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A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * 4 and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns a latch-key to 1,100 Washington County homes. ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 5 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, January 31, 1936 COUNTY POLITICS SEETHING UNDER COVER JUST NOW Number Announcements of Candidaces Expected To Be Made Soon -* A resume of what the rambling reporter picked up about the politi cal situation of Washington County as concerns the coming June Dem ocratic primary. It is definite that Frank L. Brink ley will seek the office of register of deeds. Mrs. Mary Smith Cahoon is expected to enter the race. It ap pears now that Mrs. Kathleen Spruill, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Spruill, will also en ter the race as friends continue to persuade her. Mrs. Mary O. Saw yer-Clayton will not run to succeed herself. John W. Darden will run again for the nomination to succeed him self as recorder. This, he asserts, will be his last time to run for the place. Opposing him will be W. Ronald Gaylord, a young attorney. A third person who may seek the place is Sidney A. Ward, jr., attor ney, who is expected to reach a con clusion soon. W. T. Freeman avers that he will run for treasurer, while James A. (Jimbo) Chesson will be his oppon ent. Stuart Davis is expected to enter the race for this job. E. G. Arpn who has held the job for some time, will not ask for it again. Sheriff J. K. Reid is not expected to have any opposition. C. V. W. Ausbon will not have to run again as clerk of the recorder and super ior court. His term for four years expires two years hence. No names have been suggested as candidates for the nomination as coroner. Looks like the jobs of the three commissioners may have to go beg ging, Frank Brinkley will not run again for this office. Sidney Smith son had not decided when asked about the matter Monday of this week, and J. M. .Clagon is yet to announce his intention. More are expected to enter the race as time goes by. -s Erroneous Report About Liquor Sale The Raleigh Times printed a story in its issue of January 28 to the ef fect that $247,030.85 worth of liquor was sold in ABC stores in Washing ton County last year. It was also reported that taxes from this to the county government was $9,410.92. Commissioner Frank L. Brinkley wants this money turned over to the county officials. However, it was learned that this time it was not a reporter that erred but that the bookkeeping system of the Revenue Department of the State was to blame. There are, of course, no ABC stores in Washing ton County. Ministers Will Use Newspaper Medium —®-— Desecration of the Sabbath Day has become alarm and the ministers of Martin County propose to use the newspapers in this section, as well as the pulpits to improve con ditions and Rev. Gilbert Davis, may or-minister-merchant of Plymouth, who has charges in Martin County is on a committee to cooperate with the newspapers in spreading news of the effort for Sunday observance. The Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth; The Enterprise, Williamston; and the Herald, Robersonville, are join ing the ministers in their efforts and will devote space to religious news. Assisting Mr. Davis on this public ity committee of the Martin County Ministerial Association is Rev. J. M. Perry, pastor of Christian church, Robersonville; and Rev. Z. T. Piep hoff, pastor of the Presbyterian church, Williamston. ■ ■ - <a> Demonstrate Meat Canning on Friday —»— By HOME AGENT Don’t forget to come to the free canning school Friday, 10:30 a. m., January 31. Interesting informa tion will be given you by Miss Dick sie Lee Lewis, home economist and culinary authority. The demonstra tion on canning meat will certainly aid you in your canning. The opportunity to have Miss Lewis with us is a great one. I’m sure you will miss something worth while if you fail to attend. I urge every one to be present who is in terested in canning. The demonstra tion is to be in the basement oi the courthouse. Warden Asks Cooperation in Reducing Loss by Forest Fires Farmers in Washington County are urged to by Forest Fire Warden Stuart F. Darden to be very care ful when they burn brush or other growth on their land for tobacco beds or for other purposes, to pre vent the spread of fire to the wood ed sections. In December, 1933. there were 33 counties cooperating with the state service for forest fire prevention, with an average of 150 acres burn ed, doing a damage of $3.30 per acre. In December, 1935, there were 5d counties cooperating with an av erage of 23 acres burned per fire, and an average damage per acre of $2.10. Mr. Darden will be on the job every day from now until the spring burning season is over to help in preventing the spread of fires from farm lands to forests. Every per son starting a fire should be care ful not to let it get out of control. Mr. Darden urges all to help him keep down the damage done by fires, especially from now until the summer. | DEMONSTRATOR