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This was a happy event, being the first time the girls had had a whole meeting day set aside just for them, with a program that was planned sole ly for their own enjoyment. Every club in the county answered to the roll call, making a 100 per cent club attendance. Friends were met here and old school acquaintances re newed. The meeting was presided over by Miss Helen Phelps, of Roper, presi dent of the county federation, with Miss Sally Carter, secretary of the federation, and a member of the 10th Creswell club, at the desk. After the usual opening exercises, Miss Marie Spruill, of Roper, gave the welcome address. Miss Edith Robert son, of the Plymouth club, respond ing. After a duct by Misses Mar garet Chesson and Lyndall Lewis, of the Roper Club, Miss Patterson, the home agent, introduced Mrs. W. H. Harrison, president of the Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in Washington County, who gave a most interesting and inspiring address to the “future home-makers" of Wash ington County. Announcements were then made by Miss Patterson, the home agent, a ntong which was the winner of the county biscuit contest. This happen ed to be Miss Frances Chesson, of the Roper High Club, Miss Christine Chesson, of the seventh grade Roper club coming second. Miss Elizabeth Haire, of the Cres well 4-H Wide-Awake Club, was then crowned health queen of the county. Miss Haire was led to the health throne by eight of the club girls at Roper dressed in white crepe paper dresses. Miss Helen Phelps present ed her the crown, which was brought in by Elsie Liverman, of the Ply mouth Club. A bountiful and most delightful din ner was spread and served by the girls. Special guests were Mrs. John Hassell, of Roper; Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Harrison, and Miss Ida Davis. All assembled again at 1:30 to en joy an hour and a half of real fun to gether. Miss Margaret Collins was pianist, while the Grand March, Old Virginia Reel, and other games were enjoyed. Singing was one of the big features of the recreational program. This was led by Miss Patterson. CORBETT SWAIN NAMED AUDITOR Succeeds George W. Hardi son; W. R. Hampton Is Board Member The resignation of George W. Har dison as chairman of the Washington County Commissioners and also as au ditor was accepted by the commis sioners in a session held here on the evening of April 18 in the courthouse. It was also decided that J. Corbett Swain, a loyal Democrat, be named auditor to succeed Mr. Hardison and that W. R. Hampton be appointed a member of the board of commission ers to succeed Mr. Hardison in that place. All of this was 'done in a few' minutes. The next day Mr. Hardison accept ed the office of postmaster to succeed A. L. Alexander. In off-times and after business hours, Mr. Hardison has been acquainting Mr. Swain with his work in the auditor’s office, and he will continue to do this until Mr. Swain is in a position to handle the affairs himself. Ten (jraauates t rom Colored School Here There are 10 graduates of the Wash ington County Training School this term and 18 promotions from the sev enth grade to enter high school, it was learned today from Principal Berry. This is the largest colored high school in the county. Graduates are: Mabel Cooper, Ale tha Ransom, Sevena Odelsia Cooper, Lena Verona Smith, Amos Paul Cox, Iris Otelia Towe, Percy Jesse Exum, Willie Mae Wilkins, Willie Brooke Lloyd, and Lunetta Towe. Seventh grade promotions: Walter Bell, Bertha May Wynn, Ethel Lou ise Willis, Margaret Lena Bell, Helen Louise Bowen, Rebecca Downing, Josephine Garrett, Harry Hall, Thom as Hedgepeth, Samuel Johnson, Eliz a beth McAllister, Pattie Lenora Mitchell, Julia McNair, Ellen Rob bins, Willie Alvis Spruill, Mary Let tie Skinner, John Louis Tharpe, and Alustus Halley. CRESWELL MAN HAS KEPT TURNIP FOR FIFTY YEARS Is Memento of the Sudden Death of Neighbor in Tyrrell County Creswell.—A tragedy is the history .attached to the significant turnip now J owned by C. C. Cahoon near here. I This vegetable came into possession |of Mr. Cahoon almost a half a cen- i j tury ago, and he has kept and pre- I j served it until this day. Now it is in varnish being protected front decay, : hardened and in a state of preserva | tion surrounded by insect prevention. I As a boy 12 years of age, Mr. Cahoon was walking behind the plow of N. G. Brickhouse in Tyrrell County, as has |always been the custom of farm lads, ] talking to the older man about farm ing and about boyish subjects. Noth-| | ing appear to be wrong with the man ! guiding the farm implement, i Suddenly the man fell across the I row of turnips that he was hilling up |and lay there. The