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^■iiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiini!^ iiiiimmiiimimmiiimiimimmimmimiiiiiiiiiiimmiig A home newspaper dedicated = to the service of Washington = County and its 12,000 people. = imiiiimiiiiiiimiiMimiiimiinmiimiMimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiir The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ★★**★** 1 Advertisers will find deacon = § and News columns a latch-key to i jf 1,100 Washington County homes. = TiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiT VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 52 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, December 23, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1889 Projects For Needy Aid Many in County PUBLIC GROUNDS ARE IMPROVED IN NUMBER PLACES - Approximately $2,000 Have Been Spent So Far On Projects -«—— Cash registers in the stores have rung time anti again and the unem ployed have had grocery money as the result of the expenditure of some $2,000 in the improvement of public grounds and houses and places in the last month or more. These projects have been worked over under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer, welfare work ers, who have been distributing the money to the w'orkers in a way that it would mean more to the communi ty and to the workers, and thus it would help carry out the state's wishes There are a number of projects that have been concluded that show the worth of this fine work by the good it has done in beautifying and clean ing and making more sanitary some of the places -where diseases have been originating in filth and stagnation. Project number 1 included improv ing the grounds, painting the roof, planting shrubbery at the Roper High School building. Mrs. Edison Daven port of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion was in charge of this work on the grounds. The project at the county home in cluded improving the grounds, beau tifying the houses and lands, cleaning the lands, repairing the building, with 23 men working there for a while un der the supervision of C. C. Spruill, who is in charge of the farm. Then work has been done at the Plymouth High School improving the grounds, planting shrubbery, inside re pairs on the building, and work about the Washington County Training School and the Hampton Academy on Main Street, which was under the di rection of E. H. Hicks. In the city of Plymouth, men have cleaned the drains, improved the streets, cleaned up a swamp, beautified the river front, painted the town mar ket, and repaired the same building, all under the supervision of P. W. Brown; and planted a park at the end •of Jefferson Street under the direction of Mrs. B. A. Sumner. Cemeteries at the Grace Episcopal church, the Methodist church, have been cleaned up and the yards of the Baptist and Christian churches have 'been cleaned up as well. Shrubbery has been arranged also. In Roper, under the direction of Mayor J. J. Hassell, drains have been improved and streets cleaned up and other civic work done, while in Cres well the town was cleaned up with Mayor C. A. Swain in charge, with the school grounds at Creswell cleaned with Mrs. C. N. Davenport in charge, and the same work done at Cherry with Mrs. A. W. Davenport directing. Some other work has been done with the funds that have been received from the North Carolina funds, with an al lotment coming to Washington Coun ty to be used for the employment of the jobless. Any one having a project on a public enterprise that should be looked after are urged by Mr. Brewer to inform him about it. l nese men are wuim»b mv. * eral government and the state for the small amount of 10 cents an hour and working only four days a week. There has been something said about the wages being higher than the fan ler could pay and above the scale preva lent here, but the price is fixed by state officials by agreement and Mr. Brewer has no control over them. Three winters ago, Mr. Brewer came here after having been sent by the Salvation Army for relief work after a request had been made to the army by local people for a worker. Last winter he stayed here and worked, dis tributing funds donated by local a gencies. This winter Mrs. Brewer has been secured by cooperation with the state at a small salary to look after this work. Assisting Mrs. Brewer is her husband.. They both work for the salary of one. Each year Mr. Brewer puts back into the work over $200, which is more than the town or per haps the county donates to this work, as the state pays him as much as the town and county together. Bickering and criticism has been made of the efforts of Mr. Brewer on FATHER AND SON MEETING HELD IN COUNTY FRIDAY Creswell Young Tar Heel Farmers Club Sponsors Event Friday Crowell.