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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 ******* A home newspaper dedieited to the service of Washington County and its 12,00# people. VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 6 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, February 11, 1938 ESTABLISHED 1889 Boy Scout Troop’s Court of Honor Is Held Friday Night —— Five Loral Boys Ailvance To Rank of Star Scout at Ceremony -® The occasional blink of a flashlight and the soft glow of a dozen candles provided the only illumination in the large auditorium of the courthouse Friday night, when Boy Scouts of the Plymouth troop advanced to their new ranking before the court of hon or. In the audience was a small group of parents and friends, while around tables in the bar were members of the court of honor, with James W. Norman presiding. James Frances, Zeb Norman, jr., Phil Ayers, and Marvin Browning were inducted into the troop as ten derfeet, while Maurice Bateman, Al vin Lucas and Lloyd McNair ad vanced to the rank of second-class Scouts. Walter Lloyd, J. C. Jones, Charles Robbins, Wilford Whitley and War ren Robbins received their badges as first-class Scouts, and Duncan Get singer, Carl Bailey, jr„ Phillip Liv erman, Roy Maninng, and Douglass Gurkin were made Star Scouts. George Thomson, assistant scout executive of Wilson, presented the scouts their badges, with an appro priate and interesting speech that in cluded the revelation that out of the hundreds of Eagle Scouts, not one had ever been indicted for a capital felony. Short talks were made by the fol lowing committeemen: W. L. Whitley, J. R. Carr, R. A. Duvall, Scoutmaster N. A. Taylor, and Assistant Scout master Alban Papineau and the fol lowing who are included in the court of honor: H. H. McLean, Rev. C. T. Thrift, and W. H. Paramore. Unable to be present were Rev. R. H. Lucas and W. F. Winslow. -® T. A. Loving Tug Burned Tuesday The ;ngine fiom the T. A. Loving t :g, “Sterling,” was taken from the b uned vessel Wednesday and sent to 1. irfolk, where it will be repaired and p.obably placed in another hull to be v ed again at the Albemarle Sound b idge. The tug was burned to the water’s edge at Edenton Tuesday while tak ing on gasoline. Someone was said to have dropped a lighted match on the tug, catching the gasoline. Work continues with another tug that has been used from time to time on the project. -<§> Tyrrell Polities Get Under Way; Ttvo Out for Sheriff -® Politics broke out into the open in Tyrrell County recently, with Rob ert L. Swain, incumbent, being op posed by E. L. Mosely for the office of sherif. Mr. Mosely was first appointed to succeed his father-in-law, the late Sheriff J. E. Reynolds, but resigned to become game warden. Mr. Swain was then appointed sheriff. Now it seems that Mr. Mosely wishes to become sheriff again. Creswell Merchants to Test Sunday Sale Law ■ v ' Carlie M. Stillman Appeals From Fine Imposed by Justice Will Be Given Hearing in Re corder’s Court on Tues day, February 22 -® Trial of the case of Carlie M. Stillman, 47, white, who was found guilty of “selling and delivering gro ceries on Sunday,” in Creswell will be held on Tuesday, February 22, in the county recorder’s court here on an appeal from a magistrate's court. The warrant, issued for Mr. Still man on January 28, accused Mr. Stillman of violating the law on Jan uary 9. with C. N. Davenport, sr., mayor of Creswell, as the complain ing witness. Magistrate T. F. Davenport issued the warrant and the case was tried before him and the defendant fined $5 and costs of $5.55. This, Mr. Still man evidently refused to pay and appealed the case. Bond of $50 was required to guar antee the appearance of Mr. Stillman before the county court. The costs in recorder’s court usually runs in the neighborhood of $17. There has been some trouble about the sale of groceries in Creswell on Sunday for sometime, and this is generally regarded as a test case of the ordinance prohibiting such sales. State NYA Official Confers on Status Of Work in County Number Working in Lunch Room and Libraries May Be Reduced Mrs. Jean Lamont Dixon, state di rector, and Miss Isabel Ross, assist ant state director of the National Youth Administration, were here this week conferring with Mrs. Eliza Hampton, supervisor of this work in Washington and Tyrrell Counties. Tuesday Miss Ross met with about 15 white and colored youths who are employed in this part of the govern ment emergency program in this county. The new set-up of artcraft work was explained to those who had been working in school libraries and doing other such work. Weilnesday the officials discussed the advisability of changing from "unproductive” work to “productive” work, the latter being the weaving of hooked rugs and kindred activities that produce something of salable nature. It is believed now that the number of person engaged in what is classed as “unproductive” work, such as lunch rooms and school libraries, may