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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * + * * and Washington County News ******* ———— VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 13 A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, April I. 1938 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Washington County sheep growers have a good crop of early lambs now running on small grain. Many of the lambs are being creep fed and are showing good flesh. “Diversion of automotive tax income for purposes unrelated to highways is dangerous because it means neglect of roads, with re sulting increase in highway acci dents, deaths and injuries," says C. E. Ayers, oil dealer. There are already about 32 Scouts in the Plymouth troop and the only way to accept more members is to start the second troop, according to Dr. Alban Papineau, district chair man. A. L. Alexander, who left here about two years ago, has returned twice in the last week. One time during the week and again during the week-end. He was formerly postmaster here. “I known of no other rural schools in North Carolina with a course of study comparable to that adopted by Washington County for the next year,” Clyde Erwin, state superintendent of public instruction, told H. H. Mc Lean, superintendent of schools. Bryan Grimes, of Washington, and Hoover Taft, of Greenville, were here last week conversing with leaders in the Washington County Young Dem ocratic Club. The annual field day at the Blaekland Experiment Station at Wenona will be held on July 14 this year. This is one day in the year when farmers of this sec tion enjoy feasting, hearing speeches and viewing exhibits. Wilbur C, Spruill, associated with the Social Security office in Salis bury; J. H. Spurill, candidate for the State Senate residing in Windsor; and J. C. Higgins. United States Dis trict Attorney, of Greensboro, were here last week. Tom Gardner, well-known young fellow, is at home where he is con valescing from a broken leg and foot bones. A pipe fell on it. He was working with the Grinnell Company at Fernandina, Fla., on a pulp mill. The $300 for the Boy Scout dis trict of Washington County has been raised. Leading contribu tors were as follows: North Car olina Pulp Co., $30; Lions Club, $40; Creswell, $25; Roper, $15; American Legion, $25. Mrs. Blanche Swain made her sec ond trip to New York this year when she went this week to purchase Eas ter and summer wearing apparel. She will visit the style centers and her stock will include the smart, fash ionable apparel for ladies. Si Revival To Begin Sunday Night at Christian Church Cottage Prayer Meetings Are Being Held This Week in Preparing for Event -$ By Rev. N. A. TAYLOR Preceding the revival to be held at the Plymouth Christian Church, beginning Sunday, April 3, at 7:45 p. m., and lasting until Easter Sunday, , there will be two cottage prayer serv ices. Rev. P. B. Nickens will con duct the one held Thursday night, March 31, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Darden. Rev. R. H. Lu cas will conduct one Friday night, April 1, at the home of Mrs. O. M. Chesson, corner of Third and Jef ferson Streets. Special emphasis will be placed on each night of next week: Monday night, Church Night; Tuesday night, Men’s Night; Wednesday night, Wo man’s Night; Thursday night, Young Peoples’ Night; and Friday night is Family Night. Different committees have been appointed for each night, and their work is to encourage a large crowd and to map out the program for that service they represent, including spec ial music. In this season, when Christ is ex pected to be lifted up, let not the opportunity pass to attend these services, and may your coming be blessed. County Elections Board To Meet Here Saturday The Board of Elections of Wash ington County appointed last week by the State Board of Elections, in cluding L, E. Hassell, P. M. Arps, and J. R. Carr, will meet in the court house here Saturday morning at 11 o'clock for the purpose of organizing and electing a chairman and secre tary. It is also probable that the precinct officials will be appointed at the meeting. Candidates for the various county and senatorial district offices have until April 23 to file their notices with the board of elections, a review of the law shows. Registration books for the Democratic primary in June will open on May 7 and close May 21. A filing fee of $1 is required from candidates for the offices of surveyor, coroner, commissioners, board of ed ucation and township offices, while there is a fee of 1-2 of 1 per cent of the annual salary required for filing for the offices of sheriff, recorder, and other salaried positions. The charge is $3 for candidates for the house of representatives and State Senate. Leaf Acreage To Be Cut by About Third Jackson Slayers to Be Tvied at Special Term Court in May A special term of Federal Court Court will be held in Elizabeth City beginning May 24, at which time Bernard Ervin Royals and Joe T. West will be tried for the slaying of W. J. Jackson, jr„ of Plymouth, an agent of the Alcohol Tax Unit, south