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The Roanoke Beacon * jf ^ jf * jf. AND WASfflNGTON COUNTY NEWS ★★★★★★★ VOLUME L NUMBER 4 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, January 27, 1939 A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Wilford Whitley, son of Attorney and Mrs. W. L. Whitley, passed his work and was handed his recom mendation for advancement to Eagle Scout rank at the court of honor here last Tuesday night. He is the first boy in Washington County to ever be recommended for this honor, which is the highest rating a boy can achieve in the Boy Scout organiza tion. Illegal whiskey has been seized lately by officers when it was con cealed in suitcases, automobiles, in peanut bags swung over the culprit's shoulder, in fish carts, and many other places, according to Patrolman Tom Brown, who has been aiding of ficers in making raids and nabbing illicit whiskey dealers. “Building and loan associations in North Carolina built 12,000 homes, lending $20,000,000, in 1937; and we have less than 5 per cent of the real estate foreclosed on in recent years on hand to day,” said Martin F. Guadlan. executive secretary of the North Carolina Building & Loan Lea gue, who was here last week vis iting the local association. Sam Adler, former local merchant, who was here from Morehead City Wednesday, said that construction work was still in progress on the store building to be occupied by him in his home town, and he denied that he intended to return here, as had been rumored. L. T. Harrison, Alvah Whealton, A. W. Alexander, L. M. Mooney, J. A. Brooks and Walter H. Paramore, of the local lodge, attended the insti tution of a Moose Lodge in Elizabeth City Sunday and saw the Norfolk de gree team perform the ritualistic work, with 160 men attending the event from several towns. “In his introductory remarks to me,” said County Agent W. V. Hays, regarding the vis.t here last week of Representative Ha. y L. Topping, of Kankakee, 111., "Mr. Topping said that he was a member of the Kan kakee Farm Bureau.” The dues there are $25 a year for a man and wife. The successful bidder for the bank rupt stock of Burgess Shoe and Clothing Store here at the trustee’s sale in Williamston last Thursday was G. W. Hardison, of Williamston. He moved the stock from here to the store formerly occupied by Harrison Brothers and Company where he is conducting a sale. Ralph Davenport Wins Essay Contest at Crestvell > Cl -.swell. \-i. DuVC-ii-.A ^ L. student of the twelfth grade of the Creswell High School, was this week named winner of an essay contest sponsored by the State Organization of County Commissioners on “High way Safety.” Those receiving honorable mention for good papers were Ada Craddock, 12th grade; Theda Hopkins, 11th Margaret Davis, Marjorie Bateman, J. C. Gatlin, jr., and Harry Barnes, jr„ tenth grade. New York, San Francisco Fairs Forbid Sale Peanuts Without assigning any reason whatever, the New York and San Pranscisco world fairs getting under way this year have placed a ban on the sale of peanuts at the two events according to unofficial announce ments coming from the fair author ities a few days ago. The announce ment. puzzling peanut growers of this area, merely stated, ‘’Peanuts won't be sold at the New York and San Francisco world fairs.” "But evidently they are being and will be sold in plenty of other places,” John Craddock in his "Behind the Scenes in American Business,” com mented. Craddock continued: "Delving into government figures on the peanut industry brings to light some amazing facts. For instance, in 1938 there Were 1.887.000 acres in the U. S. planted to peanuts, and a total of 1.424.825.000 pounds wer" pro duced. or 11 pounds for each man, wo man and child in the country and the largest yield on record. Value of the crop to the farmer was over $50,000, 000. With the aid of modern chemical research, the lowly peanut has proved its usefulness in insulating material, as a base for fine face powder and as breakfast food, in addition to its more common in appearance at circuses and ball games.” Scuppernong Project Has Several Vacancies Interest in Tomatoes Said To Be Growing; Two Firms To Ship Latham and Johnston An nounce They Will Be on Market This Spring -« Tomatoes may again become an important money crop in Washing ton County if the increased interest in the growth of this crop continues until planting and harvesting time, it is now indicated. Last week, W. T. Freeman, of Phelps and Freeman, at Roper, an nounced that they would buy, pack, and ship green-wrapped tomatoes, and this week R. W. Johnston and A. R. Latham announced they would do the same. Several years ago some hundreds of acres of tomatoes were grown in the county, but other sections farther south managed to get their product to the markets earlier than could be done here and prices droppeu and in terest lagged after most of the grow ers lost money. Mr. Freeman said Department of Agriculture officials looked for better