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VOLUME XLIV—NUMBER 39
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, September 29, 1933
ESTABLISHED 1889
CRESWELL MAY
BE IN LINE FOR
SCHOOL HOUSE
One-Third of Cost Would
Be Paid by Federal
Government
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Creswell.—Visions of a 16-room
school building to cost upwards of
$50,000 for Creswell have been seen
by some who know of the crowded
and congested conditions of the local
school and who are aware of the fact
that the National Recovery Adminis
tration has millions of dollars to loan
for permanent improvements.
A letter has been received by James
W. Norman, superintendent of public
instruction in Washington County,
from Warren H. Booker, of Raleigh,
chairman of the National Recovery
committee for waterworks construc
tion of the American Water Works
Association, calling attention to the
liberality of the Federal government
in lending this money.
As soon as Mr. Norman secured
the letter from Mr. Booker, and it was
told about here, then a number called
to their mind the need of a school
plant here, as today the local school
has enrolled 450 children and two
miles away in Cherry there are 200
more who should be in the local school
All of the local pupils are crowded
into nine classrooms in the brick build
ing with three classes in rooms in a
wooden building on the campus.
“The special appeal of this letter,"
said Mr. Booker, “is that you consid
er your permanent school improve
ment needs for the next two to five
years or more, especially the running
water and the sewage requirements of
every school in Washington County
as well as your permanent buildings.’’
“Secure an architect or engineer, to
make preliminary sketches and esti
mates, and together with the county
attorney and county auditor, make out
applications and get yours while the
getting is good. Whether or not com
munities avail themselves of this op
portunity, the $3,300,000,000 is going
to he invested somewhere—in some
harbor, dam, or other public works,
and we have the privilege of paying
for it regardless of whether we get any
of it or not.
"Furthermore, 30 per cent of the
cost of labor and material will be a
grant——a gjft. The remaining 70
per cent can be borrowed for only 4
per cent.
“Finally, the attorney general rules
that county boards of commissioners
have the authority to issue school
bonds direct without calling an elec
tion and that provision for adequate
school sanitation is not optional but
mandatory.
"Let’s get all the school projects,
especially those involving running
water and sewage, in Washington
County underway and that right now.
It is unwise and unpatriotic not to
undertake construction of public works
at this time and later you will be
proud of the improvements made and
of your part in the recovery pro
gram.”
Those who visualize the new build
ing say that if erected now it will not
have to be enlarged in generations,
as the old building can be used for
the lower grades and the new build
ing for the high school, and it will
take some of the children out of the
small, below standard-size class rooms
One Day Missionary
Convention Here 29th
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Devotions led by Mrs. H. H. Settle,
beginning at 10 o’clock, will open the
one-day session of the local district
of the North Carolina Christian Mis
sionary Convention that will be held
with the Christian church here on
Friday, September 29.
E. B. Quick will explain “Why We
Are Here," with C. C. Ware, of Wil
son, corresponding secretary of the
state, giving some facts on state mis
sions. There will be a 10-minute so
cial period before lunch that will be
served at 12:30. Group conference
will feature the afternoon.
A representative from Atlantic
Christian College will be here. W.
H. Brunson will bring the inspira
tional address at the local meeting.
Morning and afternoon sessions will
be held.
Former Baseball Player Is
Hurt Playing Foot Ball
Information has reached here that
Tex Edens| who played rightfield for
the Plymouth baseball club this sum
mer and who has reported to Coach
Jim Weaver at Wake Forest College
for football, was injured in practice
Thursday or Friday of last week.
Eden was trying out for freshman
fullback on the squad when he sus
tained a dislocated shoulder. This
will mean that he will be out of the
game for quite a while. Edens was
a former Oak Ridge football star.
NR A Consumer's Drive Will
Get Under Way Here Monday
Consumers and employers in
Washington County have a defi
nite responsibility to cooperate to
the utmost to make the NRA a
success as this great national eco
nomic experiment is destined to
aid in the return to prosperity.
This is the general consensus of
opinion of Mrs. C. W. Cahoon,
chairman of the NRA consumers’
pledge campaign committee in
Washington County that starts on
October 2 and George W. Hardi
son, chairman of the membership
drive committee.
