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VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 34
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 20, 1937
ESTABLISHED 1889
Local People Hope
To Keep Catcher
Westmoreland Here
Has Had Experience in Sev
eral League and Once
Property of Yanks
Hopes that Lawrence E. (Larry)
Westmoreland would remain here
were heard on every corner today
as his work behind the bat in the
baseball game with Edenton Sunday
bolstered the rumors that he knew
his baseball.
Westmoreland has been around in
baseball, as well as served a time as
sparring partner to Jack Dempsey
and Young Stribling. His baseball
ability has carried him from one end
of these United States almost to the
other, and even down into Cuba,
where he played a little.
His work as a receiver dates back
to his days in Duke University,
from which he graduated to the
Durham Bulls. He was sold “up the
river” by Manager George Whitted
to the New York Yankees, who
farmed him out to the Jersey City
Skeeters, and from there he went to
Elmira, N. Y. Then he went on to
Shreveport, La., in the Texas Lea
gue, and back to Charlotte in the
Piedmont, where he came under the
guiding hand of Guy Lacey. Man
ager Whitted received $5,000 for the
Carolina product, who not only was
a good catcher but could hit at at
.330 clip.
“I was playing semi-pro ball in
the coal fields of Copperfield, Tenn.,
when I decided I would like to take
a whirl at professional ball, playing
every day, so I wrote to Manager
Whitted, of Durham, who gave me
a trial.
"One day, while warming the
bench, the regular catcher was
forced out on account of illness. For
tunately, I experienced a good day
and caught the remaining games of
the season,” said Larry.
He was sold to the Yankees along
with Dusty Cooke.
Cleveland Beasley
Dies at Home Here
After Long Illness
Funeral Held Tuesday for
Highly Respected Local
Citizen
Cleveland Beasley, highly respect
ed local citizen, died at his Washing
ton Street home here last Monday at
the age of 55 years. He had been in
declining health for several years,
spending the past few months in bed.
Mr. Beasley, a retired timber con
tractor, had been friends throughout
this section.
His widow, Miss Claudia Liverman
before marriage, survives with one
daughter, Miss Nellie Frances Beas
ley, He also leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Cottie Brown, Mrs. Maggie
Swain and Mrs. Viola Spruill, and
one brother, Mr. S. E. Beasley, all of
Plymouth.
Funeral services were conducted
at the late home last Tuesday aft
ernoon by Rev. C. T. Thrift, pastor
of the local Methodist church. In
terment was in the family plot in
the Windley Cemetery, near Plym
outh.
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Final Rites for Mrs.
Susan Davenport
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Mrs. Susan Davenport died Wed
nesday at her home near Creswell.
She had been blind for 50 years and
had been confined to her bed for 15
years. The funeral was conducted
at the home by Rev. W. L. Jerni
gan. Burial took place at a family
cemetery.
Surviving is a daughter, Miss Har
riet Davenport, who lived here, and
one brother, Silas Davenport, who
is also blind.
Masonic Newcomers
Meet Members Here
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A “contact” meeting for Masons
was held in the community hall
Tuesday night with the 21 new Ma
sons who are in town becoming ac
quainted with about 20 member!
of Perseverance Lodge, No. 58, here
Sandwiches, beer, and other re
freshments, including soft drinks
were served. If the new people here
become interested in the local lodge
it would nearly double the member
ship.
Master Leon Rose presided and re
ported that this meeting was verj
successful in a social way in that the
visitors were very loud in theii
praise of the local lodge and it!
members.
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MODERN COMMUNITY HOUSE FOR THIS SECTION
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The architect’s drawing here shows a likeness of the club house for the community recreational cen
ter at Plymouth, promoted by the Kieckhefer Container Company. Membership is open to Martin and
Washington County citizens, the promoters explaining that it is strictly a non-profit organization planned
primarily for the general advancement of recreational activities of the section.
