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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and Its 12,0<M> people. V OLUME XLIX—NUMBER 45 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, November 11, 1938 ESTABLISHED 1889 1 Town opics Rev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of the local Christian church, led the de votional service at 7:30 p. m., Wed nesday. at the 94th session of the North Carolina Christian Missionary Alliance, to be held in Washington. N. C., November 11. A number of members of the Christian church here attended. Major J. C. Dempsey, of Wilson, who is connected with the North Car olina National Guard, stopped here Monday for a visit with a friend, Carl L. Bailey. Stuart Blow, who came over here from Edenton to work in the office of County Agent W. V. Hays has this to say publicly a bout the town of Plymouth: “Of all the towns that I have ever visited, this is the most friendly, and that is something to be proud of.” W. R. Hampton, member of the State Board of Conservation and De velopment, is looking after this coun ty and this section in a publicity way. as Bill Baker, employed to help ad vertise the state, had a long story on hunting and fishing in a Sunday pa per, with pictures taken in this sec tion. An energetic and ambitious colored man who is booking him self as a one-man band becadse he can play several musical in struments simultaneously, will entertain the Lions Club Thurs day night and will also play for the customers at E. H. Liverman's Store all day Saturday. J. H. Buchanan, of Newport News, Va., was here last week-end visiting friends and relatives. He is now em ployed as a mechanic in the ship yards after working for a long time as foreman of a garage there. He was once an auto dealer here. The beautiful flowers that bright ened the Christian church Sunday, when the annual homecoming was observed, were contributed by a Meth odist, Mrs. C. McGowan. "They were very beautiful and Mrs. McGowan was so thoughtful,” said one member. “It was one of the quietest elec tions that I have ever seen,’’ said Chairman Ronald Gaylord, of the Democrats, who saw his party's candidates rack up about a 700 majority over the Republicans, who, like the Democrats, showed very little interest. When Republican Roy Manning at tended the barbecue given at the county home Monday night for Dem ocrats and officials, he was the butt of most of the jokes, and good-nat uredly he seemed to enjoy the fun as much as anyone. -* Plymouth Masons To Observe Anniversary Night November 29th Perseverance Lodge Is 129 Years Old That Date; Proctor To Speak -® The one hundred and twenty-ninth anniversary of the founding of Per severance Lodge, No. 58, A. F. & A. M., will be celebrated by Plymouth Masons on Tuesday night, November 29th, with an appropriate program and banquet. Founded on November 29, 1809, the anniversary date falls on a regular meeting night, one of the few times in recent years this has occurred. In connection with the observance of the lodge’s anniversary, Past Mas ters’Night, an annual event here, will also be held at the same time. At the regular meeting immediately preced ing the banquet, the various stations in the lodge will be filled by past masters, precedence being determined by the oldest past masters in point of service. At the banquet, to be held at 7 p.m. in the community hall immediately following the meeting at the lodge, the Rev. C. K. Proctor, superinten dent of the Masonic orphanage at Oxford, will be the principal speaker. The officers of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina have also been in vited, and it is likely that some of, them will appear on the program. The banquet will be attended by members and their wives. Present officers of the lodge are: Dr. C. McGowan, master; Frank C. Spruill, senior warden; D. A. Hurley, junior warden; John W. Darden, se cretary; and B. G. Campbell, treasur er. -35 Local Christians To Clear Church Debt —— Cash and pledges totaling $1,000 were raised by the Christian church here Sunday to clear the debt on the educational plant at the annual homecoming services, which were at tended by more than 300 people from this section. The pledges will be liquidated and the full amount converted into cash by January 1, it is thought by the pastor, Rev. N. A. Taylor, who points out that the entire Christian insti tution will then be clear of debt. Speakers at the services Sunday in cluded the Rev. C. C. Ware, of Wil son, who made the dedicatory address for the