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PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEiYBE 5,1924
NO 51
VOL. 35
ELECTION RETURNS TO BE
FEATURED AT FAIR
Radio*
Returns of Election Will Be Given On First
Night of Washington County Fair
At a meeting of the. Washington
County Fair A s.ncfeiatlon Monday
night it was decided that the second
annual V/ashington County Fair would
be held beginning Wednesday, Novem
ber fifth and will continue through
Saturday, November eighth.
The premium lists are now being
prepared and will be distributed at
an early date, and the people of this
.section are urged to begin the pre
paration of their exhibits as early as
possible so that there will be no con
fusion during the few days preced
ing the fair.
On Tuesday night, November fourth,
election returns will be received by
radio in the booth occupied by Ply
mouth Garage and Motor Company in
the exhibit building. These returns
will be announced as fast as they can
be broadcasted from headquarters of
all political parties and will furnish
a service to the public that has never
been enjoyed by the people of this
section.
Arrangements have been made for
•a great number of amusements with
:an amusement concern that specializes
'in fairs during the fair season. A re
cent letter from the manager of the
attractions that will play the fair
states that everything will he provid
ed that can be desired. At this writ
ing it is impossible for us to say just
what the features of the mid-way will
be, but we have every reason to be
lieve that rdl attractions will bo a
feature in themselves.
Plymouth is planning to bo host to
large numbers of people every day
during the fair, and as ic is a Wash
ington County enterprise in all its
(.elements it is predicted that the en
tire county will exert itself in making
tfhe fair the success it should be.
Sometime prior to the opening of the
fair a number of automobiles from all
sections of the county will make an
advertising tour that will carry them
into all sections.
Any advice desired by those in
terested can be procured from Mr. W.
B. Hampton, Mr. T. J. Swain, Mr. Ib
TV. Johnson, Mr. A. B. Litchfield, Mr.
L. W. Gurkin, or this office.
Begin your arrangements for your
exhibit NOW.
SIX SAILORS FOUND AT SEA
.East Hampton, N. Y.—Sept. !•— I
Six survivors of 1 he four masted j
schooner “Samuel W. Hathaway” j
which was wrecked at sea last Tues-:
•clay, were picked up early today by
■(ho steamship “Southern Cross.”
The reaeus'd sailormen were found
Renting atop of the schconer’s sky
■ v where they existed for four
eating such flying fish as they
’d share and drinking water
i hi in their hats. They report
- 1 th.» s;j-oonor’s engineer and one
! v were drowned,
Opt. Elliott of te Hathaway was
last seen Tuesday night clinging to
a raft.
The Hathaway was bound from
Charleston, South Carolina, to Spn
Juan.
Mr. Frank Carstarph?n has accept
ed a job with the Eagle Brand Shoe
company. We consider the Eagle
Ttrnrd Shoe Company very fortunate
*.•, the services of Mr. Car
■^arphen.
TWO WILLIAM3TON
CHILDREN HURT
Boy Weak s One Arm
While Sister Breaks
Both of Hers
The nine year old son of Mr. W.
wild grapes last Friday while his
sister was gathering grapes in an
W. Griffin was up a tree gathering
other tree near by. The young boy
suddenly screamed that a snake had
bitten him and loosening his hold fell
to tlio ground and broke his arm be
tween the wrist and elbow. He suc
ceeded in reaching the house, not
noticing his sister.
While the mother was administer
ing aid to her son, the little girl was
heard crying and the mother think
ing- she was only frightened paid
very little attention to her screams.
Some children were at the house and
they met the little girl and found
that she had fallen from the tree
and had broken both her arms. Af
terward. she stated that she knew
nothing of what happened after the
boy fell until she had reached the
house. It is thought that she fainted
from the fright and fell to the ground
breaking both her arms. •
The broken limbs of .the children
were sot by Drs. Smithwick and
Rhodes and the children, at present,
are getting along nicely.
