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A home newspaper dedicated s to the service of Washington s County and its 12,000 people. = lllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllimillMIIK The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* S Advertisers will find Beacon 1 § and News columns a latch-key to f = 1,100 Washington County nines. oiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii!mniiimmm!iiiimi:imiii:imiiiimi!i. VOLUME XLV—NUMBER 45 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November 9, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1889 ARMISTICE DAY IS TO BE OBSERVED BY LEGION HERE -$> Parade in Morning and Dance At Night Are Features -<» Janies E. Jethro Post, No. 164, of the American Legion will celebrate Armistice Day here Monday, Novem ber 12. There will be a parade at 11:30 o’ clock in the morning and a dance at night. Every ex-service man in the coun- , ty is asked and urged to march in the parade, whether he be a member ■ of the Legion or not. The parade will ! form at the high school and march j down Washington Street to Main, I then down East Main to Madison, then down Madison to East Water, then up East Water Street to Jeffer son, then up Jefferson to Fort Wil liams, and then along Fort Williams Street t > the high school. There will be floats by the legion, legion auxiliary, woman’s club, and junior woman's club, the fire truck and a score of cars, all decorated with flags and bunting. At 10:50 the members of the legion and ex-service men will march down to the front of the legion hall, and at 11 o'clock, while whistles of several ' mills and fire alarm siren are blowing will stand at attention for 3 minutes. There will then be a roll call of the dead ex-service men of the county, and . after the roll call the band will play ! the national anthem, after which they will march back to the high school j and lead the main parade over the ; route mentioned. Buddies, this day is your day. You should lay aside all work and business j and help make this day a day of cele bration that will he remembered for many years. Don't forget, be at tiie high school at 10 o'clock sharp, Mon day morning, November 12.—Post publicity officer. -j THREE HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT -<s> Car Runs Into Tree Near j Oak Grove Church Last Sunday Skinnersville.—Three young men were injured and a car badly damaged when a machine driven by Nathan Whitfield swerved from its course on a curve and ran into a tree on the side of the road near the Oak Grove Baptist church Sunday. The injured included young Whit field, who was driving the machine i and who sustained cuts and bruises a bout the face; Henry Williams, whose foot was hurt: and John Forbes Dav enport, who suffered body bruises. It was thought that the driver lost con- | trol when the car rounded a curve. j It was reported that the machine turned over four times. In its path ! it tore out limbs from small trees and smashed into others, badly damaging the car. The vehicle landed bottom up. J. C. Swain brought the young men to a doctor. --a-- I AN EXPLANATION -@ In an article appearing in this paper ^ last week in reference to the settle nient of fire-burn cases against the | Virginia Electric & Power Company j there appeared the following para graph: "After the case had been decided by | the supreme court the counsel for the power firm filed notice for new trial because Whedbec made an affidavit in Zch Vance Norman’s < ffice repudiat- > ing his first testimony. For this affi davit (a declaration that his first tes timony was false), he said he was promised $100." This paper did not intend to con vey the idea or inference that Zeb Vance Norman was charged with cor- j rupt practice, and if any such infer- j ence was drawn from said statement I this paper now desires to correct any wrongful impression as to him. Mr. j Norman is regarded as one of the cleanest and most upright men of this county, and we did not intend to cast any reflections upon him in connec tion with these law suits. Hallowe’en Program At Cherry Last Friday Night An enjoyable Halloween program and supper was given at the Cherry school Friday night, November 2, un der the auspices of the Parent-Teacher Association. After the program, which consisted of Hallowe’en recitations, songs, panto mimes, and plays given by the pupils o'l the school, chicken salad and oy ster suppers were served, as well as ice cream and cake. The proceeds