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tfHlllilllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIlllllllllimillllllUlllir i A home newspaper dedicated § I to the service of Washington j§ § County and its 12,000 people. § HiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiii^ The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News *★★*★** ^iiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiimnHiiiiiiiiiiiMiimmiiiir .rvtiimimi' | Advertisers will find Beacon § = and News columns a latch-key to ~ = 1,100 Washington County homes. hiiimiiwiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiifiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiimiiiiiHiiiiiii. VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 35 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 30, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 TAX COLLECTION 20 PER CENT OVER THAT LAST YEAR Office Busy Sending Out FinaJ Notice; Advertising To Begin Next Week -* Tax collections in Washington County are 20 per cent beter than those of the past few years, it was learned from the tax collector’s of fice, which is busy sending out no tices that 1934 unpaid taxes will be advertised next week. From the $107,000 worth of taxes levied during the current year, $68, 958.12, or almost 75 per cent, col lections have been made. And these good collections are believed to be the result of two factors: One is the better financial condition of the coun ty, a great deal of which has come from the farmer’s improved status. The other is the unified system of tax collecting that the county inaug urated December 15, 1934. This new system, which is han dled very efficiently by one man, Corbitt Swain, former county audi tor, who was placed in charge of the office at its inception. Formerly tax collections were placed in three hands. The sheriff looked after all current taxes, the county auditor handled those taxes advertised by the sheriff’s sale, and the county at torney had charge of suits institut ed against delinquents. Now with the three departments combined in to one, much duplication and con fusion is omitted. A. L. Owens, of Plymouth, is the largest individual taxpayer in the county, his total being $1,548.88. Four large companies, John L. Roper Lumber Co., Wilts-Veneer Co., V. E. & P. Co., and N. S. Land Co., each pay from $2,000 to $4,000 per annum, and are the leading contrib utors to the county coffers. The total valuation of county prop erty in 1934, $4,713,312, from which over $100,000 in taxes is derived, seems large if compared with total taxes paid in 1840. Then they were $1,344. Some strange and rather humor ous names, such as July Brown, Sun beam Lewis, Pink Cradle, Loveless Alexander, Ivory Hedgebeth, Will Hide, and a street in Roper, Rich Negro Row, are to be found on the tax books. ERE Work Reflects Credit on Teacher —•— A review of the ERE work in Washington County done by Mrs. W. B. Chesson reflects credit to this teacher. Her classes included 55 students. Periods were held for studying read ing, spelling, English, arithmetic, writing, health, sanitation, home culture and beautification, better gardens, cooking, planning and pre paring meals, renovating old gar ments, and revamping discarded furniture. Three ladies over 70 learned to embroider. There were 68 aprons, 20 centerpieces, sleeping garments, dresses and other such things made. Ten thousand quarts of fruits and vegetables were canned, with Mrs. Thomas Craddock putting up 600 quarts and Maggie Norman, colored. 500 quarts in the canning work pre ceding the ERE. -® To Begin Revival at Roper Next Monday ——®—— Revival services will begin at the Roper Pentecostal Holiness church Monday evening, September 2, with Miss Fannie Mae Morris, of Rocky Mount, as the evangelist. Miss Morris is a student at the Holmes Bible and Missionary Insti tute, at Greenville, S. C. After the meeting, Miss Morris will return to school. The public is urged to at tend these services. MISS ANNIE MYRTLE PEAL IS HOSTESS WEDNESDAY Outstanding in social significance was the delightful contract bridge party given on Wednesday evening, August 21, when Miss Annie Myrtle Peal charmingly entertained her sis ter, Mrs. R. T. Bonner, of Aurora. Delightful iced lemonade was serv ed during the play and a most de licious banana salad with sand wiches following the game. Mrs. Bonner was awarded a pair of sheer chiffon hose as guest prize, while Mrs. H. Marion Ramsey won low and received a novelty piece of bric-a-brac. High score prize was a unique bon-bon dish. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. R. T. Bonner, of Aurora, the hon oree; Mrs. G. W. Farrabow, of Dur ham; and Mrs. Lena Hollis, of East troudsburg, Pa. ■% I BAN LIFTED Children under 15 years of age no longer must remain at home. They have their privileges again that were taken from them dur ing the spreading of infantile paralysis over the state. They were admitted to shows and beaches again last Saturday. Now they are allowed to congre gate on the street corners at will. Sunday schools will call them again Sunday. The Washington County Board of Health has lift ed the ban on public gatherings. Grace Episcopal church Sunday school, which closed for several Sundays will be open again on Sunday. Deputy Collector of Revenue Holds Meet Here Wednesday —»— Representatives in County Given Instructions in Making Reports -® A Deputy Commissioner of Inter nal Revenue, J. F. Broughton, who is supervising the collection of cot ton ginner’s certificates in this dis trict, held an instructional meeting with representatives from this coun ty Wednesday afternoon at the court house. Mr. Broughton, who will visit each ginner before he makes out his monthly report to the government, pointed out that ginning regulations for this season were much simpler and stricter than those of the past year, and that this would be helpful to the ginner in keeping his records. It was intimated by the ginners present that they would begin oper ations in three or four weeks. Sev en ginners, some operating commer cially and some independently for their own farms, attended the meet ing, along with County Agent Hays. Those attending were J. C. Smith, J E. Davenport, W. W. Mizelle, S. L. Davenport, A. G. Walker, S.