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The Roanoke Beacon * * + * * * * and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and Its 12,009 people. VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 34 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, August 26, ESTABLISHED 18B9 Town opics Drs. S. V. Lewis and A. Papineau attended a medical meeting in Wil liamston Tuesday night. Physicians attended from Martin. Washington, and Tyrrell Counties. The Boy Scouts of the Wash ington County district, are par ticipating in the bridge celebra tion Thursday. They are main taining a first-aid camp on the grounds and will also help in the parking and doing odd jobs. James Norman, son of Mrs. Griffin Norman, came back to his home town this week with the Bell Decorating Company to “dress up" Plymouth for the bridge celebration. He has been with the firm intermittently for about three years. His wife and children came with him. Arthur Vail, well-knowm local res ident, is slowly recovering from an infected leg. He is now walking on crutches. Mr. Vail was formerly sup erintendent of the county home and is well liked throughout the county. Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Thrift, jr., of Georgetown, Texas, were here last week visiting the Rev. and Mrs. C. T. Thrift, sr. Dr. Thrift is professor of religious education in Southwestern Uni versity. They are visiting in the New England States before they return to Texas. The two grandsons of J. O. Ever ett received Royal Northwest Mount ed Police uniforms when their father. Gordon May, returned last week from Canada. Mrs. May and the two boys have been visiting her father, Mr. Everett, while Mr. May was in Can ada. Mrs. May is head of the depart ment of journalism at Straford Col lege and Mr. May is a school teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Maples left Monday afternoon for Pinehurst and Charlotte. Mrs. Maples will he in Pinehurst with her children while Mr. Maples will play in the Myers Park Invitation Golf Tour nament. They will return Fri day or Saturday. Sheriff and Mrs. J. K. Reid re turned home Saturday with their children from Andalusia. Ala., where little Joe and Gracelyn have been for several weeks visiting their grand parents. Little Joe is sick with a minor ailment. H. E. Beam, cashier of the Branch Ifanking and Trust Company, has been on his vacation. He will return to work Monday. A huckster was selling apples and pears on the streets here this week, and M. G. Darden called attention to the fact that both were grown on the same tree. They were grafted together from two trees. The Tarboro Rotary Club will hold its regular clinic Monday, beginning at 9 a. m., in the Presbyterian Sun day school rooms. This clinic is for the examination and treatment of cripples of either race who are not' able to pay for such services. Earlier Delivery of Peanuts Advocated Stabilization Group Returned Most Cash To County Farmers —«— $92,443.09 Worth of Pea nuts Handled Through Agency Last Year Acceptance of peanuts by the Pea nut Stabilization Cooperative, Inc., should be started at an earlier date this year to be of most convenience to growers, according to J. E. Daven port and W. T. Freeman, who han dled a total of $92,443.09 worth of peanuts for the organization last fall. Deliveries did not start until the middle of November last season, and this proved a considerable inconveni ence to the farmers, as they came to town with their vehicles loaded with peanuts and were forced to remain in line for hours, even on into the night, before they could be unloaded so great was the rush. This year’s crop is expetced to be some smaller than that of a year ago, when 20,982 bags were stored in the Clark Peanut plant and in the rear of the municipal building by Mr. Davenport, and 10,553 bags were stored in the old Tidewater Tobacco Warehouse, across the pickle plant, by Mr. Freeman, The Stabilization Cooperative han dled a large majority of the crop grown in this section, in 1938, and as a result farmers generally received a much better price than was pos sible on the open market. Mr. Davenport handled 1,393,227 pounds in one warehouse, which net ted the growers, at 3 1-4 cents a pound, a total of $45,279.87. In the municipal building he stored 495,196 pounds, returning $16,093.87 to the growers . The peanuts were delivered in 163 lots, which means that he dealt with about that number of farmers. Mr. Freeman handled 949,826 pounds, which returned the growers $31,069.35, at the old tobacco ware house. W. H. Clark weighed the" peanuts for Mr. Davenport and looked after the storing. On one occasion mer chants here entered into a contract with Mr. Davenport guaranteeing him against loss