—Mixed emotions played upon the SO boys and men that braved sleet and snow to gather in the Creswell High School building last Friday night to celebrate the third Father and Son banquet that is held annually under the auspices of the local capter of the Young Tar Heel Farmers of North Carolina. The reasons for the different feel ings of the attendants were the boys and their subjects as the merry crowd rollicked and vented their hilarious spleen when Joe Baker Davenport cracked the jokes and in the next breath settled down in soberness as Ira Alligood spoke like a “congress man” about the future of the Ameri can farmer. The poise and dignity that was manifested by the officers who went through the ritual of the chapter of the Future Farmers of America drew praise and comment from the outside speakers including James W. Norman, superintendent of public instruction, who also praised the work and the other performers on the program. Rev. VV. H. Hollowell, pastor of ! the Baptist Church, said the invoca tion as the banqueteers stood around the table that was heavily laden with 'edibles that were for the most part fresh from the farms of the commun ity, prepared and served by girls of the school and their friends. Jesse Craddock made a toast to the fathers to which responded Eli Spruill. Hilton Chesson presided ’ over the event. Ernest Davenport was handy with the guitar. Singers who helped him included Joe Baker Davenport, Hilton Chesson; Bill Jor j dan and Junior Spruill. A talk on soil improvement was made by Dockie Davenport. A trio that also featured the sing ing was composed of Jesse Craddock, Glenn Davenport and Junior Spruill. Stanley Ainsley made a gootl talk on soil acidity. A mock boxing match was staged as a stunt with Junior Spear and Kenneth Cliesson using the gloves and Forest Snell and Orval Alligood as seconds and Whitford Swain as referee. Both were knocked out. Mercer Stillman was there with the goods in reciting the creed of the Fu ture Farmers of America. C. H. Rab on, head of the department of voca tional agriculture in the school, with a banjo and R. L. Leitchfield, a teacher, with a cornet, assisted the regular pianist Miss Dorothy Wood Special guests who were recognized and made short talks included: J. W. Norman, superintendent of public in struction; Walter H. Parantorc, man aging editor of the Roanoke Beacon; O. R. Armstrong, member board of county commissioners; C. N. Daven port, member board of education; A. D. Aderboldt, principal. -— Father of Mrs. Brewer Dies in Sebring, Fla. Mrs. W. C. Brewer left Monday for Sebring, Florida to attend the funeral of her father, Adjt. Geo. B. Austin who died there Saturday. Although it was know that he was seriously ill, yet his death cante as a shock to the family. Mrs. Austin was buried four weeks ago. some things, so the Beacon made an investigation and found that on every hand it appeared that the work was being run on a purely sound business basis, as Mr. Brewer said, I am han dling the money of the Federal gov ernment, and I don't want to get in jail, but I want to handle it according to their instructions issued through bulletins to my office.” All the records at the courthouse are well kept. Each case card, if not up to date, is being worked on to keep it up to date at all times. Mr. Brewer is submerged beneath a pile of blanks that explains to the govern ment his program each day, and he must keep his records right so that at any time an audit is called for he will be ready for it. (Eltristmaa drMiuga Though the year is fast drawing to a close, we would con sider it far from complete unless we offered to our kind readers and good friends the sentiments of the season as expressed in the following little verse: Not just a Merry Christmastide When happiness holds sway, Not just a crowded day of cheer With joy and laughter gay; Instead, may memory store these hours And give to you the key, That Christmas joy shall still live on Through days that are to be! Shiauukr lirarmt JURY LIST FOR JANUARY COURT Drawn by County Board of Commissioners at Last Regular Meeting Jurors chosen by the Washington County Commissioners for the Janu ary term of Superior Court are as fol lows : First Week Plymouth: J. T. Terry, R. L. Tetter ton, E. H. Harris, E, R. Jackson, Sam 1 