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ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME XLV—NUMBER 36
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, September 7, 1934
ELDER WILLIAM
B. CLIFTON DIED
HERE SATURDAY
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Was Well Known Minister
Of Primitive Baptist
Churches
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Last rites were held here Monday
atternoon at the home for Elder Wil
liam Benjamin Clifton, 61 years of age,
who died at his Jefferson Street home
last Saturday evening at 7:30. Apo
plexy seized him last Tuesday, and he
never regained consciousness.
Rev. Ben Cowan, of Bear Grass, in
Martin County, a minister of the Prim
itive Baptist faith, of which Mr. Clif
ton was a minister, officiated. Inter
ment took place in the Windley cem
etery near here. A large crowd at
tended the services.
The minister was serving the North
Creek church in Beaufort County:
Hyes Swmp church in Mrtin County;
the Morrattock church in Washington
County at the time of his demise. He
also had two other churches but re
linquished the pastorate of these a
short time ago.
Mr. Clifton had been in the minis
try only about seven years, as he
served 30 years as attendant at the
Roanoke R'iver lighthouse just out
from Plymouth. He was retired about
five years or more ago. He has been
living in Plymouth for years.
Surviving the minister is a widow,
two sons, W. C. (Bill) and Cushing
Biggs Clifton: and one daughter, Miss
Donnie Clifton, all of Plymouth; three
brothers, J. T. Clifton, of Philadelphia,
Pa.; E. S. Clifton, of Jasper, Fla.;
Warren W. Clifton, of Norfolk, Va.;
and one sister, Mrs. Lucy Bow'en, of
near Plymouth.
Active pall-bearers were chosen
from the membership of his churches
immediately prior to the funeral, while
the honorary pall-bearers included
George W. Bowen, W. E. Weede, J.
R. Campbell, H. C. Spruill, John Out
ten, Harry Stell, C. A. Gradeless, and
A. S. Allen.
MAKING PEOPLE
CATTLE MINDED
Thousands of Cattle Have
Been Shipped To This
Section Recently
By G. A. Cardwell
The shipment of thousands of cat
tle from the northern drought area in
to this territory may have the effect
of making some of the local people
cattle minded.
It is well worth a trip to Goldsboro,
N. C., Columbia, S. C., and to other
concentration points to see the niina
ture Chicago stockyards and to note
the care with which the cattle are be
ing inspected and tested by State
veternarians in order to protect local
animals against infectuous diseases.
While the cattle shipped to this
territory for temporary grazing are to
he slaughtered shortly and processed
for use of the Emergency Relief Ad
ministration, the experience, brief
though it may be, may lead to a more
general interest in livestock than has
heretofore existed in the South.
The best informed Southern agri
cultural leaders have expressed the
thought time and again that this, the
most splendid agricultural region of
the United States, would never pros
per as it should until our great cash
crops are amply supported by live
stock, thus making for a balanced
operation and providing regular em
ployment for farm labor every month
in the year.
Low prices paid for money crops
for several years and the lack of
regular employment for labor on cot
ton, tobacco, peanut and truck farms
has alarmingly decreased the buying
power of the people in the rural dis
trict and consequently of the town
people as well. The constant pur
chase of supplies that might be home
produced is also a severe drain on the
resources of our rural population.
This situation, seriously affecting eco
nomic conditions in the entire South,
has been reflected in hundreds of
markets in which the South has been
a large buyer.
Bailey Voted To Submit
Constitution To People
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Senator Carl L. Bailey, of Wash-^
ington Counter, voted in favor of sub-1
mitting to the people of North Car
olina the right to vote on the revised
constitution of North Carolina in 1932.
It appears that Captain Charles E.
Mizelle did not vote for its submission
from the records, as his name is not (
carried in the list that favored sub- j
mission. However, he might have |
been absent at the time or otherwise
failed to vote in any way.