will be used in some beneficial way for the school. A hall of horrors add ed to the Hallowe’en spirit. The Creswell orchestra contributed much to the entertainment of the eve ning. Unofficial Election Returns Following is an unofficial tabulation of the returns from the gen eral election Tuesday, by precincts, for county offices: (Returns from Wenona precinct were not available when this tabluation was made): Total For Representative: Harry Stell 1,146 J. Richard Carr 624 For Clerk of Court: C. V. W. Ausbon 1,208 Roy V. Patrick S2S For Sheriff: J. K. Reid 1,318 E. R. Jackson 468 For Register of Deeds: Mrs. Mary O. Sawyer 1,292 For Judge of Recorder’s Court: John W. Darden 1,270 For Treasurer: E. G. Arps 1,288 Asa D. Snell 475 For Coroner: Mrs. D. M. McKnight 1,267 Asbury W. Ambrose 455 County Commissioners: Frank L. Brinkley 1,227 J. M. Clagon 1,284 Clyde Smithson 1,218 A. L. Alexander 511 B. B. Spencer 491 Stewart J. Woodley 521 Scup- Lees Skin- Ply pernong Mills nersville mouth 277 200 264 199 287 188 277 278 272 198 262 193 275 273 267 192 193 210 254 150 291 108 325 89 311 295 298 102 304 87 286 310 284 105 103 112 81 128 72 134 104 99 106 105 103 102 104 99 100 102 98 106 106 111 534 146 581 84 602 92 598 592 615 73 597 76 566 599 569 108 89 88 ANOTHER BITTER BONUS BATTLE IS ALMOST CERTAIN -^ Powerful Pressure Will Be Brought To Bear on New Congress -<s> Washington.—Another big battle in congress over the bonus—the most hitter since the bonus army’s invasion of Washington in 19,12—is in prospect tliis winter. The demands ot the American Leg ion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for immediate governmental action de spite warning by President Roosevelt if its danger to the recovery program, indicates that powerful pressure will be placed on the new congress for im mediate cash payment of adjusted com pensation certificates. It is estimated that between $2,000, 000,000 and $2,400,000,000 would be needed to pay the bonus in full. Rep resentative Wright I’atman, of Texas, who for several years has been a lead er of bonus-supporting forces in con gress, is expected to introduce a meas ure similar to his bill which passed the house last March but died in the senate. The Patman bill authorized immed iate payment of the bonus in new money—the issuance of $2,200,000,000 in United States notes of small de nominations against the gold supply pf the treasury and to be maintained it a parity with other paper currency. The house passed the bill by a vote of 295 to 125 despite the opposition of President Roosevelt and the pro test of administration leaders that the measure “struck at the very heart of the recovery program.” The senate, which two weeks before the house vote defeated a similar bill, did not take up the Patman measure. Political observers here are of the opinion that the bonus would receive enough support to pass both the house and senate in the new congress but that it probably would be defeated on a second vote in the senate after veto by the President. In his speech at Roanoke, Va., Pres ident Roosevelt inferentially stated that any bonus payments to war vet erans should await at least the relief of millions of persons whose condi tions were far worse than those of the average veteran. He also warned that the credit resources of the nation must be conserved. The bonus was a thorny issue also for Presidents Coolidge and Hoover. Certificates are held by some 3,543, 000 former service men, the value of the average certificate being $988. Loans on the certificates, however, have been made to 2,870,000, or 80 per cent of those holding certificates. Adjusted service credit is comput ed on the basis of amount of active service in excess of 60 days in teh military or naval forces after April 5, 1917, and before July 1, 1919. For overseas service $1.25 per day is al lowed, while for each day of home service the allowance is $1. Advocates of cash payment contend it would boost the nation’s purchas ing power by putting money into cir culation in alt sections of the country. M. L. Ambrose Is New Pastor at Zions Chapel Rev. Mr. M. L. Armstronghrdelu Rev. Mr. M. L. Ambrose, of Creeds Ya., will begin bis year’s work al Zion’s Chapel Sunday, November 11 He is well known in this section as he was born and reared near Roper He is a very able speaker and ever} one is cordially invited to attend. WARNS AGAINST ILLEGAL SALE SCRAP TOBACCO i . 