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£miiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiffliiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiitiiHWMi^ | A home newspaper dedicated 1 I to the service of Washington 1 I County and its 12,000 people, g The Roanoke Beacon * * * + ¥ and Washington County News ******* i 1,100 TOBiHnmiwiminwHtntHl XOLUME XLV—NUMBER 52 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, For Friday, December 28, 1934 ESTABLISHED!# FIVE CASES ARE DISPOSED OF IN COUNTY COURT -■ --<$ Last Session of Court for This County Held Last Tuesday By ROBERT CAMPBELL (Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell, and Reporter on “Old Gold and Black, Wake Forest College.) Five cases that took all day to com plete came up in recorder’s court Tues day morning. This was the last court to be held in 1934, unless something unusual comes up to necessitate a trial. Few cases have appeared be fore Recorder’s Court Judge John Dar den in the last few months, some times two weeks intervening between sessions, evidently a good sign of re covery, not only from the low depths of business depression, but also from Criminal actions. Frank Pettiford, 20, colored, was Charged with assault with a deadly weapon (razor), although the victim, whose arm was slashed considerably, testified tht she ran into the open razor. He was assigned to the roads for two months. Law enforcers of the Cherry sec tion, brought Kenneth Bateman to trial for violating the prohibition law and resisting an officer. The mayor of the city of Cherry, Harry Barnes, came into his store to find two men participating in drink, and told the of ficer to arrest the men. However, when requested to show his badge evi dencing his authority to arrest, the officer was at a loss—he had left his badge at home. So, while the officer hunted for his badge, the men, think ing it all a joke, disappeared. Judge Darden fined Bateman $5 and costs. One man on the witness stand in this case captured the brightest-saying prize, "I had known the man’s face two or three years.” Raymond Cliton, 34, charged with drinking and disorderly assault and conduct, was found guilty and was as signed to the roads for 18 months, the sentence to begin at the expiration of a six-months term he is now serving. In a three-hour controversy, Cecil Simpson, Dock Brickhouse, and Wil bur Tarkenton were found not guilty of reckless driving and drinking, as a result of colliding with a car driven by Henry Bateman. When examin ing the jurors, Van Martin, attorney for the defense, refused to allow one spectator to sit in the jury box as “he gives me bad luck.” Ernest Johnson, 19, was sentenced to nine months on the county roads for stabbing another negro. Wilbur Darden, acting for the third time as solicitor of recorder’s court, disposed of the five cases with the ease of a veteran, -• Warn Against Promiscuous Cutting oi Christmas Trees -® The big rush for Christmas trees throughout the countryside at this sea son brought for a warning from the State Highway Commission this week, in which the authorities cite laws against the cutting of trees without the permission of the land owners. The citation reads as follows: /\ny persun, iiui uciiig uu uia uwu lands, or without the consent of the owner thereof, who shall, within 100 yards of any state highways of North ‘Carolina, or within a like distance of any other public road or highway, wil fully commit any damage, injury, or spoliation to or upon any tree, wood, underwood, timber, garden crops, vege tables, plants, lands, spings, o any oth e matter or thing growing or being thereon, or who cuts, breaks, injures, or removes any tree, plant, or flower with such limits, or shall deposit any trash, debris, garbage, or litter within such limits, shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction fined not exceeding $50 or imprisoned not exceeding 30 days.” -c . Tells oi Educational Work In CCC Camps in Nation ——• “The education activities in the Civilian Conservation Corps will prob ably mean more to thousands of young men than any other feature of their present work,” Mr. C. A. Ed son, assistant director of the educa tional work in the CCC camps in the southeastern division of the United States, said while on n recent visit here. Mr. Edson, who has his headquar ters in Atlanta, said the policy of the government is to develop self-reliance in the young men, to aid in the crea tion of a willingness to launch cut for themselves and know that if they do their full duty as citizens they will succeed. The educational director is visiting many camps in this State, and was well pleased with the educational pro grams now underway. -9 Chatham Farmers Report Surplus oi Lespedeza Seed -* In Chatham County, lespedeza grow ers report a surplus of seed for sale this winter. - --r-Uiierivf y-i •' . ***«■«. «* i™ -iL" *"»•»'«>. :.i« „.,vt 5?.xt y * '•■-•"■Jur .Ur. ■■ -Z ^; no (U u,; c' The Roanoke Beacon t Britai.i tcrr. ___. - —«™«TJ57-;i'u, , ' ,r,"‘,|< Jl-'cl tto —-V"'* ■ Tit:, -J l„ r, - '*'Kr «?.l TtT.t. 