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Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns a latchkey to WswWngton County homes. The Roanoke Beacon » » » » ♦ * » and Washington County News ★»★★★★» Plymouth- Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, January 14. 1938 A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 2 ESTABLISHED 1889 judge Bone Outlines Grand Jury’s Duties In Charge Monday Stresses Importance of Work In Talk at Opening of Two Wrecks Term -$ “Men some times spend large sums of money to be elected to the legislature to enact the laws which the courts are charged with enforc ing and your are placed on this jury to see that the laws are enforced,” said Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nash ville, in his charge to the grand jury in the superior court here Monday morning. “Through you were chosen by the commissioners for this task, and the law makers were elected by the peo ple, yet your office is just as impor tant and dignified as those of the General Assembly, as both functions are essential,” he said. The jurist, who was here for his first term of court, explained in de tail the duties of the grand jury mentioning that when passing on a bill of indictment they must only de termine whether it is a cause of pro bable cause or not. He also mentioned the four capital felonies, murder in the first degree, burg: ary in the first degree, arson and rape. The first was interpreted as premediated or planned murder; the second was the forcing of an en trance in a house occupied by per sons; the third was malicious burn ing of property; and rape, carnal knowledge of women against their will. He also quite extensively pointed out their duties in making present ments, which are written accusations, that originate in the grand jury room itself. Little of this, he said, is done now, as with police, county of ficers and patrolmen available, they usually issue warrants and arrest de fendants immediately after the crime is committed. He also reminded the jurors that they were the guardians of public af fairs and should examine the records in the office of county officials, exam ine the jails and county homes, check up on the filing of reports by magis trates, see whether guardians of children are doing their duties. “I have no specific law violations to call to your attention. But X ask that you be diligent in finding that all of the law is being obeyed in every particular. So that it will work to the good of all bringing peace, security and happiness in obedience to law,” concluded the jurist. First Baby of ’38 Also First at Mill Village The first baby to be born in the pulp mill village of the North Caro lina Pulp Company was also believed to be the first baby of the new year, 1938, in Washington County, accord ing to vital statistics records. The child, a daughter, was bom to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wilkins. The date of birth was given in the certificate as January 6th. The second child was a boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Daley, on Jan uary 10. Dr. C. McGowan, local physician, attended the mothers of the two in fants. Second Series Building & Loan Stock Goes on Sale Announcement was made this week by directors of the opening of the sale of the second series of stock in the Plymouth Building & Loan As sociation that is to continue for 90 days. The sale is dated as of January 1 and the series will remain open for subscriptions until April 1. It is hoped that about $25,000 in stock will be disposed of during the period. The first sale has been a success in every way, with a total of 705 shares sold. The treasurer has about $3,500 on hand to be loaned for the purchase, construction and repair of real estate. The fund continues to grow weekly. City Clerk M. W. Spruill is receiv ing payments on the stock at his of fice in the municipal building, and any who desire to subscribe for the new series are urged to see him. There have been several applica tions for loans to build houses, and it is thought that two will be ap proved in the near future. The directors in a meeting Wed nesday night accepted the resigna tion of W. W. Henderson, who has left Plymouth, but no one has been appointed in his place yet. O. H. Cox Becomes Manager Pulp Plant I NEW PLANT MANAGER 1 O. H. Cox, formerly of Rock ford 111., arrived In Plymouth this week to take up his duties as gen eral manager of the local plant of the North Carolina Pulp Co. His family will join him here on Feb ruary 3, it was announced. Poultry Truck To Be Here Every Tuesday -<s> D. B. Willis, of the Pitt Poultry Company, which resumed its weekly schedule of loadings here Tuesday of this week, stated he was very well pleased with the amount received at the initial sale. He announced that his truck would here every Tuesday from 1 until 3 o'clock until further