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Volume LIV
ACCOMAC C. H., VA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1934
Number 14
Plan To Boost Control
Potato Prices Adopted
Virginia, Carolina Units Agree
On 4-Point Program In
Capital Talks
RESTRICTIONS WOULD
BE VOLUNTARY FOR 1935
B. Drummond Ayres Appointed
On Committee To Present Plan
To Help Potato Industry
Washington, N. C., Sept 21 — A
farmers meeting was held in the
John Small High School auditorium
on Thursday, September 20, 1934.
Every seat in the auditorium was,
taken, and there were a great many;
standing. There were approximately!
a thousand farmers present at thej
meeting. The meeting was also at-;
tended by Governor Ehringhaus of:
North Carolina, Senator Dudley!
Bagley, Mr. Graham, President of
the Federal Land Bank for the|
North Carolina section, the Presi-j
dent of the Production Credit Bank!
for the North Carolina Section,
Mr. Porter Taylor, Assistant to Mr.
Chester Davis, head of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration, A.
E. Mercker, Executive Secretary of
the Inter-State Early Potato Com.,
and other distinguished persons.
The states of Virginia and South
Carolina were also represented at
the meeting.
The meeting was addressed brief
ly by Mr. Linsley Warren, who,
then introduced Mr. Taylor. Mr.
Taylor explained to the meeting the
various manners in which the AAA
was handling crops. Mr. Taylor re-1
cited that seven commodities had
now been made “basic commodit
ies;” that in order for any com
modity to be made a “basic com
modity” requires special legislation
by Congress and that therefore po
tatoes could not be made a “basic
commodity” prior to the next ses
sion of Congress, which will not
convene until January; that it would
be practically impossible, assuming
a law making potatoes a “basic
commodity” could be passed, to have
it passed in time to set up the neces
sary machinery to be of any benefit
for the 1935 crop.
Mr. Taylor further explained that
a restriction would also have to be
controlled by special legislation un
less it could be done by agreement
among the farmers, and that we
have no special legislation except in
cases of cotton and tobacco. For
the same reason that potatoes could
not be made a “basic commodity”
in time to be any benefit for the
year 1935, Mr. Taylor explained
that any legislation restricting
acreage would not be of any bene
fit for the year 1935.
He further explained that the
Marketing Agreement, which had
been adopted by Elizabeth City,
Norfolk and Eastern Shore of Vir
Continued on page 12
BAPTIST TRAINING
SCHOOLS IN OCTOBER
One At Cheriton Will Be Held
October 22-26; Parksley Oc
tober 29-November 2
Announcement was made this week
that plans for the Baptist Sunday
School Training Schools are nearing
comfletion. The first will be held
at Cheriton High School each night ■
at 7:30, October 22-26, with an in
spirational meeting at Cheriton Bap
tist Church on Sunday afternoon, Oc
tober 21, at 3:00 o’clock. This will
be followed by the Training School
at Parksley High School each night
at 7:30, October 29-November 2, with
the inspirational meeting at Parks
ley Baptist Church, Sunday after
noon, October 28, at 3:00 o’clock.
Courses will be offered in acord
ance with the new standards recently
adopted by the Sunday School Board
of the Southern Baptist Convention.
A great deal of enthusiasm and in- 1
terest has been manifested by Bap- 1
tist Sunday School workers in both 1
counties and it is expected that these '
Training Schools will be attended by |
large numbers. The best teachers
and courses of study are being pro
vided in order to assure a continu
ance of the high standards character
izing the Baptist Training Schools
of the past two years. More com
plete announcements wall be found in 1
later issues of this paper.
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TEACHING OFF SHORE
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Miss Marie Revell has gone to
Matthews County where she will <
teach Science and English in the ;
New Point High School this session.' 1
USES HANDS TO
CATCH CHANNEL BASS
WHEN LINE BREAKS
Mr. Lloyd E. Hill, Chincotea
gue, Va., won one of the great
est battles of his life Wednes
day, when he captured a 50
pound channel bass at Assatea
gue Beach. Captain Lloyd was
fishing from the beach when he
hooked the channel bass and
pulled it to the top of the
water, where the line snapped
and the bass gained its free
dom.
