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iMIlllllllllllllllllllll giiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir^ A home newspaper dedicated j| to the service of Washington 3 County and its 12,000 people. [| The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News *★**★★* SMimmimmiMimmiiiimiiiiiiiMii'iimmir '''""iiimr. I Advertisers will find Beacon I | and News columns a latch key to ^ = 1,100 Washington County homes. >riiiiiii!iimmiiiimii:i!iiimi:i:iii:imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 11 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, March 15, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 FINAL RITES HELD SUNDAY FOR MRS. JAS. S. HARRISON Died Friday As Result of Severe Burns Received February \2 Funeral services were held Sunday at the home for Mrs. James S. Har rison, 76, who succumbed last Friday as the result of burns that were suf fered on P'ebruary 12, when he cloth ing became ignited as she was stand ing near a heater. The Rev. R. H. Lucas, pastor of the Baptist church, and Rev. N. A. Taylor, of the Christian church, officiated. In terment took place in the Windley cemetery near Plymouth. She had lived for years on the White Oak Neck road with her husband, who was a well-known farmer. A large crowd attended and con tributed a beautiful floral offering. Active pall-bearers were Dr. T. L.' Bray, E. G. Arps, D. C. Clayton, J. R. Maning, Dr. C. McGowan, and J. B. Willoughby. Surviving is a husband, J. S. Har rison; the following daughters: Mrs. A. F. Arnold, Plymouth; Mrs. W. W. Alexander, Scotland Neck; Mrs. C. W. McNair, Plymouth; Mrs. M. L. Yeag er, Morehead City; Mrs. H. B. Saw yer, Plymouth; the late Mrs. W. A. Roe buck, Williamston; two sons, T. L. Harrison, New Bern; S. H. Har hison, Plymouth; M. A. Roebuck, Ply mouth; a grandchild, and many other relatives. - Hyde Men Hope To Raise Bond Money —•— Hrry and Leslie Blake, of Fairfield, Hyde County, hope to have their bonds of $2,500 each strengthened by Monday or Tuesday of next week, ac cording to W. L. Whitley, chief of defense counsel, who represented the men, charged with robbing and shoot ing William W. Payne, deputy sheriff, several months ago, at a hearing in Fayetteville Wednesday before Judge N. A. Sinclair. The prisoners stayed in jail here for several weeks until bonds were ar ranged. La«t Saturday a week ago they were represented when the vic tim expressed an opinion that the men were the ones who attacked him. Their bonds when first brought to Plymouth were $5,000 each but the amounts were reduced by Judge Sinclair. -® Contest Winner Is Off for Hollywood -9 Priscilla Anne Lyon, attractive and talented six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Henry Lyon, of Plym outh, with her parents, left today for Holloywood. Priscilla is the winner of the re cent Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer screen test, held at Loew’s State Theatre in Norfolk, when the M-G-M company was making a tour in search of new personalities. Little Priscilla has appeared on sev eral stages in North Carolina and Virginia and has been heard on the “Our Gang” program from radio sta tion WTAR at Norfolk on numerous occasions. Besides being a beautiful child, Priscilla Anne is exceptionally talent ed in dramatics, singing and dancing. -® Legion To Sponsor Dance Here Friday —®— Tonight, Friday, March 15, will be the first of a series of dances spon sored by the James E. Jethro post of the American Legion at their hall on Water Street. Every first and third Friday night these dances will be held between the hours of 9:30 and 1:30. These dances are being sponsored by the Legion •post to provide some good clean en tertainment through the coming weeks as well as a means of raising some needed funds for furniture and equip ment for their hall. -9 - Baptist Sunday School Is Active -* Setting their goal as ISO, the Bap tist Sunday school has developed an elaborate “increase attendance pro gram^” aecording to an announcement by J. R. Carr, superintendent. Ban ners are awaded the besrt two aver age classes every Sunday. The attendance reached its percent age of attendance peak on March 3, when 120 out of an enrollment of 130 were present. Last Sunday it was 7 less than the Sabbath before. But the goal is expected