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VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCT. 9, 1925
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NO. 52
COST COLLECTION
AUTO TATES LESS
revenuue department show*
DECREASE OF $48,007.02 8INCK
TRANSFER.
Raleigh.
A net increase in the expense of col
lection of the State Highway Funds,
and State Auto Theft Funds of $48,
077.02 was announced for the five
months of April 1 to August 31, 1925,;
over the same period during 1924 by
the State Department of Revenue.
During the five months of this year
total collections increased $1,726,676.35
over the same period last year.
The five months period covers the
time during the present year since
the transfer of the duties of collection
from the Department of State to the
Department of Revenue.
The only increase in expense shown
la in the Auto Theft Fund where an
Increase of $21,758.87. This increase
la explained by the statement that dur
ing the five months covered in 1924
no expense of the Auto Theft Bureau
was charged against the fund except
the salaries of inspectors. This year
the total expense of the bureau ia
charged against the fund.
With collections for the Highway
Fund from gas and automobile licenses
taxes amounting to $7,248,664.45 this
year as against $5,536,259.88 last year,
the collections for this fund show an
increase of $1,712 404.57. Theft fund
collections increased from $78,746.49
during the period in 1924 to $92,018.25
during the period-in 1925, an increase
of $13,271.76.
Expenses in the collection of the
Htghw’ay Fund dropped from $243,
691.61 in 1924 to $173,825.72 in 1925,
decrease of $69,765.89. E*petraes of
collection of the Theft Fund increased
from $17,965.69 in 1924 to $39,724.66
in 1925, an Increase of $21,758.87.
Adopt Uniform Fertilizer Tag.
1 Announcement of adoption of a uni
form fertilizer source tag for North
and South Carolina was made by Com
missioner of Agriculture William A.
Graham.
The agreement, which was entered
Into by Mr. Graham and Dr. H. M.
Stackhouse, of the South Carolina fer
tilizer board, follows adoption of a
resolution adopted by fertiliber manu
facturers doing business in this state
at a recent meeting called by Mr Gra
ham. The resolution asked that such
an agreement between the two states
be reached.
In announcing adoption of the uni
form fertilizer source tag for the two
states Mr. Graham stated the tag
would read as follows:
“Mineral nitrogen (of ammonia
equivalent) 60 per cent of. the total
derived from nitrogen of soda, sul
phate of ammonia.
“Organic nitrogen (or ammonia
equivalent) 40 per cent of the total
derived from fish scrap, cotton seed
meal, dried blood.
"Potash for manure saults, kainit.”
The tag, as outlined above, the com
missioner stated, is simply a typical
tag and is not to be construed as limit
ing the manufacturers in their sources
or in the ratio between the mineral
and organic nitrogen.
While no advertising matter may be
carried on the tag, Mr. Graham said
whether the name of the firm in each
instance should appear would be op
tional with that individual firm. Only
Ingredients used in the fertilizer would
be permitted on source tag, he empha
sized. He added, however that “if any
manufacturer should temporarily run
out of ajiy ingredient, a substitute ot
equal agricultural value may be used,
provided this office is notified and ap
proval given.
The matter of rigidly enforcing the
1923 amendment to the state fertilizer
law relating to source tags has claim
ed Mr. Graham’s attention for some
time.
State Lead# In Electric Power.
North Carolina stands first with
South Carolina a close second among
the South Atlantic States in the de
velopment of electric power, according
to an investigation Just completed by
the United States Geological Survey.
Figures cofnpiled by the federal bu
reau show that the horsepower capac
ity of North Carolina developments
amount to 534,600, South Carolina 507,
215, Georgia 394,794, and Virginia 117,
869' In 1924 the horsepower capacity
of North Carolina was 431,600, South
Carolina 357,510 and Virginia 109,798.
Of oteworthy significance is the
statemet by the bureau that the South
Atlantic States are making more prog
ress in power development than the
New England group of states which
(formerly led in that field ot enterprise.
33 Years Ago
-IN
Washington
County
Items gathered from issue of
The Roanoke Beacon published
Friday, Oct. 7, 1892
Miss Lou Smith, of Balti
more, has accepted a posi
tion with Mrs. S. Dj. Peal as
trimmer. We welcome her
to our town.
Mr. M. W. Newberry, pho
tographer, who has been trav
eling during the summer in
Eastern Carolina, has located
in Plymouth.
Mr. J. S. Leggett and sis
ter, Miss Vonnie, returned
from Baltimore on Saturday
aeeompained by their cousin,
Miss Nina Robertson of Will
iamston.
BAKING COMBINE
THREE GREAT COMPANIES AN
NOUNCE COMPLETION OF
MERGER.
