Farm Flaw* at Local'
School Achieves 95
Per Lent Objectives
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Department in Local School I
Regarded a* Vmong Best
In Whole District
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Achievement of about 95 per cent
of the objectives set up at the begin
ning of the term was the record of
the Young Tar Heel Farmers chap
ter of the Plymouth High School,
making the vocational agriculture de
partment in the local school one of
the best in the district.
The boys took first place at the
Williamston Fair last fall for hav
ing the best agricultural exhibit of
any school competing.
Next the class members remodeled
an old WPA building into a modern
school workshop. They sold candy,
chickens, poison for a rat-control
campaign, built self-feeders for hogs
and kitchen cabinets at a dollar profit
on each, conducted a class project
in raising baby chicks, and with the
cooperation of the county and use
of S40 received for the fair exhibit
the workshop w'as equipped wtih Si50
worth of tools.
Some of the outstanding projects
conducted by the students this year
includes that of Clyde Waters, who
is presenting a com variety demon
stration. also Mahlon Moore, each
using several varieties of corn and
different amounts of fertilizer and
soda: Jimmy Hays has a litter of
pure-bred Hampshire pigs: and sev
eral other students are raising baby
chicks and field crops, with several
registered pigs having been bought
for the students.
Jimmy Hays won the district pub
lic-speaking contest here and then
received honorable mention at a con
test held in Tarboro. Clyde Waters
was chosen as an alternate for the
State livestock judging team.
W. D. Starr, instructor, is well
pleased with the progress made by
the class, members of which will also
make a 2.000-mile trip to interesting
places this summer. The ways and
means for taking this trip were
worked out before the closing of the
school.
Sunday Program
At Baptist Church
Rev. P. B. NICKENS, Pastor
At the morning service the pastor
will preach on "The Mother of Je
sus.” and we are extending a very
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M VVILLIAMSTON 1C
.11 Thur.-Fri. May 5-6 B
i SHIRLEY TEMPLE in »
If "REBECCA OF f§
IS SUNNYBROOK ,/
|1 Sat., May 7 1 to 11 P. M. if
■ "The LAST STAND” *
® with BOB BAKER »
Sun.. May 8 3 and 9 P. M.
“NURSE FROM
BROOKLYN”
with SALLY FILERS and
PAUL KELLY
Mon.-Tues. May 9-10
Mark Twain's Beloved Story
“THE ADVENTURES
OF TOM SAWYER”
IN TECHNICOLOR
Wed.. May 11 Mat. 3:30
EDW. G. ROBINSON in
“A SLIGHT CASE
OF MURDER”
with JANE BRYAN and
ALLEN JENKINS
Marco
WILLIAMSTON
DOUBLE FEATURE
Fri.-Sat., May 6-7
KERMIT MAYNARD in
“SONG of the TRAIL”
—Also—
“TARZAN ESCAPES”
with Johnny WEISMULLER
and Maureen O'SULLIVAN
[ LOCAL FARM CLASS HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR j
The agriculture class at the Plymouth High School lias just closed
a very successful term, with 95 per cent of its objectives for the year at
tained. The top view shows some of the boys busy in their new work
shop; middle, one of their project activities: and bottom, members of
the class, the complete roster of which follows: W. D. Starr, teacher,
Jack Lefever. Clyde Waters, Robert Bowen. James Hardison, Luther
Armstrong. Ellis Newberry, Gilbert Nobles. Jimmy Hays. James Waters,
Harry Garrick, Marvin Bowen. Lewis Styon, Freeman Allen. Ross Ches
son, Elmo Mayo. Joe Weede, Duncan Getsinger. Joe Gray Browning,
John Rea. Luther Bowen, Leon Dunbar, Mahlon Moore, and Edward
Joyners, iPhotos by Carl L. Bailey, Jr.)
special invitation to all the mothers
in our church to be present with us
at that time. The evening service
will be at 8 o’clock, and at this serv
ice five men will be ordained as dea
cons of the church. This will be an
impressive service, and we are hoping
that all who can will be with us at
that time.
The B. Y. P. U. will present a spec
ial program Sunday night at 6:30,
and all the children in the Junior
B. Y. P. U. and their mothers are
urged to be present.
