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^iimiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiNiiiiiiiiiiMiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiii^. | A home newspaper dedicated E I to the service of Washington E E County and its 12,000 people. E sitimiiiiiiniiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? The Roanoke Beacon + + * * * * * and Washington County News **★★**★ |niiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiimiiitiiiiiir .iimiwii 1 Advertisers will find Beacon E and News columns a latch-key to §§ 1,100 Washington County homes. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 31 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 2, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 YARD TOUR HELD BY COUNTY CLUB MEMBERS FRIDAY Three Ladies Tie for First Place; Rain Interrupts Trip Friday -@ By EUGENIA PATTERSON Home Demonstration Agent Each year the county council of the Home Demonstration Clubs of Wash ington County offers a free trip to the annual state farm and home week to the yard leader doing the most im provement in her yard and surround ings. This is a contest that is always warm and filled with friendly rivalry among- the club yard leaders, and the prizes are much sought after. This year, the leaders, all new in their ‘'leadership game,” started out with family ocoperation and hard work. Each leader at first looked a round her to find what she had at hand M use and started out with hearts brave and courage high to use to the best advantage what they had before them. Of course, some have been more successful than others, but all have done well, and some exceeding ly well. Some have had hindrances but the effort has been put forth with splendid results. This year the council was very for tunate again in securing Miss Pauline Smith, our district agent and home beautification specialist, as our yard scorer, hriday morning, about 10 o’ clock, the judging trip was started at the courthouse. The first stop was made at Mrs. J. A. Stillman’s. Here we found a “made over” yard that would be a credit to any one, and a grand re ward for one’s labors. Mr. and Mrs. Stillman had replaced their "‘skating rink” (when it rained) by a spacious 'awn of green grass. Between 200 and 300 cart loads of soil had been hauled in for a bed in which the grass might grow. Many beautiful shrubs had been placed around the foundation of tile house to frame it and fill in angles and steps made to enter the yard front the highway. The best is saved for last. The rain began slowly to gently fall on the lawns as we visited, and none in the county could have been more beautiful than the green un broken, well-kept lawn of Mrs. Wheel er Ange, who is the yard leader for Hoke. Mrs. Ange’s soil being more sandy than the others, and some dry weather, lost some of her shrubs, but she had done credit to her club and community as a leader. Prom there we went to see the yard of Mrs. Hilda Robertson, Chapel Hill \ard leader. Here, as we drove in, we were greeted by a profusion of summer flowers in every color. We found an outdoor living room just waiting for us, with beautiful new fur niture. They had just done so much that a separate story will be run on their improvements. Here again we found a partner for Mr. J. A. Stillman, fur Mr. Charlie Robertson has been one of those cooperating husbands. On we traveled to see what Miss Velma Sitterson had done with her yard and those of the Swain Club. It would take such a long time to tell what she has done that a special arti cle will be run on her improvements, too. Her home now is a contrasting picture of what it was last year when she began, to organize and move things around. Hen’s nests, chicken coops, stumps, shrubs, ferns, and trees were moved. Screen plantings and backgrounds were made, as well as foundation plantings. Now she has a distinct public and private area in her surroundings, and a beautiful out door living room for her family to enjoy. Again we found family coop eration the reason; not a husband, but brother, father, mother and sister. Just watch the paper for the story of her yard. ihe next yard to be visited was Mrs. D. B. Chesson’s, leader for the Cross Hoads Club. Mrs. Chesson’s yard is one that had been started a couple years back, and she had a bet ter show of lawn grass than the oth ers. The whole yard showed much thought and care in planning and or ganization of shrubs and plantings. About this time, we were reminded that it was lunch time. So we al ways think of Mrs. W. B. Davenport's' back yard. Here we stopped to en joy our bountiful lunch, which was prepared by Mesdames W. H. Harri