to be reached by Easter Sunday. City Council May Be Asked for Law To Keep Children Out of Local Cemeteries Ghosts no longer enjoy the privi lege of the cemeteries here alone as the youngsters of today know no fear of the haunting creatures and share with the apparitions the inhabitancy of the quiet sleeping city. And these deeds of the local “cow boys” are driving ladies of the Grace Episcopal Church and the Methodist Church to plan to request an ordi nance of the City Council prohibiting the 'children from romping over the graves and grass yelling and shooting like "cowboys”. The young starsshrd,shrdlshrdluhr The youngsters take vases and place them on valuts and then walk away a pace or two and shoot them with arows and slingshots or air rifles, | breaking them to bits. They hide be-1 hind the mounds of dirt for breast-; works. They trample the flowers andj shrubbery under foot. Not only are the children guilty, but adults pluck from the flower plots bouquets to adorn their clothes. Others take sprigs to plant. All to gether the acts of vandalism are ren dering the cemeteries ugly and un kempt. Unless it is stopped at once the ladies will seek the protection of law. Children have grown up here with these graveyards in full view and they have no hesitancy in visiting graves night or day. I FARM NOTES i By W. V. HAYS, Farm Agent i All cotton contract forms have been received at the county office. These are being typed and will be in the various townships for signing next Monday. This sign-up will last thru March 23rd, after which date the sign up closes. Old contract signers are required to sign a special form indi cating any change in their contract this year, such as the number of rent ed acres and the acres intended to plant. Applications will be received by Stuart J. Woodley at Cherry; Edgar S. Woodley at Creswell for Scupper nong Township. F. L. Everett will be at Mrs. Jane Elliott’s store in Skin -nersville township. J. E. Davenport will accept contracts at Mackeys for Lees Mills Township and some one will be at Roper also; Plymouth Town <ship applications will be made at the County Office in the courthouse at Plymouth. -® The recent newspaper information dii tobacco was misleading. Wash ington County has an allotment of 27.6 acres that can be given worthy tobacco tenants, those who have re cently bought land and old tobacco growers who now have on land the equipment necessary for tobacco pro duction. The number of applications now on laud would, if pro-rated, give less than half an acre each. The nec essary forms are now at the County office for making final applications. -® The corn and hog contract signers; of last year have about all signed for] 1935. About 30 new contracts were made in Scuppernong Township. All contracts, applications, or changes will be made at the county office and must be completed by the end of the month. All the peanut contracts have been tabulated and sent to Raleigh for re view and conformation. Notices will be given to growers about the first of April as to acres to plant. The num ber of contracts signed in various townships are as follows: Lees Mill, 218; Plymouth, 181; Scuppernong 134; and Skinnersville 99. -S Methodists To Hold Meet in Washington Methodists from Plymouth, Roper, and Creswell will attend a group con ference that is scheduled to be held in Washington, N. C., at Asbury church on Monday and Tuesday, March 17 and 18. Pastors from Washington County to attend will be Rev. K. P. Duvall, of Plymouth; and Rev. E. L. Stack, of Roper. Dr. E. J. Reeves, of the Washington church, will serve as group leader, and will preside over the first group con ference of the year. A large crowd from here is expectd to attend. Alexander To Open Retail Grocery Here —®— A. L. Alexander is extending his busines sinto the retail grocery di vision. He is opening a store in the quarters next to his present wholesale stand on Washington Street in the Owens building. His son, Herman H. (Spunk) Alexander will operate the retail grocery. This will be done in addition to the general brokerage business he has been conducting. -ct• Attends Baptist Meet at Windsor —$— Rev. R. R. Lucas, of Plymouth, at tended the two-day session confer ence at Cashie Baptist church, Wind sor, last Tuesday and Wednesday. He heard the