boy ran to the (house and brought others. They i found the man dead. His life had j been snuffed out by heart trouble that i j was a chronic ailment of Mr. Brick-! house. Then an idea came to Mr. Cahoon as a boy to pull up one of the turnips. He carried it home and has kept it to this day. Although it has been 44 years ago this fall, Mr. Cahoon [seems to remember the incident per | fcetly, and he is now 56 years of age. | The turnip was grown on the farm : by Brickhouse, who had grown them] as large as 11 pounds each. Thej one now in possession of Mr. Ca-| boon was the size of a saucer when, he first obtained it, but now it has! shriveled up until it is only as large as the circumference of a cup and flat. Mr. Cahoon remembers that tiliis turnip was of the purple top flat va riety, and when he first secured it that the vegetable was not pethy in fhe least. He has kept it all these years in remembrance of the one trag 1 edy or sudden death that he has wit ] nessed in his life. ROPER MAN WILL BE 80 YEARS OLD ON MAY THE 20TH -<f> J. E. Singleton Continues i Fairly Active Despite Advanced Age Roper.—More than 58 years ago ;J. E. Singleton brought his first bride j to his little farm two miles south of; here and though he has been married j twice he has never moved away from j j his little farm from which he produced | jenoug to pay the expenses of two ! children through college and to help his other children get their education. At the present Mr. Singleton is 29,171 days of age and on May 20 he will he exactly 80 years old. His health is still fairly good and he con tinues to get about although he uses a cane. He looks after his farm and does much of the work around the house despite the approaching infirm j ities of old age. Mr. Singleton married his first wife 58 years ago and they lived together I in the neighborhood of the community I church for 40 years before she passed ! away. A short time later he wedded again and he and his wife have been living together for 18 years. All of his married life has been spent at his present home. He was eight years of age when the Civil war started and remembers j but faintly any of the atrocities of bat- ' tie except hearing the guns when the j Yankees and Confederates were fight ing for Plymouth. However, he re members many of the stories told by men and women who bore the brunt ot the horrible conflict that lasted for [about four years. This man’s experience in public af fairs includes that of commissioner for two terms and member of the board of education lor 10 years with two terms as chairman of the school body. He served as a school com mitteeman of Beech Grove for years and retired as a justice of the peace j after a number of yca-s at 70 years ot age. Mr. Singleton lias in his possession three coins older than himself. Two are copper pennies of the large size dated 1851 and 1842, and he also has a two-cent piece of copper money conined about the beginning of the Civil war. These coins have been in his possession for years and he in tends to keep them so they will be found in his aged pocket-book when he dies. I Two of his children died a num-1 ber of years ago, but he is proud of j his family -composed of the following children: J. F. Singleton, Norfolk, railroad conductor; Rev. L. T. Single ton, Selma, Methodist minister; Mrs. Gray Chesson, Roper, farmer’s wife; J. W. Singleton, Pocomoke City, Md., Two More Candidates for Membership on City Council Announce; Election Tuesday Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their candidates as the general munici pal election will be held May 2, and daily the contest waxes warm er as the aspirants enter the last lap of the race. The hotest of the fight centers about A. L. Owens who is seek ing to succeed himself as mayor of the town, while Gilbert Davis is contesting the place as the chief executive. Both are quali fied for the job and both will make a good run, seasoned politicians agreeing that the race will be a close one. Then the contest in the first w£rd is daily becoming more competitive as Bill Waters and Eugene F. Still, who announced their candidacies, are now to be rated against that of J. O. Ever ett who announced himself this week. It is understood that the contest will lay between Mr. Wa ters and Mr. Everett. Mr. Still is predicted a winner. Capping the climax is the fact that over in the third ward there are two councilmen to be chosen from the four in the race. They are H. C. Spruill, W. H. Gaylord, W. H. Paramore and J. R. Man ning. This is expected to be close as the latter two endeavor to secure a seat for years held by Mr. Spruill and Mr. Gaylord. There is no contest at all in the second ward as the two candi dates, Zeno