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k I 'mimumiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii’', I A home newspaper dedicated = *o the service of Washington = County and its 12,000 people. § jiiiuuuiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiumiiiiiiiuiimimiiiiitiiiiiiimiiimmir The Roanoke Beacon + * * * * 4 * and Washington County News ******* ^wtiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiimir .iwiimim^ 1 Advertisers will find Beacon 5 § and News columns a latch-key to | i 1,100 Washington County homes. = SiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiitiititiitiiiHiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiKii, VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 24 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, June 14, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 POSTER TELLS OF FAIR AT EDENTON HELD IN NINETIES -9 “Balloon Ascension” and “Parachute Descent” Are Main Features -» Reminescences of a fair held in Ed enton back in the “Gay Nineties” were found near here today in the home of Mrs. M. J. (Jane) Elliott, 84, in the Skinnersville section of Wash ington County. Spread across boards tacked togeth er and used as a fireboard for a hearth was a large advertising poster dis tributed about this time 44 years ago that carried the information of a fair to be held in Edenton November 11 and 12, 1891. A streamer in hold black letters a cross the top of the circular revealed that the chief attraction was “a bal loon ascension and parachute descent." In large pictures were three men in balloons and parachutes ascending and descending from the atmosphere. The ballon was globular shaped with cords attached beneath holding a basket in which the occupant was riding. Two parachutes were in um brella shapes with cords attached to a swinging bar below, on which the rider was sitting. It w'as revealed that Frank Wood was president and John C. Bond, sec retary of the fair. The printing was the work of Russell E'orham Co., of Cincinnati. Tfie best grade of parch ment paper was used, as for the last almost half century the printing was not dimmed, by sun, heat or cold in a partly unused room. Mrs. Elliott has in her home many old and quaint items, including old books, furniture, and one bedstead that was purchased when she married her sea-captain husband 60 years ago. Her son, M. T. (Pete) Elliott, is in charge of an ABC store in Suffolk, Va. Her husband's vessels plied be tween the United States and Europe from Norfolk and near-by points. PLANT NOW FOR SUMMER GARDEN IN THIS SECTION -♦ Planting Rotation Assures Continuous Supply Of Fresh Vegetables -® A continuous supply of fresh vege tables may be obtained from the gar den by arranging the crops so that new plantings will mature as the earl ier crops are harvested. The entire garden may be kept busy by planting again in the areas left vacant by the harvesting of early crops. Sometimes an early crop can be followed by a later planting of the same vegetable. H. R. Niswonger, extension horti culturist at State College, suggests that succession plantings of beets, garden peas, carrots, celery, and cauli flower may be made in the latter part of April or in May, depending upon the location. Speaking generally of the western part of the State, he said that sweet corn should be planted as soon as the ground is warm enough. Tomato, pep per, and cabbage may be moved from the plant baxes to cold frames in May to harden them before setting them out in the open garden. Other May plantings suggested are: snap beans, lima beans, beets, sweet corn, carrots, cucumbers, cantaloupes, okra, parsley, peas, endive, pepper, radish, salsify and squash. Sow to mato seed again for late planting. At this time, tomato seed may be sown in the open, about 25 seeds to each foot of row. After the plants come up, set them out two to four inches a part to develop strong roots before they are placed in the ga'den. A covering of pine straw or similar litter will hold moisture and check the growth of weeds. Companion cropping may be prac ticed by setting cabbage or lettuce between rows of onions. Peas and tomatoes, lettuce and newly set straw berry plants, or onions and canta loupes are other combinations which may be grown together. -® Ford Sales Largest In This State for First Five Months • - - Having taken the lead in February, Fords remained at the head of the procession of 1935-model automobiles purchased in North Carolina during May, according to the new car regis trations at the State Motor Vehicle bureau. The total number of new passenger cars registered in May was 4,447, as compared to 6,482 in April and 3,835 in May of 1934. For the year today, 22,989 new private cars have been reg istered, as compared with 15,389 