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iiimimmimimmimiiiMmimmiiminiiiiiimiiiimiiiimiL 1 = 5 A home newspaper dedicated 5 5 to the service of Washington |j H County and its 12,000 people. = ^llllllllllillllllllllllllinilllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllfr The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ ^!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiti!iiiiiiiiiiitiiiimiit!iiiif(iiiii!iiiiiii!ii;iiiu<' § Advertisers will find Beacon = § and News columns a latch-key to § = 1,100 Washington County homes, i •siiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiHiiiiiimiiiiiMiimi: ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 36 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, July 7, 1933 NEW PLANT MAY BE BUILT HERE BY LUMBER FIRM Alabama Firm Has Made Survey of Prospects In This Section -» Another enterprise looms on the industrial horizon tor rlymouth, as communications and conferences be etween a firm in another State and Zeb Vance Norman, chairman of the industrial committee of the Plymouth Chamber of Comerce, progresses. It appears now that the matter will be favorably disposed of in a few days as it is thought that by this week end the arrangements for the site and building for the new plant will be tak en care of and thaf the new firm will begin the construction of their quar ters so as to get down to business in a hurry. Several weeks ago, a Mr. Morgan cruised the rivers and inlets in Ber - tie, Martin, Chowan, and Washing ton Counties in an effort to get an idea of the amount of hardwood that could be secured in this section, and in this survey the prospects pointed to ward the Plymouth section, and then Mr. Morgan came to land for a con ference. Since this time Mr. Mitchell, pres ident of the firm, which is now locat ed in Alabama, has been here, and on last Saturday the matter was discussed at length by business men here, with E. H. Liverman, president of the chamber of commerce, aiding Mr. Norman and others in explaining the situation to the visitors and offering their services. The site that has been designated ' as a choice spot for their plant by the newcomers is on the banks of the Ro anoke River beyond the Plymouth Box and Panel Company in an old building that was once used as a fertilizer plant and later as the cannery for the Crockett Company. It is understood that much interest is being manifested in the matter by *rhe local people and that it appears now that the Alabama people will lo cate a plant here shortly. It is not known whether they will move their Alabama plant here or will construct a new plant as an outlet to timber buyers in this section. Mr. Mitchell will buy timber from this section for manufacture into lum ber to he shipped to the various sec tions. They are in the market for gum and possibly other such hard wood. It may be that they will use a small amount of other timber, but it is understood that the hardwood is their choice. The plant, if located here, is ex pected to add to the payrolls here about $2,000 weekly by working more than 100 men. These new timber men have been in the business for years and already have the market contacts and when they get to work there will be little difficulty for them to sell their commodity as they will preserve these connections. The first part of the plant to be constructed is that of a saw mill, and this will be done at once as soon as the arrangements have been complet ed. But they expect shortly to also construct a planing mill and dry kiln for the manufactured timber to dress and dry the lumber for the market. It is understood now that there will * be no labor shortage to worry the newcomers, as there is a surplus now with all of the mills here running as they are now. Also this will place the newcomers next to their raw ma terial with plenty of transportation fa cilities to get it to the market, and with the general trend toward im provement in business the outlook is bright. The visitors appear much interested and it is thought by Mr. Norman and Mr. Liverman that they will purchase a site and come on down here even if something should impede the progress being made on their arrangements tor the old fertilizer and cannery building and site near here. Superior Court Will Begin Here Monday -s A mixed term of W ashington County Superior Court will meet here July 10 with Judge M. V. Barnhill scheduled to preside. The first three days will he used in the disposition of criminal cases, while the remain der of the time will he devoted to the civil docket. R. E. Dunning Resigns As County Fa-m Agent -«, Robert E. Dunning, who has served as farm agent for Washington Coun ty for the last six years or more hand ed in his resignation this week to the commissioners. His successor will