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ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME XLIV—NUMBER 39
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, September 28, 1934
TWO WIVES CLAIM
BODY WAITER ON
ILL-FATED BOAT
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White Woman Claims Body
Of Negro Waiter on
Morro Castle
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Deception on the part of Samuel
Louis Pettiford, colored, formerly of
Plymouth, hut more recently of Ports
mouth, has not fazed the trust and
loyalty of his white wife.
Pettiford was a waiter aboard the
ill-fated Ward liner, Morro Castle,
which burned off the New Jersey
coast recently. He lost his life in
heroic efforts to save other passeng
ers. His death came as a blow to his
wife and then to a Negro woman
cTaimed his body as that of her hus
band in a New jersey morgue.
"I don’t believe Sam was married
to another woman. He loved me too
well to deceive me," said his white
wife to newspapermen. But the Negro
bad deceived her because h was a mu
latto Negro from North Carolina
rather than a dark-skinned man from
Cuba.
His white wife in Portsmouth,
Grace Louis Pettiford, was astonished
when Roberta Pettiford, a negress of
West Water Street, Plymouth, went
to Norfolk to attend the funeral on
September 12. Roberta Pettiford was
the man’s grandmother.
Records of the Morro Castle show
ed that Pettit'ord had listed the white
woman as his wife and that she had
borne him a child nine weeks ago.
Then to the morgue came Genrietta
Weeks Pettiford, of Harlem, to claim
Pettiford’s body as that of her hus
band.
The latter said that she had been
married to the Moor Castle waiter
for six years but had no children.
The second wife gave a non-existent
address in the Bronx, New York City.
Wiley Batts, a relative of Pettiford,
knew the “second wife” but claimed
that a quarrel had resulted between
the "Couple and that Pettiford had
quit her after having been cut or
wounded and that they had not mar
ried, but that he was married to the
white woman.
The white woman was born in
Brooklyn and was married to Petti
ford in the New York City Hall in
April, 1933. In a public statement the
white woman professed that “he gave
me all his money during the 17 months
we were married; he gave me enough
happiness to fill my whole life; I was
surprised to learn he was married,
but I think I would have married him
any way.”
It is a rule on the Ward Line that
no Negroes were to be employed on
the crew and Negro passengers were
discouraged on the trip between New
York and Hanana. William C. Camp
bell, general passenger agent of the
Ward Line, was of the opinion that
the colored Weeks woman was claim
ing the body to sue for compensation
or insurance.
The Negro apparently practiced and
actually got away with triple decep
tion if all information is true: that
of posing as a white man when he
was a Negro; of being married to a
colored woman in one state and to a
white woman in another; and giving
his place of nativity as Cuba or Vir
ginia when he was born in Plymouth.
In Plymouth, Pettiford, has a bro
ther, Ed Pettiford, who is employed
by the Plymouth Box and Panel Com
pany.
Plymouth Township
Sunday. School Meet
A crowd attended the meeting of
the Plymouth Township Sunday
School Association, which was held in
the Union Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church in the Long Acre section of
Washington County Sunday afternoon.
The opening prayer was made by
John Allen, who also made a talk on
the Sunday school work. There was
a song and talk by J. Richard Car,
superintendent of the Baptist Sunday
school here. Mrs. W. H. Harrison
served as secretary. A duet was sung
by Misses Inez and Lovejoy Weede,
dughtaers of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weede.
Absence of many of those on the
program cut the exercises short. I..
T. Weede made a short talk and dis
missed the crowd.
Round Dozen Club
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Miss Martha Hornthal charmingly
entertained the members of the Round
Dozen Contract bridge club at her
home on Main Street Friday evening.
Many gaily colored fall flowers were
used to decorate the living rooms,
where tables were arranged for play.
Mrs. Zeno Lyon, having made high
score for the evening, received a pair
of chiffon hose, while Mrs. Gordon
Norman was awarded a waffle pitcher
as low score prize.
Following the game a delicious sweet
course with hot chocolate was served.
Mrs. R. W. Johnston was a special
guest of the club.
Offer Reward for Violators of
Tobacco Warehousemen Code
A reward of $250 for proof that
any tobacco warehouseman has, di
rectly or indirectly, paid any truck
er to haul tobacco to his ware
house has been offered at the di
rection of J. C. Lanier, code ad
ministrator for the tobacco mar
keting industry. Evidence offered
must be suffcient to convict, it was
explained.
