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Advertisers will find Beacon 1200 Washington County homes, and News columns a latchkey to VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 41 The Roanoke Beacon 4 4 ¥ » and Washington County News ******* Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, October ft, 1937 A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. ESTABLISHED 1880 Plymouth Woman Wins First Prize at Drawing Mrs. Baleinaii Held Third Number: One And Two Unclaimed $5 Prizes Won by Three Lo cal Residents and Man From Albemarle Beach -® First prize of $20 in silver “cart wheels" was awarded to Mrs. Frank Bateman at the first drawing of lucky numbers in the Plymouth Merchants fall trade campaign this week. The drawing attracted a crowd es timated at from 500 to 1.000. Eight year-old Thomas West, jr., drew the winning tickets from the revolving basket, with Leland Thompson, T. C. Burgess, and E. H. Liverman super vising. The first two numbers drawn were not claimed, although the holders were given 5 minutes each to claim them. When the third number was announced, Mrs. Frank Bateman, confused, excited, and blushing, came forward to receive her money. Counting out the 20 silver dollars, Tom Burgess appeared nearly as ex cited as the lucky winner. But later Mrs. Bateman admitted that the ticket was not hers but that of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Bate man, who runs a boarding house here. “I never saw $20 so hard to give away before,” remarked Mr. Burgess as the crowd waited in vain for some one to claim the first and second tick ets called. Winners of the four $5 prizes, also in the form of silver dollars, were: Miss Annie Elizabeth Alexander, of Plymouth, with a ticket from Tom Terry’s market; H. L. Horton, of Plymouth, with one from the Stand ard Service Station; and James Sty ons, of Albemarle Beach, with one from the City Market and Grocery. IT ISN’T NEWS BUT $2,000,000 Heart Ache Hollywood - Judith Allen, film star, and wife of the crooning Irish boxer, Jack Doyle, is suing Mrs. Del phine Dodge Cromwell Baker Godde to the tune of $2,000,000 for aliena tion of her husband’s love. Miss Allen obtained an interlocu tory divorce decree from her husband last April to become effective in 12 months, and Mrs. Godde, heiress to the Dodge automobile fortune is planning a divorce from her present husband, in order to marry Miss Al len’s husband, the gossips say. Miss Allen says her rival “persuad ed, enticed, and abducted’’ Doyle by offering him “several hundred thous and dollars for the purpose of creat ing a life of luxury for him.” -<8> An American Toreador Henderson - Proving that it isn’t only a Spaniard who can throw the bull, Mayor Dortch, 41 year-old Ne gro of Warren County, vanquished one single handed after it attacked him here. The animal attacked without warning, throwing him to the ground. Thereupon the negro seized the ring fastened to the animal’s neck, and twisted it, forcing the bull to the ground. tie men aiuve ms nine uuuubu the bull’s eye. Infuriated with pain, the bull roared and plunged, but an other swift blow blinded him in the other eye. Dortch ran for an axe and crushed the skull of the bull as it raced about, blind and bellowing with rage and agony. -3> Tampa Temperance Tampa, Fla. — The defendant ad dressed Judge Tom O. Watkins: “It was my mother’s birthday, and I take a drink only on her birth day—one drink for every year.” “How old is your mother?” the Judge asked. “Seventy-nine, Your Honor.” And the Judge gave him 30 days as he rapped his gavel for order in the court. -v — — Teeth Or No Teeth Fisherville, Va.— Even without his teeth, Jasper Davis is still “champion spitter” of the South Riv er Country. Fearful that the loss of his teeth would be too great a handicap for him, most of his friends placed their bets on Charlie Irvin at the Fisher ville fair here. But it takes’more than the loss of a few teeth to keep a good spit ter down, and Davis made a new record of 17 feet, seven and a half inches, beating Irvin by three feet, five inches and exceeding his own previous record by nearly five feet. I ANOTHER BARGE SINKS I VJ Over 200 creosote poles were lost in Albemarle Sound Sunday night, when a barge belonging to the Tidewater Construction Corporation, of Norfolk, shipped too much water and rolled from under the load of piling. The poles, which had just been towed from Norfolk and tied up in Edenton, were to be used on the new wharf of the North Car olina Pulp Companys plant just west of Plymouth. Officials of the Tidewater Cor poration say that some of the poles may be recovered. City Firemen Win Carnival Permit In Heated Debate Dr. McGowan, Speaking for Legion, Calls Them “Underhanded” -® The City Council voted this week to permit the Plymouth firemen to put on a carnival in the old Hampton lot on Water Street next week. The council took this action after Dr. Claudius McGowan, district com mander of the American Legion, ac cused tire firemen of being “under handed. ungentlemanly, and