he announced shortly as the officials have decided to continue tlie services of such a person. LOCALS WIN TWO GAMES ON JULY 4 Take Naval Base Stars in Both Morning and Afternoon Slim Gardner’s triple in the ninth with two down drove in Peele ahead of him with the winning run in the second game, as Plymouth defeated the Naval Base Stars of Norfolk, 4 to 3, in the afternoon, thus sweeping the day’s program by taking the morning game 7 to 2, here Tuesday. Harry Van Horn yielded only four hits and fanned eight as Plymouth pounded Burgess for nine hits in the opener. I'urches and Van Horn, with two each, led Plymouth in the morn ing contest while Burgess doubled to lead his mates. Richardson caught both games for Plymouth. Red Sculley set the sailors down with only five hits, including a homer by Fowles in the afternoon. Timms allowed seven hits to Plymouth in the afternon game that was marred by J two errors by Chappell. A crowd of tOO jammed the local park to view I the afternoon exhibition. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO SPEAK IN STATE Will Attend Farmers’ Con vention During Week of July 24 To 29 -®.— Definate assurance that Secretary j of Agriculture, Henry A. Wallace, [will attend the State Farm and Home !Week, July 24 to 29, lends added in terest to this annual farm meeting this year, “We have arranged for Mr. Wal lace to speak at the opening session to be held on Riddick Field, Monday evening, July 24,” says C. A. Shef field, secretary of the convention. "We believe also that some of the men associated with Mr. \\ allace in the new Farm Adjustment Act will be present during the week. Our plans for the general meeting are be ing made in conjunction with the meet ing of the American Institute of Co operation and the secretary of this body writes that progress is being made in assembling a group of nat ional farm leaders to attend the Con vention this year.” Mr Sheffield says the college dor mitories will hardly house the people who will attend the convention and he has made arrangements with Mere dith College for the use of its dor mitories in case they are needed. The plan now is to have each of the general meetings for men and women out-of-doors each evening on Riddick Field. This will assure the audience of being comfortable in spite of hot weather and the lighting arrangements are such that the program may be fol lowed in detail. As in past years, the college is off ering rooms in its dormitories free ot charge as long as they last. Meals will be served at the lowest minimum price consisting with a good diet. Mr.Sheffield will aid those who may wish to secure rooms in private homes adjacent to the campus. OFFER 3 MORE SCHOLARSHIPS Three, Worth $600 Each, Offered for Records with Meat Animals In adidtion to the three college scholarships recently offered 4-H corn club members for high yields and low production of corn this season, L. R Harrill, club leader at State College announces that three additional schol arships worth $600 are offered to those jwho make national records with meat 'animals. | "The three additional scholarships .are worth $300 to the first prize win ner, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place,” explains Mr. Harrill. •‘There are also medals of honor to ! go to eacli county winner and a valu able gold watch to eacli state winner. | The prizes are offered by Thomas E. , Wilson, chairman of the national com mittee on boys and girls club work, and any regularly enrolled club mem ber may compete. 1 he prizes are of fered for excellence in handling baby beef, pure-bred bef, arket hog, breed ling hog, market sheep, or breeding sheep projects. We are hoping that 1 some North Carolina club members will enter this contest.’ I Mr. Harrill says that any club boy or girls who plans to enter the com petition may secure full facts from his county farm agent, or may write to the club leader at State College for additional information. About the only definite require ments are that a club member be reg ularly enrolled in some of the meat projects and that he keep a complete I record. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION MET HERE MONDAY Trustees for Creswell Are Named; Back Pay for Teachers Ordered ; Trustees for the Creswell School district were appointed here Monday by the Washington County Board of Education when the following men were chosen for this task: S. D. Bur gess, Z. T. Tarkington, C. A. Swain, P. B. Belanga, O. D. Hatfield. The board instructed James W. Norman, superintendent of public in struction, to write all of the trustees and other organizations that aid the schools that they are to under that all property placed in the schools for ! the use of the schools becomes the property of the school unless there is a specific understanding otherwise, It was also decided that all 1931-32 ! salaries would be paid during this week in full from the money sent down last week from the State Board of Equalization, which has been slow | in disbursing the money for this pur ! pose and which has resulted in the j counties being slow in distributing It j to the teachers and employees. It was also decided that the schools would be opened for the 1933-34 term Jon September 4, and this includes both white and colored and all of the j schools. They will close at the end of the eight-months term that is ex pected to expire about the latter part of April, probably about the 21st. Holidays will be observed as fol lows during the session: Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving; close De cember 20 and reopen January 1, 1934, 'for the annual Christmas observance; ' will be closed one day for Easter Monday. No teachers were recommended for employment for the next term of schools by the superintendent, as there seems to be nothing definite as yet in regard to this matter, and the new school law has left Mr. Norman in a position where he is afraid to ! do anything in this matter at the 1 pres. nt. i BLALOCK NAMED AID TO WALLACE -A Says It Would Be ‘Suicidal’ For Growers To Refuse Reduction Plan Raleigh.—Declaring it would be “ab ;olutely suicidal” for cotton producers lot to take advantage of the govern nent’s acreage reduction plan, U. Ben on Blalock, genera! manager of the Morth Carolina Cotton Growers Co operative Association, left here for Washington where he will serve as one ^ >f Secretary of Agriculture Wallace’s ive regional consultants on the cot- j on acreage reduction campaign. ‘‘If the farmers do not cooperate o the fullest extent in this plan to lelp to save themselves from disas-1 rolls low prices this fall, the blame or the castrophe will rest entirely ipon their slioulders,” ulirned Mr. Blalock who was appointed consultant I by the Secretary of Agriculture be cause of his knowledge of cotton. Mr. Blalock also urged farmers not to undertake to gouge the government that is striving so hard to save you from wreck and ruin by overestima ting your yield per acre and in that ! manner obtaining a higher rental for your acres than you are entitled to.” "Even though the necessry contracts 'are obtained throughout each cotton I producing state, the secretary still ' has the right to reject any and all pro posals if he thinks the rental charge lor estimated production of any grower I is out of line with his proposal,” Mr. | i Blalock said. Mr. Blalock, who has just returned Vrom a New Orleans meeting where he contacted cotton producers from | all over the cotton belt, said he he-j lieved the acreage reduction campaign | "will go over in good shape in all the j cotton producing states.” Mr. Blalock who spent sometime! in Washington helping to work out’ the acreage reduction plan, said thej goal of those in charge was to workj out the best plan that could be offered! to the cotton producerc throughout | ! the entire belt as a uniform plan,the j object being to make it just as fair ! and equitable to all classes of producers East andWest, as a uniform plan could be made.” ' Edgecombe Farmers Ships Hogs, Lambs Nineteen Edgecomb County far mers sold 198 fat hogs for $1,520.32 net and 11 other farmers sold 104 lambs for $327.35 net last week. --e Halifax Clover Growers Have Plenty Seed to Sell Halifax County clover growers re port having 35,000 pounds of excellent clover seed for sale. BASEBALL SIDELIGHTS ^--/ Mark Paige, level-headed southpaw, set Plymouth down with seven blows while his mates pounded Frank Furches for 11 hits as Belhaven de feated Plymouth 6 to 2 here last Thurs day for their first win in five starts I against the locals. Joe Simmons hit two homers for Belhaven. Edens led the locals with two hits. The game was fraught with arguments Weldon defeated Plymouth 5 to 4 in 11 innings in Weldon Friday. Mor ris hit two homers and doubled to lead the Plymouth attack. Taylor, who relieved Autry on the mound for Weldon in the sixth with his club one run behind stria eked one over the fence also, and then pitched shut-out ball while Goodman and Allen com bined hits in the 11th to run across the winning tally. Gardner pitched for Plymouth with Peele and Carl Brown catching. The Caromount Mills of Rocky Mount decisively beat the Plymouth boys Sunday in their third session this summer by slamming Walter Da vis and Slim Gardner for 11 hits, in cluding homers by Holmes and Harp er. The score was 10 to 3. The game was called in the seventh on account of darkness and rain. Davis walked four, hit one with a pitched ball, and allowed 7 hits in 5 2-3 innings, while Gardner allowed three hits and three runs and struck out two in 2 1-3 in nings. Chappell hit a