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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County Newt PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY In Plymouth, Washington County. North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County's only newspaper. It was established in 1889, consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun tn 1937. Subscription Rates (Payable in Advance) One year_$1.50 Six months_ .75 Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C„ under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Friday. May 13. 1938 The School Rand (Contributed) What is a school band: It is a group of students, both boys and girls playing brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments in a musical organization similar to the old mili tary band, and holding regular re hearsals in school time with credit being received for satisfactory work. Twenty years ago there were only about 1000 school bands in the United States, today there are over 25,000. This phenominal increase must be due to some outstanding benefits which a child receives from participating in this actiity. A few of the many reasons why a school band is beneficial are as follows: A band fills a mental and spiritual need in the life of the school. Play ing a wind instrument is physically helpful to a student because it makes deep breathing necessary. It requires mental discipline through attention, accurate concentration, and honest accomplishment. It strengthens char acter because it requires regular practice, perseverance, and coopera tion with the director and the other players. The player learns to shape his personality to the best interests o fthe group and he learns that ser vice and the group is more important than self. The players are not the only one helped. The whole school is inspired to learn more of all phases of music by the band playing at school affairs, their attention is put on something worthwhile and ev eryone is benefited. Thus the school band certainly justifies its existence. Railroads Boost ISorth Carolina Business North Carolina benefited substan tially from the expenditures of the railroads in 1937 for materials, sup plies, fuel and payrolls, it is revealed in a special study which has just been completed by the Bureau of Railway Economics of the Associa tion of American Railroads. Railway purchases in North Caro lina last year totaled $2,248,521, the report shows. These purchases were mae in 345 towns and cities located in 8S of the 100 counties of the state. Wages paid to railway employes in North Carolina during 193 7 amount ed to $23,598,573. The review discloses that, for the nation as a whole, the railroads last year paid $1,133,361,468 for the more than 70,000 different items which they use. Materials, supplies and fuel cost $966,383,000, and ex penditures for all new equipment (ex cept that constructed in railway shops) totaled $166,978,468. More than 12.000 towns and cities located in 2,638 of the 3,072 counties of the United States derived direct benefits from this large volume of railroad buying. In 1937, the country's rail car riers also distributed $1,983,990,485 in wages to their employes, the re port says. Boy Scouts Saved Lives of 24 People Last Year Since 1910, the National Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of Am erica, of which Daniel Carter Beard is Chairman, has recognized the deeds of 2,108 Scouts who saved the lives of others at great risk to themselves. The seventeen Boy Scouts who were awarded Gold Honor Medals in 1937 rescued 24 persons. IS per sons were saved from drowning; 5 who had broken through the ice owe their lives to Scouts skilled in ice rescues; one person was safely brought out of a burning building, the scene of a fireworks factory explos ion. A middle aged couple was res cued from their blazing motor crui ser just in the nick of time, and one Scout who knew just what to do in such an emergency saved his friend from death by contact with a live wire. -; Spring Brings Increased Traffic Hazards on Roads With Spring's coming the motorist flocks back to the highways as gayly as the birds wing north on their an nual migration. All of us love the Spring for its eternal youth. We come alive, we seek out our friends, we must be on the move. We leave the fireside for the open road, for the sun and the soft nights. Unfortunately, the tragedy of death comes too—-automobile fatali ties start a preciptious climb. There are more cars on the road, traveling more miles and probably at greater speeds. More people drive during the dangerous, dark hours coming home later or covering ground on trips when the traffic is light. By its very nature, Spring symbo lizes life. Let all of us drive cars or walk the highways help to fulfill that symbol. Let's all remember the little courtesies of the road, remember that signals and signs are installed for a purpose, not for decoration. Let's remember the simple, sound princi ples of safe driving that we all know but too often don't follow. Anyone can drive a car at almost any speed, if nothing happens. Few of us have the iron nerve, the light ning-like reflexes and reactions, the BANKING SERVICE THAT WOMEN APPRECIATE Women appreciate the service rendered by this hank, not only because of the cour teous treatment they receive, but because our officers and employees show a real re spect for feminine business ability. Women appreciate the safety and conven ience of paying by check, and many of them are regular patrons of our other de partments. We regard it as a privilege to he of service to them in banking matters. * * * * Branch Banking & T rust Company SOUND BANKING AND TRUST SERVICE FOR EASTERN CAROLINA exacting judgment or experience to handle even a slight emergency tra veling at 60 miles an hour. Let's re member that 60 miles an hour is 90 feet a second and that, for all prac tical purposes, a car is a projectile weighing over .1,000 lbs.