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PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1927
NO 48
LOCAL NEWS
Leland Thompson was in Cone
toe Sunday.
Mr. Denard Rumley was in Farm
viile Sunday.
*
Mr. Arthur Chesson, of Wilson,
is in t)wn this week.
Mr. W. B. Watts, of William
ston, was here *h;s week
Mr. W. R. Hardison motored
to Williamston yesterday.
Jack Peele motored to Green
ville during the wetk-end.
Mr. and Mrs Geo-ge Sexton
spent Sunday in Jan.esville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. fl. Taylor, of
Rich Square, were here Sunday.
Messrs Lmis Horton and Jack
Peele motored to Greenville
Tuesday.
Mr. Vance Satte*-thwaite, of
Norfolk, was here during the
week end.
Mrs C. L. Murphy, of Norfolk,
spent the week-end with Mrs. A
R. Dupree.
Mr. Russel! Jackson, of Eden
ton, is the guest of Mrs. Ray
mond Leggett.
Mrs. Herman Hornthal, of Nor
folk, is visiting Mrs. L P. Horn
thal this week.
Mri. E. J- Conklin, of Green
ville, is here this week visiti g
Mrs. Harry Stell.
Mr. Rasser Edwards, of Stan
tonsburg, was (he guest of Miss
Lyda B. Ange Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Parker, of Rocky
Mount, were guests of Mr. and
If_D t1 Drt.irl Qunrloxr
lUlO. *_*•-*-•
< Mr and Mrs. Jerry Hayes, Mr.
and Mrs. S W. Beasley spent
Sunday in New Holland.
Messrs. Louis H irton and
Tommie Bateman were in Nor
folk during the week-end.
Attorneys W. L Whitley. Z
V. Norman and Mr. W. T Nur
ney motored to Norfolk Tue.-day.
Misses Margaret Ward Jackson,
Thelma and L >uise Harrison
motored to Greeville Sunday.
Mr. Van B. Martin, a student
at Wake Forest College, spent
the week end her3 with his par
ents.
Miss Hazel Ausbon left Mon
day for Rocky Mount where she
will spend sometime with ••ela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P Walker,
Miss Lenore Stone and Mr Frank
Brinkley were in Raleigh during
the i^eek end.
Mrs Ed Ayers and Mr Aubrey i
Owens, of Rocky Mount, spent!
week-end here with their mother,
Mrs. S. L. Owens.
Mr. Lee Roy Harris motored
to Wilson during the week end
-and was accompanied on the
return trip by Miss Pattie Ruffin.
rMiss Lelia Dunbar, of Wenona.
and Miss Mvrtle Jackson, of
Hoke, were the guests of Miss
Miriam Ausbon Monday evening.
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WesdamesG. H Harrison and!
E. G. Harrison are attending the
annual conference of the Metho
dist. Church. South, at Raleigh
this week.
A Misses Edna Earl Nurney and
Leona Satterthwaite, students at
* « the East Carolina Teacher's Col
*we, at Greenville, spent the
' -end beie with their parents.
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PEANUT SHOW
AT AHOSKIE
THIS YEAR
The next big event aftei the
regular fall fairs close, is the second
annual Eastern Carolina and Tide
Water Virginia Peanut Exposition
which will be held at Ahoskie, the
week of December 5th. 1 his annual
fair will be muc h larger and more
interesting this year, according to
announcements from the head
quarters of the Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce, at Kinston,
which is sponsoring this show.
A special effort is being made to
have every square foot of floor
space used by some exhibitor
whether he be a peanut manufac
turer, grower or any kind of manu
facturer. From inquiries up to this
date for floor space, it looks as there
will be no floor space left.
A program of entertainment is
being arrainged that will appeal to
all classes of people A historical
pagant is being arranged for the
opening night, under the direction
of Mrs. Frances Winston, of Wind
sor.
Secretary N. G. Bartlett promises
the most spectecular parade ever
held in North Carolina.
The parade will begin at 6
o'clock, and the floats will march
down the principal street where the
reflection of the lights from the
beautifully lighted street lamps,
shining on the floats, will present a
very pleasing scene.
The usual queens contest will be
held and $100 in gold will be given
to each of the candidates in the
three seperate contest One queen
will be selected from Eastern North
Carohna towns; one from Hertford
county, and one from the Tide
Water towns of Virginia. A Junior
queens contest has been added.
