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VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1224
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RECORDER
WARNS YOUTHFUL
CHAUFFEURS
In the Recorder’s Court here Mon
day morning among the cases that
came up was one aaginst a fifteen
year old Spruill boy from the Skin
nersville section who was charged with
recklessly driving an automobile. Be
•nr.se of his youth he was remanded
to the Juvenile court for action. Judge
Bailey made a very pronounced state
ment that he wanted children under
the age of sixteen to not be allowed
to drive motor vehicles, and that if
• he officers would bring such violators
before him he would see that the
parent of such child was fittingly
punished for allowing the law to be
violated.
After hearing Judge Bailey’s re
■rks we thought it might be wise
...I publish the law as it appears in
the Consolidated Statutes of North
Carolina of 1919 so that all concerned
might know just how the law reads
T'-low we reproduce the section:
■t. 4. Operation of Vehicles
.^>14. By incompetent persons; rac
't;.;. No person shall operate a motor
vehicle upon the public highways of
■ his state who is under the age of
sixteen years and who is not compe
'■ physically and mentally, and no
. - shall operate a motor vehicle
•n intoxicated, or in a race, or on
■,»i. or wager, or for the purpose of
raking a speed record: Provided
no'hing herein contained shall pre
vent racing on private race courses
" tracks.
TVre is a risk in allowing children
•'fe an automobile while under
■ re, but there is a much great
er menace to the public when an auto
mobile is operated by an intoxicated
person or a person who uses the pub
lic highways as a speed course. Of
1 -«rs are diligent in apprehending
■km drivers, but it is impossible
them all and when one if
h1 he usually pays a heavy pen
ally, either in fines or on the roads
Tn order to apprehend all the drunks
who urive on the roads of Washing
ton County, especially on Sunday af
■ ornoons, it would be necessary to
mploy a force of officers that would
-ruble a young army.
Sheriff Reid and Chief of Police
Prown have requested us to advise
• he public that they intend to arrest
nd prosecute all violators of this
l-.iv, without fear or favor, and ask
’aw-abiding people of the town
-d county to assist them in this en
deavor.
PLICATION FOR COMMUTA
TION OF
EDGAR SAWYER
v..tion will be made to the
of North Carolina for the
.i_.ai.ion of Edgar Sawyer, con
d in the Recorder’s Court of Wash
'■'•mnty on the . day of
,y, 1924, for the crime of assault
s wife with his fist, and sentenc
he public roads of Washington
• for a term of eighteen months.
39th day of September, 1924.
TTORACE V. AUSTIN,
Attorney for Applicant.
i. A. SINCLAIR HOLD
rt IN BEAUFORT CO.
A. Sinclair, who was so
• -lv hurt in an automobile ac
’T,«E.^rvi Carolina several
’ •’•'Vh threatened his
-■'-d and is now hold
'"“"ufort county.
‘‘ ■■■ is one of the best
'•* 'V most popular
;uuKes in the State. ,
REVIVAL MEETING
TO BEGIN NEXT
WEDNESDAY
On account of recent rains the
wrecking- of the tabernacle at Wil
liamston which will be erected on the
Hampton lot here to accomodate the
Leaman-Coston Evangelistic campaign
the meeting will not open Sunday af
ternoon as was at first announced.
Mr. J. C. Coston, who was in town
for a while Wednesday afternoon,
stated that the opening had been
postponed until Wednesday night of
next week.
The evangelistic party was in Wii
liumston for about five weeks where
a very remarkable meeting was car
ried on. We are informed that approxi
mately one thousand were converted
who are now actively engaged in the
different elements of church work.
The people here regret that the meet
ing has been postponed.
JURY LIST
The following named have been
drawn to serve as jurors in the Oct
ober term of Superior court which
will convene Monday, October 20th,
with Judge W. A. Devin, presiding.
Plymouth Township
J. E. Askew
George Askew
Jewell Ayers
J. S. Brown
J. H. Allen
L. T. Weeds
J. L. Sitterson
J. T. Browning
C. D. Bratten
T. C. Burgess
Skinnersville Township
H. W. Swain, Sr.
C. C. Cahoon
Lee’s Mills Township
J. S. Davenport
B. H. Knight
T. E. Knowles
E. S. Blount
L. R. Davenport
E. R. Oliver
J. T. McAllister
T. H. Davis
W. W. Phelps
R. L. Ambrose
C. F. Wilson
Ernest Rose
C. M. Robbins
Scuppernong Township
E. J. Spruill
T. E. White
J. E. White
H. G. Walker
D. L. Williams
Stuart J. Woodley
Arthur J. Spruill
O. D. Hatfield
J. M. Gibbs
Jodie Furolugh
Matthew Sawyer
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this method of ex
tending our most sincere thanks to
those who were so kind to us during
the illness and death of our little
daughter, Ruby Lenora Davis, who
departed this life Thursday morning,
September 25th.
