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A horn* newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 7 The Roanoke Beacon »»»»»»» and Washington County News ******* Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, February 12, 1937 Advertisers will find Beacon | ; and News columns a latch-key to i J 1..00 Washington County home*. ------■■■ ~ ESTABLISHED 1889 COUNTY HAS SIX BOYS IN COLLEGE AT WAKE FOREST -»f> Young Men Are Active In Various Organizations On Campus There Si:: Washington County men are among the 1,000 students enrolled at Wake Forest College this ses sion, according to a check-up made by the college authorities a few days ago. Of this number, three are from Plymouth, and three from Roper. They are as follows: Plymouth: L. W. Alexander, son of Mrs. A. L. Alexander; R. B. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell, and Lewis Weede, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Weede. Roper: F. W. Baternan, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bateman; G. W. Holton, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Holton; and E. L. Spruill, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Spruill. Campbell is a first-year law stu dent; Alexander is a senior in the academic school; Bateman, Holton, and Spruill are juniors, and Weede is a freshman. These men are active in the ex tracurricular activities of the Bap tist institution. Campbell is presi dent of the Euzelian Literary So ciety, vice-president of the States men’s club, and officer in Gamma Eta Garnma. legal fraternity, and a member or the Barristers’ club, and the law school Sunday school class taught by Professor I. B. Lake. Bateman is junior class represen tative in the Student legislature and an officer in Gamma Eta Gam ma. Alexander is a member of the Euzelian Literary society, and Weede is a member of Dr. W. L. Poteat’s Sunday school class. Under the leadership of Presi dent Thurman D. Kitchin, Wake Forest College is continuing its constructive policies With an al most entirely new physical plant and a record enrollment of 1,000 students, 103-year-old Wake Forest, the oldest and largest Baptist Col lege for men in the United States, has launched auspiciously into its second century of service. REVIEWS WORK OF LIONS CLUBS IN THIS STATE District Governor Presents Charter To Local Club Last Thursday What Lions Clubs are doing in North Carolina and some suggested functions for the local club were outlined in a speech delhered here last Thursday night by V. J. Ash baugh, district governor, of Dur ham, who presented the charter to the local club. “Lions have made a survey of the blind and found that there are 5,000 in the state and have paid for op erations, glasses, established work shops, purchased radios, and bought books printed in the Braille system. Among the boys the Lions have helped the scouts, established boys’ clubs, helped transport boys to camp •ind purchased equipment and help ed in memberships. "Clinics, juvenile courts, benevo lences, books provided, milk fur nished the underprivileged in child welfare activities. In civic improve ments they have helped in beautify ing public buildings and premises, aided libraries, parks, roads, rest rooms, and other such work. “In community enterprise they have sponsored the award of tro phies in educational and other ad vancements, held county fairs, con tributed to Red Cross, while in edu cational work they have purchased athletic equipment, sponsored par ent-teacher associations, awarded ‘ scholarship prizes, and set up a stu dent fund. “In connection with farmers they have aided in the 4-H clubs, held larmers’ nights, sponsored or helped in young Tar Heel farmers chap ters, and in connection with ath letics they have supported athletic clubs, sponsored contests, had both boys and girls teams. “In safety measures that have dis tributed thousands of bulletins, pos ters, organized junior safety pa trols, posters, offered prizes for best essays among the school children. Funds have been donated to com munity chests, radios given, fire de partments helped, and other work done in public welfare. “Clothes, books and foods have bee contributed to needy in relief activities and many other things done for a community and nation.” The invocation was made by Rev. Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Still at Large About Town Williford’s Yellow Front Stores have added to their stock the line of Dr. Hess stock and poultry rem edies, disinfectants and insecticides, it was announced today by H. A. Williford. Bill Davenport, soil of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Davenport, informs his parents here that he is enjoying his stay in Los Angeles, Calif., where he is in school studying television and radio. Upon Bill’s return the radio department in the Plymouth Hardware Company will be en larged. M. W. Spruill, clerk of the town of Plymouth, has been reappointed reporter of vital statistics. Mr. Spruill has handled this job for the last two years, succeeding Miss Ed na Earl Nurney. Unpaid 1935 taxes for the town of Plymouth will be advertised the first week in March to be sold on the first Monday in April. This is specific information that Tax Collec-. tor P W. Brown has received from the city council. "A bass horn is sorely needed by the Plymouth school band, and it is too expensive for any