Mrs. Blount Entertains
I
Mrs. J. E. Blount was hostess'
to theThursday Afternoon Liter* j
ary C*ub at her beautiful count ry j
home ‘ Oaklands” Thursday
aftern oon of last week. Various
reportswere rendered, and com
mittees were appoi. ted for the
Red Cross seal sale which begins
this month.
The literary program dealt
with the book “Medici Follies”
by Fishbein. Mrs. R P. Walker
road a paper on “j-’nne Healing
Cults.” “Fads and Fancies” was
the subject of a paper by Mrs.
Henry S. Midgett: and Mrs.
Louis Hasesli's subject was “Phy
sical Culture.”
At the close of the literary pro
gram the hostess served a deli
cious two course luncheon. Mes
dames Blount and Mizelle, of
Roper, Mrs Edison Davenpoit,
of .Viackevs, and Miss Fannie
Hilliard, of this place, were in
vit-d guests.
ALMO THEATRE
TONIGHT
John Gilbert
IN
Twelve Miles Out
PRIZES GIVEN TO NIGHT
Those holding tickets must
be present i;i order to win a
prize.
Saturday Night
Monte Blue
IN
“Bitter Apples”
ALSO
M G. M. NEWS
ALSO
NINTH EPISODE
Officer 444
Tues. and Wed.
Ronald Coleman
IN
‘ The Dark Angel”
ROPER HOST TO
TEACHERS
MEETING
Approximately seventy
teachers of the county were
present at the Roper High school
auditorium F- iday evening, when
the Washington county unit, of
the North Carolina Teachers
Association, was perfected. A
bout thirty teachers were absent
Professor J. W. Norman, County
Superintendent of Public In
struction, sponsored the organi
zation.
At the general in which all
the teachers participated officers
were elected for the term. Prof.
E. N.* Riddle, of the Roper school
was elected president: Herbert
Swain, of the Creswell school,
vice-president, and Miss Nellie
Tarkenton, of the local school
faculty, secretary.
At this time, Professor J. W.
Norman spoke on the special
emphasis to be placed on the
average attendance of the
various schools. He further
urged all the teachers to be
present at the district meeting
of the Association, to be held at
the East Carolina Teachers Col
lege, at Greenville, November,
17 and 18.
Following Mr. Norman’s ad
dress, the meeting was disolved
into departments,primary, gram
mar and high school. Officers
were elected for the various de
partments. Mrs. Bateman, ot the
rural schools was elected to head
the primary department; Prof.
Roy Litchfiefd, of the Scupper
nong school, for the grammar
department, and L. H. Hubble,
was elected president of the high
school department.
A program was rendered in the
various depariment. Mrs. R, G.
L. Edwards read a paper to her
department on “Teaching A.ith
metic.” Mrs. L. A. Spruill spoke
nn “stpaf wnrlf Among the
Pupils.” Miss A C Carstar
phen talked on “ Making History
Interesting.” Messrs Riddle
and Hubble spike to the high
school department on attendance.
The next c >unty unit meeting
will be held December 2, at the
Roper school auditorium. This
will be the last meeting before
Christmas: the remaining two
meetings will be held next year.
ROPER NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Williams,
and son, Charles, motored to
Greenville Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. E. Church gave a benefit
salad supper Fridav night.
Mrs. G. W. Dixon and son, Rit
ter, accompanied Mr Lawrence
Jones to Greenville Sunday.
Mr C. E. Mizelle, of State
College. R ileigh, spent last week
end in Roper with his parents.
Messrs. William Lewis and
Reynold Sp-uill spent last week
end in Roper with their parents.
Mrs. James Williamson and!
Miss Fannie Hilliard, of Ply
mouth. spent some time with
Miss A. C. Carstarphen last week
Miss Vera Mixelle. a student
at Eaat Carolina Teachers Col
lege, at Greeville, spent Sunday i
here with her parents.
Mr. Jack Swain, of State Col
lege. Raleigh, was accompanied
on the return trip to school by
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Swain, after
spending the week end with
them here.
Mr. D. M. Tetterton, a student
at State College, Raleigh spent
the week-end here, and was
accompanied on the return trip
by Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Tetterton,
and children.
