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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, North Carolina, Friday, February 4, 1938 A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. ESTABLISHED 1889 VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 5 House Chevrolet Co. In New (Quarters; To Offer Every Service -- Firm Moves To Garage Form erly Occupied by Satter thwaite This Week -® The House Chevrolet Company this week moved into the building form erly occupied by the Satterthwaite Motor Company and is now prepar ing to furnish a complete Chevrolet sales and service agency for the sec tion. Clayton House, of Robersonville, who comes here after years of exper ience in the automobile business, is manager of the concern and has se cured a capable and trained person nel to assist him. John G. Taylor has been employed as stock man and bookkeeper and O. B. Parker is head mechanic, assisted by Edgar Davis and Raleigh Everett as helpers. Joe Arps, Alton VanNortwick and Elmer Turner are salesmen for the firm, which has the Chevrolet agency for Washington and Tyrrell Counties and the adjoining part of Martin County as far as Jamesville. Mr. House has purchased new equipment for the repair of all makes of cars, part of which has already arrived, and he expects to be ready to care for this part of his business by the last of this week. In addition to having a complete line of the new model Chevrolet cars and trucks, he will carry a complete stock of parts and accessories, which he expects will begin arriving next week. - C. H. Rabon Here in Resettlement Work -<8> C. H. Rabon, of Rockingham, has arrived in Plymouth to serve as as sistant county supervisor to R. E. Dunning in the Resettlement Admin istration work in Washington and Tyrrell Counties. Mr. Rabon for several years was teacher of vocational agriculture in the Creswell High School, and is well known in the lower end of the coun ty, where he was recognized as one of the best agriculture teachers ever to work in this section. Poultry Truck To Be in Roper Every Tuesday -® D. B. Willis, who buys chickens here for the Pitt Poultry Company, of Greenville, announced this week that he would start buying chickens in Roper every Tuesday afternoon between 2 and 3 p. m. This is an extension of his usual trip to Plymouth every Tuesday, when he buys chickens at the old Plymouth Motor Company stand near the Norfolk Southern freight station from 12 to 1:30 p. m. Parent-Teacher Group Planning Tonsil Clinic Plans for a tonsil clinic for the Plymouth school, to be held some time in the spring, were discussed by the Parent-Teacher Association in its meeting Wednesday afternoon at | the school building. Mrs. Leon Rose and Mrs. W. C. Jones were appointed by Mrs. W. V. Hays, president, to proceed with ar rangements for the clinic, and they will work with health authorities in arranging for the clinic, which will be available to about 500 children. A similar clinic was held in the school here about four years ago, with Dr. C, W. Bailey, of Rocky Mount, performing the operations. There have been no suggestions as to who will do the work this time. Dr. A. Papineau spoke for a short while at the meeting Wednesday on “The Nervous Child." explaining the characteristics of those susceptible to nervousness and mentioning some remedies. The president appointed the fol lowing committee on nominations: Mrs. T. L. Bray, Mrs. Kathleen Spruill and Mrs. W. A. Davidson. \ STILL OPERATING I s-/ Despite reports appearing in the daily press, the finishing plant of the American Fork and Hoe Company here continues to operate, it was learned Thurs day. The saw mill department has been discontinued for awhile. Rumors were prevalent here at one time that the entire plant was going to close, but to date nothing definite has been done, and the finishing department continues to operate. D. Bradford Fearing In Contest for State Senate From District —$— Chairman of Dare County Commissioners Enters Field This Week By BEN DIXON MacNEILL Manteo.—Eight years a member and four years chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners and Executive Secretary of the Roanoke Colony Memorial Association which projected Dare county’s summer long celebration of the 350th anni versary of the birth of Virginia Dare, D, Bradford Fearing will this spring seek the democratic nomination for one of the two seats in the State Se nate allotted to the Second Senator ial District. If nominated and elected, Mr. Fear ing, described by his close friend Con gressman Lindsay C. Warren as the “human dynamo”, will become the second man from Dare county to win a seat in the State senate since the county was formed 72 years ago, and the first since the then youthful R. Bruce Etheridge was a member of the Senate in the session of 1907. Geographically the largest in the state, the district is composed of Dare, Tyrrell, Washington, Beau (Continued on page six) Petition Seeks Paving Of Turnpike Highway Resolutions by Four County Boards Also Ask Work Be Done —$— Hundreds in This Section Put Names on Petition Urging Link With Pantego Resolutions have been passed by commissioners of Washington, Tyr rell, Hyde and Beaufort Counties ask ing that the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission improve the road from Highway No. 97 through the Turnpike to Pantego. In addi tion to these, John W. Darden, chair man of the committee in charge of preparations for a day of entertain ment for State Highway officials on March 2, has petitions bearing hun dreds of names of persons in the counties affected. Mr. Darden explains that it is the purpose of those in favor of improv ing the Turnpike road to secure pav ing of the route from High No. 97 to Pantego, in addition to the surfacing of Highway No. 97 from Plymouth to Washington, which has already been approved. There is no disposition, it was said, to interfere with the plans of the commission in surfacing the present Long Acre road, some work on which is underway. The new route is sorely needed, and every effort is being made by officials here and in the other three counties to cooperate in getting the improved road by Wenona, where the Blackland Test Farm is located. This is one of the largest livestock dem onstration farms in the entire South. Since the railroad has been taken up, the Wenona section is left for long periods with only primitive means of transportation, as the pres ent road becomes impassable for cars in bad weather. Rev. C. T. Thrift To Preach At Local Colored Church Rev. M. J. Parker, pastor of the colored Methodist church of Plym outh, announces that Rev. C. T. Thrift will preach for him next Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock. -® Reorganization of Chapter of Eastern Star Here Planned —®— Head of Order in State Will Return To Perfect Plans Early in March -® Mrs. Alice B. Culpepper, of Eliza beth City, worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in North Carolina, was in Plymouth last week making an effort to revive the old Buncombe chapter of this organi zation here. The charter for the local chapter was arrested in 1915 and since that time there has been no chapter in this county. Only ladies having a brother, father or husband who is a member of the Masonic order are eligible for membership in the East ern Star. Primarily for the ladies, each chap ter has at laast three Masons as members. The order has for its pur pose the furtherance of the social and fraternal interests of Masonry and families of Masons. While here Mrs. Culpepper talked with about 25 people who were in terested in becoming members, and she left with the intention of return ing for organization of a chapter here early in March. The Eastern Star contributes to the support of a home for the aged in Greensboro, and does many things of a charitable nature in the localities in which chapters are located. Farmers Invited To Attend Opening of New Firm Saturday North Carolina Equipment Company To Serve Free Barbee ue Dinner -® The North Carolina Equipment Company, of Raleigh and Statesville, one of the largest machinery and equipment dealers in the South, will formally open their new office and warehouse at Williamston Saturday of this week, with a full day’s pro gram for those who attend. Farmers of Washington County have been ex tended a particular invitation to be present for the free barbecue dinner and free movies which are part of the day’s planned activities. While the program marks the for mal opening of the new concern, in formality will be featured. The doors will be opened early that morning and farmers received at any time and shown around. Dinner will be served at 12:30, and demonstrations will be given during the day. The moving pictures will be shown from time to time. A coupon reserving a place for the dinner appears in the company's advertisement on page two. The firm will handle the well known line of International tractors, trucks, farm machinery and power units. A complete stock of equipment and parts will be carried, and they will i-iso maintain a staff of compe tent mechanics to rebuild and serv ice International equipment. Mr. J. T. Nottingham, located at Williamston, is in charge of sales in Martin County; Mr. S. P. Jones, lo cated at Plymouth, handles sales in Washington and Tyrrell Counties; Mr. J. C. Rogers is office manager; Mr. J. R. Pinkham is parts manager, and Mr. Thomas W. Smith service manager. It was announced that Internation al Sales Engineers will spend consid erable time in the territory served by the concern in this section in order to be of any possible assistance to farmers in selecting the proper type of equipment to best meet their re quirements. The program Saturday will center around demonstration of nearly ev ery type of machine used on the farm as well as the free moving pictures and barbecue dinner. Factory repre sentatives and others from the main office in Raleigh will be there to as sist in the program, and the machin (Continued on page six) Veterinarian Will Be Available To Farmers of County —®— To Take Over Vaccinating Work Formerly Done by County Agent Announcement was made this week that Dr. C. E. Cox, of Belhaven, would serve this county as veterinar ian in furtherance of the definite and systematic efforts being made to pro tect the livestock in Washington County from diseases that are es pecially prevalent in winter months. Last year County Agent W. V. Hays treated over 5,000 animals to protect them from disease and. to remedy them