1 Some Farmers Endangering Contracts by Sale of Scrap Illegally ! -<s> Some tobacco growers are endanger ing their adjustment contracts by sell-1 1 ing scrap tobacco illegally, warns E. | Y. Floyd, of State College, director of I I the tobacco program in North Caro-; J lina. Possibly some of the growers do not know the penalties will be imposed on those who are found making illegal sales of their scrap, he said, and it may be that some do not realize that certain sales are illegal. Those growers who sell their scrap j illegally will be required to cancel their j contracts, return all benefit payments received, and pay the 25 per cent tax on all their tobacoc sold this year. I If court action is necessary to re cover the benefit payments and the taxes due, he added, the growers will | also be taxed with costs of such suits as may develop. All sales, regardless of what type of tobacco or who is the purchaser, must he entered on the tax-exemption card, floyd said. Any sale not marked on the card is illegal. To legalize the sale of tobacco to another person, when the sale is not made at a warehouse, the grower must have the sale marked on the card by a field assistant of the tobacco pro gram in his county. The assistant wil write the neces sary tax warrant, stating the amount and price of the weed sold, and legal ize the sale. ■-$ October Honor Roll lor Cherry Is Announced -® I The honor roll for the Cherry * school for the month of October is as follows: | First grade: Ardie Mae Barnes, Re j hecca Ray Davenport, Ernestine Phelps, Ola Marie Phelps, Rital Spruill iGurlean Vanhorn, John Edwards, El ’mo Langley, Herbert Marriner, Sam ucl Phelps, Waverly Phelps, Aubrey ' Spruill. Second grade: Louise Snell Am brose, Evelyn Furlough, Margaret E. Phelps, Louise Spruill. Third grade: Winifred Spruill, Lu- ! jcile Davenport, Charles McGowan, i jLeon Hassell, Ralph Phelps. Fourth grade: Billy Spruill. Fifth grade: Alice Myers, Mabel , Gray Woodley, Carol Van Davenport. Sixth grade: Margaret Davis. Legion Auxiliary To Meet Friday, Nov. 9 \ -- j There will he a meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary on Triday November 9. Members are urged to be present, as signatures of the char ter members have to be on the ap plication before the charter can be secured. Officers will be installed al so. Rotation Will Help To Prevent Mosaic Disease -$ The danger from soil contamination is practically eliminated when some crops, not susceptible to tobacco mo sic, is grown for one or moare years.! Care, however, must be exercised in handling plants when tobacco is re planted on the land. Full directions for control of this disease are given in Experiment Station bulletin No. 297 and Technical bulletin No. 46, copies of which may be had free upon request to the Agricultural Editor, State Col lege. FIRE DESTROYS COUNTRY HOME OF W. B. BARBER House and Contents Totally Destroyed in Blaze Early Friday Morning Damage estimated at $3,000 was sus tained by W. B. Barber and family when their country home in the Skin nersville section of Washington Coun ty was completely destroyed by fire early last Friday morning. Hardly any of the furniture in their spacious residence was saved. This was valued very conservatively at $1, 500 and the house a> the same figure. The occupants of the home, including Mr. Barber and eight members of his family, were not injured. Mrs. Barber was awakened from a sound sleep about 2:30 in tin morning by the smell of smoke. Immediately other members of the family were aroused, and they fled into the yard in their night clothes. The older mem bers saved some of their clothes, but the younger children didn't save any. Mr. Barber was so busy fighting the blaze that he did not save any of the younger children’s clothes, and the mother was giving them her atten tion, while the adults were exerting every effort to keep the blaze from spreading to near-by buildings. It is not definitely known at what spot the fire started, whether in a wood-box, flue, or some other place, but the fire did originate somewhere in the kitchen. When Mr. Barber opened the door after Mrs. Barber was awakened, he was greeted by a puff of smoke that nearly suffocated him. This farm is known as the old New berry place anti was being purchased by Mr. Barber through the Farm Loan Bank. He had a long term to pay for the place and it was required that some insurance be carried but this is only a small amount and would cover only a small part of the dam age. “I have been helping and contribut ing to unfortunate people for 4U years