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^iiiiiiiiiiiuimiiiHiimiimimiimiuiitiiiiHiiiiimiiiiiiimiti^ | A home newspaper dedicated H | to the service of Washington E 1 County and its 12,000 people, j| fuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiinr The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* jWiiTiiimiiiiiitiiiiiimiiHiiiiiiimiiiiiimiir .iiiiiimitm: I Advertisers will find Beacon = 5 and News columns a latch-key to | 1 1,100 Washington County homes. I fliiiiHiiimiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 15 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, April 12, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 JUNIOR - SENIOR BANQUET HELD FRIDAY NIGHT Held at Local High School Building; Interesting Program Dining and dancing, interspersed with toasts and music, composed the entertainment that the juniors provid ed for the seniors here last Friday night when the annual banquet was held in the Plymouth High School Building. Colors of the rainbow were used in the decorations with the beautiful eve ning gowns of the bonnie lasses blend ing perfectly with the assorted hues, while the young men attired in dark shades provided a harmonious back ground for the mingling tints. Added to this glamor of brilliance were the costumes of the guest specialty danc ers. A three-course dinner was served. Miss Mavis Bowen toasted the seniors for the juniors while Miss Louise Blount, an upperclassman, responded. Edwin McNair recognized the faculty members present with a reply by Prin cipal L. W. Anderson. James Harold Ward sang a solo. Miss Evelyn Arps, foremost young lady dancer, did a solo number, while her students, consisting of Misses Myrtle Hopkins, Alberta Clagon, Mel ba Ruth Gurkin, Ruth Gaylord, Olivia Poteat performed in a chorus number Harold Brinn provided the piano ac companiment. Pushing aside the tables, the young men and women dance until late in the evening. -® Ministerial Union Formed Recently In This District —$— Embraces Church in Roan oke District of Church Of Christ . —t* A ministerial union has been organi bed in the Roanoke District Conven tion of the Church of Christ, it was learned here today from Rev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of the local Christian Church, who says that the organiza tion will work on the lines of a State ^ organization. Rev. J. A. Saunders, of Pantego, is president; Rev. Roy O. Respass, of Creswell, vice president, and Rev. Nixon A. Taylor, of Plymouth, is secretary and treasurer. In addition to the officers the fol lowing ministers are members: Rev. D. Guy Saunders, Belhaven; Rev. W. O. Henderson, Elizabeth City; Rev. M. J. Penny, Martin County; Rev. W. A. Davis, Washington; Rev. G. D. Hardison, Jame.sville Rev. J. M. Perry, Robersonville; Rev. D. W. Davis, Washington; Rev. H. E. Hard en, Norfolk; Rev. M. L. Ambrose, Roper; Rev. Gilbert Davis, Plymouth; Rev. D. W. Arnold, Washington and Rev. T. R. Tyre, Sr., Bath. — ■ Plymouth Man Gets Honor as Principal —•— M. L. Basnight, of Ernul, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Basnight, of Ply mouth, has won a coveted etseem at the high school there of which he is principal. He decided to change to another place with the idea that the people were tired of him at Ernul aft er seven years in the same school. Immediately, a petition was circu lated without his knowledge and only six people in the district refused to sign and they did so with the expla nation that they had an aversion to signing such documents but wished that he would remain. Principal Basnight has done good work in the school there, and they are in favor of him continuing indefinitely and when he was here not long ago he said, “a fellow can’t very well leave a community or school under such conditions.” Schedule of Club Meets Next Week —<t>— The following schedule of club meet ings for next week has been announced by Miss Eugenia Patterson, county home demonstration agent: Monday afternoon, April IS, Scup pernong. Tuesday morning, Creswell and Cherry 4-H clubs. Tuesday afternoon, Cherry. Wednesday morning, Roper 4-H clubs. Wednesday afternoon, Albe marle. Thursday morning, leaders’ school for clothing leaders in agent’s office. Thursday afternoon, Wenona. Friday afternoon, Mount Tabor. Saturday morning, curb market. Slight Gain in Volume of Raw Tobacco Exports; Substantial Increase in Value A small volume increase and a sub stantial advance in value over the preceding