In announcing the standing re
ward, Mr. Lanier said: “A truck
driver has committed no offense
by accepting compensation from a
warehousemen. The information
may be furnished without jeopardy
to the informant.
ROPER BAPTISTS
BEGIN REVIVAL
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Rev. Aubrey Tomlinson To
Occupy Pulpit Starting
Sunday Morning
Roper.—Back home to boyhood ac
quaintances will come Rev. Aubrey
Tomlinson, pastor of a Baptist church
in Elizabeth City, who will be the
speaker in a series of revival services
that will begin in the local Baptist
church on September 30 and continue
for a week.
The visiting minister was reared in
Washington County by Mr. and Mrs
Ed Normon, now of Fayetteville, but
natives of this county. Years ago this
family moved to Norfolk, later re
turning to this state to locate in Fay
etteville.
The young man was related to Mrs.
Norman and she and her husband
took the lad in his early boyhood. He
worked his way through college and
was what one would call “a hard
student.” He is widely acclaimed as
a pulpit orator and his connections in
this county will result in a good at
tendance upon the revival.
Ed Norman is a brother to Zeb
Vance, James VV., Cicero Jo., Joe S.
and Macon W. Norman, all of Plym
outh.
GOOD PROSPECT
FOR COLLECTION
OF FARM LOANS
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Total of 11,380 Farmers In
This State Borrowed
$2,800,000.00
-$
Raleigh.—Secretaries of the .11 pro
duction credit associations in North
Carolina, from which 11,.180 farmers
borrowed a total of $2,872,316.25 for
production purposes this year reported
at a conference here that prospects
were exceedingly bright for 100 per
cent collections. The secretaries
whose associations are in the tobacco
belts where the markets have already
opend reported that the collections
were already splendid in those sec
tions.
Ernest Graham, president of the
Production Credit Corporation of Co
lumbia, told the secretaries that lie
believed every dollar of the nearlj
$3,000,000 borrowed by the North Car
olina farmers font ther association
would be repaid. The splendid prices
being paid for tobacco and the most
favorable outlook for cotton, he said, i
should place nearly every grower who |
obtained a loan in position to repay |
same and thus maintain his credit, at '
the same time enhancing the value of |
his stock in the production credit as- j
sociation from which he secured his i
loan.
Mr. Graham stressed the fact that
the money which had been loaned to j
the farmers had been obtained through
the Federal Intermediate Credit Haul- |
which had sold debenturs to private,
investors and as collateral to these de-,
bentures had used the notes and mort- j
gages of the farmer-borrowers plus
other collateral necessary to secure an
attractive interest rate. The money
loaned therefore was not government
money, he said. The government, he
continued, is merely acting as supervis
ing agent in the organization of this
great cooperative credit movement by
the farmers.
Wenona Club Meeting
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Wenona.—Mrs. F. R. and Mrs.
Floyd Hartong were hostesses to the
Wenona home demonstration club last
Thursday afternoon.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Carl Heynen. After the regular
order of opening exercises the business
of the club was attended to. The sec
retary reported that 14 of the club
members had paid their dues to date.
The meeting was then turned over
to the home agent, who gave a lec
ture demonstration on school lunches.
This was a very fitting subject to be
studied at this time, since schools are
just beginning.
After the regular meeting, the host
ess served lemonade and delicious oat
meal cookies.
“A warehouseman who hires
truckers or solicitors is violating
the warehouse code, which is the
law governing his industry. He is
doing his part to tear down and
destroy the program that has
brought prosperty to the tobacco
growers; he is opposing the efforts
of our President to bring about a
permanent improvement in the to
bacco industry.
“Tobacco growers should not pat
ronize warehouses which seek to
violate the code. All violations
should be reported by growers
who are in sympathy with the
present program.”
PLAN BOOK WEEK
AT SCHOOL HERE
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Hope To Increase Number
Of Library Books Week
Beginning October 8
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Plans are now under way to make
the week beginning October 8 book
week at the local high school. All
students will be asked to participate
in a campaign designed to increase the
number of books in the school library.
Each student will be asked to bring
in any books from his home and other
homes which have been discarded or
which any one might wish to contrib
ute. Any good fictional or reference
book will be acceptable, and will be
propertly attributed to the donor. Jt
is thought that by these means the
school library may be built up to meet
State requirements and thereby meet
the needs of the steadily growing stu
dent body.
