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The Roanoke Beacon * + * * * * * and Washington County News ★★★★*** Advertisers will find fieacon and News columns a latch-key to 1,100 Washington County homes. VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 22 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, May 29, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1889 COLONIZING 20,000 ACRES RUMORED IN SCUPPERNONG -♦ Plan Followed Would Be Similar to Penderlea Development -• — Colonization of 20,00 acres in the Scuppernong section of Washington County under the sponsorship of the National Resettlement Administra tion is rumored here today. These rumors which nave a basis of certain facts persist, despite any word from government officials. And denials from officials or their non-talkative attitude does not seem to allay the spread of the informa tion. It is reported that the resettle ment organization is planning to purchase at least 20,000 acres around the famous Lake Phelps to make it a park, summer resort and a place of amusement for colonists who will till the soil under government sup ervision in the area desired. The local project is to be operat ed in a similar way to the one in Pender County, only this is planned to be a much larger enterprise. Farmers who have no farms nor means of securing equipment will be moved from other sections to Lake Phelps, and the government will sponsor them. An option has been held on cer tain lands for months, and John L. Phelps said that the option had ex pired last October, but that word had come to him that the resettle ment organization was still interest ed in the project, and that when the time was ripe they would bargain with him. The approval of the project by the WPA to make a road from Roper to Newlands and Cherry sections is said to be a boost to the intentions of the government. Then this road would be extended to the historical Somerset, Magnolia, Western and Sheppard farms. These colonists will have their own shops for repairing their farm utensils and implements. They will have a mill to grind their grain for bread. They will have their schools their amusements, their church and their community, with the Federal government seeing that they use them right. These men and women will have their sports, as they dip in the beau tiful waters of the ancient Lake Phelps or cast their fish hooks into canals and streams running through the premises and angle for fish, while hunters can chase the deer, bear, squirrel and other game thru a preserve that will be held by the government. There will be fire lanes through the forests to protect the game and timber. Men and women will be trained to fight the fire plague and will be taught the rudiments of health, happiness and hard work with no dole but ever pleasant life to those who work hard and are frugal. There will be livestock for work on the farm and cattle to provide milk for the young and old. Trac tors will be purchased cooperative ly and used by the community. Farm implements will be provided. No one can excuse himself by com plaining of the lack of equipment. But not every one will be admit ted here. Every family must stand on its own merits. They must earn money with this land and equip ment to repay their government for staking them to a chance at a bet ter life. They must work hard and spend sparingly. This information is scheduled to break by the first of June, or cer tainly before July. Unless Federal restrictions on relief appropriations hinder, something will be done in the next few weeks. Land will be purchased with the exception of those plots which the owners do not wish to sell. --<*>— Change Is Made in Ownership of Mill -e Effective June 1 the local Plym outh Box and Panel Company and the Wilts Veneer Company will be consolidated and known as the Plymouth Box & Panel Company, Incorporated. E. F. Still was named president and general manager of the com pany. Formerly Mr. Still operated the plant as lesee from the Wilts Veneer Company as lessors. The consolidation elevates Mr. Still from lessee and brings him into the posi tion as a partner in the corporation. The general offices will be in Plymouth. There will be no change in the operating policy or person nel. The new company, including its plant and timber holdings is valued at close to a million dollars. The plant employs about 250 men regularly. I STORE CLOSINGS I \._j Stores and busines houses in Plymouth will close each Wed nesday at 12 o’clock for the rest of the day during June, July and August. Next Wednesday is the first day. This is to give the employees an opportunity to rest for a half day. Merchants and business men urge the public to trade or transact their business early Wednesday morning or the day after in order to cooperate with them. This is not done to incon venience the public but is a cus tom to allow those stores and business which have only one clerk to rest. Several of the merchants at first opposed the closing idea, but the majority in a meting here Tuesday favored closing and on a second vote the clos ing was made unanimous. ABOUT TOWN “If we could only convert the amount we pay in tuxes into profit, then we would be in the money,” said S. B. vVarren, advance man for the Silas Green minstrel, who was here Tuesday advertising for the show, which is to be here Thursday, June 4. Mr. Warren pointed out