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£<iiiiiiiiii<iiiiiiiiii£ A home newspaper dedicated jf to the service cf Washington = County and its 12,000 people. § The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* § Advertisers will find Beacon f § and News columns a latch-key to | = 1,100 Washington County homes, f 711111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 30 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, July 26, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 ELECTRIC RATES IN COUNTY LOW AS ANY IN STATE -9 Survey Made In This State Recently by the Federal Power Commission -® Consumers of current and power in Washington County today are getting their electrical energy as cheap as it is afforded anywhere in North Caro lina, according to a survey of the highest and lowest typical consump tions in residental service made hy the Electric Rate Survey of the Federal Power Commission. It is shown that users in Plymouth, Creswell and Roper can get their current as low as $1.63 for 25 kilowatt hours, $3.15 ior 100 kilowatt hours and $6.08 for 250 kilowatt hours. These prices apply strictly to the resi dential service by the month. Against these low rates are those of Laurin burg which for 250 kilowatt hours is $12.00, almost twice as much as local consumers. The table shows that in Plymouth, the population is figured at 2,139 while in Roper it is 660 and in Cres well 350. The minimum is $1 for 15 kilowatt hours; $1.63 for 25; $2.60 for 40; $5.30 for 100; $6.60 for 150. This is mostly for lighting service, and does not include the prices for other power groups. If current is used for lighting, cooking, refrigeration and such, then if a person uses 250 kilowatt hours the bill should be $8.25. And if a patron should add to the above items electric water heater, then for 500 kilowatt hours they should pay about $11.25. Plymouth, Roper and Creswell rank among the lowest from low to high bills, based on typical net monthly bills with $1.63 for 25 kilowatt hours while the scale goes as high as $2.50 for Robersonville. The local group with $5.30 for 100 kilowatt hours ranks five below the high groups of $6. which includes Nashville, while with $8.25 the Plymouth group ranks sixth against a high at Warsaw of $10.85 for 250 kilowatt hours. Although Plymouth, Roper and Creswell are served by a corporation, the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany, the rates compare favorably with those elsewhere not served by a company. Rates are higher at most towns with municipality owned plants. Before the Virginia Electric and Power Company came here, the basic residential rate was 13 cents a kilo watt hour. J. W. Norman Buys Furniture Business —*— James W. Norman, former superin tendent of Public Instruction in Wash ington County, and who has been connected with the educational work in this county for over 30 years, is now in the furniture business in Ply mouth. Monday morning the deal was closed whereby he purchased the stock, ac counts, and good will of the A. L. Owens furniture business on the cor ner of Washington and Water Streets here. Mr. Norman will continue at the old stand and will conduct a fur niture business on the usual scale. He will enlarge and improve the stock front time to time, and it is pre dicted by many that Mr. Norman will make a success of this business, and he urges that all who will should pat ronize him and purchase their needs from a home enterprise. -» Mystery at New Theatre Friday Thrills, mystery, suspense, and ro mance and the introduction to screen fans of the strangest detective char acter modern literature has achieved mark the production of “Shadow of Doubt,” M-G-M’s amazing transcrip tion of the recent Arthur Somers Roche serial in Collier's. It wili be shown at the New Theatre on Friday, July 26, for one day only. It brings to the screen an amazing new sleuth in “Aunt Melissa,” the wealthy woman recluse who emerges from her hiding place of years to cope with a baffling murder mystery in New York and solve it ' Bloomer Girls To Play Two Games —*— The New York Bloomer girls’ base ball team will play in this section twice this week. First, they will oppose Pungo All Stars Thursday afternoon, July 25, at Pungo and Creswell All Stars at Creswell, Friday, July 26. All games start at 4 p. in. A large crowd is ex pected to witness the game. VACCINATION OF COUNTY DOGS TO START MONDAY -• Dog Owners Should Bring Animals To