NEGRO WOMAN
KILLED; SEEK
MURDERER
Mystery continues to surround
the death of Mittie Boston, middle
aged Negro woman of the Darden
section of Martin county, whose
lifeless body was found on the rail
road track near that place early
Monday morning, by trainmen.
Just as the train engine was gaining
speed after the stop at the Darden
station, the engineer espied an ob
ject resembling a body laying across
the track, The engine was stopped
immediately and the train crew and
a number of passengers went for
ward to investigate. News was
transmitted to authorities at once
The body was identified by the
woman's husband
It is certain that death came by
foul means, because of the long gash
cut in the head of the victim. Those
who have seen the body think that
the slayer used an axe or hatchet. A
few clues found around the body
are expected to lead to the slayer
These are being followed by
authorities.
To Erect Confederate
Marker Soon
Secretary C. L. Groves, of the
local chamber of commerce,
announced today that the marker
to commemorate the battle of
Plymouth and the sinking of the
Confederate ram Albemarle will
soon be erected Specifications
desired by the State Historical
Commission hive been complied
with.
The marker will be erected on
toe court house lawn near high
way No. 90 Representatives
from the highway commission
assert that the highway force
will haul the marker and main
tain it.
A definite date for the erection
and unveiling has not been an
nounced. Officials of the com
mercial body corresponding with
v , ioiu civic o ganizations to
romi'i ale pl-ins ror a form u un
vaing with nri elaborate celebra
tion.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Holton and
family were visitors in Plymouth
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs C. L. Doughtie, of Eden
ton, attended a business meeting
at Oak Grove Church the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White and
family spent Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Pattie
Spruill.
Misses Edna Stillman and
Alice White attended the
teachers meeting at Roper Fri
day evening.
Mr. Jack Swain, a student at
State College, Raleigh, spent the
week-end with his mother Mrs. j
Henriette Swain.
Mr and Mrs. Henry Phelps and j
family, of Bay Post Office, were |
tne guests of Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Phelps Sunday.
Messrs. Wilbur N. Cooper and
Hubert Rawlins, of Greensboto,
ire spending some time here with
Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Daven
sort.
J
Mesdames Matilda Aumack;
ind " alter White spent Tuesday
ifternoon with Mrs: Edgar
Zlhesson in the Pleasant Grove
neighborhood.
Mr. Joe White was accom
panied home by Rev. R. L. Heth
;ox, of Creswell, from the North
Carolina conference of the Metho
dist Protestant church, which!
convened at Asheboro. Rev.
Hethcox vill continue his pasto
rate of the Creswell circuit.
While away Mr. White visited
the Children's Home, at High j
Point, and gave interesting re- j
port at hie return. >
COUNCILMEN
ADOPT NEW
BUDGET
Councilmen in session here Mon
day evening adopted a budget
which calls for higher taxes for the
year of 1927. The tax rate has
been boosted from $ 2 27 in 1926
to $2.40 for 1927. There has been
an increase in the grand total of
taxes, to be raised, of about $871.79.
In the year of 1926 the budget
called for taxes amounting to $24^
509.61: while the present budget
calls for $25,381.40 in taxes. The
city's total tax valuation of real
and personal property is about
$1,066,301,00.
The special tax rate is $1,81.
This money will be used to pay
interest on light and power bonds,
sewer bonds, street improvement
bonds, retiring bonds and notes in
bank and bond issues amounting
to $40,891 40 Funds collected on
abutment- assessments and interest
on same, amounts due from light
and power and uncollected assess
ments amounting to $21,700.00 is
to be subtracted from the above
figures, making a total amount of
$19,191.40 to be raised for the
special tax fund.
The general tax rate is 59 cents.
This money will be expended on
street labor, police salary, commis
sion on taxes to be collected, salaries
of the mayor, city attorney and
town clerk, feed for team, on the
upkeep of the town ditch, fire hose,
miscellaneous, outslanding indebt
edness and 5 per cent contingent
fund, making a total of $9 240.00.
From this amount will be subtract
ed $3,050 00, a fund raised from
dogs, privilege, automobile license
and poll taxes. This will make a
total amount of general taxes of
$6,190.00.
Stores Close Today
Twentj-five local firms have
ag-eed to close their doors i.
c mmemoration of Armistice day
These facts have been obtained
fr m a petition carried aroui d
bv Dr. C. McGowan Drugstores
• i nrl fi m o 1 li •> r
n jnn I lit t n \i a ri l, * i
on other holidays w ill not close.