The new constitution was drafted by
ten men composed of the most prom
inent in North Carolina. Governor
J. C. B. Ehringhaus is honorary pres
ident of the committee for the revised
constitution while his opponent on
the Republican ticket for the execu
tive office, Clifford E. Frazier, is hon
orary vice president.
County Tax Rate to be Seven
1 Cents Lower Than Last Year
Property owners in Washington
County will pay 7 cents less taxes
on the $100 this year than last, it
was announced today by J. Cor
bitt Swain, accountant.
For 1933, the rate was $1.87,
while the rate has been definitely
fixed and passed by the commis
sioners at $1.80 for this year. The
rate continues to decrease from
year to year, as about three years
ago it was about $1.90.
Division of the funds and the
rate for each follow: General fund,
15 cents; poor fund, 17 cents;
health, 5 cents; debt service $1.34;
maintenance of plant and fixed
charges, 7 cents; capital outlay 2
cents.
J. Richard Carr, former Fre
mont school principal and present
candidate for representative to the
North Carolina General Assem
bly, was relieved of peddler’s li
cense for sale of fruits and vege
tables in Washington County by
the commissioners.
L. E. Hassell, tax supervisor,
Was instructed to review and list
the property of the abandoned
New Holland, Higginsport, and
Mt. Vernon Railroad. This line
diverges from the main line of the
! Norfolk Southern at Wenona.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION TO
MEET TUESDAY
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Rev. Mr. Peeler Will Make
Main Address at Meet
In Mt. Tabor Church
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Cresvvell.—Rev. Shuford I’eeler, of
Raleigh, secretary of the North Caro
lina School Association, will be the
principal speaker at the meeting of
the Washington County Sunday
School Association that will he held
in the Mt. Tabor Free Will Baptist
church near here Tuesday, September
11th.
This convention is for Sunday
schools in all denominations and reach
es into the town as well as the rural
churches. The theme of the meeting
will be “Building Christian Homes."
The convention will consume the day
with lunch at noon that will be serv
ed in picnic style.
I he morning session opens at 9:4a
with singing followed by scripture
reading and prayer by Rev. L. L. Da
venport. Next will be an address on,
“How Can the Church and Sunday
School Help the Home,” by Rev. W.
L. Journegan. Special music will be
rendered by the Zion Chapel Sunday
School.
A discussion will be held on how
to improve Sunday schools while Mr.
Peeler’s morning address will be on,
“Mothers and Fathers as Teachers oi
Religion,” while in the afternoon lie
will lead in the discussion of improv
ing the Sabbath schools.
Scripture will be read and prayer
offered at the afternoon session which
begins at 1:45 o’clock by R. W.
Lewis. Rev. Cecil Jarman, supply
pastor of the Plymouth Christian
Church, will speak on, “Family Fel
lowship with God,” at 2 o’clock.
Officers for the following year will
be elected. E. R. Davenport, of near
Creswell is president, and Mrs. Leon
S. Prey, of Roper, is now secretary.
A pennant will be awarded to the
Snduay school making the best rec
ord of attendance based on the num
ber of miles travelled.
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Farmville Market Makes
Strong Bid for Tobacco
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Pointing out that comparative fig
ures prove that Farmville is “your
best and highest tobacco mrketa,” G.
C. Rouse, secretary of the Tobacco
Board of Trade there, has released the
following figures on opening day sales
and averages: Kinston, $26.06; Green
ville $27.16; Wilson $27.28; Rocky Mt„
$27.82; Farmville, $28.28. These com
parative figures were taken from pub
lished reports. Farmville has sold 2,
157,838 pounds for $588,809.72, aver
aging $27.29 for this season.
There are two sets of buyers, three
big warehouses, and nine factories in
Farmville. Warehousemen give their
personal attention to the farmers and
see to it that all receive prompt and
courteous service in unloading ami
handling their tobacco.
This is the only market in eastern
Carolina with government grading fa
cilities.
