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Give Local Merchants First Chance With Your Christmas Shopping—Hundreds of Bargains Await You 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 home*. VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 52 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, For Friday, December 25, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1889 SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS HERE ON MONDAY, JAN. 4th Two Weeks Term for Trial Of Both Civil and Criminal Cases Washington County Superior Court opens here Monday, January 4 for a two-week civil term, with the first two days being devoted to clearing the criminal docket and the remainder of the two weeks being used in disposing of 25 civil cases, The calendar of civil cases fol lows: Wednesday, January 6: F. C. Thorn ton vs. John Atamanchuck; Aaron Cooper vs. Zeno Lyon, et al; Isolind Cuthrell et al vs. J. H. Hamilton (2 cases). Thursday, January 7: J. L. Swain and wife vs. Plymouth Oil Co.; O. H. Lyon vs. George C. Culpepper, et al; Cox Motor Company vs. John Atamanchuck: G. W. Harrison vs. Receivers N. S. R. R. Co.; Lillie Gaylord et al vs. Receivers N. S. R. R, Co. Monday, January 11: Janet Jones vs. J. M. Horton, O. H. Lyon vs. J. J. Johnson; W. If. Gurkin et al vs. Vance Salterthwaite; H. N. Edwards vs. V. E. Everett; D. F. Tarkenton vs. Fred Smith. Tuesday, January 12: Mrs. Henry Spruill vs. Farmville-Woodward Lumber Co.; Miss Ruth Burgess vs. Farmville-Woodward Lumber Co.; Mrs. Mary Pharr vs. Farmville Woodward Lumber Co.; Elwood Davenport vs. Pauline Davenport. Wednesday, January 13: B. O. Du pree vs. G. M. A. C.; In Re: Will of Mary E. Hill: Branch Banking & Trust Co. vs. E. H. Harris; W. H. Burchell et al vs. Sarah F. Nurney et al. Thursday, January 14: Mae sum mons vs. C. G. Hutcheson; H. H. Clifton et al vs. T. H. Clifton et al.; Jerry McL. Harris et al vs. Wade Waters. Divorce and motion cases to be called at pleasure of the court. Local Girls’ Team In Northeastern Conference Play -- Undefeated So Far in Five Games; Sponsors Are Enthusiastic Plymouth’s unbeaten girls’ basket ball team will enter the Northeast ern North Carolina Conference for high school girls and will meet a number of teams in this section in an elimination series that will last several weeks before the champions fight it out in Chapel Hill in Febru ary. In the five games played, Plym outh has taken all of them with the scores being as follows: Jamesville, 14-1; Jamesville, 20-7; Creswell 43-9; Columbia, 19-4; Roper, 44-19, The local girls are coached by Miss Lois Brinkley. The first team is composed of the following stars: Alberta Clagon, Myr tie Hopkins and Cornelia Edmund son, forwards; Evelyn Basnight. Mel ba Gurkin and Doris Williams, guards. These girls have done most of the winning, but have been sup ported by a group of good substi tutes. The subs are: Camille Burgess, Pauline West. Annie Alexander, Helen Harrison, Helen Bratten, Lou ise Lefever, Mildred Dudley, Mary Elizabeth Bray, Frances Joyner, Lillian Robbins, Katherine Midget, Marjorie Martin, Becky Ward, Mere dith Johnson, Virginia Ayers, Mary C. Jones, Virginia Winesett. Cecil Beasley, manager of sports, and closely connected with the school, as well as Principal E. W. Joyner, are enthusiastic about the showing oi the girls in this sport and predict that they will go far in the competition in which they are entering. However, they will find that the teams will be stronger as they progress in the conference. -$ Episcopal Church Elects Vestrymen —«— Vestrymen of Grace Episcopal church elected Sunday night to serve during 1937 were H. A. Blount, Lloyd Horton, W. F. Winslow, Sid ney A. Ward, jr., Bozie Horton, and Zeno Lyon. f THE SAME OLE WISH From Everyone of Us To Everyone of You— “MERRIE CHRISTMAS” And the Joys of the Season THE ROANOKE BEACON FARM PEOPLE OF STATE NEED TO GET MORE BOOKS —-$ Every Family Should Have Access To Libray, Dr. Graham Declares -« Every farm family in the state should have local access to a good library, in the opinion of Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the Uni versity of North Carolina. Speaking last week at the annual conference of the State College Ex tension Service, Dr. Graham urged extension workers to do all they can to help establish county-wide li braries. Already 14 counties have made provision for bringing good books within reach of farm people, he stat ed, but the work has just begun. It is estimated that at the present, time 1,900,000 North Carolinians do not have ready access to libraries. Most of these are rural people. Good books can do a great deal to raise the standard of living in rural North Carolina, Dr. Graham pointed out; one book may influence the en tire life of an individual^ or the des tiny of a nation. A manuscript that fell into the hands of Christopher Columbus set hi mto thinking hnd finally led to the discovery of America. Another speaker at the conference Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of ad ministration at State College, point ed to the need for more agricultural research. Even today, with all the advance ment that has been made, he said, there is stil an appalling waste, in