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ESTABLISHED 1889
VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 19
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, May 8, 1936
IMPROVEMENTS
TO BE MADE BY
LOCAL CHURCH
$2,000 To Be Spent in En
larging Seating Capacity
Of Present Building
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An expenditure of more than $2,
000 is being planned by the Chris
tian church to increase the seating
capacity for the Bible School and
to arrange a basement for shurch
social functions.
Allotments have been made to the
different Bible school classes rang
ing in sums from $250 down, with
each class having a quota so that
the privilege of raising some of the
money will be afforded to each Sab
bath school attendant.
It is proposed that the church be
extended from the rear about 18
feet backward to the border line of
the church yard, and the width will
be about three-quarters the width
of the building. It is hoped by spon
sors of the plan that a basement
will be included for church social
functions.
Above the basement will be two
floors of classrooms with about six
rooms on each floor. John W. Dar
den, superintendent of the Sunday
school, hopes that the money will
praised and that the project can
be completed in time for a home
coming day in November this year.
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Herring Fisheries
Closed for Season
The Kitty Hawk and Slade fish
eries were deserted today.
Herring fishing on the Roanoke
river so far as these two fisheries
are concerned is over for the sea
son. The law limits commercial
fishing until May 10, but W. R.
Hampton did not catch very many
herring this season due to several
causes.
High water that prevented early
season fishing is blamed and the
scarcity of the fish as they have al
ready been up to spawn and have
continued on their way. Also Mr.
Hampton says “they have been
catching the young herring up the
coast and selling them as sardines.’’
This has been the least profitable
season in many years hereabouts.
Usually they catch hundreds of
thousands of the elusive fish. This
season the hauls have been irregu
lar and unprofitable. Cold weather
is also against the fishermen.
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Local Class Judges
Stock in Contest
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The judging team from Plymouth
High School agriculture class was
given an average of 81 points, with
Thomas Bateman 86, William H. Mi
zelle 83, Jack LeFever 73, in the
livestock judging contest held in
Washington during the week-end.
Cattle and hogs were judged. The
local boys did not understand that
they were to judge heifers and had
not properly prepared themselves
in this phase of the contest. The
class has only been organized four
months.
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Service Sunday at
Episcopal Church
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Holy Communion will be celebrat
ed at the Grace Episcopal church
here Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Rev. Sidney A. Matthews, of Wash
ington, will be here for the service.
PLEASANT GROVE
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Mr* and Mrs. Hubert Roberson
and Mrs. Robert Brown, of Wil
liamston, were the recent guests of
Mrs. Ida Hodges.
Rev. W. J. Watson, of Roper, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Phelps were the
dinner guests of Mrs. W. B. Chesson
Sunday.
Mrs. William Liverman, of Travis,
spent several days with her mother,
Mrs. N. T. Everett last week.
Miss Rosebud Gaylord, of Roper,
was the week-end guest of Miss Vir
ginia Tarkenton.
Miss Myrtle Tarkenton, of Colum
bia, and Miss Nellie Tarkenton
spent Sunday with Mrs. Effie W.
Gurkin.
W. B. Chesson made a business
trip to Elizabeth City Friday.
Mr. E. L. Riddick is reported to
be very ill at this writing.
Mrs. W. B. Chesson attended the
canning school at Plymouth Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hodges and
Russell Holland returned to Balti
more Thursday after spending sev
eral days here with their mother,
Mrs. Ida Hodges.
Resolution Requests Paved
Road Here To Washington
A resolution was passed by the
Washington County Commissioners
to ask the State Highway and Pub
lic Works Commission to “establish
a hard-surfaced road from highway
No. 64 in Plymouth leading south
wardly to the town of .Washington,
the route and course of the road to
be left to the discretion of the State
Highway Commission.”
This resolution was signed by
over 600 people from Washington
and Beaufort Counties. It is seek
ing a dependable road to connect
Plymouth, county seat of Washing
ton County, and Washington, coun
ty seat of Beaufort County. J. G.
Jefferson and W. S. Waters, of Pine
town, and Cleveland Harris and Ed
Hespass, of this county, were secur
ing the signatures.
Harvey Waters is also interested
in the project and is working in the
Douglass Cross Roads section in
Beaufort County. A1 these parties
are asking for the road, let it be
either by Long Acre or Long Rridge
or any other route, as long as it
connects the two county seats.
