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Trade in Plymouth and Get Your Share of the $800 Cash Offered by Plymouth Merchants Advertisers will And Beacon and News columns a latchkey to 1200 Washington County homes. The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLVHI—NUMBER 48 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, For Friday, November 26, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1889 All iii Readiness for Official Opening of Local Country Club —«— Large Gathering Expected For Events Scheduled Thanksgiving Day Final preparations were being made today for the official opening here Thanksgiving Day of the Plymouth Country Club and Golf Course. Fred Grundm^h, of Camden, N. J., has arrived and assumed man agement of the club, and his wife will serve as hostess. With him is Karl Kistner, who will serve as chef for the cuisine of the new club. Also arriving this week were Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Kieckhefer, of Del air, N. J.. who are enjoying golfing for a few days here during the holi days. The golf course has been in use for about two weeks and is reported to be in good condition for those who will participate in the tournaments Thursday. "Open House” will be observed from 4 to 6 p .m. Each member is privileged to invite three guests to visit and inspect the new clubhouse at this time. The day’s activities will be cli maxed by a dance in the evening, with Hal Thurston’s orchestra pro viding the music. This is restricted to club members, their escorts and house guests. It is understood that there are a bout 100 members of the club who will likely attend, and with the in vited guests a large attendance is expected. New furniture and furnishings ar rived Monday and workmen are busy completing last-minute arrange ments. Mr. Grundman beamingly admitted Tuesday afternoon that ev erything would be ready for the larg est social event of the season here. -<8> Two Cases Continued at Recorder’s Court Session -$ J. A. Panier, 26, white, was as sessed the costs only on a charge of reckless driving at the recorder’s court session here Tuesday morning by Recorder John W. Darden. A case against G. W. Patrick, 45, white, charging him with “drawing a gun on his son, Bootsy Patrick, and threatening to blow his head off,” was continued. N. F. Paul, 45, white, had his case continued on a charge of operating an automobile while under the in fluence of whiskey. Hunting Licenses Issued To Two Plymouth Ladies Now the femmes have begun to In vade what has always been regard ed as the principal sport of men— hunting—information this week be ing that two or more ladies have purchased hunting licenses in this county, according to Game Warden J. T. Terry. Listed among the first to purchase hunting licenses so far this winter among the ladies is Miss Naomi Weede, secretary for R. G. Hutche son, and Mrs. Paul Basnight, wife of a local policeman. Rumor has it that there are sev eral others who enjoy the sport but have not officially purchased licenses for this season. Miss Weede uses a rifle in her hunting, while Mrs. Basnight is un derstood to use the shotgun. Miss Weede took to hunting the other day when a friend passed her a rifle and she clipped a target in the middle with her first shot. Then and there she knew she would like the sport. Since then she has gone forth to the forests with her trusty rifle and has brought in the game. A friend has taught her much of the sport and has instructed her in the use of the rifle. R. H. Lucas Resigns As Baptist Minister Carpenter Starting On His 13th Home —$— J. T. McNair, Plymouth carpenter and justice of the peace, announced this week that he has begun to build his thirteenth new home. This became necessary when he sold his present residence recently to the Rev. R. H. Lucas. The new house will be two stories high with eight rooms. It is to be located on the old Wolf property on Highway 64, at the edge of Plymouth. Creswell Juniors Choose Officers —<$>— The Junior Class of the Creswell High School named the following of ficers in their organization meeting held last week: Esther Davenport, president; John Collins, vice presi dent; Evelyn Swain, secretary and treasurer. Theda Hopkins, Nancy Norman, and Ada Grey Spruill were named as a program committee, while Be atrice Heartley, Irene Spruill, and Harold Woodley were chosen to draft a constitution and by-laws for the club. No decision was reached as to whether or not the class would pur chase rings. The next meeting will be held in December. Garden Yields Profit Of $237 During Year <* Mrs. Davenport Is Enthusiastic Over Experiment Total Expenses Were $7.85; Profit Included All Vege tables for Family -<8> Mrs. Wilbur Davenport, garden leader of the Swain Home Demon stration Club, has just figured up her profit on a year-round garden which she started at this time last fall. “My