Country Club for Two Counties
Near Plymouth Is Planned by
Kieckhefer Container Company
Costs of Club Memberships
The cost for the various forms of membership in the Plymouth
Country Club are as follows:
Entrance
Fee Dues Tax
Golf Annual
Privilege Total
Class of Membership
Family (Husband, Wife and
Children to 21 years) $5.00 $10.00 $1.00 $25.00 $41.00
Men, Individual 5.00 10.00 1.00 15.00 31.00
Women, Individual . 5.00 10.00 1.00 10.00 26.00
Junior—12 to 18 years 2.50 5.0C .50 5.00 13.00
Junior—19 to 21 years .- 2.50 7.50 .75 7.50 18.25
Non-Resident (outside Mar
tin-Washington Counties 5.00 5.00 1.00 10.00 21.00
Weekday Membership 5.00 10.00 1.00 5.00 21.00
dergy . 5.0C 5.00 .50 5.00 15.50
House Membership Only 2.50 10.00 1.00 13.50
All dues payable semi-annually in advance.
House membership entitles member to all privileges with the ex
ception of golf, but includes tennis.
Weekday membership entitles the member to golf only on week
days—Monday through Friday and privileges of club house at all
times.
The club house and all facilities are for the benefit of members
only, but by prearrangement with hostess and manager of golf course
each'member will be entitled to entertain visitors and friends by pay
ing regular non-membership rates which will be established on very
reasonable basis. On those who join prior to October 1, 1937, the en
trance fee will be waived.
President Is Greeted
By Large Crowd in
Manteo Wednesday
Roosevelt Gets Enthusiastic
Reception at Virginia
Dare Celebration
The Southern Albemarle section
came into its own Wednesday when
Fresident Franklin D. Roosevelt vis
ited historic Roanoke Island to par
ticipate in the celebration commem
morating the 350th anniversary of
the birth of Virginia Dare. The
country’s chief was greeted by a
crowd estimated to number between
15,000 and 20,000 people.
It was a great day in the history
of this section, and the attention of
the nation was centered on the pos
sibilities that await the investor,
tourist and sportsman.
People from nearly every state in
the Union were present, reports from
Roanoke Island stating that the huge
celebration was handled without mis
hap, that the President seemed to
enjoy his visit. Numbers of local
people were present for the event,
but many remained at home to avoid
the rush that necessarily marks a
crowd of that size.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey and oth
er notables were present, but they
were almost overshadowed by the
presence of the President. He was
the center, and wherever he moved
through the throng there was a tu
mult. The islanders and those who
were islanders for the day called out
to the Presidetn as if he was one of
them.
The President was accompanied
by several representatives and sen
ators, including Lindsay Warren and
Robert R. Reynolds, reports stating
that Mr. Josiah W. Bailey, North
Carolina’s senior senator, did not or
could not acccept the invitation to
attend the celebration.
Hutson Discusses
New Farm Plan at
Meet of Farmers
The ideal farm program under the
AAA would be one confined to edu
cational work and soil conservation
but in actual experience such a pro
gram is inadequate.
This is the opinion of J. B. Hut
son, assistant administrator of the
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
tration, who spoke twice last week
before delegates attending the 34th
annual Farm and Home week exer
cises at State College.
Mr. Hutson said it was almost a
necessity to place some restrictions
on the production of price-depress
ing surpluses of cash crops. Even
with acreage control, there are often
times good growing seasons, when
production will go higher than was
anticipated. Mr. Hutson declared
that the present tobacco crop indi
cated a production of 750,000,000
pounds, and if the amount did not
go materially beyond this figure,
prices should be as good or better
than last year. The cotton situation
does not look so good, he said. In
dications are that a 14.000,000 bale
crop will be produced in the South,
with consumption at 13,000,000 bales
for this year.
Looking forward to 1938, Mr. Hut
son said a simplified and more equi
table farm program is being con
structed by the AAA. The idea is
not to make farm commodities
scarce but to keep cash crop produc
tion in line with market needs. A
special effort will be made to help
growers of truck crops, and the
whole program will be developed
so as to fit to every kind of farm
in this and other states. It is likely
that the old “base acreage” plan
will be discarded, but that each
farmer will be given his share of the
soil-depleting crops that he can
grow without penalty and will be
paid on that allotment. The allot
ments will be made by counties and
divided within the counties by com
mittees of farmers.
