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Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns i latchkey to 120C Washington County homes The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,090 people. VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER S3 Plymouth, W ashington County, North Carolina, Friday, December 31, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1889 Endorse Movement For Making Lake Phelps State Park -- Chairman of Southern Albe marle Committee Offers Serviees of Group -® “Our committee is at the call of the State and the U. S. Farm Secur ity Administration in their efforts to make a national or state park on the shores of Lake Phelps in Washing ton and Tyrrell Counties,” said W. L. Whitley today. Mr. Whitley is chairman of the Pettigrew Park committee, appoint ed by the Southern Albemarle Asso ciation. Other members of the com mittee are: Mrs. C. McGowan, W. R. Hampton, and H. H. McLean, Plym outh; Rev. J. W. Hardy, Creswell; and Mrs. W. S. Carawan, Columbia. It is the purpose of this commit tee, according to Mr. Whitley, to co operate in every way with the State and Federal agencies which are mak ing an effort to turn this historic shrine into a national show place where tourists will gather. Congressman Lindsay C. Warren and state officials, including W. R. Hampton, member of the State De partment of Conservation and De velopment, have been working on this matter for some time and have about convinced the Federal government of the value of this land as a park. Included in this arrangement will be enough of the land to embrace the old Pettigrew home site, for which the park will be named. Mr. Whitley believes that the park will be formally dedicated within a short time. Santa Remembers Children at Home -<s> Old Santa surely gets around at Christmas. He even found time to visit two unfotrunate children at the Washington County home. L. L. Bas night, keeper, and friends saw to it. Fate sent the two children there through the medium of the welfare department, after their father was sent to the roads and the mother went to a hospital mentally ill. Inmates and those who are rent ing quarters in the building because of crowded conditions contributed to a fund, and the children, one an in fant and the other 5 years old, thor oughly enjoyed Santa’s visit. In the lobby a Christmas tree was placed. Light from it flooded the room. Beneath it Chirstmas morn ing was a doll, tricycle, doll carriage and confections. -<8> DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT Dance music and a supper will be the features at the Plymouth Coun try Club as the members join in cel ebrating New Year’s Eve Friday night A large number of members are ex pecetd to attend. 150 Invited by Merchants And Lions To Feast Here Upwards of 150 people from Wash ington, Tyrrell and Hyde Counties are expected to attend the dinner that will be given at the community hall here on Thursday, January 13, it was said here today. This dinner is being sponsored by the Lions Club and the Plymouth Merchants Association, and the pur pose is to invite a group of influen tial men from other sections in an effort to engender good will. Rev. N. A, Taylor, secretary of the Lions Club, has already issued about 40 invitations to the people from out of town; and Secretary T. C. Bur gess, of the Merchants Association, will send about 100 to people in this county. The program has not been com pleted as yet, but Mr. Burges stated that the committee will have a good speaker and that every effort will be made to extend to the visitors the hospitality for which Plymouth is noted. $200 Prize Won by Miss Thelma Bryant I NEXT HOG SHIPMENT I !sV The next cooperative hog sale will be held on Tuesday, Janu ary i, according to County Agent W. V. Hays. “Those intending to ship are requested to list these hogs at the county office on Saturday, at the latest. Hogs are cheap now, but at present prices they will pay for the fish meal they eat and then pay better than $1 a bushel for corn, which increases the profit several hundred per cent,” says Mr. Hays, who then asks: “What is the average per bushel cost of growing eorn on your farm?” Farm Meetings for Outlining Program Are Set by Agent -<3> Monday at Cherry; Tuesday, Creswell; Wednesday, Rop er; Thursday, Here -® Meetings are planned for various communities throughout, the county, beginning Monday, for the purpose of explaining the 1938 farm program and how farmers may adjust their farm operations to receive the most benefit by participation in the pro gram, it was announced this week by County Agent W. V. Hays. These meetings are called at 7:30 p. m„ as follows: Monday, Cherry school auditorium; Tuesday, Creswell schoolhouse; Wednesday, Roper schoolhouse; Thursday, agricultural building in Plymouth. "We hope to have a good attend ance at these meetings, where we will do our best to explain the vari ous phases of the program,” said Mr. Hays. "It is next to impossible to either write or read something which will give a clear conception of the workings of this program.” Whitley Home Wins Prize for Decorations . -, Home of Dr. anti Mrs. Bray Second; Others Mentioned —®— S3 