Designated Rabies Inspectors -* A shipment of rallies vaccine to be used in inoculation of Washington County dogs was received Wednes day of this week. This work will be gin on Monday, July 29, and will be done at Plymouth, Roper and Cres well. Dog owners may bring their animals to one of the designated places any time from Monday until August ,31st, after which date a sur vey will be made throughout the coun ty and all dogs found not wearing a metal tag will be destroyed. The vaccination of dogs in the coun ty is in accordance with the law as passed by our last legislature and, quoting from the act, a few of the par ticulars are as follows: "The dog owner must present the dog at the designated place within the specified time. The owner must prop erly hamper the dog for the vaccina tion. The owmer will be charged 50 cents at the time of vaccination (it costs the owner nothing to vaccinate his dog, the certificate is redeemable in county taxes). The dog must wear the metal tag at all times. No dogs are exempt from vaccination unless a certificate be presented signed by a qualified veterinarian. Any person violating the provisions of this act is subject to a fine of $50 or imprison ment of 30 days.” Men who have been instructed in the use of this vaccine and appointed as rabies inspectors are Bill Jackson at the fish house, Plymouth; Ralph Harold, Roper; and Henderson Nor man at Creswell. -® Funeral Held Friday For A. J. Davenport At Home in Creswell —•— Died in Hospital After Fall From Car Fender Last Wednesday Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Abraham Jennings Dav enport, 24 years of age, of Creswell, who died Wednesday night in the Tayloe Hospital at Washington, where he was rushed after falling from the rear of an automobile fracturing his skull. The Rev. W. L. Mabery, pastor of the Creswell M. P. Church, officiated with Rev. R. O. Respass, of the Christian church, assisting. Interment took place in a cemetery near Cres well. Mr. Davenport was a partner in the Davenport Garage in Creswell and also was a member of the Junior .Order of United American Mechanics at Columbia and of the Methodist Protestant Church. Surviving Mr. Davenport are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Daven port, sr., of Creswell; sisters, Miss Mary K. Davenport, of Creswell, and Mrs. S. A. Hardy, of Enfield; broth ers, C. N. Davenport, jr., and Joe Baker Davenport, of Creswell. -$> - - Ford Dealer After Trip To San Diego J. Roy Manning, a partner in the Plymouth Motor Company, Inc., here, is ready for a trip to San Diego, Calif., being offered to the agency in a group of 17 dealers which sells the most new cars in June and July. Mr. Manning’s firm is 4 ahead of his nearest competitor, which is lo cated in Louisa, Va. Also special ef-, forts will be made to clinch the trip by urgent sales efforts before the end of July. The trip is to cost the l'ord authorities $300 for each winner. It includes everything necessary for the trip to this famous San Diego Fair. -® Planting Time ior Sorghum Depends on Several Factors -$— The time for planting sweet sor ghum for best results in syrup mak ing depends a great deal on the sec tion where the planting is to be done and to a lesser degree upon the va riety. In sections where the growing season is long and the fall weather liable to be dry, late planting is best, as the juice will be richer when the weather is cool and dry during the ripening season. Most varieties mature in from 80 to 110 days from the time of planting but there are some that require as much as 140 days. Where here is a short growing season these varieties should never be used. In all cases, plantings should be made so that germination and early growth al^es place during the hot weather. Application forms have been re ceived at the county office for those rural electrification blanks to be used where regular surveys have not been completed. I would suggest that in communities where there is special in terest in securing the electric service that those interested get together and elect a chairman to handle preliminary work connected with the report which the government is asking for. Blanks and information and other assistance will be supplied at the county office for making this survey. The time is limited in which this can be done and it appears that this will be the only opportunity of this sort that com munities will have to get their condi tions looked into by the rural