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5 = 1 A home newspaper dedicated = I to the service of Washington = 1 County and its 12,000 people. §§ fjiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinr The Roanoke Beacon * + * * * * * and Washington County News ******* §1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111/ .minimi i Advertisers will find Beacon = and News columns a latch-key to = 1,100 Washington County homes. VOLUME XLV—NUMBER 34 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 24, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1889 Mmiiimiiiiiiuiiin.'? GROWERS URGED TOSELLTOBACCO AT WILLIAMSTON —-®— Merchants and Warehouses Extend Welcome To County Farmers -® Growers of the more than 900 acres of tobacco in Washington County are urged by R. W. McFarland, sales sup ervisor, to sell their tobacco in Wil liamston. The Williamston market threw open its doors to the visitors on Thursday, and a large group of growers from Washington County had their tobacco on the floors of the three large ware houses. They attended the sales and found their weed going good. On another page in this week's is sue of the Beacon is an ad by the Wil liamston tobacco warehousemen and the merchants and supporters who are encouraging every one to sell tlier tobacco and shop in Williamston. Renewed confidence has been ex pressed by the farmer, warehousemen, and merchants in the future of the Williamston market. It is the nearest to Plymouth and is patronized by Washington County people more than any other in this section. Every preparation has been made for the efficient handling of the crop in Williamston this season. R. W. Mc Farland, supervisor of sales, has been brought into Williamston to serve the farmers and warehousemen. He will show particular interest in the Wash ington County farmer. The three warehouses are as fol lows: Planters (Brick Warehouse, Co zart, Foxworth and Langley, proprie tors. Sales are conducted by A. M. Perry, with aid from the proprietors. Farmers Warehouse, Barnhill, Ingram and Phaup, proprietors. Roanoke Dixie Warehouse, Jimmie B. Taylor and S. Claude Griffin, proprietors. These men all invite the Washing ton County grower to Williamston. -$ COTTON CHECKS ARE RECEIVED Total of $2,701.60 To Be Paid Out To County Producers -® Washington County farmers will re ceive or have received a total of $2, 701.60 for the cotton reduction rentals. These rental payments which have been made prior to August 1 consti tute about half of the total rentals to be paid under provisions of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration re duction contracts. The remainder is to be paid in the near future. Growers who took options on gov ernment cotton for participating in the plow-up campaign last year have been paid a good-sized sum. burther benefits will come to the growers lat er in the year at the rate of not less than 1 cent a pound on the domestic allotment of the 1934 crop. Elizabeth City and Mt. Lebanon Choir Contest Music lovers who especially like the singing of the southern negroes will have a treat in store for them, when the Mt. Lebanon A. M. E. Zion senior church choir, of Elizabeth City, meets the choir of the New Chapel Baptist . church here in a contest on Labor Day evening at 8 o’clock. The contest is given by J. C. Jeffer- | son, with Attorney P. H. Bell mak ing the welcome address. Reserva tions will be made for white friends. The local church recently triumphed over the Williamston Baptist church, and the Elizabeth City church recent ly won over the Queen Street Baptist church in Norfolk. Both are classed as the best of their kind in this sec tion. -® Cherry Club Woman Makes Canning Record Cherry.—The Cherry home demon-t stration club can boast of a very ac tive member in the person of Miss Ida Davis. She canned and helped others to can during the month of July close to 300 quarts of fruit and vegetables. She helps others as well as club mem bers. She has been known to take , her cooker and go several miles from : home to help others. Miss Davis not only helps but she teaches those who have little experi ence. Her club members are proud of her. -® To Begin Revival At Scuppernong Thursday, -® Scuppernong.