of the Virginia state line on March 8. Judge I. M. Meekins will preside over the court. This week the Fed eral grand jury returned a true bill charging the men with the crime. The defendants are now in jail at Portsmouth. Mrs. Jackson, widow of the slain agent, was prostrated by the death of her husband, but is recovering now. She and her husband were very devoted. They have one child. Lorraine, 12. Building and Loan And F. H. A. Offer Help To Builders —<$>— New Homes Needed To Re lieve Congested Housing Conditions Here -<s> With the advent of spring comes new interest in the building of homes in Plymouth that is destined to re lieve somewhat the housing problem that has faced the town for about a year. Among those who are planning to build or who have recently complet ed homes are Wesley Marrow, L. W. Gurkin, Dewey Ange, E. E. Harrell, Dr. W. H. Johnson, W. M. Darden, Rasser Edwards, Ludford McNair, S. A. Ward, jr., Abe Adler, J. L. Phelps, and possibly others. Some of these are erecting dwell ings with the idea of renting them, but most of them are to provide res idences for the owners. Home owning in Plymouth has been made much easier by the financ ing plans offered by the local Build ing and Loan Association and by the Federal Housing Administration, the latter being represented by W. M. Darden locally. Materials to build brick or frame houses are now available from deal ers here in Plymouth, with every thing necessary, including the inci dentals being carried in stock. -« Fire Destroys Home Near Here Monday The home of W. W. Roberson, lo cated about three miles from town on the old Roper mad, was completely destroyed by fire Monday, the loss being estimated at $1,500. The frame building burned to the ground and much of the furniture was destroyed. Meat in a near-by house was saved. Firemen from Plymouth stood by with chemicals and helped to prevent the spread of the fire to other build ings and residences near by. Must Secure Permits for Brush Burning After 1 st Emphasized by the driest Febru ary and March in 40 years, a warn ing has been issued by S. F. Darden, forest fire warden, that all citizens who wish to burn brush on their property between April 1 and June 15 must first obtain a permit. Those who fail to secure these per mits before starting a fire are lia ble to be assessed with a fine and the court costs and responsible par ties charged with the cost of ex tinguishing such fires if they should get out of control. Mr. Darden urges those in Wash ington County to be sure to get their permits before starting these fires, as the state officials are now urging him to prosecute all who violate this measure of protection. Permits may be secured from any of the following: S. P. Darden, forest fire warden, Plymouth: J. T. Weede, towerman: W. A. Mizell, J. H. Allen, W. J. Vaughan, W. A. Everett, J. W. Swam, Dewitt Davenport and J. E. Nooney, district wardens. Expect County Total Around 1,100 Acres Against 1,500 in 1937 -- County Agent’s Office Busy Working Out Goals for Individual Farmers -« The tobacco acreage in Washing ton County will be reduced about 30 per cent this season, it was learned Thursday from County Agent W. V. Hays, who was busy working on the goals for individual farmers. Last year there were 1,500 acres planted in the county, and the reduc tion to come within the general acre age allotment this year will reduce this to about 1,050 acres. In addi tion to this there will be a small per centage added to provide allotments for new growers which will raise the total acreage in the cftunty to around 1,100 acres, possibly slightly more. This goal of 1,100 acres will mean that the grower's equipment and land and labor availability will be taken into consideration in determining the allotments, as it is not likely that there will be a wholesale straight 30 per cent reduction on all farms. This is all left up to the county committee, which will pass on these matters. The committee will consid er every phase and every item in or der to provide as many pounds for each grower as possible and at the same time have a reduction in the county total. Provision is still made whereby the tobacco growers can realize some profit from their unused land by de voting it to soil-conserving crops un der the soil conservation program. There are no quotas yet for cot ton, as legislation is still pending in Congress about this crop, and no al lotments can be issued to the indi vidual growers until after this legisla tion is perfected. Mr. Hays hopes to have tobacco goals for individual farmers worked out by Saturday, but growers are no tified not to call at the county agent’s office for them, as they will be mailed just as rapidly as they are completed. Explains Requiring Servants To Obtain Health Certificates —®— Confusion Regarding Ruling Cleared Up by Health Offieer’s Article -® B. S. V. LEWIS, M. D. Domestic servants are required to obtain health certificates in Wash ington County, and for some reason a considerable amount of confusion has arisen in regard to same. In or der to clarify this matter, I wish to give