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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 ******* Plymouth, Washington County, ISortli Carolina, Friday, December 10, 1937 A home newspaper dedicated | to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 50 ESTABLISHED 1889 Trade in Plymouth and Get Your Share of the $800 Cash Offered by Plymouth Merchants Over $100,000 Worth Cotton and Peanuts Put in Storage Here -- First Warehouse Filled and Another Secured; 21,000 Bags Peanuts More than $100,000 worth of crops have been stored in Washington County under the plan of the Fed eral government to store commodities in order to stabilize farm prices. This means that $65,000 worth of peanuts, figured on a basis of 3 1-4 cents pound, have been put in the old Tidewater Warehouse, in charge of W. T. Freeman. Then there is close to $40,000 worth of cotton stored in the Plymouth Cottqn Bonded Warehouse, which W. T. Freeman al so operates in connection with the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co operative Association and the Fed eral government. There are 21,000 bags of peanuts in storage and about 1,000 bales of cotton, advances on the latter aver aging from 6 to 9 cents a pound. Mr. Freeman does not agree with the statement that farmers are dif ficult to deal with, as it has been his experience with 200 that they are anxious to cooperate with the gov ernment. J. E. Davenport was asked to be in charge of storing the other peanuts and cotton that were to be placed here, but he decided that he could not attend to the matter, and Mr. Freeman will continue to be in charge of the storage arrangements. As the other buildings have been filled here, Mr. Freeman is now stor ing peanuts in the old Clark Peanut Company warehouse in front of Hor tons lumber mill office. Joe B. Davenport Joins Undertaking Firm at Creswell —<*>— Recently Passed Examination Of State Board of Embalmers Joseph Baker Davenport, son of C. N. Davenport, sr., Creswell mayor, and brother to C. N. Davenport, jr., chairman of the Washington County Board of Education, recently passed the examination given by the State Board of Embalmers and received his certificate as a licensed embalmer. After receiving his license, Mr. Davenport was admitted to the part nership of his father and brother in the firm of C. N. Davenport and Sons, undertakers, at Creswell, and will be actively engaged in the business in the future. Joseph Baker, popularly known throughout the county as ‘‘Joe Bake,” graduated from an embalming school in Nashville, Tenn., and served his apprenticeship with funeral homes in Raleigh and Washington, N. C. He has a host of friends throughout the county who wish him well in his new business venture. Mr. Davenport and his father, C. N. Davenport ,sr., are in Raleigh this week purchasing supplies and equip ment for the firm. Lloyd Griffin To Speak at Father-Son Banquet Here A speech by Lloyd Griffin, of Ra leigh, executive secretary of the State School Commission, will feature the first father and son banquet that is to be held Friday night in the Plym outh school. Mr, Griffin writes that “it will be a pleasure to have the opportunity of speaking to the fathers of students taking vocational agriculture,” and Mr. Starr believes that it will be more of a pleasure to hear Mr. Griffin. According to W. D. Starr, instruct or, these banquets are held annually to give the students an opportunity to have their fathers and a few in vited guests with them. In these meetings the boys show their accomplishments, talk over their objectives for the coming term and show what the course offers in training leadership and future suc cessful farmers. Recorder John W. Darden will In troduce Mr. Griffin to the fathers, sons and guests present. Christmas Cheer for Poor Being Assured STUDENT LEADER I \y Robert B. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell, of Plymouth, has been included in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Col leges” for his leadership at Wake Forest College, where he received his A.B. degree last June and is now in the law school. “Bob” is vice president of the student body and president of the N. Y. Gulley Law Society. Disagree On Price Of Highway Strip —*>— Land for highways in Washington County is selling high, if the report of commissioners appointed to ap praise the value of a strip 4 feet wide tapering down to zero as it crosses the lot of P. O. Watkins, on Highway No. 64 in front of Browning’s Fill ing Station, is taken into considera tion. Commissioners J. R .Manning, John Swinson and R. S .Browning claimed that it was worth $250 for the strip. The town has refused to pay the appraised value and may in stitute condemnation proceedings in an effort to secure the land at a smaller