prices this year for early tomatoes, as last year’s disastrous prices in oth er sections caused a forecast of less acreage for this year. Several farmers, according to Mr. Freeman, approached him about planting tomatoes last week, and Mr. Johnston said a number had seen him, and it looks now as if the acre age will be increased enough this year to make tomatoes profitable if they are produced early enough. None of the buyers will remain on the market when prices drop below the point where a profit can be made, Cause of Fish Scarcity Is Being Investigated i -1 Believe Predatory Fish Chief Cause For Failing Supply —$>— Federal Bureau of Fisheries And Stale Department Cooperate in Work -® A thorough and complete investi gation is being made of the causes for the scarcity of shad and herring in the Roanoke River and other streams in the section, according to W. R. Hampton, who is attending a meeting of the Board of Conserva tion and Development in Raleigh this week. Mr. Hampton stated that it had been found that predatory fish, such as carp, eel, gar, and catfish, had been destroying the eggs of shad and herring and were believed to be the chief cause for the diminishing sup ply of food fish which formerly abounded in waters of this region. To correct this, fishermen are be ing encouraged to use certain kinds of traps for predatory fish which game fish will not enter. The com mission also decided, it was said, to make an effort to create a market for the predatory fish in order to make it profitable for the local fish ermen to rid the streams of the un desirable species. Concerning pollution, it is gener ally believed that pulp-mill wastes and chemicals bring about conditions which constitute a biological prob lem where fish are concerned, but to just what extent pulp plants have contributed to diminishing the sup ply of food fish is not known. Mr. Hamptn also Indicated that the Board of Conservation and De velopment will pass regulations for the protection of the fish during the spawning seasons, as well as try to determine some method of preserv ing the spawn from predatory fish. Waether conditions, according to the board member, who has been a commercial fisherman for years, make it virtually impossible for anyone to predict with any degree of accuracy the catch that might be expected in streams of this section at this sea son of the year, and he declined to make any forecasts as to what could be expected this year. Number of Events on Program of Activity Outlined for Band -ft ■ To Participate in Several Fes tivals Between Now and Next Summer -® A program of activities for the Plymouth High School band for the remainder of the term was an nounced this week by Director L. W. Zeigler, whose students, resplendent in their new uniforms, are planning to compete with other bands and have mapped an ambitious program. They will participate in the Albe marle Band Choral Festival, in eith er Edenton or Elizabeth City on April 16, when about 10 bands from schools in this section are expected to gather for a music festival that will likely draw large crowds. Cooperating with Mrs. Laura S. Johnston, piano instructor, who will supply two soloists, a concert will be given in the Plymouth High School Auditorium on February 15, as an expression of appreciation to the pub lic for contributions to the fund used to buy the uniforms. The band will be entered in the district music contest on April 1, and represented by Wilford Whitley, bari tone horn, and Miss Lorraine Jack son, tenor saxophone. This will be followed by participation in the state music contest at Greensboro on April 188. With the addition to the band of Harry Garrett, money will be raised soon to purchase a $60 bell lyra. Billy Spruill and Wilford Whitley will play in Edenton at the armory Monday night as guest player with the Edenton High School Band. L. W. Zeigler will also lead Director E. C. McCuller’s band as guest conduc tor. Oyster and Chicken Salad Supper at Cherry Friday Cherry.—The Young People’s Mis sionary Society of Philippi church will sponsor an oyster and chicken salad supper at the Cherry School Build ing Friday night, January 27. The public is cordially invited to attend. Applications Will Be Received From Now Until Next November -i> FSA Project Will Have Farms Available for 55 Quali fied Families Creswell.