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A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns a latch-key to 1,100 Washington County homes. VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 29 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, July 17, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1889 First District Politics Warming Up Rapidly Probability of Step Up for Warren Sets Political Pot Idling -$ Names Of Several Possible Candidates for Job Now Up for Consideration A new and different angle in the First Congressional District political situation developed a da?' or two ago, when Lindsay C. Warren was mentioned in Washington dispatches as the probable successor to Comp troller General McCarl, whose 15 year term in the unusually import ant office expired July 1. No defi nite plans have been made public by the President as to his choice for the office, and Mr. Warren last Sat urday was quoted as saying that the matter had not been discussed with him by the President. Whether he would or would not accept the po sition if the President appointed him, Mr. Warren did not say. The term of office, carrying a sal ary of $15,000 a year, runs for 15 years and reappointment is not pos sible under the present regulations. The rumor that Mr. Warren would surrender his seat in the House of Representatives and accept the high government post gave new life to politics in this, the First, Congres sional District. Marvin O. Blount, Pitt County man, and P. G. Sawyer, of Elizabeth City, have already been publicly mentioned as the possible successors of Mr. Warren, and it is understood that nearly every one of the other 12 counties in the district will have a man of their own. The selection of a party nomineo, it is understood, rests with the First Congressional District executive committee. Just when the body will take action in the matter awaits the appointment of McCarl’s successor, it being posible that the committee will not meet at all, since Mr. War ren may not get the appointment, and if he is appointed he may not accept. At the present time the situation is in a premature stage, but regard less of that the candidates for the seat in the House are pointing out how long it has been since their re spective counties had one of their sons in the Congress. It has been quite a while since any county other than Beaufort had a man in the House of Representatives. For the past 38 years, or thereabouts, John H. Small, Hallet S. Ward, and Mr. Warren, all from Beaufort, have held the office. Number Cases in Recorder’s Court —«>— “Malicious prosecution,’ was as signed as the reason by Recorder John W. Darden, who found that Charles Smith, 76, white farmer of Creswell, was not guilty of “inde cent exposure’’ on the public high ways of North Carolina. The warrant was sworn out by Webb Patrick. Evidence tended to show that Mr. Patrick swore out the warrant against Mr. Smith, after Mr. Patrick had been assessed the costs of about $4 for disorderly con duct on the street before Fred Smith’s barber shop in Creswell. Jim Perry, 43, colored, was sent to the roads for one month for kick ing Larenda McNair, who was a sleep in a truck in an irish potato field when Perry ordered him to move which he did not do hurried ly enough. Louis Davenport, 50, white farm er, was found not guilty of wrong fully seizing the crops of James Chesson. M. J. Lawton, 28, white, foreman of the bridge construction crew at Roper, had his case continued until next Tuesday, when Patrolman G. A. Stewart failed to appear against him on a charge of reckless and careless driving. Union Services Planned Here -# The churches of Plymouth are ar ranging for Union services for the month of August at the evening hour. The first Sunday night Rev. R. H. Lucas, of the Baptist church, will preach at the Methodist church, while on the second Sunday Rev. N. A. Taylor, of the Christian church, will preach at the Baptist church. Services for the third and fourth Sunday nights will be ar ranged and announced later. Farm Notes By W. V. HAYS, County Agent Forms have been received by the county agent’s office for cotton gin ners in Washington County on which application may be made for securing the 25 cents per bale al lowed ginners for keeping records and for other expenses incurred un der the Bankhead system. These forms may be secured for the ask ing or we will be glad at the office to assist the ginners in filing the applications. To do this it will be necessary to have all the forms, G.