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| K = A home newspaper dedicated = I to the service of Washington § = County and its 12,000 people, a ^tllltlllllllltlllllllllllimiHIIIIIHtWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllllllllir The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* 5HiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimwiiHimiiiiitr iimnnmii' | Advertisers will find Beacon f = and News columns a latch-key to ' = 1,100 Washington County homes. ftiimiiiHNiiimiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiimtii. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 20 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, May 17, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 CONTINUE PLANS FOR LARGE FAIR HERE NEXT FALL -». — Mrs. Walter H. Paramore Is Named Assistant Secre tary; Bartlett Here -• Mrs. Walter H. Paramore was se lected for the assistant secretaryship, of the Plymouth Four County Fair, by N. G. Bartlett, Secretary of the East ern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the sponsors of the Fair, while in Plymouth this wjeek. Mr. Bartlett stated that plans are going forward very satisfactorily for this sectional Fair “We expect to have the same pro gram of entertainment here that we have in Kinston, Greenville and the other Fairs which we are sponsoring,” Mr. Bartlett stated. A total of $1,500 will be offered in premiums in the dif ferent departments and competition will he open to Washington, Martin, Beaufort and Tyrrell Counties. The dates are October 14th through 19th. The Free Acts will include some of the most sensational performers on the Fair Circuits today. A gorgeous Revue will furnish the Grand Stand enter tainment for the night programs. This Revue is the same that will play the large Fairs in the North. One of the spectacular features will be the Live Man that is shot from the mouth of a Canon ninety feet through the air. This will be on Saturday a6 a special feature. Special attention will be given to Exhibits of all descriptions'. “Indications are the Plymuoth Four County Fair will equal any in the State”, Secretary Bartlett said. W. R. Hampton, is chairman of the local steering committee. -cj) OLD AGE PENSION BILL IS OFFERED IN LEGISLATURE Would Allow Dependents Over 65 Years of Age $15 Monthly -« Raleigh — A specific old-age pen sion bill was offered the lower house as Representative Dowtin, of Warren, introduced a measure which would, if passed, provide maximum payments of $15 monthly to North Carolinians who are 65 years or age or older and who are without means of support. The measure would set aside $1,000,000 from the state’s general fund to be expended during the next two years. Those eligible for the proposed pen sions would be persons 65 or older who have been residents of the United States at least 20 years and of North Carolina for at least 10 years who have no children who can and will support them and who do not deprive themselves of property for the purpose of becoming eligible to receive a pen sion. Maximum payments under the Dow tin bill would not exceed $15 monthly, payable on the first Monday in each month. If a person eligible for a pen sion should, for example have an in come of $5 a month he would be eli gible to receive from the the state not more than $10 monthly. In addition to the monthly payments the measure provides that at death the state shall contribute a sum not , to exceed $50 for burial expenses for any pension receiver. -® Sees Copy of Beacon After Number Years -® Here are excerpts from a letter to the Beacon from Rev. D. D. Bailey, of Murphy, N. C., which should prove of interest: "I was living in Washington County when the first copy of the Beacon came off the press, hut I hadn’t seen a copy in 25 or 30 years, and I didn’t know whether it still existed or not. You may know I was glad to get your sample copy. I sat down and read it through. "1 was glad to hear from the places and people I once knew, and I was glad to infer from its editorials that it is dry in sentiment. Most of the secu lar papers of today are wet.” -® Local Youth on Staff Of College Monthly —»— Benton Liverman, son of Mr. and Mr*. E. H. Liverman, of Plymouth, has served as assistant business mana ger of the Collegiate, a student pub lication issued monthly by Atlantic Christian College, during the last school term. Reports reaching here are to the et’efct that he has been do ing a good job in this as well as his studies. College Course in Cotton Class Will Be Offered at State College This Summer Quality is becoming increasingly important in the growth of cotton in North Carolina as keener competition begins to develop in other sections of this county and in foreign countries. “A knowledge of this quality is also necessary to the grower, the buyer and the professional grader," says Dr. J, B. Cotner of the farm crops depart ment at State College. “For this rea son, we are again offering our cotton classing school beginning June 13 and lasting through July 24. Those who register for the course will pay the regular tuition fee because of the ex pense involved in preparing and giv ing it. No college credit will be al lowed but those who complete the work