- J. Woodley and T. C. Holmes. -<j> Sunday Services at Christian Church —®— The local Christian church will open wide its doors and the officers will welcome again those who have been kept away because of the “dreaded disease” Sunday at 9:45 a. m. The church wishes to express its appreciation to all who have made the Bible school possible in the past. Let us look into the fu ture with great hopes for even a greater school, realizing that your loyalty means all. At 11 a. m., Rev. N. A. Taylor will conduct the regular morning wor ship. He will preach on “Peter, the Ordinary Man.” At the 8 o’clock evening hour, Mr. Taylor will speak on one of a series of requested sub jects, “What Is a Christian.” At 7 p. m., the Christian Endeavor will convene with a welcome to all young people. ACE OF CLUBS CONTRACT CLUB HOLDS MEETING Of unusual delight was the meet ing of the Ace of Clubs contract bridge club Frfday evening with Mrs. Herman Bowen at the home of Mrs. Claudius McGowan on West Main Street. During an interesting game the hostess served a delightful mint julep, while after the play a luscious ice course with ambrosia cake and dainty sweets were served. Mrs. H. Marion Ramsey was win ner of high score among the club members, while Mrs. Claudius Mc Gowan won the high guest’s prize. Mrs. Daryl V. Clayton received the prize for having bid and made a lit tle slam, while Mrs. R. L. Edwards received low score. To each win ner was presented attractive prizes. Special guests for the occasion were Mesdames H. E. Beam, C. Mc Gowan, Lyman Mayo, and Miss Eth el Arps and Mrs. Katie A. Caton, of Hampton, Va. -* ANN SOTHERN IN “THE GIRL FRIEND” HERE SOON Pardon her Sothern accent, but that loveliest of newest singing dancing-loving stars, Ann Sothern, is coming to town next Sunday in Columbia’s tuneful and hilarious musical comedy, “The Girl Friend,” and—as audiences have been wont to state—Ann how! She's due at the New Theatre. Co-starred with the beautiful new star is Comedian Jack Haley. Roger Pryor is featured. Between them, and with the aid of a very capable supporting cast, music, romance and much hilarity is let loose via “The Girl Friend.” TURNIPS MAY BE FED IN PLACE OF SILAGE TO COWS -$ Seed for Such a Crop To Be Planted the Early Part of August -$ Turnips are being recommended as substitute cow feed for dairymen who do not have enough silage to carry their herds through the winter. Turnips are palatable, nourishing, and easily digested, points out John A. Arey, extension dairyman at N. C. State College. For feeding this coming winter, he says, the purple top turnip is probably the best variety to sow now. The seed should be in the ground by August 10, he adds. The seed bed should be well pulver ized. Then 500 to 600 pounds of high grade fertilizer per acre should be drilled broadcast into the soil. After being sown, the seed may be covered lightly with a weeder or a small brush. On fertile, moist soils, a yield of six to eight tons of turnips per acre can be expected, Arey states. On less favorable soils, the yield will natur ally be somewhat less. Enough seed should be sown to pro vide each average size sow with 25 to 30 pounds of turnip roots each day during the months when silage is cus tomarily fed. After the turnips have been har vested, they may be protected from freezing by removing the tops and storing the roots in cellar or by placing them in a hill as is used for sweet potatoes. If the roots are chopped into small pieces just before feeding time, the cows will find them easier to eat and there will be less danger of choking. Feed the turnips just after milking time to avoid getting any of the urnip flavor in the milk. f FOR GOVERNOR %' A. H. (“Sandy”) Graham, lieu tenant governor and an attor ney of Hillsboro, recently an nounced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination as Gov ernor of North Carolina. Percheron Stallion At Wenona Station —> — The Duke of Washington is very popular. The Duke is just another member of the equestrian family. He was recently purchased by the Black land Experiment Station, Wenona, from W. T. Moss, of Youngsville. He is a black yearling stallion of the Percheron type. He was sired by Quaker, Jr., out of the mare Tur quoise, granddaughter of the fam ous $40,000 Carnot, winner of the get-of-sire class at the Chicago In ternational Livestock Show for 10 consecutive years. Sales of pure-bred horses are con stantly increasing. Percherons a lone have increased sales 90 per cent during the current nine months. FARMERS URGED TO PAY LOANS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Loans by Production Group Exceed Expectations By About $25,000 -<s-. During 1935 