be reduced, and that the ‘productive” work is looked on with more favor by those in charge Servants in Creswell To Be Examined by Officer By S. V. LEWIS, M. I). District Health Officer Beginning with February 16 and ending with March 2, the district health officer will be in Creswell each Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock for the purpose of examin ing domestic servants. All domestic servants are requested to present themselves for examination on one of the three dates. The examina tions will be held in the office of Mr. John Combs in Creswell. The County Board of Health of Washington County requires that all domestic servants in the county se cure health certificates on or before the 7th day of March, 1938. The clinics in Creswell will be held for the convenience of domestic servants in that part of the county in order that they may not be required to visit Plymouth for that purpose, due to posisble inconvenience of travel. All domestic servants are request ed to visit Creswell on the dates men tioned or to visit the office of the health department in Plymouth on Monday afternoons from 1 to 4 o' clock. These clinics will not be held after Monday, March 7, but health certificates may be obtained any time after March 7 at the office of the health department in Plymouth. County Liquor Stores Earn Profit of $6,246 BEAUTIFY HIGHWAY I V> Crepe myrtle and dogwood trees are being planted along the side of highway 64 near Creswell by the Creswell Woman's Club as a project of beautification of the highways in that section of the county. During the spring these plants should add much to the beauty "of the “open road,” and make the highway even more attractive for motorists. Reports of Peanut Pickers Must Be Made Immediately —®— Reports in County Are Said To Be Only 70 Per Cent Complete Now With an estimated completeness of 70 per cent, the government has de manded of Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon, reg ister of deeds, that reports from op erators of peanut pickers be sent in immediately to avoid penalties for the operators and costly calls by of ficials. There were 54 reports made on the 1935 crop, 46 on the 1936 crop, and only 36 so far on the 1937 crop, which is only 70 per cent complete Those who have failed to file their reports are urged to do so at once by Mrs. Cahoon, who says prompt action will forestall legal action. W. H. Rhodes, chief of the division of statistics of the State Department of Agriculture, and Prank Parker, U. S. agricultural statistician, have writ ten Mrs. Cahoon that this informa tion must be completed at once, and she is pasisng the request along. -<®> 1168 Pounds of Good Tobacco on .7 Acre Feild Yields of 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of Burley tobacco have been reported by Yancy County growers this season. W. O. Briggs of Jacks Creek sold 1168 pounds of good tobacco pro duced on seven-tenths of one acre for the sum of $292. Sales During First 6 Months of Operation Reach Total $37,526 —$— $389.37 Also Earned by Dis counting Bills; $694.03 For Enforcement -® Whiskey sales for the six months of operation of the Plymouth and Creswell liquor stores in Washington County reached a total of $37,526.55, according to figures released by E. G. Arps, chairman of the county ABC board. * From that amount of business, a gross profit of $6,246.25 has been real ized by the county, although none of the profits have yet been paid into the county treasury, as most of It is in merchandise on the shelves of the stores and in the warehouse. Good management of the stores during the six months’ period has re sulted in the earning of an additional profit of $389.37, by taking advan I tage of rebates, discounts, and close buying, it was revealed. This is more than r. ugh to pay the salary of the county chairman. Out of the profits of operation, a total of $694.03 has been set aside for law enforcement work. No spec ial officer has been employed by the board, but it is understood that some undercover work has been done which should produce some results shortly. Mr. Arps hopes to be able to turn over to the commissioners a goodly sum after the first year of operation, but at the present time the profits are being retained for the purpose of discounting bills and the like. Several counties have special legis lative acts that provide for a certain percentage of the profits being allo cated to the towns wherein liquor stores are located for law enforce ment, but this county was not In cluded in that group at the last leg islature. The January 1 audit showed stock on hand in the warehouse (rear of the local store) valued at $9,860.44; also stock on the shelves of the Plym outh store valued at $2,019.60, and $1,629 worth in the Creswell store. 