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Hunting Stamps To Be
Sold at Post Office Here
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Postmaster George W. Hardison
lias been authorized by C. B. Eilen
berger, third assistant postmaster gen
eral, to sell the Federal migratory
bird hunting stamps in accordance
with an act of Congress approved on
March 16, 1934.
No person over 16 years of age
shall take migratory waterfowl unless
he has a stamp that can be purchased
at post offices in towns of 2,500 or
more. Each stamp will be fixed ad
hesively to the license to hunt these
fowl.
Those interested in further de
tails should see Mr. Hardison.
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Ice Cream Supper At
Holly Neck Church
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The woman’s council of the Holly
Neck Christian church will give an
ice cream supper at 7:30 p. m.f on the
lawn of the church on Friday evening,
September 7, for the benefit of the
church. Every one is urged to attend.
NEGRO KILLED
; IN WRECK HERE
LAST FRIDAY
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Otis Spruill, 25, Is Crushed
To Death When Log
Truck Wrecked
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Otis Spruill, 25, colored, was killed
in an unusual accident here Friday
when the driver of a truck on which
|lie was riding lost control of the ve
hicle and it plunged into a fence at
the side of the road, crushing Spruill
with the end of a load of logs.
Ernest Lanier, colored, was driving
the truck, which was owned by Pete
Price here. Alphonso Brooks is in a
Rocky Mount hospital with a broken
leg as the result of the same accident.
A fourth unidentified negro escaped
unhurt.
When Brooks lost control of the
truck, he yelled to those riding to
leap from the seat of the cabless
truck. All did but Spruill, who was
obstructed by the logs. The momen
tum of the truck caused the ends of
the logs to crush the left side of the
dead negro.
Medical aid was rendered at once
by Dr. T. L. Bray, but it was too late
to save his life.
TO PAY $10,500 IN
FAIR PREMIUMS
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State Fair Will Restrict Its
Premius on Agricultural
Products This Year
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The North Carolina State Fair will
restrict its premiums on agricultural
products to North Carolina growers
alone and will pay competitors $10,
500 for the agricultural exhibits made
“This means that Tarheel farmers
should plan to enter more of their
products at the fair this year.” says
Dean I. O. Schaub, head of the ex
tension service at State College. “We
are asking our county farm and home
agents to aid growers in selecting
and preparing exhibit material when
possible, but we shall not he able to
aid in this work to any great extent
due to emergency canning and crop
adjustment programs now underway.
The fair last fall was an excellent ex
position but failed to measure the
agriculture of the State because of the
few agricultural exhibits made. T am
hopeful that this will be remedied this
fall.”
The State fair will be held during
the week of October 8 to 13. The
premium list has been printed and is
new being distributed, Mr. Sebaub |
said. Those desiring copies of the |
list should make application directly
to Mr. Norman Y. Chambliss, at
Raleigh.
Until last fall, county home and,
farm agents were^able to give con-i
siderable time to selecting, assembling j
and preparing farm products for ex-1
hibit at the annual State fair. How
ever, the cotton plow-up campaign,
the tobacco work and the emergency
canning program prevented the agents
from taking an active part in helping
with the fair in 1933.
This should not deter individuals
from selecting their choice livestock,
field crop and garden products to be
shown at the fair this fall, said Mr.
Schaub.
POPULATION IN
STATE GAINING
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Bureau of Census Estimate ;
Indicates Gain of More i
Than 100,000 People
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North Carolina continues to main
tain its position as the most populous
state in the southeast.
The state population on July 1 was
estimated recently by the Census Bu
reau at 3,301,000, compared with
170,276 shown by the official census
of April 1, 1930.
Georgia, the state's nearest rival in
the southeast, fell further behind, hav
ing an estimated population of 2,911,
OOt) on August 1, compared with the
official 1930 census of 2.908,506.
Until 1930 Georgia—the south’s em
pire state—was the most populous in
the southeast.