the Washington Pro duction Credit Association has ex ceeded its expectations in making loans to farmers in Beaufort, Mar tin, Hyde, Washington, and Tyrrell Counties by about $25,000, J. E. Hull, secretary-treasurer of the associa tion, stated today. He pointed out that the association believes all their loans to be sound agricultural loans up to the present. However, he said, that due to the many things which could affect an agricultural loan, the only way to determine the soundness of a loan was after it had been paid in full by the borrower. For that reason he urged that all borrowers of the association make every effort to liquidate their loans as early as possible. He said that this was necessary for several rea sons. First, he said, all borrowers have given the association a first lien on all their crops and chattels and they are bound by law to liquidate the association debt before payments are made on any other obligation that they might have had prior to or since their loan was granted to them. Second, it would result in a saving of interest cost to them, as they are charged at the rate of 5 per cent only for tire length of time they have their money. Third, they help hold down col lection expenses for the association, which is finally reflected in larger Class B stock earnings. Report Is Made by Chapel Hill Club's Yard Leader By Mrs. HILDA ROBERTSON In November, 1934, I was elected yard leader for Chapel Hill Club. At first I didn’t want to accept the lead ership in yard impi'ovement for our home surroundings were in such terrible shape I just didn’t see any thing that I could do without spend ing a lot of money and we didn’t see how we could spare a penny for this project. I always did hate to be “Can’t Do,” so I just took the place without knowing where and how to start. I went home from club meeting half worried and half thrilled but had a conference with my family, for I already realized it would mean family cooperation to accomplish anything. The family decided with me that we would do all we could to improve our own yard and sur roundings, as well as try to encour age others in our community and club to do the same. Talk about cooperation, but I have had it from each member of the family, husband mother-in-law, and little daughter. Our house needed some repairing badly, so we decided to begin with it, and then branch out to improv ing the home grounds. The very first work we did was to put two extra windows in a room on the west side of the house, where only two had been before. This is our living room, and it was made much brighter and more comfortable by the extra lighting. In many places we replaced old rotten weather boarding by new, and underpinned the house with brick. Our next work happened to be on the front of the house. The front porch, steps ana rooi were m lerriDie shape and made a very unsightly entrance in to our home. A new porch was built and new steps and a new roof add ed. Our own lumber was used, but we had to buy new windows, nails, and shingles. Some outside labor was brought in and the total costs for repairing the home was $29.75. We bought the porch flooring, col umns for pore hand lumber for the steps, so after all, we consider we came out well with expenditures. Then we felt ready to begin im proving our yard and surroundings to frame our home, for we were to take a picture during the spring, one that many passers-by would see and hold in their minds. We had some unsightly buildings in the barnyard and some were even sitting out in a more prominent place than the residence, so the first work outside was the moving of a barn to the rear of the stock yard. Four cow stables which greeted our visitors at the end of the drive were torn down. New stables were built at the back of the barnyard. The horse stables were repaired, and also the storage house. Our next problem was mov ing a fence back 25 feet and putting new posts in the side fencing next to the road. The yard had been washed in one corner so badly that we had to move in 25 loads of dirt to fill in the wash-out. Poles were used in this area as a reenforcement to hold the dirt in. Now, we were ready to make our plans for setting shrubs, plantings, annuals and perennials. After my plan was made, I was able to set out only three evergreens as a back ground planting until the weather was so severe that we couldn’t work outdoors. My work was then trans ferred to the inside, where I painted my porch furniture, flower stands and boxes. The only cost was 50 cents for paint. Around February 10 we were able to get back to the yard for real work The background planting was con tinued by adding 8 other evergreens, arbutus, cedars, native fetter and box bushes. A screen planting of evergreen hedge was made on eith er side of the house dividing the public and private areas, and screen ' ing outbuildings and backyard scen I ery. Ten flowering shrubs were I dotted, unevenly, in front of the evergreens around the foundation of I the house, as were well-rooted I shrubs and started growing immed ■ iately. A running rose for trellis hangings was set at either end of ! the front porch. In front of the I hedge plantings purple and white i iris were mingled along the fence. In the private area, just over the jlence on the right, we set out three fig bushes and a row of dahlia bulbs. Next a new fence was placed on the left of the yard from the house to the road. Along this fence were set running rose bushes and althea