new plant, and O. L. Williams, of Swan Quarter, who spoke on “The Layman and His Relationship To the Church." -$ More than $7,000,000 has been paid to unemployed and partially unem ployed workers in North Carolina since Unemployment benefits start ed last January. Building and Loan Stock Sale Stands at 257-Mark Sale of stock in the fourth series, now being offered by the Plymouth Building and Loan Association, has about reached a standstill, as no ad ditional shares have been subscribed within the last 10 days, it was learned today from Secretary M. W. Spruill. So far. a total of 257 shares in the new series has been sold to 31 per sons. bringing the total number of active shares in the organization to 1.057. as there were about 800 shares sold in the first three series that con tinue active. There are now 114 ac tive shareholders in the association. The range of shares sold in the lat est series is from 1 to 25 shares per son. If the funds could be secured, it is understood that several new homes would be constructed here in the im mediate future, but the organization right at present does not have suf ficient funds available to make many loans for the construction of new homes. In a number of cases loans have been made recently for remodeling, and in a few instances small loans have been made to people who wanted to refinance the indebtedness on their homes, spreading the pay ments over a six and a half year per iod and making the payments small Holly Neck Man Held On Charge of Murder Stores Here Closed From 10:30 Until 1 On Armistice Day Business houses and stores in Plymouth will be closed on Friday from 10:30 a. m. until 1 p. m., while the exercises are being held by the James E. Jethro Post of the Amer ican Legion in celebration of the 20th anniversary of peace—Armis tice Day. E. H. Liverman, president of the merchants' association, was anx ious that this be made known so that the customers would make their purchases before or after these hours. The Branch Banking & Trust Company, the ABC store and the post office will be closed all day Friday. This is the first time the post office has observed the holi day, the act making it legal having been passed at the last session of Congress. No rural or city mail deliveries will be made, the win dows will be' closed, but mail will be dispatched and put in boxes at the office, as usual on legal holi days. Salvage Crew Trying To Raise Show Boat, Sunk Early Sunday Hit Submerged Log and Went Down Quickly; $5,000 Damage Estimated A salvage crew was working today to raise the ill-fated Original Float ing Theatre that sank in Roanoke River five miles this side of James ville Sunday morning when a sub merged log rammed a hole in the bow as the vessel was being towed to Williamston. The boat was scheduled to dock in Williamston this week for the night ly shows, with its cast of 32 persons and a crew aboard. All safely land ed when the two tow-boats pushed the boat onto a mud-flat near the shore after it had listed and started to sink. It went down in about 13 feet of water, leaving the after-deck and roof' of the theatre a few feet above the water. It was reported here by P. W. Brown, who carried the master back to the boat after help had been sum moned from Norfolk, that the loss in damaged supplies, scenery and to the boat, as well as the expense of raising it, would be about $5,000. This was the third such accident since the boat started on its seventh annual tour under the new name, and the management decided to send the actors and actresses home and can cel the remainder of the tour for this year. The troupers left Sunday and Monday for their homes in various states. This vessell is a familiar sight in the waters of this section. It was purchased by Mrs. Nina Howard, of Michaels, Md., from the former own ers, the Adams, under whose name the showboat operated for many years. About 24 hours after the floating theatre struck the log and went down a Foreman & Blades Lumber Com pany barge, out of Williamston, struck what was believed to have been the same object, but the vessel was not damaged. -$ Lundy Chambers, 30, Claims Self-Defense For Killing Sunday —«— Admits Firing Shot Which Caused Death of Hardy Vanhorn, 19 -® At a preliminary hearting held on Wednesday morning by Recorder J. W. Darden, probable cause was found and bond of $1,500 required of Lundy Chambers, 30, in connection with the slaying of Hardy Vanhorn, 19, on the Holly Neck Road in Lees Mills Township Sunday afternoon. Cham bers admitted firing the shot which