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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ★★★★★★★ Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday. May 13, 19311 A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and Its 12,000 people. VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 19 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Adrian Ayers, of Rocky Mount, who was here recently visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ayers, served as president of the Varsity Club of the East Carolina Teachers' College at Greenville, where he was a student aitd an athlete, last term. G. R. Leggett remarked at the clearness of the water of the usually muddy and murky Roanoke River last Monday. The reflection of the pret ty green trees on the north side was beautiful. Lack of ram is believed responsible for the clear water. A total of $1,500 has been in vested in instruments alone in the 17-piece P.vmouth High School band, which is conducted by L. VV. Zeigler. Now they want to purchase an alto horn, which will add about S75 more to the investment. L. O. Branch, an insurance man from Washington, N. C., here with L. H. Cottle this week, is an assist ant scoutmaster of one of the hust ling troops of the town in which he lives. He greeted George Thomason, assistant scout executive, who was here this week. E. R. Conway, jr„ counsellor on cubbing for the East Carolina Dis trict of the Boy Scouts of America, and his father, here for a meeting Monday evening, played a round of golf at the Plymouth Country Club and were loud in their praise of the local course. A shortage of films in Holly wood may cause Shep Brinkley to close down his New (Old) Thea tre some time within the next few weeks. Studios have cut ex penses and reduced the number of pictures that they make dur ing the year. Joe Nobles, who does the umpiring for the Plymouth baseball club, has served as an arbiter in the Coastal Plain League and in other organized loops. Last season he called a game in Williamston attended by many lo cal fans. A Charlotte group of bond brokers writes in asking for the highest offer on $5,000 worth of Plymouth Street Improvement 6 per cent bonds, due April 1, 1943, with October 1, 1936, and subsequent coupons attached. The price of the Boy Scout uni form has been materially reduced and this may mean that more of the scouts in Washington County will begin wearing them soon. It is well now to inquire about the new low price. Write or see some scout official. Youngest in age of any of the can didates in the Democratic primary is E. Ludford McNair, who is in the race for the job of the oldest candi date, C. V. W. Ausbon, clerk of the superior court, who has served for 30 years and is second oldest in the state in point of service. The two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Whedbee have black eyes which they obtained when an automobile in which they were riding, operated by “Mobile” Jones, turned over Sat urday near Jamesville. Negro Given Year on Roads for Damaging Property of A. C. L. —®— Joe Garrett Found Guilty of Putting Stones in Boiler Of Locomotive Unusual was the case of Joe Gar rett, 24, colored, who was given 12 months on the roads in recorder’s court Tuesday on charges of tres passing on the property of the At lantic Coast Line Railroad Company, placing stones in the engine boiler, and destroying the records of the en gineer. Another unusual case was that of Samuel Hoover, 32, colored, who was given 18 months on the roads for en tering the county home and stealing a number of articles valued at $20, after he had been forbidden to enter the premises. S. L. Petty, 34, white, was fined $50 and assessed the costs on a charge of driving drunk. Prayer for judg ment was continued until June 30. Augustus (Buster) Johnson was given three months on the roads on a charge of failing and refusing to support two children and leaving them in the care of Prank Johnson. The road sentence was suspended up on the payment of the costs and $2.50 per week for the children. Warren Barnes, 49, white, was charged with being drunk and driv ing a mule in a careless and reckless manner and with possession of illegal whiskey. He was found guilty of be ing drunk and cruelty to dumb ani mals and given a six-month suspend ed sentence Observe Air Mail Week Here Starting Monday “After a visit to each of the post offices in Washngton County,” said Postmaster George W. Hardison, chairman, “I was very much elated over the interest and enthusiasm shown by postal workers and patrons at each office in Air Mail Week, ob servance of which will begin next Sunday. Air Mail Weeks starts May 15 and continues through May 21. Persons who have important business or,per sonal matters which require mailing are being urged by the postmaster to use air-mail stamps during the week. “I believe if you use the air-mail stamps for important mail once, you will continue to do so, because it is quicker; costs only 3 cents more than ordinary first-class mail; 3 cents will add wings to your correspondence, and special delivery air mail will get an answer from your friend today that you expected tomorrow,” said Mr. Hardison. Those wishing an air mail envelope can obtain same free at the post of fices upon request, as they are con tributed for your convenience by the postal workers in the county. County Convention Is To Be