efficiency, and loss of labor in agri culture for the lack of better knowl edge regarding the control of plant diseases and the production of farm commodities. J. B. Hutson, assistant national administrator of the AAA, said that by interpreting the acts of Congress in the light of the thinking of the farmers, the 1937 soil-conservation program has been designed to meet thek wishes as far as possible. The object of the program is to increase farm income by building up the soil and conserving it for its fullest economic use and by elimi nating wide fluctuations in the pro duction and the prices of agricul tural commodities, he stated. -y Sunday Services at Christian Church Services will begin at 9:45 at the local Christian churchy Sunday morning, December 27, with Bible school. At 11 a. m. Mr. Taylor will bring the message of the hour. Of the series of services which began some time ago, centered a round a Christian home, “Mother” will be the topic used by the pas tor Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. Reserved seats await all mothers. We welcome all. Message of Appreciation From Manager of Plant Below is a letter from Mr. C. A. White, Manager of the Pulp 'Mill Division of the Kieckhfer Container Company, which is self explanatory: The ditor, Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N. C. Dear Sir: We have just had the pleasure of receiving a copy of the De cember 11th issue of The Roanoke Beacon and have noted with much interest and satisfaction the announcement respecting our decision to locate a pulp mill near Plymouth and the complimentary messages of welcome of the community.' The courtesies thus extended to us are deeply appreciated and we thank you, one and all. Our plans are maturing rapidly and within thirty days there should be some real activity in evidence in the direction of construc tion. While we naturally look for a just reward for enterprsie and effort, we feel certain that the people of Plymouth and all of the sur rounding eastern North Carolina territory will directly and indirect ly reap considerable benefits from our operations. Such we hope will prove to be the case. Much remains to be done both on the part of the community and ourselves. The matter of housing facilities, if not given immediate attention, is one which may present some problems. There will un doubtedly be many opportunities in the line of home investments as operation and employment takes shape. It is our aim to have a forestry organization in the field prob ably after the first of the year, when educational work among the farmers and the making of cord-wood arrangements will commence. It gives us pleasure to say that much valuable assistance has been given us by the citizens of Plymouth in our preliminary invesli- I gation work. This cooperation is appreciated, and we hope that when we are finally settled in our operation you will find us to be good j neighbors. Yours very truly, Kieckhefer Container Company, Pulp Mill Division. C. A. White, Manager. Plymouth, N. C., December 21, 1936. About Town Townfolk are urged to leave their cars at home from now until Christ mas so that out-of-town people and those from the rural sections will have plenty of parking space so as to be convenient for shopping. This will greatly facilitate the person who comes here to trade and wastes time looking for a parking space or must lug an armful of bundles for blocks to get to their cars. Leave your cars at home. P. M. Arps nominates a certain thief for ““All-American Thief” hon ors. He wonders what use the thief will make of the small weights which he took from the prescription counter of his store. Their only use is for weighing drams and mils of drugs. The thief cannot use them and no one else but a druggist, and what prompted him to steal them is the puzzle. Automotive taxes are the poor man’s income taxes and are impos ing a heavy burden of tax costs up on those least able to pay, accord Wait Two Weeks Aitet Vaccination to Kill Hogs -® Where hogs, vaccinated against cholera, have shown no reaction such as fever and other disorders from the treatment, they may be killed two weeks after vaccination is completed. The meat will then cure out well with no after effects from the vaccination. However, if the animal have had any fever or have shown signs of nervous dis orders, ing to Clyde McCallum, publicity di rector of the Washington-Tyrrell Counties Oil Dealers Association. The tax burden would be reduced 25 per cent if Congress would re peal duplicating Federal taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, says Mr. “Me.” W. C. Brewer and his family will leave Christmas Day to join their wife and mother, who is now with the WPA organization in Winston Salem. Many here regret that the Brewer family is leaving. They came here during the depression and worked with public welfare for years, first from funds donated by citizens and firms and then with government aid. THIEVES GET $500 WORTH OF FIRS AT OFFICE HERE -$ Select Only Most Valuable Pelts in Robbery Some Time Sunday Night Officers are searching for a thief or thieves who forced an entrance into the rear of E. G. Harrison’s, Plymouth Fur and Hide Company, office Sunday night and fled