by shrinkage | FINAL UNION SERVICE | v/ The last in the series of union services, in which the Methodist, Baptist, and Christian churches have been participating during the month of August, will be held at the Christian church next Sunday night. Everybody in Plymouth and vicinity is cor dially invited to attend this last service. County One of First To Complete Task In Couiplianee Work —®— Washington Farmers Should Be Among First To Re ceive Checks as Result -® If payments for the 1938 farm pro gram should be made In the order that the material is sent into the of fice at Raleigh and into Washington, then farmers in Washington County should be among the first to receive these payments, as it was one of the first to complete the compliance work. About 20 young men went to "work on checking the farms, and they were rushed through the surveying in rec ord time, finishing the approximately 1,000 farms in this county in about a month, several days ahead of sched ule. A few of the farmers did not at first appreciate the checking process, but after quibbling for a time they came around and cooperated with the supervisors, enabling them to finish August 10, at least five days before it was estimated they would Washington County was the first in North Carolina to finish, and it is believed one of the first in the entire nation. Based on this, it is thought farmers in this county should be among the first to receive the bene fit payments. No official figures are available on the number of farmers who have ex ceeded their peanut, cotton, or to bacco allotments by overplanting. Adverse conditions may help take care of the surplus on some crops by reducing the yield. Local Stores and Streets Decorated for Celebration The Town of Plymouth is all dressed up in flags, bunting and wel come signs in preparation for the Thursday celebration, when it is ex pected that hundreds of cars will pass through here en route to the formal opening exercises at the new Albe marle Sound bridge. Carroll R. Bell, head of the Bell Decorating Company, of Richmond, believes that Plymouth will make as attractive an appearance as any town in the Albemarle section to the many visitors expected. In addition to the decorations on the stores and shops in the business section, it planned to line the high way with flags from Browning's Fill ing Station right on through No. 64 to the city limits towards Roper. Although the stores will be closed Thursday, many people are expected to stop over at the restaurants, drug stroes and theatres, and a large gathering is expected for the Queens' Ball at the gym here that night. Roster of Teachers In Schools of County Legion Post Will Install Officers at Meet Here Friday State Senator Corey and the Rev. Worth Wicker, both of Green ville, will be the principal speakers at the 'dutch" supper in the com munity hall here Friday night, when the new officers of the James E. Jethro Post of the American Le gion will be installed. Both men are legionnaires and have been invited here on this oc casion to give the new officers a good start in their year’s work, and Comander Bruce Bateman is urging all legion members in Tyr rell and Washington Counties to attend. P. W. Brown requests that all those who received cards to return indicating their acceptance or re jection mail these back to him at once so he will know how many to make preparations for. The incoming commander, W. V. Hays, is also urging a full attend ance of the membership if possible, -« Crestcell Man Seriously Injured by Loaded Cigar -® Creswell.—W. C. Batts, who lives on the Creswell farm, near here, suf fered a painful hand injury late Fri day afternoon, when the cigar he was holding exploded. The third and fourth fingers on one hand were blown off and the palm and thumb badly bruised. He ^vas taken to a Columbia Hos pital and later to a Rocky Mount hospital, where the thumb was am putated. He is still receiving treat ment there, and his condition is con sidered serious. p -<3, Last-Minute Changes In Few lnstanees Are Expected by Official All Schools in County Except Creswell Will Begin New Term September 8 -» A tenative list of teachers for the schools in Washington County was released this week by H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction, who advises that there may be some last minute changes in the list below. Schools now are set to open on September 8 all over the county, ex cept the one in Creswell, which, it is believed, will be ready for the stu dents to enter the new building by September 29, The list of teachers for the Plym outh schools is complete with the exception of two vacancies which are expected to be filled this week. The vacancies are in the commercial de partment and fourth