Lyon and B. G. Campbell have no opposition at the present. It is not thought that any other candidate will have his name written on the ballots in the election from either of the wards and the voters may rest assured that the list above is the only one they will have to choose from. Most of the work by the candi dates has been done as far as per sonal canvasses is concerned, and it is thought that the important thing to do is to get people to vote so that they can choose their favorite for office. Interest con tinues to center about the event though partisan lines are almost forgotten and the ballot casters vote for the man. BIG PROCESSING PLANT TO BE PUT UP AT NORFOLK —®— Production of Soy Beans in County Expected To Be Increased -o Production of soy beans in Wash ington County this season will be ma terially increased as citizens of this section have been informed of the large storage and processing soy bean plant that is now going up in Nor folk* at the Southgate Terminal. W. B. Kirench, a representative of the Allied Mills, Inc., which is con structing the plant in the Virginia metropolis, was in Plymouth last week and spent an afternoon with Farm Agent Dunning and others securing data as to the acreage of the beans this season and informing of the plans of his company. The storage capacity of the Norfolk plant will be 300,000 bushels, while the processing capacity will be 2,000 bushels a day with loading facilities of 10.000 bushels an hour. The plant will be ready to purchase this year's crop and will be in operation by October 1st. This firm has three other plants in Illinois, and Mr. Kireuch is enthusias tic about the soybeans market. He thinks that possibly they can use all that can be secured in the Albemarle section of North Carolina. Buyers will be on the field for the Allied Mills to take care of them here. The firm like the mammoth yellow and Tokio varieties, which give a light colored meal, better than those of the black variety. They do not wish to have any kind of the black bean, but they may accept some of them as in some places there is a good sale for them. Soy bean meal is used in some kins of bread by bakers and can be used as a pancake Hour especially design ed for sufferers of diabetes, while it is also useful in making candy, dairy and poultry foods. The oil from the bean is used for paint, linoleum, var nishes, mayonnaise, and the like. It is claimed that the proteids of the oil and meal make it palatable and easily digestible. It is used in mak ing glue like that used in the local veneer and plywood box plant, and is also popular for use in the filling of sausage. Statistics show that Washington County is seventh in the group of pro ducers of the bean in Pasquotank, Camden, Perquimans, Hyde, Beau fort and Currituck, in growing only 83.000 bushels last season but this is expected with the good market avail able to be increased to about 100,000 bushels this year. Those wishing further information on this new market for their soybeans can secure an answer by writing W. B. Kireuch, .representative of the Al lied Mills, care of Atlantic HJotell, Norfolk, Va. Start Feeding Calf Grain And Hay After 2 Weeks -Of A small amount of grain should he , offered to the calf when about two j weeks of age, or when skim-milk is j substituted for whole milk. This should be gradually increased until the j animal is receiving about three pounds of grain a day at six months of age, when the calf should he weaned. 1 he grain will then be further increased to provide necessary nutrients formerly supplied by the milk. merchant before death; D. T. Single ton, Elizabeth City, marble worker; Mrs. Floyd Johnson, Whiteville, wife of a physician. Many people wonder how Mr. Singleton ever managed to send two of his children through college on a small farm. The man is well liked and well-known in this county where his years of public service brought him many friends. MAY DAY EVENTS BEING PLANNED -« All Day Program To Be Given At Creswell Monday Creswell.—The Creswell Parent Teacher Association is sponsoring an all-day program on the first of May in the school. It will last all day long. A large crowd is expected to attend. Many of the May Day fes tivities will be enjoyed. Classes will be continued until noon. Parents are urged to take advantage of this occasion by visiting the grade in which their children are studying and to observe the methods of teach ing and te system of training the chil dren that are used. The sponsoring organization is also putting on a flower show in the school house and many beautiful and unique exhibits are promised to the public. A ticket to this will entitle the holder to vote for the May Queen. Each grade has selected its own queen as a candidate for the school honor. The winner will be crowned in a corona tion ceremony in the afternoon, to be followed by a May Pole dance. The P. T. A. will sell sandwiches, ice cream, and cold drinks on the grounds at noon. It is hoped that the people will make this a community day and join in the celebration so that it will bring together as many as pos sible of the patrons of the school to view the work being done. -® Entertains Class -v Cherry.