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A horn* 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 45 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November 6, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1889 Roosevelt Wins by Record Majority CANNING MEET IS TO BE HELD HERE ON NOVEMBER 12 Miss Gladys Kimbrough To Give Lecture-Demonstra tion at Gathering Women from all over Washington County are expected to attend a canning meeting in the Plymouth courthouse Thursday, November 12, at 10 a. m., at which time Miss Gladys Kimbrough, home econo mist and culinary authority, will give a lecture-demonstration. She will be here under the au spices of the home demonstration work in this county with Miss Mary Frances Misenheimer, home agent, in charge of the event. And Miss Misenheimer expressed the opinion that a large crowd of ladies, includ ing those not members of the dem onstration clubs, were expected to attend. This class in food preservation will include the latest tested prac tices, labor-saving methods, and timely recipes. Questions regarding the problems of housewives in can ning will be answered. Food val ues, proper servings of canned foods, storage, dietary value of products will be explained. “Modern methods and equipment save labor and material. But my work is to teach the best methods and practices now known which can be used in any home no matter how meager the equipment available may be. Both the beginner and the experienced are intended to be helped,” said Miss Kimbrough. Her activities will conform with the teaching of the extension serv ice in this state. Hotneand club News By Mary Frances Misenheimer Monday, Scuppemong Club. Tuesday, Cherry club. Wednesday, Albemarle Club. Thursday, Wenona Club. Friday, Mount Tabor. Saturday, curb market, 8:30 a. m. Mr. Carl Brey, of Roper, was high est seller on the curb market Satur day. His sales amounted to $9. The Mount Tabor Club voted Miss Callie Davenport as their best club worker for the year 1936. Mrs. Sam Spruill is the only member of that club that has not missed a meeting this year. The members of the Cross Roads Clab held their meeting Tuesday night with Mrs. F. C. Tarkenton An enjoyable meeting was held with most of the members present. Mrs. Tarkenton served a delicious salad course. The Cool Spring Club president, Mrs. Joe Snell, i3 trying to get 100 per cent attendance at the fall fed eration, which meets November 18, at 2:30. The club having the best attendance gets a prize. Piney Grove Club has several members who haven’t missed a meeting this year. Mrs. Frank Tar. kenton and Mrs. A. M. Chesson a mong them. The rest of the mem bers attend well. Mrs. Sadie Still man, the secretary, has missed only one meeting. It takes this kind of interest to make a worth-while club. November 12, IS, and 14 a district conference will be held in Wilson. All of the agents in the northeast ern district are required to attend. Two club meetings will be missed, Wenona and Mount Tabor. These will be made up later. Don’t forget the meat-canning demonstration that is to be held in the agent’s office November 12, Thursday morning, 11 o’clock. Ev eryone is invited to attend. Plans are benig made for the fall federation. Don’t forget to attend. November 18, at 2:30. Courthouse. Music will be furnished by the high school band. --* The first rural electric line for Pamlico County was started a few days ago in the Olympia commun ity and will extend for two anc one-half miles serving 18 families. County Vote By Precincts State Senators: W. B. Rodman R. L. Coburn . Representative: Harry Stell . J. Richard Carr Com., 1st Dist.: Frank Brinkley Sitterson Com., 2nd Dist.: J. M. Clagon Arthur Phelps Com., 3rd Dist.: E. F. Swain No opposition: Sheriff: J. K. Reid W. Dewey Phelps Recorder Judge: John W. Darden T. VV. Snell Register Deeds: Mary S. Cahoon Aubrey D. Ange Treasurer: S. D. Davis H. A. Liverman Coroner: W. H. (Jack) Peal W. W. Robertson Surveyor: A. R. Hooker W. W. Ange Plym. Lees M. Skin. Scup. Wen. Totals 876 828 759 212 825 127 833 101 830 866 101 879 105 871 111 811 165 852 114 783 152 426 126 410 116 437 85 453 82 436 434 99 435 95 431 104 438 94 446 86 423 95 158 134 116 111 140 80 144 77 145 147 79 152 73 138 86 139 88 141 78 130 84 327 310 304 268 324 247 323 247 325 298 281 324 249 322 245 311 256 319 249 308 251 43 43 27 24 46 4 43 5 45 44 6 42 6 44 4 45 4 45 3 44 4 1830 1441 1616 731 1772 543 1796 512 1781 1789 566 1832 528 1806 549 1744 607 1803 530 1688 586 TO SPEAK HERE I Miss Gladys Kimbrough, home economist and culinary author ity, who will speak to Wash ington County women at the courthouse Thursday, Novem ber 12, under auspices of the home demonstration work. 1 LIBRARY NEWS I V-—* By Mary Cotten Davenport If someone told you to look on a certain shelf between the covers of a specified book to find a great treasurer, you would hasten there and search