4 Year, in Advance. “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copg> 5 Coats, VOL. 36 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, SEPTE MBER 26, 1924 NO. 2 FAIR ARRANGEMENTS PROGRESSING Monday Night Meeting Attended by Directors From all Parts of The County One of the most enthusiastic meet ings of the fair association ever held was conducted here Monday night at the court house when directors from all parts of the ccunty attended and took an active part in the meeting. The temporary officers, who are in principal W. R. Hampton, president, T. J. Swain, secretary-treasurer, were made permanent. Last year the offices of secretary and treasurer were made separate but at this meeting it was decided that matters could be ex pedited by combining the two offices under one head. Directors are all working over time in preparing for the occasion and it is practically certain that the fair this year will be a huge success. Plans are being perfected to extend the fair grounds so that the base ball park will be included. Two entrances will be made. One entering the ex hibit hall and one entering the base ball grounds at which place parking space for automobiles will be reserv ed. A special officer will be on duty in the parking space and cars will be checked and taken care of in an efficient manner. Progressive farmers all over the county are arranging their exhibits , which will be entered according to plans that appear in the premium list. The premium lists will be distributed in a short while. Saturday, November 8thJ has been designated as Colored Day, and a committee of progressive colored cit izen has been appointed. Wednesday will be School Day, and more information on this subject will appear later. The office of the secretary and ;.re: urer of the Fair Association has been established in the business office of the Roanoke Beacon, and all who « have business with the fair can trans act it with Mr. Swain at this place. TTESTOVER NEWS Sgt. Thomas O. Vail of Camp Meade Md., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Vail this week. Mrs. Carrie Baldwin of Washing ton, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr .and Mrs. G. W. Ayers. Mrs. Thomas Robbins spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Ayers in Greenville last week. Miss Edna Nurney of Plymouth spent Sunday with Miss Mildred Vail. Home Coming Day at St. Delight church was largely attended Sunday. Miss Lillian Robbins entertained a number of her little friends Saturday afternoon, the occasion being her third birthday. The lawn was attractively decorated in pink and white. Ice cream and cake furnished refreshments for the little tots who thoroughly enjoy -a themselves. Irs Charlie Robbins of Plymouth wn ; the guest of Mrs. Clyde Robbins Sunday. FARMS FOR SALE AT BARGAIN ccs. 100 acres $6500. 65 acres Suffolk $7000. 10 acres $2500. - ‘wo fine River Farms. .Ci Johnson, Suffolk, Va. REVIVAL SERVICES TO BEGIN HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 5, AT 3 O'CLOCK Revival Services To Be Conducted By The Leaman-Coston Evangelistic Party Unless present plans are changed the Leaman-Coston Evangelistic par ty will begin a revival here Sunday afternoon at three o’clock, October 5. The meeting which has been going on ir. Williamston for five weeks will close next Sunday evening and the tabernacle used there will be moved here the following week. It is expect ed that the sturcture can be moved in that length of time and be ready for the opening service on the 5th. Just where the building will be locat ed is not definitely known at this writing. The Williamston Enterprise has to say: “The Evangelistic meeting held by Messrs. M. G. Leaman and J. C. Coston is one of the greatest in the history of the town. The good ac complished by this party is beyond measuring with mere dollars and cents.’’ MRS. JAMES LUCAS After an illness extending over several months Mrs. James Lucas died at her home near here Tuesday evening at seven o’clock. Mrs. Lucas was well known in this section of the county and was held in high esteem by all her ac quaintances. She was buried Wednesday after noon at four o’clock in the home burial plot, Rev. R. H. Lucan, assist ed by Rev. Theodore Partrick Jr., performing the ceremony. The deceased leaves a devoted hus band and four children besides a great number of friends to mourn her death. MIRACULOUS ES CAPE FROM DEATH Wednesday afternoon at about one o’clock a Ford roadster driven by Mr. H. L. Davenport from Creswell was struck by the north bound Norfolk Southern train and completely de molished. Mr. Davenport was leaving the Getsinger lumber mill and states that he failed to see the train approaching and remembers nothing from the time the train struck his car until he had regained consciousness. The car was carried by the train for approxi mately fifty feet. Mr. Davenport states that he was in the car at the time it was struck by the train and has no recollection of becoming separated from it. The fact that he was not injured seriously is