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JMIIIIMIIIIIIHIIIIIMIMimilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllil'. = A home newspaper dedicated ^ fj to the service of Washington = = County and its 12,000 people, = fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiimimiiiiiiiiim' The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* yiHiiHmiiiiitiiMMiiiiiiiimiiiHMitirmniimr .iiiijiwii _ I Advertisers will find Beacon f = and News columns a latch-key to = 1,100 Washington County homes. riiiimiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimimiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiii, VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 45 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November.8, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1889 LARGE CROWD AT SPECIAL SERVICE IN CHURCH HERE Annual Homecoming Day At Christian Church Is Attended by 300 -<s> Upwards of 300 people crowded into the Christian church here Sun day when the congregation celebrat ed their annual home-coming day with an interesting program. D. E. Poole, principal of the Roper High School, as soloist was enjoyed by the large crowd as was the serm on, “Pressing Forward" by Rev. N. A. Taylor, who is generally conced ed to be one of the most popular pastors ever to fill the pulpit in the local church. In the pastor’s report it was re vealed that the minister had made 264 personal calls, held a revival at Dardens, delivered 123 sermons, baptized 20 with 23 being added to the chi rch membership, officiated in three marriages, took part in twelve, funerals and traveled 11,000 miles • by automobile. Quartets composed of Mr. Taylor, M. G. Darden, A. T. Darden and I). E. Poole; and M. G. Darden, E. H. Liverman. A. T. Darden and L. T. V/eede brightened the program with j singing. Remarks were made by the following: Mrs. M. G. Darden, j W. C. Chesson and W. L. Whitley i on “What Church Life Meant To; Me This Year.” Short reports were made by Mrs. j Cleve Cratch, president of the Young Matron’s Circle; J. W. Dar- j den, superintendent of the Bible: School, and a members of the build-1 ing committee; M. G. Darden, a church official; C. Cratch, president of the Christian Endeavor. It was reported that efforts would be made between now and the spring to make a canvass for dona tions to be used in extending the rear of the church several feet to the line using a basement, includ ing three stories to add on several rooms. A roll call of the members was made and practically every mem ber answered. Rev. Roy Respass, of Creswell, preached the home-com ing sermon in the afternoon follow ing a dinner that was served on the grounds. -® Gets Cash for Load Lumber and Leaves | —^— Bill Frazier, baseball pitcher of j this section who worked himself in to the confidence of E. H. Harris, j owner of the lumber plant here of the same name, left town during the| week-end with about $67.47 belong ing to Mr. Harris. Frazier delivered a load of lum ber to J. S. Whitley, Williamston Supply Company, at Williamston, ’test Saturday. He is said to have told Mr. Whitley to make the check, payable to him so that he could cash it and bring the money to Mr. Har ris. He came back with the check and P. M. Arps here cashed it when it1 was endorsed by Frazier. Mr. Whit ley found out about the trouble and had payment of the check stopped in the Williamston bank. Frazier went to the home of Mr. Harris, where he was staying and took his clothes and left and has not been seen since. Thus Mr. Arps here is holding the check and Frazier has the money and gone. A warrant is expected to be issued charging him with embez zlement and possibly fraud. -® Farmers Urged To Hold Off Peanuts —®— Farmers in this section are urged to wait until the weather clears to market their peanuts so that they can be properly dry when offered for , sale. The kernels are probably wet and sobby now but will be dry in a short time. It is also said that marketing the peanuts when they are not in prime condtiion damages the market. Countv Board Will Hold Special Meet —®— The Washington County commis sioners will meet here Monday in a special session. It is not determined wha't the special session will be con cerned with. Last Monday only rou tine matters, such as hearing reports of the agents, were disposed of in a short session. However, it was decided that in terest on bond coupons up to and including June 1, 1934, were to be paid. Legion Post Here To Put On