—Applications for farm ers wishing to move to Scuppemong Farms ,the 12,000 acre Farm Secur ity Administration project in Wash ington and Tyrrell counties will be received from now until November, 1939, T. W. Armstrong, Community Manager, announced here today. The project has 35 vacancies avail able for qualified white farmers and 20 for colored farmers. Individual farms are about 60 acres, with 40 acres of tillable land and new five room frame houses with barns and out buildings. Rents on a 40-year purchase plan will average about $180 a year. Each farmer is expected to work his land under a farm plan, with a good rotation of crops. For accepted farmers without enough stock and equipment, the Government will make loans to let the new men start off with enough to farm the land well and have a good program of family living. To qualify timers must be fairly young, not heavily in debt, with a reputation for hard work and for be ing good neighbors. All members of the family must pass a medical ex amination and the farmer and his wife must agree to work with the lo cal management in carrying out their farming and live-at-home pro gram. i ne project is compuseu oi many famous old plantations lying between Lake Phelps and the Albemarle Sound. These plantations were in a high state of cultivation many years ago but under absentee ownership the drainage system has ceased to work satisfactorily. The Farm Se curity Administration improved the main drainage canals and cut new ones. About 6,000 acres of fertile soil has been reclaimed. Sixty-five farms have been divided off and sold or leased to new settlers. Fifteen more of these farms are open for white farmers and five for colored farmers. Two large farms, one leased to the Scuppernong Mutual Association comprising 2500 acres and one leased to the Western Mutual Association for colored farmers with 1600 acres, have vacancies for 20 white farmers and 15 colored farmers respectively. The two associations are making cash advances for work done by the day on the big farms. Money made from selling the crop will be divided at the end of the year in accordance with the time put in by the farmers. -® Electric Service for Long Acre Section Is Considered Likely Residents and V. E. P. Co. Representatives Get To gether Last Week Representatives of the Virginia Electric and Power Company met with residents of the Long Acre sec tion in Union Chapel Free Will Bap tist church Friday for the purpose of considering the possibility of con structing a power line from Sam Beasley's home to Acre Station, pro viding electric current for homes on the Long Acre road. Recorder John W. Darden, acting for the residents of the section, in vited C. C. Parker and S. P. Wool ford to meet with the residents to determine whether the Virginia Elec tric and Power Company would con struct the lint More than 75 people were present at the meeting, more than the minimum number required were willing to sign contracts with the power company. It is believed than an agreement will be reached and the power Arm will start wTork on the line shortly. It was explained that this was sole ly a project of the power company and the residents of the section and was not connected with the rural electrification program sponsored by the Federal Government. A power line already runs from Plymouth about two miles to the home of Sam Beasley, from which place the new line will start. Recorder’s Court in Lenthy Session This Week; 9 Cases Tried -t» Two Found Guilty on Cattle Shooting Charge; Fined 825 Each -® In session for almost two days this week, the longest term in some time, the Washington County Re corders Court still fell far short of the record length of five days, writ ten into the records in 1912, when the court adjourned late one Friday afternoon after having been in ses sion for five days. W. M. Bateman, former clerk in Federal court at Ra leigh and now mayor of Roper, was recorder at that time and heard 30 cases involving persons rounded up by a Federal undercover man on charges of violating the prohibition law. The session this week dealt with only 9 defendants. Bill Daniels, 16, white, appealed from a three-month sentence or $25 fine and costs after having been found guilty of shooting cattle be longing to Mrs. E. W. Latham while they were off her premises. James Spruill, 13. white, charged with com plicity, was remanded to juvenile court. James Langston, 32, white, found guilty of supplying the shotgun and shells for the shooting of the cat tle appealed from a sentence of three months in jail or $25 fine and costs. G. C. Spruill, 63, white, arraigned on a similar charge, was acquitted. John Hall, 38, colored, charged with drunken driving and resisting arrest, was sentenced to three months in jail, suspended upon payment of a fine of $35 and costs and god behav ior for two years, after the jury found him guilty of being drunk and re sisting arrest. An appeal was noted and bond flx,ed at $200. Mamie Barnes, 39, colored, was given 12 months in the county home or ordered to pay a fine of $75 and costs on the charge of possessing il legal whiskey. Edison Towe, 31, grocery delivery man, was found not guilty of trans porting whiskey, while Zion Jennette, 32, was assessed with the costs of the court after officers found evi dence of whiskey in a motor vehicle in which the two were riding last Saturday night. Mrs. Isabel C. Finegan, white, charged with defacing property of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Patrick, which she occupeis, will face thd court next week. -® 600 Applications for Benefits Under Soil Program Are Made Expect At Least 300 More To Be