after disease had de veloped, thereby saving the farmers hundreds of dollars. This work took up almost 2 of the 12 months in the calendar year. This work was done by Mr. Hays at a very small cost to owners of the stock. Dr. Cox will make regular trips through the county every 10 days or two weeks and will also be available on special call at any time. Farmers can get in touch with him in Bel haven or arrange to see him while he is in the county. The services of Dr. Cox, except on some special individ ual calls, will be free to the farmers, and they will have to pay only for the cost of the medicines used. Mr. Hays says December, January and February are usually the hard est months on livestock, and they need more attention and treatment at this time than any other. He ad vises farmers who need the services of a veterinarian to get in touch with Dr. Cox. Small Farmer May Gel More by Terms Of New Farm Bill -- Promise Tobacco Allotments By February 20; Other Proposed Features -- Farmers in Washington County who are cooperating in the govern ment's crop control program will be interested in a recent report from Washington that the Senate and House conferees on the farm bill have agreed to limit large benefit pay ments and increase the size of checks to small farmers. It was announced Thursday that tobacco allotments would be made within 15 days after the bill is ap proved, and Congressman Hancock predicted they would be in the hands of the growers by February 20. Ac tion on the bill itself is not expected before next week. The proposed increase in checks to small farmers would be financed by using 10 per cent of available bene fit funds for the purpose—to step up checks under $200. It was stated that farmers who oth erwise would receive $20 or less would get an automatic increase of $8; those otherwise receiving $20 to $40 would get $12 additional; those in the $40 to $60 class an increase of $12 plus 10 per cent of the payment above $50; those from $60 to $186, a flat increase of $14; and those from $186 to $200, enough to bring the sum to an even $200. An original proposal to make $10, 000 annually the top figure was modi fied, it is reported, so that extensive landowners and partnerships farming in several states receive this amount for complying with the farm program in each state. However, a corpora tion could not receive more than $10, 000 for compliance through the coun try. The payment limitation would probably reduce government checks from 50 to 100 large landowners. Under the agreement reached, to bacco acreage allotments will be ap plied for the current year as follows; Growers who have bases of 5 acres or more established for the farms will receive allotments of about 7 per cent less than the 1937 acreage, provided they participated fully in the soil conservation program. Full partici pation means diversion of the maxi mum tobacco acreage for which pay ments were made. For growers whose base acreage is between 3 1-2 and 5 acres, the allotment for this year will be approximately that of last year: and for those growers whose base is 3 1-2 acres or less, the allotments for this year will be slightly larger than last year. Under the terms of the new act, marketing cards would be used simi lar to those used under the old AAA program. The agreements reached, however, do not mean that the adjustments have yet been made legal. The farm control bill is still in conference, Common Colds Will Cost $5,000,000 This Year, Officer Says —®— Head of District Health De partment Suggests Ways Of Avoiding Colds -<$> By S. V. LEWIS, M. D. District Health Officer It is considered by good authorities that the common cold will cost the people of this country more than $5, 000,000 again this year. The number of things we may be tol dto do or not to do to prevent colds are as plentiful as the remedies for curing them. Some are sensible and of unquestioned value, such as: A liberal amount of fresh air and sunshine, a sufficient amount of nourishing foods, proper elimination of body waste, at least a quart of wa ter each day, staying away from in fected persons, especially those who are careless and who do not cover the mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing; avoiding indirect con tact with them by using sanitary drinking and eating utensils; asking for paper cups when visiting soda fountains and beer parlors. The alcohol in beer is not of suf ficient quantity to kill the disease producing germs. Do not take pat ent medicines. Those containing acetanalid are very dangerous, and if patent medicine concoctions con tain the drug you will find it writ ten on the package, because it is a violation of the pure food and drug act not to label all poisonous drugs sold by patent medicine concerns. If you have a severe cold or cough, do not take a chance with your fu ture health. It may not be a cold; it may be the beginning of a case of tuberculosis, pneumonia, or other dangerous diseases of the chest. Con sult your family physician. After all, good health is the most valuable of all possessions. If we observe a great measure of precau tion, we may become sick; if we do not, we are sure to become sick. Local Troop To Join in Scout Week Celebration Twenty-five Boy Scouts of the Plymouth