right here in Washington County. My home is gone. My little children lost their clothes in the fire, and this is winter. I am asking the good people of this county to help me a little until I can once more get on in., feet," said Mr. Barber. Feed Grain to Poultry In Troughs, Specialists Say -® For sanitary reasons alone, grain should be fed to poultry in troughs. Some poultrymen believe that feeding grain in the litter gives the birds much needed exercise but, unless a close confinement system is practiced, the birds will receive ample exercise on the range. Then, too, there is a ten dency to neglect changing the litter which makes for unsanitary condi tions. A"V” shape trough is very simple and inexpensive to build and should be used at all times for grain feeding. Home and ciuh News By Miss Eugenia Patterson Schedule for Next Week Monday afternoon, November 12, Scuppernong. Tuesday afternoon, Cherry. Wednesday afternoon, Albemarle. Thursday afternoon, November 15, W enona. Friday afternoon, Mount Tabor. Saturday morning, curb market The Swain Home Demonstration Club held a memorial service at their last meeting for two of their deceased members, Mrs. Minnie Swain and Mrs. Ethel Davis. This part of the pro gram was presided over by Mrs. O. A Cliesson, club president. -® The various woman’s clubs will be electing officers all the month of No vember. They will take office Janu ary 1st. -® Mrs. VV. 11. Harrison, county coun cil president, was a special guest at the Hoke Club Tuesday afternoon. -<4> Mrs. Mattie R. Swain held the Lake Farm Club Friday afternoon. Novem ber 2, in the absence of the home agent, who had taken the second prize winners to Raleigh for the day. This was their prize. -<S> Now is the time to plan’ your yard planting for 1935 yard contest, also to begin planting and collecting ma terials. Let’s make 1935 the best yard improvement year in the history of our club work. -$ Let’s try to take at least one good magazine in 1935, such as Better Homes and Gardens, Good House keeping, and the like. Democrats Make Clean Sweep Of County in Tuesday Voting ILLEGAL GOLD BUYERS WORK IN THIS SECTION Reported They Are Paying Less Than True Value For Scrap Gold illegal gold buyers have been op erating in Plymouth. Since the enactment of the Gold Re serve Act of 1934 the government has counted gold very precious and crooks of the latest order have been endeav oring to buy up the gold in this and other sections at a fraction of its worth. The purchasers present themselves I to the holders of gold watches, rings. ! bracelets, and other jewelry offering | to purchase it by the pennyweight. 'They use* a copper cent coint in bal jancing the scales to determine the worth of the precious metal and pur chase it by the pennyweight in that system, it has been reported. This is unfair to the seller, as one cop per cent’s weight is valued at about two and one-quarter times a> much as the weight of the penny. Thus, if by using a copper cent coin to bal ance the scales $1 worth of gold would actually be worth about $2.25. It has been reported that in a recent case here a lady was offered $27 for a gold watch case that was loaded with the precious metal. Jt was found up-! Ion investigation that the case was1 I easily worth about twice the amount offered if sold in legal chattels. In another case here a voman had j a ring that was worth at least $1.90 j and she was offered only 85 cents for it. There have been other cases of this kind of gold buying in Plymouth. But the above samples portray to the , mind the actual state of the illicit traf-, lie in this metal. Some of those who came through here represented themselves to have I been purchasing the metal for the gov ernment on commission, while others have claimed they were paid a salary by the government to purchase gold for the treasury department. Scrap gold dealers should he asked by the prospective sellers to exhibit their li cense from the government, and if they fail to do so the gold should not be sold to them because they are doing it solely for the purpose of gain and will not give the seller the true wortii of the article. License has been issued to Don G. Davis, local jeweler, for the purchase of gold. He must keep an accurate account of the transactions, reporting t<‘ the government. Such reliable places uf business as jewelry stores are li censed, but no one actually represents the government. This 's against the law. This item is only to warn people in Plymouth to sell