New York.—Completion of plans for
a $400,0(10,000 baking merger involv
ing the General Ward and Continental
Baking companies which together
operate 157 plans in all sections of the
United States, was announced.
The General Baking corporation,
which has been incorporated in Mary
land to absorb the three concerns, will
be the largest baker of bread in the
world, with an estimated total sales
volume of $200,000,000 annually. The
capital structure of the new corpora
tion will consist of 10,000,000 shares
of no par value stock, divided into
equal portions of class “A” and class
“B” common. Paul H. Helms, former
secretary and treasurer of the Ward
Baking corporation has been elected
president.
The Continental Baking corporation,
with assets of about $200,000,000 is
the largest unit in the proposed con
solidation. The assets of the other
two companies, both of which are con
trolled by the Ward interests, are
about $100,000,000 each.
William B. Ward, head of the Ward
Baking corporation, is cerdited with
taking the lead in the formation of the
huge merger. The action to bring the
Continental system into the combine
quickly followed the announcment last
week that he had closed negotiations
for the purchase of the General Bak
ing corporation’s common stock, the
majority of these stockholders accept
ing Ward’s offer of $225 a share for
their holdings.
Spectacular advances in the price
of the baking company shares took
place last week in anticipation of the
merger announcement. General Bak
ing common soared more than 30
points to around 225, the price at
wihch it will enter the consolidation
and both the Ward “A” and “B” issues
rose to record high levels. Trading on
the New York stock exchange also was
enlivened by spurts in Fleischmann,
Cushman and securities of other com- ,
panies which it is believed may be
drawn into the combine later. Con
tinental shares, which are listed on
the curb market .also were Active and
strong.__
ADMINISTRATRIX’ NOTICE
Having qualified as administratrix ]
of the estate of Edward R. Spruill, j
deceased, late of Washington County,
N. C., this is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned at Creswell, N. C-, R- F. D-.
on or before the 8th day of October,
1926, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of fheir recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate, payment.
This October 8th, 1925.
Leah A. Spruill, Admx.
6t. R. F. D., Creswell, N. C
VIr. and Mrs. H. A. Liverman
notored to Columbia Sunday.
L. P. Pinkham Meets
Tragic Death.
Prominent Plumber Dies From Gun
Shot Wound Accidentally Inflict
ed by Hunting Companion
One of the most dreadful tra
gedies to occur here in the his
tory of the town was the acci
dental death of Mr. Lonnie P.
Pinkham, aere 42, which occurred
last Friday during the noon hour.
Mr. Pinkham, Mr. William
Phillips and Mr. Aubrey Owens
had completed arrangements for
a squirrel hunt and were leaving
the residence of Mr. Pinkham
when the gun in the hands of
Mr. Phillips was accidentally
discharged, the entire load en
tering the small of the back of
Mr, Pinkham. The unfortunate
victim was only a few feet from
the muzzle of the gun and re
ceived the entire charge from
the twelve gauge shot gun which
was loaded with number six
squirrel shot. Mr. Pinkham had
just left the porch of his resi
dence and Mr. Phillips was stand
ing upon the top step when the
gun was fired. The injured mar
was immed’ttfeeiy -taken into his
home and Dr. Claudius McGowan
was summoned who rendered all
the aid possible and made hurri
ed preparations for taking him
to a hospital in Washington. In
only a short time after the oc
curence Mr. Pinkham was ar
ranged as comfortably as possi
ble in the automobile of Dr. Mc
Gowan and the trip to the hospi
tal was begun. They were ac
compained by Messrs. G. W.
Harrison and W. L. Hassell.
The spark of life grew weaker
and weaker, anchjust beyond
Williamston the Grim Reaper
placed his icy cold fingers upon
the brow of one of Plymouth’s
most valued citizens, and his
soul passed into the Great :'e
yond. A telephone message from
Williamston informed anxious
friends of the end and arrange
ments were made to receive the
body upon its arrival here.
Mr. Pinkham came to Ply
moucn aDoui twenty years ago
and established a plumbing and
tinning husiness which he con
ducted since that time. A short
time after making his home here
he married Miss Stella Neal, io
which union there were nine
children of which there are now
six living. The deceased was a
consistent member of the Bap
tist church and a devout wor
shipper in the Sunday School of
that faith. He enjoyed the res
pect and admiration of all whb
knew him, and his sudden and
tragic death has inflicted a ser
ious wound in the hearts of the
great number of peqple who
knew him intimately and has
saddened the multitude which
was acquainted with him.