notice, and his schedule of prices for next Tuesday is based on 16 cents a pound for colored hens, with other classes in proportion. --§> Rev. Paul Nickens Will Preach at Baptist Church -<$> Rev. Paul Nickens, assistant pastor of East Durham Baptist church, will preach at both the morning and eve ning services at the Baptist church next Sunday. All Baptists are urged to come and hear him and invite all others who will to come with them. Welfare Agency Aids 106 Needy in County Report Is Made for Activities Last July August, September -<5> Total of $792.93 Spent; Av erage Is Around $8 Per Month for Each Case A total of $792.93 was distributed to 106 needy cases by the Department of Public Welfare in Washington County during the months of July, August and September, it was learned from department records this week. This means that during the three month period an average of a little less than $8 monthly was allowed to those who are unfortunate enough to require aid from the county, state and federal governments. A total of $264 was given to the aged for assistance. This includes $26 for August and $238 for Septem ber. There were no allotments for this group in July. The August and September average was about $7 per person for 35 people. During the last two months of the period a total of $67 was allotted for 27 dependent children. This is an average of about $2.75 a month for each child. It is believed that some thing will be done to increase the av erage amount for those in this group. There were 54 cases that received a total of $234.55 for general relief (Continued on page six) Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary E. Snell Held Last Sunday -- Widow of Late Josephus H. Snell Died Saturday at Home of Nephew Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Mary E. Snell, 90, widow of the late Josephus H. Snell, who died Saturday at the home of a nephew, Ellis Snell, in the Skinners ville section, after a short period of illness. Dr. G. A. Martin conducted the final rites, and interment took place in the family cemetery near the home. She had been a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church nearly all of her life. She was well known in the county and had been very active in the affairs of her community un til a few months. Before her death there were five generations of her family living, including 4 children, 33 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchil dren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Pall-bearers were Russell Swain, Browning Swain, Ernest Phelps, B. O. Oliver, Herbert Clifton, and McCoy Davenport. Surviving are the following chil dren: three daughter, Mrs. Ada V. Halsey, Mrs. Mamie A. Phelps, Mrs. Mittie Swain, and one son, Joe H. Snell, all of this county. New Man Comes Here From Illinois Plant of Same Firm Takes Up Duties Here This Week; Family To Arrive Early in February O. H. Cox, of Rockford, 111., ar rived in Plymouth this week and en tered immediately upon his duties as general manager of the sulphate pulp plant here of the North Carolina Pulp Company. Mr. Cox succeeded W. W. Henderson in this capacity and is the third local manager for the company since the decision to locate the plant here was announced a lit tle over a year ago, Mr. Cox at present is devoting all of his time to his work and stated that his outside contacts would nec essarily be limited until he familiar izes himself with the plant here. He is very pleasant and congenial and has made a favorable impression up on all those with whom he has come in contact here. Mr. Cox’s family is expected to ar rive about February 3, and they will occupy the home in the village where Mr. and Mrs. Henderson formerly lived. Mr. Cox has two daughters, one 17 and the other 10 years of age. Mr. Cox comes here from the Rock ford Fibre Division of the Eddy Pa per Corporation, Rockford, 111., where he had been for some time. This is the ninth plant of its kind that he has been connected with, and he has been very successful in his work with each of them. He has been with the Kieckhefer Container Company or affiliates for about five years. Mr. Henderson, whom Mr. Cox succeeded, has moved back to Savan nah. Ga., where he lived before mov ing to Plymouth. He stayed here about six months; and C. A. White, of Honolulu, T. H., the first local manager, was here for about the same length of time. George L. Spruill Funeral Serviees Held Last Week Lived Near Creswell; Inter ment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery Thursday Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon at 3 o’clock at his late home near Creswell for George L. Spruill, 61, who died Wednesday aft ernoon after a lingering illness. For some time he had been receiving treatment at Duke hospital. Rev. J. T. Stanford, pastor of the Pleasant Grove Methodist church, and Rev. M. L Ambrose, of the