unfair.” “I ask that you do not grant them permission to have this show next week,” lie said, explaining that he feared it might cut into the profits which the Legion hopes to make with its fair at the ball park recently an nounced for the week of November 1. The firemen were represented by L. W. Gurkin, who for 15 years has been chief of the volunteer fire de partment. Mr. Gurkin assured the council that the firemen had not intended to cut. in on the Legion, but that they would have to put on a carnival at a time when one is available, and that this is the only time of the year when they can arrange for one. They will have three rides and a few shows, Mr. Gurkin stated, add ing that the carnival is now at Scot land Neck and has a fine reputation. The firemen will make a minimum of $300 on the show, he said, and this money is badly needed. “We are working for the town ev ery day and night of the year,” Mr. Gurkin declared. “No other organi iContinue on page four) Publicity Parly Is Due Here ()et. 21st, l.Jtli Day of Tour Will Como From Elizabeth City, Visit for I Hour, Eat Luncheon, Then Leave -* The party of 94 travel editors and feature writers which starts on a grand tour of North Carolina from Asheville Saturday will arrive in Plymouth on October 21, the 13th day of the tour. According to a communication re ceived by Carl Eailey of the local en tertainment committee from the Governor s hospitality committee in Raleigh the party will reach here at 11 a. m. and leave at 1 o’clock for Greenville. During the two-hour stop here the visitors will be guests of the city and the Lions Club at a game dinner of squirrel and deer. The party will spend the 12th day of their trip visiting Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Port Raleigh, and Eliza beth City. The itinerary for the 13th day in cludes: Breakfast in Elizabeth City and departure at 9 a. m. for Plym outh, arrival here at 11 a. m. and an hour for seeing “the city and vicinity” then luncheon and departure at 1 p. m. It is expected that Plymouth will send an automobile to Elizabeth City to meet the party. In the car will be at least four men, who will act as guides for the visitors, one man rid ing to Plymouth in each of the party buses and calling attention to points of interest along the way. The party will probably be met Dy a motorcycle escort at the city limits. According to C. W. Roberts, chair man of the state tour committee, the tour will cost close to $50,000, when transportation, meals, and salaries of I he guests paid by the papers and magazines they represent are taken into consideration. But, he says, "We believe this to be the greatest travel promotional event ever undertaken by any state. Never before have so many distin guished writers, editors, and travel counsellors visited any state at one time.” As to the probable benefit which will be derived by the state from the tour, he says: “Anyone’s guess is as good as an other, but, judging by the experience of the tour conducted in 1935 by the Carolina Motor Club, we can antici pate that more than 75 travel pub lications will carry stories about North Carolina as a result of this tour. "All of this builds up a public ac ceptance and a public demand to know more about our state. Because of this first-hand knowledge of our state, tourists will be urged to visit North Carolina. Beacon and The Sun Consolidate -« Will Appear Under Name of Beacon; First Issue Today Move Is Made for Purpose of Giving Town and County Better Newspaper -- Actuated by a single desire to bet ter serve the people of Plymouth and the vicinity it has been decided to combine the efforts of the two local publications, so the Roanoke Beacon has purchased all of the assets, in cluding the subscription list and good will of The Sun. This transaction was profitable to Walter H. Paramore, who published The Sun, and it is hoped that it will be a good investment for The Beacon. This clears the way for one of the best weekly papers in the State to be issued in Plymouth and this is the objective of those who work for The Beacon. There will be no more issues of The Sun. Beginning with this issue, The Roanoke Beacon is being printed in Plymouth. Included in the organi zation of The Beacon is Mr. Para more as an employee. Those who have done business in the past witli Mr. Paramore will find him anxious to serve you now. Here in Plymouth is one of the best equipped newspaper and job print ing plants in this section. This ma chinery was purchased at a large outlay and the sole reason for its installation here was to produce a Plymouth paper for Washington County and the Southern Albemarle section. Mr. Paramore's statement: “It was with reluctance that I decided to sell The Sun. It was my one delight . . . a paper of my own. But it was de cided that by combining the efforts of the two papers that this section (Continue on page four) I 310 HOGS ARE SOLD I -> Washington County farmers sold 57,555 pounds of pork on the hoof at the hog auction in Plymouth Tuesday. Twenty-eight farmers partici