son, C. W. Spruill and Charlie Rob ertson. Mrs. A. E. Davenport, as sisted by supply tea and accessories, uith Mrs. W. B. Davenport as host ess. i he rain caught us, but after a hard shower we ventured on to see Mrs. N. G. Chesson’s home. Here we found a beautiful color scheme of pink and lavender in a profusion of sum mer flowers. Many shrubs had been set out and much grass sodded on the banks of the yard. Mrs. Ches son has done credit to her club and self in the hard work and results show (Continued on back page) [Pathetic Story Told In Abandonment oi Baby by Its Mother —«— Baby Was Left at Home of Chairman of Wake County Board A pathetic story of a mother who deserted her child, and the mother, who, in turn, was deserted by her family, was learned here today from H. H. McLean, superintendent of pub lic welfare of Washington County. A short time ago a lady from near here was taken to Duke hospital in Durham suffering from a “tumor” in the stomach. Six months later a pre mature baby girl, who was saved by an incubator in the hospital, was de livered to the mother. An infant girl named Joyce Angeli ca Gray was found by a neighbor on the porch of John P. Swain, chair man of the Wake County Board of Commissioners in Raleigh Monday, with a note giving her name and di rections for her feeding. Raleigh of ficials noted the Duke identification marks on the garments and began to trace the mother. A policewoman brought the baby to a woman in Washington County, who said it was her child. Mr. Mc Lean asked that the name of the moth er be withheld to aid in securing the adoption of the child. The "woman is over 40 years of age and is a widower with two children in an orphanage. Her husband has been dead for some time. When the family of the mother found out the facts she was forced from their home and became a case for the welfare organization of the county. JiAifc -®-— Fate of Old Brinkley Hotel Property Here Not Yet Determined -$ May Turn Top Floors Into Apartment or Continue To Run Hotel -® What will be the fate of the old Brinkley Hotel here is uncertain today with the new owner, Dr. L. W. White, of Suffolk, brother-in-law of W. R. Hampton, halted between two opin ions; one is to continue it as a hotel and the second to turn it into apart ments. Housing facilities are limited here at the present. And another hotel is do ing good business and this inclines the doctor to convert the second and third floors into modern apartments. But if a good lessee could be secured, then it is possible that a modern and up-to date hostelry would be the result. this hotel property is on the corner of Washington and Water streets on the busiest streets in town. It was sold at auction in April for $11,000 and taxes, totaling close to $13,000. It was built 30 years ago by the late D. O. Brinkley. It is one of the land marks of Plymouth. -® Haywood Craddock Died Late Sunday -- Creswell.—Funeral services for Haywood Craddock, 77, well known and well liked farmer of the Creswell section of Washington County, were held at the Mount Tabor Free Will Baptist church Monday afternoon by Rev. T. F. Davenport. Mr. Craddock died late Sunday aft ernoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Weston Spruill, with whom he was living. Infirmities of age ano complicated diseases caused his death. Pall-bearers were D. E. Spruill, A. W . Furlaugh, L. W. Bateman, Win ton Oliver, Joe Wynn, and Robert ( lifton. Surviving are two daughters, Mesdames Felton Biggs and Weston Spruill; two sons, Walter and Iva C raddock, all residents of Creswell section. To Hold Exam for Substitute Carrier -<s> Application blanks can be secured from Postmaster George W. Hardison by those who are eligible to take the civil service examination for appoint ment as substitute clerk-village carrier of the Plymouth office. The applica tions must be on file in the office of the Manager of the Fourth Civil Serv ice District at Washington, ID. C., by August 3, 1935. Applicants must be citizens of the United States, and between the ages of 18 to 45, be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall, weigh 125 pounds, good Jiealth, no al coholic habit or drug babit, free from chronic disease and a parton of the local post office. REYNOLDS HOPES SOCIAL SECURITY ACT IS MADE LAW -® State Legislature Failed To Provide for Assisting In Program “I strongly advocate and am extreme ly desirous of seeing enacted into law, before the adjournment of the 74th Congres, the Social Security Bill, which provides for the payment of pensions to the aged,” wrote United States Senator Robert R. Reynolds to the Beacon this week. "I sincerely hope that Congress will provide at this