A heavy wave washed out
revealing the bass in a slough.
Captain Lloyd did not intend
to be defeated this time. He
hopped on the bass and held
it by the gills, finally dragging
it on high land, not releasing
his grip on same until he was
positive of becoming victorious.
BASKETBALL SCHED
ULE IS ANNOUNCED
Opening Games For County
Championship Take Place
Friday, October 5
The basketball schedule for the
boys and girls teams of the high
schools of Accomack County was an
nounced this week. The county is
iivided into two divisions, the upper
division teams being Chincoteague,
New Church, Temperanceville and
Bloxom. The teams in the lower di
vision are Accomac, Parksley, Onan
:ock and Central. The winners in
;ach half will meet in a champion
ship series which will be decided in
the best two out of three games. The
schedule of games for both boys
and girls is as follows:
Friday, October 5th
Onancock at Accomac
Central at Parksley
Temperanceville at Bloxom
New Church at Chincoteague.
Friday, October 12th
Parksley at Onancock
Accomac at Central
Bloxom at New Church
Chincoteague at Temperanceville
Friday. October 19th
Onancock at Central
Parksley at Accomac
Chincoteague at Bloxom
Temperanceville at New Church
Friday, October 26th
Central at Accomac
Onancock at Parksley
New Church at Bloxom
Temperanceville at Chincoteague
Friday, November 2nd
Accomac at Onancock
Parksley at Central
Chincoteague at New Church
Bloxom at Temperanceville
Friday, November 9th
Accomac at Parksley
Central at Onancock
Bloxom at Chincoteague
New Church at Temperanceville
MISSIONARY MEETING
AT BELLE HAVEN
Circle No. 1 of the Bettie A. Rue
Missionary Auxiliary of Belle Haven
will hold its regular meeting in the
church, Monday, October 1st, at 2:30
o. m. All members are repuested to
oe present for this important meet
ing.
Ferry Price Not
Set Says Shirley
Discusses Situation With Advocates Of Deltaville-Harborton Pur
chase. Should State Purchase It Price Would Be
Determined By Valuation Proceedings
•Henry G. Shirley, state highway
ommissioner, said recently that in
he discussion over the proposal that
he state highway commission take
iver and operate the Deltaville-Har
(orton ferry, connecting the Eastern
Shore with the rest of Virginia,
here had been no mention made of
iny figure at which the present
erry corporation would sell its
■ights and properties to the state,
fe understood, however, he said,
hat the ferry corporation was wil
ing to sell to the state “at a
>rice.” This price would be deter
nined as the result of a valuation
iroceeding.
Even if the state determines to
mbark on this venture it will be a
rear or more before anything along
hat line could be done. Mr. Shir
Benefit Baseball
Game At F.-N. H. S.
Saturday, Sept. 29
! Reggie Mapp To Pilch For Ex
more In Game Against
Cape Charles
There will be a baseball game or
the grounds of the Franktown-Nassa
1 wadox High School, Saturday after
noon, September 29, at 3 o’clock be
tween a picked team sponsored bj
the Lion’s Club of Cape Charles anc
a picked team sponsored by the Ex
more Rotary Club. Voluntary ad
mission will be taken atthe gate, th(
: proceeds to go to he Hospital Bee
Fund, which is being sponsored b;
the Exmore Rotary Club.
As a special attraction the Exmore
Club has secured Reggie Mapp, the
Eastern Shore’s outstanding basebal
player, to pitch for them. A rea
; game may be expected.
SIXTY SHORE BOYS
I ENROLL IN VOCATIONAL
AGRICULTURE CLASSES
Franktown - Nassawadox Leads
With Enrollment Of 22; Cen
tral Second With 21
Temperanceville, Va., September 2;
—Sixty farm boys of the Easten
Shore have enrolled for the course ii
Vocational Agriculture, a course de
signed to prepare boys for the vo
cation of farming and to train then
to be better rural citizens. Frank
town - Nassawadox leads this yeai
with an enrollment of 22, Central has
21 enrolled and Temperanceville 17
This represents a small increase ii
enrollment over last year.