—much more than the shells for our largest guns. And above all—because 60 per cent of all fatalities ocur at night when only one-fourth the day volume of traffic is moving—let's remember that people cannot be taught to see in the dark! Most of us over-drive our headlights and unitl our major highways, which in reality become 20 years out of date as night falls, are provided with adequate, modern lighting we must slow down after dark. And it isn't the city street that is most dangerous. Automobile deaths on rural highways increased 154% since 1924, and in 1936 26,000 or 69/( of the total traffic deaths hap pened in rural areas. So let's remember to make Spring a time in which to live anew—not a season when too many must die be cause we forget. -- Whittle Doien The Surplus The Progressive Former It is not the fault of the new farm act that cotton is sick. It is unfair to blame the law for something that happened before it was born. Neith er is it reasonable to expect it to mas ter a probable 12,000,000-bale carry over in one year. Most farmers real ize that so far as cotton supplies are concerned we are not far from the situation that existed in 1932. The only course open to us is to "hit the sawdust trail" again and gradually whittle down the surplus. If the new act can bring the carry-over to nor mal within three years it will have proved its efficacy. -<s> Business and Prospects Good, Big Boys Notwithstanding Hertford County Herald It may be all right for the "big shots" of Politics—most of them po liticans who are opposed to the pre sent administration for what they hope to get out of a shift in forces— the moguls of finance, and the mas ters of industry to talk "down-in-the mouth" propaganda about recessions and say that business has gone to pot because of lack of confidence in the future. But what these fellows say we take with a grain of salt, remem bering all too well during the dark Rambling ...About Bv THE RAMBLER Crouds Gather Rapidly— Ever notice how rapidly a crowd can gather when anything out of the ordinary occurs? A completely empty street will be jamed within a few moments if one automobile happens to scrape fenders with an other. At Nags Head Sunday there was a serious automobile accident, although luckily no one was killed. The wreck occured along the highway where the cottages are scattered rather wide ly apart. However, within the space of less than five minutes there were at least 100 people at the scene, while two lines of cars—one on either side of the damaged autos, which blocked the highway—extended up and down the beach for nearly half a mile. Curiosity promoted the gathering, because no one was doing anything about clearing away the wrecked cars and mighty littly for the victims, two days of the real depression back yon der about seven or eight years ago when they tried for four long years to tell us that everything was all right with the world, that we could look forward to continued prosperity, and that sort of sweetness-and-light stuff—and banks and business con cerns were failing on every side and farmers were half starved on their farms. Down here in Eastern Carolina, cetrainly, we have every reason for confidence. The farmers have the crop control program they need to assure profitable prices next fall, there is more money in the banks than in ten years and nobody afraid that one will crash, new construction is underway in every town and cross roads, and all of this right at the close of one of the best years of four pro fitable years of farming. Instead of agreeing with the anti-administration pessimists, this part of the country has every reason to face the future with confidence instead of hesitation. of whom were possibly seriously hurt. The crowd just gathered and stood around, every man talking to his neighbor about the occurence, blam ing one or the other of the drivers, and speculating about the outcome. Out of the Ground— Everybody who has been down the beach from Oregon Inlet to Hatteras knows what a lonesome country that is. There are miles on end during which no house or sign of human habitation is seen. Just sand dunes, the ocean and an occasional Coast Guard station, and after you. pass Buxton, a few scrubby trees, most of which are twisted and bent by the fierce winds that sweep over this section at times. On one occasion, this Rambler and a party of friends had a tire to go flat along this stretch of desolate appearing country. We hadn't seen a house