North Carolina Newspapers

i Yer;in Advance. “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AMD FOP i'FMJ . ii 5ie Copy C C-nte, VOL. 35 PLYMOUTH, N. FRIDAY, P, J * /*"• 7 A v./ 'O L JST 29, 1924 NO. 50 MARTIN COUNTY MAN HONORED BY LEGISLATORS Resolution of Affection For Veteran Member On Retirement j |Releigh News and Observer) Harry VV. Stubbs, who first served in the legislature aoout uO years ago, yesterday closed a record of 25 years of continuous service. During' all of that long period, Mr. Stubbs was never refused the nomination by the Demo crats of Martin County, alternating in the service between the House and the Senate. The retiring legislator was paid the unusual honor by the special session of a resolution of “real sorrow and genuine affection.” The resolution was introduced by former Speaker Walter Murphy, of Rowan, who him self began his legislative service in 1897 and who has been nominated for his tenth term in the House. Under the rotation system in the district, Martin County is not en titled to a senator in 1924 and Sena tor Stubbs declined to run again fo the House, the Democrats of Martin County nominating Clayton Moore for his third term in that body. During his service here, the senator from Martin has been known as an eloquent speaker and a man of in dependent judgment on legislation. However, he never debated questions except those lie considered of prime importance and almost never intro duced a bill of any kina. He has always been sociable in his habits and his dinner parties have been a legislative tradition for many years. The resolution adopted by the Gen •eral Assembly: “Whereas, the Honorable Harry W. will have served at the expir - • r.-n of the " ~w of con ■ years, areas, the services rendered the J-.-> of North Carolina by him as a ' --in+or have been real, highly ■■■' nrnior, and distinguished, and, the General Assembly • *w,«» jyith deep regret that his r-crv Vn=, terminate at the adjournment of this body: “Therefore, be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring: “That the General Assembly of North Carolina with real sorrow and genuine affection expresses its regret that he has voluntarily severed his connection with this body, and it hopes at some future day to see him , once more a member of the Legista ture where bis eloquent voice has so /-often been heard and in which he ’has rendered such valuable and hon j rrable service.” WAKE FOREST ALUMNUS WRITES LOST WAR NOVEL Nr. Lawrence Stallings, a Wake IFprest Alumnus and who is now the lliterary editor of the .New York .Works has just completed the novel, “‘•Plumes", which is a work showing tlhe futility yf war. According to press reports, he has. “presented the^ case a ■ ainst war in a manner that is clear, cogent and convincing—to borrow the diction of the legalists’. “As Mr. Stallings’ publishers say: ‘This novel had to be written . the f~ wide and widening circle of those who in complete sympathy with the ,. :turie of the author that ‘no war ever did anything save lead to an other’ can weil be thankful that then point of view has been given expres sion by sucli capable hands.” Mr. Stallings, who is a brother-in law of Mrs. Wheeler Martin, jr, hav ing married her sister, Miss Helen Furefoy Poteat, to whom “Plumes” is dedicated, spent several months at the front during the World War and -was very critically injured. He has spent much of his time since the end of the war in hospitals and finally had to have one leg amputated before re i;„f couid be found. He has visited mt. and Mrs. Martin in Williamston „„d is very pleasant ly remembered by -• ■U/./in whom he met for his attrac tive personality and genial manner. Monday‘s Storm Was A Real Hurri cane On Coast Monday’s storm proved to be a real hurricane on the Carolina coast, where the wind reached a very high speed, sweeping- the waters over the whole of Ocracoke Island and doing a vast a mount of damage to shipping. At Ocracoke the telephone lines of the U. S. Government were put out of commission at ten o’clock and all means of communication were cut off with the storm rapidly raging. The telephone lines to Fort Macon went down at noon. The center of the storm was ex pected to sweep Hatteras and adjacent sections during the early part if last night. Owing to the destruction of wires and the perils of the waves, it has been impossible to get any of the details of the real damage done, but it is feared that great destruction has been wrought and that many lives have been lost. WESTOVER NEWS Mr. H. C. Kinsaul and Mrs. Laura