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gmwiMtmiwiimmiiiUMMiiHHUMiHHmiHiiHtiiniiiHiiii^ = as g A horn* newspaper dedicated = | to the meric* of Washington 1 | County and ita 12,000 people, § ^tiuiiiiiiutiiiuiiumiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinir The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* § Advertisers will find Beacon f = and News columns a latch-key to f g 1.100 Washington County homes. ?iiiiiiiiiHiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiimiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimih. ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 25 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, June 21, 1935 SURVEYS BEING MADE FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM Number of Health Improve ments Contemplated; Costs Estimated -* Officials here today were awaiting the survey and estimate that W. C Olsen, of Raleigh, as an engineer, is making to determine the cost of the health improvements contemplated by the City Council for the Town of Plymouth. The first project is that of extend ing the water lines from Browning’s filling station on the highway to Brinkley ball park, thence across Brinkley avenue to Mary Rhodes’ corner on Madison street, down Mad ison Street to Dreamland auditorium, where the present terminal is now. Two reasons are given for this need e7! improvement. First, it will elimi nate the dead ends of the water lines and thus cause it to run around in a circle to secure proper circulation to improve the taste and health qualities of the water; second, to make available water for fighting fires that may oc cur in this area. Also it may be that there may be a few added customers to the new water line, and it is also possible that lT proper arrangements can be made the line would be constructed out of the town as far down highway No. 97 as the new and improved county home and provide water for these buildings. A second project will be the efforts to get the town ditch, reaching across town by the homes of Mrs. J. L. flayes and Mrs. S. W. Beasley by J. S. Brown’s residence toward the high way to Williamston, tiled. This will eliminate the stagnant water and will prevent the necessity of money being spent annually by the town to keep this ditch open. A guess has been made bv local peo pie that it will cost upwards of $18,000 This money can be secured by 45 per cent as a grant from the government, allowing 3 per cent interest on the other with close to 20 years to pay. It would mean that from the surplus of water funds would be taken about $600 annually to pay interest and prin cipal on the sum. No increased taxes can be assessed for this purpose; it must be paid through revenue derived from other sources. Debt Adjustment Committee Meets Friday, June 28th —— Will Be Glad To Receive Applications for Scaling Down Farm Debts ■ ■■■» The next meeting of the Washing ton County farm debt adjustment com mittee will be held on June 28 in the courthouse, it was announced today by L. S. Thompson, secretary of the committee. Debtors who wish to ap pear before the committee should file an application with Miss Margaret Smith at the FERA office here. Regular meeting dates of the com mittee are the second and fourth Fri days in each month. Mr. Bell of the Federal Land Bank at Columbia, S. C. and J. P. Greenleaf, field representa tives of the state farm debt adjust ment committee, met with the locals last week. E. H. Liverman is chairman; L. S. Thompson secretary; J. W. Starr, of Creswell, vice chairman; Miss Mar garet Smith, acting secretary. This committee will be glad to receive ap plications from those on farms who are in need of assistance in adjust ing their deLts. Davis Is Railway Watch Inspector Appointment of Don G. Davis, lo cal jeweler, as official railway watch inspector for the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company has been made by B. R. Hopper, of Chicago, presides! of the National Railway Time Service Company. No charge is being made by Mr. Davis for this service. This appoint ment, which was recommended by the superintendent and general superin tendent ri the Norfolk Southern is a distinction in that it recognizes the ability of the jeweler in maintaining 'perfect time for the railroad men. At Piney Grove An ice cream supper wil Ibe given at Piney, Grove Free Will Bajptist church Friday night, June 28, at 7:30 o’clock. A cake will be raffled. The public is cordially invited to attend. Tomatoes Expected