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A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12.000 peopla. The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News **★★*★★ Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns a latch-key to 1,100 Washington County homes. Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, June 25, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 26 Dlykan Vs. Dr. L. W. ^ hite Case Is Set for Trial at July Court Dispute Centers Over Oc cupancy of Building By Cafe A third important event was chronicled in the case of S. A. Dly kan versus Dr. L. W. White, when it became known today that it was set as third civil case for trial in Washington County Superior Court at the July term which begins here July 12. The first event was when, about May 19, the case was heard by Jus tice of the Peace J. T. McNair, who favored the plaintiff, and then Zeb Vance Norman, attorney for Dr. White, noted an appeal, and it will be called in July. Mr. Dlykan, a Greek, alleges in the complaint that he holds posses sion of a brick building on Water Street in the Brinkley Hotel Build ing that is now owned by Dr. White. He claims his lease runs for about two more years. In this building a cafe is operated. The complaint also alleges that Dr. White was to install lavatory equipment and enclosures in the building. That Mr. Dlykan had gone to the trouble of arranging his coun ters, cash register, stoves and fix tures in the building. He claims that after he went to all of this expenditure that Dr. White committed a breach of promise by failing to install the waterworks and by reason of this the state health de partment closed his cafe, thus put ting Mr. Dlykan out of business. The Greek alleges that he lost $25 worth of meat and provisions that he could not sell with doors closed, lost reputation of his business, loss of interest on investment, and lost the expense of moving his fixtures and preparing for opening. He will ask a Washington Coun ty Superior Court jury to award him damages of $1,000. A second event in the progress of the case through the courts was a hearing last Friday in the case by Justice John W. Darden. This ac tion was brought by Dr. White thru his attorney Zeb Vance Norman. Mr. Darden held that sufficient notice would have to be given. The first notice given by Dr. White specified that Mr. Dlykan would have to vacate the property within seven days. But, through a techni cality of the law, E. L. Owens, at torney for Dr. Dlykan, claims, the seven days’ notice must end with a 30-day rental period. Thus, by dragging the case thru the courts, Mr. Dlykan may have longer to stay, as he can hold until Superior Court instructions give him the official notice and, inciden tally, hears the damage suit also. Home Talent Show Will Be Presented Here on July 1 and 2 Rehearsals To Get Under way Next Week; Under Legion Sponsorship A cast is being chosen today and rehearsals will be underway by the first of next week for the presenta tion of “Rosa,” a three-act musical comedy, at the Plymouth High School auditorium, Thursday and Friday, July 1 and 2, under the sponsorship of the American Legion. Many of the beautiful and talent ed young girls of Plymouth will be included in the cast. There are 12 roles in the comedy, each equally important. Members of the Legion Auxiliary will assist. The entire show will be permeated with the Gypsy atmosphere. Peppy songs and dances will De featured. There are plenty laughs in the show, with enough melodrama to give it added zest. Routine Gyp sy dances will be a highlight. The , costumes are gay and colorful. It is an American production. Miss Dorothy Downing, director of the show, arrived Monday and is busy with Commander P. W. Brown and other Legionnaires in selecting the cast and preparing for the show. The advertising committee is com posed of Dr. C. McGowan, W. V. Hays, Linwood Hassell, while P. W. Brown is handling the publicity. M. W. Spruill is handling the tickets, which may be purchased from mem bers of the auxiliary or legion post. Tomatoes will be wrapped and ----m Conducting Demonstration With Hemp at Seaboard The acre of hemp planted as a demonstration on the farm of W. D. Barbee, of Seaboard, Northampton County, is up and growing nicely. Wenona Field Day To Be Held July 15 Farm Notes By W. V. HAYS, County Agent We all should remember Thurs day, July 15. This is