Crawford of Greenville, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Vail Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Hardison and children have been spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Vail returned to their home in Norfolk Thursday. Miss Louise Coburn of Newport News, is visiting her uncle, Mr. George Coburn. Misses Mary Vail and Louise Dixon of Florence, S. C., are visiting friends and relatives here. St. Delight’s Sunday school held their annual pic-nic last Wednesday at Davenport’s Beach, Mackeys. Mrs. N. C. Vail, who has been visit ing friends in Pantego and Belhaven returned home Monday. Master Chesson Thomas of Wind sor, has been spending some time with j bis grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gil liam Chesson. Master John Speight Skiles is visit ing his grand-father, Mr. B. F. Skiles. Edward J. Vail of the navy, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Vail, last week. I ISKiNNERSVILLE LOCAL NEWS _ Quite a number of Skinner^villc people attemled the revival at St. De lights church Sunday night. Mrs. C. V. White, Mrs. Walter White, Mrs. C. 15. Schafer, Mr. Joe j White, Miss Dorothy Schaffer and lit | tie Miss Margie White motored to i Plymouth Sunday. Mr.-,. W. E. Blount, Miss Louise! Bateman, Mr. Denver Tarkington and Miss Dennis B burnt were in Plymouth Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bell of Edenton y/erc guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Everett Sunday. Mr. Robert Swain was the week end guest of his mother, Mrs. Hen rietta Swain. Mrs. Carlton Brown Schaffer, Miss Dorothy and Master Carlton Brown Schaffer, Jr., have returned to their home in Norfolk after spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White. Mrs. George Swain and daughter, Miss Doris, of Suffolk, were the guests of Mrs. Henrietta Swain Monday. Miss Louise Bateman has returned to her home near Columbia, after spending some time with Miss Donnie Blount. MISS FAGAN WINS PRIZE. The following is tlie essay which won the prize in the contest conducted by Mr. T. J. Swain: Mr. T. J. Swain, Plymouth, N. C. Dear Sir: I am a little Martin county girl thirteen years of age and would like to enter your contest for the $5.00 prize. I hope my unlucky number of years will have nothing to do with my being a winner. Respectfully, SADIE LEIGH FAGAN. I think everybody that can possibly spare the money should have their lives insured, especially young men of twenty-one years of age. Insurance is cheaper at that age than at any other time, and if they ever need money they can borrow it on the policy. Some people contend that it is bet ter to put your money in the bank. Now, if you need a few dollars you are generally tempted to write a check on the bank and in a short while your savings are gone. If the payment is due on your insurance policy it does not take you long to find some way to pay it. Thus you save more in insurance than you do in the bank. For instance; if you put $50.00 in the bank for five years and should happen to die the fifth year you would noly have $250.00. That amount might bury you and pay the doctor too, provided you were not sick but a short while. Then probably your wife would have to send the children to an or phanage and get a joo for herself and go 1 o work when a tew tt ousar.ua or dollars in life insura ice would have made them a comfortable homo In this small community 1 know where life insurance has helped a '..•reat many families. One of our ;ie; ,hbor: had only paid one payent mi his h2 000 00 policy when he was taken sick with pneumonia and only lived a few days. He left a widow and four small chil dren, one of which had to be operated on at a hospital and after coming j home was sick several months before, she died. Just Ihink how that insur- i ance benefitted that widow in her sad homo. I When my mother was twenty-one years of ape she had her life Insured fore one thousand dollars, and in twenty year: she received $700.00, and j at her death her estate will receive i $1,000.00. My father also had hie life insured, and after his death it war | promptly paid to his estate. Many of the great minds of this: and other countries have combined | their best efforts and ingenuity to i protect pur dear ones after we are dead. Now act your part and persuade your friends to have their lives in sured. Be a true and loyal citizen a mong the millions by helping to make ^ the business of life insurance run , smoothly, and be proud of the fact that’you are helping to finance the life insurance business