with furs valued at over $500. Mink and ’coon skins, the highest priced of the furs, were the kind missing. Numbers of others in the place were unmolested. Nothing was found except cigarette butts and matches at a corner of the bund ing. where the thief evidently wait ed and watched for a chance to rob the place. Chief of Police P. W. Brown ar rested a negro who asked for Mr. Harrison Sunday night. However, it is thought he is being detained for questioning only. It appeared to be the work of a professional, as it seemed to officers to be well planned and executed. CHRISTMAS JINGLES V___. This is the best-decorated town this side of Suffolk, according to j what a nout-of-town shopper told E. H. Liverman this week as the merchant was wrapping about $50 worth of merchandise, which the visitor bought here. Never has the town in recent years blazed with such beauty in the night. Assorted color lights form ing a canopy over Washington and Water Streets. Atop the American Legion hall is a Christmas tree with a huge star gently waving in the breeze. Store windows are aglow with lights and decorations. No Christmas since B. D. (before the depression) has there been so much and such a variety of gifts in the stores of the merchants, who are greeting the last few days of sell ing with bargains in this issue of the Beacon. Compare them and purchase from those who support their town paper. Look ove" the ad for the New Theatre and attend during the holidays. Special Christmas services will be held at the Grace Episcopal church at 8 o’clock Friday morning It is expected that this will be true at the Methodist church, but it is not definite at the time of writing. Many of the churches in the county had their Christmas programs Sun day. About 4,000 school children in Washington County are enjoying two weeks of holidays. They left the class rooms Friday to return on Monday, January 4. They can be seen gazing into the shop windows at Santa Claus articles. Mrs. Ida Ambrose Norman Succumbs! —*— i Mrs. Ida Ambrose Norman, of Nor folk, Va., wife of J. H. Norman and daughter of the late Berry and Mrs. Ella Ambrose, died December 15 at her after a lingering illness of sev eral years. Funeral services were conducted at the Graham Funeral Home in South Norfolk by the Rev. W. O. Lollis, pastor of the South Norfolk Christian Church, Thursday morning at 10 o’clock. The body was brought to Scuppernong ceme tery for interment Thursday after noon at 3 o’clock. Mrs. Norman was a former mem ber of Scuppernong Christian church and a resident of Scupper nong community until 18 years ago, at which time the family moved t j Norfolk. Mrs. Norman leaves, besides her husband and mother, three sons, Al fred, Forrest and William; five daugh ters, Mrs. Lester Roland, Mrs. Rob ert Shaw, Mrs. Robert Morris, and Misses Claudia and Doris Mae Nor man; and five grandchildren, all of Norfolk; two brothers, Arthur Am brose, of Conway, S. C.; H. E. Am brose, of Scuppernong community; three sisters, Mrs. C. D. Holton, of Sumter. S. C.; Mrs. Cecil Halsey, of Norfolk, Mrs. W. E. Holton and Mrs. John Halsey, of this county. Funeral services were conducted at the grave with Rev. Roy Respass assisting Rev. Mr. Lollis. The grave was covered with beautiful flowers. Automobile Will Be Given Away Monday SHORTEST DAY v/ Monday of this week, marking the official beginning of winter, was the shortest day of the year, the sun rising at 7:04 and set ting at 4:52. According to the calendar makers, winter began at 7:20 that evening to hold forth until March 20. Last win ter, it is and will long be remem bered, was a severe one and there is hope the one now up on us will not be so bad. Farm ]\otes By W. V. HAYS, County Agent Information received at Raleigh this past week from officials of the Department of Agriculture on the new farm program assures us that the program for 1937 has many ad vantages over this year. Some im provement is made for truck grow ers and a number of other features give advantages to the small farm operator. Meetings will be held shortly after the first of the year in the four townships for explain ing this program in detail. A tobacco short course is to be held at Stale College, Raleigh, on January 18-22, inclusive, which is free to farmers and especially for their benefit. The course includes soils, fertilizers, cultivating, grading and marketing. Anyone having an opportunity to attend this course would receive information which would be of much benefit in hand ling their tobacco crop. I would be glad to get in touch with anyone who has anywhere from one to 10 acres of nice thick young pines along a main-traveled high way in Washington County. We would like to use this piece of tim ber as a forestry demonstration ov er a period of years. This timber would be handled under the direc tion of our State Forester and would be thinned and cut up into four and half foot lengths by CCC boys. We would like to have this piece of tim ber on a well-traveled road, where as many people as possible could ben efit by teh demonstration. Records kept on a number of wood lots on a farm for a period of 20 years show that many wood lots aay taxes, some other expenses and sventually a very good profit on