The sympathies of the people
go out to his bereaved wife and
fatherless children as was mani
fested by the throngs who visit
ed the home eager and anxious
to comfort and assist in the hour
of extreme anguish.
The funeral service was con
ducted from the residence Sun
day afternoon at two-thirty by
his pastor, Rev. 0. W. Sawyer
of the Baptist church, and the
interment was made in the Bap
tist cemetery under the shadows
of his home. This service was
conducted by the Charitable
Brotherhood of which order he
had been a most valued and lov
ed member for several years.
Mr. M. G. Darden conducted this
service as acting president and
Mr. L. J. Spear acced as chap
lain. The active pall bearers were
Messrs. J. T. Askew, J. W. Dar
den, C. S, Ausbon, A. T. Darden,
R. E. White and P. H. Darden.
All other members of the order
present were honorary pall bear
ers. The president, Mr. T. L.
Satterthwaite, directed the cere
mony. The deceased was also
identified with the Knight3 of
Pythias.
The man who inflicted the
fatal wound accidentally was a
relative of the widow of the
slain man, and had been close to
the family for many years. He
is a young man of apparently
twenty-five years of age, a son
of one of the leading plumbers
of Washington under whom Mr.
Pinkham acquired the fundimen
tal rudiments of the business.
He is a married man and the
father of infant twins. The peo
ple of the town are especially
sympathetically disposed toward
him. His grief called upon every
ounce of his strength and during
the funeral and interment he
was practically prostrated.
Besides his heartbroken wife
and six children, Alton, Grace,
Ethel, Margaret, Louise and
Sybil, he leaves one brother, Mr.
J. R. Pinkham of Washington,
and two sisters, Mrs. Mayme
Rasmussen of Charlotte and Mra.
Nan Pearson of Speed.
The floral tributes were num
erous and beautiful, reflecting
the grieved sentiments of the
friends who loved him.
The Beacon extends its deep
est sympathies to the bereaved
family and relatives and its con
dolence to the unfortunate young
man who handled the weapon
which claimed the life of so use
ful and popular citizen.
Local Eleven to be
at Edenton Fair
Arrangements have been made 1
with the managment of the Che
wan Fair for a foot-bal! game
between Hertford and Plymouth
in Edenton for Wednesday. Oct
ober 14th. This selection speaks
well for our team and if they
win it will mean good advertis
ing for Plymouth as a whole.
Let’s go over with them to Ed
enton and help them win. The
line-up will be as follows: l.e
Ned Swain, l.t. Clarence Bowen,
l.g. Hocut Ange, c. Tom Sander
son, r.g Lloyd Owens, r.t. Wil
bur Darden, r.e. Bill Waters,
q.b. Alton Harrison, l.h.b. Jas
per Swain, r.h.b. Aubrey Ange
and f.b Jack Swain.
They play this afternoon
against the Poplar Branch team
here. They are training hard for
the game in Edenton and state
that they are determined to win.
Misses Dartha Ausbon and
Evelyn Paul motored to Wash
ington Wednesday.
Completes Road to
Martin County
The F. J. McGuire Construc
tion Company finished the stretch
of road from the Martin county
line to Plymouth Wednesday af
ternoon, and have moved their
equipment to Roper fr< m where
they will begin the construction
of the road that will be linked
with Main street giving a com
plete concrete road from Ropei
to the Martin county line, with
the exception of one block of
asphalt which wa; laid here by
the Simmons Construction Com
pany,
The road from here to thf
Martin county line will be open
ed for traffic on the twenty-first
of this month, and in the mean
time a detour will be maintained
through the Long Acre-Morat
tock-Long Ridge roads connect
ing number 90 of the highway
system at the residence of M. J
Stillman, about two and a hall
miles from here.
County Council in
Meet Here
The county council met at Ply
mouth Tuesday, September 29th
Fitty-four members were pres-j
ent.' Ttre^esident; Mrs. Ida
EMckhouse, called the meeting
to order and plans for the com
ing year were discussed. Plans
were made for furnishing the
county kitchen.
Mrs. Roy T. Hopkins was ap
pointed to represent the cou cil
at the district meeting of the
federated clubs which will meet
at Robersonville on October 21st.
Mrs. Ward, district chairman,
desires that as many women at
tend this meeting as can possib'y
do so.
Delightful refreshments were
served the council by Miss More
head, homedemonstration agent.
The next meeting will be held in
Mackeys December 4th. A large
attendance is desired.
MRS. A. L. HOLMES.
Creswell, N. C-, Oct: 5th.