Chris tian Church, officiated. Interment took place in the Pleasant Grove cemetery. Mr. Spruill was a well known citi zen of the county and had been a member of Zion’s Chapel Christian church for a number of years. Surviving are the following: a daughter, Miss Hazel Spruill, of Wil son; a son, John Spruill, of the Pleasant Grove section; one sister, Mrs. A. J. Barnes, of this county; and three brothers, Arthur. Will, and Clyde Spruill, all of this county. Employment Officer Here Every Tuesday -<*>— C. W. Bazemore, manager of the Williamston branch of the State Em ployment Service, will be in Plym outh every Tuesday from 9 to 11 o’ clock to interview those who are in terested in securing work, it was an nounced this week. He will also re ceive applications for unemployment compensation from those who have recently been laid off for any reason. Those who wish to register for work or file claims for compensation in Washington County should see Mr. Bazemore while he is here. The place of his office will be determined and 1 announced later. Blanks Received for Making Application For Tenants’ Loans Those Interested Urged To See R. E. Dunning or Committeemen Leaflets explaining the procedure for tenants to secure loans to buy farms, and applications for use by those unable to visit the supervisor's office were today in the hands of Hoyt Davenport, Creswell, and C. W. Bowen, of Plymouth. L. E. Hasseil, of Roper, also a mem ber of the Washington County com mittee which will cooperate with the supervisor of the Farm Security Ad ministration in handling these loans, also has some of the leaflets and ap plications on hand. Mr. Davenport and Mr. Bowen re ceived their supply while in William ston last week attending a two-day meeting of Farm Security Admin istration officials and groups from other counties. At this meeting they were ex plained the details of the new pro gram of the farm administration, which will make some of its first loans in this county to tenant farm ers for the purpose of buying and im proving home farms. Washington County was selected as one of the 17 counties in the state in which loans will be made from the first money appropriated by Con gress. Applications are now being received for these loans. Where possible, those wanting the forms should ap ply at the office of the local super visor, R. E. Dunning, in Plymouth. Those who cannot get in touch with him should see the county commit teemen. The committeemen are well known Washington County citizens, all lead ing farmers, and were chosen by the Secretary of Agriculture to assist the ounty supervisor in making tenant land-purchase loans in the county. Criminal Docket Is Cleared Wednesday •/ In Superior Court Sixteen Cases Disposed of by Judge Bone in First Two Davs of Session -<8> The Washington County Superior Court, in session here this week with Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nashville, presiding, concluded the small crim inal docket Wednesday, after dispos ing of 16 cases. Thursday morning the court turned its attention to the 19 civil cases on the calendar for this and next week, with the case of Ange vs. Thatch be ing called first. The proceedings: A nol pros was taken in the case of Charles L. Widemer, charged with bigamy. R. T. Hopkins, Creswell, was given 90 days on the roads, suspended up on payment of a worthless check for $22.98 and the costs of the court be fore January 20. J. C. Credle, colored, of Plymouth, was sent to the roads for six months on a charge of violating the prohibi tion law. Credle was arrested when found in possession of a large quan tity of non-tax-paid whiskey. An appeal was noted. Steve Doty, known locally as “New York Slim," was given two years on a charge of drunken driving and do ing serious personal injury. Lonnie Ange and a child were hurt when a car driven by Doty crashed into them about two months ago. Henry Skinner was found not guil ty of violating the game laws. "No true bill” was found by the grand jury in the case of Mitchell Patrick, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. J. S. Shugar was found not guilty of forcible trespass. A nol pros with leave was taken in the case of Thomas Robertson, charged with bastardy. The same ac tion was taken in the case of W. S. Morgan on a false representation charge. Will Holton, charged with drunken driving, abandoned an appeal to the superior court. Annie Hines, nuisance, not guilty. Henry D. Harrison, reckless driv ing; docketed through error. Luther Patrick was given two years on a charge of non-support. STUDY ROAD REOUEST I v' S. M. Gibbs, district engineer, of Kinston, will investigate and determine whether or not the Highway Commission will comply with a request from the Wash ington County commissioners in taking over and maintaining a road in this county. The road in question is a two mile stretch leading from the