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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 XLVIII—NUMBER 33 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 13, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1889 Violators of Liquor Law Are Objects of Intensive Campaign Bootleggers and Sellers of Whiskey By Drink Are Being Rounded Up Vendors of small drinks and wholesale bootleggers alike in Wash ington County are feeling the strong arm of the law against them, as offi cers move to increase the business that ABC stores should get. Chief of Police P. W. Brown, with his staff, are bringing them in from “nip joints” in town, while Federal officers are raiding them in the county and the work is beginning to count, but there are still many vio lators to be nabbed. Sandy Williams, Nat Barnes, and J. C. Credle, notorious colored small time bootleggers have been nabbed here in town. Williams was fined $25 and costs, Barnes $35 and Credle received a stiff sentence. Monday Federal officials alighted in the Skinnersville section and brought in George Patrick, Mitchell Patrick, and Joe Liverman, and a youth who was found at the still with them but later released with out being served with a warrant. They were arraigned before Com missioner John H. Leggett, who put them under a bond of $460 each. It was reported that they were appre hended at a still and that a truck at the still was confiscated. They will be ried in October at Washington in Federal Court. Revenue from the Plymouth ABC store has been fairly satisfactory, according to officials, but they are now bending their efforts toward the protection of the liquor store at Creswell and will begin to raid in that section as soon as they are pre pared. An enforcement officer will be appointed as soon as the funds for this purpose accumulate. The law allows 5 per cent of the total reve nue to be spent for this purpose. In the meantime, the regular law offi cers are going to work to help in protecting the stores from bootleg gers who sell whiskey at reduced rates. Winslow Has Walter Raleigh Painting on Display at Manteo Work of Local Man Praised By Art Critics Attending Anniversary Event Visitors to Fort Raleigh on Roan oke Island, where they attended the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the landing of English settlers and the birth of Virginia Dare saw on display last Friday and Saturday a painting by W. F. Winslow, of Plym outh. Mr. Winslow is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina and attended the meeting held there last week-end. Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University, was the principal speaker on the occasion. This painting was placed in the museum on the grounds. It was a copy of the boyhood of Sir Walter Raleigh, measuring 44 by 01 inches, showing the sailor pointing to sea while two lads sat and listened to the stories told of the land beyond the sea now known as America. These two boys represent Sir Walter Raleigh and his half brother. In this picture is noted the expres sions of Sir Walter, who is dream ing of a great country over here, and Mr. Winslow has worked out well these expressions of the sailor and lads. The coloring is remarkably well done. The original was secured from the school, it having been pre sented to it sometime ago by lovers of art, who desired that such pic tures be placed before the students. Mr. Winslow spends his spare time painting and sketching. His work was praised at Fort Raleigh by sev eral people who were capable of critcizing art. --® 3 Cases Tried by Recorder Tuesday Recorder’s court Tuesday: Garland Hardison was given a 6 month sentence on the roads for re sisting an officer and being drunk. He was assessed the costs and re quired to be of good behavior. Luther Patrick was given a 12 month road sentence suspended up on the payment of costs and the weekly contribution of $4 to his chil dren. J. C. Credle was found guilty of having whiskey in his possession for sale, the whiskey on which no tax had been paid. Petition Urges Paving Of Route To Mackeys "\ I TOBACCO PRICES I E. H. Willard, of Plymouth, sales manager of the Planters Tobacco Warehouse in William ston, Wednesday sent the fol lowing wire to the Beacon from Dillon, S. C., where he is visit ing the markets prior to the opening of the markets in this section on August 26: “Prices higher than last year market. Average over $27.” About Town Washington County’s voting strength is two at the annual con vention of Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina which will be held in Winston-Salem September 10 and 11. The full voting strength would be 8 if the county had paid the maximum affiliation fee of $40. They paid only $10. The WPA has appropriated $6,014 for Washington County, to be spent in the county-wide care of flowers and shrubs around public buildings. This project will probably be used to continue the work of those who need it in this county. Some have been mending books for the