| A home newspaper dedicated |§ § to the service of Washington = § County and its 12,000 people. E fiiiiiimiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMif The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* LHUHiuimiuuuiiiiiiuHHmummiHimmimiimminmm^ I Advertisers will find Beacon E § and News co'.umns a latch-key to £ § 1,100 Washington County homes. § fniMiimiiiitiiiimiiiiimiiiimiimiiiNimiiiimimiimiiimi; VOLUME XLIV—NUMBER 52 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, December 29, 1933 ESTABLISHED 1889 APPLICANTS FOR CWA ARE DIVIDED IN FIVE CLASSES -3> Classifications Cannot Be Ignored in Selections For Work -® There are five classifications among those in Washington County and elsewhere who have registered for jobs with the Civil Works Administration, and from these divisions of the reg istrations those put to work are chos en, it was announced here today by Luther R. Ausbon, manager of the re employment office here. These classifications are covered by mandatory rules and regulations hand ed down by the United States Depart ment of Labor, and they must be fol lowed, regardless of sentiment and lo cal judgment in the matter, explained Mr. Ausbon, and unless they are fol lowed “our successors” would be an nnounced in a short time. Heading the list of classifications are those from direct relief, who num ber about half of the total allocation of workers and who are to have first choice, and then comes war veterans with dependents, to be followed by others with dependents. In the fourth class are veterans without dependents, and the last in cludes an>' of the unemployed with out dependents. Of course, through out the listing above, those who are considered as “the others” are those among the great army of unemployed who have applied for work. Choices have been made between those in the first and second classes and into the third classification, but none have been chosen as yet from among the last two classes, including veterans and other unemployed who have no dependents. Last week the total employed here was 242, which was the full amount of the quota, with 79 of these com ing from the direct relief roles and 38 out of 49 veterans who have reg istered for jobs. The remaining num her were taken from the worthy un-1 employed who were listed in the rec ords for work. I here is today a total registration ! of 900 people who have applied for' w°rk in this organization, but as the quota allowed for this county is 242 people working, then others will have to wait until the quota is increased or some other method is taken to em ploy them in this work. The 242 working are employed in: 13 approved projects, with them dis tributed as follows: Six projects in Plymouth township, with 84 men at work; four in Lees Mills, with 50 work ing; one in Skinnersville, with 42 em ployed; two in Scupperning, with 66 working. Attends Dealer Showing Of the New 1934 Chevrolet -$ Business prospects, both local and national, are decidedly on the mend, in the opinion of Dan Satterthwaite, of the Satterthwaite Chevrolet Co., local Chevrolet dealers, who recently! “pre-viewed” the new 1934 Chevrolet,.! soon to be announced. , Mr. Satterthwaite has received com-j munications front W. E. Holler, gen eral sales manager of Chevrolet, who* presented the new line of cars, outlin-^ ed plans and policies for the coming year, and gave every dealer an op portunity not only to inspect each model hut also to put it through its paces on the rugged hills, rough roads and 4 1-2 mile speed track. “With cars like those new Chevro lets to sell, I’m enthusiastic about business prospects for the new year,” said Mr. Satterthwaite. “T was expect ing a lot, for of course General Mo tors’ ‘knee-action’ front wheels had already been announced, with the promise that they would revolution ize the experience of riding and driv ing. “I found this literally true. They told us to 'give her the works,’ to put the car, at 50 and 60, over bumps | and ruts we’d ordinarily take in sec ond gear—or better yet, avoid alto gether. The absence of jolts, jars or shocks is simply beyond description; it must be experienced to be; believed. Vet ‘knee action’ is only one of a! dozen major features embodied in the' new Chevrolet. j Proper Fertilizer Mixtures Increases Values -$ Where Caswell County tobacco! growers used the fertilizer mixtures recommended by the Extension Ser vice this past year, an increase in value of about $50 an acre has been secured, reports the county agent. Farmers Receive $2,248.80 For Wheat Elimination Ninety-one wheat farmers of Yad kin County received $2,248.80 in ren tal payments for land removed from the production of wheat this fall. $50 Acre Club Prize Winners To Get Free Trip To Camp -$ Following its custom for the past | several years the Agricultural De-j j partnient of the Atlantic Coast Line j Railroad Company again offers to de (fray the expenses of one boy and girl ! from Washington County to the Na tional 4-H Club camp to be held in Washington City next June, it was announced this week by J. B. Ed mundson, local agent. For four years the A. C. L. has j been responsible for several boys and girls being able to make the trip and in each case the company has paid the railroad and pullman fares, street car and taxi fares and meals. Living quarters are provided at the camp by the United States Department of Agriculture. 