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Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina,
ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME XLIV—NUMBER 33
Friday, August 25, 1933
PLAN TO MARKET
ELECTRIC SHOE
SHINE MACHINE
Preparing Application To
Charter Company of
Local People
A committee composed of Attorney
Zeb Vance Norman, Mayor Gilbert
Davis and Moy VV. Spruill, is formu
lating an application for charter for
an organization that might be named
“The Electric Shoe Shiners, Inc.," a
company proposed to promote the
sale of a shoe shine device invented
by Mr. Spruill.
The three men are seeking to in
corporate the company with a capital
stock of $100,000 and to appoint a
board of directors from among local
men who are interested in the en
deavor to aid Mr. Spruill in his ef
forts to get the machine made and
put on the market.
The invention is known as an elec
tric coin control automatic shoe
shine machine and will be placed in
barber shops, hotel lobbies and other
places convenient to customers.
Mr. Spruill has been perfecting the
device for about six years and recent
ly had the machine patented through
the United State patent office and
has protected it for 17 years during!
which time he hopes to improve itj
from time to time in order to holdj
the patent.
Already signatures have been affix-[
ed to a paper guaranteeing hint a sale
of $1,000 worth of stock in the ven
ture, 25 percent of which will be de
livered and collected in the near fu
ture in an effort to bear the expense
of procuring the charter and caring
for other incidentals.
Later, another 25 percent of tlie
amount will be called for and then the
remainder of the $1,000 in stock will
be assessed for immediate pament so
that dies can be made and the first
machine built. The first machine will
cost about $525 guaranteeing material
and workmanship, and when produc
tion is reached they should cost a
bout $100 each.
Twenty of the 35 prospective stock-!
holders have already attended a meet-,
ing that was held in the courthouse
here last Friday night. The men who
buy the first $1,000 wortl of stork in
the enterprise will receive as their
reward for helping start the ball roll
ing a double number of shares. In
other words if they pay for one share
at the (beginning thqy w*ill receive
another share free of charge.
Mr. Spruill asks that the stock
holders and the officers have as much
patience as he has manifested dur
ing the long years of his work on the
invention and that if they do and will
work with him they will make a suc
cess of the venture.
It has already been decided that
Mr. Spruill will retain for himself 51
percent of the entire stock issue so
that he will continue to have controll
ing interest in the concern as he has
done all of the work to date, and
wishes to see it through the follow,
ing days until it is on the market.
The board of directors and their
officers w'ill work with Mr. Spruill
in every' phase of the organization
and promotion of the matter and in
turn all of the first subscribers
will be offered their first choise of the
stock bt fore it is offered to the pub- |
lie at large.
The invention has already been de
scribed once through the columns of
the Beacon. The customer will in
sert a nickel in a slot and take a seat
in the chair. Two brushes remove
the dirt from his shoe and neutral
polish from a fountain is automatical
ly poured on the shoe,
ly poured on the shoe. Then the
brushes rub the shoes again, leaving
a shine on the footwear as good as
that done by any bootblack, accord
ing to Mr. Spruill.
As soon as the customer gets out
of the chair, the device is locked and
can be moved again only by the in
sertion of a coin that makes a con-1
tact.
manIshurFIN
AUTO WRECK
J. Frank Askew Suffers;
Cuts and Bruises in j
Accident This Week
J. Frank Askew, of the Long1
Acre section of this county, was cut
about the face and suffered other in
juries to his right arm when his car
was struck by another car and knocked
onto the sidewalk at the corner of
Main Street near the courthouse here
this week.
Mr. Askew was driving into the
highway at the corner when his car
was struck by another belonging to
and driven by a traveling salesman.
Definite cause of the accident has not
been determined.
Very little damage was done to the
stranger’s automobile. A wheel was
torn from Mr. Askew’s car.