The NRA calls on every em
ployer to shorten hours of labor
so as to make room for more em
ployees. It is to the employer’s in
terest as more people working
with bigger payrolls will increase
the market for his goods and
every dollar he pays out will mean
more business for him.
The consumer’s responsibility
is to purchase from those employ
ers who have taken the increased
burden of increased payrolls to
bring back prosperity. It will re
flect itself in increased values and
will make the consumer’s job more
secure by reversing the process of
deflation.
“There is nothing complicated
about the NRA plan," according
to the local leaders,” as it goes
back to the basic idea of society
and of the nation itself that peo
ple acting in a group can accom
plish things which an individual
acting alone could not even hope
to bring about."
SCHEDULE FOR
TEACHERS PAY j
IS ANNOUNCED
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Range for White Teachers
Is From $45 To $90
Per Month
Salaries of school teachers of Wash-'
ington County and the state as a
whole have been announced by State
school officials, it was learned here
today from Janies W. Norman, sup
erintendent of public instruction, who
received the schedule.
Teachers with class A certificates
start at $70 a month and increase
with experience to $90 a month for
eight years’ experience. Class B cer-|
tificates call for $60 to $75 for six
•years in the service. Class C starts
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at $55, scaling upward to as high as
$65 for four years.
Elementary A certificates register
from $50 to $55 for two years, while ^
elementary B and non-standard start
at $45. But hardly any of these are1
used in local schools, as the officials
demand that these ratings be increas-1
ed with summer school and extra j
hours of studying.
The scale for classified principals in '
Washington County, which includes ■
the salaries of A. W. Davenport, of
Cherry; C. H. Aderholdt, Creswell;
E. N. Riddle, Roper; and E. H. Hicks, '
Plymouth; is governed by their er
perience and the number of teachers
in their school.
Figuring on a basis of from 11 to
16 teachers in each of these white
schools the salary will range between
$140 monthly to about $159. But they
receive this salary only for eight
months and no employment is offered
them until the next term after this
time.
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The figuies in the schedule indicate,
that the teachers will receive an in-1
jcrement of $2.50 per month for each |
year of experience. That is, they wilP
be given $2.50 more a month on their
salary for each year’s experience that
they have in certain classes up until
about the eighth year. Beyond that
may be uncertain.
MR. JOE M. ARPS
DIES WEDNESDAY
Stroke of Paralysis Two
Weeks Ago Proves
Fatal
Funeral services were held Thurs
day for Joe M. Arps, 78 years of age,
who succumbed at his home near here
Wednesday morning. He was strick
en with paralysis about two weeks
ago and had not responded since the
attack.
Interment took place in the Grace
Episcopal church cemetery. A large
crowd attended the last rites for Mr.
Arps, who was well known in this
county, having moved here when a
bout 30 years of age, and he has been
a resident of Plymouth since that
time.
Mr. Arps had been in declining|
health for years, hut the end came
somewhat unexpectedly. He was notj
active in business since his retire-^
ment some years ago.
Surviving are his widow ami the fol
lowing children: Mrs. S. D. Davis,
Mrs. A. J. Kiddle, Miss Ethel Arps,
Bill, P. M., and E. G. Arps, all of Ply
mouth; and Harry and Joe Arps, of
Norfolk.
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Suffers Injury To Back
During Recent Storm
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H. A. Blount sustained an injured
back during the storm of September
15 when he fell down the stairs at
his home on Main Street when he
was coming down to look after the
house. He is gradually recovering
from the injury and hopes to be out
soon.
FARM NOTES
By W. V. HAYS
Government reports tobacco selling
better. Be sme to keep your tobacco
sales slip. It may mean money to
you later.
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Begin feeding bens a good ration
now if you expect eggs in November
when they are usually higher.
Sow some oats for the liens; they
may be sown twice as thickly as for
seed.
No cotton checks have been receiv
ed from the Government. Those who
plowed up will be notified immediate
ely when they arrive.
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Mr. George Coburn bas a Jersey
bull out of one of the highest produc
ing cows in the state and by a tried
sire.