satisfactorily will be awarded a cotton classing certificate by the col lege.” Dr. Cotner points out tlrat State College is well prepared to give a course of this kind. A special classing room is available and a full set of cot ton samples representing the various varieties, grades and staples grown in North Carolina and throughout the cotton belt have been acquired. The work will he in charge of a licensed classer. The course has been held each sum mer now for the past 15 years with most of the students enrolling from North Carolina and other Southern States. However, students have at tended from India, China, South Af rica, Belgium, Germany and the coun tries of South America. Dr. Cotner says that any grower, cotton buyer, textile worker or grad er desiring information about the course may obtain information about the course on request to him. Club Women Will Study Children’s Clothing in May —®— See Direct Connection Be tween Clothing and Behavior -® By Miss Eugenia Patterson Have we ever considered tlie im portance of clothing in character building? “Simple straight-forward clothes help to form similar character habits.” Ur. Lee Vincent of Merrill Palmer School says: “for years I've been increasingly convinced that there is more connection between behavior problems and clothing than most people dream of. Many cases of shy ness are due to the fact that children are dressed conspicuously—with young children clothing can facilitate or re tard the process of learning in an astonishing way.” Therefore it is im portant in selecting children’s cloth ing to remember his need for “social emotional security,” as well as his need for physical growth. If you wish to develop a sense of personal and so cial well being, each garment should be suitable to age, sex and near en ough like other children's clothing, so that he will compare favorably with the group. Color, material and price should be guides used in the selection of children’s clothing. Certain colors and materials, express a child’s person ality better than others. The health and character of the children should be the foremost consideration in the selection of clothing for them. Sim plicity and comfort should be key notes in a child’s clothing. So far this month we want to put our minds and hands to the task of "better clothing your child.” An exhibit of well-made, and suitable children’s clothes will be shown at all the club meetings dur ing the dates of May 12th to May 31st, Don't miss seeing it. Several Shots Fired At Man Near Roper ——«— Roper — No solution had been giv en today of the mysterious shooting near the home of VV. C. Curies near here on Tuesday night. Mrs. Curies and sons retired about 8:30 leaving Mr. Curies up reading. A few minutes before 10 o’clock he heard rifle reports. He rushed to the front porch at the first bark of the rifle and a bullet whizzed by his head and crashed into a panel in the pantry. Another came much closer, hitting the door facing while a third bullet hit the ground about a foot from the door. M r. Curies can give no reason for the shooting affirming that he knows of no -nemies that would be prompted to do such a tiling. Rose’s Store Will Open by June 1 G. \ . Boyd, of Henderson, arrived tihs week to assume the duties as man ager of the lacol unit of Rose's five and ten cent store. He has been with the organization for three years work ing in Gaffney, S. C. during the last 18 months. Date for the store opening has not been decided but it is thought that it will be by June 1. Two or more sales ladies will be employed. -® Tex Edens Seriously j Hurt Last Tuesday —— Yenson (Tex) Edens, a former baseball player for Plymouth and now an -insurance man, is in a serious condition at Tayloe Hospital in Wash ington as the result of knife wounds received in a fight at a dance in Wash ington Tuesday night. County Winners of Garden Contest Are Named This Week —«— Mrs. J. J. Burdine, of Roper, First; Mrs. L. A. Par risher Second Mrs. J. J. Burdine, of Roper, route one, and Mrs. L. A. Parrisher, route one, Roper, were first and second prize winners, respectively, in Wash ington County, in the fall and winter garden contest conducted in North Carolina last winter, it was announced today by Miss Mary Thomas, of State College, nutrition specialist. This contest was conducted by the home demonstration division of the State college extension service cooper ating with a nitrate of soda organiza tion. More than 450 individual rec ords were submitted by women and records show that excellent gardens were grown during the past winter. The contest began on October 1. 