Annual Celebration Monday Tramping feet of soldiers on the inarch will be heard here again on Monday when members of the Jas. E. Jethro Post of the American Legion stage their annual Armistice Day celebration with former Lieu tenant Governor R. T. Fountain as Hit principal speaker. The exercises will open at 10 o’ clock with a parade from the Plym outh High School to the legion hall building. In the line of march will be legionnaires, sons of legionnaires, school children and J. E. Aiken’s Roper Band. There will be no floats. There may be some charac ters to represent the Red Cross, how ever. A memorial service will be held in front of the legion hall at 11 o’ clock. Names of the soldiers passed on will be read and appropriate re marks made commemorating their achievements while on duty for their country. A platform will be erected on the vacant lot next to the Water Street generally-known Hampton lot. This is wdiere the speaking will take place. Mayor Gilbert Davis will introduce the speaker. After the speaking, legionnaires and invited guests, including mem bers of the city council, county com missioners, school officials and others will enjoy a barbecue dinner. In the afternoon a free show will be given the legionnaires at the New Theatre. A dance in the evening will cli max the day’s entertainment. J. E. Aiken and his band will provide the music. The Plymouth gym will be used if the weather is warm enough, and if not, the legion hall will be used. Citizens are urged to fly their flags on poles in the appropriate manner. Stores in town will be closed from 10 o’clock in the morning for the re mainder of the day. Purchasers are urged to do their buying before the closing hour so that the Legionnaires who work in stores and the others as well will have an opportunity to enjoy Armistice Day. Tlie new Roper band amplifying system w’ill be used at the dance. Home and Club News By Mary Frances Misenlieimer Schedule of Club xMeelings Tuesday, Cherry club. Wednesday, Albemarle. Thursday, Wenona. Friday, Mount Tabor. Saturday, Scuppernong. Saturday morning curb market at 8:30. A great deal of interest is being shown by the people of Plymouth in attending curb market. Club women, bring your best to the mar ket and make the market the best it has ever been. Mrs. C. W. Bowen led the sales this past Saturday. Mrs. Bowen is chairman of the curb market. At the fall federation October 30 a very pretty style show was held. Li this style show different types of dresses were worn. Some of the di esses were new, some made over, but all of them were beautiful. Elev en of the women who entered the style show were given awards of merit in clothing. To receive an award of merit is quite an honor. There are certain requirements by the state that ha\ e to be accom plished before these are given. I am proud to say the following women received awards of merit: Mrs. C. S. Everett, Albemarle club. Mrs. W. V. Hays, Cool Springs. Mrs. L. A. Parrisher, County Bridge. Miss Florence Parisher, County Eridge. Mrs. P. M. Ambrose, Chapel Hill Mrs. W. W. Robertson, Chapel Hill Mrs. W. H. Harrison, Alba. Mrs. Z. S. Waters, Pleasant Grove. Mrs. Ida Davis, Cherry. Mrs. Kitty Norman, Scuppernong. Mrs. John W. Spruill, Scupper nong. The two colored clubs of Wash-! ington County sponsored a most worth-while and interesting pro gram Monday, November 4, at the Washington County Training school. The attendance was unusually good. Over 300 were present. Men, women, and children from all over the county were there. The meeting was opened by a song. The devotional was conduct ed by Rev. H. M. Reed and Rev. Owens. Welcome address by the president of the Plymouth club, Mrs. Walker, i Response, Eliza McNair, of Morrat-i took Club. Several beautiful musical selec tions were given by Roper and Cres well colored choruses. M. F. Misenheimer, home agent, introduced the speaker, Dazelle Lowe, district home demonstration agent for Negroes from Greensboro, who gave a most interesting “live-at home talk. She urged the people to have year around gardens, chick ens and cows, to make their homes more attractive and sanitary and have proper recreation in the home. 1 feel sure after hearing this splen did talk that there will be more work done to improve the ways of living. Miss Eugenia Patterson, former home agent, was present. She made a short talk, encouraging the women to go forward in their w'ork as they had in the past. The meeting closed after William H. Berry, principal of the