grade. The list of teachers in the four white schools follows: Plymouth: Ethel Perry, Atlanta, Ga.; Peanette Edwards, Ayden; Sel ma Braxton, Greenville; Mrs. Kath erine Harrison, Plymouth; Ruth Ki ker, Polkton; Katherine Brandon, Gastonia; Fances Bowen, Williams ton; Nellie Tarkenton, Mackeys; Rutli Modlin, Jamesville; Mollie Edgerton, Mill Spring; Ida Fuller, Louisburg; C. O. Armstrong, Plymouth; Irene Dixon, Burnsville; L. W. Zeigler, Al toona, Pa.; Thelma Getsinger, Dar dens; Emma Coley. St. Pauls; W. D. Starr, Plymouth; R. B. Troutman, Suffolk, principal. Roper: Katy Bland, Whitakers; Helen Kirkpatrick, Maxton; Carolyn Brooks, Koodsdale; Naomi Gibson, Virginia Beach, Va.; Mrs. D. E. Poole, Mars Hill; August Carstarphen, Ro per; J. H. Ayscue, Buies Creek; R. B. Forbes, Shawboro; Cordulia Lan ier, Virginia Beach; Annie Lou Jeff ords, Pikeville; C. H. Floyd, Roper; D. E. Poole. Mars Hill. Creswell: Lillian Lackey, Kings Mountain; Mary Foy Peterson, Clin ton; Martha Weston Jones, Belhaven: Helen Kirpatrick, Maxton; Grace Ctillman, Creswell; Isobel Davenport, Plymouth; Mrs. Mary W. Armstrong, Creswell; Julia Stilley, Edwards; J. Robert Merritt, Hendersonville; W. S. Riddick, Hobbsville; Janie H. Mc Innis, Red Springs; Mrs. Josephine Holmes, Creswell; Virginia Phelps, Creswell; A. H. Tucker, Creswell; A. T. Brooks, Greensboro, principal. Cherry white: A. W. Davenport. Creswell; Mrs. Alice Starr, Creswell; Jamie Riddick, Mackeys. Colored Schools Following is a roster of the colored teachers: Washington County Training School colored at Plymouth: Elsie Griggs, Reidsville; Otha Parnell, Winston-Salem,; Reuniee Walker, Plymouth; Eunice Leake, Winston Salem; Beatrice Slade, Greensboro; Ethel J .Rodgers, Elizabeth City; Sophia Spruill, Plymouth; Beatrice Fletcher, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Henry Hankins, Supply; Willie Walker, Plymouth: Madelyn Watson, Raleigh; Taylor, Washington; W. H. Berry, Plymouth, principal. Morrattock: Emma D. Walker, Plymouth and Mary C. Austin, Nor folk. Brooks: Lillian Hill, Williamston and Margaret H. Berry, Plymouth. Deep Bottom: Ernest Owens, Cres well and Mariah Baum, Creswell. Roper: Mildred Walker, Elizabeth City; Annie Hurdle, Columbia; Eva Stewart, Plymouth; Daisy Lee Clark, ; Roper; Darius L. Spruill, Plymouth; Elizabeth Witherspoon. Greensboro; ] Elmer V. Wilkins, Roper; J. J. Clem- ] mons, Roper, principal. , Mocedonia: J. H. Bias, Elizabeth City; and Bontroe Bias, Elizabeth ; City. ] Mt. Delane: Cora Hornablue, Cres well; and Minnie Freeman, Roper. Backwoods: Maggie Boyd, Roper; ' and Rosetta Hornablew, Creswell. < Sound Side: Charles V. Bell. Vir ginia Beach; Azzelia Ferrebee, Moy ock; Theresa Hill. Williamston. i Creswell: Penice Nixon, Edenton; ( Sadie Bell, Plymouth; Mildred Gar- i ret, Plymouth; Irvin Hornablew; P. ) W. Littlejohn. Creswell, principal. Cherry: Lucille Baum, Creswell. i Pritchett: Rost Littlejohn, Cres- i well. < Announce Birth of Daughter 1 Born to Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Magee, i Saturday night, August 20, a daugh- i ter, Lucette Lynn Magee, at their I home on Jefferson Street. : Name County Croup To Appraise Farm Loans for Tenants —®— Charlie W. Bowen, Coni' I., Hassell and Hoyt H. Dav enport Appointed Three Washington county farmers have been named by the Farm Se curity Administration. U S. Depart ment of Agriculture, to help County Supervisors R E. Dunning and C. H Rabon, Plymouth, carry out the ten ant purchase program. Charlie W. Bowen of Plymouth, Louis Hassell of Roper and Hoyt C. Davenport of Creswell, w-ell known farmers, were chosen members of the County FSA Advisory Committee. The announcement was made early this week by Vance E. Swift. FSA State Director. Raleigh, who said he had just received the official wire from Regional Director George S. Mitchell. Raleigh, Advisory groups now have been named in 50 counties in this state, chosen as counties in which loans will be made this year to tenant farmers for the purchase and improvement of farms. These include counties des ignated last year as well as new coun ties added to the list. The County Committees were cho sen by the Secretary of Agriculture on the advice of the state farm ten ant committee from lists sent in by County FSA Supervisors and Farm Agents. These local committees will study applications for loans, choose tenants who have the character and ability to pay for a farm, and ap praise the farms successful applic ants want to buy. Tenants are plac ing their applications for loans with County Supervisors who will assist successful applicants in building or repairing their houses and in laying out their farm plans, it was pointed out. Nickens To Speak at Sunday School Meet Rev .Paul