for the first five months of 1934. r AN APPEAL k; An urgent appeal has been made by Chief of Police P. W. Brown requesting that trash not be put on the streets on Friday, as it is impossible to get the trash carts around on Saturday, thus making the trash remain on the streets to clutter up the beauty of the town over he week-end. Carts will be around for the re fuse and debris on each day of the week except Saturday. If resi dents must clean their yards on Saturday they are urged to retain the trash in their back yards hid den from sight of the front of the house until Monday, when it will be called for. Midwife Classes To Be Held at Three Places in County j —®— Will Be in Charge of State Nurse; Schedule of Meets Outlined -• Group meetings for mothers and ex pectant mothers on the Weston and Shepard farms in the Skinnersville sec tion of Washington is an added ben efit to the annual midwife classes held by the nurses of the North Carolina Department of Health sent here every year about this time.* These group meetings are an idea of Miss Mozelle Hendrix, state nurse, sent out by the department of ma ternity and infancy, who will give val uable information to the mothers re garding health of mothers and babies. Midwives are required to attend the meetings in order to get their permits renewed. Midwives’ meetings will be held as follows: Thursday, June 13, 9 a. in., Roper colored Baptist church; Friday, June 14, 9 a. m., Creswell colored Methodist church; Saturday, June 15, 9 a, ni„ Washington county court house in Plymouth. "Bring midwife bag and a certificate of blood test,’' said Miss Hendrix. New Type Fishing Licenses Are Being Issued Now in State Daily Permits Will Be Sold At Much Lower Cost Than Formerly Raleigh, — Two new types of fish ing licenses, authorized by the 1935 general assembly, in the form of dai ly permits at a cost of $1.10 for non residents and 60 cents for residents have been distributed to wardens and other agents and are now available, J. D. Chalk, state game and inland fish eries commissioner, said today. Formerly, no provision was made for a daily permit for residents of the state fishing out of counties in which they reside, the purchase of a state wide license having been necssary in such cases. The fee for a statewide season fishing license is $2.10. Non-residents have previously been I able to fish one day on a permit ccst ing only 60 cents, but the new law adds 50 cents to this amount. Fish eries officials expressed the belief that collections from the increased fee will be substantially larger than from the old license. This type of license has been especially popular in resort areas and near the borders of adjoining states. Will Open Beauty Shop at Columbia -—— I'h.' Columbia Beauyt Shop, man aged and operated by Miss Myrtle Tarkenton, of Mackeys, and Miss El nora Averette, of Henderson, will be opened next week in the shop for merly occupied by Mrs. Dennis Combs in Columbia. Both Misses Tarkenton and Aver ette are graduates of the Southern School of Beauty Culture at Norfolk and are well experienced as beautic ians. The shop is being remodeled, and they are installing new and up to-date equipment. Miss Averette has been operating a shop in Tarboro for the last year. Date of the opening will be an nounced later. -$ Irish Potatoes From Home Raised Seed Best in Tests -« Irish potatoes from home-grown, certified seed tested against Northern grown seed are earlier, more uniform in stand and show bette rgrowth on the Mountain Branch Station. -g, Cowpeas and soybeans on all the small grain stubble not in lespedeza is a wise form program, say P. H. Kinie, State College agronomist. FAMOUS BATTLE OF PLYMOUTH IS FAVORITE TOPIC OF RESIDENTS IN SHOWING TOWN TO STRANGERS When a native of Plymouth gets into a discussion about the Civil War or brings a stranger to Plymouth, he immediately begins to tell him that the famous battle of Plymouth was staged in his home town. But only a very few can depict a trustworthy ac count of it. It is the purpose of this article to present a readable account gathered from authentic sources. The brilliancy and dash of General Hoke's taking of Plymouth from the F'ederals after the raid of the ram, Albemarle, received recognition in the following: “Reslved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, that the thanks of Congress and the coun try arc due and are tendered to Ma jor-General Robert F. Hoke and Com mander James W. Cooke, and the officers and men under their com mand, for the brilliant victory over the enemy at Plymouth, N. C.” This joint resolution was approver! May 17, 1864. A further conviction to the reader of the importance of this victory is found in Ashe’s History of North Ca rolina, where the famous historian says, "Among the fortunate