The day wi I be spent in various
ways by the celebrating business
men.
MACKEYS NEWS
Vlrs Mary Seel1, of near Cres
well, was the guest of Mrs. C.
vV. Snell last week.
Miss Corrinne Bell accompanied
by Messrs. Corbett and Jack
Swain motored to Tarboro Sui
day.
Mr. and Mrs William Liver
man, of Coiurmda, -pent Suiday
at the heme of Mrs Nathan
Everett.
Rev H A. Chesson delivered
his farewell sermon of the con
ference year at the Pleasant
Grove and \lackeys Chutches on
Sunday
Mesdames C. H. Tippett, A P.
Hicks and Miss Addie Rice and
Mr. .T. H. Tippett, of Henderson,
spent the week-end with Mrs. W.
W. B. Chesson.
The L&die ’ Aid Society held a
special meeting at the home of
Mrs. C. W. Snell to formulate
plans for their annual bazaar
which will be held at the Pleasant
Grove school house November 18.
The l adies’ Aid Society of the
Pleasant Grove community will
hold their annual bazaar next
Friday night at the Pleasant
Grove school house. There wi'l
be a contest for the prettiest
young ladv Also theri will be
a fancy work booth. Many
games will feature the amuse
ments. Oysters, chicken salad,
ice cream, cake and coffee will be
served. Every one is urged to
attend.
C.OFC ELECTED
OFFICERS AT
ANNUAL MEET
Zeb Vance Norman was
unamiously elected president of the
local chamber of commerce for the
comming year at the organization's
third anniversary banquet and busi
ness meeting held in the cout c house
last Monday/vening. Other officers
proposed by the committee on
nominations also were unamiously
elected.
These officers are C. L Groves,
secretary; R. P Walker, first vice
president; L. W. Gurkin, second
vice president J. W, Norman, third
vice-president and Leland Thomp
son, Dwight Weathers, C M. Tet
terton, H. E. Beam, C. E. Ayers,
L C. Willoughby, M T. Bradshaw,
P. H Darden and O. H. Lyon,
directors. The nominating commit
tee was composed of R. P. Walker,
L. W. Gurkin, J W Norman, H.
A. Williford and C L. Groves. A.
L. Alexander was appointed to the
place on the nominating committee
made vacant by the absence of H.
A. Williford.
The new president deferred
appointing the standing committees
until the meeting next Monday
evening A committee on publicity,
membership, industry and others
constritute the annual committee
men.
C. L. Groves, who succeeded
himself as secretary and treasurer,
submitted his annual report on
finances, showing that the commer
cial body had operated on a com
paratively small amount of money,
considering the work done. All
assests included, he said, they had
a baiancr of about $100.
The retiring president. A, L.
Alexander, thanked the members
for their co-eperation during his
two years in office. However, he
refused to serve a third term
Zeb Vance Norman, newly elect
ed president, who was promoted
from the vice-presidency, reviewed
the various activities of the cl"am
ber's work in the past year, and
pronounced it a success. However,
in a stirring appeal, he pleaded for
the co operation of the body and
invited their suggestions and ad
vice. He means to double the
Counciliren in session at their
last meeting agreed to allow the
chamber oi commerce to enlarge
the office of the city clerk, and
place, chairs, and desks in the room
to be used bs a council chamber
and also a meeting place for the
commercialists.
The members thanked the offic
ers of last year for their splendid
work by a rising vote. A loud
applause greeted the speach by the
retiring president. A, L Alexander.
Following the business session,
the members retired to the base
ment of the court house ,_w here P.
H. Darden, member com
mercial body, ser\ca^^^ptcue,
drinks, and cake, on i^Kovised
tables Mayor R. P. W*ker was
appointed toa'tmaster of the occas
sion. Among the speakers were,
Mayor Walker, R. G. L. Edwards,
J. M. Robeson and J. R. Everett
Livery Barn Erected On
Highway
A livery bar.i is being erected
on the highway toward Roper
near White City by J. S. Shugar,
local livestock dealer. It is a
large spacious wooden structure
estimated to contain about fifty
horses and mules. The 3tab'es
will be completed in a few more
weeks It will present a very
good appearance when completed,
as it will be painted, and the
surrounding premises will he
cleaned up Horses an ; mules
will Le kept to trade and sell.