school, made some interesting remarks con cerning the home demonstration wrork being done. I Applications Being Received for Head Roper Post Office! Number Expected To Take Examination; Date To Be j Announced Later -$ Applications will be received un til November 22 for the privilege of taking an open competitive ex amination to fill the position of post master at Roper as a vacancy is scheduled. It is expected that appointment will be made as a result of this ex amination unless it is found in the interest of the service to fill the va cancy by transfer or promotion. This is not an examination under Civil Service Act and rule but is held under an executive order of July 12, 1933, providing for such procedure. The date for assembling of com petitors will be stated on the ad mission cards sent applicants after the date for the close of receipt of applications and will be about 15 days after that date. It is understood that the term of Cyril L. Walker who has served up wards of 12 years as postmaster will expire some time before the spring and that the examinations are be ing given to provide his successor as Mr. Walker is not expecting reap pointment. He has served under the Republican administrations. It has been reported that Louis E. Hassell, jr., and R. C. (Dick) Chesson are among the applicants for the position. Others are also ex pecting to take the examinations, reports state. Congressman Lind say Warren, who controls federal patronage to a large extent in this district, is in the Phillipine Islands at the present and it is not known who he will recommend for the po sition. He may take no action in the matter. Mrs. Hester Cahoon Dies Near Mackeys _♦— i Roper.—Mrs. Hester Cahoon, 79, died Sunday morning at 2 o’clock, al her home near Mackeys. Funeral services were held Monday after noon at Pleasant Grove Methodist church, of which the deceased was an active member. Rev. Sidney Matthews, of Wash ington, conducted the funeral rites Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Cottie Chesson and one brother. Smith Clagon, of Edenton, and two grandchildren, Agnes and Glenwood Spruill, of Mackeys. Pallbearers were J. C. Tarkington, George Ainsley, W. A. Knowles, W. B. Davenport, Walter White, and Will Swain. Will Open New Hardware Store -9 A. Edison Davenport, formerly a partner in the Blount and Daven port Hardware Company here, will open a new hardware store in the building here on Water Street next to the Coca-Cola Bottling Works by this week-end. He is awaiting for his stock to ar rive and to complete arrangements and hopes to have this done by Sat urday, so he can be open for busi ness. Mr. Davenport dissolved part nership with E. S. Blount last month. This will make three hardware stores in Plymouth. F arm By W. V. HAYS, County Agent lie corn and hog vote of Wash ington County by hog raisers on Oc tober 26 was duplicated over the: corn and hog producing area of the United States. The vote here was 70 for and none against by old con tact signers and by none-contract signers 8 for and 2 against the con tinuance of a corn and hog control program. The contract signers in Ihe county for the past two years have received a great deal of benefit i.. the signing of these contracts. Our hog growers who did not sign the contract also benefited under the program by the increased prices received for their hogs. Tentative plans for the program next year in dicate that the number of hogs a grower may produce or his allot ment under contract will be slightly increased. The reduction of corn aci cage as far as it can be learned will probably be some greater than for the past two years. The plan in detail will be mailed to swine grow ers as soon as received at the coun ty office. -*—— Tobacco planters are urged to re turn their sales cards as soon as their tobacco has been marketed. 