the following information: A health certificate, issued by any physician in Washington County, which has attached the laboratory report of the blood examination for syphilis, is all that is required of the servant. It does not matter what this certificate is written on. If the servant does not have any communicable disease, one form of health certificate is as good as an other, and no physician will issue a health certificate to any person known to him to have any contagious disease. It is not necessary that the health department issued the requir ed health certificate; a certificate from your family physician is quite all that is necessary. Your health department is inter ested in the fact that domestic ser vants do not have any contagious disease, and not especially in the type of health certificate they hold. Some domestic servants have been given health certificates who have syphilis, but not until they have had sufficient treatment to make them safe to work in the home. Any ser vant holding a health certificate is safe to employ and the health de partment will see that those having syphilis will continue to take proper treatment. Two More Entries In Political Realm During Past \\eek LillHOod Hush'll Viitioiinrcs For Treasurer; John \\ . Darden for Reeorder -$ Politics continues to increase in interest here, as two new candidates entered the field this week seeking the Democratic nomination for of fices in Washington County. One new contest has developed as a result of the week’s activities. Lin wood Hassell entered the field for treasurer, for which post S D. Davis had previously announced his can didacy for reelection. The otheT entrant was John W. Darden, who is seeking to succeed himself as judge of the recorder’s court. Ben A. Sumner, whose campaign is being managed by Harry Stell, and A. R. Dupree, sr., are the only can didates so far for representative, but there are rumors that others may enter the arce before the time for filing closes on April 23. j. k. uampoeu is tne only one out for commissioner from Plymouth Township; while J. H. Gaylord, sr., of Roper, is running for the office of commissioner from Lees Mills Town ship. At the time for filing for state and district offices closed last Saturday, the line-up, as far as the voters of this county are concerned, is as fol lows: Congressman Lindsay C. Warren is unopposed and his nomination will be certified to elections officials. The same is true of Donnell Gil liam, of Tarboro, for solicitorship of the second judicial district. District interest is centered around the contest between Walter J. Bone, incumbent, and Itimous T. Valentine, both of Nashville, for superior court judge. For Utilities Commissioner, Stanley Winborne, of Raleigh, incumbent, is opposed by Paul D. Grady, of Kenly. Robert R. Reynolds, incumbent, of Asheville, and Frank Hancock, of Oxford, will battle it out in the pri mary for the nomination as United States Senator. The winner will have to face Charles A. Jones, the Repub lican nominee, of Lincolnton, in the general election next November. Supreme Court Justices M. V. Barnhill and J. Wallace Winborne will be certified as Democratic nomi nees for their offices, no opposition having developed, and will be opposed in the general election by Herbert F. Seawell, sr., of Carthage, and Irvin B. Tucker, of Whiteville, the Repub lican nominees. -® W. M. Carey Leaves Pulp Plant Employ —®— William M. Carey, general super intendent of the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company, terminated his connection with the company Wednesday. No successor to Mr. Carey was mentioned when O. H. Cox, general manager, was asked if the person had been named. Mr. Carey came here when work started on the plant last year, and was very popular with the employees of the concern and the people of the town. He stated Thursday morning that he made no plans for the fu ture as yet. Mr. Cox stated that he was unable to make any statement at all about the matter. Funeral Friday for Mrs. Alwilda Allen —®— Funeral services were held here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Darden, last Friday afternoon for Mrs. Alwilda Allen, 77, who died while on a visit to her son, J. Stan ford Allen, in Windsor Thursday. Rev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of the Christian church, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Link, of Windsor. Burial took place at the old home place near here. Surviving Mrs. Allen are the fol lowing children: J. M. Allen, Bel haven; J. S. Allen, Windsor; C. M., O. L„ J. F., and T: S. Allen, of Plym outh; L. E. Allen, of Wilmington; H. J. Allen, Craddock, Va.; Mrs. R. E. Whitehurst, Smithfield; and Mrs. P. H. Darden, of Plymouth. f U. D. C. MEET CHANGED I \_> It was necessary to postpone the regular meeting of the Major Louis Charles Latham Chapter, U. D. C., scheduled for last Fri day, and announcement was made yesterday that the post poned meeting would be held next Tuesday, April 5th, at 3:30 p. m., in the home of Mrs. John W. Darden. The president par ticularly urges all members to be