the year before. No marked increase has result ed in gasoline sales as a result of the increased number of cars put into use, according to information coming from local filling station operatorst CHERRY SCHOOL BUILT FOR $2,582 LESS THAN BID By Using Local Labor Cost of Building Was Held Down to $4,595.48 Construction of the Cherry ele mentary school was completed last mouth with local labor $2,582.52 less than the lowest bid that was present to the Board of Education of Wash ington County, it was learned when the financial report of the building cost was filed by M. Gordon Norman, local draftsman. The financial statement showed that the total expenditure in labor and material for this structure was $4,595.48 while the lowest bid filed with the board was $7,178. The brick work including material and labor cost $314.85 while the car renters and wood matrieal cost $3, 22.96. Plastering cost $220.73 while truck hire and other miscellaneous t tpense was $123.75 with $420 being paid out for supervision, making a ti tal of $4,502.29. Then there was a cost attached to the erection of outhouses that gave c; rpenters and the expense material for them an expenditure of $52.49 w th stoops costing $11 with kinder garten tables costing $29.70 which m ikes a total expenditure of $4,595.48. This report from Mr. Norman who drew the plans and gave personal st pervision to the structure was well received by the board of education in ci nsideration of the lowest bid that w is so much more than the actual ci st of the building and also build ing contractors of experience main tain that the building was well con s ructed. Ernest D. Kemp served as fore man and head carpenter and only lo cal labor was employed. The board had only about $4,5000 available for this work and the skill of these men with some attention to matters of fi nance being rendered by James W. Norman, superintendent of public in struction. the building was completed at a low cost. It is a beautiful building that was erected to replace two others that were burned to the ground in recent months. The building has five class rooms with an auditorium tltet will seat 200 people. A convenient prin cipal's office is in the structure. Class rooms are standard size, being 30 by 20 feet. There is no basement. Two entrances have been construct ed at the approach to the building for the children to make their entrance and exit. The halls are 10 feet wide. Children are now housed in a com modious, convenient and comfortable building that with protection should last for years. Little Girls Dies Recently At Her Home in Cherry Cherry.-—Funeral services were held October 6 for little Miss Lenada Jane Liverman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Liverman here. Burial took place in a family plot near Cherry. She was born May 5. Surviving are her parents and a sister, Shirley Liv erman. Employee of Railroad Is Hurt Last Saturday Leo T. Rose, an employee of the Atlantic Coast Line here, suffered a painful injury to the middle finger on his left hand, which was mashed while he was loading a trunk on the train at the station here Saturday. No complications are expected to result although the injury was serious. LUMBER MAN CLAIMS UNFAIR CHARGE MADE! Says He Is Unable To Meet Competition and Pay Dock Expense What appears to be a concealed ef-J fort to stifle an industry in Plymouth came to light this week when it be came known that the city council had passed a resolution making a charge of 10 cents per 1,000 feet on logs or timber shipped from the municipal dock. The charge would be applied to E. H. Harris Lumber Company, wh:ch is employing 22 men at present and which will add 10 more by November,! and Mr. Harris alleges that there is such a small margin to be made on . manufactured timber now that this would make him pay about ?5 a week for the use of the dock. The Major-Loomis Lumber Com-1 pany, oi Hertford, is shipping logs j from here and while this is good and' county people get the benefit of the money for the sale and hauling of ! these logs to the docks, yet Mr. Har ris has to pay an added penalty for | manufacturing the lumber like the per : son who buys the logs to be made | into lumber elsewhere. I The Harris Lumber Company has spent $6,800 in Washington County since they started in business here a few months ago in labor and logs, and on each 1,000 feet of timber manu factured they spend about $4 more | than the man does who buys the logs here and takes them