considered miraculous by all who have seen the remains of the wreck. Mr. Davenport was slightly bruised about the body, so he claims, and the skin on his cheek was ruffled in a small measure. FOR SALE—50 cords split oakwoo( six dolars cash delivered. First come first served. Dr. Claudius McGowan. RECORDER'S COURT < The following cases were disposed of in the Recorder’s Court last Mon day : State vs. Clarence Mizell, reckless driving, causing death. Defendant dis charged. State vs. Joshua Norman, reckless 1 driving, causi d«ath. For probable cause, defendant iieid for action of Superior Court. State vs. Henry Skinner, violating; prohibition law. Non suit. State vs. Frank Capps, non-support, etc. Guilty. Prayer for judgment con tinued. State vs. Frank Gapps* gambling. Defendant pleads guilty, fined $5.00 and cost. State vs. Andrew Davenport, -Jr., gambling. Defendant- pleads i guilty, fined $5.00 and cost. State vs. Herbert Davenport, gamb ling. Defendant pleads guilty, fined $5.00 and cost. State vs. Alonzo Kennedy, gambling. Not guilty. State vs. Calvin Hall, assault. Not guilty. State vs. Lee Burnett, nuisance, Defendant pleads guilty, fined $20.00 and cost. State vs. Robert Burnett, nuisance. I Defendant pleads guilty, fined $20.00 . .. md cost. State vs. Cain Jenette, reckless ilriving while under influence of liquor. Defendant pleads guilty, assigned to reads for 4 months. State vs. Cecil Halsey, nuisance. Defendant pleads guilty, fined $20.00 md cost. State vs. James Walker, carrying joncealed weapon. Guilty, fined $50.00 md cost. State vs. C. C. Womble, violating prohibition law. Defendant pleads juilty, fined $10.00 and cost. SKINNERS VILLE NEWS Captain Rom Lee of Norfolk, spent ie week-end with his mother, Mrs. ,:r m V;0.: ,J [ollie Lee Wiley. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bell of Ed ea rn, were guests of Mrs. Henrietta wain Saturday and Sunday. Miss Callie Tarkington, Mr. ami irs. Guilford Davenport, Misses Eva /Fits, Donnie Blount and Alice White lotored to Creswell Sunday afternoon. Miss Delano Wilson, county demon strator, met with Mrs. W. E. Blount last Thursday. Quite a number of J ladies attended. t Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White and Mr. i Joe White were guests of Mr. and j Mrs. T. L. Wynne Sunday afternoon. ( Mr. and Mrs. Tom Swain and fam-' 1 ily spent Sunday with Mrs. Henrietta .] Swain. I < Mr. and Mrs. Lem Bateman of Col-.! umbia, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. ] j W. E. Blount Sunday. Messrs. Corbitt Swain, C. V. White, Walter and Mrs. Henrietta Swain visited Plymouth Monday. Mr. J. R. Latham of the Long Ridge section was a business visitor here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Swain and chil dren spent Sunday in Skinnersville with Mrs. Henrietta Swain. See if you can win a prize in our ■ “Missing Word Contest”. See back • ■ . * - • T J page. :()i RT CALENDAR, OCTOBER TERM, l 924 Washington County Superior Court Monday and Tuesday, Oct., 20,-21 Criminal Issue Docket Wednesday, Oct., 22. _ lartin, No. 3—A. L. Alexander , s. Hairy Latham, Norma. H. Woodley No. 9—S. S. Woodley vs. B. S. Clark, et a!.. Mari in i Vhitley, No. 26—H. T. Gurganus, r' al. vs. Lo Erad . al. At lartin, No. 27—J L. Horton, et al. .a. J. K. Proctor, ot al., lartin, No. 28—Dr. W. H. Hardison, et al. v. . C. W. Overton, et al Thursday, October., 28, V. & M. No. 80—Peanut Growers Assn. vs. E. J. Spruill, Martin No. SI—W. F. Lucas vs. N. S. K. R. Co., Norman Vhitley, No. 32—Minnie M. Wynne, et al. vs. N. S. It. R. Co., Norman 'Jorman, No. 35—U. Com. Bank vs. P. H. Darden, ec al., Vhitley, No. 38 Lena It. Newberry, et al. vs. Cottie Sherrod, et al. R. C. Dunn Friday, Oct., 24. Vhitley, No. 41—Solomon Cordon, et al. vs. N. S. R. R. Co. Norman Me. L & It. No. 42—Navassa Guano Co. vs, W. A. Roberson, et al Austin, " No. 43—Eva Iiowcll, et al . vs. Am. Nat. Insurance Co. Whitley .Vhitley, No. 45—T. N. Pierce vs. N. S. R. It. Co. Norman No. 46—Philip Shugar vs. N. S. R. It. Co., Norman Divorce and Motion eases to be called at pleasure of the Court. C. ;y. W. AUSBON, Clerk Superior Court. \RMY AND NAVY STORE I An Army and Navy Store will ipen here today in the store build ng owned by Miss Stella Ayers and ormerly occupied by Smith Motor Company. This business will deal in iroducts that are commonly used by he army and navy and will be man tged by Mr. William A. Stokes oi Jreenville. His business partner is Mr. niiverlisetlso of Greenville."' lOTTON ASSOCIATION GAINS 10 NEW MEMBERS DAILY Raleigh, September 22.—An aver age of ton new members for every day s the record made by the North Caro ina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative As ociation, said T. W. Chambliss, Di ector of Information, last night. Con racts are coming to the Raleigh icadquarters by every mail and nany of these are from .farmers who re landlords. The Association has now over 35, >00 members and the spirit of loyality hewn by these men, according to heir letters, is stronger than at any ime during the life of the Associ tion. The cotton crop is considerably ater this season than it was las ■ear but the deliveries of the new rop by the membership indicates thu . he receipts of the Association will be xceeding satisfactory. Warehouse re reporting steadily growing re cipts and members of the AssocYi ion are expressing their satisfaction ;ith the Association advances on the ew crop. UX HUNDRED FARM BOYS TO JUDGE FARM CROPS AT STATE FAIR Raleigh, September 22.