figure. The land is wanted in order that the highway may be widened at the curve there. One of $5 Prizes Won By Creswell Woman Mrs. Eli Phelps Gets First Award of $20; Sisters Are Winners —<$>— Interest Continues High in Drawings; Last Weekly Drawing on 15th Two sisters and a shopper as far away as Creswell came in for their share of luck at the weekly drawing of the Plymouth Merchants Associa tion here Wednesday. Mrs. Eli Phelps, who lives on the Boper Highway, came through with a ticket from Blount’s Hardware Store to claim the first prize of $20 in silver on the first call. Mrs. Louis Lucas and Mrs. Bill Dixon, sisters, won two of the $5 prizes, Mrs. Lucas with a ticket from Campbell’s Grocery and Mrs. Dixon with a ticket from Browning’s store. Mrs. Florence Furlaugh, of Cres well, with a ticket from Winslow’s store, was given $5 in silver cart wheels, as was Chief of Police P. W. Brown, whose unsigned ticket brought him the five silver dollars. Attention is called to the fact that ■on next Wednesday, December 15th, the last of the weekly drawings will be held. There will be no drawing ■during Christmas week, but on Mon day, December 27, the final drawing (or the major prizes will be held. A. G. Walker Firm Plans To Close Out 65 - Year Business Start Winding Up Affairs of Firm Saturday; Likely To Require Some Time After operating a successful busi ness for 65 years, the A. G. Walker firm in Creswell has decided to dis continue business as soon as they dispose of the merchandise that they now have in their store. Mr. A. G. Walker came to Creswell from Tyrrell County some 65 years ago and went into business. His son, H. G. Walker, took charge of the business in 1907, when the elder Mr. Walker retired, and John L. Phelps became superintendent of the farm ing operatings at the same time, this work embracing the cultivation of 2,000 acres of land. Tire senior Mr. Walker died in 1931. About three months ago, the firm, which had been operating as an es tate, sold hundreds of acres of land to the government for the rural re settlement project, Efforts to close out the affairs of the firm will start Saturday with a going-out-of-business sale, but it may take several months before the store will be finally closed, as all of the large mercantile stock must be sold. Three Organizations Here Work To Aid Community’s Needy -$ Firemen and Boy Scouts Are Repairing Toys; Legion To Prepare 100 Stockings -® A measure of Christmas cheer for the poor of this section was assured this week, with the announcement that both the local fire company and Boy Scout troop were gathering old toys, making the necessary repairs and preparing to distribute them to the unfortunates at Christmas time. In addition, the American Legion Post here is asking the cooperation of other civic organizations in its ef fort to prepare and distribute around 100 Christmas "stockings,” contain ing food, fruits, candy, and the like. The Scouts have been working on their project for more than a month, while t hreefietaoienuahmerfadwew while the firemen have just entered 1 he scene of activities within the past week. For several years the Legion has been active in the work they are undertaking, although it is pointed out that it is more in the nature of a community project than strictly a Legion matter. At recent Scout meetings, an old toy was the fee required of each Scout to attend the sessions, and last Saturday a canvass of the town was made by the boys and about a cart load of old toys secured. The fire men have also gathered a number of toys in the past few days, and it is planned for the two groups to get together to avoid possible duplication in the distribution. Both organizations ask the coop eration of local people in this work and express their thanks to those who have made donations of toys. Those who have old toys to give are asked to see any fireman, Scout, or to call Dr. Papineau, assistant Scout master, or Herman Spencer, secretary of the firemen, who will have some one call for the toys. Dr. McGowan, leader in the Amer ican Legion Christmas cheer work, last night asked for contributions from individuals, civic clubs and oth er organizations, explaining that the distribution is not a strictly Legion undertaking and that due credit will be given all who help in this com munity undertaking. Bela Clubs Formed At School Here and hi Roper This Week Members Must Have Scholas tic Average of 85 and De sirable Characteristics Two chapters of the National Beta Club were installed in Washington County schools this week, one at the local school with 10 members, and one at the Roper school with 14 mem bers. The purposes of the Beta Clubs are to develop character and to encour age scholarship and leadership among | high school pupils. Te be eligible for