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4 A home newspaper dedicated E to the service of Washington E County and it* 12,000 people. j§ The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ★*★★**★ ^.immimiiHiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiimii1 .iiiihiiimh-, i i = Advertisers will find Beacon i | and News columns a latch-key to f = 1,100 Washington County homes, f VOLUME XLV—NUMBER 35 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 31, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1889 k START PROGRAM FOR PROMOTING SAFETY IN STATE Hope To Reduce Number of Automobile Accidents By Cooperation -- Announcement was made today of the appointment of Walter H. Para more, of Plymouth, as a member of the advisory committee of the North Carolina Safety Association, Inc., which has its principal office in Ra leigh with Ca!e K. Burgess as chair man. ‘As a means of helping to reduce the number of accidents and promo tion of safety in industry and on pub lic highways and streets this non profit organization has*~T>een formed to carry forward a movement in or der to impress citizenship with the hope that public sentiment can be de veloped and cooperation obtained that will result in decreasing deaths, hum an suffering, and economic losses re sulting from accidents by autos and in dustry ” said Mr. Burgess. The program for this work as out lined by the association starts with education through newspapers, ad dresses, state-wide safety contests for slogans, essay contests on safety, ora torical contests, course of instruction for clubs and schools, utilization of radio and advocation of accident pre vention awards by industry and or ganization of safety units in each county. This organization will also attempt legislation that will result in the codi fication and revision of statutes rela tive to operation of motor vehicles; advocacy of a uniform set of munici pal ordinances, advocacy of a driver’s license statute; and other helpful legis lation. It will appeal to the law enforce ment agencies to cooperate in regula tions relating to inspection of brakes, lights, to stop speeding and driving by intoxicated people; improvement of present local laws; consideration of expediency of the maintenance of a State Patrol adequate in size to ef fectively enforce laws tending to de crease auto accidents. SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET IN COUNTY Mt. Tabor Will Entertain Convention There September 11 —*— ! The annual county Sunday school convention for all the Sunday schools j of all denominations in \V ashington j County will be held in the Mt. labor | Tree Will Baptist Church, near Cres- j well, on Tuesday, September 11. | This convention is held under the j joint auspices of the \\ ashington > County and the North Carolina State Sunday School Associations. The Rev. Shuford Peeler, General Secre tary, Miss Myrtle A. McDaniel, new ly elected director of leadership train ing, and Miss Edith krider, director of voung people’s work of the State Association will be present and take an active part in the entire program. This year’s program is somewhat different from that of former years, planned especially to help meet the needs of individual Sunday schools as | well as a program of inspiration for all Sunday school members. There will be addresses, and special ‘‘study groups" for discussion as to how to improve the Sunday school and how to teach in the Sunday school; also special music and other special fea tures. The theme of the convention is: "Building Christian Homes." There will be morning, afternoon and night sessions. The night session is es pecially planned in the interests of young people, but will be of intense interest and value to everyone. Dur ing the noon recess, there will be a fellowship dinner on the grounds of the church, and everybody is invited to bring a basket lunch and join in this period of fellowship. All the churches and Sunday schools of the county are expected and urged to send delegates. At the close of the convention a pennant will be a warded to the Sunday school making the best record of attendance based on number of miles travelled. Additional information can be se cured from County President E. R. Davenport, or from County Secretary Mrs. Leon S. Brey. --— Rev. W. B. Clifton Has Stroke Paralysis Sunday -® Rev. W. B. Clitton is seriously ill al liis home here on Washington Street suffering from a paralytic stroke that seized him Sunday night at 1 o’ clock. Mr. Clifton is a retired lighthouse at tendant, having been in that work for 30 years or more. Also he is a Prim itive Baptist minister. In his later years he has been doing much min isterial work. SCHOOL OPENING Schools in Washington County will open about 8:45 on Monday morning. This will mean that both white and colored schools will open their doors for the current ses sion and all the children are urg ed by the officials to be present to enroll and arrange to matriculate. Due to a number of last-minute resignations, it was impossible to get a complete line-up of teach ers in the county. But Mr. Nor man will release them as soon as possible. In. c. ranks fifth AS TO AVERAGE CROP CONDITION -$ State In Good Shape De spite Adverse Conditions In Some Sections -c?