year characterized United 'States export trade in leaf tobacco dur ing 1934, a report prepared in the Commerce Department’s Tobacco Di vision shows. Exports to all countries of unmanu factured tobacco during the last year totalled 440,860.369 pounds, valued at $125,064,085, a volume increase of 4.4 percent and a value increase of 50.82 percent as compared with 1933. Foreign shipments of raw tobacco from the United States in 1934 were destined to 94 different markets. The small increase in volume registered last year is due to increased purchases by Australia, Irish Free State, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Although there were increases in ex ports to individual countries in most sections of tlie world, tlic net result in each was a loss. Bright flue-cured tobacco represent ed 69 percent in volume and 87 per cent in value of all leaf tobacco ex ported from the United States in 1934. Shipments of this type amounted to 305,893,000 pounds, valued at $109, 411,046, compared with 208,940,000 pounds, valued at $67,565,000 in 1933. Exports of Burley tobacco in the year under review, amounting at 16, 284,126 pounds, exceeded all prior years except 1927, while shipments of all other types registered losses. Sales abroad of Aberican cigarettes increased from a value of $4,894,902 in 1933 to $6,144,090 in 1934. Exports of chewing and smoking tobacco in 1934 were valued at $1,299,492. Chew ing tobacco lost slightly while smok ing tobacco gained as compared with 1935. School for Clothing Leaders To Be Held Here Thursday, 18th Home Agent Urges Various Club Leaders To Attend -— By Mis Eugenia Patterson Miss Willie N. Hunter, state cloth ing specialist, will be in Plymouth next Thursday morning, April 18, at 10 o’ clock for 3. leaders’ school, with the club clothing leaders. The meeting will be held in the agent's office in the courthouse. The leaders are asked to select a dress pattern for themselves, cut an inexpensive cotton dress by the pattern, baste it and bring to the school. They are asked also to bring the waist that they cut and worked on at the last leaders’ school. Please bring work boxes, notebooks, pencil, some paper for patterns and lunch. Besides title “dress clinics,” Miss Hunter will take up “accessories,” for half of the lesson. All leaders are urged to be present. Please see that your leader gets to the school. -« Proper Cultivation Secures Good Yields From Even Poor Soil —<$>— Bladen Farmer Secured Net Return of $458 Per Acre Last Season -@> Scientific cultivation will make even mediocre soils produce unusually high yields of tobacco, says E. C. Blair, ex tension agronomist at N. C. State Col lege. Blair cites the case of G. E. Calli han, Bladen County farmer, who rais ed 1,560 pounds of tobacco per acre last year on Bladen sandy loam. Dur ing the nine previous years he aver aged 1,434 pounds to the acre. iLast year, Blair adds, Callihan made a net return of $458 per acre. This sum does not include the to bacco produced above his allotment, which was destroyed, nor the rental and benefit payments received from the AAA. From 1926 through 1933, Callihan averaged a profit of $316 an acre from his tobacco in spite of the fact that twice his crop was seriously damaged by hail storms and that several years he sold his weed when market prices were extremely low. Callihan uses a fertilizer low in nitro gen and high in phosphoric acid and potash. Last year he applied 1,100 pounds of 2-9-7 fertilizer, mixed at home, to the acre and also a small a mount of stable manure. He plants the Cash variety of to bacco, 18 inches apart in the row', and lets it grow to a height of six feet be fore topping it. He uses the ridge system of cultivation, Blair points out. Callihan has been following a two year crop rotation, planting tobacco and cow'peas one year and cotton and abruzzi rye the next. -* Pre-Easter Services At Zion’s Chapel ■ — Roper.—A pre-Easter campaign will begin at Zion’s Chapel Sunday night, April 14. There will be preaching each night during the week at 7:30, with special services on Easter Sun day. The campaign is sponsored by Hol!