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Prices on good cows are going to
pick up. There is a god bull in most
communities in the county. The cost
is no more in raising a good heifer
than a less good one. The differ
ence she wiM bring on the market is
a neat profit.
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H. W. Taylor, the Federal tobacco
specialist, from Washington, held two
tobacco grading demonstrations in the
County Tuesday. One was held at
A. L. Owens’ warehouse in Plymouth.
The other was held at John McAllis
ter’s farm near Roper. The demon
strations were well attended and very
interesting. Mr. Taylor showed the
folks how to classify and grade to
bacco as well as a few tricks about
grading.
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Tree Bears Fifty Bushels
Of Pears This Season
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Roper.—A tree on the farm of L.
A. Farrisher, near Roper, bore 50
bushels of pears this year. The first
storm blew and beat off 32 bushels
and the last gale caused 12 more
bushels to drop, making 44 bushels.
Prior to the first storm and since the
last one, Mr. Parrisher is sure that
at least 44 bushels or more have fall
en.
Apply Nitrogen To Apple
Orchards In The Fall
Recent experiments have shown
that the apple tree stores up nitro
gen in tit fall and many growers are
now making tall applications. No
winter injury nor increase in twig
growth has been noted from the ap
plication. The nitrogen is applied in
September, and is taken up by the
tree for use the following spring. As
this practice is not applicable to all
conditions, the grower should try it
first on a small block of trees before
making a general application.
Gives Suggestions for the
Control of Cabbage Worm
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Answering the question: “Is it too
late to dust cabbages and collords
with calcium arsenate for worm con
trol,” the State College Extension Di
vision experts say:
"If the cabbages are well advanc
ed it would be better to apply the
Pyrethrum dust rather than the arse
nate, but, if the arsenate i sapplied,
there would be no danger from the
poison. Either dust can also be ap
plied to collards but, as the collard,
i-. not headed as much as the cab
bage, the calcium arsenate should be
used.
Pet Is Nuisance
A pet crow which removes pins
from the clothesline after family
washings have been hung up has
aroused the ire of Waupaca (Wis.)
housewives.
COMPANY HERE
ADDS EMPLOYES
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Business Conditions Called
for Increased Help at the
National Handle Office
Business conditions at the National
Handle Company here, a unit of the
American Fork and Hoe Company,
lias increased to such an extent that
two additional employees were made
necessary in the office force.
W. T. Stillman is the last one of
the new office employes to be added
to the payroll. Mr. Stillman was once
assistant cashier in the Washington
County Bank, and then for 14 years
was cashier of the Richlands Farmers
Bank.
The second was employed several
months ago when J. Stuart Wintd,
of Fort Wayne, Ind., was transferred
to Plymouth from another of the or
ganization’s plants in another state
and has been in the office force here
since that time.
A third employe in the office is Miss
Ethel Arps who has been working as
office executive and office assistant
to the manager for about 10 years
and who will continue with the firm
in its new increase of business that
has come about in the last few
months.
Then in the office is Carl L. Groves
who has been living here for almost
a ilozen years as general resident
manager of the unit that once made
only the handles used on forks and
hoes but now the implement comes
from the plant ready for the market.
The plant is now operating with as
many as at any time in its history.
About 54 or more men are employed
with one or two added weekly as the
requirements present themselves. Joe
Dixon is not an office worker, but is
superintendent of the plant and works
mostly in the mill.
AGRICULTURAL
CLASS AT ROPER
IS ORGANIZED
Students at Roper Elect Of
ficers and Prepare for
Year’s Work
By WOODROW COLLINS
Roper.—The students of the agri
culture class of the Roper High
School met in the agriculture class
room last Thursday morning and re
organized their club, electing new of
ficers for the coming year. All stu
dents were present, and it was con
sidered a very successful meeting.
Class officers for the year are as
follows: President, John McCloud;
vice president, Elmer Spruill; secre
tary, James Chesson; treasurer, Willie
Peacock, reporter, Woodrow Collins;
advisor, B. G. O’Brien.
The program was outlined as fol
lows: Hold meeting Saturday night
twice each month; father and son ban
quet; White Lake Camp; attend State
Fair; picnic; support athletics; live
stock judging contest; send delegates
to state meeting; improve classroom;
chapel exercises.