that they paid 22 different and dis tinct taxes, including state, adver tising, internal, amusement and sales tax. He says that Silas has a new show this year beter than be fore. This is a clean show and half of the tent is usually reserved for white people. B. R. Hood, of Washington, N. C., supervisor of the first congressional district in taking the business cen sus, was here this week making a final check of Plymouth. Mrs. Kath leen Spruill did this work in the county. He would not reveal any of the statistics. The work was con cluded in March after starting in January. Ransom Martin, of Seattle, Wash., thinks he is farther from Plymouth than any other subscriber of the Beacon. But then there is O. H. Lyon, in Hollywood, Calif.; L. E. Davenport, Portsmouth, N. H.; J. D. Smith, Milwaukee, Wis.; R. Spruill, Bridgeport, Conn.; J. R. In hoff, Hamilton, N. J.; and Rusell Satterthwaite, Dallas, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dinkins, who were members of the faculty of the Lewisville High School, in Forsythe County, were here last week. They left to visit his parents in Chilhowie Va. They plan to leave there with two sisters of Mr. Dinkins for Holly wood, Calif., on a vacation. Mr. Din kins was once a resident of Cali fornia and will visit relatives there. They have an opportunity of posi tions in the local school, but may return to Lewisville, as they have been reelected for that place. J. E. Westray, of Rocky Mount, has arrived here to begin his work as the local agent of an insurance company. He was going the rounds with E. A. Hooks. He will move his family either here or to Roper, and is expected to become a resi dent about June 5. W. R. Gaylord, a judge in the coming primary, wishes to advise those casting their ballots to please remember to vote for only one com missioner in a district. If the bal lots are wrongly marked, defaced, or if the least thing is wrong, they are not allowed to count. He asks every one to be careful in marking their ballots so that every one will count. I Newspaper clippings from East Northport, N. Y., in the possession of Miss Flonnie Davis here, reveals that Howard (Baker) Brown, of Jamesville, formerly a member of the local ball club and insurance man, included a home run among the two safeties that he made in a game recently. He is making good as a catcher. Almost 50 years in the grocery busines in the same location is the record of C. J. Andrews, of Ports mouth, who was here this week with his wife and child, Jean, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rose. He suc ceeded his father in this business. About 90 per cent of his business is reliable credit. It is one of the larg est stores of its kind in the city of Portsmouth. Mr. Rose, a flagman for the A. C. L., lived in Portsmouth at one time. Mrs. Vivian Brown Rice and chil dren, Robert and Marcia, were here this week from New York City vis iting Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brown and relatives. Miss Marcia, who lived here with the Browns for some time years ago, is now doing a spec ialty dance in the Hour Glass Night Club, while her brother, Robert, is BAR SON AT CCC CAMPS BECAUSE MOTHER WORKS Widow Takes in Washing To Keep From Going on Government Relief Pity poor Mrs. Griffin Norman. Because she chose rather to skin her knuckles on a washing board and to almost break her back with a heavy iron as a laundress, her son cannot go to the CCC camps. Back when the depression was at its worst Mrs. Norman received some direct relief. Later her son Roy went to the CCC camp, where he sent money back to her which she applied on the taxes on her lit tle home. Soon after arriving from the camp Roy got a job with a lo cal plant. I he relief agencies cut down on her aid. She had a sick married daughter at her home with a sick child. She continued to keep her laundry work. Soon things improv ed and she did not ask for govern ment aid. Her name was marked off the books. Now she has a younger son who wants to go to the CCC camps. In tact he needs to go. His mother needs this to supplement the small founds she gets from washing and the laborer’s salary that her eldest son brings home each week. But, no; she made a mistake when she left the relief rolls. Her young est son cannot enter the camp. She is not a WPA client. Miss Florence Ledbetter, certificate adjuster, claims Tom Norman is not eligible. She cannot vary from the letter of the rules. Of course, the WPA clients who have been receiving aid from the government for years can continue receiving benefits. Two sons from one family are in the CCC camp and their father is working daily. In another family two are employed by this agancy. But a widow washerwoman can not get her son in government em ploy. No; she thought enough of her government not to “sponge” on it and she is out in the cold. She can live wUh Tom at home. But he needs the training. His widowed mother needs the money. But the WPA has no place for the son of a washerwoman who would not continue to live off her govern ment. -if, Leaders’ School Is Held Tuesday An interesting food leaders’ school was held last Tuesday in the home agent’s office. Miss Sallie Brooks, assistant food specialist, conducted the meeting. Yeast breads were demonstrated to the group. The following clubs were repre sented: Roper, Mrs. R. S. Stillman. Wenona, Mrs. J. L. Rhea and Mrs. Holton