If ever the opportunity presents it
self we will do all that we can to
serve those good people who were
such a comfort and help to us.
Gratefully,
S. D. Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Turner.
LITTLE GIRL DIES
Miss Ruby Lenora Davis, the six
year old daughter of Mr. S. D. Davis
died at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
W.H.Turner, last Thursday morning,
September 25th. The little girl was
taken sick Saturday and her con
dition gradually became worse until
death claimed her.
She had been living with Mr. a^d
Mrs. Turner since the death of her
mother, which oecured in May, 1921,
and was a delight to that household
because of her bright and winsome
manner.
She was buried Friday afternoon a*,
three-thirty in the J. M. Bowen burial
plot, Rev. Theodore Partrick, Jr., per
forming the last rites. A funeral serv
ice was held at the home immediatel>
t
before the interment.
The Beacon extends its heartfelt
sympathies t-? the bereaved ones. j
TRAINS LATE
Due to rains extending over r.
period of several days, almost weeks,
trains coming into Plymouth Tuesaay
and Wednesday from the south were
several hours late. We understand
that washouts on the Norfolk-Raleigh
line south of Washington was respon
sible for the tardiness of the trains
on the Norfolk-Southern line.
The damage has been sufficiently
remedied to allow trains to make ^.e
regular schedules now, however.
tell where they
GOT LIQUOR
Willie Saunders and Geke Simmons,
colored youths who live a few miles
from here, were tried in the Record
er’s court Monday charged with pub
lic drurikedness and cruelty to ani
mals. It was charged that they mal
treated a mule in such a manner that
death resulted. They denied this
charge and were acquitted, but plead
guilty of being drunk. Upon being
closely questioned they claimed to
have obtained the liquor from Andrew
Hindulock, a Hungarian farmer who
lives on what is known as the Dismal
road about four miles from Ply
mouth.
A warrant was issued for Hindu
lock, who was later arrested by
I sheriff Reid. His case will probably
be tried next Monday.
WESTOVER NEWS
Mr. Henry Freeman returned Mon
day after having spent a few days
in Hertford.
Mr. Lonnie Coburn, who has been
visiting his cousin, Mr. George Co
burn, returned to his home in Nor
folk Monday.
Mrs. Gilliam Chesson spent the
week-end with her daughter, Mrs.
Marvin Jackson, in Edenton.
Mr. Elwood and little daughter,
Florence, who have been visiting his
sister, Mrs. George Coburn, returned
to his home in Norfolk Monday.
Mr. Lou Craft of Norfolk, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Henry Freeman
this week.
Mrs. Carl Bray and little son, Carl,
Jr., have been visiting her sister,
Mrs. T. R. Chesson.
Sgt. Thomas O. Vail, who has been
j visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.
C. Vail, left Monday for Baltimore.
'court calendar,
OCTOBER
T
Washington County Superior Court
Monday and Tuesday, Oct., 20,-21,
Criminal Issue- Docket &
Wednesday, Oct.,
99
tiU.
Martin, No. 3—A. L. Alexander vs. Harry Latham, -lormai;
T. H. Woodley No. 9—S. S. Woodley vs. B. S. Clark, et al.,
Whitley, No. 26—H. T. Gurganuu, et al. vs. Louis es
Martin, No. 27—J L. Horton, et a!, a J. a. Proctor, et al.,
Martin, No. 28—Dr. W. H. Hardison, et al. vs. C. W. Overton, it al
Thursday, October., 23.
W. & M. No. 30—Peanut Growers Assn. vs. L. J. Spruill, ^ Marti.;
No. 31—W. F. Lucas vs. N. S. E. E. Co.,
Whitley, No. 82—Minnie M. Wynne, et al. vs. N. ! • a. E. Co., Norman
Norman, No. 35—U. Com. Bank vs. P. H. Darden, et al.,
Whitley, No. 38 Lena E. Newberry, et al. vs. Cottio Sherrod, et al. S. C. Dunn
Friday, Oct., 24.
Whitley, No. 41—Solomon Cordon, et al. vs. X. S. K. E. Co. Norman
S., Me. L & E. No. 42—Navassa Guano Co. vs. W. A. Eoberson, cfc al
Austin, No. 43—Eva Howell, et al . vs. Am. Cat. Insurance Co. Vvhitley
Whitley, No. 45—T. N. Pierce vs. N. S. E. E. Co. Norman
No. 46—Philip Shugar vs. N. S. E. E. Co., Norman
Divorce and Motion cases to be called at pleasure of the Court.
C. V. W. A USE ON,
Clerk Superior Court.