In addition to their class roon
study and actual farm practice or
their home farms, these boys enjoj
the privilege of being members oi
the Future Farmers of America, i
I national organization of farm boys
| studying vocational agriculture in th<
] high schools of the country. EacI
! local chapter with the help of the
; Eastern Shore F. F. A. Association
of which Crother Lang is president
jis planning to make this the bes1
| year that Vocational Agriculture ha:
ever known.
octobebWicourt
CONVENES MONDAY
• Civil Docket Set For First Weeli
| Of Term Is Very
Light
The October term of the Circuit
Court of Accomack County convenes
next Monday, October 1st. There
will be asession of the grand jurj
on Monday. The civil cases are se1
for the first week of the term bul
the docket is very light. Criminal
cases are set for Monday, Tuesdaj
and Wednesday, October 8, 9 and 10
The tentative docket for the term is
as follows:
Monday, October 1 — Grand jury
contested motions, suggestions, at
tachments, pleas and demurrers.
Tuesday, October 2 — Common
wealth of Va. ex. rel. Billie Bundicl
vs. J. Merritt Chandler et als. Willis
S. Whittaker vs. Muir Candy Com
pany et al. Onley & Dennis vs
West & Catlin.
Wednesday, October 3 — John W
Barnes of Thos. vs. Herbert V
Ewell, et als. Edgar Tooley, infanl
by next friend vs. D. Parke Custis
et al. Ray V. Gladding vs. O. Pres
ton Bunting. Robert L. Turlingtor
and wife, et als vs. Carrie Virginia
Turlington.
ley very frankly told proponents that
the commission was without funds
at this time to buy the ferry.
Some of the supporters of the
proposal see a chance to raise mon
ey necessary for the change by bor
rowing federal funds. They point out
that the state highway department
is already operating as a toll bridge
the James Madison Memorial bridge
connecting Port Royal and Port
Conway. Funds for the construc
tion of this bridge were obtained
through a Reconstruction Finance
Corporation loan.
If the state eventually decides to
take over the Deltaville-Harborto i
Ferry, it will mean the adoption of
a new policy, which is expected to
lead to the taking over of other fer
ries in the state.
FLOWER SHOW AT
"ELUBTON” HEAR
EASTELE, OCT. 5
Two More Restored Old Record
Books Of Northampton Coun
ty To Be Presented
D. A. R.’S AND A. P. V. A.
RESTORING VOLUMES
Several Ladies Prominent In D.
A. R.’s To Be Present
On Occasion
Eastville, Va., Sept. 27—A pro
gram of exceptional interest will
take place Friday afternoon, Octo
ber 5th, at “Elkington,” the charm
i ing colonial home of Mrs. George
i Willing when, in connection with the
! annual fall flower show held by the
i Northamption branch of the Asso
1; ciation for the Preservation of Vir
ginia Antiquities, two more restor
ed volumes of Northampton Court
! records will be presented to the
| Court.
i! The Record of 1632-1640, which
has been restored by Mrs. Eleanor
[ i Washington Howard, of Washington,
D. C., in honor of the Mount Ver
non Chapter D. A. R., will be pre
sented by Mrs. John Ashton, Re
■ gent of the Mount Vernon Chapter
• D. A. R., and received on behalf of
the Court by the Honorable C. M.
Lankford, Jr., Commonwealth’s At
torney, acting for Judge John E.
Nottingham, who will be detained
in Accomack Court. Mrs. Howard,
the sole surviving charter member
of the Mount Vernon Chapter, was
the last member of the Washington
family to make her home at Mt.
Vernon.
The Record of Deeds and Wills
1645-1663, which has been restored
by the Northampton Branch A. P.