Backwoods road, about 2 miles from Highway 64, eastward to what is generally known as the j Ben Woods road. Bridge Over Albemarle Sound 67 Per Cent Complete; Likely To Be Open in Early Summer Lunch Rooms at Schools Here Serving 290 Daily Lunches served at the Hampton Academy and the Plymouth High School have increased from a low of 90 daily to a peak of 392, according to Mrs. Kathleen Spruill, supervisor of the WPA-Parent-Teacher Associa tion operated lunch room. The average daily service is to a bout 290 children, divided into two groups: 200 paid for by the children themselves and 90 others donated by the organization to those children who are unable to pay for the food. This phase of WPA work has been increasing in favor steadily, as it is found that the hot lunches are very beneficial to the children and are provided at a cost of about 10 cents each. The Lions Club contributes $2 weekly to the project. Other local organizations have also helped, as well as the WPA, which will sponsor a bridge tournament during the month to secure funds for added equipment for the lunch room Continue Efforts To Get Creswell School -$- < Sketch of Twenty Room Bui hi in" Is Submitted To WPA Total of $47,000 Available, But Estimates Call for $20,000 More A pencil sketch has been made for a 20-room completely new plant for the Creswell school and submitted to the Public Works Administration at Atlanta, Ga., as efforts continue to get an adequate school for Creswell. It is proposed to locate the build ing on the same site now used, but none of the present structure would be used, except probably some of the materials which could be reclaimed from the old building. The drawback is that the new plan calls for about $20,000 more money than is now available for this project, according to estimates. The sketch as presented did not include all the specifications or authentic cost fig ures, but was simply used for offic ials to get something started. it seems mat every plan submitted and every sketch drawn has run into some obstacle, but local authorities are continuing their efforts to get something definite on which to work. The school officials have available $22,000 from the PWA as a grant and $25,000 borrowed by the county; but it appears now that in order to have a completely new building as large as needed it will take about $20,000 more. In the meantime, H. H. McLean, superintendent of schools, and the board of education and county com missioners are meeting jointly at regular intervals in an effort to ar rive at some definite plan for work to begin at once. None of the funds have been touched, and every effort is being made to get the most possible for the money available. -<g> Grand Jury Report Is Made Wednesday To Superior Court —®— Jurors Find County Officials Handling Affairs in Praise worthy Manner Grand jurors examined the affairs of Washington County and found the public officers were managing their matters and offices in a praiseworthy manner and in a lengthy report to the court Wednesday commended the officers. This jury was headed by L. L. Mi zelle, of Roper, after W. J. Mayo had secured a release from service. The court had adjourned when they re ported, so they handed their type written findings to Clerk C. V. W. Ausbon. The sheriff, register of deeds, clerk of court, and others were praised for the efficient manner in which they kept their offices and did their work. At the county home, "Excellent condition, inmates properly cared for, house clean and well heated, occu pants seem to be happy. We desire to commend the keeper for his ex cellent service to the people. At the jail, "excellent conditions except dirty blankets.” "Parapet over courthouse in need of repairs. Bricks out of walls.” About the school buildings, they reported the following: "Recommend that buildings and grounds be kept clean. Grounds of some have water standing in ponds. Creswell school in dangerous condition, unfit and un safe for children. Needs remodeling or new building.” Prison camp near Creswell in good condition. I BIRTHDAY HONORED I The birthday 01 General Rob ert E. Lee will be observed by schools and U. D. C. chapters throughout the South on Janu uary 19. The above picture is the property of the Rev. C. T. Thrift and was made from one of the general’s favorite photo graphs. Roper Teaehrs and Parents Will Meet Tuesday Night -® The Roper Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet on Tuesday night, January 18, at 7:30 o'clock in the high school auditorium. ‘Parents should attend these meet ings this term, for they will find the meetings both interesting and help ful,” writes Miss Naomi Gibson, an officer of the organization. Progress Has Been Rapid; Weather Is Governing Factor Practically All Piling Driven; Cold Holds Up Pouring Of Concrete Deck The Albemarle Sound Bridge, which will connect Washington and Chowan