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VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 3
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, January 18, 1935
ESTABLISHED 1889
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SUGGESTIONS BY
FARM AGENT FOR
LEAF GROWERS
Importance of Signing Con
tract Is Stressed by
Mr. Hays
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By W. V. HAYS
See that every grower that is eli
gible to sign a tobacco contract avails
himself of this opportunity during the
month of January.
Every tobacco grower should have
his tobacco seed cleaned before sow
ing his plant beds. Clean seed will
make healthy strong plants and will
give a uniform stand.
Jamaica Wrapper, White Stem Ori
ooco, Bonanza, Virginia Bright Leaf,
or Casli are good varieties for the
county. In case the tobaco growers
do not have either of these varieties,
I will be glad to furnish names and
addresses of reliable seed men.
Only the very best tobacco fertiliz
ers should be used in growing tobac
co, and the following is good under
average conditions: A 3-8-5 (light poor
sand, 3-8-6), analysis nitrogen, one
fourth nitrate nitrogen, one-fourth am
monia nitrogen, one-fourth cottonseed
meal, and one-fourth from Peruvian or
blood or high grade tankage should
be the source of nitrate. Potash should
be 2 per cent muriate and the remain
der from sulphate of potash of mag
nesia and phosphate from superphos
phate.
Only the best adapted fields should
be used for 1935, and in case of wet
natured land, it would be well to break
by bedding the soil. In case of soil
that had been clean cultivated, early
March breaking will be satisfactory.
The fertilizer should be put in the
drill and thoroughly mixed with the
soil a few days ahead of transplanting.
For the best results in growing cigar
ette toDacco, the tobacco should be
Spaced about 24 inches in the drill and
the rows should be 3 feet 9 inches to
4 feet apart. The richer the soil the
closer the spacing should be.
In case you have light sandy land,
where the fertilizer leaches very rap-_
idly in case of big rains, it would be
best to use two-thirds of your fertiliz
er under your tobacco and one-third
of it as a second application about 20
days after the tobacco is transplanted.
The tobacco should be planted on
what is equivalent to a 4-furrow bed
not thrown up extremely high, but get
the young plants up above the level of
the ground. Begin cultivating as soon
as the plants begin to make roots, and
it should be cultivated every week to
ten days until about 10 or 15 days
prior to topping. In each cultivation
the soil should be worked to the plant
and the ntiddlesc scattered. The tobac
co plant puts out its feed roots up the
stalk and every cultivation should be
Very carefully planned so as not to
disturb the root system.
Special care should be taken at all
times to prevent the destruction of
the young tobacco leaves by worms.
Bud Worms
The bud worms can be best destroy
ed by a mixture of two pounds of ar
senate of lead to 50 pounds of corn
meal. Thoroughly mix the arsenate
of lead and meal together, drop a pinch
of this mixture in the buds of the
plants just as soon as you see indica
tion of bud worms.
Horn Worms
The horn worms are easily killed
by dusting with arsenate of lead. Three
pounds per acre is sufficient amount
of poison to kill the worms. It may
be necessary to mix air-slacked lime \
or wood ashes or some carrier of this
type in order to get an even distribu
tion of the arsenate of lead.
Topping of tobacco should begin as
soon as one-fourth of the plants have
reached the height that will give
leaves enough to the plant and which
will in the normal season, develop,
then the tobacco should be topped as
rapidly as the other plants develop to
the growth that you have topped. To
bacco should be well suckered at all
times and never allow suckers to get
overgrown as they will sap the growth
of the tobacco.
Harvesting should begin as early as
enough tobacco is mature and ripened
to justify priming a barn. Every pre
caution should be taken not to over
load or overcrowd the tobacco in the
barns. It is very necessary that to
bacco hung in the barn should have a
■circulation of air through the entire
barn in order to get the best cure. Do
not crowd the tobacco on the sticks
or in the barn.