At the Sunday school hour the T.
E. L. class will present a special pro
gram for Mother's Day, and if you
are a member of our Sunday school.
Dr would like to be one. we give you
an invitation to be with us Sunday.
Young people, parents, and all oth
ers, let’s make this Mother's Day the
greatest Mother's Day we’ve ever had.
Do as your mother would like for
you to do—Attend church and Sun
day school Sunday.
Church Calendar
1. Sunday school at 10 o’clock.
2. Preaching services at 11 o'clock
and 8 o’clock.
3. B. Y. P. U. at 6:30.
4. Prayer service Wednesday night
at 8 o’clock.
Everyone is cordially invited to all
these services.
Mother’s Day at
Christian Church
Rev. N. A. TAYLOR. Pastor
Sunday is Mother's Day and spec
ial emphasis will be placed here at
the Plymouth Christian church.
Those who come to Church Sunday
will be greeted with a rose, red or
white. The oldest and youngest moth
ers will be recognized and all moth
ers will be asked to sit in a body.
The services will be as follows:
9:45 a. m.. Bible School.
11 a. m., morning worship, “Moth
er’s God."
6:30 p. m.. Sunbeams service.
7:45 p. m., evening service. "What
Jesus Can Mean To You.”
Due to other meetings, we have
not had evening service since the re
vival. May we depend upon you to
make this service large in attend
ance?
The Sunbeams plan a weiner roast
next Tuesday afternoon, leaving the
church at 4 o’clock. All Sunbeams
are asked to go.
A Political Statement
I am a candidate for nomination as one of the
two Senators to be nominated by the Democratic
Party to represent the Second Senatorial District in
the 1939 Legislature. It has been a custon^in this
district for a substantial period of time to accord a
Senator two terms. I am deeply appreciative of the
splendid vote which was given me in the primary
two years ago. I hope that the Democrats of this
District feel that the confidence imposed in me at
that time was justified, and I trust that I can count
upon the active support of each Democrat in the
Primary to be held on June 4th.
W. B. RODMAN, Jr.
Many Club Women
Visit Williamsburg,
By Mrs. FRANCES M. DARDEN
As a climax to Better Homes
Week last Friday a group of Wash
ington County Club women joined
similar groups from Bertie and
Northampton County for a tour to
Williamsburg, Va.
Leaving Plymouth at 6 o'clock Fri
day morning the club women re
turned Friday midnight. The trip
proved to be very educational and
enjoyable, with all of the interesting
places there being visited. The club
women were especially interested in
the different periods of furniture
shown, house furnishings and the
gardens.
The following women representing
the clubs named, went on the tour
from Washington County: Mrs. F. D.
Wilson, Mrs. Lewis Hassell and Mrs.
Hattie Bell, Roper; Mrs. D. B. Ches
son, Cross Road: Mrs. A1 Latham.
Mrs. Willie Sitterson, Mrs. Gilmer
Ayers. Chapel Hill; Mrs. Tom Darden
and Mrs. Roy Swain, Alba: Mrs. Bry
an Harris, Mrs. J. L. Rea, and Mrs.
Holland Allen, of Wenona.
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Yacht To Put in
Here Next Week
—$—
Anchored at the wharf here next
week is expected a yacht that is fully
equipped to take care of pleasure
parties which enjoy the fun of boat
ing in a modern vessel manned by a
crew of competent seamen to assure
the comfort and safety of passengers.
In command of the yacht, which is
now undergoing repairs in Norfolk,
will be Kramer Fulcher, son of Cap
tain J. S. Fulcher, pilot of the North
Carolina Pulp Company tugboat and
barge, said to be the largest in in
land waters today.
The yacht which will be here next
week is jointly owned by Captain
Fulcher and J. C. Stokes, both of
whose families live here in the resi
dence of the American Fork & Hoe
Company on Third Street formerly
occupied by C. L. Groves.
The yacht is 110 feet in length
with 14-foot beam, capable of a speed
of 22 miles an hour. The two 225
horsepower motors are now being
deiselized.