I Miss Dicksie Lee Lewis, na tionally known meat-canning expert, who will conduct a dem onstration in the courthouse basement Friday morning, Jan uary 31, at 10:30. All women in the county are invited and urged to attend. Tri-County Medical Society in Meeting During Past Week -<$> Dr. T. L. Bray Is President Of Organization; Talk Mutual Problems - Selection of a place and the time for the next meeting was the prob lem that was facing Dr. T. L. Bray, health officer of Washington Coun ty, and his committee from the Martin - Washington - Tyrrell Coun ties Medical Society, which met in Williamston last week. This organization is composed of 16 doctors from the three counties mention in the name of the society. They meet about six times each year, but their meetings are irregu lar in time. The organization was formed so that the physicians could discuss mutual problems and also foi the social benefits. Dr. Bray, well-known and well liked physician of Plymouth, is the first doctor from Washington Coun ty to have the honor of being pres ident of the society. He is also a member of the North Carolina State Medical Society, Seaboard Medical Society and Southern Medical So ciety. ---<K> Roper Juniors Will Give Play Thursday -v Thursday evening, February C, the junior class of the Roper High School will present their annual play, “Which Shall He Marry,’’ a comedy in three acts. The popular admission will be charged. The cast includes Virginia Gibson, Virginia Ainsley, Lelia B. Daven port, Mildred Phelps, Sarah F. Leary, Christine Chesson, Caroline Spruill, Rusell Knowles, Asa John son. -® Fire Destroys Barn In West over Section —*— Fire destroyed a barn on the Folly Farm in the Westover section of Washington County Tuesday night. George W. Ayers now l'ives on the farm. Corn and farming implements were destroyed. It happened be tween 9 and 10 o'clock at night. Origin of the fire is unknown. However, it was not thought to have been fired maliciously. A rifle was also lost in the blaze. Hogs were killed the day of the fire, and it might have been that the blaze was started as the result of carelessness. Roper Parents and Teachers in Regular Meet Last Tuesday Complete Reports Made by Several Committees; Good Program -® The Roper Parent-Teacher Asso ciation held its regular monthly meeting January 21, with a large number of members present. Mrs. Poole, chairman of the ways and means committee, reported an “Inch arty’’ planned for Tuesday evening, February 24, at the school building, the price of admission be ing 1 penny for every inch of waist line. Fun and refreshments will be provided. Miss Bunch, chairman of the li brary committee, reported $8 on hand, raised by the high school stu dents, to be used in purchasing books of fiction for the library. Mrs. John Chesson, chairman of the membership drive contest, pre sented a cake to the tenth grade for having the most paid-up members present. A special committee was appoint ed by the president to report to Superintendent McLean all persons in need of the clothing made in the WPA sewing rooms. This commit tee is composed of members in ev ery community served by the school to wit: Dr. Gibson, Roper; Mrs. Leon Bray, Mill Pond: Mrs. Edna Skiles, Swain Town; Mrs. James Chesson, Cross Roads; Mrs. Clint Everett, Skinnersville and Holly Neck; Mrs. Will Swain, Pleasant Grove; and Wr. B. Davenport, Mackeys. The chairman of .the program committee, Mrs. Gibson, put on an interesting and timely Kipling pro gram, with the following taking part: Miss Ruth McKellar, Miss Bunch, Mr. FdVbes, and Mr. Poole. After the literary program, Miss Misenheimer, county demonstrator, conducted several games and con tests, presenting the winners with candy donated by Mr. Frith Win slow. -<*> Permit Fishermen To Sell White Perch —»— A committee, composed of Zeb Vance Norman, of Washington County; O. L. Williams, of Hyde County; and J. C .Meekins, of Tyr rell County, representing the South ern Albemarle Association, appear ed before the Board of Conservation and Development at Raleigh on Jan u.ary 22 in behalf of the commercial fishermen in these counties in an effort to have present rules of the board suspended to allow the com mercial fishermen broader privi leges. For some months, there has been r.o open season on white perch, and they were classified as game fish, but, at the instance of the commit [ tee, the board relaxed the rule, and white perch may now be taken and sold as any other commercial fish. This will mean a large saving to the fishermen of this section of the state, for the reason that white perch always bring a fancy price. The board also agreed to allow commercial fishing in certain wa ters of Tyrrell County and had been excluded as commercial fishing grounds. -*> Mary J. Sanderson Passes Wednesday j Mrs. Mary J. Sanderson, wife of Richard R. Sanderson, well-known and well-liked in Plymouth, died Wednesday at noon after suffering from high blood pressure and com plications for about four years. She was 60 years of age. Surviving are the following chil dren and h£r husband: Mrs. L. O. Swain, Morrison, Va.; Mrs. R. A. Chesson, White and William San derson, of Richmond; Eddie San derson, Philadelphia; Miss Alma and T. P. Sanderson, Plymouth Home and ciubNews By Mary Frances Misenheimer Schedule for February .1-8 Monday, Busy Bee Club. Tuesday, Hoke Club. Wednesday, Roper 4-H Club, Women’s Club. Thursday, Chapel Hill. Friday, Beech Grove. Saturday, Morrattock Colored Club. Saturday morning, 8:30, curb mar ket. Even if the weather is cold, try to be here. Mrs. Joe Browning of Hoke Club led the sales. This is the second Saturday she has led. Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Dillon were selected as poultry and dairy leaders in the County Bridge club. I am sure they are going to do great work with these two new projects. Pleasant Grove Club was enthus ed to have Miss Brooks, assistant nutrition specialist, present at their club meeting last Tuesday. Miss Brooks gave an interesting talk on “The Daily Food Essentials.” Members of the Cresweil club are good-natured as well as interested in their work. Their meeting last ed until 5:30 Thursday, but they seemed to enjoy it and stayed until it closed. Several new leaders were appointed, and a new member, Mrs. Harris, was added to the club. Alba Club started the new year right. Such a large number of mem bers were present and all were ready to get to work. Their first plans are to give a play within a few months to help finance their club. Watch for the date. Mrs. W. H. Harrison, president of the county federation, and the home agent attended a meeting in Wil liamston Monday morning, January 27. Agents from four counties, and the county council presidents of each county met to make out a pro gram for the district federation meeting. The meeting is to be in Williamston this year. There is no reason why Washington County couldn’t have the largest number present. Start making plans to at tend. The date will be announced later. Miss Sallie Brooks, nutritional specialist, held a most worth-while leaders’ school January 22, with 27 members present. Miss Brooks gave to the leaders interesting and helpful facts con cerning foods. “The Daily Food Es sentials’’ and requirements for an award of merit were explained and discussed. Picnic lunch was enjoyed by all. -—T Sunday Services At Zion’s Chapel —®— Services at Zions Chapel Sunday, February 3. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching services 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Topic Sunday morning, “High Points in Sermon on the Mount.’’ Topic Sunday night, “Things New.” Everyone invited.—M. L. Ambrose. Bonus Bill Is Passed Over Veto Monday -9 The bonus bill, calling for the dis tribution of more than $2,000,000,000 to World War veterans became law Monday, when President Roose velt signed the measure after the Congress had overridden his veto. Veterans will have to file papers with their own organizations or with the veterans’ administration in Washington for an exchange of their claims for the $50 baby bonds. No cash will be available before the 15th of next June. Martin veterans are in line to re ceive $257,774, and already a num ber of them have applied for the cold cash due them under the bill. -<*> Craven Exchange Makes Profit of $3,218 in 1935 -® The Craven County Farmers Mu tual Exchange made a net profit of $3,218.14 last season, out of which a 4 per cent patronage dividend was distributed to members, prising the Eastern Carolina Fire men’s Association, and that each edi tor be requested to publish same to gether with his comments, and that they be urged to continue this fight until our highways shall be made safe for our citizens. Applications Made To FHA for Loans Totaling §20.000 by Plymouth Citizens Applications have been prepared for loans amounting to close to $20, 000 for new residences in the town cf Plymouth, it was learned from J. H. (Jack) McMullan, of Edenton, field supervisor for the FHA. who was in town last week. All of these applications are lonas for property in the town of Plym outh limits. None are for repairs or remodeling but all are for new houses. The average loan is for S3,500. Some are more and some less. This indues for Plymouth on ly. Several thousands of dollars’ worth of loans will be sought down the county, including Roper and Creswell. Mr. McMullan visited a number of interested persons while here. He was encouraged with the response to his visits. Any one wish ing a loan for repairs or for new residence buildings should write to Mr McMullan at Edenton Former Postmaster Said To Be Living In Canadian Town -3> Sheriff Receives Informa tion Concerning A. L. Alexander -'» Definite information has been re ceived by Sheriff J. K. Reid from unrevealed sources that A. L. Alex ander. former postmaster of Ply mouth and well-known business man, who disappeared from Ply mouth Monday, October 21, 1935. was in St. Katherine. Ontario Prov ince, Canada. The information is both definite and reliable and came through legal sources but the sheriff would not reveal the actual source to the press Ir fact he did not tell Mrs. Alex ander and the