^ Neck, Sts. Delight, and Zion’s Chapel churches. Good music will be a spec ial feature of this campaign. The min ister of these churches, Rev. M. L. Ambrose, will do the preaching. Everyone is invited to attend these meetings. Red Cross Planning Safety Instruction Here This Summer Swimmer Will Be Sent To Aquatic Safety School At Brevard A. J. Berris, jr., Stale director of Red Cross for North Carolina, visit ed Plymouth recently and conferred with Mrs. H. A. Llverman, chairman of the Washington-Tyrrell County chapter, on the subject of life saving and swimming courses for the boys and girls of the two counties. Mr. Berres suggested that the local chapter send some good swimmer to the Red Cross Aquatic Safety school at Camp Carolina. Brevard, N. C., for the course in life saving, first aid, boating, swimming, waterfront leader ship,etc., June 12 to 22nd, and upon his return home the chapter’s candi date will give free courses in swim ming and life saving to the youth of the two counties. This school is conducted every year by the Red Cross and takes care of the south eastern section of the United States. It is recognized as the outstanding camp of its kind in the world. The courses to be given during the summer will be fifteen hours in length and will include perfection in swimming strokes, all of the ap proaches to a drowning person, the holds, breaks, carries and artificial respiration. Those boys and girls successfully completing the courses will be certificated by the National Red Cross and will be eligible to wear the insignia of the Red Cross life sav ! ing corps on their bathing suits. It will be a wonderful opportunity for the youngsters of the counties to learn all there is to know about water safety as taught by the world’s great est life saving organization. There will be junior and senior courses de pending upon the ages of those tak ing them. 18 Women Attend Leaders’ School Eighteen food and nutrition leaders, representing ten of the eleven home demonstration clubs, attended the feaders’ school conducted here in the home agent’s office Thursday morn ing beginning at 10 o’cloch. Plans had been made for the second lead ers’ school the week before and Miss Thomas had been expected, but owing to the sudden and serious illness of her sister, she was called to Louisiana. The leaders’ school held yesterday was devoted entirely to the various ways of cooking fish and the value of fish as a good source of protein. In spite of bad weather the women a greed all had a pleasant and instruc tive day, adding to their cooking knowledge, as well as improving upon their ability as hostesses. -® Entertains Firemen With Oyster Roast —®— Mrs. Sarah F. Nurney was host to the members of the Plymouth Fire De partment at an oyster roast last Fri day night. Every one present enjoyed the affair. Numbered among those present were Miss Iris White, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl White, who is mascot of the firefighters. Several barrels of oysters were served. -- Plenty of Green Feed Is Big Aid to Poultry -• Plenty of green feed in the way of small grain, rape and kale keeps a healthy, heavy producing opultry flock on the farm of C. R. Barrier in Cabarrus County. Interesting Paper Is Read at Recent Meet Of Masonic Lodge —— Deals With Life of Col. E. B. Buncombe, of This Section -»■ — (Below are excerpts from a speech detievered in Unanimity Lodge of the Masonic Fraternity at Edenton by E. W. Spires, grand historian of North Carolina Grand Lodge and Mayor of Edenton, when a group of Plymouth Masons visited there recently. So im pressive was it that the Beacon re quested the speech for its brilliance and historical value.) “Unanimity Lodge shares with your section the great honor and invaluable services conferred upon the Albemarle by Col. Edward B, Buncombe, who lived in that section of Tyrrell Coun ty which is now Washington County. His spacious mansion, situated near Roper, was said to have contained 50 rooms. The plantation was willed to him by his uncle. Colonel Buncombe was residing in the West Indies and some men from Bertie went there to purchase the plantation, informing him that it was a large tract of waste land suitable only for grazing purposes. Hi; wife reminded him that if the land wa? of sufficient value to justify such a long trip in interest of a purchase, he should come to America and investi gate the situation, which was accord ingly done. Upon arriving, Colonel Buncombe was amazed to find such fer tility of soil, an equable climate and the waters abounding in all kinds of edible fish. He removed his and sev eral other families and had the man sion constructed. Colonel Buncombe, although a young man, was an elaborate enter tainer. Prominent men from all over the colony were guests at his home, a sign at the entrance to his