away to be manu ! factured. He is operating the old (■etsinger mill near Plymouth. Mr. Harris thinks that he is due more consideration than the log ship pers, as he is a taxpayer in Washing ton County and that the people who buy timber in tile round for shipping neither own or pay taxes or anything here. Also he is operating an enter prise here that employs 22 men and | pays out $4 more on a thousand to be spent in Plymouth, j A suggestion has been made to Mr. Harris that he use the Atlantic Coast I Line dock, but it is found that this' can not be used and that he could not spend the money for repairs netded, | about $150, as it would take the profit [on the lumber, as he did not figure this extra expense in the contract price, not knowing that the council was going to levy it. Mr. Harris explained that he had contracts to run for a good long time, one of which was to cut about 75,000 or 100,000 cross ties. And it has been shown that most f the logs shipped are number 1 and 2, thus depleting the best stock here and leading only the sorrier grades. The firm that Mr. Harris represents would be content to pay the penalty on any logs that they ship along with the other log shippers. It has been suggested that the town partition off j a third of the dock each to Major Loomis, J. M. Horton, and E. H. Har ris for their use. It was pointed out that shipping by ►ail was almost prohibitive as tjlie ' water route was so much cheaper. ^ And when Mr. Harris mentioned to I the ship managers that they secure a wharf themselves for the business, they inferred that they would rather give up their contract than to go to this expense as their revenue was so low. I REGIONAL MEET j OF RED CROSS Will Be Held in Goldsboro On October 21; Local j Chairman Invited '/.cb Vance Norman, chairman of the Washington County unit of the Amer ican Red Cross, has been invited to attend the regional conference of chap ter workers that will be held in Goldsboro October 21 under the au spices of the American Red Cross, that will have as its theme, “The Red Cross in the Present Emergency.” The principal addresses will be made by Maurice R. Reddy, assistant director of disaster relief, and H. J. Hughes, legal adviser, and these two men from national headquarters will also lead in the discussions on roll call and emergency relief matters. Among the topics will he a discus sion of Hour and cotton distribution, health activities, development of local leadership, Junior Red Cross, prep arations for the needs of the winter, and the approaching membership drive. Each conference will be di vided into morning, luncheon, and afternoon sessions. -* Mrs. J. C. Spruill Suffers Stroke Paralysis Recently i Mrs. J. C. Spruill, wife of a promi nent merchant of Plymouth, is suffer ing today from a stroke of paralysis suffered Wednesday. She is a little better at this time. Her condition was considered grave at first. MANY NAMES TO CHOOSE FROM IN NEXT ELECTION Now Preparing Ballots for Use November 8th In General Election -«. Names of the candidates submitted on the Republican and Democratic tickets to be placed before the voters in the general election the 8th of next month have been filed with the print er for printing this week and are list ed as follows: For senators second senatorial dis trict: A. D. MacLean and Carl Bailey, Democrats. They have no op position. House of Representatives: C. E. Mizelle, Democrat and J. C. Tarken ton, Republican. Sheriff: E. R. Jackson, Republican and J. K. Reid, Democrat. Register of Deeds: Mrs. (irace H. Swain, Republican,,1 and Mrs. Mary O. Sawyer, Democrat. Ireasurer: Ernest G. Arps, Dem ocrat and Nathan S. Harrington, Re publican. Coroner: VV. T. Nurney, Democrat and E. S. Mizelle, Repub lican. Judge of Recorder’s court: J< hn VV. Darden, Democrat and Thomas VV. Snell, Republican. Coun ty Commissioners: VV. Barton Swain, Joe G. Dixon, Stewart J. Wood ley, Republicans and George W. Hardison, E. R. Lewis and O. R. Armstrong, Democrats. Constable of Plymouth Township: A. R. Latham, Democrat, and George Bruce Tetterton, Republican; Justices of the peace Plymouth Township: Thomas VV. Bateman, George VV. Sit ter son, W. A. Mizelle, Republicans, and S. D. Davis, J. B. Stillman and Walter H. Paramore, Democrats. Constable of Lees Mills Township: C. J. Ainsley, Democrat, and C. B. Chesson, Republican; Justices of the peace Lees Mills Township: H. VV. larkenton, \V. A. Swain, R. W. Lewis, Democrats, ami J. M. Ches son, J. E. Sexton