Held Saturday | KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Local interest in the Democratic State Convention at Raleigh next Thursday is considerably height ened by the fact that Congress man Lindsay C. Warren, of the first district, is to be the keynote speaker. A number of Plymouth people plan to attend for this reason. Experiment in Beef Cattle Raising Now Under Way at Roper —®— W. H. Thompson Receives 100 Steers From Florida This Week -$ An experiment in beef type cattle raising in Washington County on a large scale is underway at the Elm hurst Farm, near Roper, owned by W. H. Thompson, brother of L. S. Thompson, of Plymouth. Mr. Thompson recently purchased 100 steers in Florida and unloaded them through the cattle chutes at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad yards here Monday and transported them to his farm, where the test is being conducted. The cattle were placed in a 300 acre pasture on the farm which is enclosed by an electric fence. There they will be grazed and fed accord ing to approved methods, with close observation and records kept of their increase in weight and general con dition. It is understood the diet of the cat tle will be rotated on lespedeza, oats and rye, and every effort will be made to assure their proper health and weight increase to determine if cattle can be grown for beef purposes at a profit in Washington County. This is believed to be the largest scale beef cattle production ever at tempted in the county, and County Agent W. V. Hays is planning to watch the growth of the cattle and advise Mr. Thompson and his repre sentatives here in regard to feeding and care of the stock. -S Level of School Lot At Cresivell Raised Work has been started on raising the level of the lot for the new $80, 000 school building that is to be erect ed at Creswell to replace the pres ent structure, which has stood for years but which is now in bad re pair. The new building will contain 20 rooms and an auditorium and will be large enough to take care of the pres ent enrollment and it is hoped the future enrollment for years to come. After the level is raised the work will begin on the foundation for the building. Orphans To Sing at Church In Cresivell Monday ISight ■ • The Methodist Protestant Chil dren’s Home in High Point will send a group of children to Creswel to give a program Monday evening at 8 p. m., in the Methodist Protestant Church. Dr. A. G. Dixon, superin tendent of the home, will be in charge. The public is urged to at tend. Will Name Delegates To State Convention At Raleigh May 19th Distribution of Votes by Pre cincts Outlined; Precinct Chairmen ’Named Selection of delegates to the State Convention that is to be held in Ra leigh Thursday of next week, recom mendations for a platform for the party, and completion of the county organization are the principal items of business to come before the Dem ocrats of Washington County in con vention at the courthouse here Sat urday morning at 11 o’clock. The delegates and officials named last week in precinct meetings will gather for the event, with voting strength in the county convention based on the total votes cast for gov ernor in the last general election, distribution as follows: Plymouth 31, Lees Mills 17, Scuppernong 12, Skin nersville 5, and Wenona 1. Delegates attending will vote the full strength of the precinct they represent. At the precinct meetings held last Saturday, Dr. t. McGowan was named chairman of the Plymouth precinct committee, with Mrs. Mary Smith Cahoon, Prank L. Brinkley, P. W. Brown and L. W. Gurkin as committeemen. Scuppernong precinct elected Mike Divenport chairman, with Mrs. Clyde Smithson, J. G, Woodley, W. S. Ain sley and B. F. Spear as committee men. Skinnersville has C. L. Everett as chairman, without any committee men being reported. Lees Mills has H. W. Tarkenton as chairman, with W. A. Koonce, R. W. Lewis, Clyde Robbins and Roy Ches son committeemen. Wenona has W. E. Allen as chair man. -$ Seek Charter for Cub Pack Here Result of Meet Monday Night —®— Cubniastcr and Committee Appointed; Sixty Boys i Invited To Join -@ Application has been made for a charter for a cub pack in Plymouth as the result of a meeting held in the courthouse last Monday night, with E. R. Conway, of Greenville, counsel lor on cubbing for the East Carolina Council of Boy Scouts of America. Tom Brown was named cubmaster to be assisted by Charles Noe and Bill Lucius. The cub committee is composed of P. W. Brown, Walter H. Paramore, C. A. Gradeless, and J. M. Polk. Tire den chiefs will be announced later, as well as the den mothers and dads, and another meeting will be held next Monday night at the court house for the purpose of continuing the organization of the pack. The names of 60 boys who had been invited to join were read, but only about 20 were present. It is believed that on account of school not being in session some could not attend the meeting, and others will be added as the organization goes along. The names of eight or more char ter members were taken and the charter applied for. Present with Mr. Conway was his father, who was a visitor, and also George Thomason, of Wilson, assist ant Scout executive, who also made a short talk to the boys and their parents; and Dr. A. Papineau, dis trict Scout chairman. 