the day set aside to enjoy the Farm Day Picnic at Wenona. The Blackland Experi ment Station puts on a very inter esting program for the farm folks some time during each year. We will have some good speakers, some interesting contests and other forms of amusement, as well as some most interesting results of experiments which should be very interesting to our farmers, located in this section of the county. These beef cattle, sheep and horse exhibits put on that day would be well worth the cost and time spent. This is a good op portunity to visit and become bet ter acquainted with our neighbors in adjoining counties. We have a meeting scheduled at the courthouse for 10 o’clock in the morning on July 2nd for the pur pose of electing officers for this fis cal year and directors for the Plym outh Livestock Association. This Association is comprised of the coun ties of Washington, Tyrrell, Martin and Bertie. Interested swine grow ers in these counties are invited to attend and participate in this meet ing. In an effort to stabilize and main tain at. least the cost of producing irish potatoes the Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation has taken for the past two weeks all the U. S. No. 1 potatoes offered in this coun ty. Anyone interested in marketing potatoes in this manner should get in touch with either of the follow ing men, who represent the growers for Washington County: Mr. 3. D. Spruill, Mr. W. D. PheJps and Mr. H. G. Walker, all of Creswell. Friday, June 25, we are having our yearly training school for com pliance supervisors in this county. The compliance supervisors are: For Plymouth Township, Benton Liver man, Elmer Browning and J. F. Al len; Wenona, J. D. Kinard; Lees Mill Township, Doc Forbes, Ned Swain; Skinnersville Township: Hil ton Chesson and Mr. Davenport; and Scuppernong Township, R. L. Litch field, W. D. Phelps, and J. DeWitt Davenport. Our rural preachers, as well as others, should be glad to learn they have a special program for rural church workers on the Farmers Short Course program, which is to be held at State College the week of July 26. Some of the outstanding preachers in the United States will lecture during this week. Farmers who can possibly get away could en joy a few days at State College at a very nominal cost. The dormi tories and all facilities are turned over to our farmers that week at no cost, and meals can be secured at the college cafeteria about as cheaply as they could be prepared at home. The whole family would enjoy this week of recreation, lec turing and training courses on var ious farm subjects. We have arranged for farmers in this county a farm tour on July 23. Mr. J. F. Criswell, farm manage ment specialist, and others who are authorities on farm management subjects will be present that day. We will meet at the courthouse at 9 o’clock that morning and visit var ious farms throughout the county which have been selected for some outstanding phase ot larm manage ment or something that will be of particular interest to farmers in gen eral. This may be a demonstration which shows the benefits of turning under winter legumes or it may be the Westover Farm, where the larg est number of pure-bred brood sows of the Hampshire breed in the South are run by a private individ ual. We might also visit a farm where a farmer has made an unus ual record with sheep and other in teresting things in the county. We plan to take our lunch. Church School Day Program Planned —•— A church school day program will be given Sunday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church in Cres well. All of the children in the Sun day school will participate in the ex ercises that is devoted to children’s day. Mrs. H. A. Norman and Mrs. H. T. Jackson are in charge of the arrangements and for the program. Preparations Now Being Made for Biju Annual Event D W. Kerr Scott, Commission er of Agriculture, To Be Speaker Wenona.—Arrangement of a pro gram is being made for the 12th an nual farm folks field day at the Blackland Experiment Station that is to be held on Thursday, July 15, according to J. L. Rea, jr., assistant director, in charge of the test farm. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture, the United States De partment of Agriculture and the North Carolina Experiment Station are cooperating to make this one of the largest and best field days held in the 12 years since the origina tion of the idea. T. E. Browne, director of voca tional agriculture, will preside over the meeting after an introduction by Mr. Rea. The welcome speech will be made by W. Kerr Scott, commis sioner of agriculture. Announce ments of the day’s events will be made by F. E. Miller, director of test farms. Addresses will be made by Dudley W. Bagley, director of the State Rural Electrification program; Dr. R. Y. Winters, of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Stations, who will use as his subject, “Prog ress in Agricultural Research”; “The New Seed Law” is the subject of D. S. Coltrane, assistant to the com missioner of agriculture. Lunch may be brought by those attending or it can be purchased on the grounds. The afternoon will be spent in visiting the experiment plots, with guides who will explain the work. The women will also en joy a program under the sponsor ship of Miss Mary Frances M'isen heimer, home demonstration agent of Washington County. The central committee that will cooperate in planning and arrang ing the day’s events is composed of J. L. Rea, W. V. Hays, farm agent of Washington County; F. E. Miller, state director of test farms; Miss Mary Frances Misenheimer. Marshalls who will help in guid ing the people about the place and showing them the farm includes A. P. LeFever, Bryan Harris, Holland Allen, Hubert Allen, Sheriff J. K. Reid and Carlos Manning. -* Luther Hamilton To Hold First Term of Court Here in July Recently Named by Gover nor, Morehead Man To Hold Mixed Term A new presiding jurist will prob ably hold his first term of court here when Special Judge Luther Ham ilton, of Morehead City, comes to Plymouth on July 12 to hold a mix ed term of Washington County Su perior Court. Judge Hamilton succeeds Judge Clawson L. Willaims, who was to be here, but Governor Hoey’s office in Raleigh decided to make the change and has so advised Clerk of Super ior Court C. V. W. Ausbon, who be lieves that this will be Judge Ham ilton’s first court. Members of the bar here were a little against holding a July term of court, as it is generally conceded that there are less criminal and civil cases on the docket now than there has been in the last two years, when the July term was omitted. The first two days may be taken up with criminal cases, but the cal endar that has been adopted by the lawyers gives the cases of G. W. Harrison and Lillie Gaylord against the Norfolk Southern Railroad Co. for Tuesday as the head of the list of civil matters. Tlie couple were alleged to have occupied an automobile that was in a collision with a train at the cross ing at the old Gulf plant on High way No. 64 out toward Williamston. This occurred several months ago. Two other cases docketed for trial are the Home Owners Loan Corpor ation case against W. B. Cox and the one of Pembroke, Baker and White against S. A. Dlykan. Five members of the bar associa tion have been given notice that if either or both of the cases against the Norfolk Southern are continued' by consent that the rule moving the cases to the foot of the docket will be invoked. Home a nd Club News By Mary Frances Misenheimer Schedule for Next Week Tuesday, Cross Roads Club. Wednesday, Cool Springs. Thursday, Piney Grove. Friday, Lake Farm. Saturday, curb market, 8:15. Visit the market to get fresh vegetables. Mrs. R. W. Lewis, of Cross Roads Club, led the sales Saturday with Mrs. Joe Browning, of Hoke Club, second. Mrs. Joe Nooney, of Scuppernong Club, has some fine-looking toma toes growing in her garden. The gardens down in that section are ex cellent. The Cherry Club met with Mrs. Gertrude Davenport, yard leader, Mrs. Davenport has done a fine piece of work in improving her yard. Dif ferent types of native shrubs have been planted and lawn grass has been sowed. The Albemarle Club reported hav ing done quite a bit of canning dur ing the past month. The Wenona Club appointed Mrs. Ted Rosenthal to attend Farm and Home Week in Raleigh August 2-6, inclusive. This clud sends a repre sentative to Raleigh each year. The club is one of the most active in the county and believes in attending all types of club meetings. Mrs. Lillian Phelps entertained the Mount Tabor Club Friday. An enjoyable meeting was held. The members in that club attend the meetings well, considering the dis tance they live from each other. The gardens will be judged some time during July by Mrs. L. P. Wat son, extension