results of this most brilliant feat of arms was the cheering effect it had on the peo ple of N. C., turning dispondency into hopefulness and allaying that spirit of dissatisfaction which some of the con servative leaders had diffused among the people: and, in particular, it wrested some of the eastern counties from the dominion of the despoilers; revived among the inhabitants devot ed patroitism, and opened up a large territory which could supply provis ions for Lee’s army.” Plymouth was occupied by the Fed eral troops quite early in the war, General Henry W. Wessels with a large force taking the town in 1862. He found fewer than 500 people, a ma jority of them negroes. He built in trenchments around the town and placed gunboats inthe river. The Fed eral garrison had a quiet time of it until December 10 when a dashing raid surprised them. "The fighting oc curred in the streets of the town, the defenders using the houses as shelters. The Federal gunboats in the river lost no time in pouring in their fire on the assailants and set fire to many buildings. As a result of this fight nearly every house in the place was burned by the shells, not a dozen be ing left standing. The Confederates succeeded in capturing a number of prisoners and many military supplies, hut the gunboats drove them out of the place quickly.” Then the Federal troops began to build fortifications. General Wessels became convinced early in 1864 that he was in danger of capture, but his requests for re inforcements were given no attention. l-ee’s army was badly in need of supplies, which could be obtained in eastern North Carolina, and since an attack on New Bern had failed, Gen eral Hoke, only twenty-seven years of age, but "a brave, able and seasoned ANNOUNCES ! V___ Thad Eure, of Winton, Hert ford County last week announced his candidacy for the office of Secretary of State. Mr. Eure is a former members of the House of Representatives and was principal clerk for the House in the last | three sessions of the Assembly. Analysis Reveals Water Here 0. K. Analysis of water in Plymouth by the laboratory of hygiene of the North Carolina Board of Health for May 15, front a sample secured at the pump-house well reveals that the At lantic Coast Line Railroad Company had very little reason for "excluding it on their carriers for drinking pur poses.” The nalaysis: Very slight color, chlorides, 290 parts per million, no odor, cold or \p>t; no turbidity and sediment; 7.4 permanent hardening; total bacterial count per chemical changes at 58 degrees, 25; and count on lactose litmus agar. City officials who are acquainted with the terms declare that this analy sis is good. However, the tank here will be reaired and painted to elimi nate rust. Other precautions will be taken against polluted water. -<l>--— Ice Cream Supper at Mt. Hermon Church —♦— Cherry.—The Ladies’ Aid Society of Mount Hermon M. P. Church are go ing to give an ice cream supper Fri day night, June 14. The public is cordially invited. soldier” was selected l>y General Lee to lead an attack on Plymouth. Few men in the army had risen so rapidly. As Plymouth was strongly guarded by land and water, General Hoke was anxious to have some naval aid in his attack. He heard that a strange craft was being built at Edward's Ferry on the Roanoke River above Plym out. He went at once to see Com mander Cooke, who was building the boat. "An open cornfield on the bank of the river was serving for a work shop. There were no helpers except such mechanics as could be picked up here and theVe and no tools but such as came from country workshops. The vessel was framed of pine timbers so green that the needles on the boughs had not yet withered. She was simply a flat-bottomed boat, sharp at both ends. The prow was solid oak, plated with iron; her shield was slanting and covered with rail road iron, which was sufficient as after experience demonstrated.” Promptly at the end of the prom ised fifteen days when a combined movement with the land forces was planned, the vessel was partially com pleted. “The engine had not been tried, nor the crew drilled, yet under /tlfe indefatigable X-'ooke, the Albe marle started down the river with the construction forces still at work bolt ing on her armor plates." While Hoke was circling the town the iron vessel passed under the fire of Fort Warren. In the rear of Fort Williams, the stronghold of the town, the Albe marle rammed one of two Federal gun boats fastened together. Fragments of shell sent by a gunboat rebounded to the ship that fired them killing one ot their men. Having driven off the other vessels the Albemarle now turn ed her guns upon the fort and the town surrendered the same day. Thus did the navy assist the army in the capture of Plymouth. Without the aid of the