18 Neiv Names Put on Registration Books —@— Only 18 new names have been add ed to the books in the Plymouth pre cinct so far. it was learned today from W. E. (Jack) Weede, Who asks that the people be informed that the book will be at his store all during the week for registering new quali fied voters who wish to cast their bal lots in the Democratic primary on June 4. He expects that about 100 new names will be put on the book before the end of the registration period at 6 p. m„ Saturday. May 21. No new registration of old voters is neces sary. All persons becoming 21 years of age or who have established their residence here since the last election should register. Mr. Weede will have the book at his store during the week, but will be at the courthouse on Saturdays from 9 to 5. -- Senator Reynolds To Make Radio Talk Next Tuesday The first broadcast to be made by Robert R. “Our Bob" Reynolds in his campaign for renomination to suc ceed himself as United States Sena tor will be made over radio station WPTP at Raleigh next Tuesday eve ning for 15 minutes, starting at 7:45, according to John W. Darden, local Reynolds supporter. During this time Senator Reynolds is expected to reply to some of the charges made by Congressman Prank Hancock, who is opposing Reynolds Earl Wilson, 25. Dies Result of Aceident While Loading Logs Ih-alh of Popular Yomit: Man follies as Shock to Pleas ant Grove Community Funeral services were held in the Holly Neck Church Sunday afternoon for Earl Wilson. 25. who died Satur day in a Washington hospital as the result of a fractured skull sustained when a piling struck him on the head Friday afternoon. Mr. Wilson was loading piling from a truck to a freight car at the Cres well station Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock, when a unit of the 90-foot piling slipped from its supports and struck him. He was given medical attention by Dr. J. M. Phelps at Cres well and then rushed to a Washing ton hospital, where he lived until Saturday evening at 9:30. He was employed by Laevette and Daniels. Mr. Wilson was very popular in the Pleasant Grove community, where he lived, and his sudden death came as a shock to the entire section. The funeral was held in the Holly Neck Church, of which Mr. Wilson was a member, interment following in the Holly Neck cemetery. Rev Dave Arnold, pastor of the church, conducted the services, which were largely attended by a host of sorrow ing friends and relatives. Active pall-bearers were Benny Tarkenton, Earl Willard, Carlton Lambb, Henry Griffon, Jimmy Dixon. Honorary: J. S. Davenport, Nick Daniels, Tom Basnight, Charles Snell George Laevette, J. A. Alligood. Flow er girls: Mesdames J. C. Tarkenton, Clara Snell, Ruby Collins, Inez Spruill, Howard Davenport. Rena Liverman, Effie Gurkin, Misses Agnes Spruill and Wollie Davenport. Surviving is a widow, Mrs. Minnie Pearl Davenport Wilson, two children. Sonny 3, and Betty Lou 1; his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson; and two sisters, Mrs. Dolphas Lambb and Miss Anne Mae Wilson; all of the Pleasant Grove section. Clinic for Venereal Diseases To Be Held In Cresweli Weekly —®— Health Officer To Be There Each Thursday, Starting Next Week -® A venereal disease clinic will be held each Thursday afternoon be tween 2 and 4 o’clock at Cresweli, beginning Thursday, May 19, it was announced this week by Dr. S. V. Lewis, district health office. “This clinic,” says the health offi cer, “ in the east end of Washington County is held only for those who have difficulty in attending the clinic in Plymouth due to travel facilities. Dr. Lewis pointed out that out of the several hundred persons who have visited the Plymouth clinics 117 have been found to have syphilis, and all but two of these are members of the Negro race. There are 81 cases in and around Plymouth, 13 in and around Cresweli, 16 in the vicinity of Roper and 5 in the Mackeys section. Many of these cases were discov ered among those who applied for jobs and certificates as domestic ser vants, but there have been a few cases discovered among farmers who have applied for the clinical services. In one or two instances it has been found that the disease embraced the entire family, and tests were made of the children for treatment if neces sary. None of the present clinics have been held as a result of aid from the Smith Reynolds fund, recently created to help in the work, but the health officer pointed out that with the additional money available from this fund the state will be enabled to increase the number of clinics be ing held in North Carolina. -® Program Committee To Meet Here on 20th —$— A meeting of the program commit tee of the Albemarle Sound bridge celebration has been called for the courthouse in Plymouth on Friday. May 20, at 11 a. m„ it was announced today by John W. Darden, chairman of the committee. Each of the seven persons on the committee is asked to work out his idea of a program to be presented at this meeting, and from these several ideas a general official program will be arranged. “It has been suggested that the Governors of North and South Caro ina and Virginia be invited to attend, with a national figure here to speak," Mr. Darden said. I TWO GAMES j V__' The Rocks will play at home twice during the week-end, start ing Saturday afternoon with Tex aco Beach, a strong club from near Elizabeth City, and then on Sunday, when the Norfolk Police invade the park of the locals. Manager Armstrong urges a good