library and schools. Hugh Jordan, of Dardens, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jordan, has re ceived an appointment to West Point Military Academy. He is a former student of the Plymouth High School and is now a student at a military school in Charleston, S. C. Benton Liverman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Liverman, won the Ze nith Radio and Miss Ada Weede and Rev. C. T. Thrift won cash prizes of $1 each at the United Auction sale at the Nathan Allen farm on Highway No. 97 Friday. Plymouth edged out a 5-4 victory over Edenton in Brinkley Park here Sunday afternoon. Tom Wiley Norman pitched for Plymouth with Popeye Innis as catcher, and Wheel er and Lassiter made up the Eden ton battery. Right of Towns To Levy Tax on Outside Firms Is Affirmed Supreme Court Upholds Tax on Bakery Trucks From Out of City Taxes from a new source may help to fill the coffers of the Town of Plymouth, as Tax Collector P. W. Brown ponders a recommendation to the City Council that they levy a privilege or license tax on busi ness located elsewhere when the concern comes into this municipality and uses the streets for the delivery of its products. The North Carolina Supreme Court has recently settled in the af firmative a case along this line. The recent case of State vs. Bridgers, 211 N. C. 235, goes far toward re moving any doubt as to the validity of such tax in certain issues. The court squarely upheld that the City of Rocky Mount could levy a license and privilege tax upon a bakery located in Raleigh that sold and delivered bakery products in the city of Rocky Mount. The court 1 eaffirmed the principle that towns could levy a privilege and license tax on all trades and professions carried on within the town. The delivery of bakery products was held not to come within the terminology of the section author izing a tax on peddlers. Instead the tax was held to be a privilege tax imposed upon bakeries for us ing the streets for delivery of its products. In view of the court’s decision af fecting the Rocky Mount case, it is reasonable to assume that license and privilege taxes will be sustain ed on all trades and professions car ried on within the city limits, wheth er by the sale and delivery of prod ucts or otherwise, unless the revenue act or the motor vehicle act express ly prohibits a particular tax. Chief Brown believes that he can tax bakeries, bottling concerns, and other such concerns that clutter the streets with trucks and com pete with local establishments in the sale of commodities that can be produced here. How far the matter will get in the town official circles cannot be predicted. Route by ^estover Farm Carries Heavy Traffic; Needs % ork Seven-Mile Stretch Bumpy In Dry Weather, Slick When It Rains A petition is going the rounds in this county for signatures that asks the State Highway and Public Works Commission to surface or im prove in some way the highway leading from Plymouth to Mackeys by the way of Westover farm. Already the Washington County Commissioners have gone on rec ord as asking for aid in keeping this road in good condition. Autos that are found for the ferry and Albe marle Beach have increased the traf fic to a state where something must be done. L. W. Gurkin, manager of the beach, and James E. Davenport, a resident of Mackeys, are passing out these petitions and they will secure help in getting signatures and turn the petition over to the State High way Commission so that something may be done at once. School busses passing over this road to Plymouth and probably to Roper can hardly get along during the bad roads in the winter. Ap parently very little is being done for this road by the state force here as it is bumpy in dry weather and slippery in wet weather. Since the improvement of Albe marle Beach and the taking over of the Edenton-Mackeys Ferry by the state—which is helping bear the ex pense of operating the ferry—it is evident that there is much need of a better road, as the traffic has tripled. The petitioners would like a con crete road, but they are only asking for a surfaced road for the distance of about seven miles. —-» ■ “Why Is a Church Member” Is Subject Of Rev. N. A. Taylor —•— Union Service Next Sunday At Baptist Church; Mr. Burrus Speaker “Do we mean business? Are we taking the churches as seriously as we do our business? Are we to evade issues, shun responsibilities and sleep on the job,” Rev. N. A. Taylor asked the union congrega tion at the Methodist church Sun day night on the subject: “Why Is a Church Member?” wny a cnurcn meinuer u we are not to be on the job, stand at our post and play the game? Jesus answered by saying a church mem ber 'is a light.’ Why is a light? To pilot and keep from danger, to cast off criticism and to give health. “The church has meant much to society. This outstanding record has been realized with the help of the members. Among the other half there are responsibilities as well as with the active half. The church is obligated to carry cn the work that Christ started; that is, give light to to the blind, release the captive, that men might have life. “To do this a member has no time to sleep. He must work for ‘when the night cometh, no man can work.’ When men say they have no work, it is because they have not taken the work Christ gave them serious ly. We can always work for the master. “ ‘Ye are the salt.’ Why is salt? To keep and to preserve; if salt has lost its savor it is no good. If you, as a church members, have lost your saving power and interest in peo ple’s religious welfare, Jesus says, you are good for nothing,” the min ister concluded. Next Sunday, August 15, the un ion services will be held at the Bap tist church, with Mr. W. J. Bryan Burrus as the speaker. Interest in these services continues to increase and the ministers urge the church goers to take advantage of these op portunities to worship together. -* Lespedeza Increass Yield Of Wheat by Seven Bushels Before he included lespedeza in his crop rotation, John Lyon of Yanceyville, Route 1, produced only 7 and 8 bushels of wheat per acre on a nine-acre field. This past spring, he averaged 15.3 bushels an acre. Lack of Attention b> Highway Patrolmen Bringing Criticism O O -• No Examinations for Driv ers’ Licenses Held Over Period of 10 Weeks Failure of patrolmen of the State Highway Patrol to visit Plymouth for the purpose of examining appli cants for license to drive and to properly patrol the highways has aroused the interest of a number of citizens here, including Carl L. Bailey, who has written to officials about the matter. Never has a highway patrolman been stationed at Plymouth,” writes Mr. Bailey to Captain Charles D. Farmer, of the State Highway Pa trol,” the nearest having always been stationed at Williamston, and never has any considerable amount of patrol work been done in this county, but since the enactment of the driver’s license law we have been accustomed to have a patrol man come to Plymouth at intervals of two weeks, on Saturdays, for ex amination of applicants for driver’s licenses. “However, I am today advised by the chief of police of the town that for ten consecutive weeks there has been no patrolman here to exam ine applicants for driver’s license, or for any other purpose except to pass through the town en route to Columbia during the current potato digging season for the purpose of checking up on trucks hauling for hire. “As you probably know, Plymouth has for the last several months been experiencing a very large influx of a new population, most of which is coming from other states, on account of our new' pulp industry. The con sequence is that a large number of people who have recently moved in to town, in addition to the regular and usual number who have always lived here, who are anxious to oo tain driver’s license, but are not af forded the opportunity to do so. “I am sure you will agree with me that this condition should not exist, and I am sure you do not think that if conditions were in no way unusu al, this lack of attention from the patrol is in any way excusable. Cer tainly, no county should be forced to go for a period of more than 10 weeks without at least an opportun ity for its citizens to be examined for driver’s license to say nothing of the lack of proper patrolling of its highways as the remainder of the state is receiving,” w'rote Mr. Bailey. It is generally reported here that the patrol is huffed and miffed with the people here because of such few convictions of those whom they ar rest, and allege that they are not receiving the cooperation to which they are entitled. Mr. Bailey wrote the above let ter June 19 and immediately re ceived a reply that his letter was being turned over to Lieutenant Jones. But since that time, over a month ago, a patrolman has been seen here only once. Mr. Bailey is now going to take the matter up with Arthur Fulk, di rector of the division of highway safety in the State Highway Patrol, who is a superior of Captain Farmer and Lieutenant Jones. -(8 Cars Collide Near Creswell Friday —•— A Chrysler car, driven by Mrs. J. W. Bowser, and owned by Miss Eva Moss, of Littleton, was in col lision with a Chevrolet truck op erated by Mrs. H. R. Stillman Fri day night near Creswell. No one was hurt but both cars were dam aged, although not extensively. Occupants of the car were Miss Marie Moss, of Washington, D. C.; Miss Eva Moss, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bowser, Mrs. J. W. Crews, all of Lit tleton; while several children were riding with Mrs. Stillman. Sunday School Meet In Lees Mill Sunday —«— The Lees Mills Sunday School Association will meet with the Mt. Zion Free Will Baptist Sunday school on the Mill Pond road, near Roper, the fourth Sunday in August at 2:30 in the afternoon. Member Sunday schools are urged to make a special effort to be pres ent, as it is the first meeting of the year, ahd the initial meeting of the new- president, W. B. Davenport, of Mackeys. The theme of