of this ga-eat and glorious America. Mr. G. W. Phelps of Skinnersville, was a business visitor here Monday. Mr. E. S. Blount, county, was a busi ness visitor in town yesterday. Messrs. C. E. Mizell and J. W. Bu chanan of Roper, were in town Wed nesday. j LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED SATURDAY Boat Transportation the Most Important Act of Session The Legislature adjourned Saturday, ending a two weeks special session. In many respects this was an important session. Several acts were passed correcting error., made in the previous legisla ture. Those of the most interest to •us was the correction of the act a hclishing our September court, an other was to provide a sinking fund to retire all road bonds. The most important act of the ses sion was the pas ago of what is Jen own as the Boat Transport ’.lion Bill submitting the question to the voters at the next general election. Communication With Mars Nat Yet Had Scientists have admitted that they wore unable to converse with Mars'the other day when it was thought some communication was going to be pos sible and we are not yet able to tell whether '■ here are bob haired flappers or that planet or net, Mr. Marcodi, the inventor of wire less telegraphy, would not listen in be cause he doubts the planet’s being in habited. WOMAN NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR ON DEMOCRATIC ' TICKET -IN LONE- STAR STATE Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, woman can didate for Governor in the Lone Star Stale, won the democratic nomination. Saturday ever Judge Felix D Rober• son, h r c ppoi cut. Judge i1 loin rr< n was supper cd by t:to Ku Kl. :■> ICm: i and went down in defeat with lit cause that he rtyj.-enu:-:. Mrs. Ferguson is the first woman I ver.ncmir.i *or t > hi>h office of overn. :• of r. slate hi he w w Tcn.v-:, which always gives big t i mocratic naajoritie . i ml i no Ji ’! ! to elect her to the hi. h office vki'-h S'lITHFiELD HAS IIOC, WITH SEVEN FEET ! j Goldsboro.—Smith Hold has a curi osity which is causing a great deal rf comment in and around that thriv-. 'ng Jit k- city. W. V, Taylor has a' n’e Hampshire ics', six months cid,. it ch has seven -hat, two perfectly ei-med on the .' hi j. and two on ■e.c’s. of the f.-ur.i 1c; •; The urstra hind ; . ■ joined nee. th > ankle of t 'ght foot and so s firmly on the ! - ■ -• ■ ■ he other. The • if : fron:. foot are shorter but well form-' The (A has beer, offered nj ' ■.vgs arm of money by a distant: pro-; tU'Ui ivi rrf v- ■». t nJ .■ Inventor.; j The following pa ents: were issued I last week to Atlantic Coast Inventors; j reported bv D. Swift and Co., patent 1 lawyers, of Wu.-hinyton, D. C. ■ will furnish conic.- of ; : cf ih above patents, includin:- tlx d ings, for 10 cents a piece any or our readers; Virginia, Alfred G. Harrow, Lynch burg; Patch pocket. John J. Helm, Quuntico; Combination ash tray and cigarette case. Andrew J. Sager, Win chester; Cone timer for internal com bustion engines, North Carolina, Eugene I?. Carpen ter, Ansonville, Fireless cooker. Ar thur L. Faulkner, Smithfield; Electric sign. William R. Love, Armour; Dis pensing apparatus. South Carolina, Gordon B. Baber, Greenville; Detachable cam or pulley. William H. Sanders, Winns boro; Thread guide. Percy L. Tally, William ston; Peanut warmer. PJeasing Corn :ert. The concei t class of the Py thian Hon e at Clayton consist ing of two boys and fourteen girls gave one of the i >est ccn certs ever heard here, on Tues day night in the school auditor ium. The concert was sch ed&’ed to !i ive been rendered Monday ! night, but on account of the rain ! which cccured on tha day and the fact they came t rom Clay ton in automobiles, tl x? tr p con suming about fourteen hours I during which time they <vere ; studs on me maos sieve w time?, j they were not feeing well e i nough to put the:r best efforts in their renditions. A committee from the local 1 «];:<», Kt i -Jits of i > ..i ias, c >nf ■; re d wit h Dr. W. C. Fender, superintendent of li e Herne, and arranged to keep the class here until Tuesday night, r The concert was attended by a large and appreciative audience who speak in very high terms of praise of the childn n and their acc. unplishmer.ts. Tuesdfij afternoon Mr. VV. R. Harnptcn gave them a boat ride down to the Albemarle sound on the Nellie Blye, On this trip a black berr which was crossing the rb er afforded quite a bit of interest and excitement fox the children. -- Shooting in | Skinnersville E m Tarkonf.nn, yt ung white man of about 25 years, is in the : Washington hospital seriously in jtued from gtjrn shot wounds that • e said to lu-v-.'i) > inflicted by his hi'otherin'aw, *d-:i 1 Simpson, rg••<! rib eteen. The shoo‘i sc ureal during the early afternoon of Wcdnes da'-, a id sheriff Reid was imme diately ‘ summoned. He was ac con? i nied bv cl ief <-f police P. B-own and was met at the i-t-pp hv his deputy , Mr, M. D. j - 'Oil .if Ores-.v<•’! Th -y scoured j f « woods ir> tne neighborhood i of iho sh mting m.til i.htee o’clo- i ck Thurr lav m> ruing but no tra ce i f ^ uncr Simp'« r- rul'd !