> While crop conditions in North Carolina were not as ideal as farmers might wish, on August 1st the indi cted combinead yields on thirty-two important crops (expressed as per centage of the past ten-year average yield) show this state ranking fifth highest of all the states in average crop conditions. Only South Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama1 and Arizano showed higher average conditions for this date. Corn: The Corn crop in North Carolina is very good. Prospects in the eastern and mountain counties are excellent, with drier seasons ex perienced in the Piedmont counties. The 82 per cent condition reported on August 1st is 7 points higher than the past ten-year average. The crop in dicated at 48,048,000 bushels is 8 per cent more than that harvested in 1923 and 15 per cent larger than the past five years' average crop. For the state as a whole, the excessive ' July rainfall was favorable for corn, 1 and the increased usage of nitrates is ; evident in the greener color and stockier growth of the plants. Tobacco: The appearance of the tobacco crop on August 1st was most , promising in this state. The stands generally were excellent but the weather during July was somewhat unfavorable for the development in weight. The rapidity with w! :ch the leaf ripened during July made it dif ficult for farmers to properly harvest and cure the crop. The quality of the leaf is fairly uniform throughout the state and is characterized by excellent growth, high color but light weight. Peanuts: The peanut condition is generally regarded as being good in the commercial areas. The stands are average or better. Weather con ditions are now favorable. However, development during the month of August and early September will de termine the crop. The condition August 1st at 78 per cent was 3 the same as the ten-year average on -® INOCULATE SOIL AUSTRIAN PEAS —•— . I Legume Must Be Supplied With Proper Nitrogen Gathering Bacteria -•-- | Like other legumes, Austrian win- j ter peas must be supplied with the proper nitrogen-gathering bacteria ■ before they can make satisfactory ; growth. i "If the Austrian peas are planted in ! fields that lack these bacteria, the soil j must be inoculated before the seed are planted,” declares Enos C. Blair, I extension agronomist at State Col lege. “The best way to do this is to | get a quantity of soil from a field where the peas have been successful ly grown within the last three or four years. If this is impossible, get soil I from a field that has grown either [ vetch or English peas. Scrape off the | dry upper surface of the soil and use the next few inches for inoculating purposes. Keep the soil, so obtained, away from the direct sunlight and use it as soon as possible. Apply it at the rate of about 300 pounds to the acre and harrow in immediately.” Probably a better way is to sow a mixture of seed and soil with the grain drill using the fertilizer box to hold the mixture. This method us ually insures a good crop even on very sandy soils. I 1 he second method is to use about as much soil as seed. Moisten the seed with equal parts of molasses and water and mix with soil from an in oculated field. The soil will stick to the seed fairly well and if the seed are sown and covered as soon as pos sible, good results are secured. This method works best on clay soils but does not do so well on sandy lands. The third method is to use a com mercial culture and follow the direc tions on the container. Commercial cultures may also be used with the soil inoculation but like the molassees method is not highly saistfactory on sandy soils. CIVIL CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER TERM OF COURT -9 Case of Roberson Against Power Company Not On the Calendar -9 No mention is made of the cases of the forest fires of which the case of W. W. Roberson against the Vir ginia Electric and Power Company is the test case in the calendar of the civil actions that are scheduled for disposition bv the Washington Coun ty Superior Court that is to be held here for one week beginning Septem ber 24th. Contrary to general opinion that the special term was for this purpose the lawyers have decided on the regu lar court calendar with 24 civil ac tions are are postponing the call for the famous forest-fire cases. Judge