Stallings, Dan R. Satterthwaite, W. H. Gurkin, E. L. Davenport, Lloyd C. Waters, J. H. Riddick, J. T. McNair. Slfjinnersville: E. Pritchett, J. B. White, B. O. Oliver, and S. B. Dav enport. Lees Mills: G. C. Phelps, L. L. Mi zelle, L. D. Barr, A. J. Edwards, B. M. Snell, C. W, Blount, jr., N. W. Spruill, J. F. Carter, N. H. Peacock, J. H. Gaylord III, John W Snell. Scuppernong: H. Waddell Phelps, Claude C. Phelps, Hoyt Davenport, itobert Davenport, Dennie H. Phelps, Louis N. Spruill, W. B. Woodley, F. B. Smith, J, C. Gatlin, W. C. Still man Second Week Plymouth: H. C. Owens, Henry Midgett, W. H. Clark, C. T. Coffield, L. V. Landing, U. V. Clayton, C. H, Robinson, E. M. Chesson, R. J. Syden stricker, George W. Bowen. Lees Mills: T. E. Furlaugh, R. W. Lewis, Thomas VV. Tarkenton, W. J. Hassell, J. F. Chesson, H. T. Sex ton. Scuppernong: Leon Davenport, Jas. A. Ambrose, Sam D. Phelps, S. E. Davenport, Arthur W. Furlaugh, Thomas F. Davenport, and James W. Spruill. None were chosen for the second week from Skinnersville. County Home Grounds Are Being Improved -s> The county home grounds are being beautified by the aid of the funds for the unemployed. Mrs. Spruill, who has charge of the county home, has had dreams of improving the grounds, but she just hadn't been able to get the labor. Now the yard is being leveled and the outbuildings are being screened by hedge. The buildings have all been whitewashed, some of the out buildings have been moved back and ferns have been moved also. Under pinnings have been started around the dwellings, and foundation plantings have been made. Mr. Spruill has had a good share in the work also. He has been especially valuable in sup ervising. If any one has any flowers of any kind, please don’t throw away. The home agent can use them somewhere. FINAL RITES ARE HELD SATURDAY FOR MRS. MAYO Wife of Prominent Local Business Man Died Last Thursday Night Funeral services were held Satur day at the home on Monroe Street for Mrs. Bessie Mayo, 47 years of age, wife of W. J. Mayo, prominent bot tler of Plymouth, who succumbed to attacks of a chronic disease last Thurs day night. Part of the rites were held at the home with the Rev. R. H. Lucas, pas tor of the Baptist church, and Dr. J. W. Harrell, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. The service was concluded at the grave three miles from Bethel, where interment was made. Surviving Mrs. Mayo is a husband, and the following children in Ply mouth; Lyman, Martha, Elmo, Alton, Norman, Reuben. Active pall-bear ers were T. J. Swain, John Leggett, John Darden, P. W. Darden, Joe Nor man, Joe Oliver, and B. G. Campbell. Honorary pall-bearers: Dr. C. Mc Gowan, Sheriff J. K. Reid, Bob Bate man, Leland Thompson, J. B. Wil loughby, H. C. Spruill, Dr. T. L. Bray, A. D. Bassinger, Jack Weede, Fenton Reid, P. W. Brinkley, D. V. Clayton, E. H. Liverman, E. G. Arps, Lloyd Horton, Dr. R. L. Whitehurst, W. H. Clark, Raymond Leggett, Zeno Lyon, G. W. Hardison, H. S. Midgette Alt Jordan, H. A. Williford, A. L. Owens, George Bowen, L. S. Land ing, Roy Swain, T. A. Stubbs, Gil bert Davis, J. B. Edmundson. Score of Farmers Sign Up Sixty Acres of Tomatoes Upwards of a score of farmers have signed up 60 acres of tomatoes for the Plymouth Township Tomato Ex change. that will he operated here next season, it was determined at a meeting held for the signers Tuesday night of last week. Z. V. Norman presided. Letters have been sent to 100 peo I pie, \vho have been chosen for nient ! bership, and these men are urged by | Mr. Dunning and the others who are ; sponsoring the event to get the con ! tracts and read them over at once, j About SO growers were at the meet ing Tuesday night. Already the charter for the organi zation has been secured, and as soon as about 300 acres have been signed up, then the farmers are to meet and perfect their organization by elect ing officers and choosing a selling a gent. This organization will make possible a cannery for Plymouth next season. SEEK TO MAKE OFFICE ELECTIVE -o— - Bar Association Sponsors Bill To Elect Solicitor of Recorder’s Court Efforts to convert the now appoint ive office of prosecuting attorney of the Washington County’s Recorder’s Court into an elective office to be filled by the voters the same as the recorder judge is the object of the Washington County Bar Association. A motion was put by E. L. Owens and seconded by Van li. Martin at a meeting last week of the local attor neys, at which time they prepared the court calendar, to ask Senator-elect Carl L. Bailey and Representative-elect