Membership Open
To Washington and
Martin Citizens
Golf Course, Tennis Courts,
Swimming Pool Are
Features
By W. W. HENDERSON
On the banks of the Roanoke Riv
er just west of the city of Plymouth
and near the new pulp plant of the
Kieckhefer Container Company, a
new community center is rapidly
taking shape. Originally started by
the Company, as housing plan to
take care of its employees the pro
ject now contemplates the sale of
lots and houses to employees on the
monthly payment plan. At present
thirty-two modern homes are under
construction and more will be built
as required. These houses are all
equipped with automatic furnaces
and most of them will be cooled in
the summer through the medium of
ihe latest type forced air circulating
systems. All houses are equipped for
electric ranges and hot water heat
ers.
The development is on a ridge
considerably higher than the sur
rounding country and will be so laid
out as to take advantage of the nat
urally rolling characteristics of the
land. The better type houses will
skirt the south side of the property
and fa^e a beautiful nine hole golf
course now under construction.
Streets, some following graceful
curves, others straight lines, are now
being constructed and sewerage,
water mains, electric power and tel
ephone lines are already in place
ready for service.
The plan includes grading ana
shaping up all lots and this Fall
trees and shrubery will be planted
for beautification.
A part of the Kieckhefer Contain
er Company’s employee relation
plan is the fostering of athletics of
all kinds. With this in mind a base
ball field and bleachers will soon be
under construction. The nine hole
golf course was designed and is be
ing built by W. S. Flynn, of Phila
delphia, who is one of the finest
golf course architects in the coun
try. The Country Club House — a
beautiful rambling building, which
will nestle in a grove of trees on the
highest point of the course — was
designed by Frank Kirkpatrick, Ar
chitect, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Construction will begin within the
next few weeks and the Club House
should be ready for use about Oc
tober 1st, when the course will be
opened for play.
The Plymouth Country Club will
be organized beginning September
1st, and will be incorporated as a
non-profit organization, in order to
make membership dues as low as
possible. When the golf course, club
house, tennis courts, etc., are all
completed, the Kieckhefer Container
Company will lease to the Plymouth
Country Culb the entire recreation
al project on a nominal annual rent
al basis, in order that it can operate
independently as a community pro
ject at low cost.
A first class golf professional and
teacher, Mr. J. E. Maples, formerly
of Pinehurst and other famous goli
courses, will have charge of the
course and his reputation is such
that the Plymouth Course will al
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"Meeting God Face
To Face” Is Subject
Of Minister Sunday
Rev. Mr. Burrus, of New
Bern. Speaker at Union
Service Sunday
“Not what will you do when you
wish to invest your earnings, lose
your job. friends betray you, house
burns to ground, or a casket is
placed in your house or the physic
ian shakes his head negatively, but
what will you do when you meet
God face to face?”
This was the question that was
asked about 125 people at the union
services in the Baptist church last
Sunday night, when Rev. Mr. Bur
rus, of New Bern, spoke on “What
Shall We Do When We Meet God
Face To Face?”
“This question has been asked
through the ages. Adam tried to
hide in an endeavor to escape God
while Job cited the good works he
did, but none of these are the proper
answers as brought out by the les
son which teachers that the person
invited to the wedding supper should
be properly clothed.
“We often ask questions about
what we are to do when we come
face to face with financial obliga
tions, even to talking it over with
the family, and we show concern
when inroads are made on the health
cf either member of the family, but
do we properly consider the value
of knowing the answer when we
face God?
“This question concerning the soul
is not to be postponed as it is eter
nal. It is more important that the
financial standing or the concern a
bout the health of the family, so why
do not families as well as individuals
be concerned more with it?
“Take this question home with
you. Get your pencil and in quie
tude write your answer and then
imagine yourself face to face with
God. Will your answer be proper?
Will it be an excuse or will it be a
good and correct answer?
“The only proper answer is to give
your heart to God now and embrace
Christ as your Saviour and begin to
bring in your neighbors,” said the
minister.