one person to purchase,” said Principal E. W. Joyner, of the Plymouth schools, “and I feel that our band needs en couragement, cooperation and finan cial aid, and surely the good people of Plymouth will not let the band suffer for the need of funds to buy this horn.” Mrs. B. G. Campbell, chairman of the State Junior Woman’s Clubs, was the principal speaker at a tea in Old Rose Inn in Raleigh Wednes day afternoon. She, with Miss Iso bel Iloey, of Shelby and Raleigh, daughter of the governor, and Mrs. E. L. McKee, state senator, were the honor guests. Accompanying Mrs. Campbell were Mesdames C. L. Bailey, H. S. Midgette, W. A. Da vidson, and T. L. Bray. Sam Adler, of Morehead City, was here this week with a friend. Mr. Adler reached an agreemnt with the owners for the rent of the Ayers store building on Water Street, and they hope to be in business here by Marc hi. They will close their store elsewhere and operate this one per sonally. He is a brother of Abe Adler. A deed is recorded in the register of deeds’ office here transferring the ownership of the real estate on the corner of Water and Adams Street from Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ange to Mrs. Ellen W. McCallum. This property is said to have been pur chased for the erection of a filling station, as Mr. McCallum is an oil dealer. II. E. Harrison has purchased the rear portion of the old Plymouth Wholesale Company building, for merly known as the winery, oppo site the union railroad station. Mr. Harrison will take charge some time soon. Mr. McCallum will retain the front of the building. -® l uneral for Victim Of Hit-Run Driver Last rites were held lor Roy Paul. 26, son of Captain and Mrs. L. E. Paul, at their home near here Mon day afternoon, with Rev, N. A. Tay lor officiating. Interment took place in a cemetery near Bath. Mr. Paul was the victim of a hit-and-run driver near here Saturday night. Surviving is a widow and one small child, his father, Captain L. E. Paul; a brother, Hubert Paul; and a sister, Mrs. Clyde Bullock, of Greenville. C. T. Thrift, with Z. V. Norman in troducing the toastmaster, Rev. W. D. Mclnnis, of Washington, who pre sided. Carl L. Bailey made the ad dress of welcome. Selections were rendered by a quartet composed of C. J. Norman, Z. V. Norman, Dr. A. Papineau and L. W. Zcigler. Mrs. Robert Johnston played a piano specialty. Governor V. J. Ashbaugh pre sented the charter, and E. F. Still, president of the local club, accepted it for the club. Rev. J. E. Everett presented a gong to the club as the representative of the sponsoring Washington club. Caused Death of Roy Paul, 26, Near Here Last Saturday Night County, Town, and State Police Are Continuing Investigations Pressing investigations by officers have failed to reveal a conclusive clue that would lead to the identity of the truck and driver which struck Roy Paul, 26, white, Saturday night, fatally injuring him as he had stop ped on the shoulders of the high way near Atamanchuk’s place to light a cigarette. Coroner W. H. (Jack) Peal. Sher iff J. K. Reid, Chief of Police P, W. Brown, Patrolman Hunt, and Offi cer L. L. Basnight have traced every prospecwtive clue that has come to their attention, but they could not secure evidence tending to identify the truck and its driver. A brother-in-law, Tom Spruill, and the wife of the victim, as well as others, were in the group that saw the trailer of the truck swerve from the sink in the pavement and hit the youth, causing his death from blows to the stomach and head a few hours later. Captain L. E. Paul, father of the victim, is urging the investigations that have been in progress. His opin ion is that the tragedy was either deliberate or was the result of a reckless or intoxicated driver. The blood and a cigarette butt was at the spot where the victim stood. Officers observed a number of trucks, but have not found one that showed either a trace of blood or evidence that it had been in contact with a human body. No light was on the rear of the truck, or it was not burning, so that witnesses were unable to get the number. The driver apparently slowed down the truck to stop, but Knowles yelled that Paul was killed, and the driver then speeded the truck away from the scene of the accident. This makes the second injury to persons in the county that has not been solved by officers so far. No one has been arrested for causing the injuries to Seaton Davenport, former Creswell police chief, whose legs were broken and body bruised by a motor vehicle several months ago on the highway near Creswell. Teachers To Hold Meet in Greenville —®— Teachers of elementary and sec ondary schools, principals and sup erintendents of Washington and oth er counties are urged to attend a conference on reading problems that will be held at the East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville Sat urday from 9:30 to 3:30. Miss Hattie S. Parrott, of the State Department of Public Instruction, assisted by Dr. M. H. Trabue and Miss Nona DeBerry, will be in charge. A reading clinic will be held. A dozen counties are includ ed in the scope of the invitation. State Church Group Meeting Here Today —®— Today the state board of the Christian church will be guests at the local Christian church. This board is composed of the officials of the North Carolina Missionary Con vention of the Disciples of Christ, of which