Albemarle it would have not been effected. The moral ef fect of the victory was even greater than its matriai results. President Da vis considered it so important that he wired Hoke the thanks of the Con federacy, adding: ''You are a Major General from the date of the capture of Plymouth.” A few days later the Albemarle went down the river ami engaged the Federal fleet of eight vessels. After firing for thre hours both sides, bat tered, were forced to retire. With the iron shipl’s smokestack riddled, at tempts made to blow up the battered ship failed and Cooke, "by using lard and bacon as fuel, that not needing so much draft, was able to make enough steam to get back to Plym outh, where she was tied up to the wharf covered with wounds and glory.” In October, 1864, the Albe marle was sunk by Lieutenant W. B. Cushing of the Federal navy "one of the most brilliant exploits in naval annals.” After the destruction of the Albe marle the town of Plymouth fell again into the enemies’ hands. Club Women Are Studying Care of Clothing in June Efforts Will Be Devoted to Food Conservation in July, August By Miss Eugenia Patterson The care of clothing will he studied by the home demonstration club wom en of Washington in June. "Groom ing” will be tied up with this lesson. The importance of keeping clothe - clean from the standpoint of appear ance, durability and cost will he thor oughly studied. Mice and moths are not as apt to attack clean garments as they might soiled ones. Stains and spots eat into fabrics, sometimes -cans ing holes to Ante. Mending and dry cleaning will be included in the lesson also. This will be the last lesson in our major project until September. We hope to put our efforts to the conservation of food in July and August. Schedule of Club Meets Next Week —®— The following schedule of club meetings has been announced by Miss Eugenia Patterson, county home dem onstration agent: Monday afternoon, Scuppernong. Tuesday, Cherry. Wednesday, Albemarle. Thursday, Wenona. Friday, Mount Tabor. Saturday morning, curb market, at 8:15. Nice fresh vegetables, etc. WILL ELIMINATE JULY TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT -® Lack of Urgent Cases and Hot Weather Given As Reasons for Change Decision to eliminate the July term of Washington County Superior Court from the calendar for 1935 was made by the Washington County Bar Asso ciation in session here Wednesday. “Too hot for court in July, and be sides there are no prisoners in jail and no urgent cases,” said W. L. Whitley, dean of the local bar, who is getting a reputation for himself in this sec tion and who has been the chief coun sel in two important cases in this sec tion recently. One was the case of Harry and Les lie Blake at Swan Quarter, in Hyde County, who were charged with shoot ing and robbing Deputy Sheriff Payne. He represented the Blakes. The other was in federatl court in Elizabeth City where he defended Dr. S. C. Chaplin, of Columbia, against charges of an illegal operation in a conspiracy plot to prevent the birth of an heir to the deceased A. J. Cahoon. Both cases were mistrials with deadlocked juries. Also the lawyers in session decided to prosecute "certain justices of the peace and others who are engaged in drafting legal instruments, giving leg al advice, and other wise engaging in the practice of law in direct violation of the criminal law.” Below is the resolution adopted: W hereas, it has been brought to the attention of the Washington Coun ty bar that certain justices of the peace and others are engaged in draft ing legal instruments, giving legal ad vice and otherwise engaging in the pratice of law in direct violation of the trms of the criminal statutes of the state; and vv nereas, it is the sense of the bar, in meeting assembled, that such prac tices should immediately be brought to an end: "Now, therefore, be it unanimous ly resolved by the Washington Coun ty bar that all justices of the peace encrged in ;uch unlawful practices shall be vigorously prosecuted and the members of the bar bind themselves to bring to the attention of the court all such unlawful practices coming to the attention of any member of the bar. Be it also resolved that the pre siding judge and grand jury at the next regular criminal term of the su perior court of Washington County he called upon to make such investi gation into such unlawful practices as the court shall deem proper, with the end in view of prosecuting all persons found to be guilty of such of fenses.” platTapproved FOR MARKETING IRISH POTATOES -® Committees To Determine Amount Certain Area Should Market -® An amended marketing agreement for potatoes grown in the southeastern States has been given tentative ap proval by Acting Secretary of Agricul ture R. G. Tugwell, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration announ ced today. The agreement would ap ply to potatoes grown in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro lina, Virginia, and Maryland. It would provide for period to period proration, regulation of grades and sizes shipped, and price posting by shippers. The agreement as tentatively jpproved now goes to members of the ndustry for signature. 