After the tobacoc is cured, the to
bacco should never be allowed to take
up an excess amount of moisture, as
this will cause the leaf to mold or rot.
This can be taken care of by not allow
ing the tobacco to take up too much
moisture before it is taken out of the
barn and then pack in a dry packhouse.
In case the tobacco takes up too much
moisture in the packhouse at any time,
it can be hung back in the barn and
redried without any injury to the col
or, provided the temperature is not
run over 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Representative Stell Gets
Committee Appointments
Harry Stell, representative of Wash
ington County to the North Carolina
General Assembly, has been assigned
to membership on the following com
mittees:
Roads, federal relations, conserva
tion and development, drainage, game,
oyster industry. Having been game
warden here for years, Mr. Stell’s ex
perience should be especially valuable
to the committees of conservation and
development and game.
TOWN TEAM WINS
FROM BELHAVEN
Much Interest Being Taken
In Sport Here; Jimmy
Brown Is Star
Sustained by the support of Jimmy
Brown and the goal-throwing ability
of Onward Gaylord, the town basket
ball team administered a 26 to 22 de
feat to a strong Belhaven quint here
last night in the Plymouth High
School gym.
Gaylord got his eye on the basket
in the second quarter and then con
tinued to shoot the goal throughout
the game, tallying 18 of the points for
his club. Jones, from Belhaven, a tall
center, was effective as he hung up
the same number of points for his
club.
This sport has taken on much in
terest here, as close to 100 people at
tended this game. Frank Spruill is
manager of the local club and would
like to secure games in this section
with either good high school clubs or
semi-pros.
Indications are now that Jimmy
Brown may be secured as a coach.
Brown has played state college bas
ketball and is now the property of the
Boston Red Sox baseball team and
top-salaried man at Rochester, N. Y.
He thinks he might be called to Bos
ton should any one become injured,
otherwise he will be in Rochester next
season.
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PLAY AT ROPER
IS BIG SUCCESS
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“He’s My Pal” Is Presented
There Successfully
Last Week
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Roper.—Applause of the crowd at
tested to the fact that the senior class
production at the Roper High School
Friday night of “He’s My Pal” was
scored as a success.
This comedy-drama was given in
three acts, with Renctte Snell entering
a boarding house of Ma Averill in a
California town as an ugly duckling
but emerging as one of the prettiest
women in the section later being work
ed over by Lala Ruth Chesson, a
beautician.
Miss Snell was the sister of Ray
mond Ambrose, who had not seen her
in five years until she came to visit
him. Her appearance was clearly that
of the girl from the “sticks” until de
veloped into a beauty. Margaret Wind
ley loved Harry' Chesson but accepted
the advances of Osbourne Marrow,
because of his "bungalow.”
Marie Spruill was almost perfect as
“the mother of the lodgers at the
boarding house.” An orchid also goes
to Bill Davenport as the henpecked
husband, while Georgia Collins was
the “commandeering wife,” who would
have none of John F. Davenport’s or
Woodrow Collins’ real estate.
Esther Knowles as the cook came in
for her clever remarks. The play was
directed by Miss Edwina Burche, a
faculty member. Specil amusic was
directed by J. S. Aiken. Misses Mar
garet Chesson and Lucille Lewis sang
between acts, as did Russell Chesson
and his sister, Mrs. Harold Custer, of
Richmond.
Three Marriages Are
Performed by Justice
The following marriages were sol
emnized at the home of Magistrate J
T. McNair on Washington Street dur
ing the latter part of December and
in January:
Raleigh Stokesberry and Cassie La
tham, of Pike Road, on Saturday eve
ning, December 22.
W. E. Sawyer, of Plymouth, and
Lou Manning, of Robersonville, Mon
day evening, December 24, at thejmag
istrate's office on West Water Street.
Roy Paul and Miss Eva Spruill, both
of [Plymouth, on Tuesday evening,
January 8, at the home of the mag
istrate.