-T-103 or 1he receipt received by the ginner from the Bureau of In ternal Revenue. -e With cotton now selling around 12 1-2 cents per pound it does not seem that any more payments will be made other than that on cotton previously sold at a day when the avreage spot cotton price was below 12 cents. Most of our growers have cotton in the storage warehouses on which some money has been drawn and settlement will be made on this cotton after July 31st, or this cot ton may be sold at any time by the producer and if it brings better than 12 cents no payment will be made. As soon as we receive at this office information as to how settlement will be made after July 31, the manner of handling cotton will be explained in these notes. Several tobacco growers started curing tobacco this past week. Pros pects are very good on tobacco prices this year and every grower can increase the money received from tobacco by the method of hand ling and curing and also by careful grading and marketing of the crop this year. Tobacco should bring a good price and any of our growers who are fortunate enough to market a crop of good tobacco should be able to come out of the red. There are quite a few farmers who have not yet filled out a work sheet which is necessary in making an application for a grant under the New Farm Program. It is not too late to do this. This is the first insurance policy I ever saw given away, especially to farmers. I sometimes wonder whether or not we would have gotten more appli cations had this cost a dollar or maybe two dollars. The hog cholera situation seems to be letting up a bit. It will be a good idea to count your hogs at least once a day and clean up the feed and farrowing lots. Don’t for get their water, salt and ashes. -*-. Cotton Growers In This State Receive $1,033,278 Benefits -» ■ - Amount Represents Price Adjustment Payments On The 1935 Crop -® North Carolina farmers have re ceived more than $1,033,278 in cot ton price adjustment payments on their 1935 crop. Payments up to that amount had been certified by July 2, said Dean I. O. Schaub, of State College, with checks being distributed to farmers as fast as the payments are certi fied. These payments are given grow ers selling their 1935 cotton at times when the average price of 7-8 inch middling cotton was less than 12 cents a pound on the ten spot mar kets of the country. The payments to each grower a mounts to the difference between that average price and 12 cents a pound on the day he sold his cot ton, except that in no event could the payments be more than two cents a pound. The dean added that the work of checking and certifying applica tions for payments is being carried out as rapidly as possible, and that North Carolina farmers will con tinue to receive their checks a few days after certification. He reminded growers «who have not yet applied for cotton adjust ment payments that no applications will be accepted after August 15. “That is the deadline, and no ex tension of time will be granted,” he asserted. Payments received by growers in Marlin County have amounted to $3,829.13. MORE HOPE FOR RADIO SYSTEM IN STATE'S PATROL —.—• Some Believe Stations Will Be Built In the Near Future In State -* The outlook for the establishment of a series of short-wave radio sta tions in order to maintain state wide communication with the high way patrol is believed brighter at this time than since the 1935 gen eral assembly authorized the system at any time the Governor decided the Slate could spare the funds. The fact that the Stale completed the last fiscal year on June 30 with a good sized balance in both the highway and general fund is regard ed as a hopeful indication for the building of the radio system in the near future. The law provides that the cost of building the transmit ting stations and of equipping the motorcycles and patrol cars of the highway patral shall be paid for from the highway fund, if there is sufficient money in the fund. The plan under consideration calls for the building of five trans mitting stations over the State, through which it will be possible to keep in constant communication with highway patrolmen both day and night, and for equipping all patrol cars and motorcycles with radio receiving sets. It is planned to locate the five radio stations in or near Williamston, Elizabethtown, Raleigh, between Salisbury and Asheville on Route 70, and near Asheville. The specifications call for 1,000 watt short wave transmit ters in each of these five stations. The central office of the highway patrol would be intelephone com munication with the nearest radio station, which in turn would be in communication with all the other stations either by radio telephone or by radio telegraph. All of the district patrol offices would also be in communication with the near est radio station, with the result that an emergency call could be broadcast over the entire state with in a very few minutes after it was received by any one station. The principal puropse of the radio system, however, will be to keep a constant check on the patrol and the position of all patrolmen, to direct patrolmen wehever they may be needed in case of accidents and to make patrol more efficient and mobile. Building Increase Since First of Year —®— The unprecedented peach-time drive for public and private con struction during the first half of 1936 produced the greatest acceler ation of building since the depres sion halted the forward strides of that gigantic industry, reliable re ports just recently released, indi cate. Residential building, upon which government and civic organizations have exerted the most pressure, re sponded by rising to the best levels since the end of 1931, as measured by building reports. Percentage-wise, the showing is phenomenal. The estimated volume for the first six months of 1936 is half again as great as for the first of last year and nearly double the initial part of the 1932 depression low point. In dollars, however, the building of private homes so far this year