expenses for the 12 months were $7.85, and my net profits was $237.29,” she writes in a summary of the experiment. "In addition to this, I had a plen tiful supply of vegetables for the family and many more which I gave to friends. Mrs. Davenport planted 1,800 cab bage plants in the poultry yard in February. Then in March she sowed oats in the cabbage patch. "By the last of April, I allowed 525 chicks to go into the yard, which proved very economical. During May and June, I sold $34.68 worth of veg etables, without incurring any ex pense at all. “At the first of March, I sprayed my fruit trees and planted five rows of Irish potatoes and two weeks lat er set out two quarts of onions and three quarts of shallots. “I planted two packs of tomaotes, 3 of beets, 1 of radishes, 2 of car rots, a row of bunch beans, and half a row of collard seed. “My expenses during March were only $5.80. The first of April I ma nured my garden and planted one row of string beans, one of lima beans two of cucumbers, one-half row of okra, two of watermelons, two of sweet corn, and a packet each of sweet pepper, hot pepper, bottle pep per, and pimento. “At this time, I sprayed my fruit trees again, and during the middle of April planted beets and set out 500 cabbage plants. (Continued on page six) Bid of $169.50 for Improvements To Market Received ■& Would Stucco Front of Strue ture and Provide for Painting A bid of $169.50 has been submit ted by Maurice Poteat as an estimate of the cost of labor and material for the improvement of the front of the market building facing down Wash ington Street. The bid includes providing stucco about the front of the building, with biack at the top beneath cement caps and black mortar at the bottom four feet high. This will prevent deface ment by people leaning against the building or propping their feet a gainst it. The idea also is to trim the win dows and possibly paint the doors in black or some other color to match the improvements. There are three doors to be painted. B. G. Campbell is continuing his efforts to get bids on the job. The Lions Club, the American Legion and possibly the town of Plymouth will share the expense. The general opin ion is that the $169.50 bid is rather high. -$ CORRECTION -$ The Beacon regrets very much that it was misinformed about the change in personnel of the two local thea tres last week, and takes this occa sion to inform the public that both the New (Old) Theatre and the Plymouth Theatre are under the per sonal direction of Shep Brinkley, as heretofore. -- Mrs. Josie Wright of the Broad way community in Harnett county has installed, at a cost of less than $50, a hydraulic ram that is pump ing 300 gallons of water into her home every 24 hours. Announcement Is Made at Service Sunday Morning —$>— Closes 7-Year Pastorate Due To Pressure of Other Affairs -<s> Pressure of other affairs, which re quired so much of his time that he felt he could not give his pastoral duties proper attention, prompted the Rev. R. H. Lucas to tender his resig nation as pastor of the Baptist church here Sunday morning. This brings to a close a service of more than seven years, during which time the minister, who was reared near here, created many new friends and held fast to those who had known him since childhood. Handicapped by blindness, the min ister let nothing deter him in his ef forts to do good in this community. He was present at most public meet ings and visited his members with a companion guiding him. He was called to the pastorate of the local church from Ayden, where he had been for several years after finishing college. Upon his arrival, he took over the management of the Lucas homestead and dairy business here. During his seven years here he has increased the membership of the church; has redeemed a dairy that was losing money and had rescued the family plantation from credi tors. The congregation of the church and the members who were so near him, are today expressing their re gret and hope that he may continue serving even after the time appoint ed for his resignation to become ef fective, January 1. Mr. Lucas is now planning to im prove the grade of milk produced at his dairy; and, with his other farm duties, his ability is taxed to the ut most and he feels that he must re lieve himself of some of the burden. Mr. Lucas will continue his interest in the church and will also continue to be supply pastor at Belhaven. Thanksgiving Will Bring Wide Range Of Activities Here —®— Country Club Opening, Foot ball Gaines, Hunting Are Main Features Thanksgiving Day in Plymouth is to be observed in many different ways this year. There is the new country club for members who would like golf and the social life that the club provides, a long with the dancing in the evening. Others will take their guns and go to the woods for hunting, as is the age-old custom. Still others will travel