To Begin Moving From Washington County About July 1 Tomatoes will begin moving from Washington County around July 1, providing rain falls on the vines soon to give the moisture that is required by this vegetable, according to observers here. These are the first tomatoes that are picked green, wrapped and shipped to the northern markets in refrigerator cars or taken by truck. They ripen in a few days after being picked, and about the time they arrive in New York and are sold to the consumers, they have ripened to a good taste. Counting incjependent growers and those of exchanges or under contract there are not over 600 acres in the county, according to some reliable growers. The peak in recent years has been 1,200 acres. Waters Produce Company will be in the field for the purchase and shipping of green tomatoes. They will do their work in their building on Water Street. As sisting W. E. (Bill) Waters will be Miller Warren. They hope to employ about 25 people. Mrs. B. G. Campbell Will Head Housing Campaign in County —»— Plan To Organize Number Of “Bettter Home Clubs” Throughout Section -® “Join the crusade.” This is the appeal of Mrs. B. G. Campbell, chairman of the Washing ton County Better Homes Committee, is piaking to every woman in this county, as she concentrates her efforts and those of her committee to stimu lating the interest among women to ward recapturing the spirit of the tra ditional American home through the Federal Housing Administration. Mrs. Campbell was appointed to this responsible place this week by Miss Cora A. Harris, of Charlotte, field rep representative of the Federal Housing Administration, who said, “This is a woman's war. She is the vanguard of the troops and her courage and de termination and enthusiasm will lead others to victory. We must enlist the support of all women.” These women have undertaken a needed task. They will cooperate with E. S. Blount, chairman of the FHA in Washington County and his board of directors. The housing problem is pressing in Plymouth at this time. There are several families arranging to move here. Mrs. Campbell will ask her 'Com mittee, which is composed of a repre sentative from the other clubs in town to form better homes clubs. It is pointed out that happy and convenient homes will keep youngsters off the streets. And these women, through clubs and publicity and advertising will strive to make this section "home conscious.” There is said to be a shortage in the United States of five million homes. Women who spend 85 per cent of the incomes to families are urged to press this matter of needs of large and comfortable homes. Again a woman is faced with the problem some time or another of making a home for herself or some other. Local Team Loses To Scotland l\eck -• Scotland Neck’s Boy Scouts eked out a 6 to 5 victory over PlymouthC Junior American Legion team in Scot land Neck Sunday. Bateman, Mayo, and Cox, with two hits, led Plymouth, while Martin was the only Scotland Neck to annex two safeties. Cox with a couple of dou bles led the. hitting of both clubs. Daniels and Mayo each fanned six. Plymouth had 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors, while Scotland Neck counted 6 runs, 7 hits, 2 errors. Players for Plymouth were: Bate man, first base: Williams, catcher: Da vidson, third base: Harison, left field pitcher; Cox, left field-shortstop-pitch er; Martin centerfield; Harding, sec ond base; Darden, right field. 'June 27 Is Deadline For ERE Teachers —♦— No teacher in the emergency edu cation program can be employed tor the new term after June 27, it was an nounced here today by James W. Nor man, superintendent of public instruc tion of Washington County. Teachers who were engaged in in structing in this work in this county for the recent term, which ended May 30, included Mrs. A. W. Alexander, Mrs. C. C. Bateman, Mrs. W. B. Chesson, Mrs. Maude Norman Clif ton, Mrs. Eva S. Bateman, Mrs. Mil dred Norman, Mrs. Roy Kespass, and Miss Lona Weatherly. One colored, Ada F. Reed. Davidson Exchange Sales Total $13,055 in Short Time -e During the three months of January, February and March, the Davidson Mutual Farmers’ Exchange sold and bought products amounting in value to $13,055.58. Mrs. George Barden First Prize Winner In Recent Contest —*— Had Best Essay on Chevro let; Other Winners Are Announced -$ Mrs. G.orge Barden was adjudged the winner of the first prize, $5 in cash, for the best essay entered in the contest conducted by the New Thea atre and the