1 hen tentatively approved agree ment is inteded to bring about a bet ter adjustment of marketings to de mand and thus to improve returns to potato growers. Testimony at the hear ings on the agreement indicated a strong desire for a program which would include individual allotments to growers. Because the harvesting sea son is about to begin, however, and because existing legislation does not fully authorize such allotments, the agreement is being offered to the in dustry for signature without such an allotment provision. The agreement had been drafted in such a way that it will not conflict with any legisla tion designed to establish compulsory tax exempt sales allotments to indi vidual growers. Each district would have a prorate committee made up of seven members three growers, three shippers and one chosen by the original six. The proration committees would be empowered to meet jointly and de termine the quantity of potatoes avail able and intended for shipment dur ing any specified period, and the quan tity advisable to market. If the avail able total exceeded the advisable to tal ,the percentage of supply that it would be advisable to market would be determined and would become the basis for making allotments to eacii district for the prorate period. I " FARM NOTES ] By W. V. HAYS, Farm Agent Vj Saturday, the 15th, is the 1 a't day on which Bankhead applications or appli cations for ginners’ certificates can bt made. Only about 60 per cent of the cotton growers in the county have made applications to date. Please ask your neighbor if he has made appli cation. No exemption certificates will be granted unless a signed application has been turned in to the county of fice. Were trying to let every cotton producer know these facts because wre will be unable to help you after the lfith of June. -» The advances offered by the Unit ed Wool Growers Association for our proposed wool sale were as follows: Clear wool, 15 cents pound; light bur ry, 12 cents; medium burry, 9 cents: heavy burry, 6 cents. The wool mar ket has gone flat and we were not offered a direct sale price. We would believe that the proper thing to do would be to store wool in the asso ciation warehouse at Roanoke, Va., since most of the good wool is gone and we do not believe it advisable to hold a wool pool this year. We will be glad to furnish information and as sist any growers who have wool on hand in storing this wool. -♦ All tobacco growers, contract sign ers, and others who produce tobacco are urged to vote for or against the continuance of our present tobacco before June 29th. Ballots will be mailed all producers and these ballots may be returned by mail or the pro ducer may call at the county office for voting. Every one who produces to bacco interested in the continuance of the program should certainly vote. 1 hose who are not interested in the continuance or the welfare of the pro gram are not urged to vote because we know they will vote anyway. Local Post Office To Return To Second Class First of July -• Changes in Working Hours Are Announced by Postmaster -<t» Changes in the working hours oil the post office here will be made on { July 1, when this office returns to the second class, it was announced today by Postmaster George W. Hardison, Beginning the first Wednesday in July at 1 p. m., the money order, par cel post, stamp and general delivery windows will close for the day. There will be no distribution of mail through the windows, but it will be put in the boxes. However, there will be em ployees on hand to ditpatch mail to each ol's and train. Also beginning on July 1, the win dows will be opened promptly at 8 o'clock in the morning and closed at b in the afternoon. Heretofore, they have been opening and closing a half hour earlier. And there will be a fur ther announcement later in June front Mr. Hardison regarding an additional employeee. Roper Girl Fails in Attempted Suicide -• W ord was received at Roper to day by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Knowles if the account of the attempted sui :i,le of their daughter. Miss Helen Knowles, 19, in Annapolis. Md., yes erdav. Miss Knowles was a trained nurse and served in Washington County aft er graduation from aleading Mary land hospital. She was called on a number of cases here, by l)r, T. L. Hrav while she resided at her Roper home until a short time ago, when she left