caused Vanhorn’s death, but claims he had no intention of killing the man and that he acted in self defense. Sheriff J. K. Reid and Seaton Vanhorn, brother of the victim, were the only witnesses heard Wednesday morning, when Recorder Darden or dered Chambers held for the January term of superior court after finding probable cause on a charge of mur der. Unable to raise the $1,500 bond required. Chambers was still in the county jail Thursday morning. Chambers claims that he and Van horn had engaged in an affray and that Vanhorn threatened to “beat him again.” He says Vanhorn was following him and shouting threats when he-Went into his home, secured his shotgun, returned to the door and fired a load of No. 6 shot at the oth er man, who was in the road at that time. Friends picked up Vanhorn and later brought him to the office of Dr. T. L. Bray in Plymouth, but the man had died en route. The shooting took place at 5:30, and it was said Vanhorn lived about 45 min utes afterwards. The No. 6 shot en tered his left side above the hip. Chambers, who says he did not know that Vanhorn was dead at the time, walked into the office of Chief of Police L. C. Snell, in Roper, about 9 o'clock and surrendered, told of the shooting and claimed that he Bred the shot when he thought Van horn was following him into the yard to attack him again. Coroner Jack Peele reported that he had examined a number of wit nesses to the tragedy, as well as Chambers, but his findings were not introduced at the hearing. According to the coroner, Roland Phelps testified that before Vanhorn died he told his brother that he was just walking along the road singing when Chambers shot him. Seaton Vanhorn, the brother, told the cor oner that he knew of the previous trouble between the two men, but that he was 150 yards from the scene at the time of the shooting. Luther Leary and Edward Wynn were others who made statements to the coroner about the earlier fight between Van horn and Chambers. The defendant, through his attor ney, Z. V. Norman, did not present any testimony in the case at the pre liminary hearing Wednesday. - Community Sing To Be Organfked at Roper -$ A meeting will be held in the Roper school next Monday night at 7:30, to organize a community sing, with Mrs. John H. Askew, music teacher at the school, as the director. Everyone interested is urged to at tend, as a permanent organization Is planned with community singing to be held at stated intervaU. $15,000 More Needed for Equipping CreswellSchool With the handsome new school building at Creswell practically com pleted, officials are looking for about $15,000 that is urgently needed to complete payment for the $82,000 structure, which is not equipped as y The county commissioners have re financed the county’s indebtedness and arranged for a loan of $50,000 for the beautiful and spacious struc ture, and the Federal Government has donated a portion of its WPA grant, but there still remains about $15,000 to be raised. Whether or not the county will in vest further in the venture is con sidered problematical, but the school officials hope to raise the money by some means and it may work out that the burden will fall on the county. However, residents of the Creswell school section are of the opinion that if the building is turned over to them they will, by some means or another, prepare it for use, even if it becomes necessary to use some old desks and other equipment from the old build ing in the new structure. Some parts of the building are in use now, but the large auditorium and some of the classrooms are still unused because of lack of equipment. Committeemen From Lees Mill Elected at Meeting Wednesday -—«— R. W. Lewis, H. D. Davenport anil J. E. Phelps Named; Uneventful Meeting -v In marked contrast to the turbu lent meeting last week, the commun ity committeemen for the soil con servation program were elected in a quiet and orderly session at Roper Wednesday night. Two visiting farm workers from up the state. T. G. Scott, chairman of the state committee on the program, and Sam Oliver, of Smithfield. a county agent, were present and made short talks on the program, as well as outlined the qualifications and eli gibility of voters on the program. While the official vote was not available, unofficial tabulations indi cated the following men were elected at the meeting Wednesday night: R. W. Lewis, chairman of the commun ity committee: H. D. Davenport, vice chairman: and J. E. Phelps, commit teeman: W. W. Mizelle, first alter nate; E. M. Chesson, second