BASEBALL COST
! MORE THAN $3000
| HERE THIS YEAR
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Plymouth Club Wound Up
Playing Season About
$600 “In Red”
Baseball’s faithfui followers in this
| little county reached down into their
I pockets and bank rolls this summer
jand shelled out more than 3,000 for
jthis sport, according to an estimate
[by one of the leaders here.
1 It was estimated that more than
$2,000 of this amount went into the
pockets of the players who managed
to eke out a flabby third place team
in the first period and with renewed
;courage were runners-up in the last
half but failed in the last lap.
| The club called in their equipment
■ last week and many of the players
. folded their tents and wended their
'way homeward with their salaries in
their pockets while a small group of
fans prepared a financial arrange
Iment whereby they could completely
eliminate the $600 defiicit in install
ments through the winter.
I Ins will probably mean no club
| here next summer. Many of those
j who aided the club favored its with
jdrawal from the Albemarle League
when Ahoskie dropped out leaving it
a three-club loop, but Manager Brown
continued on in a vain effort to cover j
up past losses.
Injuries to some of the players ■
during the season; lack of sufficient '
managerial strategy: all added to the 1
apparent failure of the players to star
in condition kept the little old home
town in the baseball dump- all the '
season except for a brief nine-game
winning streak.
Some of the players were paid as
high as $25 weekly while others drew
down the good weekly sum of $15.
This with the expense of travel, e
quipment, board and lodging of the ,
players, netted up the sizeable amount '
of close to $3,000 for 12 weeks of the
national pasttime.
The season has come and gone; the ^
players have gone away; the sun
shine has turned to bleak fall wea
ther; and the few faithful are bur- j
dened with a debt that will haunt
them through the winter after the
thrills of the diamond have been
swept into oblivion.
But the faithful must pay.
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NEW BULLETIN
TELLS OF SILOS
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Trench Silo Becoming One
of Most Popular Ways
Of Saving Feed Crops
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The trench -ilo has become one of j
the most popular and inexpensive 1
types of silos to store the feed need
ed eacli winter in North C arolina.
During the past year hundreds of i
mimeographed plans for building the j
trench silo have been distributed to \
interested farmers but the demand for i
these plans became so heavy that an '
extension bulletin, "Silage and the
Trench Silo" has been written by Jno.
A. Arey, dairy extension specialist, '
and 1). S. Weaver, agricultural engi
neer at State College, and issued as i
Extension Circular No. 201.
Corn and sorghum are the fore
most crops advised for use as silage
and should be cut when they contain ;
maximum feed nutrients and at the ’
same time sufficient moisture to 1 ’
cause the silage to pack well.
The amount of silage needed on ;
any farm is determined by the number 1
of animals to be fed. The acreage re- j i
quired to produce a given amount of
silage depends largely upon the fer- i
tility of the soil. Information is con
tained in the bulletin on the amount 1
of ensilage needed and the acreage t>> |
plant.
The trench silo is inexpensive to 1
construct and has given thousands of • \
cattle-keeping people of North Caro- j -
lina excellent results during the past
two years. It is recommended as a ’
type that is well adapted to the tiled- 1
ium or small-sized herd and among
the advantages enumerated in the but- ’
letin are its low cost of construction i
low cost of filling equipment, ease of i
construction, and fire and wind proof.
The most important factor- to be con- ,
sidered in locating the trench silo are: ;
drainage, soil, and convenience. The t
location must permit good surface
drainage.
Copies of the circular may be oh- i
tained free of charge on application
to the Agricultural Editor at State
College.
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Revival at Pleasant
Grove Ended Sunday
Pleasant Grove.—The revival meet
ington here came to a close at Pleas
ant Grove church Sunday night. Rev.
E. R. Barclift, of Gatesville, who a>
sisted Rev. R. E. Atkinson, preached
some very inspiring sermons during
the week. Large crowds were pres
ent for each service.