pated, bringing 310 hogs to the sale. The top price was $11.25 for hogs from 180 to 250 pounds and those from 160 to 180 brought $11.10. The next sale will be on Oc tober 19, according to County Agent W. V. Hays. Jack Williams Is Cleared at Trial On Liquor ( Charges Acquitted on One Charge; Six Others Nol Pressed; Two On Probation Jack Williams was acquitted of a charge of transporting liquor and six other liquor charges against him were nol prossed in Federal court at Wash ington this week. The case dated back to February, when Williams was arrested by local police and Revenue officers from Eliz abeth City. Patrolman George Coburn was called by the prosecution to testify against Williams, and Roy Manning. Tom Clagon, Elmer Jackson, and Lloyd Horton were called by the de fense to testify for him. The case was heard in Judge I. M. Meekins’ court Monday and Tues day, on the same day that two boys from Pea Ridge were up on charges of manufacturing liquor. The boys, Erie Norman and Joseph Patrick, entered pleas of guilty at the suggestion of the judge when he agreed to place them on probation if they would do so. S»onr<i Turns Down First Drawings for School at Creswel! ; Builfliii" To Bo Built Around Oid One; Then Tear Old One Down Preliminary plans for the new Creswell school were presented to the county school board and superin tendent this week by W. H. Deitrick, the architect. They called for a 16-room, one slory, brick building with a large au ditorium, in which high school classes would be separate from elementary grades. The plans were studied carefully by C. N. Davenport, jr„ and R. C. Pea cock of the school board in a three hour conference. It was decided that they did not allow enough class rooms and were not satisfactory in several other details. The architect was instructed to re draft them as fast as possible to in clude the proposed changes, then come before the board again. Following the meeting, he went di rectly to Creswell to take measure ments of the lot on which the pres ent building is located, as it had been suggested that the new building would be built around the old one. In this way it will be possible to continue to use the present school until the new one is ready for use, then the old building wil Ibe torn down, and the auditorium of the new building will be built in part from material in the old. This plan, it is believed, will elim inate expense which would have been involved in sending children to school in private homes in Creswell while the present building was being torn down as a preliminary to erec tion of the new one on the same site. The architect lias been instructed to draw his plans in such a way, therefore, that both buildings can stand on the lot at the same time, and also so that the building can be finished in sections, a little at a time, when funds are available. Plymouth To Get More Publicity by Air Mail Week Postmaster Hits Upon Novel Scheme; Mayor Issues an Official Proclamation -<8> Plymouth will be publicized next week over a nation-wide hook-up, not of radio stations, but of air-mail planes. For Postmaster George W. Hardi son has hit upon a novel way in which to advertise the community in connection with the observance in North Carolina of “air mail week,” from October 11 to 16. He has had the toilowmg words printed on 1,00 of the standard red, white, and blue air mail envelopes: ' After 5 days return to -, a resi dent of the 'Town of Opportunity,’ which is growing as fast as the air mail service, Plymouth, N. C.” Everyone who sends an air mail letter from here next week will be given one of these envelopes. The first one mailed will probably go to Los Angeles, Calif., where Mr. Hardison’s daughter lives. “It will take only a little more than a day for my letter to reach her,” he said. “Air mail service brings New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco within a few hours of Plymouth, for the additional 3 cents that an air mail stamp costs adds wings to one’s \ ords,” lie added. Mayor s Proclamation Mayor B. G. Campbell issued a proclamation calling the attention of the people of Plymouth to the air mail week observance and pointing out its special significance to people uf this city. His proclamation was as follows: “Whereas, the week of October 11 to 16 has been designated “Air Mail Week” and the value of air mail serv ice is now generally recognized throughout the United States, and for that matter the entire civilized world; "And whereas, it was hardly more than 50 miles from the city of Plym outh that man first conquered the air at Kitty Hawk 34 years ago; "Now, therefore, I wish to call to the attention of the people of Plym outh the observance of this ‘Air Mail Week’ to the end that everyone may be familiar with the remarkable econ omy and speed possible when com munications are carried on by means of air mail.” Mew Teacher for Graded School Mamed This Week The new teacher who was engaged by the school board this week fol lowing allotment of additional funds for Plymouth by the state is Miss