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The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 17 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, April 29, 1928 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Guy V. Elliott, of Kinston, county attorney and former recorder's judge of Lenoir County, was here on busi ness this week. While here he visit ed friends, including prominent mem bers of the Christian church. He is a leader in the Kinston Christian church and has spoken in the church here. Sidney A. Ward. jr„ resigned as president of the Laymen's League of Grace Episcopal Church at a meeting held at the home of J. W. Read last Thursday night. H. A. Williford was named as the new executive, and W. Blount Rodman is vice president. There are still two days in which those who want to join in the Better Homes Week cam paign can clean up, paint up, fix up, and in other ways put their property in better condition, im proving sanitation and appear ance. W ,W. (Dock) Roberson, whose home was destroyed by fire some time ago, has asked the Beacon to express his appreciation to the peo ple who helped him fight the fire and also those who have contributed for his benefit since then. D. V. Willis, a representative of the Pitt Poultry Co., expressed his satis faction this week over the response he received while buying poultry here during the past season. He said he would be here again next January. The largest advertisement ever taken by one firm in the Beacon is the four-page section in this issue devoted to the opening of the new Plymouth Motor Com pany building. E. H. Liverman frequently uses a double page. Most of the other merchants use a page for their sales. Satter thwaite Motor Company recently used two pages when they opened their new garage. Frances Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jones, and Alton Mayo, son of W. J. Mayo, were award ed the American Legion medals for being outstanding students in the seventh grade last session. The Major Louis Charles Latham Chapter of U. D. C. won the attend- • ance prize at the district meeting held in Auiander last Saturday. Several remarks of complimen tary nature were made by the members of the Plymouth Lions Club last Thursday night, when they ate supper in the Roper school building prepared by the parent-teacher association there and served well by 'he six boys serving as waiters. Venereal Disease Clinic Not To Held Here Next Week No venereal disease clinic will be held on Monday and Tuesday of next week, it was announced today by Dr. S. V. Lewis, district health officer, as the entire force will attend a state medical society meeting in Pinehurst next week. Property Listing Time Extended Until May 9 Late property listers were given a new lease on life today by an extension of the time for listing real and personal property, as it was decided by Supervisor H ,S. Spruill to continue the work through Monday, May 9. Those who have failed to list so far are urged to do so at once, to avoid being penalized for fail ure to list and also to help pre vent last-minute rush and con gestion that necessitate addition al help at increased expense. W. L. Hassell has about GO per cent of his list for Plymouth Township completed, and Walter W. White, down in Skinnersville, reports the work about 75 per cent completed. P. B. Belanga. at Creswell, and A. R. Phelps, Roper, have about 60 per cent of the property in their town ships on the bocks. Majority of Teachers In School To Return Lot of Cleaning Up Done Throughout County This Week By Mrs. FRANCES M. DARDEN Home Demonstration Agent The Better Homes and Clean-Up Campaign is progressing in a great big way. An enormous amount of work is being done throughout the county. Attractive posters have been placed in the windows of the dif ferent stores to remind the forget ful to paint-up. clean-up, and fix up. To close the Better Homes Week in the best way possible, the club women of Washington plan to leave Plymouth Friday morning, April 29, at 6 o'clock—from the Agriculture Building—for a trip to Williams burg, Va., to visit the lovely gar dens and the Colonial buildings which have been restored. This trip will be educational as well as a pleasure trip. -® Attend Hearing in Columbia Thursday — ■ ■<$> W. M. Darden, Z. V. Norman, J. W. Darden and Carl L. Bailey joined the entire membership of the State High way and Public Works Commission when they passed through here at 9:30 Thursday morning bound for Columbia, where they were to at tend a hearing on the request of the Southern Albemarle Association for removal of tolls from ferries in the state. Enroute to Columbia, the commis sioners also looked over the site for the Albemarle Sound bridge celebra tion. The 11 commissioners were to travel