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gMiiimiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiv § A home newspaper dedicated § = to the service of Washington s § County and its 12,000 people, if Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ★**★★** wnimimiitmiiimiimimimiiiiimiiiiimmr .immiBOif'. = Advertisers will find Beacon fj H and News columns a latch-key to = = 1,100 Washington County homes. ?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 21 - Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, May 24, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 ORGANIZATION IS SET UP HERE FOR RETTER HOUSING -$ Edward S. Blount Named County Chairman For F. H. A. Program -9 Building activities gained impetus here last week with the visit of J. H. (Jack) McMullan, of Edenton, field representative of the Federal Housing Administration, who succeeded in set ting up an organization that is to pro mote the building industry in this sec tion, Edward S. (Teddy) Blount was named chairman for Washington coun ty with vice chairmen as follows: J. E. Davenport, Mackeys: J, E. Phelps, Roper; J. W. Starr, Creswell. An ex ecutive committee was named as fol lows: E. H. Liverman, A. L. Alexan der, E. J. Spruill, E. G. Arps, J. O. Everett and Walter H, Paramore. Others present at the organization meeting included: Frank L. Brinkley, J. B. McNair, W. R. Gaylord, P. H. Darden, W. M. Darden. P. W. Brown, D. J. Brinkley, M. W. Spruill, George W. Hardison, Z. V. Norman and P. W. Brinkley. Through this organization money can be borrowed to build, repair, re finance mortgages or to purchase a home at 80 per cent of their appraised^ values. In order to borrow a person must have an income five times the amount of the monthly payments on the sum needed. Canvassers will be placed in the county to record the needs of homes and such kindred information. Small towns and villages as small as the pleasant Grove section is allowed in this organizations proposals. The Fed eral government guarantees up to 80 per cent of the loans and up to 20 per cent on the loans. Loan seekers are not confined to local institutions as there are insur ance companies who are specializing in loans on such arrangements. How ever, it is preferable that a local fi nancial institution should loan the money. As many as 10 years or more can be used for repayment of the loan on a monthly basis at five per cent. A full time secretary will be paid by the FERA to attend to those mat ters while a group of appraisers will be paid for the time they are at work. Method of appointment of the secre tary has not been settled. Mr. McMul lan is expected here again in a short time. MANY. TOO MANY! —9 Too many droughts—-too many rains, Too many doctors to ease our pains, Too many “don’ts” do this or that, Too many shoes to match our hat; Too many creams to smear our face, Too many hairs to keep in place, Too many whiskers on our chin, Too many vices — too much gin; Too many people on relief, Too many opinion beyond belief; Too many bureaus—too many plans, Too many busses and moving vans; Too many bales and too much wheat, Too many factories and too much meat; Too many colleges to turn out brains, Too many debs—too many swains; Too many hours in the working day, Too many codes in the NRA; Too many papers—too many books, Too many thugs—too many crooks; Too many bills we have to pay, Too many places to go away; Too many cares—too many woes, Too many runs in our new silk hose, Too many sins we must confess, Will we ever get out of this awful mess? —E. A. Freemfcn in the Boston Herald -® Planning To Attend Credit Group Meet! —*— j Creswell — J. W. Starr, of Creswell, vice president of the Washington Pro duction Credit Association with head quarters in Washington, is planning to attend the meeting of officials of the credit associations in this section which will be held in New Bern June 13 and 14. The officials will make a study of manual operations of the associations and arrange for the collection season and discuss matters of mutual inter est. Screen Operetta at Theatre Monday -—*— Not of praise to Victor Herbert s "Naughty Marietta” which plays at the New Theatre on Monday and Tuesday: “A perfection of cinema light opera. . . . Nelson Eddy a bril liant barytone. . . . masculine, engaging and good looking. ... as charming as a screen operetta ever is likely to be. . . . such love songs not heard since “One Night Of Love.”—Richard Watts, Jr., in N. Y. HeraldrTribune. Prominent Speakers for Mother’s Day Program Here Friday Night 8 O’clock Dr. H. Lee Large, former health of ficer of Rocky Mount, and Dr. John Cotton Tayloe, >taff member of Tav loe Hospital at Washington, will be the principal speakers at the special “Mother’s Day” program that will be held in the Legion Hall here Friday night, May 24, at 8 pin. sponsored by; the Janies E. Jethro Post of the Ant-; erican Legion. The subject of Dr. Large will be j “Making Motherhood Safe for Mo-| thers” and Dr. Tayloe will explain "What Constitutes Adequate Care for Mothers.’’ Dr. T. L. Bray, local phy sician, will introduce Dr. Large while Dr. C. McGowan, commander of the legion post, will introduce Dr. Tayloe1 BETTER TIMES ! ___) Washington.—Sharp improve ment of financial conditions in the cotton country was reflected re cently in figures prepared by the Federal Reserve Board. The story was told in increases of bank deposits, internal revenue collections, new life i -.suarnce sold and bank debits and in district de cline of commercial failures and bank closures. The deposits in Federal licensed banks in the 10 principal cotton states—Texas, Oklahoma, Missis sippi, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Tennessee—were placed by the board at $2,969,989, 000 for 1934—over half a billion above the $2,319,880,000 depsoited the year previous. North Carolina June 30, 1933, bank deposits were $181,844,000, and on June 30, 1934, estimated the bank deposits were $240,193, 000. Mission Societies To Hold Zone Meeting —®— The Plymouth zone meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the M. E. Church will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Cres ivell Tuesday morning, May 28, 10 Yclock. Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, of Columbia, will preside with Mrs. W. H. McClees, of Columbia, serving as secretary. Mrs. Lennie P. Jackson, of Creswell, is president and Mrs. H. A. Norman, sec retary. The Plymouth zone includes socie :ies at Windsor, Wiliamston, Plym outh, Holly Springs, Roper, Columbia and Creswell. Mrs. Jackson urges the women and pastors of Methodist Churches to attend. -® C. H. Rabon Resigns Position at Creswell —— Creswell — C. H. Rabon, head of the vocational agriculture class in :he Creswell High School since its ori gin several years ago has tendered his •esignation to become effective July 1. He will resume his farm teaching in the Western part of the State. “I want the people of the Creswell community to know that I have and do now appreciate the cooperation and kindness shown me during my five years here. My work here has been with boys and I am sure it will be hard to find boys more cooperative, honest and respectful,” states Mr. Rabon. -® Bargain Matinees At New Theatre -<s> Shep Brinkley, manager of the New Theatre announces the beginning of Regular Summer — Wednesday Bar gain Matinees. Between the hours of 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. everyone will be admitted for ten cents. Patrons are urged to be on hand EARLY to get desired seats. The best in attrac tions are booked for the special Wed nesday showing-s. Make yoily plans now and be on hand at 3:15 p.m. SHARP. W. J. Jackson Gets Free Sack of Flour W. J. Jackson was awarded the big sack of flour at the American Legion Indoor Circus here last Friday night when he guessed the exact weight 2b 1 pounds. Mrs. Nancy Spruill was given a 24 pound bag for guessing 291 pounds and nine ounces while Mrs. G. K. Harris was arded a 98 pound bag for her guess of 291 pounds and seven ounces. This was the largest bag of Light White Flour in the world and was given away by H. K. Harrison Whole sale Co. and will also preside. Speeches will be made by l)r. W. T. Gibson, of Rop er, and others interested in the topic. Also there will be speakers on the program from the Junior and Sen ior Woman’s Club and the Legion Auxiliary. Invocation will be by Rev. K. R. Duvall, pastor of the local Meth odist Church. Selections will be ren dered entitled "Mother MacCree” and "Silver Threads Among the Gold” by a quartet. "No speech will be over .30 minutes in length. Everybody interested in the above subject i- urgently requested to attend. There will be nothing to em barrass the most fastidious.” said Dr. McGowan. Fire Destroys Home Here Monday Night; Damage About $800 ■.<3> Firemen Prevent Spread of Flames To Adjacent Property -■» Nothing is left today hut a hull of the former home of David Cobb, Fourth street, which was destroyed by fire Monday night doing a damage estimated at $800. Edison Towe returning from a trip at midnight noticed the kitchen at the rear of the house blazing and he notified the occupants. Immediately, bells of the New' Chapel Baptist Church nearby began to toll thus arousing many and shortly the city fire alarm was sounded. Firemen arrived in time to pre vent the spread of the conflagration. Furniture in the front part of the home was saved. There had been no fire in the kitchen since 2 o'clock in the afternoon and occupants are at a loss to determine the origin of the blaze. Use Good Seed For Sweet Potato Crop The sweet potato grower who wishes to plant his entire crop from the first pulling of plants or sprouts from the seed bed, should bed from eight to ten bushels for each acre to be set. If two or three successive pullings are used, five to six bushels will produce enough plants to set one acre. “However, only the best of seed should be used,” says E. B. Morrow, extension horticulturist at State Col lege. “Select medium-sized potatoes that are free from blemishes and di sease. The Porto Rico No. 1 is well adapted to North Carolina conditions and certified seed of this variety are now available. It is well