School Observer
On Tuesday morning of this
week our people were greeted
by the first* edition of the School
Observer, a semi-monthly being
published by the student body of
the local high school. It is reat
and attractive and well edited
and reflects a great deal of ere
it upon those who were instru
mental in its creation. Miss
Mildred Vail’s name appears at
the masthead as edito. and Mr.
LeRoy Harris as business man
ager. Miss Hope Hardison i? de
signated as faculty advisor. Its
chief purpose will be to use its
influence or the betterment of
the school as a whole. We com
mend their intentions and wish
them success.
Attend Oddfellows
Meeting
The regular semi-annual dis
trict convention of the Oddfel
lows was held yesterday in
Farmville. Delegates from Ply
mouth were Dr. Claudius Mc
Gowan, Messrs. W. T. Nu>-ney,
S. B. Hilliard, Allie Allen, W. J.
Martin, A, D Bassniger, R. L.
Bateman, D George, Willie Dav
enport and W. L. Whitley, grand
warden of the grand lodge of
[North Carolina.
FOUNDER'S BAY TO
SEMI-CENTENNIALS OF RE-OPEN
ING OF STATE UNIVERSITY TO
BE OBSERVED.
Chapel Hill.—October 12, the 132nd
birthday of the University of North
Carolina, will go down as one of the
most impressive days in the institu
tion’s history, according to plans work
ed out here in the office of President
Chase by the committee on public oc
casions and celebrations. On that
date the University will celebrate the
semi-centennial of its re-opening fol
lowing the Civil War.
Prominent educational leaders from
all parts of the country have promis
ed to attend. The principal speaker
will bo P. P. Claxton, former Tar Ileal
and former United States Commission
er of Education. Among the visitors
will be presidents of several educa
tional institutions, a checking showed
that eighty-five have designated faculty
members to attend as delegates.
There will be the usual founder’s
day exercises by local alumni associa
tions throughout the country, but hun
dreds of the institution's eleven thou
sand alumni are expected to make the
occasion a home coming to return here
for the principal celebration.
The semi-centennial will occupy just
one day, but that promises to be a day
brim full of events of high import to
the educational world. It will be a
three part program. There wul be ex
ercises in the morning in Memorial
Hall when the principal speakers will
deliver adflresses followed by greet
ings from delegates. President Chase
will preside. Next on the program will
be a luncheon at the Carolina Inn at
which the invited guests will i -elude
the speakers, delegates, trustees, alum
ni, members of the Supreme Court and
Council of State and members of the
class of 1875
The afternoon program will be given
over to the dedication of Venable Hall,
the University’s new Chemistry build
ing, said to be the best equipped in the
South. Prominent chemists will de
liver addresses. Among them Dr.
Charles H. Herty, former president of
the American Chemical Society; Dr.
Edgar S. Smith, former provost of the
University of Pennsylvania, ard Dr.
Boltwood, head of the Department uf
Chemistry at Yale.
Children's Building For Sanatorium.
Sanatorium.—-The board o£ director?
of the North Carolina Sanatorium : t
their next quarterly meeting, Octo1 •
7, will pass on tentative plans for thi
new children's building to be c recte 1
In the near future. The annual repo.;
for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1925
will also be passed upon at tliL meet
ing.
The new nurses’ home is'now in pro
cess of erectoin. It is expected that
it will be ready for occupancy by Jam
ary, 1926. It will contain room for 39
nurses in addition to reception room
class room and diet kitchen for spec ; 1
practice. When completed the build
ing will solve the problem of boosing
for the Sanatorium nurses.
1,300 Students at Opening.
Duke University .—First chapel er
ercises were held at Duke university
at the official opening of the institu
tion for the 1925-1926 term, with Presi
dent William P. Few addressing the
students Prior to the morning chapel
service nearly 300 seniors gathered at
the flagpole for the traditional flag
raising.
While the steam shovel and other
machinery, which had been busily at
work just outside the building, sus
pended operation, President Few spoko
briefly, giving a word of welcome to
the students and expressing the hopo
that they would make the most o.
what promises to be the greatest year
in the history of the Institution. Ap
ropos of the $4.000,o00 building pro
gram, now in progress, and the much
more Impressive program which is to
come. President Few urged that the
students be “builder* of character”
making the most of their opportunities.
About 1,300 students heard him.
Meeting Comes to Close.
Salisbury.—The national camp. Pa
triotic Order Sons of America, adjourn
ed their 33rd biennial meet here after
installing and listening to the officers
who will guide the camp’s deetiny for
he next two years.
The business of the day had to do
irincipnlly with strengthening the or
ler's line of offense against changes
m the immigration laws amd pledging
loyalty to the order’* principles regard
ing patriotism and pure Americanism. *