1934 and closed on April 1, 1935. -® Extension Dairyman Urges More Silage For Winter Feeding —— Silage Is Cheap and Makes Excellent Feed When Badly Needed -® Leading fanners and dairymen are now planning to produce an adequate supply of silage for feeding their stock next winter. Good silage is one of the best feeds that can be given animals in winter, says John Arey, extension dairyman at State College, and he is urging all farmers to include silage in their farm ing budget. Silage is cheap, lie points out, be cause a iarge amount can be pro duced on a small acreage. It loses little food value while in storage, and provides succulent and nutritive feed at a time when pasture grass is not available. The acreage which must be allotted to corn to produce a desired tonnage of silage depends largely upon the productivity of the soil. Corn that will produce 50 bushels of grain to the acre will yield about 10 tons of silag<x or enough to feed three average cows six months. Although Texas seeded ribbon cane has only 72 per cent of the milk-pro ducing value of corn, when converted into silage, it will produce from SO to 80 per cent more tonnage to the acre, according to tests conducted by the South Carolina experiment station. Only a few dairymen in this state have grown the ribbon cane for sil age, but Arey believes the results ob tained will warrant a more general use of it, especially by farmers with trench silos. It will pack in the silo better than corn. Corn plantings for silage should be between May 1 and July 1. but the best results are obtained from plant ings made between May 15 and June 15. Texas seeded ribbon cane should be planted between May 1 and 15. The advent of the trench silo should I lead to a greater usage of silage by small herd owners, Arey states, for this type of silo is easily adapted to all herd sizes. Get-Together Meet At Roper Tuesday A "Get-toGather" meeting, will Ire held at St. Lukes Episcopal Church at Roper, Tuesday, May 21. -$ Halifax Farmers Interested In Producing Good Seeds Halifax County farmers are showing more interest in producing certified seed for sale. PLANS MADE TO HAVE CANNERY LOCATED HERE iTown and County Will Co operate in Building $900 Structure -$ Arrangements for the location of a FERA cannery here to serve portions of Washington, Martin, Tyrrell, Ber tie and Beaufort counties were almostl concluded here last night at a stormy session of the Plymouth City Council and the Washington County Commis sioners. The two groups decided that if the Town of Plymouth would contribute $30 then a suitable building costing at an estimate of $900 would be erected on the county property as the county would pay the other $600. It was also decided that should the cannery sus pend operation then the building would revert to the county and the equipment to the town. Df. C. McGowan, a committeeman from the Plymouth Chamber of Com merce, told of the offer by the FERA and also a letter was written by Jul lian Gibbs, district administrator, which gave the information that the FERA would equip the cannery and would operate it employing close to 30 people. This would be used in cus tom or toll canning of excess fruits and vegetables for growers in this section. Two buildings were suggested in cluding the one on Water street the old Landing store and the Brinkley building on the same street which was formerly occupied' by the laundry. But the officials decided that building would be better. The Town now owns a building in which W. R. Hampton operates a cannery. But the FERA would not consider this as Mr. Hamp ton had a lease on it. INDOOR CIRCUS IS IN FULL SWING HERE THIS WEEK -« Got Off To Slow Start, But Interest Grows as Week Progresses -® A round dance on Thursday night and a square dance on Friday night with the colored people having full sway on Saturday night will ling down the curtain on the indoor circus and merchants exposition held here this week. It opened up on a drag but in terest is being kindled nightly. The shooting Mansfields with their expert handling of the guns and knives with Stanley and his dog are the best of the acts. Wilson’s sound system is used. There are nine booths with other advertising matter. The Plymouth High School gym in which the circus is held is highly decorated. The American Legion post here is sponsoring the event. One event that is creating much interest is the weight guessing on the Jumbo sack of Light White Flour in the booth of H. E. Harrison Whole sale Company. This flour will be giv en to the one guessing nearest its weight. Bailey Mentioned For High Office —$— Below is another paragraph writ ten by Bess Hinton Silver who writes 1 a column “Through State Capital Key- i holes” from Raleigh which has a para graph heading “New Threat” and which mentions C. L. Bailey, local1 lawyer. "A lot of people around Raleigh and elsewhere are hoping that they can persuade Senator Carl L. Bailey of Washington County to run for Lieu tenant Governor. Already numerous candidates have been mentioned with Senator Paul 1). Grady of Johnston and former Senator George McNeill as the go-getters of the campaign so far. Senator W. ft. Clark may take the boy* on but it is rumored along the old Grapevine that he might witl draw if a triple-threat to Grady can be found. Some of the wise boys think Bailey is the man. The Senator from Washington has a good legislative record to lean upon it he should de cide to run." Roper Man Studying Finger Print Course —«— W. Elmer Phelps, of Roper, who is taking a course in finger printing by mail, is joining others in an effort to secure the voluntary finger prints of every person so that they can he of use when needed. "Finger Print Mag azine" is urging national finger print registration and such a bill has been suggested for congress. Natural Wines May Be Sold at Retail Anywhere in State Without Permit Wines made by natural