W. C. Manning, sr., is pres ident and C. C. Ware secretary. M. G. Darden was honored two years ago by being placed on this board. The service will begin at 12:30, with the women of the church serv ing lunch for those who attend. Be tween 35 to 40 are expected. -« Claude Jackson Dies At Home of Friend —«— Funeral services were held in the! Christian Hope church, near here Monday for Claude Jackson, 58, who died at the home of a friend, K. M. Hopkins, as the result of a stroke of paralysis. Rev. N. A. Taylor officiat ed. Burial took place in the cem etery at Christian Hope. Surviving is a widow in Norfolk and the following children: Mrs. F. C. Futrell and R. E. Jackson, Ports mouth, Va.; and Mrs. P. E. Oliver, Plymouth; and a sister, Mrs. J. T. Browning, of Plymouth. FINAL KITES FOR THOS.E. KNOWLES HELD TUESDAY Prominent Citizen of Roper Died at Home There Last Sunday Funeral services for Thomas E.l Knowles, whose death occurred ' Sunday afternoon, after an illness' of only a few days, were held at the i Roper Methodist Episcopal church I Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, with . Rev. J. W. Watson, pastor, officiat- j ing, assisted by Dr. C. E. Martin. I pastor of Roper Baptist church. In terment was made in the church j cemetery. There was a large attendance, and ■ the floral offerings were numerous j and beautiful. Mr. Knowles was born in Wash-1 ington County January 31, 1869, and ' was a son of the late William F.; anc! Frances Knowles. ^At an early, age he was married to Miss Margar-! et Leary, who died in 1924. Mr. Knowles was a devout mem-! ber of the Roper Metf^dist church.1 Pall-bearers were: Leon McAllis ter, R. C. Peacock, R C. Chesson, James Robinson, Wilbert Sexton, Owen Allen, Bartin Swain and C. L. Walker. The honorary pall bearers were: F. D. Wilson, E. R. Lewis, J. S. Collins, L. L. Allen, H. L. Lewis, J. H. Gaylord. H. M. Wil liams, W. R. Swain, Walter Spruill. W. A. Blount, and J. E. Phelps. Mr. Knowles is survived by the following children: Mrs. A. R. Hooker, Mrs. R. B. Forbes, Misses Alma, Virginia, Mabel Ellen, and Cleo, of Roper, Miss Esther, of W'il liamston; W. B. Knowles, of Balti more, Md.; and L. E. Knowles, of Suffolk, Va. He also leaves one sis ter, Miss Jennie Knowles, of Roper; two brothers, E. D. Knowles, of Portsmouth, Va.; G. A. Knowles, of Columbia; and several grandchil dren. FIRST CARS MOVE THIS WEEK OVER NEW1 MILL TRACK Material for 100-Car Rail road Yard First To Be Moved in by Rail Cars moved Wednesday afternoon over hastily laid tracks of the At lantic Coast Line and Norfolk Sou thern Railroads into the site of the pulp plant that is to be erected here by the Kieckhefer Container Com pany. Over the Norfolk Southern there moved six cars of creosoted cross ties that are to be used in building the 100-car capacity yard in six tracks that will be laid parallel with the original Norfolk Southern track. This will include about two miles of side track. A few minutes after 2:30, when the Norfolk Southern brought in cars, the Coast Line moved in one car of ties. Both shipments were from Norfolk. C. P. Nicholson, con struction engineer for the Norfolk t Southern, estimated their expense at about $35,000 when they are through The Norfolk Southern worked 35, men laying 3,600 feet of track, while the Coast Line used about 110 men and laid 5,900 feet. M. S. Hall is| superintendent of the E. R. Boney' contracting concern, which will lay the yard trackage. The Coast Line appropriated about $21,000 for their track, but some think this will not be enough money to cover the expense. A 60-car ca pacity track has been arranged at ] the beginning of the spur from the main track by the Coast Line. E. J. Haley, of Rocky Mount, road master, has returned to his head quarters. In charge are A. H. Thompson, carpenter foreman, and T. J. Dailey, bridge foreman. Both crews had to cross the narrow Welch Creek. The State Highway and Public Works Commission, about 30 in all,! were continuing their work on the roadway under the direction of Foreman “Peck” Grizzard, and de spite the adverse weather have man] aged to build and maintain a pass-] able road. -- County Raises Total $514 for Red Cross! The Washington County unit of the American Red Cross, with Cre; well reporting, have raised $514 for flood relief, it was announced today by Mrs. H. A. Liverman. The Red Cross officials have written here ex pending their sincere thanks for the [contributions. Chamber of Commerce Appeals To People of Community To Aid in Providing Housing Facilities 4 Farm \otes By W. V, HAYS, County Agent The horse and mute clinic held at ; Roper last Tuesday was a success. The purpose of this clinic was to j help farm animals where needed,: and in this way we could get the ' work done for a nominal fee, but we ] also wished to show that equipment ; and a skilled and trained man is ' necessary to do successful veteri-1 nary operations. Dr. Osteen, at Wii- ! liamston, and Dr. Woods, from Washington, really did the work. Dr. Osteen made examinations and recommendations free of charge, but made a nominal charge for any sur gical operation. He was glad to do : that at reasonable prices as an ad-1 vertising feature and at the same time our farmers and farm animals I received the benefit. Worm and bot treatments were given to about 30 horses and mules. Dental work, tooth pulling and tiling, was also