B. Nickens, pastor of the Plymouth Baptist church, will be the principal speaker at the Lees Mills Sunday School convention, which will be held at the Roper Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The devotionals will be led by Henry Williams, and the welcome address made by J. E. Westray, with a response by Edison Alexander. Aft er a short business session is held, the several Sunday schools represent ed will present a five-minute pro gram each. One of the musical features will be a solo by Miss Margaret Chesson, a Roper young lady and vocalist of re nown in this section. W. A. Swain will make a short talk on "What We Can Do for the Sun day Schools." -$ Club Management Undergoes Change —®—— Management of the Plymouth Country Club was assumed this week by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson, suc ceeding Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Maples, who had been handling the club and plant cafeteria temporarily since Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grundeman left here about three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Watson came here from High Point, where Mr. Watson was assistant manager of the Shera ton Hotel. He is a native Carolin ian and calls Charlotte his home, al though since assuming work with the Richmond Hotels, Inc., he has been connected in various capacities with the John Marshall Hotel in Rich mond: Charlotte Hotel, in Charlotte; Sir Walter, in Raleigh, and others. He has been in the hotel business for 13 years. Mr. and Mrs. Watson have two children, Billy, 8, and Sandra, 3, and already profess a liking for Plymouth and the community. $250,000 Contest for Patrons of Theatres -<s> Shep Brinkley, owner of the Plym outh and New Theatres here, has signed up both his houses to take part in the ’'movie quiz" contest be ing staged by motion picture exhibi tors throughout the nation, starting in September and continuing through December 29, as part of the "Motion Pictures' Greatest Year" celebration. Patrons of the participating the atres are eligible to enter the con test, the winners of which will be paid a total of $250,000 in 5,404 cash prizes. The first prize is $50,000 in cash. Full details of the contest will be available next week, when Mr. Brinkley expects to have booklets out lining the entire plan. Millwrights and Maintenance Officials Enjoy Picnic Sunday -s — Millwrights and maintenance of ficials of the North Carolina Pulp Company enjoyed a picnic at Bate man’s Beach Sunday, with about 50 persons attending. L. C. Odenath. maintenance engi neer and head of this department, and W. S. Cutler, foreman, were in charge of the event, which was thor oughly enjoyed by the members of the department and their families, as well as a few invited guests. A delightful picnic lunch was served beneath the shady trees on the sound shore. Everything Declared in Readiness For Celebrating Formal Opening Of New Sound Bridge Thursday Tenant Loan Applications Deadline Is September 10 Tenants wishing to secure loans from the Farm Security Administra tion with which to purchase farms must make their applications to C. H. Rabon and R E. Dunning before September 10, the closing date, after which no applications will be re ceived, it was learned this week. So far there have been about 30 applications made this year for the loans, and everyone is being given an opportunity to apply before the dead line on September 10. Last year, out of the large number who applied, seven received their loans. They have bought their farms and are now operating them, accord ing to Mr. Dunning. After helping tenants to buy the farms, the Farm Security Adminis tration will also help the new owners to repair and remodel their dwell ings and outhouses if desired and necessary. A local committee helps the FSA workers and investigators to deter mine the worthy applicants. Those tenants who desire to make applica tions are urged to see the local sup ervisors at once. Warning To Violators Of Quarantine Laws Health Officers Says Provisions Will Be Enforced in Future Reported Whooping Gough And Diphtheria Taken Out Of Quarantine -<3 By S. V. LEWIS, M. D. District Health Officer During the month of July this year there were 41 deaths in North Ca rolina from whooping cough. There is an old belief that every child must have the disease at some time, and the sooner the better. Whooping cough is one of our most dangerous and deadly diseases among infants and very young children and such infants and young children should be protected against the disease. Reliable information has been given the health department that families having whooping cough and under quarantine have been allowing their children to visit or otherwise go from