conference leaders, M. A. Hudgins, of Raleigh; M. O. Alexan der, of Cary; and other Baptist lead ers discuss before the two-score pas tors present problems confronting the church today. Show Much Interest In Bridge Proposal —«>— New interest is being manifested in many quarters of Bertie and Washing ton counties over the proposed high way from Sans Souci to Merry Hill and Midway Service Station linking with the concrete from Edenton to Windsor. Citizens from the lower section of Bertie recently expressed a strong de sire for early action and they are joined in this by many from Wash ington County. Even interest is man ifested down as far as Tyrrell. This road would give an outlet to a thickly settled area and would mean a connecting length with Edenton and Norfolk for citizens of Tyrrell, Wash ington, and Beaufourt. For years a connection between the lower end of Bertie and Plymouth has been sought. Once a few years ago a ferry was operated between Ply mouth and Sans Souci, but this was abandoned. Now some of these Ber tie people come ii^to Plymouth to trade by boats. -® Bateman Is Made Kentucky Colonel H. D. Bateman, of Wilson, presi dent of the Branch Banking & Trust Company, who was born and reared in Washington County, was here on business Wednesday. Friends here were addressing him as “Colonel.” Governor Ruby Laffoon, of Ken tucky, has appointed Mr. Bateman to his staff to serve as colonel along with other prominent men of the coun try. This title is honorary and is be stowed on people who have achieve ments to their credit in some realm. ———<S Schedule for Home Agent Next Week —®— Following is the schedule of club meetings for nxt week, as announced by the county home demonstration agent, Miss Patterson. Monday afternoon, March 18, at 1:10 o’clock, Plymouth 4-H club. Monday afternoon, at 2:30, County Bridge Club. Tuesday, March 19, Pleasant Grove club. Wednesday morning, Roper 4-H clubs. Wednesday afternoon, Swains. Thursday mqrnfingv Creswcll and Cherry 4-H clubs. Thursday afternoon, Creswell Wo man’s Club. Friday afternoon, Alba. Saturday morning, curb mraket. Baptists Will Meet Friday and Saturday Baptists from tliis section are ex pected to attend the Eastern Regional Bapist Training Union Convention, which will be held at the Baptist church in Washington, N. C., Friday and Saturday of this week. The pro gram will begin at 2 p. in. Friday. The Baptist church, which will be host to the gathering, is under the lead ership of Rev. J.R.Everett, who start ed his pastoral work in Plymouth and was here for several years. A large number from Plymouth and Washing ton County are expected to attend. -® Iredell Dairymen To Dig Additional Trench Silos Iredell dairymen plan to dig addi tional trench silos this summer and a number are having their barns re modeled preparatory to more efficient dairy work. -$ Caswell Farmers Have Put In Orders lor Lespedeza -(£ Caswell farmers have ordered 2,20(J pounds of lespedeza seed cooperatively to date, with other orders being planned. State May Give Aid In Operating Ferry Across Albemarle -s Capus Waynick and Julian Wood To Determine State Support It appears now that the State of North Carolina will aid in the opera tion of the Edentnn-Mackeys ferry. It has been operated for years by private interests, but no one has made much money out of it. Now the state wiil help. Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, and Julian Wood, a mem ber of the commission from Edenton, will study a method for State opera-! tion or help by the State in operating this ferry line. They will determine whether to buy a ferry boat, lease the line, buy a line or what to do about it. Appointment of Mr. Wood to this commission meant a step forward in geting ferry operation by the State as he knows the section and would take more in terest in the matter than others have manifested. Local Girl Weds Baseball Player Cupid snared Clyde William Hum phreys, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Humphreys, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, Ohio, here Monday, when he was mar ried to Miss Florence Gardner, of Plymouth, daughter of Mrs. T. T. Gardner, and another baseball player had joined the ranks of the married. Humphreys is a left-handed pitcher who was signed by the New York Yankee organization