Mr. Burrus spoke to the largest
Sunday night union service crowd
as yet. Present were 16 Methodists,
19 Baptists, 44 Christians, 6 Episco
palians and 27 visitors. Every
church in town was represented in
the choir that sang the old-time
hymns.
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Funeral For Mrs.
Gertrude Norman
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at Scuppernong Chris
tian church for Mrs. Gertrude Nor
man, 63, who died Wednesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Her
bert Clifton, near Creswell. Rev.
Dave Arnold, of Washington, and
Rev. Roy Respass, of Creswell, of
ficiated.
Music was provided by the choir
of the church. Pall-bearers were
Herbert Clifton, Robert Clifton, H.
R. Stillman, Wilbert and Gordon
Sexton, Paul Davenport. She is sur
vived by three daughters: Mrs. Hu
bert Clifton, Mrs. Robert Clifton,
Mrs. Herbert Ambrose, and one son,
Russell Norman; three sisters, Mrs.
Tom Sexton, Mrs. Ed Sexton, of
Roper, Mrs. Ellen Stillman, of Cres
well.
Mrs. Norman was the wife of the
late Bill Norman and had lived all
her life in Washington County.
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To Push Vi ork On
Secondary Roads
Raleigh.—Plans are going forward
swiftly for the immediate expendi
ture of $2,000,000 on the state’s farm
to-market and school bus roads.
The money, appropriate recently
by Governor Hoey from the high
way fund surplus, all will be spent
within the next four months to re
pair secondary roads before winter.
The governor said the allotment
would be divided among the high
way districts on the basis of needs.
Improvements to be made, he
added, will be determined by Frank
L. Dunlap, chairman of the High
way and Public Works Commission,
and W. Vance Baise, chief engineer,
with the approval of the commis
sion.
It will not be necessary to add to
the personnel of the highway de
partment, the governor stated, since
several road projects which have
been underway for the last several
months, will be completed within
the next few weeks.
Program of Expansion
For Beacon Is Outlined
3 Slightly Hurt in
Automobile \\ reck
Russell Chesson received cuts a
bout the head and a lady companion
sustained minor injuries and Otis
Gilliam was slightly hurt when an
automobile driven by Chesson was
in collision with another operated by
Louis Latham Owens Sunday night.
The accident took place a few
yards beyond Conaby Creek bridge.
The cars were completely demolish
ed. None was seriously hurt.
Body of Capt. Will
Nixon Found Along
Shore of Albemarle
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Fell From Barge “Nichols”
Last Week En Route
To Norfolk
Found along the shore line of the
Albemarle Sound Tuesday at noon
was the body of Captain Will Nixon,
who fell from the barge Nichols into
the water last week while en route
to Norfolk from this section. A
search at the time of the tragedy
failed to disclose the body.
Lloyd Dunbar was walking along
the shore when he found the body,
which had been washed ashore by
the tide. L. S. Nixon, of Hertford,
a brother of the victim, paid a $25
reward to Dunbar for finding the
body. The body was black and
mangled by marine creatures.
Loroner Jack Peal was advised of
the find and rushed an investigation.
The family and relatives of the vic
tim testified that they were satis
fied that there was no foul play and
that the drowning of Captain Nixon
was accidental.
Included in the coroner’s jury was
Irving Dunbar, Duel Clifton, Archie
Barber, Lloyd Barber, W. B. Bar
ber, W. G. Barber and Lloyd Dun
bar. Coroner Peal reported that the
jury found the cause of death was
accidental.
New Post Office
Here Is Planned
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Plymouth has been included in the
House appropriations committee's
list for new post offices to be con
structed within the near future, ac
cording to information reaching here
this week from Washington City.
The plans call for the construction
of a $75,000 building here, and a
$70,000 post office in Farmville, the
only other town in the First Con
gressional district to be included in
the list announced this week by the
House Appropriations Committee.
Almost a dozen towns were includ
ed in the list, the reports reaching
here stating that the Treasury De
partment and the Post Office Depart
ment would designate which offices
were to be built.
Bowen Manager
ABC Store Here
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Sewell Bowen has been promoted
to the position of manager of the
ABC store in Plymouth, succeeding
Roscoe Gaylord, who has been em
ployed as a member of the office
force with the task of preparing
specifications for the Plymouth Box
& Panel Company.