Farm Notes
By W. V. HAYS, County Agent
One day last week I had been
distributing poultry sale circulars at
the schools and returned to the
courthouse just as court had re
cessed. A number of ladies were
coming out the door and I handed
them each a circular. One of the
ladies called to another, “Mary,
when ‘The Man’ comes next week
for your chickens and eggs, show
him this!’ “The Man” must have
met prices offered from the ex
change, because Mary never deliv
ered any poultry or eggs. For six
weeks the price received by Mary
for chickens and eggs has been con
siderably better. We have hardly
been receiving enough poultry and
eggs to meet the expense of truck
ing. This is borne by some of the
counties that are marketing consid
erable poultry and eggs. We hope
to start this marketing program
much earlier next year and we also
expect a much better tonnage on
poultry and a heavier delivery of
eggs. Due to the small amount col
lected for the past two or three
weeks this poultry sale is discon
tinued for the present. We will
probably start up in a few weeks,
or after frying chickens are ready
for market and provided prices of
fered farmers are not in line with
market prices.
An order of pedigreed farm relief
cottonseed* was made up of twenty
odd growers in Washington County
and the seed delivered for planting
this past week. This will make the
third consecutive year that pedi
greed seed of this variety has been
ordered by growers. A warehouse
report on cotton stored from Wash
ington County is also very interest
ing, in that the county average has
improved considerably each year.
The 1935 warehouse report showed
39 per cent of our cotton grading
7-8 inch staple and 28 per cent grad
ing 15-16 inch staple, and 33 per cent
grading 1 inch and better. By get
ting in a few hundred bushels of
pedigreed seefe each year and tak
ing proper care of seed produced
from this cotton we could make
even a better showing as a whole.
According to grade, our cotton
should be worth considerably more
than $5 a bale above the 1933 crop.
It wil be necessary for each and
.every farmer who wishes to partici
pate under the new farm program to
make application for a grant. It will
be necessary to fill out this applica
tion during the month of May. Com
mitteemen as listed below will be
in each community to receive your
applications and assist the farmers
in filling them out: Mr. W. D. Phelps
will be at Mr. Harry Barnes’ Store
in Cherry Monday and Tuesday, May
11 and 12, and at Mr. W. T. Phelps’
Store in Creswell Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
May 13-16.
Mr. Hilton Chesson win be at Mr.
E. Pritchett’s Store on Monday, May I
11; at Snell’s Store on Tuesday, May
12; at Mrs. J. A. Stillman’s store on
Wednesday and Thursday, May 13
and 14; and at White’s store Friday
and Saturday, May 15 and 16.
Mr. Leslie B. Spruill will be at
Mr. Dick Chesson’s store at West
over, Monday, May If; at Mr. Will
Davenport’s store in Mackeys on
Tuesday, May 12; and at Dr. Gib
son’s old office in Roper Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
May 13, 14, 15, 16.
Farmers in Plymouth Township
will make application for grants at
the county agent’s office.
Please go to the committeeman
nearest you at the designated time
mentioned above and fill out your
application. All applications after
May 16 will have to be made at
the county agent’s office not later
than May 30.
An Agricultural News Letter was
released May 4, reading as follows:
“An open offer by the Secretary
of Agriculture to pay any peanut
grower for diverting peanuts into
oil at a rate of $21 a ton for Virginia
type, $11 a ton for Spanish type, and
$3 a ton for runner type peanuts
has been extended from April 30,
Joint Meeting of
U. D. C, and Legion
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Mrs. F. S. Dunstan, of Windsor,
an official of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, will be the
principal speaker here Friday night,
when the Major Charles Louis La
tham chapter of the U. D. C., the
James E. Jethro Post of the Ameri
can Legion and the legion auxiliary
meet together.
Hal Williford will be awarded a
cross of honor for being the descend
ent of a Civil War veteran who
fought with honor in the World War.
Mothers Day will be observed and
also Old Soldier’s day which is sup
posed to be on May 10, which falls
on Sunday at which time Rev. C.
T. Thrift, pastor of the Methodist
church, will preach a special ser
mon.
Electric Line To Be
Extended Near Here
The Virginia Electric and Power
Company is waiting only to make
final arrangements for a power line
right of way with one party before
work will begin on the line from the
edge of Plymouth toward Dardens,
running as far as the home of W. V.
Hays.