—Mrs. Woodley Ambrose delightfully entertained her Sunday school class Friday night, April 21, from 7 o’clock until 9:30 o’clock. Mr. Ernest Davenport played several se lections on the guitar and games were played after which the hostess served home made candies and salted pea nuts. There were about 50 present. V. E. P. CO. FORCE HAVE FISH FRY AT FISHERIES Nearly Score of Officials And Employees Enjoy Outing Sunday Upwards of a score of officials and employees of the Virginia Electric & Power Company were present at a fish fry and inspection trip to the fam ous Kitty Hawk and Slade Fisheries last Sunday afternoon. The meal was prepared by the famous chef of the fisheries, Commodore Heath. Fish were served fried and also in a mud dle, with cheese, celery, pickles, coffee and soft drinks. The affair was given by R. H. Good mon, of Williamston, manager of the Williamston branch of the organiza tion, who had as a special guest J. T. Chase, of Roanoke Rapids, vice pres ident of the power company, as well as numbers of other lesser officials and employees and fcjteir families. TJte food was served on improvised tables arranged for the occasion. The group spent nearly three hours at the fish eries before returning home. This was the second such affair that tey have enjoyed here as C. R. Wine coff, who helped to arrange this event, also gave the same group a supper here at the fisheries about three weeks ago on Saturday afternoon. The at tendants enjoyed it so well that they returned the second time and may return again some time soon. There was no regular program, but the en tire group was free to ride in the fish ing boats ,enjoy the sights of the fishing and also to partake of the meal. Mr. Winecoff expressed the opinion that Ihe grfoup enjoyed, tihemselvesj during each visit. Especially was this so of Mr. Chase and Mr. Good mon, who have been here tjuite often on business but who have spent very little time here on pleasure. Junior-Senior Banquet Held In Roper Last Friday Night Roper.—Beneath a canopy of bril liantly liued streamers which were il luminated by bright lights that blended perfectly with the splendor of draped walls covered in enchanting colors with a profusion of spring flowers to lend luster to the picturesque scene, juniors feted the finishing students of the Roper High School at their annual banquet Friday night. Beautiful lassies from the country side, gowned in modern styles, vied with the fastidious gallants of their classes in coming to the affair appro priately and sartorially clad. The at tire of the guests and the terogeneous tints of the decorations harmonized, thus supporting the magnificence of the occasion. There were 45 people around the festive tables that were arranged in horse-shoe shape amid the dazzling shades of red and white that were the official class [colors \^i|h the class roses also arranged on the table in the grade tinges. Senior favors were red and white autograph books. Scrolls rolled as diplomas were placecards. Favors were baskets of peanuts con tinuing the color scheme. Red and white sweet peas and roses and red and white candles lined the tables. The attractive centerpieces were red and white as was the huge centerpiece in the middle of the table on which stood a couple of dolls dressed in caps and gowns as seniors. The balloons were attached to the back of the seats. A roll of confetti was placed at each place and later in the evening chopped confetti was passed around wrapped in red and white tinsel. All of the wa'ls and the top of the dining hall was decorated in red and white in every phase. In fact the color scheme was complete in every detail. A bevy of lovely ninth grade dam sels clothed in red dresses trimmed with white belts, red anklets and white shoes served the upper classfolk. They were Renette Snell, Helen Phelps, Lalla Ruth Chesson, Ruth Furlough, Mabel Riddick, Marie Spruill, Georgia Collins and Frances Chesson, Miss Peggy Nickels, junior class advisor, directed the arrangements and the presentation of the event. Misses Florence Daley and Margaret N ail al ternated at the piano in the choruses and in the solos. Ripples of applause brought Miss Julia Gibon back for an encore in tap dancing. Principal E.! N. Riddle was the speaker. The toast to the seniors was made by Miss Minnie Dillon, president of the junior class, with the responding toast by Jack Hassell, president of the senior class. Osborne Marrow toast ed the teachers, while Bill Davenport recognized the girls, with Elsie Ruth Chesson reciprocating. Maurice Pea cock honored the girl athletes with Peggy Peacock favoring the boys. Miss Adna Weisiger sang of “A Senior and His Pony,” to be joined later by Miss Margaret Vail in ren-; dering tw'o numbers. Gradie Chesson gave a toast to the coming years. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norman, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. O’ Brien, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Riddle, Miss Ruth McKellar, W. H. Para-' more, R. B. Forbes, and Mrs. L. B. Nickels. The menu consisted of three courses with fruit cocktail leading, followed by chicken salad plate that contained pickles, crackers, chicken salad, and celery with ice cream and cake as des sert. Mints were at the places. The supper was prepared by the Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Luke’s Episcopal church. POST OFFICE TO BE THIRD CALSS AFTER JULY 1ST Will Mean Reduction in Salaries of Postmaster And Employees What will be the result when the Plymouth post office is relegated to the third class July 1? This is a question that has been asked repeatedly on the streets of Ply mouth and in turn many and varied answers and rumors have been statr ed the usual rounds as the result, and so the Beacon has undertaken to get some information on this subject. Plymouth has had a second class office continually since 1923, except for the year 1925, A town with a i population of 1,500 or more served ! from its post office is allowed village carriers if the total receipts in all phases of this work is $5,000 for the previous year. Of course, this means that the $5,000 is in sales of service or some other phase of the busines. The above refers to third-class offices. The most important item in the postal business is that when the of fice reverts back to third class the sal aries of all employees will be slashed heavily, taking right much money from circulation in this town. It will not hardly in usual times decrease the force in the office, but it is not certain under existing circumstances what will happen now. The exact salaries of the clerks and the assistant postmaster have not been determined for a third-class post of fice as yet, as in this office there will be a report of general information on the business of the office made to the postal authorities showing how many pieces of mail are distributed for other offices in addition to the sales and other work done. Postmaster George W. Hardison will outline a program or an estimate of the cost of the operation of the of fice for another year and submit it to the post office department for its ap proval. This will be passed on in official circles, and then he will be informed as to the allowance that will be made in a lump sum for the main tenance of this office. | So there is no substantial method of | i enlightening the people on the exact status of every clerk in the office un til the report has been made and ap proved or disapproved by the officials. So the people may rest assured that they will received good service in Ply mouth under the regulation but then 'there are other things to consider. Postmaster General James A. Far ley in a recent speech expressed the idea that he was in favor of eliminat ing all village carriers as an economy move. Now, this may be the next item that will come under consider ation here, and if this is true then it is possible that the two here will be dropped. But this is not definite, and there is nothing to indicate this ex cept the speech of the postal execu tive. It is understood tnat miss mnv Gardner has not been appointed as sistant postmaster as yet, but she is to get this place as soon as the per sonnel with Mr. Hardison can be re organized. Mr. Alexander was cour teous and his records were well kept when Mr. Hardison relieved him as postmaster last week. --v-— All 4-H Clubs Have Had Biscuit Contests -- All the 4-H clubs in the county have held biscuit contests during the past month, with the Plymouth club hav ing the last contest. Several girls entered the contest here, and made fine biscuits, so fine that it was hard for the judges to de cide the best biscuit-maker. After much thought, tasting, smelling, and comparing, M ss Edith Robertson, of the ninth grade was the lucky girl. The prize in the elimination contests was a print dress with the trimming. Miss Robertson was presented her dress at the regular monthly meeting of the Plymouth 