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The Roanoke Beacon * * * * * * * and Washington County News ******* A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,00* people. VOLUME L—NUMBER 21 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, May 26, 1939 ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics Forest L. Shuford, commissioner of labor of North Carolina, told Zeb V. Norman and John W. Darden that he would pass through Plymouth to visit the North Carolina Pulp Company plant this summer while on a visit to this section, as he was very much interested in the pulp industry in the State. Sam Z. Waters, of Roper, for years a traveling salesman, has entered Duke hospital at Durham for treat ment. Last week he underwent the first of two operations, the second to follow as soon as he is strong enough. He will probably be there for several weeks. Mrs. Fred Innes has been employed by the Branch Banking & Trust Co. here. She succeeds Mrs. H. L. Bowen, who resigned several weeks ago. Mrs. H. S. Midgett has been working there and will continue until Mrs. Innes gains more experience. Zeb Vance Norman would like to see the State Highway and Public Works Commission take over and surface Brinkley Ave nue at the south edge of Plym outh as a highway connecting link and cut-off between Routes Nos. 97 and 64, but it is not cer tain that the state road force would take over and improve a municipally owned street. Dr. J. L. Phelps, of Creswell, mem ber of the Washington County A. B. C. Board, was here Tuesday after noon on business. In addition to hav ing a large practice and a well equipped small hospital in his home town, Dr. Phelps finds time to devote to affairs of the town and county. Reports from the Pine Bluff Sani torium, where Sheriff J. K. Reid went several weeks ago, after two weeks in a Rocky Mount hospital, are to the effect that he is improving steadily. Deputy Sheriff W. D. Peal said he appeared to be in better health than at any time in recent years. Zinnias, marigolds, and chrysan themums will bloom along the alley behind the Eureka Cafe and other buildings fronting on Water Street if Dr. McGowan and Harry Parsons have any luck with their gardening activities there. They have planted the flowers along the unsightly ditch bank where once only weeds grew, and they have had exceptional suc cess in securing a good stand. Joe Cherry, peanut vendor, has been on the streets of Plymouth off and on for a period of 20 years ped dling his goobers. He is a familiar sight here and well known by many who have seen him at ball games, ro'iroad stations, or wherever crowds gather. Comments are frequent as to his resemblance to “Hambone” of cartoon fame. Roy Manning, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Manning, of Plymouth, has also been selected to attend the New York’s World Fair with Wilford Whitley and Ammon Smithson, of Creswell. These are 3 of the 35 boys to go from the East Carolina Coun cil. District Home Club Meeting in Windsor -<$>—— Presiding over the fifteenth district of home demonstration clubs which will convene in Windsor next Wed nesday morning at 10 o’clock will be Mrs. A. E. Davenport, of Mackeys, member of the board of public wel fare, and prominent club worker of Washington County. Delegates are expected to attend this convention from Tyrrell, Beau fort, Martin, Pitt, Bertie, and Wash ington Counties; and Mrs. Mary M. Darden, home agent, urges a large attendance from Washington County. Mrs. Davenport has made an ex cellent record as leader and president for the past two years, according to Mrs. Darden, who pointed out that the custom prevails that officers serve for two years only. -<$> Miss Ruth Bray Now In Office of Dr. Bray -$ Miss Ruth Bray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bray, of Roper, who was formerly employed by C. L. Bailey as secretary, is now in the of fice of Dr. T. L. Bray as nurse and stenographer, succeeding Miss Gray Guilford, who has returned to Rocky Mount. In addition to the several years' experience Miss Bray has had as a stenographer, she has had 18 months’ experience as a nurse in the Mary land General Hospital at Baltimore. Nay Let Contract tor Paving Balance Route 97 at June Neel of Commission Unofficial advices received here is to the effect that a contract to complete the surfacing of high way No. 97, from Plymouth to Washington, will be let to con tractors at the June meeting of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Contracts have been previously let and work nearly completed on two