ami T. R. True blood, Rtpublic._rts, Constable Skinnersville Township: Cortez Swain, Democrat, anil Arthur Phelps, Republican. Justices of tlie peace Skinnersville Township: C. V. White, H. A. Norman, M F. Daven port, Democrats and A. D. Snell, Joe Cohoon and W. R. Phelps, Republi cans. Constable Scuppernong Township: L. K. Spruill, Republican and Roy T. Hopkins, Democrat. Justices of the peace Scuppernong Township: J. F. Snell, T. F. Davenport, J. C. Gatlin, Democrats, and J. Dewitt Davenport, G. Austin Overton and D. E. Daven port, Republicans. SAVE TAXPAYERS TOTAL OF $31,693 Total County Levy Reduced That Much From 1930 Through 1931 --<*>— Washington County’s property tax bill for the 1931-32 fiscal year was re duced by $31,693, compared with the levy for hte preceding 12 months, ac cording to figures compiled by the tax commission and released by Gover nor Gardner this week. The figures show a total property tax levy of $188,623 for 1930-31 and a drop to $156,930 the following year, a decrease of 16.8 per cent. "I am pleased to give this informa tion to the people of Washington County,” said Governor Gardner in a formal statement, “and I do not hes itate to say that the 1929 and 1931 general assemblies did much more to reduce taxes and the cost of govern ment and at the same time to main tain public service on an efficient bas is than has the general assembly of any other state of tell union in this period of economic hardship.” “One of the most important items in the more economical administration of state government is that of salaries and wages -paid to personnel. The year ending June 30, 1932, showed a reduction in salary costs and elimina tion of personnel of $2,750,000 in a single year of salaries of officials and employees paid out of the state treas ury.” "In other words, the economies put into practice in the administration in North Carolina last year left $12,250, 000 normally taken in property taxes in the pockets of the taxpayers for personal use and for productive pur poses,” said the governor. -•-— Commercial Course To Be Taught Here -« A course in commercial business will be taught in the building of the Plymouth High School this semester. Miss Josephine Bryant is instructor, and the course is not connected with the school. There are 15 members of the class now, but five more can be handled. Applicants should see Miss Bryant for either typing or shorthand course. Making Arrangements For Big Rally Here on Tuesday WM. R. HARDISON DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE -« Found Dead in Bed Monday By Members of Family; Funeral Tuesday Funeral services were held here on Tuesday afternoon for William Rich ard Hardison, 66 years of age, who was found dead in bed Monday morn ing by members of the family. Mr. Hardison succumbed to a severe at tack of heart trouble which has both ered him for years. The Rev. Richard Lucas, pastor of the Baptist church here, of which Mr. Hardison has been a member for more than 25 years, officiated, Burial took place in the Windley cemetery near Plymouth. A massive heap of flow ers covered the grave of the deceased. Mr. Hardison was married the first time to Miss Modie Sullivan, who lived only three years, and then in 1902 he was married to Miss Blanche Garland Sanderliu, who, with 5 chil dren, survives him: Garland Richard, Mabel Ellen, William Wesley, Jesse Lane, all of Plymouth; and Mrs. J. E. Lanham, of Newport News, Ya.; and ,a sister, Mrs, Georgeanna Owens, of Plymouth. Mr. Hardison was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge and was a deacon in the Baptist church. He served j throughout the duration of the Span ish-American War doing foreign duty. Active pall-hearers were: W. R. White, J. T. McNair, Sam Lucas, W. E. Weede, F. O. Watkins, and J. B. Edmundson. Honorary: Jesse B. McNair, Louis Lucas, W. H. Gaylord, J. B, Lucas, Henry Woolard, T. A. Stubbs, Whit Stubbs, C. L. Gurkin, and Jim Swain. SHOW PICTURES IN CHURCH HERE Evangelistic Campaign To Start in Christian Church Here 16th of October Motion pictures will be shown in a church in Plymouth for the first time in the evangelistic campaign that will begin in the Christian church here October lb with Rev. Charles H. Richards, of Mariemont, Ohio, as the speaker. During the campaign, Mr. Rich ards will show five reels of wild ani mal and native life of Africa in his services. The speaker has made three trips to Africa in the past four years at which time as a big-game hunter