First Prize and $2 Second Offered by Woman’s Club; Judging Held in Secret -3> Sprigs of vegetation strung along a wire of varied colored lights that formed an arch over the front of the home with cheerful lights beaming from the front windows brought to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whitley on Main Street the first prize of $3 offered for the best Christmas decorations by the Sen ior Woman’s Club. Second in the line of beauty was the home of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Bray on the opposite side of the street. This award carried with it a $2 prize. Together with the decorations of the neighbors, this street, from the standpoint of homes, was the best de corated in the residential section. To the West end of Main street was the home of Dr. and Mrs. Clau dius McGowan that was a place of beauty and on Third street the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Summer, both of these came in for the place of “very special mention,” according to the committee of judges. Other homes that came in for hon orable mention were those of Mes dames C. J. Norman, P. W. Brinkley, W. C. Jones, H. S. Midgette, L. W. Gurkin and C. W. Blount. The judges asked the Beacon to state that they were hard-pressed to choose the two best homes as there were so many that merited this spe cial award that it was difficult to choose the two best. Names of the judges were not dis closed. \ SIGN FOR BENEFITS I •».■> Farmers are being notified to appear at central places in their particular townships next week for the purpose of signing vouch ers to receive payment for par ticipation in the 1937 farm pro gram, according to County Agent W. V. Hays. For the convenience of farmers committeemen will be at Cherry and Creswell in Scuppemong Township; at Joe Pritchard’s and C. V. White’s stores in Skinners ville; Tarkenton’s filling station and Davenport's store in Mackeys and some place in Roper for Lees Mills. Plymouth Township will be signed up at the county office. Sunday Services at Christian Church "Sunday, is a day of re-consecra tion; a day of new beginning; no matter what the past has been, we look toward the future with new hope,” said Rev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of the Christian Church. "Snday is a day of new resolutions. A day to break old habits and set new goals. A day to wipe away the old that has been ugly and evil and to replace it with the new which is beautiful and hopeful. "A church going people is a strong people. Therefore, it behooves the community to resolve and be a church minded people for 1938,” concluded the minister. Mr. Taylor has announced as his subject on Sunday morning “The Old and the New.” The public is in vited, he said. Crowd of 3,000 Here For Final Drawing; Award Eight Prizes —<$>— Local Girl Claims Major Prize In Merchants Association Fall Trade Drive -<$> What she will do with the $200 pre sented her Monday by the Plymouth Merchants Association as the grand prize in their recent trade campaign has not been decided by Miss Thel ma Bryant. So far she has not used a single cent of the $200 check that was handed to her by T. C. Burgess for the merchants, when, on the second call, she came forward through the crowd of 3,000 people that surround ed the truck platform on which the judges stood and presented the win ning ticket, which she obtained at R. S. Browning’s store. Miss Bryant, a graduate of the lo cal high school, has taken a com mercial course but at the present is not working. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bryant. Her father is a section master on the At lantic Coast Line Railroad. Last year Bill Davenport used the $500 first prize to go to a radio school and the year before Mrs. Bryant Jor dan used her $525 winnings to ap ply on a home. The crowd was in an attitude of high good uumor throughout the 45 minutes required for the drawing, but probably the happiest of the en tire group—judging from outward expression—was James Ormand, col ored mill worker, who claimed the second prize of $50 with a wide grin and a ticket from E. H. Browning’s store. The winner of third award was Mrs. Blankenship, whose husband is an official of the force working on the Albemarle Sound bridge. She was given $25. Her ticket came from the Plymouth Motor Co. Other win(ners who received $10 each: Leroy Mitchell, colored, ticket from Sanitary Market and Grocery: P. L. Carter, ticket from City Market and Grocery; Mrs. W. R. White, tick et from Burgess Shoe and Clothing Store; J. J. Brinkley, ticket from Southern Hardware Company; Tarle ton Gardner, ticket from Alma’s Beauty Shop. The crowd was one of the largest ever to assemble for any event in Pylmouth, but was one of the most orderly, an occasional firecracker be ing the only noise. While the num bers were being called, complete si lence prevailed. E. H. Liverman, L. S. Thompson, J. R. Maiming, T. C. Burgess, W. F. Winslow, and A. E. Davenport par ticipated in awarding the prizes. Christmas Brings Larger Revenue To Liquor Stores -® Whiskey revenue during the five days prior to Christmas totaled $2, 688.15 in the two Washington Coun ty stores, according to tabulation of the