Mr. Bowen will be assisted by
Raymond Smith, who is now work
ing with the Norman Furniture Co.
Mr. Gaylord will continue to keep
the books of the ABC store in spare
time.
Gives Dates for Cutting
Lespedeza ior Hay Crop
Lespedeza should be cut for hay
when the plants attain a height of
15 inches, or when it is in full bloom
—whichever occurs first. The usu
al dates for cutting is from August
1 to September 1 for the Korean and
from August 15 to October 1 for the
other varieties. When July and Au
gust are dry and September wet,
the main growth of Common, Ten
nessee 76 and Kobe will take place
in September and the cutting of hay
should be delayed. If cut early, les
pedeza will make enough second
growth to reseed the land, but it is
seldom possible to remove a hay
crop and a seed crop in the same
year.
Plan Semi-Weekly;
Begin Installation of
Machinery Saturday
Operations To Begin Just
As Soon as Equipment
Can Be Secured
Recognizing the greater need for
increased newspaper and printing
facilities in this section, and anxious
to keep step with the rapid advance
ment marking the progress in this
community and county, the Roanoke
Beacon publisher are fast complet
ing plans for placing in operation a
modern plant on Washington Street
here in the very near future, the
management explaining that the
opening date is dependent entirely
upon machinery deliveries.
Not certain of its final plans just
at this time, the management an
nounced today that it was the defi
nite aim of the Beacon to give to this
fast-developing section a newspaper
and the printing facilities it deserves
and to keep pace with the advance
ment that is certain to follow here
and in the Southern Albemarle area
in the future. To the undertaking
and in shouldering its fair share in
promoting the advancement of Plym
outh and this entire section and the
welfare of the people therein, the
Beacon management pledges its re
sources, though admittedly not large,
and its every human effort with the
expressed hope of adequately serv
ing this section. “If we fail in this
duty, the good will of the people of
Plymouth and all the Southern
Albemarle area and their support
are nor to De expected, and we wui
then withdraw and yield the field to
someone who can perform that
duty,” one of the Beacon represen
tatives said today, adding that ev
ery effort will be made to merit the
continued support and good will of
all the people, irrespective of class,
color or creed.
The Beacon management pointed
out that it had experienced many
hardships and disappointments dur
ing the past few years that were
marked by depression, but that it
was well pleased with the loyal sup
port accorded it by its patrons dur
ing that time, and believed that now
it was time to move ahead with the
trena of events.
Present plans call for the installa
tion of a typesetting machine the
latter part of this week, press man
ufacturers stating through their
special represenative yesterday that
delivery on one of their machines
could not be guaranteed within three
months. However, other arrange
ments are bemg made with other
manufacturers, and it may be pos
sible to equip the new plan within
three or four weeks. Special efforts
are being made to get the plant in
operation just as soon as possible.
Walter H. Paramore, associated
with the Beacon as its managing ed
itor and general manager here for
the past several years, resigned last
Saturday to go into business for
himself. His resignation becomes ef
fective as this issue of the Beacon
reaches its distribution channels. He
will be succeeded, beginning Satur
day, by Elisha Penniman, promising
young man who has had experience
in the daily newspaper field in this
State and in Massachusetts, and who,
the management sincerely believes,
will make friends readily and win
the respect and esteem of everyone.
The expansion program will also
add to the Beacon personnel two
employees skilled in the handling of
the types, machines, and presses.
Just as soon as the mechanical unit
is placed in operation, the publishers
plan the issuance of two papers each
week, possibly on Mondays and
Thursdays. Further details in this
connection will be made public just
as soon as they develop.
County Council in
Meeting Saturday
The County Council of the home
demonstration clubs met last Satur
day at Miss Misenheimer's office and
discussed plans for the fall federa
tion, which will be held in the Roper
High School auditorium September
30 th.
There will be exhibits of clothing,
house furnishings, handicraft, food,
conservation projects and an inter
esting program by local women and
an address by a good speaker.
It is hoped that the proposed coun
ty chorus will be fully organized by
then and will give several vocal
numbers.