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The Roanoke Beacon 4444444 and Washington Couni \ News ★ * ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ VOLUME LI—NUMBER 36 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 5, 1940 Advertisers will find Beacon and News Columns a latchkey to ; 1,500 Washington County hornet ESTABLISHED 1889 Town opics I A. Edison Davenport was showing today a small size ' apple" that grew on a pear tree at his home in Maekeys. The fruit looked somewhat like a pear in color but was shaped like a small apple. He said that there were at least 50 of the pear-apples on the tree. j Corporal T. B. Brown, of the State Highway Patrol is back in Plymouth again. For several months he has been on special duly at Manteo, where he as sisted in directing traffic at Fort Raleigh and along the Nags Head Beach. Sheriff J. K. Reid arrested Nor wood Smith, white, at Wenona Tues day night on a cha-ge of obtaining money under false pretense. L. E. Johnson said he purchased a cow fioin Smith for $20, but that he found out later that Smith had no cow to deliver for the money. Boy Scouts will meet in the basement of the courthouse to night I Thursday I at 7:30. Scout master T. P. Sanderson, as well as Phillip Liverman and Ducky Lloyd, junior assistant scoutmas ters, will be present to help in the scoutcraft activities. C. N. Davenport, sr., C. N. Daven port, jr., and T. P. Davenport, of Creswell; J. W. Darden and Cecil Beasley, of Plymouth, were the only Washington County representatives to attend “Albemarle Day” at Man teo Friday, when the Southern and Northern Albemarle Associations met together. Thirty wild turkeys were re leased in Washington County last week by representatives of the Fayetteville game farm, operat ed under the supervision of the State Board of Conservation and Development, according to W. R. Hampton, member of the board. Mr. Hampton said they were re leased in three townships, but the places will not be designated. Miss Vera Ayers, an instructor in the library at the Jackson High School in New York City, was here last week visiting her father. E. W. Ayers. She formerly worked in the library of Columbia University. Alternate Number Is Sought for Route Over Sound Bridge Redefin ition of .Tempor ary U. S. 17 as 17-A Aim Of New Movement -- A movement is underway to urge the State Highway and Public Works Commission, the Federal Bureau of Roads, and the State Association of Highways to redesignate temporary U. S. No. 17, by way of the Albemarle Sound Bridge and Plymouth to Wash ington, as permanent U. S. Highway No. 17-A. Ernest V. Webb, of Kinston, district highway commissioner, says that since this is a Federal road, the Fed eral Bureau of Roads has final au thority in designating route numbers, but Mr. Webb is of the opinion that the recent flood has materially en hanced the posibility of getting this route designated as U. S. 17-A. A large number of travelers in recent weeks have expressed their preference for the route now being used, due to the excellent condition of the road and its relative freedom from traffic lights and driving through congested business districts in several towns. C. W Tatem, of Columbia, writing to John W. Darden, says that "In more instances than not, the Federal Bureau of Roads has refused to trke the recommendations of the highway commission in allotting Federal routes when they were opposite to that of the Association of State High ways, which maintains an office in Washington, D. C., with Mr. Mark ham as executive secretary.” Mr. Webb recently secured aprov al of Mr. Markham to renumber No. 32 as temporary U. S. 17. and Mr. Markham said at the time that it might be a good idea to continue this as an alternate route, in view of the fact that there is no assurance that the flood conditions may not be re peated. Melvin R. Daniels, president of the Southern Albemarle Association has already written the State Highway and Public Works Commission, and every effort is being made by local citizens to get the route designated U. S. 17 A Delinquent Tax List To Be Published Mext Week; Sale To Be Held in October The list of property on which 1939 taxes has not been paid has been placed in the hands of the printers and will appear in next week's paper, J. E. Davenport, county tax collector said today. Real estate on which the unpaid taxes t-4al approximately $25,000 will bt advertised during the month of September and sold at the courthouse door on Monday. October 7, for the unpaid taxes, interest, penalties and costs. The list this year will carry in exi ess of 800 names and parcels of land. In 1937 there were 887 . names and in 1938 the list had 953 