Beulah Ketchie, of Mount Ulla, ac cording to Carl Bailey. Miss Ketchie will teach in the fourth grade, he said. New Pulp Mill To Begin Operating in Two Weeks Official of Concern Says Wounded Boy Suffers 5 Hours Agony While Friends Hunt for Auto CotJ.. No Way 1 o v:t iiiiii * o \.11 v For Hospital (laro Colo > . Sioy Known Only as ‘Brcinor Joe’ Sliol in Baek Near Janiesville A colored boy who gave his name as “Brother Joe" was shot in the back at dusk as he was sitting by the roadside in the Free Union section near Jamesville Saturday night, Brought to Plymouth for medical treatment by two colored men, he was questioned by State Trooper Tom Brown. The boy gave his age as 14 and said he had no name other than Brother Joe, but Martin County of ficials have identified him as Joe James. When asked if he had any idea who might have shot him, he replied that lie had not, and assured police he had meddled with no one's liquor or girl. Leonard Boston, also color ed, has been arrested by Martin County officials, however, on a charge of shooting him. The doctor said the bullet entered the boy’s body near the shoulder blade, tore through his back, and lodged somewhere below the bottom rib. As it was impossible to operate on him in Plymouth, the doctor said he must be taken to a hospital at Washington or Rocky Mount. That was at about 8 p. m. Five hours later the boy was still waiting for someone to arrange for his trans portation to the hospital. The men who brought him to Plymouth in an old Model T Ford, made three trips back to Dardens to attempt to find someone who would take him to the hospital. It was necessary to use a sedan or coach so that the boy could lie down on the back seat as the pain was un bearable when he tried to sit up. His condition was very serious when he arrived at the doctor's of fice and required immediate atten tion such as he could only be given at a hospital, it was said. Evidently Brother Joe, who told po lice he had no enemies, had few friends, either. I WPA TO FINISH ROAD I __j The road built to connect the old Newland road with Roper and shorten the distance from Cherry to Plymouth will be fin ished soon, WPA officials have assured the county commission ers, but just when that means is not known. The road is almost impassable now because of ruts, yet very lit tle work is needed to finish it and make it useful to citizens travel ing to and from the eastern end of the county, it is said. ‘Earthquake’ Here Occurs At Night Along Waterfront Deep Cracks, Foot Wi»le, Ap pear as Ground Gives Way; Heavy Loss Avoided -- Plymouth had a little "earthquake” this week, though probably few peo ple realized it. Tile damage done was estimated in the hundreds of dollars, and it was only pure luck that it did not run well into the thousands. The quake is believed to have oc cured Tuesday night following sev eral days of rain, and affected the land along the river edge behind Leg gett’s Jewelry Store. There is—or rather was—an old wooden bulkhead there, against which rubbish had been dumped to fill out the bank and form a sort of dock. This had been used by the con struction company working on high way 97 as a terminal for the trans fer of surface sand from barges to trucks. Thousands of tons of the sand had been piled on the fllled-in ground, and the steam shovel used in loading and unloading it was left standing between the sand and the river, close to the bulkhead. So high was the sand piled that T. C. Burgess, looking Dut of his store window, could see it (Continue on page four) Board Moves To Refund City Debt I TAX BILLS COMING I _J Work on the county tax books will probably be completed by Saturday, it was indicated at a meeting of the county commis sioners this week. The tax notices will then be put into the mail at once, notify ing property owners that it is time to pay taxes again. Board Approves Hard Surfacing Hoad To Wenona lYlition Signed l»v 275 Resi dents Presented at Meet Of County Board -- The Board of County Commission ers this week adopted a resolution fa voring improvement of the road run ning seven miles from highway 97 to Wenona. A delegation of Wenona residents attended the commissioners’ meeting to uige immediate action by the board in the hope that the state may :lo something before bad weather sets In. They presented a petition signed by 275 persons which asked that the road be given some form of “all weather” surface as it serves school busses of both Plymouth and Pan tego, traverses one of the most fer tile agricultural sections of the state, and is used by residents of Washing ton, Hyde, and Beaufort Counties. During bad weather the road is virtually impassable, the petition stated, and this is serious because it is the shortest, route from Swan Quarter, seat of Hyde County, to the county seat in Plymouth. City Officials Will Confer Willi State Financial Experts Auditor Outlines Oik* Plan To City Council for $315, 000 Refunding Issue The Plymouth City Council took the first step this week looking to ward refinancing of the town’s $317, 000 