done. A number of warts, tumurs, and hair parks were removed. One mule colt v.a •; castrated. We plan to hold a similar clinic at Cresweli in the next two or three weeks. I Impassable road conditions for heavy truck:' hold up our hog sale for the first of February, but this sale will probably be held the last week in the month, at which time we hope the roads will be improved. The County commissioners have a greed to assist us with financing the purchase of a good pair of livestock scales, where our hogs will be weighed here in Plymouth and paid for at the time of delivery. People are anxious to bid on our hogs f.o.b. here. This week a representative from another Baltimore firm called at the county office and requested that we give him an opportunity to bid on our hogs on the day of sale. This brings the biders for our hogs up to 7 to date. This should make the Plymouth f.o.b. market really strong. Rats congregate ai this season in stables, barns, etc., whicli makes it easy to destroy these troublesome pests. Some of these may be de stroyed by flooding rat holes and killing these rates when they es cape, another good way is to use a hose from the exhaust of a car or j truck, thus gassing the rate, and an other good way is to use a prepared bait in dark corners, runways, etc., where rats usually travel. This bait should be put out before sundown and should be apparently dropped \\ here it can be found by the rat. Bait carefully placed will not be tak en. Bait made of fish cereals and meats placed separately seem to bo more effective. Com pi to deta.ls or | handling this may be had at the county office. A recent letter from Mr. Mann, manager of the N. C. Cotton Grow ers’ Cooperative Association, is very flattering to the farmers of this county on the way their cotton has improved during the past few years. He credits this mostly to the good seed of the farm relief variety which have been used. It is impossible to put a price as far as value is con cerned to the farmer on a bushel ot good cottonseed. Certified or really good cottonseed this year are one c." the few seeds which are no higher and possibly some cheaper than last year. We should plan the best seed available. There are one or two people in the county who bough' certified seed last year who took particular care of the seed from this cotton and these people a surplus of good seed. Those who cannot af ford to buy certified seed would do well to secure some of these excel lent local seed. The season is now right for sow-1 ing permanent pasture seed and les pedeza. Stewart J. Woodley, at Creswell, bought last week from State College at Raleigh one of the be t-bred Guernsey bull calves offered for sale in this state. Farmers who had a contract un der the soil conservation program last year, and who are farming the same land will not be required to make a new application unless there has been additional land either bought or rented for cultivation or in case land has been divided or C. A. White, Manager of Pulp Plant, Discusses Situation In Letter to Chamber Commerce; Rent Increases Called Reasonable and Fair in Most Cases But Adverse Effects of High Rents Are Cited Below are two letters which art of the utmost importance to the people of Plymouth and surrounding territory, concerning the im portant topic of housing facilities and rents in and around Plymouth. The first is from C. .V White, manager of the pulp division of the Kieckhefer Container Company here, to the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, while the second is an answer written by Zeh Vance Norman, president of the commerce body. M • White's letter, addressed to the« locai Chamber of Commerce, is as follows: "It has come to our attention that owners ol rental property in Plym outh have recently put into effect an increase in rents which, so we un derstand, is more or less general. From a casual survey of the situa tion it would appear that such in creases have been reasonable and fair, although in one or two instances the rentals set have been excessive "While admittedly the matter of rents is one for each individual own er to deal with, in so far as they pertain to his properties, yet we do have an interest in the amount of such rents, not only to the extent that they affect our employees, but from the standpoint of the welfare of the community as a whole. ‘'This company is now in the pro cess of building a pulp mill near Plymouth and it is estimated that it will have not less than 300 men on its pay roll, most of whom, we as sume, will wish to make their homes in Plymouth. Vacant homes are scarce, and the opportunity presents itself to owners of rental properties to increase rents, in the belief that such properties wil be easily rent able at high rates to our employees and to men who will compose the construction forces. “As long as rents are fair and rea sonable, this company will raise no objection and will pursue its pres ent policy of depending upon the community to provide homes for its employees as demands arise. How ever, should it transpire that the rents asked by property owners are excessive, other measures will, of course, have to be considered “From a community angle, we call to your attention the fact that high rents will affect Plymouth adversely, for they will serve as an inducement to our employees and others locat ing here to erect homes of