V. A., will be presented by Mrs.
George Willing, who has manifested
great interest in the local branch,
i Mr. Lankford will also receive this
, volume on behalf of the court. Three
j volumes of restored records were
presented last year by Northampton
Branch A. P. V. A. and the Virginia
D. A. R.
The 1632-1640 records are the old-1
est in Virginia, and the oldest, save!
one, in the United States, and con-!
stitutes the first of the oldest con-j
tinuous set of court records in
I America. The program on Friday
should therefore be of interest to,
j every Eastern Shoreman, and the,
[public is cordially invited. There will
be a silver offering received to de- [
fray expenses incident to the pro
gram.
Other items of interest on the
program will be greetings of wel
come by Miss Nell Nottingham,
Directress of Northampton Branch
A. P. V. A., invocation by Dr. John
R. Rosebro of Holmes Presbyterian
Continued on page 12
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SETTING OF ILLEGAL
FISH TRAP CHARGED
Capt. George Kirwin, Of Cape
Charles, Waves Preliminary
Hearing In Norfolk
Norfolk, Sept. 22—Facing a charge
of setting fish traps illegally in
lower Chesapeake Bay, Capt. George
Kirwan, of Cape Charles, command
ing officer of the Pennsylvania
steamer, Virginia Lee, waived a pre
liminary hearing today before United
States Commissioner Percy S. Ste
phenson and went over under bond
to the Federal district grand jury.
Captain Kirwan was taken in cus
tody several weeks ago on evidence
obtained by C. C. Keher, assistant
engineer in the Baltimore army engi
l neer’s office, who charged Kirwan
with setting traps in Chesapeake
Bay, off Hungars River, in an area
where fish traps are prohibited by
the secretary of war.
The investigator stated to the dis
trict attorney that on August 27 he
notified Captain Kirwan that the
traps were illegal, and that no reply
had been received to his communi
cation, nor were the traps removed.
Captain Kirwan is represented by
Quentin Nottingham, Eastville at
torney and the prosecution is in the
hands of Assistant District Attorney'
Russel T. Bradford.
SUPPER AT WOOD
BURY, OCTOBER 3
The Ladies’ Aid Society of Wood
bury Methodist Church will hold its'
■ inual fair in the basement of the
church on Wednesday, October 3rd.
Come and meet your friends and
t :joy the good things to eat.
Nine Year Old Boy
Saves Smaller Sister
From Drowning
Preston Lee Justis Jumps Into
Creek After Rebecca
Anne Justis
Rebecca Anne Justis, 4 years old,
of near Leemont, was saved from
drowning at the home of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shrieves,
Friday, September 14, by her broth
er, Preston Lee Justis, aged 9 years.
The little boy and girl were crossing
a footbridge, which is over a branch
of Hunting Creek near the Shrieves
home. The little girl fell overboard.
No sooner had she fallen into the
water than Preston Lee jumped over
after her and held her head above
water until an uncle, Joe Shrieves
could come to her rescue. The water
was up to Preston’s neck. Luckily
the tide was not at high water when
the accident happened.
RALPH LAWS NAMED
AGENT FOR P. R. R. CO.
AT CHINCOTEAGUE
W. Ralph Laws, of Chincoteague,
Va., has been appointed Agent for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., at
that place to succeed R. G. Phipps,
who was recently retired. Mr.
Laws has been working as a clerk
with the P. R. R. for the past ID
years, and served the entire time at
Chincoteague. Mr. Laws is promi
nent in social and fraternal circles
on Chincoteague. The appointment
was made by Supt. K. R. Vought,
of the Norfolk Division.
GROUP CONFERENCE
AT ACCOMAC OCT. 10
An Eastern Shore Group Confer
ence will be held at Makemie Pres
byte ian Church, Accomac, Va., Wed
nesday, October 10, beginning at 10
a. m. Mrs. E. C. Pettit, of Norfolk,
the Presbyterial President and other
Presbyterial officers are expected to
be present. Each auxiliary is re
quested to be represented at the
meet',:ig. A detailed program will
be given in this paper next week.