names. In 1938 the unpaid i taxes, penalties and interest to taled $28,094, while in 1937 the amount was $26,305. Taxpayers have only a few more days to pay the amounts due and save the expense and embarrass ment of having their property ad vertised. The names will not ap pear in next week’s paper if the taxes are paid before 10 o’clock next Wednesday morning, but after that time it will be too late, to remove names from the list, it was said at the courthouse. Delegation of Farmers Protests Operation of Milk Ordinance Here Council Decides To Delay Enforcement For Next Six Months -§> Spokesmen for State Board Of Health Also Present At Meeting Tuesday A delegation of about 15 farmers appeared before the Plymouth City Council Tuesday night, with Attor neys W. M. Darden and S. A. Ward, jr,. as spokesmen, to protest a sec tion of the health ordinance which prohibits the sale and delivery of milk within the corporate limits unless such milk is produced to comply with grade A standards set up by the State Board of Health. Dr. S. V. Lewis, district health offi cer, and M. M. Mervin were present as representatives of the State Health Department. Spokesmen on both rsides of the question were heard and eventually the councilmen decided to act on the matter. City Clerk M. W. Spruill entered in hies minutes the following: “The council recommends that the present :nip ordinance not be enforced for [six months, axcept as to dairymen wno are equipped to comply with the ordinance; that the ordinance as now exists shall remain in full force and effect.” Dr. Lewis, as health officer, had served notice on farmers and others who have been delivering dairy prod ucts in the town which did not meet grade A standards that they would have to discontinue selling such prod ucts or be subject to prosecution un der the terms of the ordinance en acted in 1938. This was the first act of enforce ment of this ordinance that has been made in the last two years. Dr. Lewis, in addition to serving as district health officer, is being paid a salary of $1 per year as health officer of the town. Revival in Progress Ai Methodist Church -« Rev. O. L. HARDWICK, Pastor The revival now in progress at the local Methodist church is growing in interest and attendance each day. On Tuesday night the auditorium was nearly full, and it is expected that each seat will be occupied by the last of the week. Friday night is designated as young people’s night. We shall be delight ed to see others, but all the young people of the town are invited to be special guests and requested to sit in the center row of seats. Rev. Key Taylor, of Durham, is preaching each evening at 7:30 and will be here through Sunday night, with the exception of Saturday night. The revival may last until the middle of next week, but if so announce ments will be made at the church. The services are designed for the improvement of the spiritual life of the community. You are invited, re gardless of your church connections. We shall be happy to see you at any of the services. G. £. Lang Firm Plans To Contract (or 400 Acres Cucumbers Here Next Year The cucumber receiving station of C. C. Lang & Son, Inc., here will be operated in 1941, with an acreage allocation of about 400 acres, it was learned from P. H. Roberts, jr„ manager of the Mil ford, Va„ plant of the same con cern, who was here Monday. Mr. Robeits said he would be here in November to aid A. Res pass, who is looking after the lo cal station, in executing contracts for the acreage to be planted in this section under an agreement with his organization. There is a general shortage of cucumbers over the country this year, as only about 111,000 bush els were received from 1,500 acres at the Virginia station, where 185,000 bushels are usually re ceived from the same acreage, ac cording to the Milford manager. Mr. Roberts said that if his company had foreseen the short crop that the station here would have been operated this year, but early indications forecast a bum per production and his company thought it best to withhold the contracts for 1940. County Agent W. V. Hays told Mr. Roberts that he was prac | tically certain there would be no difficulty in signing up an acre age of 400 in this county for next year, _ I - - - Cashes in Faded I $10 Money Order Sergeant G. I. Dail, of Eden ton, thought that he was out $10 as a result of the flood at Wil liamston week before last—but he wasn’t after all his worry. The sergeant and Patrolman J. C. Scarborough, of Windsor, bor rowed a boat to get a close view of the havoc wrought by the rag ! ing Roanoke River, but a whirl pool caught them and the boat capsized. They were rescued aft er a thorough wetting. Then