admission, students must main tain an average over 85 on their scholastic work, have desirable char acter traits, and be from the junior and senior classes. Officers and members of the Plym outh club are: Cornelia Edmundson, president; Helen Bratten, secretary; and Doris Bateman, treasurer. Mem bers: Myra Moore. Catherine Terry, Bill Spruill, Anne Liverman, Evelyn Basnight, Lillian Robbins, Mary Thomas Robbins. The Roper organzation includes: L. A. Parrisher, president; Margaret White, vice president; Eva Chesson, secretary and treasurer. Members: Edna Baynor, Pauline Biggs, Edith Conway, Ida Ruth Knowles, Rosebud Gaylord. Ruth Nowarah, Virginia Spruill, Virginia Tarkenton, Estelle Sawyer, Margaret Phelps and Statha Spruill. Plans Complete for Celebrating (, race Church Centennial Acceptances Received From 75 Out-of-Town Invited Guests To Date Acceptances have been received in each mail by Mrs. J. B. Edmundson, chairman of the Grace Church invi tation committee, leading to the be lief that upwards of 75 people will be here from out of town to attend the centennial observance of the founding of Grace Episcopal parish here. Several days ago about 150 invita tions were issued to out-of-town members and people who had for merly been connected with the church but who have moved away. Among those expected are mem bers of the clergy from all over this section who have at one time or an other been connected with Grace Church. Heading the list is Bishop Thomas C. Darst, of Wilmington, who will be the principal speaker; with the Rev. W. R. Noe, executive secretary of the diocese, also expect ed to be present. Following the program at the church, which will begin at 11 o'clock (Sunday school being omitted!, the members of the church and invited guests will enjoy a luncheon at the Legion Hall. The church leaders urge all who will, to attend the morning service which will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of this historical church and hear the sermon by the bishop. Sidney A. Ward, jr., will read the church history, the paper being pre pared by his mother. The church has been painted in the interior and the heating system repaired so that comfort will be guar anteed to those who attend. The church yards have also been cleaned and raked to present a good appear ance. -<8> Christmas Pageant To Be Presented in School Auditorium —®— All Churches Asked To Join In Special Service Sun day, December 19 The Plymouth High School will present a Christmas Pageant in the school auditorium Sunday evening, December 19, at 7:30. In an effort to bring the people of Plymouth to gether in a community service at this reason an invitation has been extend ed to the various churches through their respective ministers to unite at this time. The musical pageant, “The Magi's Gift,” is the story of Christmas in Mediaeval England; how a small child because of her great faith re ceived a Heavenly blessing and a gift of gold. The musical score is made up of old carols from the Old World and also those familiar. These car-, ols are sung by the high school glee : club of 50 voices. The whole pageant is in keeping with the sacredness of the season and is presented in a setting of Old Eng land. The most impressive part of the program is the scene of the Na tivity, when the Magi and shepherds comes to worship at the feet of the Christ Child. The program is being directed and staged by R. B. Trot man. Miss Modlin is assisting with the glee club and Mrs. Laura John ston is accompanist. An offering will be taken at this service, the entire amount to be turned over to the benevolent com mittee of the American Legion to be used by them in bringing happiness into the homes of the less fortunate. The devotional service which will precede the pageant will be conduct ed by local ministers and includes a prayer by Rev. Richard Lucas, the Scripture reading by Rev. C. T. Thrift and benediction by Rev. N. A. Taylor. Funeral Saturday For Mr. Jim Nooney —*— Funeral services for Mr. Jim Nooney, who died Saturday at his home near Creswell as the result of paralysis, were conducted at the home by Rev. J. H. Bennett. Burial followed in the family cemetery. Surviving arc three sons, Jesse and Joe Nooney, of this county; Ernest Nooney, of Norfolk; two daughters. Mrs. Travis Swain, of Creswell; and Mrs. Jake Davenport, of Norfolk. -(6 To Hold Sunday School Convention at Creswell The Scuppemong Town Sunday School Convention will be held at the Creswell Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday afternoon at 2:30, it was announced this w'eek. The public is invited to attend. Over 35,000 Acres of Land in County Included in Lease To Georgia Pulp Firm by Railroad It Won’t Be Long Now; Only 13 Days To Shop Time continues to chop away the days, and right