M. P. WOMEN TO
MEET IT SALISBURY
Joint Meeting Of Delaware And
Lower Peninsula Districts
Tuesday, October 2
The Delaware and Lower Penin
sula Districts, Women’s Missionary
Work, M. P. Church, will hold a
joint meeting at Salisbury, Tuesday,
October 2, beginning at 10:30 a. m.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Warner, mission
aries to Japan, who are now at home
on furlough will be guest speakers.
The program as arranged is as
follows: l
Morning devotionals—Rev. J. Leas1
Greene.
Minutes and business—Both Dis- i
tricts.
Committee reports.
Temperance report — Mrs. S. A.
Maddox, Crisfield.
Monthly projects — Mrs. Horsey,
Laurel.
Special music—Salisbury.
November thank offering- -Mrs. R.
W. Sapp, Georgetown.
Address—Mrs. Paul Warner.
Introduction of pastors and visit
ors.
Noon.
Afternoon devotionals—Rev. G. A.
Ogg.
Dr. George T.
Address
SPEAKS ON SHORE
Dr. George T. Waite
GROUP MEETINGS OF
W. M. S. NEXT WEEK
Will Be Held At Travis Chapel,
Harborton, Guilford And
Allen
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the M. E. Church, South, will hold
their group meetings on the follow
ing dates:
Group I at Travis Chapel on Mon
day, October 1st.
Group II at Harborton on Tues
day, October 2nd.
Group III and IV at Guilford on
Monday, October 3rd.
Group V at Allen, Md., Thursday,
October 4th.
The program is as follows:
10:30 Devotional.
10:45 Children’s Work—Mrs. W. T.
A. Haynes.
11:00 Council Plans — Mrs. Lee
Britt.
11:45 District Plans — Mrs V. W.
Phillips.
11:55 Speaker — Miss Margaret
Rue.
12:30 Lunch.
1:30 Hymn and prayer.
1:40 Christian Social Relations —
Mrs. G. C. Hamilton.
2:00 Spiritual Life and Message —
Mrs. Lee Britt.
2:20 Mission and Bible Study —
Mrs. C. R. Waters.
2:45 Announcements.
3:00 Adjournment.
SUPPER AT GRACE
M. P. CHURCH
A chicken salad and fried oyster
supper will be given at Grace M. P.
Church, Parksley, Va., Friday, Oc
tober 5th, beginning at 4 o’clock by
the Usher’s Union. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
ROLAND MASON NOW
ASSOCIATED WITH
WALTER M. CLARK
Announcement is made in this is
sue of this paper that Roland Mason
of Onancock, is now associated with
Walter M. Clark, of Chincoteague,
funeral director and embalmer.
Roll call and business.
Report of Executive Committee of
the branch.
Special music—Salisbury.
Address—Rev. Paul Warner.
The ladies of the Salisbury aux
iliary will serve a 25 cent lunch.
50 Entries In Baby Show At
Bijou Theatre Next Monday
Event Attracting More Interest Than Anything Ever Before At
tempted By Management. Entries Close Friday Night, Sep
tember 29. To Select Queen And Four Attendants
The “Shirley Temple Beauty Con
test,’’ to be held at the Bijou, Onley,
on Monday night, October 1, in con
nection with the showing of “Baby
Take a Bow,” is creating a tremen
dous amount of interest on the
Shore. Over fifty entries have been
made and others are expected before
the close of the time allotted for
entering. The management of the
theatre states that the contest is
the most successful undertaking ever
attempted by him, judging by the
amount of interest and enthusiasm
shown by the people.
A large number of awards have
been generously donated by a group
of outstanding stores in the county.
The Queen of the contest will receive
a pair of shoes from Be jamin’s; a
dress from Greenberg’s; underwear
from Leatherbury’s; a sweater from
Mathias’; a hat from The Hat Shop;
her studio portrait from Edwards’
Studio; and two pairs of socks from
Click and Sons. The management
will award her five dollars in cash.