the officer looked into his billfold and found that a money order payable to him from the Plymouth post office had faded. The inky figures were gone and most of the other written infor mation. The other day he brought the faded money order to the lo cal post office, where Zeno Lyon looked over the money order book, located the duplicate number of the receipt and shelled out the 10 bucks to the officer. Peanut Growers To Consider Reopening Clark Peanut Plant C. W. Sheffield, Marketing Specialist, To Meet With Farmers Tomorrow Peanut growers of Washington County will meet here in the court house Friday afternoon at 2:30 for the purpose of considering the con version of the old Clark Peanut Com pany plant and warehouse here into a cooperative warehouse for the pur pose of making it more convenient to market the crop produced in this county. C. W. Sheffield, senior mar keting specialist of the State Depart ment of Agriculture, will meet with the farmers here upon invitation from John W. Darden, secretary of the Washington County Chamber of Com merce. Special invitations to attend have been issued to the following farmers: J. T. McAllister, L. E. Hassell, J. W. Marrow, R. C. Peacock, E. H. Liver man, H. C. Spruill and John E. Al len. Others may attend as they de sire, Mr. Darden said. It is the plan of proponents of the meeting to reopen the old Clark Pea nut Company plant here as a local cooperative undertaking. This would provide a local market as well as cre ate employment for a number of per sons during the season. Mr. Sheffield said that the North Carolina Peanut Stabilization Coop erative has been of great help in re moving surplus peanuts from the mar ket but the idea advanced here might improve local marketing. W. V. Hays, county agent, has also discussed the matter with Mr. Darden, and the two think that something can be done in this respect. Board Is in Favor of Reappointing Webb The Washington County Commis sioners passed a resolution here Tues day recommending the reappointment of Ernest V. Webb, of Kinston, as dis trict highway commissioner, and then turned around and parsed a resolu tion asking the State Highway and Public Works Commission to perma nently designate temporary Route 17 as permanent U. S. Highway No. 17-A. The commissioners voted to sign a contract with the State Board of Health for $2,500. This is an agree ment to continue the work of the dis trict health officer. A total of $25 was donated toward helping Roper school start a lunch room. The commissi oners also took over the jastal Farms for back taxes, in terest. penalties and court costs due against them. They were placed on the tax books at $3 per acre. Sesqui-Centennial Celebration To Be Held October 30th East Carolina All-Star High School Band Festival Here Same Day -<$. Wednesday, October 30 has been selected as the date for the Plymouth Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, and the Eastern Carolina All-Star High School Band has decided to stage its parade, concert and other activi ties here on the same date, it was announced thsi week. Combining the two events will bring about 120 musicians here from 17 towns in this immediate section, and the music they will present is ex pected to add considerably to the at tendance and general interest in the celebration of the 150th anniversary of founding the town of Plymouth. Officers and directors of the sesqui centennial celebration committee are urged to attend an important meet ing to be held at the clerk's office in the municipal building here Friday evening at 7:30, it was announced to day by John W. Darden, general chairman of the event. Mr. Darden said the committee hopes to get an important speaker here for the occasion, which will also feature a parade, with the bands, individual floats. Boy Scouts and like organizations participating. A bas ket lunch to be served at noon to the large crowd expected is under con sideration. Eight sub-committees have been appointed by Chairman Darden to iook after the program, finances, pa rade and floats, entertainment, mu sic, history, publicity and decorations, and the citizens of the community are expected to shoulder their part of the responsibility and make this one of the most important events ever to be held in this historical town. -<$. Unions Take Lead In Observance of Labor Day Here J. A. Green, Colored A. F. L. Representative, Makes Principal Speech -- "Consider the beavers as an ex ample of cooperation, unity and ef ficient workers, as they build an ade quate dam under the supervision of their foreman. ' J. A. Green, of Dur ham, colored investigator for the Na tional Builders’ Association, of Wash ington, D. C.. and