4-H club Tuesday afternoon. W. O. W. To Meet in Asheville May 1 and 2 -V Members of the Washington County Camp of the Woodmen of the World are invited to attend the biennial head camp meeting that will be held at Asheville May 1 and 2, according to an announcement today by L. L. Res pass, of Pinetown, clerk of the local camp. A large attendance is expected be cause D. E. Bradshaw, newly elected president of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Association, will attend the meeting. Also E. B. Lewis, chairman of the auditors, will be present. This organization has a large investment in North Carolina municipal, county and State securities. -» C. W. Morrill, 90-year-old smoker, of Monson, Me., has used the same briar pipe for the past bO years. UNEMPLOYED IN COUNTY TO GET FORESTRY JOBS Fifty Applications Have Been Received by Relief Work Director A couple of dozen young men will be eligible for entrance into the re forestation program from Washing ton County, it was learned here to day. In this group will be those rang ing in ages from 18 to 25 years. There must be six in the family for one to be accepted. It wilt be some time before they are called into action from this section. Nearly 50 applicants have filed their notice for examination. Those select ed from this list will be announced in the paper in plenty of time. These young men will receive their board and lodging and $30 a month for their labor in the forests near Asheville. It is a rule that the person laboring will receive only $5 of this amount with the rest sent to dependents at home. I he boys will be brought together in camps and drilled in woodcraft as soon as they are accepted. They will be mobilized for service in the forests. This is a method of employ ment outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in an effort to combat the jobless situation that is confront ing America today. No one will be considered for this work unless they file the usual blank •with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer, of ficial welfare workers in Washing ton County. Thv; blanks have not been received as yet, but as soon as they come to the local office the peo ple will be notified through the Bea con of all of the details so that the deserving young men can enter this service. Mr. Brewer was out of town the first of this week attending a meeting of the superintendents of public wel fare in North Crolina which was held Monday and Tuesday to get the lat est information on this work so that when the matter conies up in this coun ty lie will be fully informed in such a way that he can go ahead with the work of selecting the worthy young men for the jobs and to get them off to camp. FUNERAL FOR MRS. JIM SNELL Held at Rehoboth Church Last Friday; Lived in Belhaven Skinnersville.— Funeral services for Mrs. Jim Snell, 59, who was drowned in the river near her residence at Belhaven last Wednesday, were held at Rehoboth M. P. Cemetery on Fri day afternoon at 3:30 with the Disciple minister of Belhaven officiating. Mrs. Snell, before her marriage, was Miss Jannie Foley, of this county. Her marriage to Mr. Snell took place in Rehoboth church about 40 years •go, and they imoved tj> BejUhavfen some years afterward. She has been a faithful member of the church, al ways sending her offerings every year •for the different pastors of the old church that she attended up to the time of her marriage. There was a large attendance and a beautiful floral offering from friends and relatives. The pall-bearers were from her home county and Belhaven. Mrs. Snell leaves her husband, one son. Mr. Will Snell, of Birmingham, Ala.; and three sisters, Mrs. George Whitfield, of Mackeys; Mrs. Tom Hopkins and Mrs. Albert Phelps, of the 'Community; also one brother, Tom Foley, of Edenton. —--$ Baptists Have Won All Games Played So Far The Baptist boys kept intact their winning streak by defeating the Meth odists, 9 to 8, last week. The Bap tist's took a lead of 7 tallies in the first, but were held scoreless for six innings, while the Methodists scored 8 runs. The Baptists managed to put two runs across in the ninth to win the game. Batteries for the Methodists: Nor man Mayo and Joe Brown; Hubert Cox hurled and Howard Poteat re ceived for the Baptists. Ed Ayers um pired the game. The standing in the Plymouth Sun day school league follows: Baptists, won 3, lost 0; Methodists, won 2, lost 1; Christians, won 2, lost 2. -9 All Day Services At Philippi Sunday, 30th -e Cherry.—There will be an all-day rally service at Philippi Church Sun day, April 30, with dinner on tjhe ground. A musical program will be rendered at both morning and after noon services and a number of speak ers will be present.