—Rev. Roy O. Respass will begin a revival meeting at Scup pernong Christian church Sunday, August 26. The meeting will last probably 10 days or more. Rev. D. W. Arnold, of Washington, is expect ed to be here for the meeting. The public is cordially invited to attend these meetings. Good singing will be a feature of the services. Opening Tobacco Prices Are Even Better Than Expected Reports from several of the the bright belt tobacco markets early Thursday were considered unusually encouraging to farmers and all of eastern North Carolina. Early sales averaging around 27 1-2 cents on the Williamston market were declared the best since 1919, bringing smiles and chasing gloom from the faces of all. Last reports from the mar ket there stated that not a single tag had been turned, and that the farmers were greatly pleased with the prices. The offerings were considered of fair quality, prices ranging from 13 to 46 cents, with a few as low as 9 cents and one at high as 60 cents. Reports indicate the sales were comparatively light, the late cur ing season and advanced open ing delaying farmers in their op erations for eraly marketing. Wil liamston estimated its opening sale at 180,000 pounds, with selling scheduled to be completed by a bout 4 o’clock in the afternoon. I MUST HAVE CARDS ) v/ All tobacco farmers are requir ed by the Agricultural Depart ment to bring with them their marketing cards when they sell their tobacco. This is required so the Federal inspectors may check up on their sales and make ad justments should they be neces sary. The farmers should bring their cards every time they sell tobacco. Their cooperation in presenting cards promptly will assist all par ties concerned and will avoid de lay in receiving their checks for tobacco. The cards should be pre sented to the office force of the warehouse where they sell im mediately after the tobacco is sold on the floor. LIVERMAN HEADS DEBT COMMITTEE -® To Make Adjustment of Farm Debts If Called Upon by Parties -<*> E. H. Liverman was named chair man of a farm debt adjustment com mittee that was organized here last Friday. Associated with Mr. Liverman on this committee are L. E. Hassell, who was elected secretary, J. W. Starr, L. S. Thompson, and E. S. Blount. Present at the meeting was E. R. Buchan, of Sanford, field representa tive of the State Farm Debt Adjust ment Committee, who explained the purpose of this organization, which has such a committee in every coun ty of the state. Farmers who have perplexing debt problems with mortgaged farms or any such difficulty are urged to come to any of these committeemen and report his condition and these men will seek aid to help the man in some way or another. This committee is not to intervene in debt cases unless requested. Their purpose is to offer suggestions for set tling debts when the debtor or credi tor or both wish counsel. Debtors ! should first go to their creditor and | lay their cards on the table before ap plying to the committee. In this way many debts can be straightened out without the aid of committees. If the committee’s coun sel is sought, then the debtor and creditor are on better terms and likely to be in the right frame of mind to reach a satisfactory agreement. I Ins committee will be prepared to | offer suggestions regarding debt set tlments so that they can help when the debtor and creditor do not see a good way. It will be advantageous for the creditor to scale down the debt as low as possible so that the creditor can pay. The main object of the commttec is to relieve farmers and help them a long on the road to economic recov ery. ^_ FASHION SHOW HERE AUGUST 30 To Be Staged at Theatre; Thurston’s Orchestra | Will Play Everything is in readiness for the fall fashion show that will be held in the New Theatre here on the evening of August 30. Mrs. Edison Swain, owner of the Woman’s Shoppe, who is sponsoring the event, will have smart living mod els to display the clothing. She will show the latest designs in fall dresses, coats and hats. Hal Thurston’s orchestra, of Rocky Mount, will provide the musical back ground of the stylists as they parade the stage. Afterwards he will play: for the fashion show dance. Revival Begins Monday At Mount Zion Church -® Roper.