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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 M IX—NUMBER 18 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, May 6, 1938 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Miss Mary Elizabeth Bray, daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Bray, won the $2.50 prize offered by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for the best essay written by a Plymouth High School student. Not many children would leave their home for an entire summer away in another state, as did little Joe. Gracelyn and Enoch Reid, chil dren of Sheriff and Mrs. J. K. Reid They left this week to spend the summer in Andalusia, Ala., with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Williams. There will be no extension of time for listing property for taxes after Monday, May 9, according to W. Linwood Hassell, list-taker for Plymouth Township. After this there will be a penalty. Ap proximately 75 per cent of the property has been listed. Miss Myra Ward Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Moore, was awarded a medal as the out standing student in the commercial department of the Plymouth school this term. Dr. A. Papineau, past district sec retary and chairman of the Wash ington County District of the Boy Scouts of America, attended a meet ing of the State Medical Society in Pinehurst this week. Mrs. H. G. Walker, of Cres wcll, attended district meeting of Episcopal women's auxiliaries in Hamilton Tuesday and Green ville Thursday of this week. She is district president of the wo men’s auxiliaries of the Diocese of East Carolina. Mrs. Ellis Maples went to Pine hurst last week. She took one child to stay with relatives and returned with one who had been visiting there. One of her children will make nine months in school this year by at tending the extra month in Pine hurst. Miss Cottie Mae Price, who has been in Norfolk for seven months at tending a business school, has been employed by the Rhodes’ Clothing Store, succeeding Mrs. Hugh Allen, who has returned to Williamston to make her home. Mr. Conway, of Greenville, the councillor on cubbing for the Boy Scouts of America, will be in Plymouth on May 9. with Assist ant Scout Executive George Thomason to confer with Dr. A. Papineau in an effort to get cub scouts started. Cubs are boys between the ages of 9 and 12. Harry Lininger, a disabled World War veteran, was exempted from schedule B or privilege taxes when he appeared before the Washington County Commissioners Monday night. J. S. Brown recently equipped his Pickwick Beer Parlor with a new $1,000 cooling system in the form of a cooler to keep the drinks and mugs cold. The beer and soft drink busi ness is increasing rapidly with the coming of summer. Rev. R. H. Lucas and E. H. Liver man were in Belhaven Tuesday to meet P. C. Stott, assistant grand lec turer of the Masonic Order, who taught them more of Masonry. Urge Naming of Bailey To Succeed McMullati Recommendations are being sent to Governor Clyde R. Hoey urging the appointment of Carl L. Bailey to the vacancy in the office of Assistant Attorney General of the State of North Carolina. Several organizations here, includ ing the Washington County Bar As sociation and the county commission ers. as well as many private ictizens, have written the governor urging Mr. Bailey's appointment to the place. The vacancy in the office came about when Harry McMullan was ad vanced to the office of attorney gen URGED FOR STATE JOB | ' Friends of Former State Sena tor Carl L. Bailey are urging his appointment as assistant attor ney general to succeed Harry Mc Mullan, recently promoted to at torney general. Governor Hoey is expected to announce McMul lan's successor within the next few days. G. C. Phelps Out of Race for Treasurer Withdrawal of G. C. iPete) Phelps, of the Lees Mills section, this week from the race for the Democratic nomination as treasurer leaves two in the battle for this position, which is generally recognized as a political plum. Still in the battle are S. D. Davis, incumbent, who has held the place for the last two years and seeks re election to the office, and W. Lin wood Hassell, who is oppposing Mr. Davis. Mr. Hassell is a World War veteran and has been active in coun ty affairs for some time. Mr. Phelps in announcing his with drawal Tuesday said that he was too busy to conduct a campaign. He also expressed his appreciation to those who said they would support him. Mosquito Eradication Program Is Approved Total Expenditures n n w — m-me. To Be About $3,300 -♦-^r Town, County, N. C. Pulp Co. And WPA Cooperating Agencies Hundreds of dollars will be spent in the next few weeks in and around Plymouth in a project for mosquito eradication, according to a movement sponsored by the City Council, the County of Washington, and the North Carolina Pulp Company. City officials have agreed to share jointly with the county an expense of about $500, which is the amount nec essary to be raised by the sponsors and which represents 30 per cent of the total amount for the project. The Public Works Administration will pro vide the other 70 per cent. Another project is being planned by the pulp company, wherein they will sponsor or contribute the 30 per cent that is needed