from Columbia to Fairfield, Stumpy Point, where they were to get lunch, then to Mann’s Harbor, and over Alligator River back into Columbia in the afternoon. Major Part of Bridge Celebration in County Tentative Plans Are Discussed at Meet in Manteo Last Week —®— Suggestions for County Float Invited by Members of Committee -® Suggestions for a historical float to represent Washington County in the pageant that will celebrate the opening of the Albemarle Sound Bridge will be welcomed from any one, according to John W. Darden and Z. V. Norman, county members of. the central committee, who are anxious to hear opinions of the peo ple in this regard. Each of the counties will be en titled to a float in the parade across the bridge. It is generally thought this shoul ddeal with some historic subject, and so far the construction and sinking of the Confederate Ram “Albemarle,” which went down in Ro anoke River during the Civil War, has been the only incident mentioned regarded as worthy of portrayal. However, the local committee mem bers feel that a better suggestion may be made by some individual or organization in the county, and they are anxious to receive them. At the meeting in Manteo last Thursday it was decided the major portion of the celebration will be held on the Washington County side of the sound bridge. This site will be pointed out to the 11 members of the State Highway Commission on Thursday of this week when they vis it the bridge en route to a meeting in Columbia, where removal of tolls on ferries in this section will be dis cussed. At the meeting last week, John (Continued on page six) Oxford Singing Class To Be Here May 4th —®— Fourteen boys and gills are in cluded in the class of the Oxford Orphanage which will present its an nual program in the Plymouth High School auditorium Wednesday, May 4, at 8 p. m. The doors will be open to every one, and there will be no admission charge; however, a free will offering will be taken for the orphanage. The singing, the costumes, the stage settings and the acting is said to be better than in previous years, and a large crowd is expected. -® Wiley Store Building At Cresivell Is Being Razed -® Creswell.—An old landmark, the Wiley store building, is being razed this week. This property was ac quired by Mr. Wiley from A. G. Walk er, and in it the former operated a store for 55 years. A. G. Walker was the father of H. G. Walker, who for merly conducted an extensive busi ness here. All Except Two Have Been Reelected by Local School Board —®— Principal R. B. Trotnian Will Again Head Schools Here Next Term -® All members of the teaching staff ,n the local white schools have been reelected by the City School Board, with the exception of two, it was an nounced this week by Carl L. Bailey chairman. There are six vacancies in the colored schools. Heading the lists, Principal R. B. Trotman will return as head of the white schools, and W. H. Berry will return as principal of the Washing ton County Training School. It is not definitely known how many of the teachers will be back, as it is possible that there may be some resignations. Only a few have notified the board members of their acceptance for next term. A list of reelected teachers follows: White Schools Principal R. B. Trotman, W. D. Starr, Thelma Getsinger, Emma Co ley, Nevie Pickette, L. W. Zeigler, Sel ma Braxton, Mrs. Katherine Harri son, Ethel Perry, Ruth Kiker, Pran ces Bowen, Nellie Tarkington, Ruth Modlin, C. O. Armstrong, and Kath erine Brandon. It was said that Jflss Perry, who has been here for some time, may teach in Canton next year, where she nas relatives, but this is not official and she was invited to return. Colored Schools Plymouth: Madelyn E. Watson, Willie W. Walker, Henry C. Hankins, Sophia E. Spruill, Reunice A. Walker, Eunice E. Leak, Ethel Jane Rodgers, and Principal W. H. Berry. Morrattock: Emma D. Walker and Mary C. Austin. Brooks: Margaret Heath Berry and Lillian Hill. Deep Bottom: Ernest L. Owens and Mariah E. Baum. Mrs. Martha Ann Jackson, 63, Died Here Last Friday —®— Final Rites Held Sunday Aft ernoon for Respected Local Citizen -« Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Martha Ann Jackson, 63, who died Friday after noon after a short illness. Rev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of the local Christian church, conducted the last rites, and interment was made in the Windley cemetery. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Christian church for many years and was well known and well liked in the community. In addition to her husband, J. W. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson is survived by the following children: Otis Jackson, Kings Mountain; Mrs. Roy Bailey, of Williamston; Will, Herman, Ray mond Jackson, Mrs. Blanche Swain, and Mrs. W. Joe Jackson, all of Plymouth. 