Already 15 subscribers have sig
nified their intention of using cur
rent from the line. The distance is
a little less than two miles. As soon
as the arrangement can be made the
power company will begin work on
the line. Dale Tetterton, a line en
gineer, has laid out the route.
Board Members Are
Chosen by Districts
“Commissioners will be elected
from districts in Washington Coun
ty, rather than the old rule of the
three receiving the largest number
of votes from the entire county,” it
was announced today by Frank C.
Spruill, a member of the board of
elections.
“Frank L. Bhinkley, incumbent,
Sidney A. Ward, sr., and P. M. Arps
will be the candidates from the
Plymouth district, with one to be
chosen; J. M. Clagon, incumbent,
no opposition, but Roy W. Stillman
is expected to announce soon in
Lees Mills; Clyde Smithson, incum
bent, unopposed so far, Scupper
nong and Skinnersville district.
L. E. Hassell, for board of educa
tion, is the only new candidate to
announce this week. Jack Peeie
announced last week for coroner.
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Mother’s Day at
Christian Church
Many on “Mother’s Day’’ will be
wearing a flower or sending gifts to
their mothers. A beautiful custom.
But a more noble custom is answer
ing a mother’s prayer by attending
church on this day, May 10.
A special service has been ar
ranged by the Christian church. It
is hoped that all mothers of the
church and those who are in the com
munity may attend. Special honor
will be given to the oldest mother
present, and flowers will be pinned
on those who come to church with
out any.
The pastor will speak on “The
Applied Gospel of Mother Love.”
• There will be held at the county
home a service by the Christian
church in honor of mothers at 3 p.
m., May 10.
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Twelve additional farms have
been selected in Jackson County
for farm management demonstra
tions in cooperation with the TV A.
1930, to May 20, 1936, the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration
announced today. The offer became
effective March 25, 1936.
“This offer is a part of a peanut
diversion plan designed to remove
surplus peanuts from the normal
channels of trade and divert them
into the manufacture of peanut oil.”
ABOUT TOWN
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Realty transfers: Same E. Beas
ley to Cottie Bowen about four
acres between Rudolph and Mor
ratock roads, excepting the land
which includes home and outbuild
ings of Mr. Beasley; H. J. Combs,
Columbia, to S. M. Combs, Colum
bia, 20 acres of Ashe and Otis
Rawls property on east side of
New Road; Eloise Benton and R.
K. Benton to B. A. Davenport, 100
acres in Scuppernong Township;
A. L. Owens, G. H. Harrison, M. W.
Norman, C. V. W. Ausbon, Z. V.
Norman, trustees, Methodist Epis
copal Church to Emily Waters, a
plot in tli®, Methodist Cemetery.
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Public thanks to these for re
newing their subscriptions or be
coming new subscribers to the Roa
noke Beacon: L. L. Mizelle, Lucin
da Cooper, Mrs. W. E. Skittletharpe,
Joe Swain, Mrs. Della Robinson, S.
B. Davenport, H. W. Hopkins, R. H.
Chesson, H. W. Glover, W. A. Swain
W. A. Worsham, W. E. Allen, W. L.
Harrison, W. W. Ange, C. M. Allen.
Mrs. H. L. Pritchett and Mrs. M. M.
Williams.
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Dr. G. A. Martin is the new min
ister at the Baptist Church in Cres
well. He has been living in Cres
well about a month and is becom
ing active in community affairs as
well as in religious duties. He, with
Mrs. Martin, visited the federation
of Woman’s club meeting in Roper
last Tuesday.
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Club women led by Miss Mary
Frances Misenheimer, home agent,
attended the annual district meet
ing of the Federation of Home Dem
onstration agents, which was held
in tBe new Baptist church at Rob
ersonville Wednesday morning.
From the folowing items, the wo
men were asked to select one food
and carry enough to serve six: slic
ed ham, pickles, fried chicken,
cake, fruit, sandwiches, deviled
eggs. A good menu, it was
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Picked up a condensed state
ment of the old Washington Coun
ty Bank the other day. It showed
that on September 30, 1919, the to
tal resources were $385,368.41 with
deposits listed at $257,969.07. Seven
teen years later the Branch Bank
ing and Trust Company shows
resources of $17,363,881.58 with
deposits of $15,662,308.82. This
Washington County bank was or
ganized in July, 1911.