receipts. For Plymouth the record was as follows: Monday, $171.80; Tuesday, $187.30; Wednesday, $212.85; Thurs day, $480.05; Friday, Christmas Eve, $1,193.75; week’s total, $2,193.75. The Creswell figures: Monday, $38.90; Tuesday, $30.85; Wednesday, $44; Thursday, $121.55; Friday, Christmas Eve, $259.10; total for the week, $494.40. Toivn Taxes To Be Advertised Friday —®— The delinquent 1936 tax list of the Town of Plymouth will be advertised in the Beacon next week. It will run through the month of January and will be sold on the first Mon day in February. There will be about 85 names with the most of these negroes. Tax col lections for this year in the town have been about as good as usual but as Chief Brown says “there is always a goodly number who neglect to pay.” Applications Should Be in by February 1 Supervisor Explains -- Loans Will Be Made Between Now and July 1 To Select Number of Tenants -<$> Farm tenants will have about 30 more days to file applications with the Farm Security Administration for loans from this year's allottment of land purchase money, to buy and improve farms, according to a state ment made by FSA supervisor R. E. Dunning at his office in the Leggett Building, Plymouth. All applications for purchase loans should be in his hands by February, Mr. Dunning said. It was pointed out that the closing of applications will apply to funds appropriated for the coming season. The time limit is set so that the county advisory committee may pro ceed with choosing the small num ber of tenants to whom loans can be made between now and July 1. In order that all may apply and have equal consideration, it is ne cessary to set a closing date and place all applications before the committee Members of the Washington County committee are L. E. Hassell, Roper; Hoyt C. Davenport, Creswell; Char lie W. Brown, Plymouth. Mr. Dunning said the farmers should not pick out a farm or get an option on the farm they hope to buy before asking for a loan. “If all those who hope to get a loan should try to get options or prices on farms, it might bring about a rise in land prices which would not be justified, as loans in any one county can be made with present funds to not more than 5 to 10 tenants,” he said. Mr. Dunning stated that applicants must be citizens of the United States who are farm tenants, share croppers, farm laborers, or others who obtain, recently obtained, most of their income from farming. The applicant must live in the counties included in this set up to receive tenant purchase loans dur ing 1937-’38. If otherwise acceptable, preference will be given to married persons and to families with children, to persons able to make a down pay ment, or to families who own live stock and equipment needed to farm. No loans will be made to a person who can get a large enough loan at reasonable terms to buy a farm. The committee will certify which applicants have the character, ability and experience needed to succeed with one of the farms that can be purchased under this arrangement. Colored Man Offered To Serve for Another In World War Draft -<s> Return of Bernard Smith To Plymouth Recalls Unusu al Incident in 1918 -<s> His offer to take another’s draft call number manifested the zeal that Bernard Smith, colored, now of Greenville, had for his country dur ing the World War. And when Smith came back to his native county as foreman of the brick layers now working on a garage here for Dan R. Satterthwaite, John W. Darden, member of the draft board back in the days of the war, remem bered the incident. When the call went out for Odell Lee to report, he did not respond and Smith volunteered then to take the number of Lee and be sent to the training camp. This offer was made for two rea sons, according to Smith. One that he was ready and eager to go and the other that it was a very ser ious crime to fail to answer the draft call and he was willing to “cover up’’ for Lee. The draft board of which Mr. Dar den was a member agreed to the ex change of numbers from Lee to Smith. So the train with the draft ed men pulled out of Plymouth to ward Norfolk with Smith in place of Lee. When the train reached Edenton Lee reported, and Smith was allowed to continue with another number. Smith, already in the service, con tinued to the training camp. After hasty preparation of only two months he boarded a ship and spent nine months overseas before the Armis tice was signed. On foreign soil Smith was in the battle at Argonne Forest and in the Vogese Hills. If Smith had not been so eager to enter the service and had not taken the number of his friend and board ed the train in his stead, it is prob able that it might have been months later before he was called, and pos sibly he might have avoided service altogether. But the quiet-mannered, business like man apparently never regretted his decision. On the job white and colored alike respect his ability as a i brick mason. 