diligently; yet, all the wealth of centuries of the experi ences of mankind is at your disposal on the library shelves. History, Re ligion, science, poetry, fiiction of ro mance, mystery and adventure, wealth untold; matrial wealth you may lose but knowledge once gain ed is yours forever. If it is history you prefer then read Wells’ “Outline of History,” or VanLoon’s “Story of Mankind” writ ten in words for children but with meaning for all men. | II yOU piclcl i ; read the “Greatest Thing in the I World,” by Dummond, one of the I finest spiritual expressions in the I English language, and “The Man Nobody Knows,” by Brue Burton, a discovery of the real Jesus. Especially for the men this week. I recommend in the fiction line, “The Country Beyond,” “The Flaming Forest," and “River’s End,” by Jas. Oliver Curwood, rushing, straight forward adventure of fighting men written with a tremendous zest and a thorough knowledge of the Great Lakes and Northwest region. The contest is still on, persuade people to visit the library, get books and give your name to the librarian. We have greac, good news for you this week \ he library is open daily except Sunday from 3:00 to 5:00 p. m. with Miss Charlotte McNair as regular libraiian. -- Nash Farmers Report An An Iinierior Tobacco Crop -• Nash County farmers report a short crop of high quality tobacco but say the weed has cured much better than was expected. The same condition exists virtually all over the belt. ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVANCE IS PLANNED HERE Store To Be Closed Until 1 P. M.; Announce Program Final arrangements have been made for the Armistice Day celebra tion, which wil be held here on No vember 11 under the auspices of the James E. Jethro post of the American Legion. Commander P. W. Brown is very anxious that every white legion naire, whether or not they are a member of any post, attend this cel ebration. “Armistice day in any county is exactly what you or your post make it. Any post that for gets to observe Armistice Day the public will likewise forget,” said Mr. Brown. The merchants of the town have agreed to keep their stores closed until 1 o’clock Wednesday, when they will reopen for the remainder of the day. This was necessary, as this is a day on which the weekly cash prize in the campaign for bus iness by the merchants will be drawn for. The following program will be observed: All veterans will assemble at the high school at 10 a. m. Parade begins promptly at 10:30. The legionnaires, the band and school children, each carrying an American flag, will march down Washington Street to East Main, then to Adams, up Adams to Wa ter Street, and up Water to the legion hall, where the memorial ex ercises wil be held. March up Washington to East Main Street, then to Adams, up Adams to courthouse, where the pa rade will disband. District Commander Claudius Mc Gowan will introduce the speaker of the event, who will be R. L. Mc Millan, of Raleigh, prominent law yer and legionnaire. After Mr. McMillan’s address all veterans and invited guests will participate in a barbecue dinner with brunswick stew, cole slaw, corn bread and hot coffee in the Legion Hall. -<* Mrs. W. C. Brewer Is Let Out of WPA -r* Mrs. W. C. Brewer, who has been connected with welfare work in this county for the last seven years, re ceived notice Saturday that her services were discontinued as sew ing-room supervisor under the WPA. There was no hint of the causes, and it is understood that Mrs. Hodges, Washington, immediate su perior to Mrs. Brewer, would not confer further about the matter with Mrs. Brewer. Friends here may take up witli officials of the WPA in the state a plan to transfer Mrs. Brewer to an other district or to reinstate her. Mr. and Mrs. Brewer have been vitally interested in this kind of work in the county since they came here. So far as has been determined no successor to Mrs. Brewer has been named. About Town Mesdames R. W. Johnston, Ed ward S. Blount, C. W. Cahoon, and James E. Blount spent Sunday in Scotland Neck with Mrs. Haywood Hyman and attended services at the Episcopal church, at which time a tablet was unveiled in memory of ;he late Rev. Theodore Partrick, who was at one time rector of Grace :hurch in Plymouth. The minister served the parish here as one of his first assignments. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Roberts, jr, left yesterday for Toledo, Ohio, where they will attend the wedding of their daughter, Miss Virginia Roberts, to Robert Potter. After a wedding tour the couple will make their home in Plymouth, where they will become connected with the proposed pickle plant. It is not known yet whether they will reside here, but they may stay for a time with Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Washington County has three stu dents in the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, at which place the to tal enrollment for the first semes ter this year. Included among these three are Misses Virginia Spruill and Edith Edmundson. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Campbell and daughter, Mary Lillian, were in Wilson Sunday visiting relatives, and while there they attended serv ices in tire Methodist church. “When I saw you, I thought that I had a minister in my congregation and came near asking you to lead the prayer,” said the pastor, who was introduced to Mr. Campbell after wards. An article appearing in the Ro anoke Beacon several weeks ago acted as a boomerang to local Dem ocrats Tuesday, when a circular by Republicans was distributed all over the State as well as in Plymouth, carrying the article by the Rev. C. T. Thrift, pastor of the Grace Epis copal church, who asked that Clyde R. Hoey repudiate the nomination for governor by the Democratic party on the grounds of corruption used in nominating him. “What a life,” sighed Charlie Mi zell, of Roper, who has returned j from a two-weeks encampment with the 252nd Coast Artillery Band of the National Guard at Fort Bragg. “Imagine marching with your in struments in temperatures ranging around 100 degrees for two succes sive weeks and drilling for all you are worth,” said Charlie, who was joined by the writer in sympathy. Tom Norman went with Charlie. J. R. Manning guaranteed the prizes for the merchants in their campaign for better business when; they agreed to give away $25 weekly and a Ford V-8 as first prize. Over $300 worth of tickets have been sold so far. But practically all of this has gone to expense of advertising, tickets, and other such incidentals. It appears now that the campaign will go over in a big way. “Just ask for your tickets,” Mr. Manning says. Mrs. P. W. Brinkley and Miss Emily Brinkley have opened a nov elty gift store on Washington Street next to the post office. Her line will consist of novelties that can be used for bridge prizes, Christmas, birth day, or gifts for other occasions. Mrs. Blanche Swain is in New York and other northern cities this week purchasing her winter mer chandise and also buying fill-ins for her present stock. She is expected to return by the week-end. Her stock will be increased and a wider variety of merchandise offered when she receives her new stock. Close to $500 was pledged for the improving of the educational plant at the Plymouth Christian church Sunday. The church is divided into; two groups; one wants to start on the annex at once and the conserva-1 tives do not wish to start until they j have the money in hand. That lias caused delay. They will expend a bout $3,000. The American Legion is sponsor ing a group of rides brought here by the Kaus family which were here during the fair last year. The rides will be here until Sunday. Part of the revenue they take in will be turned over to the James E. Jethro post of the American Legion. Com mander P. W. Brown wishes that people remember this when pat ronizing the rides. —o •O' Democratic Victory Even More Complete Than in 1932; Record Vote Is Polled All Over Aation r I SWEEPS COUNTRY WITH RECORD VOTE I -j President Franklin D. Roosevelt was endorsed in no uncertain terms by the American electorate Tuesday, when they accorded him one of the largest votes in th cliistory of the nation. Incomplete returns to day give him 46 of the 48 States, and an electoral vote of 523 out of the total of 531 in the nation. Peanut Committee Thinks 4c Pound Fair Price for Crop Farm Bureau Committee In Favor Of Diversion To Maintain Price Level The Peanut Committee of the North Carolina Farm Bureau and i epresentatives of the Virginia Farm Bureau met in a joint meeting at Jackson, N. C., on Friday afternoon, October 30, and canvassed the indi cated yield and quality of the 1936 peanut crop and the carry-over of 1935 peanuts into the approaching marketing season. It was the con sensus tiiat the carry-over of 1935 peanuts was negligible, and that the cost of producing the 1936 crop ol peanuts was much greater than the cost of producing the 1935 crops. In view of the yield and quality of the 1936 crop of peanuts and the small carry-over of 1935 peanuts, it was the opinion of this meeting that the minimum price of Virginia type peanuts grading 60 per cent sound meats should not be less than 4 cents per pound at the farm; and that the farmers should not sell under this price. It was unanimously agreed that a diversion of low-grade peanuts into oil under a plan similar to that in augurated by the United States De partment of Agriculture during the early part of the 1935 marketing season would be helpful and would stimulate and sustain the price on better-grade peanuts. Plans were formulated looking to an early conference between mem bers of the Peanut Committees of the Farm Bureaus of Virginia and North Carolina and officials of the United States Department of Agri culture for the purpose of working out some oil diversion plan for the 1936 crop of peanuts. -- Polk Farmers Expect 80 Per Cent of Corn Crop In Robeson County 3,665 work sheets had been signed by the first of August. The County Agent al so reported distribution of 2,496 cot ton adjustment checks totaling $88, 180. 