—Rev. R. H. Mason, of Ay den, will conduct a series of meet ings beginning Monday night after the fourth Sunday in August at the Mount Zion church in Roper. Every body is invited. “We are expecting some special music and singing," L. E. l’lielps said this week. MINSTREL SHOW HERE TUESDAY -s— To Be Staged Under Au spices of American Legion Post -i Something new in minstrelsy will he presented at the Plymouth High School auditorium here on the evening of August 28 (Tuesday), at 8 p. m., when the James E. Jethro Post, No. 164, American Legion, presents the “Dixie Minstrels,” according to Dr. C. McGowan, commander. This show has been presented in several of the large towns, including Raleigh. They come here from Wash ington and Williamston. The troupe consists of seven men with their own musicians. They are old seasoned troupers and, according to Dr. Mc Gowan, “know their stuff.” In addition to the minstrel dancing specialties will be presented by the Gibon sisters, of Roper. “They have a clean, snappy show, and we would recommend them to any legion post. The boys in this show are all thorough gentlemen and hard workers, and it gives me pleas ure to recommend them,” says S. Sel by Jones, secretary and treasurer of the Bell Jewelry Company at Wash ington. Quincy Sawyer, 86, Dies At His Home in Creswell -<s> Creswell.—Mr. Quincy Sawyer, long a resident of Washington County, died at his home in Creswell August 11. He was among the oldest citizens of the county, being 86 years of age when he died. Surviving are a wife and three son, Matthew Sawyer, Renzy Sawyer, of Creswell, and Alton Sawyer, of Col umbia; and one daughter, Mrs. C. G. Phelps, of Creswell. He was a blacksmith by trade and had enjoyed good health all his life until the last two years, during which time he was confined to the house. He was buried in a casket made by himself before he became unable to work. The material was selected from old growth black walnut. --«■ Club Women and Club Girls At Camp Leach By Miss Eugenia Patterson Last Wednesday morning a party | of 4-H girls and 5 club women went to Camp Leach for the remainder of j the week. This was a joint camp with Beaufort County women and girls. A well-planned program was carried out each day. The campers returned on Saturday, all reporting a fine time. I Tarboro Glee Club To Sing At New Chapel Friday, 24th The Tarboro Glee Club will sing, here in the New Chapel Baptist church on Friday evening, August 24, at 8 o'clock. A five-year-old boy vo calist will be featured. Ritzy popu lar music, classics you favor, and old time spirituals. A small admission will be charged. Reservations will be made for white people. -- Creswell Church Planning Revival During September -* Creswell.—A series of revival serv ices will begin at the Methodist Prot estant church of Creswell Monday night, September 3, and will last thru September 9. Rev. B. M. Williams, of Efland, will assist Rev. P. E. Bing ham, pastor of the church, in these services. Special music and congre gational singing will be featured. Ev ery one is urged to attend. -i Amount of Silage Per Dairy Cow Outlined -® The amount of silage to be stored to carry a dairy cow through the win ter depends, of course, upon how long the animal is to be fed, but the usual way is to figure 3 pounds of silage a day for each 100 pounds of live weight. A dairy cow weighing 1,000 pounds will consume about 30 pounds of silage a day in addition to the hay and grain feed. This is a most eco nomical feed and should be used lib erally during the winter months. COUNTY TURNS IN $11 000 SALES TAX TO STATE —®— Amount Is For Period From July 1, 1933 To 30th Of June, 1934 Washington County has turned over to the North Carolina Revenue De partment SI 1,325.43 in sales tax in the period between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1934. Martin County, next door neighbor, turned over $32,761.49 in the same period, while Tyrrell County, on the other side, paid into the sales tax fund only $3,976.66. Merchants in this county turned over $9,638.25 of this amount. It ap pears on the surface that the mer chants have been doing right well as tax collectors. The money spent in this county by the inhabitants shows that the sales tax method of deter mining prosperity is fairly good. Out-of-State offices have contribut ed $1,618.63 to this fund. This means that this fund has been paid into the sales tax treasury by the firms doing business here, but having their offices out of the state. This is probably a fairly good index to the business of local merchants and the out-of-state competitors. Registration fees amounted to $68.55 for the period. The statistics reveal that the total collections for the state for the period through these sources was a net gross of $6,011,700.16. This fund has re sulted in the state being in a position to pay the school teachers when it was due, even though they