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Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns a latchkey to 1200 Washington County homes. The Roanoke Beacon ♦ * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 39 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, October 1, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1889 Legion To Install New Officers Here; And Sponsor Fair P. B. Bateman To Be Com mander; W. V. Hays First Vice Commander P. B. Bateman will be installed as commander of the James E. Jethro post, American Legion here on Oc tober 8. Other officers to be installed are: W. V. Hays, first vice commander; R. G. Campbell, second vice com mander; Linwood Hassell, third vice commander; J. R. Carr, adjutant; P. W. Brown, finance and athletic officer; Robert Swain, guardianship officer and Lloyd Horton, sergeant at arms. Nathan Spruill will be the his torian; Zeno Lyon, the child welfare officer; Goldie Simpson will have charge of grave registration; D. A. nuriey win De cnapiain; ur. uiaua ius McGowan will be service offi cer; J. B. McNair will be publicity officer; and Carol Fagan, chairman of the Sons of Legionnaires. The Rev. Worth Wicker of Green ville is to be the installing officer. Plans are now being made for fair to be held at the ball park during the week of November 1 under Le gion sponsorship. On the fair com mittee are Dr. McGowan, P. W. Brown, and W. V. Hays. A charter of incorporation to run for 60 years has been obtained for the fair as it is hoped that it may become an annual event. The Cetlin & Wilson shows will be present with many carnival attractions, according to Dr. McGowan. Former Lieutenant Governor San dy Graham of Hillsboro, will appear as principal speaker here on the Armistice Day program which the Legion is sponsoring. The local bus iness men will be asked to close their stores in observance of the hol iday. -» 14 Men Arrested Here On Drunkenness Counts -<8> Fourteen men, about half of them colored, and half white, were ar rested in Plymouth last week-end on charges of drunkenness. Russell Patrick, white, of Pea Ridge, and Nathan Hassell, white, of Roper, were arrested Sunday eve ning on charges of participating in an affray and brought before magis trate’s court, where they were con victed and ordered to pay fines and costs. A third man, reported to have been involved in the disturbance in the Pickwick Beer. Parlor with them could not be located by the police. Hassell received a head wound when struck by one of the other men. AAA Takes Steps To Assure Farmers 3 l-4c for Peanuts Peanut prices will be maintained this year at about the levels which prevailed a year ago, it was an nounced this week by the AAA. Peanuts grown in North Carolina will be purchased by the govern ment at a price of $65 a ton, or 3 1-4 cents a pound, which is 1-4 of a cent less than the average price last year. Announcement of the decision to purchase at 3 1-4 cents a pound fol lowed close on the heels of a break in the market so that Georgia pea nuts were forced down to $55 a ton or 2 2-3 cents a pound. A schedule of prices to be paid was announced as follows: “Vir ginia, U. S. No. 3 or better, Class A, $65 per ton; Class B, $61 ton, Class C, $57 per ton. “Southeastern Spanish No. 1, $65 per ton. No. 2, $61 per ton. Runners, No. 1, $57 per ton; No. 2, $52. “Southwestern Spanish No. 1, $62 per ton, No. 2, $58 per ton.” First Lucky Tickets Pay $40 Wednesday I NEXT HOG SALE I V_> The next farmers’ coopera tive hog sale in Plymouth will be held on Tuesday, October 5, County Agent W. V. Hays, an nounced this week. Farmers who intend to mar ket hogs at this sale should If possible notify the County Agent’s office on Saturday in order that adequate facilities for shipping them can be ar ranged, he said. Hogs at the last two or three sales held here have brought very good prices so that this system of marketing is increas ing in popularity among farmers of the county. Robert Campbell Is New President Of College Society Heads Gulley Law Group at Wake Forest; Vice Pres ident Student Body Election of Robert B. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell of Plymouth, to the presidency of the N. Y. Gulley Law Society at Wake Forest College was reported here this week. Mr. Campbell, now in his second year at law school, is vice president of the student body, consisiting of 1050 students and is also treasurer of_ the North Carolina Federation of Students. Last year he was president of the Euzelian Society, and at the opening of the school year this fall was ask ed to address the freshman mem bers of this society. Chief Brown Is Taken 111 With Appendicitis Acute Case Made Quick Operation Vital To Save Him —<$>— Only Worry When Taken To Hospital Was That He Will Miss World Series -® Chief of Police P. W. Brown was stricken suddenly on Tuesday with acute appendicitis, rushed to the hospital at Rocky Mount, and oper ated on at midnight. Doctors said that had the opera tion been delayed but a few hours more the appendix probably would have burst as it was black and swol len when removed. Chief Brown was seen about on the streets as usual Tuesday morn ing but at about 10 o’clock he spoke to City Clerk M. W. Spruill about feeling ill and visited Dr. T. L. Brav who diagnosed the trouble as appen dicitis. However, the Chief had been troubled by his appendix before some time ago and had recovered all right, so that it was not supposed that his condition was critical. By 8 o’clock in the evening, he began to suffer considerable pain and at about 10 o’clock, the doctor took him to the hospital, where the operation was performed as soon as possible. Mrs. Brown accompanied him. The chief did not seem to be especially worried about his condition, but he was very much disturbed about not being able to attend the world series as he had intended to. “Never mind, I’ll get you a radio so you can hear it in Bed,” the doc tor told him. He is reported doing well and it is expected that he will be able to return to Plymouth soon. IT ISN’T NEWS BUT— Bread on the Waters Mackeys— Henry Everett, 22, es caped without a scratch when the bakery truck he was driving plung ed from the road by the bridge here into the marsh. Bread and cake worth $125 was cast upon the wa ters, as the truck over turned and settled in the soft ooze. This is said to be the second time within a few weeks that Everett escaped injury in automobile acci dents that might well have been fa tal. -® Something New Again Greenville, Ala. — Nine bales of cotton burning in a storage ware house here were endangering 100 other bales. Water proved ineffect ive in fighting the flames, so Claude Baisden, waterworks manager, call ed for kerosene. With this he quickly extinguished the fire, and explained that water cannot penetrate to smouldering fire inside a cotton bale, whereas kero sene quickly soaks in, but cannot ignite if its fumes are not given a chance to mix with oxygen. -$ Stolen Husband Laurinburg — A policeman here was called in the night by a woman who was weeping bitterly when he arrived. She said her automobile had been stolen, and the officer tried to comfort her by remarking that she might have lost much more than that. “I have,” she replied. “My hus (Continued on page four) Five Cash Awards To Be Given Away By Merchants Here Every SI Purchase Entitles Shopper To Ticket; Any Ticket May W in S200 Someone will win a $20 cash prize here next Wednesday after noon at 3 o'clock. And four other lucky shoppers will win $5 prizes as the Plymouth merchants get underway with the first drawings of their 1937 trade campaign. Who will the lucky ones be? Everyone has an equal opportun ity to win, regardless of where they live, or how young or old they are. Boys and girls may win some of the prizes and others will go to the “old folks.” Some will be won by Plymouth residents, and some by farmers from Roper, Creswell, or maybe Columbia. One thing is very important. To win, it is necessary to be present at the drawing, so that when the num ber you hold is called you can claim it. If you are not present to do so, another number will be called and someone else will win the money. Mr. Winslow, chairman of the committe of the Merchants’ Associa tion which is handling the $800 cash prize trade campaign this week urg ed all shoppers to be sure and ask for the number slips to which they are entitled. “Anyone who buys a dollar’s worth of merchandise should re ceive a ticket at the store where he buys it,” he said, “but sometimes merchants and their clerks are so busy they just don’t think to give out the tickets. “In such cases they will appreci ate it if their customers ask for them. “Be sure and bring your tickets to the first drawing Wednesday after noon and if you don’t win a prize then, keep them for the final draw ing as you will have a chance to win the $200 grand prize or one of the seven other final prizes. “Drawings will be held regular ly every Wednesday at the same time and there are enough prizes to be given so that some 60 persons can win between now and the end of the year.” Mr. Winslow also pointed out that those who go into a store and spend 50 cents with one clerk and 50 cents with another are entitled to a num ber ticket and may receive one by requesting it of the second clerk. Money paid