'must have tags ! BY JANUARY 1ST -$ Failure To Display State Tags Will Subject Car Owners to Arrest -.$> Below is a lettesr to Chief of Police i P. \V. Brown of Plymouth from L. T. Harris, director erf the motor vehicle bureau of the .N, C. Department of Revenue, which sets forth the fact that failure to exhibit 1934 license tags on motor vehfcles on January 1 subjects the driver .to arrest. The tags have been on sale since December 1 and the organization has been intact to forward to each car owner a new tag, and if is no respon sibility of the State that some have failed to purchase the new tags be fore it is too late. No extension of time will be granted. "The Governor and the Commission er of Revenue o:f tne State of North Carolina have positively ordesed that the enfoscement of the Motos Ve hicle laws of North Carolina, pertain- ; ing to the use of 1933 tags after De- j cember 31, shaJl begin at sunrise on January 1. "The laws of North Carolina make it the duty of .every peace officer, whether he be si ate, county, city or township officer, to enforce the nto- j tor vehicle laws, and I am writing I you to urgently request your com-1 plete cooperation in this work. “The State automobile inspectors and State Ifiglntay patrol will he or dered to arrest each and every per son found oper at ing a motor vehicle on and after January 1 without 1934 tags being displayed on it. “You can be. of invaluable assist ance to the S.tate in bringing about the enforcemc nt of this law by seeing that the officers under your jurisdic-1 tion are properly instructed and com manded to aj-rest each person found violating the law after sunrise, Janu ary 1. "Your comp lete cooperation in this ] matter is urgiently requested.” -.x FARMERS CURING' HIDES AT HOME ,-$ Preparation of Leather On. Farms for Home Use Is Pop ular in State Curing hides at home for a supply of leather is a ne project by North I Carolina farmers which reached a high point of popularity last winter and bids fair to be even nr)ore popular this winter. “For some reason North' Carolina has taken the lead in this project and we have had requests front all over the country for our instructions a bout how to Cherry.—Ladies' Aid of Philippi Christian church will give a bazaar on Monday evening, January 1, in the S. D. Burgess store. Many things ■will be sold, as well as other things en-j joyed by those who are present. The public is cordially invited. -$ Caswell County Farmers Compete In Forest Contest Sixteen Caswell County farmers are competing in a frarn forest con test this winter for cash prizes offered by business organizations. Roper Boy Hurt In Auto Accident Near Dunn -$ Roper.—Raymond "Baliy" Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Smith, of Roper, is recovering from injuries sus tained last week-end when an auto mobile in which he was riding turned over on a highway near Dunn, break ing his collar bones and bruising him severely about the body. Young Smith was a member of a magazine crew working in the section of the State where he was injured. He was riding with a friend when the ve hicle ran off on the shoulders of the road, the car turning over on its side when the driver attempted to turn it back on the road. WHEN HARVEST OVER REPAIR ALL EQUIPMENT Can Be Done More Satis factorily Now Than In Spring -® Repairs made to farm machinery when there is plenty of time, and when the work may be done system atically will be more satisfactory than when attempted during the hurry and rush of spring work. “With the closing of all field work this fall, farmers have the opportunity to check their equipment and to make all necessary repairs,” says David S. Weaver, agricultural engineer at State College. “Valuable hours next spring may be saved this fall by replacing broken or worn parts, by tightening inuts, screws or claimps, or by paint ing and greasing exposed metal to preserve it from rust. Sometimes re placement parts may not be secured at the local store. If these parts are ordered in the fall, time will be saved in the spring.” Weaver says old cylinder oil kept in a can and applied with a brush makes a good anti-rust coating for all bright metal parts, such as plow bot toms, cultivator shovels, and the like. Not only do plows need attention, but disk harrows may be put in shape, in the fall. The mowing