OVERMAN FEARS
CENTRALIZATION
Senator Declares Country Is Being
Ruined By Oflict
Holding Class
Lexington, Sept. 28..—“I tell you this
country is being; ruined by an office
bolding oligarchy,” declared Senator
Lee S. Overman in opening the Dem
ocrat ic speaking ;.an j aign o£ the
county at the court house last night.
“There are now 175,000 more Federal
employees than in 1915,” he said
“and the cost of salaries lias been in
creased $168,000,000 per year.”
“This great payroll,” said the Sen-;
ator, “has become a political army ;
with power centralized at Washing-;
ton and. is threatening what rights :
yet remain to the people through
the State.
“They are wasting the people’s
money and stealing it too,” said the
Senator as lie turned to a brief dis
cussion of the charge of corruption
levelled against the Washington ad
ministration.
“Six great constructive measures
were passed by the Wilson adminis
tration,” said the speaker, but he
declared not a single constructive
act is attributed to the present ad
ministration during three and a half
years except a tax bill framed by
Democrats. The naval limitation
xnference, he declared, had resulted
only in the United States junking
iome partly completed powerful
•.hips while other nations have rush
ed ahead with the building of grea'
battle cruisers.
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CONVICT IDENTIFIED
AS “DEAD” SOLDIER
Had Been Reported Killed vu Ac
tion In France, Body Reti.-rnecl
And Buried.
New Orleans, Sept. 29.—Robert St.
Claire a convict in the federal prison
at Atlanta, Ga. has been identified
as Jor.n Bergeron, cf Kenesaw, V/is.,
v.'ho was lis’ed by the war depart
ment as killed by tlie war in h ranee,
it was learned b.ere tonight upon t ac
re turn of F. W. Bergeron, his i.athoi
The body of a soldier identified a:
that of Bergeron was returned to Jus
country and now rests in a cemetery
in Wisconsin.
“VERY RICH OIL SAND”
REACHED AT HAVELOCK
New Besn, Sept. 29.—A r pc: j
! brought to New Bern today b ■ -
E. C. Armstrong from Have • ■’!
where the Pennsylvania Drib in
Company is sinking the first v :•
search of oil on the Great ’ a!;c
Drilling Company’s holdings r.cn
that place said that a stratum of
what was described as “very rich oil
sand” was struck late Saturday mu'
that the machines were cutting
through it today at a depth of 92
feet.
A STATE PRISON SAXATOU N
NOW BEING ERECTEE
The state prison sanatorium which
will be the only institution of its kind
in the United States, is now in pro
cess of erection on the State Sana* or
Iium propertv. It will be ready for o;
cupancy in December.
FLIERS SPEND ONLY 351
HOURS IN THE AIR ON
TRIP AROUND WORLD
Those fliers who recently circled
the globe, traveling in 127,532 miles
.•■pent only 331 hours in the air. They
■■.'. re about five and cue half months
•cii the journey but they spent most of
their time wailing for storms to pass,
for fog's to clear or making official
cells anil sight seeing.
JAPANESE STUDYING
TOBACCO ; ap.keting
Washington, Sept. 28.—Japan is
; studying American methods of tobacco
| marketing’ and tobacco • rowers’ co
operative organization.'.. H. Yamasliita
! commissioner of the Ja panese govern
' ment tobacco monopoly bureau, is
making a tour of Southern producing
regions, it was announced today by
lie department of agriculture, which
assisting the study.
i Atty. C. E. Thompson of Elizabeth!
Cry, was in town on business Tues
day. Mr. W. S. Davenport, of Mackeys 1
was in town Wednesday.
Messrs. W. 0. Norman and J. W.
Buchanan of Roper, were business
visitors here Wednesday.
Mr. E. Ludford of Mt. Pleasant, S.
C., is in the city for a while.
FARMS FOR SALE AT BARGAIN
prices. 100 acres $6500. Gf> acres
near Suffolk $7000. 10 acres $2500.
also two fine River Farms.
Bailfiy & Johnson, Suffolk, Va.
.WANTED—STUDENTS TO WORK
in office while taking business course
Tuition paid from guaranteed posi
tion after graduation. Edward
Business College, High Point, N. C.
North Carolina,..
, a. County.
... U. Walston
vs.
j. M. Woodley.
NOTKH OF SALE
I',y virtue of an execution directed I
to tiic undersigned from the Superior
Court; of Pasquotank County in the |
above-entitled action, 1 will cn Monday j
the Gth day of October, 1924, at 12 ;
o'clock, noon, at the court house door ■
of said county, sell to the _ highest !.
bidder for cash to satisfy said execu
tion all the right, title and interest b
which the said J. M. Woodley, deiend
ant has in the following described
real estate:
“Known as the home place of Capt.