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 Preparing Allotments for Corn and General Crops Allotments for corn and other general crops will be mailed to farmers of Washington County about the first of next week, ac cording to County Agent W. V. Hays, who added that tobacco, cotton and peanut allotments have already been mailed. “Most of our com will be planted by the time the allot ments are received by the grow ers. The acres permitted for planting in 1938 as a rule should not be larger than the planted acres in 1937 unless it be farms where corn is not grown suffic ient to take care of home needs. “ ‘Home needs' does not mean sufficient to furnish corn to feed hogs for market.” said the coun ty agent. Local Schools (lose Successful Year With Exercises This Week —$— Ur. Ralph Deal Is Speaker at Graduation Program Held Wednesday Night With the delivery of a stirring ad dress by Dr. Ralph Deal, professor at East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville, Wednesday night, the lo cal schools closed a very successful term. H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction of Washington County, presented 24 graduates with their diplomas, showing they had completed the prescribed courses. A large crowd attended the closing pro gram of the commencement. The list of graduates follows: Hil da Ange, Helen Bratten, Doris Bate man, Evelyn Basnight, Cornelia Ed mdndson. Elsie Liverman, Maxine Jones, Lillian Reid McGowan. Laura Lou Lucius, Mary Sallinger, Jennette Roberson, Jennette Rath, Rosemary Nestor, Myra Ward Moore. Cather ine Terry, Lola Allen, Frances Swin dell, Bill Spruill, Ronald Waters, El lis Newberry, Reuben Mayo, Dick Henderson. Jack Lefever, Hickman Jackson. Tuesday the seniors had their class night exercises and Monday night Mrs. Laura Johnston presented her pupils in a music recital with 47 num bers. Rev. Stephen Gardner preached the commencement sermon Sunday evening to a large crowd. The com bined choirs of the town furnished the singing. -3> Successful Term in Roper School Closes; Progress Is Reviewed -e— Enrollment Increased From 361 To 426 During Year; Other High Spots -$ By D. E. POOLE, Principal The Roper School has just closed a very successful year. The enroll ment increased in high school from 94 to 112 over last year. In-the grades the increase was from 267 to 314, making a total increase from 361 to 426 in the whole school. This in crease is a good indication that the parents of Washington County are becoming more and more interested in the educational welfare of their children, but the increase would have been even greater had all the parents done their duty by their children. It is hoped that more parents may wake up to the fact that an education is the best legacy that can be left their children. The school has gone forward with a number of improvements. A new heating and plumbing system was installed this year, as well as a new pump for furnishing good drinking water for the children. The agricul ture and home -economics depart ments made some fine steps toward better teaching facilities. The school grounds and libraries have been greatly improved. The patrons of the Roper school are invited at any time the building is open to have a look at the high school library. A greater amount of maps, charts and globes were secured this year for use by the children, as well as an ample supply of supplementary readers for the grades. Every effort is being made to meet and pass minimum state re quirements. Next year a twelfth grade is to be added to the school and a complete business course is outlined for the broadening of the curriculum, and it is hoped that the parents in the community may see to it that their children are enrolled so that they may have the opportunity to take one of the several courses to be of fered. Lunches Served in Plymouth Schools A verage 300 Daily An average of 300 lunches were served daily, with 100 free, at the lunch room of the Plymouth school during the past term, it was an nounced today by Mrs. Kathleen Spruill, supervisor of the WPA project. Mrs. Spruill, in announcing this also asked the paper to state they would appreciate any surplus veg etables anyone may have this sum mer, as they can be canned and will make it possible to serve more free lunches to undernourished children next term. For the five months the lunch room operated the following rec ord has been kept of the servings: December, 2,239: January, 5,972, an increase of 3,743; February, 6,505, an increase of 481; March, 6,505, an increase of 52; and April. 6,600, an increase of 95. 