The boys in the class are: Wesley
Halsey, John Tarkenton, Frank Wil
liams, Arthur Marriner, Harry Ches
son, Elbert Tarkingt«»n, Henry Dav
enport, Cecil Craft, John McCloud,
Johnnie Everett, Har<*ld Swain, Irvin
Hassell, James Chesson, Hoyd Asby,
Willie Peacock, Eric Spruill, Ray
mond Ambrose, Elmer Turner, Elmer
and Donald Spruill.
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C. L. Blount Opens
New Laundry Here
j C. L. Blount has. opened the Roan
oke Laundry in tlie metal building on
I Water Street adjoining Winslow’s
store. They opened tor business on
Monday morning, and there were 1
.customers to patronize the home en
. terprise the first day.
j He will add a second washing ma
chine this week. He lias two hand
j irons for the dainty linens and lias an
ironer that is operated by electricity.
I He will soon put a small truck on in
! the delivery service. He hopes to add
to his work from time to time.
Colored Boys Taken
To Training School
Mr. W. C Brewer made a trip on
Tuesday to Morrison Training school
in Hoffman, N. C\, with the colored
boys who have been in jail here since
breaking in and stealing from a loca
filling station.
There has been an unusual numbei
of young people entered in the train
ing schools this year, and it is hoped
the training they will receive wil
greatly benefit them and turn them U
right living.
The American Association of
Bank Women has 300 members, all
of whom are officials in banks
throughout the United States.
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106 RECEIVE AID
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There were only 106 families in
Washington County that received
relief from the Federal fund dur
ing August, it was stated here
today by Mrs. W. C. Brewer, sup
erintendent of public welfare. The
number receiving help is decreas
ing steadily in this county.
These families used $1,143 dur
ing the stated period and it is not
known what will be the number
in September, as the winter
months are coming, and it is
expected that there will be an in
crease.
VACANCIES ON
THREE BOARDS
TO BE FILLED
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T. J. Swain Resigns From
Board of Education; To
Move To Greenville
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Who will succeed T. J. Swain as a
member of the Washington County
Board of Education and who will be
named as councilman from the first
ward in Plymouth are the perplexing
questions that have many puzzled in
this place today.
Mr. Swain resigned last Saturday
before the expiration of his six-year
term on the county board of educa
tion when he moved his residence to
Greenville, where he wil he nearer in
the center of the territory that he trav
els for the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Corporation.
His firm has been anxious tor him
to move for some time and Mr. Swain
decided some time ago to move his
family and thus save expense to him
self and company of traveling this far
during the week-ends and at other
times and also to save him extra driv
ing.
L. E. Hassell, of Roper, has been
named temporary chairman of die
county board of education and C. N.
Davenport, jr., of Creswell is the sec
ond member and Democratic leaders
in the county will caucus this week to
recommend the thrid member at Mon
day’s meeting of the board The cus
tom is that this member will be from
the Plymouth section.
Also Monday night the City Coun
I cil will consider applications for mem
bership in that body to succeed E. F.
Still and W. E. Waters, of the first
ward. Mr. Still moved out of the
ward to disqualify himself and then
was made a member of the school
board.
Mr. Waters is now residing at the
home of Mrs. Van B. Martin just out
side of the town limits. This disquali
fies him as he does not reside in the
first ward but only a driveway marks
the line of division. Leaders in the.
party would not drop any hints as to
who was scheduled for the three posts.
DEER HUNTERS
MEET SUCCESS
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Two Bucks Killed in War
neke Section by Party
This Week
Deer appear to be getting numer
ous in this section, judging by the
game brought back here by hunters
who venture into the regions in the
Warneke section adjoining Martin
County.
A party including Ernest Hardison,
Louis Smith, Ben Tetterton, and Paul
j Sawyer brought back a 100-pound
buck that was shot by Ben Tetterton.
One of the hind legs of the animals
had been broken before by a hunter
or by a trap. The animal ran like a
>treak, though, on three legs until
he came by the stand occupied by the
hunters, with dogs close on his heels.