The boy was bitten by a black
snake, injuring him very little.
PROMINENT
BEAUFORT MAN
DIES IN GOTHAM
Washington, N. C., Aug. 80.—
Joseph F. Tayloe, f4 years old, f or
al. :lv chief clerk of <he U. S. Sen
ate Finance committee, died today cf
pneumonia in a Flew A' or I: honpical
according to a message received here
lie served as cierl: of the Sr node com
mittee while Senator Car.mons was it:
chairman.
Mr. Tayloc was prominent Ihrc.agh
out 1 he State in Democratic politics..
He is survived by three brothers.
Dr. D. T. Tayloe, who was with him
in New York when he died; Dr.
Joshua Tayloe and Dr. Armistead
Tayloe of the United States Army and
three sisters, Miss Ella Tayloe, Mrs.
Thomas Prichard, and Mrs. A. L.
Bowers, all of this city.
The funeral will ' ake place in Wash
ington Tuesday and interment will be
made at Oakdale cemetery with serv
ice by the Elks.
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TABLES
WOKE FAIR GROUND
Willi am ston Fire Depart
ment Called But Too
Late to Check Fire
Sunday night just as the services
at Vv'illiamston were well under way
the call of fire was given out and the
fire company rushed for the station.
The company located the fire at the
Roanoke fair grounds and rushed to
the scene as quickly as possible, hav
ing to make a detour by Skewarkee
church.
| Seventy-five of the horse stables
were burning and they were so far
gone that the fire company was un
pble to do any good. They had started
i burning from the middle and had
j burned almost to each end when the
firemen arrived. This set of stables
were the oldest on the grounds and
were valued at $3000.00 and covered
by $750.00 insurance.
There is no clue as to how the fire
originated, but from all the circum
stances, it would seem that it musi
have been started maliciously or was
the result of a lighted match bein;
carelessly thrown down by some on
who had possibly “shooting crap” ii
the stable.
CITY TREASURER’S REPORT
T
of
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND |
Plymouth City School
Washington County
1923-1924
i
(School Year, July i to June 30>J
This report was examined by
on the 28th day of July, 1924, atjo
approved as required.
R. P. WALKER,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
PLYMOUTH CITY SCHOOL.
RECEIPTS *
i. Balance June 30, 1023 .$ .-.-411.10
II. County and State Funds:
1. Salary Fund—
County Property lax . 16,8-)0.oJ
Total County and State
Funds . $16,890.61
III. Local Revenue Receipts: i
Local Taxes ....-. 1G,2-2.J4
Interest on sinking fund to .
0_3O ..._ 77.00
Miscellaneous (Items) . 220.02
Refunded by Samuel French 2o.(A/
Total Local Revenue Ke
ceipts ....$16,.) .4.1®
IV. Nonrevenue Receipts: jL
femporary Loans . °’4co ?n
Disct’ on Purchases .
Refund on Ins. Prems.
Total Nonrevenue Receipts $3,528.90
Total Receipts from All
Sources .-.$<J7,<W4.n
EXPENDITURES f
. Teaching and Supei-vision:
f.laries of White Teachers; t
High School. $12,906.10
Salaries of Colored Teach
ers; High School .. o’anool
ialary of Superintendent .... 2,400.01,
Total Teaching and Super- :
vision .$18,a
I. Administration:
xpen se Superintendent
(traveling) . irn’or
pcrctary and Treasurer ....
11 Other Adminstration
l
total Administration - . 3l§4 i
1. Operation and Maintenance
uel and Janitor .$ 1,259.4-4
;chool Supplies
tent and Insurance .
dored—
Yiel and Janitor ...._.
ichool Supplies .
tent and Insurance ...........
lier Operation and Main
tenance .
480.11
1,024.01
162.61
33.01
60.01
90.5r
total Operation ar.tl Mam- _
;enancc...* 3,llo ■»
Outlay Payments:
iito—
cv; Buildings and Sites ..$
epa’rs .
vr hare and Apparatus .
ay-TOund Equipment
ored—
'pairs .