■< furyR Thurshav afternoon an* n'h’ so i''fih Aua'mid? ,an.i no tea c of the missing man could be found. N;i definite cure for the shoot i i has be* n scuftd by the of fice :r, althou >h t h iv are rumors | cimi’ated- Th° injured man re-' c. ivc.l two t ills I'rfun a shot gun • l.ich wounded hi i from sh u’ der to Viis>. and at .ho lint 1 ite was taken to the hospital the ex-, tent of his inju ;e had -mt heat a-cerlained. Dr. McO'ees of Fo1 umbia alte dod, the injured man and aceonpv.-ied i i n to t' o hos pital, jlJe d By Train Saturday morning Albert White, young colored man of the Mackevs neighborhood, was struck bv the northbound Nor folk Southern train and instate ly killed about one mile from Mackeys. W. F. Ausbon was appointed cor ner to investigate the affair,! and after securing jury an inves-1 ligation was made, The jury de cided that he was killed by be ing struck by the train while he was either asleep on tne track or LOCAL NEWS. Mr. F. S. Ausbon left Wed nesday for a few days in Nor folk ana Ocean View. Mr. W.0. Norman and son, Master Ihomas ol Xtoper were in town Wednesday afternoon. 7'. L. Wynne of near Mac key?, was in town Tuesday. •VIiss Jettie Coburn of Wesf over nas been in town ihis week. Mr Harry Chopick and son, Taras, returned Tuesday from New York where I hey have been visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs, A. g. Dhesson nnd li'ilv daughter of Wiisou, ar --siting M-s. J. S. Chesson oi Jefferson street.. Mrs. G R. Ccbmn and chil '•i‘i a of Westover, passed Ih/cu «rh here Monday on their way to D irden. Dr. T. K. Boyd of Williams ton was in town on business Wednes day, Mr. J.H. Smith is visiting I his family here this week. Mr. .Jas. A Chesson of r.ear I Uopi r, was in town on business {Sa.urday. i Mr. Colon Glikin hns been in Roper on b> sir.ess several days this week. Deputy sheriff W. D. Peal at tended the recorder's court here Monday. Mr. F. S Ausbonof Chapel Hi 1 is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G V. W. A us bon. on 1 offer -on street. Messrs W. S., and Carlton Davenport of Mack oys, were in j town on business Tuesday. i M". Jatha Marsh mad*’ a bo sin ! e.S3 trip to Bath Tuesd \. | ^ Mr 1 V. B.trsft*ss snd Miss j Ste’la Ayi'irf nnurciod this weak from New York where ti ey | w» lit u; p.iieha-e i’al: sti ck ior :<ht;on Qualily Shop. i> G. Campdell has moved his ; wh ii:\-.aie business in his new >'U.tru,rs in ihe Oweim building. Me. and v’rs. Zen > Lyon of Ay den , have keen heie this week visit ng Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hornthal. Messrs. J ,j. Davis and G. R. Do ij ef R.-jiiriwn Were business visitors bore Wednesday afttrr.o on It is planned by the local fire C'.uip 11 y tu present a tninsirei aid musical ccm.iiy ItKsday night in the school auditorium. FIRST CCMCN L'ALE ad:h, i .ueusL 28.—With every hs'e o 11 io last crop of co.t.a . ;h! every member of the a-.sockdion paii! in full, the North Carolina Cot ton Growers’ Cooperative Association is in splendid shape for the new crop. All departments are making- reauy for the reception of the new cotton, which will begin to come in nc::t week and t'.j account lug end v.’crehcuse de pariivjc.d.; are all act for handling even a kvyer number o'* bales than diming the past season. Incidentally, the n -•Delation has already received »i". ’sli the first bale .ginned in An son county and likely the first halo placed on the market in the State. This bale was delivered to he as Sa . Tho u..• C. ■ 1 ■ ■ . f Mon i • . in Aon county. Reports from every section of tli > Slate indicate a keen interest in tho association among- the membership p"d 'he several thousand new mem bers added this summer arc making ready ‘o deliver their full cop. drunk. Three debars and fifteen cents a harp’ a Iv If brick and a small bottle which had contained liq uor worn found on his person* His left log was b-okon <nd' hissku’l torn onon, and his brai ns wore strowed along the track for abou1 fifteen or twenty feet, it" was buried Sunday afternoon*