SKINNERSVILLE
Halsey - Hartley
Mr. and Mrs. John Halsey have an
nounced the marriage of their son,
Wesley Halsey, to Miss Iva Beatrice
Hartley, daughter of Mr. L. M. Hart
ley, of Pulaski, Va. The wedding took
place at Swan Quarter cfi Easter
Sunday. April 17, at 8 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and son,
Joseph Jesse, Misses Eva and Alice
White and Miss Estelle Sawyer at
tend tl*e third quarterly conference
held at Mount Hermon Church at
Cherry last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sawyer and
daughter, Little Miss Mary Wood, at
tended th ebaptisinz of Sts. Delight
church held at Collins Beach, near
Mackeys, last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Alger Ben Snell, of Roper,
spent the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Everett.
Miss Margie White was the guest
of Miss Mary Davenport in Mackeys
Monday.
Mrs. M. J. Alexander and son, of
Pleasant Grove, spent Sundaiy with
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White.
Judge and Mrs. Everett Thompson,
of Elizabeth City, called at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Holton last
Saturday.
Irish Potato Crop in
County Is Less Than
|500 Acres This Year
75 Per Cent of Total Acreage
Planted Under Contract
To Outside Groups
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A slight decrease in the irish po
tato crop in Washington County for
this season was predicted this week
by County Agent W. V. Hays, who
believes the crop will show a drop
from the 500 acres planted last year.
Most of the commercial acreage in
this county is centered in Scupper
nong Township, with some out on
the Long Acre road near Plymouth.
Practically 75 per cent of the acre
age planted to white potatoes is un
der contract to some fertilizer firm
or other promoter. H. G. Walker, at
Creswell. for a time was one of the
largest contractors in the section. He
is not farming extensively this sea
son.
It is believed that on account of
favorable weather the crop will be
harvested about two weeks ahead of
time this year, with shipping starting
about May 25.
There has been a reduction of 25
per cent in the crop for this season
all over the country, it is believed,
and prices are hoped to be a little
better.
Small potatoes marketed last year
that did not grade No. 1 potatoes by
Federal standards failed to return
growers any profit. Of the 77.000
cars marketed in 1937 in this state
about 66.000 graded U. S. No. 1.
The remainder failed to grade this
high primarily because of wire-worm
damage, mechanical injuries, late
blight and a scattering of other de
fects,
Methodist Auxiliaries
To Meet in Cresuell
Representatives of 10 auxiliaries in
Martin. Bertie. Washington and Tyr
rell Counties will attend an all-day
meeting at the Creswell Methodist
Church Friday. May 13. at 10 a. m.,
with Mrs. Lennie P. Jackson, of Cres
well. presiding.
Present will be Mrs. E. J. Brick
house. Columbia, zone secretary; Mrs.
J. L. Delaney. Hertford, district sec
retary; Mrs. H. J. Faison, of Faison,
vice president of the women’s mis
sionary conference, and other visi
tors,
County Has 3 Employees
In Compensation Office
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Washington County had three em
ployees of the N. C. Unemployment
Compensation Commission, either in
the central office or in the field of
fices, and had 11 applications on file
for jobs for jobs for residents in the
office on May 1, when the commis
sion began to reduce its personnel.
This curtailment in employment is
being made to comply with budget
requirements of the Washington of
fice of the Social Security Board. The
peak of employment was in April,
when there was a total of 634 em
ployees, including 175 temporary
workers.
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Hollywood Commentator
Writes of Priscilla Lyon
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Below is an excerpt from the col
umn of Grace Wilcox, Hollywood re
porter, which appeared last week in
a screen and radio weekly about
Priscilla Lyon, native of Plymouth:
"Some of these children have initi
ative all right. Take Priscilla Lyon,
the 8-year-old girl who plays the role
of Amy in "Those We Love." She got
her first radio job by tackling C. B.
DeMille at the CBS Radio Theater.
Grabbing him by the coat-tails, she
said she wanted to become an actress
and DeMille, looking down at her,
told her to see him after rehearsal.
Later he gave her several children’s
parts to read, and she has been on
the air practically ever since.”
PINEY GROVE
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Tarkington, sr.
Mrs. Frank Tarkington, jr., and son,
Gerald, Mrs. Warren Spruill and Mr.
and Mrs. John Spruill were visitors
in Jackson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hardison and
son, Jule, Miss Louise Sitterson, Mr.