137 2'
PUP'
50.0r
fO 0
E0.0'
51.2f
’otal Outlay Payments ....$ 611.T
al_I, II, III, IV ...$22,620.8,
Borrowed Money Repaid:
ids Retired or Sinking ^ ^
liporary Loans Repaid .... 2,964.51
erest on Borrowed Money <•
. Sou. Sell. Sup. Co. Acct. 201 o
otal Borrowed Money Re-$i4 537 4(
0Ptal Expenditures .
alance June 30, 1924 . 21 ° 1
Other Administration
,ping Coupons .—?
. J. O. Knight (sermon)
M. Proctor (speaker) ....
Norman (atty. Fees)
lishing Treas’. Report &
rinting .—•
$37,374.77
10 50
10.00
25.00
20.00
. .
■rtising (Teachers)
33.75
31.88
2.40
Postage
Total All Other Adminis
tration .--••• . J 141-zb
AH Other Operation and Maintenance:
Phone Rent. ei on
Water & Lights .-.
Ribbons for Diplomas .
Total All Other Operation
and Maintenance .
Outstanding Bond Indebted
ness .
Total Valuation of Taxable
Property in District .... 1,677
Tav Rate on Each $100 of
Property, Special .. ......
Tax Rate on Each Poll,
Special .-.
.96.55
,000.00
,811.23
l.trv
3.00
The foregoing is a true statement
of the receipts and expenditures of
the Treasurer of the City Schools of
Plymouth City for th„ year ending
June 30, 1924, as required by Sec
tion 201 of the School Law.
•hZ6T ‘LZ -Sny ‘a»«(l
(Signed) GEO. W. HARDISON,
Treasurer.
Plymouth, N. C.
1 SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
SCHOOL TO OPEN
NEXT WEDNEfc DAY
Plymouth School .Will Open Next Wodne^a;
With A Corps of Fifteen Teachers. Public is
Invited to Attend Opening Exercises
The Plymouth Graded and High
Schools will open next Wednesday
morning at nine o’clock with public
ceremonies to which all the patrons
and friends of the school are invited.
All teachers for the various depar •
ments have been contracted with arc
everything points to a successfu1
year from the beginning.
The following will conduct the
grades as mentioned:
First grade, Miss Margaret P>urkr
and Miss Christine Ward.
Second grade, Miss Annie Wood
Harris and Mrs. H. A. Liverman.
Third grade, Miss Martha Thigper
and Miss Thelma Edgerton.
Fourth grade, Miss My trice Logue.
Fifth grade, Miss Nellie Tarkenton.
■ Sixth grade, Miss Melba Carter.
Seventh grade, Miss Evelyn Hogg.
High school; Miss Pauline Lucas,
English; Miss Mary Conley, history:
Miss Malena Puckett, La* in and
French; Mr. Edwin M. Yoder, high
school principal, science and directed
if athletics.
High school books will be on sale
;oday and tomorrow of this week and
Monday at the school building, at
•V . w*. • - -**'*'* ■ - * ■'
which time superintendent Jas. W.
Norman will advise with pupils con
cerning their course of study for
die ensuing year. Pupils are urged to
procure their books on these dales
so that school matters may be c::
pedited.
Five trucks will be used to convey
children to the school from the rules
sections. Two will serve the Acre
section, two will go 1o the Long
Ridge section and one to Wcstovcr.
SKINNERSVILLE
LOCAL NEWS ]
- , i
Mr. William Everett of Norfolk, i
rias returned home after spending the
week-end with Mr, anti Mrs. Clinton ;
Everett. 1
Mrs. Ida Brickhov.se made a short
visit last week with Mr. and Mrr. 1
Seorge Swain at Suffolk. I
Miss Donnie Blount is a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bateman at <
>eswell this week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Coffield and
laughter, Miss Margie, Mrs. Sudie
Hoffield and three daughters, Misses ]
suddie, Nellie and Margaret, were!
quests of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Davor,
mrt Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Owens, Misses ^
Lillian and Gladys Bateman and Mr.