Made; Number Is 100 Larger Than in 1938 -« Close to 600 applications for ben efits under the 1938 soil conservation program have been made by Wash ington County farmers in the last few days, according to County Agent W. V. Hays, who says the applica tions this year will surpass in num ber those filed last year. Last season there was a total of 800 applications filed, and this year there wil be over 900. according to the county agent, who hopes the payments will not be delayed so long in reaching the farmers this year. No definite figures were available today, as the tabulations have not been completed by employees in the county office, but it is believed that more than 250 have signed applica tion blanks in Scuppemong Town ship, 75 in Skinnersville, 250 in Lees Mill, and a few in Plymouth. The blanks for the farmers are available now in the agent's office, and a number of farmers are drop ping into the office daily now to sign them. Mr. Hays hopes to have a ma jority of the applications from this office filed with the Raleigh office by February 1. Mr. Hays said the first county to get most of their applications into the Raleigh office will have the right of way over the others, and he is making every effort to finish the ap plications from this county and have them in early. Some have already been forwarded to Raleigh. It is estimated that about $70,000 in soil conservation benefit payments were received in this county last year, and the amount this year is expected to exceed this amount, as there are about 100 more applications than be fore. Blues Doim Jf kites In No-Stars Game —«— Jack Peal’s Blues defeated P. W. Brown's Whites, 20 to 19. in the No Stars basketball game at the Plym outh High School gym Wednesday night, when fun and merriment dom inated skill as the fat and funny men raced up and down the court. Players for Peal were Tom Brown, Jack Weede. Jack Read. Mack Mar row, Eddie McNair, while H. A. Liv er man, John Davenport. Grayson Ev erett and Joe Leggett helped P. W. Brown. There were a number of substitutes used. The sponsoring ninth grade, un der C. O. Armstrong, netted over $7 profit, and 350-pound John Daven port featured the playing and danced between halves for the entertain ment of the crowd Bill Provides 4- Year Term Office for Register Deeds The term of office of the register of deeds of Washington County would be increased from two to four years under the terms of bill introduced in the lower house of the legislature last week by Representative Wilbur M. Darden. This bill would put the reg ister of deeds term on the same basis as clerk of the court, sheriff and cor oner, terms of the last two offices having been raised to four years by a constitutional amendment approved at the last general election. The bill was sent to the house com mittee on cities, counties and towns, and it is expected to be passed with out opposition in both houses, possi bly by the last of the week. According to Mr. Darden, the leg islature of 1937 extended the terms of office for registers of deeds in many counties to four years, but this county was not included in the bills passed then. It is understood that the bill is so worded as to provide the four-year term immediately, obviating the ne cessity of the incumbent, Mrs. Mary Smith Cahoon, entering the primary and election again before 1942. The attorney general has ruled that the 4-year term of office for sheriffs and coroners became effective at the last election, and it was intended by the local bill introduced last week to have the same ruling apply to the register's office in this county. Seek Appropriation For Pettigrew Park Would Build Cabins, Water System, Make Other Improvements —#— Citizens of Section Urged To Use Influence in Securing Appropriation Public- spirited citizens and organ izations in this section should im press upon, tlie house appropriations committee of the legislature their in creased interest in Pettigrew Park at Lake Phelps, according to W. R. Hampton, member of the State Board of Conservation and Development. The state, through the board of which Mr. Hampton is a member, has acquired about 200 acres of land, in cluding that on which is located the Collins and Pettigrew houses, from the Farm Security Administration on a 99-year lease, which is regarded as almost the same as a grant. It is now up to the state to have the park property developed, some of the most important needs being a water sup ply approved by the health depart ment, erection of cabins for those who might wish to remain overnight or spend week-ends at the lake, restoration of the houses as shrines, and attention giv°n to the historic cedars and sycamores that line the driveways, as well as picnic areas being provided, and other such things It was pointed out by Mr. Hamp ton that the lake shores and sur rounding land were very interesting from a botanical standpoint, as there are more different type plants to be found in the Lake Phelps area than there are in the whole of