session some ray of hope for our old citizens in the form of the most liberal allowance that the state of our treasury will permit. At least, 1 hope that we shall be able to make a start toward taking care of our elderly and eventually eliminate forever the monument to misery, the poorhouse.” The state legislature in the spring failed to enact any law in regard to the matter largely because they were awaiting action of the national body. But if there should be a special ses sion called by the governor, after the United States Congress acts, then something would be done about it in this state at that time. It is generally conceded among those who are familiar with the progress of the social security movement that the Federal government would likely ap propriate a certain amount with the states being required to allot a similar amount for the aged needy. From observation and from informa tion gleaned from many sources, it ap pears likely that the Federal govern ment will undertake to contribute $15 monthly with the state augmenting this by $15, making $.50 monthly to those who are eligible to receive these contributions. However, as the status is now, noth ing is definite and what may be said by any one or predictions made by any one can only be classed as conjecture. -® Arrest Minister for Failure To Observe Health Board Rule —®— Health authorities here todayr be gan to enforce a ruling they made last Saturday banning the attendance cf children at theatres, beaches, Sunday schools, or any public gatherings and prohibiting protracted meetings by any denomination until September in an effort to keep infantile paralysis from Washington County. A warrant has been issued for Rev. and Mrs. Jesse McCloud, Pentecostal Holiness evangelists of Roper, who are conducting a revival in a tent near Creswell. It, was reported that tiie minister closed his meeting last Sun day night after being visited by Sher iff J. K. Reid, hut after ascertaining that shows would be allowed to con tinue he went back to his preaching. The couple will he arraigned in re corder's court next Tuesday. The warrant has been issued hut had not been served Thursday morning, but it was expected that they would be haled into court. However, it is thought that a trial will not be neces sary when the ministers are approach ed about the matter again. -$ Negro Struck by Train Will Live Despite a broken cailar bone, four broken ribs, an nijured bead and abrasions on the body and face, Jim Gee, 60, is expected to survive being struck by the cow-catcher of a mov ing train, according to Dr. T. L. Bray. Gee was lying alongside the track of ithe Norfolk Southern Railroad early Tuesday morning when a freight en gine cow-catcher struck him. It was reporte dthat he was seleping in a drunken stupor. The engineer suc ceeded in stopping the train before he was crushed beneath the locomotive. -$ Surveys Made of PWA Projects Here —®— A representative of William C. Ol sen, of Raleigh, engineering firm, is here today making a survey of the town ditch, with the view of tiling and also a survey of the proposed exten sion of the water system to make the water flow in a circuit about the town with no dead ends. It is proposed by the town to bor *ow money from the PWA or WPA, getting 45 per cent of it as a grant and securing the remainder on a long term loan that is to be paid for thru revenue produced by the water sup ply. Revenue-producing bond.- will be issued. Local People Did Not Attend Bridge Meet in Edenton -4, Resolutions Passed Do Not Represent People of This Section “'The Plymouth Chamber of Com merce wishes it to he understood that the advocates of the Roanoke River Bridge at Plymouth were not pres ent and did not participate at the meeting in Edenton Friday. July 26, which purports to have expressed the sentiment from this section that tiie location of a crossing (to connect the north and south sides of Albemarle Sound) be left to the State Highway Commission,” said Zeb Vance Nor man, president of the commercial or ganization in a prepared statement to tiie press. '“There are three crossing propsed; one at Plymouth, which crosses Roan oke River at the west end of the Al bemarle Sound; one near the town of Edenton, which crosses Albemarle Sound; and a third near the town of Columbia, which crosses the sound. “The Plymouth Chamber of Com merce was the pioneer in arousing in terest and agitating highway (com num^cfation between the north and south sides of the sound, and for many years it has kept this movement alive. Subsequently, the town of Co lumbia also originated a movement to establish a crossing near Colum bia. Later the town of Edenton launched