these same farms. On a number of aur farms there is sufficient down and culled timber for wood to sup ply all house and tobacco barn needs Where there is danger of fire we should have cart paths through the timber in such a way that these paths could be raked and used as fire lanes in case it was necessary to back fire. We should also coop erate with Mr. Darden, our forest warden, and give him all the assist-; ance possible. With the coming in-1 iu uui cuinmuiiH^ ui a huh, wc , will have a market for our timber j for years to come, provided our cut-1 ting is done in a systematic man- ‘ ner. In furnishing wood to the mills and timber for logging purposes we should only sell those logs which 1 have about reached maturity, and we should cut wood for pulp pur poses only where it is too thick and of a maximum size and culled trees. A meeting will be held at the court house about the first of the year, at which time Mr. R. W. Graeber, ex tension forester from State College, will explain a practical method of handling the farm timber lot or woods and give us much valuable information on forestry work. The farm credit association for the territory of Washington, Tyr rell, Beaufort, Martin and Hyde Counties meets at Williamston at 10 o’clock in the morning on January 20th. Every farmer who has bor rowed money from the Washington Production Credit Association should attend this meeting, and those who expect to borrow this year should get much useful information. We understand that the cost of the loan has been lowered each year since organization and the cost will be some lower this present year. When 1 was a young fellow 1 thought a person who did not like for boys to ride his trees and frolic in the woodlot was a cantankerous Merchants Business Getting Campaign \\ ill Be Closed Then -# $175 in Cash Prizes Have Already Been Awarded; List of Winners Interest in the merchant’s business getting campaign, which will reach its climax here next Monday, De cember 28, when a Ford V-S will be given away to the person holding the lucky ticket, was increasing daily as traders come to the last three days ol trading before Christmas, with Saturday to be the last day for custribution of tickets. Already $175 has been given to persons on Wednesdays that have held the lucky tickets. Now there remains the Ford and $25 on Mon day. No prize will be awarded on Wednesday of this week, as the cam paign only proposed to give away money on seven Wednesdays. Winners have been: C. B. Ches scn, ticket from Plymouth Motor Co.; Mrs. W. A. Davidson, Plymouth, Woman’s Shop; Thomas Carrow, Plymouth, R. W. Browning Service Station; Cornelius Watson, Plym outh^ Williford’s; Mrs. Joe Askew received the prize twice on succeed ing Wednesdays, Plymouth Motor Company; Miller Warren, Plymouth, Norman Furniture Company. This scheme of giving away the tickets and the money for the prizes has or wil cost the participating firms about $935, with J. R. Man ning guaranteeing th eprize to be delivered. This means that the lo cal merchants are sharing Dart Of their profits with the shoppers. It is hoped that the weather will be fair, so that the merchants can reach their ful peak in Christmas business before the holidays arrive. It is understood that efforts were be ing made to get the merchants to close on Saturday, December 26, but this plan fell through, and the stores will be open on the day alter Christ mas as usual. Stores are filled with merchandise with varied and popular-priced gifts so that everyone with a reasonable income can enjoy Christmas and ex perience once again the pleasure of giving gifts at Yuletide. DR. J. M. PHELPS PLANS RETURN TO CRESWELL - ♦ Will Resume Practice of Medicine There About January 1st ■ ■ • Announcement was made today by Dr. J. M. Phelps, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Phelps, of Creswell, that he would return to Creswell to practice medicine and surgery after three years at the Tayloe hospital in Washington, Ho will occupy the same build ing whii'h he occupied before going to Washington. The oid People’: Bank ouilding will be enlarged to make room for an X-vay machine and other equipment fiat he is add ing. He hopes to be ready for practice by January L , Dr. Phelps is a \jrvt i re of Wake Forest College, with a bachelor of science degree m medicine; medi co d '.tor dego :■> from Jefferson Medical College; inf-neship, tw« years in Atlantic City hospital At lantic City, N. J.; and two years Episcopal hospital, Philadelphia. During the three years that Dr. Phelps was chief of surgeons at the Tayloe hospital he performed about GOO major operations. This increases the number of physicians in Washington County to seven, with Dr. Phelps and Dr. W. H. Harrell in Creswell; Dr. J. W. Warren, Roper; Drs. T. L. Brey, C. McGowan, Alban Papineau and L. ?. Mitchell, Plymouth. old crank. I have later learned that this same crank had some mighty fine ideas and profitable ones on handling a well-paid farm crop. We should remember that the farmer’s trees are the same thing to him as evergreens on the city lot. I know farmers in Washington County who go through their woods and prune trees at spare times.
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