shrubs. Our next job was to have a trac tor and plow and disk the yard. All the old grass and rubbish was hauled out of the yard, then covered with manure and disked again. It was harrowed over and over to get the soil in a pulverized state. The cost of the tractor was $2. Then we went back to the house again, moved on another unsightly outbuilding, paint ed the front porch floor and col umns, which cost $5. The garden next to the yard was cleaned up, also back yard, and rubbish hauled out and burned. After looking over the situation, and seeing what hadn’t been done, we decided to tear down another old building, which w'as unsightly, and haul it away. In order to keep the stock safely away from our grounds, [two new fences were made, and a new gate, that would be strong and sturdy. Then we started setting shrubs again. Ten altheas were set along the side fence as a screen and to beautify also; two more arbutus and 4 cedars were added to our ever greens. Next we started our annuals and perennials. Sweet peas and pe tunias w'ere planted, the seeds cost ing 50 cents. Porch and window boxes were our next job. Several w'ere made and painted. Shade trees were Jrimmed and the grape arbor in front of the house repaired. The old fence along the roadside on the opposite side of the house was removed, and cleaned up hedge row We saw then the need of 20 more loads of dirt in one of the low spots in the yard. We again used four small logs to hold the soil in place. About the first of April the yard was harrowed again, and the grass seeds sown. The driveway was stak ed off on either side for quick-grow ing fiow'ers, juf tsorthi ,. l.taoinnu border of iris, zinnias, petunias, ver benia and four o’clocks were set out. In the meantime we bought a front screen door which cost $4.25. This w'as quit an addition to the front appearance. Canna lilies were used 1 in several places for temporary screens to sheds and the woodpile.! We decided that underneath the! big tree at the east side of the house would be a nice place for an out-, door living room, which the family and friends might enjoy. Living room furniture was bought for $6, a bird bath made of an old rice mor tar, and a bird house built and erect- ( ed in this same spot. The cost of the bird house was 50 cents. Lots of other fall flowers were set out along fences and borders, but the main thing that we do now is to try to keep things in trim, grass mowed, weeds chopped, etc. Now we have a repaired home and a beautiful lawn that the whole family and friends enjoy at the small cost of $42.50. My shrubs didn’t cost anything, for they were given by friends or gotten from the woods. In addition to the work in my own yard, I have assisted 11 club mem bers and 7 non-club members with their yards. I have given away numbers of annual and perennial plants. Our yard improvement project was not an easy one, but anybody who is willing to try can get a won derful reward in pleasure, as well as a trip to the short course, which will mean much to me. It is worth it and we are planning to keep on working through the years until we get everything just exactly as we want it. Come to see us! FORM NEW GROUP I / Business men in Plymouth con tinued their movement for or ganization today with E. H. Liv erman, B. G. Campbell, and H. A. Williford named to begin a canvass for eligible members. The name of the new organi zation, which was launched for the benefit of all, is the Busi ness Men’s Association. H. A. Williford was named permanent chairman; Don G. Davis secre tary; and E. S. Blount treasurer. A committee composed of J. R. Campbell, J. R. Maninng, and Don Davis, was named in an ad visory capacity to hear the plans of out-of-town people who come here seeking advertising, pro grams, and the like. The new organization will meet the first Tuesday night in each month, immediately after the chamber of commerce meet ing in the Legion Hall. Creswell Club Wins Third Place Honors Below are excerpts from a letter to the Beacon from C. H. Rabon, of Conway, who is head of the vocation al agriculture department of the Conway High School, formerly with the Creswell school; “Reports from Raleigh show that my Young Tar Heel Farmers Club in Creswell school last year took third place for the entire district. With the training that the Creswell boys have had in club work, I see no reason why they should not come out on top.” A. H. Tucker is now head of this department in the Creswell school. Revival Meeting at Bethlehem Sunday -9 A revival meeting will begin at Bethlehem church near Creswell on Sunday night, September 1. Rev. E. C. Morris is expected to conduct these services. It will last for one week. Every one is cordially in vited. mount’ tabor Misses Thelma and Agatha Haire have returned home after spending some time with Mrs. Roy Davenport near Cherry. Misses Verdie and Beedie Am brose spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. Ben Halsey, of Mackeys. Mrs. Charlie Campin is improving after being ill for some time with rheumatism. Mrs. J. J. Ambrose is spending some time with her son, Mr. Isaac Ambrose, of Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alexander, of Skinnersville, were the Sunday eve ning guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bateman. Misses Erma Furlough and Lina Ambrose have returned home after spending the past week with Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Spruill, of Piney Grove. SKINNERSVILLE —*■— Mr. and Mrs. Ike