electri fication survey committee. A notice was recently received at the county office calling our attention to the fact that every man who bor rowed 12 cents on his cotton from the government in 1934 signed an agree ment to the effect that he would co operate in any program the govern ment might put on with cotton in 1935, also that any oi the cotton producers in this county who had not cooperated with the government by overplanting or otherwise would not receive any consideration in 1935 on cotton loans or other farm loans and that he would also be liable for any loss which the government might incur on cotton of the 1934 crop. We have been notified that work was being done on a contract for to bacco growers which would cover a three-year period. We have been asked to make or let the county com mitteemen on tobacco make a report. After a study of tbe various contracts which will iron out some of the in equalities now existing. It is hoped that we will have some increased acre age permitted and we will also ask to reduce some contracts, as far as acre age is concerned, and also make ad justments in base poundage. There is not an awful lot that can be done, but where a contract is too much out of line I would appreciate the grow er mentioning or calling the county committee’s attention to the fact, and I am sure each application will be considered on the merits of the par ticular contract. Compliance has been completed on tobacco and cotton; with weather permitting, peanuts will be finished this week. Unfavorable weather con ditions for 10 days made compliance on peanuts exactly 10 days late; in other words, our checks will be 10 days later reaching the county. First rental payments on all 1935 cotton contracts but three have been received at the county office and may be called for as soon as you receive the card. Please bring the card with you when you call for your check. -$ Bankhead Says The Demand for Cotton In World Will Rise -to—— Predicts PrLe of 13 Cents a Pound for Cotton This Year Washington.—A prediction of 13 cents a pound cotton this year was made in a statement a few days ago bv Senator Bankhead of Alabama. He said the world crop promised to be sufficiently short to cause a drain on the American pool cotton, which, he added, cannot be moved at less than 12.75 cents a pound. Only farmers have the right to sell American cotton below the Commod ity Credit Corporation loan of twelve cents a pound, he said, and predicted they can easily be organized under existing circumstances to hold their cotton for 13 cents a pound. He said, “It appears certain that the 1934 crop will have practically no competition from American cotton so long as the market remains below 13 cents. The 12-ccnt loan cotton wdll not move until that price is reached.” American mills stocks are low, he said, and then went ahead to analyze crop prospects to back up the predic tions the world supply would not per mit a price below 13 cents. ■-® Small Containers Are Best for Canning Use -t> The number two or three can is the size most generally used for home canning. Only experienced caniwrs should use the No. 10 cans as it is difficult to streilize so large a filled container. Corn, squash, peas, or pumpkin should never be put up in a No. 10 can. Where one has the mecessary experience, string beans, tomatoes, soup mixtures, peaches, pears and blackberries may be suc cessfully canned in these large con tainers. BRIDGE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT EDENTON FRIDAY -9 No delegation from Plymouth or Columbia will attend the meeting that is to be held in Edenton Friday, July 26, to discuss a concerted effort for a bridge to connect the north and south sides of the Albemarle Sound, it was decided Wednesday. Zeb Norman, president of the Ply mouth Chamber of Commerce, who fathered the bridge plan in this sec tion, was in Columbia Wednesday aft ernoon and was advised by Wallace Tatum, leader of that section that no delegation would attend the Edenton meeting from Columbia, and those in terested here adopted the same plan Wednesday night in a meeting. The places on this side of the sound which are most affected are united in their stand for a bridge either at Ply mouth or Columbia. Beaufort and Hyde Counties are thought to be so inclined. Today Mr. Norman is con tacting interested groups in his sec tion with a view to uniting their ef forts. J lie Edenton meet is sponsored by the Chowan Business Men’s