totaled about $320,000,000, com pared with more than a billion dol lars for the corresponding period of 1929. Nevertheless, there is a distinct shortages of homes. Real estate authorities have warned that the nation will face an embarrassing lack of houses unless building picks up sharply. -<® Use Farm Woodland In Erosion Control Plant beets, carrots, peas, snap beans and cabbage at this time in this county for a good garden next fall. For best results the seed should be soaked over-night before plant ing. Do not allow the seed to dry out and plant in moist soil. To mato plants may also be set if a vailable. Lettuce seed may be sown about this time. Big Boston or White Boston are good varieties for fall planting. When planting Irish potatoes for the fall crop use old seed if possible. Where these are not available, early spring seed may be used provided they are “greened” before planting. Head Resettlement Work Being Sued for Accounts of Clients -- Case To Be Tried at Next Term of Washington Superior Court Much interest is being manifest ed hereabouts in the progress thru the courts of an action brought by Mrs. Mae Simmons, of Creswell, a merchant, against C. G. Hutcheson, and the National Resettlement Ad ministration, to recover money for merchandise advanced to clients of the government. The action against the govern ment was dismissed upon a motion by Charles F. Rouse, assistant Fed eral attorney for the Eastern Dis trict of North Carolina, who point ed out that the government could not be sued unless the Congress should give its consent to the ac tion. Then Magistrate John W. Darden held Mr. Hutcheson personally re sponsible for the $74.19 in litigation. Mr. Hutcheson noted an appeal dur ing the trial to Washington County Superior Court, which is expected to hear the case in October. Mrs. Simmons alleges that Mr. Hutcheson guaranteed the payment of accounts by L. N. Sitterson, a mounting to $38.27; Louis Wiggins, $9.32; and Charlie Spruill, $27.36; making a total of $74.19. This Mr Hutcheson denies. These debtors were clients of the Rural Resettle ment Administration at the time the merchandise was secured by them, alleges Mrs. Simmons. Magistrate Darden, in finding Mr. Hutcheson responsible and ordering him to pay the amount witli inter est, also assessed him with the cost of the case in court. Chinch bugs have appeared as a new pest of corn in Pamlico Coun ty and farmers report heaviest in festation near fields of oats or other small grain. FARM AND HOME WEEK IN R ALEIGH JULY 27TH TO 3IST State and National Farm Authorities To Lead Unique Program The program for Farm and Home Week at State College. July 27-31. will present a representative cross section of agricultural activities in North Carolina. It has been designed to show far mers and farm women not only what is going on in the State, but also the value of improvements that are being developed in all as pects of farming anr rural life. Farm people will find the trip to Farm and Home Week a good in vestment, said John W. Goodman, secretary of the week, inasmuch as they will have an opportunity to study belter methods of doing things on the farm. But that is only a part of the pic ture, he continued. Along with the J educational features of the program will be a variety of entertainment and recreation that will make the week “a delightful vacation.’’ State and national agricultural leaders will lead discussions regard ing all farme matters of current in terest to man, and class room work in home demonstration activities will be given the women. In addition, there will be joint meetings for men and women, at j which the new farm program, rural electrification, farm cooperatives, 4 H club work, home demonstration work, farnt organizations and other agencies, and many other subjects will be discussed. A number of farm organizations will hold their annual meeting at Farm and Home Week, and all or ganizations and agencies working with North Carolina farm people have been invited to take part in the week’s activities. ABOUT TOWN The Beacon this week received a couple of personals written on the back of a deposit slip of the old Bank of Roper, Roper. This bank was operating during the period around 1917, closing about two y ears later. B. 8. Clark, deceased, biother of W. IT. Cinrk here, was cashier, assisted by .T. E. Whichard and D. V. Clayton, i cw casnkr ct the Guaranty Bank and Trust Com pany, in Williams'on. Harry Latham, of Spartanburg, S. C., was here this week-end visiting friends. He is a former accountant for the Wilts Veneer Company here. Now he is with the Federal Gov ernment in the new program of soil conservation work. How many remember tire follow ing buddies in Company E, Second Regiment, of the North Carolina Na tional Guard, here 38 years ago, with Captain J. E. Reid, W. J. Jack son, first lieutenant; Wilbur Mizell, first lieutenant: Luther Allen, David Swinson, Thomas Gurkin, Jake Smith, Stuart Jackson, W. T. Nurney, Will Owens, Doc Stubbs, Charles Biggs, B. F. Clifton, Thomas Butler, Warren Wynn, Thomas Bowen, P. H. Dar den, Daniel Allen, J. P. Hilliard, J. H. Hamilton, J. E. C. Johnston, Jo seph Williams, Bill Johnson, W. R. Hardison, Goodman Hamilton, B. F. Nurney. P. G. Allen, Robert Ayers, is. tv Marriner, Gus Hardison, Taylor Ayers, Henry Oliver, F. E. Bratten, C. A. McGraw, C. V. W. Ausbon, Louis Hamilton, Tarleton Gardner, John L. Phelps, H. C, Hooker, W. S. Spruill, O. R. Leggett, Gus Oliver, and J. H. Leggett. H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction, tells of the bucket lulls of birds taken from the ground beside the handsome brick home of A. J. Riddle on Washington Street after the hard wind the other night. The birds, sparrows mostly, were in the trees when the wind blew them from their perches against the new brick residence, killing scores and injuring many others. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bowen, of Nor folk, passed through here last week end, visiting Mrs. Alice H. Spruill, at Roper. Mr. Bowen is a native of this county and is now in the bridge construction business in Norfolk. Dying vines will cause a shortage in the watermelon crop in this coun ty this season. Weather conditions have been adverse. W. P. Patrick brought 90 to town this week, and C. A. Collins sold 41. Pea Ridge is reputed to be the watermelon cen ter of this county. R. Bruce Fagan, of Dardens, once employed in a bank here, is now an examiner for the five federal loan organizations that are ih operation to help the farmer. H. J. Furbee, secretary and treasurer of the We nona National Farm Loan Associa tion, whose books are audited by Mr. Fagan, says that "Mr. Fagan is one of the best examiners and cor rects a mistake that you make and makes you thank him for it.” David L. RadclilT, who lives out Long Acre way, was in town Satur day. It was recently found that his small farm is located in three coun ties. He pays taxes in three and has the right to summon an officer from the county in which any crime on his place might be committed. His home is partly in Washington, Hyde, and Beaufort Counties. J. F. Allen was in town Saturday. He expressed the belief that he was frightened worse a few nights ago than during his life. He was push ing a car ahead of his during the night. The front machine was in need of repairs. In the darkness he put his head through the window of the front car to get some tools. Cold, icy claws touched his neck on each side and the warm nose of an animal came close to his face. The friendly act of a dog jumping up on his master. The hungriest two men Sheriff J. K. Reid ever had in his jail were a German and an Indian. Neither was I in for a crimp, but were picked up oft of the streets and lodged in jail to escape a bad rainy wintry night. It took three meals to fill the for eigner and.tfie Indian was still hun gry. The German was killed by an automobile up the state a few days later. The firs cotton blossoms to be brought to The Beacon ofl'ice this season was brought in by M. Seaton Kespass from the Long Acre section. The first blossoms on his seven acres appeared on July 6. Miss Mozella Hendrix, a state nurse, is living here in an apart, ment with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jones on Washington Street. She will be gin the usual midwife clases of in structions as she did last year. Her program is not definite yet but she promises the Beacon to have it ready for the next issue. Those pine trees lining the curb on each side of Water Street is the newest publicity stunt of Shep Brinkley in reminding the populace that Thursday and Friday of this week wdll bring ‘‘The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” to the New Thea (Continued on page four) Hold Annual Field Day Al Wenona Thursday I_ Home and ciubNews By Mary Frances Misenheimer Schedule for Next Week Monday, County Bridge. Tuesday, Pleasant Grove. Wednesday, Swain. Thursday, Creswell. Friday, Alba. Saturday, curb market, 8:15. Mrs. Joe Browning, of Hoke Club, led the safes Saturday. Mrs. Joe Snell, of Cool Spring Club, was sec ond highest seller. Mrs. Brownings sales amounted to $8.65. Creswell, Scuppernong and Cher ry clubs plan to have a picnic Thurs day, July 23, at Colonial Beach. Mrs. Cahoon, member of Creswell club, has invited the clubs to the beach owned by her husband. Be there by 4 o’clock so as to have a good swim before the picnic sup per. Mrs. B. M. Snell, of Beech Grove Club, has made quite a bit of im provement on the interior of her home. Floors and woodwork have been refinished and several rooms wall-papered. Mrs. Snell entertained the mem bers of the home demonstration club last Monday. After the regu lar business and the demonstration, a social hour was enjoyed. The hostess was assisted by her daugh ter-in-law, Mrs. Ben Snell, in serv ing iced lemonade and wafers. Mrs. Jackson had her screened-in back porch fixed as an attractive sitting room for the club members to meet and enjoy their club meet ing Tuesday. Her porch was made attractive by using odd pieces of furniture. Roper Club met with Mrs. Sue L. Blount Wednesday. Mrs. F. D. Wil son acted as president in the ab sence of Mrs. Lewis Hassell. A new member, Mrs. J. H. Gay lord, was added to the club. The club members welcomed Mrs. Gibson as a visitor. Mrs. Gibson was a former member of the club before leaving Roper. Chapel Hill Club held its regular monthly meeting Thursday. A large number of members attended. One thing can always be said about the Chapel Hill club members. They are sure to be there