attendance at both of these games, as the two teams coming fere are reported to be very good, and the games should prove very interesting. Total Five Candidates Announced Withdrawal from Contests in June Primary Since Filing Time Closed Valentine To Speak at Legion Meeting Friday Mingling with his war buddies will be Itimous T. Valentine, a candidate for judge of the second judicial dis trict, who will speak at the meeting here Fridas' night of the James E. Jethro Post of the American Legion. Mr. Valentine was a corporal in the 113th Field Artillery' and is well liked by the former service men. He was also one of the managers of the gov ernorship campaign of Dr. Ralph W. McDonald in the June primary two years ago and a lawyer of high repu tation as an entertaining speaker. A fried chicken supper has been promised and the members of the American Legion Auxiliary have been invited to attend. A large crowd is expected to be present, according to officials of the post. Dr. C. McGowan, district comman der, says there is a treat in store for everyone who attends and the Leg ionnaires are urged to be present, as there will be several business mat ters before the meeting that must be given consideration. Potato Growers Vote On Control Program Only Two Polling Places in County; Here and Creswell Voting Will Be Done at Cres well Friday and Plymouth Saturday -® Potato growers of Washington County will go to the polls Friday and Saturday of this week to deter mine whether they want any control over the marketing of their product this year. Only two polling places have been designated. Voters will cast their ballots in Creswell on Friday, May 13. at the regular voting place there; and at the agricultural building in Plym outh Saturday. May 14. W. D. Phelps will be pollholder at both places. Should two-thirds or more of those voting in the referendum favor re strictions, a control program will go into effect. The proposed marketing agreement would prohibit in inter state shipment potatoes falling be low the U. S. No. 2 grade and those of less than 1 1-2 inches in diameter. The polls will open at 9 a. m. on each of the two voting days and will close at 5 p. m. Each producer of potatoes for mar ket is entitled to one vote. A meeting was held in Cherry last Tuesday, at which time the program was explained and provisions of the marketing agreement emphasized so that those who cast their ballots will understand what they are voting for. Indications now are that the crop will be fairly good and the price very small. Harvesting is expected to be started soon and shipments will like ly get underway about May 25. There are about 500 acres in this county. -$ County Scouts Plan To Attend Camp Charles This Year —®— All Eligible; Camp Savings Passbooks Will Be Made Available -® Camp Charles, near Wilson, official camp for the East Carolina Council of Boy Scouts, will open for the 1938 season on Sunday, May 28, it was announced by George Thomason, as sistant scout executive, while here on a visit this week. The camp will be in continuous operation from then until Auerust 1. All scouts in Washington County are eligible to attend this camp, which is under the active direction of J. J. Sigwald, scout executive, with Mr. Thomason serving as assistant camp director. In addition to these men, it was said that exceptional leadership had been secured for wa ter activities and handicraft. The camp's capacity is 60 scouts each week, and the first week has already oeen booked solidly. All weeks begin on Sunday, and the cost is -7.05 for a single week or $12.50 for two weeks. With 11 of the 21 counties embraced by the East Carolina Council already organized into scout districts, having a total membership of 2,222, it is expected the camp will be operated at capacity almost during the entire summer. A number of Washington County scouts are planning to attend the camp, although no definite date has yet been set. Camp savings pass books have been issued or are avail able for all the members of the or ganization in the county. Through an arrangement with the Branch Banking & Trust Company here, the boys planning to attend the camp are enabled to make deposits of as little as 25 cents at the time, the amounts being credited to them on their passbooks and available when ever they go to camp. Those who have not received camp savings passbooks or who wish any further information about the camp are invited to see their scoutmaster or Dr. Papineau, chairman of the Washington County district. WITHDRAWS Brn A. Sumner, prominent lo cal citizen, this week announced his withdrawal from the contest for nomination as representative to the general assembly, due to the fact that he will be absent from the county during the re mainder of the campaign. There are three other candidates left in the field for this post. Tobacco Protests Are Referred To Wallace by Bailey Secretary Says Farmers De sire To Plant 300,000,000 Pounds Too Many -® Complaints about flue-cured tobac co allotments made to Senator J. W. Bailey by producers in Washington and other counties in the bright belt have been filed with Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, the Senator said this week in releasing a memoran dum from the Secretary in answer to the complaints. Indications are, Mr. Wallace said in his memorandum, that the farm ers desire to plant about 300,000,000 pounds in excess