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1 4k S!'-'! Some Items We Gather From Our Issues of July, 1 889. The Beacon made its first appearance June 21, 1889, with Thomas Huson as editor. Each week we will publish some of the most interesting items that were published during the Beacon's infancy, and as it grew older. Jdy 19, 1SS9. Give us street lamps. Miss Ida M. Chesson :'sm town the guest of Airs. H. iS. Owens. Tne Washington Country Al liance is now about oOO.-'sjina' and isstiil increasing.;' , "'- Our enterprlsihgf to .vn jin&n. Mr. ). D Loaneh&S- erecceca lartre shingle miH in the w$st end. Mr. Stuart Wia'dp died in his home nereon Aionu ;' last. Mr:E-:St. C'CIie&ftB son of our vfili tent she'ritr.- J I;B. Ches sonhus accepted a position with S. Adior as taUsina.-' . Corn 00 cents per bushel. Hams 11 Oi-nti per lbs.. Flour $3 50 to $0 0J, Butter 25 cen's eggs 22 uc-its. S. F. Bu'bmk is t work sur veying tor the re.ih'oad to be bmlt irom tlrs place to Washing ton. Mis L'z;:io Ward of NiViwberjt, is t' go -s . oi' i.b'v u'.ci:;.' Dr. V. H War,;, o 1 !ain Srrj3 t O f Sa-iirthw sat .st Mr. Fannh- eloped Frank Unify nlvs Williams of L'c s.,. Mills an l .vere marn Mr: A. M. J diuston ha. given his beautiful 'evuoiriL.inie near Plyrnoum the titi - ol' "Rose neich". No more over t he g . amp mm'- MA. GURKIN ATIi,: OVERLAND CONVEX 3S 1 ijli Letter to The ?vlr. L W.?. SLfrki.r, Willys-. Ove;la;id dea'.er in faiscily, who is one of tne 5,000 dealers visit ing tir great Toledo plant in con nection with the immense con vention now tn progress, re-j.ounts his exp jre.ices in tiiis or.! er tam ing loiter to the editor: Some aetiw! . Nothing was ever so' impress iv i as our lour of' the great plant that virus- out Willys-Overland Car?. Our Pullmans all parked in the company yards. There was'room enough, for tnere are i-even mile of track within the plant. Ea;h man got a card contain- ing a picture of Mr. Willys and an autoLrranhod message of wol- come from him Next . thing '.J knew we were lined up op tn(;rsleerill rofe pedals minstration buil'di ng '' : ge ttnrg photographed. E'pitors snot us to the coiv pan's o wn resturantonthe bixth , TliorP WP h:it -A PnVKnT iuv.v .v(......-...---na Attach plate was a coovof the live new Willys-Ov er'and hU3a orgAn; ','Tne Start er", -itjnipped our day's pro gram, Tnen started our tour of the plant. Our gu'd :s nicked men carefully Tknev the nlant from-end to e ,rand th j)artieai weie so small so that ach member of the party could have his questions answered. Nobody ought to try to sell Willys -Overland product with out knowing th s plant. You can't grip the immensity of the proDOsition till you do "Ms no piker business. .. . 2" 000,000 re tied up' in larrd' buiMins and machinery, not to say a word about te- sto?k of parts and raw material m From the roof of the wonder fui administration budding, which stands out likpa state cap ital. you get a - great pan ora'mfa of the plint You can then read ily believe that it occupies 103 acres, with -MSG 080 square feet of floor space in d i y ve o nnd a production capacity of 1 000 ears per day Vnn can appreciate the rowth Irom -jo n.iiu. in xt ,u W2lik 17.300 in i'Jio 1,000 persons, more thin the' AffOo or across the "Roseneith". bridge. but to July 26, lSjp. Mr. John Leett shipped 65 turtles on Mofiffiiy.' x Tff e you&jj$nen held a meeting tftvjjgfesoil ."Hall '6n Monday niusPi&hd 'organized the Ply- m.'A-Tbornet liana, lhemem htfflrarie'&eaders, J. W. Pierey and J. H. 'Smith; L L. Newberry, Fugene larriner,H. A.Blount, W. H. Midg.tt, D. O. Brinkley, J; H: Truett, J. H. Leggett and F. E. Bratten. ' RTf. J.' Kl. Arps has returned from Nag's Head. II.'E.' Everett menagerie. ' " has s'arted a Mr: W. C. Ayers left for the north on Wednesday, where he goes in the interest of his patent Gar.ic Machine. B. F. Owens will build the largest brick building in the c ry. It will be located near, the A. I', depot to be used 'as a livery stible. . .Mi . t'corge E Stevenson has bp'hved a feed st ve at the corner tk Water fid Jefferson streets. rs. i k. tjawman ieit G' this morning for Yeatesville. " v ' Jr. E. Ludford has returnei ijpromjj 'busine&s'trip to Bath. M.iss'Arie Ro(' person is spend Columbia. a lew ci a ff rTTT" .La.. entiro niaiiuf,ctaririg force of ...xi:y a con'.'pajiy. work in the