or any person for over half an hour. Yet we hadn't even gotten the tools out of the car before a man ap peared out of the scrub woods and offered to help. Next came a boy about 15 or 16 years old, and a few minutes later they were joined by another man. Friendly, helpful peo ple they were, too, because they in sisted on helping change the tire and absolutely refused to accept any pay for their assistance. Where they came from remains a mystery to this day, but since three is usually said to constitute a crowd, that crowd ga thered in a remarkably short time, apparently from right out of the sand. Not Yet Converted— The Whiteville News-Reporter tells the story of a colored baptism that took place in one of the mill ponds in Columbus County late in March, when the weather was still nippy. The baptism occured on a cold, gusty day, and the converts filed slowly into the chilly waters. As they emerged after the ceremony, one of the deacons asked John, one of the converts, if the water was cold. "No; not a bit cold," replied John. The deacon turned to the preacher. "Better put him under again," he said, "he hasn't quit lying yet." r De Lotvly Worm— There are probably still a few fish ermen left in the world who use worms for bait, so the reopening of the fishing season gives us an excuse to reprint this from the "Shining Lines,” house organ o fthe Mergen thaler Linotype Co. Said to be a touching oration on the worm ren ANNOUNCEMENT— To the Democratic Voters of the Second Senatorial District: I hereby aunounce my candidacy for a seat in the State Senate, subject to the Democratic primary to be held June 4, 1938. Respectfully, Mrs. j. I. Purdy SPECIAL Clearance SALE 01 Used Trucks, Tractors AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 1 1936 Model C-35 International with 32x6 dual tires and 18 ft. Baker Trailer in A-l condition, all for only$550.00 1 Model A-2 International Truck with body. Will make good truck for farmer_$80.00 1 1936 Model B-3 long wheel base, new tires, new body, in perfect condition- $650.00 1 1936 Chevrolet 1 1-2 ton, long wheel base dual tires per fect condition-$375.00 1 1936 Chevrolet pick up, good condition_$175.00 1 1936 Ford pick up, good condition_$290.00 1 1936 Dodge 1 1-2 ton long wheel base with stake body, re built and in perfect condition_$275.00 2 regular Farmall Tractors, rebuilt and carry a factory guarntee, each_$550.00 One or two good Fordson tractors. . $50.00 each We have several good rebuilt power units, mowers, stationary engines and other equipment that ice can save you money on. If you need a truck or tractor it will pay you to look our equiptnent over now. They must be sold and we have reduced prices far below actual value in ordr to move them quickly. MacKenzie Equipment Company Phone 517 Washington, Corner 2nd Street and Hackney Avenue North Carolina dered by Peter Derosier, French-Ca nadian culinary expert, it follows: De worm she is a funny thing: He got no leg, no arm, no wing: She got no leg, but he can walk: He got a mout', but she can't talk; She walk wit no leg on de groun'; Back and 'fort', and don’t turn roun’; He built so clos' down to de dirt, If she fall down, he don't get hurt: An wen she whoa an back he go, Wher’ is hees head, I lak to know? LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE Whereas, on the 8th day of May, 1934, L. H. Ambrose and Bertie Am brose executed and delivered i<nto W. O. McGibony, Trustee for Land Bank Commissioner, a certain deed of trust which is recorded in the of fice of the Register of Deeds for Washington County, North Carolina, in Book 107 at Page 449; and Whereas, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured as therein provided, and the trustee has been requested by the owner and holder thereof to exercise the power of sale therein contained: Now, therefore, under and by vir tue of the authority conferred by the said deed of trust the undersigned Trustee will on the 23rd day of May, 1938, at the court house of Washing ton County, North Carolina, at twelve o'clock noon offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, the fol lowing real estate: All that certain tract of land con taining thirty-seven and two-tents 137.2) acres, known as the ‘ Hartwell Jethro Place.” in Skinnersville Town ship, Washington County, North Ca rolina, located 9 miles northwest of Creswell on N. S. Railroad and bounded on the North by Albermarle Sound, on the East, by the J. Tarken ton land, on the South by A, M. Ches son's land, and on the West by P. C. Spruill's land. The property is more fully described by metes and bounds in the deed of trust above mentioned, to which reference is made. This the 18th day of April, 1938. W. O. McGIBONY. Trustee. Z. V, Norman, Agent and Attorney for Trustee. a29-4t Your Final Gesture of Affection You cannot be too care ful in selecting your mor tician, for upon him de pends your last service to your loved ones. The reputation of the Courtney Funeral Home is your guarantee of service. FREE USE OF CHAPEL Courtney FUNERAL HOME Washington Street Phone 229-1 Plymouth, N. C. S-/ 4U'U BOOST ilfcuk Caokunq, to &• ikies if you UM creamy-smooth Carnation Milk. 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