stretches of this highway, each a little over 7 miles in length, making a total of about IS miles which has been surfaced and leaving about 10 miles for the next letting. The all-weather road being built is now up to Bowen’s serv ice station. The third contract, expected to be let next month, will complete the surfacing to Douglass’ Cross Roads, a few miles this side of Washington, where it will connect with the Belhaven highway. It is understood that in about three more weeks, the F. J. Mc Guire firm will complete its work of grading and surfacing the sec tion of the highway for which they had contracted, and that un less they secure the contract for the third link they will discon tinue activities in their office and road force here. Unemployment Pay Is Due Workers Here Next Week Their waiting period of two weeks having expired Thursday, about 220 claimants idle because of the shutdown of the North Carolina Pulp Company plant here should start receiving ben efit checks from the Unemploy ment Compensation Commission Thursday of next week, accord ing to C. VV. Bazemore, manager of the Williamston office of the commission, who was here Thurs day with an assistant, G. E. Dean. Here to accept the continuance 67 Creswell Students Make Strike Threats MEMORIAL DAY | lt National Memorial Day will be observed here next Tuesday, May , 30, by the post office and the Branch Banking & Trust Com pany, both of which will be closed all day. No mail will be delivered either in town or on the rural routes, but dispatches will be made and mail put in lock boxes. This is a national holiday set apart for honoring the memory of all war dead. So far as could be determined, no organizations here had planned any special ex ercises to mark the occasion. Four Cases Tried In Recorder's Court Here Last Tuesday <8" ■ — Range From Assault With Deadly Weapon To Drunkenness There were only four cases in re corder’s court Tuesday, but they ranged from almost the top of ser iousness in crime to the bottom, with one robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, failure to support a wife, and public drunkenness being the offenses charged. Joseph D. Boyd, young married mill worker, was released after spending several days in jail on a warrant sworn out by his wife, charging that he failed to provide for her and their three children. He was given six months on the roads, suspended upon payment of $10 fine and costs and good behavior. Cheek Bowser was tried on April 23 and held for probable cause on a charge of assaulting Willie Nichols, another negro, with a pistol. Nichols, who has just returned from a hos pital, was found not guilty Tuesday of assaulting Bowser. Milton Owens, 39, colored, was fined $25 and the costs or sentenced to 30 days on the roads for public drunken ness. George Blount, 28, colored, charged with breaking into the store of W. A. Blount in Roper and with damaging the plate glass show window, was giv en two years on the roads after en tering a plea of guilty. Bids Called for On Scuppernong Canals Bids for construction of canals on the Scuppernong Farms have been called for by Leo F. Stock, of Raleigh, district engineer of the Farm Securi-1 ty Administration. The project calls for complete con struction of new canals, cleaning and widening of old canals and construc tion of new canals, cleaning and widehing of old canals and construc tion of a sluice-way at the intake of Lake Phelps, said Mr. Stock The bids will be opened at 2 p. m. June 6. It is believed that immediately af ter the successful bidder is declared that work will start on this impor tant work which it is believed will greatly help in draining the farm lands. of claims, and additional appli cations, neither Mr. Bazemore nor Mr. Dean would venture a statement as to the number of claimants who, through one cause or another might not be classed as eligible to receive the checks. There was such a wide varia tion in wages, hours worked, and other factors entering into the matter that it is not definitely known what will be the size of the average compensation check. They will range down from $15 weekly, with the average prob ably amounting to $9 or more. Reelection of Miss Virginia Phelps as Teacher Demanded -<$> Say They Will Refuse To Attend Economics Class Otherwise -@ Creswell.