Allen. County Bridge, Mrs. S. A. Par. risher. Pleasant Grove, Mrs. Z S. Waters. Swain, Mrs. Jane Vail, Mrs. Mat tie Syvain. Chapel Hill, Mrs. N. D. Liverman, Mrs. Robert Swain. Cross Roads, Mrs. J. W. Marrow. Cool Springs, Mrs. W. C. Moore, Mrs. Sam Lucas. Alba, Jessie Mae Bowen. Congratulations to the lollowing club leaders who have been present at all of our leaders’ schools: Mrs. J. W. Marow, Cross Roads; Mrs. N. D. Liverman, Mrs. Robert Swain, Chapel Hill; Mrs. Jane Vail, Mrs. Mattie Swain, Swain; Mrs. Sam Lucas, Mrs. W. C. Moore, Cool Springs. Piano Recital Here Wednesday, June 3 —■- • ■ Mrs. Laura S. Johnston will pre sent her pupils in a piano recital at the Plymouth High School building on Wednesday, June 3. There are 28 numbers on the program. Pupils include Lillian McGowan, Evelyn Arps, Mary C. and Frances C. Jones, Wilford Whitley, Rebecca Ward, Katherine Midgett, Virginia Ayers, Zola Davenport, Mabel Liv erman, Mary Lillian Campbell, Ann Liverman, Mary Bray, Peggy Brown Elsie Liverman, Lorraine Jackson, Helen Harrison, Barbara Norman. room clerk in the Montclair Hotel. Julius E. Nelms, of Rocky Mount, a traveling salesman for a produce concern, was arrested near here Sunday by Patrolman G. E. Stew art, charged with reckless driving. There was no accident. He will be tried in recorder’s court next Tues day, June 2. W. E. (Jack) Weede posted the $100 bond for him. Farm j\|otes By W. V. HAYS, County Agent The extreme dry weather is caus ing severe damage to tobacco beds. Some of this can be avoided by ap plying light applications of sawdust to the bed until a mulch of about 1 inch covers the ground. This may then be wet down and will, to a great extent, prevent evaporation. This has been tried on a number of beds and has proved very helpful. The plants will revive and much less water will be required for the beds after this application of saw dust. Applications of mulch in the form of sawdust, straw, peanut trash or dead leaves will greatly help during periods of drought in the veg etable garden, the flower yard and young fruit trees. The Department of Agriculture has announced that an open offer by the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to peanut growers for the diversion of peanuts into oil at a rate of $21 a ton on peanuts as produced in Washington County has been extended to June 20, 1936. Thu peanut diversion program is design ed to remove surplus peanuts from the normal channels of trade and divert them into the manufacture of peanut oil. This is too late for most of us, but will probably help some who have peanuts in storage, and quite a few who have old peanuts on hand. The dry weather is doing considerably more to reduce the peanut acreage, it seems, than would have been the case with our new program. A number of adjustment pay ments have been received this week on cotton sold from the 1935 crop. We should have all of these checks in within the next few days. I wish to advise a number of producers who sold cotton and who have re ceipts for cotton sold on file in the office that it will be necessary for their signatures to be on file here in the office and to accompany the ap plication for payment to Washing ton before any payment will be 'forthcoming. All cotton producers who have sold cotton and have receipts for same should make application for adjustment payment at the count#' office at once. The new farm program with the sign-up seems to be coming along mighty well. The existing drought has been an asset to our campaign. A number of people have probably signed who would not have signed had weather conditions been favor able for continued planting. This is good and clearly demonstrates the values of a program such as this to thinking farmers, come good season or bad. The first week we had a bout 26 per cent of the eligible farms signed up. At the end of last week we had a little better than 50 per cent. By the time you read this we hope to have 70 per cent of all eligibles signed. A sign-up at this time is merely the execution of a work sheet which is to be used as a basis in adjusting crops planted to the farm. These applications are in no way binding or compulsory, but are to be used as a basis for adjust ment and making recommendation which will reduce surpluses. When compliance is made, which may be July, August, or September, so far as we know at this time, the farmers who are in l;ne and are farming ac cording to approved practices of ro tation, reduction, and the proper number of acres planted to some soil-conserving crops will be in line for payment and will receive pay ment for this. Those who are not in line will not receive any benefits. Those who have not made their ap plication or filled out this work sheet are urged to do this at once. There are a number of people who have been unable to make this ap plication previous to May 30, and in such cases we will probably re ceive applications up to June 5th. Producers who have not complet ed their tobacco marketing cards are requested to come to the county office and attend to this at once. All adjustment payments on peanuts and cotton will be held up until the marketing cards are completed. -- Memorial Service Sunday Morning -9 Memorial Day services will be held in the Methodist church here Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, with Rev. C. T. Thrift preaching the special sermon for the congregation