NAME TEACHERS
FOR COLORED
, Practically All Chosen Ex
cept for School Located
In Plymouth
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Colored teachers in the Washington
County School system were named
today hy the committees and were
approved by James W. Norman, sup
erintendent of public instruction. The
names of those for the Washington
County Training School have not been
announced as yet.
CreswelT P. W. Littlejohn, princi
pal; Aden Holley, Annie Owens. The
fourth teacher had not been decided
upon as yet, but it is expected that
she will be employed by the first of
next week if not before.
Cherry, Martha Gilliam.
Whichard, Gertrude McDowell.
Sound Side, Lily Mae Baum, Azalia
Ferebee, and Lucille Baum.
Back Woods, Jackie K. Riddick
and Maggie Boyd.
Roper, J. J. Clemmons, principal;
Mary Allen. Arbutus Anthony, Eva
Stewart, and Edna Wilkins.
Mount Delane, Coma Htprnablue.'
Second teacher not named as yet.
Deep Bottom, Viola B. Lowe and
Nina Grimes.
Macedonia, William Hurdle. Pri
mary teacher not determined.
Brooks, James G. Price, principal.
Gladys Ferebee.
Morattock, Mary Austin and J. C.j
Cordon.
Long Ridge, Emma Walker.
22 FIRMS HERE
HAVE SIGNED
BLANKET CODE
Blue Eagles Flying in Most
Local Stores; Rules
Outlined
Blue Eagles, the insignia of those,
cooperating in President Franklin'
Roosevelt’s National Recovery* Ad-1
ministration’s drive to increase em-j
ployment, are seen decorating the
windows here of 22 cooperating busi-.
ness houses.
These mew attest by displaying this
emblem that they are joining other
employers in the nation in reducing
the number of working hours; increas
ing salaries and adding as many to
their payroll as they possibly can do
in an effort to improve conditions.
Postmaster George \V .Hardison is
ready and willing to extend this N.
R. A. Blue Eagle to any of those who
are not now on the honor roll in the
post office.
A firm can procure the Blue Eagle
emblem by signing the President’s
reempolyment agreement and handing
it to Postmaster Hardison and put
ting into practice its provisions and
signing the certificate of compliance.
If an industry or firm finds that
the provisions of the employment a
greement if mostly impossible then
they are to prepare a petition to N. j
R. A. asking for a stay or postpone- |
ment of those provisions which will j
produce a hardship and this will be i
reviewed by N. R. A. authorities.
Mr. Hardison is well pleased with !
the number of firms and business
men in Plymouth who have joined
whole-heartedly in this drive for bet- j
ter business conditions and there are
possibly others who will have their
names on the honor roll later.
Names now exhibited are as fol-j
lows: Gilbert Davis, W. F. Wins-1
low’s stores, E. H. Liverman, H. A. |
Liverman Drug Store, Plymouth Ga-j
rage and Motor Company, Pender’s
store, Fannie Hooker’s Cash Store,;
Thompson-Clagon, Inc., Blount and;
Davenport, W. E. Weede, Campbell’s!
Store, New Theatre, B. G. Campbell J
II. M. Ramsey Filling Station, W. T.j
Nurney Funeral Parlor, George Smith j
Abe Adler’ store, the Southern
Hardware Company, Standard Oil ,
Company Filling Stations, Gulf Refin- |
ing Company, the Woman’s Shop, A. j
1). Bassinger Body and Machine 1
Works.
Next Wednesday, August 30th, is I
scheduled to be the last half holiday
this season that the merchants will
observe. And so beginning Septem- j
ber 1 the stores will begin closing!
an hour earlier each day. They will
open at 8 o’clock in the morning and t
close at 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
Customers are urged to do their j
buying in the allotted time so that j
there will be no embarrassment on the |
part of the merchants to have to re
fuse to sell to a good customer after j
the closing hours. And the customer
is as much responsible for the NRA
program as the merchant.