to make possible a campaign similar in expense and methods to the one the county and town are sponsoring. The town made $250 the limit for its expenditure, or half of the $500 needed. The county will contribute a like sum, and the PWA will add to this amount $1,100, making the total for the project around $1,600. The pulp plant has about the same ar rangement, it is understood. Thus a total of between $3,200 and $3,300 is expected to be spent. The employees for the projects will be secured from PWA rolls, and it is estimated by Officials that it will re quire about 10 men five months to do the work needed. Drainage is the fundamental need, and ditches will be dug and efforts made to prevent water becoming stag nant by standing. No oil or other treatment is expected to be used. W..V. Hays, P. W. Brown and E. H. Liverman are on a committee to work put the plans. BAND CONCERT r j The high school band will give a concert in the courthouse au ditorium Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p. m. A small admission will be charged. Tickets may be se cured from any band member or the director, L. W. Zeigler. The band is giving this con cert to raise money for the pur pose of buying another school owned instrument, which is need ed badly. The public is urged to attend and support the band. Postmaster Named For Air Mail Week Cooperation in Observance May 15-21 Requested by George W. Hardison Announcement was made today by J. H. McKenzie, state chairman. Na tional Air Mil Week Program, of the appointment of George W. Hardison as county chairman for the National Air Mail Week program to be ob served May 15 to 21. There will be a county chairman in each of the 100 counties of the state, all of whom were announced today. The duties of the county chairmen will be to coordinate the work of the program in cooperation with the postmasters of their re spective counties. Postmaster Car rol E. Kramer, of Edenton, has been named chairman for the First Con gressional District, and will work with the county chairmen of his dis trict in organizing and carrying for ward the National Air Mail Week program. Envelopes with the air mail cachets will be furnished free to all who wish to use this service during Air Mail Week. County Chairman eral when A. A. F. Seawell was ele vated to the state supreme court bench following the death of Justice George W Connor recently. Friends here believe Mr. Bailey has an excellent chance to land this po sition. as he is fully capable and well known the state capital as an ad ministration supporter who has stood by the leaders in state politics foT years. Mr. Bailey was in Raleigh last week-end, and it is believed he has an influential group of friends there who are urging his appointment to the post. Over 1.500 People Attend Opening of New Garage Friday - SI50 Credits on New Cars Won by Wilford Ainsley And Ayden Man More than 1.500 people attended the formal opening of the new garage of the Plymouth Motor Company on Jefferson Street last Friday evening, enjoying the refreshments, receiving the souvenirs and prizes, seeing the motion pictures, hearing the music and dancing to their heart's content. The first prize, $150 credit on a straight sale of a new automobile, went to T. G. Mashburn, of Ayden; Harry Chopick, jr„ won the Ford ra dio; Mrs. F. W, Innis, the Arvin heater; Miss Evelyn Fisher, set of fog lamps; Wilford Ainsley, Mackeys, U. S. Tire; and C. B. Rice, of Green ville, the spotlight. Wilford Ainsley, who won the tire in the initial prize drawing, came back again and won the $150 credit on a straight car sale at the dance. The Plymouth High School band played several numbers, a motion pic ture was shown of the Ford River Rouge plant and Joe Davis and his orchestra played for the dance that climaxed the celebration. W. L. Whitley presided at the drawing, with the partners of the concern, J. R. Manning and J. B. Willoughby, also taking part. Board Protects Dates Local Fair The Washington County Commis sioners, at their regular meeting last Monday night, passed a resolution forbidding the showing of a carnival, circus, or other similar amusement within 60 days of the annual fair, which will be put on here in October. Officers of the organization, which will be known as the Washington County Agricultural Fair Association, Inc., are P. W .Brown, president; P. B. Bateman, vice president; Dr. C. McGowan, secretary; and W. V. Hays, treasurer. The county commissioners also agreed to buy material to fix school grounds, provided National Youth Administration labor is used. V. E. P. Employee Here Transferred To Colerain Harry L. Barnhill, an employee of the Virginia Electric & Power Com pany, has been transferred to Cole rain in Bertie County, after spending about two years here. He has been with the company for about seven years. Succeeding him here in Clyde Har dison, formerly of Ahoskie, who has been with the company for about four years. Mr. Hardison is married. Ministerial Association Meet Held in Cresivell -® The Washington and Tyrrell Coun ties Ministerial Association met last Monday, May 2, at the Baptist Church in Creswell. All who were present spent a very enjoyable and profitable hour together in the meet ing at the church, and then all the ministers who could stay