family how he ob tained the information, but did tell them where Mr. Alexander was. It is expected that the matter will drop where it is, as it would cost some $1,500 to extradite him from the country that borders the United States on th north. His deserted family does not have the money to bring him back. The meagre information was to the effect that Mr. Alexander was working for or was a partner in a large fur-buying organization that operated in Canada. For years, Mr. Alexander was a fur buyer in Ply mouth in addition to his regular duties as merchant-farmer. A representative of the famed “G-men’’ organization was in Ply mouth some time ago but did not get any information, so far as could be determined, about Mr. Alexan der. It is the opinion that the matter will drop where it is, as it is too expensive to secure the extradition of Mr. Alexander, who, it is sure, would fight the procedure. -s>——— Gets Two Years on Roads for Assault —. + Walter (Bootsie) Moore, jr., col ored man, was sent to the roads for two years in recorder’s court Tues day as the result of an assault on George Patrick last Wednesday in the Skinnersville section. Evidence tended to show that Pat nck asked Moore for the money due on some overalls. Moore became angry and snatched a gun from be neath the folded arm of Patrick and fired at him, the shot going into the ground between Patrick’s legs as he quickly leaped aside. Then Moore converted the gun into a club and beat Patrick into insensibility and threatened to shoot him again, when a white man inter fered. This is the fourth time that Moore has been found guilty of an assault. Medical aid was rendered Patrick at a hospital in Columbia and he continues to improve from the skull wound. -« Ability to Entertain Asset To Chauffeur Ability to entertain has its advan tages, even when one is a chauffeur. Take the case of Roy Murphy, col ored, of Plymouth, who is now chauf feur for S. M. Chase, president of the Chase National Bank in New York City. Murphy was chosen from a group of 25 applicants from an employment agency. His quar ters are on the Chase premises. In addition to his neat appearance Murphy has a smooth voice and is well educated. And he can sing and dance. Many times this former school teacher and dance-band lead er at a local resort, has resorted to his talents to entertain his employ ers. With piano accompaniment, Mur phy sings and dances fo rthe guests of the rich New . Yorkers. Mrs Chase sometimes calls him “Bo jingles,” after the well-known sing ing and dancing movie actor, Bill Robinson. Farm j\|otes By W. V. HAYS, County Agent Two severe cases of hog cholera occurred this week, one in the White Oak Neck section, around Tom Saw yer’s place. Both of these cases had been running for some time and had spread pretty well over the com munity before the report reached the county office that any hogs were sick. Where ordinary precau tions are taken, neighboring hogs can be vaccinated in a circle so as to smother out an ordinary out break before much damage has been done. In some communities hogs are turned loose to run at large and in such cases it is very hard to control cholera, whereas it is a simple matter when the hogs are kept on the individual farm or confined in pastures. The other out break was on Luther Hardison’s place on the Mackeys road. I would advise those owning hogs in the neighborhood or on adjoining farms to kill their meat hogs at once and to vaccinate sows and small pigs which are to be kept over. All producers who still have to bacco cards that have not been turned into the county office are re quested to turn these cards in as soon as possible in order that their sales slips may be checked. No 1935 contract has been complied with un til this card has been returned. For another year the tobacco authori ties think it wise for tobacco grow ers to make preparations for plant ing a not greater acreage than was planted in 1935. I would suggest that plant beds be properly pre pared and sown at once. Some of our better tobacco growers sow their beds about the 20th of Febru ary, others sow about the 10th, then resow the same beds about the last of February. Their opinion is that where a good stand is secured by the first planting that the bed may bo thinned or the earlier plants may smother out the later ones. The type of fertilizer recommend ed for our lighter soil is a 3-8-5 fer tilizer, with considerable cotton seed meal and a magnesium lime stone base. Sulphate of magnesium potash should be asked for in this fertilizer. The magnesium in the potash and limestone is ordinarily enough where heavy applications of fertilizer are used to take care of sand drown and megnesium defic iency which is usually noticed as a bleaching appearance of the tobac co leaf before ripening. On the extremely light sands of the county it would be better to use a 3-8-6. The field may be evened up con siderably by the use of well-rotted compost on dead sand or gall spots. Good tobacco can be grown be hind soy beans by using a 2-10-6 fertilizer. Tobacco seed should be cleaned and possibly treated