place to place while having the di sease, and that certain families have been taking their infants to such places as church or religious gather ings and perhaps many other places where the disease may be spread. The health department also has re liable information that cases of diph theria have been taken out of quar antine from time to time. The officials of the respective coun ties comprising this health district are allocating county funds for the control of such diseases, and as quar antine officer I am under oath to see that the state quarantine law is inforced, therefore all persons are hereby warned, that if, in the future, the quarantine law is violated, such persons as may be found violating the quarantine law will be promptly prosecuted. Your health department has liter ature and other information concern ing contagious diseases and it will be gladly given to any citizen. Ail information and advise given by your health department are the result of proven scientific medical facts and all citizens are advised, not to violate the state quarantine law because of your personal opinion which may not be in keeping with proven scientific facts. Every citizen has a right to expect protection from contagious diseases and your health department will ap preciate very much your "good neigh bor” attitude in protecting other peo ple from contagious diseases which may be in your home. Please cooper ate in the control of contagious di seases, it will save lives and the end results will be good health and hap piness. -® Local Man Enters Fish In ISational Contests Maurice Smith has on display in his cleaning plant here a wall-eye pike, taken in May from the Flam beau Flowage, near Mercer, Wis., which weighed 10 1-2 pounds. He has entered the catch in two contests conducted annually by mag azines for sportsmen. The largest catch in the stream last year was 8 pounds, and Mr. Smith feels that he has an excellent chance of winning the first prize this year. -® Loving Firm Finished Work On South End Bridge First -• The force of T. A. Loving ana Com pany, contractors for the south end of the Albemarle Sound bridge, com pleted their work six weeks in ad vance of the Tidewater Construction Company, which contracted for the north end of the bridge. Recent newspaper reports indicated that the north side was finished first, which was not the case at all. The work was done on the south side for the Loving firm under the superintendence of E. F. Blankenship, who made his headquarters in Plym outh. State highway officials had been here and approved the complet ed job for the Loving firm before the other company had finished its work. f LAST HALF-HOLIDAY * vt Stores and business houses in Plymouth will observe the last of the Wednesday half holidays on Wednesday of next week, patrons are being reminded. Shoppers are urged not to forget to make their purchases next Wednesday morning. The stores remained open all day Wednesday of this week but are being closed all day Thurs day for the bridge celebration. After the half holiday next Wednesday, the regular opening and closing hours will prevail ev ery week day through the winter. Work Out Plans for Regatta at Opening —<$— Plans for the participation of boats in the Albemarle Sound Bridge Cele bration Thursday were to be worked out at a meeting of the committee in Edenton Wednesday night. Ar rangements for this feature of the enl ertainment are in charge of Join W. Darden, chairman of the program committee, Ernest Sanders, of Elizabeth City, and Lieutenant Grt y, of the Coast Guard Service. T lere will be several Coast Guard vessels, with Lieutenant Gray in charge; moth type sailboats, with Er nest Sanders in charge; the Hatteras and Pamlico, state-owned boats: arid protably a number of racing craft presint to participate in the various events to be scheduled. Allotment Cards Are Issued Leaf Growers Nol Pros Taken in Labor Laiv Cases A nol prosse with leave was taken in the cases of E. P. Still, president, and E. A. Harrison, secretary, of the Plymouth Box & Panel Company, who were arraigned in recorder’s court Tuesday on a charge of violat ing the labor laws by employing per sons in their redrying department over 60 hours a week. Leroy Palin, 21, Herman, 16, Peter Green, 14, Wilson Patrick. 