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Abe Adler, local merchant, re
ceived a blank from the officials of
tlie Jewish organization asking that
the census of the congregation in
Plymouth be provided. Mr. Adler
had to notify them that there was
no Jewish organization here. Mr.
Adffer attends services of his de
nomination in Norfolk.
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So far as it can be learned, W. L.
Whitley is the county manager of
Clyde Hoey for governor, while E.
G. Arps is supporting A. H. Gra
ham. These two men have been
distributing placards and literature
for the two candidates. It is not
known who McDonald’s manager is
in the county but is is known that
McDonald is popular.
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A petition is gcing the rounds
here asking that W. H. Berry be
continued as the principal of the
Washington County Training school
here. Principal Berry has done
some good work here during the
last three years, and both white and
colored citizens are asking that he
be reinstated. No reasons for his
failure to be reelected have been
given by the school board, it is
understood.
H. G. Walker, of Creswell and
W. W. White, of Skinnersville, were
in town Friday. Mr. Walker re
marked that it is hard to be satis
fied. A couple of months ago there
was too much rain and now it is
sorely needed, and it doesn’t rain.
New crops have been in the ground
long enough for a good rain to be
of much benefit.
Mrs. Bryant Jordan, Misses Mil
dred Norman and Eva Mae Jones
are at work copying information
from the records in the office of
Mrs. Mary Sawyer-Clayton, register
of deeds. They hope to finish their
task this week-end. The data they
are copying will be used in deter
mining the true worth of North
Carolina land.
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Roper Faculty Will
Present Play Friday
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Roper.—The faculty of the Roper
High School will present “Closed
Lips,” a three-act comedy-drama
on Friday evening, May 8. Miss A.
C. Carstarphen, for 53 years a teach
er, will be included in the cast sup
ported by Francina Worrell, Alice
Ambrose, Mrs. E. L. Owens, Tom
Norman, C. H. Floyd, Ruth Nowar
ah, D. E. Poole, R. B. Forbes, and
Russell Chesson. Proceeds will gc
to the Parent-Teacher Association
Some Dates and Facts About
Primary To Be Held June 6
Some facts about the primary
election that is to be held in Wash
ington County June Cth.
Registration books will be open
on Saturday, May 9. Challenge day
has been designated as Saturday,
May 30.
No candidates will be allowed to
file after Saturday, May 9. Those
wishing to file before that time can
see Frank Spruill in Plymouth or
James E. Davenport at Mackeys.
Lees Mills Township: Registrar
will be in the company store at
Roper or thereabouts; Ralph Har
rell, registrar.
Plymouth: J. T. McNair, registrar,
sitting in the courthouse.
Skinenrsville: C. L. Everett, regis
trar, sitting in the old Jane Elliott
store.
Scuppernong: J. A. Combs, regis
trar, sitting in the mayor’s office in
town of Creswell.
Wenona: W. L. Ferebee, registrar:
in the old schoolhouse.
Soil Program Going
Over Big In County
75 Per Cent Farmers
Now Expected To
Participate in Plan
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Series of Meetings Held by
County Agent During
Past Week
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Indications now are that more
than 75 per cent of the farmers in
Washington County will sign their
contracts some time within the next
week in cooperation with the new
Federal agricultural program of soil
conservation and development, ac
cording to W. V. Hays, county agent.
Mr. Hays conducted a seried of
meetings in the county last week,
beginning at Plymouth Wednesday
night with 35 present, then to Rop
er Thursday night, where 45 heard
the plan explained and then to
Cherry Friday night, where 50 greet
ed him and then to Creswell Satur
day night, where 50 attended.
Many of the farmers advised Mr.
Hays that this was a much fairer
method of “rental payments” than
was true with the old AAA which
the Federal Supreme Court relegat
ed into oblivion some months ago.
At each one of these meetings Mr.
Hays was accompanied by Wesley
Marrow, assistant in cotton adjust
ment, and a sample was illustrated
on the blackboards available.
The general sample used was that
of a farm of 90 acres in 1935, base
acreage, with the following crop
gcreages: Tobacco 20, cotton 8, pea
nuts 25, corn 20, tomatoes 5, soy
beans (hay) 4, soybeans (harvest)
4; pasture seeded (1932). The in
tention of the program is to reduce
cotton 35 per cent, peanuts 20 per
cent, tobacco 30 per cent, and other
soil-depleting crops 15 per cent.