a representative of the American Federation of Labor, told 400 workmen in the courthouse Monday in a Labor Day address. Tire speaking high-lighted the La bor Day celebration here Monday, starting witli a parade in which about 100 persons participated, led by Di rector L. W. Zeigler and his Plym outh High School Band. L. James Johnson, who was also to speak at the morning session, was unable to make the trip. In the afternoon the union members repaired to Albemarle Beach, where barbecue was served. The colored union members enjoyed a baseball game. Attorney W. L. Whitley, Recorder John W. Darden, and W. H. Town send, president of the local pulp workers' union, also spoke briefly. "There could be no greater lesson to humanity on the necessity of co operation than that presented by the beaver and the forst, which, through the habits of nature, present the beauty of cooperation in each plant producing its own color to blend in the scheme of a beautiful landscape,” said Green, a colored lawyer, who won frequent applause from the white and colored union members and the guests present. "Democracy should be protected from all isms except Americanism,” Green continued, "as tire totalitarian states take away the freedom of the laborer to assemble and to engage in collective bargaining with their em ployers and Adolph Hitler, of Ger many, was one of the first of these men to make labor a servant of the state without the right to bargain for his wages. j-.auur presents ltseu toaay as a united front of the colored and white races to help in every way the pre paredness program that is underway in this country and labor knows that whatever happe ns as an aftermath of the present European conflict it will affect the laboring man in some way. "Organized labor is not hostile to capital, but the workmen have or ganized to protect themselves and the employer by increasing the efficiency of the laborer, stepping up produc tion, and by reasoning to get a fair and living wage and some measure of security for the workmen and his family," the negro concluded. "This town, county and state will be a better place in which to live when you make your union a better federation for the working man, and if you are governed by reason the unity of labor will work to the ad vantage of the employee and the em player," Mr Whitley said in his brief talk. Recorder John W. Darden said that "the economic and social condition of Plymouth is better today than at any time in its history; and this is made possible by collective bargain ing and by employer and employee reasoning together for the mutual advantage of both labor and capital." Lions Club To Sponsor Four Collins' Festival Programs Here Next Month The Plymouth Lions Club is preparing now for the sponsor ship of the Collins’ Entertain ment Festival, a series of four programs that are to be present ed at the high school building during the month of Oetober, with one performance scheduled each week. In addition to single admission tickets for each performance, season tickets will be sold for the entire series of four. President P. W. Brown, of the club, is having the tickets printed this week and they will be put on sale soon. Exact dates of the appearances of the artists will be announced later. It is understood the first j performance will be given by the Hugo Brandt Company, composed of Hugo Brandt, Polish concert pianist and composer; Maxine Cassaretto, coloratura soprano and pianist; and others. The second week will feature the ap pearance of Bud Waite, radio op erator and electrician with Ad miral Byrd’s third expedition to Little America. The third week will bring Doris Jeanne Peterson, marimba styl ist, and Robert Fitzgerald, tenor and accompanying pianist. The fourth week will bring the Wells Players, v. ho will present “The Big Pond,” an uproarious comedy with sparkling lines and an ap pealing love story. Local Students Being Registered for School Opening Next Week Town Council in Regular Meeiing The Town Council Tuesday night instructed Town Attorney Z. V. Nor man to draft an amendment to the southern and eastern boundary of the fire zone to be adopted at the next meeting as the result of a petition by Attorney W. L. Whitley. L. R. Pettit. Ahoskie engineer, ap peared before the councilmen asking that work be started immediately on the street improvement program ap proved sometime ago, with the WPA contributing a part of the money. However, Mr. Pettit was told by the councilmen that no work would be started on either the street improve ment or water and sewer improve ment projects until the latter had been approved or rejected by the WPA and the councilmen had had opportunity to determine