—Sixty-seven students in the home economice department of the Creswell school have become aroused since learning that the local school board at Creswell did not re elect Miss Virginia Phelps as their teacher at a meeting held last Friday night. The recalcitrant students are threatening to strike unles their de mands for the reinstatement of Miss Phelps are met. Failure to reelect the popular teacher by the local board at their meeting last week has brought the wrath of the 67 young ladies full on the shoulders of the school officials. A petition containing their de mands was prepared and signed by the 67 students and addressed to the following school officials: Julius Snell, Harry Pritchette and Hubert Daven port, of the Creswell committee; H. H. McLean, county superintendent of schools; C. N. Davenport, jr., R. C. Peacock and W. H. Paratnore, mem bers of the county board of educa tion; and Miss Dennis, of Raleigh, state supervisor of home economics departments. The text of the petition and sig natures was as follows: “We, the home economics class of Creswell High School, and under signed, desire and demand that Miss Virginia Phelps be reelected as our teacher. We refuse fo attend and continue classes in home economics unless she returns as our teacher. If she hasn’t done her duty, no one else will. “(Signed) Ruth Tarkenton, Mar garet Davis, Selma Stillman, Myra Phelps, Ada Phelps, Maxine Phelps, Emily Phelps, Hannah Holmes, Vel na Furlough, Estelle Ayers, Agnes Collins, Statha Langley, Edna Rae Spruill, Senie Davenport, Thelma Rae Stillman, Marjorie Bateman, Julia Hassell, Nellie Barber, Edna Woodley, Elouise Phelps, Ester Dav emport, Marjorie Spruill, Evelyn Be langa, Lydieth Halsey, Serma Fur lough, Dezzie Spruill, Lattie Mae Phelps, Erma Clifton, Grace Liver man, Roxie Furlough, Irene Spruill, Nancy Norman, Calla Dora Snell, Iris Spruill, Barbara Barnes, Marie Dav enport, Edna Furlough, Edna Phelps, Olean Clifton, Myrtle Phelps, Mabel Wodley, Sabra Spruill, Isabelle Pat rick, Elizabeth Ambrose, Lillian Fur lough, Virginia Spruill, Cellia V. Dav enport, Geraldine Snell, Christine Snell, Vida Mae Williams, Ada Grey Spruill, Katy Spruill, Hope Sherral Davenport, Mary Bateman, Eula Lee Patrick, Marjorie Barber, Violet Mae Ambrose, Sara Holton, Manda Grace Holton, Leorolean Sawyer, Ruth Spruill, Louise Snell, Ruth Allen, Ar thur Mae Phelps, Geneva Ambrose, Viva Hassell, Evelyn Furlough.” C. T. Sawyer Dies At Creswell Home Creswell.—Funeral services for Charles Thomas Sawyer, 82, who died Thursday afternoon, were conducted at the home Friday morning, with Dr. G. A. Martin, pastor of the Bap tist church, officiating. Interment took place in the family cemetery on the West Farm in Tyrrell County. I Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eliza beth Sawyer, two daughters, Mrs. Silas Barnes and Mrs. Dewey Rid dick, of Mackeys; and one son, Isaac Sawyer, of Creswell. Besides the two grandchildren, Lillie and Jimmy Sawyer, who lived with him, he also leaves four other grandchildren. Edenton Defeats Plymouth In Game Here Wednesday Each team got six hits, but the Edenton boys managed to make their safeties count for as many runs, and so Edenton defeated Plymouth, 6-1, here Wednesday in an Albemarle League game. Bachman collected three of the hits for the locals, while Ambrose and Wheeler with two each led Edenton. Wade Hardison struck out six and Jordan the same number. Windsor defeated Oak City 5 to 2, while the Perrytown-Scotland Neck game was rained out. Vaccination Clinics For Diphtheria and Typhoid Scheduled To Be Held Here Every Sat urday; Dates Fixed for Other Points -- A schedule of the clinics that will be conducted in Washington County for the purpose of providing immuni zation against diphtheria and typhoid fever by the district health depart ment was announced today by Dr. S. V. Lewis, district health officer. Clinics will be held on Fridays, May 26, June 2, 9, and 16 at the following places: Westover, 9 a. m.; Roper. 10:30 a. m.: Mackeys. 11:30 a. m.: Pritchette’s Store, 1 p. m.: Creswell, 2:30 p. m.; and Cherry. 4 p. m. In addition, vaccinations will be given at the Plymouth district health office every Saturday morning from 8:30 to 12 o’clock throughout the summer months. Dr. Lewis pointed out that in or der to preserve immunity against ty phoid fever it is necessary to be vac cinated at least every three years, and that the three full doses must be taken. The fact that a person has had typhoid fever does not render him immune from the disease, as it can be had more than once. Protection against typhoid fever de pends on better sanitation and vac cination against the disease, the physician said, urging care in eating and drinking, avoidance of open wells and unprotected springs, and refrain ing from bathing or swimming in polluted streams