Archeologists have unearthed in '
Babylosia what is believed to have j
been a beauty parlor of 6,000 years
aj^o. Highly jpolished bronze mir
rors, cosmetic jars, kohl sticks, crim
son clay, and other aids to beauty
have been brought to the surface. '
HUBERT LATHAM
ENDS OWN LIFE
WITH PISTOL
--
25-Year-Old Man Shoots
Himself At Home of
Mother Here
Hubert Latham, young local white
man, was found , dead at his home
early last Wednesday morning, Cor
oner Mrs. Dwight M. McKnight find
ing that he had taken his own life by
firing a pistol ball into his head. 1 he
bullet, fired from a 32-calibre pistol,
was fired into the head near the right
temple and lodged just back of the
right eye.
'fhe coroner, after hearing evidence
offered by the mother of the boy and
by friends, reached a decision that the
boy was not a victim of foul play,
but died from a self-inflicted wound.
Young Latham was employed here
by the State Highway Commission
for a number of years, but was off
duty for a few day-. He was to re
turn to work Wednesday morning.
Called by his mother, Latham got
up and was expected for breakfast
when she heard the pistol report.
She called tor help and a half-brother,
A1 Latham, well-known suburban
merchant here, rushed to the house
and entered the room, finding the
body and a revolver near by. Blood
was said to have been flowing freely
from the head.
The act of the young man came as
a surprise to his friends, although
many times of late, he was said to
have threatened to kill himself. He
was desponded, it was said, over a
fruitless love affair, but no one
apparently knows the true and direct
cause for the rash act. It was said
that he had been drinking heavily!
during the past week-end.
J he body was prepared at the local
funeral parlor for burial tomorrow
afternoon. Complete funeral ar
rangements had not been announced
at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon.
Services will be conducted at the
home of his mother.
Mr. Latham was about 25 years of
age, and is said to have been despond
ent for some time, lie was said to
have? notified friends with whom he
worked that he would be on the job
Wednesday morning if lie did not kill
himself in the meantime.
lie is survived by a widowed
mother, Mrs. Hannah Allen, four
half brothers, Clyde, Al, Dock and
Tom Latham, and three half sisters,
Mesdames J. W. Darden and J. E.
Outten, of Plymouth, and Mrs. Ber
tie Stubbs, of Richmond. He also
leaves two whole brothers, Hallett
and Jack Latham.
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LARGE NUMBER
CLUB WOMEN AT
SHORT COURSE
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One of Best Conventions
Ever Held; 18 Attend
From County
Probably “times have been harder,”
and ole man depression has visited
more families has visited more fam
ilies in the county than ever before,
but whenever you want people to real
ly do something, wait ’til the unwel
comed visitor comes. You know
women are the most determined hu
mans at all, and when a group of
women decide to do something things
begin to move.
This year we were unfortunate in j
not being able to use the school busses
for transportation, but by “hook and |
•crook,” 18 women, “valiant of spirit
and brave of hearts” came to Ply- i
mouth to get started toward the Cap
ital City. The last load arrived at
the V. W. C. A. at 2:30 p. m. The
band of women attending was com
posed of Mrs. C. N. Davenport, Miss
Mildred Davenport, and Mrs. Ida
Bateman from Creswell, Mrs. \V. \V.
White and daughter, from Pleasant
Grove; Mrs. T. k. Chesson, Mrs. J.
J. Burdine and Mrs. F.lla Vail Hick
man. of the Swain club; Mrs. Carl
Heynen and Mrs. J. 1.. Rhea, of We
nona; Mrs. L. K. Hassell, Mr\ B. G.
O’Brien, of Roper; Mrs. H. J. Wool
ard, of Cool Springs; and the follow
ing from Alba Club: Mrs. Tom Dar
den, Mrs. George Bowen, Mr . W. H.
Harrison, Mrs. M. G. Darden, Mrs.
Roy Davenport, Mr . C. \\ Bowen,
and Mrs. Jessie Bowen, Mrs. Annie
Norman, of Scuppernong; 1'his club
had the largest number there for the
whole week.