This man this year will have the
following acreages: Tobacco 14, cot
ton 5, peanuts 20, corn 20, tomatoes
3, soybeans (hay) 8, soybeans (har
vest) 14, pasture 4, soybeans plewed
under for conservation 2. The change
of course is reducig tobacco 6, re
ducing cotton 3, reducing peanuts
5, reducing tomatoes 2.
The rate of payments to the farm
er will be: Tobacco, 850 pounds to
acre, 5 cents a pound, $42.50 per
acre, total for 0 acres $255; cotton,
300 pounds to acre, 5 cents a pound
or $15 an acre, and he gets paid for
reducing 3 acres, making for cot
ton $45. For peanuts he gets 1 1-4
cents a pound; figuring 1,500 pounds
to the acre he will get $18.75 an
acre benefit, with a reduction of 5
acres he will get $93.75; reduction
of tomatoes by two acres would net
him $4.90, but he was only paid for
7-10 of an acre; thus giving him a
total of $398.65 for diverting soil
depleting crops into soil-conserving
crops.
And this plan also includes pay
ments for soil conserving or soil
enriching crops, of which he has
soybean (hay) 8, soybeans (harvest)
14, pasture 4, soybeans (plowed un
der) 2, making 28 acres. The gov
ernment pays $1 an acre for enrich
ing your own ground with these
crops, thus he gets $28 for soil-con
serving crops, making his total re
ceipts $426.65.
But in order to qualify for this
$398.65, or conserving payment, he
must have 20 per cent of the base
acreage in soil-conserving crops. In
order to earn $28 for soil-building
payment, he must have some soil
building practices. So lie planted
rye after his 14 acres of tobacco, se
seeded 4 acres of pasture, turned
under green two acres of soybeans
and will harvest 14 acres of soy
beans. By doing this lie earns the
$28.
The purpose of this soil conserva
tion plan is to reduce the crops by
decreasing acreage,, to pay the farm
er to improve his lands by soil con
serving crops and drainage or lim
ing, thus enriching the land to re
duce to as low a level as possible
the use of commercial fertilizer.
Mr. Hays has men in each sectior
of the county who will help in dis
I FINALS SPEAKERS !
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Mr. H. S. Hille.v, president of
Atlantic Christian College in
Wilson, will make the com
mencement address on May 19
to the graduation class of the
Roper High School, it was an
nounced today by D. E. Poole,
the principal.
Rev. M. O. Fletcher, of Wash
ington, will preach the bacca
laureate sermon on Sunday
morning, May 17, at 11 o’clock
in the high school building.
Class night will be on May 18.
The faculty will present a play
Friday night, May 8.
Ho file and
ciubNews
By Mary Frances Misenheimer
Schedule for Next Week
Monday, Scuppernong.
Tuesday, Cherry.
Wednesday, Albemarle.
Thursday, Wenona.
Friday, Mount Tabor.
Saturday, curb market, 8:15. Be
on time.
Mrs. Sadie Stillman, of Piney
Grove Club, led the sales this past
Saturday.
We are expecting to have some
nice young chickens Saturday.
Miss Julia Mclver, assistant cloth
ing specialist, of Raleigh, held a
leaders’ school in the home agent’s
office Saturday afternoon, at 2 • ’
clock.
The women were well pleased
with the helpful information given
them.
New styles and patterns were stud
ied and cut to be given to the vari
ous clubs in the county.
Mrs. Sam Lucas and Mrs. W. C.
Moore, food leaders of the Cool
Springs Club, were excellent in per
forming their duties at their last
meeting. The demonstrations on
“Spanish Ham and Meat Loaf” were
given by them. These dishes were
unusually good.
Miss May Wood, represent a fruit
jar concern, gave a worth-while
canning demonstration last Thurs
day in the home agent’s office. Nine
teen members of different clubs
were present. Fruits and vegetables
were canned. New methods of can
ning were discussed which was en
joyed by those present.
A good meeting was held at the
Lake Farm Friday. A large num
ber was present. Much interest is
shown in the project we are study
ing now—foods.
Mrs. Chesson, of Piney Grove
Club, has plenty of young chickens
for sale. She is planning to send
some to curb market Saturday.
The Swain Club women had an
excellent clothing report at their
last meeting.
Mrs. W. V. Hays, yard leader of
Cool Spring Club, gave an interest
ing talk on “Beautifying Your
Yards" at the last club meeting.