or other question able waters. The health officer also said that 90 per cent of the deaths from diph theria occur in children under 6 years of age and that all children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years should be vaccinated against the dis ease. -<s> Teachers Named for Creswell and Cherry -<$> Teachers for the Creswell and Cher ry schools, as elected by the school committeemen last Friday night, in cluding two new faculty members for Creswell and one for Cherry, were announced here today by H. H. Mc Lean. superintendent of public in struction. Julia Van Landingham and Kate Cameron Ogilivie are the new teach ers for Creswell, with the following reelected: A. H. Tucker, Mrs. Jose phine Holmes, Janie Hamer Mclnnis, W. S. Riddick, J. Robert Merritt, Julia Stilley, Mrs. Mary W. Arm strong, Isabel Davenport, Flossie Metcalf, Grace Stillman, Helen Kirk patrick and Mary Foy Peterson. The reelection of A. T. Brooks as princi pal of the Creswell school was an nounced some time ago. A. W. Davenport was reelected principal at Cherry along with Mrs. Alice W. Starr and Fay B. Messick with Catherine W. Murphy listed as a new teacher. Conferences Between Kieckhefer Officials and Unions Produce No Results; Plants Continue Closed [Kerr Scoti Pledges His Aid To Secure Paving of Highway Department of Agriculture Shows Interest in Paving Pantego Highway The influence of the State Depart ment of Agriculture was thrown be hind the efforts to get the remaining 8 miles of the Turnpike road to Pan tego and Pungo hard surfaced Mon day, when Commissioner W. Kerr Scott pledged his assistance to Secre tary John W. Darden, of the Wash ington County Chamber of Com merce. Mr. Scott is interested in the road on account of the travel back and forth to the Blackland Experiment Station at Wenona, which is consid ered one of the largest livestock test farms in the country. As soon as the plan to hold a mass meeting and stir up interest in the need of improving the eight-mile stretch of road was explained to the commissioner by the chamber of commerce secretary, Mr. Scott said "Continue with your plans, and we will fit in.’’ This week it appeared that the meeting would be called within the next 40 days to be held in Belhaven, with representatives from Washing ton, Beaufort and Hyde Counties asked to be present to discuss the need of an all-weather road being constructed through the Turnpike area, shortening the distance from Swan Quarter to Norfolk by 37 miles. It has been learned that when the meeting is held Bodie Ward, of Wil son; D. Colin Barnes, of Murfrees boro; and E. V. Webb, of Kinston, all state highway commissioners, will be urged to hear the need of this road outlined. C. M. T. C. Open For Enlistments -® There is still time for enrollments in the Citizens’ Military Training Camp at Fort Bragg between June 15 and July 14 for eligible boys who wish a month's military training, accord ing to H. H. McLean, superintendent of public instruction and county chairman of the C. M. T. C. Washington County’s quota was first given at three, but later advices indicated that all eligible young men will have their expenses paid to and from camp if they apply before the corps area quota is filled. Several from this county have at tended the summer vacation camps in former years, but so far not a single enrollment has been made for the camp this year. Population of 2,700 Indicated by Census [ BEGIN CLOSING 7TH | The merchants in Plymouth are making preparations to be gin closing their stores for the Wednesday half holidays in June, beginning June 7. It was announced that next Wednesday, being the last day of May, the business houses here will not be closed in the after noons, but, beginning on June 7. and every Wednesday thereafter during June, July and August, the stores will be closed for a half day. Funeral Service for L. B. Marriner, 79 Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Levy Ben Marriner, 79, who died Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Riddick, in the Skinnersville section, after a lingering illness, during the last three months of which he was confined to his bed. Dropsy was ascribed as the cause of his death. Interment took place in the Holly Neck Christian church cemetery, with the Rev. Dave W Arnold, of Wash ington, pastor of the church, officiat ing. For more than half a century Mr. Marriner was recognized as one of the leaders in his community and was a popular and well-liked farmer. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Spruill, of Roper; Mrs. Clarence Spruill, oi the Skinnersville section; and Miss Elsie Marriner, of Creswell; and one son, Clarence Mar riner, of Portsmouth, Va. He also leaves two brothers, Harrison Mar riner, of Norfolk: and Tom F. Mar riner, of near Roper. Additions Will Run Total Around 3,000 For Town, Environs Complete Check Is Made by Scouts Under Sponsor ship Lions Club Based on a tabulation of the cen sus recently taken by the Boy Scouts under the sponsorship of the Town of Plymouth and the Lions Club, Scoutmaster N. A. Taylor last week announced that there were about 2. 700 persons living in Plymouth and its immediate environs. Because there were a number of additional calls to be made and due to the fact that a few did not com pletely cooperate when the census was taken, Mr. Taylor agreed that there were about 3,000 people "in round numbers” in the town and its adjacent settlements. When the matter of a census was first discussed at the Lions Club, a number predicted that a census would show about 3,500, but the census just about as thorough as the boys could make it over a period of several months, it is believed by Mr. Taylor and others who helped that the 3.000 estimate will fully cover the number of persons living in Plymouth. Within a few days Mr. Taylor plans to check the tabulations again and turn the census cards, properly completed over to the Town of Plym outh to be placed in the files at the clerk's office for reference when nec essary. * The cards filled in by the scouts includes the following information: Name, street and number of resi dence; color, sex, age. married, num ber of children, number employed in family, number families in the resi dence and whether or net i1 is a rooming or boarding house. Irish Potatoes To Start Moving by Last This Week No irish potatoes have yet moved through Mackeys bound lor the markets, according to R. II. Chesson, station agent, who added that he expected some would be sent during the week end. It is understood that current prices are ranging about 20 to 30 cents a hundred pounds higher than a year ago, but new potato returns have declined sharply in recent weeks under pressure of increased marketing in Alabama. Louisiana. South Carolina and California. Shipments from this section will reach a peak probably about the last of next week. South Caro lina cobblers are bringing $2.10 to $2.25 per 100-pound bag in New York. Plymouth Box and Panel Co. To Sell Building Supplies Framing, Roofing, Siding, Flooring, Ceiling, Etc., To Be Carried As a special convenience to the peo ple of this section, the Plymouth Box & Panel Company has decided to en ter the building lumber field to sup ply many of the materials needed in the construction of homes here, it was announced last week by E. P. Still, president and general manager of the firm. The plant now has on hand a com plete stock of building supplies in cluding framing, roofing, siding, flooring, ceiling, inside casings, mold ings, and veneer. At the present time the plant is employing about 270 men and run ning on a part-time schedule. There are about 40 additional employees working in the woods, cutting the timber and shipping it to the mill. A. E. Harrison, secretary and treas urer, said Wednesday that the con cern was not increasing its inventory but that orders were being filled as fast as they came in. He also said that slack business in the veneer department at the plant did not necessarily cause them to decide to begin handling the build ing materials, but that the decision was reached because it was felt there was a market here for the materials they could produce and that this would be a convenience for local pur chasers. _i_ To Select Health Queen Saturday Five young ladies will be examined by Dr. T. L. Bray at his office here Saturday to determine the 4-H club health queen of Washington County for 1939, it was announced by Mrs. Mary M. Darden, who will be with the young ladies. Three are coming from Roper, in cluding Irene Dickson, Naomi Skyles and Edith Lewis, while from Creswell will come Selma Stillman and Iris Spruill seeking the honor. The winer will go to Tarboro June 15 to compete in the district contest. Mrs. Hilda Gurganus At Abe Adler’s Store Mrs. Hilda Gurganus, who was with Mr. E. H. Liverman and considered one of his most efficient and best liked salesladies for 15 years until he retired from business, is now with the Abe Adler store here and invites her many friends and customers to come in and see her. Department Labor Conciliator Trying To Aid in Difficulty Local Delegation Promised State Officials Will