enjoyed a relightful meal at the Creswell hotel. Rev. L. B. Bennett brought the mes sage of the day. - Friday - Saturday Opportuinty Days At Local Stores Plymouth merchants, under the sponsorship of the local merchants’ association, are designating Fri day and Saturday of this week as “Opportunity Days,” with a num ber of special items being present ed for these two days only. Sev eral thousand circulars have been mailed, and the event is being giv en wide advertisement. Should .the initial trial of this plan prove successful, the mer chants’ association is planning to continue the idea every month. Each of the cooperating merchants offers some special item or group of items at reduced prices during the days designated, and almost every line of business is represented. Read the advertisement and cir culars, mark down the items you are interested in and trade with Plymouth merchants to make pos sible even better bargains at the next "Opportunity Days” presenta tion. To Explain Plan for Potato Control at Cherry on May 10th *—$— Farm Agent W. \ . Hays Says Recent Legislation Makes Control Possible -• A meeting of farmers will be held in the school house at Cherry on Tuesday, May 10. at 2:30 p. m„ fo: the purpose of explaining price con trol of irish potatoes through mar keting quotas, it was announced this week by County Agent W. V, Hays. •'Recent legislation makes it pos sible for the Secretary of Agriculture to issue marketing quotas to potato growers when two-thirds of the farm ers producing potatoes vote for this in a referendum that will be held this month,’' according to Mr. Hays. This action is taken only when in the opinion of the Secretary_of Agri culture there is danger of financial loss to the growers. “I would not attempt to tell po tato growers what to do in this case,” says Mr. Hays, ‘ but I believe that it is the duty of all growers to get all the information possible on this sub ject and vote as he thinks best.” Cherry was selected as the place of the meeting, because it is nearer in the center of the 500 acres of po tatoes being produced in Washington County this season. The name of the speaker has not been learned. -$ Bridge Celebration Committees Named During Past Week -3> John W. Darden Is Chairman Of Program Committee; Other Appointees -® Heading the list if important com mittee assignments on the celebra tion of the Albemarle Sound Bridge is John W. Darden, of Plymouth, who is chairman of the program com mittee, which will plan the exercises for the da"s. Members of this com mittee include R. D. Dixon, Edenton: M. R. Daniels, Manteo; O, L. Wil liams, Swan Quarter; R. L. Garrett, Elizabeth City; Silas M. Whedbee, of Hertford; J. C. Meekins, Columbia; and James W. Norman, Plymouth. Other local people who are mem bers of the committees appointed by C. W. Tatum during the past week, include E. J. Spruill, finance; L. E. Hassell, concessions; P. W. Brown, entertainment; and Jack Booker, publicity. The chairman of each subcommit tee is a member of the central com mittee, because, according to Mr. Tatem, “the members of the central committee have a better perspective of the aims of the celebration as a whole and will therefore be able to coordinate all the efforts of the dif ferent committees and will eliminate attendance of subcommittee mem bers at the central committee meet ing.” Water Basin To Be Built at Pulp Plant —®— Work is to begin next week on a concrete water basin at the North Carolina Pulp Company plant here to be used in treating the water used in the manufacture of pulp wood. The James Stewart Company, of New York, will be in charge of the construction work on the reservoir or basin. About 25 men will be em ployed for four weeks on the job. Paul Kiser, who was here for a time during the construction of the main plant of the pulp company, has been returned here by the James Stewart Company. Seines Taken Out At Fisheries Here Herring fishing at the Kitty Hawk and Slade Fisheries has not been as successful this year as has been the case in previous seasons, according to W. R. Hampton, owner, who halt ed operations completely Wednesday night of this week. Early season catches of other species of fish gave promise of a profitable year, but the later catches failed to measure up to expectations. In comparing this season and last, Mr. Hampton said he had had a very poor season indeed. Cause for the small catches has not been deter mined. For the past several years the catches have continued to dwin dle. Present Charter To Scouts at Crestvell A charter was presented to the Boy Scouts at Creswell last Thurs day night by Assistant Scout Execu tive George Thomason, of Wilson, who was accompanied by Dr. A. Pap ineau, district chairman, and Scout master N. A. Taylor, of Plymouth. Sidney Smithson is the scoutmaster of the new troop. Chester Hopkins, Ammon Smithson, J. C. Gatlin, and Harry Walker, jr.. passed the ten derfoot tests. The parent-teacher association en tertained at a weiner roast following the business session, and a program of entertainment was led by Mr. Thomason, Three-Fourths of Town Tax Levy Paid So Far Nearly 75 per cent of the total amount o ftaxes levied on property j in the Town of Plymouth has been j paid, according to Chief of Police P. W. Brown, tax collector, who