Sterling Sitterson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Gurganus and sons. Marvin and
Phillip Ray, of Plymouth, were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Barber Sunday.
Mrs. Verna Boyce, of Edenton,
spent Thursday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Prank Tarkington.
Miss Thelma Stillman is visiting
her uncle. Dallas Chesson, in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hopkins and
children and Mrs. Asa Barber and
sons. Billy and Mahlon, spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Griffin, in Mackeys.
H. W. Dunbar is improving after
a recent illness.
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Dusting Demonstrations Held
In Johnston County in April
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Cotton seed dusting demonstra
tions held in Johnston County by as
sistant agent R. M. Holder during the
month of April resulted in many cot
ton growers adopting this method of
protecting their seed from plant di
sease.
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Less Damage From Insects
and Blue Mold Reported
On the whole, less damage from
both insects and blue mold in tobac
co plant beds of eastern Carolina, as
compared with last year, has been re
ported by county agents this season.
Calcium Arsenate
Destroys Beetles
An application of calcium arsenate
should be made as soon as potato
beetles become numerous. This poi
son may be used either as a dust or
spray, but the plants should be
thoroughly covered for best results.
For dusting, the material should be
used without dilution. A small hand
duster has given excellent results.
When used as a spray use ten tea
spoonsful of calcium arsenate to three
gallons of water for small gardens
and two pounds of the poison to 50
gallons of water for large amounts.
Examination Announced
For Civil Service Position
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The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an open
competitive examination for the fol
lowing position:
Farm manager, $2,900 a year: as
sistant farm manager i dairying i,
$2,300 a year. Bureau of Prisons, De
partment of Justice.
Full information may be obtained
from the Secretary of the United
States Civil Service Board of Exam
iners, at the local post office, or
from the U. S. Civil Service Commis
sion, Washington, D. C.
Candidates’ Cards
FOR TREASURER
To the voters of Washington Coun
ty: I wish to announce that I will
be a candidate for the office of coun
ty treasurer to succeed myself, one
more term only, in the Democratic
primary on June 4 and will appre
ciate your help and support, and if
elected will fill the duties of the of
fice as heretofore.
I am again thanking you for your
past help and support, hoping you
will do so again. Your old friend,
STEWART D. DAVIS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To the voters of Washington County:
At the request of many of my
friends. I have decided to announce
my candidacy for the office of Re
presentative from Washington Coun
ty to the 1938 General Assembly. I
will sincerely apprecite your vote and
support in the Democratic primary
June 4.
BEN A. SUMNER.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To the voters of Washington County:
I am a candidate for Representa
tive in the next General Assembly of
North Carolina, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary to be held in June.
I have been a Democrat all my life.
Have been a servant of the people
and know what it means to serve the
public: Having served as an employee
in the Post Office Department in the
capacity of Railway Postal Clerk un
til retired. I pledge you it will be my
purpose to devote my entife time in
the study of the issues that confront
our people now, and use all my en
ergy and efforts to carry forward a
program which will be a benefit to
the public at large. I shall appreciate
your support in the June primary and
assure you if I am your choice, I can
and will serve you to the best of my
ability.
mr25 A. R. DUPREE, Sr.
FOR TREASURER
I am a candidate for the office of
Treasurer of Washington County,
subject to the Democratic primary on
June 4. I have been a Democrat all
my life and am a World War Veter
an, serving here and overseas. I
will appreciate your support and will
do my best to please and satisfy the
public.
LINWOOD HASSELL.
FOR COMMISSIONER
I wish to take this opportunity to
announce myself as a candidate for
the office of Commissioner of Wash
ington County, subject to the Demo
cratic primary June 4. If nominated
and elected I promise to fulfill the
duties of the office to the best of my
ability and to keep the interest of the
taxpayers before me in making de
cisions.
J. C. KNOWLES.
Roper, N. C.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I take this method of bringing to
the attention of the voters in Wash
ington County that I will be a can
didate for the office of Commissioner
of Washington County, subject to the
Democratic primary in June.
If elected I pledge to the people
my best efforts in their behalf and
assure them that I will consider the
interests of the people at all times.
I believe in an economical admin
istration of county affairs and will
work toward this end.