were forced to hold the salaries down to a low level. Property of 1,150 Taxpayers Will Be Sold on September 3 LEAGUE SEASON ENDS SATURDAY Locals Have About Conced ed Second Half Honors To Edenton -®- ' Plymouth today had just about con- I ceded to Edenton the privilege of ; playing Williamston, first-half cham pions, in the five-game post-season championship series for the pennant ; in the Albemarle League. Edenton stuck it to Williamston yes terday, 11 to 1, to cinch the second half honors. Manager Brown, of the local club, was calling President H. W. Early in Windsor today seeking to enter a protest of the Williamston Edenton game Wednesday, as it was alleged that Edenton had seven non county men in uniform. Thursday morning at 10 o’clock Mr. Brown had not been able to get Mr. Early on long distance telephone and was almost ready to concede to Eden ton the second-half leadership. It President Early were to allow the pro test of Wednesday’s game, then Ply mouth again would have a chance. Anyway, Mr. Brown announced the locals would conclude the week of games by playing Williamston here Saturday afternoon, anil then they would go to New Bern Sunday for an exhibition game. Also efforts are being made to arrange a seven-game series with either Tarboro or New Bern. School Notes Here are some school notes that were released today by Janies W. Nor man, superintendent of public instruc tion of Washington County: -® Truck Drivers To Meet A meeting of the truck drivers will be held at the courthouse in Ply mouth at 9 o’clock on the morning of Saturday, September 1, with the sup erintendent of public instruction and the chairman of the board of educa tion present. Also a state highway patrolman will attend. Drivers will be assigned their trucks and given in structions. -$ White Teachers To Meet All of the white teachers in Wash ington County schools are asked to meet in the Roper school building at 10:30 in the morning of September 1. J. Henry Highsmith, director of in structional service in the State Edu cation Department, is expected to at tend. Teachers will get acquainted with each other and plan their work for the coming year. Mr. Highsmith will give instructions on their work in his talk. -s> Colored Teachers Meet Colored teachers in the Washing ton County schools will meet at the training school in Plymouth at 2:30 on Saturday afternoon, September 1. They will plan and arrange their work, probably with some member of the State Department present. -<s> To Improve Grounds Efforts are being made among the colored people to have the school grounds improved and to check the destruction of public property. Com mitteemen in two districts have al ready met and will support the move and are making plans for contests on beautification of school grounds. -<p Vocational Teachers Sought Efforts are being made to secure a vocational agriculture teacher for the Plymouth High School. There is not an available man in North Carolina. However, one applicant from the out 'ide is being seriously considered. -<$ New Principal At Roper I. J. Kellum, of Pender County, who has had several years’ experience in managing and directing high schools has already moved into the residence formerly occupied by E. N. Riddle at Roper. The Kellutns have one son, who is a student at Campbell College, Buies Creek. Principal Kellum is a graduate of Wake Forest College. -e Agriculture Teacher at Roper Charles M. Floyd, of Northampton County, Ya., has already arrived in Roper and assumed his duties a- vo cational agriculture teacher in the Roper High School. Mr. Floyd is a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He succeeds li. (1. O’Brien, who has been in charge of this work » since its beginning in this school a bout six years ago. Vacancy in Roper Faculty A successor is being sought for the vacancy created in the Roper High School with the resignation of Miss Florence Dailey, teacher of the fourth grade, who has been on the faculty for some time. Also a committeemen are awaiting a nomination for the success to Mr. Ward, of Rocky Mount, who accepted a position in the high school depart ment at Creswell and then resigned a few days ago. -«■ New Teachers At Scuppernong Two new teachers will be added in the Scuppernong township school dis trict. They will be equally divided among the white schools with one at Cherry and one at Creswell. Their names have not been released yet. -® New Principal Here I.. W. Anderson, new