a movement to establish a sound crossing halfway between Ply mouth and Columbia. “The Highway Commission has in timated in recent weeks that they fav or the sound crossing near Edenton, but without final decision. Upon this intimation, a meeting was called in Edenton by the Chowan Business Men’s Association for the purpose of adopting a resolution leaving the lo cation to the discretion of the high way commission. A very tactful move on the part of Edenton. Advocates of the Roanoke River crossing and Columbia crossing were invited but, sensing the situation, did not attend, and in no way participated in this meeting. “Therefore, the resolution that has appeared in the press was adopted by the friends of the Edenton crossing, and is in no wise an expression of unanimous sentiment of Washington, Tyrrell, and Hyde counties, who are somewhat isolated and who are about to be deprived of their right to choose their own outlets.” ENLARGED STATE P ATROL TO BEGIN WORK THIS WEEK -® Forty New Autos And 103 Motorcycles To Be Used By Patrol Shortly ——$ Raleigh.—-The entarge state high way patrol of 121 officers and patrol men will be put to work patrolling the highways as soon after August 1 as posisble, Captain Charles D. Farm er, commander of the patrol, said re cently. The training school tor new patrolmen will be completed ajjout August 1 and the new men will be sent out just as soon as their new uni | forms and equipment arrive. The uni- ! forms for the 64 new natrolmen to be selected from the 100 men in the train ing school cannot he ordered until | these men have been selected. But ,Captain Farmer indicated that these men would be chosen immmediately so that the new uniforms could be or dered as soon as possible. "\\ ith the number of automobile ac cidents and the number of persons be ing killed or injured increasing each month, we want to get the enlarged pa trol on the highways just a^ soon as possible,” Captain Farmer said. ‘‘At first we planned to extend the patroi training school over a period of six weeks. But the new men have made such good progress that if now ap pears that we can end the school about August 1 and put the new men on the road right away. The only thing that will delay us now is getting the uni forms for the new men.” The 103 new motorcycles have al ready been delivered and the 40 Ford \ -8 roadsters, which will also be used by the patrol, will be delivered this week. So there will be no delay in getting the motor equipment. It may be several weeks yet, however, before the radio equipment is installed on the motorcycles and patrol cars, since the contract for this radio equipment has not been let yet. Tests arc now being made of various types of equip ment, also to determine the best loca tions for the four broadcasting sta tions to be built to direct the patrol. Captain Farmer is confident that there will be a decided drop in the number of automobile accidents, as well as in the number of killed and injured as soon as the*enlarged patrol gets on duty. W ide-Open Sunday T own Is Current Topic Locally LOCATION OF CCC CAMP IN COUNTY IS BEING SOUGHT -® In Meantime Forest War den Is Organizing for Fire Protection y*. Efforts are being made to secure the location of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Washington County, but nothing definite has been done about it. according to S. F. Darden, forest fire warden, who hopes that this project can he secured. In the meantime, Mr. Darden is or ganizing the county for forest fire pro tection, and with the State bearing a portion of the expense of the mainte nance of this work Mr. Darden and his superiors are making rounds of the county, visiting men who are inter ested and posting citizens on the meth od of cooperation. Eorest fires should be reported to the people whose names appear be low in their respective sections of the county: Long Acre: J. H. Allen and E. L. Respass; Long Ridge, R. C. Jackson and T. H. Waters; Garretts Island, E. W. Latham; Cross Roads, Roper, to Mackeys, C. W. Blount, jr.; Mill Pond, B. M. Snell; Backwoods, near Roper, J W. Swain; Skinnersville on highway number 64, J. B. White; Pea Ridge, Seaton Patrick. Beasley, W. E. Phelps; Old Ply mouth and Columbia road out of Cres well, J. E. Nooney; Backwoods, near Cherry, J. J. Ambrose; Newland road from Cherry, D. E. Davenport; We nona, H. J. Furbee. hires should be reported to the per son nearest, and he, in turn, will re port it to Mr. Darden, who will or ganize fire-fighters to extinguish the blazes. Thousands of dollars’ worth of timber is expected to be saved an nually through this method. And it is hoped to check the seasonal fires that sweep the