the amount of money the town would have to raise. The councilmen held a special meeting Wednesday night to discuss the audit completed recently by Mr. Williams, of Williams and Wall, cer tified public accountants of Raleigh. -$ Schedule of Prices For Various Peanut Grades Announced No. 1 Virginias To Bring $70 Ton; Ranges Down To Minimum of $48 -<$> A schedule of prices adopted by the United States Department of Agri culture to maintain last year's level of returns to the growers has been re ceived by L. E. Hassell, of Roper, a director of the North Carolina Pea nut Stabilization Cooperative. The complete list of prices is as follows: Virginia type: U. S. No. 1, class A, $70 per ton; class B, $66 per ton; class C, $61 per ton; No. 2, class A, $67 per ton; class B, $63 per ton; class C, $58 per ton; No. 3, class A, $65 per ton; class B, $61 per ton; and class C, $56 per ton. Southeastern Spanish: U. S. No. 1, $65 per ton; No. 2. $61 per ton: No. 3, $56 per ton. Runners: U. S. No. 1. $57 per ton; No. 2, $53 per ton; and No. 3, $48 per ton. The Department of Agriculture of ficials were in favor of cutting the prices because of the bumper crop then expected this year, according to Mr. Hassell, but representatives of the peanut industry protested, saying that many things could happen to the crop before harvest. Producers and millers are now greatly disturbed over the amount of damage done to the growing crop in Eastern North Carolina with thous ands of acres flooded. The peanut surplus removal pro gram through diversion into oil, with peanut stabilization cooperatives serv ing as the diversion agencies, has been continued this year. Republicans Meei at! Cherry Next Week A meeting of the Willkie-McNary Club will be held at Cherry Thursday night of next week, September 12, at 7:30, when one or more speakers will be present to discuss Americanism vs. Hitlerism,” it was announced to day by J. c. Tarkenton, of Pleasant Grove, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Washington County. “All Americans who love freedom, despise dictatorships at home and abroad and who are nauseated with the New Deal are cordially invited, whether old or young, male or fe male, saints or sinner- Republicans or Democrats,” said Mr Tarkenton. J. Richard Carr of Plymouth, is president of the county central Willkie-McNary Club. Believe Attendance Will Justify Adding Two More Teachers Enrollment Is Expected To Total 750 at Two Local White Schools Registration and orientation of students planning to attend Plym outh schools during the coming term is underway here today and will be continued through tomorrow, wtth the children being enrolled and as signed to their rooms in preparation for opening of the white and colored schools in Plymouth district Thurs day morning of next week, Septem ber 12, at 9 a. m. Based on the attendance and en rollment at the end of last term, cou pled with the number of new children who have moved into Plymouth since then, it is expected the local white schools will have an enrollment for the term of about 750. The library of the high school and a room in the basement where the science class has been meeting will probably be converted into class rooms in an effort to relieve congest ed conditions. It was said there will likely be combination grades, as was the case last year. School officials are hopeful that an additional teacher or two will be allotted to the schools here this year if the anticipated enrollment mater ializes. Attendance during the first two weeks will decide this, as it must be sufficient to impress upon the State School Commission that addi tional faculty members are needed. Coach Robert Emmett Joyce was expected here some time this week to get in a little football practice with the high school team before the term officially opens next Thursday. Funeral Salurday For J.H. Craddock -<8> Creswell.—Funeral services were held at the home near Creswell Sat urday afternoon for J. H. Craddock, 61, who died at 10 o'clock Friday night after a short illness. The Rev. L. B Bennett officiated. Interment took place at the family cemetery near the home. For years, Mr. Craddock was a member of the Philippi Christian church and occupied a leading posi tion in the business and social life of the community. A large crowd at tended the last rites to pay their re spects to this lieflong resident of Washington County. Mr. Craddock is survived by his widow, Mrs. Claudius Snell Craddock; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Gibbs and Mrs. Issler Davenport; and two sis ters, Mrs. Nancy Swain, of Roper, and Mrs. Hester Holt, of New Jersey. He also leaves the following grand children: Marvin. Floyd, Howard, Irene