J. Paul Frizelle will be here for the special term. Motion and divorce cases will be called at the pleasure of the court. Cases docketed for disposition fol low: Monday, September 24 Edmund Brooks against Staten Harris; Branch Banking and Trust Company against W. E. Holton; Le nora Sitterson against J. T. Bateman; Azor Craddock against Edison Daven port; Samuel Moore, administrator, against Foreman-Blades Lumber Co. Tuesday, September 25 Mary C. Owens, executrix, against Esetelle Martin, et al: Susan Collins, et al. against Phoebe Collins; S. A. Ward against L. C. Nurney; S. D. Davis against W. H. Clark et al. Wednesday, September 26 H. C. Spruill against W. H. Clark et al.; W. D. Davis against W. H. Clark, et al.; W. A. Knowles against W. H. Clark et al.; Mary Lee Swain against Seaton J. Patrick. Thursday, September 27 Mattie L. Ange against Virginia Ange, et al.; Harriett Barclay, admin istrator against Receiver Norfolk Southern Railroad Company; Mildred V. Bateman against J. B. Bateman; United Drug Company et al. against H. A. Liverman. et al. Friday, September 28 Simmons Hardware Company a gainst Southern Hardware Company, et al.; Jos. Boston, et al. against A. L. Owens; C. McCallum et al. against John Faison, et al.: H. L. Davenport against T. E. White, et al.: Davis Cof field, Inc., against D. O. Patrick, et al.; Jos. Burnett against John Ata manchuck. -® MRS. PEEL DIES IN BEAR GRASS Burial Last Wednesday In Lees Mills Township Washington County -® Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Georgianna Peel who succumbed Tuesday at the home of her step-son, Lonnie Peel, in the Bear Grass sec tion of Martin County. Her death ' was caused by a kidney tremble that had confined her to her bed for about I seven weeks before death. Interment took place in the family cemetery on the farm of Billy Mizelle in Lees Mills Township, Washing ton County. Rev. Ben S. Cowin, Primitive Baptist minister, conducted the last rites. A crowd attended the funeral. Mrs. Peel, 77 years old, was pre ceded to the grave by her husband I several years ago. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. R. Knowles, of, Dardens; two brothers. Johnny Mi celle and Billy Mizelle, both of Roper. Active pall bearers were Willie Mizelle, Louis Mizelle, Linwood Knowles, Lonnie Peel, J. D. Knowles, Dan Peel and George Peel, jr. Hei nieces and great nieces served as flower girls. Mrs. Peel was, before her marriage, Miss Georgianna Mizelle, of Washing ton County. Following her marriage she made Martin County her home. Holding membership at Morrattock, she was a faithful member of the Prim live Baptist church for many years. •-«> B. F. Read Promoted; Now Here On Visit Brook F. Read was at home visit* I ing his mother, Mrs. Claudia Read,! last week-end. Mr. Read paid a visit here prior to iis removal to Washington, 1). I'., the irst of September, where lie has been promoted to assistant district manager of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Mr. Read has been with this organi zation for 10 years, starting as a gen eral line salesman in 1924 working out of Plymouth. From this he was ;ent to Norfolk and Richmond as ter ritory salesman and a> service More supervisor. He has also worked as warehouse and store manager and was recently truck and bus tire representative of the Richmond area. , Home and ciub News By Miss Eugenia Patterson The garden leaders will receive a letter this week concerning the win |tel- garden contest. The garden- lead jers will have each club member who [wishes to enter the contest to sign up with her. Please be thinking about this and be prepared at your club meet ing to sign up (or not). These lists must be in by October 1st. The home agent is anxious for every club to be represented. There will be county and individual prizes. The various clubs have been having picnics during August. Pinev Grove and Scuppernong were rained out last Thursday afternoon, but just wait, they will make it up. The girls who were on the 4-H camp at Camp Leach will regret to hear of the death of Marjorie Kerr, who was fatally hurt while riding a bicycle last week. The wheel was struck by a car. She was rushed to a Washington hospital but died soon afterwards. FALL ARMY PEST APEEARS IN THIS STATE ALREADY Worm Is Capable of Doing Great Damage To The Hay and Corn Crops -® The fall army worm, capable of doing tremendous damage to hay and corn crops, has begun to appear in North Carolina. “This pest is not yet very abund ant,” finds Dr. B. B. Fulton, research entomologist at State College," but the worms increase rapidly and may do considerable damage in September. The worm feeds on a variety of crops and farmers should watch their fields for the first sign of infestation. We would expect the worm to start in j fields where