the program is ‘'Citizenship.” “The program committee offers quite a profitable program, and the Sunday school members in the as sociation are urged to show their loyalty and be present,” says Mrs. Perla H. Brey, secretary. Opening Day Prices on Border Market Are Higher Than Year Ago; Average Around 25 Cents Change To Be Made In Handling Traffic To Require Trucks To Use Alleys and Lots for Unloadin tolj Double Parking on Satur days Creates Hazard ous Conditions Traffic has grown to such an ex tent that something must be done to keep Water Street open so that vehicles can continue their way through this busy street, especially on Saturday, and Chief of Police P. W. Brown is going to change the system some. From now on cars will be allowed to park diagonally on the same side of the street for a month instead of changing fortnightly, as has been the usual custom. Cars may also park on the opposite side, parallel with the curb. Heavy trucks and other vehicles will be routed to the alleys and lots at the rear of the stores for unload ing purposes. Heretofore, a big truck would unload on the princi pal street and would halt traffic by double parking. Mr. Brown wants the trucks to unload at the rear of the stores. Now a number of large log trucks are brought through the town for no reason at all, and heavy trucks have been servicing their custom ers, even on Saturdays, with their trucks double-parked on Water Traffic has been held up several minutes because of this. Apparent prosperity has brought a number of additional cars to Plym outh, thus increasing the number of cars here to such an extent that it is being talked of using stop lights at the principal intersections. This will be avoided if possible by re quiring all trucks to stop at the rear of Water and Washington Street stores. Mr. Brown comes back again with the plea to clerks and store owners to leave their cars at home or park them at the rear of their places of business, or keep them off of the streets in the down-town section so that traffic can move along, espec ially on Saturday. -® Plans for Hotel Here At Standstill Again; Need Local Interest » Tentative Estimates Indi cate 40-Room Hotel To Cost $40,000 Developments in the last few weeks apparently have failed to bring any closer the realization of a new hotel for the Town of Plym outh. The Kieckhefer Container Com pany at one time manifested an in terest in the matter to such an ex tent that they had architects to pre pare a drawing of improvements for the old Brinkley Hotel here, includ ing 36 baths and 40 rooms on the second and third floors. The firm asked for 15 days to study the matter and then asked for an extended period, all of which was granted, but today Dr. L. W. White, of Suffolk, the owner, has rented some of thg rooms on the second floor for offices and 12 rooms on one end to the operators of the cafe on the ground floor. Estimates are that it will cost a bout $40,000 to build a new hotel with 40 rooms. The Brinkley Ho tel could be repaired, with an ele vator ground floor lobby and a new heating system installed, and put in operation for about $20,000, it was said that the drawings indicated to the Kieckhefer people. So the matter rests there. Their option has expired twice and noth ing has been done. Indications are now' that they are not interested further. Zeb Vance Norman, local attor ney, believes that a hotel can be built by cooperation of the citizens here. Some have suggested that outside capital would not be invest ed unless local people took some stock. I r N DANCERS Tommie Baker and Bill Rob inson, colored screen and stage star. Tommie will be at Albe marle Beach on Friday night. Seek To Have Town Placed on Itinerary Of North State Tour -« Galaxy of Writers To Be Among Those on Tour Of North Carolina -* Civic leaders, including W. R. Hampton and other members of the Lions Club have written to Cole man Roberts, chairman of the tour committee in the Department of Conservation and Development, ask ing that Plymouth be included in the itinerary of the Old North State Tour. There will be about 80 nationally known figures as guests of the tour through North Carolina, which will start on October 11 at Asheville and continues through the state to Eliz abeth City, making the entire trip in 10 days, with the advertising of North Carolina as the feature. In this group will be travel bu reau managers, newspaper writers from such papers as the New York Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Brooklyn Eagle; automobile club representatives; magazine editors; and other nationally known figures. "Publicity run previous to the tour will be insignificant to what will appear after the trip. Following a tour in 1935 stories about this State appeared in 48 publications besides 100 newspapers outside of North Carolina, and this advertising would have cost the state $100,000” says Mr. Roberts. On October 18th those on the tour will have lunch in New Bern. Aft er lunch Washington will be