n.:!.nnitratK:n -buiidiig ' alone. This structure, b'7-'v-feet long, : i.:' every i'r.ci: . . v for rapid work lVilk'udiag die t.,i hones, its own teitrraph and telephone system and a mail handling department il;at noes about eveiything but ..vritedetters. " oiSpersons can be fed in the restaurant at one time. .. ' Bat this is nothing. to what hits when you cross Into the shops. It is a whirl of action, yet all is system. Parts by the untold thousands are here, with a value into the millions of dollars, lhere are .ines of motors. I never saw so many crank shafts together. Our guide said 6,000-I'd have be loved GO 000. There is stock in bins, stock in yards, steok along the 'walls,, connecting rods, frames, ferttfejfs mudguards, hoods, rims, spruigV sviies, jf.orkioii tubes, transmit v Viji . stti to, ul a jvc parts, it i$:an i, (ffieh ding, pY.de e'ss ion Lvery thirty davs s?esan av erage of 1,000 tens of steel come " T i 1 II I i it is nanaiea oy a magnetic crane that enables two men to do .i. . i . . i . . ,:, v. wuia mat lonneriy required There are amazing machines. The toggle press, for example, held. us all. This monster, with its pressure of 1,000 tons, shapes coM steel like cardboard. A niece of 'racial fed tci-Jt comes out as a sidairAme. Itvcan make 2,000 c f these in an eight hour day. Oth ?r mighty machines stamp out radiator shells, fenders, cowl dashes and doors. You will take off your hat to the drop forging machine. Down comes the hammer and the fiery niece of iron is beaten into shape'. The complete drop forging of the front axle can be accomplish i'very kuiu pari requiring trwjh was drop forged while we iookedon. axles, crankshafts brake assembly rods, brake and, control lods, snring shackles, g-r. blades and brake rod 'sec- tors . . V?isa;Th'e' company's accu rato system of die making. It call for a special workman on each detail. One works on - the sha ;.'.t, ;v;o.'her on "the j;!ar.er ano a t-uru o:i o.r r.it ;Ici nr. The muitiL'!e suindie drHJ one operation dr.i!s all the h o:e, 1 in me iront axie. insisaguar 1 in 'R r. nr. o un w in rio-ht . relation to to the other it was nam to urag us away from the automatic turret kthe that surfaces and finishes fly wheels. It works as though somewhere within its metal vitals a brain was conceald. The work man has only to put on the rough fly wheel, adjust the first set of tools, push the lever, and let the machine do the rest. The cast iron is peeled ofT as readily as wax. Sometime four or five operations are performed at once. When one set of cotting i done, the machine stops auto matically, and the next set of tools comes automatically .into place. : Twenty operations are performed in fourteen, minutes- You make this round and . you can understand this company's immense consumption of mate riaM8,0Q0,CQ0 pounds of-, solder annually, 2.500, OCO pounds of tin and lead for smoldering, 10,000, OOOoufrfrs'cff brass and copper, 12,000.000 feet of steel tubing and 125,000 tons of steel. But what impressed me more than all was the department in which materials are tested. They have to know a thing is right be fore it goes into a Willys-Overland car. . Thnt's" how they safe guard the public. Tests in the physical end chem ical laboratories are made in two ways. Completed steel parts are suo.iecieu 10 i,erruic ie:Hs. i. les are twisted like rolls of taffy candy. Small bits of stee1, six inches long, cut from competed axles, are attached at both ends, and literally pulled apart. The registering machine shows 200, 000 pounds to the . square., inch necessary to accomplish this, whereas a resistance .110123, 000 pounds would ' -oe;. poof of ample tensile strength". Springs are tried for their' resistance. Steel articles' are7.".also put through both heat and chemical tests- The former' determines the amount of carbon, an im portant factor; the other deter mines -tKe "amount oft carbon, an important factor; the determines the chemical composition of the steel. Naturally every operation in all the plants tends finally to ware, the assembly conveyor tracks. There ao four cL' them, i j. - j a. i : i . j. . a .) i :-er. loi We lohow u .1 l. ' o noie oper; tion.