there is considerable grass. Damage t<> corn may be se vere before the tassels are out, after which the worm feeds on the ear in the same manner as the corn ear worm.” Dr. Fulton says keeping the fields free front grass may help in control but when infestation is great, the worms will feed on crops free from grass. In some cases, it is possible to save the feed value of hay crops by immediate cutting. The field then should be disked to kill as many of the worms and pupae as possible. When the worms start traveling to wards another crop, a deep furrow may be run along-side the field un til the worms can be poisoned with bran bait. This bran bait is made by mixing 50 pounds of wheat bran, one pound of paris green or white arsenic, two gallons of black strap molasses and enough water to make a crumbly mash. The bran ami poison are first mixed dry, and the molasses, diluted with water, is added. Add more wa ter until 11 tliae bran mix is moiston ed. Five pounds of dry bran should make enough bait for one acre. Drag a long rope over the field so that the worms will be knocked down to where they will make contact with the bait. Scatter the bait over the field after sundown, Dr. Fulton says. CODE PROHIBITS LARGE CHARGES! -•-T . I Rate for Financing Retail Sale of Cars Fixed By Authorities Virtually sixty percent of all new j car sales today are purchased on time j contracts. In order to protect this j vast army of buyers, the Motor \ e-1 hide Retailing Trade Code, wisely i contained a provision limiting charges | for financing retail conditional sales. | The Code states: “Charges for financing retail condi- j tional sales shall be upon an equitable j basis to consumer and dealer. No, dealer in financing conditional retad sales shall charge a lower rate than the lowest or a higher iate than the j highest rate charged by regularly es- j tablished finance companies in the same district as the dealer.” T his vital, protective feature assures the. new car buyer that he will not be re- j quired to pay exorbitant or padded fi nancing charges when he purchases a new automobile, a phase of the buying transaction with which many pur chasers are totally unfamiliar, and are more or less at the mercy of the deal- j er. The vast majority of reputable dealers have always given their cus tomers equitable treatment, and this provision makes it a Code Violation fur the few, unethical operators to con tinue the use of sharp practices of this nature. TOBACCO EXCESS MAY BE SOLD ON ANOTHER’S CARD -<9 Contract Signers Allowed To Sell Surplus Crop On Card of Neighbor -$ Growers of flue-cured tobacco in North Carolina who have signed ad justment contracts with the govern ment and w'hose production in 1934 is less than their allotment, may, if they care to do so, sell the flue-cured tobacco grown by othre contracting growers whose production exceeds their allotment. “This administrative ruling was signed by Secretary Wallace last week,” says E. Y. Floyd of State College, in charge of the tobacco pro gram in this State. “The decision was made when it was learned that in some sections, the production will be well below the quantity of tobacco al loted. Reports as to crop conditions from all sections indicate that the to tal production of contracting growers will be approximately 50 million pounds below 80 percent of the base production which will be the quanti ty alloted to contracting growers and is the quantity for which tax-payment warrants could be issued. The most recent estimate of the crop is 526 mil lion pounds.” Mr. Floyd points out any arrange ments made between contracting growers to utilize allotment cards other than their own for selling to bacco is purely a private transaction. Contracting growers who produce in excess of their allotment will not be permitted to market this excess to bacco and pay the tax provided under the Kerr-Smith Tobacco Control Act but may arrange to sell this tobacco 1 under another contracting grower’s al lotment card. i The non-contracting growers, un- ! like contracting producers, may sell ( tobacco produced in excess of any al lotment given them, if they pay the ' tax of 25 percent of the market value as provided in the Kerr-Smith Act. j They will not, however, be permitted to sell tobacco under the marketing | card of a contracting grower, Floyd says. SEE DEMAND FOR LEGUME SEEDS —®— Missouri Farmers Planning To Order 75,000 Bushels Of Seed Soybeans -$ Indications are that there will be a helthy demml for all surplus legume seed which will he produced in North Carolina this year. During the past week, Dean I. O. Schaub, head of the school of agri culture at State College, received a request from Missouri stating that farmers in that State might wish to buy between 75,000 and 100,000 bush els of seed soybeans