Due to the lack of funds not many
books have been added during the past
few years, and the library is, at pres
ent, rather deficient in reading mater
ials.
In other sections of the state, the
book weeks have been exceedingly pop
ular, as many as 1,000 volumes being
added to some school libraries.
After the book week, Miss Doug
las, of the state library department,
plans to visit the library here, at which
time she will properly label and clas
sify every book, and, in some cases,
rebind worn copies.
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Clothing Leaders’ School
At Home Agent’s Office
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Miss Willie N. Hunter, state cloth
ing specialist, from the State Extension
Department, will conduct a clothing
leaders' school in the home demon
stration agent’s office Friday after
noon, September 28, at 1:30.
The subject to be studied and dem
onstrated is fall styles and fall acces
sories. Each leader is asked to bring an
old garment or hat that they would
like suggestions in remodeling. Please
be prompt and start at 1:30 sharp.—
Home Agent.
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Mrs. Duvall Entertains
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In a beautiful setting of fall dowers
of brilliant hue, tables were appointed
for contract bridge at the home of
Mrs. Raymond Duvall Wednesday eve
ning.
During the interesting progressions
delicious punch was served, followed
by a “Beneath the Sea" salad with
cheese rolls, saltines, and hot coffeee
after the game.
Mrs. B. A. Sumner was winner of
high score prize, two attractive linen
sport handkerchiefs, and Mrs. C. E.
Ayers was awarded a rose bowl for
low score.
Too Many Table Scraps
Not Good for Chickens
Table scraps are usually an ex
tremely concentrated, highly season
ed food and often produce dire results
if fed to chickens in large i|uantities.
Where only a few birds are kept and
fed only a grain ration tbe scraps un
doubtedly supply some of the deficien
cies brought about by such a feeding
method, This system of feeding, how
ever, does not bring out tbe best in
the birds and causes low vitality as
well as a decreased production. For
best results all birds should have tbe
proper ration and be well housed.
Hoke Farmers Have Free
Cotton Certificates Already
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Hoke was the first county in North
Carolina to get its tax exemption cer
tificates for ginning cotton this fall.
Over 1,000 growers have already re
ceived their certificates.
Profitable To Inoculate
Austrian Winter Peas
Austrian winter peas make better
growth where the seed are inoculated
and tbe soil is given an application oi
ground limestone.
ROPER PARENT
TEACHER GROUP
IS VERY ACTIVE
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Will Work for Standardiza
tion Of The Elementary
Department This Term
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Roper.—Paramount among the ob
Ijectives of the local school for this
jterm is that of standardizing the ele
mentary department and the Parent
; Teacher Association will make this its
; goal for the coming year, it was de
cided in a meeting held here last Fri
\lay evening.
Efforts will be made to raise $20 to
i be used in securing $60 worth of
.beautiful paintings for the school.
|There will be 40 scenes in the lot. Al
| so an effort will be made to stimulate
! the appreciation of music. A tennis
court is being constructed on the
school premises.
A prize will be awarded the grade
that secures the largest membership
percentage before the next meeting
| which is to be on the Thursday after
[the third Sunday in October. There
I were 52 members last year. Thirty
five of these have joined this year
i with 56 new ones making a total of
71 to date.
A hundred song books have been
■purchased for the school by the P.-T.
■ A. Mr. Aiken, a musician of renown,
has moved into Roper and it is
j thought that he will start an orchestra
in the schools here and in other places
soon. He was introduced by Princi
pal I. J. Kellum at the meeting.
Mrs. L. S. Brey is president of the
organization this year, and should
make a good one as for years she was
a member of the faculty in this school.
I Associated with her in the offices are
'the following: Mrs. Louis Skyles,
[vice president; Miss Jo Covington, re
cording secretary; Dr. YV. T. Gibson,
| corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. R.
Hooker, treasurer.
Committees: Finance, Miss Royster,
Brantley Forbes, Mrs. S. A. Holton,
Mrs. Louis Skyles; membership, Mrs.
! L. L. Mizelle, Mrs. John Chesson,
'Mrs. Lindley YVindley; program, Mrs.
Cyril YValker, Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Mrs. James Leary.
Included in the program last meet
ing were talks by James YV. Norman,
Principal I. J. Kellum, Mrs. Edison
Davenport and a trio by Lyndelle
Lewis, Margaret Chesson and E. M.