The first hunt was early Saturday,
and again Tuesday the same group
| with Dr. C. McGowan brought back
*a buck that weighed more than the
| first victim. He was brought down by
I a gun in the hands of Louis Smith.
I They were both killed in the same
! vicinity and the Tuesday hunters ex
plained that they saw more.
Home Agent Announces
Schedule lor Next Week
Schedule of meetings for next week:
Tuesday, October 3, Hoke Club.
Wednesday, October 4, Roper Club.
Thursday, October 5, Chapel Hill
Friday, October 0. Beech Grove.
Saturday morning, 8:15, curb mar
ket. Come and bring your market
basket.
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Special Program To Be
Put On By C. E. Sunday
The Christian Endeavor of the First
Church here will give a special pro
gram at the evening hour of worship
Sunday evening. Everybody is urgec
to attend.
PAY $1 TAX OR
REMOVE SIGNS
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Highway Commission Will
Tear Down Signs Where
Taxes Are Not Paid
Tax on the outdoor advertising
signs in this section must be paid or
the signs will be removed, according
to a letter received here today by
John D. Langston, jrdeputy com
missioner, from O. S. Thompson, of
Raleigh, assistant commissioner in
the Department of Revenue.
Mr. Langston’s attention was called
to the fact that unless the outdoor
advertisers paid the required tax the
signs would be removed or destroyed
as provided in section 151 by the
maintenance force of the State High
way Commission.
The deputy in this district has been
notified to collect this tax from the
local advertiser and the revenue of
fice at Raleigh has requested names
and addresses of those advertisers
who do not have local offices, and
who cannot be contacted by the field
man in this section.
Revenue officials will attempt to
collect the non-resident tax, and, of
course, will assist Mr. Langston in
any way possible in the collection of
local tax.
Already A. J. Maxwell, commis
sioner of revenue, has started plans
to secure cooperation of the State
Highway Commission in destroying
outdoor advertisements not carrying
the proper tag or serial number. The
tax collection officials are anxious to
avoid destruction of the property
without due notice.
A number of people are endeavor
ing to get these road signs removed
anyway on account of beautifying the
highways. But the revenue depart
ment has no interest in this matter
and is only going to remove those on
which the taxes have not been paid.
MANYCOUNTIES
LOWER VALUES
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Washington in Line With
Other Counties of
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Washington is in line with other
counties in the state in the valuation
of property in its domain, as it has re
cently reduced the valuation in a hor
izontal cut by 20 per cent. It also re
duced by about 7 cents the tax rate.
Ashe County reduced their prop
erty valuation by 63 per cent, and
then on top of this reduced the tax
rate by a big margin. Buncombe,
Greene, Transylvania, and Wilson re
duced their valuation about 50 per
cent, while Camden, Currituck, and
Dare made none or only nominal re
ductions.
About 50 of the counties made a re
duction along with Washington, rang
ing anywhere between 20 and 33 per
cent, which is referred to as being one
of the general reductions with Tyr
rell, next door neighbor, reducing
theirs by 30 per cent.
TOBACCO FROM
CANADA GOES
TO ENGLAND
Rapid Progress Being Made
By Canadians in British
Market Development
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Canadian tobacco, grown in direct
competition with tobacco produced in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennes
see is rapidly making progress in the
British market.
The commerce department’s tobac
co division reported that during the
first half of 1933 deliveries of the Ca
nadian product in the United King
dom for home consumption amounted
to 4,487,000. This is an increase of
nearly 50 per cent over the same per
iod for 1932.
Southern tobacco growers are in
directly responsible tor this increase
in favor of Canadian tobacco.
All tobacco produced in Canada,
the department said, i--. grown from
Meeds or plants produced in the south.
Carolina tobacco farmers sell much
seed stock to Canadian farmers.
l or the most part, the department
>aid, Canadian tobacco i> planted,
harvested, and cured by or under the
direction of farmers from the states
mentioned. These farmers journey to
Canada each season under contract
with Canadian land owners or manu
facturers and take charge of the crop.
This development began in early
! nineteen hundreds and has gone on
from year to year with increased mo
• mentum.
i Canada’s production of tobacco in
j recent years has been more than am
ple to satisfy demands of the home
! market. Consequently, a growing ex
port trade has developed, virtually all
of which is with the United King
dom.