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Grocers have the largest supplies of Christmas candies and fruits in years, and thousands of shoppers are expected here during the few remaining hours before Christmas. FARMERS VOTE 10TO1 IN FAVOR BANKHEAD ACT -- (Only Two Counties In This State Refuse Support Of Cotton Law By a vote of nearly 10 to 1 cotton farmers of the South last Friday voiced themselves in favor of the Bankhead Law, at the same time assuring pro tection for the nearly two million con tract signers. Every one of the 17 states growing cotton favored the measure, the latest report on the vote showing 1,060,226 for and 99,650 a gainst the Bankhead measure. Credit for the farmer’s favorable vote was given to President Roosevelt by Senator Bankhead. At Warm I Springs the President endorsed the act and said producers of two or less bales would be exempt from its pro visions. “In my judgment,” Senator Bank head said, "the cotton farmers have made an exceedingly wise decision in their own interests. They refused to be stampeded by propagandists whose interests is in the quantity of cotton j handled and not in tiie price received by the farmers. On sober second, thought, they recognized the difficul-: ties which confronted the Department1 of Agriculture in hurriedly administer ing the program which had no prece dent and which reached about two million farms of widely varying con ditions. The vote assures a reasonable price for cotton next year and 'Con tinued economic and social progress Only 2 of the 79 cotton producing counties in North Carolina voted a gainst continuation of the Bankhead Cotton Control plan, complete unof ficial returns from Friday balloting showed. The returns showed a ratio of 12 to 1 for continuation. In Stanley, close politically, the vote was 1,022 against to 597 for continua tion. Is Caswell, which raises very lit i tie cotton, the vote was 12 against and 6 for the plan. With 120,990 producers out of an j eligible total of 189,419 casting ballots the vote last night stood: 117,368 for the act, and 9,622 against it, Dean I. O. Schaub, of the N. C. State Col lege’s extension service and in charge of agricultural adjustment administra tion activities in the state, announced. -<8 Lincoln County Farmers Ship Poultry To Markets Over 14,000 pounds of poultry have been sold by Lincoln County poultry growers in four recent sales. Early Christmas Service At Methodist Church i -• Mount Hebron Methodist Church on Madison Street, with Rev. H. M. j Reed as pastor, will hold an early j Christmas service at S o’clock a. ni. on Tuesday. The vested choir will j sing several Christmas carols. A ser mon will be delivered by Rev. Reed. Every one is urged to attend this serv ice. -S’ Sunday School Convention Is Held at Mount Pleasant ♦ Scuppernong. —The Scuppernong Sunday School convention met with the church at Mount Pleasant last Sunday. In the absence of the pres :nt, R. L. Leitchfield presided. A very interesting playlet, “The Mission,” was given by the Mount Pleasant Baptist church. The Cres well M. E. Church gave a reading on “The Ideal Sunday School.” The next meeting will be with the M. P. church in Creswell. New officers follow: Aaron Daven port, president; Ellis Davenport, vice president; Rev. Roy Respass, chair man of the program committee, has associated with him Mcsdames Roy Davenport and H. T. Jackson. j ■-®- i Mrs. Selma Overton Breaks Arm While Cranking Auto Pleasant Grove.—The many friends of Mrs. Selma Overton are sorry to . hear that she broke her arm while cranking the car belonging to Mrs. ! VV. T. Phelps Monday. MrV Over ton was immediately taken to Roper to Dr. W. T. Gib&on. -$ The value of a crop rotation with legumes has proven valuable in Alex ander County where corn yields have increased from eight to 60 bushels an acre since the work started. Winter Arrives by Calendar; But Month Late by Weather — Winter is herel So says the calendar, which makes it official, but many of us thought Ole Man Winter arrived, bag and baggage, the early part of this month, when the mercury dropped to IS de grees and nearly everything and nearly everybody came mighty nigh freezing. By the calendar, however, fall died Saturday at 1:50 o'clock. Just how those fellows figure a change as broad as the one transpiring between autumn and winter to the minute is a bit perplexing to mapy i of us. If it had been left to us to decide, we would have said win ter was herein all its glory nearly a month ago. Incidentally, last Friday was listed as the shortest day of the year, but we common folks could tell no difference in the length of Thursday and that of Friday or Saturday, and, no doubt, the cas ual observer will see little or no difference for two or three weeks to come. i 2.000 TEACHERS OF STATE TAKE UP OTHER WORK —»— Superintendent Erwin Says' Childhood of State Pays For Low Salaries Raleigh.—The childhood of the state is paying the bill for law-paid teachers, so teachers’ salaries must come first in the rehabilitation of the educational system of the state, bc cuse of the close relation to their ef ficiency. Clyde A. Erwin, new state superintendent of public instruction, told several hundred education-minded people who gathered from all over the state Monday night for the third meet ing of the North Carolina Council for the Emergency in Education. Mr. Erwin reported that figures in dicate fully 2,000 teachers have left the profession for other fields more lucrative since July 1. “Unless the coming legislature provides for addi tional salaries for teachers, 1 fear that next year will show the greatest exo dus of teachers in the history of the state and that loss will be hard to re place. I am arguing for the child, which is my chief concern." said Mr. Erwin. Lauding the work of the last Gen eral Assembly as probably the best that it could do for education under the circumstances, Mr. Erwin