on old accounts also entitles a customer to receive tick ets just as when new merchandise is purchased, he said. Tyrrell County To Have Another New Sheriff -$ Appointed to succeed E. L. Mos ley as sheriff of Tyrrell County, Robert L. Swain will take over his new duties on October 11. Mr. Mosley, who had been ap pointed by the board of county com missioners to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff J. E. Reynolds, who died recently, resigned last week. His resignation becomes effective on October 11. - Christian Church Will Have Special Activities Adult members of the Christian Church congregation in Plymouth held a meeting Thursday night to discuss plans for “Church Week.” On Wednesday evening, young peo ple of the church held a similar meeting. On Sunday each family belonging to the church is asked by the Mis sionary Society to observe “Family Alter,” each family in its own home at the noon hour. Prayer services will begin again October 6 and the public is invited' by the pastor to attend these ser vices. Half-Built Road Causes Protests By Cherry People Should Be Finished, They Say, As It Is Now “All But Impassable” WPA workers spent close to a year working on the new -oad from Roper to the Newland road, yet it is still all but impassable, accord ing to those who have tried to use it recently. The road runs for about six miles through the dismal swamp and was intended to cut about 15 miles off the distance from Cherry and Cres well to Plymouth. At present it is full of ruts and in such condition that hardly anyone now attempts to use it, according to J. O. Highsmith of Roper. It is said the road needs only to be graded and smoothed off to be fairly good, as the foundation is completed and the necessary drain age has been provided. -- Automobile Fire Believed Due To Break in Exhaust Attorney Bailey Could Have Had New Automobile On Insurance Attorney Carl Bailey is perhaps Plymouth’s best risk for any auto mobile insurance underwriter. He carries complete coverage so that no matter what happens to his automobile he is fully protected, 'and in all the years he has been driving he has had only one accident. That occurred a few days ago Just after he left Williamston coming home to Plymouth. Suddenly he smelled something burning and real ized his car was on fire. He stopped and began to fight the flames which were coming from the back seat cushion. A passing motorist saw the smoke pouring out of the car windows and came to his assistance. While Law yer Bailey continued trying to smother the flames, the other driv er ran for a bucket of water from a nearby house. One bucket was not enough, and the seat continued to burn. A truck driver, seeing the trouble stopped and emptied the contents of a fire extinguisher into the back of tha car. That ended it. The fire was due to a break in the exhaust pipe which heated the un der side of the car so hot that the cushion a few inches above was ignited, it is believed. “I suppose I could have let the car burn up,” Mr. Bailey remarked shortly after, “I could have come very near getting a new machine out of it if I had.” As it is the damage amounted to nearly $100, it is estimated. Two Men Convicted On Assault Charge By Judge Darden Circus Manager Appears in Court Badly Battered To Testify Convicted in Recorder’s Court of assault with a deadly weapon upon Mr. Beers, manager of the Beers Barns Circus Monday night, Jack Brown and Johnny Jones were sen tenced to four months on the roads. The sentences were suspended upon condition of payment of $50 fines, costs of court, and $5 each to cover the doctor’s bill for Mr. Beers. Both men were placed on good be havior for two years. The incident occurred in the presence of a large crowd in the main tent. According to the court testimony, the two men were drinking in the midst of the performance and in terfering with the show. When Mr. Beers asked them to leave, they struck him with the bottle and with their fists, so that he received a black eye and a badly cut and bruis ed cheek. Jack Brown is a Plymouth man, the son of J. S. Brown, and Johnny Jones is from Alabama, and now employed at the pulp mill. -$ Charge of Abandonment Is Nol Prossed on Settlement Charges of non support and aban donment brought by Elsie Ruth Hardison Jolitz against Hermon Jol itz of Winston-Salem were nol-pross ed in Recorder’s Court here this week. The nol pross followed a settle ment under which Jolitz is to pay $300 and enter into a deed of sep aration for a period of two years, after which one party or the other will sue for divorce. Fifty Citizens From Washington County Are Invited To Southern Albemarle Meet in Hyde