when he came out of high school. He won 9 games and lost 3 for Wheeling, W. Va., in the season of 1933 and was promoted to the Norfolk Tars last year. Because of some misunderstanding he left the Yankee fold the latter part of 1934 when transferred back to Wheeling and drifted down to Ply mouth with a sore arm. He was manager of the Rocks during the lat ter part of 1934 in the Albemarle Lea gue. The last game of the season that he hurled was a masterpiece, as the kinks came out of his arm. This sea son he feels great. Now he is with Binghampton, N. Y., and is training with that club in Portsmouth, Va. He has been practicing in a gymn and pro claims that his arm is in “fine shape.” The couple was married in a cere mony that was beautiful in its sim plicity by the Rev. K. F. Duval, pas tor of the Methodist church here. Mrs Humphreys will remain here until the club leaves Portsmouth for Bingham ton. on Aoril 24. -® Start Monday on Fair Premium List —®— • Mrs. Bessie Ballard, of Kinston, will be in Plymouth and this section Mon day to begin to prepare a premium list for the Greater Plymouth Fair which will be held here October 14-19, under the auspices of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce at Kinston and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce. This fair is to serve Washington, Tyrrell, and portions of Martin and Beaufort Counties. W. R. Hampton, of Plymouth, has been named chair man of the executive committee with helpers named in the following com munities: Jamesville, Columbia, Cres well, Roper, Mackeys, Wcnona, with more to be named later. -® Peanut Production Information Sought —» A request has been received from Dr. L. S. Briscoe, deputy state veteri narian in the Large and Small Animal Hospital, Blythevllle, Arkansas, re questing information on the produc tion of peanuts and the letter has been turned over to Farm Agent Hays for a reply. “Will you please give me some data on the cultivation of peanuts? I was told that was the main crop raised a round your place, and I want to try an acre in this part of the country.” -® Repairs Being Made By Owners of Homes Through the facilities of the home owners loan corporation of the gov ernment, several people of the town and community have been aide to make much-needed repairs to their homes. Some have put on new roofs and ! some have had their homes made more attractive by paint and repairs, while a few have paid off mortgages standing for some time. Richard Carr Come in First In Beacon's Prize Contest Old-Age Pension Speaker W ill Be Here Friday, 7:30 Voters Urged To Sign Pe tions by State Manager For Plan -* “About 35,000,000 voters have al ready signed and sent in petitions, but more of these are needed,” said W. B. Fisher, of Andrews, North Carolina manager for the Townsend old-age pension plan, who will explain the pension bill that is now in Congress to the people of Washington County at the courthouse in Plymouth, on Friday, March 15, at 7:30 p. m. “All voters are invited to sign pe titions and opportunity will be afford ed without charge. The bill provides -that the government pay to all citi zens of the United States, man or woman, over 60 years of age, $200 per month on two conditions. “First, that the job held by the aged person be given up to a younger unemployed ■ person; second, to spend the entire amount of the pension every 30 days This sounds too good to be true. But don’t let the people make up their minds until they have heard it dis cussed. "I would like for all citizens, men and women, in the county in tobecome familiar with this pension and busi ness recovery plan,” said Mr. Fisher in a letter to the Beacon. Chevrolet Service Is Stressed by Slogan On Desks of Dealers “Never Forget a Customer; Never Let Him Forget You” Is Guide “Never forget a customer—Never let him forget you.” Originated by William E. Holler, general sales manager of Chevrolet Motor Company, this now famous slogan is placed above the desks of Chevrolet dealers throughout the country, and it is a guide to relations between Chevrolet owners and deal ers everywhere. "The value to the motorist of his contact with the automobile dealer of today,” said Mr. Holler, in comment ing on this subject, “is determined largely by the ability of tbe dealer to meet the motorists’ demands. Es pecially is this true as it applies to service on cars already sold. “Today Chevrolet is in the hands of approximately 10.000 dealers in this country alone. This means that the complete service facilities of one of the world’s largest distributing or ganizations are at the disposal of owners of more than 5,000,000 Chev rolet cars now in operation in every state in the Union. “It has been, and always will be the constant aim of Chevrolet deal ers to serve car owners with com plete maintenance facilities,” said Mr. Holler. “The service rendered to Chevrolet owners is not only thorough and comprehensive, but scientific and meticulous. We insist that every dealers’ service man be a specialist in his line. “Chevrolet maintains a service man ager and a crew of service instructors in every one of its 43 zones for the purpose of training dealers' service managers and mechanics in the best known methods of shop practice and service station management. At regu lar intervals, classes are held in each zone for service men from surround ing territories. -® B. Y. P. U. To Hold Meet in Columbia ♦ A B. Y. P. U. and Sunday school Convention will be held at the Salem Baptist church in Columbia April 13 and 14, it was announced today by Stanley McCulough, of Roper, presi dent. The convention will be opened at 10 a. m. Saturday with a sermon by Rev. Jarvis Melton. Rev. C. R. An thony will also speak. Sunday morn | ing at 10 Rev. J. A. Lester will speak. Music will be featured by Salem Bap tist choir. Prof. J. J. Clemmons, of Roper, will speak at 2:45 Sunday. -$ Edgecombe Mutual Group Ships 67 Hogs to Market The Edgecombe Mutual Livestock association recently shipped 07 head of hogs, weighing a total of 13,835 pounds, to a Richmond market. I FEDERATION ' v— ) The county federation of home demonstration clubs will hold its spring meeting in the Baptist church at Creswell on Thursday afternoon, March 28. It has been two years since the federation met at Creswell, and it is hoped this meeting will be well attended. Everybody make your plans for that time to be present. An inter esting program is planned.—Home Agent. Creswell Loses To Benson in Tourney C'reswell.—The Creswell high school boys’ basketball team was eliminated in the first round by Benson in the Northeastern High School Invitation al basketball tournament held at At-1 lantic Christian College in Wilson lasti week. The Johnston County boys defeated Creswell, 30 to 6. Benson led, 17 to 4, at the half and added 13 more points in the last period, while Creswell was garnering 2 points. J. Davenport was the best for Creswell. Creswell has won 8 and lost 2 games this season. They played in the class B section of the tourney which in cluded schools of less than 250 in the high school. Boys taking the trip were Raymond Davenport, Ernest Davenport, Jewel Davenport, Ralph Davenport, Gilbert Stillman, Junior Spruill, ^Robert Hathaway, Preston Woodley, Coach L. B. Adcox, Odix Godwin, and Principal C. H. Ader holdt. Farm Class To Make Trip of Inspection The Young Tar Heel Farmers Club of the Columbia High School in Tyr rell County is planning a trip to Wash ington and Martin Counties some time in the future to visit dairy farms. This is for practice in the livestock judg ing contest that is to be held soon. All of the 35 boys in the class un der Pat Duncan will enter the animal judging competition, but only two will go to Raleigh. Junior Ball Team To Be Organized Here Through the help of the American Legion with Chief P. W. Brown as athletic officer the boys of the town are planning to organize a junior base ball team for the coming season, all boys desiring to play on the team are urged to sec Edwin McNair so he can get a list of players for the team to be organized at once. Any boy under 17 years of age that can play baseball is eligible for the team. As soon as the team is organized, practice will start under the super vision of Chief Brown. -«> Negro Injured in Car Wreck Sunday 1 homas McCullough, young ne^ro man, is said to be recovering fri a Rocky Mount hospital from injuries sustained when a car which he was driving smashed into a tree on the Mde of the street in Roper Sunday. He is the son of Stanley McCullough, well known and well-liked negro church and Sunday school worker in Wash ington County. McCullough suffered injuries about the eyes, head and face and was con sidered in a serious condition when rushed to a hospital. White people here respect the entire family. Dardens Man Hurt In Unusual Accident Dardens.