alter nate; Roy W. Stillman, delegate to the county convention; and James R. Chesson, alternate. An official count will be made and the eligibility of all votes cast de termined before the committeemen are declared finally elected. Tire county convention will be held shortly to elect the county commit teemen. Delegates from the three communities who will elect the coun ty committee are: C. W. Bowen, of Plymouth; C. L. Hopkins, of Cres well; and Roy W .Stillman. Roper. -® Recent Rains Relay Harvest of Peanuts; None Delivered Yet —@— Farmers Again Warned Green Or Damp Peanuts Will Not Be Received -* Recent rains have delayed the dig ging and threshing of peanuts, and so far growers have not made any deliveries to the receiving warehouse here, opening this week by J. E. Dav enport in cooperation with the Pea nut Stabilization Cooperative. Unless weather conditions between now and next week further delay the “picking" it is expected by Mr. Dav enport that peanuts will begin to arrive in quantity, with the growers being paid a “fair price" for the de liveries. "Green or damp peanuts will not be bought for the association,” re iterated Mr. Davenport today, and most farmers are waiting until the nuts are thoroughly dry before pick ing so that they will bring the high est prices the government agency is offering. Buyers for private companies are also becoming active, and it is ex pected more of the crop will be han dled by the cleaners this season than was the case last year. "Farmers have been convinced," Mr. Davenport said this week "that there is no need to rush their pea nuts on the market, as the price schedule to be paid by the warehouses will remain the same throughout the season, and it is therefore believed marketing will be more orderly and with less congestion than prevailed last year.” It was estimated earlier in the fall, when heavy rains fell during the ma turing season, that the crop would be reduced by 25 per cent, and this prediction, it is said by observers, has been fulfilled. The old Clark Peanut Company plant here will be used as the receiv ing point for the government-spon sored agency in Washington County. The schedule of prices to be paid is as follows: U. S. No. 1, class A, $70 per ton; class B, $66 per ton; and class C, $61 per ton. U. S. No. 2: class A, $67 per ton; class B, $63 per ton; and class C, $58 per ton. U. S. No. 3: class A, $65 per ton; class B, $61 per ton; and class C, $56 A. R. Phelps Named Member ABC Board At Meeting Recently —®— Succeeds J. O. Highsmith, of Roper; Term is for Three Years A. R. Phelps, Roper town c|erk and merchant, has been named a member of the Washington County Alcoholic Beverages Control Board to succeed J. O. Highsmith, whose term sxpired June 30, it was learned to day. The election of Mr. Phelps was unanimous at a joint session of the Board of health, county commission ers, and the board of education, with W. L. Whitley making the nomina tion and Dr. C. McGowan seconding the choice. Mr. Highsmith tendered his resig nation last year, claiming that the $5 per diem fee for members should be raised to $10, but the other board members prevailed upon him to serve out his complete term. The election of Mr. Phelps was for the full term of three years. E. G. Arps is chairman and Dr. J. M. Phelps, of Creswell, is the other ABC board member. Democrats Carry County by Wide Margin Despite Lack of Interest; Smallest Republican Vote in Years OFFICIAL RETURNS Below is presented the official returns, by precincts, of the vote cast for county and district candidates in the general election Tues day by Washington County voters. The vote on the constitutional amendments is also shown. On the state ballot, the tabulations for Democratic candidates ranges from a high of 838, for United States Senator R. R. Reynolds, to a low of 796, for Congressman Lindsay C. Warren. All the other Democratic state candidates received approx imately 830 votes each. On the Republican side. Charles A. Jonas, candidate for Senator, led with 111, while Herbert F. Seawell, sr.. and Irving B. Tucker, for associate justices of the state supreme court, re ceived 107 votes each. The returns, as certified to the County Board of Elections Thurs day morning, for the county ballot, are as follows: Plym. SOLICITOR: Donnel Gillian^_ 362 STATE SENATORS: W. B. Rodman_ 356 D. B. Fearing_ 347 REPRESENTATIVE: W. M. Darden_ 356 S. A. Holton_ 25 CLERK OF COURT: C. V. W. Ausbon_ 359 Aubrey Ange_ 25 SHERIFF: J. K. Reid__ 366 REGISTER DEEDS: Mrs. Mary S. Cahoon _ 368 B. B. Spencer_ 19 JUDGE REC. COURT: Jno. W. Darden_ 357 TREASURER: W. L. Hassell_ 361 S. J. Woodley_ 23 CORONER: Jack Peele_ 363 R. Z. PATRICK_ 23 CO. COMMISSIONER: District No. 1 J. R. Campbell_ 362 E. L. Respass_ 22 District No. 2: J. C. Knowles_ 358 J. S. Davenport- 24 District No. 3: E. F. Swain__ 359 Gains P. Overton- 22 Lees M. 228 225 219 224 36 219 40 220 227 33 222 220 36 222 37 224 34 224 36 223 34 Skin. 77 75 69 73 29 74 24 80 23 76 72 25 69 30 73 24 77 23 76 24 Scup. 175 174 174 178 26 177 29 180 175 28 178 171 32 176 28 173 28 173 30 177 29 Wen. Total 16 858 16 16 16 0 16 0 16 16 0 16 16 0 16 0 16 0 16 0 16 0 846 825 847 116 845 118 861 866 103 849 840 116 846 118 847 108 849 113 851 109 Armistice Day To Be Celebrated by Legion Senator Corey Will Be Speaker; Parade And Dinner Planned —$— Speaking To Be Held in Lo cal Thee Ire; Memorial for Departed Comrades -<j> Celebration of the twentieth anni versary of the Armistice and return of peace will take place here Friday with a parade, exercises, and free barbecue for former soldiers, and State Senator Arthur Corey, of Green ville as the principal speaker, it was announced this week by Commander W. V. Hays, of the American Legion post. “Former service men are invited and urged to attend the exercises and to participate in the celebration of the signing of the armistice which brought hostilities in the World War to a close a score of years ago,’' says Mr. Hays. The Legionnaires will gather at the Plymouth High School at 10:15, where the band, Legion, Sons of the Legion, Boy Scouts, Red Cross mem bers and school children will partici pate in the march to the Legion Hall. At 11 o’clock Adjutant Bruce Bate man will call the roll of the service men "who have passed on’ and taps will be sounded in their memory at the Legion Hall. Senator Corey, himself a Legion naire and politician, will speak to his comrades and the public at the Plym ooth Theatre, after which the former service men and their guests will go to the Legion Hall for a barbecue dinner. Funeral For Miss Rosebud Gaylord -e Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Miss Rosebud Gaylord, 86, who died Friday at the home of a niece, Mrs. Deldee Norman, in Roper, after a short illness. The Rev. J. T. Stanford, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the last rites. Interment was made in [he family cemetery near Roper. Her nephews served as pall-bearers, and a number of little girls carried the flowers. The daughter or the late Dr. John F. and Mrs. Sarah Gaylord, Miss Gay lord spent practically all of her life in the Roper community, where she was widely known and highly re spected. ;-« Every worker should have a Social Security number, but no worker should have more than one number for Unemployment Compensation and Old Age Benefits. If his card is lost, he should get a duplicate card, not a new number. Mrs. S. J. Woodley Gets One Vote for County Treasurer Probably some prankster did it, but elections officials in Lees Mills precinct found a ticket in the bal lot box Tuesday which had the name of the Republican nominee for treasurer, Stewart J. Woodley, scratched, and his wife’s name written in. Other than this one change it was a straight Republi can ballot. Officials believed it might have, been done by someone as a result of the letter printed last week from Mrs. Woodley, stat ing that her husband was a Demo crat and that his name should not have appeared on the ticket as a Republican. In Wenona precinct, there were 16 straight Democratic state ballots cast, with only one person’s name scratched, and that was Judge J. Paul Frizzelle. -«. State Is Asked To Take Over Road A resolution was passed by the county commissioners Monday ask ing the State Highway Commission to maintain a road suitable for mail delivery and school-bus travel, 30 feet wide, on the Scuppemong Farms. The road would start on the State Mountain Canal and run to a 30-foot road on Somerset farm, a distance of 5,800 feet; thence from Juniper Run on the old canal to Lake Side, 21,500 feet; and from Lake Shore drive to Banava State road on Magnolia Farm, 4,500 feet. The total distance of road that it is desired for the state to take over and maintain is 31,800 feet, or rough ly six miles. This road would serve 15 families at present, with about 10 other families expected to move in to the section. -% Homecoming Day At Zions Chapel —*— An all-day homecoming program will be held at Zion's Chapel Chris tian Church, near Roper, Sunday, with dinner on the grounds, and