estate read ing “Welcome all to Buncombe Hall.” It is said that a creek, or drainage ditch, bordered the plantation, over which was erected a portable bridge. When some of his guests desired to leave sooner than he wished, Bun combe had his slaves remove the bridge and hide it in the swamp. The minutes of Unanimity Lodge, under date of June 3, 1776, record Buncombe as having been made a Mason, on. which occasion he pre sented the lodge two handsome silver candlesticks, which are still possessed and highly valued by our lodge. “At the Halifax Congress, Bun combe was commissioned a colonel on April 4, 1776, and immediately pro ceeded to recruit men for the fifth regiment. These men came largely from what is now Washington and Tyrrell counties. His regiment con tained between 500 and 600 men, which he quartered at his home, drilled and otherwise equipped them at his own expense until the fall of that year, preparatory to joining General Wash ington’s army. He served with great distinction and was wounded in the battle of Germantown in October, 1777, from which injuries he never re covered fully and died at Philadel phia at the age of 30 years. “It is related that as a wounded officer, he was exchanged by the Brit ish for one of their own officers who was likewise wounded. On one oc casion Buncombe visited the home of one of Washington’s generals. After being permitted to remain standing for some time, much to his discom fort due to his injuries, the general finally raised his head from his work and asked, “Who are you” in a gruff voice, to which Buncombe replied in a spirited tone, "I am Col. Edward B. Buncombe, of the fifth regiment, North Carolina troops, of Buncombe Hall, North Carolina, and a gentle man; and if a gentleman should come to my home, I would invite him to have a seat and a glass of wine.” The old general smiled at the rebuke aid offered Buncombe both. “Nat Allen, nephew of Joseph Howes, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and several other "hot spurs” became angry with Cullen Pol lock, a land agent for Lord Granville, because Pollock maintained a neutral attitude in the revolutionary fomenta tion. They attacked Pollock and threw his carriage into Edenton Bay. When Buncombe heard of this, he buckled on his trusty sword and with his man servant came to Edenton in his boat. Pollock was a great friend of Bun combe’s and he deeply resented his unnecessary treatment. Buncombe (Continued on back page) -S Church School Day At Roper Sunday ♦ — Roper.—Church School Day will be observed at the Roper M. E. Church on Sunday, April 14, at 11 a. m. “The Church Teaches” will be the subject of a special program, which will be ren dered. After this the pastor will make an appropriate address. The public is urged to attend. Local Chamber of Commerce Is Reorganized at Meet Last Week Funeral Held Last Thursday for Mr. Asa Tar ken ton, 81 - - ■ & — Well Known Farmer Dies From Infirmities of Age Wednesday -® Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon at the Baptist church in Roper for Asa Tarkenton, well known farmer of Washington County, who succumbed front the infirmities of age Wednesday after being in failing health for four months. Burial took place in Zion's Chapel Christian church cemetery. Rev. W. H. Hollowell, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated, assisted by Rev. M. L. Ambrose, of the Christian denom ination. Mr. Tarkenton was 81 years of age and was the last of his family, leaving no brothers and sisters. His wife was the late Mrs. Ellen Ainsley Bateman. Surviving are the following: one sister-in-law, Mrs. W. H. Tarkenton, Roper; nieces, Mrs. C. N. Reynolds, Mrs. D. A. Hudson, Mrs. W. B. Mas sengale, all of Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. Hugh McCabe, Norfolk; Mrs. Lula Barnes, Tarboro; Mrs. Nellie Oliver, Mrs. J. C. Phelps, Mrs. John Furlaugh, all of Roper. Nephews; H. W. Tarkenton, Frank Tarkenton, Roper; L. D. Tarkenton, Manteo; U. W. Tarkenton, Belhaven; J. W. Phelps, Tarboro; Clinton Tar kenton, Creswell; J. M. Tarkenton, Norfolk; H. W. Tarkenton, Elizabeth City. Active pall-bearers were rela tives of the deceased. -® Spring Burning of Wooded Lands Is Bad Farm Practice —$— Forester Declares It Is One Of Most Harmful Customs -® Why burn the woods? This is a question that farmers should ask themselves every day, says R. W. Graeber, extension forester at State College. “The practice of burning off wood lands is one of the most