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New Dates Set For
Special Term of Court
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The special term of Washington
j County Superior Court, which wa
| called for the week beginning Sep
tember 24, has been abolished and in
lieu thereof a special term is now set
Tor the week beginning October 8, it
was announced today by Clerk of the
] Court C. V. W. Ausbon.
j Judge Henry A. Grady, of the sixth
judicial district, will preside. The cal
jendar arranged and published for the
; September term will be used for the
I October term, with dates being
.changed to correspond.
LAST RITES HELD
FOR R. L. GOELET
IIN CHURCH HERE
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Died Suddenly on Ferry at
Norfolk Monday
Morning
Funeral services were held in the
Grace Episcopal Church here Wed
nesday afternoon for Robert L. Goe
let, engineer on the ferry steamer,
Hampton Roads of the Chesapeake
Ferry Company at Norfolk, who drop
ped dead Monday shortly before 11 o’
clock as the boat was docking at the
Sewall's Point terminals.
He was coming off duty, as he had
just been relieved, and slumped to the
deck dying before medical aid could
be rendered. Heart trouble was the
attributed cause of his death. A cor
oner viewed the body and announced
there would be no inquest as Mr.
Goelet died from natural causes.
The Rev. Sidney Matthews, of
Washington, rector of the local Epis
copal Church, officited. Interment
followed in the adjoining cemetery.
The body was brought here from
Norfolk Wednesday.
Engineer Goelet resided at 217 East
2Cth Street and is survived by his wife
Mrs. Cora Bvrd Goelet, one brother.
Frank Goelet, of Medford, Mass., and
a sister, Mrs. Fred Knight, of Plym
outh.
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CLOVER CROPS
SOIL BUILDERS
Acre of Land Produces 110
Bushels of Corn After
Clover and Vetch
Last year a piece of bottom lam!
owned by J. B. Eclierd of Alexander
County produced 110 bushels of corn
by actual measure though the lan 1
lias been in corn continuously for the
past 25 years.
“The answer is that, every winter,
this soil has been covered with a good
crop of vetch and crimson clover,” ex
plains Enos C. Blair, extension agro
nomist at State College, who reported
the facts. ‘‘The legumes are plantej
each fall and plowed under the fol
lowing spring in time for the corn
crop to he planted. In spite of the
good yields which Mr. Echerd lias
harvested there is as yet no apparent
dimunition in the fertility of the so l.
Prospects are good for a heavy crop
of corn to be harvested from the bot
toms this season.”
Another farmer in Alexander Coun
ty, John Sipe, began growing vetch 1
and crimson clover on a piece of hot- |
toms in 1920. At that time, the land 1
was producing an average of about 20
bushels of corn to the acre. Last
year it produced 60 bushels and the
crop in 1034 looks better than it did
In 1933.
But vetch and clover are not the
only two legumes which build so Is, 1
Mr. Blair points out. On the farm
belonging to the Barium Springs Or
phanage in Iredell County, alfalfa is
the principal crop. This institution 1
has two large fields seeded—on ot e
field the crop is four years old and
on the other, eight vears old. De
spite this, the alfalfa was free of all
weeds and crab grass due to regular
cultivation with a spring tooth har
raw. The two fields have averaged
three tons of bay to the acre so far
this season and the land i< improv
ing in fertility.
Alfalfa hay is selling now for $30
a ton in North Carolina at farm
prices and the average of three tons
to the acre being harvested means an
income of $90 an acre. The main
tenance cost after the first planting
i> practically nothing, Mr. Blair says.
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Meeting of Cross Roads
Womans Club Tuesday
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The Cross Roads Woman’s Home
Demonstration Club met Tuesday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. F. C.
Tarkenton. Some of the women in
this club don't mind how hard it rains
as they are always present.
Miss Patterson made pepper relish.
This club has reported 84y quarts of
fruits and vegetables canned.
1'lie social hour and refreshments
were greatly enjoyed.
OFFER NUMBER
NEW COURSES
IN HIGH SCHOOL
140 Are Registered at High
School; Personnel of
Faculty Named
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Registration of high school student
.'took place Monday in the school li
brary with over 140 students present
| Because of the extended curriculum
many post-graduate students have sig
j nified their desire to register on Sep
tember 10. The grammar grades also
I report an increase in student".