in this State this fall. Drought conditions in Missouri will leave the State with a shortage of soybeans for seeding next spring and the director of extension, Professor R. R. Thomasson, University of Mis souri, is trying to locate a source oi supply. Mr. Thomasson said he wanted the beans in fairly large lots and would want the haine of indi vidual growers who might me contact ed. The Missouri farmers arc parti cularly interested in the \ irginia, Wil son, Haberlandt and Manchu varieties j but if these cannot be obtained, other , varieties may be substituted. Buyers would be sent to North Carolina to find these beans for the Missouri far mers. Mr. Schaub turned the request over , to Dr. Gordon K. Middleton, seed specialist, and asked him to handle the matter. Those who will have j soybean seed for sale of the varieties 1 desired should get in touch with Dr. Middleton so that he might supply , the Missouri growers with the infor mation requested. It is likely that other legume and forage crop seeds will be in demand also. Noth Caolina gowers are urg ed therefore to take good care of their seeds and to have them inspect ed and certified by the Crop Improve ment Association so that they might find a ready sale in the drought-strick en areas. $2,701 in Cotton Rental Payments For County -® Rental payments to farmers in Washington County participating in the cotton control program are $2,701. Tlit> money has been divided among 146 growers. This included pay ments up until August 16. As soon a- this payment is com pleted by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and compliance with cotton acreage contracts has been cer tified. payment of the second install ment will begin. Cotton growers will also receive a parity payment in De cember. ' FARM NOTES | By W. V. HAYS, County Agent | v>-^ Some ginners have not yet made !arrangements for ginning cotton. A Surety bond must first he secured and be returned to the Department of In ternal revenue, Greensboro, with oth er blanks properly filled out. It will take a good bit of time to secure tags and other necessary equipment. This should be done right away to avoid delay in beginning ginning operations -$ A number of peanut picker opera tors have not yet secured license for picking peanuts. There is no cost to these licenses, which can be secured from the register of deeds' office at the courthouse. The only require ment is that an accurate record of the peanuts picked be kept. -» Prices on grains, clovers, and vetches are steadily going up. Sep tember prices will be still higher. There is good seed rye and oats for sale in this county that were grown by our farmers from certified seed. The names of these growers can be gotten from the county office. -® Our corn and hog contracts have been passed on by the state board of review. They cut our corn acreage about 5 per cent and aUo the litters and number of hogs raised for mar ket. These contracts are now typed and ready for your second and last signa ture if acceptable to you. These con tracts are then ready to go to Wash ington. All signers living in the lower end of the county, from Snell's store on the highway and on the Pea Ridge may go to Creswell. Your contract will be sent down there. A commit teeman will be at the voting place for witnessing your signature. Signers living from Snell's store to Plymouth, and the upper end of the county may come to the county a gent’s office in Plymouth for sign ing Please come, sign these contracts this week so we can send them off. The sooner they reach Washington the sooner we get our money. Please sign these by Saturday. BALL CLUB MAY SUE RAILROAD —®— Believe Accident on July 19 Cost Locals Second Half Pennant -<*> Possibility of a suit being instituted here in Washington County Superior Court by Manager P. W. Brown of the Plymouth baseball club against the Atlantic Coast Lir Railroad Com pany loomed today. The charges of the suit would be that the railroad employees were neg ligent in guarding a crossing in Wil liamston when an automobile filled with baseball players nairowly escaped hitting the train, but Preston Chappell, second baseman, was injured in a jump from the moving automobile. The accident occurred on July lb, and up until that time the Plymouth club had won nine straights but lost that afternoon and several straight games afterward as Chappell was not in the games, due to the injuries sus tained in the leap from the car. Manager Brown would say nothing definite today when questioned by a Beacon reported but did admit that i there was a possibility of such a suit, is fans had been urging him to file a j suit in this matter. Chappell recovered sufficiently to | > 1 ay after about two weeks absence irom the line-up. Plymouth is now engaged in a series j .vitli