and the James E. Jethro post of the American Legion. H. H. McLean will give a reading on “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.” A recitation, “In Flander’s Field,’’ will be given by Mrs. R. W. John ston. Mr. Thrift will be introduced by Commander Dr. C. McGowan. BONUS PAYMENT TO BE MADE JUNE 15 TO VETERANS - Bonds in Denomination of $50 Each Will Be Sent To Veterans Below is an announcement by Postmaster George W. Hardison: “I have been instructed by the Post Office Department that World War veterans’ adjusted certificates will be paid by adjusted service bonds in denominations of $50 each. Any amount in excess of $50 and not exceeding $100 will be paid with U. S. Treasury Checks for any dif ference along with the bonds. “This settlement will be mailed out by the department on June 15 by registered letter and should reach the veterans on the 17th and there after. “These registered letters are to be delivered to the veterans only, ana it is absolutely necessary that the veterans be on hand to sign the proper receipts which will be with the letter. Therefore, all veterans receiving mail out from the post of fice, be at their address around these dates, in order to effect as early de livery as possible. “All veterans who wish to cash in their bonds are required to present them to the postmaster at their post office address, and the postmaster will certify as to their identity and give them a receipt for their bonds. In case the postmaster is not able to identify the veteran, it is neces sary that the veteran have two wit nesses who are able to certify as to his identity. The postmaster will then forward these bonds to Raleigh and a U. S. Treasury check will be mailed di rect to the veterans. “The treasury checks sent along with the bonds for the additional amounts owing veterans in excess of the $50 bonds can be cashed at any bank or post office just the same as any other check properly en dorsed by the veteran. “In case there is any delay as to the arrival of these registered let ters, veterans need not worry, as this delay will probably be caused by some technical delay in the de partment.” BRIDGE ACROSS SOUND TOPIC AT JUNE MEETING Decision Expected at Next Session by Highway Commission -• A decision on the location and construction of a proposed bridge to cross the Albemarle Sound is expect ed to be reached in June, when the State Highway and Public Works Commission meets in Raleigh. Erection of the span from Mack eys to a point near Edenton would cost $1,400,000, according to recent field surveys, but the commission has allocated only $1,000,000 for the project. Several months ago this proposed structure was agitated by groups on the north and south sides of the Albemarle Sound and a controversy arose over the proper location. A whispering campaign of strategy was started to hush the heated dis cussion to the location. Then newspapers dropped the matter. Little was heard from the proposed structure until the press again started to carrying small items regarding the action of the highway commission on the project. But en gineers have been here surveying a route for the approaches and the bridge. Finals Program at Creswell School —•— Commencement exercises will be held Friday night, May 29, at the Methodist Protestant church for the Creswell High Schoo 1 The salutatory address will be made by Mamie Davenport. H. H. McLean will introduce Rev. M. D. Mclnnis, of Washington, who will make the literary address. Marian Woodley will read the class poem; Elizabeth Holmes is the testator and Lewis Alligood the valedictorian. Principal C. H. Aderholdt will a ward the medals. The baccalaureate sermon was preached in Christ Episcopal church Sunday morning, with Rev. John W. Hardy delivering the sermon. Clos ing exercises were cut short as the auditorium had been reduced to class rooms and there was no place of public assembly except in the churches. I DR. G. A. MARTIN ! v> I)r. Martin is on the program of the Pamlico Baptist Associa tion, which will meet in Cres well Sunday. He is the pastor of the Creswell Baptist church. He has served churches in Wil mington, Thomasville, Concord, Waynesville, Marion. And he is also a Knights-Templar Ma son. BAPTISTS MEET AT CRESWELL SUNDAY, MAY 31 -* Pamlico Baptist Association Announces Program for Annual Session -« Enlisting, teaching, winning and using men and women will be the keynote of the Pamlico Baptist As sociation which will meet with the Creswell Baptist church Sunday, May 31, for an all day meeting. Prayer and praise service begins the meeting at 9:45, with Sunday school classes meeting for the rec ords to be taken after which J. W. Hamilton will teach the lesson. E R. Stewart, of Fairfield, is modera tor with J. E. Norris, Columbia, as clerk. Subjects for discussion follow: “How the Sunday School Helps To Build the Church,” by J. E. Norris, Columbia; “The Great Teacher,’’ by Dr. G. A. Martin, Creswell; sermon by Rev. J. J. Johnson, Belhaven. Music will be provided by the Cres well church in the morning and Mt. Pleasant in the afternoon. Reports will be heard from asso ciational departments with R. L. Leitchfield, Creswell, being heard on the Sunday School; Mrs. J. G. Brick house, Columbia; on the Baptist T. Union; Mrs. J. J. Johnson, Belhaven, Woman’s Missionary Union. Ad journment is scheduled for 3:25 p. m., with dinner at 12:30. -® Interesting