Sattertliwaite Chevro let Company last Monday and Tues day, “Why the Whole Town’s Talk ing About the New Master DeLuxe Chevrolet ?” Miss Thelma Getsinger and Miss Martha Mayo were awarded $2.50 worth of tickets each for their entries as second and third prizes, resepec tively. Jack Getsinger will get a chance of oil and grease job on his car as fourth prize while, Joe Vail won the fifth award which was $1 worth of theatre tickets. Shep Brinkley, mangaer of the New Theatre, will enter his publicity and public appeal stunts in the motion picture operators' contest. He with the cooperation of others carried a full page advertisement in the Bea con; used banners across and on the streets; decorated his show house front displaying a Chevrolet; A serm on was preached on "Why the Whole Town's Talking" by Rev. J. M. Reid., pastor of the colored Methodist church here. Judges lor the contest were J. W. Norman, C. L. Bailey and Llyod Owens. -, ■ To Have Concert at Rea’s Beach Sunday —®— Something new in this section will be a free concert at Rea's Beach, a re sort on the Albemarle Beach near here, Sunday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30 by J. E. Aiken and his orches tra. Frank Rushing has just joined the orchestra. He comes from the col lege at Statesboro, Go., and had a year with Blue Steele's orchestra, as well as the college orchestra. Mem bers now arc J. E. Aiken, director; Wesley Marrow and L. B. Spruill, sax ophones; Mrs. Ruth Aiken and Asa Johnston, trumpets; Charles Mizelle, bass; Tom Norman, drummer; Frank Rushing, piano; Russell Chesson, vo calist. -®>———— Plymouth Youth Is State Graduate Robert Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bowen, of Plymouth, left yes terday for Covington, Ya., where he has accepted a position in the chem istry department of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. Attending the graduation of Mr. Bowen from State College were Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bowen, Mrs. C. D. White and Karl Bowen, Plymouth; Mrs. G. D. Berry, Shiloh; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bateman, Nellie Bate man, and Mrs. E. S. Bulluck, of Rocky Mount; Mrs. J. M. Day and Mrs. J. M. Holder, of Asheville. -® Take Applications For Home Loans —> New applications for home loans will he received by Carl K. Bailey and Z. V. Norman at their office in Plymouth until the 27th day of June. These applications must he filed in Greenville by the 27th, and all par ties interested are urged to call on either Mr. Bailey or Mr. Norman for the preparation of these papers not later than June 25th. -® 2,000 Acres in Person County Being Terraced -• l'wo thousand acres of farm land in Person County has been signed up in the new terracing program being ad vocated by the farm agent. SIDELIGHTS ON FIGURES FROM More Women Than Men in County and Town; Other Facts By ROBERT B. CAMPBELL According to the last census, 1930, Washington County has a total of 11, 603 inhabitatns, 154 more than were here in 1920. The females seem to be the predominant sex. leading the men 5,823 to 5,780. Showing their numerical strength again in the town of Plymouth, women claim 1.133, while the males can only account for 1,006. It is also interesting to note that there are only 35 more whites than colored inhabitants in Plymouth, 1,037 are whites, while 1,002 are negroes. Unless bothered by them, few would think that Plymouth has 232 children under 5 years of age. Those between 5 anti 14 are most numerous, 478 be longing to that division. Seventy-five are over 65 years of age. Although the county claims over 11.000 population, out of 8,486 over 10 years of age, 972, or 11.5 per cent, are illiterate. This percentage is only .2 of 1 per cent lower that it was 10 years ago. There are 244 of 4,609 na tive whites illiterate and 726 of 3,858 negroes. The marital condition of the county shows that the women arc leading in all events except one. There are 1. 