The Swain Club had four members
in addition to the three above men
tioned, who went up for one day,
namely, Mrs. Jane Vail, Mrs. R. T.
Robbins, Mrs. Lewis Skiles, and Mrs.
Ada Skiles.
This was one of the best conven
tions ever held, and we hope next
year to break the record again.
Club Girls At Camp
In Mackeys This Week
Thirty-four “peppy” 4-H club girls
decided to try camp life for four days
this week at Mackeys in spite of the
prospects for rain.
The program will be well worth
their while, and much will be heard
from the trip later on, no doubt.
Local people will have charge of
all the classes, and a real helpful
week will be enjoyed. The instruc
tion at the camp will be information
al a*-, well as inspirational.
NAME TEACHERS
FOR CRESWELL
SCHOOL FRIDAY
-to
C. H. Aderholdt Reelected
Principal at Meeting of
Local Committee
Creswell.—Teachers for the local
school for the ensuing term were elect
ed at a meeting of the local commit
tee held last Friday evening at the
school here when O. D. Hatfield was
named chairman and P. B. Belanga
secretary with S. D. Burgess as the
third committeeman.
Q. H. Aderholdt was reelected
principal of the school for the next
term and will be assisted in instruct
ing the high school students by R. L.
Leitchfield and Mrs. Sexton Holmes,
making a total of three teachers in
this department of the school.
Last year there were four instruct
ors but one was dropped on account
of a state ruling that only three teach
ers will be allowed to a high school
that has an average daily attendance
of less than 85 students. Last year
the average was only 83.
It is hoped that an additional high
school teacher will he employed by
the state, and this will depend upon
the enrollment for the first two weeks
of the term. It appears now that with
the number of promotions last year
there may be enough to hold the
fourth teacher if they are enrolled in
high school this year.
in the grammar grade department
is Misses Hilda Credle, Irene John
son, Grace Stillman, and Mis. O. K.
Armstrong. ^A11 of the,-w ure last
year’s teachers, and they are well ac
quainted with the pupils here and are
expected to render efficient service
here this coining term.
The four teachers in the primary
department are well known and are
well liked here, as they are returning
for another term. They are Miss Sa
die Jane Davenport, Mrs. Eva Spruill
Bateman, Misses Lucy Swain, and
Hazel Craddock.
This staff of teachers rendered very
good cooperation to Principal Ader
holdt and James W. Norman, super
intendent of public instruction, last
season, and the community looks for
ward to a very successful term.
NAME FACULTY
FOR 1933 TERM IN
LOCAL SCHOOLS
One Less Teacher in High
School This Year; Start
Term September 4
Names of those teachers who will
comprise the staff of instructors in(
the Plymouth white schools this com-j
ing term, were announced today by
Principal Ernest H. I licks.
First grade: Miss Ethel Perry.
Second grade: Miss Elizabeth Nor
man and Mrs. Julian Brinkley. An
other second-grade teachers is to he
named later.
Third grade: Mrs. Katherine Har
rison.
Fourth grade: Miss Edna Mizelle.
Fifth grade: ME > Nellie Tarking
ton.
Sixth grade: Misses Annetta Mac
Lean and Lucille Parker.
Seventh grade: Miss Nevie Pickett.
In the high school there will he
five teachers. including Principal
Hicks, who will, in addition to his
regular duties this year, teach history.
Miss Thelma Getsinger will teach
English, while Mrs. I S. rhompson
will teach French and share history
subjects with Mr. liicks. Gordon
Norman will 1>ach mathematics and
mechanical drawing. J. hrank Bur
ches will teach science and serve as
athletic coach.
Last ycai there was one more
teacher in the high chool depart
ment than there is this year, Miss
Parker having been transterred from
the high school t<> the grades for the
coming term. Approximately 137
students are expected t<> enroll in the
high school here this year.