bonded indebtedness, about $41, 000 of which is now in default. James M. Williams, who made an audit of the town books in July, ap peared before the council at the re quest of Mayor B. G. Campbell and outlined a plan for the sale of $315, 000 in refunding bonds, on which the interest would range from 2 1-2 to 4 per cent. As the present bonds are all 6 per cent, he said he thought the saving in interest might be enough to per mit the town to meet principal pay ments in lull as they fall due in the future. This plan, he said, had been sug gested to him by George Adams, of the State Local Government Commis ; ion. Whether or not it could be put into operation would depend upon many factors such as the present tax rate, the property valuation, and the ratio of taxes levied to taxes collect ed. Mr. Williams suggested that the council arrange to have Mayor Camp bell, City Attorney Z. Vance Nor man, and City Clerk M. W. Spruill confer at Raleigh with Mr. Adams. At the request of the council, he agreed to arrange an appointment and to attend in order to assist the town in presenting its case to Mr. Adams, who will be the one in charge of working out the final plan for the refunding. North Carolina 1*1111) Co. Is New Name Given Mill Operating Force at Mill Will : Total 300 To 330 Persons; Nearly All Local The new pulp mill will begin op erations in two weeks, according to L. J. Meunier, sr., vice president and general superintendent of the Kieck hefer Container Co. Construction of both the mill it self and the other company projects is rapidly nearing completion, so that it is expected that the work will be virtually finished by that time. The workmen will not be finished entirely, however, for several months, it is believed. Between 300 and 350 persons will be employed at the mill on the op erating force, Mr. Meunier said. This will include about 50 experienced pulp mill workers from other parts of the country and from 250 to 300 local men and women, he said. Name Is Changed A change in the name of the mill was announced this week, so that it is no longer to be known as one of the Kieckhefer Container Company's plants, but as the North Carolina Pulp Company. The fact that the mill is to go un der another name, however, does not mean that it has changed hands or that it will be under different man agement. According to Vice President Meu nier, the change was decided upon in the belief that the people of North Carolina would be pleased to have the mill named for their state. The necessary steps looking toward incorporation of the new concern in this state, if possible, are now be ing taken, he said, and the company will be one of three subsidiaries owned by the Kieckhefer Company. The other two are in the North. The dredge, which is deepening the river beside the plant, is expected to (Continue on page four) -$ Influx of Beggars Is Reported Here In Recent Weeks Cause Untold Trouble and Present Problem for Officials -- Reports over the countryside of the large amount of money being earned in Plymouth has brought into town a new kind of annoyance to the po lice and citizens—the professional beggar. And, according to Officer George R. Coburn, they can cause untold trouble, as well as present a problem for proper and humane handling. Case No. 1 came into Plymouth the other day. An earnest plea and sym pathy rewarded the beggar with a place to sleep that was warm and fairly comfortable. A little more talk ing next day netted him breakfast. That night the cripple was found sprawled across the street in Plym outh drunk. His twisted body and the crutches he carried caused offi cers to move him to the courthouse auditorium. During the trip he cursed and abused and threatened the men who had tried to help him. However, no warrant was issued. >-ase xnu. ^ was tound by the river side drunk. Passers-by feared that he would fall into the water and no tified police. He went to the court house in the car of a policeman. No charge was preferred against him. Over $30 was found on the person of each of the beggars. Case No. 3 wobbled down the street with his crutches held in un steady hands, threatening to trip him into a nasty fall. His earnest face and twisted legs wheedled many into contributing. He appeared to be drinking, although there was no di rect evidence to this effect. Case No. 4 was that of a blind per son who with his guitar sang in a cracking voice of tragedy as he moved slowly down the street. His story was that a mean step-father poured acid into his eyes while young and left him helpless in a harsh harsh world. Case No. 5 was a colored bootblack, reportedly from Creswell, whose with ered legs excited pity as he moved about on his knees shining shoes. These people present a problem, ac cording to Officer Coburn, because they add to the list of local people here who are recipients of favors and contributions from the people who meet them daily. Some cities are very strict in their surveillance of these "professional beggars.”
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