present, as this is the last meet ing before the district conven tion. Tax Listing To Get Underway in County April lst;H. C. Spruill Is Supervisor; List-Takers Named $1,719.30Spent in County On Poor in Three Months Public assistance amounting to $1, 719.30 was rendered to needy people in Washington County during the months of October, November and December. There has been a gradual increase in the number of cases that have been receiving help, but the amount of funds expended has not greatly increased during the period covered by the statistics. This money was divided in the de partments of welfare as follows: old age assistance, $1,088; aid to depend ent children, $182.50; general relief, $127.50; and other assistance, $321.30. In December there were 53 cases for old age assistance; 6 families, comprising 31 children, for aid to dependent children; 11 on general relief; and 2 that were helped on ac count of causes not considered in the first three departments; making a total of 72 cases helped during De cember. Change in Location of Creswell School Urged Merchant Offers 850 Gift To Be Used in Purchase of New Lot -® Creswell Citizens Claim Pres ent Site Inadequate and Ill-Drained -V With the prospect of work being started soon on the Creswell school building, some suggestions are again being advanced in that community that the present location is not as suitable as some others which can be obtained. W. T. Phelps, Creswell merchant, this week publicly announced that he was offering a $50 donation to the officials if they would select and pur chase a more adequate site upon which to erect the new $45,000 build ing. J. B. Hathaway, a member of the Creswell school board, also stated he favors a new location. The main objections to the pres ent site centers about the fact that there is poor drainage, water stand ing on the lot much of the time de spite expenditures that have recent ly been made to raise the level of the lot and improve the drainage. Another object is that the lot is considered too small. It is believed by Mr. Phelps that a larger place could be secured which would give the children more room for play ground purposes and also to provide a project area for the farm students. It is believed that there would be little economy in demolishing the present structure. Advocates of a new site claim the building could be sold at a very good figure and the amount raised applied on a new and larger site. Mr. Phelps and Mr. Hathaway be lieve that in view of the increase in population in that section and the prospect for a national park being established in the Lake Phelps area, the new building and campus should be large enough to take care of the probable increase in attendance at the school. In view of the fact that work is likely to begin on the building by the middle of April, it has been sug gested that it may be unwise to in ject the idea of changing the site at this particular time. -jfc Courtney Funeral Home Completes New Quarters Here -e Special Invitation Issued To Visit New Establishment Friday and Saturday -» Formal opening of the new and modern Courtney Funeral Home here will take place Friday and Saturday at its new location in the Stephen son home on Washington St. A spec ial invitation is being issued to every one to visit this establishment on these days and see the appointments of this building and the furnishings that have been installed to offer the people of this section a complete service in embalming and funeral di recting ( as well as day and night ambulance service. B. S. Courtney is owner of the new place, which is also headquarters for the Alba-Nokc Funeral Finance As sociation. and associated with him is Messrs. Jack Horner and Leon Rose, who will be prepared to render ev ery service in time of need. The new home has a well-appoint ed reception room that can also be used as a chapel, two display rooms filled with modern merchandise, a preparation room and sleeping quar ters for the attendant. The second floor will be rented out for an apart ment. It has a separate entrance. Members Bur Here Agree To Closing Offices Half Hay Local members of the Washing ton County Bar Association have entered into an agreement to close their offices on Saturday after noons at 12:30 and suspend pro fessional activities except in cases of emergency when matters can not be postponed without material loss or injury. The new arrangement became effective last Saturday, continuing until October 1, and the agreement was signed by the following: W. M. Darden, S. A. Ward, jr., W. R. Gaylord, Carl L. Bailey, W. L. Whitley, Z. V. Norman, W. Blount Rodman, and A. R. Du pree, sr. -« Contracts Signed for 700 Acres Cucumbers In Section This Year —®— Washington County Acreage Is 610; Other 90 in Pinetown Area -® Contracts have been signed by farmers in Washington and adjoin ing counties to supply about 700 acres of cucumbers to the local plant of C. C. Lang & Sons this season, ac cording to P. H. Roberts, jr., man ager. Of the 700 acres, 610 will be plant ed in this county and 90 acres in the Pinetown area. Last year there