Counties at a point about 20 miles below Plymouth, is 67 per cent complete, according to recent esti mates made by engineers of the T. A, Loving and Tidewater construction companies. Officials of the two companies stat ed that the structure, a State High way Commission project cos'ing a million and a quarter dollars, would be completed sometime early in the summer of 1938. Only nine weeks of warm, dry weather is needed to finish pouring the concrete deck of the bridge. Because they had the shorter of the two approaches to the span, the Tidewater company finished driv ing piling shortly after the first of the year. Work has also been completed on the swing span, which will permit passage of water traffic after the bridge is opened. Joseph M. Mavretic, head of the local unit of the project, the loading plant, stated that practically all the material for the job has arrived. The only large item not complete is the sand and stone and reinforcing steel, which cannot be used until spring. Since the Loving company has only 320 more piles to drive, Mr. Mavretic indicated that he expected the last carload of creosoted poles sometime next week. The contractors said recently that they were driving piles, setting struc tural steel beams, and pouring con crete guard rails where the concrete deck is already poured. Before cold weather stopped them, the Tidewater company had poured 3,600 feet of concrete deck, and the T. A. Loving company had poured 5.600 feet Because of the exceptional progress which has been made on the T. A. Loving end of the bridge, under the direction of E. F. Blankenship, sup erintendent of Part C of the project, it is the consensus of opinion that both parts will reach completion at approximately the same date. Part C, the T. A. Loving end of the project, contains the greatest length of the bridge. Produced 1,100 Pounds of Tobacco On .6 Acre D. C. Bailey of Toledo, Yancy County, produced 1,100 pounds of Burley tobacco on six-tenths of an acre and recently sold it for $300. Servants Must Secure Certificates of Health Five Ordinances Are Passed by County Board Health Friday —«>— l)r. Lewis, District Health Of ficer, Also Submits Semi Annual Report Five ordinances were adopted by the Washington County Board of Health at a called meeting last Fri day in the courthouse, at which time Dr. S. V. Lewis, district health officer, also read his semi-annual report to the officials. Tire ordinances follow: 1. For the control of cafes, hotels and all places preparing and serving food for public consumption. This regulation also provides for transient eating places, such as circuses, car nivals, and all others. 2. For the control of trailers and other movable structures in which people reside. This law refers to the need of sanitation and cleanliness in and about trailers. 3. For the examination of domes tic servants. 4. Providing for the control of the practice of midwifery. This was en acted to provide for enforcement of the state law setting up certain re quirements and standards which all midwives are required to observe. 5. For the control of installation of septic tanks. This regulation requires that a permit be secured from the board of health before a septic tank may be installed. All of these ordinances were duly approved by die health board and become effective March 7. after which time violators will be subject to pros ecution by health officials. -—V Given Until March 7 To Obtain Them By Board Health District Health Officer Will Make Free Examinations Two Days Weekly Domestic servants in Washington County have been given 60 days in which to be examined and obtain health certificates, it was announced this week by the district health offi cer, Dr. S. V. Lewis, On and after March 7, as the result of an order passed by the board of health last Friday, they will be suject to indict ment if they continue in service with out having obtained the certificate. A fine net exceeding $10, in the discretion of the court, is the penalty for those who do not comply with the law in this respect, according to Dr. Lewis, who will have the task of sup ervising the enforcement of the law'. In order that servants may secure the health certificates without ex pense, Dr. Lewis has arranged for clinics to be held at his office in the county home on Monday and Tues day of each week for the examination of those servants who apply. Dr. Lewis urges all persons em ploying domestic servants to call at his office and make an appointment for the examination of their servants, explaining that “this will avoid con gestion at the clinic and will insure a more prompt examination. There are some few servants in the county now whose employers require them to be examined periodically, and a health certificate from a pri vate physician serves as well as one from Dr. Lew'is' office.
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