Although an agriculture teacher has
not yet been selected, it is intended
that the course shall be offered this
year..
The course in typewriting depend
on the number of people who register
and their willingness to pay a small
monthly fee toward the •ayment of
the teacher’- salary. The state has a
greed to pay one-third of the salary.
Applicants should register for the
course in the principal’s office.
L. M. Anderson, the new principal,
lias many plans in mind to offer the
students new courses and activities.
Chemistry, American history, and
calisthenics are the new courses of
fered this year. Among the possi
bilities in extra-curricular activities
are basketball, football, glee club, book
club, girl and boy scouts, and a band.
If enough students desire it, Mr. Mac
Donald will coach the band students
without charge, if they furnish instru
ments.
The faculty this year is composed
of: Miss I-ouise Brinkley, Mrs. L. S.
Thompson, Miss Thelma Getsinger.
H. J. MacDonald, Miss Lois Parker,
Miss Lucille Parker, Miss Nellie Tar
kington, Mrs. Catherine Harrison,
Miss Neva Pickett, Miss Elizabeth
Norman, Miss Ethel Perry, Miss Ed
na Mizell, Mrs. Lillian B. Brinkley,
and Miss Blanche Moseley.
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PLAN PROGRAM
FOR HANDLING
PEANUT CROPS
Marketing Problem Is Now
Before Authorities In
Washington City
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North Carolina farmers planted
205,000 acres of peanuts in 193.? but
in most counties the acreage was
small and of little economic impor
tance and growers are concerned over
the proposed marketing agreements
to he started with the crop this fail
and worked into an adjustment pro
gram with tin* crop of 1935.
North Carolina farmers, also will
be glad to know that the peanut pro
gram is in the hands of J. B. Huston,
who has handled the flue-cured to
bacco situation so satisfactorily ta
this State. Dean I. O. Schaub, head
of the extension Service of State Col
lege, says the counties most largely
affected by the proposed program
with peanut- are Halifax, Hertford,
Northampton, Martin, Edgecombe,
Gates, Bertie, Chowan, Pitt. Onslow,
Perquimans and Washington. He has
not yet designated an extension work
er to have charge of the plan in the
State but will do so a- soon as de
tails are worked out at Washington.
A conference was held at \\ ashing
ton last week for the purpose of de
termining the details of the market
ing agreements to be in force this
fall and a public hearing was held on
Friday to determine the rate and
scope of the processing tax which will
he used with the production adjust
ment program next year. Full de
tails of the plan will be completed
ami contracts are expected to be
made available to growers before Oc
tober 1, Mr. Schaub says.
Under the plan now proposed, bene
fit payments would be made this seas
on on that portion of the peanut crop
diverted into oil which would bring
the returns of such a portion in line
with' the returns from the part of the
crop used for shelled goods. 1 his
will allow growers to divert, without
loss, a part of their crop to oil, de
pending on the prices being paid for
shelled goods, Mr. Schaub said.
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First Meet of Woman's
Club To Be Held Friday
The first meeting of the woman's
club for the fall season will be held
in the American Legion Hall Friday
afternoon at 3:30, it was announced
today by Mr>. H. A. Liverman, pres
ident.
Mrs. Jones, of New Bern, head of
the State department of civics, will
he the principal speaker. Her address
will probably summarize the work
done by her club, as they have re
cently cleaned up a dump ground and
with a paid-up building and loan fund
erected a beautiful club house thereon.
Mr^. Liverman urges all of the
members to attend.
LAST RITES HELD
FOR J. G. WARD, 84,
. AT 3 P. M. MONDAY
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i Retired Candy Maker and
Salesman Well-Known
Figure Here
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Funeral services were held in the
j Grace Episcopal Church here Mon
iday afternoon for Johnson Gilliam
^Vard, 84 years of age, who succumb
ed Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
his home here.