principal of the Plymouth High School, is here today arranging for the opening of the school on September 3. A good school year is expected. Mr. Ander ,son succeeds K. H. Hicks, who held |the local school head position for sev eral terms. Aid From Jeans Fund The Jeans fund has decided to aid jin the support of a teacher in the [colored schools of Washington Coun ty. The one chosen for this position will he principal at the Morrattock school and will do special work a mong the colored teachers. She will be paid the regular colored principal’s salary with an increase paid by the Jeans fund for her additional work. -$ Hope To Complete New School Hopes are entertained by the local school officials that the Macedonia school that has been built anew by the CVVA will he completed by the time school opens on September 3. Two outbuildings and some painting and finishing touches must he done. Gymnasium Near Completion Mr. Norman is in hopes that the Plymouth high school gymnasium will be completed in time for the school opening. It is not definite yet as to whether it will be or not. Starting on Eighth Year James \Y. Norman is in his eighth year as superintendent of public in struction in Washington County. He spent 13 years as head of the Ply mouth schools before his promotion. Completion of this year's duties will make him 21 years of school service in this, his native county. -- Number Changes in Faculty There have been a number of changes in the last few days in the school faculty and Mr. Norman could not release the complete staff of teach ers, but he hopes to do this by next week. I r. w. McFarland i VJ Supervisor of tobacco sales at Williamston, Washington Coun ty’s nearest tobacco market, Mr. McFarland is recognized as one of the best tobacco men in the field. He extends for the market a cor dial invitation to our farmers to visit the Williamston Tobacco mar VOCATION CLASS MEMBERS GO TO TAR HEEL CAMP Jamesville Youn^ Men Had Enjoyable Outing At White Lake Camp -® The members of the Jamesville Chapter of Future Farmers of Ameri ca attended and spent an enjoyable week at the Young Tar Heel Farmers’ stale camp at White Lake last week. Twenty-eight of the boys made the trip, going down Monday and return ing Saturday. Those attending were: Philip Blount, Edward Carson, Hu bert Hardison, Burden Holliday, Jno. Leary Hassell, Thomas Holliday, Grady Hardin, U. S. Hassell, Edward Brown, Onward Gardner, Marvin Corey, Alexander Corey, William Lil ley, Charlie Sexton, Marshall Grif fin, Roy Williams, Carrol Modlin, James Raleigh Manning, N. R. Man ning, Joseph Martin, Edward Lee Martin, F. C. Stallings, Tommy Gay lord, Eugene Ange, Henry C. Walters, James Walters and C. C. Walters. The group was accompanied by Professor R. C. Jordan, teacher of vocational agriculture at Jamesville, and Linwood Knowles, of Dardens. The White Lake camp is the meet ing place for students of vocational agriculture in North Carolina. It is owned by them and deeded to them, all debt having been paid off about four years ago. The camp has a ca pacity of three hundred and fifty boys each week of operation. It has been operating now for eight to ten weeks each summer for the past seven years. The attendance at the camp this sea son will very closely approach two thousand farm boys, according to its director, J. M. Osteen. The attend ance for the past week wos two hun dred and forty-one farm boys. 1 he camp not only furnishes a i week of vacation ami recreation for 1 farm boys who have worked hard dur- | ing the crop season, but also furnishes ! a splendid opportunity for the boys or the different sections of the State to j asociate and more or le«-> become ac quainted with each other. The boy ! from the Coastal Plain enjoys the 1 friendship and acquaintance of the j boy from the Piedmont or from the j mountains, west of Asheville even. ' The camp is now under the direction of J. M. Osteen, of Rockingham. He | is assisted by Coach Bob Warren, of • State College, who is in charge of all camp activities, and by Mis> Kinnett. , camp dietitian, and by ‘Red” Brown i of J^aleigh. Each school is in competition with j every other school from the time it ] enters until the time it leaves the ( camp. Each school is rated for the I week and for the season by a camp j scoring system. Such scoring sys-j tem includes the following activities j or events: baseball, playground ball,! volley ball, morning colistenics, horse J shoe tournaments, swimming contests, cottage and camp clean-up and stunts. Such a schedule of activity furnishes the boy> a full week of competitive entertainment and recreation. The Jamesville school tied with Aurora for the highest rating or for tirvt place for the week. Mt. Alla was rated second, Mocksville third, Can dor fourth and Franklin fifth. The Jamesville Young Tar Heel Farmers have expressed themselves as being well pleased with their camp and es pecially their rating for the week. [They hope to return next year for an other week of camp life.