42,000 Bags Peanuts Are Stored Here by Producers Indications are today that there will be 42,000 bags of peanuts stored in warehouses in Plymouth approved by the Peanut Stabilization Corpor ation by the end of this week, ac cording to W. H. Clark, who is weigh ing and grading them. This means, as the Peanut Stabili zation Corporation is lending an av erage of 3 cents a pound, that the farmers of the county have received for their peanut crop about $115,000. This is figured on the basis of an average of 90 pounds to the bag. Peanuts are stored in various ware houses as follows: Old tobacco ware house. 21.000 bags; Clark Peanut Company warehouse, 16,000 bags; warehouse at rear of municipal build ing, 5,000 bags. It is estimated that there is space for about 2,000 more bags in the latter warehouse if the space can be made available. Mr. Clark believes that there are about 7,000 bags of peanuts still in the hands of producers that have not been sold or stored with the stabili zation corporation. Dr. L. W. White has 1,200 bags in the Ciark peanut mill not stored with the government agency, and it is understood that J. G. Staton's farm has about 1,000 bags on hand and Arthur Spruill about 500 bags. Christmas Cheer Drive In County Big Success Legion, Firemen and Scouts Help Provide Presents for Needy Total of $235 Raised by Leg ion, Providing 340 Stock ings, 40 Baskets -® A generous people rallied to the urgent call sent out by the American Legion last week, and unfortunate men, women and children enjoyed a merry Christmas with plenty of food and some toys as a result. A total of $235 was raised, and this made possible the sending of 340 stockings and 40 baskets to families in the county that otherwise would have had a cheerless Christmas. All of the money was used with the exception of a few dollars which will be spent to defray transportation to a hospital for an ill veteran. Post Commander Bruce Bateman and the district commander, Dr. Claudius McGowan, supervised the preparation of the baskets and look ed after the distribution when volun teer car drivers carried the baskets and stockings over the county in a downpour of rain. The fire department and the Boy Scouts pooled their toys and distrib uted them around town to gladden the hearts of many children who would not have otherwise received anything. In the stockings were placed a pound of candy, pound of raisins, ap ple, orange, and toy. Into the bas kets went flour, sugar, lard, meat, and other food necessities. H. B. Spencer, secretary of the vol unteer firemen here, issued the fol lowing statement this week: “The Plymouth Fire Department and the Boy Scout troop of Plymouth take this opportunity to thank the people who donated toys to be re paired for Christmas and cash to help in doing so. Also to all persons who helped in preparing these toys for delivery to needy children of Plymouth and vicinity.” The Legionnaires also issued a statement: “We take this method of publicly stating our appreciation for the cooperation rendered to the American Legion by the people and the various organizations and agen cies that helped us prepare and send out stockings and baskets for the needy.” Seek To Raise $125 In This County Cor Demoeratie Fund —<$>— Hope To Secure Five Contrib utors of $25 Each; J. C. Swain, Chairman Washington County’s efforts in the Democratic National Committee’s Victory Drive for 1938 is under way with bright prospects for success by January 8, it was reported here to day. J. C. Swain, chairman of the Wash ington County Democartic Executive Committee has been charged with the duty of raising quota of five con tributions of $25 each making the to tal amount to be raised from' this county of $125. These contributions can be made in either one of three plans: payment of $25 at this time; payment of $12.50 now and the remainder on March 15; or payment of $10 now and $50 to be paid on the 15th of February, March and April of next year. A contribution of more than $25, in multiples of 25, is accepted but such a contribution should be made in the names of persons at $25 each. This State has been allotted 500 contributions of $25 each as its quo ta, the quota in turn being divided among the 100 counties. President Roosevelt himself will close the drive on the evening of Jan uary 8 with a radio address and with him will be National Chairman James A. Farley. I sv* NEW YEAR HOLIDAY I / New Year’s Day will be just an other Saturday for most folks in Washington County, but three groups of employees will have the day as a holiday. The post offices, bank, and li quor stores will not open their doors. The post office will re ceive and dispatch mail but will not open the windows. The bank and liquor stores will not open at all. Forms Provided for Making Claims for Lump-Sum Benefits Available Upon Application To Manager of Rocky Mount Office -$ Simple claim forms have been pro vided by the Social Security Board for the rapidly increasing number of claims for old-age insurance lump sum payments, Mr. George N. Adams, Manager of the Rocky Mount Field Office of the Board, said today. Evidence of the growing realization that the Board is making lump-sum payments now under the old-age in surance system established by the Social Security Act is to be found in a comparison of the number of claims filed during the last three months in i Continued on page six) Patrolmen Ordered To Make Arrests for Using Old Licenses New Plates Must Be