Rev. Sidney J. Matthews, rector of
the local church, officiated. He was
(assisted in the last rites by the church
I choir. Interment took place in the
;adjoining cemetery. A large crowd
attended despite rain and general in
clement weather in the forenoon.
Mr. Ward was well remembered
here for his benefactions to the local
church and for his Easter and Christ
mas presents that were distributed a
rnong the Sunday school children for
years. Business men in town today
have received as children the gifts that
he dispensed.
Mr. Ward was a retired salesman
and candy maker of New ork City.
He lived here with his brother, Dr.
j W. H. Ward, until his demise a few
years ago. Mr. Ward established the
'candy gift custom years ago while he
• was in business in New York and
kept it until his death,
j In addition to his devotedness to
; his church he was a student of nation
al politics, successfully predicting the
|nomination and election of presidents
jfor 30 or more years. He never missed
a guess. He predicted Hoover's sen
I sational landslide in 1028 and came
jback to prophesy the overwhelming
victory of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932.
'Newspapers carried numbers of stories
about him in this regard.
Surviving Mr. Ward is a nephew,
Robert W. Ward, of some western
city, and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Wimmer,
a niece, of Arlington, N. J. His fath
er was I)r. W. Warren Ward, of Mar
tin County, and his mother, Mrs. Alex
ander Braife Ward, of Petersburg, Va.
| Active pall-bearers were H. E.
Beam, W. H. Clark, W. H. Hampton,
P. W. Brinkley, J. S. Norman, and
Mr. Rath. Honorary: Alfred Garrett,
J H. Smith, Dr. C. McGowan, G. W.
Hardison, Sheriff J. K. Reid, Z. G.
Lyon, Dr. J. E. Smithwick, Jamesville;
Abe Adler, C. Y. W. Ausbon, W.
Chester Spruill, Roper: R. A. Willi
ford. A. L. Owens.
CHURCH GROUP
MEET IN ROPER
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Baptist Church There Will
Entertain the Missionary
Union September 12
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Roper.—The Woman’s Missionary
Union of Washington and Tyrrell
Counties will meet in the local Bap
tist church at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing on Wednesday, September 12.
The devotional will he led by Mrs.
Herbert Chaplin. Mrs. W. A. Blount
will welcome the visitors while Mrs.
R. S. Knight will make the response.
Special music will be rendered by the
Mt. Pleasant church representatives.
The missionary sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. W. F. Woodall at 11:35.
Lunch will be served following the
sermon by Rev. Mr. Woodall.
The afternoon session will begin at
1:30 with a hymn. The devotional at
this session will be led by Mrs. Clin
ton Everett to be followed by special
music from the Creswell group. Rev.
W. H. Hollowell will make the aft
ernoon missionary address.
Adjournment is scheduled to take
place at 3 p. m.
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Bateman Family Holds
Reunion at Scuppemong
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Scuppemong.—Descendants of Nic
odemus Bateman held their annual re
union at Scuppemong Christian church
last Sunday. About 125 members of
the Bateman family were present, in
cluding the husbands and wives of the
grandchildren. Mrs. J. Haywood
Swain, of Columbia, and Mrs. Alice
Dillon, of Norfolk, were the only chil
dren of "Nixey" Bateman, as he was
known to his many friends, present.
One son, Dean Bateman, was not
present.
A good program was rendered. H.
L. Swain, of Wiiliamston, was reelect
ed president of the organization, and
H. S. Swain, of Columbia, secretary;
both are grandsons of Nicodemus
Bateman. O. D. Hatfield, of Cres
well, a nephew of Lovie Hatfield Bate
man. was reelected treasurer. Mrs.
Kittie Norman and Mrs. Maud Reeves
of Edenton, were elected first and sec
ond vice president.
After the business meeting a boun
tiful dinner was served to the visitors
on the church grounds.
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Five rural communities in Rich
mond County arc preparing to erect
electric lines as soon as it is possible
to arrange for current.