Stories Brought to Light by Opening New Road —®— Sites of Number Pioneer Homes Located Since Work Started Opening up a new road between the New Lands section and Roper in Washington County brings to light the fact that pioneers resided in rudely constructed cabins on small islands that run along a ridge in this section. Today there are no homes back in these places. But there are leg ends and there are the corn and po tato rows as evidence. These “is lands” as they are called, are only a few yards in area, but they pro vided dry land in a swamp for the men and women who lived there 75 years ago. These “islands” are known as Bee Tree, Rainbow, Scrabbe, Bull Ridge and White Oak between the new New Lands road and the highway and Luzianne is between the New Lands road and Lake Phelps. An cestors of Andrew Phelps and Hen derson Craddock lived back in these brambles where deer and bears to day are plentiful. This new road is about 50 per cent complete. It shortens the distance between Plymouth and Cherry by 22 miles. It is expected that this road will be traveled by sportsmen who will fish in historic Lake Phelps and hunt the plentiful game in the adjoining territory. Over 300 fam ilies will be served by this road. People up this way are so eager for a road that they have given rights of way through their fields. The new road is 34 feet wide, and it is expected that it will be main tained by the State Highway Com mission when completed. The la bor is being furnished by the WPA and the Washington County com missioners are sponsoring it. It is expected to cost close to $12,000. $13.50 each. COUNTY POTATO GROWERS HOPE FOR FAIR PRICE -1 Selling for Around $4 50 Barrel This Week; Poor Yield Anticipated Irish potato growers in Washing ton County hope to get around $3 or some are hopeful enough to pre diet $4 a barrel this season. In fact, many believe they will get more for the crop coming off in June than for any crop in the last few years. W. E. (Jack) Weede is one of those w'ho predict a good price. This week they are selling for around $4.50 a barrel. But growers here will not get down to digging until about the middle of June. A late dry spring has greatly reduced the yield. Many growers are not complain ing about the small yield, as a de crease in the crop generally means a rise in the price. Close to 8,000 carloads were shipped from this state last year, but this year the prediction is that only 5,000 cars will be sent away. What the spud producers now want (and may get before the Bea con comes out) is a good rain. The potatoes need some moisture. When the digging begins there will be a general demand for laborers to help harvest these vegetables. They are grown more around Creswell for commercial purposes than any other section of Washing ton County. Last year the price diopped to such a low level that they could be purchased in Plym outh by housewives at $1 a barrel. ---- Young Farmers Elect Officers —— Roper. The following officers were elected at the last meting of this school year of the Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Club of the Roper High School: Harold Swain, presi dent; Thomas Harden, vice presi dent, Russell Knowles, secretary; L. A. Parrisher, treasurer; Reyl nolds S. Davenport, reporter. Wroodrow Collins and Harold Swain were named delegates to the annual meeting in Raleigh. An old truck junked by the school system wull be used to carry the class to White Lake for a week on July 13. A check showed 105 points above last year’s record on the score card. It was revealed that there was a to tal of $23.21 in the treasury. ---1 Christian Church Memorial Service —•— A memorial service will be held at the Chr.stian church Sunday, May 31, at 11 o’clock, in memory of those who passed on to their gi eat reward durig the past year. Members of the family and friends of the deceased, Mr. H. C. Hooker, Mr. J. R. Knowles, and Mrs. K. R. Hopkins, are urged to be present. The church is especially urged to be present to show their love and respect to the bereaved. There will be no night service The church will attend the bacca laureate service held at the high school, where Rev. Leland Cook will deliver the sermon. —-s._ Bank, Post Office To (Jose Saturday The post office and the local Branch Banking and Trust Com pany will be closed Saturday on ac count of Memorial Day. Those wish ing to do business with either insti tution are urged to do so before Sat urday. Mail will be opened and dis patched from the local office. There will be no deliveries. —-«■-— Add Mineral Mixture To Ration for Young Poultry Home-grown feeds do not supply enough calcium and phosphorous and it is necessary that a good mineral mixture be provided, es pecially for growing and breeding animals. For good producers a mineral mixture composed of equal parts of finely ground limestone added to the concentrate ration at the rate of two pounds of minerals to each 100 pounds of ration. This, together with the minerals carried in the hay and grain will enable the cow to replace the calcium and phos phate taken from her body by and steamed bone meal should be heavy milk production. Cut the beef into five or six pound chunks and rub with salt. Then pack in a clean vessel of hardwood or stone ware and cover with a pickle made of 11 -2 pounds of salt, 1 ounce of saltpeter, 1-4 pound of
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