William Owens of Columbia were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Everett is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bell at Eden
ton this week.
Mrs. C. V. White and Miss Alice
White are spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. White at
i
Edenton.
j Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Everett made
a business trip to Edenton Monday.
! Messrs. Wilbert Blount, Denver Tark
enton and Sam Tarkenton motored to
Plymouth Monday.
tOlEYSHOMET^m
:rcA<<draa’ safe. turr. A(# Mitt*'
MR. JESSE AR \!CL
Mr. Jtsse Arnold, al out
fo iy year?, d’od :■ , ' ho hcnm cf
.dr- T. L Sal'erlkvVaite at an
arly hour Monbay morning.
Several years ago Mr. Arnold
was taken vvi h mu cu ar rheum
atism ind gr..dually developed
into an invalid lie w a a faniil
ar figae around Pl.vm imh d ir
ing the major time of his afflict
t-;n and was held in high c.'c ir
by ereryb.dy. lie Z-fu-ic' .-...
ccidtut tome time ago which
rendered him unable ro get abu'
u. at ah: and eip.ee then in s re
named wit.li his brotnor-i;,-] w
VI r. T, L, Sattc rthwaite,
Ho wag one cf the most con
sistent membcisof the Chaiit
able Brotherhood lodge of this
section, a :d was prominently
fen I if led with ever;. progress e
move of the order.
He was buried Wednesday a1'
ernoon at home burial grnvi d
by Rev. Theiuore Partrick’ Jr, ;
of the Plymouth E; :gcep .! chur
ch.
People from air pu ts of th.iy
section attended the funefal and
his por u.-rity was atu: t.d .by .
the large ciow 1 that was presen!
at home and cemetary.
WEST OVER NEWS
Mrs. G. W. Ayers spent a few da.
with her dau^-h'er, Mrs. Lemur. Wo;
ley ,at Cherry this week.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Clarence Coburn a.
children are visiting their broth. ..
Mr. George Coburn, this week.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Louis Gkiler spent ;
Lew days with Mrs. 11. F. Skilt.r h
week.
Miss Mildred Vail spent the week
end with Miss Edna Nurney at Ply
mouth,
Mrs. Carrie Baldwin of Washingto:
:s spending a few days with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers.
Mrs. George Perry of Wilson, wa
,hc guest of MC. L. R. Davenpor. j
Saturday. !,
Mr. Kohols Spruill of Winston-::
Salem, was the gue.r of his brother, '
Mi. Grover Spruill, last week.
Mrs. C. E. Swain, who has bean <
:.king a teachers’ course, returned
ronv Saturday. ,
FOUND—Dark grey suege gloves; 1
Embroidered in light grey, on Mackeys
Ferry road; owner see Mrs. George
Coburn. I
Messrs. Aubrey Hughes, Rupert art
Repaid Coburn of Newport News, Va.,
were guests of Miss Bettie Coburn
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Coburn of New
port News, Va., arc visiting Mrs.
George Coburn.
VOCATIONAL TEACHER
| IN JAMESVILI 1
Mr. W. L. Tatum has been, employ
'ed as teacher of vocational edvcr.i'o
jin the Jamesville High School for k
| mming season. At present he i- h i
half lime work in that comr.nn. V
preparing for his work durry 1
year.
| LABOR DAY OBSERVED
| Labor Day was observed b >h«
t local post office and banks and a f
business houses yesterday.
LOCAL N. ZWS.
■(. hingtea,
I is visiting- Mrs. C. V. W. Ausbcn.
Ars. L. A. Bod; no, after spending
|a clays here wit:, her parent., Mr.
1 ■ Mrs. C. J. I reLun od to
jher home in Bowl in • Croon, Vir hiia,
this week.