fermentation of juices may l»e sold in any retail es tablishment of the state under tlm measure passed by both branches of the general assembly. The bill prescribes no specific limit to the alcoholic content, but the wines must he made natural. Restaurants, hotels or other eating places may sell wine with meals, but the beverage purchased in any other establishment is not for consumption on the premises. Under an amendment passed by the legislature, manufacture cannot be pro hibited by the board of commissioners in any county, but they have the right to prevent sale. There is no cost for a state permit to manufacture or sell the wines, but the beverage is subject to the 3 per cent sales tax when solrl retail. The producers may sell the wine at retail, unless they are prohibited from doing so by the county commissioners. The department of agriculture will be charged with the administration of the act and control of the industry. It will issue permits to producers, and will disseminate information relative to production of crops, the manufac ture of natural wines, and of fruit ciders, which were permitted under an amendment to the measure before it passed both branches of the assem bly. The department also will set up rule- for control. Vaccination Against Both Diphtheria and Typhoid Given Free -& Will Be Given by Health Officer Each Saturday During June Free vaccination against diphther ia and typhoid will be given to both white and colored, by Dr. T. L. Bray county health officer. "Diphtheria will consist of one dose, whereas heretofore it has been two or three doses, in this manner each child so desiring can get both Diph theria and Typhoid treatment within specified dates. Every child past the age of six months should by all means take the Diphtheria treatment," said Dr. Bray. rhe vaccination will begin in my office, Saturday afternoon, May 25 be tween two and six o’clock, and will continue on every Saturday through the month of June. "I will he in Creswell at the white school building Sunday afternoon, from one-thirty to five .o’clock, May 26, June 2, 9, 16. "I will be at Dr. Gibson's office in Roper from two to five o’clock, June 14, 21, 28, and July 8th. " There will positively be no free vaccination after the above dates,” con cluded the physician. -® Funeral for Mrs. B. 0. Oliver Held Saturday, May 10 Member of Scuppernong Church; Had Been in 111 Health for 2 Years -® Funeral services were conducted Saturday for Mrs. B O. Oliver at Scuppernong Christian church. Rev. Roy Respass held the service. Mrs. Oliver had been in bad health for two years or more and confined to her bed seven weeks. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. M R. Pat rick of Skinnersville. She is survived by her husband and one daughter. Miss Maude Oliver, one son, Wallace; one sister, Mrs. Harri son Phelps. Mrs. Oliver was a member of Scup pernong Christian church for a num ber of years. She was a true Christian character and will be sorely missed in her community as well as her home. She was always willing to help those more unfortunate than herself. -* Funeral Services for Mrs. J. M. Bowen Are Held Last Friday J -$ Died Thursday at Home of Daughter; Had Been 111 Short Time -« Funeral services were helil Friday for Mrs. Alice Lenora Bowen. 83, wife of the late J. M. Bowen, who died Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. H. Turner, after being con fined to her room only a week with the infirmities of old age. Burial took place in the family bury ing ground joining the field of her daughter with whom she was living when she succumbed. Elder VV. M. Stubbs, of Pinetown, Primitive Baptist minister, officiated. Active pall bear ers were the following grandsons: Phillip Bowen, Harold Bowen, Gor don Bowen, Bernard Roberson, Edgar Bowen and Ray Bowen. Mrs. Bowens husband preceded her to the grave nine years ago. Surviving are the following: two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Turner, Plymouth: Mrs. W. H. Roberson, Portsmouth; and six sons, J. T. Bowen and W. R. Bowen, Portsmouth; James O. Bowen, Arthur H. Bowen, M. L. Bowen, Plymouth, Luther L. Bowen, Mackeys. New Pastor Will Preach Sunday j —®— Creswell — The Rev. M. E. Maberv will deliver his first sermon as paster of the Creswell Methodist Protestant Church Sunday morning at II o’clock. The new minister is from Westminis ter Seminary, Md. A large crowd is expected to greet the new minister. ——-6> Testament Given To Oldest Mother —®— Creswell — Mrs. M. J. (Jane) El liott, 84 years of age, was awarded a New Testament by Rev. W. 1.. Jerni gan at Mt. Tabor Free Will Baptist Church Sunday as a recognition for be ing the oldest mother present at the special "Mother’s Day" services. The minister spoke on "Mothers." A duct was sung by Misses Alethia Furlaugh and Lilly Bateman “Nobody Knows But Mother.” Rathfon Manager For V. E. P. Here —®— Dale T. Rathfon, of Willianiston, is the new resident representative of the Virginia Electric and Power Company, replacing. Bill Reid, who has been here for some time. Mr. Rathfon lias been with the power organization for six years and has been stationed in Willianiston dur ing the last year. It was said that Mr. Reid resigned but no information of his future