Schools all over the county will be
gitig the new term Steptember 4.
Pupils are urged to .attend their re
spective schools the first day and
prepare themselves tor a hard year’s
work in the various subjects of learn
ing.
TO APPOINT NEW
BOARD MEMBER
AT NEXT MEET
Eugene Still Resigns and Is
Named to Plymouth
School Board
Appointment of a councilman from
1 the first ward to finish out the un
expired term of Eugene F. Still will
| be the duty of the City Council here
| in its next session that will be held
first Monday night in September.
Mayor Gilbert Davis this week has
received the written resignation of
Mr. Still who reMgned, in the first
place, because he moved out of the
first ward which he represented into
the second ward which already has its
representative on the council.
Had not Mr. Still resigned he would
' have been barred from serving on the
; board of councilman any way in
view of the fact that when he moved
j from the first ward he disqualified
himself as a councilman from that
j ward by the statutes that govern
such cases.
But this did not terminate the
| public activities of Mr. Still as he
1 was immediately appointed to mem*
: bership on the local school board by
I the Washington County Board of
j Education to make the third member
of the committee allowed under the
new system.
Zeb Y'ance Norman and J. L. Rea,
ir., are the other two members of
the educational committee that will
;erve with Mr. Still, they having been
appointed last Monday by the county,
board in session here and as they!
found Mr. Still available he was ap
pointed.
The local school committee met,
Monday evening to organize and to,
begin their work for the ensuing j
term. No teachers were elected ar
the meeting as the time was devoted1
to considration of truck drivers and
routes. A second meeting is to be
held to determine the teachers.
It is rumored here that Gordon II.
Norman and Mrs. Julian Brinkley
will be named on the staff of teachers [
as two new members and the others'
will be reelected.
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Nows of Coining Events
At New Theatre Here
Get ready for a treat, picture fans!
No matter who you are or where you
are or what you like, here’s one pic
•
ture you aer going to go for, "Pic
ture Snatcher,” which pl_ys on Thurs
day and Friday at the New Theatre
in Plymouth. Here’s why James
Cagney acting in this one like a house
afire. Why not? With Alice White
putting over a swell bit of business
as a hard-boiled, wise-cracking sob
sister Why not? With an action
story that moves at so fast a pace
it will bold you breathless? Why
not, with a love story sandwiched in
for good measure, with that exquisite
young Patricia Ellis? If you don’t
get a delightful evening’s entertain
ment out of this one, one of us ought
to see a doctor.
Ken Maynard in “Dynamite
Ranch” plays on Saturday with Andy
Clyde in one of his funniest comedies:]
"Feeling Rosy.”
Plymouth’s first midnight show,
will take place on Sunday night at
12:05 at which time you will see "So
This Is Africa.” This is the picture
you have been waiting for. The en
tire nation has laughed at Bert Wheel
er, Robert Woolsey, and the beauti
ful and fiery Raquel Torres in this
one. It will play also on Monday
and Tuesday. Latest news events and
shorts will be added to this program.
Get ready now and make your dates
tor the midnight show.
Kay rraneis and George Brent ap
pear on the screen on Wednesday in
“Keyhole,” a delightful drama of the
day. Tom Howard will lend his tal
ents in the comedy, “Honesty Pays,
But Not Much.”
The Fashion Extravaganza has
been definitely set for Wednesday,
September 6th. There is also plan
ned a dance, with the same orchestra
furnishing the music for both the
fashion show and the dance. Most
of the models have been selected, with
a representative each from Columbia,
Roper, and Cresvvell. Mrs. Edison
Swain of the Woman’s Shop, has ar
rived from New York, where she se
lected read to-wear for the show,
and it is arming daily. Get ready
for the treat of your life. It is not
far oil. Shep is getting his line of
entertainment in shape and the fash
ion extravaganza is soon t*> be ready.
Remember, matinees every day.
Come and bring the children to the
matinees.