the church officials are urging everyone to attend, especially members of the church. Bible school will begin at 10 o'clock, with the pastor, Rev. M. L. Ambrose, speaking at the morning service at 11. The afternoon service will be conducted by the young people, and the pastor will speak at night on "What Does God Recommend?” Special music will be featured at ftU the services. Total Vote Cast Also Among Smallest on Reeord; Under 1.000 —t— Democrats Have Lead of Ap proximately 8 To I in All Contests In one of the quietest general elec tions ever held in Washington Coun ty, less than 1.000 voters marched to the poll last Tuesday to give the Dem ocrats a 700 majority over the Re publicans. The highest candidate on the Republican ticket received only 111 votes, which is believed to set a new low record. Mrs. Mary Smith Cahoon. candidate for register of Deeds, led the Democratic ticket with a total of 866. The Democrats also gained a big majority throughout the state, but in the nation as a whole the Republi cans made an impressive comeback, gaining around 70 seats in the House of Representatives, at least 8 in the United States Senate, and 11 state governorships. The Democrats, how ever, still retain a big majority in both houses of the Congress and have more than half of the 48 governor ships. In many sections the voting was very close, with interest at a high pitch, in marked contrast to condi tions generally prevailing in the South. In Tyrrell County, the only Repub lican on the county ballot. B. Ray Co hoon, defeated R. L. Swain for sher iff by a margin of only a few votes. The Democratic candidate has de manded a recount, it is understood. The two proposed amendments to the state constitution, one to length en the terms of sheriffs and coroners from 2 to 4 years and the other to establish a state department of jus tice, were both carried in this coun ty, but the outcome in the state will hardly be known ’intil the official tabulation is completed. There were no heated controversies, and the polling places in this county were very quiet throughout the day. Neither party resorted to high-pres sure methods of turning out the vote, but the Democrats did have more cars in service to bring in the voters and were efficiently organized should there have been a last-minute rush by the opposing party workers. -- Town Council Holding Meet Thursday Night -• The Plymouth City Council will meet Thursday night at 8 o’clock for the regular monthly meeting which was postponed from Monday night on account of other events taking place in town . Mayor B. G. Campbell said this was to be a routine meeting, and that nothing unusual was scheduled to come up. --r Record of Present Administration Is Praised in Address -<9> Congressman Lindsay War ren Heard by 300 at Rally Here Monday Night -•—— "Long after President Roosevelt has left the White House, and the other lawmakers of today have passed on, the basic principles of the laws enacted under the Democratic ad ministration in the last six years will remain on the statute books, as the old system has failed and a new era has been begun," declared Congress man Lindsay Warren in a speech to 400 people in the courthouse Monday night at the concluding Democratic rally. Mr. Warren asked those present if they had heard a Republican say that if their party was in power they would "scrap the FHA, seed loans, right of labor to bargain collectively with employers, Federal deposit in surance, prevention of fraudulent stock sales, loans to industry, CCC camps, social security, relief work, and the farm bill"? He pointed out that there had been "errors and mistakes made, but that behind those errors and mistakes is the desire of Congress and the Presi dent to do the most good to the most people." Coming closer to home, Mr. War ren said "a total of $353,000 has been appropriated for deepening Roanoke River channel to 12 feet from the mouth to Plymouth, 10 feet from Plymouth to Williamston, and 8 feet from Williamston to Palmyra." Plymouth, according to the repre sentative, has been moved from sev enth to second place on the list for a Federal post office building. Z. V. Norman spoke on the candi dates for election on the Democratic ticket ; C. L. Bailey reviewed the work of the party; W. L. Whitley mention ed the achievements of the Demo crats; and W. R. Hampton, member of the board of conservation and development, along with the candi dates, was recognized. John W. Darden introduced Mr. Warren.
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