210 single nun as compared to 966 non-married women. Sc it seems that outsiders are besting home talent in winning the hearts of Washington County belles. A tokal of ^118 women are married, 2,079 men. There are 416 widows in the county, which might offer encouragement to the large number of single men. Even in divorces the women have a very slight lead, with 29 against 25 for the men. On the farm, though, the males are ahead of the females numerically, 3, 130 to 2,943. The men, as in the case of the county as a whole, are more inclined to be single, leading 672 to 492. But when it comes to marriage in the rural section, women have onl\ a narrow supremacy, 1,185 to 1,078. Of the 6,073 rural inhabitants in the county, 3,945 are whites and 2,123 colored. Washington County in 1930 counted 19 fonign-born wdiites. They are classified: 5 Assyrians, 3 Germans, 2 Polish, 2 Russians, 1 each from Aus tria, Turkey and Canada, and 4 all others. CENSUS CODE IS ADOPTED FOR 1935 SEASON BY WAREHOUSES -• Plan Is Virtually the Same As One Presented by Recovery Act -8 A voluntary code was adopted by the Easter Carolina Warehouse Asso ciation at the body's regular annual meeting held in Wilson Wednesday. The warehousemen also went on rec ord as favoring the policies of Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, in con nection with the tobacco and farming in general. The code adopted was almost word for word tbe same as that presented by the NIRA last year. Its difference was the fact that all warehousemen were bound by the NRA code while the new presented is only mandatory to those who sign it, and requires 90 per cent of the members of the asso ciation before it can become legal. Twenty-six out of the 52 warehouses of this section who are members of tbe association signed the sode and it is expected that the remaining 26 will follow in the next week. Most of the non-signers were absent from the meeting. -—w Sewing Machine Shop Opens Here —®—— A Singer shop has been opened in the Blount Building on Water Street, next to I.. S. Thompson s store by W. S. (Bill) Davenport, sou of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Davenport, of Ma k eys, who has just returned front Wash ington, where he has been ludying the sewing machine business. He will sell sewing machines, servic ing them and the other machines that he sells, including vacuum cleaners. Bill is a graduate of the Roper High School, and in bringing this kind of business to Plymouth he marks a new era of this kind of business in this section. -® Stokes County Farmers Are Raising Own Mules Stokes County farmers are begin ning a new project fur raising mule colts to replace old work stock. | Home Owners Loan Corporation Again Receiving Applications; To Stop June 27 owner Home owner' in Washington County, or in the State for that mat ter, who are in involuntary default on their mortgage' are warned to fde their applications for relief front the Home Owners' Loan Corporation by June 27, by Carl .L Bailey, local rep resentative, who has plenty of blanks for this purpose. "The Home Owners' Loan Act was amended May 2H, granting a 30-day extension for new applications, which extension will expire at midnight on June. 27. Home owners who have lost their homes by foreclosure since Janu ary 1, 1930; who were in involuntary default on June 13, 1933, with their mortgages: who have defaulted sim ■ June 13, 1933, -n a count of unem ployment or other misfortune; who are in genuine danger of losing their homes through tax sales or -ther fore closures, are eligible for refinancing their obligation through the Horn Owners’ Loan Corporation, under rules and regulations laid down by the board of directors,” >aid Mr. Bailey. “This warning is given the. public in order that every distressed home owner may have an opportunity to apply,” says Mr. Bailey, "and each application must be accompanied by two pictures of the home. PREMIUM BOOK FOR GREATER PLYMOUTH FAIR IS NOW BEING PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION 1 FIELD DAY > \ The Farmers' Field Day at the Blackland Station, at Wenona, near Plymouth, will be held on July 18, it was announced today by J. L. Rea, jr., assistant director in charge of the test farm. A full range of scientific facts, extension demonstrations, and rural life movements will be fea tured at this annual event. Hun dreds of farmers throng the exper iment station conducted by the extension division at State Col lege to hear these annual speeches see the plats and demonstrations. YOUNG MAN KILLS HIMSELF THURS DAY NEAR ROPER -• Funeral Service To Be Held Friday for Woodrow Peacock, 23 -9 Funeral services will be held Friday for Woodrow Peacock, 23 years of age, son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter McD. Peacock, of near Roper, who was found slumped on the floor dead at 3 a. in. Thursday morning after the report of a shotgun had been heard. Officials think it a clear case of sui cide. Beside his body was found the shotgun with an empty shell. The shots entered the right side of his