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Marc Picq, the 104-year-old Cla
■ mency (France) blacksmith, who at
! tributes his longevity to the 60,000
quarts of wine he has consumed, did
not quit swinging a sledge hammer
until after lie had passed his 96th
birthday.
Small Merchants Can
Obtain Blue Eagle
Some question has arisen in regard
to the statu- of the -mall county mer
! chant. In a bulletin sent to Mr-. W.
I C. Brewer from Roy M. Brown, tech
nical supervisor of relief, he says that
! a merchant in the country who owns
I his own business and employs no
i clerks has no restriction on his hour-,
'and he may secure a blue eagle by
i applying to his postmaster.
The county welfare agency is also
instructed to stamp all orders for re
[liet “good only at stores showing the
R A. blue eagle in their places of
business."
MUCH CANNING IS
BEING DONE BY
COLORED FOLKS
Schedule of Demonstrations
Announced by County
Home Agent
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By Miss Eugenia Patterson
Practically every morning i- now
being given over by the home agent
for the purpose of holding canning
and dry demonstrations for the col
ored people. We are doing our best
to help them save the surplus vege
tables and fruits that they have for
winter purposes.
This is being met with a fine re
sponse in all communities. In addi
tion to the work of the agent, the
canning leaders in eacli home dem
onstration club throughout the coun
ty are straining every point and are
using every effort to help the colored
people help themselves. The response
is gratifying throughout the entire
county.
The beginning jof demonstrations
was held last Friday morning at Mor- :
rattock s.'hool building, when 28 col
ored women walked for miles around .
to come together and learn new ways '
of saving food.
The demonstration included canning I
of soup mixture and string beans, to- 1
rnatoes, etc., and drying string beans !
(green), corn, and apples. Canning
literature is also being distributed at
these meetings.
On Wednesday morning of this
week a school will be held in the ^
Brooks school community, on Thurs
day at Long Ridge. On Monday a I
meeting will be at Scuppernong, and j
Wednesday morning at Roper. Other
meetings will be announced later.
Not only are the canning leaders
working with these people, but I find
that women all over the county are j
helping to get these people interested |
and working. I want to say that it 1
can not be done too much, and 1 urge |
you to keep on lining your influence to j
promote this work. It is worth-while.;
SCHOOLS OPEN 1
IN THIS COUNTY |
SEPTEMBER 4TH
Teachers Will Meet in
Roper On Saturday,
September 2
Public schools, both white and
colored, will open the 1933-34 term
September 4th, it was announced to
day by Superintendent of Public In
struction James \Y. Norman, who
asks that every child enroll on the'
first day and prepare to get down to
•ivork at once to make the most of-an
eight-months term.
Children, living within two miles of
school buildings, will not be permit- .
led to ride the trucks. This applies ;
to the smaller children as well as to
larger ones. As a result of the rul-1
mg handed down by the State author
ities, a large number of children will
be forced to trudge their way to
school, while those who live farther
away will ride the busses.
Those children who become six j
years of age on or before November
15 will be allowed to enter school
this year. Those becoming six years
of age after that date will not be en-!
tri ed this year as every effort is be-1
ing made to reduce the number who
start school too young and often
crowd the classes.
Two teachers* meetings and one I
for truck drivers have been scheduled
by Mr. Norman just before the
schools open for the new term.
All white teachers in the county
schools are t«> meet in the Roper j
school building Saturday morning,1
September 2, at 1(1 o’clock. School]
trustees, as well as teachers, are urg
ed to be present.
Colored teachers are instructed to
attend a meeting that will be held]
that afternoon at 2 o’clock in the|
W ashington County Training School, j
Truck drivers are to meet in the
| courthouse here Saturday morning,'
September 2. at ^ o’clock, t > accept j
delivery of their busses and to receive
instructions.