said he was strong for the new school which provides a minimum eight-months term, but insisted that should be the minimum, not the maximum. "We have got to have local automony," said Mr. Erwin, stating that there must be opportunity for local communities which are able and willing to supple ment their minimum terms. “In the future people will work less and live more,’’ he said, showing that the curricula of the schools must be changed to meet this new order. President Leon T. Meadows, of the East Carolina Teachers College, out lined four needs in the teacher-train ing groups of colleges; more appre ciation of teachers and teaching; teach ers to teach in step with the new1 or der; sufficient equipment and material, and salaries to attract and hold good teachers. President Frank P. Graham, of the State University, showed the continu ous drop in appropriations and the in crease in student load in recent years. The budget had been balanced on the teachers, and it is only fair and de cent tht they should be given consid eration, Dr. Graham said. Since organized charity will be unable to cope with the situation, urgent appeals are going out to all the people of this community and county pleading with them to give individual attention to the needs of the unfortunate It will be a simple task to gladden the hearts of those who are experiencing difficulties if everyone will take a part in the humane movement. Just remember what one empty stocking on Christmas morning will mean, and how easy it will be to prevent such a tragedy. Look around in your neighbor hood and where there is a family of needy tots or older persons, plan now to make your holiday season happier by helping them to enjoy this 1934 Christmas. GETTING READY TO BEGIN WORK ON FARM CENSUS —®— Would MaKfe Mail One Day Later for Many Patrons Of Route Two -* “Work in preparing the enumerators for the fifth district in the work of the agricultural census,” states D. W. Lup ton, supervisor of the district, “is mak ing fair progress.” Supervisor Lupton established his office and headquarters in the First National Hank Building, second floor, Number Marriage Licenses Issued by Register of Deeds Marriage licenses have been issued to the following hy Mrs. Mary O. Sawyer, register of deeds: Wilson Phelps, Creswcll, to Alethia Jane Ambrose, Creswell; Wallace Lyn don Guilford, Washington, N. C„ to Fannie Hooker, Plymouth; Cortez Swain, Mackeys, to Blanche Daven port, Mackeys; Howard E. Hardison, Jamesville, to Ada Twiddy, Plymouth; C. C. Little, Columbia, to Louise Prescott, Ayden. -®. Legume Hay and Silage Good Ration for Dry Cow No better practical winter ration for the dry cow can be had than legume hay and corn silage together with three to five pounds of a grain ration containing around 16 percent protein. For the last two weeks, before fresh ening the grain ration should be re stricted to laxative grains such as wheat bran and oats. Full directions for feeding all dairy animals are con tained in Extension Circular No. 193, copies of which will be mailed free upon applications to the Agricultural Editor, State College. -® Checking Hog Cholera In Beaufort County -* W. L. McGahey, Beaufort County agent, is working to stamp out the small outbreaks of hog cholera and swine plague which hit that section lately. Washington, N. C., on December 1. His office staff at present consists of Mr. Charles Urbin Rogers, of Martin County, assistant supervisor, and Miss Olivia B. Lee, secretary. The narrative schedule tests have been mailed and the enumerators will be selected front the various counties in this district. Mr. Lupton states that he hopes to have all counties complete with the required number of enumerators and all oral instruc tions given preparatory to starting each enumerator in the 14 counties, in cluding Martin and Washington, by January 2. The number of enumer ators throughout the 14 counties will be approximately 92, and in addiiton to the present office staff an increase of two clerks will be made on or about | January 2. In order to give to the public some , idea of what the agricultural census will cover, Mr. Lupton explains its im portance very briefly as follows, giv ing some background for the coming work in the census: j “Agriculture has always been con sidered one of the most important ac tivities and industries in the world be cause it is a basic occupation with which all others of the industries are directly or indirectly connected. So | far as the census is concerned, it is no I new thing. Nearly five score years ago our grandfathers wisely provided for !the taking of the first agricultural cen sus, and now a farm census is taken ' every five years. “Although the census of 1935 will cover practically all the major items of interest to the farmers, the sched ule will ask only about one-third as Christ mm This Year Br'ngs Hope and Cheer To County Christmas will be observed in Plymouth this year as usual. But with a greater degree of cheer than probably in recent years. Business-houses here have cash ed in on their Christmas stocks. Their entire merchandise has been replete with gift suggestions, and the people have purchased more heavily than at any season in re cent years. School stops here on Friday, De cember 21, and will start again on January 2. Churches are planning early morning services, as well as morning and evening services to properly observe the day. Already the young folks are arriving home from the colleges to spend the hol idays. In