New Bern, with the results stand ng one game in favor of New Bern and the local culb playing them here Thursday afternoon. -® Dr. W. H. Johnson Cited To Court in Capital City Charged with careless and reckles> driving Or. \Y. H. Johnson, of this place, was called before city court Thursday in Raleigh after having been released on $100 bond. Dr. Johnson’s car was said to have run into the side of an automobile operated by A. J. Dickens, forcing him into cars owned by Mrs. C. W. ) Pendergraft and Phil Acton, parked | at the curb. The local dentist lost control of hi> j car when he swerved out of the path of an approaching truck. No occu pants were hurt, and the cars were damaged only slightly. Dr. Johnson was en route to Atlan ta, Ga. -<8> Peaches More Dependable Than Is Tobacco Crop -* J. A. White, of Caswell County, will sell about 2,000 bushels of peaches front his 12-acre orchard this season. He says peaches are more dependable as a cash crop than to bacco. REVIEW WORK IN COUNTY COURT FOR PAST MONTH -* Large Number of Cases Are Called; Many Fines and Sentences -» Below is a review of the activities of recorder’s court here for the month of August which shows that John W. 1 Darden, presiding jurist, was fairly i lenient in meting out justice to the defendants. j Smith W hite, 69, colored, violation prohibition law, nol prossed. Guilty of assault Three months on the roads suspended indefinitely upon good be havior. James Edward Phelp^ and Laura brown, assault with a deadly weapon, not guilty as to Phelps; guilty as to I Laura Brown, prayer for judgment continued. Percy Lamont, 33 colored, assault , with a deadly weapon, four months on roads. Mary Jackson, Lillian Jackson, •Mary Webb, nuisance, plea of guilty, j sentenced to county farm for six ‘months suspended upon good behev j ior. Charlie Webb, Junior Jackson, as sault with a deadly weapon, both guil jtv. Two months each on the roads. Herbert Williams, assault, one month on county farm; suspended up ;on payment of costs. Golden Williams, assault; judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Arthur Leary, violation of prohi bition law; sent to county roads for one month; suspended upon payment of costs. Abraham McNair, assault w-ith a deadly weapon; guilty of simple as sault; assigned to roads for one month; suspended upon payment oi costs. irma hverette, trespass; pleads guil ty. Judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. Charley Bagiev, violating highway laws. $50 and costs, deprived of the right to operate an automobile in North Carolina for six months bond for payment before March 21, 1935, fixed at $100, signed by C. H. Bagiev and L. D. Lamb. John Henry Herbert, 20, colored. Not guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. Dallas Blount, 26, colored; not guil ty of assault, but guilty of being a nuisance, drunk and disorderly, and larceny. Six months for each count. A total of 18 months in jail. Curtis Rogers, 51 colored, nuisance, pleads guilty of being drunk and dis orderly, judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. Lari May Jones, 17, colored, Nehe miah Moore, 13, colored, larceny; dis missed as to Moore, but James sent to roads for three months. Charlie Ash, 40, colored,; not guil ty of assault but given two months on the roads for carrying a concealed weapon. Mabel Simpson, 19. colored, larceny, of $10 front J. T. Williams; judgment suspended upon condition that she re turn to her home and good behavior. Joe Mitchell, 43, colored, assault with a deadly weapon. Continued. A. J. Hardison, of lamesville sec tion of Martin County, white, 22; plead guilty to public drunkenness. Thirty days on the roads. Suspended upon payment of $10 and costs. John Henry Blount, 21, colored, Madison Blount, 18, colored, assault. Not guilty. Leon Purnell, affray; juc^ment sus pended upon payment of costs. -$> Home Agent Announces Schedule for Next Week -t Miss Eugenia Patterson, county home demonstration agent, announces the following schedule of club meet ings for next week: Tuesday, September 4 Hoke. Thursday. Chapel Hill. Friday, Beech Grove Saturday, curb market Faculty for Local Colored School Is Announced -s Below is the teaching staff of the Washington County Training School of Plymouth as announced today by officials: High school: Annie Minor, Made* lyn Watson, Prof. William Berry. Grammar grade: Romaine Godlev, Mrs. R. E. Walker, Margaret Heath, Ester D. Shavless, Edna Wall, Sophia Spruill, Eloise Simmon* Ruth Schmidt Prof. \V. W. Walker. -$ Lespedeza Cut September 1 Will Produce Ample Seed The common, Kope ami Tennessee 76 varieties of lespedeza will make sufficient growth by September 1st to produce ample seed. Korean type should have been cut the 15th of this month if the crop is expected to re seed itself.