20. Walter Moore, jr„ 19, and Walter Norman, 19, were charged with criminal as sault on Emma B. Sessoms. Webb and Green were found not guilty. The other four were found guilty of being a nuisance and assessed one fourth of the court costs each. Ernest Blalock, 26, colored was charged with -interfering with high way construction, using bad language and returning with a shotgun." A fine of $5 and costs was imposed on him after he entered a plea of guil ty to being drunk and disorderly. -- Crete Is IS'anted To Man County Float in Parade -- Washington County's float in the Albemarle Sound Bridge Celebration parade Thursday will be a replica of the Confederate Ironclad "Albemarle” and will have as its officer in com mand J. F. Ausbon. J. H. Gaylord, III, of Roper; Roy Litchfield, of Creswell; and Raymond B. Smith, of Plymouth, will serve as members of the crew. J. Linwood Knowles will drive the truck on which the float is built. -$ 1,100 Hogs Vaccinated in Currituck County Recently Alarmed by a serious outbreak of hog cholera, farmers of Currituck County vaccinated 1,100 hogs last week. With fat hogs selling for over nine cents a pound, the owners are not intending to suffer losses from the disease. Average for County $ai<l To Be Around 850 Pounds Per Aere Will Br Ample To Take Care Yield This Season; Markets Open 25th Workers in the county agent’s of fice are being kept as busy this week preparing and distributing the final tobacco allotment cards to the pro ducers of the leaf in this county. Distribution of the cards was started Wednesday, just in time for the open ing of the markets in the belt, which get underway for the 1938 season Thursday morning. Quite a number of Washington County farmers had tobacco on the floors of the various markets for the opening sales Thursday. The acre age planted in the county this year is estimated at 1.500, according to W .V. Hays, the county farm agent. According to Mr. Hays, the allot ments being made this week are av ei aging about 850 pounds per acre. The range is from 800 to 1,000 pounds. The quotas are figured by State officials, and it was pointed out that the local farm agent and local committeemen had nothing to do with them, the figures being based on the production during the past three years in the county. A few temporary cards were issued to those who had their tobacco ready for the opening of the market and were afraid their permanent cards would not arrive in time. There are about 400 growers in the county who have been notified to call for their cards. Lengthy tabulations in the Raleigh office caused a delay in delivery of the cards, but it was pointed out that the figures have been checked time and again to prevent errors and to make adjustments in comparison with allotments made in other coun ties. Day W ill Be General Holiday Throughout Alheniarle Territory —®— Stage and Concessions Built; Decorations Completed; Program Reviewed '■-* Everything was declared in readi ness Wednesday afternoon for the formal opening program and exer cises at the new bridge over Albe marle Sound Thursday. The day has been declared a general holiday throughout the Albemarle region, and the size of the crowd will depend al most entirely on the state of the wea ther, with around 10,000 visitors ex pected to attend. Nestling in the shade of a grove of pine trees at the Washington County end of the $1,800,000 struc ture are numberous concession stands built this week to care for the needs and wishes of the huge throng that is expected. A large speakers’ stand has been erected and brightly decorated with flags and bunting to lend the event a festive and holiday air, which is already gradually Ailing the section. The bridge itself, longest in the state, has also come in for its share of at tention from the decorators, and pre sents a very handsome appearance in its vari-colored bunting. Some work was being done on the roads on both sides of the bridge Wednesday, but it was promised this would be completed before time for the celebration to begin and the ap proaches and span put in first-class condition for the day’s festivities. The floats leave Edenton Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, proceeding across the bridge to the southern end. in Washington County, where the dedication exercises will be held. At the draw the procession will be halt ed for short speeches that include presentation of the bridge to the pub lic by Frank Dunlap, chairman of the highway commission, with Z. V. Nor man and Julian Wood accepting it on behalf of the south aid north sides of the sound, respectively. John W Darden will direct the pages 'and mascots in cutting the ribbons, for mally opening the structure. C. W. Tatem. of Columbia, is mas ter of ceremonies at the dedicatory exercises. Dr. John Barclay. Chris tian minister, of Wilson, will make the invocation, and Congressman Lindsay C. Warren will present the distinguished guests who are expected to be present. Governor Clyde R. Hoey will make the address of welcome, and Col. E. E. Holland, of Suffolk, representing the Governor of Virginia, will re spond. Mayor Jerome B. Flora, of Elizabeth City, will present Former < Continued on Page 6)