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Rat Extermination Method
Demonstrated To Farmers
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With rats and mice taking a
heavy toll each year in Washing
ton County, farmers have been at
tending demonstration meetings at
which extermination methods were
shown.
tributing blanks and who will ex
plain the program to the farmers as
they come for their application for
grants and these men will also help
a farmer figure out the best plant
ing method for each person so that
he may get as much as possible out
of the new program.
(REPUBLICANS 01
COUNTY IN MEET
HERE THIS WEEK
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Nominate Candidates for
Offices in County and
Adopt Platform
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Demanding that governmental ex
penditures be drastically reduced,
the national budget balanced, and
national credit maintained, the Re
publican party of Washington Coun
ty in convention here Wednesday
adopted their platform and selected
their nominees for the general elec
lion in November.
The platform asks “that punitive
and confiscatory tax laws which
now harass business, retard recov
ery, and promote wasteful and reck
less expenditures, be repealed. That
an efficient local administration of
all relief activities be substituted
for the present expensive, extrava
gant and partisan set-up.
“We demand that the educational
system of North Carolina be re
moved absolutely from the field of
politics. That an efficient system of
promotion of teachers be adopted in
order that those best qualified and
rendering the best service in the
way of instruction shall be reward
ed for superior qualifications.
“We want honest election laws,
honestly and fairly administered,
which are absolutely necessary for
the preservation of free government
and we demand the repeal of the
absentee voters law. We demand
the enactment by the State of North
Carolina of an old-age pension law,
setting up a system of protection
for the indigent, aged and infirm.
“We demand that all useless of
fices and agencies be abolished, that
an effective policy of economy be
inaugurated, that local self-govern
ment be reestablished, and local
business of the communities be
transacted without bothersome state
department interferences.
“And we demand that savings
thus effected and otherwise possi
ble be used in the first instance to
abolish the sales tax and other nuis
ance taxes, the tax on automobile
license plates be reduced to a maxi
mum of $4 per year on lightest ears.
"We believe that the matter of
the so-called ‘whisky question’
should be submitted to the people
for a vote.”
Nominees selected are: J. Richard
Carr, representative; W. Dewey
Phelps, sheriff; Aubrey Ange, reg
ister of deeds; H. A. (Chubby) Liv
erman, treasurer; W. W. Robertson,
coroner; T. W. Snell, recorder judge
W. W. Ange, jr., county surveyor;
commissioners: Plymouth, George
W. Sitterson; Lees Mills, Arthur
Phelps; Scuppernong and Skinners
ville, Jennings D. Davenport.
County Auditor Is
Winning Pitcher
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Second guessers said he couldn’t
do it, so E. Jack Spruill, auditor of
Washington County, laid aside his
pen and pencil and hurled his way
into baseball fame this week by let
ting the Roper all-stars down with
nary a hit and nary a run as Cres
well triumphed, 11 to 0.
Spruill, an army pitcher for years,
struck out the first 10 men and on
ly 21 batters faced him. Roy T
Hopkins, his old time battery mate
and college player, was on the re
ceiving end. Josh Woodley cracked
out three for four attempts to lead
the Creswell sluggers.
Charles Mizelle, son of the late
Capt. C. E. Mizelle, who caught
the first professional game Christy
Matthewson ever hurled, pitched for
Roper witli Ralph Harrell catching.
ROPER
Mr. and Mrs. D. R Pommering,
of Norfolk, Va., were visitors here
Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Gibson and
son, Henry, of Severn, were visitors
here last Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Mizelle is spending
some time with Dr. and Mrs. W. T.
Gibson at Severn.
Miss Margaret Davenport spent
Sunday with Elsie Knowles.
Miss Carolyn Spruill and other
friends have returned after spend
ing a few days in Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Lewis, of
New Bern, spent Sunday here the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Lewis.
Miss Ruby Bateman, of Plymouth
and Doris Mae Lewis were Sunday
dinner guests of Doris Chesson.
Mrs. J. G. Nowaran was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ben Brickhouse in
Columbia Sunday.
Mrs. Loyd Lucas, of Farmville, is »
spending sometime with Mrs. J. H.
Gaylord, II.
Miss Mildred Phelps spent the
week-end with Jeanette Robertson,
of near Plymouth.
Mr. L. H. Spruill spent Sunday in
I Washington, N. C.