Associa tion with a letter sent to representa tive persons in all of the interested counties, giving them a special invita tion to attend the gathering. X. E. Copeland was chairman of the com mittee, with Mayor E. W. Spires as a member, which invited the local delegation over. “For several years,” says the let ter, “efforts have been made to se cure a bridge affording easy transpor tational facilities for the people re siding on the south and north sides of the Albemarle Sound. In every in stance these movements have failed because we were divided among our selves, stressing the location rather than paramounting necessity of said project. “On each occasion the State High way Commission has wisely counseled us to return home, adjust our differ ences and then present the proposi tion to them for consideration. "We believe that the time is oppor tune for a concerted movement, but are convinced that further delay will, in all probability, preclude the pos sibility of securing this most needful project. We are strongly influenced to believe that if we adjust our dif ferences among ourselves, our efforts may be successful.” Commissioner Julian Wood, of Ed enton, has agreed to attend the meet ing. Memorial Service Is Held Here Sunday For Mrs. Alice Ayers —«— Appropriate Talk Made by M. G. Darden; Favorite Hymns Sung "He that overcometh shall inherit all things: and I shall he his God and he shall be my son,” quoted Rev. Nix on A. Taylor, pastor of the Christian church here, in a sermon on ‘‘The Victorious Life," which was delivered in memory of Mrs. Alice M. Ayers,' one of the oldest and most active members recently. Mrs. Ayers won the greatest bat tle ever fought; the battle of the soul | between right and wrong. The great est victory' was hers because she fought for character. This victory, ac cording to the text, brings a reward. She inherited the kingdom; she had Christ within; she possessed an open door; she had God; she ha- a home. We pay tribute to her as an affectionate wife, a devoted mother, a loyal citizen, and a Christian. And those who listen can pay tribute to her by advancing the cau=c of the church she loved so well." The church was appropriately dec orated with flower- presented by rela tive- and friends. The pew she always u-od was marked by a lovely bunch oi flowers tied with lavender tulle and was occupied by her nearest relatives. An appropriate talk was made by M. G. Darden, who knew her activities in and out of the church. Hyntns which she liked so well were used, including a quartet by M. G. Darden, E. H. Livcrman. Mr-. Tom Darden, and Rev. N. A. Taylor. Sunday Show Here | Features Geo. Raft —t— Paramount's “Tin- Gla-.s Key," star ring George Raft and coining to the Xew Theatre on Sunday, July 28, at 3 and 9 p. m., is the film version of the popular novel by Dashiell Ham mett. Hammett will be remembered for the authorship of the recent "Thin Han.” "The Glass Key” is this sea son’s fastest moving, hardest hitting screen mystery, it is claimed. Plans Taking Shape for Four-County Fair Here County Native Head of ERE In Western Part Of This State ——^ - - Mrs. J. M. Day Paid Tribute for Work in Emergency Education Work There -® Another “home towner” has made good. This time it is Mrs. J. M. Day, of Asheville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bateman, of the Long Acre section of Washington County, a sis ter of Mrs. George Bowen, of Plym outh, with other relatives in this section. Mrs. Day who was recently on a visit to her sister here, is district supervisor of the Emergency Relief Education of Western North Carolina with 18 counties under her direction. During June a celebration was held by the students and teachers in her district at Asheville for commence ment. Four thousand people from several of the western counties attended, and 3,000 of the number received literacy certificates, Oscar Chapman, of Wash ington, D. C., assistant secretary of the interior of the United States, was the principal --peaker and read a per sonal letter from President Roosevelt. Front the Asheville Citizen-Times, June 2, 1935, said Mr. Chapman con cerning Mrs. Day: “He (Mr. Pat man) paid tribute to Mrs. Day, say ing, 'in every war there are heroes but every peace time produces an equal number of heroes entitled to credit for their contribution.’” Editorially the same paper made this statement: “It was a happy thought on the part of Mrs. Day, the supervisor of the ERE in western