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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News 1 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY I in Plymouth, Washington County. North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County's only newspaper. It was established in 1889. consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun in 1937. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance' One year_ — - ' Six months -7a Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N C under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. ._ r 1 - ^North Carolina . / PRESS ASSOCIATION j Q '-s December 28, 1939 Ring Out the Old. Ring in the New The approach of the new year brings us all to a pause; and. as we look back over the days that have gone and review the happenings in retrospect, we cannot fail but find many opportunities which we missed, manv things lctt undone which >hould have been done, and too many im portant things neglected. Vet, withal, to most of us the cur rent year has been most kind, and even a casual review will prove that we have countless thousands of things for which to be thankful. We may not have made as much money as we wanted to, but we have lived. W'e may not have all the other things we wanted, but we do have most of the things we really needed—and that alone should send 1939 down in the pages of history as a year which was very good to us. W‘e had happy days and sad days in 1939, and we will have them again in 1940. W’e have the ex periences of 1939 to guide us in the coming year, and it we repeat our mistakes and neglect of opportunities we will have no one to blame but ourselves. The new year will bring lew problems, but it will also bring he means of meeting such problems f we but use the intelligence we are 'tidowed with. It is a season for making resolu tions \s we hang our 1°40 calen dars we find there is an extra day, or, a total of do6 spotless sheets on which to write the record of our lives for another year. Let us determine here and now that no action of ours shall be one which we will be asham ed to see written there when we come to ring down the curtain on 1*540 one vear hence. Living up to such a res olution will make 1*540 the best year of our lives, and that is as it should be. for if we cannot hope to improve then dark and dismal is the prospect for our world. Next to Church and School We have had quite a bit to say rela tive to the tine work being done and the opportunities presented by the Plymouth Building and Loan Asso ciation. which is putting its ninth se ries of installment stock on sale Jan uary 1st. However, it remained for Federal Circuit Judge Johnson J. Hayes and the editor of the Elkin tribune to pay what we consider one of the finest tributes to building tint! loan work we have ever seen. The following editorial, entitled Next To Church and School,” ap peared in the Elkin newspaper some time ago and expresses sentiments to which we subscribe most heartily: "Addressing the district meeting of the Xorth Carolina Building and Loan League last week Judge John son J. Hayes rightly, we think, de clared after our schools and churches the Building and Loan Associations are serving better than any other agency in promoting good citizen ship and forwarding the interests of our national economy. It i- that way because good citizenship is lifted to higher ground through home owner ship and the practice of laying aside part of one's earnings, no matter how meager they may lx-. "Judge Hayes stressed the fact that there should be more installment saving and less installment-paying. Right now the latter is a fault of serious proportions in this land -this / VIRGII1IR CLCCTRfiG RRD FOUJER CO. Clear Weather, Dry Roads Scene of Most Accidents r BLAST > THIS WEATHER' A cSUY CANT DO SETTER TMANJ 20 MILES Aw HOUR ON THESE WET ROADS H Old Man Weather is blamed for a great many things, but how re sponsible is he for automobile ac cidents? The answer is given in the book let “Lest We Regret,” ninth an nual safety booklet published by the Travelers Insurance Company in the interests of safe driving. Last year there were about seven and a half times as many accidents in clear weather as there were during fog, rain, or snow. Out of a total of 29.300 fatal accidents in 1938. only 500 ocurred in snowy weather, only 820 happened in fog and only 3,280 in rain. The re mainder, 24,700 or nearly 85% of the total, occurred in clear weather. Even more interesting is the analysis of actual road conditions prevailing in accidents, which re veals that 77 % of all fatal accidents happened on dry roads. When 84.3 0/ /O CLEAR WEATHER RAIN, SNOWI OR RDG / roads are wet or ppery and driv ing seems to be dangerous, drivers apparently slow down and in crease their alertness. On wet roads only 5,100 fatal accidents oc curred, on icy roads only 1,080, and on snowy roads only 560. The figures indicate that clear weather and dry '-0ads encourage speeding, and speed is known to be the largest single factor in the an nual slaughter on our highways. mortgaging of the individual’s future to secure immediate luxuries that are so easily translated into