to bed the wanted for field setting. If the crop seed seven weeks before plants are is to be grown from vine cuttings, bed the seed seven weeks before danger from frost is over. This will get early sprouts from which to grow the vines.” Mr. Morrow advises covering the seed bed with cither cloth or glass. Some growers in the tidewater section bed their potatoes in the field and cut vines directly from the row beds. It is generally advisable to treat the seed with a mercury solution before bedding. This will kill all disease spores on the surface, but if the rots have penetrated the tissue, no treat ment is effective. The mercury solu tion is prepared by dissolving four ounces of bichloride of mercury into 32 gallons of warm water. The water should be about 100 degrees F. in temperature. The seed sweets are soaked in this solution for 15 minutes. Dirty potatoes should be washed before treatment. The seed may be bedded immediately following treat ment but not covered until they art dry. The mercury solution should be used the day it is prepared as it de teriorates rapidly. It is also a deadly poison if taken internally. -- Chamber Commerce Banquet Next Week A banquet will be held by the Ply mouth Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, May 2b, it was decided by the chamber of commerce in session here Wednesday night. It was decided to have this celebration sometime ago but wa> postponed. Each will pay for their own plate. There will be visitors from nearby towns present. A good speaker will be secured. Farmers cooperating in the T\ A program in the 15 counties of western Carolina are using the triple super phosphate on demonstration plots this j spring. HOPE TO SECURE BASEBALL HERE DURING SUMMER Enough Local Talent Can Be Secured To Make Up Pretty Good Team Kails here today were urging old time leaders here to again arrange for sonic kind of baseball in Plymouth this season. laical talent was urged as a preven tive of excess expense. Not so bad are the Plymouth home town hoys when it is remembered that one of the best hurlers in the club last season is here now. Sneeze Burnham. Also Mr. Fra zer, formerly leading hurler in the Eastern League with Norfolk, is here. Last season he was an umpire in the Albemarle League. Then again there is the old veteran, I a warhorse of many campaigns in this 1 neck of the woods. P. \V. Brown, now chief of police of Plymouth. Burl Gur- 1 ganus, high school star twirler, can be secured, Eddie Getsinger could hold down first base. Jack Brown would be fair at second. Gurganus could care for short or third base. In fact there arc a large group front j which could be recruited outfielders including Bill flagon. Miller Warren, and the Mayo brothers, and others from the old National Handle Comp any team and Ralph Davenport and his brother. In fact about all that is needed is some one to -porsor the club. Uniforms and some equipment have been left over from last season, and this team could handle clubs from small towns including Roper, Cres vvell, Columbia and other sandlot teams. E. J. Spruill, county auditor, could also whip himself into shape and be a valuable man. Home and Club News By Miss Eugenia Patterson Schedule for Next Week Tuesday afternoon, May 28th, Cross Road Club; Wednesday afternoon, Cool Spring; Thursday afternoon, Pi ney Grove; Friday afternoon. Lake Farm. Saturday morning Curb Market, 8:15 -m Camp Plans All 4-H club girls are urged to let the home agent know immediately, if they are planning to attend Camp Leach, June 3 through June 7. It is very important that the agent know, in order to make plans for transpor tation. This is a joint Camp with Beau fort and Martin counties. Everything points toward a successful Camp. Supply of Roughage! Lessens Dairy Costs and Aids Production —®— Three Tons of Silage and About Ton of Legume Hay for Each Cow -® An adequate supply of good rough ge is recommended for decreasing the cost of feeding dairy cows and in creasing their milk and cream produc tion. Cows fed liberally on roughage such! as lespedeza, alfalfa, clover or soybean silage will give a good milk flow with only a limited amount of gf'ain in their ration, says John Arey, extension j dairyman at State College. To insure a sufficent supply of I oughage for the summer and winter, | dairymen should plan to produce enough hay and silage to give each j animal all it needs, Arey adds. About 1 1-2 ton of legume hay and hree tons of silage should be pro-1 ided for each average-size cow dur ing the winter. Or it no silage is available, the amount of legume hay should be increased to 2 1-2 tons,! Arey says. A combination of silage and hay is preferable to hay alone, he continues, since silage furnishes a succulent ra tion which is needed in winter. Also, a large quantity of silage ran be pro duced on a small acreage. One acre of good corn or sorghum will supply enough silage to feed three cows six months. The trench silo is so inexpensive arid valuable that no farmer owning as many as four mature cows can fford to be without one, Arey points cut. With such a silo, the farmer can