and Murena Davenport, Har old and Carl Gibbs. Tobacco Averaging From 17 to 19 Cenls In New Bright Bell Farmers Generally Fairly Well Satisfied; Much Low Quality Leaf ——<g Although there is some dissatisfac tion expressed, county farmers were generally fairly well pleased with the prices being paid for tobacco pro duced in this area, the average rang ing from 17 to 19 cents per pound, with large offerings of inferior qual ity tobacco. The opening prices last year aver aged around 16 cents. Better tobacco was reported on morf markets yester day, the second day of the season, and the general average was up at least 1 cent over the first day. it is estimated that county farm ers have sold approximately 100.U00 pounds of their million-pound crop, and they are rushing preparation of the remainder of the leaf for the mar kets. At the rate it is moving now, observers believe 60 per cent ol the total will be sold by the middle of October. Wednesday the Robersonville mar ket sold 225,196 pounds for $43,142.36, an average of $19.15 per 100; Wil liamston sold 113.934 pounds for $19, 227.82, an average of $16.87, and while Washington official figures were not available, it is was estimated the average there was between 17 and 18 cents. Though some good quality tobacco was offered from this county, returns were about the same as those for the general market averages. T. S. Lu cas said he sold a load in Roberson ville Tuesday for 22 cent; W. J. Mayo received from 8 to 30 cents; and A. J. Riddle about the same for tobacco sold in Greenville. L. E. Hassell re ceived fair returns for tobacco he sold in Williamston. School Bus Drivers And Routes Named By Board Education Plans for Safer Transporta tion Discussed at Meet Here Tuesday -® Bus t'.ivers for the public school, in Washington County were named and their routes assigned at a meet ing Tuesday of the board of educa tion, at which time plans for the safe and rapid transportation of children was discussed. Corporal T. B. Brown, of the State Highway Patrol, has checked the buses and found them in good condi tion. He is also endeavoring to have signs placed in front of all school buildings advising motorists to slow down for school zones. The bus drivers and their routes follow: Plymouth: Garland Hardison, West over; James Rea. Long Ridge road and Wenona; William Styons, Beas ley road; Ellis Newberry, Long Acre; Freeman Allen, Wenona and other points in that section. Roper: Raymond Phelps, Mount Delane Church; Russell Biggs, south east of Roper: Clifton Everett, Pleas ant Grove; Murriell Wallace, Mack eys; Charles Thomas White, jr., Skinnersville: James McAllister, West over and Skiles' store to Henry Dav enport's. Creswell: Leland Barber, Pea Ridge road; Travis Swain, Piney Grove church; Louis Spear, Smith's store to Piney Chapel church; Louise Chesson, southeast Creswell, Collins' store to Earl's Service Station; Lon Woodley, Canal Bridge; William T. Hopkins, Jordon Davenport's to Dewey Phelps; Williford Armstrong, Pritchett's store. Creswell-Cherry; Edsel Barnes, Newland Road; Harold Davenport, Four Corners to E. L. Cobb’s place -«•> Announces Services for Sunday at Grace Church Sunday services at Grace Episcopal church here follow: 10 a. m„ church school. 11 a. m.. celebration of Holy Com munion; Rev. Sidney E. Matthews, celebrant. 7:30 p. m.. Young People’s Service League. County Nay Apply for Participation In Food Stamp Plan Used Elsewhere Washington County may be eligible for participation in the food stamp plan in addition to Wake, Mecklenburg, Guilford counties and the cities of Char lotte, Raleigh, High Point and Greensboro, where the program is now operating, according to A. E. Langston, State director of commodity distribution. "Any locality in North Caro lina interested in joining in the new method of distribution of surplus comodity products to its needy should get to work through the proper channels to have their counties included in the 125 more acres of future operation.” Mr, Langston said. If smaller towns like Plymouth are chosen by the Federal Sur plus Commodity corporation for the stamp plan about 150 addi tional areas will be selected. Mr. Langston explained. The full effect of the stamp plan program of distributing sur plus commodities to needy will not be reflected upon the farm income until a nearer approach to complete national coverage is attained, said Mr. Langston. Under the plan of operation, stamps arc Issued to the needy for surplus commodities. The stamps are presented at stores cooperating with the government and food exchanged for them, the government reimbursing the storekeepers.
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