- 'We .!. one. ei whei'e t.ie fra:r.i t;?ms arc put ia time the other e s :.::d iv: : ee. Uy ul of the the fame sys- tilO con has low way veyor is reached grown into the finished car. l'Vorn overhead parts are ered by chains. Along the men are attacmnp, the parts. The frame is not in motion all the time, but can be instantly con nected with the links of an end less chain and sent on its way whenever desired. Top quality of workmanship is assured by having each man do work on which he is an expert, if it be only to tighten a bolt. L ..Lines of motors, already tested, wait on both sides ot the convey or. These ar put into p(iace, cantilever springs are '.put', . on, steering mechanism and lighting and starting systems are adjust ed. Gradually the car takes form. "Instead of painting the chnss .U with a-Jjtmih, a spraycf is us ed . .Lt. (Jotis. 1 he w o r kanorerapid lv more uniformly and at a low er cost; The tracks of the assembly lead directly thiough ovens in which the paint is baked. Fen ders and running iloards come into their p; aces. Wheels with the tires on are brought along on a runway. First comes a front wheel, then a rear wheel. You ought to see them put on the tires. It is lighting. By a spec'al. device, invented by one of the men in the department, the tire can be puc on a. wheel iiKthree seconds. From overhead bodies are dropped down on to the chassis and soon made fast. ' The car is. now ready for its tests.,. Itapidiy revolvwvwiie'els in the floor engage the wheels, of the, ar;' d.efid ;them ' q " hign spaed fd mafee sure that they are operati ' This is not a- - test under the power of the car. Gasolir.e and water gre then put into tre car. It,- is pushed off the track into. another room, till fts'wnte s are in contact with wheels in the floor. With the use of the self start er, the machine gets its first chance to. prove the sacccss of its construction. It Saprised me the way the motors staited. They were off with a rush. There was nr hitch or deby. A'l the work had been d-,n3 right. In a f :v mi iutc s th'j nr.; tor was working app.ir- almost as:, smoothly as it hail ;-ie"bn a 'ycafr'on the road. utiv i IS Complete I i. our Toilet A JL if High b. - FATHER. VOULAM THE' GOV'S HEART TOWARD VOU IF VbO tLOTHE fttM IN ONE OF OUR . ' ' - . v 1917 Suits For Youtig Men; YOUNG MAN, CON$IDf( TtiZ CARE TftT OtfijFATHER HAS GIUEN YOU. ' CLOTHE TAfiiijStAMi0 FRAIE IN ONE OF OUR Comf oH 'Sjtitt'Fdr:' Aged Men. MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS G!FTS?MaN' SOMETHING. CHRISTMAS CHEER NEED NOT COHSiST OF SENSELESS'jSXtRAUAGANCE. WE HAUE HERE IN CUP. STOCK MANY LINES THAT WJLL MAKE USEFUL AND HANDSOME XMAS GIFTS. CGE EN BEFORE THE CREAM IS SKIMMED OFF. We how the cars' were Tlyr. export department g feature in this line. has th. The llnishcd car undergoes pre paration by having its wheels taken oft and fastened on the underside of the frame, which forms the top covering for ; (the cal. . The top is. covered A:with7t&r: paper as-.af protection'agai' st the elements, and all is . securely boxed. ' ' -! Along comes a big crane Run ning in, an; overhead groove a eiuater of a mile long. The opera tor sits in a small cab not unlike" thatj of a.railroad engineer. Chffls grabjipQ box containg the cind dtniitJCorty-fiveeconds have carried it outside the buikl-i inifjxpe it on the flat freight p-ir. '' Itis processes dike these, : all; tliat7 1 " h a ve" descri bed , "" that ex plain why every car in the Willy.a Overland line is what it is at r so low a cost. Making so many . is the answer, making them to ?gb all over the world and- ;"fca;Hrigf SeXt&SS ers everywhere. Quantity pro-- duction, -immense 'and- costly machines, . -'-skill-ed detiJni'ng,' careful inspection; acci5raS.csts ot material,; ' efficient :ifalQri methods, rapid asschibIy;-iWt ad vanced methods of handling' all these we saw; all these tell why the Willys-Overland Company, lives up to it's ideals of a car for every ffee4 on taste, price,- class and service -nght x u v&nwwn. wui i& oniy nnfi ano-Ie. or ithm convpntinn Toninht we will hear policy de fined bv the various officials. The Two day's program in cludes a rollicking beefsteak din ner, a more formal banquet, a minstrel show, a concert by the famous Overland Band and a concert by the Glee Club. Finally there will be a speech by. the moving genius of it all. Mr. Willys himself. ' You will agree with me that this is some nrojeet to have been put over all within one plant and by the people of the organization. i'.i', pounds of metal are remove ' :r in the wheel One man cm t, . . " .A. ; 1 '"I i , WaJlfel-l...for. the:- aluminum or the aat0KbH4MhoW8. .rSSSfil;.... v.