visited. Thence to Williamston. And Mr. Hampton hopes that the tour can be brought by Plymouth and across the ferry to Edenton, coming back by Windsor. This will enable Plymouth to be included in the tour and the historic points and other places of interest visited by the nationally known men and women who wil encour age tourists to visit the places they I have visited on their trip. iomnue Baker at Albemarle Beach —«— Continuing their efforts to present interesting and amusing entertain ment, the management of Albemarle Beach this Friday night will feature Tommie Baker, youthful dancer and entertainer, along with Paul Jones and his orchestra. The lad comes to the local beach direct from New York, where he lias been appearing with Bill Rob inson, famous negro dancer and screen actor. He will make ap pearances in North Carolina before returning to New York to make screen tests with Warner Brothers in September. The young dancer was discovered at Nashville, N. C., by Billie Burke, comedian of years ago, and is a pro tege of Burke’s. Since beginning his dancing and entertaining career he has spent two years in shows at New York and has also appeared at Wrightsville Beach. Old Point Comfort and Atlantic Beach for one and two week stands. The youth will be here from Friday to Sun day. Common Grades Are Higher: Reports Say Farmers Are Pleased Good Quality Leaf and Big Breaks Features of Opening Sales Considered slightly higher than they were last year, opening-day prices on Border Belt tobacco mar kets Tuesday brought cheer to thousands of growers who literally swamped the 16 markets with the golden leaf. An unofficial average for the markets combined approxi mated the 25-cent mark, people from this belt who visited the markets stating that farmers were well pleased and were encouraged over the prospects for the season. One of the bright spots in the re ports coming from the Border Belt was that prices for the medium and poorer quality tobaccos were much stronger, but there were still many sales made at 1, 2 and 3 cents a pounds. It was also pointed out that the prices do not compare with rec ord peaks, but they were described as satisfactory, for the most part. The Mullins market, largest in South Carolina, opened with an es timated 1,500,000 pounds on hand. Despite a heavy morning rain, large crowds attended the sales. Prices ranged from $6 to $85 a hundred, and officials estimated the day’s av erage would be around $25. At Lumberton the sales supervis or said prices for the day would average $24 to $26 a hundred, com pared to opening day average last year of $11.72. Prices on first sales at Dillon. S. C., ranged from $6 to $39 a hundred, with the average estimated at $25 to $27 for the day. Quality of the leaf offered was said by warehousemen to be above that of recent years. An estimated 275.000 pounds were on hand for the opening at Dillon. The supervisor of sales at Tim monsville, S. C., estimated that more than 500,00 pounds were offered there today and he said early sales brought an average of around $30. At Whiteville, the first 16 piles sold in one warehouse brought an average of $27.66, and officials there predicted the day’s average would be around $25. Most of the offer ings were primings. Opening sales at Pamplico, S. C., were reported comparatively light because farmers were still curing the leaf. Sales estimated at 200,000 pounds brought an estimated $20 to $25 average. The sales supervisor at Tabor City said the first 100 piles sold there brought an average of $28, with better grades of primings bringing $38 to $43. At the close of the sales he said 160,000 pounds had been sold. Prices at Lake City, S. C., ranged from $12 to $45 and grow'ers were reported highly pleased. Mrs. Fow ler, sales supervisor, said more than 700.000 pounds of the estimated 1, 400.000 pounds were sold. At Darlington, S. C., an estimated 300.000 pounds were offered and brought an average of $22. The sales supervisor at Fairmont said prices there ranged from $6 to $48. Upward of 800,000 pounds were offered. Farm Students at White Lake Camp The agricultural students in the Plymouth High School are relaxing from their farm chores this week and are enjoying swimming in the clear, cool waters at White Lake, according to a letter from Instructor W. D. Starr to the Beacon. According to Mr. Starr, the boys are entering wholeheartedly into athletics, competing with other schools in baseball, volley ball, soft ball, and swimming, with a good record so far. In the morning the boys are spending an hour peeling potatoes, dressing chickens, shelling beans, and doing other odd jobs. ‘'All in all, they are having a good time,” says Mr. Starr. The daily routine: Rise at 6, exer cise for 15 minutes, enjoy a swim, breakfast at 7, clean cottage at 8, kitchen duty from 8:30 to 9:30; ath letics from 10 to 12; freedom in aft ernoon, supper at 6, entertainment in dining hall at 8, lights out at 10 and in bed.
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