Mr. A. L. Owens was out cf town
in busiljef • hi:; week.
■■ C. 7oNair
1 to WillLinton
lestEvdry.
ar netv qaar
teim t.ie new 0\v n - build m- and
will I) • den htcd to receive cu L lends
when they are in town.
i‘- Tetle: ton, Asia Crad
dock and S. F. Darden attended the
tobacco market in Williamston yester
day.
h/i . i Vera Ay era left today
ior Gf-'c mii’e, w he- e she ii to be
a member of the f-.culty of (he
Green illehigh school.
■a r. Julian Snel of Cherry, was
i . to vn cn Lindners (his v, eels,
.C...-a H ion ilobb.-t ot Norfolk,
id visiting Miss J;«.quelin Willi
ford h re this wet k,
Mr. John Swain .if near Mark
ers was u business visitor in
Wil ianuton yes tec day
m ADVANCE
ON
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i/i JL
tAfN 'l'i* i*jb i All®
Iuiici Ji, 1 armors ox North Carolina
..io a:u I'.;:.be..; c> the Carton
SroWer.; Coop.*, alive Ausaeialii.n will
receive r.n advance of hi 0 n. cadi C0<>
• ■ur.il bale of ItUl coth.n verc...
i a ''I.!.’:.; 'from iJc pi' ; :;l;i 1, when
;i'C poc!:; or ihe j: .v cr >» \crc tpon
?d f..(l d ./ ; v/ ;. *! a'.oL Jii1;'.
' U • ; i. id" ii2a.ll
< a.. <b.Y .a > • .. -? nr t’iO
•c-m i. * ". \\. f : , L; ..-.i-ior
>f nfor. .. and to: i r. c a joists
.. ' lit v. i: ths
Ciii cry, cm cl coni reels have ' con
. h ■ ses ' >■ the
Yhj fla.roc’f.ticn has
ev n u r< adv’ah
■ •■ .. -.3 ."ilh v; rchouc: men
. in add.'-.i a has; .secured reduced in
is and as Hasted (hat
cf those concessions se
rved iho rank’s of the association
‘/ill be sav< 1 approximately $100,06®
Items, i <' unin;
nsurar.ee.
. ■ . . -., f •. .., _
)H"s said the Cotton Grv.verr’
Jt< per* ive . ociation would ad
■; nca $V0 cn every COO near 1 ha! ■
ind the Nor'h Carolina .‘.r.-jV-dlrrc*
?■’" .I’ovcvYs mat? r. r.dditionc!
’.dvar.co o' • •> h" brio, nak‘.”t ho
Otal advance of 8.90 a bah? or 75 per
;tat of the mart'; value of the coLo'
>nd 5a j ho pt’Csgat o~i ■ ]■', - * 'i-V''
iroctically all ihri fs. mor could,
‘xpeat to secure >f the cdtc "t
lumped on ;he market and the cooper
dove markstu.sr association v.r.s to
vithdraw from business.
The advance to be made on b:.de •
vei 1 i ig less S hi n 500 r ‘Und ; • t-H1
»e ir the same proper Ian, as f ■
between 450 and 500 nrv • ; •. t
advance 580; between /TO r.
pounds, 870; trlwrcn r.ro ?nT -.<0
pounds, $G2.
FOR SALE, STATIONARY vTfn
SAW OUTFIT, equipped with % Y. P.
gasoline engine, in good coad'tiou
and will sell cheat). Z. V. Norman,
Plymouth, N. C.
■ 'nr. A e Adi;-'- »f u*Tet! from
u business ” i; ;c New "ifoik Tue*
j !=■ ay.
l-aboi Day has :kvor rrro—n Into
pi d; v of general oh.w-rvr:' -e ;r '\s
jseclb ;. ■ ■ f the com?'; y ! -r' tV-??
Jure few laborer: However, h- d"v is
! beginning to prov; upon the people as
| a national holiday.