their own outside of the city proper. Like wise, if prices asked for real prop erty within the city limits are un reasonable, the result will be that a similar situation will develop. "We are hoping that the people of Plymouth will move slowly in the direction of increasing rents and will bear in mind that with fairness as their governing policy the city will accrue the greates* benefits from tire opportunities which our opera tions here provide. We suggest that they bear in mind the fact that the construction of our mill has not not commenced and that no benefits have as yet accrued to the commun ity. We hope that they will also deal considerately with the occu pants of rental properties, the ma jority of whom will not receive benefits directly from our activities. "In giving thought to the matter | of new homes which the community may provide for the comfort of our employees, we realize that a reason able return must be earned upon their investments, but it should be a matter of community concern that such returns are in no case unrea sonable. Fair returns on invest ments will serve to encourage the construction of homes for rental purposes, but excessive rents will tend to discourage oecupanc> and create an unsatisfactory situation, both from the standpoint of the own er and the renters. "This letter is written in a spirit of fair play, with the hope that the members of your organization will see their way clear to exert effort toward preventing the development of a situation inimical to the best interests of the community.” some rented off, or sold, for instance. A change of tenants on the farm does not make any particular diff er ence. This will be handled on the voucher form in the fall, when com pliance has been made. Any farmer who did not sign last year may do so now. Notices will be sent to co operators within the next few days, giving the various bases or crop acreages for their particular farm. ’ The text of the letter written by Mr. Norman, president of the Plym outh Chamber of Commerce, and addressed to the Roanoke Beacon, is as follows: "I have just received the forego ing and attached letter from Kieck hefer Container Company in refer ence to the recent increased rents in Plymouth. This is a matter of pub lic interest, and I presume you will give some publicity to the questions raised in this letter. "The matter of increasing rents in Plymouth is one over which the Chamber of Commerce has no con trol, but. as a civic organization working for the common good of this community, it feels that the property owners will probably give some consideration to Us request and suggestions. "After persistent efforts on our part, Kieckhefer Container Com pany came to the realization that the plant site chosen near Plymouth was best suited to its purpose. This company is therefore here, is be ginning construction, and it has been suggested that its program of ex pansion is elaborate. "Our most perplexing problem at present is finding and providing homes for the employees of this com pany and other newcomes to this town. Kieckhefer Container Com pany has stated that it is not its present intention to build and main tain tenement houses, and whatever investment is left available to the prefit may be left available to the Plymouth people. “Therefore, the Chamber of Com merce respectfully requests that those who can afford to do so will arrange to build houses for the in flux- of population that Plymouth expects to have. Investors need not worry about the soundness of the investment, for the reason that the mills that are now in Plymouth are here to slay for many years. There are many vacant lots available and an abundance of vacant property near town for building purposes, any of which may be required now at very reasonable prices. "As to the question of increased rents, the Chamber of Commerce re quests the property owners of Plym outh not to be too hasty in the in crease of rents. It is realized that tire scale of rents for the past two 01 three years has been low and that some increase will be justifiable, but rents ought not to be increased until it is apparent that there is an ap preciable upturn in local business. The property owners, the merchants and the laborer ought to be allowed to share in the return of prosperity in equal measure. Assuring you of the interest of the Chamber of Commerce in the com mon good of this community, we are,” etc. -*-— Local Man Is Held On Liquor Charges Jack Williams, filling tation own er and operator at the edge of the Brinkley ball park, near the limits of Plymouth, is awaiting tiral in re corder's court here Tuesday, charg ing him with violation of the prohi bition law. Patrolman George W. Coburn was down by the Norfolk Southern sta tion Saturday night, when he saw a skiff attached to a gasoline boat owned by Williams. In the skiff he counted 15 5-gallon cans of whisky. He took one can as evidence and came down the street for help. When he returned someone had detached the skiff and had removed the whisky, but Mr. Coburn said he had observed carefully the contents of the cans and also recognized Mr. Williams in connection with the boat and skiff. The case was to have been tried last Tuesday, but was continued un til Mr. Williams would have an op portunity to secure legal counsel and prepare his case.
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