Chesson.
Mrs. Cyril YValker announced that
the second and third grades would
provide the program for the next
meeting and she asked that any one
who knew of any program possibili
ties in the vicinity to advise the pro
gram committee. The theme this year
is “The Home, The School and The
Child.”
Thomas Davis Attending
The Mars Hill College
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According to reports from the reg
istrar’s office, Thomas Davis is the
Washington County represesntative
among the 408 students enrolled at
Mars Hill college at the close of the
first week of the 78th session which
opened September 6.
The statistics show further seven
ty-five counties of North Carolina, six
teen states, and three foreign coun
tries represented among.the students.
Foreign countries representd are Cu
ba, Brazil and Germany.
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Harry Weede Manager
Of Scotland Neck Store
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Information has reached here that
Harry Weede, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. T. Weede, of Plymouth, has been
promoted in White's Chain Store or
ganization of the Scotland Neck store.
Mr. Weede started working with
this firm while they had a store in
Plymouth. Later he was transferred
to Washington, where he has been
for a long time, and now he has been
put in charge of the new large store
that has just been opened in Scot
land Neck.
Home Agent Announces
Schedule for Next Week
Miss Eugenia Patterson, county
home demonstration agent, announces
her schedule for next week as follows:
Tuesday afternoon, October 2nd,
Cross Roads Club will meet with Mrs
N, VV. Spruill.
Wednesday afternoon, October 2,
Cool Springs Club will meet with Mrs.
J. H. Riddick.
Thursday afternoon, October 4,
Piney Grove Club.
Friday afternoon, October. 5, Lake
Farm club.
Saturday morning, curb market, at
8:15.
-$
Catawba Farmers Secured
Four Cuttings of Alfalfa
-$
Catawba County farmers cut les
pedeza bay this season from the tall
est growth ever recorded in the coun
ty. They also secured four cuttings
.from their alfalfa fields.
STATE GARDEN
CONTEST GETS
UNDER WAY 1ST
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Home Agent Urges Farm
Gardens in This County
Be Entered
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By Eugenia Patterson, Home Agent
In order to give every farm home
■ in Washington County an opportunity
to enroll in a state-wide garden con
j test that is being put on by the state
I extension department in rooperation
| with the Cilean Xnitrate Company, I
I am taking this method of asking for
your enrollment.
The purpose of the content is to en
I courage more and better farm home
gardens. The contest is to be spon
sored by the county council of home
demonstration clubs of Washington
County, and each local garden leader
is presenting these plans to her local
club, but for the people who aren’t
club members. I am offering you this
chance for enrolling,
j The contest will begin Monday, Oc
tober 1st, and run through March 31
! 1935. If you wish to enroll in the
'contest, please write the home agent
at Plymouth a card at on:e. Then you
will be furnished with record sheets,
which you will keep during the entire
six month> of the campaign.
The prizes are all in cash. First
prize in the county will be $5, second
!$2.50. The best state garden is $20,
second $12.50, third $7.50, and fourth
$5. The home agent will be glad to
receive any entries from any farm
family in the county. Plea>e enroll at
once.
ALL-DAY SERVICE
WILL BE HELD BY
HOLINESS SEPT 30
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Delegations From Near-by
Towns Expected To Be
Present That Day
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Delegations from surrounding
towns are expected to flow into Wil
liamston next Sunday, September 30,
for an all-day meeting under the evan
gelistic tent of Rev. W. H. Turner
and party on North Haughton Street, j
Members and friends of Pentecostal
Holiness churches in Kinston, Green
ville, Bethel, Tarboro, Rocky Mount,
Scotland Neck, Roper. Robesonrville,
Roanoke Rapids, and some from
towns without Holiness churches are
expected to come at the special invi
tation of the evangelist.
A group of ministers, including Rev
S. A. Fann and Rev. J. T. Merritt,
of Tarboro; Rev. N. J. Medford, of
Rocky Mount; Rev. T. O. Todd, of
Bethel; Rev. J. W. Berry, of Green
ville; and many other ministers, in
cluding the ministers of YVilliamston
of every denomination are invited to
attend.
Mr. Turner is one of the leading
ministers of this denomination in the
United States, and abroad for that mat
ter. He spent nine years in China
as a missionary with his wife, who al
so helps him in the singing and speak
ing in his meetings.