were about 600 acres under contract, but cucumbers were delivered from only about 400, as some farmers failed to replant and others did not gather the crop at the proper time. In addition to the cucumbers this year there will be about 35 acres of peppers planted for delivery to the plant here. Seed recommended and distributed by the company is being delivered now, and those who have agreed to plant the crop are urged to get their supply as soon as possible. The increase in acreage this year is believed to be due to the fact that planters last season realized a profit from the venture. -® County Commissioners To Meet Again Monday Night The Washington County Commis sioners will again hold their regular session at night this month, the meet ing being scheduled for 7:30 p. m. next Monday night in the courthouse. Commissioner Prank L. Brinkley urges all who have matters to bring to the attention of the board to be present at that time. Complete Set-Up and Schedule Announced For Various Sections —«— Uniformity in Listings Sought By Officials; Take Farm Census at Same Time -- List of taxes in Washington Coun ty begins April 1st, with H. C, Spruill as supervisor, and property owners are notified that all real estate, per sonal property and poll taxes must be listed during the month. Fanners are required to be prepared to give in their farm census at the same time. Tax listers this year are as follows: W. Linwood Hassell, Plymouth; A. R. Phelps, Lees Mills; W. W. White. Skinnersville; and P. B Belanga. Scuppemong. At a conference this week a short schedule of values for personal prop erty listings was agreed upon as fol lows: Poultry, 10 cents pound; milk cows, $25 to $50 each; other cattle, $5 to $25; hogs and pigs, 7 cents pound; goats, $1; sheep, $2; mules, $25 to $250; horses, $25 to $125; hay, $8 to $10 ton; corn, 50 cents bushel; lard, 10 cents pound. There will be no revaluation this year of real estate, and it will be list ed at the values set up a year ago, except where improvements have been made or losses sustained. Im provements to real estate will be list ed at about 50 per cent of the value; and it was stated refrigerators and other household equipment will be listed also. “Every effort will be made this year to eSect a uniform listing of personal property, and some of the listings may have to be checked at the place the property is located,” according to Supervisor Spruill. The list-takers urge upon the prop erty owners that they list early to avoid the rush later in the month. For the convenience of property owners, the list-takers will visit var ious place in the county during the month, and on page 3 of this news paper a complete schedule is publish ed that will be followed out. Tax payers are urged to clip this out and keep it so as to be sure to meet the list-taker when he is in the section. Maturity of Building Loan Stock Insured By Terms New Plan Representative of Company Will Be Here Monday To Explain Details -® Details of a new plan to insure the maturity of building and loan stock will be explained to stockholders in the Plymouth Building and Loan As sociation next Monday, when D. D. Hunt, special representative of the Security Life & Trust Co., of Win ston-Salem, will be here to call on shareholders in the local association. In brief, the plan provides for in surance of the unpaid portion of building and loan stock, and the pay ment for which is made monthly at the same time payments are made on the stock. In the event of death of the insured before the stock is paid up, the full amount is paid by the insurance company immediately. The insurance is available to both borrowing and investing shareholders and may be added to shares previous ly subscribed to, as well as to new subscriptions. The plan worked out by the Win ston-Salem company, while new here, has been in operation for the past five or six years, and is used by about 90 per cent of the building and loan associations in the state. The cost is considered very small, amounting to only a few cents per month per share, and decreasing each year as the maturity date for the stock nears. County Likely to Get Licensed Swine Grader Among the first group of prospects to be trained and licensed as swine graders of North Carolina will be Sam D. Spruill, of Creswell, grader for the Plymouth Livestock Associa tion. Mr. Spruill has graded thousands of hogs which have been shipped to market from here in the last year or so, since the formation of the lo cal marketing organization, and he is acceptable to both buyers and grow ers as a qualified grader. A state-licensed grading service is needed to determine the condition of the hogs offered, so that proper de ductions may be made when pork is soft or oily. The packers usually pay 75 cents to $1.50 less per hundredweight for the hogs that are soft and oily. And unless the hogs are graded accurate ly, the deductions may be too great or too small. The packing companies have of fered the use of their coolers to be used as laboratories in training grad ers.
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