11 Licenses To Wed Issued in January By Register Deeds Number Divided 8 To White, 3 To Colored Couples; List of Permits With Valentine Day next Monday, it is thought Cupid may send more couples to the register of deeds for marriage licenses in February than was the case in the previous month, when only 11 couples were issued permits. During January there were only three colored couples, against eight white to tie the knot. Most of the time the races are about equal, but seldom do the whites dominate in numbers. Licenses to marry were issued to the following white people last month Joseph P. Fauste, Plymouth, to Vir ginia Lamb, Plymouth; Lee Holliday to Agnes Rogers, both of Jamesville; James Cherry, Williamston ,to Eliz abeth Ayers, Plymouth. Preston L. Carter to Emily Gray Ambrose, both of Plymouth; Seaborn Lloyd Petty to Mildred Tetterton Wilson, both of Plymouth. J. F. Snell, Creswell, to Lula Mae Simmons, Columbia; Phillip Quincy Jarvis to Henrietta Boyd, both of Pantego; Charles L. Sarvis to Fanny Olivia Buck, both of Plymouth. Colored Hubert Boston, Jamesville. to Ida Jackson, Plymouth. Russell Hopkins, Plymouth, to Lou ise Norman, Roper. Conner Davis, Plymouth, to Lula Smith, Columbia. Building and Loan Association Lends $2,600 Wednesday —$— Largest Loan Is $1,000; AH Made for Improvements To Real Estate -$ Directors of the Plymouth Build ing and Loan Association, meeting after the stockholders had adjourned Wednesday night, approved loans to taling $2,600, about half of the a mount on hand in the treasury The largest loan was for $1,000, and the smallest for $200. Most of the money wil lbe used for improve ments on the property. Other ap plications will be reviewed later. R. L. Tetterton was named to the board of directors to succeed W W. Henderson, resigned. Members of the board now are E. P. Still, president and chairman; B. G. Campbell, J. R. Manning, T. C. Burgess, J. C. Tar kenton, L. S. Thompson, J. L. Horton and H. E. Beam. Prior to the directors' meeting, the stockholders adopted a constitution and by-laws that outline the duties of the officers and also made effect ive, February 28, a ruling that those failing to pay for their stock on each Monday were subject to a fine of 5 cents a day per share of stock for each day delinquent. Nurney’s Funeral Home Sold To B. S. Courtney Today One of Two Oldest Business Establishments in County Changes Hands The ownership of Nurney’s Funeral Home was transferred from Mr. and Mrs. D. M. McKnight, Mrs. Sarah F. Nurney and W. S. Numey to B. S. Courtney, of Williamston, Thursday morning, when negotiations for the purchase were completed. Mr. Courtney plans to operate a modern funeral home here in the residence on Washington Street for merly occupied by Sheriff J. K. Reid. The home is now being remodeled and the new business, to be known as the Courtney Funeral Home, will be located there as soon as alterations are completed. Extensive additions to the equipment are planned by Mr. Courtney, Who stated that the new home will be as complete and mod ern as any in this section. Until the new home is occupied, headquarters will be maintained at the 'present Nurney Funeral Home on Jefferson Street. Mrs. D. M. McKnight will assist the new owner temporarily. Tile Alba-Noke Funeral Finance Association will also be taken over and continued by the new ownership, it was announced. Numey’s Funeral Home was one of the two oldest businesses in Wash ington County, having been establish ed in 1889 about the same time that the Roanoke Beacon was started. And this is the first time in nearly half a century that the establishment has been handled by any others except Nurneys. Three generations have been interested in the operation of the concern since it was first estab lished. The first home was located in a wooden building located where Gil bert’s Cleaning Works now stands. Ben Numey founded the business, and was followed in its operation by his son, the late W. T. Numey, who handed it down to W. S. Numey and Mrs. McKnight, who with their moth er, sold the business and good will Thursday morning. Walker Estate To Sell Implements —®— The A. G. Walker estate is having its second big auction sale next Tuesday, when all the farm imple ments formerly used on the large acreage owned and operated by the estate are offered to the highest bid der at Creswell. The sale is under the supervision of H. G. Walker and J. L. Phelps, agents for the executors. The farms upon which the imple ments were used have been sold to the Farm Security Administration and the estate has no further need of the equipment and tools. The first sale, held Tuesday of last week, brought about 2,000 people to Creswell from all over Eastern North Carolina. About 70 head of work stock were sold at that time. Little Business Before County Board Monday There was little business to claim the attention of the Board of Wash ington County Commissioners Mon day night at their regular meeting, but the commissioners did decide to provide $15 worth of material to con tinue the WPA bookmenders’ project. Reports were heard from County Agent W. V. Hays and Mrs. Frances M. Darden, home demonstration ageat. Town Council Considering Plan for Refinancing Debt The city council