he decided to take some pictures of the wild life with the result that he will show some of the best pictures ever taken on this subject. Because of his deep interest in mis sions in Africa, Mr. Richards instead of selling this valuable film to the ^ movie companies, is showing his pic-1 tures in churches over America to interest Christian people in further missionary work in that great coun try. There is a great variety in the films. There is a travelogue, touching some of the very strange and interes ting little ports and islands around' the coast of Africa, including St.! Helena, the scene of Napoleon’s ex ile. Then there are the people with their quaint customs, weird super stitions and modes of living. Then there is the diamond mining where thousands of sparkling diamonds are taken from the earth. So the preacher who comes is a world-wide lecturer and traveler with evangelistic experience on four con tinents, and a singer of note who will organize the talent here into two or more choruses with a great deal of congregational singing. It is not known at this time just how long the series will last. Everybody is urged to attend. Banded Carrier Pigeon Dies Here From Hunger » A blue pigeon, thought to be a car rier or messenger bird, came to the ground at the National Handle Com pany here Friday afternoon. The fowl apparently was suffering from lack of food. The employees fed the pigeon, but the bird was found dead during the week-end. C. L. Groves, general manager of the National Handle Company here, is anxious to determine the history of the bird, which carried the following inscription on a band about a leg: NP A 32 F22741. -e Newton, Mass., has 14,000 families and 23.000 automobiles. Prosperity for you. I LEASE THEATRE I v_/ Arrangements have been made whereby Ernest G. Arps and Al ton Harrison will become opera tors of the New Theatre here on October 24. They will succeed Edward L. Owens, who took over the management when the Gor don Brothers here were closed up by A. L. Owens, owner of the building. Final arrangements have been made with the owners of the building, and word is expected at any time from the Western Elec trict system, whose sound sys tem equips the show and who have been notified of the change. Mr. Harrison will be the manager. Mr. Arps will be busy with his drug business here and in cam paigning for the office of treasur er of Washington County on the Democratic ticket. ROPER HIGH SCHOOl, news OF PAST WEEK -<j Various Classes Elect New Officers At Recent Meetings Roper.—Officers elected at the re cent meeting of the junior class at the home of Miss Louise Smith are: President, Minnie Dillon; vice presi dent, Elsie Chesson; secretary, Jessie Peacock; treasurer, Bill Davenport; class adviser: Miss Nickels. Officers elected by the freshman cla-<. meeting at the home of E M. Chesson, are: President, Olive Mae Windley; vice president, E. M. Ches son; secretary. Woodrow Collins; treasurer, Floyd Ashy; class adviser, Miss Everett. 'fhe sophomore class held its first meeting at the home of Miss Lalla Ruth Chesson. Officers: President, Mary Peacock; vice president, Lalla Ruth Chesson; secretary, Marie Spruill: treasurer, Grayson Everett; class adviser, Mr. Forbes. 'fhe senior class held its first meet ing at the home of Julian Chesson. Officers: President, Jack Hassell, vice president, Hazel Spruill; secretary Ma vis Lewis; treasurer, Henry Everett; class adviser, Mi.-s McKellar. Miss Martha Chesson, one of the second-grade teachers, reports that there was not a single absence in her room for the entire week of October 3-7. This is an enviable record for any grade. Boy Scout Troop No. 7 of Roper held a meeting September 29. The Scout 'I roop collected clothes for the community welfare work Oc-j tober 3-4. Dr. T. L. Bray gave physical ex aminations to pupils of the lower, grades October (>. Miss Peggy Nickels spent the week end in Norfolk. Miss Gladys Everett spent the week end in Robersonville. The seventh grade has selected Mrs. Asa Johnston and Mr. W| B. Davenport for grade parents. The senior class has selected Mrs. L. S. Brey and Mr. II. L. Lewis for grade parents. Young Democratic Club Organi/.ed in Lees Mills Roper.