Wenona section every year. -$ Late Summer Hints for Home Gardener —®— Because August usually is a dry month, frequent shallow cultivation is needed in the vegetable garden to destroy weeds and to conserve mois ture. "W here a person can install an ir rigation system without too much ex pense, he has an added advantage in the production of late vegetables and usually the installation can be paid for in one season of dry weather,” says Prof. M. F.. Gardner, head of the hor ticultural department at State College. Many vegetables, such as beans, peppers, and others may be dried for winter use, while good specimens of tomatoes, sweet corn, okra, peppers, cantaloupes, watermelons and other crops may be selected and allowed to thoroughly mature for seed purposes next season. Only seed from healthy, vigorous plans should be saved, Gard ner says. He also advises that the fight against insect pests be continued. Derris dust, containing .75 per cent Rntcnone is effective in controlling cabbage in sects and has the added advantage of being harmless to humans. Dust as often as necessary to protect the crop, using 15 to 20 pounds of the material per acre. This dust is effective against the Mexican bean beetle. Prof. Gardner further suggests keep jing the local fair in mind and produc ing some high quality, perfect speci mens for exhibit this fall. l*'or in stance, he says, a well-planned apple exhibit of high quality, and of clean, well-graded fruit will "steal the show” at most any fair. Martins Will Play Portsmouth Sunday —<t— An opportunity to look over a Pied mont League team will be given base ball fans in this section Sunday after noon at 3:30, when the Portsmouth Truckers meet the Martins at Wil liamtson. The relative merits of class B professional baseball and the brand of semi-pro ball played in the Coastal Plain has been argued by many dur ing the season, and this is the first, and possibly the only game to be played between representatives of the two leagues in the county this year. -$-; M. S. Cox, of Beaufort County, will caponize 175 young cockerels this season as a demonstration in this phase of poultry production. I HEALTH ORDER 1 Below is a statement issued to the press by Dr. T. L. Bray, who is representing the Washington County Board of Health, in regard to the infantile paralysis situation in Washington County. “In view of the infantile paraly sis situation, the Washington County Board of Health met in ses sion Saturday, July 27, and as a precautionary measure hereby pro hibits all children under IS years of age from attending churches, Sunday schools, theatres, beaches and picnics and all public gather ings. It also prohibits any pro tracted meetings of any denomina tions until September. “Those who violate this order will be prosecuted. “We are trying to protect your ! child.” I_ Several Women Are Frightened by Negro In Past Few Weeks —$— Authorities here are on the alert for a negro who lias repeatedly fright ened white women by his bold ad vances on the week-ends over a per iod of several weeks, making it dang erous for women to walk the streets alone, even in the early part of the night. Included among those who have I :en put in fear of their safety by the negro, who prowls deserted resi dential sections while most of the res idents are down town on Saturday evening, are Misses Cottie Mae Price, Louise Smith, Kellie Frances Beas ley, Mrs. Roscoe Gaylord, and Miss Ledbetter, chief case worker of the FERA. The negro usually walks with them or directly behind the women, and on one or more occasion rubbed against them. He has not grabbed at any of his victims, but has submitted them to minor indignities. The last lady frightened was Miss Louise Smith, who was walking down the street alone to the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. (Dick) Hardison. The negro followed her from a light in the down-town area and came up be side her in a dark spot and told her he was going home with her. She fled for the deserted Hardison home near by, entering the door and remain ing until the negro left. None of the women screamed for help so that people living near by could identify the negro or render them help. Descriptions given by the women appear to be that of the same offender. With this report and that of peep ing toms, negroes who hid in the dark Peering into the windows of white women, has called for vigilant efforts of Chief P. W. Brown and Sheriff J. K. Reid and their deputies, who announced today they were out to stop this snooping. Officials think the culprit is men tally deficient. A 14-year-old colored boy was ar raigned before C. Y. W. Ausbon, of the \\ ashington County