has been making an intensive drive on collections this week. Of the $20,000 levied by the town for the year 1937, a total of $14,000 has been paid to date, besides the collection by Chief Brown of some $7,000 in back taxes, which have been in arrears for several years. The tax collector predicted that by June 30 all of the $20,000 will have been paid, and the town will have little or no taxes in arrears for the current year. Also paid are $108,000 in paving assessments, except about $8,000 which is tied up in property that is in dispute or in litigation. The as sessments all matured in 1936. The chief has made this record in a year when many were beset by economic reverses and when much property has changed hands. Hotel Talk Is Again Going Rounds Here Interested Investor Said To Be Willing To Put Up 825.000 —«•— Investment Is Contingent Up on Sale of S5.000 Stock To Local People -® Again talk of a new hotel is going the rounds of conservation in Plym outh, with the declaration being made this week by J. R. Manning that he has the name of a person who is willing to invest $25,000 in a new and modern hostelry here. This in vestment is contingent upon the rais ing of $5,000 in stock by local sub scription, according to Mr. Manning, who believes that with a total of $30. 000 a building can be erected and equipped that will merit the patron age of the traveling public. Present talk centers around get ting a lot in the down-town section, preferably on Water Street. It has been suggested that the town could provide the lot needed, fronting on Water Street and overlooking the river from the back. The investor referred to by Mr. Manning was also said to be willing to subscribe to $500 worth of stock, insuring his investment by a mort gage on the building for the total amount ad\ xnced for construction and equipment of the hotel. The plan outlined by Mr. Man ning may be submitted to a group of interested citizens, or it may be proposed at a civic club meeting, and he has hopes that something will grow out of the plan. Williford’s I avern here takes care of some transients and enjoys a flourishing business, and the Plym outh Country C lub is serving a limit ed number as 1 otel, but the facilities of both are not equal to the present demand, to saj nothing of the in crease expected with the opening of the Albemarle Sound bridge. -$ Mother’s Day To Be Observed in County —<$,— Sunday is Mother’s Day. All over Washington County min isters will preac 1 special sermons and people will be reminded of their mothers as the best friend of man kind. Mother's Daj was originated by Miss Anna Jar is in Philadelphia in 1907. She and her friends dedicated the second Sunday in May to her mother’s memory. All Philadelphia observed it in 1908. In 1913 the Con gress made it a national holiday. Local merchants are suggesting a wide variety of appropriate gifts for remembrances to all mothers. Bridge Luncheon At Country Club Postponed -<$> Announcement was made today that the bridge luncheon originally scheduled at the country club for Friday, May 6. has been postponed for one week and will be held on Friday, May 13. at 1 o'clock. The postponement was made by the en tertainment committee of the club to women’s organizations in Plymouth. Cattle Rustling Is Charged Against Former Resident Cattle rustling is the charge be ing preferred against Mrs. H. R. Brantley, of Wilson County, form erly of Creswell and well known in Washington County. She was bound over to the May term of Wayne County Superior Court at Goldsboro following a hearing be fore a magistrate recently. Under joint indictment in the case are Mrs. Brantley’s children. Oneida, 14, Jack, 15. and a negro helper. They are charged with the theft of three cows. Bonds were set at $1,500 for Mrs. Brantley and $250 each for the children and the negro helper, the latter being in jail. Evidence in the preliminary hear ing was introduced to show that a cow had been loaded onto a truck at the place of Worth Aycock in Wayne County. A Durham butch er. alleging he purchased the three cows from Mrs. Brantley, turned them over to the police when he learned there was a controversy a bout ownership of the cattle. | ENVIABLE RECORD Miss Ida Ruth Knowles, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Knowles of Roper, has attended school for eight successive years without be ing absent or tardy. Graduating this year, she was valedictorian of her class, having a four-year average in all studies of 92.49. Cox Improving After Operation —$— O. H. Cox, general manager of the North Carolina Pulp Company, was taken to a Rocky Mt. hospital Tues day of this week for a minor opera tion, which was performed the same day. Mrs. Cox said Wednesday eve ning that he was gradually improv ing following the operation. It was expected that Mr. Cox would be kept in the hospital for about a week, and it is believed now that he will return to his home here by next week-end. Drs. T. L. Bray and A. Papineau attended him here. To Reopen Hook and Line Fishing Season Next Week Hook and line fishing in inland wa ters will be allowed again begining on the morning of May 11, it was announced this week by Warden J. T. Terry. Council Takes Steps To Eliminate Traffic Hazards at Corners Certain Intersection* Desig