—Over six tUndred farm boys who are students , n the agricultural high schools of he State will spend two days, Oct- ( her 16-17, at the State Fair to judge ivestock and farm crops. Coming from ighty schools and representing sixty ounties, these boys were selected rom over three thousand contestant: n local high schools. This is the fourth annual judging ontest for vocational agricultural ugh schools and it will bring to gether the largest number of farm >oys ever assembled in North Caro ina for such an occasion, says Roy L Thomas, State supervisior of agri :uliural education, who has charge of ;he program for the boys. A consolidated vocational agricul-! :ural high school display, put on by the high schools''cf te Slate in which vocational agriculture is taught, will be one of the features of the State Fair this year, Mr. Thomas announces. Probably the mest interesting of all the exhibits in this display will be he one in which the farm shop work will be sown. Boys from the various schools will give demonstrations in this section. Liberal prizes are offered for ad [contests. Over two hundred dollars ir ADVERTISING EASTERN CAROLINA EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN NOW l) NDEK CON SIDE RATI ON Announcement was made recently by the Eastern Carolina Chamber of ' Commerce, Inc. officials that a con- ' tract had been let for an advertise ment to run in every weekly paper in Texas, for one time as an experi ment.. This contract according to the statement of the officials calls for the ad to run one time in So different weekly news papers, within a month’s time. It is not known just what the 1 total circulation of these 95 papers is, but a, very conservative estimate would put it at about 200,000 families, it it is true that every weekly news paper is read by five different fam- , ilics, this means that 1,000,000 people will read about Eastern North Caro lina’s advantages, or 200,000 different families. A similiar contract is be- ; mg sought in Iowa, Illinois, Indir.ua., Nebraska, Wisconsin and Kansas. According to the plans a.nnounced for the new membership campaign r Inc weak of Cct. 6th, every town in the 46 countie ', and there are about 120 of them, that becomes affiliated 1 with this organization, will be .furn ished the name of every inquirer who ^ xmes into headquarters at Kinston The local town cam then send what ever local advertising it may have tc l induce new people to cos o and settle , ■'be Industrial Bird’s, Eye View of Eastern North Carolina that the sec ional organization plans to publisi t 'liis fall will carry every ’own that • ds -s as many as a dozen $10.00 mem berships or the equivalent thereof. ' When this publication is out, it wi" be a complete “Prospectus” of tie industrial advantages of Eas'err North Carolina and every town v.T’ be there for inspection. This is a vet; liberal proposition that the Easter Carolina Chamber of Commerce i. making to the towns of the die trie and should be take:, up by every one f of the 120 towns o." more. “When tlv find out what we have, they are com ; mg”, a prominent citizen of Johnston j( County said r -ceir lv. This is the way p *o inform thorn and it is, the best aval 'I cheapest \v v we ran have. 11 money will bo gv.cn in the livestock !l contests and the same amount hnsjj been allotted in the crop judging. Tlv !, boy who makes the boss score in judg-! , ing livestock will he given a par. j i bred Jersey calf by the department ' of animal husbandry of State C., lege. The boys will bo guests of State College while at the Fair. One of the features of the entertainment will he the banquet on Thursday evening, Oct. 16. At this time e< d of Trust, the undersigned Trus oo will expose at public sale at the Courthouse door, Plymouth, North Carolina, 12 o’clock noon on the lltu lay of Octber, 192!, to the i i; : e t udder for cash, the follow tag -!' crio •d tract of land: All that cc: tain tftic* of land lying •nd situate and being in the County if Washington, State of NT; h Caro ina, near the Town of i iyrncuHi and leing tracts numbers 3, 4 and 5 o~ ,!at of land formerly owned by R. L Pave- and known as the R. L. Hayes Woodland Farm, as surveyed and plotted by Jno. B. Reaps, s, nlot of which is on record in Washington County, Register of Deeds office in Man Book on page 4 to which said plat reference is hereby made for a more perfect description. Tract No. 3 contains 37.93 acres. 4 Tract No. 4 contains 37.81 acres, L Tract No. 5 contains 10.00 acres. 17 inn a total of 85.74 acres. This the 9th day of September, 1924. W. B. WATT 3^ Trustee,