C. E. Mizelle to introduce a bill in the legislature to make this an elect ive office. The motion wsa carried with W. M. Darden, Van B. Martin, E. L. Owens, and Zeb Vance Norman favoring the motion with C. L. Bailey, secretary of the bar association, voting against it. W. L. Whitley, who presided over the meeting, did not vote, as there was no tie to be decided. C. L. Bailey, who is now prosecut ing attorney until W. L. Whitley as sumes the office in January, as secre tary of the lawyer’s organization, was asked to prepare the bill and turn a copy over to Mr. Mizelle and retain a copy for himself to present to the legislature. —- — - -- School Ground Being Beautified At Cherry Cherry.—The Cherry school grounds are being improved under the super vision of Mrs. A. W. Davenport. The school building was erected last sum mer, and the grounds needed plant ings to set the building off as it should he. Each child in school that was large enough to take up a tree or shrub was asked to bring a tree or shrub. They planted trees and now they are attending them with all the care that can be given to make them grow in a hurry. “We are so thankful to Mrs. Dav enport for her time and work on the yard. We will all be proud to know that we had a part in it,’’ says Miss Eugenia Patterson. Marriage Licenses Issued in December -«> Marriage licenses have been issued to the following whit couples during the month of December by Mrs. Mary j O. Sawyer, register of deeds: Evner Sawyer, Jamesville, to Miss J Thelma Mobley, of Pantego, Decem ber; Dallas R. Respass, Plymouth, to Miss Rachel Russ, Pantego, De cember 19. Town, County Folks Ready for Christmas FULL STATEMENT OF CONDITION IS ASKED IN LETTER -9 Republicans Ask Publica tion of Statement; Law Is Cited -* A copy of a letter written to George W. Hardison, chairman of the Board of Washington County Commission ers and T. J. Swain, chairman of the Board of Education of Washington County, has been received by The Beacon. The copy was marked “open letter” and was dated December 15, 1932, and was signed by the Republi can Executive Committee at Roper. The leter requested that a state ment of the county affairs be pub lished so that the taxpayers may know how the county is standing. The letter follows: “We understand the Con^Iidated Statutes, under section 1334 requires county boards, after the first regular December meeting of each year, to publish a full and complete itemized financial statement of the county's af fairs. “This important matter has been [ overlooked by your board. It will be greatly appreciated by the taxpayers | of Washington County if your honor • able board will have the county ac 1 countant to publish a financial state ment at your earliest convenience, in accordance with the consolidated stat utes under the above section.” The statutes referred to above read as follows: County Statements C. S. (1334).—Annual statement of claims and revenues to be published. The board shall cause to be posted at the -ourthouse within five days after each regular December meeting and for at least four successive weeks, or after each regular monthly meeting, if they deem it advisable, and for one week, the name of every individual whose account has been audit (Continued on page tour) 3C0 WORKiNG ON WELFARE JOBS -® Trying To Earn Money for Christmas; Supervisor Here Again -« More than 300 workmen are busy ■this week on the welfare projects, try ! ing to earn something for their Christ . mas. Miss Mary Ward, federal supervisor, , was again in the county Monday on an inspection tour, and seemed pleased at the progress made, as well as de i lighted at the fine assortment of things contributed by the students of Ply mouth High School. There is enough to provide food for ten families. The Episcopal Sunday school, under the supervision of W. F. Winslow, has adopted four families, with a total of 20 people, who will be made glad on this festival day, and two other large families were taken by friends, making a total of 16 families provided for. It is to he hoped that many other friends will come to the rescue before De cember 23, and it is thought they will, said W. C. Brewer, “as Roper and Creswll are making preparations to remember those in their community. Mr. Brewer makes the request that all those who have pledged to bring I in a chicken to do so at once. There have already been 11 hens donated and brought in. I — — Alba Woman’s Club Has Responded to Welfare Call -« By Miss Eugenia Patterson Mrs. Stuart Darden was appointed welfare secretary in the Alba