now there are only 13 more of them left in which nearly ail of the 1937 Christmas shopping must be done. Tire wise shopper is giving the undertaking some consid eration already. As the Christmas season approach es, the Plymouth merchants are ra pidly completing arrangements for one of sbsteiut rieh emcmfewtyoanihr one of their busiest periods in many years. Through many lean months theSe merchants have served the peo ple of this section, and they made hardly enough to meet the demands for funds that must be raised to sup port this community, which is yours as well as theirs. At this season, let us remember them first when we start out to do our Chrsitmas shopping, realizing full well that the individual success of each of us is dependent to a large extent upon the success of the home merchants. Farm Tenant Loans Available in County Washington One of 17 Counties in State Where Loans Made To Aid Tenant Families in Buying and Improving Small Farms Washington County has been desig nated by the Secretary of Agriculture as one of the 17 counties in this state in which the Farm Security Admin istration will make tenant land-pur chase loans before June 30, 1938, to help farm tenants become owners, as authorized by the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. The announcement was made to day by C. G. Hutcheson, County Re habilitation Supervisor, in charge of Farm Security Administration activi ties in Washington County. Mr. Hutcheson issued the announcement from his office in Plymouth upon re ceipt of official notice from State Director Vance E. Swift, of Raleigh. A county advisory committee will examine applications for loans, ap praise farms applicants propose to purchase, and recommend applica tions who have the character, ability and experience deemed necessary for successful farm ownership. Money will be lent to aid tenant families to buy and improve family sized farms and to make a better living by the use of good farming methods. Borrowers will have the help of Rehabilitation supervisors in build ing or repairing their houses, barns, and other outhouses, and in making their plans to do beter farming. Land purchase loans may be equal to the full value of the farms and borrow ers may have up to 40 years in which to repay. Interest charged is 3 per cent. Other things being equal, prefer ence will be given to tenants owning their own livestock and equipment or to those able to make a small down payment. However, no loan will be made to a tenant who is able to se cure adequate credit from the Feder al Land Bank or other sources. All applications for land purchase loans will be filed with the County Super visor at his office in Plymouth, where further information will be given. Mr. Hutcheson emphasizes the fact that only a limited number of loans for the purchase and improvement of farms can be made during the present fiscal year, ending June 30, 1938. The tenant land purchase program is being administered in connection with the rehabilitation program, and, although these land purchase loans are limited, regular rehabilitation loans for crop production, and the purchase of livestock and equipment needs, are available in every county to eligible farmers and tenants who cannot obtain suitable credit else where, the supervisor said. Counties designated in North Car olina in which tenant land purchase loans will be made prior to June 30, 1938, are as follows: Caswell, Chat ham, Cleveland, Edgecombe, Frank lin, Guilford, Henderson, Hertford, Iredell, Madison, Onslow, Orange, Richmond, Robeson, Union, Wash ington, and Wilkes. Christian Church To Observe 66Bible Day'’ Internationally, Sunday is recog nized as Bible Sunday, a day set aside to emphasize the value of "The Book of Books" and in this connection the Rev. N. A. Taylor, at the Christian church will use as his subject Sun day morning, “The Book." BIG LOAD PILING I A 300-ton barge, loaded with 100 ereosoted poles ranging in length from 84 to 97 feet, and to taling more than half a million pounds, left Plymouth Wednes day morning bound for the Albe marle Sound Bridge project in Edenton. Joseph M. Mavretic, who is in charge of the Albemarle Bridge Loading Plant, stated that this is the largest shipment that has been sent out of Plymouth for the bridge project. Legal Difficulties Beset Council iu Refunding Taxes Matter Is Discussed at Board Meeting Monday; No Action Taken Legal tangles may have to be rem edied before T. S. Lucas ever receives any remuneration from the Town of Plymouth for his consideration of the town in his sale of property for a site for the North Carolina Pulp Company. The matter was discussed at some length at the town council meeting held Monday night. The City Council sometime ago heard a plea from Mr. Lucas that he sold the property