Each of the four members of the
Queen’s court will receive one of the
following gifts: bath powder from
G. L. Geiger and Co.; compact from
Bell Drug Co.; school outfit from
On. y Pharmacy; and an unannounced
gift from J. T. Guy. The manage
ment of the theatre will award each
member of the court one dollar in
cash.
The rules of the contest are:
1. Contest is open to all little
Continued on page 12
Waite To
Shore Baptists
!• __
Will Speak At Eight Massmeet
ings In Churches In Acco
mack And Northampton
MAKES FIRST ADDRESS
AT ACCOMAC, SUNDAY
Schedule For Addresses In Six
Day Tour Is An
nounced
Dr. George T. Waite, of Richmond,
secretary of the Baptist Board of
Missions and Education, will begin a
six day speaking tour of the Eastern
Shore of Virginia Sunday morning at
11 o’clock when he addresses the con
gregation of the Drummondtown Bap
tist Church in Accomac.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock he
will address a massmeeting of the
congregations of the Zion, Bethel,
Parksley, Modest Town, Mappsville
and Shdoh Baptist Churches. The
meeting will be held ia the Zion
church. Sunday evening, at 7:30
o’clock the Cape Charles, Lower
Northampton and Ceuar Grove Bap
tist Chuichcs will hold a joint meet
*r.g in Cape Charles with Dr, Waite
, is tha speaker.
I riie r.asiville and Cherit n Baptist
I Churches will unite for a nassmeet
I ing to be held I,ler.c;ay evening at
7:30 o’clock in the Lastvil'e Church
j with Dr. Waite as the principal
; spral:: r. Tuesday evening at the
| same hour he will address a mass
! meeting of the Exmore, Taylor Me
! mortal and Red Bank Churches. The
! meeting will be held in the Red Bank
I Church.
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m.
Dr. Waite will add:ess a meeting to
be held in the Onl • Baptist Church.
This meeting will be attended by
delegations from the Onley, Broad
way, Baker Memorial, Drummond
town, Hollies and Onanco 'k Church
I es. Union and Atlantic Baptist
Churches will unite for a mass meet
I ing to be held Thursday night in the
I Union Church with Dr. Waite as the
| speaker.
Dr. Waite will close his tour by
addressing a massmeeting to be held
in New Church on Friday evening,
October 5, at 7:30 o’clock. The New
Church, Chincoteague, Hall's Chapel,
Horntown, Hailwood and Makemie
Park Baptist Churches will unite for
this massmeeting.
FIFTH SUNDAY INSTI
TUTE AT PUNGOTEAGUE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29TH
The Fifth Sunday Institute will be
held next Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember 29, at 2:30, at the Pungotea
gue M. E. Church, South. Rev. I.
L. Llewellyn, of Cheriton, will be the
speaker of the occasion anil a special
musical program has been arranged.
All Sunday School workers are es
pecially invited to be present.
FLEMING SPEAKS
AI WOMAN’S CLUB
Talks On Parliamentary Pro
cedure And Recommends Rul
es Of Order To Be Used
A large percentage of members
and several guests of the Woman’s
Club, of Accomack County asembled
on Friday, September 21, at the
Parish Houses, Onancock, to greet
Mrs. Hampton Fleming, of Rich
mond, when she spoke on Parliamen
tary Law.
The period of club routine was
short but the president, Miss Susie
LeCato paused to pay tribute to her
friend, co-worker in church and
member of the club, Mrs. W. G. Em
mett, who passed away September
IS, at Belle Haven. Mrs. Early Kil
mon was in charge of the program
and introduced the speaker, whose
pleasing personality and keen sense
of humor held her audience at once.
Her talk was lucid and informal
(she said she does not make speech
es).
She gave a brief outline of the
history of early Parliamentary Prac
tice, referring to the Jefferson Man
ual for the United States Senate, as
one of the first works used as au
thority in this country.
She recommends that women’s or
ganizations use as their guide, a sim
plified form of Robert’s Rules of
Order and she explained in detail
the essentials of a properly conduc
ted meeting.
Many expressions of appreciation
were heard both for the speaker and
Mrs. ICilmon, who planned her com
ing.