County Safety Patrol Composed of Boy Scout Troop Members To Help in Traffic Control Plan To Aid Police Check Accidents at Bad Intersections J'tate Trooper, High Principal And Leaders Working Out Details Plymouth Boy Scouts are now or ganizing a “safety-patrol” to coop erate with the police and school au thorities in protecting boys and girls from accidents on the way to and from the schools. State Patrolman Tom Brown, Principal Robert B. Trotman of the High School, and Scout officials are working together on plans for the patrol, which it is hoped may start within a week or two. Principal Trotman has offered to buy “Sam Browne” belts of white cloth and official badges for the Scouts to wear when they begin pa trol duty. The plan is for them to do traffic duty at the dangerous intersections during the period when children are on their way to school in the morn ing, when they are out for lunch, and again when they leave school in the afternoon. I “In many communities safety pa trols of this sort have proved very valuable,” Mr. Trotman said in dis cussing the project. “If the other boys and girls wili take the right attitude and if motor ists and the general public will co operate and not feel that these boys are being officious, this patrol should work out very well, and may perhaps be the means of preventing some serious or fatal accidents. The Scouts practiced marksman ship at their regular meeting last Friday evening in the new annex of the Christian Church. Patrolman Brown let them use an air revolver of his and instructed them in the proper method of aim ing and firing. This practice should aid them in passing their tests for Scout merit badges, according to Dr. Alban Pa pineau, assistant scoutmaster. The Wolf Patrol was awarded a patrol banner because of the fact that its members have had the best attendance since the Scouts were or ganized here in the Spring. Dr. Lewis Reports Improvements in All Restaurants Announces Health Ratings of Plymouth’s Four Eating Places This Week “All food handling establishments are graded according to ratings made by sanitary officers who in spect such establishments at regular intervals,” according to Dr. S. V. Lewis, health officer. “One hundred points is the high est rating it is possible to make, each sanitary item is checked and a grade awarded according to the number of points or requirements the estab lishment has complied with. “No food handling establishment that comes under the state hotel and cafe law is allowed to remain open and operate as such unless they make a sanitary score of 70 or ov«r. “Grade A lias a sanitary rating of 90 to 100; grade B of 80 to 90; grade C of 70 to 80. “The following is a list of food handling establishments in Wash ington County: Eureka Cafe, Plym outh, 85.5; Willifords Inn, 81.5; Aus bons Cafe, 79; Hole in the Wall, 74.5. “Ratings for Tyrrell County: Fish er’s Inn, Columbia, 82; Laughing house Tea Room, 81; Columbia Ho tel, 79; River View Cafe, 77. “Ratings for Hyde County are: Sea Food Cafe, Swan Quarter, 81.5; Englehard Cafe, 82.5; O’Neils Cafe, New Holland, 80; The Mattamuskeet Cabins, 75.5. “I note with great interest the im provement in the three counties since the previous rating, at that time there were only three places that were grade B, the recent rat ing shows that four additional places have raised their grades to B. Grades for Dare County will be an nounced soon.” IV. FINDS SEED PEARL I t Bill Dixon, salesman for the Norman Furniture Company in Plymouth, is exhibiting a pearl this week which he found last Sunday in an oyster he was eat ing. He was at Belhaven with Mrs. Dixon, their son, Patsy Grey Dixon, and Samuel Respass at the time. The pearl is not large and, as it had not developed to a per fectly round shape, is thought to have only been growing a short time before he found it. Several years ago he discov ered a much larger pearl in an oyster here in Plymouth, he said. Pick Cotton Earlv For Best Quality, County Agent Save ——$ Bolls Quickly Become Gray and Dirty From Exposure To Sun and Rain « -« The best ginning equipment in the state cannot produce high grade lint from dirty, damp cotton . To get best prices, growers should pick as soon as the bolls are well opened, according to W. V. Hays, the county agent. When a boll first opens, the cot ton has a bright, creamy white col or that brings the top price, he said. Exposure to sun and rain will turn this to a dull gray with a loss of grade. Early picked cotton is not only lustrous, but cleaner as well. When cotton is picked damp it should be given time to dry out be fore it is taken to the gin, he said. While drying, it should be stirred