Give Their Cooperation -$> In a lone-distance telephone conversation with Commissioner of Labor Forest Shuford Thurs day afternoon at 2:30. he advised that he had talked with Dr. Steelman, head of the division of conciliation of the Federal De partment of Labor, and that there were “no prospects of an immediate settlement" of the differences between the Kieck hefer Container Corporation and the striking unions at Delair. Dr. Steelman advised the com missioner of labor that a confer ence had been held last Friday and again on Wednesday of this week, but that there were two or three matters that the unions and plant management could not set tle. Despite the efforts made by one of the best conciliators in the government service to bring the contending factions together, very little progress had been made, it was said. Commissioner Shuford said it looked as if very little could be done at the present time but stated he had implicit con fidence in Dr. Steelman and his men and that he believed with in a week some progress would be made. No developments were reported this week in the strike called by three un ions of the American Federation of Labor against the Kieckhefer Con tainer Company plant at Delair, N. J., and as a result the plant there, as well as the local unit of the North Carolina Pulp Company, which sup plies it, continue closed. Negotiations between the company and represen tatives of the unions are reported to be in progress, with the aid of a Fed eral-Labor Department conciliator, and several conferences have been held, without an agreement being reached. A delegation with petitions signed by 300 residents and merchants here, headed by Zeb Vance Norman, went to Raleigh Monday, where they con ferred with Governor Clyde R. Hoey and Commissioner of Labor Forrest L. Shuford, securing the promise of the state officials to use their influ ence in helping along negotiations to end the strike which has about 700 persons in Delair and about the same number here idle, both the plant and wood crews in this section being af fected by the shut-down. Commissioner Shuford telephoned Dr. Steelman. Washington, D. C.. head of the conciliation division of the De partment of Labor, and he told the state commissioner that a Federal conciliator had been in Delair work ing for two days in an effort to bring the strikers and plant management together. This information was re layed to Mr. Norman here, and that has been the last information he has received. O. H. Cox, manager of the local plant, said Thursday morning that he had not heard of any developments resulting from the negotiations, which are said to revolve around a dispute over the bargaining agency to represent a small group of em ployees at the Delair plant. Number Events on Program At Creswell School June 2 Creswell.—School Day will be ob served in the local school on Friday. June 2, when a one-act play will be given, along with a band concert, the glee club singing and a fashion to climax the event. Hot dogs, drinks, chicken salad lunches, sandwiches, and ice cream will be sold. Sponsors of the event urge a large attendance at the event to help the school. Pettigrew Park Becomes Reality This Week With Receipt oi Lease by Stale Pettigrew State Park has at last become a reality with receipt of the lease from the U. S. De partment of Agriculture, it was learned from Raleigh this week. This is the newest state park to be added to the state system, and becomes the sixth state recrea tion area to come under the ad ministration of the Division of Forestry of the N. C. Conserva tion and Development Depart ment. The lease conveys 200 acres of land along the shores of Lake Phelps in Washington and Tyr rell counties. The area conveyed to the State js a narrow strip of land front ing on the more aecessable part of Lake Phelps, together with several larger areas. Included in the park area are portions of famous old ante-bellum planta tions such as the old Pettigrew and Collins plantations and the old homes of these families. The Collins house has already been partially restored. Plans call for the further restoration of both the Collins and Pettigrew homes and for the building of a drive way along the lake shore through the park. Lake Phelps is one of the lar ger state-owned lakes, covering some 16,000 acres or approxi mate! 25 square miles. It is noted for its excellent fishing, especially bass. It was regarded as neces sary to establish this park on the shore in order to properly ad minister the lake.
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