troop will join with a mil lion other Scouts and Scout leaders throughout the nation in celebrating Boy Scout Week from February 6 to 12, it was announced today by Scout master N. A. Taylor. The official observance opens here Friday night, when parents and friends of the Scouts are invited to attend a court of honor that will be held in the courthouse, with the dis trict Scout executive from Wilson here for the program. Five boys are to receive the rating of Star Scout. Others will be awarded merit badges for proficiency in various fields of endeavor. James W. Norman, as chairman of the court of honor, will preside. Boy Scout Week will commemor ate the 28th anniversary of the found ing of the Scouting movement in the United States, during which time more than 7,500,000 boys and men have engaged in Scouting’s character influencing, citizenship training pro gram of camping, service and or ganized activity. Herring Fishing To Be Permitted Every Day Limitation Recently Ordered Is Removed As Result of Protest -<8> Letter Reeeivetl Today Says Dip Nets May Be Used in Inland Waters Daily -<s> “If the people of Washington County wish to use dip nets each day until the end of the commercial fish ing season for taking herring, it will be satisfactory to allow them to do so in streams where the herring run,’’ says a letter received today by Re corder John W. Darden and County Protector J. T. Terry from E. B. Kug ler, assistant to the commissioner of game and inland fisheries. Objection had been made to of ficials of the Department of Conser vation and Development against the recently ordered restrictions which limited herring fishing in inland wa ters to Friday and Saturday of each week. Mr. Kugler further states, “It is not our desire to deprive people of the opportunity of catching a sup ply of herring, but we are making every effort possible to protect and restore the different species of game fish, which are showing a steady de crease annually due to the continued increase in number of fishermen. “Also, as you know, the scarcity cf shad has become quite a problem in our commercial waters, and we de sire to protect them as much as pos sible during their spawning period.” Mr. Darden's letter did not object to the ruling on shad, but only asked for the removal of restrictions on herring fishing. Mr. Kugler continues, "By using dip nets for very few, if any, game fish will be caught, and we are glad to permit that type of fishing until the end of the open season for com mercial fishing. This type of fishing may be allowed each day in the week during this period.” This arrangement makes it posisble for fishermen to secure their supply of herring in inland waters as usual, and Game Protector Terry and Mr. Darden ask that this special privi lege be not abused so that the recip ients may show their appreciation for this ruling to the Department of Con servation and Development. Woman’s Club Will Elect Officers Friday —®— The Senior Woman's Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the community hall, at which time a nominating committee, composed of Mesdames B. A. Hawkins, W. C. Jones and A. T. Darden, will report and the new of ficers be elected. The president, Mrs. T. L. Bray, urges all members to be present, as Mrs. Clarence Beasley, of Colerain, district president, will be present at this meeting. Hostesses will be Mes dames J. W. Norman, W. H. Para more and Miss Ethel Perry. At night the club women, with the cooperation of the Junior Woman's Club and the Thursday Afternoon Literary Club, will entertain Mrs. Beasley at a banquet at the Plym outh Country Club, at which time Mrs. Beasley will speak. Infantile Paralysis Fund Reaches $65 The campaign for funds for the Foundation to Fight Infantile Paral ysis in Washington County has so far netted $65, with other communi ties to be heard from, it was an nounced today by George W. Hardi son, county chairman. As soon as the other sections are hdard from next week, the entire amount will be announced. Mr. Har dison hopes that the total for the county will reach $100 when the complete report is made. r TO MEET AT NIGHT I !' The Washington County Com missioners will meet at the court house on Monday night at 7:30 p. m., for the monthly meeting which is usually held in the day time. Commissioner Frank L. Brink ley urges all who wish to appear before the commissioners at this time in regard to county matters to be present. State Dentist Making Eaxminations of All Children in Schools —$— To Complete Work at Local School in 10 Days; Does No Correctional Work -® Dr. A. J. Pringle, of Raleigh, den tist for the North Carolina Depart ment of Health, is in Washington County this week inspecting and rec ommending treatment for the teeth of school children. It is understood that Dr. Pringle will conclude his work in the Plym outh school in about 10 more days and then will begin the same work at other white schools in the county. Later another dentist will work in the colored schools. There are about 3,000 school chil dren in this county, and it will take about 12 weeks to conclude the work. The purpose of the clinic is to exam ine every child’s mouth before the project is completed. The state dentist does not do any correctional work, but Inspects the