skull above the head, penetrating the brain, causing immediate death. His brains were scattered about the room and the top of his head blown off. He was heard by his parents to en ter his home a few minutes before the report of the weapon. His father sus pected his intentions when he asked him if he didn't have the gun, to which the young man replied in the negative. Before he could reach the bedroom of his son he heard the gun fire. No rea son for the rash act could be deter mined. as-. Program Outlined For Better Houses In Rural Sections —®— Committees will Be Named To Carry on Work In Rural Sections The state advisory rural housing committee of the Federal Housing Ad ministration has worked out a plan for stimulating the better housing program in each of the counties. The plan calls for the establishment of county rural housing committees to carry on the work locally with the help of A. K. Robertson, whose head quarters will be at State College. As farm representatives of the FHA in this State, Robertson will visit the different counties to assist in the de velopment of a better housing pro gram where it has not been started and to do follow-up work in counties which have already been, organized. The purpose of the program, said Dean I. O. Schaub, of State College, chairman of the rural advisory com mittee, is to stimulate the making of permanent improvements to farm homes and buildings and to help farm families secure credit on reasonable terms when necessary. Tentatively, the county committee would be composed of the farm and home agents, representatives of voca tional teachers, representative farm men and women, NCERA representa tives, Grange representatives anil leaders of other agricultural organiza tions. ?> -« Number of Attractive Cash Prizes Offered in Vari ous Departments -® The premium book for the (Treater Plymouth Four-County Fair i- now being prepared for publication and con tain- some very attractive cash prize in the variou- departments of the fair. Among those include the best com munity farm exhibit, first firize $40: second, $25; third $15. This mu-t be participated in by at least three in dividuals in the community. The best individual farm exhibit, first prize $50. second prize $20; third prize $15. The best vocational exhibit, first prize $25. second $15, third $1(1. For the best exhibit in the home demonstration de partment, first prize, $20, second $10 with the home demonstration agent showing as many as three projects in each exhibit. The poultry department carries ca-h I prizes of $2 first prize, single birds, t Pens, $5 first prize, in the pantry de-l partment, cash prizes for canned good-j are $1 fir-t and 50 cents second for each item. For the best srln n! ex ' hibits, first through fourth grades, $20 first prize. $10 second: fifth through seventh grades. $20 first, $10 second prize; eighth through eleventh grades. $20 first, and $10 second prize. The -■ prizes are open to any schools in Washington, Tyrrell. Martin and Mean fort Counties. Cash premiums in the livestock- department, both for regis tered or grade animals, $6 first priz• ■ and $5 second. ] The premiums in other departments will be just as attractive. Any persons desiring a premium hook will please write direct to X. G. Bartlett, secre tary, Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Kinston, or Mrs. \Y. H. Paramore, assistant secretary. Ply mouth, and a copy will be mailed as soon as complete. Secretary Bartlett stated this week that the same program of entertain ment offered at Greenville, Kinson, Suffolk, and the other larger fairs of the territory under the supervision of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce will be on the program for Plymouth. In fact, not in many year lias there been a grandstand program of such sensational features presented at any fair in the st. that will com-1 Ipare with the program that has been contracted for the Plymouth Four-1 Couny Fair this fall, Mr. Bartlett stated. i Exhibitors in all of the departments are urged to make their preparations! to display their wares at as early tinu as possible. A iarge tent will he used for exhibit purposes. The old balll park will be enlarged to take care of I the set-up. "This is not a Plymouth Fair,” Mr. j i Bartlett said, "hut a four-countv fair, including Washington, Tyrrell, Mar-1 I tin, and Beaufort Counties." Legion Junior Team [Seeking Opponents —»— I.ads not over 17 who have a has hall team wishing to play others in i radius of 70 miles of Plymouth, sin mid communicate with Hubert Cox here, who is arranging a schedule for the American Legion Junior Team. The locals have whipped clubs near here, including Scotland Neck, t'u lumhia, and other teams in a very successful season. They are eager for games on Wednesdays and Friday s of tach week. Communicate with Hu bert Cox, Plymouth. 