store away an abundant supply of ilage for the winter with compara tively little expense. Plans for constructing trench silos nay be obtained without charge from county agents H. H. McLean To Succeed Norman As Head of Schools Natural Wines May Be Sold at Retail Anywhere in State Without Permit \\ ines made by natural fermentation of juices may be sold in any retail es tablishment of the state under the measure passed by both branches of the general assembly. The hill prescribes no specific limit to the alcoholic content, but the wines must be made natural. Restaurants, hotels or other eating places may sell wine with nteals, 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 n any county, but they have the right to prevent sale. Cotton Production Should Be Governed Bv Grade and Staple —®— Little Demand at Home or Abroad for Short Staple Varieties of Cotton The type of cotton grown in North Carolina should be governed by the requirements of local mills, advises P. II. Kime, seed specialist at State Col lege. “Every year, our mills use more than twice as much cotton as is grown in the State,” he says, “and they have shown a willingness to buy North Carolina cotton when they can se cure the quality and staple length de sired in large, even-running lots.” The staple lengths greatest in de mand range front 15-16 to 1 1-16 of an inch. Fortunately, Kime points out, the highest yielding and best va rieties of cotton for North Carolina produce these staple lengths. There is little demand at home or abroad for shorter staple lengths, he adds, and growers who produce such cotton arc finding the most difficulty in marketing their crop. "It is encouraging to note that North Carolina growers are turning more and more to the long staple va rieties,” he says, "but there is still a great need for more of the longer staples.” The variety of cotton nest suited to the soils of each grower’s farm should be the kind for him to plant, Kime said. Recommendations may be ob tained from local count agents or from the State College agricultural extension service at Raleigh. Tests made at the branch station near Statesville have shown that the following varieties produce staple lengths as listed below: Mexican nifrnber 58-14. 1 1-16 inch; Mexican number 128, 1 1-16 inch; Coker Cleveland number 884-4, 1 1-16 inch; Coker Cleveland number 5-5, 1 1-32 to 1 1-16 inch; Carolina Foster number 5, 1 5-32 inch; Coker Foster number 6, 1 1-8 inch; Farm Relief, 1 1-16 to 1 3-32 inch; Humco Cleve land number 20-3, 31-32 to 1 inch. -$ Miss Brinn Gets Job In Washington, D. C. —$— Miss Elizabeth Brinn, of Creswell, near here has been appointed as a jun ior operator with the Agricultural Ad justment Administration, in Washing ton, D. C. She was assisted in securing a job by W. E. McDonald, secretary to sen ator Robert R. Reynolds, who aided her on a recommendation from Atty. E. L. Owens, of Plymouth. Bible Class To Have An ice cream supper will be given Friday evening, May 24, at the log cabin by the l-adies Bible class of the Methodist Church. Everyone is urged to attend and help the ladies along in their efforts to raise money for the cb urch. Mrs. A. E. Walston’s Funeral Wednesday Funeral services were held in Scot land Neck Wednesday for Mrs. A. K. Walston, 59, who died at her home Tuesday. She had only one child, Mrs. Leland S. Thompson, of Plymouth, who with her father survive. Rev. W E. Goode, Baptist minister, officiated, [ There is no cost for a state permit to manufacture or sell the wine-, but the beverage is subject to the 3 per cent sales tax when sold 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 rules for control. i FERA CANNERY vI/ A representative from headquar ters in Raleigh is expected in Ply mouth any time to complete ar rangements for the FERA can nery which will be located in Ply mouth to can excess vegetables and fruits grown in Washington, Martin, Tyrell, Bertie and Beau fort counties. The Washington County Com missioners will contribute $600 and locate the building on county property while the Town of Ply mouth will invest $300 the building that will cost $900. The FERA will equip the plant. Should the operations cease and the equip ment remain in the plant, then the town and county would share equally in the equipment while the building would become the prop erty of the county. ("an Grow Pigs for o Home Consumption —®— Farmer Can Not Produce Meat for Sale Under Recent Ruling -■» Farmers who have signed adjust ment contracts to limit their corn pro duction, but who have not been rais ing hogs, will be allowed to raise one litter of pigs this year for home con sumption, according to a new ruling just recently arronnced. To encourage the production of more hogs for home use, a number of other modifications have also been made in the corn-hog contracts, said W. W. Shay, of State College, who has charge of the corn-hog program in this State. Further details about the new rul ings may be obtained from local county aerents, Shay pointed out. -<t' New Druggist at Liverman s Store -® C). I). Me Bane, of Burlington, has arrived here and