1 QUIET ELECTION | v> Election Day brought no ser ious injury to persons or dam age to property in Washington County. Chief L. C. Snell, of Roper, reported an orderly election with no drunken disturbances. Creswell was comparatively quiet, with no offenders hailed to jail. In Plymouth John Hassell fell from a column support at the courthouse and broke a leg. Vance Satterthwaite was ac cused of hitting W. C. Moore ov er the head with a beer bottle during the celebration at night. Future Farmers In Meeting Here D More than 150 members of the Tri County Club of the Future Farmers of America met in Plymouth school auditorium Friday electing the fol lowing officers: Russell Konwles, of Roper, president; Stafford Daven port, Columbia, vice president; Glenn Davis, Jamesville, secretary; Franklin Furlaugh, Creswell, treas urer; W. H. Mizell, Plymouth, re porter. The welcome address to the youths of the five schools was made by Principal E. W. Joyner, of Plym outh. N. B. Chestnut, Greenville, supervisor of vocational agriculture in this district, spoke. Music was provided by the agricultural hill billies. A father and son banquet will be held December 15 at Roper. Roper Post Office Sold by Mr. Walker Mrs. Pei la H. Bray, postmistress at Roper, has purchased the old bank building on Main and Bank Streets in Roper This is to be con tinued as a post office building for the town. This building was first the quarters of the Bank of Roper, which has been defunct for years. The purchasers are to pay $1,000 for it, payable monthly. It was pur chased from C. L. Walker, who was formerly postmaster. is Leader in Every Precinct of Comity; All Democrats Win Total of 2,317 Votes Cast In County; Darden Leads Ticket in County Democracy once again was vic torious in Washington County last Tuesday, when they swept the op position off their feet, racking up almost 3 to 1 in every office from that of the Presidency down to county surveyor. President Franklin Delano Roose velt led in every precinct in the county, counting 1,836 to 533 for Alfred M. Landon, the Republican standard bearer. Roosevelt carried every State in the nation except Maine Vermont and possibly New Hampshire, to poll about 519 to 523 of the total of 531 electoral votes. His popular plurality is expected to reach around 11,000,000 votes. Clyde R. Hoey, with 1,758 votes against 598 for Gilliam Grissom, av eraged about the same in the coun ty that he did all over the state to move into the office ot Governor on January 2. His lead reflects the av erage lead of the Democratic state candidates over the Republicans in this county. He carried the state about 3 to 1. There were a total of 2,317 votes cast in the county this election. About 1,787 were Democrats and 530 Republicans. In Plymouth Township there, were 616 straight Democratic and 77 straight Repub licans with 314 mixed with most of them apparently split by Republi cans. John W. Darden for recorder judge led the county ticket with 1.832 with William B. Rodman com ing second with 1,830. J. R. Carr led the Republican ticket with 731, but then he was topped by Harry Stell for representative with 1,616 votes. -$ Railroad Agents Change Places ——*— J. J. Hassell, of Roper, has been transferred to Mackeys as station agent by the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, which operates a line thru the village. Mr. Hassell was in turn succeeded by C. L. Walker as agent in Roper. It was reported that Ernest Rose, agent at Wenona, was offered the agent’s job at Roper, but declined it to remain where he is. Mr. Rus sell maintains his residence at Rop er, where he is serving as mayor. Tlie jobs in stations the size of Roper pays about $65 monthly. Roper Man Wins First $25 Prize —«— Here is the result of the drawing in front of the market here in the merchants’ campaign for more bus iness held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, with a good crowd at tending: Number 55513. C. B. Chesson, Roper, showed the number and got the money. Another drawing will be held Wednesday afternoon. T. C. Burgess, treasurer of the cam paign fund, urges everybody when they trade to ask for their tickets. You may win the Ford V-8 or a weekly cash prize of $25. Only Oneway To Explain Landslide This gem from the mail of the lo cal paper’s editor: “There can be but one way to account for the land slide, and that is that the Republi cans put the cross in the wrong cir cle.” This is the interpretation placed on the Roosevelt vote by W. M. Bateman, of Raleigh and Plymouth, deputy clerk of the Federal court in the state’s capital for about 15 ; years.
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