and always will ing to work. To Remove Letters From Sacks Method 2: Rub lard on letters, leave in several hours, or overnight, then was it out with kerosene; or, instead of doing this, you can wet the the lettering thoroughly with kerosene and then roll up the bag and let it stand overnight, then sim mer it in soapy water on the stove for awhile. Method 3: If letters are still per sistent after trying the above meth od, try boiling in a weak solution of lye, 1 to 2 tablespoons lye to 2 gal lons of water. Use as little lye as possible, boil 10 to 15 mintes. Re member, lye weakens fabric. Plymouth To Play Pinetown Saturday -s Plymouth’s baseball team under the management of Bill Dixon, will play Pinetown here at Brinkley park Saturday afternoon at 3:30 and on Saturday, July 25, the White Post club of Beaufort County will play here. The Washington CCC boys will play here on a Sunday soon. They played here last Saturday with Plymouth winning, 7 to 6, in 10 in nings. Next day the CCC boys whipped Plymouth, 18 to 3. -® July 4 Vote Is Officially Announced This W.eek <a> Official returns for the July 4th primary were announced this week by the State Board of Elections, as follows: For Governor: Hoey, 260,354; Mc Donald, 214,414, a majority of 51, 940. For Lieutenant Governor: Horton, 217,230; Grady, 208,248, a majority of 8,982. For Secretary of Slate: Eure, 234, 956; Wade, 194,015, a majority oi 40,941. i Of State College Is Principal Speaker -<5> Over 3,000 Visitors Attend Program at Blackland Test Farm Restoration of natural resources; cooperative buying and selling; re search to find more uses of farm products are the main problems fac ing agriculture. Col. J. W. Harrel son, dean of administration at State College, told more than 3.000 farm folk today at the tenth annual farm ers field day at Blackland Experi ment Station near Wenona. More timber land is needed. Tim ber and naval stores industries are passing with the cutting of large timber and the forest fires. Cutting was logical from an economic stand point, but the burning of small tim ber was a disaster. Fifty years have been spent destroying natural resources, and it will take 50 more to repair the loss. “There are arguments in favor of a constitutional amendment which will permit the classification of land for proper taxation. A law permit ting a reduction to the minimum of tax on lands where timber is un protected will do much to encour age a forestry program. “Soil erosion and soil deteriora tion is a contributing factor to eco nomic ills. Annual tax collections in this are small compared with the money value of soil and timber de pletion. Income losses by a reduc tion in power of farm lands to pro duce is attended by a lowering in social and living standards. Farming is thought to be more de pression proof than manufacturing. The value of farm property drop ped in five years 31 per cent; a de cline of 41 per cent in farm income; manufactured goods declined in val ue 55 per cent. “Today our attention must be whole-heartedly to building for ag riculture a new philosophy of edu cation. This philosophy must be homespun and truthful that public opinion toward the training of youth in the culture and utilization of the soil will be different than this na tion has ever known,” concluded the speaker. Chairman of the day’s events was F. E. Miller, of Raleigh, state direc tor of test farms, with J. L. Rea, jr., assistant director of Blackland Experiment Station, introducing Mr. Miller. James Ambrose’s string band of Belhaven provided the farm folk with their choice tunes. Other State College speakers in luded E. H. Hostetler, department of animal husbandry; L. G. Willis, soil chemist; J. E. Foster, animal in dustry; W. H. Rankin, agronomist; A. D. Stuart, agronomist; L. I. Case, animal husbandry; R. W. Leiby, en tomologist; R. L. Lovvern, and oth ers. Contests including horse-shoe pitching, guessing weights of Per cheron horses; crops; and visits to the field plats consumed the afte noon. Among those present taking part in the exercises were: R. E. Dunning, Swan Quarter, farm agent of Hyde; W. V. Hays, Plymouth, farm agent of Washington; H. H. Harris, Columbia, farm agent of Tyrrell; Fred P. Latham, of Belhav en, former member of the State Board of Agriculture, and others. Vice Chairman Is Named by Darden —®— Mrs. Ralph Harrell, of Roper, has been named vice chairman of the Washington County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee, it was announc ed today by Chairman Wilbur M. Darden. Mrs. Harrell was named to this position at a meeting of the execu tive committee held this week. Those in the meeting were W. W. White, Skinnersville; Clyde Smith son, Creswell; W. M. Darden, Plym outh. Mr. Darden continues in his status as chairman of the executive com mittee of this county, despite the fact that a group, composed of E. R. Lewis, Roper; J. L. Rea, Wenona; and C. L. Everett, Skinnersville, named W. L. Whitley chairman. However, Mr. Whitley refused to serve. It has been rumored that Con gressman Lindsay Warren, who is well liked and who manifests a great political influence in this county, will be urged to bring har mony between the two factions that are now opposing each other.
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