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Bible Study Class Will
Meet Monday Afternoon
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There will be a meeting of the Bible
Study Class on Monday afternoon,
January 20, at the home of Mrs. Clyde
Cahoon at 3:30 o’clock. All members
of the class are urged to attend, as
well as all members of the Episcopal
congregation.
MORE COLORED
THAN WHITES IN
SCHOOLS HERE
Figures on School Enroll
ment Made Public by
Commission
More colored children are being ed
ucated in the public schools in Wash
ington County than whites, it was
learned today from figures released
;by the State School Commission.
Statistics show that there were 91
more colored children enrolled in this
county last year than white, with the
totals being given as 1,534 white, in
cluding 302 in high school, and 1,232
in elementary departments, while the
average daily membership for the col
ored was 1,025, with 125 in high
school and 1,500 in the lower grades.
The tabulations also show that there
were 10 more whites in average daily
attendance, counting a total of 1,350,
including 301 in high school, and 1,049
in the grades, while the total for the
colored was 1,340, with 108 in the high
department and 1,232 in the lower de
partment.
1 his reveals that there were 2,690
children going to school daily in a
county with a population of a little
over 11,000 during last term. The to
tal average daily membership for this
year was given at 3,159. There is a
difference between 3,159 and 2,690 of
469 pupils, which were in membership
but were not recorded in the average
daily attendance.
Teachers allotted to Washington
County by the state officials to teach
their children for last term were given
as 84, which included 18 high school
instructors, with 13 of these in white
schools and 5 in colored schools; 66
in the elementary, with 31 of these
working with whites and 35 with the
colored.
A total of $54,149.38 was allotted to
this county for school expense, includ
ing $2,558.50 for general control; $40,
610.32 for instructional service; $3,
127.03 for operation of plants; and $7,
853.53 for auxiliary agencies (trans
portation and libraries).
The fund that was spent for general
control went for salaries for superin
tendents, travel, clerks, office expense,
audit and such, while instructional
service includes the salaries of teach
ers and supplies. Operation of .plant
includes the wages of janitors, fuel,
water, light, supplies and telephone.
Auxiliary agencies included transpor
tation, major replacements, and li
braries.
PROPOSE LOANS
FOR SEED-FEED
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Bill, Creating $40,000,000.00
Fund, Introduced By
Congressman
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A bill creating a $40,000,00 fund
from which destitute farmers might
borrow, has been introduced in the
House of Representatives in Wash
ington. The seed and feed loan bill
is now expected to receive administra
tion, late reports indicate.
When signing the bill last year,
President Roosevelt stated that there
would be no more, expecting the Pro
duction Creditor Corporation to take
care of the situation. However, the
.two North Carolina representatives
were able to persuade the Emergency
Finance Council, headed by Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau that
many share croppers were unable to
produce collateral.
The new bill will require the bor
rower to pay recording fees, totalling
$1 in North Carolina and varying a
mounts in other states, and an inspec
tion fee of $2. Last year there were
no charges whatever in addition to the
5 per cent interest.
Mr. Warren, who introduced the
measuring for the past three sessions,
is considering offering an amendment
{eliminating the $2 inspection fee on
loans less than $100.
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/. W. Starr Again Vice
President of Credit Group
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J. W. Starr, of Creswell, was reelect
ed vice president Jwni director for
Washington County in the Washing
ton Production Credit Association at
a meeting held in Washington Wed
nesday.
Attending the meeting from here
were Farm Agent W. V. Hays, Walter
Moore, R. 13. Davenport, J. M. Clies
on, R. W. Lewis, and E. B. Spencer.
A report was read by the officials
which showed that stock purchased
or $5 last year was now worth $5.30.
In a few years the organization will
have the funds t'£ loan the money
without government aid. Applications
for loans in Washington County
should be directed to Sidney A. Ward,
jr., who is now receiving them. A
young lady will be in his office for
three days weekly to aid in preparing
these loans.