horticulturist, of Ra leigh. Notices will be sent to the leaders several weeks before the judging is to be done. Outline Provisions Of New Labor Law Effective Julv 1st State Inspector Here This Week To Explain Regulations Washington County Superintend ent of Welfare Ursula S. Bateman announced today that Mr. W. G. Watson, inspector of the department of labor, has been in the welfare of fice here for the purpose of explain ing provisions of the new maximum hours and child labor laws. The inspector was here to acquaint the county welfare superintendent and members of the staff with rules and regulations prescribed by Major A. L. Fletcher, state commissioner of Labor, to govern the administration of the new statutes, enacted by the last legislature and effective July 1. The hour law provides a maxi mum work week of 48 hours for women and 55 hours for men em ployed in certain North Carolina in dustries. The maximum work-day is 9 hours for women and 10 hours for men. This act also requires time and payroll records of employment and enforcment features that are particularly progressive in nature. The Division of Standards and In spections of the Department of La bor will be in charge of its enforce ment. This new law provides a minimum age limit of 16 for the full-time or regular employment of children, with exceptions made for employ ment of children in the home or the farm. All minors under 18 are re quired to have an employment cer tificate before engaging in any type of employment. Features ol this statute also per mit 12 to 14 year old boys to sell or deliver papers or magazines under certain restrictions. Children 14 to 16 are allowed to work in non-man ufacturing jobs when school is not in session. Employers who desire to acquaint themselves with full regulations con tained in the new statutes may call the welfare officer for information of this nature. Anyone who desires a summary of the North Carolina child labor law can secure it by calling at Miss Bateman’s office. This law will af fect" tomato-canning enterprises, as all employers of children must see that his employees have certificates. The Johnston County Ramblers will give a concert in the Bear Grass school auditorium Thursday night, June 24. Thirty Biographies Donated To Library By Literary Group Many Interesting Volumes Put on Library Shelves In Recent Weeks By Mary Cotten Davenport The Thursday Afternoon Literary Club is donating about 30 volumes of splendid and interesting biogra phy and autobiography to the Wash ington County Library. Among the new books are: "Woodrow Wilson, the Caricature, the Myth, and the Man,” written by his life-long friend, Edith Gittings. ‘‘Forty-1 wo Years in the White House,” by Irwin H. Hoover, unique and entertaining. “A Backward Glance,” reminis cences by Edith Wharton. A story of the writer herself, as well as an intensely interesting story of the fashionable world of old hew York. “The Age of Confidence,” a story of life in the nineties, a distinguish ed piece of social and cultural his tory which not only vividly recalls the past but illuminates the tumul tuous present. “Tice Barbarita,” written by her self. A well-done story of a happy go-lucky Irish belle. “I Wanted Out,” by Elsie Robin son. Her own life story, a life filled with tremendous difficulties that serve to sharpen her pen and give an unusual bite and force to ner words. “Fifty Years a Surgeon,” an auto biography by Robert T. Morris, a richly endowed book of good medi cal Talk.” “Experiments in Autobiography,” H. G. Wells. A fine, frank, upstand ing piece of self-analysis such as on ly a courageous man can write. “My Own Story,” the life of that grand old trouper, Marie Dressier. Admirably edited by Mildred Har rington, a North Carolinian from the Sandhills, who has attained r.o little fame as a writer. “Eva Le Galliene,” another troup er pauses in the midst of her busy career to review the stages by wnich she has passed from one phase to another of her successful life. “My Cousin, To Marion Crawford” by Maud Howe Elliott. A sympa thetic life story of that writer of best sellers which took the country by storm in the eighties and nineties “Roman Spring,” a delightful chronicle of the Crawford family by Marion Crawford’s half sister, Mar garet Chandler. “The Son of Marie Antoinette,” by Meade Minnigerode, describes and analyzes all that is known of the lost dauphin, Louis Charles, who, for