Davenport and daughters, Florence and Betty, of Charleston, S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Davenport, of near Columbia, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guil ford Davenport Wednesday. Mrs. Annie Clayton, of Port Nor folk, and Miss Nellie Tarkenton, of Charleston, S. C., arrived here this week' to spend a few days with rela tives. William Spruill, of Fort Bragg, ar rived home the past week and is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Spruill. Aumack Everett was accompanied’ home from Aulander Sunday by Mrs. II. A. Saunders, Mrs. Matilda Aumack and Stewart Saunders. I Mrs. Lillie Everett left here Thurs day for Norfolk and Philadelphia to spend the winter with her daughter. Mrs. William Quigley. Mrs. Doris Hopkins and children, Donald and Laura Catherine, left here Friday to spend some time with Mrs. Hopkins’ parents at Cowpen Neck. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. White and sons, Thomas and Billie, and Mis Margie White were visitors in Belhaven last Sunday. Mr. Jim Snell, of Belhaven, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Swain, of Green ville, attended the funeral at Pleas ant Grove Sunday afternoon of Mr. Asa Snell, who died at his home here Friday night after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Everett and son, Vernon, jr., returned to their home in Norfolk this week after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Davenport. GROWERS FAVOR PLAN TO STEADY PEANUT PRICES -» Plan Similiar To Diversion Program Followed Last Year -» An advisory committee of peanut growers has recommended to the Agricultural Adjustment Admin istration a plan designed to sta bilize prices of the 1935 peanut crop through an arrangement for divert ing to oil any peanuts which would not be absorbed in the regular chan nels of trade at prices representing a reasonabe return to growers. The growers drew up the proposed plan at a meeting in Washington August 9 and 10. The proposed plan, which is sim ilar to the diversion plan followed last year, would be supplementary to a production adjustment program for peanuts. Under the plan, mill ers who entered into agreements with the Adjustment Administration would receive payments on penuats used for the manufacture of peanut oil. These payments would be at such rates as would tend to make up the difference between the value of the peanuts for oil and the speci fied prices for peanuts, which it is desired to establish and maintain. In this way, the payments would enable oil millers to offer these prices to growers. It is believed that the oil market is able to absorb any surplus which the edible peanut trade cannot absorb at these prices. For this reason the prices offered by oil millers would tend to be es tablished as minimum prices, below which peanuts could not be pur chased for edible uses. The plan would not require that any farmers’ stock peanuts be sold to oil manufacturers. The quanti ty which would go to this use would be determined by the prices which cleaners and shellers offered for farmers’ stock peanuts. The plan would assure grow'ers that regard less of what cleaners and shellers offer, there would be a market for their crop at prices substantially higher than oil market values. The payments would be financed from funds available from process ing taxes on peanuts. J. B. Hutson, director of the AAA division which handles peanut ad justment, said today that the AAA had taken the grow'ers’ recommen dations under advisement in work ing out a program. PWA Projects Must Be in September 6 —®— A wire was received Wednesday afternoon late from E. S. Askew, of Elizabeth City, director of the Pub lic Works Administration in District No. 1, which is self-explanatory: “All projects will have to reach Raleigh by September 10. In order that they may be checked in the dis trict office in time to reach Raleigh, they should be in the district office as early as possible and not later than Friday night. September 6. Call on this office by telegram collect for any service in preparing for proj ects.” WESTOVER -« Mrs. W. E. Miles, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. L. J. Vail, returned to her home in Norfolk, Va., Sunday. Her little nephew, Lengle Barnes, returned with her for a short stay. Mr. Emmett Stephenson was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Swain Monday. Mrs. Carrie Baldwin, of Enfield, spent a few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers, this week. Messrs. Jasper and Ned Swain motored to Raleigh Tuesday on busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Mayo. Miss Matilda Swain, and Miss Ethel Arps were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Robbins Tuesday of last week. PLEASANT GROVE Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Spruill, of Elizabeth City, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Spruill Mr. and Mrs. Bingham Alexander and little daughter were the guests of Mrs. Mary Alexander Sunday. Mrs. Robert Brown and Miss Ha zel Brown, of Williamston. spent last Thursday with Mrs. Ida Hodges. Mrs. Bill Liverman, of Columbia, spent a few days last week with her mother, Mrs. N. T. Everett. Mr. George Roberson left Monday for Chester, Pa., after a visit here with his sister, Mrs. Ida Hodges. Mrs. Mary Everett and Miss Dor othy Everett have returned to Nor folk after spending some time with relatives and friends.
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