harmful cus toms we have inherited from the days of ‘frontier farming,’ ” Graeber says. Fires burning through timbe lands kill young seedlings, seriously dam age saplings, and check the growth of big trees he points out, to say noth ing of the destruction of humus and leaf matter in the soil. Sometimes big fires kill even the mature giants of the forest. A study ot one forest area which has ben ravaged by three fires during the past 20 years showed that the growth of the trees had been set back a total of 11 years. Burning off broom sedge does not make pasture lands produce earlier or provide better grazing, he says, but it does deplete the soil of valuable plant food. Burning fence rows drives birds out into the.open, where they fall prey to their natural enemies and the mowing machine. Many times brush can be put to a better use by placing it in a gully to help stop erosion, Graeber says, than by burning it—and it is just as cheap to haul it to the gullies as it is to burn it In the older countries, everything on the farm that will decay readily is carefully saved and put back into the soil. People who fail to do this pay dearly for their wastefulness, he warns. He recommends the construction of "fire breaks” along property lines and through wooded areas to check the spread of any fires which may break out. A "fire break” consists of a strip of land 10 to SO feet wide from which all inflammable material has been re moved by raking or careful burning. -a Seek Registration of Pre-School Children —*>— An educational clinic will be held some time before the end of the pres ent school term for the purpose of securing the name, number and ad dresses of children who will be eligible to enter the public schools in Wash ton County next fall, it was announced today by James W. Norman, superin tendent of public instruction. Date of this clinic has not been an nounced. A child reaching the age of 6 by October 1 will be allowed to en roll now for entrance in the fall. Mr. Norman urges the parents to arrange for their children to attend the clinic when the date is announced. r FARM NOTES By W. V. HAYS, Farm Agent The beekeepers of Washington Coun ty are informed that there will be a meeting of beekeepers at the farm of Mr. Gibson Lewis at the head of the Mill Pond road on April 25th at 10 o’clock in the morning.. All who are interested in bee culture are urged to be present at this meeting. We will go from there to Mr. C. E. Marriner's bee yard and will be there rom 11:30 until 12:30 for demonstration pur poses. it has been reported that on rent ed acres of cotton and tobacco a pro ducer will be permitted to grown corn, provided this corn is needed for food or feed for livestock on this particular farm. -« The cotton contracts are in Raleigh being considered by the state board of review, and by the time you read this notice, we hope that we will have been advised as to the number of acres al [ lotted to Washington County. It will not be necessary to call at the county office for this information; it will be mailed to the producer the same day it is received. -« Peanut contracts have been adjusted by committeemen and tabulations sent to Raleigh for confirmation, which means that growers should be notified early next week, by letter, the permit j ted acres to plant. Negro Drowned in Roanoke Here Last Saturday Morning —*— Isaiah Hedgepeth Loses Life When Bottom Falls Out of Gas Boat -$ Thursday morning the murky waters of the historic Roanoke River, which has swelled with the tides of recent days, continued to hold the body of Isaiah Hedgepeth, middle-aged negro, who was drowned Saturday morning when a gasoline boat in which he W'as riding lost the bottom and sunk. Grappling hooks, nets, and other devices had been used in combing the river bottom to no avail Some had suggested dynamite, but this has not been used. Inclement weather has hindered the searchers. Another ne gro, Levy Dawson, in the boat who could not swim, was saved, while Hedgepeth was supposed to have been a good swimmer and was drowned. ® Compliance Officer For State Located at N. C. State College To Handle All Matters Re lating To Compliance With Contracts -• North Carolina will have its own compliance officer this year to adjust controversial matters arising from the operation of the adjustment contracts. Dean I. O. Schaub has announced that Per:y Bloxam has been located at( State Qollege by the AAA and that all matters relating to compliance