'rhese cards must be cl'ecked in the county against the government tax warrants drawn at the warehouses. Ibis checking is done for the pro tection of the grower and he is re sponsible for any mistakes on his card whether for or against him as the case may be. Growers are a guin warned tiiat the sale of tobac co on a neighbor’s marketing card is a violation to the contract. These lax warrants are under the jurisdic tion of the Bureau of Internal Reve ue and your county agent nor your committeemen would be of much help in case of violation. -9> Peanut growers who have an ex cess of peanuts or peanuts which are to be hogged off are asked to notify the county office in writing as soon as former instructions have been complied with. The sooner this is done the sooner cheeks will be received. Save your peanut sales receipts. They are valuable and will be the basis of pay for signing the con tract next year. Peanuts contracts will probably cover a four-year per iod. Peanut picker operators should determine before picking peanuts for growers whether or not a grow ei has a peanut contract. Picker ma chine operators picking peanuts for non-signers are violating their own contract and are assisting to defeat the purpose of the peanut adjust ment contract. Peanut growers who have more than one farm under the contract or who have more than one peanut contract will receive their check some time soon. Notices will bo sent these growers immediately after these checks reach the county office. -« All 1935 cotton producers who de sire to participate in the 2-cent ad justment payment must file their cotton sale certificates in the county office. Producers who have sold their cotton prior to November 1 must have their cotton sale certi ficate filed in the agent’s office not later than November 16th. All growers selling their cotton after November 1 must bring into the agent’s office their certificates of sale not later than seven days after tne sale of their cotton. Producers that have stored their cotton in the government pool or Cotton Growers Association will not make application for an additional payment until •neir cotton is sold. Ii their cotton has not been sold by July 31, 1936, and is still i lithe gov ernment pool or Cotton Growers as sociation these producers will make application betwee nAugust 1 and 15 of next year. Rogers-Cobb Movie Here Next Week The battle fo the century is on at the New Theatre November 14 and 15—Thursday and Fi iday—where Fox film’s “Steamboat Round the Bend” presents Will Rogers and Irvin S. Cobb in a hilariouhigh comedy rivaliy that is tops for the season’s film offering. “Steamboat Round the Bend” is warm in sentiment, rich in charac terizations. replete with thril'r and reveals Rogers in a new and more human light- -in what is probably the greatest roll of his career In the leading role, Rogers tops the best of his previous perform ances. Anne Shirley is unusually effective in the romantic lead and rotund, jovial Irvin Cobb lives up to his reputation as one of the fun nest men in America. TOWN BUDGET AS APPROVED CALLS FOR SAME RATE -» Drive Will Probably Be Made To Collect Unpaid Taxes, Assessments A budget calling for $17,518.43 has been tentatively adopted by the City Council of Plymouth for the next year. This would necessitate a tax rate of $1.80, which is the same as last year. A total of $11,610 has been desig nated as needed for the general fund which includes operating expenses of the street, police and fire depart ments. This is expected to take 90 cents of the total tax rate. A special tax of 90 cents will be levied for bond retirement and in terest on bonds to raise $5,908.43. This amount is to be included in the public improvement and debt serv ice fund of $27,144.46. But only the above mentioned amount of some over $5,000 will be levied for. Tiie difference of $21,236.03 be tween that needed for the public improvement and debt service fund and the $5,908.43 levied for is to be secured through abutment assess ments and uncollected taxes. Now on the books is $41,000 in uncollect ed taxes. These will be foreclosed and cleaned up next year. It will have to be done. Tiie town today is $20,000 in de fault in sinking funds and bond re tirements. These will be closed up out of the uncollected taxes. So that bond defaults and sinking fund de faults of $20,000 and the annual budget requirements of $20,000, mak ing a total1 of $40,000, will make it necessary for uncollected taxes to be taken in by the town. COMMITTEE FOR FOUR COUNTIES Vi ILL MEET SOON Needs of South Albemarle Section Will Be Under Consideration Faced with the duty of correlat ing the needs of four counties into cne concerted program for the im-j provement and development of this1 section, the executive committe of the Southern Albemarle Associa tion will meet sometime next month j This organization is composed of four counties—Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington—that has united to present a solid front for the needs * of this section. In this group ol'| small counties there is a total popu-1 lation of close to 30,000 with 10,000 j good,- desirable