23 Candidates File for 12 County Offices; Six Without Opposition; Contests To Be Decided June 4th Precinct Off icials for Primary Are Named Bv Board Elections —$— Registration Books Open May 7, Close 21 st; List of Registrars Precinct officials to serve in the Democratic primary on June 4 at Washington County polling places were announced today by P. M. Arps, chairman of the county board of elec tions. Places for the polls will be designated later. Registration books will open May 7 and close May 21 for the benefit of those who wish to register for the primary. Poll holders, by townships, follow: Plymouth: Jack Weede, registrar: A. Lloyd Owens and Tom Sanderson, judges of election. Lees Mills: H. W. Tarkenton, reg istrar; R. L. Stillman and Clyde Chesson, judges. Skinnersville: C. L. Everett, regis trar; C. C. Cahoon and Boyd Dav enport, judges. Scuppemong: T. F. Davenport, registrar; Roy L. Litchfield and Bill Peel, judges. Wenona, W. L. Furbee, registrar; J. L. Rea, jr., and Walter E. Allen. Republican officials for the gen eral election in November are an nounced as follows: E. R. Jackson. Plymouth; C. L. Walker, Roper; Louis Bateman. Skinnersville; Louis Spruill, Scuppemong; and Carl S. Heynen, Wenona. The usual custom in this county has been to have the Republican judge to serve in both the primary and general election. This year the Republicans will not serve in the pri mary. -i County Agent Points Out Allotments Nol Made by His Office ——$— Determined by Committee men According To Farm Program Rules -® “Some farmers have the mistaken idea that the county agent makes al lotments of cotton, tobacco and pea nuts to the farms of the county,” said County Agent W. V. Hays this week, in calling attention of farmers to the fact that this work is done by county and township committee men. The set-up is so arranged, accord ing to Mr. Hays, that the township committeemen are supervised by the county committeemen, who, in turn, are responsible to the state commit teemen, and then over them all are the administrators of the farm pro gram at Washington, D .C. Continuing, he said, “It is impos sible for th ecounty agent to settle complaints relative to allotments. The law states that all complaints should be made in writing to the par ticular committeemen responsible for the crop in question. The commit teemen will then answer the com plaint in writing. “If satisfaction is not received the matter may then be taken to the state committee in care of E. Y. Floyd at Raleigh. This is not intended as a suggestion but as a statement to clarify the opinion of several who are interested in adjustments. “Local and county committeemen had nothing to do with the cotton allotments. The cultivated land and the acres of cotton planted in 1935, 1936, and 1937 by a mathematical formula designated the acres to plant County committeemen of Washing ton County are L. E. Hassell, W. D. Phelps and Corbitt Swain. Township committeemen follow: Plymouth, H. C. Spruill, J. T. Brown ing, J. F. Allen; Lees Mills: L. E. Hassell, J. E. Davenport, Hubert R. Chesson: Skinnersville: Clinton Ev erett, Hubert L. Davenport, Hilton Chesson; Scuppemong: J. Dewitt Davenport, W. D. Phelps, H. A. Nor man. [ again heads schools i Principal R. B. Trotman will again head the Plymouth City Schools next term, his reelection to the post having been an nounced this week. Plan Organization Of Softball League Among Fans Here ——<?— Church Organizations Taking Leaii in Sponsoring Movement -<$ Realizing the need of physical ex ercise for men. the Laymen’s League of Grace Episcopal Church, through its representative. R. A. Duvall, is taking the lead in making plans for the organization of a softball lea gue here this summer. The proposal has been discussed with Rev. P. B. Nickens and Ronald Galyord. of the Baptist Church; Rev. N. A. Taylor and W. M. Darden, of the Christian Church; Rev. C. T. Thrift and Z. V. Norman, of the Methodist Church. These men and others have signi fied their intention of joining the league, with each church possibly being represented by a team and a schedule being worked out so that each club will play about once or twice each week. Mr. Duvall has determined that the cost for equipping a team will be a small item compared with the fun and physical benefit the men will get out of the game. Those interested in the game are urged to see Mr. Duvall or the pastor of their church Number Last-Minute Entries Before Filing Period Ended 23rd Carl Bailey Withdraws From House Race; Four Others Remain in Field -® Twenty-three candidates are in the field for Democratic nominations to 12 offices in Washington County, and the battle for ballots has begun, with every man's opponent in the open, as filing time expired at 6 p. m. Sat urday. Six of the candidates are unop posed and their nomination will be certified by the board of elections without the necessity for their names appearing upon the