frequently. Lindsay Warren To Be Main Speaker at Event October 7th •— Southern Albemarle Associa tion Expects Governor, State Officials More than 50 prominent Washing ton County citizens have been in vited to attend the assembly of the Southern Albemarle Association, which will be held at Englehard next Thursday. Congressman Lindsay C. Warren is to be one of the guest speakers and it is expected that Governor Clyde R. Hoey, both of North Caro lina’s senators, most of the congress men, and many state, county, and city officials will also be present. The Southern Albemarle Associa tion was formed to represent Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington Counties in working for better bridges, and development of the roads, toll free ferries, improved natural resources of the area. The Assembly next Thursday will be entertained by Hyde County and an interesting program has been ar ranged including a regular morning session, luncheon, and afternoon business meeting. The list of those invited to attend as representatives of Washington County includes: Z. V. Norman, Carl L. Bailey, W. L. Whitley, W. M. Darden. Sidney A. Ward, Jr., H. A. i Williford, H. E. Beam, E. S. Blount, T. C. Burgess, E. H. Liverman, W. R. Hampton, F. L. Brinkley, J. K. Reid, G. W. Hardison, A. L. Owens, P. W. Brown, B. G. Campbell, J. L. Rae, H. J. Furbee, W. E. Allen, W. H. Paramore, Elisha Penniman, W. M. Corey. W. W. Henderson, S. J. Ferguson, Harry Stell, and Mrs. Virginia Frohock, all of Plymoutn. The list of Roper citizens invited to attend, includes: J. C. Swain, C. L. Everett, Walter W. White, W. A. Swain, A. R. Phelps, W. T. Foreman, R. C. Peacock, and J. C. Tarkenton. From Mackeys, two are invited: J. E. Davenport and W. B. Daven port. Also invited from Roper are: (Continued on page four) Roper Mayor Resigns Effective October 15 I BABY RACCOON \ I A baby raccoon caught in the Skinner’s Dismal section below Roper recently, will be exhibit ed at the State Fair. It was found near the rail road tracks by Monroe Chesson of Roper, who took it home and fed it milk from a bottle and la ter sold it. Game Warden Tom Terry of Plymouth heard of the transac tion and Chesson was prosecut ed for taking the animal in vio lation of the state game laws. State officials then instructed Mr. Terry to take the little rac coon to the state farm where it will be held until placed on ex hibition at the fair. i Plymouth To Have One More Teaeher Carl Bailey Says Board Now Attempting To Secure One Qualified for Fourth Grade Work Plymouth will have a new school teacher as soon as the school board can locate one suitable to take over fourth grade class work, Attorney Carl Bailey announced this week. The state has authorized the board to engage an additional teacher to relieve the heavy overload on the present faculty. Miss Selma Braxton, who now has he fourth grade will be transferred to her own field, which is primary work, according to Principal Robert B Trotman. The school board had hoped, Mr. Bailey said, to obtain two teachers, but only one was allowed, and Rop 2r had been hoping for at least one, but it is understood received none at all. Phelps Gives Up Cily Clerk’s Job At Same Time Found Duties as Mayor Inter fered With Business at “Little Monte Carlo” Roper will have both a new may or and a new city clerk within a few days when the resignation of Aubrey Phelps, who now holds both offices, becomes effective, Mr. Phelps submitted his resig nations at the last meeting of the town councilors more than two weeks ago and requested that his successors be appointed so that they could take over his duties at the time of the next meeting a month later. Up to the present time no one has been definitely decided upon for mayor, it is understood, but L. C. Peacock is expected to take over the duties of city clerk as soon as the required bonds can be arranged. Mayor Phelps is well known in the Roper neighborhood as one of the proprietors of “The Little Mon te Carlo,” a filling station, restau rant, and soda fountain on the east side of the town. He was elected mayor in May to serve a two year term, and appoint ed clerk by the town councilors to serve a two year term. “I find it is very embarrassing to have to sit as judge of the mayor's court, especially when it is neces sary for me to convict a man, who may be one of my customers,” he said in announcing his decision to resign. Also, I feel too young for the po sition of mayor, and there is no money in the clerk’s job— just a lot of responsibility and bother." The members of the town coun cil, who will have to pick a new mayor include: H. M. Williams, L. L. Mizelle) and J. E. Phelps.