continental Europe. Conveniences that pass the board of health’s standards must be pro vided for those who would come from far and near to hunt, swim, fish, visit the historical places, study plant life around the lake, and for any other purpose which might bring them to the new park. A fire tower will soon be erected for the dual purpose of providing fire protection and to make possible a view of the surrounding territory for those who wish to climb the look-out post. xuere aie uiny iwu state; paias ui eastern North Carolina, one being at Fort Macon, near Morehead City, and the other Pettigrew Park, according to Mr. Hampton, who says he hopes the park in this county will come to be as well developed as the Morrow Mountain Park in Stanley County, where $100,000 was spent in improv ing the place. Of this amount, about $35,000 each was contributed by the county, state and federal govern ments. Mr. Hampton said that civic or ganizations and public-spirited citi zens could help by using their influ ence to persuade the legislators of the importance and usefulness of this park. If funds are to be obtained to develop this project, the men and women in this section must demon strate their interest, as the budget commission has pared down to a very low maximum the money to be ap propriated for this kind of work. -® Fire Department Is Organized at Village Organization of a volunteer fire de partment for the village occupied by officials and employees of the North Carolina Pulp Company was started Monday night at a meeting of the Village Club, when M. J. Polk was named chief and Mr. Ward assistant chief. A large number of the village residents attended the club meeting, which held in the conference room at the plant. It was also decided to continue the beautification work in the village by setting out additional trees along the streets. Plans were made for drills by the fire company, composed of the male population of the vilage. and alarm bells will be installed on each of the: two hose houses there. Services of the Plymouth Fire De partment are available at all times in case of fire in the village, and the local company will cooperate with the recently organized department in ev ery way possible. Organize Sea Scouts Here This Week; Dr. Papineau Is Skipper -s Charter To Be Presented on February 22; For Boys of 15 Years and Older Professional Scout Leaders on their monthly visit here Tuesday gave emphasis not only to starting train ing of leaders but to the organization of Sea Scouting. Sea Scouting is the older boy program of Scouting. While Tom Brown is Cubmaster with the 9, 10 and 11 year old boys, and the Rev. N. A. Taylor is Scoutmaster of Scouts 12, 13 and 14 years of age, Dr. A. Papineau will be Skipper of the Sea Scout Ship for boys who are 15 years of age and older and who are already of first-class rank. , Friday night, the Rev. N. A. Taylor will approach the American Legion, asking that organization to sponsor the Washington County District’s first Sea Scout ship. A short organization meeting was held Tuesday in the Scout room in the basement of the courthouse, with the Skipper and a few of the boys who want to be Sea Scouts. Scouts of the Roper and Creswell units who are 15 years and older and who are of first class rank will also be eligible to become charter mem bers if they communicate this week with the district chairman at his of fice in Plymouth or in Roper. Dr. Papineau, the skipper, will soon an nounce his choice of first mate and second mate. The charter will be presented on February 22nd, when the Sea Scouts and their dads, along with all Cubs and Scouts in the district, attend the Scout, Cub, Sea Scout and Dad ban quet. At this time Scout Executive Signwald, his assistant, George Thomason, and Dr. Maynard Fletch er, a vice president of the council, will be on a program that should be inspirational as well as instructive. R. C. Holland Talks At Meeting of Farm Bureau Wednesday Membership Is Increased To I 40 \\ ilh Close of (Cam paign This Week Overlapping and duplication of ac tivities in the extension service at State College and the Department of Agriculture was charged in a speech mv.dt by It. C Holland, of Edenton, president of the North Carolina Pea nut Staoilization Cooperative, to the 100 members of the Washington County Farm Bureau at a barbecue supper in the agriculture building Wednesday night. At this meeting, held to celebrate the completion of a membership cam paign, it was announced that the raim Bureau now has about 140 members, against less than 30 last year. B. A. Williams, president of the bureau, presided, and County Agent W. V. Hays introduced Mr. Holland. There was a tie between the groups led by W. D. Phelps and A. J. Riddle in securing the 140 mem bers listed in the organization. Mr. Holland said that he testified before a committee of the legislature this week, telling them that his or ganization was opposed to any ad ditional tax on fertilizer, seed and feed, to continue the duplication