North Carolina, to hold such com mencement exercises. It dramatizes what is being attempted and achiev ed.” New Undertaking Firm for Plymouth Available information from a relia ble source has it that a new under taking shop will be located here in the next few days in the building between the post office and Gilbert’s Cleaning Works on Washington Street. The information is that the new firm will include Everett Babb, of Hertford, who has been conducting funerals for years; Caleb Goodwin, of Edenton, former furniture man, who is well known and well liked in this county; and W. D. Peal, of Creswell, who is also in this business at the present time. A meeting of the partners was held here Saturday night late, but today local representatives who were in on the organization and the arrangement for business could not be located for a definite statement, but the facts here are reliable. Schedule of Club Meets Next Week Mi-s Eugenia Patterson, home dem onstration agent, announces the fol lowing schedule of club meetings for next week: Monday afternoon, July 29, Alba. Tuesday, Cross Roads. \\ tdnesdav, Cool Springs. Thursday, Piney Grove. Friday, Lake Farm. Saturday morning, 8:15, curb mar ket. “Love In Bloom’* At Local Theatre —•— A musical score by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, filmdom's ace team of tune writers, is one of the features of Paramount’s "Love in Bloom,” coming to the New Theatre Monday, July 29th, with George Burns, Gracie Allen. Joe Morrison, and Dixie Lee tealured. Gracie Allen sings for the first time in films, while Joe Morrison does sev eral popular numbers. -$ Lespedeza and Alfalfa Are Soil Improvers -* The farmer who grows lespedeza is entering the college of soil improve ment and when he gets to alfalfa, he is a member of the senior class, says one observing agricultural worker. Local CCC Youth Is Buried in Landslide —®— Word reached Mrs. W. B. Clifton last night that her son, Bill Clifton, 19, was injured in a landslide at the Maysville CCC camp near New Bern Wednesday afternoon at 3:30. He was in a New Bern hospital suf fering from a fractured hip that was sustained when the earth fell on him, burying part of his body underneath the dirt. "I sure do sympathize with Floyd Collins (who was buried alive some years ago in a similar circumstance), said Bill over the telephone to his mother. -s Body of Drowned Negro Located by Throwing in Hat —*— Raymond Johnson, 24, Fails In Effort To Learn To Swim -$ His hat thrown out into the water circled around and floated on the sur face of the water, resting exactly over the spot where divers found the body of Raymond Johnson, negro, 24 years of age, who leaped into tell muddy waters of the Roanoke River in a vain determination to learn to swim. Swimmers were enjoying themselves in the vicinity of the spot where the young negro, who is a son of Ernest Johnson, well known and well-liked negro, plunged into the water and to his death without any knowledge of swimming. He never cried out and was drowned before help could reach him after it was found he needed aid. After the hat of the drowned negro directed the divers to the spot where he went down a colored swimmer brought the body to the surface after an hour. Efforts to revive the negro were futile. He was buried Tuesday afternoon. -® Washington County Ranks 59th in Value of Factory Products —®— Survey Shows Five Indus trial Plants in County With 169 Workers -— Washington County ranks 59th in the 100 counties of North Carolina in the value of factory products. It is disclosed that there are five industrial plants in this county that have 169 wage earners. The leading counties are Forsyth, Durham and Rockingham, which are tobacco man ufacturing centers. These three coun ties turn out more than half of the $887,852,732 in value of products in the State. Wage earners in 1933 received in Washington Counity $(>4,522.00. A total of $112,932 was paid out for ma terials. Thus the total of the value of products in this county in 1933 was tabulated at $279,352. Like the State, Washington Coun ty has suffered a loss in the number of factory establishments. However, the level in this State did not decline in the depression years as much as did the average elsewhere in the United States. -S Annual Yard Tour To Be Held Friday The home demonstration clubs’ an nual yard tour will be held Friday, July doth. This will be an all-day tour, beginning at 8:30, at the court house. The