—Reporten. LIST ABOUT SAME SIZE LAST YEAR; TOTAL DUE $63,000 Plymouth Township Has Largest Number of Delinquents Real estate valued into the hun dreds of thousands of dollars will go under the hammer at the courthoue door here on the first Monday in Sep tember to satisfy penalties and 1933 taxes due \\ ashington County, in the sum of $63,35-1.80. This amount is due* by 1,151 tax payers. who have several tracts of land in some instances in their pos session on which the taxes have not been paid. The amount differs very little from the amount that was sold last year, as the same number of names was listed as delinquents. The total amount of unpaid taxes and penalties that lay at the door of the white people is $57,849.50, while the total unpaid by the colored peo ple is $^,505.30. However, only a small amount of the real estate in this county is owned by colored peo ple. Plymouth Township—witli 28,628.96 due from white people and $2,459.65 due from colored land owners, mak ing a total of $31,088.61—leads all other townships in the county in un paid taxe^ and penalties. However, there is considerable mure tax value in this township in any of the others. The Lees Mills Township, which is second largest and always follows Plymouth in valuation, if not almost equal, has a total of $16,508.26 due front delinquents, with the white peo ple responsible for $14,698.71. and the colored taxpayers in arrears charged with $1,809.55. Scuppernong, with a total due in un paid taxes and penalties of $8,528.92, with $7,785.65 charged to the white people and $743.27 owed by the col ored people comes third; with Skin nersville due the county government j $7,229.91, with $6,736.18 charged to j the white and $492.83 to be paid by colored land owners, j Of course, during the advertising period some in arrears may be paid and the total amount to be sold on the first Monday may be decreased, but in th aggregate the amount that will be paid before it is sold will be insig nificant although it will be a great help to the county government. It appears now that the tax rate will be cut from $1.87 for last year to $1.80 for this year. Of course, this is not definite. It is only tentative and the commissioners who are going out at the expiration of their time in Decem ber are making one more effort to help the county by arraning the budget under a lower amount than was the case last year. It is thought now that the commis sioners in the first Monday in Sep tember will be ready to ratify their budget at $1.80, but there are many things that can happen before that time. -® Home Agent Announces Schedule for Next Week -® I lie following schedule of meetings for next week has been announced by Miss Eugenia Patterson, home agent: Tuesday afternoon, August 28, at Cross Roads. Wednesday afternoon, August 29, at Cool Springs. Thursday afternoon, August JO, the Roper club picnic at Collins Beach. Friday afternoon, Lake Farm club. Saturday morning, curb market. -® Clinic To Be Held At Tarboro Next Monday -1 Cripples in Washington County are urged to attend the Tarboro Rotary Club clinic, which will be held in the Sunday school room of the Presby terian church on Monday, August 27, beginning at 1 o’clock. Dr. A. R Shands, of Duke University, will be in charge. Examination and treatment will be afforded the worthy indigents. The civic organization of Tarboro urge that all who need attention to attend -$ Sunday School Convention Of Lees Mills Sunday, 26th -® Roper.—The Lees Mill Township Sunday school convention will be held at Zions Chapel on Sunday, August 26, 1934, at 3 p. m. The devotional will be led by F. D. Wilson, and the address of welcome will be made by Bob Lewis. Mrs. J. E. Singleton will make the response Reports and a five-minute program will be given by each Sunday school. Rev. Luther Ambrose will give an address on Sunday school work.
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