J. H. GAYLORD, SR.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To the Voters of Washington County:
I wish to announce that I will be a
candidate for the office of represen
tative from Washington County to
the next General Assembly of North
Carolina, subject to the Democratic
primary on June 4. I will assure you,
if nominated and elected, that my
efforts will be in behalf of the ma
jority of the people. Each and ev
ery vote will be appreciated.
W. T. FREEMAN.
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT
To My Friends in Washington Coun
ty: I hereby announce my candi
dacy for the office of Clerk Superior
Court, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary to be held in
June.
If favored with reelection, I can
promise no more than my past serv
ices have shown. I have at all times
honestly tried to treat all persons, re
gardless of party, race or color, as I
would have them treat me. I am a
Democrat, but as a public officer, I
consider myself the servant of all.
It is a conceded fact that the
clerk’s office is an office of experi
ence, more so than that of any other
officer in the State, and that his
duties and responsibilities are greater
than that of all other county offices
combined.
If my services to you in the past,
and my experience of today is of any
value to you and meets with your ap
proval, I respectfully solicit your sup
port in the coming primary and elec
tion.
Please accept my sincere gratitude
for the friendship and support you
have given me in the past, regardless
of what your decision may be now.
C. V. W. AUSBON.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I have decided to offer myself as
a candidate for County Commission
er, subject to the action of the voters
in the Democratic primary. I have
always loyally supported and affiliat
ed with that party, but have never
before sought public office beyond
that of a justice of the peace. I am
intensely interested in the welfare of
all the people of the county, includ
ing farmers, laborers, business men,
Candidate’s Card
the operators of our industries and
all others. I have not promised any
person to do or not to do any par
ticular thing if elected, but hope to
go into office without any ties or ob
ligations, making all official decisions
for the best interest of all of the peo
ple as the facts appear to me at the
time. I am not the candidate of any
particular group, but am a plain
Democrat running on my own. and
willing for the best judgment of the
Democrats of the county as expressed
at the polls to determine my fate. I
will appreciate your support, and if
I am nominated and elected I will
serve you to the best of my ability.
T. R. (DICK) CHESSON.
FOR CLERK OF COURT
I take this method of announcing
my candidacy for the Democratic
nomination as clerk of the Washing
ton County Superior Court. I will
appreciate the support of the people
and if nominated and elected I pledge
to attend to the duties of the office.
E. LUDFORD McNAIR.
FOR CORONER
I hereby announce my candidacy
for renomination as coroner of Wash
ington County, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary held in June. If re
nominated and elected I promise to
serve to the best of my ability.
W. HARRY PEELE.
(Jack)
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for nomination as a mem
ber of the Washington County Board
of Education, subject to the Demo
cratic primary in June. If nominat
ed and appointed, I promise to fill
the office to the best of my ability.
I will appreciate your vote as a help
to a young Democrat.
WALTER H. PARAMORE.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
To the Voters of Washington County:
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate, subject to the Democratic pri
mary in June, for the office of Reg
ister of Deeds of Washington Coun
ty to succeed myself. I will appre
ciate the support of the voters for
this office and pledge myself to ren
der as good service in the future as
I have in the past.
Mrs. MARY S. CAHOON.
FOR COMMISSIONER
I hereby take this method of an
nouncing myself as a candidate for
the office of commissioner of Wash
ington County, subject to the Demo
cratic primary, June 4, If nominat
ed and elected, I promise to fulfill
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability and experience as I
have done the past two years. I will
appreciate the vote of the people.
E. F. (ED) SWAIN.
FOR CORONER
I hereby announce my candidacy
for nomination as coroner of Wash
ington County, subject to the Demo,
cratic primary in June. I will appre
ciate the support of my friends, and
if nominated and elected I promise
to do my best to fulfill the duties of
this office,
WILLIAM S. NURNEY.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
I take this opportunity to inform
the people that I am a candidate for
the House of Representatives in the
next General Assembly, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary of
June 4th. If nominated and elected.
I will endeavor to fill the office with
honor and credit to my people. It is
not possible for me to contact each
individual in the short period before
the primary, but you may be assured
that I will appreciate your active
support in my behalf.
Sincerely,
WILBUR M. "PET” DARDEN.
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