homer for Ply mouth. Peele got a double and sin gle for Plymouth. Dewey Melton held Williamston, leading club of the Albemarle League, to five scattered hits, while the locals pounded Buck Newsome for an even dozen blows as Plymouth defeated the visitors 6 to 1 here today before a large crowd of fans. Peele, with a couple of doubles, led Plymouth at bat, sharing honors with Chappel and H. Brown, who annexed a double and single apiece. Gaylord hit a homer in the eighth for the only run for Williamston. Furches fea tured afield. NEGRO FOUND DEAD AT WELCH CREEK BRIDGE No Indications of Violence; Believed To Have Died Of Heart Attack The lifeless body of an almost un known negro was found sprawled a cross the platform near here of the fish house owned by Babe Towe, which is located just over the Welch Creek bridge last week. I Officials were notified here and im mediately an investigation into the cause of the negro’s death and an ef fort to locate relatives was begun by officials. No one seemed to know the negro nor were they sure they could tell of the cause of his death. Sheriff J. K. Reid, Chief P. W. Brown, and Mrs. Edna Nurney Mc Knight, coroner, with witnesses, ex amined the negro and could find no trace of foul play, but all the evidence pointed to death from natural causes. The body had been lifeless for only a short time when the officials were notified. As soon as practicable the local of-1 ficials called the Martin County au thorities and informed them of their finding and advised them to come at once and view the body, as the death occurred just over the line in Martin County. The local officials responded at first, thinking it was in their do minion. The negro gave the name around here of Claude Davis and explained that he lived in some etown in West Virginia, but some of his best friends did not know anything of his previous life nor connections. Babe Towe, for whom the negro worked, reported this information. The evidence tended to show that the negro was caretaker of the fish house for his room and board. He had been suffering with a stomach trouble as well as a faulty heart. A severe attack of heart trouble was at tributed as the cause of his demise. The funeral was held for him in the next county and the remains were laid to res*t somewhere within the bounds of Martin County. Shade of Prime Importance To Poultry During Summer Shade is ot prime importance for all poultry especially during the sum mer months. Where houses are crowded and shade is not aviable on the range there will be a high morta lity. A cheap and adequate shelter may be constructed by driving 2 x 4 supports in the ground and thatching these over with bagging or green branches. These shelters, however, should be cleaned of droppings at reg ular inter vals. PEANUT MEET TO BE HELD FRIDAY, 7TH, IN WINDSOR Delegation From County Is Expected to Attend; May Go To Washington A delegation from Washington County is expected to attend a meet ing of peanut growers of this section : that is to be held in Windsor, Fri day, July 7, at 3 o'clock in the after noon, to map out a definite plan of procedure in connection with the ap plication of the farm adjustment act to the peanut industry. J. H. Matthews, of Windsor, is the I chairman of a steering committee that : will go to Washington from this sec i tion and learn more of the methods of this adjustment act and its form of procedure. Included on this com . mittee from Washington County is A. L. Owens, J. C. Swain, W. W. Hampton, and A. L. Alexander, who may attend this meeting. I These men were appointed on this oemmittee at a meeting held in Rich Square June 30 at which time a full and complete report was made to the growers about this peanut legislation by Chairman Matthews and N. G. Bartlett, secreary of the East Caro lina Chamber of Commerce, and also to show that progress is being made to set up machinery to protect the growers. It is very likely at this time that this committee or some other will have to go to Washington in the near fu ture to confer with governmental au thorities as to just what to expect from the application of the new pea nut adjustment act. The committee so far has had good and encouraging news from Washington about the ma chinery to affect the act. Much interest is being manifested by the peanut growers and business men of the peanut belt over the pros pect of better prices this fall. Already there has been an increase in the de mand and the participation in the mar keting efforts of the growers by the government is expected to stimulate the .price still more. GARDENS MUST BE REPLANTED FOR FALL CROP Number of Vegetables Can Be Planted in Next Few Weeks Early summer gardens have been a dissapointment due to the prolonged drouth occuring over most of Nortl Carolina for the