ballots. There are a total of 17 candidates for the other 6 offices, the contest for which will likely be decided on Saturday, June 4, although a second primary is possible for some of the offices. Carl L. Bailey filed for representa tive to the General Assembly Satur day afternoon but had withdrawn Monday afternoon when the list of candidates was prepared by P. M. Arps, chairman of the board of elec tions. Mr. Bailey stated that he only filed to give himself more time to consider the matter, and that busi ness and personal reasons would make it impossible for him to serve at the next session, even if he was assured of the nomination and elec tion without opposition. This leaves four men in the race who are expected to go the route. They are Wilbur M. 'Pet) Darden, W. T. Freeman, A. R. Dupree, sr„ and Ben A. Sumner. Harry Stell, incum bent, is not a candidate this year. A well-known young man. E. Lud ford McNair, is opposing the veteran C. V. W. Ausbon for clerk of the su perior court. Mr. Ausbon is the sec ond oldest superior court clerk in point of service in the state. J. R. Campbell has no opposition as county commissioner from district No. 1 in Plymouth, neither does E. F. Swain, candidate in the third dis trict, at Creswell; but in the second district, at Roper, there are three candidates: J. C. Knowles, T. R. Chesson, and J. H. Gaylord, sr. W. L. Whitley, who has held the office of member of the county board of education from Plymouth for the past two years, is opposed for nom ination by Walter H. Paramore, lo cal newspaperman. S. D. Davis, treasurer, has two op ponents for nomination to his office (Continued on page six) Method of Financing New School Outlined South Plymouth Lots To Be Sold Saturday -<s> The remaining lots in the South Plymouth subdivision will be sold at public auction on Saturday, April 30, commencing at 2:30 p. m„ on the grounds, rain or shine, by the United Auction Company, of Wilmington, who are associated here with W. M. Darden. An arrangement has been made whereby easy terms are offered in purchasing the property, with as low as $10 per 50-foot lot cash and the balance at $5 per month. A number of cash prizes and a Crosley super-8 lay-down radio will be given free to those attending -« ministerial Association To Meet Monday in Creswell The regular monthly meeting of the Washington and Tyrrell Coun ties Ministerial Association will be held at the Creswell Baptist church Monday, May 2, at 11 o’clock. All ministers in the association are urged to be present. Rev. L. B. Bennett will bring the devotional message. Penalty of 4 Per Cent After May 1st on Taxes Those who have failed to pay their 1937 taxes in the Town of Plymouth and County of Wash ington are advised that after May 1st those past-due taxes are sub ject to a penalty of 4 per cent. Under the state law, unpaid taxes are penalized 1 per cent each month, starting in Febru ary and continuing through May. The property is supposed to be sold in June, but it has been the usual custom in this section to postpone the tax sale until fall, when the farm crops begin to go to market. P. W. Brown, for the town of Plymouth, and J. E. Davenport, for the county, urge taxpayers to settle up before May 1 to avoid the 4 per cent penalty. $22,1&5 Grant From WPA; Balance Is To Be Raised by County —®— Final Figures on Cost Placed At $82,185, Leaving Cost To County, $60,000 -V—— Plans for raising about $82,185 for construction of the new Creswell school building continues apace to day, following the letting of contracts last Thursday calling for close to this amount of money in connection with the construction work. The plan for raising the money is as follows: $22,185 contributed by the Public Works Administration; $25,000 on hand, borrowed from the State Literary Fund: $10,000 in cash con tributed by the Washington County commissioners; and $25,000 more to be borrowed from the State Literary Fund. It was explained that the last $25, 000 will be secured by a bond issue, which the Local Government Com mission will approve when the coun ty pays $38,000 in bonds and interest due by June 1. The money is on hand to pay this amount. It was at first suggested that the Creswell building could be renovated and an annex added for about $40, 000, but this idea was abandoned and it was decided to build a new 20 room structure, doubling the cost. The contracts call for the payment of 90 per cent of the total expendi tures each month on the project, and the money must be in hand to pay as the building progresses. An agreement was reached with the WPA for demolition of the frame building next to the brick structure before the Federal agency would agree to make any contribution to ward the new building.
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