in session Mon day night turned down a request from A. L. Owens and W H. Clark, the latter appearing for Slade-Rhodes & Co., Hamilton, that the town of Plymouth accept interest coupons on bonds for taxes due the town. This was done by the city officials, as they now are considering a plan submitted for refinancing the town’s indebtedness, and they did not know what effect the acceptance of these coupons would have upon the pro posed plan. Experts have worked out a system to restore the credit of the town and Creswell Youth Dies In Accident Monday Claude Brinn, Jr., Killed When Gun Fired Accidentally Death of Popular Boy, 15, Is Shock To Community; Funeral Tuesday Funeral services were held in the Christ Episcopal Church at Creswell Tuesday afternoon for Claude Brinn, jr„ 15, who died Monday afternoon from wounds inflicted by the acci dental discharge of a shotgun. Rev. John W. Hardy, rector of the church, conducted the services, as sisted by Rev. Forest Wagoner and Dr. G. A. Martin. Interment took place in old St. David's Cemetery near Creswell. , Young Brinn, whose death came as a shock to the people of the com munity, was shot through the thigh Monday afternoon on the Smithson farm and died several hours later in a Creswell hospital. The youth had sat down on the steps of a vacant house to rest. A jar on the step caused the loaded gun to slip to the next step, against which the hammer struck, discharging the full load into the boy's thigh. He was carried by two companions, Billy Hatfield and Billy Hopkins, from the house to the roadway, where a passing car was hailed and car ried him to Creswell. A sophomore in the Creswell High School, the young boy was very pop ular among his classmates and was a member of the basketball team. The following school friends were pall-bearers at the funeral Tuesday: Bobby Woodley, Billy Hatfield, Billy Hopkins, Bossie Bateman, Preston Carter and Billy Bateman. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brinn, of Creswell; a sis ter, Miss Elizabeth Brinn, of Wash ington, D. C.; two grandmothers, Mrs. Laura Spruill, Creswell; Mrs. Elizabeth Brinn, Swan Quarter; and an uncle, Jack Spruill, auditor of Washington County. Boy Scout Week Is Being Observed by Local Organization —— Attend Church in Body Sun day Night; Sigwald To Address Lions -» As a climax to the local celebration of Boy Scout Week, J. J. Sigwald, of Wilson, scout executive, will address the Lions Club Thursday night, with the members of the troop committee and court of honor of the Scouts at tending. The local Scouts, in uniform and with Assistant Scoutmaster Papineau in charge, attended a special service at the Christian church Sunday. Rev. N. A. Taylor spoke on the significance of the Scout Law, ‘‘A Scout Is Rev erent.” Later the Scouts will visit other local churches. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, honorary president of the organiza tion, spoke over a nation-wide radio hook-up to the Scouts Monday, and Wednesday at 8:15 p. m„ Scouts over the nation stood at attention and re peated the oath and Scout law, in honor of the founding of the move ment in America 28 years ago. Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Spruill Held Monday -® Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock for Mrs. Sarah Spruill, 74, who died at her home in the Skin nersville section Monday after a week’s illness with pneumonia. Rev. Forest Wagoner officiated. Surviving are her husband, George Spruill, and one daughter, Mrs. Dave Morris. A flock of white leghorn hens ave raging 84 in the flock for the year paid Frank Freeze of Sylva, Jack son County, a net profit of $262.62 arrange for it once more to resume its payment of outstanding bonds and interest, but the plan has not been accepted. For the next few days, Mayor B. G. Campbell and Attorney Zeb Vance Norman will study the proposal and determine whether or not the town should adopt the plan and whether or not it will be to the best advan tage of all concerned. There are considerable preliminary advertising and arrangements to be made if the plan is adopted by the council before it would become ef fective. [ FORMALLY ANNOUNCES J Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nash ville, last week formally an nounced his candidacy for judge of the superior court from the second district, which position he now holds, having been appoint ed by Governor Hoey following the elevation of Judge Barnhill to the supreme court. Itimuus T. Valentine, also of Nashville, had previously announced his candi dacy for the same office. Locals Divide With Williamston Cagers —<§>— The Plymouth girls defeated Wll liamston, 14 to 7, while the visiting boys routed the locals, 17 to 9, here Tuesday night, as the cagers contin ued with their season’s schedule. Cornelia Edmundson made 10 points, Harrison 2 and Lefever 2 for Plymouth’s 14 points, while H. Mishoe, M. Jones and Hardison made 2 each and E. Mishoe 1 for the 7 points for Williamston. Harrison made 4 points to