machine is always neglected until it is needed, and this machine should have a thor ough overhauling this winter. The farm wagon stands tremendous abuses and to prevent costly break downs, it shjould be examined for weak and broken parts. A coat of paint on the wheels as well as the gear and box will be well worth while, Weaver says. Most of these repair jobs may be done during the cold winter days. Weaver suggests that a complete list be made of all repairs needed and parts to be ordered for each machine. When all the material is assembled the repair work can be started. CORN-HOG PLAN OFFERS PROFITS Farmers Raising Hogs for Market Will Benefit by Signing Contract -$ A premium on hogs and a rental payment for corn land taken out of production in 1934 is offered North Carolina farmers along with those of the middle west. "I would suggest that farmers of North Carolina who are growing either corn or hogs for commercial purposes to make plans to sign a corn-hog reduction contract, especial ly where they are also signing either the tobacco or cotton contracts for 1934,” says YV. \Y’. Shay, swine ex tension specialist at State College. “The Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration is attempting to reduce the production o fcorn and hogs with the view of increasing the prices of the two commodities. Therefore the AAA will pay rent for corn land ac cording to its fertility and will pay a premium on hogs if the growers will ireduce the number of pigs farrowed and sold." Shay offers to give any corn-hog farmer definite information about how the plan is to be worked if the matter is taken up with him early enough for the movement to get start ed in this State. To obtain benefits under the corn plan, for instance, Shay says the grower must agree to reduce his corn acreage by 20 percent under the aver age of 1932 and 1933. He may then (collect at the rate of 30 cents a bushel for the corn which this rented land was capable of producing. Thus, if a man grew an average of 100 acres of corn in 1932 and 1933 and reduced this amount to 80 in 1934, he may collect a rental payment for the 20 acres on the basis of what the land had produced If the land had pro duced 40 bushels to the acre, the rent al for the 20 acres would amount to $240—a very good rental for the aver age corn land In North Carolina. STUDY COTTON CONTRACTS FOR NEW CAMPAIGN —®— Urgent Need To Retire At Least 300,000 Acres of Cotton In 1934 Farm agents from North Carolina's 67 cotton growing counties gathered yesterday to study the cotton con tracts which will be offered growers by the AAA within a few days. The sign-up drive will be launched the first week in January, which has been designated “Cotton Sign-Up Week." Every effort will be made to place the contracts in the hands of the farmers as soon as possible, Lean I. O. Schaub, head of the State College extension service, stated. Charles A. Sheffield, assistant ex tension director who will have charge lof the cotton sign-up, Dean Schaub, other extension service officials, and representatives of the AAA from Washington attended the meeting in Raleigh yesterday to explain the con itracts to the agents and discuss any [problems that might arise. Mr. Sheffield pointed out the urgent need for North Carolina to retire 300, 000 acres from cultivation in 1934 and limit the crop to less than 450,000 acres. The AAA has set out to raise cotton prices by cutting down the overburdening surplus. To this end, farmers of the nation have been ask ed to limit their crop to 25,000,000 acres, a reduction of 40 percent under the average for the five-year period from 1928 through 1932. Growers who sign reduction con tracts will be given both rental and parity payments. The rental for the |acres retired from cultivation will be (calculated at the rate of three and one-half cents a pound on the average production of those acres during the 1928-32 period, with a provision that not more than $18 an acre shall be paid. I The parity payments will be at least I one cent a pound on next year's cot- ' ton allotment to each grower, regard-, less of how the market stands. In case the market fails to bring parity prices, the AAA will increase the' parity' payments if necessary to make up the difference. i RAISE MULES AT ! HOME IN FUTURE -$ Carolina Farmers Purchase About 22,000 Horses and Mules Yearly -® North Carolina farmers must re-j place about 22,000 horses and mules each year. So far these replacements, are being: shipped into the State and] jf each animal costs only $150 a head,! Tarheel farmers must spend a gross] of $3,3000,000 to replace their failing work animals. “Few horses or mules are seen in cities and towns but out in the coun try, this form of power is still used almost exclusively by landowners," j declares Prof. Fred M. Haig of the! animal husbandry department at the! State