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Mrs. Frank N. Evans and daughter,
Ann Oliver, of Fayetteville, spent last
j'week-end here with her sister, Mrs.
John Deaver.
FARM NOTES
By W. V. HAYS, County Agent |
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Approximately 500 peanut growers
have signed acreage reduction con
tracts for 1935. These contracts must
be signed before the 25th. There is a
committeeman in your community
who will make out your application,
measure your land and take your sales
receipts to him.
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Any farmer controlling land on
which cotton has been grown since j
1928 may sign a contrast for 1935.
These contracts will he ready about
the last of February. Allotment ex
emptions and information pertaining
to this will be ready by the 1st of
February.
Corn-hog contracts will be offered
growers about the 1st of February,
using the same base period for hogs
and corn as was used in 1934 contract.
This contract calls for a reduction of
10 per cent in hogs from the base and
the payment on hogs W'01 be $15 per
head for this 10 per cent. Corn rental
has been raised to 35 cents per bushel.
Notices will be sent growers when
these contracts are ready.
Notice will be mailed to growers
immediately upon arrival of checks.
Definite information has not been
received from Washington relatives to
allotments of tobacco grown outside
the contract, new producers, etc. This
Information will be published upon
receipt. Tobacco exemption outside
the contract amounts to about 40 acres
at an average yield for this county.
Application for this has been made
by at least 50 prospective tobacco grow
ers. Unless a new ruling is made by
the administration I certainly should
not advise the production of tobacco
at the increased cost of fertilizer, etc.
There can be very little profit after
paying for supplies and the tax. To
bacco may be expected to sell for
much less than the prices received in
1934.
Growers who have not signed their
marketing cards are urged to come to
the office and do this at once, other
wise checks will be delayed.
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Tobacco growers should clip the
article on Tobacco Suggestions for
Washington County. This article con
tains information and ttTTfriy sugges*
tions collected from the best tobacco
growers in the state.
COUNTY TEAMS
ENTER TOURNEY
Three Teams Will Likely
Be in Tournament at
A. C. C., Wilson
Teams in the Roper, Cresw'ell, and
Plymouth schools will probably be en
tered in the' Eastern North Carolina
High School basketball tournament,
which will be sponsored by Atlantic
Christian College at Wilson during the
first part of March.
1 Play will be in the new gymnasium
that was dedicated at the college on
January 5. Invitations to the teams
meeting the eligibility rules in 38 east
ern counties will be issued February
19. There are eight teams in the class
A ruling and 240 to be considered in
the class B range.
Trophies will be awarded the win
ning club in each class, with consola
tion prizes for the runners-up. Rooms
for the teams will be provided by the
college, while meals and transporta
tion must be paid for by the team.
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Daughter of Former
Resident Wins Honors
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Honors continue to accrue to Miss
Margaret Stubbs, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Stubbs, who formerly
lived in Plymouth but who now re
side in Richmond, as a Virginia state
paper carried a large picture of the
beautiful Miss Stubbs with a compan
I ion and revealed that they won the
New Year’s prize for the best dancing
couple at the English Tavern.
Miss Stubbs was also chosen as the
winner of the Merto-Goldwyn-Mayer
movie contest and named "Miss Rich
mond.”
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Senator Bailey Chairman
Of One Senate Committee
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Carl L. Bailey, of Plymouth, Sena
tor front this district to the North
Carolina General Assembly, has been
named a member of the following
committees: Finance, education, Ju
diciary No. 1, banks and currency,
public utilities, constitutional amend
ments, chairman of conservation and
development, congressional districts,
rules, and public welfare.
Mr. Bailey lost in the race for pres
ident pro tempore of the Seate by a
vote of 26 to 17, but he landed mem
bership on some important commit
tees.
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Mrs. J. W. Grizzard, of Tarboro,
spent the week-end here as the guest
of Mrs. J. B. Carlvsle.