their gold to business houses, and persons who can display the license form TGL-12, which is the government code number for these li censes. LARGE CROWD AT CHURCH SERVICE -® Rev. N. A. Taylor Begins Work Sunday at Local Christian Church -® Undaunted by inclement weather, member* of the Christian church in Plymouth came home last Sunday in large crowds to attend the installation service of the new pastor, Rev, N. A. Taylor. John \Y. Darden welcomed the large crowd and the new pastor with a talk on the minister as a citizen, worker, and community builder. W. L. \\ hit icy made the installation address with a talk on "the duties of the minister to the congregation, and the respon sibility of tiie congregation to the min ister.1’ W'ilnier Chesson, chairman of the board of deacons and elders, received the pastor for the church, with Gilbert Davis offering the installation prayer. The sermon by the new minister was on “Our Future Opportunities and Responsibilities.” More than 100 people remained for lunch at noon and there was plenty left after they had finished. Out of the 2.18 members of the church about 2(111 answered either in person or by j proxy to the roll call of their names. "It was one of the best meetings v, c have ever had,” said M. G. Dar ken, an official of the church. . -.-'i: Moore Farmers Seeking , t Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Residents of Moore County profit ing from increased cotton and tobacco prices are seeking pure bred dairy cows to round out their farm pro grams. I !Large Crowd Expected at Convention of Fiddlers -*® | Roper.—Reports coming in to Prin cipal J. J. Kelltmi, indicate a record breaking crowd in attendance on the j old-time fiddlers' convention to he held in the auditorium of the local school Friday evening of this week. Prizes amounting to more than $30 in cash and a mule are being offered winning contestants in violin, banjo, guitar, harmonica, clog dancing, and hog calling. An evening of music, fun, and frolic is promised all who attend. CRESWELL BOY DIES SUDDENLY AT C. C. CAMP —$— Edmond Barnes, 17, Had Been in Camp for Only Two Weeks ( resvvcll.—The friend- and relatives of Edmond Barnes, son of Mr. and i Mrs. E. E. Barnes, of near Creswell, were shocked to hear of his sudden death at the CCC camp at Chattanooga Tenn. He was 17 years of age and apparently in cxcellen; health when he left for the camp just two weeks before his death. The ause of his death is unknown. The body was accompanied to Mackeys by a member of the CCC where he was met by members of his family. huneral services were held at Mount labor Free Will Baptist church, of which he was a member, by the Rev. I. E. Davenport, and interment was made in the Ambrose burying ground near the church. He is survived by his mother and father, two sisters, Mr-. Bruce Phelps, of Alligator; and Doris Ray; and one brother, Multan. Pall-hearers were Lonnie Davenport Seaton Davenport, Mack Davenport, Linwood Davenport, Mack Oliver, and Winton Oliver. Beautiful Horal offer ings were carried by Elizabeth Holmes Thelma and Agatha Hairr, Beadie Ambrose, Mildred Craddock, and Lil lie Jane Bateman. A host of friends mourn his untimely death. CLUB WOMEN VISIT CAPITAL Winners of Second Prizes In County Contests Get Trip To Raleigh By Miss Eugenia Patterson On last Friday morning at 7 o’clock the second winners in the gardening, canning, yard, and clothing projects in home demonstration clubs started out for Raleigh with the home agent. Upon arrival at Raleigh the first trip was to the state museum, where many things were to he seen. By this time it was lunch time. After this was observed, the women visited several of the stores, and shopping some as they went. Then a visit to the Meth odist orphanage, State College, and a ride by the penitentiary brought us back to the Capitol. The women went through the various parts that hadn’t been closed, and perhaps most interesting of all the visits was that to the Hall of History, where Col. Olds spent so many years of faithful work. This was much more interest ing than a course in X. C. history, and it would take more than one day or one visit to see everything, but perhaps one of the most interesting exhibits there was the funnel of the old ram, “Albemarle.” By this time our thoughts had begun to turn home ; ward, and the sun had begun to dis appear. Those enjoying the trip were Mrs. Louis Bowen, winner in garden pro ject; Mrs. J. E. Bowen, winner in canning project; Mrs. S. /.. Waters, winner