of services by the State Department of Agriculture and the Extension Serv ice, the overlapping having been sus pected for the last 20 years. me speaker also told the farmers that he appeared before a legislative committee in opposition to further increase of the revenue license and privilege tax on vending machines, on the grounds that peanuts sold in these machines helped to increase the distribution and consumption of peanuts, one of the main objectives of his organizations. Mr. Holland said there was little doubt in his mind but that peanuts had paid 85 per cent of the mort gages paid off at banks in the last two or three years, as the farmers use the money from tobacco, cotton and corn to pay for seed, feed, fer tilizer and to get their debts arranged so that later in the year the income from peanuts would provide the funds for discharging mortgages. Regarding the new wage and hour law, Mr. Holland advised the farmers that if they did not stand together and oppose in concerted action any thing detrimental to the farmers, that the money from the new taxes would not be paid by the consumer but would be subtracted from the price paid the farmers for their products. Explaining how the $65 a ton price on peanuts was arranged, the speaker said an agreement was made with leaders of the Georgia farmers not to support a higher price as the pro ducers in that section could make money at $65 a ton for peanuts. Emphasizing the power of organi zation in dealing with the peanut problem Mr. Holland told of visiting the Nation's Capital and the atten tion that was paid to Farm Bureau officials by politicians there. He said only recently a Virginia cooperative committee met with the peanut shelt ers to consider the peanut problem from the standpoint of both the mill er and the farmer. PWA Delay Prevents Use of New School North Carolina Pulp Company Has Part In Safety Contests j -$ Entered in National Safety Conncil and In ter-Com pany Contests Besides being entered in the con test sponsored by the paper and pulp section of the Natoinal Safety Coun cil, of which it is a member, the North Carolina Pulp Company is also competing in an inter-company con test sponsored by the Kieckhefer Con tainer Company, and plans are now being formulated to conduct depart mental safety contests in the plant here, it was learned this week from General Manager O. H. Cox. Safety contests are not conducted primarily to learn which plant can work the greater number of man hours without an accident,” said Mr. Cox, ‘ but to prevent suffering and human misery in all plants, and the contests do reveal which plants have the most efficient safety organiza tions, as no contests are won by luck or haphazard methods.' la 1927 the number of injuries, roughly speaking, was at the rate of 33 1-2 men for each million hours worked, according to figures present ed by Mr. Cox, as compared with 13 3-4 men for each million hours work ed in the contest ending last June. Expressing this in another way, Mr. Cox said, 1 out of every 23 men em ployed in 1927 was injured, while fig ures for last year show only 1 out every 33 was injured. A total of 163 plants are entered in the current contest, which will come to an end on June 30 of this year, and National Safety Council of ficials believe the latest figures show other new records are in the mak ing. Requirements Have Been Complied With But Delay Continues —L-® Creswell Building Completed And Ready for Oecupaney But Can’t Be Used -♦ Unable to understand the contin ued delay in receiving funds from the Public Works Administration to con clude payments to the contractor and have the new school buiiding at Cres well released to it for use, the Wash ington County Board of Education is making every effort to have the government agency complete its part in the deal, it was learned this week. H. H. McLean, superintendent of schools, last Friday communicated with the Raleigh office and learned that approval for payment had been sent from there to the Atlanat, Ga.. regional office, but that it had never left that office for the central head quarters, from where final approval must be received before payment can be made. In the meantime, local officials have about exhausted their patience, as a technicality which held up pay ment the first of the year has been rectified, but still the money which was to be paid by the PWA has not been received. Mr. McLean su'd this county had already paid .i,s pai' and complied with every requreimem made by the PWA officials. The contracting firm which erected the building will turn overtthe keys to the school authorities only after the final payment has been made. As things now stand, several hun dred children are being forced to at tend classes in an uncomfortable and condemned building, while right be side stands an $82,000 structure com plete in every detail, but which can not be used on account of the un explained delay of PWA officials.
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