In addition to his mission work and
preaching, Rev. Mr. Turner is an au
thor of note, having written a number
of books and sold articles to maga
zines with world-wide circulation.
All of his dozen or more volume,
which includes more than 50,00 copies,
have bcvii sold. His writings have
brought him as much as 2 cents a •
word. He wrote features and corre- ;
sponded for the Hong Kong Tele
graph, North China Herald, and Sluing J
hai Times. He wrote a series lor one
paper on the political and religious con
dition of China.
He is a college graduate and attend
ed seminaries of several denominations
as well as the Pentecostal Holiness
institutions. After all of his experi
ences and ability, it is said he does
“old-time preaching and praying in
his meetings,” ami has go.id singing.
He recently closed very successful
meetings in Wilmington and White
ville.
More Than 700 Attend
Homecoming at Fairview
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More than 700 people gathered at
the Fairview Christian church between
Jatnesville attd \\ ashington in Mar
tin County Sunday for homecoming
day, according to Rev. tiilbert Davis. |
of Plymouth, who has been conduct
ing a revival there for the last 10 days
or more.
The roll of the members of the '
church was called and nearly every
one answered to their names. A pic
nic dinner was served on the grounds. ]
Rev. Edgar Harris, of Washington,
pastor of the church, preached at the
morning service and Mr. Davis in the
evening.
Among the interesting members who
nsweread the roll call was a Mr. Hai
dison who was about SO years of age,
who came by automobile from a city
in Florida to he present at the gather
ing.
O. D. Hatfield Not in
Car Wreck As Reported
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Below are excerpts from a letter to
the Beacon by O. D. Hatfieftl. mer
chant of Creswell, which draws atten
tion to a news item from Creswell last
week relative to an automobile
wreck.
"1 was not in any wreck in Virginia
i °r anywhere else. My family was."
riuV is all the information Mr. Hat
field gave about the matter. The item
last week wa- secured from the usual
j news sources of the Beacon, which
heretofore have been reliable.
CURTAIL RELIEF
ACTIVITIES IN
RURAL SECTIONS
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All Work Projects in This
County Discontinued
This Week
Due to the =easonaI increase in
farm employment in harvesting and
marketing cotton, tobacco, and other
crops all work projects under the
NCERA in rural sections of the State
will be discontinued immediately, Mrs.
Thomas O'Berry, State Relief Ad- :
ministrator, announced a day or two
ago.
Mrs. O'Berry said that hundreds of
calls for farm workers have been1
made at local relief offices by private
employers during the past several |
days irdicating the need for work and
direct relief to care for unemployed
farm workers has sharply declined. !
The State Administrator said that
all farm workers in the State classi- j
fied as "employables” will be removed
from the relief rolls not later than
September 26.
"During the height of the hervest- ,
ing season," Mrs. O'Berry said, "when ^
the need for additional farm workers ;
is so urgent, the need for work proj
ects and direct relief to care for un- (
employed people is reduced to the
minimum.
"With few' exceptions, we are sus
pending all work projects in the rural
areas and removing laborers from re
lief rolls in order that farmers and
others offering private employment \
may be assured adequate help during
the harvesting season.”
Work projects to be excepted are
those dealing with the handling of
the 100,000 cattle brought into the
State from the drought-stricken areas
of the Mid-West and the canning
projects.
Mrs. O’Berrv said the discontinu
ance of work projects and the removal
of employable people from the relief j
rolls is in line with the Administra- j
tion's general policy of rehabilitation. |
“We make every effort to see that
our relief clients return to private eni- j
ployment where they may continue in |
the work in which they have been
trained, or work which they have been
accustomed to do, when the employ- I
ment is available. We believe that J
employment now is available to the j
large majority of farm workers on our ;
rolls.”
WANTS TO BUY
SURPLUS FEED,
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E'RA Seeks To Locate and
Estimate Amount For
Sale in County
“We have been asked by the State j
Emergency Relief Administration to |
locate and estimate the amount of sur
plus feed which will be for sale in
Washington County,” according to j
Fred Blount, farm director, “and every
one interested should get in touch j
with me.”
“We want to know how much hay
measured by the tuns that each per
son lias fur sale. This includes in
formation on peanut, soy bean and
other types of hay. Also how much
corn, oats, and soybeans available for I
sale. These should he estimated bv
bushels.
“None of this information obligates
any person to sell the feed to us, but
it will provide a market fo rsurplu*
feedstuff a> the relief organization will
purchase it for feeding to the govern
ment cows in this and others sec
tions,” oncluded Mr. Blount.