afar to football games and to visit relatives or to be at home. But no matter what they may do in their variety of ways of spending the day, all will probably enjoy the usual big Thanksgiving dinner. Stores here are expected to be closed, and in a number of ways the town will adopt a holiday attitude. There will be the movies for those who wish to stay at home or be out for entertainment only a short time, as the Plymouth Theatre will run continuously from 1 p. m. So, no matter what you wish to do, you will find the stores here ready to provide those things which you will need on Thanksgiving Day. Trade with them today. Cannondale Farm near Concord in Cabarrus county recently pur chased four young males from Iowa from which to raise mule colts. Earl Phelps liies After Being Hit hy Car of Local Man Accident Occurred on Route 64, Near Prison Camp, Close To His Home -(h Earl Phelps, 27, of Skinnersville, died early Saturday morning from in juries sustained when he stepped into the path of an automobile driven by Mr. A. L. Owens, of Plymouth, last Friday afternoon. Patrolman T. B Brown investigated the accident. Phelps was walking along the road when the Owens car approached. Just as he stepped in front of the car, the lights from a passing truck blinded Mr. Owens. No papers had been issued Monday for a hearing in the matter and there probably will be none, as the findings of Deputy Sheriff W. D. Peal and Patrolman Brown indicate the accident was unavoidable. The accident occurred about 5:30 in the afternoon within a few yards of the Phelps home on Highway No. 64, near the prison camp. Phelps Was reported to have been employed on the sound bridge. Riding with Mr. Owens was his son, Attorney E. L. Owens. When they first lifted the injured man from the ground, it appeared that he was not seriously injured. H. S. Midgette, on his way home from a football game in Columbia, stopped and helped place Phelps into the Owens’ machine, and he was tak en to the Creswell hospital, where he died about five hours later. Dr. J. M. Phelps examined the in jured man and indicated that there was little chance of him surviving the injury. He was knocked uncon scious when struck by the car and never regained consciousness. Medical Group Plans To Hold Its Spring Session in Plymouth —<$>— Dr. Bray Elected President; Dr. Papineau Secretary at Williamston Meeting -<3> The spring meeting of the Second District Medical Society will be held in Plymouth next year, Dr. Alban Papineau announced this week, aft er returning from a meeting of the society in Williamston. Dr. T. L. Bray, of Plymouth, was elected president of the society at the meeting, nd Dr. Papineau was elect ed its new secretary. The two Plymouth doctors are al ready making plans for the spring meeting, which, it is expected, will be attended by about 100 of the lead ing doctors of this part of the state. The meeting will probably include both social and scientific features, with an entertainment program and the reading of papers on various medical topics. -$ Seek Extradition Papers for Man Held in New York -® Louis Guidonie, 25, Wanted For Theft of Auto From Cafe Operator - Extradition papers are being pre pared for presentation to the proper authorities in order to secure the re lease of Louis Guidonie, 25, from po lice in New York to be brought back to Plymouth to answer to the charge of larceny of an automobile. Guidonie is charged with the theft of an automobile from B. B. Bella mah, a cafe operator on the prem ises of the North Carolina Pulp Com pany just across the line in Martin County. The prisoner is in jail in New York awaiting outcome of the extradition proceedings. For sometime Guidonie had been permitted to use the car, but on this occasion, it is alleged he asked for the key one night and disappeared. New York detectives arrested him at his home after watching his res idence for several hours. Guidonie surrendered without re sistance. Authorities here were ad vised by wire that he had waived ex tradition and was ready to return to answer the charge. Last Friday Patrolman T. B. Brown and Policeman Paul Basnight went to New York, but the prisoner in the meantime had secured a lawyer and had been advised to resist efforts to bring him back for trial. So the offi cers returned without him. Sheriff J. K. Reid is preparing the extradition papers to be presented to Governor Hoey, who. in turn, will ask the Governor of New York to re lease the prisoner to North Caro lina authorities. Two-Thirds of Building And Loan Stock Paid Up Including receipts until Saturday night, a total of $538 had been re ceived for stock and entrance fees into the Plymouth Building and Loan Association, according to M. W. Spruill, secretary and treasurer. Revenue from entrance fees is giv en as $156.25, while $381.75 has been paid on stock in the first series. Those’ who have not paid their