juvenile court I hursday on charges of frightening young white women by following them at night. He was sentenced to a reform school. The defendant was apprehended by Sheriff J, K. Reid and was identified by Cottie Mae Price. i he name of the boy was withheld on account of juvenile court regula tions. i _ . -—® schedule oi Club Meets Next Week —*— I he following schedule of club meet >tig's for next week has been an nounced by Miss Eugenia Patterson, county home demonstration agent: Monday afternoon, August S, Ply mouth colored club. Tuesday, Hoke. Wednesday, Roper. Thursday, Chapel Hill. Friday, Beech • Grove. C urb market Saturday morning. -a> Lewiston To Play Dardens Saturday —t— The Lewiston baseball team will play Dardens at Dardens Saturday aft ernoon at 4 o’clock. Frazier will pitch for Dardens and Perry Morris will do the pitching for Lewiston. ^ ill Probably Be Taken Up at Meet Council Monday —®— General Opinion Is That Nothing Will Be Done To Bar Opening -* W hat the Lity Council will do aoout a "wide-open Sunday town" is the topic here today. There is no doubt but that this mat ter will be brought to the attention of the officials when they convene next Monday night in their August meet ing to determine what should be done about this matter. The concensus of opinion is that nothing should he done and that nothing will be done, as it would be discrimination to close the movies and allow Sunday afternoon baseball games and this body has no control over the beaches and resorts near here. Even if all of the above should be stopped, then it wouldn't he fair to al low beer places to be open for busi ness. Closing these would necessarily lead to the closing of the fountains and such in drug stores, allowing them to trade only in drugs. Then there would be some criticism of permitting restaurants to sell can dies, drinks, and such in connection with a meal. So it appears that from the standpoint of equal privileges ail should remain open. Non-attendance at the churches in this section in this day is not attribut ed to increasing wickedness a- much as it i' to indifference on the part of many, according to observers. How ever, authorities here are rigid in their protection of the churches by demand ing that amusement places be closed during these hours. But pleasure seekers do not seek the same amusements. Some like to loll in the sands of the beaches, while those who have no cars are content to enjoy a good movie, while others chose their sports. And the majority like to ride. So if the bathers, thea tre-goers and athletically inclined are to be curbed in their pleasures who can check those liking to ride? So the old story goes that one should not be permitted his pleasure while the other’s pleasure is stifled. So many angles enter into it that the anxious city officials might choose the easiest way out of the dilemma and let each one seek his own pleasure. Amusements depend much on their Sunday businesses to bring them from the red. While baseball was here, this was the important day. So it is with the movies and with the beaches, and even some stores and stands. Dur ing this dull summer season Sundays and holiday' are the great days that help them to exist. With the general indifference here, it is predicted that should everything he closed down tight, it would make little increase in the church and Sun day school attendance, which is suf fering now some on account of the infantile paralysis fright. Some one ha' pointed out that two wrongs never make a right. Church folk could he expected to object to a wide-open Sunday" but on the other hand the few who operate and the many who engage in Sunday amuse ments are also citizens and deserve to be heard in the matter—W. H. Para more. -- ^ ill Demonstrate Shock-Proof ^ ateh A demonstration on the shock proof qualities of a watch will be giv r*n Kvr (' r\ : : i ()! his store here Saturday afternoon. The watch is of the Gotham make, and watches made by this manufact urer have been dropped from the top of the Monti cello Hotel in Norfolk and from an airplane in Richmond without breaking. I he watch is patented in manu facture and is warranted t> take jolts, I jars, shocks, and never stop working. He is expecting a large crowd to wit ness the demonstration in front «of his j store at 3 p. m. Saturday. Thief Abandons Car After 50-Mile Trip -—®— t reswell.—Officers today were search ing for the thief who .^tole the car owned by A. S. Holmes Saturday night and drove it 50 miles before abandoning it near the home of Claud Brian. Close pursuit by officers caused the culprits to leave the car and flee.
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