- 4ch three of V.y : machines. Ti e vortical cutter of gears on iiy wheels airnoct n athe the turret lathe in interei-t. .. . Moving. u.janddovn," the cut- OI Not only something for every man B Rui- nnvifiirso- for tt rvN IF YOU ARE ( MAN (MM WEPM CLOTHiflG AS PlLL MEN MUST IVE BAUE THE GOODS TO PLEASE YOU. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED &UO DELIGHTED BY THE BEIVILDSRWG ARRAY C7 ALL-KINDS CF MEN'S FyNISirJOS TO r: FOUKD 5ljR STORE. AJY aTJCCE . $ft AfSY'PRiCE TO'FIT ANY FGCKHTeXCii. nrAmas BY aOTOJNG'THE RECIPIENT IN .ONE OF OUR !e''. Custom-Tailored Suits lOi J Ti r3 FLYMOUTH'S 'SMCFt'ING CENTER ' Kentucky Hoos :jt Mtile-, Ecliaiigfe . '' ' ' tii Willie M-iiaciMviKui1!" ' ' : s;sHmrmiox$h N. c. The, v-ery: best that:an h?. bought in MORSES and MULES. 'for o'lir. friends and patrons. It is our ;aim to give-all a fair deal. The first car-load of . horses L-f.and mules have gone; the third is coming in tin? werk; This: that we are selling horses and nijij with the' the stock to sui d) ai.d rui:, est ajfd s.at.isfy ycu We stock ffoiii' now on. i S .. ''-.We)are handling a high gr"''- 'i;,- very .yhes.t:;riiakes of of buggies, kets'and saddles, "anct'vye vviiu aic in ijccu ui. biiu- xji our new nriCK StaDies we liavc aniple roomVto.take care of a'largc. number of make ur. tables are the people 'fhat'will give you a miarantee of satis- 1'' fat'ttoti;- therefore come tdr.at tire sametime . slowly ."re." volves, the fly wneel turning in the,, opposlt. direction. By -.the time a complete revolution of it hte' . fly .wheel has -.been accomplished i .all the gears; ai;e cu-k. rgl jio!;m t.he asiinkSBiin one . . . r-" opera.tiori.i::Th?.profif the superiorly ot maekine Rrocesses for the holes piust be in the right relation to. each mother. . Another machine smooths the surfaces .of-the crank cases, finishing seven in nine minTite?. Diamonds, real, diamonds, are consumed with apparently less indifference in the wet grind room. Placed in small tools they are usad to true the emery wheel on which are ground the bearirg surface of the. -crank shafts. They are boughm ,$15,000 lot .We looked ojwluj,.: whole for ests of lu.mberyW'er.e being turn e into bodice: jut!-; work . room Tnis lumber cpiTony. cai:h.s.d j-: As 2J.4;f.;oiij'v!ftd- is: reqijirff'' on.a sinall.tAuring.car, we caul' . I readily see why so much readily. rV-yfiTO.CTii iimiiiiiiitiiwiiiW) f'ilnirfliiil im wm iiim ijwml. Minimi iimim 1 rniuz riiurkK i im i u lie: it iti-i tf ii hk J-A . .J, Oil. - J. - -i. -J irt m L-ove second i here, 'and th: is to h:o'' ! .., I. :.ts ;i ' . - : hi: . ! 1 1 '(!., : i propose to car.:;; a i. otsip'eir & HARNESS harnets, rfht ..-, uips, blan- u ill bs very glad to serve all tdsepus and don't he mishd. .1 . ' . NOTICE OF SALF. . By virtue of the power and authority vested ia me by an order of the super ior Bourt . f Wash ngton Boonty in a SpeciaL-".Pro:cedinsrs therein pending entitled, "J. W Freeman, L. U' Free" man, C. C. Sessoms and others, "vs. W. J. Freeman," I will on the 2nd day of January, lull, at 12 o'clock, M., at the Court 1 louse door of Washington County in Plymouth, N. C, sell to the highest bidder forcaAh the following real estate lying add beilig in Washincton County, btate of Mordu arolina, to-wit: 1st- A tracs of land in Washingto:i County on Swa n Bay, containing by es timation 794 acres, bounded as follows: Beginning at the center of a black gum, holly and hay tree on the swamp, run-; ning North 180 poles to e bay tree on the sound; thence up the sound north r- - J ...... . . , 4.) ut grees west on) poles; tnencc soutn 180 Ple.s; thence 75 degrees Gio poles reck-flVi -- 1 a v 1 near the souiid or bay north 85 egree est ISO poles toacypre sandtwo gum. thence Jiorth 45 degrees west 250 pol s; to t e center of a black gum, holly aid a bay true, Thus, liedit 's corner; thence along li is line north 1G0 poles to the st statio . J;;uo of sale, Court-house, Plymouth, N. C. , Time, ot sale, 12 o'clock, M., January 2nd, V.nn. 'i eniiS of s: le, Casa. Jno. 7. Davenport, . C-immis.sio' er. (Hlh'airi 1 livtnp'uti . r At orliOys. it ft; B i
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