mouth, cleans the teeth and makes recommendations for treatment of the mouth and teeth. Lions Club Prepares For Large Gathering Here Charter Nijzht -■ - Mark M. Jernigan, of Dunn, District Governor, Is Main Speaker -® Covers were laid for 100 Lions and their ladies at the gathering in the community hall here Thursday eve ning to celebrate the first anniver sary of charter night, with Mack M. Jernigan, of Dunn, district governor of Lions, as the principal speaker. Mr. Jernigan has an excellent rep utation as a speaker. He is described as a "lawyer, Democrat, and Lion,” who has served his club as president, vice president and secretary, and has a perfect attendance record for the last three years. The program will open with Lion President T, L. Bray presiding, and soon afterwards he will yield the floor to Toastmaster Eugene F. Still, past president of the local club. Presi dent Bray will make the welcome ad dress and W. L. Whitley will intro duce Mr. Jernigan. L. W. Zelgler will have his Plym outh High School Band to provide music for the event, and a number of Lion songs will be sung Guests from Columbia, Williamston and Washington have been invited and will be recognized. Local Lions who have good attendance records and charter members will also be recognized. The menu for the banquet includes baked ham, potato salad, sliced to matoes, stuffed eggs, pickles, hot rolls pineapple, shortcake, and coffee. Officers of the local club are Dr. T. L. Bray, president; T. C. Burgess, vice president; P. W. Brown, second vice president; W. V. Hays, third vice president; Rev. N. A. Taylor, secre tary and treasurer; and C. L. Bailey, tail twister. Tom Broivn Finds Name Is Handicap —s Just a plain name like Tom Brown brings a person into many embarass ing situations, says the State High way patrolman here by that name. “I have been billed for accounts, 1 arrested and put under a peace bond, i sat around courts for weeks at a time to testify in cases about which I knew nothing, and I didn't grumble,” says Tom. "But when they start to making me a 'poppa' overnight by sending me birth certificates, danged if it isn’t time to get this name business cleared up,” groaned the officer. Tom explained that there are sev eral Tom Browns around Washing ton, where he has been stationed, and the postal officials direct most of the mail to him, as he is more widely known than the others. FSA To Lend Money For Group Services c I 40 MORE DAYS (?) | Six more weeks of bad weath er predicts the “weather-hog,” as the “weather-man” grunts In disgust. But Wednesday the old groundhog allegedly came out, saw his shadow and returned to his hole to await the break in an extended winter, so far as weath er is concerned. The weather man explains that no hog, “ground or not ground,” can tell about the weather 40 days in advance. But time will tell, and the old groundhog may know his weather, yet. Postal Receipts Here Reach New All-Time High in Past Year 1937 Sales Total $13,433.81, 25 Per Cent Over Figures For Preceding Year Sale of stamps in the Plymouth postoffice during the year of 1937 jumped to an all time record of $13, 433.81 which is about 25 per cent higher than the receipts of the pre ceding year, according to Postmaster George W. Hardison. This figure compares with a total stamp sale of 1936 of $10,174.79. This is a gain for last year over the previous year of $3,359.02 or a little better than the 25 per cent mentioned in the first paragraph. During the last five years the stamp sales have totalled the follow ing amounts: 1933, $8,026.93; 1934, $9,227.82; 1935, $10,210.82; 1936, $10, 174.78; 1937, $13,433.81. This makes a total for the five year period of $51,074.17. (Continued on page six) Farmers Can Secure Equipment Needed For Community Use -e Enables Individuals To Ob tain Services Jointly They Cannot Afford Singly -® The Farm Security Administration now has money in hand to lend to enable small groups of farmers to buy or secure the use of heavy farm equipment, pure bred sires and other such services which will help them to better farming but which a far mer cannot afford to buy solely for his own use. A statement to this ef fect was issued by R. E. Dunning, County Supervisor of the FSA from his office in the Leggett Building, Plymouth. Mr. Dunning has charge of the Farm Security work in Wash ington County. Work of County Supervisors in cludes help in adjusting farmers’ debts, making of supervised rehabi litation loans to individual farmers for purchase of seed fertilizer, live stock and needed farm tooles, and the making of these group loans referred to above. In addition, they handle the tenant land purchase program in counties selected to receive tenant purchase loans. Mr. Dunning said that while made for the use of a group of farmers, these group or service loans usually are made to one individual farmer in the group. He is known as the "Mas ter borrower”. He agrees to provide the service when needed and the others, his neighbors who decide to join in, agree to use the service and pay the charges specified for the ser vice. When the loan is paid the equip ment belongs to the Master borrower. The only rules are that he agrees 'Continued on page six)
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