before planting. There are a number of farmers in our county who need to plant or in crease the permanent pasture acre age on the farm. This should be done in February before the rush season starts. Pastures produce better and give better returns when planted on the richer soils. Low places which are ordinarily too wet for row crops can quite often be drained or bedded up in such a way that good pasture is possible. An ideal mixture for this section can be had by seeding about the 20th of February 20 pounds of lespedeza and 68 pounds of carpet grass per acre. This mixture might be im pioved some by adding two or three pounds-of any or all of the follow ing grasses: Red top, Dallis, or or chard grass seed. District Meet of Legion Auxiliary —®— The district meeting of the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary will be held in Columbia Wednesday morning, February 5. Any one who can take a car or who wishes to go with someone else should notify Mrs. Jim Swain, who is chairman of the com mittee on transportation. Mrs. W. V. Hays, president, wishes that all who can will go. LINDSAY WARREN WARNS AGAINST CROP INCREASES -<*. No Control Program For Major Crops Of This Section In 1936 Washington, D. C — In a state ment sent this week to his district. Representative Lindsay Warren de clared that there would be no po tato program this year, and warned potato growers, as well as tobacco, cotton, and peanut farmers, that they faced the same bankrupt con dition that existed prior to 1933 un less they exercised their own con trol over what they planted and produced. The North Carolina member, who has played an active part in agri cultural legislation during the las, six years, said: ■‘By reason of the amazing de cision of the Supreme Court, the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration has been destroyed, as web as the control bills for cotton, to bacco, and potatoes. These meas ures had the overwhelming approv al of the farmers of our state, for they were fast being liberated from an economic serfdom that had brought bankruptcy and ruin to them. As a result of the decision, Congress has been placed in a straightjacket, for every one knows that agriculture is a national prob lem. Congress will remain here in session and pass some new measure, which we hope will include all crops. What it will be or when it will become a law no one can now tell or predict. In my opinion, it is going to be difficult to secure any j thing as effective as the AAA. Planting time will soon begin, es pecially potato planting. If our growers, especially after all they have suffered in the past, again plant the earth in potatoes, and run wild with the contract system, then the same bankruptcy stares them in the face. “We made the greatest fight for the potato growers that has hap pened here in Congress for many years, and it was won against al most insurmountable odds. But the Supreme Court has now destroyed that. The same thing applies to tobacco, cotton, peanuts and other crops. The only hope I can see for oui farmers this year is that they plant only what allotment they would have received had the AAA been continued, and in no case should they exceed that. After the hard lessons they have been taught in the past, they have now the op portunity to exercise self-control and voluntarily hold down then production. As one who is vitally interested in agriculture and who lias fought its battles I urge them to do this. Overproduction in 1936 before any permanent farm policy is worked out, spells ruin.’’ ■-® New Music and Tap Dancing Studio Here Plymouth has a music and tap dancing studio that has proved to be a success since it was opened a few weeks ago by Bob Wilson, of Balti more, Md. Mr. Wilson came to Ply mouth about six weeks ago with his wife and brother, Leo Wilson, at which time Mrs. Wilson, who is “Madame Evonne,” gave two per formances at the New Theatre here. AXter being in Plymouth a few days Mr. Wilson and his family de cided to locate here. Mr. Wilson rented some rooms and opened a music and tap dance studio, where he teaches string music and tap danc ir.g. In the few weeks Mr. Wilson has been here he has had about 60 pupils taking lessons in both music and dancing. Atfer a few weeks’ rest, “Madame Evonne’’ will go on tour again with her mind-reading acts, but Plymouth will be the headquarters, and Mr. Wilson will continue to maintain his studio here and take care of their two boys while Mrs. Wilson is on tour. -s> Skinnersville Man Dies From Gunshot ——«— Carney Spruill, jr., young white man of the Skinnersville section of Washington County, was killed on Tuesday afternoon by a shotgun in his home. Officers were informed that the despondent young man took his own life. No reason was disclosed for the act. except that he was despondent. Death followed shortly after he fired the shot. Funeral arrange ments could not be learned in time for the paper to go to press. Dr. W. H. Harrell, of Creswell, rendered medical aid. He is survived by a widow and children.
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