com munity at the last Alba club meet ing and last Tuesday she exhibited her ability for the position. She left her home early last Tues day morning, accompanied by Mrs. T. S. Allen and her car. At sundown she was in Plymouth with a car load ed down as her day s work to turn over to the welfare department to be used for the needy. The contents of her car were some something as follows: A bushels of sweet potatoes; about 50 quarts fruits and vegetables; turnips, carrots, and peas. Last year the Alba Club ranked as one of the best clubs in the State, not : only m Washington County. The fed I H lAffH iMh i&>1\ r&H MONDAY TO BE OBSERVED AS HOLIDAY HERE -• Weather Forecast for Week End Not Encouraging; Urge Shopping Now -9 Christmas in Washington County this year will hardly he marked by a snow but cold weather is promised with rain for Saturday of this week, and the last-minute shoppers are urg ed to make their purchases before the week-end. Merchants have put their stores in order for the event and now it is up to the buying public to clean them out. Add to this the fact that a num ber have heralded with appropriate advertising their bargains for the Yule tide event, thus bringing people to town from each section. It appears now that Monday will be celebrated as a holiday by the mer chants as Christmas day comes on Sunday, which is in itself a holiday. So clerks and tired business men and their other aides will spend Monday by their firesides or visiting according to their desires. It will take more than Christmas Day for the little tots to get over their thrills for their new toys and new clothing that will be dropped in their stockings for them by old Santa when he makes his annual visit to the homes in Washington County and elsewhere. Beautiful and appropriate lights have been erected in the downtown busi ness section by local relief labor, while the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany will generously contribute the current to aid in spreading the Christ mas spirit and in celebrating this occa sion. Then there is the Riverview Bark at the end of Jefferson Street that will be the scene of the singing of Christ mas carols, witl} children from all sec tions participating, and with Cicero Norman as leader. Also a short Christmas speech will probably be made. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer will sponsor the event. Amid the merry-making, no one should feel that any one has been neglected as the churches, civic or ganizations, and the regular welfare agencies under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer will look aft er the needy at this glad season of the year, when every heart should be made cheerful. Donations should be made to Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, who will find the proper place for the gift and deter mine where it will be of the most ben efit| Also if any private gift is made for relief purposes, then Mr. Brewer should be notified to avoid duplica tion and to credit the kind deed on his records for report to the Federal Government. Churches will he tuned to the spirit of the occasion, as the ministers are expected to deliver special Christmas sermons on the Nativity of Christ, with the many lessons that it teaches, and choirs will chant and render in various music renditions the truths of the occasion. Weather reports are to the effect | that Wednesday will be cold, as win ter officially begins on that day; Thursday will be threatened by incle ment weather and overhung clouds; Friday will mean gales; Saturday is to bring rain; Sunday cold, and Mon day will be blustery. -V Increases Corn Yield By Plowing Under Vetch -® Plowing under a field of vetch in creased the resulting corn yield by 11.8 bushels an acre as compared with where no vetch was planted, according to results secured by Jesse Cornelius, of Terrell, Catawba County. eratSbn president comes from this club, one of the outstanding women in the northeastern section of North Carolina, Mrs. W. H. Harrison. The welfare department wishes to express their appreciation to the club, and the home agent was mighty proud to see what the club had done. It is hoped that the other clubs are supporting the school lunches and wel fare department as loyally as the Alba Club. Some of the other clubs have sent donations, but not as a group, and the welfare department wishes to express its thanks to each of them. 1 Many Children Are Dependent on Your Generosity for Their Christmas—Don’t Disappoint Them
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