lead the Plymouth boys and Peel 4 to pace the visitors. Two Arrested for Burglary Tuesday Of Browning Store -9 ffilliary Daniels and Charlie Frank Swain Jailed After Capture in Martin -® Charged with burglary and theft as the result of an allegeded forced entry into the store of R. S. Brown ing sometime Tuesday night, Hiliary Daniels and Charlie Frank Swain were lodged in jail here Wednesday. The two white youths were appre hended in Martin County by Patrol man Tom Brown, Chief of Police P. W. Brown and Sheriff J. K. Reid after a chase that led through a for est section in Martin County with Patrolman Brown overtaking the youngsters In a foot race. A second charge of resisting and threatening an officer may be enter ed against the young men as the result of a scuffle with Chief of Po lice P. W. Brown on a recent night when the officer made an effort to take a gun from Daniels. The officer approached Daniels and found the weapon hidden on his person. During the scuffle, Daniels is alleged to have demanded that Swain hit Brown with a club. But Swain would not comply with the re quest. They were making an effort to es cape when officers found them. Wii liamston officers were watching the highways for them. Five Cases Tried by Recorder Tuesday William Fenstemker, 66, white, and W. W. Kemey, 62, whit®, both farm ers, were fined $12.50 each and half of the costs in recorder’s court Tues day on a charge of removing from premises of S. F. Darden certain crops. Johnnie Patrick, 19, and Mitchell Patrick, 18, white, were both found guilty of having in their possession for the purpose of sale non-tax paid whiskey. Johnnie was given one month and Mitchell three months on the roads. Galvin Hayman, colored, 50, was found guilty of making himself a nuisance on the property of J. T. Jordan. I Young Lawyer Employed In Z. Vance Norman Office -« W. Blount Rodman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley C. Rodman, of Washing ton, N. C„ a young lawyer, has been employed by Zeb Vance Norman to assist him in his legal business. Mr. Rodman received his license to practice law in August of 1937. He has two degrees from the University of North Carolina, bachelor of arts and bachelor of law. The new attorney is unmarried and is rooming with C. J. Norman and taking meals with Atty. Z. V. Nor man. , Census Reveals 301 In County Unemployed CHURCH BANQUET | 'VJ Dr. Adams, of Greenville, will be the principal speaker at a banquet to be given by the board of deacons and elders to men of the Christian church next Mon day evening at 7:30 p. ?r. Invitations have been mailed, and the replies must be in by Sat urday, says Rev. N. A. Taylor, the pastor. This is the first such gathering since the Rev. Mr. Taylor has been here, and he is expecting a large attendance. F. S. A. Transfers Require Releases Persons selling, trading or receiving chattels mortgaged to the Farm Se curity Administration as security for rehabilitation loans are liable to court action by the government if legal re leases have not been secured, accord ing to a notice received from the reg ional attorney, reports R. E. Dunning, County Rehabilitation Supervisor of the FSA, Plymouth. Restrictions are placed on sale or transfer of chattels mortgaged to the FSA not only to provide partial se curity for rehabilitation loans but to insure maintenance of sufficient op erating goods to keep the farm on a productive basis and carry out farm plans, says the notice. Where sale or trade of mortgaged chattels is necessary because of changes in farm operation, authori zation for transfer of such property should be secured through the coun ty supervisor’s office, Mr. Dunning pointed out. 100 Others Working On Emergency Jobs; 479 Partly Employed —*— 205,110 Unemployed in This State, 11,000,000 in Nation as Whole -e Washington County has 301 per sons totally unemployed who want to work, 100 employed on Federal emergency projects, and 479 who are partially employed and desire more work, according to the census on to tal and partial employment recently made, the figures on which were re leased in Washington, D. C„ this week. In the entire state there are 205, 110 men and women who are entirely or partially unemployed or are work ing on WPA, NYA, CCC, or other emergency projects. There are 11, 000,0000 unemployed on the list In the nation as a whole. Legislative proposals to control hours and wages by the Federal gov ernment now pending in Congress are advocated by their sponsors as a remedy for the unemployment sit uation. However, some of the labor leaders fear application of Federal admin istrative law to wage rates, hours of work, and working conditions would nave the opposite effect and prevent normal, peaceful negotiations be tween labor and employer. Employers’ groups oppose the bill on the grounds that it would result in sei ous economic disturbances, create more unemployment and place both labor and industry under bu reaucratic control.
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