personal needs. "And it is an inexcusable fault that with the machinery for install ment-saving made available by the building and loan associations, such a small per cent of our people are taking advantage of it. These associa tions were conceived and established in the interest of the wage earner and those with small incomes, and while it is meant to serve especially in pro viding a safe and easy and reason able way to build homes, the value of periodic saving is by no means the least important objective of the building and loan program, whether the shareholder has the homing urge or not. "It is significant that the 176 build ing and loan associations in North Carolina financed the construction or repairs of 113,000 homes in this State in 1938. It is reasonable to as sume that a large percentage of these would not have eventuated but for the availability of this service. "And it is gratifying to know that North Carolina associations showed a gain of 12 per cent in assets in 1938, standing in fifth place among the States in this respect. This comes from good business management and from the high character of those who head every single organization in the State. For it is a fact that even back yonder when banks were “busting” in our faces the building and loan as sociations kept to an even keel with no losses for anybody. "If this paper could influence only a few of our folks, particularly the younger ones, who are taking advan tage of the service our local building and loan association provides, to be come shareholders, we would feel that we had contributed a lot to the good of the community and to the future of those directly concerned.” Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER Immemorial custom has celebrated the first day of the year with festi vals. New Year's Da> has always been a legal holiday in this country. It will be observed this year climaxed with a dance at the Plymouth Coun try Club. Consider this: Time was is past—thou canst not it recall: Time is thou hast—employ the por tion small; Time future is not and may never be; Time present is the only time for thee. The Value of Leisure Time Where they work much in gold the very dust is carefully gathered up for the few grains of gold that may be thus saved. From this should be learned the value of spare moments. Glean up its golden dust, economize with tenfold care those raspings and parings of existence, those leavings of days and bits of hours, so valueless singly, so inestimable in the aggre gate, and you will be rich in leisure. Rely upon it if you are miser of mo ments. if you hoard up and turn to good account odd minutes and half hours and unexpected holidays and five-minute gaps while the table is spreading, your careful gleanings at the end of life will form a colossal and solid block of time and you will be wealthier in accomplishments than thousands whose time is all their own. A New Year’s Song They say the year is old and gray, That his eyes are dim with sorrow1; But what care we, though he pass away? For the New Year comes tomorrow. No sighs have we for the roses fled, No tears for the vanished summer; Fresh flowers will spring where the old are dead. To welcome the glad newcomer. He brings us a gift from the beauti ful land. We see in our rosy dreaming In Accordance With the Law 1 Per Cent Penalty WILL BE CHARGED ON ALL UNPAID 1939 TAXES FOR TOWN of PLYMOUTH IF NOT PAID BY FEBRUARY lsl P. W. BROWN TAX COLLECTOR TOWN OF PLYMOUTH Penalty Advances in Amount Monthly Beginning FEBRUARY 1ST Where the wonderful castles of fan cy stand. In magical sunshine gleaming. Then sing, young hearts that are full of cheer. With never a thought of sorrow; The old goes out. but the glad young year Comes merrily in tomorrow. To the Young Folks Amid the merriment with which the new year is ushered in it is well to remember that time is one of the most valuable assets that is granted to humanity. Time should be treas ured and improved. Another mile stone in the century has been reach ed an time marches on. Renewed de termination should be made that time from now on would bo used to the best advantage. A New Year's Prayer Poised on the threshold of a new year, give me the ability to know the right, grant me the courage to follow the dictates of my conscious. Give me courage to stand alone or die alone, for what I conceive to be a right principal. Let me not follow any individual or class if either are moving in the wrong direction. Let honor, courage purity and consider ation for others be the moving power of my life for 1940. Let me stand firm when temptation is greatest. If I be granted these things. I shall maintain my integrity, and in so do me I can look beyond material things to see a bigger and better life for me. The Success Family The father of success is—work: the mother of success is—ambition: the oldest son is—common sense: some of the boys are—perseverance, honesty, thoroughness, foresight, en thusiasm. cooperation: the oldest daughter is—character; some of the sisters are—cheerfulness, loyalty, courtesy, care, economy, sincerity: the baby is—opportunity; get ac quainted with the "old man" and you will be able to get