Displayed On All Cars Saturday; Rush Expected Those who do not have their 1938 license tags for their motor vehicles had better leave them at home start ing Saturday, according to Patrol man T. B, Brown, who has instruc tions from state headquarters to ar rest offenders. Friday will be the last day the old numbers can be lawfully used. From that time on every motor vehicle must have new tags or else must not be used on the highways. About the only consolation is that there has been a slight reduction in the cost of the plates. A rushing business is in prospect at the license bureau in Williamston, where mo torists can secure their tags, and early buying is urged. "Patrolman Tom” advises those who may have trouble getting their licenses due to loss of title or cer tificate or change in title, to see him at once so they can ride after the first of the year. The officer will be out Saturday and Sunday checking licenses. He will be glad to aid those who have difficulty in getting their title straightened out or, he says, “if they have any other trouble—except lack of funds.” Rev. C. E. Gaddy To Preach Here -<8> Rev. C. E. Gaddy, pastor of the Baptist Church in Columbia, will preach at the morning and evening service at the Plymouth Baptist Church Sunday, January 2. The minister is reputed to be an interesting pulpit speaker and. the public in general is urged to hear the speaker, especially the church mem bers, stated on official of the church. -® School for Chib Leaders Will Be Held Here 14th B.v Mrs. MARY F. DARDEN County Home Agent All canning leaders and women in terested in new methods of meat can ning are invited to attend a meet ing to be held in the agriculture building here Friday morning, Jan uary 14, at 10 o’clock. Mrs. Rosina K. Maxwell, home economist and cul inar authority, will have charge of the demonstration. All leaders are urged to attend. Town Tax Rate Set At $2 for This Year NIGHT SESSION I \/ The Washington County Com missioners will hold their usual monthly meeting Monday night at 7 o'clock in the courthouse, instead of the daytime, as usual, it was announced today by Au ditor E. Jack Spruill. The night meeting is being held on account of the fact that the commissioners are employed dur ing the day, and the night ses sion will give them plenty of time for consideration of the matters that arise. House Chevrolet Co. Is New Firm Here Announcement was made this week that the House Chevrolet Company, Inc., had secured the franchise for Chevrolet cars and trucks in Wash ington County, the new firm secur ing temporary quarters in the office of C. M. Burton on Washington Street, two doors from the Roanoke Beacon office. Mr. W. C. House, formerly of Robersonville, manager of the concern, stated that he planned to put in a complete service department as soon as permanent quarters were secured. In addition to a complete line of new Chevrolet cars and trucks, the firm also has a number of late mod el used cars on hand, all of which have been reconditioned and are of fered at substantial savings. Loral Masonic Lodge Officers Are Elected Dr. Claudius McGowan was elected master, succeeding L. T. Rose, at the annual election of officers of Perse verance Lodge, No. 57, last Tuesday night. D. W. McKnight was named secre I tary and the following officers elect ed: Frank Spruill, senior warden: D. I A. Hurley, junior warden; B. G. I Campbell, treasurer. Total Tax Levy Is $43,758.46; General Fund Only $12,587 —$— Debt Service Calls for Larg est Outlay in Budget; Refunding Possible -# Budget estimates as approved by the City Council of Plymouth call for a tax rate of $2 per $100 valuation, it was learned from figures on file in the clerk’s office this week. This rate will raise a total of $43,758.46 to meet the 1937 budget requirements. The estimates are based on a prop erty valuation of $1,040,905 within the limits of the town. The rate is divided, with 40 cents levied to take care of current needs and $1.60 for debt service. The general fund, for current ex penses, calls for $12,587.27, with the following sources from which to raise the amount: Back taxes collectible, $5,943.85; poll tax, $979.80; privilege taxes, $1,000: rents, $500; tax levy of 40c on $100 valuation, $4,163.62. The water department budget calls for $6.6oi.l9, to be raised by $651 in accounts receivable and $6,000 esti mated revenue from water during the year. The debt service fund is the larg est single item, $24,500, of which $8, 000 is for bond retirement and $16, 500 for interest. Sources of revenue and amounts follow: $3,977.19 from the water department for bonds; pav ing assessments, $3,868.33. for bonds: and a tax levy of $1.60 on the $100 valuation will produce $16,654.48 to take care of interest requirements. It was pointed out that if there were no bond and interest payments to meet, then the town rate would be only 40 cents on the $100 valua tion. Town authorities are now making an effort to refinance its indebted ness so that the bond and interest payments may be reduced and spread over a longer period of time. If this is accomplished a rate reduction may be possible next year.
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