with contracts will be handled by hint. j This means that farmers who may have difficulty in securing rental and benefit payments on their contracts should take up the matter with their local farm agents, who in turn will transmit the information to the ex tension specialists in charge of the commodity concerned. There com modity men will then handle the mat tre with Washington through Mr. Bloxam. -* Minerals Necessary For Laying Flocks —•—— For the laying flock the usual min eral feeds are bone meal, oyster shell, or ground limestone, salt and grit. Some materials are found in small grains such as wheat, s'orn and oats but the amount in these grains is in adequate and must be supplemented from other sources. Bone meal sup plies calcium and phosphorus and helps build tissue and bone. Te oys ter shell is fed for its calcium con tent. Salt stimulates the appetite, renders the mash more palatable and increases the vital processes while grit is an aid in grinding the food. All are absolutely necessary for egg production. ^4! ENTIRE SECTION TO BE CANVASSED FOR MEMBERSHIP --$ Z. V. Norman Is Elected President; W. M. Dar den, Secretary -® 65 at Meeting Friday Under the leadership of a new group of officers who have entered upon the discharge of their sundry duties with vigor, the Plymouth Chamber of Com merce today appears headed for one of the best eras of its existence with a majority group of citizens support ing the leaders. Zeh Vance Norman, local attorney, has been named president, with W. M. Darden, another lawyer, as secretary. W. F. Winslow, merchant, and J. B. Willioughby, a partner in the Ply mouth Motor Company, have been named first and second vice presidents, respectively. A membership committee, composed of C. L. Groves, P. W. Brown, and J. B. Willoughby are canvassing the town and surrounding agricultural sec tion for members, who secure mem bership at the rate of $2 each. It is hoped that more than $200 can be se cured as the capital to start with and that additional money can be secured. A board of directors, composed of Mayor Gilbert Davis, W. E. Waters, E. S. Blount, W. L. Whitley, E. G. Arps, W. A. Davidson, Mrs. Sarah F. Nurney, H. E. Harrison, H. A. Wil liford, J. F. Ausbon, and A. L. Alex ander will prepare a group of by-laws and a constitution for the organization. Among those who have endorsed the idea and will contribute financially to the new organization are Recorder J. W. Darden, T. F. Connors, manager of the National Handle Co. J. R. Man ning, a partner in the Plymouth Mo tor Co., Dr. C. McGowan, W. F. Win lswo and about 65 who w’ere present at a recent meeting. Much of the credit for the new or ganization should go to the firemen, who asked for a large gathering at their quarters last Friday night at which time the organization was per fected with the officers being named. The firefighters will continue their ef forts to make the commercial organi zation successful. A vote of thanks w>as given Chief L. W. Gurkin and his firemen for sponsoring the first meeting. The date and place of the next meeting will be announced later. -• ProDoses Law That Requires Inspection Of Cars Twice Year -® Inspection Would Not Cost Car Owner Anything; Is Safety Measure -9 A bill to provide for semi-annual inspection of all automobiles in North Carolina was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly a few days ago by Tom O’Berrv, a repre sentative in the House from Wayne County. Under the bill this inspection would be made at no cost to the car owner but if he failed to have corrected mechanical faults found needed after the inspection, he w’ould be subject to a fine of $25. The highway de partment would be charged with deignating garages throughout the State where the examinations might be made. “It is really a highway safety meas ure, said Mr. O'Berry, “and one that 1 believe would go far toward elimi nating accidents by correcting me chanical defects in cars before they result in wrecks. It is pretty much the same law they have in Virginia, and a law that has worked to the satisfaction of all.” -$ Legion To Sponsor Indoor Circus Here —»— The James E. Jethro Post, No. 164, of the American Legion, has contract ed to sponsor an indoor circus and community fair in Plymouth the week of May 6 to 11. It was announced that there will be shows, rides, merchants’ boths, auto mobile and radio show. Read the Beacon for further an nouncement.
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