—Grady Davenport, of Dardens, hurt his left iiand severely when a wrench which he was using to tighten a holt on a plow slipped, caus ing him to lose his hold, thus slapping the back of his hand against a sharp edge of the heel. Sinews of two middle fingers were severed below the wrist. It was nec essary for these to be sewed together. Also his two fingers were put in a splint. It is said that it will take weeks for them to completely heal. Grady was well known in Plymouth, where he was a member of the town j basketball squad. Mrs. S. F. Darden and Miss T. T. Gardner Next; Others Share -$ Miss Callie Davenport and Mrs. H. D. Peele Also Get Cash Prizes -<J> The Roanoke Beacon subscription campaign is over. The six weeks drive came to a close the pa.^t Satur day afternoon at 4 o’clock with the awarding of more than $600 in cash ■prizes and cash commissions. The first prize of $300 went to J. Richard Carr, of Plymouth, with a to tal vote cast of 207,760. Second prize winner was Mrs. S. F. Darden, of Route 1, Plymouth, with total number of votes of 167,660 and a prize of $150. Third prize, of $75, was given to Miss Winona T. Gardner, al-o of Plymouth; fourth to Miss Callie Davenport, $50; and fifth and final award of $25 went to Mrs. H. D. Peele, of Roper. All the other candidates were re warded for their efforts by a cash com mission of 30 cents on each and ev ery subscription turned in. The Roanoke Beacon takes this op portunity to thank all who took part in the enterprise and made it a com plete success. Several hundred new subscriptions have been added to the list, the old subscribers put on a paid up basis, and the paper is left with a subscription list that merits the con inued support of its many advertisers. The report of the judges, as signed by them immediately following the fin al count and recheck of the votes cast follows: "We, the undersigned, duly appoint ed judges in The Roanoke Beacon subscription and prize campaign here by testify that we took over the locked ballot box at the close of the contest this date, and after a careful count and recheck of the votes cast find the win ners of the various prizes to be as follows: “First prize, $300, J. R. Carr, votes 207,760. "Second prize, $150, Mrs. S. F. Dar den, votes 167,660. “Third prize, $75, Miss Winona T. Gardner, votes 66,190. "Fourth prize, $50, Miss Calla Dav ■ enport, votes 28,093. "Fifth prize, $25, Mrs. H. D. Peele, votes 19,745. FRANK L. BRINKLEY, GILBERT DAVIS, "Judges. "March 9, 1935.’’ -$ Sunday School Meet At Creswell Sunday —®— Creswell.—"A Model Home” is the subject of an address to be made by L. R. Davenport at the Scuppernong Sunday School Convention which will be held in the Methodist Protestant church at Creswell on Sunday, March 17. The song service will be led by R. L. Leitchfield. Scripture will be read and a prayer offered by President Aaron Davenport. Miss Ruth Miller will give a reading. Rev. W. H. Hol lowell will speak on “A Model Sun day School.” A banner will be awarded the Sun day school having the best attendance in consideration of the miles traveled. Mr. Davenport asks that a large crowd be present. $28,673 Paid County Farmers Last Month —— A total of $28,673.69 in rental and benefit payments had been distributed by January 31 to Washington Coun ty farmers who have been cooperat ing in the crop adjustment programs. 1 his sum was based on latest tabu lations of AAA payments, includes all money that has been disbursed in Washington County since adjustment programs were started, but does not include all 1934 payments. Recipi ents include tobacco and cotton grow ers, hog producers, ami other cooper ating in the AAA programs. 18 Bovs Out for _ Creswell Team Creswell.—Eighteen members of the Creswell High School have reported for baseball workouts. The team will be selected soon. Mr. Ernest Daven port and Wilson Spruill will be pitch ers. I he team has new equipment and a new grandstand which will hold 200 or more people. They will play their first game in about two weeks.
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