STORM DAMAGE
REPORTS STILL
BEING HEARD
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All Buildings at Reas Beach
Destroyed; Crops Are
Badly Damaged
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Further reports of the ravages of
the storm on September 16 that lashed
this section have trickled into town
and even though this is late the Bea
con is of the opinion that it will be
interesting news and so the space for
these reports is being filled.
Friday night, while the storm was
raging, burglars attempted to rob the
wholesale house here on Water Street
belonging to B. G. Campbell. They
broke the glass in a rear window. Tom
Sanderson, an employee, who sleeps
in a bedroom a*! a watchman in the
rear of the building, fired a shot and
the robbers fled. It appeared that
the robbers thought they could
squeeze through the iron bars that
guard the windows.
Damage at Rea’s Beach on the Al
bemarle Sound about eight miles
from town was great. This place is
operated by L. W. Gurkin as a resort
in the summer. He closed the place
for the sea>on on the first of Sep
tember. Boats anchored at the beach
were sunk or carried out to sea. The
buildings were blown down and the
lumber washed away by the surf.
Nothing remains of the cottages, pa
vilion, and other buildings but a part
of the bath houses. The one bright
item in the great wreck at the beach
was the fact that the waves rushing
toward the shore made a beautiful
shore line
A reason for the good service ren
dered by the Virginia Electric and
Power Company here during the
storm was the efforts of C. R. Wine
coff, local employee, and three others
who came from Williamston at the
instructions of Dale Tetterton, man
ager of the division of distribution for
the Williamston branch, who ordered
the men down at the request of Mr.
Y\ inecoff.
The truck driven by Mr. Winecoff
drowned out on Washington Street
and the heavy wind blew the vehicle
on down the s'reet. With his help
ers they made a number of connec
tions and patrolled the streets watch
ing the light lines. They found one
line pulled in two pieces and discon
nected it in time to prevent damage
to the electric system.
Crops were damaged to a vast ex
tent. Heber Respass on the Long
Acre roail told of the damage in that
section to corn, cotton, and peanuts
and tobacco where the winds blew off
the top of the houses or left the weed
unprotected from the weather. H. C.
Spruill also added that his cotton was
damaged. A. L. Owens, with 35 farms
in this section, suffered loss from ma
ture cotton that blew from the bolls.
F. M. Barnes’ fishery at Newbry’s
ditch on Albemarle Sound suffered a
great loss. Several boats that he
owned were swept out to sea. A cot
tage that he lived in filled with water.
Cortez Spruill's place, two miles this
side of Barnes’ fishery suffered the
loss of nets, fish house, nets, and a
Patrick lost fish house, nets, and a
boat. Will Patrick had a boat in a
cove and a house behind a hill in this
section that were not damagtd.
STATE DEBT NOW
UNDER $180,000,000
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Cash Balance of Over Five
Millions Is Shown on
August 31
Raleigh—North Carolina’s state
debt has dropped under $180,000,000,
and there is a cash balance of $5,806,
836.%, as shown in the combined
statement of the state auditor and the
state treasurer.
The general fund, as usual, is up
against it, but the state’s great bank
ing institution, comes to the rescue
with its surplus. There was a cash
overdraft of $2,677 601.71 on July 1.
The receipts for the month were $2,
380,717.98, and disbursements $883,
113.51 That made August 31 a cash
overdraft of $1,129,909.24.
But the highway fund had a cash
balance of $5,666,902.12 August 1 and
gathered in $2,688,411.58. It dis
bursed $2,095,962.12. That left a bal
ance of $6,191,351.52 in actual cash.
When the general fund debit balance
of $1,129,909.24 is subtracted, there is
a net balance of $5,806,836.96.
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Mrs. Caroline Virginia
Ward Dies in New Bern
Funeral services for Carolina Vir
ginia Farrier Ward, who died at her
home in New Bern Tuesday, was held
Wednesday afternoon. She died in
her sleep. Mrs. Ward is the mother
of Miss Mary Pickett Ward, district
supervisor of welfare work, who has
become widely known through her
visits here to Mrs. W. C. Brewer.