a short time was Louis XVII, of France. “Charles Dickens,” by Stephen Seacock, a biography of Dickens. A refreshing enthusiastic story after the muckraking so prevalent now in biography. “Desert Wife,” Hilda France. A story of a life of almost unbearable hardships, told with humorous in tent. “A Cowman’s Wife,” another story of a woman writh pluck and spirit by Mary Kidder Rak. “Saints, Sinners, and Beechers,” by the grandson of Harriett Beech er Stowe, who does justice to this amusing, lovable, outrageous, annoy ing and amazing family. “I Remember,” by Joseph Henry Harper, of the famous publishing house of Harper. A rich reminder of the good old days when great men foregathered an denjoyed each oth er’s society in leisurely comrade ship. “I Was Condemned To the Chair” by Edw'ard F. McGrath, who en dured 20 months in Sing Sing death house but is now free, leading a use ful life and writing about his ex periences. “My House of Life,” by Miss Rit tenhouse, tells the story of the rise of a young girl from hampering con ditions to an active part in the lit eray life of her time. Book lovers of Washington Coun ty, these and many more splendid and entertaining volumes are on the library shelves for your profit and pleasure. You are cordially urged to make use of “your library.” Will Wrap and Ship Tomatoes in Season Tomatoes will be wrapped and sold again this year in Washington County, with the principal office be ing in the rear of W. T. Freeman’s and A. R. Phelps filling station at Roper. This week Mr. Freeman took some of his workers to Beau fort. It is not known how many acres of the vegetables have been planted in this county, hut Mr. Freeman will wrap and ship the few that have been grown. Dr. S. E. Lewis Named District Health Officer About Town Mrs. E. H. Liverman, who has been ill at her home for several days, has returned to work in Liverman’s Department store. She is has not completely recovered, but is able to be at the store. The June meeting of the U. D. C., will be held Friday afternoon at Oakland Farm, with Mrs. J. B. Blount as hostess with Mesdames R. W. Johnston and A. E. Davenport as assistant hostesses. Mrs. Abe Adler, president, urges the members to attend the meeting at this lovely country estate. Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Davis, of Bell Arthur, in Greene County, are here visiting friends. The minister was once mayor of Plymouth, as well as a merchant here. They have been visiting Mrs. Ruby Clagon and others. Their son, Gibby, chooses Plymouth as a home. George Whitfield, of Mackeys, sent the first cotton blossom of the year to the Beacon office. It was found on June 18. It has been the custom for years for the home-town paper to chronicle the event of the first cotton blossom. J. E. Daven port brought the blossom in for Mr. Whitfield. The Beacon takes this occasion to welcome the personal items and news events among the newcomers to Plymout i. Ic is the desire of 'he Beacon to publish all of the local news, but it especially asks the new comers to drop their items into the mail, leave them at the office or see either Mr. or Mrs. W. H. Paramore. Thanks to those who have been help ing, the old timers and new ones. Harry Chopick, jr., and Lewis E. Price have purchased the stock and fixtures of the Green Front Grocery, which they wil loperate as an up to-date market and grocery. They took charge Wednesday. The men will call for orders and deliver gro ceries. They are expected to make a success of the business. Harry Chopick, sr., is at home now and has accepted a job with the Kieckhefer Container Company as machinist. He has been working in Georgetown, S. C., where he took up a steam turbine to be moved to the Foreman-Blades and Foreman Derrickson Lumber Company plants in Elizabeth City. Miss Miriam Ausbon has been em ployed as clerk by L. S. Thompson. Miss Ausbon has been teaching school but prefers the work here in the store as she can remain at home through the winter. New and modern equipment for the new theatre that is to be erected on Washington Street by Shep Brink ley was purchased this week from a representative of the Radio Corpor ation of America. The equipment resembles that of Loew’s State in Norfolk. Seek Permission To Dredge for Wharf Permission is being sought from the War Department by the Kieck hefer Container Company, of Delair, N. J., and Plymouth, to dredge an area in Roanoke River