5-Months-Old Child Died Last Sunday —«— Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home near Roper for tie infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hassell, who died Sunday alt er five months of life front a stomach disorder. The family is well known in, the Roper section. TOT\L BIRTHS IN COUNTY DURING PAST ^ EAR IS 328 -® 150 White and 178 Colored; Many Attended Only By Midwives A total of 328 births was reported in Washington County during 1934, according to information issued to MC- Mozelle Hendrix, state nurse, who is in Plymouth this week, by Dr. j. M. Cooper, director ot the division of preventive medicine for the North ( aroiina Hoard of Health at Raleigh. Included in :he total are 150 white births and 1/8 colored. There were 1('2 birth' attended by mid wives in the county. It was revealed that only 27 oi the white" were delivered by midwives, while 105 mothers who were aided by mid wives were colored. Statistics reveal that one-third of the women in North Carolina who give birth to children have, the serv ices of midiwvc- and never consult a physician during the entire period lin ks' it be for some acute condition not generally related to their pregnancy. I he remaining two thirds of the women who are attended by physic ianabmit half of them call the doc t,,r at tlm -*nsc: ot labor, or engage him just a few days before expected confinement, it is true that by a 1 ti ll«- sacrifice of the husband and fam ily more ->t the^e mothers could afford proper medical attention from trained persi ms. Mi" Hendrix lias been in this sec tion n»r >everal days examining the niidvvjve-s and instructing them in the proper care : themselves and their patents She was sent by the bureau of maternit\ and infamy ot the State Hoard oi Health to promote the wel lare and hygiene oi the midwives and their patients. Thi' is an annual trip of these state nurse> t<> Washington County. One was her last year about the same time engaged in this w wk. Every ef fort is being made by the state to prevent a> many deaths as posible of the mothers who die even year in X- rth Carolina at Oiildbirth. 1 Ere are 22 registered midwives in Washington County. -®-— PREDICT HEAVY Climatic Conditions Have Been Favorable for Boll Weevil Development A warning that l>oI! weevil infesta tions in North Carolina may be heavy this year was issued last week by C. H. Brannon, extension entomologist at State College. Climatic conditions during the win terand this spring have been favorable to boll weevil development, Brannon pointed out, and if cloudy, rainy wea ther «occurs frequently during the cot ton growing season, weevils will be numerous. During the latter part of 1934, he continued, the weevil infestation in this State was heavy enough to leave a large supply of weevils for this sea son. Winter temperatures were not low enough to kill all the hibernating in sects. 1 lie weather s<» far this spring has been conductive to their development. All cotton growing counties of the State will probably he affected, Bran non -aid, and indications are that dam age will be heavier than usual in the Piedmont area. ITe is urging cotton growers to pre pare now for controlling the weevil. Boll weevil poisoning is recommend ed by both State and the Federal ag rii ultural agencies, and it should be considered a regular part of making the cotton crop,” Brannon said. “Do not wait until the weevils at tack the cotton in great numbers. Get your machines in order now. Cay in a supply of poison. Prepare to fight the holl weevil—and pick all the cotton al lowed you under your government contract. 'When the squares begin to form, make weekly examinations of the squares. As soon as weevils are de tected, start spraying or dusting. Don't rai-c your cotton for weevil food." County Ranks 37tli In Number Farms .Washington County ranks 37th a mong the 100 counties in North Car olina in number of farms. I here were 1,373 farms in Wash ington County in 1925. Ten years lat er this number had been decreased by nI to 1,242. 1 here hail been a 30 per cent increase from 1910 to 1925, and a 13 per cent increase during the last live years.