employment could be de termined today. --c Continue Action Against Lawyer -<r Judgment was continued until June 4 by Recorder John W. Darden yes terday in the case of Van B. Martin,! local lawyer, who was arraigned on a charge of trespassing on the property of Louis Horton on Rea's Beach on Albemarle Sound near here. Mr. Horton charged that Mr. Mar tin and a lady whose name was not mentioned in the trial had been in the house owned by Mr. Horton with out permission. The lady w-as not made a party to the action. A charge of forcing an entrace into the house! was dropped. -* Small gram crops over the State arc expected to produce heavy yields this year. Community Festival Held by ERE Class --® An ERE community festival for , Mrs. Eva S. Bateman's music class was held at the home of M rs. Rennie Alexander last Wednesday John W Darden, recorder of Washington Coun ty, was the principal speaker. Miss Eugenia Patterson, home agent, con ducted the various games. Ice cream and cake was served. There were 30 present. Mrs. Eva S. Bateman and Miss l arolina sang a duet. A piano solo was rendered by Mrs. Mabel Stillman. A trio composed of Mrs. Ira Riddick, Mrs. Sallie Stillman and Miss Willie Mac Davenport also sang with Missesj Cal lie Davenport and Alethia Fur laugh in a duet. Others taking part in the program were Mesdames Fred Smith, Gertie Tarkenton and Miss Ida Davis. Ladies' Aid To Hold Ice Cream Supper -» The Ladies Aid Society of Scup pernong Christian church will have an ice cream supper Saturday night, May 18. The public* is cordially invited. POPPY SALK WILL BE HELD HERE BY LOCAL U XILIARY -1 Saturday, May 25th, Has Been Designated as “Poppy Day" -® Saturday, May 25th. will he Poppy Day in Plymouth. On that day the wo men of James L. Jethro unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will dis tribute little red poppies on the streets to he worn in honor of the World War dead.The observance of Poppy Day, during which million, Americans will pay tribute t<> the memory of war dead by wearing Memorial pop pies. I he poppies which will be worn here have been ordered from Depart ment Headquarters of the American Legion Auxiliary at Lexington, N. C. and were made by the families of dis abled \\ orld War \ eteran, at Oteen. | ^ exchange for the poppies, the lAuxiliary women will ask each per |s-m to make a contribution for the j welfare of the war', living victims, the disabled veterans, the widows and the fatherless children of veterans. I hi:, money will he used entirely in the welfare work of the Legion and Aux iliary. the bulk of it in the work of the local Post and Unit. --$> {FARM WOMEN’S i CLUBS MAKING RURAL CENTERS More Than 60 Club Houses Have Been Built By Women In State -9 the 65 home demonstration club houses which have been built in rural communities of North Carolina are serving as meeting places for many community activities. The houses are well adapted for community centers and organizations and people of the community are in vited to make use of them often, ex plained J)r. Jane S. McKimmon, state home agent at Sta'e College. Some of the houses are fashioned from brick or stone but most are con structed of logs or lumber. The us ual size is a main room about 50 by 25 feet in area, with a small kitchen at the rear. In them the clubs hold their regular meetings, members of the community gather for social functions and rec i cation; forum discussions and com munity betterment meetings are held; Plays are given from time to time, and, other group activities carried on. Through the help of the ERA, a number of the houses have been built at little cost to the local club members. Neighborhood farmers have supplied stone and logs for building material and the ERA lias turnished labor and some of the material. Dr. McKimmon called particular at tention to the \\ aterlily community club house on Currituck Sound, which the club members remodeled from an old house boat. The Dignus Communi ty club house in Lee County, is a mod el example, she added. In addition to the 05 club houses built, 70 club rooms have been furn ished for club activities in sections where -lub houses were not available. Also, applications have been made for the construction of 11/ new club houses and rooms within the near fu ture, Dr. McKimmon stated. — Subsidy Granted To Macke vs Ferry A monthly subsicK of $.500 will be provided for lhe Edenton-Mackeys herrv near here for the next two months, it was learned today from high official circles. By the end ol two months, the com mission hopes to work out a solution t" the I-erry service. Traffic i- insuf ficient to operate a private two-boat u-rry and the State has been asked for aid. Justices ol Peace Are Named In Assembly —$— 1 lie following justices of the peace !ia\e been appointed for a term of two years by the recent North Caro lina Legislature for service in Wash ington County. Plymouth Township: G. W. Harri son, J. H. Allen, Walter H. Paramore, J. T. McNair. Lees Mills: R. W. Lewis, W. A. Swain, Thomas W. Norman, W. L. Furbee and R. L.. Stillman Scuppernong: Thomas F. Daven port, J. C, Gatlin, O. R. Armstrong. Skinnersville: F. Pritchette. .1. W Aleander and C. L. Everett.
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