New Gymnasium Is
Being Used Daily
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Regular daily use of the new gvni- j
nasium is now being made by calis
theme clases of the high school. Miss
Louise Brinkley is directing the girls’
class and J. H. MacDonald is the boys’
director.
Each class participates in a period
of setting-up exercises, intended to
develop body bone and muscular co
ordination. The clases are very pop
ular. with over 60 boys and girls reg
istered. Several students have report
ed consistent reductions of their waist
lines. Each class also participates in
a period of games, «tTfnts, and relays,
and plans are being made to teach
them some of the old-fashioned dances
such as the Virginia Reel.
IN AGRICULTURE
TO TAKE COURSE
FIFTY ENROLLED
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Largest Group in History of
Work at CresweJl School
This Year
Creswell.—The largest group ever to
take vocational agriculture in the Cres
well High School enrolled this ses
-•lon. when 50 students matriculated
tor this course, it was learned today
from C, H. Rabon, head of this de
partment in the school.
This is the fifth year of this study
in the curriculum. At the first only
2') hoys signified their desire to study
this course, but the increase has
brought the total to an even half hun
dred. These boys are divided into
three or four grades.
A unit of the Young Tar Heel
Farmers of America has been oganized
with Jesse Craddock, president; Glenn
Davenport, vice president; Sam Pat
rick, secretary; Joel Davenport, treas
urer. Robert Hathaway, reporter; and
( . H. Rabon advisor.
Mr. Rabon has held 9 of the 11
meetings that he is supposed to hold
for the demonstration and discus
sions of gardens. This brought the
teacher into alignment with the emer
gency relief organization through
State College to aid in stressing the
need of gardens.
The tenth meeting will be held in
the Creswell school building October
6. The first eight metings were on
the topic of “planning a home garden."
1 he next two will deal with storage
of vegetables for winter use; and the
last will deal with eradication of in
sects and diseases of vegetables.
Mr. Rabon and his boys have out
lined a good program for the year,
which includes all of the regular cla
activities and extra-curricular activi
ties in the school. The boys this year
are as much, if not more, enthused
about their work than in former years.
Later in the year Mr. Rabon is
thinking of spreading out his work to
include adult farmers. Also he will
continue the work of the class organi
zation of young farmers this year.
THIEVES ENTER
LOCAL STORE
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Cash Register at Store of E.
H. Liverman Looted of
$20 Thursday
Thieves entered the store of E. H.
Liverman here last Thursday night
and escaped with $20 in change that
was taken from the cash register. This
amount is usually left in the register
overnight for early morning change.
Authorities have the suspects under
surveillance, but there is little or no
tangible evidence. The culprits knew
the operation of the register, as there
were no signs that the register had
been forced open. No merchandise
has been missed.
Either the thief or thieves wer?
locked in the store at night, or they
climbed the drain pipe and entered the
building through a window. It is
thought that it was the deed of white
people.
STATE FARMERS
TO GET MILLIONS
FROM THE A. A. A.
-$
Estimate That a Total Of
$21,000,000 Will Come
To North Carolina
North Carolina farmers will receive
$21,7.15,000 of the probable total ol
$779,402,000 to be distributed in the
United States by tile AAA for 193d
1934, and 1935, Dean I O. Schaub
of State College, estimated today.
According to figures supplied the
dean from Washington, approximately
one-third of these rental and benefit
payments for the tbree-vear period bad
been made by August 25. They are
going to cotton, tobacco, corn-bog,
and wheat farmers who participate in
the crop adjustment programs,
“These benefit payments,” be said,
"help assure that farmers as a whole
will have a larger cash income for
1934 than for 1933, ami thus bring farm
incomes nearer to parity with othe
industries.”
He used cotton to illustrate how the
lower production is actually bringing
the farmers more cash for the amount
of lint they do sell.
Cotton production was reduced 40
per cent, but the price has gone up
270 per cent. Before the first plow
up campaign cotton sank to about 5
cents a pound, now it has mounted to
13.5 cents.
Consequently, for every 100 pounds
lint the growers sold then for $5, they
are now able to sell 00 pounds for
$8.10. The gross income increase is
$3.10, but the actual net increase is
even more, since it Costs less to pro
duce 60 pounds than 100 pounds ol
cotton, the dean pointed out.