past two months. However, there is still the opportu nity to plant a number of vegetables for use in summer ami early fall. H. R. Niswonger, extension horti culturist at State College, advises growers to sow the seeds of cabbage, caulitlour, collat'd, broccoli and celery for fall crops of these vegetables. The Jersey broccoli and celery for fall crops of the- vegetables. The Jer sey Wakefield is a good early cabbage of which may be planted now. To be successful in getting seed to germinate, Niswonger suggests keep ing the seed bed partially shaded dur ing the heal of the day. Burlap or old sacks put over the seed beds will pre vent the soil from drying out so rapi-, dly on the surface and will hasten germination. Sweet corn and snap beans planted in early July will add to the fall sup ply of vegetable-. For the second crop of Irish pota toes, seed from the Spring crop of Cobblers, early Rose and Bliss Tri umph may be used if the sprouts are , showing. A better plan, however, is to secure seed of last year's crop which has been kept in storage. In the mountains, the storage crop of Lookout Mountain varily is usually planted as a late corn. Sprouting of the seeds from the spring crop can be hastened by spread ing the potatoes on the ground under, a shed or a tree. Some farmers spread them in the shade and cover them with hay or straw which is kept moist: until sprouting occurs. In no case should seed which have not sprouted be planted, Niswonger says. Gives Control Method for Red Spider in Cotton -- Dusting or spraying the plants with | sulsur is the best control for red spi ! ders in cotton and at the same time is the most certain. Spraying, how ! ever, is probably the most economical. | fur hmrfodrmhfrw frmhi iritma imlir I A spray made of 3 pounds of sulfur compound in 5U gallons of water should be applied at frequent intervals as long as the plants are infested. This same spray can be used on plants other than cotton with equal success. Welfare Report For Past Year Is Made POST OFFICE IS NOW THIRD CLASS ■» Zeno Lyon Accepts Posi tion as Clerk, Succeeding Bob Tarkenton Zeno Lyon is now in the post office at Plymouth as the successor to R. E. (Bob) Tarkenton, who resigned with II. A. (Chubby) Liverman on July 1 after having been connected in some capacity with the post office here for the last dozen years, more or less. Mr. Lyon was at one time employed with the O. Henry Drug Store and then later went with Arp, Pharmacy, where he remained for about a year. He has been living here for some time and was recently elected to mem bership on the city council, represent ing, with P*. G. Campbell, the second ward. The personnel of the local post of fice now consists of George W. Hardi son, postmaster; Miss Mary Gardner, assistant postmaster; Zeno Lyon, clerk and dispatcher; Wilmer Chesson and Alton Lilley, village carriers; Doch Harris and Edlow Harrison, rural let ter carriers; Frank Halsey, janitor. The office is now classified as a third-rate office with receipt- below $8,000 a year which is required as the minimum revenue for second-class of fices. Prospects for the general in crease of business is expected to re sult in a year or more in lifting this office back to the second class, where it had been for years. Although the amount of receipts here have decreased in the following postal fiscal year, there has been little or no decrea-e in the amount of work as this office is a redispatching cen ter, handling mail from all directions that is bound to Columbia, Pungo, and Williatnston. The work has n« t decreased, but the amount of pay has decreased with the decline in the office rating. All of the salaries have been reduced to those oi a second-class office which carries with it a salary of $1,500 for postmaster from $2,400, with the oth er- registering downward. YOUNG MAN IS FOUND DEAD ON RAILROAD -<$ Funeral Is Held Today for Edgar Peacock, 29, of Mill Pond Section luneral services were held today for Edgar Peacock, 29 year old soil of Mr. and Mrs. Newsome Peacock, of the Mill Pond section, near Roper, whose lifeless body was found crumpled up on the side of a railroad tracks Wednesday morning by a col ored acquaintance. An examination of the body was made by Dr. T. 1.. Bray, but there was no evidence of foul play, and it was the opinion of the physician that the youth fell alongside of the track suffering from a severe epileptic at tack, bv which lie was frequently thrown to the ground. It was also the opinion of the doc tor, and those around agree, that it was possible that as the boy fell writh ing in agony from these distorting pains that his nose became sufficiently buried in the ground and grass to prevent proper breathing and that he suffocated. The opinion was that the boy had not been dead long when discovered, as