College. “At present, we have' 75,000 horses and 265,000 mules in the] 'State. T he average life of these ani mals is about 15 years which makes it necessary for Tarheel farmers to replace about 22,000 animals each year. As most of these animals are purchased from without the borders of the State, this constitutes a heavy drain upon the farm income." Therefore, Professor Haig advises that at least enough colts be grown at home for replacement purposes. This can be made practically a non-1 cash cost, he says, because feed grown ■ at home on adjusted acres might be used to grow the colts at little cost. The colts could be broken to harness! when coming three years of age and if wisely handled will make excellent | work animals. Three things are essential for suc cess in raising colts at home, Haig says. First select good mares and high class stallions or jacks. Take good care of the mare and feed her properly while she carries the colt. Then, while the foal is growing, han .dle him with gentleness and see that he is properly fed. Christmas Program At Cherry Church -® Cherry.—The Sunday school of Philippi church presented a lovely Christmas exercise on Monday night, December 25th. The program was opened by a hymn, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” by the Young Peoples' Bible C la-^. Storms Cut Corn Acre Yield 40 Per Cent Coastal farmers, now housing their corn crop, report that the acre yield was cut at least by 40 per cent by the storms of early fall. Extension Farm News Quotes Beacon Recently The December issue of the Exten sion Farm-News published by the Agricultural Extension Service of the North Carolina State College of Agri culture and Engineering carried the following brief statement: "This issue of the Roanoke Beacon is dedicated to Miss Eugenia Patter son, whe in her activities as home demonstration agent of Washington County has won the esteem of the of ficials by whom she is employed and has doubly won the hearts of the wo men and girls with whom she works in her function as a leader among wo men. The publication also shows that the above is an extract from an article writter by Walter H. Paramore, man aging editor, dedicating a special is sue of the Roanoke Beacon of Plym outh ,to Miss Eugenia Patterson, home agent of Washington County. OVER 200 DEATHS DURING HOLIDAY Carolinas Probably Led En tire Nation, With 38 Violent Deaths -® Early reports placed the country’s untimely deaths during the Christmas holiday season at more than 200, with many others probably unreported. The Carolina-, with around 38 such deaths, apparently led the list. A train-auto mobile wreck at Greensboro took five lives and others were scattered thru out the two States. Martin County reported three un timely deaths, one by murder early Christmas morning, another by ex posure and a third in an automobile wreck late in the afternoon on the Washington highway. As far as it could be learned, there yvere no violent deaths or serious ac cidents in this county during the Christmas season. With the thermometer registering o marked drop throughout the coun try, sections of the Midwest were re porting scores of deaths from cold following Christmas. -9 Progress Is Reported In Tobacco Campaign -$ Proof that tobacco acreage reduc tion contracts are worth money to growers is seen in the fact that the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank has obtained 1,500 contracts to cover farms under its control, accord ing to Dean I. O. Schaub, director of agricultural extension at State Col lege. When asking for the contracts, bank officials signified their intention of signing up all their tobacco land as soon as possible. The sooner con tracts are signed, the sooner will equalization, rental, and benefit pay ments be available, the dean pointed out. The AAA tobacco production pro gram is designed to not only provide for higher tobacco prices in the lu ture, he said, but also to compen sate the growers for curtailing their production now. During the two weeks the sign-up campaign has been under way, farm agents and committeemen in the 57( flue-cured tobacco counties have held; county and community meetings to explain the contracts to the growers. Then followed the field work of in terviewing individual growers, ascer taining how much tobacco they have produced during the last three years, and getting their signatures on con tracts. Agents in a number ot counties re ported to E. Y. Floyd, tobacco spe cialist at State College, who is in charge of the sign-up drive, that every grower of consequence will be under contract before the drive is closed. Mr. Floyd’s office has been busy checking over the numerous contracts sent here for approval. Those approved will go on to Wash ington for signature by Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture. Dean Schaub explained that before