en try fees and have not paid on their stock subscriptions are urged to do so at once. Pledges were taken by canvassers from the Lions Club from those who agreed to take upward of 940 shares, making the stock subscriptions to tal $94,000, but about a third of I these are still to be heard from, it , was learned from the secretary. Out of these 940 shares a total of 625 had deposited their entrance fee and had paid on their stock. It is possible that the uncalled-for shares will be sold to other investors. Payments on stock are to be made to Mr. Spruill at any time at his office in the municipal building. Cannot Buy Cotton For Use as Collateral Commodity Credit Corporation Rules Forbid Procedure Producers Eligible for Loans Only on Cotton Grown By Himself -@ Producers who buy the cotton of tenants or other farmers will not be entitled to a Commodity Credit Cor poration loan or a price adjustment payment on that cotton, County Agent W. V. Hays has been advised by I. W, Duggan, acting director of the Southern Division of the AAA. Mr. Hays has had reports of pro ducers buying their tenants’ share or other cotton of the 1937 crop un der the impression that the cotton so purchased could be pledged as collat eral for a 1937 commodity credit cor poration loan. A producer is eligible to obtain a loan only on the cotton grown by or for him in 1937, but he cannot pledge as collateral for a Commodity Credit Corporation loan any cotton ac quired from another . There are also reports of producers buying out the tenants’ shares of the 1937 cotton crop with the inten tion of applying for price adjust ment payments on the purchased bales. “The regulations of the price ad justment payment program provide that a grower may receive a payment on cotton growing by or for him in 1937 and sold before July 1, 1938,” he said. “If a tenant sells his share of the cotton to the landlord, then the ten ant is entitled to apply for a price adjustment payment on that cotton, up to 65 per cent of his share in their base production for 1937. “However, the law permits recog nition only of the first sale made in good faith by the growers of the cot ton in the usual course of business; therefore, a resale of the tenant’s cot ton would not qualify the landlord to apply for a price adjustment pay ment. “The landlord would, of course, be entitled to sell his own share of the cotton and apply for a payment on that cotton, up to 65 per cent of his share in the base production. “For a producer to obtain a loan or price adjustment payment by mis representation on cotton other than that on which he is eligible for a loan or payment would be in viola tion of the criminal provision of the law under which the funds are avail able.” -® Creswell Man Sues Elizabeth City Firm For $2,500 Damages -§ Claims Permanent Injury as Result of Drinking Bot tled Soft Drink Suit has been started in Washing ton County Superior Court by Geo. C. Craddock, of Creswell, against the Coca-Cola Bottling Works at Eliza beth City for $2,500, “or some other large sum.” Craddock claims that on October 15 he purchased a bottled drink from Carlyle Stillman, a Creswell mer chant, drank a portion of it and be came sick. The complaint alleges "in the bot tle of Coca-Cola was a brown and black substance and some foreign matter that stuck to the bottle, and that when he drank it, it caused a burning sensation in his mouth, throat and stomach.” Wilbur M. Darden, local attorney, was employed and filed the com plaint. Stillman also alleges that it was necessary that he call a doctor and that he has been permanently injured, now a sufferer of nausea. I SEAL SALE BEGINS I ./ Mrs. M. J. Polk, of the pulp mill village, has been appointed chairman of the annual Christ mas seal sale in Plymouth, it has been announced by Dr. R. L. Carlton, managing director of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association. Mrs. Polk is one of several Plymouth women who are tak ing an active part in the seal sale, the receipts from which carry on year-round anti-tuber culosis work in this district. Other members of the commit tee are Mrs. Eli Winsette and Mrs. L. S. Thompson. Mrs. Polk announced today that the seals went on sale No vember 18 and will continue un til Christmas Day. This year’s seal carries a pic ture of a town crier in his color ful costume ringing in the mes ■ sage of health and good cheer. License Revocations in State Reach 13,960 -$ The total number of revocations of drivers’ licenses in North Carolina to date is given at 13,960, with the nam ; of Alfred R. Watson, Route 1, Plym outh, being listed on the bulletin is sued by the State. His right to drive is denied him because he was found guilty of driv ing while drunk and the license re voked on November 9. Epidemic of Mumps Prevails in Section Health Officer Savs Inspection Service To Be Provided in Elementary Grades at School -® By Dr. S. V. LEWIS District Health Officer A relatively widespread epidemic of mumps is prevalent in Plymouth and vicinity. This disease is not reportable nor quarantinable, but patrons of the variois schools are requested to co operate in controlling the disease by keeping children out of school that have symptoms of the disease until such time as the condition is known not to be mumps. An inspection service will be pro vided for the elementary grades in schools each day in an effort to find cases in small children who may not know the clinical signs of mumps, thereby decrease the number of cases in the schools if possible. It is not considered advisable to close schools at the present time be cause of the disease, as the children would intermingle on the streets and in home and probably contribute to its spread as much or more than would be caused by attending school. All children and adults having mumps are requested to remain at home and in bed while having the disease. There are serious compli cations which sometimes arise Final Rites for Miss Pauline Davenport Held Last Friday —<$>— Died Thursday at Home of Uncle, J. S. Davenport; 111 for Some Time -% Funeral services were held Friday atfernoon for Miss Pauline Daven port, 29, daughter of Mr. Bruce Dav enport and the late Mrs. Davenport. Interment was made at the Holly Neck Christian Church. Rev. Dave Arnold, of Washington, conducted the service. Death came as the result of com plications arising from an infected throat. She had been ill for some time and had been to specialists and to Duke Hospital for treatment. Miss Davenport died last Thursday at the home of an uncle, J. S. Dav enport, who with her father and one sister, Mrs. Edna Wynne, survive. Don’t Try Doctoring, Health Officer Advises Rev. C. T. Thrift Is Returned as Pastor Metliodsit Church Begins Third Year's Work Here; Number Changes Are Reported -$ The North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, meeting in Raleigh last week,, made a number of changes in the appointments of ministers well known in Washington County. The Rev. C. T. Thrift, who has been in Plymouth, for two years, was returned here for another year, but the Rev. W. J. Watson, who was at Roper, was sent to the Stumpy Point Dare charge, being replaced at Roper by the Rev. J. T. Stanford. Rev, R. G. L. Edwards, who spent five years here, was sent from the Branson Memorial Church at Dur ham to Oxford. Rev. E. N. Harrison, a native of the Long Acre section near Plymouth, was moved from Dare County to Windsor. First Toyland To Bo Opened At Rose's Store on Friday The first toyland announced to open for public inspection in Plym outh this season will be seen at Rose’s this Friday night, between 6 and 9 p. m. Mr. Hall explains that everything will be complete and ready for the public to visit by this time. He will remain open for those who wish to view this large exhibit of Christmas articles for the children. -<S> Richmond County Farmer Has Lespedeza Seed Crop —Q~— D. L. Culberson of Richmond county has 40 acres of lespedeza ser icea from which he has harvested a seed supply to be certified by the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association. Dangerous To Give Medicine Without Asking Physician —«— Symptoms Often Confusing; Same Diseases Require Different Treatment -® By DR. S. V. LEWIS Infirmities of the aged and the very young are more apparent In au tumn and spring than in other sea sons of the year. In those past 60 years of age, heart and kidney diseases that have been chronic, although mild, for long periods of time, often give rise to alarming and dangerous symptoms common to those diseases. Except for slight discomfort, the manifestation of such diseases may be entirely overlooked by the patient, but in either instance it is common practice with many to begin giving a number of unknown concoctions recommended by a friend, an ac quaintance or from apparent knowl edge learned through high-powered advertising. It has been said often that it is necessary to have confidence In the medicine you take, and that is true, but we must remember that it is pos sible to have a false sense of security. Life and happiness to any person is in proportion to the measure of good health enjoyed by the individ ual; and, since good health is the yardstick by which we measure the length of life and the pleasure of living, it is only too obvious that we should not indulge in such danger ous and unscientific experiments, where life and health are at stake. The family physician has had many years of training and experi ence in ministering to the needs of the body, and the physician is the only person qualified to perform the serious task of treating the diseased human body. The physician prescribes such drugs as may be ind;cated for a par (Continued bn page six)
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