REDUCE BONDS
OF HYDE MEN
IN PRISON HERE
Men Accused of Shooting
Hyde Officer Expect To
Raise $2,500 Bonds
Reduction of the amount of bond
from $5,000 to $2,500 for Harry and
Leslie Blake, of Hyde County, was
announced here this week by Judge
N. A. Sinclair, who is presiding over
the January term of Washington
County Superior Court here.
W. L. Whitley, local attorney, who
appeared for the defendants in the mat
ter, was of the opinion that the men
would be released by Thursday morn
ing, as the wife of one of the men left
immediately after the hearing for her
home to secure a bond for the amounts
required.
They have been in the local jail
since last Friday awaiting a decision
by the jurist, who would not render
a decision until the state’s attorney
was consulted about the reduction in
the bonds. The decision was slated
for Monday, but was not rendered un
til Wednesday.
The prisoners are charged with rob
bing and shooting William W. Payne,
deputy sheriff of Hyde County, some
time ago. The wife of Harry Blake
and Mr. Whitley have had access to
Ihe prisoners here as the result of spec
ial instructions from Judge Sinclair.
Sheriff J. K. Reid, who is widely
known for his humane treatment of
prisoners, is under the impression that
the men like the local jail better than!
any in Durham, Washington, or Hyde!
Counties on account of its conveni
ence and treatment.
COUNTY AGENTS
PLAN EXTENSION
WORK FOR YEAR
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Many Phases of Work Are
Discussed by State and
National Leaders
Plans for agricultural extension 1
work in North Carolina during 1935
were discussed by farm and home a
gents and extension specialists meet
ing in ahhiiaTconTeretice at "State Col
lege in Raleigh the week of January
7-12.
Approximately 170 agents and as
sistant agents attended the four-day
session presided over by Dean I. O.
Schaub. For the first time in the his
tory of the work, the negro farm and
home agents met with the white work
ers and heard first hand of the new
plans affecting the agricultural life of
the state. The agents met in district
meetings to talk shop each morning
from 8:30 until 10 o’clock, after which
they gathered in joint session to hear
discussions of the main problems af
fecting the state at this time.
Land planning, the tenancy problem,
rural rehabilitation,, soil erosion con
trol, 4-H club work, adjustment pro
grams, rural electrification and kin
dred problems were presented by state
and national leaders and were dis
cussed by the extension group.
There were no evening sessions,
since the agents have worked unusu
ally hard during the past year, but
recreational and amusement features
were provided by the entertainment!
committee. A feature of teh enter
tainment program was tell annual ex
tension banquet sponsored by the
North Carolina chapter of Epsilon
Sigma Phi, national extension frater
nity.
1-red E. Walker, farm agent or
Rockingham County, was elected pres
ident of the chapter to succeed Mrs.
Rosalind Redfern, of Anson County;
and Mrs. Effie N ines Gordon, home
agent of Nash County, was elected
president of the state home demon
stration agent association. The home
agents donated over $50 to the Jane
S. McKimmon loan fund to aid worthy
club girls in obtaining a college edu
cation.
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Local Basketball Teams
Win 2 Out of 3 Games
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Copping two of three contests here
last night the Plymouth cagers con
tinued their victory march.
The Plymouth High School girh
trounced the Pantego sextet, 27 to 22,
led by Lois LeFever, who was good
for 18 points before the opposition got
wise and ordered their best guard to
cover her. Bishop tallied 12 of the
points for the losers.
The town quint, led by Jimmy
Brown, who counted 11 points, de
feated the town club of Pantego, 21
to 15. M'indley thrilled the crowd
with a couple of perfect throws from
the middle of the court. Robbins,
with 5 points, led the losers.
The Plymouth High School boys
were a little too slow for the fast vis
itors, and fell before the invaders, 28
to 20, with James W’indley shooting 14
points for Pantego and Cox counting
13 for Plymouth. James M’indley also
shone in flipping perfect long distance ]
siile shots.