votes for those who are- seeking office. These counties are in the First Congressional district and the first, State senatorial district. Only las* ' election the votes from this section 1 held the balance of power in elect ing a governor for North Carolina. And now there will be an effort to secure recognition that heretofore has not been accorded individually to the counties. This association should go places In one of the counties, Dare, is Roa- 1 poke Island, the birthplace of the ' nation and where Virginia Dare, first white child in America, was born. It has the historical back ground of the State. And much in resources, industry and a good nat ural background of influential men. These counties will draft their program to include a road from Stumpy Point to Mann’s Harbor and from Engelhard to Mann’s Harbor, bride Croatan Sound on a road from Mann’s Harbor to Roanoke Island. Another highway from Columbia to Mann’s Harbor over Alligator River bridge to Roanoke Island. Completion of highway 94 from Rose Bay by the way of Fairfield to Columbia ferry over Albemarle bridge to Elizabeth City. Also hard-j surface highway from Engelhard to ] Fairfield connecting highway 94 at1 Fairfield and connectin roads north1 and east of Mattamuskeet Lake. Also the construction of a bridge over rivers or sound at or near Ply mouth connecting the north and south sides of Albemarle Sound. Al so they desire the surfacing of high way 97 from Plymouth to Belhaven. tf < ROPER Mrs. A. S. Foster, Mrs. Ralph Mes sick. Miss Edna Johnson and Jack Fostei, of Winston-Salem, were the v. eek-end guests of Mr. J. E. C. John son. Mrs. J. W. Speight, ol Mocksville, as the week-end guests of Miss ugusta Carstarphen. Mrs. Jack Swain spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C J. Ainsley. Relocating Railroads Is Favored by C. of C. “BIG BROADCAST” IS ATTENDED BY 400 ROPER FOLKS Twenty Numbers Listed on Home Talent Program There Tuesday Upwards of 400 people crowded into the Roper High School audi torium Tuesday night, where they heard local talent in the second an nual “Big Broadcast,’ with S. A. Ward, sr.. as the announcer. Twenty numbers were listed, with the following performers, including V. A. Hurley, Evelyn Arps, Mrs. L. S Brey, Minnie Gay Marrow, Torn' Norman, Wesley Marrow, J. E. Aik en, Chesson sisters, Russell C-hesson, Alice Ambrose. Lewis sisters, Chas. Mizelle, Gordon Sexton, Virginia Ayers. Singing, dancing, bed-time stories, instrumental numbers, and the Rop er orchestra provided the numbers on the program. Added to this was the interest in the baby popularity contest, which has been in progress in Ttoper for the last few weeks. Prizes were awarded to the winners by Senator C. L. Bailey. Prize winners were: First, Rand Phelps, child of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Phelps, a silver baby cup, donated by Don G. Davis, jeweler; second, Billy Gaylord, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gaylord, III. silver baby spoon donated by New Theatre: third, Pat sy Marrow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marrow, a baby blanket, donated by Mis Idas Peacock. Sliep Brinkley To Reports come back home to the effect that Shop Brinkley, manager of the New Theatre here, has been making good in his new playhouse, which he has leased and which start ed operation in Murfreesboro last week. While he is away, his sister, Miss Marion Brinkley is managing the lo cal movie. Mr Brinkley hopes t.o be ready to start operation in another theatre in Bethel by December 1. This will make three theatres that the enterprising manager has in his1 "chain.” Sliep is on the “inside” of the show business. He knows many of the actors and actresses personally. For years he was pipe organist in 1 be Warner Brothers chain of shows! ir the New England states, one time playing for his own movie short. For Week Outlined Rev. Sidney E. Matthews, rector of the Grace Episcopal Church, will preach at the morning service Sun-! day, November 10, at 11 o’clock. Bishop Thomas C. Darst, of Wil-! mington, will be at the Grace Church here for the evening serv-j ice Thursday, November 7 at 8 o’-i clock. He will be at Roper, Novem-! bc-i 8, Friday, for the evening serv ice. This is the annual visitation of the bishop to these churches. Hold Funeral for Mrs. Ida Blount Roper.—Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Blount., wife of the late Thomas W. Blount, were conducted Monday afternoon at St. Lukes Church, in Roper. The Rev. Sidney Matthews, of Washington, officiated. Interment was made in Grace Church Ceme tery, Plymouth. She was Miss Ida Hardison before her marriage and was born on April 18, 1848, in Plymouth. After her marriage she moved to Roper. Mrs. Blount left no near relatives but many sorrowing friends. WESTOVER Mrs. Sophia Ricks, of Old Ford. Beaufort County, was the week-end guest of Mrs. 1V~R. Chesson Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Baldwin, of Enfield, spent the week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Davenport and family, of Washington, visited Mrs. Davenport’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Ches son, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Robbins and family motored to Rocky Mount on Thursday to see the circus. j» -. Local Group Against Chan<riii£ Course of Highway Route 90 Movement Is Undertaken For Elimination of Grade Crossings The Plymouth Chamber of Com merce is unanimously in favor of the relocation of the railroads in siead of re-routing the highway in tne program of eliminating grade crossings in the highway system. Mr. Winslow, a representative of he State Highway Commission, has advised Zeb Vance Norman, presi dent of the commercial body, that tire program requires the elimina tion of two grade crossings on the Norfolk Southern tracks near Plym outh, one neai Atamanchuck’s mill on the Roper road and the other at the Lucas farm toward Dardens. Relocation of the highway would 'turn the through traffic around Plymouth rather that, through the down as it would leave the present i highway at Lucas's farm, come on .through close to Ai Latham's store, l parallel to the railroad tracks to 'Atamanchuck’s lumber miL, thus reducing the crossings to the one at the Lucas farm only. If the railroads should be relo cated, theyr would probably have [the track leaving the main rails at MeCallum’s wholesale company’s ; place to the Brinkley* woods, con [necting with the Norfolk Southern [track at Lucas field. It would elimi ji.ate the turn in the bottoms near [the National Handle plant, and it j would not be necessary to run into the present highway route. Of course, the spurs on the rail mud to the National Handle plant and to the freight station in Plym outh would be continued. Many think that the through traffic run rung around the railroad would be better than eliminating more cross ings. However, this would take the motorists around town thus elimi nating the possibility' of gasoline 1 urchases and other Plymouth trad ing. Adherents to the highway circling the town plan to argue that the town would build up to the high way and that sooner or later the city limits Will be extended to at least include the new couniy home. Al so they urge that the through traffic would be taken from the main part of town, thus eliminating accidents. Some argued that the town might lose some taxes from the railroads it they abandoned their tracks into the town limits as they would take up their rails, and ventured to as st r1 that the freight station and tic ket offices would be moved out to the union station. There does not seem to be much in terest in the Atlantic Coast Line U acks as they do not have long freights pulling through town aft ei dark. Charge Philadelphia Men Vi ith Swindling —_3,. Released under a bond reported to have been signed by Jack Frank, ct Williamston. Morris Kahntroff and Harry Lavan, of Philadelphia, were to have been tried in Columbia on Wednesday of this week on charges of operating a gambling stand, speed ing and doing personal injury to Hoy Owens, of Columbia. The men were apprehended by Sheriff J. K. Reid, Chief P. W. Brown and Officer L. L. Basnight, in Plym outh after a chase that led through the town of Plymouth. Saturday •night. They were held for Sheriff Reynolds, of Columbia who return ed them there, where bond for their court appearance was fixed at $1,000 each. Thomas Tarkenton, who aided Dr. W. C. Chaplin in dressing the in jured arm of Owens—who, it was reported, was pushed from the speeding automobile—told here last • Tuesday that Owens acknowledged I.lumping from the vehicle. And that there was works in a watch that was allegedly sold by the men, who [Were reported to have “swindled” ; Owens out of about $10. PLAY AT ROPER « Roper.—A musical comedy entitled ■'Here Comes Arabella,” will be giv en at the Roper High School audi torium Friday, November 16, under auspices of P. T. A.
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