for $g,000 as a civic duty when he could have dealt thru a speculator, delayed the sale, and possibly realized a higher price. (Continued on page six) Unofficial Reports Say Survey Made In Maekeys Section Lease of Over 400,000 Acres Is Approved by Federal Court Last Week Another pulp plant for this section j looms as a possibility, with the an nouncement last week that the Union Bag & Timber Company had leased from the receivers of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company over 400,000 acres of land, representing the entire holdings of the John L. Roper Lumber Company in eastern North Carolina and Tidewater Vir ginia, and including about 35,000 acres in this county. A condition of the lease, approved by a Federal court in Norfolk last week, is that the lessee must, on or before February 1, 1939, begin con struction of a pulp and paper or board mill with a daily capacity of at least 150 tons on John L. Roper Lumber Company property adjacent to Norfolk Southern tracks. A check on the tax books here re veals that the Norfolk Southern Land Company, a subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Co., owns about 35,000 acres of land in Wash ington County, much of which is in the name of the John L. Roper Lum ber Company. Of this total, 23,948 acres are located in Lees Mills and 10,445 acres in Plymouth Township. J. E. Davenport, tax collector, was of the opinion that the Norfolk Sou thern once owned considerably more woodsland in this county than that shown, but it was considered likely some of it had been sold. It is unofficially understood that sites near Maekeys and Belhaven have been surveyed, but this could not be confirmed. It is known, however, that some time ago the railroad received per mission from the Interstate Com merce Commission to abandon their track between Mackeys and Belhav en, and workmen are busy taking up the tracks south of the 8-mile post from Mackeys, while instructions have been issued to leave the track north of the 8-mile post and put It in first-class condition. This 8-mile stretch leads through the Roper Lumber Company holdings in the Wenona section. There are a number of sites in Washington County, particularly in the Mackeys region, where a mill could be built adjacent to tracks of the Norfolk Southern and conveni ent to the timber supply and the In land Waterway route. The lease was issued to the Union 'Continued on page six) Local Stores To Open Nights, Starting 20th I DECORATION PRIZES I Cash prizes totaling S5 will be given by the Woman's Club to those having the most attractive ly decorated homes in Plymouth during the Christmas season. The first prize is $3 and the second is $2. The decorations must be clear ly seen from the street, and must stay up from December 19 to De cember 26. , Interest in Scouting Continues To Show Gains Among Hoys Three New Members Initialed At Recent Meeting; Varied Program Under ”ay -- Interest in Scouting continues to show a healthy growth in Plymouth, the Rev. N A. Taylor, Scoutmaster in charge of the troop here, stating this week that three more boys had recently become members of the or ganization. In addition to their work in gather ing and repairing old toys for dis tribution to the poor at Christmas, the local troop is assisting school and police authorities in making the streets safer for small children thru their Safety Patrol, which directs traffic at intersections, and at a re cent meeting the boys voted to refill the first-aid kit at the high school. Early Shopping Is Urged Now While Stoeks Complete All Firms To Remain Open Until 9 P. M. Christmas Week for Shoppers -- As an added convenience to those who wish to do their Christmas shop ping in Plymouth, local merchants will keep their stores open until 9 o'clock each evening Christmas week, beginning Monday, December 29. The merchants are urging those who are wise to select their gifts and Santa Claus items early to avoid the rush and also have a larger se lection from which to choose. There is little need of anyone go ing out of town to trade this year, as right here in Plymouth is one of the largest selections of merchandise that has ever been assembled for this shopping season. The decision to stay open evenings is a result of an effort to give people here this added convenience and service, to which purchasers who work all day are entitled. The down-town section of the town is aglow with the vari-colored lights. Above the market is standing a large tree that emphasizes perfectly the Yuletide spirit. In the show win dows of the stores are displays of toys and confections and gifts for Christmas. And. to top it all. the merchants are offering everyone an opportunity to win cash prizes by trading here.
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