Thomas Norman and bounded as fol
lows :
Known as the home tract of Capt.
Thomas Norman as will appear in the
division plot of his heirs at law, the
same being lot number 1, which war
alloted to E. R. Norman ir. said di
vision, bounded on the Nortl and Es ■
Pritchard, containing one hvssh 1
by the lands of J. W. Halsey and sir'd
Ed Stealey, on the West and Font''
by the lands of H. L. Pritchard and
fifteen acres more or less.”
The purchaser will lake said ! m
of land subiect to the homestead ex
emption of J. M. Woodley as follows:
“Beginning at the corner of Jehn
Halsey line and tb® '♦ate hi : '
leading from Plymouth, N. C. to Or
well, N. C., thence in a Eastward'
direction with said State Highv ■
yards to an oak tree, hence in c:
wardly direction to stake 6b — ' •
thence Westward!’’ to John Fnb-.rv
line 75 ycards, thence along ,Tckn TT°T
-,ey ilne to the beginning, con'e'rvg
one acre more or less.
Terms of said sale is 'ish-.
‘ J. K. REID, Sheriff.
This 12th day of September, 1924.
—* a
Mr. \V. R. vV;..i . of Williamston
I was in town Monday.
Mr. Milton Norman of Edenton,
-,va> a business visitor here Monday.
Mr. Y J. Swain made a business
trip here Monday.
Messrs. C. V. and Joe White of
Skinnersville, were in town attending
court Monday.
Mr. Thomas Chesson of near Mack
eys, was here Monday.
Mr. J. W. Buchanan of Roper, was
v. visitor here Saturday afternoon.
Mr. J. R. Latham of the Long
Ridge section, was in town Saturday.
Mr. Abe Adler left Sunday for
Kinston, where he attended to busi
ness for a few days this week.
Mr. W. F. Midgett returned Mon
day from Spartanburg, S. C., where
lie has been with Mrs. Midgett who
is undergoing treatment at a hospital
at that place. He reports her condi
tion very much Improved.
The home oi Mr. and Mrs. Ben A.
Sumner is being remodeled, and 7a
becoming quite an attractive resid• 1
Mr. T. R. Chesson of Roper,
business visitor here Tuesday aft*
noon.
Mr. T. J. Swain, agent for the N< w
York Life Insurance Company, ie
here Wedne day for Signal Mountar
Chattanooga, Tenn., where he is
tending a convention of success
agents for that, company. It is a c
tom of the company to give such
trip to their agents who do a certa"
amount of business for a term o'
twelve months, and we congra'ulr
Mr. Swain upon his good fortune .
acquiring tl;» required amount of busi
ness. ,
Messrs. W. B. Co:;, L. H. Hortor '
H. S. Midgett, Bill Powell and Edis
Swain witnessed the Stribling-:
Laughlin boxing bout at Raleigh lr
Saturday night.
Mr. D. C. Taylor of Williamston,
was in town on business Wednesday.
Mr. A. L. Holmes of Crcswell, war
a business visitor here Wednesday.
Arrangements for the Evangel! s io |
Meeting which will be conducted 1
the Leaman-Coston party are being
completed.
Atty. Zeb Vance Norman made a
business trip to Elizabeth City this
week.
Mr. D. 0. Newberry of Norfolk,
was in town Tuesday.
executed by i
!\iO i !0£ OF SALE
De .d of Trut
urueu et ala tr
Vv. 13. V. atts, Trustee, on the 26th
day of November, 1918, and recorded,
in Book 72, Veuve 2:2, Washington*
County records, and default ’having]
bee;, made in tiic paym, it of the notes
• t cured tin re'oy, and ;.i plication hav
ing been ee... u> the said Trustee
bj ihe "i'A of said notes for a
sale c.f . and described in said
Deed of Tr;-i, Lie emi r.-ignocl Trus
tee will . xu-.-se at public sale at tb
Court house <2 -r, Plymouth, Noi
C; -oliiia, 12 o'clock nc n on the 11th
day of Oet'oer, 1921, to the highest
bid, r for Co.- h, ilio following describ
ed tract of land:
All that c train ... cf land lyin'
and situate ami belli : i.i the Oountji
of Washington, State of North Cadi
lina, near the Town of Plymouth
being tracts numbers 8, 4 and F M
plat of land formerly owned by 1 lH
Hayc r and known as tlie E. L. 1
Woodland Farm, as surveyed
plo ted by Jno. B. Ruspass,
which is on record in Wf
County, Register of Deeds
Nap Book on page 4 to *
Ha reference is l.creb^j
naire perfect doseHptio jwj
Tract No. 3 contaii ivH
T -art No. 4 conta’ jyw
Tract No. 5 coat >wj
Veil:-: a total of ' ujj
This the 9th dev HU/)
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