along pretty well with the rest of the family. New Year's Wish To You The Rambler wishes each and ev ery one all the good things in life for 1940. May happiness, peace, health and prosperity follow each of you during every minute of the coming year, and this wish holds good for the new decade also, 1940 to 1950— and may you continue to read the Rambler. SULPHUR Sulphur applied to peanuts in tests conducted with five Edgecombe Coun ty farmers seems to give good results in controlling leaf spot, says Farm Agent J. C. Powell. TESTED Every herd of cattle in the United States has been tested for tubercu losis at least once, announces the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Econmics. J. M. Clagon. formerly chairman of the board of Washington County commissioners, believes he has a scuppernong grape vine on his farm near Roper that is nearly 100 years of age. m xT \ about ific&bA and&Cier KtEXTCNSSON WORK ;yo Cpxy1^ m " m Court k ^ Sulphur dusting to control leaf spots on peanuts is profitable. A dusted acre on W. D. Phelps's farm made a yield of 1728 pounds of pea nuts as compared to an untreated acre which made a yield of 1410 pounds. There was better than 10 per cent increase in the way of hay and vines after picking and more than a 25 per cent increase in the quality of hay on the treated acre. Practically all the leaves remained on the dusted peanuts when harvest ed. The treated acre of peanuts sold for $11.13 more per acre than the un treated acre. The cost of sulphur i dust was about $3.50 per acre. The potato outlook for 1940 indi cates a 10 per cent increase in the acreage to be planted in the early producing states. Under normal con ditions a large crop may be market ed in May and June. The effect of favorable business conditions on po tato prices may be tremendously off set by this increase in production. A summary of marketing conditions by Mr. Merker does not look any too favorable for 1940 The war situa tion may cause the markets to be in the growers favor and then again it might be exactly the opposite. Much of the trouble we had with our work stock comes from neglect of horses and mules after the regular farm season is over. Many of our horses and mules fail to get sufficient salt and water to keep their digestion system in order. This is especially true where peanut hay is fed. Block salt is good but a box of loose salt where the stock can get to it at all times is much better. Close attention to the bedding of stables should be paid. Wet or damp bedding causes foot rot infestation and in many cases the feet to knuckle under. Peach trees shold be treated for borer before the weather gets too se vere. Di-Chloro Mulson is one of the most effective and most economical treatments. This is a preparation which can be obtained locally. Fruit trees should be pruned at this time and all pruned twugs and limbs should be burned. Dormant sprays should also be used as soon as possible. MOPPING Where they mopped their cotton with molasses and calcium arsenate to control boll weevils. Ernest, Otis, and F. C. Best, of the Snow Hill 4-H Club, harvested one-third more cot ton. Just for The Record... Six months ago, when the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee was formed, a definite and sincere promise was made to the public. We pledged the aid of this industry to the law enforcement agencies in seeing that retailers of beer operate their establishments in accordance with the law and public sentiment. That promise is being carried out—and will be carried out permanently. The record shows that in the past our months, the legal beer industry in this state has assisted authorities in bringing about the revocation of 34 licenses. You can help your law-enforcement authorities and this awakened industry by giving your pat ronage only to reputable beer dealers—who de serve it. Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee EDGAR H. BAIN, State Director SUITE 813-17 COMMERCIAL BUILDING RALEIGH, N. C. All Property 1940 Real and Personal Properly and Poll Taxes Musi Be Listed in January TO ESCAPE PENALTIES Tax Listers' Schedule (Tax Listers Will Be At Following Places Between the Hours of 9:00 A. M. and 5:00 P. M.:) Courthouse PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP January 2 to 31 LEES MILL TOWNSHIP Roper: Phelps & Freeman Store 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 29 & 31 Westover: T. R. Chesson Store 8 and 9 Mackeys: Davenport’s Store 16, 17 and 24 Pleasant Grove: Tarkenton’s Service Station 25 and 26 Wenona: State Farm 30th SKINNERSVILLE TOWNSHIP White’s Store 15 and 22 Joe Pritchard’s Store 2, 9, 16 and 23 E. Pritchett’s Store 3, 10, 17 and 24 E. W. Patrick’s Store 4, 11, 18 and 25 At Home 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26; 27; 29; 30 and 31 SCUPPERNONG TOWNSHIP Creswell 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20 22, 26, 27, 29, 30 and 31 Cherry 3, 10, 17 and 24 Mount Tabor: Bateman’s Store 9 and 23 New Lands: Phelps’ Store 4 and 8 Ambrose Road (Davenport’s Store) 11 and 25 En Making Ikeir Farm Reports This Year, Farmers Most Report Their 1939 Plantings
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