for the con struction of an apron wharf at their property. The company wishes to dredge to a depth of 12:5 feet an area of 450 feet by 2,000 feet. The dredged ma terial, about 150,000 cubic yards, will be deposited, on the adjacent shore. The apron wharf is to be 1,590 feet long. Interested parties are invited to forward protests, if there is any ob jection from the standpoint of navi gation or for any other reasons, to Major H. R. Cole, acting district en gineer at Norfolk. Protests should be mailed before June 28. Man Arrested for Drunken Driving Henry Harrison, Williamston man, was arrested here Wednesday eve ning for alleged drunken automo bile driving. The man was taken into custody by local police soon aft er his car crashed into an automo bile parked in front of M. G. Dar den home on Washington Street. Both cars were badly damaged, but no one was hurt. Named at Joint Meet Of Three Countv Health Boards Here District Nurse, Sanitary Of ficer and District Clerk To Be Located Here Dr. S. B. Lewis, of Roxboro, was named district health officer for Washington, Tyrrell and Hyde Court ties by the health boards of the three counties in session at the Wash ington County home Thursday aft ernoon. The position carries an an nual salary of $3,600 and $900 trav eling allowance. The organization of the new dis trict health unit will be completed on or about July 1, when Dr. Lewis enters upon his new duties. He is expected here immediately to com plete arrangements for establishing residence in Plymouth, where the district health headquarters will be located. Dr. Lewis, now associated in public health work in Orange and Person Counties, comes here highly recommended, a member of the joint health board said, follow ing his appointment. A district nurse, sanitary officer and district clerk will be located in Plymouth, and each of the counties will have a nurse and clerk, the health officer dividing his time and supervising the work in all three counties. The nurses, clerks, and sanitary inspector will be named by Dr. Lewis and Messrs. J. M. Clagon, W. W. Watson, and R. H. Bachman, members of the district executive committee, representing Washing ton, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, re spectively. Roster of Teachers Selected for County Schools Next Term Number Vacancies Remain To Be Filled by Local Committees Below are lists of teachers that have been approved by the local school boards, then sent to the Wash ington County Board of Education, which also approved the selections: Plymouth white: Robert B. Trot man, principal, Louise Brinkley, Katherine Brandon, Frances Bow en, Selma Braxton, Katherine W. Harrison, Irene James, Ruth Modlin, Ethel Perry, Nevie Pickett, Nellie Tarkenton, L. W. Zeigler, Thelma Getsinger, Douglass Starr, Louise Durrin, Ruth Kiken. Roper white: D. E. Poole, princi pal; Carolyn Brooks, Edwina Burche, Gussie Carstarphen, Chas. H. Floyd, R. B. Forbes, Cordulia La nier, Mrs. E. L. Owens, Mrs. D. E. Poole, Ayeris Willis, Naomi Gibson, Ella Tucker Smith. Creswell, white: (No principal yet named), Mrs. Mary W. Armstrong, Mary A. Clark, Josephine S. Holmes Ruth C. Miller, William S. Riddick, Gladys Rountrye, Fay Tadlock, A. H. Tucker, Lillian Laskie, Ann Still man. Cherry: (No principal named as yet) Gladys Davenport, Mary Foye Peterson, Sarah E. Watson. Plymouth colored: W. H. Berry, principal, Madline E. Watson, An nie Minor, Willie W. Walker, Henry C. Rankin, Ludy E. Simons, Abbie F. Brandon, Sophia E. Spruill, Mar garet M. Heath, Eva L. Stewart, Eu nice A. Walker. Morrattock colored: Emma Dick son Walker, Mary C. Austin. Brooks: Gladys M. Ferrebee, and Lillian V. Hill. Deep Bottom: Ernest L. Owens, Maria Baum. Roper colored: J. J. Clemmons, principal, Daisy Lee Clark, Annie D. Hurdle, Elma V. Wilkins, Eliza beth Witherspoon, Darius Spruill. Sound Side, Backwoods, and Mt. Delane: Maggie L. Boyd. Minnie Freeman, Azzelia Ferebee. Theresa Hill, Cora Hornablue, Jacksie Rid dick. Creswell colored: Peter W. Little john, principal. None other elected. Non have been selected for Cherry, Macedonia and Pritchette Colored Schools. -« Farmers Use Electric Wire Fence Around Hog Pasture -® J. N. Reid and Sons, of Route 1, Altamahaw, Alamance County, have a one-wire electric fence which they use around the hog pasture. They sa ythe fence works nicely and the cost is low.
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