entered upon his du ties as a registered druggist with H. A Liveiman's Drug Store. He suc ceeds Jimmy Baker who has a busi ness connection in Durham. Mr. Me Bane with his wife and two children are living in an apartment in the home of Mr. and Mrs. \Y. C. Jones on Washington street. -<3> Aid Society Meeting -<s> C herry — I he Ladies Aid Society, of Phillippi Christian Church met Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. i\ M. Spruill with 17 numbers pres ent, Rev. Roy Respass held the De \ otional, Hie hostess served a sweet course, assisted by Miss Kvelyn Spruill The June meeting will be with Mrs. Clyde Spruill. Parasite Causes Chickens To Pull Out Their Feathers I lit* practice oi chickens picking out their feathers is most often caused by a tiny parasite called the depluming mite and can he controlled by dipping the birds in a sulphur-soap solution made by mixing two ounces of flow ers of sulphur and six ounces of flaked soap to five gallons of tepid water. Hold the wings over the back ami submerge the birds feet first until only the head is out of the solution. With the free hand, ruffle the feathers tr insure penetration. The head should be ducked two or three times during the operation. Hip the birds early in the day so as to allow them to become thoroughly dry before going to roost CHANGE IS MADE LAST MONDAY AT BOARD MEETING -$ New Man Has Held Same Job in Beaufort County For 17 Ye*rs H. H. McLean, of Washington, for upward- of 17 year- superintendent of public instruction in Beaufort County, was named to succeed Janies VY. Nor man. for 30 years connected with the educational work in Washington coun ty, as superintendent of schools in Washington county, by the hoard of education here Monday'. Mr. Norman was eliminated from consideration in the first ballot while 1 N. Davenport, Jr., received no sec ond to his nominee, C H. Aderholdt. of Creswell, who had served as prin cipal of the C riswell High School for several years but who was not re elected this year by the former com mittee but who is expected to he of fered a place hv the new local com mittee of Creswell. Kach of the three members of the board of education favored a differ out to he unanimous. Mr. McLean will Mr. McLean was the only candidate for the job that could land a majori ty in his favor and his election turned on to he unanimous. Mr. McLean will take his place on July 1, 1935. L. E. Hassell was named chairman witli P. H. Darden the other board member. Local committeemen are: Plymouth; E. K. Still. J. R. Campbell and Dr. C. McGowan: Roper, R. C. Peacock. J A. Chesson and R. H. Chesson; Crt-well, 1. S. Carter and J. I!. Hathaway with a third to he named later. A fund will he included hi the new budget to allow an agricultural tea cher in the schools at Roper, Ply mouth and Creswell. -j,-. Convention Sunday St. Delight’s Church , —•— Roper — flic Lees Mills Township Sunday School Convention will meet at St. Delight’s Church Sunday, May 26, at 2:30. Mrs. Mattie Swain will lead the devotional. 1- 1). W’ils n will speak on “The Need of the Missionary Spirit in the Sunday School while Mrs. W . A. Blount will tell of “Some Ways of Introducing tin Missionary Spirit into the Sunday School." All Sunday schools are urged to be represented to give a report and a live-minute program. -^ 1 FARM NOTES i V_/ By W. V. HAYS, Farm Agent Final payments have been made on all but two 1934 corn and hog con tracts. One hundred and eight new contracts have been signed for 1635. Low hog prices caused reduction on most farms automatically Many farm ers would have C^ned this year but i they woe producing less than en ough hogs to consume surplus or waste feeds. Those who do not have reduction contracts and who have a surplus of corn or other suitable feeds should rai>e all the pigs necessary to consume these teeds. Hog prices look good for the fall and spring markets. At preset prices hogs will pay for a tish- meal supplement anti then pay $1.25.per bushel tor the corn eaten. That is not a had price for corn. The measuring of all crops grown under reduction agreements will begin by the first of June or possibly a week earlier, 'flic producer will be requir ed to furnish one helper for the Super visor or measurer of these crops. -- t otton growers with more than one contract this year will he required to plant the alloted acreage to the par ticular farm. An acre too much on one farm will not be offset by leaving off an acre on another farm, however, this is permitted with both peanuts and ; tobacco. t otton growers who have 1934 gin ning certificate- on hand are advised to bring these to the County Office C»r ex-change on 1935 certificates. I bese old certificates can not be used in 1935. O ' this carle — at once. -^ Some few growers have not brought in -ales -lips for peanuts. No payments will be made on these contracts unless these arc in evidence. -- Begin dusting tor hcan betles be f»>re very many are in evidence and no trouble will be had in keeping them in hand. 1 lie cheapest thing is pure magnesium arsenate.
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