Little Damage Done By
Fire Here Last Tuesday
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Xot much damage was done to the
home of John James Tuesday when
firemen were summoned in time to ex
tinguish a blaze that was threatening
his home. The fire caught from a flue
and burned the roof, ft was soon dis
covered as it was day, and the efforts
>f the firemen checked the spread and
extinguished the flame.
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CLUB WORK FOR
CURRENT MONTH
Good Workmanship Being
Emphasized by County
Home Agent
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By Miss Eugenia Patterson
The home demonstration clubs are
studying "finishes for seams, edges,
ami hems in various materials” for
January. The aim in this lesson is to
emphasize good workmanship and to.
try to raise the standard of workman
ship among our club women.
\\ orkmanship cannot he emphasized
too much. One may take an inexpen
sive piece of material and make it up
into a lovely garment. On the other
hand, one may take exquisite material
and ruin it in the making. Workman
ship is one of the tell-tale features in
clothing work.
We want to be on our guard against!
accepting rules of yesterday for the;
mode of today. Adopt process and
workmanship to the garment. Aj
choice of process of construction that
is in harmony with the value of thei
garment should be made. For in-'
stance, a good silk dress is worthy ofi
a binding, put on in the conventional:
way.
This is our second year in clothing^
work. We want to start the year's,
work right, by having all members:
present. A good way to develop stan
dards for excellent workmanship is toj
observe five examples of workman
ship on garments made by experts, or
on higher class ready to wear. The
agent has some very nice examples of
construction lines from J. and P.l
Coats Thread Company. The cro
chet exhibit is also in the group and
is worth seeing.
LEGION WOMEN
IN MEET HERE
Second District Meeting Is
Held Here Thursday of
Last Week
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Members of the second district of
the American Legion Auxiliary met
here Thursday with good delegations
from Plymouth, Columbia and Wash
ington units, which comprise the dis
trict.
Mrs. Floyd Cahoon, of Columbia,
presided over the session. A welcome
address was made by Mrs. W. V. Hays
president of the local chapter. Re
sponse was by Miss Martha Sykes,
president of the Columbia auxiliary.
Mrs. W. B. Rodman, of Washing
ton, reported on the half-year’s work
of her organization, while Mrs. S. C.
Chaplin told of the work of the Co
luinhia, and Mrs. W. V. Hays for
Plymouth. The principal address was
made by Mrs. H. M. Shuntway, while
Miss Arelia Adams, of Lexington, de
partmental secretary, also spoke.
Sandwiches, tea and cookies were
served by the local unit.
Beauty Pageant To Be
Staged Here Friday
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A beauty pageant will be given at
•the Plymouth High School Friday
night at 7:30 with the merchants co
operating in presenting young girls be
tween the ages of 12 and 25 to vie for
the honor of being chosen "Miss Ply
mouth of 1935.”
The audience by secret ballot will
select the winner, who will be given
a tVip to Winston-Salem for the state
competition in March. A score or
more of young ladies will participate.
There will be a juvenile pageant for
boys and girls from 3 to 6 with a prize
going to the winner.
This production will be under the
direction of a representative of Ted’s
Productions, which organization has
been sponsoring these contests for
some time.
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Raise Standards of Local
Elementary Grade School
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L. M. Anderson, principal of the
Plymouth schools, recently received a
otter from Miss Hattie Parrott, state
grammar grade supervisor, stating that
through the efforts and excellent teach
ing of the local grade teachers, the
elementary school has at last been
standardized. This means that a stu
dent leaving Plymouth will not be sub
jected anywhere in the state to en
trance examinations, but will be ac
cepted entirely on the basis of their
record in the schools here. It also
means a general state-wide recogni
tion that the Plymouth teachers are
among the very best in the state.