in clothing project; and Mrs. Melinda Davenport, winner in yard work. The clubs represented were Chapel Hill, Alba, Pleasant Grove, and Cherry, respectively. All reported the “end of a perfect | day.” Firecracker Starts Fire In Awning Tuesday -® A firecracker thrown onto the awn ing of K. H. Liverman’s store here Tuesday night by celebrators fired the awning and threatened the business block of Plymouth for a few minutes. Some one sent in the alarm in time to check the blaze without damaging the store. This followed on the heels of the City Council placing a ban on the sale and shooting of fireworks in the city. Numbers have been burned or shocked by people riding by in automobiles and throwing the crackers under their feet. SHERIFF REID IS AGAIN LEADER OF DEMOCRATS Average Vote Between Two Parties Two-To-One Democratic Triumph for Democracy was crowned with the greatest majorities of any off-year election in recent years Tuesday when the Republicans could muster only 624 for their high candidate, while the leading Demo crat polled 1,318. Harry Stell, who fought through two primaries among his own friends, received the united support of them to boost him into the house of repre sentatives of North Carolina, with a total of 1,146, while J. Richard Carr, his opponent, led the Republican ticket with only 624. giving Stell a majority of 522. J. K. Reid, with a total of 1,318 votes, topped the entire ticket and led * both parties in Lees Mills with 325, Plymouth with 615, Scuppernong with 287, ami was topped by only two votes by Mrs. Mary O. Sawyer in Skin ncrsville, where Sheriff Reid polled 104 votes. E. R. Jackson, Republican opponent f"r sheriff against Reid, counted 468 votes in the entire county, with Reid beating him three to one. Although Stell rode over his Republican op ponent he received less votes from the Democratic party than any of his fel low candidates. Donnell Gilliam had no opposition for solicitor in this district, and he with Carl L. Bailey and Robert L. Coburn in this county and all of the state candidates received around 1,200 votes each to register along with the others in the county. Robert M. Gradeless, of Belhaven, brother to C. A. Gradeless, in Plymouth, received only 396 votes for the office of state senator. None of these figures include the Wi nona vote, but they do include the total unofficial returns from Lees Mills, Plymouth, Skinnersville, and Scuppernong precincts. The W’enona precinct generally carries only about 20 or 30 votes, and majorities are such that it cannol change circumstances except as to the actual number of votes secured by each candidate. TO RAISE MONEY FOR BASEBALL Suggested That Local Fans Start Making Donations At This Time -$ A suggestion has been made by J. S. Brown here that all of those who are interested in having a baseball .'1111) in Plymouth next summer should or ganize and begin a system of conttih uting so that money will be available' for opening expenses next spring. Mr. Brown advances the idea that the fans who are willing should have a treasurer and pay to him their dona tions weekly. The treasurer is to keep a record of the receipts and hank the money. The money will draw inter est. In the event that a team is not se cured for playing next season, then the money will he distributed back to the contributors. All of tbc.se who arc interested in this idea should see Mr. Brown. It was also pointed out that a fair or dances could be given for the benefit of this fund this win ter. -S> Junior Order To Make Awards in Local School -4 Plymouth Rock Council, No. 213. Junior Order United American Me chanics, has purchased gold medals to be awarded some boy and girl in the seventh grade of the Plymouth grad ed school. 1 hese medals will be awarded to the boy and girl who best represents those (|ualitics of character and ability which if cultivated are calculated to result in better citizenship. The awards shall be made on a basis of 20 per cent for each of the following quali ties : Boy : Honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, ami service. Girl: Courage companionship, char acter, service, and scholarship. The two medals are on display' in the window of Don G. Davis’ jewelry store. Electric Lights Recently Put in School at Cherry A step forward has recently been taken by the Cherry school in the in stallation of electric lights. This step will prove very helpful as well as en joyable.
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