TELLS OF TRIP TO
MRS. L.E. HASSELL
SHORT COURSE
--
Mrs. L. E. Hassell, Roper
Club Member, Describes
Daily Sessions
By L. E. HASSELL
I had always wanted to attend the
short cour-e. This summer the way
• eemed open, and I was delighted to
take advantage of the opp rtunity.
My difficulty now is deciding what
to tell of the many fine things I en
joyed.
Two -eparate bodies of men and
w men were meeting at State College
at the same time, the Farmer-,’ and
1 arm Women’s Convention, and the
American Institute of Cooperation,
each with a full and varied program.
It was simply a physical impossibility
to attend all of the interesting ses
si'In order to allow a-, much
time as possible for hearing the dis
tinguished speakers of the Institute
of Cooperation, the program for farm
women included only one lesson per
iod each day. I chose to study poul
try, since that is a major interest of
mine, and resolutely passed many in
viting classroom doors in order to
pursue that course of study. In this,
there was little that was new, since
the extension specialists who some
time-, visit the county had already
rather thoroughly covered the ground
F.xception is made here of a lecture
by Judge L) E. Hale, of Chicago, on
the superior results to he obtained
by feeding yeast-fermented foods to
birds.
On the la-t day of the short course
I could nut resist cutting poultry and
visiting some of the other classes,
beginning at the gymnasium beyond
the railroad tracks, 1 looked on for a
few minutes at Mr. 11 airill teaching
a large group to play “Pop Goes the
Weasel” and to dance the Virginia
Keel. Then I hurried across the
campus to Peele Hall, where so many
things of particular interest to wom
en were being demonstrated. There
was Miss Hunter's marvelous exhi
bition of clothing, which included a
number of smart suits made of guano
sacks and burlap, lovely cornshuck
hats and purses, a dress made of a
30-year-old window curtain, and many
other unusual things. Another room
held Miss Estabrook’s collection of
beautiful fabrics for draperies and
rugs crocheted from stocking tops.
The demonstration in rug-making by
a sewing machine concern was very
popular. The machine-made rugs
were beautiful and could hardly be
distinguished from the hand hooked
variety. It is needless to say the at
tachments for making them were sell
ing like hot cakes.
After the lesson period each day,
all of the women met in Pullen Me
nu-rial church for the Daily Bright
Spot, a special message from the be
loved leader, Mrs. Mckimmon. Other
interesting speakers were sometimes
present, among whom were Mrs. Mor
ri , canning specialist, and Dr. Par
rott, of the Health Department.
The afternoons were always free
for recreation. This might mean a
trip down town shopping or to the
movies, a tour of the city, or a visit
t-> Duke University and Chapel Hill.
A little jaunt that 1 particularly en
joyed was to the laboratory of the
State Department of Health. Then
we were shown the serum for typhoid
vaccination is prepared and how anti
toxin is produced from the blood of a
horse. The patient laboratory assist
ant also allowed us to peep through
the microscope at the deadly germs
of rabies taken from the brain of a
dog that had been sent for examina
tion.
Perhaps the best part of the day
was the evening assembly on Riddick
field for singing, games, and enter
tainment. There Secretary Wallace,
arriving from Washington by air
plane, spoke on the new deal to a
crowded amphitheater. Other enjojy
able features were the dancing of the
Cherokee Indians, singing by a negro
choir, and Dr. and Mrs. Greer's col
lection of mountain ballads.
At the close of the day’s planned
program, began an informal round of
social calls among friends, old and
new. Watermelon parties, too, were
in order and wilt! rides on the laun
dry truck upand down the dt .'mitory
halls. These festivities had their part
in making the short course a place
of real relaxation for women too oft
en subdued by the monotonous rou
tine of farm living.
Freight Engine Derailed
Here Tuesday Afternoon
A freight engine left the track Tues
day at the rear of E. R. Jackson’s
wood yard that faces on an extension
of Wate r Street. The engine, number
347, was shifting when derailed. No
one was hurt. Workmen from
Mackeys put the locomotive back on
the track.