friends informed the parents of the young man that they had seen him in Mackeys a few hours before his body had been found and that he lett Mackeys on the way toward Roper a good while after the train had run. The spells were growing more fre quent. And the family were used to hhn stealing away for several hours before he could be located, and they l ad felt no great alarm over their son until his body was found by the negro. The deceased person’s mind was affected somewhat by his physical condition. Surviving the young man are sever al sisters and brothers and his par ents. Rev. Mi Atkinson, pastor of the Roper Methodist Church, was en gaged t" conduct the last rites. Corn Following Clover Suffers Less from Drouth l Corn following a clover crop has been damaged by dry weather less seriously this spring than corn planted i.n other land, observe a number of piedmont farm agents. SEVEN PAROLES HANDLED;OTHER WORK REPORTED Work of County Home Also Covered by Report Made Last Monday Interesting information was Con tained in the statistical report that was : made to the Washington County com missioners by W. C. Brewer, welfare worker, Monday, when he summarized his activities from June 30, 1932, to June 30, 1933. His records showed in paroles that one white female from Samarcand with three males each from Federal and State prisons, making a total of seven paroles handled, with two transferred to other counties, while five remained in force here. One girl was placed in Samarcand, with one colored girl going to Efland, a similar institution for negroes, and one delinquent was paroled from Sam arcand, with three delinquent girls not yet placed, making a total of six de linquents under the supervision of the welfare workers. In the number of delinquent and backward juveniles, 5 were placed in the Caswell Training School July 30, 1932, with one male going to Caswell while three were sent to the East Carolina Training School with two males being out on probation, making a total of 11 under the care of the workers here. Hospitalization has been extended to 20 under the welfare worker’s di rection, with 3 going to Duke; 6 white to Park View; 1 colored to Park View 1 white to Tayloe; 1 white female to Duke; 4 female wdiite to Park View; 1 female to Dix Hill; 3 colored to Park View. i wo nave neen sent to maternity homes, with 1 going to the Greens boro Rest Cottage and 1 to Salvation Army Hospital in Durham. A total of 120 cases of tonsils were removed in a local clinic. Two were sent to an 'orthopedic clinic. There were eight occupants of the county home on June 30, 1932, with the following white persons: Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Mary Spruill, Mrs. Harrison Ambrose, J. C. Cooper, Jim Brickhouse; three colored, Catherine Mann, Armistead Boone, and Jim Blount. The following entered the home in 1933: Mrs. Wiswell, Mrs. Josephine Jones, Mrs. Davis, Miss Mittie Gray Sawyer, JJohn McNair, Burt Qda.d dock, John Davis, Dempsey Spruill ( 108 day*0, Captain Wiswell, and the following colored: 2 colored men pris oners for 30 days; Rosa Lee Hudson, 4 days; with a total of 12 being in the home during this period. Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Wiswell died while at the home, as did Cath erine Mann, colored, making 3 deaths in the home during the period. Three were discharged, including Dempsey Spruill, Mrs. Mary Spruill, J. C. Coop er, Jim Brickhouse, the two prisoners and Rosa Lee Hudson. There was a total of eight discharg ed with three deaths, making 11 now out of the original number, leaving only 9 in the home. There were 30 sent to the reforestation camp for serv ice with 3 desertions and one return ing on account of ill health. In the work among those with tu berculosis, there were 3 females in the county home with 2 being refused ad mittance but being treated at their home in Criswell, with one sent to Charlotte for examination and refused while a colored person was refused admittance into the Sanitorium while one being treated in Plymouth died, making a total of eight cases looked after. H. A. Liverman Buys O. Henry Drug Store H. A. (Chubby) Liverman has pur chased the stock and equipment of the O. Henry Drug Store here and will take over the operation of the busi ness on July 1. Mr. Liverman lias been assistant postmaster here for some time. Mr. Liverman will be as sisted in the new business by Mr. Broame, who is a registered druggist. -S' Creswell Defeats Edenton Saturday by 10-6 Count -* In a fast and snappy game played in Creswell Saturday, Creswell won over Edenton’s Albemarle League team by a score of 10 to 6. Strickland on the mound for Creswell pitched a fine game. Columbia and Creswell played Sun day to a 5-5 tie, which will be played off Thursday on the Creswell dia mond.