home because of some mis understanding between her and tier parents. She was found shot in the chest on a cruiser owned by tier sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Huntington, jr. Beneath her body was found a gun and she told Robert Ogle, of Annapolis, Md., who found her, "1 wish I had made a good job of it." She was taken to a hospital, where it was found the bullet had penertated a muscle. Officers in Ann apolis said she tiad been drinking. ■-® Hold Sunday School Convention Sunday —t>—. The Scuppernong Township Sun day school convention will be held with Mount Hermon church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. There will be an interesting program. Every one is urged to attend. ■-♦ "If you want wild flowers in the woods, keep the fires out.” — R. W. Graeber. CODE SCHEDULES TO BE FOLLOWED BY LOCAL FIRM -1 No Changes in Wages and Hours To Be Made by National Handle Co. No change.-, in wage schedule or hours of employment are contemplated by the National Handle Company, lo cal subsidiary of the American Fork and Hoe Company, despite the ruling of the United States supreme court that enforcement of the provisions of the NRA was unconstitutional, ac cording to a signed statement issued by the press by T. F. Connors, resi dent manager. “At a recent meeting of the board of directors of this company, they decided to continue living up to all of the provisions of the code, and that they will continue the policy that it has always pursued, to pay the very best wages and giving the best work ing hours and conditions that prevail ing business conditions and competi tion will permit, and that they do not contemplate any change in their wage schedule or hours of employment at the present time,” read the. statement. This is good news to upwards of fTJD employees who are employed at the plant here. It can be said that the local plant, which moved into new quarters several years ago, is now one of the best and most modernly equipped handle plants in the nation. Workmen here must be skilled. No low-grade laborers are employed. Dufln^ the depression this plant lias continued to provide part-time em ployment all of the time for their many workers. And as this is one of a chain of plants owned by the American Fork and Hoe Company, this new ruling of the directors to stand pat on present wage scales and hours will be received with much sat isfaction. INCREASE PROFIT BY CULLING THE POULTRY FLOCKS Work Should Be Handled Despite High Prices Paid for Eggs -® The high ptice of eegs and feed this spring has complicated the problem of culling the poultry flock. While egg prices continue high, many poultrymen will wish to keep in their flocks as many layers as pos sible, said Roy S. Dearstvne, head of the State College poultry department. But unless they are careful, he add ed, they may keep in their flocks a number of bird which are not profit able, in view of the present price of feed. The flocks sfc ould be watched close ly, he continued, for the egg produc tion of some b rds will slump rapidly in May, and th ■ low producers should be culled witln ut delay. Birds going out of production in May or June are seldom good pros pects for carrying over until the next laying year. When their laying falls off, most birds show a loss of color in the comb, which becomes dry and shriveled. The ent no longer appears loose and moist, the abdomen becomes hard, and the >irds lose their alert appearance. Broody birds at this season are also poor prospects, Dearstvne added. One Jroody spell will follow another, with » result that egg production falls off. •5'ncc ine Dreeaing season is over, he went on, there is no place for males in the flock. Without males, the flock will produce infertile eggs which are of greater value from a marketing standpoint. Devitalized males, or males which do not produce offsprings with heavy e8'8 producing possibilities, are not worth carrying through the summer, Dearstyne said, and should be culled out. Local Youths Down Scotland Neck Team —*— 1 he Plymouth lads defeated the Scotland Neck Boy Scouts, Q to 4, here Sunday in a game that was reeled off in an hour and a half before a fair-sized crowd of fans. Mayor B. F. Bracy managed the visitors, while Chief of Police P. \Y Brown was in charge of the locals. Scotland Neck pushed over four runs i nthe fifth to take the lead from Ply mouth, but the locals came back in the latter innings to take he game. Hubert Cox, Plymouth, allowed 3 hits, fanned 5, walked 4, while Mar tin allowed 4 hits, fanned 6 anil walked 3. Harrison, with two bingles ted Plymouth, while Alexander and W oodard got one each for visitors. 1 lymouth made two errors and con cluded the game with a fast double play. Scotland Neck made 3 errors None of the players were over 17.