MANY STUDENTS
HERE FLUNK ON
MID-TERM EXAM
Principal Says Work Can
Be Made Up By Hard
Studying
As the teachers file their reports for
the first term’s averages in the local
high school, many students are learn
ing that they will have to study a
great deal harder this last term if they
are to pass this year's work, it was an
nounced this week by the principal.
It is estimated that 30 per cent of the
students failed one subject or more,
some failing their entire course.
W bile the teachers realize that so
many students should not fail, they
also realize that the students must do
the required amount and quality of
work in order for the school to re
main on the accredited list. Parents
whose children have faded ate tlv,’.vest
ed to cooperate with the school r,.
setting a more rigid home study sched
ule.
The principal stated that all stu
dents have been notified that a fail
ure of the first term’s work does not
constitute a failure for the entire year,
and if the students are ambitious
enough they may correct their defic
iencies yet in time to earn their unit.
The decision to raise the standard.-,
in the local school was reached after
it was learned that the records of past
1 1) mouth graduate in the colleges of
the present rigid system, the faculty
the state was none too high. With
hopes to turn cut students better pre
pared o pass advanced work.
DEATH OF MR.
R. E. OVERTON
Funeral Held Tuesday for
Well-Known Local
Resident
funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon for Robert Edward
Overton, 61, who succumbed at his
home on Main Street here Monday
morning at 10 o clock as the result of
a cerebral hemorrhage which seized
him about an hour earlier while he
was at work in the National Handle
Company plant.
He was a member of the Christian
church and the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. Rev. N. A. Tay
lor and Mayor Gilbert Davis, both
Christian ministers, officiated. A large
■ rowd attended, including employees
of the handle plant, members of the
Junior Order and members of his Sun
day school class, who were honorary
pall bearers.
Interment took place in the Wind
ley cemetery near town. Active pall
bearers were B. O. Bishop, Ray Bate
man, Albert Alexander, Eugene Over
ton, P. ~D. Allen, \\ ill Browning. Sur
\ iving are a widow and two daugh
ters, Mrs. T. A. Avent and Miss Ro
sella Overton, of Rocky Mount; two
sisltcrs, Mesdames Pauline Bateman
and Mrs. Eeonard Ausbon, Plymouth;
Mrs. Grady Sullivan, of Greenville;
and three brothers, Warren and Hen
ry Overton, of Plymouth; and Eugene
Overton, of Greenville.
20 A. C. C. Students From
Martin and' Washington
Martin and Washington Counties
are well represented at Atlantic Chris
tian College during the fall semester,
which ends on January 26.. A total
of 20 students are enrolled front these
two counties, 15 of them coming from
Martin and the 5 remaining from
Washington.
Approximately 75 per cent of the
[student body comes from Eastern
North Carolina. Twenty-four coun
ties and 5 states are represented in the
| student enrollment.
Students coming from Martin Coun
ty are the following: Mae Anderson,
Williamston; Randolph Chandler, Rob
erson\Tilie; Chloe Roberson, Rober
sonville; Marjorie Rogers, Roberson
viHe; Annie Louise Taylor, Roberson
viHe; Slade Congleton, Parntele; Lou
Ellen Terry, Robersonville; Berenice
Roberson, Robersonville; C. G. Wal
ters, Jamesville; Elizabeth House, oi
Robersonville; Nell Harrison, Wil
liamston; Alvareta Weaver, William
ston; Marjorie Moore, Williamston;
and Russell Roebuck, Williamston.
1 he five students coming front
\\ ashington County are George Dix
on, Roper; Hugh Respass, Plymouth;
Benton Liverman, Plymouth; Neva
Liverman, Plymouth; and Della Bow
en, Plymouth.
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Parents and Teachers To
Meet At Roper Tuesday
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Roper.—The parent-teacher associa
tion of the Roper school will hold its
monthly meeting Tuesday night, Janu
ary 22, at 7:50. The regular date for
meeting has been permanently changed
due to conflict of extra-curricula ac
tivities of the high school.