the meantime, the merchants are making one last appeal for Christmas business. They will be open nights until Christmas. Needy cases are expected to be cared for by relief agencies while many individuals are distributing cheer themselves to the unfortu nates they know. Appreciative of the patronage given them and desiring to offer a token of good will, Plymouth merchants and other business firms are extending greetings to the people of this section through the columns of this paper today. A new hope has been kindled in all of us, and to add to that hope these business men express, in a most sincere way, their wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Read the little mes sages and known that these firms are interested in your happiness at all times, and especially so at this season of the year. PROTESTS BEING MADE AGAINST MERGING ROUTES -» Some of Enumerators For County Have Already Been Appointed -9 1 Protests are heard here on every hand of the action of the Post Office Department of Washington, D. C., in (ordering the consolidation of route I two here with route one of Roper a d j route one of Plymouth, thus eliminat ing the age-old route number two out of Plymouth. Business men and patrons of the route are disappointed at this action of the postal authorities, as mail for merly reached the^c people the same day if dropped in the box before the carrier left early in the morning, but now it will be a day late. Adding portions of this eliminated route, number two, to the original route one, will make the new route 60.97 miles in distance, wdiereas the original route two measured only 47.45 miles. This is figuring only from Ply mouth, and it is not known how much longer it wdll make route one out of Roper. j Present route number two is served by G. K. Harris, with Mrs. Addie Har ris Robbins as substitute, but Mr. Har ris will be assigned to the new route number one. All of this is to go into 'effect on January I. 1955, or the first work day after this date, as New Year’s Day is regarded as a legal hol iday. Koute numoei one or Koper is serv ed by J. T. McAllister. His addition al work will greatly overload him. Ed low G. Harrison, who has been in the mail service here for 30 years of al lowable service, will be involuntarily ! retired under existing law and his sub stitute, W. E. (Jack) Weede, will be left out of the new reorganization. | The new route one as arranged will 'be as follows: From Plymouth post office noreasterly to White Marsh church on the old Flymouth-Mackeys road, thence southerly to H. D. Dav 1 enport's corner, on No. 90 highway, thence westerly to Simmons Corner, thence westerly and southerly to , White Oak Corner and retrace to Simmons Corner, thence northwesterly i to A. L. Latham’s corner, thence north erly E. W. Ayers gate and retrace to Latham’s Corner; thence southerly on Long Acre Road to A. C. L. railroad i station, thence westerly to Pinetown ' on the Long Ridge Road, thence north erly on Long Ridge road to Stillman’s Corner, thence westerly on No. 90 , highway to the last house before de I scenditlg the hill to Welch’s Creek, ' formerly known as John W. Jackson j home and retrace to Stillman’s cor 1 ner, thence northeasterly to the post I office, Plymouth. The patrons formerly served on the i old route number two from Daven 1 port’s corner, on highway number 90, to Roper post office, round Mill Pond I'road to Spruill’s corner to highway ; number 90, again retracing to Dav enport’s corner, thence to Freeman’s corner, thence to Plymouth-Mackeys road, thence to McAllister corner, thence to Veasley schoolhouse on the I Plymouth-Mackeys road to Mackeys ' post office will be served by Roper It-oute one. increased mans and Dad roads will : greatly impede the rapidity of the I service on these routes. Mail would | be a day later. Under the new sys tem Mr. Harris would serve 393 boxes, j 565 families, and approximately 2,294 j patrons, which would be more than a big day’s work for any one carrier. Business men here who engage in direct mailing could not reach their customers on the Roper end of this route until the day after their mail was dropped in the post office. This | would make subscribers to the Beacon |a day late in getting their paper. Bus I incss men here and patrons of the |route are circulating petitions and writing the postal officials to rescind [this order. l'he 900 bale cotton crop of Burke County in 1932 was worth $27,000. The crop of 600 bales allowed to be many questions as did the decennial census in 1930. It will merely show the acreage in farms, crop land culti vated, idle land, crop failures, plow able pasture, and other grazing land, the expansion of relatively new crops, such as soy beans, Japanese clover, and sudan grass will be recorded. It will also record the changes brought about by the campaigns for the reduction of the basic commodities, such as cotton, wheat, corn, rice, tobacco, and hogs. The housewife will merely be re quired to give an inventory of her chickens, turkeys and other fowls.” Mr. Lupton feels that the success of this farm census depends upon the cooperation of the farmers, business men, and the general public with him and the enumerators in this district. He is taking this method of appealing to the farmers and said men for their sincere cooperation. Mrs. \V. H. Harrison and Lloyd Horton have already been appointed to handle the census work in sections of this county. Other appointments will be made shortly, it is understood.