the reduction program has cut down the surplus leaf ami brought prices to a higher level, the AAA has arranged to help the contract signers by giving them equalization payments of 20 per cent of the value of the weed they sold before the marketing holiday, and 10 per cent on that sold after the holiday up to October 7 on bright leaf markets and up to October 28 on border belt markets. The rental pay ments will be $17.50 an acre for the )and taken out jpf production, and the benefit payments next year will be 12 1-2 per cent of the 1934 crop’s market value. Lincoln Farmers Store Cotton In Warehouses --. About 600 Lincoln County farm ers have placed cotton in bonded warehouses to secure loans of K I cents a pound on the staple. POTATO FARMER NOT FORGOTTEN i BY “NEW DEAL” Governor Hopes To Find Way To Check Share Planting That the potato farmer is not for gotten by the administration at Wash ington and that Governor J. C. B. Eh ! ringhaus hopes to find a way to check I share planting of the crop this year with a view to doing for the potato J grower what has already been done for | the tobacco grower, is the assurance I reaching here from an unofficial source I According to this information, while no publicity has been sought for or given to it, the Governor on his visits to Washington in the interest of to : bacco growers has bad the situation with reference to potatoes constantly on his mind and has mentioned it to the proper officials in the agricultural adjustment administration with the j request that before planting time in | Florida he be given an opportunity , to present facts about the potato ' growing industry to the administra I tion and that the Governor has the evils of share planting particularly in mind in this connection. The attitude of the administration is described as sympathetic and friendly to the po tato growers’ interests. | I l | t The United States potato crop in 1933 is expected to be the fifth small est during the last 23 years. On No vember 1 the forecast was 317,000.000 bushels, or 41,000,000 less than the 1932 crop. Following two successive seasons of reduction in commercial po tato acreage, growers in states from New Jersey to Florida have indicated an increase of 19 per cent .while in creases in the rest of the coontry in dicate a total for the country at large of around 2 per cent. That increase, it is assumed, the market will stand without forcing the potatoes down to a price below the cost of production. But should the increase go beyond the percentage indicated at last available reports results to prices, A. E. Merck er, potato specialist of the Depart ment of Agriculture, told growers last week, would be disastrous. Interests concerned primarily in see ing that an abundant crop of potatoes is produced and in thus preventing high prices have in the past, through hook-ups with fertilizer, seed, and commission concerns, fostered share and contract planting with a view to assuring acreage that would protect them against high prices. Growers who lend themselves to this scheme because it relieves them of cash outlay in planting their crops and insures them against heavy losses are cutting their own throats, accord ing to statements made by Mr. Merck er in the potato outlook meeting held last week. -«-— NINE LICENSES TO WED ISSUED Is Larger Number Than Is Usually Issued in One Month Cupid worked hastily during the month of December, and when the holidays had passed, Mrs. Mary O. Sawyer realized that she had issued nine wedding licenses during this short Verio of time as couples were anxious for the nuptials to be concluded be fore the holiday's had passed. Those Securing (marriage licenses follow: Odell Ambrose to Paul Davenport, both of Creswell; Lee Davenport and Willie Mae Oliver, Plymouth; Jessie Harrington to Ira Phelps, Creswell; David Furlaugh to Annie Phelps, of Creswell; Henry A. Simpson to Ma rie Patrick, Mackeys. William Spruill to Blanche Ches Ison, Roper; Columbia Reddick to Velma E. Biggs, Mackeys; Monroe Clifton to Willie Belle Snell, Cres well; and July Brown to George Anna Wills, Plymouth. Wrong Feed Causes Cows To Eat Dirt or Chew Wood Dairy cows often eat dirt or chew 'on wood or bones because they do not jget the right feed and that the ration is deficient in mineral matter. This | element is supplied by legume hays, I such as cow pea, soybean, clovtr and ! alfalfa when grown on lands not de | ficient in lime, and by a grain ration that contains as much as 30 percent of wheat bran, cottonseed meal, and soybean meal. In addition to this ration about two pounds of a mineral mixture containing equal parts of finely ground limestone and steamed i bone meal should be added to each j 100 pounds of concentrate. Cows and j young cattle should have access to a ,-imple mixture composed of one part of salt to four parts of steamed bone I meal.