nated 'Stop Corners’ and Penalties Provided An ordinance was passed by the City Council Monday night designat ing certain intersections in the town of Plymouth as stop corners and fix ing a penalty for those who fail to comply with the law Increased traffic brought to the attention of the city officials that there was danger of more accidents occurring at these intersections, as they include approaches to highways and entrances to streets which have heavy traffic. The intersections follow: Madison at Mam. Adams at Main. Jefferson at Third, Monroe at Third. Main at Monroe traveling east. Fourth Street entering Washington. Fourth Street entering Jefferson, Brinkley Avenue entering Washington, and Monroe entering 'Washington. It will be unlawful to enter these streets without first stopping and de termining whether or not the way is clear before proceeding. Rubber stop signs will be placed at the cor ners as early as possible. Shrubbery that obstructs the view at intersections must be removed by the property owners, or it will be necessary for the city officials to take action to force removal of these hazards. Registration Books To Open Saturday —«— Registration books for the Demo cratic primary on June 4 will open Saturday of this week and remain open for three weeks, closing on May 21. The following Saturday. May 28. will be challenge day. Those wish ing to register are urged to see the registrar in their respective town ships. Reistrars who have the books are as follows: W. E. (Jack) Weede, Plym outh, courthouse on Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.; H. W. Tarkenton, Lees Mills; C. L. Everett, Skinners ville; T. P. Davenport, Scuppemong; and W. L. Furbee, Wenona. Branch Bank To Be Closed IS ext Tuesday -♦ The Branch Banking and Trust Company will be closed next Tues day. May 10, which is generally known as Confederate Memorial Day or Decoration Day, The ABC store will not close for this state holiday, as their next clos ing day was announced as June 4th, when the Democratic primary will be held. District Meeting To Be Held In Creswell Church Friday ——<s> A district meeting of the Episcopal Church will be held in St. David’s Church, near Creswell, Friday. May 5, with Miss Ida Peacock, chairman, presiding. Mrs. L. J. Poisson, Diocesan pres ident, and Mrs. Donald MacRae, edu cational secretary, will attend this neeting. Grade A Milk Is Now Local Dairy Product | TO DECORATE GRAVES j '>; May 10th is Confederate Mem orial or Decoration Day in North Carolina, and the local chapter of the IT. D. C. is planning to decor ate the graves of veterans in the church cemeteries. Mrs. Abe Ad ler has charge of decorating those in the Episcopal churchyard. Mrs YV. F. Winslow those in the Meth odist churchyard and Mrs. W. R. White those in the Baptist church yard. Mrs. Mamie Ramsey Chesson, 7!>, Dies at Home in Cross Roads —®— Had Been in Declining Health For Several Years; Final Rites Held Friday Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the home for Mrs. Ma mie Ramsey Chesson. of the Cross Roads section, who died Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Chesson, 73 years old, had been in declining health for several years, but had been confined to her bed for only a week. Dr. G. A. Martin, pastor of the Creswell Baptist, conducted the serv ices. Interment was made in the family plot at Sts. Delight Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Chesson had been an active member of the Saints Delight church for many years and was generally recognized as a consecrated Christian woman. Her husband, the late Ellis D. Chesson, died about two years ago. She is survived by two sons, Roy C. Chesson, of Roper; and R. H. Chesson, of Mackeys. Springwood Dairy Complies With State Board Health Rules —®— First Delivery Grade A Milk Made Sunday; Modern Equipment Installed Grade A Milk produced by a local dairy was first delivered to consumers here on the morning of May 1 from the Springwood Dairy, it was an nounced this week by R. H. Lucas, the manager, who has recently spent some $4,000 in erecting a new build ing and equipping the plant to pass the State Board of Health specifica tions. J. A Ferree, local sanitary officer of the district board of health, and officials from the State Board of Health at Raleigh, have been here helping Mr. Lucas in following the plans for the building and equipment. The dairy is now milking about 40 Guernsey, Jersey and Holstein cows, producing 250 quarts of milk a day that will rate far ahead of any milk that has ever been delivered by the dairy heretofore. With modern equipment, including a boiler and steam room for the ster ilization of bottles and milking equip ment, the dairy will have one of the best rating of any in the state. Automatic bottling and capping machines have been installed, and the milk will be cooled by electrical equipment immediately after it is taken from the cows to prevent the development of the bacteria count. All employees have been examined and given health certificates, and ev ery milking operation is now being hahdled after proper sterilization methods have been employed, insur- * ing the consumer he is getting the Grade A Milk advertised on the bot tle cap.
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