first yard to be scored will be that of Mrs. J. A. Stillman of the Cool Springs Club Miss Pauline Smith will be the official scorer. Every body is urged to go and carry lunch. —Home Agent. —--j Ice Cream Supper At Union Chapel —*— An ice cream supper will be given at the home of J. E. Askew by the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Union Chapel Free Will Baptist church on Wednesday evening, July 31, 8 p, m Amusements will include singing, playing and eating, according to Mrs. J. E. Bowen, who urges every one who possibly can to attend this bene fit event. Premium Books To Be Printed, Mailed Within Few Weeks —«— Elaborate Program of Free Acts Are Booked by Manager ——* Premium books for the Plymouth Four-County Fair will be printed and distributed shortly after August 1. Dates have been announced as Oc tober 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. A huge tent will be erected on the pres ent Brinkley ball park grounds. A to tal ot $1,500 is being offered as prizes for the best exhibits. Martin, Wash ington, Beaufort, and Tyrrell Coun ties are included. Included in the amusements will be the Kaus shows, modern rides, New York Follie Revue each night, sen sational aerial acts, fireworks, band concerts, gasoline rodeo, living person shot from a mortar cannon, Capt. O. LaValley and his sensational divers, featuring four expert high divers, with a leaping person enveloped in flames. In the daily program, the fair will open Monday night at 6 p. m. with a parade. Women and children will be admitted free on this night. It will be called "Get Acquainted Night." Gandstand acts will go on this night. Tuesday, school childen fom all the schools in the four counties will be ad mitted fre to the grounds until 5 o’ clock in the afternoon. Field day ex ercises by the children will be featured Wednesday, local talent will have charge this night. It may be that a pageant will be produced. Anyway, local performers will be in the lime light. Thursday, local merchants’ night, at which time each merchant may have a beauty in the town to represent him on the stage, and the only cost to him is 35 cents f«r the badge the contest ant wears. Friday talent from outside of Ply mouth may have their fling. Saturday afternoon, gasoline rodeo, and at night coronation of the queen of the fair. The directing personnel of the fair starts off with N. G. Bartlett, of Kin ston, secretary-manager of the East ern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, and his organization in charge and sponsoring the event. Mrs. Walter H. Paramore, of Plymouth, will serve as assistant secretary. W. R. Hampton is chairman of the steering committee. Other members of the committee are: Plymouth— John Allen, Frank L. Brinkley, W. V. Hays, E. H. Liverman, B. G. Camp bell, W. H. Paramore, J. L. Rea, jr., A. L. Owens, P. W. Brinkley, Gil bert Davis, Miss Eugenia Patterson; Jamesville—C. C. Fleming and On ward J. Gaylord; Columbia—Earl Ca hoon. H. H. Harris, W. H. McClees, W. S. Carawan; Creswell: J. W. Starr, A. H. Tucker; Roper: L. E. Hassell, Barton Swain, C. H. Floyd; Mackeys J. E. Davenport, Aubrey Ange. Department heads and their work ers follow with the first mentioned in each case being the chairman: Agri culture: W. V. Hays, Plymouth and H. H. Harris, Columbia; Livestock, J. L. Rea, jr., Wenona, R. C. Jordan, Jamesville, and Earl Cahoon, Colum bia; Poultry, C. H. Floyd, Roper, and P. H. Duncan, Columbia; Poultry Clubs, A. H. Tucker, Creswell, and James Chesson, jr., Creswell. Ornamental Plants and Flowers: Mrs. C. McGowan, Plymouth; Mrs. Joe Holmes, Creswell; Mrs. Claude Griffin, Williamston; Mrs. Cleveland Smith, Plymouth. Pantry Supplies: Mrs. Cieorge Bowen, Plymouth; Mrs. C. L. Everett, Mackeys; Mrs. Lee Hardison, Williamston; Mrs. Jake Paul, Pantego; Needle and Fancy Work: Mrs. Paul W. Brinkley, Ply mouth; Mrs. Floyd Cahoon, Columbia; Mrs. W. S. Carawan, Columbia. Fine Arts and Painting: Mrs. L. S. Brey, Roper, W. F. Winslow, Mrs. Roxie Reese, Plymouth; Children’s (Continued on back page) -< County Soil Survey Finished Recently —«— The Deparment of Agriculture to day notified Representative Lindsay Warren that the new soil survey of Washington County would be ready for distribution in February, 1936. The work has been completed and will soon be sent to the printer. Mr. Wrar rtn got this survey authorized two years ago, and when it is available will distribute them to the citizens of the county.