—Lees Mill Township unit of the Young Democratic C lubs of North Carolina was formed at a meet ing held here in the schoolhouse on October 10. Twenty-one members were secured, and it is thought that 50 will join in the drive that will be started this week. Officers of the new organization are: N. If. H. Spruill, chairman: Mrs. Ralph Harrell, vice chairman; Thom as Tarkenton. secretary. Large Sweet Potato Grown by J. B. McNair -s— A sweet potato weighing 6 3-4 pounds was j-;r*>\v ■ t on a patch on the Wolfe land mar Plymouth that was cultivated by Jr--, B. McNair. Stable manure was the only fertilizer use. The potato \\a-> so large that large cracks were all over it. Second Sewing Day for Needy Held at Cherry Cherry.—The Cherry Home Dem onstration Club met Tuesday morn ing, October 11, and had another sew ing bee for the needy. Twenty-two garments were made, Id undergar ments cut, and six shirts. In the aft ernoon the club held its regular month ly meeting at 2:30, AMPLIFIERS TO BE INSTALLED FOR SPEAKERS Robert R. Reynolds and Lindsay Warren Will Be Speakers Amplifiers will be arranged about the premises so that the 5,000 people who are to attend the big Democratic rally that will be held here October 18, beginning at 10:30 o’clock, can hear every word that the speakers will say, it was announced today by W. R. Hampton, chairman fit the Washing ton County Democratic Executive committee. In addition to this a large booth will be arranged on the vacant lot on the corner of Water and Madison Avenues in the back of Midgett’s Serv ice Station so that the bank and speak ers can be heard and seen. A place will be roped out so that no passing vehicles can annoy the speakers as the big day gets underway. The meeting will open with an in vocation by one of the leading min isters, with Mayor A. L. Owens, of Plymouth, making the welcome ad dress in behalf of the town to the great throng of visitors that is expect ed here for the event. Then the can didates for office present will be pre sented to the crowd so that every one may know the Democratic standard bearers. hollowing on the heels of this will he a speech by Congressman Lindsay C. Warren, of this district, who has been prominently mentioned for the speakership of the House of Repre sentatives, and who has presided over that h'-dv in its : jin - when important legislation was being en acted. Carl L. Bailey, nominee for the of fice of senator from the senatorial district in North Carolina, will intro duce the principal speaker, who is Robert R. “Our Bob” Reynolds, of Asheville, Democratic nominee for office of United States Senator from North Carolina, and who is to make the main address. A barbecue dinner will be served at noon to everybody gratis. And the crowd will be called together a gain at 2:30 o’clock with a selection by the band tb'»t •* 1 Y.w scheduled to furnish the music for the occasion. This session will be under the au spices of the Washington County unit of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina. Wilbur M. Darden, young lawyer, will introduce the speaker for the aft ernoon, who is expected to be Harold D. Cooley, of Nashville, a man whose reputation as a Democratic orator in North Carolina is well known. Rev. R. H. Lucas, pastor of the Baptist church, will pronounce the benedic tion. Immediately after the benediction, then the Plymouth High High School football team will play Columbia on the Brinkley Park gridiron. A small admission will he charged. This is an opportunity for the fans of football to see a good game and also contribute to the support of the team. Coach Lurches has a good team this season. sinkingYund in GOOD CONDITION Director Local Government Commission Praises County Words of praise have come to the tars of people in WashingtoijpCounty as a result of a survey niaed that dis closed that the sinking fund of this county was in excellent condition with $7,000 deposited in the hank. The source of these commendatory remarks is Charles M. Johnson, of Raleigh, director of the local govern ment condition, who found that Wash ington was among 28 counties in the 100 in the >tate that had good sinking fund arrangements. 1'his county has no sinking funds in vested in real estate mortgages, collat eral or personal notes, and have them properly secured, so that it case of bank failure they will lose nothing. -S; City Council Holds Meet Monday Night After J. M. Horton appeared before the city council last, Monday night in regard to a log pound for the munici pal dock, it was decided by the offic ials to charge 10 cents per 1,000 for all logs loaded at this wharf. Mayor A. L. Owens was authorized to arrange for the annual audit of the town’s books, and was also instructed to get the tax books made up.