of the present level of world consumption of this kind of tobacco. Specific complaints, in many cases, are from farmers who began or in creased their production in 1936 and 1937, taking advantage of favorable prices resulting largely from the op eration of farm programs. Some farmers do not, according to Mr. Walace, understand that the acreage allotments which have been established under the Agricutural Conservation program are separate from the marketing quotas, which will be established later under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. A review of the acreage allotments to correct errors will be made within a few days, say the officials. -y-.. Ben A. Sumner < )ut ()i Ka<*e for House; Other \& ithdrawals T. R. (Dick) Chesson and W. L. W hitley Also Decide Against Running -® Withdrawal of several candidates in the last few days leaves only 5 of the 12 offices in Washington County with contestants as the time for the June 4 Democratic primary nears. Since the date of the expiration of the filing time there have been five to have their names eliminated from the ticket after paying their filing fee and making it public information that they would be candidates. Latest to leave the race is Ben A. Sumner, who declared Wednesday in a telegram to P. M. Arps, chair man of the county board of elections, that "due to business keeping me out of the county I do not have time to devote to the campaign, so I am withdrawing," thus leaving the con test to A. R. Dupree, sr., W. T. Free man and Wilbur M. Darden. T. R. (Dick! Chesson this week is sued the following statement in with drawing from the race for county commissioner in district No. 2, “I pre fer not to become engaged in any factional fight, as I am not aligned with any faction, and prefer to stay out of political squabbles . . Since Mr. Chesson left the race for commissioner of the second dis trict, the battle is left up to J. C. Knowles and J. H. Gaylord, sr. J. R. Campbell, in district No. 1, and E. F. Swain, in district No. 3, had no op position. W. L. Whitley decided not to run also, leaving Walter H. Paramore to be declared the Democratic nominee for appointment by the legislature to membership on the county board of education. G. C. Phelps has previously made public his intention not to run against S. D. Davis, incumbent, and Linwood Hassell for the job as treasurer. The race for the job as coroner continues unabated, with W. Harry (•Jack) Peele and William S. Numey both working for the place. Edward L. Owens, who paid his fee and filed for the office of township constable also has asked that his name be omitted from the ballots. The following have had no opposi tion at any time: J. K. Reid, sheriff; Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon, register of deeds; and John W. Darden, judge of recorder's court. Still with opposition is C. V. W. Ausbon, clerk of the superior court, who is being opposed by E. Ludford McNair. -® To Institute Local Moose Lodge 20th —®— Institution of the local lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose will take place here in the community hall on Fri day, May 20, at 8 p. m„ with the 50 members ready for the charter mem bership, according to W. C. More land, who is directing the member ship drive here. Included among those prominent in the Moose organization who will be present are Charles A. Kirby, of Asheville, regional director, and Mr. Perry, an auditor from Moosehart, 35 miles west of Chicago, where the order has a children's city. Mr. Moreland is finding a better re sponse in Columbia, Creswell, and Roper than he is in Plymouth, he said today, but the center of the lodge activity will be in Plymouth. Those who wish to become connected with this organization must do so immediately in order to become char ter members. -@-. Rankin Ambrose Secures Agency for Norge Here -- Announcement has been made of the acceptance of the agency here for Norge electric refrigerators by Ran iin Ambrose, owner of the 8. O. 8. Shoe Shop, located in the Owens Building on Washington Street. Mr. Ambrose is having a success as a sub-agent for the Owens-Alligood Norge Company, of Washington. He has two refrigerators in stock to show any who may be interested in the purchase of a new refrigerator. New Series of B. & L. Stock Is Now on Sale Loans totaling $4,700 were ap proved and a third series of stock opened by the board of directors and finance committee of the Plymouth Building and Loan Association in ses sion at the city's clerk’s office in the Municipal Building Wednesday night. This large sum of money was dis tributed to five applicants, with one to build a new home in Plymouth and another to construct a new resi dence at Mackeys. The other three were for repairs and remodeling homes in Plymouth. As soon as preliminary matters can be completed, this money will be a vailable and should help along the building program in Plymouth con siderably. The third series of stock, totaling $25,000. was declared open for the current quarter closing on July 1. New members are urged to inform Secretary M. W. Spruill the number of shares they desire. The amount loaned Wednesday de pletes the loan fund for the time be ing, but with payments being made weekly, the sum will soon be built up again to where additional loans can bt made. The loans made Wednesday night brought the total amount of loans from $3,800 tp $8,500.